CHAPTER 1040 NINE CULTIVATION METHODS

"Phew!"

Sweat dripped down from Darren's entire body, but the feeling was refreshing as it cooled him down a

bit.

"The spiritual energy is several levels higher than that of the spiritual energy creatures!"

The idea that this drop of spiritual energy was more powerful than ten spiritual energy creatures

combined delighted Darren.

And to think that this small pond had thousands of drops!

"I can't completely assimilate and refine them for now, so I'll put them away first." Taking out a jade

bottle, he scooped up the spiritual energy liquid. He made sure that no drop was wasted in the process.

Then, he flew around the tree, hunting down for more pools like this, but he didn't find anything.

"Thank you, big tree. This would be enough to make me reach the peak of a half-step emperor."

He cupped his hands together towards the giant tree before flying away.

Upon getting out of the wilderness, he landed on a mountain.

At first glance, it was nothing out of the ordinary. But when he looked at the southeast side of it, he was

faced with a smooth mountainous wall that was covered entirely with inscribed words.

He took a closer look at it and saw nine strange cultivation methods carved on it.

Three of them were for rule cultivators. Another three were for martial artists. And the last three were

unknown to Darren.

"These three look strange. What kind of cultivation methods are these?

Never mind. I'll try the methods for martial artists first."

With that, he skipped the three unknown inscriptions and selected the other three for martial artists.

"This one is called 'Void Penetration'. It doesn't seem special." He began studying the description for

the method.

Soon, though, he could feel his mind beginning to buzz.

It was a low hum at first, until it became more pronounced.

"Ah!"

The buzzing had turned into a sharp headache that seemed to slice through his brain. He then realized

that this grade of martial skill was beyond normal.

"I am the person who has the highest talent degree in the world. How can I possibly not understand this

one?"

His frustration soon paved the way for astonishment. Generally speaking, low-level cultivators wouldn't

comprehend a high-grade martial skill. Even with a Genuine Domain Degree talent, he still couldn't

understand this martial skill. This could only mean that whoever left these inscriptions were powerful

enough to reach the level of a god or an immortal.

"Forget it. I'll just carve it into my brain and then study it later." Darren had finally given up on trying to

understand the inscriptions. He took the time instead to memorize the nine cultivation methods and

store them into his brain. He then flew to the top of the mountain where the passage way out of this

area should be.

Halfway through, however, several bolts of lightning shot out from the sky.

They hit Darren, sending him hurtling down to the ground.

"What?"

He didn't feel any pain, but he could sense that the lightning contained a strong aura.

Every time he tried to get up, the lightning would only strike him down.

"What is happening? Is this a Restriction Array?"

Darren felt his heart sink upon the realization. No matter which direction he rushed to, he was forced

back into the same spot, again and again.

"Oh, my God. I am trapped."

Just then, the ground began to shake.

Smoke rose from the ground, covering the entire mountain wall in front of him.

In an instant, his surroundings changed. The ordinary mountain shot up until it was high enough to

reach the clouds.

Darren stood still, not knowing what had happened.

A few moments later, a shadow of an ordinary old man appeared.

"Void Penetration,"

the old man said calmly, but his voice was like a thunder. It rumbled directly into Darren's mind.

The old man raised his palm and made a slight gesture with it.

The sky instantly fell apart.

Everything seemed to fall upon themselves. The void, earth and stars all collapsed in front of Darren's

eyes. The world was on the brink of destruction.

"This is so horrible! With just a wave of his hand, he could actually destroy the world! What kind of

person is he?"

Excitement bubbled up inside Darren as he watched the scene unfold.

"A man with such power must be from the Primitive Wilderness." Then, it all came to Darren. "Nine-

deity Mountain... Does this mean these nine cultivation methods were left by superior gods from the

Primitive Wilderness?"

He didn't know how powerful a superior god could be, but he remembered that his master, the Lord

Starry Sword, was a superior god!

"This old man is at the same level as my master! No wonder he is horribly powerful." Unbidden, Darren

remembered the weakened sword intent which his master had left with Matthew. Back then, the wisp of

sword intent was no longer at its peak condition, but it could still smash the stars. It was hard to

imagine how strong it originally was.

When everything began to settle down, the old man turned to Darren and said, "Comprehend it."

"Do you want me to study the skill you performed?" Darren asked, respectfully.

The old man only stood in the air with his hands folded behind him. He didn't even bother with a

response.

It was as if he was frozen midair, and no matter what Darren did, he paid no attention to him.

"Alright then. It seems like if I want to get out of here, I need to study the unique skill that the old man

had used," Darren concluded.

A bitter smile crept onto Darren's face. That skill was from a god of the Primitive Wilderness. Was he

even capable of learning it if he forced himself to do it? What if it broke his soul?

But then again, could he still get out of here if he didn't comprehend it? He would be trapped in here

forever.

"Try it!"

Taking a deep breath, Darren recalled the inscription from the wall.

He remembered how the old man had simply moved his palm to launch his attacks. The move seemed

so simple at a glance. He let the memory play inside his head, again and again, but he still couldn't find

anything special with it.

"His move just now has nothing to do with what was written in the martial skill!"

Darren continued to rack his brain for an answer. The inscription for the Void Penetration contained

thousands of moves, but the old man's gesture wasn't one of them. How could he possibly comprehend owns this.

it?

"Well, let me follow what's on the record first. I'll practice that and then I'll see."

With that, Darren began studying.

"Wow!"

The splitting headache was back with a vengeance. The move was too difficult for him to comprehend.

It was a sign that he didn't have enough talent to do it.

"No, I can't!"

The veins on his forehead throbbed incessantly and painfully. It threatened to pop under the strain. He

gave up on it eventually.

"I can't do it! I don't have enough talent!"

His failure had upset him greatly. It made him sit down on the ground, needing to recover for three

days.

"Wait a minute! Maybe the reason why I can't comprehend it is that there's something beyond the

Genuine Domain Degree talent," Darren concluded.

He had always known that his talent could still improve. He just couldn't seem to break through the

barrier that blocked him from reaching the next stage.

He never had the chance to get in touch with powerful people from the outer space. This was why he

never knew if his suspicions were correct.

But now, he was certain that there was another level higher than the Genuine Domain Degree.

Otherwise, how could the people from the Primitive Wilderness learn such powerful martial arts skills?

"Since my talent is not enough, I have to develop it more."

With that thought, he let his spiritual energy explore the mysterious crystal space within him.

It was there where the talent liquid from the different creatures Darren had killed and assimilated was

stored.