Within the secret realm, thirty million soldiers entered the spatial gate in an orderly fashion. Thousands of star domains away, above a campsite on the sixth level of the Nine Dragon Yang Void Palace in the Human Race star domain, an identical spatial gate appeared, immediately drawing the attention of all beings in the entire sixth heaven. Even people in the other heavens knew about it.
"What's going on? How did a teleportation portal appear here?"
"How the hell should I know? But this is our Emperor's territory, so it must be some astonishing move by His Majesty."
"Damn it, Old Ke, you finally showed up. You hid after losing that bet. Tell me, when are you going to pay me the ten thousand gold coins you owe me?"
A group of people stationed at their respective legion camps, hearing the commotion, swarmed out and gathered around the appeared portal, discussing it animatedly.
These people usually dealt with various documents for their respective legions, considered to be civilian roles within the military. However, with most of their tasks computerized, they had an abundance of free time, spending it either in games or on their cultivation path.
"This place actually contains such terrifying spatial power, so pure it's outrageous. Could it be that the boss has already broken through the legendary threshold?" Wang Chen also heard the commotion in the sixth heaven and rushed over, only to stare blankly at the suddenly appearing spatial gate, utterly shaken.
As the strongest existence in the Ten Directions Empire besides Ye Yun, with the supply of Ye Yun's法则 fragments, Wang Chen, in his pursuit to keep pace with Ye Yun, was the first to achieve perfection in the Law of Space. Therefore, he knew better than anyone how terrifying the spatial power contained within this spatial gate was.
Sword Immortals were inherently sword cultivators. Besides the perfected Law of Space, Wang Chen had also comprehended his Law of Sword Body, Law of Sword God, and Law of Void Breaking to perfection.
He had even recently begun to set his sights on the Law of Time, spending his days in the herb garden, observing the complex array within, hoping to grasp the essence of the Law of Time. Unfortunately, more than half a month had passed, and he hadn't even grasped an iota of it.
This was also a common ailment of the Human Race in their cultivation. Having grown up in an environment of prolonged spiritual energy depletion, their physique, talent, and comprehension were miles behind the beings of other star domains. While the Heavenly Dao could now narrow the gap in their physique and talent with other star domains, comprehension was a mystical concept that remained sluggish no matter what.
Furthermore, humanity on Blue Star had always been confined to Blue Star, making their knowledge far inferior to that of beings in other star domains. It could be said that humanity was now a nouveau riche, forcibly elevated by Ye Yun through the Heavenly Dao, with very little foundation. This was one of the reasons Ye Yun had extensively established Dragon Palace Academies in the second heaven and on Blue Star.
Only by instilling their descendants with a comprehensive understanding of cultivation systems, star domains, and even the Ten Directions Universe could they form a vast cognition and a unique imprint.
"Neighbor Wang, what's going on?" Suddenly, a bald head appeared in front of Wang Chen, slinging an arm around his shoulder and pointing at the spatial gate. This fellow, after studying for a period at the Blue Star Dragon Palace Academy, had developed a deep interest in Blue Star's rich naming culture.
He had traveled from the Second Universe, crossing tens of thousands of star domains, and had once been a leader of the Wandering Clan. His knowledge was arguably the broadest in the entire empire.
"You're the neighbor Wang, your whole family is neighbor Wang!" Wang Chen was extremely displeased with this uninhibited perfect-level expert. If they weren't within the Nine Dragon Yang Void Palace, Wang Chen would have made him understand why the flowers on Blue Star were so red.
"Tsk tsk... Boss's spatial law... What the hell, this... this isn't the Law of Space?" Liu Langchen released his hands from Wang Chen's shoulders, wiped his gleaming bald head, and his pointing finger trembled uncontrollably as he indicated the spatial gate.
"Not the Law of Space? Then what is it?" Wang Chen looked at him, seemingly terrified, but he understood, considering he himself was an expert who had perfected the Law of Space.
It wasn't that the spatial gate didn't contain the power of law, but rather that the laws within had evolved, transforming into a higher existence. It was akin to the difference between ordinary fire and exotic fire.
"Clearly, you haven't read much!" After a long while, Liu Langchen stopped his trembling hand and withdrew his palm from his bald head, but his face still held a look of disbelief.
"In the ancient times, there was an existence in our Ten Directions Heaven and Earth who overshadowed all eras. He was born a Lord God, entered the Monarch realm in ten years, achieved the Extreme realm in a thousand years, and even embarked on the Emperor's Path within ten thousand years. His growth speed was a thousand times more terrifying than any limit recorded in historical records."
"However, when his Emperor's Path had only one last universe remaining, he suddenly stopped. At that time, his cultivation and strength had reached the limit of a quasi-Emperor. Logically, all he needed was to conquer this last universe to become a Great Emperor and ascend to the Upper Realm."
Liu Langchen looked at the spatial gate, his expression extremely complex.
"Yes, so why did that guy stop his journey? Did he not want to ascend?" Wang Chen asked, confused.
"That's because as long as he hadn't completed the Emperor's Path, he could receive the protection of the Emperor's Path and evade the sensing of the Heavenly Tribulation of Ascension."
"Therefore, he stopped at the final step and used the remaining time of the Emperor's Path to fully comprehend the laws, hoping to break through the barrier of laws and become the first cultivator in the lower realm to transform laws into the Dao!"
At this moment, Liu Langchen became excited.
"Dao?!"
"Precisely. After cultivators ascend to the Upper Realm, they need to test laws with their bodies, govern with their divine power, and then achieve the Dao. The Ten Directions Heaven and Earth, one universe contains three thousand domains, each domain has one Law and three thousand principles, and one principle can form one Dao!"
"Thus, that Great Emperor, after three years of contemplation, made two earth-shattering theories and established two branches for cultivators at the peak of the Extreme realm before ascension."
"The first is to comprehend one's laws to perfection as much as possible before ascension, and to comprehend as many laws as possible, the more the better. This is the path almost all cultivators in the ancient times now take."