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Chapter 1093: Chapter 193 Mysterious She Ancestor of the Book Pavilion
The artificial mountain that Long Xuan had sliced into the air cracked into several hundred pieces mid-fall. By the time it reached the ground, it had become blocks of stone, each of the same size.
This was none other than the Academy’s Supreme Divine Art, the Intersecting Sword Technique.
Originally, the Long Family was determined to secure the position of the Academy Repository Manager, which was why they sent Long Zhi to compete. However, they hadn’t expected a mere Divine Emperor Fourfold Realm youth to snatch it away.
"Shall I go investigate this youth named Divine Yang?" Chen Ming, a Core Disciple of the Academy, asked.
Long Xuan nodded, "Go ahead." Then he continued, "But in a few days, it’ll be the Academy’s trial, and I plan to enter seclusion for a while to see if I can cultivate the Jiuli Sword Canon to the Peak Extreme Realm."
Chen Ming replied, "Brother, you concentrate on your retreat. I will handle matters on the outside."
In the blink of an eye, several days passed.
For several days in a row, Yang Xiaotian spent his daytime hours inside the Book Pavilion.
Over these days, he thumbed through hundreds of books, finally discovering information about the Bright Buddha Relic.
"Netherworld Corpse Sea!" Yang Xiaotian murmured.
The Netherworld Corpse Sea was a perilous place in Guiyi Continent. At the end of the Sea, there was a Pure Land where many Buddha and Daoist masters had practiced in the Ancient era.
The Bright Buddha Relic was very likely to be somewhere in the Pure Land.
However, due to the treacherous nature of the Netherworld Corpse Sea, where Corpse Creatures often emerged to wreak havoc, the Academy had set up Great Array Prohibitions around it.
If Yang Xiaotian were to forcefully enter, he would certainly draw the attention of the higher-ups in the Academy.
Just as Yang Xiaotian was considering whether to barge into the Netherworld Corpse Sea, the conversation of two Disciples passing by in the Book Pavilion caught his attention.
"Did you hear about the Academy organizing Disciples to enter the Netherworld Corpse Sea for a trial?"
"The Netherworld Corpse Sea is dangerous. The Academy requires only those in the Divine Emperor Realm and above to register. The rewards for the trial are rich. Apart from awarding a Million-Year God Medicine, there will also be a prize of a Lower-grade Chaos Spirit Stone."
"And they’re also awarding the Kunxu Sword Method!"
"What! The Kunxu Sword Method!"
"Yes, it seems that even Sister Lan Ye has signed up to participate. Not just Sister Lan Ye, Brother Long Xuan, Brother Yi Qi, and others have registered too."
The Kunxu Sword Method is one of the Academy’s Ten Supreme Divine Techniques.
Although Disciples in the Divine Emperor Realm are permitted to study the Supreme Divine Techniques in the Book Pavilion, the Ten Supreme Divine Techniques, like the Kunxu Sword Method, are not included inside. To study it, one must seek other means, such as winning it as a reward in this trial.
The Lan Ye mentioned by the two Disciples from the Book Pavilion was the pearl in the palm of the Academy’s Dean and his only daughter.
Lan Ye was also one of the Academy’s favored daughters with exceptional talent; her strength was not inferior to that of Long Xuan, Yi Qi, and these scions of the four great Sword Paths.
As Yang Xiaotian listened to the conversation of the two Disciples in the Book Pavilion, he couldn’t help calling out to them and asked, "Did you just say that the Academy is organizing Disciples to enter the Netherworld Corpse Sea for a trial?"
The two Disciples, seeing Yang Xiaotian’s question, quickly answered respectfully, "Yes, Lord Divine Yang. Any Disciple above the Divine Emperor Realm can register."
Yang Xiaotian was the Manager of the Book Pavilion, a vast repository managed by him, along with more than a dozen Disciples. 𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝒎
These dozen-plus Disciples were all in the Divine King Realm, Inner Sect Disciples of the Academy, hence they addressed Yang Xiaotian as ’Lord.’
Subsequently, Yang Xiaotian inquired about when the trial would begin.
A moment later, after bowing respectfully, the two Disciples left.
"In a month, huh." Yang Xiaotian watched the figures of the two departing, murmuring to himself.
He had learned from the two Book Pavilion disciples that the trial in the Netherworld Corpse Sea wouldn’t begin until a month later.
After the two disciples left, Yang Xiaotian turned to look for Elder Li Yuan of the Book Pavilion, since there was a month before the trial in the Netherworld Corpse Sea began, he wanted to take this time to cultivate the Supreme Divine Techniques.
When Li Yuan saw Yang Xiaotian come to find him, asking to borrow the Supreme Divine Art Secret Manuscripts, he didn’t say much and took Yang Xiaotian into the Inner Hall to choose the Secret Tomes.
"Yang, how is it, have you gotten used to it here at the Book Pavilion these past few days?" Li Yuan asked with a smile as they walked.
"I’m getting used to it," Yang Xiaotian smiled in reply. "It’s just too leisurely."
At the Book Pavilion, the task was to organize and oversee the books, but all those duties were carried out by the disciples below.
Hearing this, Li Yuan chuckled and said, "Many Family Disciples in Guiyi Continent are desperate to squeeze into our Book Pavilion, but here you are, finding it too leisurely."
"However, I truly didn’t expect that out of the ten thousand questions, you, young man, actually answered nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine correctly!"
Yang Xiaotian smiled and said, "I just love reading books. Besides cultivating, I read books, all kinds of books, regardless of whether it’s about Alchemy, Formation, Swordsmanship, or about music, chess, literature, and painting; so I know a little more."
Li Yuan’s eyes glinted with meaning as he smiled back, "Reading is good, I love it too. When you read a lot, you can see things others can’t. The She Ancestor of our Book Pavilion also loves reading."
"Especially books relating to music, chess, calligraphy, and painting."
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaotian felt a stir in his heart. He had vaguely heard about the mysterious She Ancestor of the Guiyi Academy Repository over the last couple of days, but the disciples below didn’t know anything about this She Ancestor’s background.
"Does this mean that She Ancestor’s accomplishments in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting are quite high?" Yang Xiaotian asked casually.
Li Yuan’s face was full of reverence and admiration, "If we talk about the She Ancestor’s skills in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, claiming the second place, no one in the entire Chaos Domain would dare claim to be first! Even Ancestral Lord of Guiyi Academy sometimes comes to our She Ancestor for a comparison in playing zither."
"I’ve heard that She Ancestor wasn’t originally from the Chaos Domain."
Not from the Chaos Domain?
Great mastery in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting!
Yang Xiaotian’s heart raced, and an individual surfaced in his mind.
"I wonder how one can meet She Ancestor?" Yang Xiaotian couldn’t help but ask.
Li Yuan glanced at Yang Xiaotian and smiled, "Unless it’s a matter of great importance, even our Dean would find it difficult to see She Ancestor. If you want to meet She Ancestor, you would have to reach the State of No Zither."
Then he sighed, "But the State of No Zither, how easy is it to achieve that? In the whole Chaos Domain, besides She Ancestor, who else can reach the State of No Zither? Even Young Master Tianxin hasn’t achieved it!"
Long Xuan was one of the four great sons of Sword Dao at Guiyi Academy, but he was only ranked fourth, with the first being Young Master Tianxin.
Young Master Tianxin was known for unparalleled Sword Dao and zither arts, and was a registered disciple of She Ancestor.
The State of No Zither, huh?
Yang Xiaotian maintained a calm expression.
However, shortly afterward, Li Yuan informed him that She Ancestor wasn’t currently in the Book Pavilion and had gone out with the Guiyi Ancestor, Jiuli Sword God, and others to the Wentian Sect.
Hearing that She Ancestor was not in the Book Pavilion, Yang Xiaotian was somewhat disappointed.
He had been hoping to play the Heavenly Dragon Zither Score tonight.
"All the Supreme Divine Art Secret Manuscripts are here." Li Yuan led Yang Xiaotian to a bookshelf, pointing at the more than a hundred Secret Manuscripts on the shelf, he said, "However, it is extremely difficult to successfully cultivate the Supreme Divine Techniques."
He then kindly reminded, "Yang, if you can’t achieve minor success in one year of cultivation, you might consider changing to cultivate the Top Tier Divine Skills."
