Chapter 52
Senior Brother's Reminder
Upon accepting the call request from the Lord of Luhai, Li Che's consciousness stirred slightly as he immersed himself in the virtual universe.
When the world before Li Che's eyes became clear again, he could see that he had appeared inside a magnificent ancient palace.
The ancient and profound palace is as high and unfathomable as the starry sky. Looking up, one can see the surging, emerald-green divine water flowing within the palace. These waters are woven from some extremely complex and profound laws, exuding a powerful spiritual force.
At the highest point surrounded by countless layers of divine water, there was a blue throne, upon which sat a majestic and imposing figure. Even without making a move, his aura still made Li Che feel somewhat suffocated.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Luhai!"
He gritted his teeth, calmed his mind under the emerald green divine water, and bowed slightly to the Lord of Luhai on the high throne.
He couldn't help but sigh that compared to the Venerable Luanmo who had brought him here, the Lord of Luhai's power was far too vast. The emerald green divine water was not aggressive; it was merely an extension of the Lord of Luhai's will, yet it was still oppressive.
This is actually understandable. As one of the ancient direct disciples under the Lord of Void Gold, Lord of Luhai is even more ancient than many universe lords of the human race, and his combat power is extraordinary.
Li Che believes that this ancient venerable being who can be given the title of lord may already be a figure at the level of a cosmic overlord.
This combat power is definitely stronger than that of the renowned Senior Brother Shi Huo.
"Yes, junior brother!"
As his thoughts raced, Li Che heard the deep voice of the Lord of Luhai on the throne. The giant, surrounded by countless ripples of water, stood up and, in a flash, appeared before Li Che.
"I have seen your battle on the Bridge of Heaven. You are indeed excellent. Your aptitude in comprehending the laws and creating secret techniques is top-notch."
"Senior brother, you flatter me." Li Che bowed his head.
"The teacher's requirement for you to become his disciple is to reach the 18th level of the Bridge to Heaven within five hundred years. Since he has chosen me to guide your daily cultivation, I will also have to put in some effort."
Lord Liuhai nodded, gesturing for Li Che to find a throne in his palace and casually speaking,
"What are your plans for the next five hundred years?"
Li Che found a throne below the Lord of Luhai and sat down, honestly saying:
"I plan to proceed step by step, continue to study the secrets of black hole evolution, and purchase some secrets of spatial strangulation and sealing from the mall for analysis. With the help of comprehending the Chaos Stele and consulting with my senior brothers, I will further improve my self-created secrets. I believe I can reach the height of the 18th floor of the Bridge to Heaven."
He spoke with great confidence, saying that with his speed of comprehending the laws, reaching the 18th level of the Bridge to Heaven within five hundred years would not be difficult at all.
"Well, the general direction is fine, but I still have some suggestions for your specific situation."
To Li Che's words, the Lord of Luhai shook his head slightly, a smile seemingly appearing in his eyes, which were as deep and vast as the ocean, as he whispered.
"Please enlighten me, senior brother." Li Che would naturally listen to the opinion of someone who was suspected to be a cosmic overlord.
"First, let's look at your understanding of the laws. Judging from your combat, you're currently focusing on sealing and strangulation in the area of spatial laws. Perhaps because of your research on black holes, your comprehension speed in those two laws is quite good."
"My advice to you is to temporarily abandon the research on the direction of teleportation based on spatial laws. Focus on studying the minor categories of sealing and strangulation for the next five hundred years. Once you have fully mastered those two major categories, then you can start researching teleportation."
"Your speed of comprehending the laws of space is far beyond that of ordinary people. After cultivating in an environment like the initial universe for five hundred years, you can master most of the minor categories in those two directions."
Lord Luhai's analysis made Li Che nod deeply.
Spatial strangulation and blockade are techniques that even ordinary king-level immortal gods should study for a lifetime. Mastering just one of them is enough to allow one to roam freely throughout the universe.
"Your second question is that you've fallen into a small misconception regarding creating your own secret techniques."
"Whether you're a spiritualist or a martial artist, the sole purpose of creating your own secret techniques is to maximize the conversion of your understanding of laws into combat power. You don't need to worry about which law each technique corresponds to."
"It's like your self-created secret technique. You could have combined all the methods of sealing and strangulation into one move, but you separated them. That's actually quite redundant."
"In real combat, what we should strive for is to integrate all the complex changes of laws into a single, simple move. If you can combine suppression and offensive power in one move, why bother using two moves?"
As Lord Luhai spoke, he casually clicked on the points mall and then showed Li Che the information on ten immortal-level secret techniques.
"Infinite Kill," "Sevenfold Restriction," "Three Forms of the Void"...
"These are all secret techniques that will be useful to you. They are all spatial combat techniques, each incorporating multiple spatial laws."
"In my opinion, if you could integrate all your spear techniques and understanding of spatial laws into a single move, you should be able to create a top-tier secret technique."
"Based on your situation, I have prepared 1000 opponents for you in the virtual universe. Defeat them as much as possible; it will benefit your advancement in mystical techniques."
"If you can truly create your own top-tier secret technique, even if you don't make any progress in your understanding of spatial laws over the next five hundred years, passing the 18th level will be a piece of cake."
The Lord of Luhai stood at a very high level, making plans and suggestions for Li Che's future.
What he said broadened the horizons of Li Che, a minor world lord who had spent tens of thousands of years in the cosmic kingdom and extraterrestrial battlefields.
Just like the classification of many self-created secret techniques, the five giants have already made a fairly strict division.
For example, the secret techniques created by ordinary realm lords and ordinary immortal military lords are basically classified as "unorthodox" level.
The secret techniques created by ordinary immortal gods at the Marquis level or genius world lords can often be called "ordinary" secret techniques.
The secret techniques created by immortal gods at the King level and peerless genius world lords who exhausted their efforts are often classified as "top-tier," far surpassing the previous two in terms of both profound mysteries and potential.
As for the pinnacle and ultimate secret techniques above that, they have even stricter and more complex requirements.
In the evaluation system of the Lord of Luhai, the "Return to the Void" series of secret techniques created by Li Che himself can only be considered as the highest level among ordinary secret techniques, and has not yet reached the top level.
If Li Che were to combine a series of scattered moves such as Guixu·Zhen and Guixu·Sha into one move, he would most likely be able to create a top-tier secret technique.
If he is willing to spend time refining his techniques, Lord Liuhai believes that Li Che has the potential to create a pinnacle secret technique at the realm lord level.
"In short, for the strong, both secret techniques and the understanding of laws are very important parts of cultivation. In the next five hundred years, you can strive to improve both at the same time, or you can specialize in one and hone a certain direction to its limit first."
"Every ten years, you can find me in the virtual universe, and I will answer your questions."
Listening to the detailed account from the Lord of Luhai, Li Che couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
The platform is different, and the things I can access now are indeed at a higher level.