Chapter Nineteen: Cultivation Plan

Barbarian Hammer King paused, then continued: "Take you, for example. You cultivate the Earth Law combined with the Space Slaughter direction. The Earth Law is heavy and forceful, while Space Slaughter is unmatched in offense. Combining the two gives you extremely powerful attack power, but relatively speaking, your methods are a bit singular."

"Another example is the gatekeeper you encountered. He cultivated the Earth Law combined with the Teleportation direction. Although his attack power is inferior to yours, if it weren't for a platform battle, you wouldn't even be able to touch his shadow!"

Gulanxiu recalled this and nodded, acknowledging it was true. His current Axe Art was cultivated entirely according to what he saw on the Chaos Tablet, but the gatekeeper of the Sky Bridge used it differently. Now that Barbarian Hammer King had pointed this out, it was much clearer.

So Gulanxiu continued to ask: "But Teacher, what does this have to do with my choice?"

Barbarian Hammer King continued: "This relates to your future cultivation ceiling. Generally, geniuses with decent talent in Space Law need to analyze the essence of Space Law. Once they comprehend all the essences, their cultivation of Space Law advances on all three directions simultaneously."

Barbarian Hammer King paused, then continued: "But our Giant Axe Chaos Tablet is different. We don't need to analyze the essence of Space Law. Instead, we continuously improve our Law insights by cultivating the Axe Art left behind by the Giant Axe Founder. At this point, there are two cultivation methods. The first is to only walk the direction you are best at, pushing forward in that direction until you fully master its ultimate technique and become a peak King-level Expert!"

"The advantage of this method is that you only walk your strongest path. Cultivation is fast, and you can grow stronger more quickly. However, since our lineage doesn't analyze Laws, even if you cultivate to peak King-level and then try to comprehend the ultimate techniques of the other two directions from that foundation, it's still very difficult to unify Space Law and become a Venerable. Because the three directions of Space Law are inherently opposed to each other; without understanding the essence, unification is hard."

"The other cultivation method is to advance on all three directions simultaneously and merge them into a single axe strike. Since you're just starting cultivation, the repulsion between the three directions isn't particularly strong. Cultivating this way will naturally cause the three directions of your Space Law to merge into one. Once you reach peak King-level, you only need to fully comprehend the other two directions to directly break through to Venerable!"

"But the second method is far too difficult. Your teacher doesn't know if you can succeed. Your cultivation time in Chaos City is limited. If you can't make it work, it will only delay your progress. So, how to choose is up to you!"

Gulanxiu finally understood. These two paths were essentially like cultivation in the Panlong World. One was to quickly cultivate to Upper God and then fuse the profound mysteries. Although early strength was high, the difficulty later was immense.

The other cultivation method was similar to Panlong, comprehending while fusing. The moment you became an Upper God, you would also become a Grand Perfection. Of course, the power gap in Swallowing Starry Sky wasn't as large as in Panlong. No matter which path, comprehending one ultimate technique meant reaching the twentieth level of the Sky Bridge. While the second path gave slightly stronger strength at the same realm, the difference was limited.

Thinking this over, Gulanxiu asked Barbarian Hammer King in return: "Then Teacher, which path did you take?"

Barbarian Hammer King said proudly: "Your teacher naturally took the second path. Don't look at me only comprehending Space Imprisonment now. I've also cultivated the other two directions to the nineteenth level of the Sky Bridge. Even those peak King-level Experts who have comprehended all three ultimate techniques may not be closer to becoming a Universe Venerable than I am!"

Hearing Barbarian Hammer King's words, Gulanxiu was also filled with lofty ambition and said: "Since Teacher has taken this path, then as your disciple, I cannot disgrace your reputation. Disciple also chooses the second path!"

Barbarian Hammer King asked solemnly: "Disciple, have you thought it through? Know that this path is not easy. Your teacher's talent was even better than yours back then, yet walking this path still caused me no small amount of hardship!"

Gulanxiu also said seriously: "Teacher, rest assured! Disciple has already decided! With such a grand path laid before me, if I didn't know, that would be one thing. But now that I know and still dare not walk it, then I'm afraid even if I took the other path, I might not succeed. How can one who hesitates and fears reach the peak?"

Barbarian Hammer King's eyes lit up upon hearing this. He patted Gulanxiu on the shoulder and said: "Since my disciple has such ambition, your teacher will naturally go all out to help you. You haven't used the points you earned from challenging the Sky Bridge yet, have you?"

Gulanxiu nodded and said: "Disciple didn't know what suited him, so he hasn't used them yet."

Barbarian Hammer King nodded and said: "Disciple! You did the right thing. For you at this stage, points are far more important than Hunyuan Units. So from now on, if you can buy something with Hunyuan Units, use them as much as possible. If you don't have enough money, just tell your teacher!"

Gulanxiu said gratefully: "Thank you, Teacher! Disciple understands!"

Barbarian Hammer King nodded in satisfaction and said: "In that case, I recommend three secret manuals to you. The first is called Mountain-Opening Thirty-Six Axes, an Axe Art combining Earth and Teleportation. The second is called Earth-Splitting Thirty-Six Axes, an Axe Art combining Earth and Space Slaughter. The third is called Stone-Shattering Thirty-Six Axes, an Axe Art combining Earth and Space Imprisonment. These three secret manuals were all created by King-level Experts, each costing two thousand points. Buy them first and cultivate them to assist your comprehension of the Chaos Tablet."

After hearing Barbarian Hammer King's words, Gulanxiu quickly logged into the Virtual Universe and purchased these three secret manuals according to his teacher's guidance!

Watching his points instantly dwindle to just a fraction, Gulanxiu felt a pang of heartache.

At the same time as the payment, Gulanxiu received an email: "Please wait! The secret manual will be delivered shortly!"

A moment later, Gulanxiu received a call invitation. He quickly answered, and a cold-looking man in a black robe appeared on the screen.

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This person was none other than Realm Lord Orlando, who handled miscellaneous affairs in the Fourth Secret Realm of the Axe Fighting Arena.

Orlando said to Gulanxiu: "Gulanxiu! You have a delivery. Please receive it!"

Gulanxiu nodded and asked: "Where are you?"

Orlando said: "I'm outside the public area!"

Gulanxiu replied: "Wait a moment! I'll be right there!"

With that, he quickly went downstairs and headed toward the public area. The Fourth Secret Realm of the Axe Fighting Arena, whether in reality or the Virtual Universe, was housed in tube-shaped apartment buildings, so Gulanxiu didn't come often. But this time, receiving the secret manuals was more convenient in the Virtual Universe, so he had them delivered there.

A moment later, Gulanxiu retrieved a briefcase containing the three secret manuals he had bought for six thousand points.

"How is it? Did you receive the secret manuals?" Barbarian Hammer King asked quickly when he saw Gulanxiu open his eyes.

Gulanxiu nodded and said: "Teacher! I've received the secret manuals, but I haven't looked at them yet."

Barbarian Hammer King shook his head and said: "Don't bother looking at the secret manuals for now. With your talent, if you only rely on studying the manuals yourself, it will likely be difficult to break through within twenty years. Let me demonstrate the Axe Art from these three secret manuals for you!"