Chapter 13: Bookworm Chen Changsheng, Twenty-Eight Thousand Volumes of Books
After reciting it repeatedly for ten times, Yuanshen Shangren said with pride.
“Only my disciple could write such couplets that carry the essence of reason.”
“Look at these characters, powerful and extraordinary, how could ordinary people write such characters!”
“Huihai the bald and Zhao Dezhu that b*stard, relying on themselves having a good disciple, always show off.”
“After Changsheng lays the foundation, I must dampen their arrogance.”
Having said that, Yuanshen Shangren walked away with his hands behind his back, very pleased with himself.
After a while, a blurry figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the originally empty great hall.
“Practicing cultivation for a thousand years, no one has understood me as thoroughly as a disciple. Interesting.”
Before the voice faded, that blurry figure disappeared again.
…
Several streaks of light flashed in the sky.
The common people on the ground looked with great admiration, because those streaks of light represented the all-powerful Immortals of this world.
They didn’t know that among those streaks of light, there was an “unambitious” Immortal.
“Senior Brother, your spiritual strength should be even thicker.”
“The wind is too strong, it makes it hard for me to concentrate on reading.”
A virtual flying sword was rapidly flying in the air, Dizi Qingfeng stood at the tip of the sword with his hands behind his back.
Behind him, a young man named Tu Hǔ was sitting cross-legged, the flying wind making him press down the pages of his book frequently.
Facing his younger brother’s “carefree” attitude, Qingfeng waved his right hand, and his protective spiritual energy thickened.
With this, the fluttering pages finally settled down.
“Changsheng, what kind of books do you read every day?”
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng smiled faintly and said, “I like any book.”
“I don’t like reading books, I prefer to see everything in this world.”
“But the world is too vast, even if I spend thousands of years, I may not be able to see everything.”
“Therefore, I choose to read books first, then see the world.”
“Because books are written by people, and people write books to record what they have seen, heard, felt, and understood.”
“After reading a book, it’s like understanding someone’s life.”
“Even if I can’t see the whole picture, I can still understand a bit.”
Upon hearing Chen Changsheng’s explanation, Qingfeng became interested.
“So, did these books help you?”
“Yes, without reading books, how could I solve Master’s core array formation?”
As soon as he spoke, not only did several of Chen Changsheng’s senior brothers become interested, but even Yuanshen Shangren, who was leading ahead, perked up his ears.
Yuanshen Shangren was indeed heartbroken about Chen Changsheng using lightning wood for a coffin, but he couldn’t understand why his Nascent Soul stage disciple could break the array formation he set up.
“You mean to say that there is an array formation set up by Master in the Scripture Vault?”
“Senior Brother is joking. Master isn’t good at array formations; how could the Scripture Vault contain Master’s array formations?”
Yuanshen Shangren: “…”
Your words are a bit hurtful!
At least I am your Master, a Nascent Soul stage powerhouse. How can a mere Qi Refining Ninth Level have the qualifications to comment on me?
“Since there are no array formations set up by Master in the Scripture Vault, how did you break the array formation?”
“Even if Master isn’t good at array formations, the array formation set up by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator isn’t something a Qi Refining Ninth Level can comprehend!”
“Senior Brother is right, naturally I wouldn’t be able to comprehend Master’s array formation according to common sense.”
“However, Senior Brother overlooked a principle: everything in the world has its trace.”
“Master is the head of Shangqing Sect, his foundation naturally comes from Shangqing Sect.”
“In the Scripture Vault of Shangqing Sect, I have already read more than eighty percent of the books about array formations.”
“Moreover, the array formation technique that Master has explored is the Five Elements Array Formation lineage.”
“When I read the books about the Five Elements Array Formation lineage, I also discovered Master’s notes and insights.”
“Therefore, I have some understanding of Master’s array formation habits.”
Upon hearing this, Qingfeng immediately turned to look at his second senior brother and said, “Mingyue, you manage the Scripture Vault. Does our Shangqing Sect have the Five Elements Array Formation lineage?”
Upon hearing this, Second Senior Brother Mingyue thought for a moment and said doubtfully.
“Although I’m not as knowledgeable as my junior brother, I do know some general classifications of the Scripture Vault.”
“I haven’t heard of the Five Elements Array Formation lineage!”
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng smiled and said, “Of course, Second Senior Brother wouldn’t know.”
“Second Senior Brother managed the Scripture Vault thirty years ago, and the Five Elements Array Formation had already been removed from the Scripture Vault fifty years ago.”
“The Five Elements Array Formation lineage was once popular a hundred years ago, but later it was gradually replaced by other array formation lineages.”
Upon hearing this, Mingyue looked at Chen Changsheng speechlessly.
“Junior Brother, don’t tell me you went to the ‘book grave’.”
“Hehehe!”
“Second Senior Brother has sharp eyes, I did go to the ‘book grave’.”
Upon hearing this, Mingyue immediately felt a headache.
There is nothing in the world that remains unchanged, and the same applies to the cultivation techniques and various knowledge in the cultivation world.
The cultivation techniques of the Golden Elixir stage, the small array formation school, and the basic knowledge of the array formation school.
Everything changes, and there are always geniuses in the cultivation world who will innovate.
Therefore, the Scripture Vault clears out every fifty years, with the purpose of replacing outdated techniques and classics.
And those books that were replaced would be sent to a specific storage location, which the disciples of Shangqing Sect call the “book grave”.
Shangqing Sect has existed for a thousand years, no one knows how many books are stored in the book grave.
No one knows what kinds of books are inside.
Mingyue had visited this place a few times when he first joined the sect and even found a popular novel among commoners, “Jin Ping Mei,” in it.
After confirming that most of the books were useless, Mingyue never went there again.
Taking a deep breath to adjust his mood, Mingyue asked tentatively, “Junior Brother, you wouldn’t have read all the books in the book grave, would you?”
“Senior Brother Mingyue, don’t joke around. As a disciple who has been here for only ten years, how could I finish reading them all?”
“Huu~”
“But I have read about thirty percent.”
Mingyue: “? ? ?”
“Thirty percent!!!”
“Thirty percent of the books in the book grave, that would probably be around forty thousand volumes.”
“Not that many, there are actually ninety-eight thousand three hundred and fifty-two books in the book grave.”
“Out of these, I have read twenty-eight thousand three hundred and eighty-five books, which is roughly thirty percent.”
After hearing this, Mingyue fell silent, the other disciples fell silent as well, and even Yuanshen Shangren, who was at the Nascent Soul stage, could not escape this silence.
