CIATB Chapter 1407: Universal Library
Chapter 1407: Universal Library
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, forty-eight years have passed and Xiaoyaozi has not come.
Wang Lu, with his eyes closed, seemed to be touched a little. He frowned slightly, as if he knew that the guy would not come even for fifty years, so he ignored it unconsciously and plunged into deep thinking and cultivation.
Fifty-eight years have passed, and still no one has arrived.
Seventy-eight years later, the same thing happened.
As spring goes and autumn comes, the sun rises and the moon sets, the colorful grassland is as always full of flowers and the fragrance spreads far and wide.
Immortal cultivators would set foot on the grassland from time to time, but no matter how high their cultivation level was, no one had seen or sensed Wang Lu.
The strangest thing was that in the ninety-third year, a woman in the middle stage of the Spiritual Transformation Realm came to the canyon and passed by him without him noticing at all, not even a trace of feeling.
One hundred and five years later, Wang Lu seemed to regain consciousness and woke up.
Xiaoyaozi, who was at the peak of the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, was dressed in white, with a smile in his eyes and a piece of nameless dry grass casually dangling from the corner of his mouth. He was sitting not far from him, humming a tune that was unbearable to the ears, thinking it sounded pleasant but was actually quite unpleasant. He looked so leisurely and carefree.
Seeing that Wang Lu had completed his training, he smiled and said, "Let me calculate, it should be more than a thousand years. Brother Lu is more elegant than ever before. Haha, are you satisfied with this gift I specially prepared for you?"
"Bah, you are such a free-spirited bastard, damn you."
He utters foul language without hesitation.
As if he hadn't moved for a long time, his whole body was a little stiff. Wang Lu stretched his hands and feet, washed his face with water, and felt that his image was not satisfactory. He waved his hands and cursed: "Damn, you seem to be so carefree and happy, but you know that this damn Binfu almost killed me..."
Although the friendship between the two men has not reached the point of life and death, it is almost the same. With Xiaoyaozi's free and easy attitude, he would be heartless and laugh even if Wang Lu scolded him hundreds or thousands of times, let alone a few words.
Wang Lu was helpless to see that he was unmoved. He could only sigh that he had met the wrong person and told him everything about Bin Mansion.
As he narrated, the smile on Xiaoyaozi's face disappeared and his expression gradually became solemn.
When Wang Lu finished speaking, even Xiaoyaozi, who was so intelligent and knowledgeable, chewed over his words carefully and thought deeply for a long time.
The matter was of great importance, so Wang Lu did not bother him.
After nearly two hours, Xiaoyaozi finished thinking, and he said solemnly: "Back then, I traveled to the wilderness and found a clue about the legendary Bin Mansion in an ancient tomb. A huge excitement spread throughout my body, and I followed these fragmentary clues to search all over the world, to the Western Desert, the Eastern Wilderness, and across the South China Sea... After countless hardships, I finally found the jade slip that you saw in the South China Sea."
"This matter has to start with my Tianyuan Sect... I have loved reading since I was a child. Tianyuan Sect has a library called Wanxiang Library. The series of books and jade slips and ancient books in it are as numerous as cattle hair and as vast as the sea of stars. I dare to assert that if the number of books in my Wanxiang Library is second in this world, no one dares to claim to be first. The conditions for entering the Wanxiang Library are extremely harsh and very simple. The library has seven floors. It has a formation spirit. This formation spirit controls all the authority of the library. Even if the old man, the sect leader, enters without the permission of the formation spirit, he can't take a single step. This thing... Hey, this guy is sometimes effective and sometimes not. Who can enter and who can't enter is completely determined by his personal preference."
"When I was young, I forgot to eat and sleep, and read all the books outside the sect in just half a year. I heard that there was a good thing called the Wanxiang Library, so how could I miss it? One day, I ran there happily. At that time, I didn't know what the formation spirits were. Seeing that the door of the library was wide open, I didn't think much about it, and rushed in. I saw a little boy with a bowl-cut hair wandering around the hall. At first sight, I thought he was very interesting, so I ran to play with him. Because I showed a natural affinity for monsters at that time, I proudly took out small animals such as birds, spiders, mantises, snakes, mice, etc. The other party immediately became interested when they saw it. We soon became good friends, and even learned to swear blood oaths and worship the heavens and the earth. Coincidentally, he was only one day older than me, so I had an older brother, and he also had a younger brother."
"We had so much fun that day that I completely forgot about my visit."
"When we left, we were reluctant to leave and agreed to continue playing tomorrow."
"The next morning, I ran there happily. As soon as I arrived at the library, the door was opened. I shouted for a while, but my brother was not there. I thought he was playing hide-and-seek with me, so I looked for him from the first floor to the seventh floor, but there was still no sign of him. I was tired from running, so I lay down exhausted and fell asleep. When I woke up, those ancient books and jade slips immediately attracted me deeply... Before I knew it, I had been reading for eight months."
"Afterwards, I dragged my heavy body back to my residence. As I grew older, became more skilled, and gained more experience, I slowly realized how great the opportunity was back then. As far as I know, I am the only one who has reached the seventh floor in the past 40,000 years when I was unable to ascend."
"Of course, I deeply understand the principle that a man is innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure. Although many people in the sect know that I have been to the Wanxiang Library, they will never believe that I have been to the seventh floor."
"The reason why I have achieved what I have today and why I focused on the Way of the Beast and did not slack off on the sect's profound methods is because of what I gained on the seventh floor."
Seeing that Wang Lu was listening attentively, Xiaoyaozi was moved. He continued, "After saying so much, the groundwork is complete. The little knowledge I have about Bin Mansion comes from the seventh floor. I know that with my brother's ability, he must have inquired everywhere but didn't get any information. Even Yinluanxuan has no way of knowing."
"I got a bit of luck from pursuing the clues of Bin Mansion, which allowed me to gather five natal spirit beasts. Brother Lu should remember that when we met in the Western Desert, the nickname I used was the Five Beasts."
"Oh, speaking of that time, I, who never put people in my eyes, was convinced by you, Brother Lu. In terms of character, you saved Xu Kui regardless of your life. In addition, you are very smart and strong. With your good luck, you can even get a rare object like Zijiu. At that time, I had a thought. If you are still alive and well when I gather the five beasts, then you will be the one to solve the mystery of Bin Mansion."
"It went on like this for hundreds of years."
"When I was imprisoned in the South Sea Valley, it was you, Brother Lu, who helped me escape the pursuit of the Tianhai Clan. It was also God's will. At that time, I happened to have gathered all my natal spirit beasts, and your strength once again opened my eyes."
At this point, Wang Lu nodded, his eyes full of gratitude, and sighed: "No matter what, Brother Xiao rescued my precious Zijiu, who was on the verge of death, from the King of Hell. I, Wang Lu, am grateful to you forever."