radicalducati Chapter 150 Vertical Eye Explores the Book Pavilion
Chapter 150 Vertical Eye Explores the Book Pavilion
Chapter 150 Vertical Eye Explores the Book Pavilion
The sense of being spied on in his spiritual perception vanished instantly. Xiao Bai's expression remained unchanged, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. These two were the most powerful cultivators he had ever seen, peak Dou Zong level figures. Therefore, he had maintained a cautious attitude ever since entering this valley.
After a ten-minute silence in the valley, two figures in grey robes, seated cross-legged, trembled slightly. Two aged faces emerged from beneath their robes, their gazes, as calm and unwavering as those of old monks, sweeping over everyone in turn. After a brief pause on Xiao Bai, a hoarse voice quietly broke the silence: "This year's... is more interesting than the last!"
Hearing one of the gray-robed figures speak, Hu Qian felt a slight sense of relief and smiled, "In that case, please trouble the two elders to unlock the spatial lock!"
"Brother Xiao Bai, Xian'er, watch out for the area around the pavilion ahead!" Xun'er whispered to the two of them.
Xiao Bai nodded slightly. He had already noticed that although the pavilion seemed to be transparent, upon closer inspection, the space occasionally revealed a slight fold. These folds were hidden in the space and were extremely difficult to detect. Following these folds, the entire pavilion seemed to be shrouded in a huge, inverted transparent dome.
"This is a spatial lock, an extremely powerful barrier that only a Dou Zun powerhouse can set up. This spatial lock was left by a senior from hundreds of years ago. Without the special methods of the two elders, even a Dou Zong powerhouse would not be able to break in!" Seemingly noticing the blank look in someone's eyes, Hu Qian turned around and explained with a smile.
As they spoke, the two gray-robed men slowly formed hand seals with their withered hands. A strange, faint yet powerful energy emanated from the hand seals like waves, coming into contact with the folds of space.
In an instant, a huge transparent dome appeared before everyone's eyes, with ripples spreading across its surface like waves. A moment later, a crack appeared, as if torn open by a pair of invisible hands, gradually forming a portal that allowed one person to pass through.
"Thank you for your trouble, elders!" Seeing the spatial portal take shape, Hu Qian stood before it, bowed to the two seated gray-robed figures, and then waved to the five people behind him, saying, "Let's go!"
"Once inside, remember, don't force anything you want. Everything inside is protected by an energy shield. If your hand can pass through the shield, it means you can take it. If you can't, give up! Otherwise, you might end up with nothing. Many people have left empty-handed in the past, except for Xiao Bai, of course!"
"Most energy shields shouldn't be a big problem for you, but you need to remember one thing: no matter how many you get, you can only bring one out in the end, understand?"
Looking at the dried amber that had been specially instructed to prevent him from taking too much, Xiao Bai was speechless. Who did he think he was? Was he that kind of person?
"Hehe. Alright! You have one hour. After one hour, whether you've gained anything or not, you must come out. Go!" Hu Qian smiled slightly, pretending not to see his expression, not because he was afraid that he would be greedy.
Some of the energy shields inside might be difficult for a Dou Shi or a Da Dou Shi to break, but for Xiao Bai, they pose almost no obstacle. If this guy goes in and destroys all the energy shields, he'll be summoned by the two elders and busy for a while to redo them. To avoid future trouble, it's better to give them a heads-up first.
"Giggle." Seeing Xiao Bai's sullen expression, the two little girls covered their mouths and giggled. After being glared at, Xun'er gently shook his hand and said sweetly, "Alright! Brother Xiao Bai, let's go inside!"
"Okay!" Xiao Bai nodded, took the two women's hands, and walked into the library.
After all five had entered, the open door slowly closed. Watching this scene, Hu Qian sighed softly, "Being able to enter the Canaan Academy's library is already a rare opportunity. I hope you all gained something satisfying!"
"That little guy has an astonishingly strong soul. Judging from his soul performance alone, he is not inferior to us in the slightest!" Two gray-robed figures were exchanging hoarse voices in front of the spatial portal.
"Not bad! The soul power covering him actually blocked our detection. His spiritual senses are also very sharp; he discovered us before we even started investigating!"
"Looks like this little guy has a secret! At such a young age, with such talent, coming to the academy must be more than just seeking education!"
"As long as there's no hostility towards the academy, Canaan Academy wouldn't mind forming a friendly relationship with him. We don't need to worry about anything else!"
"Ask me!" Hu Qian shouted inwardly as he listened from the side, his face showing a bit of bitterness. The two elders, Qian Bai and Er Lao, would rather play guessing games than pay any attention to him!
As the vice dean of the Foreign Languages Institute, he would come once a year. Apart from exchanging a few words with the two old men when he was doing manual labor, they rarely had any interaction with him.
Inside the library, the group walked for four or five minutes through a dark passageway, guided by a dim, yellowish light. Then, a bright light appeared ahead, and they quickened their pace, arriving at a brightly lit room.
The room was extremely spacious, more like a hall. There were about a dozen energy shields on the walls, constantly emitting light, making the whole room as bright as day.
"Little Bai, didn't you say there were lots of things in here?" Little Fairy Doctor stood gracefully beside Xiao Bai, her eyes scanning the empty room, and asked疑惑地问道, "Do we have to go inside those energy shields?"
"Xian'er, don't worry, just wait here!" Xiao Bai stroked Xiao Yixian's hair, which was almost identical to his own, and chuckled softly.
As they were talking, a slight noise came from inside the room. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and their gaze fell on an energy shield on the left.
"There...it looks like something's about to come out!" Xun'er said, her brows furrowing slightly as she looked at the energy shield.
As soon as he finished speaking, a purple streak of light shot out from the energy shield and rushed straight toward the five people. Tu Shan and the other man were startled and hurriedly dodged to avoid it.
Xiao Bai didn't even blink. After the purple light approached, he stretched out his fair and slender hand and grabbed it.
As the purple light landed in his hand, its radiance gradually dissipated, revealing a scroll enveloped in an energy layer. He probed into it with his divine sense, examining the inscription, and chuckled, "Nice name! And it's lightning-attribute!"
Hearing this, Xun'er thought he had received something wonderful, and a sweet smile appeared on her pretty face as she was happy for him.
"Unfortunately, this Purple Lightning Technique is only at the advanced level of the Profound rank!"
Xun'er instantly felt an urge to hit someone, and couldn't help but roll her eyes. What a waste of her expression! She thought it was something valuable, but it turned out to be just a high-level Xuan-rank cultivation technique!
But Tu Shan and the other two who had dodged behind them didn't think so. At this moment, they suddenly realized that the contents of the library were actually being expelled from those energy shields.
Hearing the sound of wind breaking through the air again in the room, the two people's eyes lit up. Then, clusters of energy orbs of different colors burst out from the energy shields, and in an instant, the entire room was filled with flying orbs of light, moving about and creating a whooshing sound.
"Why don't you two go and look for them too!" Looking at the two girls beside him who were itching to go, especially Xun'er, Xiao Bai found it a little funny. No matter what Xun'er's identity was, she was still a girl after all. These flying things were like blind boxes. Who could refuse the joy of opening a blind box?
"Brother Xiao Bai, what do you need? Xun'er will go and see for you!" The little girl was excited and eager to try.
"Lightning attribute, I guess! Anything is fine, the higher the level, the better!" Xiao Bai didn't refuse. Although he could find it himself, he wasn't a clueless straight man who would ruin Xun'er's mood at this time!
"Alright! Let's go, Fairy, let's go have some fun!" Xun'er nodded lightly, pulled Little Fairy Doctor along, and carefully sensed the flying ball of light, her jade hand waving continuously.
Xiao Bai looked at the two little girls who were having a great time with doting eyes, shook his head, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared. He sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and his soul power burst out, filling the entire room as he examined the balls of light that were moving back and forth.
"The Heavenly Jade Fruit, the main ingredient of the Heavenly Jade Pill, is a pill that can enhance the strength of a Dou Wang (Battle King)."
"Mysterious Water Technique, a high-level Mysterious-rank water-attribute cultivation method."
"Gale-force Annihilation Seal, Earth-rank, low-level wind-attribute combat skill"
Looking at these treasures, any one of which would cause a lot of people to fight over if placed in the outside world, Xiao Bai couldn't help but sigh at the profound foundation of Canaan Academy. Recalling what Hu Qian had said before, Xiao Bai was actually a little tempted to pack up the entire library and take it with him!
These things are the foundation of a power. With these, it's easy to establish a power. However, you still need to be strong enough to defend them, otherwise you'll just be a treasure delivery boy or a transport captain!
No wonder Canaan Academy used a spatial lock created by a Dou Zun powerhouse to lock up the entire library. If it weren't for this, the forces in the Black Corner Region would have already joined forces to rob Canaan Academy!
Time passed second by second, and Xiao Bai frowned slightly, because after looking around, he couldn't find anything satisfactory, let alone the cultivation manual that Little Fairy Doctor needed; there wasn't even a trace of it.
"Could it be that the number of energy shields that are emitted each time is fixed and random, and there are still some things that haven't appeared?" Xiao Bai opened his eyes, glanced at the dozen or so energy shields, and his eyes flickered.
Although those energy shields were still spewing out orbs of light, the number was much smaller than at the beginning, with only one or two being ejected after a long while.
Suddenly, Xiao Bai's expression changed, and a fiery red light burst out from the energy shield in front of him. As soon as the light appeared, the temperature in the entire room instantly rose, and everyone's eyes were drawn to it. Seeing this, Tu Shan and the other man instinctively rushed towards it.
They had only been out for a short while, and hadn't even gotten close to the ball of light, when it seemed to be summoned by something, making a ninety-degree turn and heading straight in one direction. The two of them quickly stopped and looked in that direction, only to see the figure in the middle of the room, who had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, beckoning to the fiery red light, which obediently landed in his hand.
Disappointment flashed across their eyes. Given the power of this light, the thing inside must be extraordinary, but now that it's in that person's hands, who would dare to make a move?
They were puzzled before, wondering why this guy was sitting there with his eyes closed and not moving at all. Little did they know that when he needed something, he didn't need to run around like they did. He just had to wave his hand, and the thing would fly over by itself. This kind of method was unheard of. They were on completely different levels. What was there to argue about?
"Brother Xiao Bai, what is this?" Xun'er and the other girl ran over and asked curiously, looking at the scroll in Xiao Bai's hand.
"Ninefold Fire Phoenix Technique, a low-level Earth-rank fire attribute cultivation method!" Golden light flashed in Xiao Bai's hand. He reached out and touched the ball of light, instantly dispelling the fiery red glow, revealing a dark red, ancient scroll in his hand. He handed it to Xun'er, saying, "You're a fire attribute user. Although I know you, a little rich girl, don't lack this, just keep it as a collectible!"
"Hmph! What 'little rich girl'? That sounds awful!" Xun'er wrinkled her nose at Xiao Bai, then her face lit up with a smile. She reached out her delicate hand to take the scroll and said softly, "Thank you, Brother Xiao Bai! Xun'er just needed a transitional cultivation technique, and this is perfect!"
The two people next to them exchanged a glance, a bitter smile appearing on their lips. Look at them, they didn't even look at the Earth-rank cultivation technique, and casually gave it away after removing the energy shield. If it had fallen into their hands, they would probably have to hide it away, afraid that others would even glance at it. After all, this is an Earth-rank cultivation technique, not some common cabbage!
Moreover, one of them dared to give it and the other dared to accept it. The giver didn't care, and the receiver didn't care either. Listen to this, a transitional cultivation method. They've already reached the Earth Rank, and it's still a transitional cultivation method. What kind of family do they come from?
"Xian'er, don't worry, you'll have yours too!" Xiao Bai turned his head to look at another pretty face and said softly.
"!" Both women were speechless. This guy really knew how to balance things, and he didn't leave anyone out.
"Let's go, Xun'er! I can't be bothered with this guy!" Little Fairy Doctor's face flushed slightly as she pulled Xun'er away in a hurry. Although she was impolite, her light steps betrayed her mood.
Xiao Bai smiled, sighing inwardly. The harem was good, but a balance had to be maintained. Everyone had to be taken care of. Although Xian'er was gentle and generous, she was still a woman and had all the same emotions.
As time passed, with only a few hours left, the cultivation technique Elder Huo had mentioned still hadn't appeared. Looking at the energy shields, Xiao Bai's eyes flickered with uncertainty. Then, as if making a decision, he took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and focused his mind on his sea of consciousness.
Sensing the vertical lines on his forehead, a surge of powerful spiritual energy flowed into them. In an instant, silver threads began to glow faintly on the silver lines on his forehead, eventually transforming into a strange symbol, resembling a tightly closed vertical eye.
As soul power continued to flow in, the vertical eye trembled slightly before slowly opening, revealing a chaotic-colored pupil that was majestic and noble, ruthless and indifferent, mysterious and vast.
Then Xiao Bai's perspective began to change, rapidly rising, like the eye of heaven looking down upon all living beings. Information about everything around him flowed through his mind, his vision expanded, extending outward from the room. The energy shield that had previously blocked the soul power's detection seemed to be useless, and everything inside began to appear in his mind.
(End of this chapter)