Inside his Immortal Cave, Fang Hao calmed his mind to regulate his breathing, thoroughly digesting the insights gained from defending his spot in the dragon ranking.

The integration of the Dao of Formation made his combat style increasingly versatile, and his strength advanced further.

"However, the Bottleneck from the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage to the Late Stage remains sturdy."

Fang Hao introspected into his Dantian; that invisible barrier required more powerful force to break through.

The Breakthrough Pill gifted by the Sect Master was certainly precious, but he wanted to break through using his own strength, saving the Medicinal Pill for when he attempted to form his Golden Core.

At this moment, he recalled another major reward from the Sect Master, Yun Qingyang—special permission to enter the top floor of the Scripture Pavilion and choose one Cultivation Technique!

The top floor of the Scripture Pavilion housed the most core and powerful Legacy of the Azure Cloud Sect, which ordinary Disciples could hardly step into in their entire lives.

This Opportunity was once in a millennium.

"My current Cultivation Technique: in the Qi Refinement Stage, I primarily cultivated the Myriad Manifestations Heaven Swallowing Art to lay the Foundation for my Seven Spiritual Roots. After reaching Foundation Establishment, I switched to the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Scripture as my main Cultivation Technique, supplemented by the Ethereal Art to enhance my spatial comprehension. I also have offensive Spells like the Starfall Sword Art and Dividing Light Sword Shadow. My system has begun to take shape."

"But... it seems to be missing something." Fang Hao pondered.

The Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Scripture was all-encompassing and inclusive, an excellent Foundation Cultivation Technique. However, precisely because of its "breadth," it perhaps needed a more specialized Cultivation Technique to complement it in terms of "refinement" and "depth."

Especially regarding the excavation of the ultimate potential of the Seven Spiritual Roots, and the deduction of higher Realms.

"The top-floor Cultivation Techniques might have the answer."

Thinking of this, Fang Hao hesitated no longer. He rose, left his Immortal Cave, and headed straight for the Scripture Pavilion located deep within Qingyun Peak.

The Scripture Pavilion was nine stories high, ancient and solemn, with the luster of Formations faintly flowing.

Disciples holding ordinary tokens could only move between the first and third floors; the fourth to sixth floors required contribution points or special permissions. As for anything above the seventh floor, those who had not made significant contributions to the Sect or received special permission from the Sect Master were not allowed inside.

Fang Hao displayed his Core Disciple token and the Sect Master’s decree. After the guarding Elder verified them, he looked surprised, then waved his hand to open the Restriction light gate leading to the top floor.

"The top-floor Cultivation Techniques cannot be copied or passed on. You have a time limit of three hours to choose. Conduct yourself well." The Elder sternly admonished.

"This Disciple understands." Fang Hao bowed and stepped into the light gate.

The scene before his eyes changed; it was no longer filled with rows of bookshelves like the floors below, but was a quiet hall of starry skies.

Countless light orbs floated in the air, each containing a Jade Slip or an ancient book, emitting an ancient and powerful aura.

The place was filled with dense Spiritual Qi and flowing Dao rhymes, making one feel refreshed and relaxed.

Fang Hao held his breath and focused his mind, activating his Clear Spring Spirit Eyes to carefully perceive the fluctuations emitted by these light orbs.

"Nine Revolutions Profound Art," a supreme Body Refining method. Cultivating it to Major Achievement could allow one’s Physical Body to become sanctified, but progress was slow and required great perseverance.

"Taiqing Sword Canon," a supreme secret manual for Sword Cultivators, pointing directly to the Origin of the Sword Dao, but it had extremely high requirements for the Sword Heart.

"Five Elements Reincarnation Art," specializing in the cycle of the Five Elements, endless and ceaseless, with infinite power, but its effect was greatly reduced for those without Five Elements Spiritual Roots.

"Purple Heavens Divine Lightning Method," controlling the divine lightning of heaven and earth, unparalleled in offense, extremely Yang and rigid, requiring the best Lightning Spiritual Root talent.

Every one of them was a unique skill sufficient to serve as a treasure of the Sect. Fang Hao was extremely tempted, but he felt none were perfectly suited to him.

Time passed bit by bit as he strolled through the starry hall, searching patiently.

Suddenly, a nondescript, milky-white light orb with a slightly dim glow in the depths caught his attention.

Other light orbs were either scorching, sharp, or heavy; only this one had a chaotic and ancient aura, as if it contained the secret of the beginning of heaven and earth.

Fang Hao walked closer and probed with his Divine Sense—"Chaos Evolution Dao Art"!

"Chaos Evolution Dao..." Fang Hao was shaken; the name itself exuded a supreme Dao rhyme.

He carefully read the introduction beside it:

"Chaos gives birth to all things; evolving the Dao transforms the universe. This technique is not limited by the quality of Spiritual Roots; it is to trace back to the Origin, using oneself as Chaos to evolve all methods and harmonize with all Daos. Cultivation is extremely difficult, requiring great Comprehension Ability and great Opportunity, but once one enters the gate, the future is limitless, especially suitable for those with multiple Spiritual Roots."

"Using oneself as Chaos to evolve all methods and harmonize with all Daos... especially suitable for those with multiple Spiritual Roots!"

A startling brilliance erupted in Fang Hao’s eyes! This was simply a Cultivation Technique tailored for his Seven Spiritual Roots!

The Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Scripture was like a vast ocean receiving a hundred rivers, inclusive and encompassing; while the Chaos Evolution Dao Art was tracing back to the Origin, evolving all methods from the root of Chaos! 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

If the two could be combined, one as function and one as substance, complementing each other, perhaps it could truly solve the problem of the difficult cultivation of Seven Spiritual Roots and open up an unprecedented path!

"This is it!" Fang Hao did not hesitate and reached out to touch the milky-white light orb.

The light orb turned into a stream of light, sinking into the center of his eyebrows, and a massive flow of information instantly surged into his Sea of Consciousness.

As the three hours were about to end, Fang Hao exited the top floor of the Scripture Pavilion. After registering the chosen Cultivation Technique with the guarding Elder, he returned to his Immortal Cave impatiently.

After closing the cave gate tightly and activating all protective Formations, Fang Hao sat cross-legged, his mind sinking into his Sea of Consciousness to begin comprehending the Chaos Evolution Dao Art.

The Cultivation Technique was exceptionally profound. The opening Chapter was "The Dao gives birth to One; One gives birth to Two; Two gives birth to Three; Three gives birth to all things. Reversing this, all things return to Three; Three returns to Two; Two returns to One; One returns to the Dao; the Dao returns to Chaos..."—the supreme philosophy.

To Cultivate this technique, one must gradually temper, purify, and trace the Origin of one’s own Spiritual Qi. From the myriad attribute Spiritual Qi, one must reverse-refine it back to the near-original Chaos Qi, and then use this Chaos Qi as a Foundation to evolve the various attribute powers needed.

"No wonder it’s extremely difficult to Cultivate... this is equivalent to reshaping one’s Foundation!" Fang Hao took a deep breath, but his eyes were full of excitement.

Difficulty meant power!

He did not immediately begin cultivating, but instead used the time-dilation function of the qiankun ring to repeatedly deduce it in his Sea of Consciousness, ensuring everything was foolproof.

His mind entered the inner space of the qiankun ring; time flowed slowly here, giving him ample time to think.

He verified the Chaos Evolution Dao Art one by one with the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Scripture and Ethereal Art he had already cultivated, looking for the best entry point for Fusion.

"The Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Scripture can serve as the exterior, commanding all methods and coping with all changes; the Chaos Evolution Dao Art serves as the interior, solidifying the Foundation and evolving the Origin; the Ethereal Art can enhance perception of space and even higher-dimensional Laws, assisting in the evolution of Chaos..."

The deduction lasted for who knows how long (perhaps only a few days had passed in the outside world), and Fang Hao finally conceived a feasible cultivation path.

He exited the qiankun ring space, adjusted his state, and officially began to attempt to Cultivate the Chaos Evolution Dao Art.

He first circulated the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Scripture, harmonizing the seven types of Spiritual Qi to achieve a delicate state of balance.

Then, following the method of the Chaos Evolution Dao Art, he guided this balanced seven-type Spiritual Qi to converge towards the center of his Dantian, compressing and condensing it, attempting to strip away its attribute characteristics and return to the Origin.

The process was extremely painful! It was like forcibly twisting seven different colored threads into a single chaotic-colored raw thread. The Spiritual Qi clashed and vibrated violently within his Dantian, as if it wanted to tear his Meridians apart.

Cold sweat trickled down Fang Hao’s forehead, and his body trembled slightly, but he held his mind firm, using his powerful willpower to control the flow of Spiritual Qi.

Once, twice... countless failures. If the Spiritual Qi was slightly unbalanced, it would run wild, and all previous efforts would be wasted.

But Fang Hao was not discouraged. After every failure, he would enter the qiankun ring space to reflect, summarize, and adjust the details.

After countless attempts, finally, in the center of his Dantian, a wisp of extremely faint, chaotic, and hazy Qi, which seemed to contain infinite possibilities, was born!

Although it was as thin as a hair, its quality was extremely high, far exceeding any of the previous types of Spiritual Qi!

Moreover, Fang Hao could feel that through this wisp of Chaos Qi, he could more easily and purely evolve any type of Spiritual Qi, and the conversion efficiency greatly increased!

"Success!" A huge joy surged in Fang Hao’s heart.

This first step, which was also the most difficult step, had finally been taken!

He knew that this was just the first step of a long journey.

To convert all his Spiritual Qi into Chaos Qi and skillfully evolve all methods would require a long time and a massive amount of resources.

But with this beginning, the future was already clear!

Fang Hao decided that for the next period of time, he would focus his main energy on the cultivation of the Chaos Evolution Dao Art, gradually converting his Spiritual Qi and solidifying his Chaos Foundation.

At the same time, he would continue to study Formations and integrate the newly understood wonders of Chaos evolution into his Formations and various Spells.