However.
Since the "sect traitor" Auntie, a pearl and gem, had already set a precedent, and even the "shaless" Old Master Zao, a common brick by comparison, followed suit, both coincidentally held Wang Zhan in remarkably high esteem. So, even though Wang Zhan found it rather embarrassing, he had no choice but to suppress his emotions and steel his resolve.
Work, work, work!
A hustler's heart, a hustler's soul! As long as I don't die, I'll hustle my way to the top!
Work, work, work!
Not just work, but work wonders! Work till the end of ages, till the seas dry and stones decay!
Thus, in this difficult mont of struggle and indecision, Wang Zhan finally made one of the most significant decisions of his life.
Hustler, ti to clear it out! Book Collection Pavilion, I'm coming…
"Hey, Wang Zhan, what are you doing?"
In reality, plans can never keep up with changes.
Therefore, Xu Yuyu, who had been leisurely admiring the fragrance of ancient scrolls and ink, couldn't help but call out to Wang Zhan. This boy was peculiar; he seed dazed and was acting furtively, wandering around aimlessly.
"Ah… Ah, nothing, nothing! You go on with what you were doing!"
Wang Zhan hastily looked around, wondering if there was a hole he could crawl into.
This is so embarrassing! He had only realized after stepping inside that the Book Collection Pavilion was actually a world of its own within the Small World, even larger than the Chu State Martial Arts Academy.
Books were piled up like a veritable sea, making it impossible to get his bearings, let alone find his specific destination.
So, Wang Zhan had honorably gotten lost.
This was the first ti he had ever been lost, and also the first ti he couldn't find his way, especially in front of a woman—a beautiful woman, at that.
Sothing feels a bit off about this…
"Oh, I'm not busy! Are you looking for a specific book? I can help you," Xu Yuyu said with a cheerful laugh, not pointing out Wang Zhan's obvious embarrassnt.
Wang Zhan's face flushed red but quickly returned to normal. It's fine. As long as I'm not the one who's embarrassed, the girl in front of
will be.
He nonchalantly replied, "Yes, I'm looking for a book. But there are too many here, and I can't seem to find it right away. Are you familiar with this place?"
Yes, just for a short while. It was nothing more than the ti it took for Chen Tuan to take a nap; nothing to be ashad of.
Xu Yuyu harbored no ill intentions.
"Hehe, don't underestimate these secret manuals just because they don't look impressive. This Book Collection Pavilion is a universe unto itself. Its most crucial function is to enrich the foundation of the Sect's disciples, so it's also considered an opportunity. To prevent cheating, a small formation that disrupts ntal energy was placed here long ago. It doesn't affect ordinary people, so of course, I'm familiar with it! Your ntal energy must be strong; otherwise, you wouldn't have gotten lost."
Wang Zhan had a sudden realization.
Damn it! Isn't there a single good person in this whole sect? Pity his pure heart; he only planned to copy a few books. Why must the unfortunate make things so difficult for other unfortunate souls…
"Nonsense, how could I get lost! My ntal energy is very weak, and coupled with my usual malnutrition and insufficient vital energy, I often feel dizzy. That's why I couldn't get my bearings for a mont…" Wang Zhan said weakly, refuting Xu Yuyu a little, which made her giggle, her chest rising and falling with her laughter.
A truly great and ominous sign!
With Xu Yuyu's assistance, Wang Zhan finally found the secret manual the Auntie had instructed him to get: "General Outline of the Basics of Spiritual Power Cultivation - Transforming the Void into the Real".
This was an ancient book specifically explaining the operational thods of ntal energy. Its text was abstruse, and its content superficial. Generally, no one would willingly read such a book.
No, it wasn't so much a book as a brick, because Wang Zhan couldn't open it at all. He could only envelop it with his ntal energy.
Naturally, he then sensed the cultivation thods and ntal energy forging techniques contained within.
From this mont on, he suddenly realized his world seed to have changed.
This Book Collection Pavilion beca exceptionally clear before him—even its most hidden corners, books discarded in odd places, imprints left by generations of Sect disciples…
"Wang Zhan, Wang Zhan, Wang Zhan…"
Xu Yuyu kept calling him, noticing that Wang Zhan seed completely frozen, utterly silent.
Wang Zhan's ntal energy was disturbed. He gradually ca back to his senses and apologized to Xu Yuyu.
"It's nothing, just that the content is a bit obscure and difficult to understand. It seems I couldn't adapt for a mont…"
In fact, just monts ago, he had been in a muddled state of half-understanding. His ntal energy had been spreading outwards like a fishing net but lacking an anchor point, preventing him from returning to his senses.
If Xu Yuyu hadn't been calling out to him from where she stood, Wang Zhan might have truly beco lost in the Book Collection Pavilion. He could have degenerated into scattered clusters of thoughtless ntal energy, eventually dissipating with the wind.
Xu Yuyu breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, with a hint of gentle reproach, "Many of the books here are unorthodox, while others are orthodox. So are beneficial, so are harmful; not every one is an opportunity. You must be more careful next ti!"
Wang Zhan nodded and thanked Xu Yuyu.
Then, a glint of light quietly flashed through his eyes. He now understood the greatest opportunity his trip to this Small World had brought him.
Even if he obtained nothing else, with this wondrous application of ntal energy from "Transforming Illusion into Reality" alone, Wang Zhan had definitely co out ahead.
This was actually a cultivation thod that could allow illusory ntal energy to manifest in the real world through intent!
One should know, individuals in the Federation with formidable ntal energy were countless. Among them, people like Lin Xiaoyin had taken the lead on the path of ntal energy, forging ahead unstoppably.
If they were to obtain this secret manual, their strength would undoubtedly soar to a level comnsurate with their ntal energy. One could imagine just how precious it was.
Just a mont before, when Wang Zhan hadn't yet returned to his senses, he had felt an incredibly clear stirring within his body, as if he could open the book before him!
It's simply a miracle.
Although I only partially understand it for now, Auntie, I still have to thank you…
Wang Zhan looked up at the sky with a complicated expression, suddenly feeling that the book in his hands was too hot to handle. He could only console himself, It's fine. Since I've taken it, it's taken. Besides, Qin Ying is already my woman. Sooner or later, I'll be the Qín Family's son-in-law. Why would I be afraid of them digging up old scores…
After he cald down a little, Xu Yuyu, who had been looking concerned the whole ti, finally left Wang Zhan.
She too had to go find her own opportunities.
As for Wang Zhan, after grasping the technique of "Transforming Illusion into Reality"—even if not to the point of complete mastery—he now possessed a true thod to mobilize the vast ntal energy within his body.
First, he utilized a sliver of ntal energy, repeatedly trying to use it to turn pages and record their contents.
Then, after a full half-hour of failures, he finally gained a preliminary grasp of the "Transforming Illusion into Reality" technique and turned the first page of a book.
Only then did an irrepressible smile spread across Wang Zhan's face, his expression shifting from joy to excitent.
Very good. From now on, it's all up to you…
BOOM.
The invisible ntal energy dampening array was utterly shattered by Wang Zhan's vast, ocean-like ntal energy, eting no resistance.
They transford one after another into countless quasi-corporeal fingers, which landed on the pages of the books, waiting quietly like a perfectly disciplined army.
First one hundred books, then two hundred, then three hundred. At first, it was clumsy, then hesitant, and finally, it flowed as smoothly as water.
At this mont, the RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE of turning pages echoed through every corner of the Book Collection Pavilion.
Fortunately, the Sect disciples who were nearly frightened by the spectacle, except for Xu Yuyu, were all sent out in ti, preventing any accidents.
But imperceptibly, this Book Collection Pavilion, belonging to another Sect, seed to have beco Wang Zhan's territory from this mont onward.
So incredible…
Xu Yuyu witnessed everything happening to Wang Zhan, filled with envy.
Those crystalline, jade-green finger-like projections, constantly flying out from Wang Zhan's head and then retracting, were they not in essence tiny figures? It was just that these figures didn't carry human wisdom on their backs, but rather densely packed characters that had been organized and inscribed.
As Xu Yuyu thought of this, an idea suddenly struck her.
Such an amazing book, can I learn it? But… would that be snatching Wang Zhan's opportunity? If I could learn it, that would be wonderful! Then Daddy wouldn't have to punish
by making
copy texts, morize books, and rember dicine nas every day. If I could just send out one tiny little figure, I could sleep soundly…
It was so tempting.
If Wang Zhan knew what Xu Yuyu was thinking, who knows what his reaction would be.
However, their objectives probably didn't differ much; both involved morizing texts, after all.
One was ancient books; the other, dicinal formulas.
Largely similar, different paths to the sa destination; such is fate, such is life.
"Very powerful ntal energy," the Old Master Zao, who had been observing from the shadows all along, said softly.
Elder He smiled. "Indeed, it's powerful. An ordinary Martial Master, upon reaching his current stage of advancent, would possess less than a tenth of his ntal energy. But since he cultivates the 'General Outline of the Supre Pure Thunder,' it's not considered exceptionally outstanding."
The Old Man chuckled despite himself. "You cunning little minx! Profiting yet feigning innocence! Do you think the 'General Outline of the Supre Pure Thunder' is a panacea? Go take a look! How many in your clan have cultivated it? Though their ntal energy grows rapidly, they neglect other aspects, and their physical bodies beco progressively weaker. In the end, they're just more living dead."
Elder He fell silent.
This was the drawback of the "General Outline of the Supre Pure Thunder."
Excessively strong ntal energy also requires the nourishnt of a powerful physical body. If one's vital energy is insufficient, it will eventually beco a hindrance, leaving one unable to advance or retreat, rely wasting away one's years.
The Old Man naturally knew this as well and continued, "Actually, haven't you noticed? This boy's physical body is also starting to decline! He's challenging his limits but has forgotten that limits also require a physical body as a foundation. As his realm soars, the day the gap between his ntal energy and vital energy widens significantly will be the day he dies."
Elder He smiled, sowhat resigned. "Let him live to see that day first. If it truly cos to that, perhaps life and death won't matter so much anymore."
The Old Man nodded, then shook his head, sighing with deep emotion. "Your Ancestor was indeed a remarkable figure. But when it ca to harming his own descendants, he was a first-class expert at that too."
What could the beautiful woman say? She could only remain silent.
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