Swallowing the Stars: Speedrun with Card Draws, Dominating Destiny

Chapter 47 Returning to the First Venerable

Lin Yi was confused, but under the bewildered gazes of Steve and the other realm lords, he quickly caught up with the black-robed envoy and stepped into the city lord's mansion.

"The City Lord's Inner Palace!" The black-robed envoy took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, and walked towards the most heavily guarded inner palace of the City Lord's Palace.

"My lord, where are we going?" Lin Yi couldn't suppress his curiosity any longer. They were going deeper and deeper into the city. Surely they weren't going to see the Lord of Chaos City.

The black-robed envoy didn't even turn his head, his face devoid of any kindness. He sternly commanded, "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. Where is this place? Be extremely careful!"

Lin Yi nodded; the black-robed envoy's words made sense.

"But... what if my words really come true and the Lord of Chaos City wants to see me?!"

This is already quite deep within the outer courtyard of the Chaos City Lord's Mansion; further in lies the inner courtyard. Aside from seeing the City Lord, I really can't imagine who else would bring me here.

The outer gate of the government office was kept open for a long time.

However, the inner palace was heavily guarded, and at a glance, each of the guards appeared to be an immortal deity.

"Clang!" The two guards simultaneously lowered their spears to block Lin Yi, while looking at him coldly.

"This is Lin Yi, the person Venerable Guiyi wishes to see," the black-robed envoy said respectfully.

"Do you think you can just see the City Lord whenever you want?" One of the guards, his body faintly surrounded by flames, coldly stared at the black-robed envoy and Lin Yi. "Without the City Lord's order, even a Venerable One can forget about seeing the City Lord."

They were actually quite proud and pleased to be able to guard the gate for the Lord of Chaos City, who was the supreme being of the Virtual Universe Company and the true number one ruler.

Immortal gods are all vying to be gatekeepers, and even a gatekeeper can show no respect to visiting cosmic venerables.

Because these gatekeepers represent the face of the Chaos City Lord.

At this moment, a bald man in a fiery red battle robe, with a faint smile, suddenly appeared behind the immortal guards.

"You're Lin Yi?"

The immortal guards belatedly realized who was approaching, and upon discovering the newcomers, they quickly bowed in respect.

"Greetings, Your Excellency."

"Lord Guiyi."

"Greetings, Venerable One..."

The bald man waved away the immortal guards, then looked Lin Yi up and down with a strange expression.

His strength is only at the seventh level of a domain lord.

His understanding of the laws is not outstanding among domain lords; he is only comparable to a domain lord-level genius from the apocalyptic secret realm.

The only thing of value about him was that plant, but that was only in his opinion. To his teacher, the Lord of Chaos City, it was insignificant.

Venerable Guiyi truly couldn't understand why such an ordinary young man was worthy of his teacher's special invitation to receive him.

The way the Immortal Guardians addressed him made it clear to Lin Yi that the bald man standing calmly before him was one of the disciples of the Chaos City Lord, Venerable Guiyi.

Lin Yi bowed and greeted Venerable Guiyi.

Facing a Venerable One, and a powerful Universal Venerable One at that, even if the other party did not display the power of a Venerable One in front of him and showed him a trace of goodwill, the hidden power contained within still made him tremble with fear.

The Supreme Being of the Universe, a truly great figure, is an absolute leader among the entire human race!

The bald man nodded, waved to the black-robed envoy, then turned to Lin Yi and nodded in acknowledgment.

"Come with me..."

Lin Yi followed Venerable Guiyi into the inner palace, causing the group of immortal guards to whisper and discuss among themselves.

"They actually got into the inner palace?"

"Indeed, we've been guarding this place for thousands of epochs, and only a handful of Realm Lords have been able to enter the City Lord's Mansion. Now, a Domain Lord has actually managed to enter the inner sanctum of the City Lord's Mansion. It's truly a rare sight!"

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Inner government.

Walk along the wide corridor, past a plaza paved with chaotic rocks...

Lin Yi was certain in his heart,

"For Venerable Guiyi to come and fetch me, and even to this depth, it can only mean that the Lord of Chaos City wants to see me."

"I didn't expect to meet the city lord so soon."

Venerable Guiyi led Lin Yi through the inner courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion, a calm and serene smile on his face. He turned to Lin Yi and said, "I don't know why your teacher wants to see a little guy like you who is a Domain Lord, but there must be a reason."

I became a disciple of my teacher very early on, which is why I was able to become the second senior disciple. Among the many disciples under my teacher, there are quite a few who are stronger than me. It is only because of my teacher's special favor that I have been able to be by his side often and have a deep understanding of him.

The teacher may seem gentle and fair, but he detests traitors and lies. In a moment, you will encounter the teacher's ruthless side, so be sure to be respectful and honest, or else...

Venerable Guiyi glanced at Lin Yi, his usual gentle and serene demeanor completely replaced by boundless coldness.

"Die!"

"Those whom the teacher wants to kill, are virtually beyond saving in this universe!"

The Venerable Guiyi's words seem like a warning, or perhaps a reminder.

"Yes." Lin Yi was startled and replied respectfully.

Lin Yi had no doubt about what Venerable Guiyi said. In the primordial universe, the Chaos City Lord's overall combat strength was not much weaker than the strongest in the universe. He also managed all the affairs of the entire race and was known for his fairness. If he wanted to kill someone, no one else, not even the strongest in the Giant Axe, would interfere.

"The Chaos Ruins?"

Soon, guided by Guiyi, Lin Yi arrived at a secluded courtyard. Outside the courtyard stood a stone tablet with the words "Chaos Tablet" inscribed on it.

"The teacher is inside," Venerable Guiyi said, leading Lin Yi inside.

Lin Yi also took a step in.

Boom!

Time and space shifted. He was still in the city lord's mansion, but as soon as Lin Yi stepped into the courtyard, he felt as if the world had changed and he had entered a vast and desolate world.

On the endless land, corpses were everywhere. Some were as large as planets, while others were smaller than humans. What they had in common was that each corpse contained a terrifying aura that made people's hearts tremble. This... must be the ruins after a terrible peak battlefield.

Lin Yi and Venerable Guiyi walked on this vast, seemingly endless wasteland.

What chilled Lin Yi to the bone was... no increase in luck!

He discovered two ways to increase one's luck: one is to improve one's status, position, and authority, which can increase one's luck.

Another path is to step onto the "world map" of encounters, such as the first time stepping into the wilderness, the first time stepping onto the Australian continent, the first time stepping onto the Meteorite Starship, the primitive universe, and so on.

To be honest, this trip to the Chaos Ruins, where I met the Chaos City Lord, the strongest figure in the Virtual Universe Company, is far more significant than my trips to Meteorite Star or the Primordial Universe.

But luck hasn't increased, which isn't a good sign...

"Does this mean incorporating the Chaos Ruins into the initial universe, without repeatedly calculating destiny?"

"Or perhaps coming to this Chaos Ruins isn't a good thing?"

Lin Yi followed Venerable Guiyi with a hint of trepidation.

"Teacher!" Venerable Guiyi suddenly called out.