chsdbacks Chapter 153 The Journey
Chapter 153 The Journey
The spaceship was very spacious, after all, Marquis Lijin was a giant.
The spacious hall, comfortable sofas, and exotic fruits and fine wines that were difficult to identify all demonstrated the owner's luxury.
Around the hall, there were several light screens, one displaying the spaceship control screen, and several others playing various entertainment programs in the virtual universe.
In the entire hall, only the golden-robed giant, Marquis Lijin, sat on the sofa.
"Please sit wherever you like," Marquis Lijin said with a smile. "I prefer to be alone and don't use many servants. If you want something, just do it yourself."
"Yes." Gao Sheng bowed respectfully and sat down on two sofas with Ji Qing.
The spaceship automatically accelerated and soon entered the dark universe, then continued to accelerate.
"I will take you to the Virtual Universe Company's global headquarters, where you will board the spaceship bound for the Initial Universe on your own," said Li Jinhou. "The journey will take approximately one year and five months."
"The headquarters of Virtual Universe Company?" Gao Sheng and Ji Qing were both puzzled.
Seeing their expressions, Marquis Lijin chuckled, "Aren't you wondering why we're not going to the Alliance headquarters?"
Gao Sheng and Ji Qing nodded.
"In fact, the five major human powers are interconnected in many ways. The initial universe is controlled by the Virtual Universe Company, and the passages to the initial universe are mainly concentrated in the Virtual Universe Company's global headquarters and the Primal Secret Realm," said Marquis Lijin.
"Of course, the Alliance headquarters also has a passage to the initial universe, but it's rare and mainly used by high-level personnel. Besides, the Virtual Universe Company headquarters is closer to us," Li Jinhou said with a smile.
"A passage to the initial universe?" Ji Qing asked in confusion.
Marquis Lijin looked at Ji Qing and said, "Didn't Marquis Yinxue tell you? It seems you haven't fully grasped your promotion yet. Let me tell you."
"The initial universe was another universe, different from the one we live in."
Ji Qing and Gao Sheng listened attentively.
"In the primordial universe, there was only one city, called Chaos City. Chaos City was a sacred place for human cultivation..."
As they spoke, the spaceship had already reached 45 times the speed of light and stopped increasing.
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"...In short, you must cherish these thirty years of enlightenment; it is very important to you."
Marquis Lijin looked at the two of them.
"yes!"
"Okay, Gao Sheng, come here, I'll take you to your cabin."
Gao Sheng followed Li Jinhou through the spaceship corridor to the rest area in the middle of the spaceship.
As soon as the door opened, Gao Sheng immediately saw the dark black, over thirty-meter-long "nutrient tank" placed in the center of the spacious cabin.
"This is an F-grade nutrient capsule. You need to strengthen your bodies to the ninth level of the cosmic level during this journey before entering the initial universe," said Marquis Lijin.
"You and Ji Qing will take turns using it, each for one month. This month, it's your turn."
"Yes."
"Alright, you're now in control of this rest pod. You can manage your time as you see fit for the next year or so. Don't slack off on your cultivation in the virtual universe either."
Marquis Li Jin turned and left.
Gao Sheng entered the rest cabin, closed the door, and observed this precious F-level nutrient cabin.
To accommodate different human body shapes, this nutrient capsule is made very large, with a dark black metal surface, many intricate patterns, and a few simple buttons.
"It looks similar to the nutrient capsule I bought, just a little bigger."
Press the button to raise the position.
The nutrient chamber lid opened automatically, revealing a pale purple liquid that filled about half the chamber's volume, and an invisible chill emanated from it.
"Purple? This nutrient solution must be of a higher grade than the one I bought," Gao Sheng thought to himself. He then forced his Force Armor out of his body, and put his personal computer, spatial ring, world ring, and the Brahma Flower into the system world. He lay down directly in the purple liquid. The cold liquid enveloped Gao Sheng's entire body, and strange life energy immediately permeated his body, penetrating his muscles, bones, and internal organs...
"It's quite comfortable, but I don't know if this nutrient solution is enough. I have four times the genetic potential..."
Suddenly, Gao Sheng felt a strange sensation. Ji Qing had soaked in this nutrient tank before she arrived; she was already at the eighth level of the cosmic realm…
Soaking in the nutrient chamber didn't require any effort; Gao Sheng could simply concentrate and continue his cultivation within it.
……
Four months later.
"The nutrient solution is gone." Gao Sheng left the nutrient tank helplessly.
Ji Qing then spent less than a month in the process and reached the peak of the cosmic level. For the past two months, Gao Sheng has been the one pursuing her.
However, Gao Sheng did not reach the peak of the cosmic level, so the nutrient solution in the nutrient tank was not enough. His current psychic power is at the ninth level of the cosmic level, but his primal force is still at the eighth level.
It's unclear whether it was because Marquis Lijin was unaware of Gao Sheng's condition and didn't prepare enough nutrient solution, or because Gao Sheng took this opportunity to use the nutrient solution to recover while practicing the guidance technique, resulting in excessive consumption.
In his personal cabin, Gao Sheng resumed practicing his guiding techniques.
With the help of this nutrient capsule, recovery was much faster when practicing the guiding technique, so Gao Sheng naturally made full use of it.
He spends most of his time cultivating this, and a small portion of his time cultivating his primordial spirit. In fact, since Gao Sheng mastered the Star Sea Mirror, he has almost stopped cultivating the laws and rarely goes online in the virtual universe.
Two days later.
"Gao Sheng, why aren't you soaking in the nutrient tank anymore?"
Gao Sheng said helplessly, "Reporting to Marquis Lijin, the nutrient solution is gone."
"What?" Marquis Li Jin's eyes gleamed as he quickly walked toward the elevated cabin.
Before long, Marquis Lijin returned, looking at Gao Sheng with a half-smile: "It was my carelessness. I've already replenished the nutrient solution. Go now."
Watching Gao Sheng walk towards the rest pod, Marquis Li Jin smiled. Super elite? No wonder.
……
More than a year has passed quickly.
Marquis Li Jin stood quietly in the spaceship's main hall, with Ji Qing and Gao Sheng standing behind him.
"Initiating interstellar travel, entering the original universe."
「10……9……8……7……6……5……4……3……2……1！」
The entire spaceship shuddered slightly, and after ten seconds everything returned to normal.
Marquis Li Jin said calmly, "The exterior scene simulation is 100% accurate."
Suddenly, the entire hall became transparent and disappeared, revealing a dreamlike starry sky, with a vast supercontinent floating in the sky.
"Such a large continent?" Even though he was prepared, Gao Sheng was still stunned.
Just looking at this continent filling the field of vision, without knowing the distance or how big it is, but seeing the planets next to it as if they were dust, you can tell how huge this continent is!
"Is it big or not?" Marquis Lijin chuckled.
"It's huge, so huge!" Ji Qing and Gao Sheng exclaimed.
"Our alliance's headquarters continent is no smaller than this. Building supercontinents in space is quite common; after all, habitable planets are too small to accommodate many people," Marquis Lijin laughed. "Let's go to Passage Seven."
"Was this continent constructed?" Ji Qing asked.
Marquis Lijin glanced at Ji Qing and said, "In a secret realm of the universe, with its special environment, it is indeed possible for continents to form naturally, like the Kukan Continent you went to. But in normal space, it's impossible; otherwise, its own gravity alone would have caused it to collapse into a black hole long ago."
"This continent is actually a man-made treasure, a very high-end treasure."
Ji Qing nodded, not understanding.
Gao Sheng didn't understand either; anyway, it was something far removed from him.
Although the vast continent was right in front of them, it took Marquis Li Jin's F9-class spaceship another twelve hours, traveling at sub-light speed, to finally enter one of the continent's passageways.
A few minutes later, the spaceship slowed down and landed in a huge docking plaza.
Marquis Lijin led Gao Sheng and Ji Qing through a transparent corridor into an oval hall. The entire hall was transparent, and one could see the infinite starry sky above, as well as spaceships and immortal beings that flew by like shooting stars.
The hall was furnished with rows of large sofas, numbering in the thousands, but at this moment, only a few dozen people were standing or sitting in the hall.
"Lord Lijin!" A bald immortal being stood up, and beside him, a young world lord in white robes also quickly stood up.
"Lord Xuewei!" Marquis Lijin laughed heartily.
The bald immortal looked Gao Sheng and Ji Qing over, and Gao Sheng and Ji Qing quickly bowed in greeting.
"This is the little guy you brought? Not bad, quite polite. It's impressive that you, from just one branch, managed to bring two little guys with you at once."
Marquis Li Jin laughed heartily: "Thank goodness, is this the genius your First Bank just recruited?"
The young man in white also bowed respectfully.
"We arrived more than two days early, so you two can rest here and wait to depart." After instructing Gao Sheng and the other man, Marquis Lijin went to chat with the bald immortal.
Gao Sheng observed the crowd in the hall.
Most of them were immortal gods, and some of them possessed such powerful auras that they were probably kings. There were also some realm lords and domain lords, but as for the universe level, there were only him and Ji Qing.
Most of them were meditating with their eyes closed, probably in a virtual universe, while a few were talking to each other.
As time went on, more and more people entered the hall, eventually exceeding one hundred.
Finally, a voice rang out.
"Passengers aboard flight B56445 bound for the Initial Universe, please prepare."
A passageway appeared at the front of the hall, and a tall man announced loudly, "We're heading to Chaos City, let's go."
"Go," Marquis Lijin said to the two.
"Yes!" Gao Sheng and Ji Qing exchanged a glance, then bowed respectfully to Marquis Lijin. "Thank you, Marquis Lijin."
"Alright, cultivate diligently. We'll meet again after you become domain lords." Marquis Lijin waved his hand and flew directly back to the entrance he had come from.
Gao Sheng and Ji Qing followed the crowd toward the exit of the passage. As they passed through the exit, a red light swept across Gao Sheng.
"Authentication successful."
After passing through the entrance verification, the crowd flew along the passage. A few minutes later, a strange spaceship appeared on the metal ground at the end of the passage.
The spaceship, which is a kilometer long, is shaped like a swordfish, and its tail is even swaying slightly.
"This is a biological spaceship!" Ji Qing exclaimed in surprise.
A biological spaceship? Gao Sheng looked on curiously.
This is definitely a powerful configuration, but I wonder what level it is—F-level? Or G-level?
"Everyone, let's get on the spaceship." At this moment, the tall man flew over and called out loudly.
Some passengers, drawn by the strange spaceship, hurriedly entered through the hatch.
Once all passengers were on board, the spacecraft started moving, and then stopped again a few minutes later.
"Verification successful, space passage open!" A majestic voice echoed throughout the spaceship.
The spacecraft restarted.
Strange sensations assaulted Gao Sheng's consciousness.
"Is this what time disorder feels like?" Gao Sheng asked without changing his expression.
Ji Qing's face turned slightly pale.
Both of them are at the ninth level of the cosmic level, so they are naturally much stronger than those first-level cosmic level people who came here through the Genius Battle.
Ten minutes later, the discomfort disappeared.