Secluded Cultivation

Gulanxiu's eyes lit up as he said excitedly, "Haha! Just as I thought!"

Gulanxiu clearly sensed that the Domain Lord Chaos True Spirit he had just hunted and obtained was being absorbed by the Green Lotus Seed. Although Gulanxiu didn't notice any change in the seed, he knew it was because the amount of Chaos True Spirit absorbed was too small. As long as he continued to feed the Green Lotus Seed a large amount of Chaos True Spirit in the future, it would inevitably undergo some transformation.

It was impossible for Gulanxiu not to be excited. Having just tasted the benefits brought by the Green Lotus Seed, he naturally didn't want its enhancement of him to stop here.

But earlier, the Green Lotus Seed had stopped absorbing Cosmic Level Chaos True Spirit, which had brought him some worry. So even though his talent had already improved, he hadn't thought to immediately start cultivating to test the effect. Instead, he wanted to first figure out the state of the Green Lotus Seed.

Now his idea had been verified. The Green Lotus Seed hadn't stopped absorbing Chaos True Spirit because it had reached its limit, but because Cosmic Level Chaos True Spirit was too trashy. As long as he continued hunting higher-level Chaos True Spirits in the future, he could keep improving the seed and thus enhance his cultivation talent. How could this not excite him?

As a transmigrator who had thoroughly read the original work, who wouldn't want to keep growing stronger in this world and witness more wonders?

But that's how the Swallowing Starry Sky world worked. If talent wasn't enough, no amount of hard work would help. Sure, many heavenly treasures could raise the ceiling of cultivation, but the main factor still depended on oneself.

Look at Luo Feng—after arriving at the Origin Continent, he didn't even need to fight much. Just by occasionally looking at corpses, he naturally grew stronger and broke through.

That was the importance of talent. Luo Feng could break through naturally because his talent was too high, while those with poor talent fought tooth and nail but still couldn't break through their cage.

Not to mention others, take Luo Feng's son Luo Hai. With a Lord-level father backing him, by the Snow Eagle Era, he was still only a Void God. Although Luo Feng had cut back on resources for cultivators after his rise, he wouldn't treat his own son the same way, would he?

So without talent, the ceiling was locked. Gulanxiu's previous talent was decent enough, but becoming a Marquis-level Immortal was about the best he could hope for. Anything beyond that was as hard as reaching the heavens.

But this Green Lotus Seed could raise his ceiling, giving him a chance to glimpse the peak, which naturally made him ecstatic.

Of course, even so, Gulanxiu didn't lose his mind and rush into the Domain Lord Chaos Beast zone to hunt right away. After all, in the Cosmic Level zone, he was nearly invincible, but in the Domain Lord zone, he was just a small fry.

He could only hunt the weakest among Domain Lord Chaos Beasts. If he faced a stronger Domain Lord Chaos Beast, he would definitely lose.

Moreover, most Chaos Beasts lived in groups. Facing a siege by a group of Domain Lord Chaos Beasts, Gulanxiu wasn't sure he could keep his life!

Even using the Laser Cannon to attack Domain Lord Chaos Beasts wouldn't work. Although an E9-Class Laser Cannon could kill Domain Lord Chaos Beasts without issue, absorbing the Chaos True Spirit required Gulanxiu to make contact.

Once he left the spaceship, Gulanxiu would still face danger. Earlier, when absorbing Chaos True Spirit in the Cosmic Level zone, Gulanxiu had encountered several ambushes, but with his strength, he easily deflected the sneak attacks from Cosmic Level Chaos Beasts.

But if a Domain Lord ambushed him, Gulanxiu would have a much harder time staying calm.

So after weighing the options, Gulanxiu still felt that life was the most important thing. Entering the Domain Lord zone with Cosmic Level cultivation was still too dangerous.

Anyway, as a core member of the Axe Fighting Arena, he still had one chance to enter Chaos City during the Domain Lord stage and the Realm Lord stage. He could hunt then.

Although this meant his strength at the Cosmic Level wouldn't be that great, Gulanxiu knew that the most important realm before Immortal was the Realm Lord. As long as he maxed out his talent at the Realm Lord stage, that was enough. The cultivation speed at the Cosmic Level didn't matter at all.

In fact, if it weren't for the various cultivation missions at the Cosmic Level and the points rewards at the Domain Lord stage, Gulanxiu wouldn't even plan to spend much time at these two levels.

Of course, thinking about all this now was a bit premature. Now that his talent had improved, the most important thing for Gulanxiu was to seize the time to cultivate, break through the third layer of the Sky Bridge as soon as possible, and then find a master from the Giant Axe lineage to apprentice under!

With that thought, Gulanxiu piloted the spaceship back to his residence in the city and began a long and tedious seclusion...

Ten years passed in the blink of an eye. In Gulanxiu's residence sat a bearded young man with a scruffy appearance—this was Gulanxiu himself.

Ever since he had gone to comprehend the Chaos Tablet five years ago, Gulanxiu had sat here motionless for five years.

Suddenly, Gulanxiu stood up abruptly, gripped his giant axe, and swung it forward, shouting loudly, "First Axe!"

The Blood God Axe in his hand emitted a sharp, shredding force and a heavy, crushing power as he swung it, as if the space ahead was about to be torn apart.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Gulanxiu's mouth as he murmured to himself, "So that's how it is! Haha! I've fully mastered this First Axe. Time to challenge the Sky Bridge."

With that, he connected to the Virtual Universe and teleported to the Sky Bridge dimension.

The Sky Bridge dimension hadn't changed at all compared to ten years ago. As soon as Gulanxiu appeared, the Sky Bridge guardian Bafen came over to greet him.

Bafen smiled and asked Gulanxiu, "Gulanxiu? Are you here to challenge the Sky Bridge?"

Gulanxiu nodded and said, "Yes, Lord Bafen! Is anyone using the Giant Axe Sky Bridge right now?"

Bafen chuckled and said, "Gulanxiu, wait a moment. Barbarian Hammer King is challenging the twentieth layer of the Sky Bridge. Once he's done, it'll be your turn! Speaking of which, Gulanxiu, this is only your second time challenging the Sky Bridge, right? How confident are you in passing the second layer?"

Gulanxiu smiled and replied, "Yes, Lord Bafen! This is indeed my second challenge. I think passing the second layer shouldn't be a problem!"

In truth, Gulanxiu was being a bit conservative. Fully comprehending the First Axe of the Giant Axe Chaos Tablet corresponded to the third layer of the Sky Bridge. Theoretically, with his current law insights, passing the third layer shouldn't be an issue—though it would depend on his combat ability.

But Gulanxiu wasn't one to boast. He'd let the facts speak for themselves. Besides, Bafen had been here for countless years and had seen all kinds of geniuses. Even the third layer of the Sky Bridge probably wouldn't catch his eye.

Just then, a man walked down from the Giant Axe Sky Bridge. He had disheveled hair, a bare upper body, and a beast skin wrapped around his waist, looking like a savage.

Of course, despite his rough appearance, Gulanxiu didn't dare take him lightly. The space around this man was slightly distorted. Even though this was the Virtual Universe, his aura was still formidable. Moreover, he held an Eight-Sided Plum Blossom Hammer in each hand and was coming down from the Sky Bridge. Without a doubt, this was the Barbarian Hammer King that Bafen had mentioned, who had just been challenging the twentieth layer.