"Sky-Supporting Sword?"
Ender showed a hint of surprise and asked, "Senior Brother, are you sure it's the Sky-Supporting Sword?"
"Confirmed."
Venerable You Mo nodded, "Teacher has confirmed it."
Ender nodded slightly, thinking to himself, "Since even Teacher has confirmed it, then it must be true!"
The Sky-Supporting Sword is the token of the Sky-Supporting Palace.
Around the 3 millionth year after the Original Star Channel opened, the Universe Origin suddenly descended upon Original Star #888. The Origin of all major Laws—Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Lightning, Light, Time, and Space—simultaneously descended upon this Original Star.
The pressure was immense, and for a time, the entire planet seemed to be in shackles. Any Universe Venerable, even Universe Overlord, found it difficult to move!
At the same time, a palace built into the mountain, extending from the foot to the summit, gradually emerged from the ground...
The process of emerging from the ground lasted for nearly a hundred years.
During these nearly hundred years, all major forces of the Universe dispatched their most powerful existences here.
For a time, almost all those surrounding the divine hall were Universe Masters. The Universe Overlords who dared to approach were all Top-tier Universe Overlords. Humanity also sent their strong ones immediately.
After a hundred years, the Sky-Supporting Palace was fully revealed.
In front of the Sky-Supporting Palace stood a black stone tablet, inscribed with ancient secret patterns. Any strong one would understand its message at a glance.
The message was very simple—'The Sky-Supporting Palace has emerged, and the stone tablet has appeared. Once the stone tablet is annihilated, at a certain time and place on 10,081 Original Stars, one or more Sky-Supporting Swords will appear irregularly.
There are a total of 36 Sky-Supporting Swords...
Each is a golden longsword. When it appears, the commotion is comparable to a high-grade Arcana treasure, and it can be used as an ordinary Arcana treasure.
When all 36 Sky-Supporting Swords have appeared, the Sky-Supporting Palace will open.
Only those with a Sky-Supporting Sword may enter. Other strong ones who trespass will be annihilated without exception.
One year later, the stone tablet was annihilated.
From the above information, it can be concluded that the Sky-Supporting Palace is extraordinary.
Indeed, the Sky-Supporting Palace is the palace that houses the strongest Arcana treasure in this opening of the Original Star!
"With Senior Brother's strength, he was actually able to bring back the Sky-Supporting Sword..." Ender was very curious about this.
For tokens like the Sky-Supporting Sword, which grant entry to the Sky-Supporting Palace, all major forces of the Universe would contend for them without reservation.
No other reason, simply because these tokens are too rare, with only 36 in total!
Even among the nine super forces, the Northern Territory Alliance, which has the most strong ones, would probably only obtain one or two Sky-Supporting Swords.
Conversely, top-tier forces like the Thorn Ring Alliance and the Nine Territories Alliance, as well as powerful forces of a slightly lower tier, have more ethnic groups and strong ones, making it more likely for them to obtain the Sky-Supporting Sword.
Senior Brother Venerable You Mo's strength is not bad; he has few rivals among Universe Overlords. However, he is ultimately not a Top-tier Universe Overlord, so it would be very difficult for him to bring the Sky-Supporting Sword back to the ethnic group.
Ender did not ask, but instead, he separated a wisp of consciousness and used his authority to inquire.
"Senior Brother's luck is good..."
In an instant, he learned how Senior Brother had brought back the Sky-Supporting Sword.
It turned out that the location where the Sky-Supporting Sword appeared was very close to the Original Star Channel #88 of the Human Territory, reachable in less than a minute via the optimal route.
And his ability to seize the Sky-Supporting Sword was due to his Teacher, Ice Summit Master, coming to his rescue.
The close proximity allowed Teacher to bring him back to the Human Territory before more strong ones from other forces arrived.
"Senior Brother, I'll take this Sky-Supporting Sword."
Ender asked, "What treasure do you need?"
"Treasure, huh..."
Venerable You Mo fell into thought, seemingly conflicted.
"How about this, Senior Brother, I'll give you three options, and you can choose any two from them."
Seeing this, Ender thought for a moment and said, "First, I will demonstrate the complete Profound Truths of Space Law for you."
"Second, I will give you 20 Arcana Treasure Points."
"Third, when I am able to refine high-grade Arcana treasures in the future, I can refine one high-grade Arcana treasure for you for free, but you must provide the Materials yourself."
Ender paused, then added, "When I say refining high-grade Arcana treasures, I mean any type, including flying palace type, Domain type, and Soul type."
"Refine any type of high-grade Arcana treasure?!"
Venerable You Mo was instantly startled upon hearing this.
Among high-grade Arcana treasures, weapons and armor are much cheaper compared to Domain, Soul, and flying palace types.
The cheapest of the former two start at 8-9 Arcana Treasure Points for exchange, while the cheapest of the latter three start at 180 Arcana Treasure Points!
One must know that his entire fortune was only a little over 100 Arcana Treasure Points!
This was even with him possessing a set of high-grade set Arcana treasures, which could be worth over 50 Arcana Treasure Points.
(Note: The high-grade set Arcana treasure on Venerable You Mo is of lower quality. Due to its balanced offense and defense, its power is equivalent to a top-grade high-grade Arcana treasure weapon and armor.)
"Junior Brother, can you refine all types of ordinary Arcana treasures?"
Venerable You Mo, seeing Ender continuously address him as Senior Brother, also addressed him as Junior Brother.
"That's right."
Ender nodded slightly.
"Then I choose one and three."
Venerable You Mo quickly made his choice.
His greatest desire was to Breakthrough and become a Universe Master, and his friend You Hou Master's Breakthrough was also due to Ender. This made him unwilling to give up the opportunity to receive guidance.
As for choosing three.
Although Ender's offer had a slight hint of 'drawing a big cake', the opportunity to refine a high-grade Arcana treasure for free was rare.
Even if the refining of the Arcana treasure was in the future, he could afford to wait.
One must know that Ender has only Cultivated for a little over two thousand epoch years. Perhaps he will be able to refine high-grade Arcana treasures after ten thousand epoch years.
Upon hearing this, Ender nodded slightly and asked, "Is the guidance here? Or in reality?"
"In reality."
Venerable You Mo replied, "I have returned to the Thousand Treasure River Territory of the Primal Secret Realm."
"Please wait a moment."
Ender said, "I will return from Primal Chaos City to the Primal Secret Realm immediately."
...
Soon.
Ender returned from the Primal Universe to the Primal Secret Realm, then teleported to the palace in the Thousand Treasure River Territory.
Not long after, Venerable You Mo also arrived.
In a side hall of the palace complex.
"Senior Brother, please sit."
Ender sat on a throne and smiled, "Did you bring the Sky-Supporting Sword?"
"I brought it."
As soon as Venerable You Mo sat down, he took out a golden longsword from his world ring and sent it to Ender with his Immortal Energy.
Ender saw the golden longsword fly towards him, grasped the hilt, and imprinted his life mark. Indeed, no message entered his consciousness.
He carefully observed the mountain and river patterns on the sword body, only to find that they were secret patterns of Earth and Space Law, merely engraved upon it in this manner.
"Interesting secret patterns..."
Ender smiled slightly, even more eager for his trip to the Sky-Supporting Palace.
If there were similar secret patterns within the Sky-Supporting Palace, it would be of some help to him in creating secret techniques and refining treasures.
"Senior Brother, please forgive me."
A moment later, Ender put away the Sky-Supporting Sword and smiled, "Seeing the peculiar secret patterns, I was momentarily lost in thought."
"It's nothing."
Venerable You Mo shook his head slightly, then said with a somewhat eager tone, "Junior Brother, can you now demonstrate the Profound Truth of Space Law?"
"Of course."
Ender smiled, extended a finger, and reminded, "Watch carefully."
As his voice fell, he pointed his index finger into the Void.
Buzz!
Invisible ripples spread, as if space itself was rippling, layer upon layer, as many as 108 of them.
The ripples continuously spread, gradually overlapping and Fusion, until three huge waves formed.
Finally, as Ender pointed his index finger again, the ripples instantly converged into one. Roar!
A strange beast, imbued with the infinite Profound Truths of Space Law, seemed to shatter space, letting out a silent roar.
It was as if terrifying sound waves swept over, shattering all space around Venerable You Mo, yet he and the throne he sat upon remained unaffected.
Ender retracted his index finger, and the strange beast immediately dissipated, transforming into a single ripple that spread outwards. All space in its path returned to normal.
In just an instant, the ripple settled, and space returned to its original state.
Ender withdrew his hand, gazing at Venerable You Mo, who seemed to be in deep thought, and did not interrupt him.
...
After a long time.
Venerable You Mo came back to his senses, nodded slightly to Ender, and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Junior Brother."
"It seems you've gained something."
Ender smiled and asked, "Can you Breakthrough?"
"I don't know."
Venerable You Mo shook his head slightly, "Perhaps I can Breakthrough after cultivating in seclusion for tens of millions of years, or it might be the same as before."
Ender nodded upon hearing this.
It is not easy to comprehend a higher Law, especially the final step of integrating the three great Profound Truths into one—it is extremely difficult!
This final step has prevented countless King Immortal, Universe Venerables, from taking it until their demise...
"Junior Brother, I bid you farewell."
Venerable You Mo stood up and said, "I need to return immediately to Cultivate in seclusion."
Ender stood up to see him off, and only after he teleported out of the palace did he sit back down.
"I hope Senior Brother can, like You Hou Master, comprehend the complete Space Law in one go and Breakthrough to become a Universe Master."
Ender hoped in his heart, but he knew that Senior Brother's hope of Breakthrough was... very slim.
Universe Venerables, Universe Overlords, or even Top-tier Universe Overlords who follow the Time-Space Path have no difference in their comprehension of Law.
There is a fundamental difference between comprehending one higher Law and comprehending two higher Laws!
The former is a Universe Venerable, the latter is a Universe Master!
How many Universe Venerables are there in the Original Universe? Excluding those who follow the Beast God Path, it's still an astronomical number.
Among them, tens of thousands of Universe Venerables are just one step away from becoming Universe Masters!
Many of these Universe Venerables have Universe Master teachers, and they naturally receive guidance from their teachers, but only a very, very small number truly become Universe Masters!
Thinking of this, Ender shook his head slightly, then took out the Sky-Supporting Sword.
"With the Sky-Supporting Sword, I can enter the Sky-Supporting Palace and explore."
He murmured, "I can already unleash the full power of the Apocalyptic Beast Visage Armor, but I haven't thoroughly studied all its secret patterns, so I can't elevate its power to another level."
"But this is enough. At a critical moment, I can use the Dragon Awakening Spear to unleash my full strength and seize the treasure!"
With the Apocalyptic Beast Visage Armor protecting him, Ender could fight against fourth- and Fifth-rank Universe Masters.
If he used the Dragon Awakening Spear, he could even contend with a True God who didn't possess an Arcana treasure!
Ender murmured, "The Sky-Supporting Palace emerged around 3 million years after the Original Star opened. It's currently unknown how many tokens have appeared."
The Sky-Supporting Palace, like other palaces requiring tokens for entry, will only open after all tokens have appeared.
Because it is the palace storing the strongest Arcana treasure, the competition for tokens is extremely fierce. No one will expose that they have obtained a token, so it is impossible to know how many tokens have appeared.
However, when all tokens appear, those who have refined a token will have a premonition and know that the palace is about to open.
"According to the characteristics of Original Star palaces, from the outside, the Sky-Supporting Palace appears to be only a hundred kilometers high, but its internal space is extremely vast."
Ender thought to himself, "Similarly, within the Sky-Supporting Palace, there is not only the strongest Arcana treasure but also some treasures of considerable quality."
"The Original Universe is fair. There are only 36 tokens, and very few of them fall into the hands of super forces. This is a kind of balancing mechanism of the Original Universe."
"Among those who seize tokens, there are even Top-tier Universe Overlords. If they enter the Sky-Supporting Palace, they are bound to have no connection with the strongest Arcana treasure."
"Therefore, there are other treasures within the palace to compensate those strong ones who cannot contend for the strongest Arcana treasure."
His eyes were resolute, "My goal is not other treasures, but that strongest Arcana treasure!"
Thinking of this, Ender no longer planned to continue comprehending Laws, but instead prepared to focus on perfecting his Strongest Secret Technique.
Since he was going to seize treasure, enhancing his strength was key!
So before that, he still had one thing to do.
That was... borrowing treasure!
...
Within a palace in another majestic palace complex in the Thousand Treasure River Territory.
"Teacher."
Ender bowed slightly, saluting Ice Summit Master on the throne.
"Sit."
Ice Summit Master nodded slightly, and after Ender sat down, he softly asked, "Your Senior Brother, did he give you the Sky-Supporting Sword?"
"Yes, he did," Ender replied.
"You came to me because you want to explore the Sky-Supporting Palace, so you're here to borrow treasure, aren't you?" Ice Summit Master guessed Ender's intention.
Ender respectfully said, "Disciple wishes to borrow Teacher's Domain type Arcana Treasure, the Cold Mist Realm, for a while."
"I'll lend you the Ice Mountain Palace as well."
Ice Summit Master flipped his hand, and two seemingly small treasures, with their life imprints already erased, floated above his palm.
One was a crystalline palace, with endless secret patterns carved all over it, exuding an ancient, icy aura.
The other was a sphere formed by white mist, with endless ice crystals within the mist.
"This!"
Ender was very surprised.
He had thought that borrowing the Cold Mist Realm would be enough. With this top-tier Domain type Arcana Treasure protecting him, he could fight better against Fifth-rank Universe Masters.
But Teacher actually lent him the Ice Mountain Palace as well, which significantly improved his life-saving ability, allowing him to protect himself even against the True God.
Instead of having to retreat and try to avoid confrontation upon encountering the True God.
After all, after activating the Dragon Awakening Spear, he could probably only unleash top-tier Fifth-rank power.
Even if the True God was suppressed by the Original Universe and could only unleash top-tier sixth-tier strength, he could barely contend with him for a bit, but he couldn't fight head-on.
The Apocalyptic Beast Visage Armor on him was comparable to a Pinnacle Arcana treasure armor, not a top-grade Pinnacle Arcana treasure armor!
"With the Ice Mountain Palace protecting you, you can safely proceed with seizing treasures, without fear of falling."
Ice Summit Master softly said, "However, before entering the Sky-Supporting Palace, you must thoroughly study the secret patterns on these two treasures."
"Thank you, Teacher."
Ender respectfully saluted, feeling quite moved.
In the current Human Territory, which lacks Arcana treasures, the Ice Mountain Palace is definitely one of the best Arcana treasures!
Teacher's willingness to lend him this precious treasure naturally showed his immense trust and regard for him, not wishing for any accidents to befall him.
Ice Summit Master softly said, "Alright, go."
"Yes."
Ender stood up, bowed, and said, "Disciple takes his leave."
Then, he returned to his own palace.
After borrowing the treasures from Teacher, Ender began to study the Ice Mountain Palace and the Cold Mist Realm, in order to unleash the power of the two Arcana treasures.
...
Time flowed by.
In a blink of an eye, it was 1.2 million years later.
Primal Secret Realm, Thousand Treasure River Territory.
Ender sat on the palace throne, his consciousness connected to the Virtual Universe to perfect his secret technique.
He suddenly opened his eyes, a look of joy appearing in them. The Sky-Supporting Sword in his world ring finally showed a reaction.
At the same time, he could also sense... the Sky-Supporting Palace had opened!