Chapter 615: Myriad Arts, Profound Dao

Hum~

As Li Yuan shifted his thought, the dim starry sky transformed once more.

Whoosh~

Starlight flowed and converged, then quickly split into two, centered on the Dingxin Dingxin Shitai where Li Yuan sat cross-legged, left and right, clearly distinct.

"Wan Yu Shan Xuan Zong... indeed, the boundary barrier remains; what I can currently access is only Tian Shi Yuan..."

Li Yuan looked toward the starry sky on the left.

This starry sky was very peculiar; the stars within were not arranged disorderly, but from top to bottom, forming a structure like a pyramid.

Only five at the very top, corresponding to the five great cave-heaven holy lands: Boatman Sea, Wuxian Gate, Mo Lin Academy, Shan Xuan Chan Academy, and Poison Dragon Academy.

【Poison Dragon Academy】

【Reveres 'Poison Dragon' as the High God, established in the 69th Origin Era... Five Poison Dragon Lineages: Gold, Green, Yellow, Crimson, White... One generation per thousand years, each generation has five Dao Lords and five Dao Sons corresponding to the five lineages, forty-five True Transmissions, nine per lineage...】

【... Over a hundred Dao Arts and Gu Gu Shentong, myriad wonders within the academy, governing over a thousand life stars, overseeing more than seventy alien races...】

【Entry Requirements: Talent Third Tier, Divine Endowment Mid-Low, 1.2 million Yuan Coins】

Li Yuan raised his eyes and gazed.

Every star had corresponding information flowing, a rough introduction to the corresponding sect, and the requirements to join it.

Among them, the requirements for the five great cave-heavens were much the same; not only were there requirements for talent and divine endowment, but Yuan Coins were also needed.

Below the five great sects, the requirements for the next-tier sects decreased in turn, but even the lowest required First Tier, meaning 'one in ten thousand', and the lower the talent, the more Yuan Coins were needed.

"So, one can directly join various sects here?"

Li Yuan's expression was strange; the sense of familiarity from his past life grew stronger; compared to Da Yun's apprenticeship, this was more like... submitting a resume to a company?

And one still has to pay...

"This isn't very useful; if one truly has talent, there's no need to become an apprentice from here..."

As Li Yuan felt this place wasn't very useful and was slightly disappointed, he was suddenly drawn to a few dim stars.

Although these stars were also in the starry sky on the left, they were clearly not within that 'pyramid'-shaped star map, vaguely giving a feeling of standing independently outside.

【... Shan Xuan Tai...】

【???】

【Entry Requirements: Talent?... Ritual?... 】

【... Yuan... Tian?... 】

【???】

【Entry Requirements: Divine Endowment... Ritual?... 】

【... Shi...?】

【???】

【Entry Requirements: Talent?... Divine Endowment?... Ritual?... 】

"What is this?"

Li Yuan's spirit surged: "Hidden sects?"

Hidden sects independent of the sects within Tian Shi Yuan?

"Vague, yet made visible... and the requirements are high; not only talent and divine endowment are required, but rituals are also involved..."

Li Yuan's interest grew greatly, but after scanning back and forth for a long time without seeing more information, he could only temporarily keep it in mind.

Moments later, he looked at the starry sky on the right; with just one glance, his heart skipped a beat.

Compared to the left, the impact of the starry sky on the right was clearly much stronger.

【Five Dragons Chaotic Wu Gong (1): One viewing for one million Yuan Coins, no further access granted】

【Boat of the Other Shore (1): One viewing for one million Yuan Coins, no further access granted】

【Yin Yang Reversed Chaos (1): One viewing for one million Yuan Coins...】...

Dao Arts, Gong Fa, and even Gu Gu Shentong!

Li Yuan's eyes brightened.

This starry sky on the right was clearly densely packed with Dao Arts, magical arts; almost all sects on the left offered some, but mostly introductory parts, rarely complete versions.

Instead, True Form Diagrams were numerous, and most were complete, but the price was higher, often reaching hundreds of thousands of Yuan Coins.

"Pity that full versions are rare, and they are too expensive."

Li Yuan felt a bit regretful; Tian Shi Yuan was still not open enough; truly good things would not be open to everyone.

But even so, the degree of openness far exceeded that of the Da Yun Dynasty.

He had not forgotten the hardship of learning Bai Yuan's Cloak Hammer back then; a single Cheng Wu Gong had to be split into striking methods, training methods, breathing methods...

【Limited by the grade of the Universal Knowledge Sphere, only displaying partial Dao Arts, Gong Fa, and True Form Diagrams...】

"Upgrading the grade of the Universal Knowledge Sphere probably won't buy any powerful Dao Arts, let alone Gu Gu Shentong; even if bought, to learn the follow-up one can only join the corresponding sect..."

After a long time, Li Yuan withdrew his gaze; his heart was somewhat restless, but the prices of these Dao Arts were truly too high, dispelling his delusions.

!

"The functions of the Tai Xu Divine Realm are too comprehensive; no wonder some consider it the most powerful creation of the Post-Origin Era..."

Li Yuan felt quite emotional.

Leaving aside other functions not yet accessed due to insufficient permissions, these five already unlocked functions are already extremely comprehensive and powerful.

Compared to it, everything in the Great Fortune Dynasty seemed far too primitive.

"No wonder Little Mother Dragon, Red Practice, and others from Tian Shi Yuan look down on the 'natives' — this really isn't the same world."

"The Grand Void Mirror is truly a fine treasure!"

"It's just that the openness isn't enough. If Tian Shi Yuan, or the holy lands and sects of the various realms, were open enough, this era would probably far surpass even the era of the Origin Divine Dynasty, wouldn't it?"

Old Man Li's thoughts drifted a little; he could genuinely feel the tremendous potential contained within this Grand Void Divine Realm.

"In theory, how far could this Grand Void Divine Realm go?"

"Open up all Daoist arts and divine patterns, pool the collective wisdom, push out the old and bring forth the new — all kinds of divine abilities, divine patterns combined and rotated in countless ways, drawing on the wisdom of the masses, all kinds of Gong Fa, true-form diagrams,"

"the mutual exchange of materials between the various realms, the sale and circulation of high-grade Dharma Treasures, Spirit Treasures, and Divine Treasures…"

"And then, there's the gathering of incense and faith… the Common Sense Orb only circulating among cultivators above Entry-Dao is far from enough — if everyone could have one…"

At the mere thought of it, Li Yuan's breathing grew heavy, and a sudden impulse to go to Tian Shi Yuan surged up in his heart.

And stronger than ever before!

"Tian Shi Yuan!"

In his room, Li Yuan slowly opened his eyes. Another three sleepless days, yet his spirit was extremely exhilarated.

He thought briefly, consolidated the intelligence he had gathered over the past few days, then Yu Yu Xuanji pushed open the door and went straight to find Pang Pang Wenlong.

……

……

Whoo-whoo~

A faint breeze in You Jing stirred his clothes.

Wan Wan Zhuliu strode forward in great steps, the ink-black dragon behind him growling low as it clutched one after another grotesque Strange Beast.

"How much more is needed?"

Wan Wan Zhuliu halted, his expression indifferent,

The burning torches of incense and faith lit up the wasteland, faint silver light outlining Yun Yun Yeshan's flickering figure. Before and behind him, dozens upon hundreds of Strange Beasts lay dead across the ground.

"Still a little short."

Yun Yun Yeshan's eyes gleamed darkly: "Strange Beasts have flesh and blood but no vitality; using them for the Grand Ritual is far too ineffective. If we add those mixed-blood Cloud Demons…"

"If it's not enough, then kill more!"

Wan Wan Zhuliu cut him off coldly, the divine blade at his waist sliding half an inch from its sheath, its cold light chilling: "If you dare lay a finger on the imperial household, I will kill you!"

"Hehe~"

Yun Yun Yeshan lowered his eyes:

"When do you plan to make your move? Your time is running out…"

(End of this chapter)