Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100 Chapter 1398 Lady Virelia's Teachings!
Previously on Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100...
Max's face grew grave while he paid close attention. In just a short while, he shook his head deliberately. "Master, that shift you detected isn't due to some sinister method," he stated evenly. "It's the route I've selected for my sword's cosmic path. It's the Emotion Severing Cosmic Path."
Lady Virelia lifted an eyebrow in astonishment. "You've already brushed against your cosmic path?"
Max gave a nod. "I'm not sure what it really signifies to brush against a cosmic path," he confessed straightforwardly. "But I do know the ultimate route my sword will follow, and that route is the Emotion Severing Cosmic Path."
Lady Virelia stayed quiet for an instant before nodding gradually. "To fully grasp a cosmic path, a cultivator needs to attain the Divine Lord Realm. It's only there that someone earns the right to properly understand their cosmic path, though even then, victory isn't assured." She let out a gentle sigh. "Talking about these things is far simpler than making them happen."
Deep down, she thought Max was advancing at an alarming speed. She'd meant to cover these topics with him once he hit the Law Awakening Realm, but after seeing what he'd shown, guiding him right away felt like the wiser choice.
"Pay close attention," Lady Virelia instructed, her tone steady and guiding. "The Rebirth Realm marks the point in cultivation where every Divine Spark in your body turns into a Law Embryo. When you enter the Law Awakening Realm, that Law Embryo ripens and forms a Law Seed. Next, the Law Refinement Realm involves your body being forged and purified by the Law Seed, readying it for the real infusion of law. Then arrives the Law Manifestation Realm, the initial phase where law truly appears inside the body."
She went on steadily, making sure Max caught every detail. "Beyond the Law Manifestation Realm lies the Divine Lord Realm. It's at that level that a cultivator might start to sense their cosmic path via the laws woven into their form. Still, it's just a chance, not a sure thing. Many powerhouses in the Divine Realm don't fully sense their cosmic path until the Divine King Realm, and others wait until the Holy King Realm."
Her eyes narrowed as she delivered the following words. "Grasp this: a cosmic path represents the peak of all your knowledge and trials. It blends your ideas, skills, legacies, fighting history, and grasp of a specific force into one unique route that's purely yours. It's the supreme expression of art in the Divine Realm. Nothing surpasses a cosmic path at this stage of being."
She shifted forward a bit, her voice turning sincere. "For that reason, I urge you to take it slower. Dive into the cultivation methods, fighting styles, and endless legacy skills of the Divine Realm. Face off in fights, brush with death, and seize flashes of insight before locking in your cosmic path's direction. Once set, a cosmic path can't be switched lightly, and its burden will shadow your entire path ahead."
"I get it, Master," Max responded, bowing his head in respect to her advice, embracing its full gravity. He'd planned to move forward just like that, since though he'd spotted his sword's cosmic path direction, he was nowhere near finished.
Plenty of other forces awaited his study and honing, like flames, ice, space, lightning, and time—each brimming with its own layers and enigmas.
The secret behind his early peek at his sword's cosmic path direction was straightforward. Out of all his abilities, the sword stood as the one he'd traveled farthest on, shaped by endless clashes, brushes with doom, and bursts of understanding that outshone every other power he wielded.
Lady Virelia nodded, pleased with his reply, then pressed on. "Now, let's discuss why I really called you here. Having seen your battle prowess and assessed your present power, I've chosen to nominate you for the Thirty Six Hall Grand Trial. This stands as a key event in the Black Dragon Palace. It's a massive competition judging disciples from every one of the thirty six halls, acting as the arena to divide real geniuses from the average. Strong showings there mean big rewards in store for you."
She halted for a second before adding with a subtle grin, "I know you're hunting for mightier legacy skills and fighting techniques, especially for your flame force. If you shine in the Thirty Six Hall Grand Trial, you'll earn the freedom to pick from the legacy skills and fighting techniques held in the Black Dragon Palace. That by itself ought to fix your present issues."
"Looks like I've got no grounds to turn it down," Max shot back, nodding with resolve. "I'll join this trial. What conditions must disciples meet to enter?"
"This trial's limited to outer disciples," Lady Virelia clarified smoothly. "Meaning, any disciple at the Rebirth Realm can join. The events for inner and core disciples are done, leaving this round just for those still below that line."
"Got it," Max said, nodding once more. It fell right in his grasp. Armed with the fresh supplies, reaching the Rebirth Realm had shifted from hurdle to simple wait.
Lady Virelia offered a soft smile before her face hardened again. "Don't brush off this trial. It goes beyond checking cultivation rank or raw might. They'll test you in various ways, like fighting skill, insight, flexibility, and promise. If you catch the eye of key elders in the Black Dragon Palace, you might even skip the standard steps and get taken on as a true disciple straight away."
She regarded Max with evident praise in her stare as she wrapped up, "You've already shown your value by claiming the Sword Sovereign's sword—a feat beyond any regular disciple. If you excel in the Thirty Six Hall Grand Trial, earning a spot as a true disciple in the Black Dragon Palace won't be luck, but destiny."