The fact that the token had to be returned was unexpected by everyone. Everyone used to be surrounded by cultivation resources on the third floor, so there was no question of returning it. Xu Yuehuai didn't think anything of it. She held the black token in her hand and examined it carefully. It seemed that it would be impossible to improve her cultivation in the near future. The little thing in her body was constantly absorbing her spiritual power, preventing her from gathering enough spiritual power to temper her body.
After Ji Yaocen left, Xu Yuehuai planned to go to the library. After wandering around for a while, she realized that Ji Yaocen hadn't told them where the library was, and she couldn't find it herself. Helpless, she stopped an old man sweeping the floor and asked, "Excuse me, sir, could you tell me which way to the library?"
The old man sweeping the floor was dressed in simple clothes. He looked her up and down without any malice in his eyes. Seeing that she was not wearing sect robes, he guessed that she was a disciple from the third floor. "Are you planning to go to the library to cultivate?"
The old man did not answer Xu Yuehuai's question, but instead began to ask questions in return.
Xu Yuehuai was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said, "Not really, I just want to learn more about this world."
Upon hearing this, the old man nodded slightly and carefully examined the aura emanating from her. He noticed something strange and curiously moved closer to Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai, puzzled, took a step back, her face expressionless, her eyes fixed straight into the old man's eyes.
The old man seemed to realize what foolish thing he had just done. He coughed lightly and said, "I noticed something strange about you, and you had a smell I couldn't quite describe, so I approached you. Child, I'm not a bad person!"
The old man's behavior just now was rather lewd and offensive. He quickly tried to clarify and explain himself, but Xu Yuehuai didn't take it to heart and nodded slightly.
After this little incident, the old man lost interest in continuing the conversation with her. He pointed in a direction and said, "Keep walking straight down this road. When you see the most unique building, that is the library."
After thanking her, Xu Yuehuai turned and left. After she left, she raised her sleeve and smelled her body, but she couldn't smell anything. She then cast a cleansing spell on herself again before continuing to walk forward with peace of mind.
Of course, the old man was sweeping the floor behind him and had no idea what was happening.
Xu Yuehuai hadn't walked for two minutes when she saw a different building. A house stood in the air, surrounded by vines that entwined it tightly. From the outside, the library didn't look big. Xu Yuehuai saw that there were guards below, so she went over and gave the guard her token.
The other party only glanced at it, returned the item to Xu Yuehuai, and let her in.
A path leads from below to the sky pavilion. Xu Yuehuai went in and found that it was a hidden world inside. The house didn’t look very big from the outside, but when he looked inside, he found that it was not like that at all!
This library is the culmination of Qingtao Valley's efforts over the years and is one of its most important places. It is heavily guarded and has strict rules. Not everyone can enter. Those who can enter must have a token, and only inner disciples have one. Others can only apply to the elders if they want to come.
The Elder specially applied for this for Xu Yuehuai and his group.
Xu Yuehuai glanced inside and saw a large collection of books, all neatly arranged. Many of the books showed signs of age, but upon closer inspection, it was clear that they had been well-preserved.
Xu Yuehuai put down the book she was looking at and found a history book. She wanted to learn about this place first, because as the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle."
She took a book on the history of the Middle Kingdom from the bookshelf.
She casually picked up a small stool on the ground and began to read, becoming completely engrossed. There were many people around her looking at her with curiosity, scrutiny, and disdain.
The curious gazes naturally came from the disciples who frequently visited this place. They had never seen Xu Yuehuai before, and several of them spent all their time in the library.
The scrutinizing gaze came from the Fifth Elder, who guarded the library. He had long, white hair and a white beard, tied at the end with a small rope, showing extra care in his grooming.
The remaining disdainful ones were the outer disciples who knew Xu Yuehuai's identity, but only a portion of them. They had gone through great hardships to obtain the tokens to come here and take a look, so why should someone like Xu Yuehuai be able to enter without doing anything?
Xu Yuehuai was unaware of their robber mentality and focused intently on the book in her hands.
But the more she read, the more alarmed she became. The book described the second level as nothing more than a tool to separate the lower and upper realms. For some reason, humans were born here and began to multiply, leading to the current situation of the seven major sects.
Xu Yuehuai's expression changed slightly upon seeing this. She wanted to read more, so she read faster and faster. Before long, she finished a book. After finishing all the history books, she breathed a sigh of relief. Her mind was still processing the information she had just received. The only thing that disappointed her was that this place did not mention anything about how to get out.
On the third floor, at least in that unknown town, she saw a few books about outsiders, but here there was no information about them at all.
Xu Yuehuai slumped to the ground in disappointment, but after a while she adjusted her mood and walked in another direction. Those were books about cultivation. In the book she had just read, it was written that most of the cultivation here was focused on combat techniques. Unlike the lower levels, if you mastered combat techniques, you could achieve very strong effects.
The lower levels don't have these things; there's only one or two simple books about combat techniques.
Xu Yuehuai became more and more interested as she looked at the photos. As her spiritual power increased, she was able to remember everything she saw at a glance.
So she flipped through the book extremely quickly, mentally rehearsing the actions as she read.
When the Fifth Elder, who was guarding the library, saw her like this, he thought she was just flipping through the pages for fun. It wasn't until Xu Yuehuai had flipped through almost a whole page that the Fifth Elder could no longer bear it. He walked up to her, his eyes filled with anger, and said, "I've been guarding this place for so many years, and I've never seen a disciple like you reading! If you don't want to read, then leave. Don't waste resources and space here!"
These words startled Xu Yuehuai. She was just reading a book, why was she being scolded? But then, the Fifth Elder's words made her realize what was going on, "Don't try to argue. I've been watching you for a while! With the speed at which you flipped through the book, did you even read the words? You finished a book in less than fifteen minutes, did you even understand what it meant?"
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