The group ascended the stairs, chatting as they went.
Wan Lei said, "Once we get to the top, we'll pick a suitable cultivation technique for Yuan Jun. However, the techniques available for servants are decent, so we'll have to choose from those that allow cultivation."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Jun pouted, feeling a little resentful but helpless. She wasn't an immortal or a disciple of the Five Elements Hall. Being able to cultivate a Five Elements Hall technique was already quite good; she couldn't afford to be picky.
"No, pick the best one, the technique that best suits Sister Yuan Jun's cultivation. She's the only one left in our team who hasn't broken through yet. I don't want her to remain a weakness even after her breakthrough," Wan Qianxin said.
"Doesn't that go against the rules?"
"You're someone who dared to raid a prison, and you're worried about rules? It's fine. If anyone has objections, let them come to me, and I'll go find my father."
Dominating!
At that moment, Yuan Jun looked at Wan Qianxin with utmost admiration, stars practically twinkling in her eyes.
The group finally reached the top floor.
On this floor, densely packed were countless…
Screens?
"What does this mean? Where are the cultivation techniques?"
"Just browse the catalog and categories to choose. Once you've selected one, someone will deliver it to you. If all the cultivation techniques of the Five Elements Hall were displayed, even ten Merit Halls wouldn't be enough to hold them. Besides, wouldn't displaying them here be an invitation for theft?"
Wan Qianxin shook his head and led them towards the innermost area.
As they walked, they observed the surrounding screens, which listed all sorts of cultivation techniques, clearly categorized and comprehensive.
It could be said that the Five Elements Hall had collected almost all the cultivation techniques from infinite planes. Wan Lei even found the Thunder Emperor Art that he himself practiced.
The Thunder Emperor Art had indeed provided him with rapid cultivation speed and an above-average reserve of thunder energy during his youth. After breaking through to the Immortal Realm, it became less useful, and he had to forge his own path.
As a result, after nearly a year and a half, he still hadn't broken through to the Tai Heng Realm.
"Let's go, we'll look at the best ones first."
Wan Qianxin waved his hand and led everyone to the innermost area.
The innermost section was almost entirely filled with Supreme Dao Arts.
On the wall at the very depths was a massive screen displaying the ten strongest Dao Arts in the Immortal Realm.
From bottom to top, they were:
Tenth: The Dao of Battle Intent (Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong)
Ninth: Heavenly Venerate Dao Art (Heavenly Venerate Li Daoyuan)
Eighth: Supreme Sword Dao (Starry Sky Sword Sage Yao, Void Sword Sage Wan Jianyi)
Seventh: The Dao of Darkness (Ghost Emperor Wang Xiaohang)
Sixth: The Dao of Light (Wood Immortal Venerate She Yu)
Fifth: The Dao of Destruction (Water Immortal Venerate Han Xiaofeng)
Fourth: The Dao of Creation (Fire Immortal Venerate Han Xiaoyu)
Third: The Dao of Beginning and End (Earth Immortal Venerate Wan Yi)
Second: The Dao of Rules (Gold Immortal Venerate Xia Dayu)
Each Dao Art was followed by the names of its founders, individuals who stood at the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm.
As everyone marveled at the great miracles of the Immortal Venerates and Sages, Wan Lei suddenly became agitated.
With a flushed face and filled with grief and indignation, Wan Lei pointed at the screen before him.
"Damn it, I have all six Dao Arts from second to seventh! So their Dao Arts have been displayed here in the Merit Hall all along, with their names written on them. If I had come to the Merit Hall earlier, I would have known that the Immortal Venerates were the ones who left the secret realm in the Leifeng Realm back then. I wouldn't have needed to raid the prison!"
At this moment, Wan Lei was filled with regret, wishing he could roll on the ground in despair.
Everyone pondered for a while and, recalling what Wan Lei had told them, finally understood why he was so distraught.
Wan Qianxin sighed and patted Wan Lei on the shoulder.
"Brother, try to be optimistic. Knowing the nature of the Immortal Venerates, even if you had come here, they might have just turned off the screens. If an Immortal Venerate doesn't want you to find them, you won't be able to find them no matter how hard you try."
"No use talking further, I just want to kill that old thief, the Immortal Venerate!"
Without looking back, Wan Lei could feel the killing intent from the four people behind him.
"Uh… let's look at the first divine ability instead, hehe, hahahaha…"
Wan Lei quickly changed the subject, saving his life.
Everyone looked up towards the very top, at the Dao Art ranked first, which also consisted of four characters.
[Great Universe Dust]
These four characters seemed to possess infinite magic, as if containing supreme ultimate laws, deeply captivating everyone's gaze.
Strangely, there was no founder's name written after these four characters.
"I bet this Dao Art was created by the Gold Immortal Venerate, right?" Wan Lei said seriously, stroking his chin.
"Huh? How did you know?"
"Only someone with his personality would name a Dao Art after himself."
Wan Lei's forehead was covered in black lines. This Xia Dayu was truly flamboyant.
Wan Qianxin chuckled and said seriously, "Then Brother Wan, do you know what this Dao Art is for?"
"What is it for?"
"To refine the universe and turn it into dust. Simply put, it can alter all rules of any substance, or even a universe."
"Alter the rules of the universe?"
A flash of inspiration struck Wan Lei, and he stared in disbelief, "Back then, they altered the rules of the Leifeng Realm and transformed thunder energy into spiritual energy. Was it with this Dao Art?"
"That's right. This name also has an origin. When the Gold Immortal Venerate first began cultivating, he encountered a master who taught him a Dao Art called the Yin-Yang Ghost Method. The first sentence of that Dao Art was, 'From the grandest universe to the smallest speck of dust, all are imperfect.' That Dao Art also gave the Gold Immortal Venerate a female avatar named Dust. Later, the Five Great Immortal Venerates, along with the Void Sword Sage, the Illusion Sage, and others, learned the Ten Thousand Star Dust Array at the Yan Tower Academy. This array could refine a planet down to a single speck of dust. In essence, this is the Dao of Rules. In the Ghost Realm's Nether Underworld Ancient Sect, the Gold Immortal Venerate realized the Dao of Rules, the Supreme Dao Art, and on the basis of the Dao of Rules and the Ten Thousand Star Dust Array, he comprehended the supreme rule-based Dao Art, Great Universe Dust. After the Gold Immortal Venerate's main body was killed by the Main God, the Gold Immortal Venerate's avatar, along with the other four and the Ghost Emperor, jointly unleashed Great Universe Dust, forcibly refining a universe into his new physical body. Later, they used this same technique to modify the Leifeng Realm. After achieving the status of Immortal Venerate and fighting against the Three Primordial Gods, the Five Great Immortal Venerates further used this Dao Art to alter the rules of the entire positive plane, thus achieving supreme energy quality and defeating the Devouring Primordial Gods. People thought the Five Great Immortal Venerates' strongest combined technique was the creation of an initial universe, but that's not the case. This move, Great Universe Dust, is the strongest. Why do the Seven Demon Venerates of the negative plane, despite possessing complete supreme authority, dare not enter the positive plane? It's because the Five Great Immortal Venerates possess this move. They fear that the Five Great Immortal Venerates might unite to alter their own rules and quality, or even directly alter the rules of the negative plane. This is the fundamental reason why our positive plane can restrain the negative plane. This is… Great Universe Dust."