Swallowing the Stars: The Rise of Emperor Wei

Inside the main hall of the manor.

"Teacher, is there anyone else on this manor?"

"No," said King Huozang. "The initial universe is not a place that anyone can enter. Besides, I, your teacher, don't like crowds and noise. Even in the original universe and the virtual universe, there aren't many servants."

King Huozang looked at Gao Sheng and said with a smile, "I don't have many disciples. You are the ninth. The previous eight have already graduated and won't follow me anymore. Only your fifth senior brother has been by my side because he learned weapon crafting from me. However, he won't come with me to Chaos City. He'd love for me to leave so he can have my palace all to himself."

"Oh." Gao Sheng forced himself to hold it in.

"Isn't it you who's here? You've lived in Chaos City for the past thirty years, you can stay here from now on," said King Fire Treasury.

Gao Sheng was taken aback for a moment, then quickly replied, "Yes!"

"Okay, Gao Sheng, demonstrate everything you know so I can see what skills you have."

"yes!"

Gao Sheng practiced right here in the main hall.

First came the Serpentfire Realm, then the Ashes Divine Weapon, and finally, the flying technique using the Fire-Separating Disc.

Then they practiced the Falling Leaf Sword Technique and the Seven Killings of Blazing Fire.

Finally, I practiced all the sword techniques and movement methods that I had created myself.

"Oh? You also cultivate the Law of Wood? Your comprehension is quite good; no wonder you use this Azure Flame Sword." King Fire Treasury smiled. "Anything else?"

Gao Sheng thought for a moment and said, "This disciple has also practiced several illusion techniques."

"Let us see."

Gao Sheng used the three illusions on his teacher, but he did so on his own, without using the Starry Sea Mirror's engraved secret runes.

"Hmm..." King Huozang nodded in satisfaction, looking at Gao Sheng with the eyes of someone who had seen a treasure.

After a moment's thought, King Huozang led Gaosheng through several halls and into a small garden.

"What's that?" Gao Sheng immediately spotted a statue over eight meters tall in the middle of the garden.

It was a strange, large bird, its entire body fiery red as if it were burning, with enormous wings spread out like eagle feathers, a fiery red crest on its head, and nine long tail feathers trailing behind it.

Gao Sheng stared at the firebird, his eyes becoming vacant.

Boom! Gao Sheng's consciousness was suddenly filled with flames, and then the boundless flames condensed into a huge red bird, its entire body burning.

With a high-pitched and resonant cry, the firebird began to soar freely, every movement imbued with the essence of the laws of fire, mysterious and profound.

The firebird soared, giving rise to various profound laws within Gao Sheng's consciousness. Gao Sheng's insights from years of cultivation, as well as his previous understanding of the Mother Ancestor's Chaos Stele, gradually gathered and evolved, all mixing together, then fading more and more until they disappeared...

"Huh?" Gao Sheng woke up with a start.

"You're awake?" Fire King was looking at him from the side.

"Teacher? Who is this?"

"Not bad, twelve days already." King Huozang chuckled. "This is a statue I crafted myself. What do you think?"

"This is amazing!" Gao Sheng exclaimed.

This is exactly the same as the Chaos Monument, the only difference being that it only guides the fire element laws.

Could it be the legendary phoenix?

"It's different from the Chaos Stele," Fire King seemed to see through Gao Sheng's thoughts. "How precious is the Chaos Stele? Its materials are far inferior. It can only be comprehended by one person at a time, and after its power is exhausted, it takes twenty years to accumulate again so that it can be comprehended once more."

"It can only regenerate energy in this primordial universe filled with chaotic energy; once it's taken out, it's useless." Fire King shook his head.

"Oh." Gao Sheng focused his gaze again and could still sense the fire element of the statue, but he did not allow himself to fall into that mysterious feeling again.

King Huozang smiled and said, "Therefore, I want you to fully comprehend the first three volumes of 'The Hundred Solutions to Fire' within twenty years. If you can do that, then twenty years later, you can comprehend it again. Can you do that?"

"Yes! This disciple can definitely do it!" Gao Sheng replied without the slightest hesitation.

"Okay." King Huozang flipped his hand, and a large book, half a meter square, appeared in his hand.

"This is the original copy of 'The Hundred Solutions to Fire.' Take a look at this. You can keep the first copy. After you finish reading the next one, I'll give you the next one." Fire King stroked his beard and smiled.

Gao Sheng was overjoyed and accepted it. "My God, Teacher Huozang is simply a treasure chest!"

The first volume of "The Hundred Solutions to Fire" has pages that guide your understanding. The original reality should be much more effective than the virtual universe, right?

Without hesitation, Gao Sheng became completely immersed in the Law of Fire and the "Hundred Solutions to Fire." He completely forgot about things like the "Empty Sword," "Blood Flowing," and the Ash Divine Weapon. As for cultivating his primordial spirit, he could postpone that as well.

With the inspiration gained from this experience and the personal guidance of Master Huozang, Gao Sheng mastered all the remaining secret techniques of the first volume of "The Hundred Solutions to Fire" in just over twenty days.

Having mastered the first volume, Gao Sheng had completely grasped the four most fundamental mysteries of the Fire Laws, leaving no secrets remaining.

That's fine. The four fundamental mysteries of the Law of Fire correspond to the four attributes of the Fire Domain. Since Gao Sheng has already unified the domains, it would be a natural thing for him to fully comprehend these four fundamental mysteries.

The second volume, Fire is divided into Yin and Yang, and the four transformations become eight. These eight additional mysteries are also the foundation for the fusion of the eight pythons in the Serpent Fire Realm. They are much more difficult than the previous four. Moreover, he has basically digested the insights gained from comprehending the firebird. After the period of rapid improvement, Gao Sheng then focused on cultivating his primordial spirit. He spent most of his time cultivating his primordial spirit and only had a little time to cultivate the laws of fire.

……

Two years later, Gao Sheng looked into his inner sea of ​​consciousness and saw a completely naked Gao Sheng standing in the midst of the starry sea, completely real and without any illusion.

"Hmm?" Gao Sheng's thoughts stirred, and starlight instantly condensed, transforming into a silver robe.

"It's done. Now it's time to move on to the second step, but we need to collect enough Chaos True Spirits first."

Outside Chaos City, in the vast wilderness, Gao Sheng lurked in the grass, observing a group of Chaos Beasts resembling large snakes ahead.

"Judging from their aura, three are at the eighth or ninth rank, while the others are relatively low."

Suddenly, Gao Sheng sprang into action, and eight thick fire snakes shot out rapidly, each tracing a strange trajectory.

*Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!* Heads exploded one by one.

More than twenty clusters of large and small emerald green light appeared, all converging towards Gao Sheng and quickly disappearing into his body.

"Let's go!" Sensing that the Chaos Beasts within hundreds of kilometers were converging on this side, Gao Sheng took off and immediately took out his spaceship, stepping into the air.

"Master, that should be enough now. If it's not enough, we'll bring more." Xiao Ai appeared on the spaceship's control screen.

Within Gao Sheng's sea of ​​consciousness, thousands of emerald green orbs of varying sizes were already swirling around.

"That was easy," Gao Sheng said.

Xiao Ai chuckled and said, "You're already at the ninth level of the Universe Realm, of course it's easy for you. I heard that among the 1000 people who entered a few years ago, over a hundred died trying to kill this Chaos Beast."

"They all died from stupidity!" Gao Sheng laughed. "A first-tier cosmic-level being dared to kill a Chaos Beast? If they had trump cards and were confident, that would be one thing, but if they didn't, who can they blame for their deaths?"

"This Chaos True Spirit can evolve the soul, who wouldn't want it?" Xiao Ai said.

"We should act according to our capabilities. It's not like we absolutely have to kill the Chaos Beast. And core members aren't limited to entering Chaos City only once. Can't we come back when we're confident?" Gao Sheng sneered.

"Looks like those people aren't very smart," Xiao Ai laughed.

Clever? Is that something to be clever about?

A sudden promotion can be jarring, but being eliminated is also a form of elimination.

Gao Sheng has always felt that there are too many flawed personalities among humans in this universe. There are many who are impulsive and easily angered, overconfident, act without considering the consequences, and are twisted and paranoid. Even many of the elites that Gao Sheng has come into contact with over the years are like this.

That's true. Which of the core members of the five major powers at the cosmic level isn't a super genius? They're all full of confidence and think they're the chosen ones.

Overconfidence is foolish!

No wonder the mortality rate is so high in dangerous and perilous training missions; it's all because of people like this.

Nobody forced you to do it!

"No!" Gao Sheng was suddenly startled.

Unlike the three Earth brothers, Luo Feng has a clone and dares to take risks, while Hong and Thor would never be so impulsive.

Perhaps this is simply how it is in the universe? Is the mindset of humans on Earth an exception?

And am I considered half an Earthling?

It's really possible.

……

After returning to his residence and cultivation room, Gao Sheng first calmed his mind and focused his energy for half a day. Then, he took a deep breath and began the second stage of the Will Fractal Technique: Fractal!

In the sea of ​​consciousness, Gao Sheng stood quietly, circulating his secret technique, watching the endless starry sea shine brightly, and then countless starlight gathered in front of him, like a blade of light.

Cut! The light blade sliced ​​into the top of the head, and the primordial spirit in the sea of ​​consciousness slowly separated from the head.

In Chaos City, Gao Sheng, who was sitting quietly, suddenly trembled and collapsed to the ground.

Pain! Excruciating pain!

It's not the body, nor the soul, but the excruciating pain that tears life apart!

This was not unbearable for Gao Sheng, but his life instinct made him unable to control his body at all.

The light blade slowly descended, and Gao Sheng's primordial spirit was also slowly split in two. The cut of the primordial spirit emitted a dazzling white light, as if it were burning.

As his primordial spirit split, Gao Sheng's memories were also torn apart, and his consciousness fell into chaos.

However, once this secret technique begins, it proceeds automatically and does not require Gao Sheng to control it.

Fractal technique is dangerous. Regardless of whether Gao Sheng can withstand it, the secret technique will be completed automatically, splitting him into two souls. However, the torn memories may be difficult to recover, and even his personality may change.

Finally, Gao Sheng's primordial spirit suddenly split in two. Immediately afterward, the light from the crack quickly disappeared, and the two halves of the primordial spirit rapidly changed, soon becoming two smaller versions of Gao Sheng.

Just as his primordial spirit completely separated, Gao Sheng regained consciousness, all discomfort disappeared, and he only felt dizzy.

Whoosh! The thousands of green light spots floating in the sea of ​​consciousness, like moths attracted by the light, automatically converged towards the two primordial spirits, and quickly merged into them upon contact.

In just a moment, both primordial spirits returned to their original size, with only a few green light spots remaining.

The two high-ranking officials looked at each other, and then their memories merged and returned to normal.

In the quiet room, Gao Sheng opened his eyes and smiled. He had succeeded!

As expected of the primordial universe, it still possesses treasures like the Chaos True Spirit. Without the Chaos True Spirit, it would probably take hundreds of years for the two parts of the primordial spirit to fully recover.

He was promoted and flew to his teacher's residence.

Upon entering the main hall, King Huozang was resting with his eyes closed.

"Disciple, has the Chaos True Spirit been completely absorbed?"

As soon as Gao Sheng entered, Huo Zang Wang opened his eyes and said with a smile.

"Yes, it's already saturated," Gao Sheng said.

"Alright, go ahead and contemplate it carefully."

Watching Gao Sheng fly towards the courtyard, Fire King closed his eyes again, a slight smile still lingering on his lips. This disciple's speed of cultivation and comprehension is quite impressive.

Gao Sheng flew straight to the courtyard and sat cross-legged in front of the firebird statue.

Comprehending the laws of fire is far more useful in this courtyard than any inscription on the rooftop. Within this courtyard, one can also witness the evolution of these laws in the distant horizon.

"I am truly ashamed. I have spent eight or nine tenths of my time these past two years cultivating my primordial spirit. I'm afraid my progress in understanding the laws has disappointed my teacher. From today onwards, I should also devote myself to comprehending the 'Hundred Solutions to Fire'."

Gao Sheng took out the original copy of the second volume of "The Hundred Solutions to Fire" and immediately immersed his consciousness in it.

While studying and practicing secret techniques in the virtual universe cultivation space, he also pondered the original meaning of the Hundred Solutions to Fire in the courtyard of the Fire King's mansion in Chaos City, and occasionally immersed himself in comprehending the Firebird statue.

Most of the time, Gao Sheng would look at the ever-changing threads of law in the spatial rifts in the distance, seeking a glimmer of inspiration, which he would immediately verify one by one in his consciousness and in the virtual universe.

One body, two consciousnesses, completely immersed in the mysteries of the Law of Fire...