The true name star representing Zhan Tian, compared to other true name stars, was like the sun compared to dust motes; the gap between them was simply too vast.

The True Name Power emitted by all the other true name stars combined was less than one percent of Zhan Tian's!

This left Su Yuan utterly shocked!

"True Name! True Name!"

"What a solid anchor point!"

Su Yuan was ecstatic. The Chaos True Name Great Dao received a powerful foundational supplement. His comprehension of the Chaos True Intent, which had originally reached the fortieth order, immediately felt like it was on the verge of improvement.

Without hesitation, Su Yuan directly left the shop and arrived at a location in the central part of the city.

"Halt! This is the Alliance's Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Stele enlightenment site. Please pay the sufficient fee to proceed!"

Before the Chaos Stele, a Chaos Dominator with a powerful aura blocked Su Yuan's path.

Su Yuan said, "I wish to contemplate the Chaos Stele, for one hundred thousand years to start!"

That powerhouse scrutinized Su Yuan and said, "The total fee is one quadrillion Chaos Jade!"

Su Yuan nodded and paid the fee.

Then Su Yuan obtained the qualification to enter the Chaos Stele area.

That powerhouse watched Su Yuan's receding back, a trace of surprise appearing on his face. "Someone from Black Flame City actually wants to contemplate the Chaos Stele for one hundred thousand years in one go? So rich!"

He checked the information and then realized, "So it's an Artifact Refining Master! And a high-level one at that! Truly remarkable!"

Among the several million people in the entire Black Flame City, there were only about three hundred Artifact Refining Masters. Intermediate-level ones numbered only fifty, and high-level ones were just two.

The rarity and wealth-generating ability of an Artifact Refining Master was thus evident.

As Su Yuan stepped inside, he arrived within a Chaos space. The entire Chaos was very vast and empty, with only a single Chaos Stele standing quietly at the very center.

Surrounding the Chaos Stele, several hundred people were quietly contemplating the profound mysteries of the Chaos True Intent contained upon it.

Su Yuan swept his gaze over everyone, spotting a few familiar faces of Artifact Refining Masters among them, and also saw an Avatar of Deputy City Lord Jia Jicheng. He didn't recognize the others.

He casually chose a spot and then began his contemplation.

The Chaos Stele plainly displayed the profound and esoteric mysteries of high-level Chaos True Intent.

Su Yuan, aided by Zhan Tian's true name star, began to contemplate the Chaos True Name Great Dao.

As Su Yuan contemplated, his figure unconsciously drew closer to the Chaos Stele. Moreover, as he approached the stele, the flow of time in his surroundings actually began to accelerate!

Su Yuan was surprised by this change and immediately concealed his appearance and aura, then continued his contemplation.

His body quickly surpassed everyone else, arriving at the position closest to the Chaos Stele. The profound mysteries of the Chaos True Intent, thousands of times more intense than in the periphery, unfolded one by one before Su Yuan.

Inspired, Su Yuan smoothly broke through the bottleneck, advancing the Chaos True Name Great Dao to the forty-first order!

Then, he persisted diligently, continuously contemplating.

With each additional sliver of comprehension, he drew a fraction closer to the Chaos Stele, the time flow accelerated a fraction more, and his allotted contemplation time was also consumed faster.

In response, Su Yuan activated the automatic deduction function on his token for the Chaos Stele. Once his contemplation time was used up, it would automatically renew the fee.

On the other side, Jia Jicheng awoke from his contemplation, feeling he had hit another bottleneck. He shook his head helplessly, his gaze casually sweeping the surroundings.

Then, he was drawn to a figure at the very forefront.

"Who is that?"

Jia Jicheng was shocked by the other party's position. Based on experience, that position signified the other had already reached the terrifying level of the forty-first order.

"How is that possible? Could such a powerhouse be hidden within Black Flame City?"

Jia Jicheng was extremely astonished, but then reconsidered. He thought it was likely a powerhouse who had just returned from the Second Frontline, passing through Black Flame City and having some insights, thus casually coming here to contemplate for a bit.

This was also a common practice, nothing particularly unusual.

He withdrew from the time-accelerated zone, returning to the outermost periphery, waiting for this powerhouse to finish cultivation. It would be good to establish a connection then.

However, he didn't have to wait long. After waiting in place for one year (within which roughly one hundred thousand years passed in the accelerated zone), that figure actually took another step forward.

"As expected, this expert happened to have some insights, which is why they came here to cultivate!"

Jia Jicheng was extremely envious. They had already reached the forty-second order, a full ten orders above him!

But after waiting a while longer, he didn't see Su Yuan withdraw. He saw Su Yuan was still contemplating the Chaos Stele.

"Huh? Still contemplating the Chaos Stele? Could it be the afterglow of the breakthrough hasn't faded yet?"

He waited in place for two more years, and the figure ahead once again advanced a significant distance!

Jia Jicheng sucked in a sharp breath of cold air. This meant the other party's comprehension had improved by another order, reaching the forty-third order!

This was simply defying the heavens!

He knew very well that on the Second Frontline, the difficulty of breaking through past the fortieth order was immense. He'd heard that every single order of breakthrough required time measured in Immeasurable Kalpas!

"Just where did this fierce dragon come from?"

Jia Jicheng was filled with awe and reverence. Such a powerhouse would count as a minor expert even on the Second Frontline, right?

Time flew by.

Jia Jicheng waited in place for another four years. He could see that figure ahead take yet another step forward, reaching the forty-fourth order!

Jia Jicheng was completely numb. This situation was simply unheard of!

Was the Chaos Stele's effect really this good? Impossible!

If it were truly this good, it wouldn't cost only ten billion per year!

Time swiftly passed another twenty years, while in the time-accelerated state, two million years had elapsed!

Su Yuan finally, just before his balance was completely deducted, forcefully deduced his way to the forty-fifth order.

Su Yuan was inwardly delighted. "I never expected Zhan Tian's breakthrough to bring me such great benefits. The key is that his level of recognition towards me has reached an extremely high degree, allowing me to improve like this. It's a pity my Chaos Jade and Merit Points balances are both nearly depleted!"

Satisfied, Su Yuan departed, heading out of this Chaos space.

During this process, another figure came before Su Yuan.

Jia Jicheng bowed very respectfully to Su Yuan.

"Deputy City Lord of Black Flame City, I warmly welcome Senior to Black Flame City!"

Su Yuan paused, looking at Jia Jicheng with confusion. What did this Deputy City Lord mean?

"Hmm." Su Yuan gave a light hum, then tried to walk around Jia Jicheng.

Jia Jicheng immediately stepped forward again. "I wonder if Senior plans to stay temporarily in Black Flame City? I can prepare an excellent residence for Senior!"

Su Yuan stopped and said indifferently, "If you have something to say, say it directly!"

Jia Jicheng gave an awkward smile, then said seriously, "Senior should know that even cities on the rear Third Frontline occasionally encounter attacks from Scavengers. Recently, my Black Flame City has noticed that a small enemy force has penetrated the Second Frontline and is heading towards the Third Frontline here. I have already reported this matter to the Alliance. However, I'm worried about unexpected incidents. Would Senior be willing to take up residence and oversee Black Flame City?"