Chapter 23: The Scripture Storage Pavilion (First Additional Chapter)

  "My disciples will be ashamed, this is a fluke!"

  "You're indeed lucky!" Ling Jia Shangren laughed and returned the three Cong Yue pearls to Kong Yan's hands. "Originally, I wanted to wait for your return to give you a two-year-old auspicious treasure, but now it seems that except for those few old antiques in the temple, I really can't take anything out of my hands. So, there's nothing else I can give you, don't be offended!"

  Kong Zhan chuckled twice, "This time the disciple came down from the mountain and had a stroke of good luck. What he got was already more than enough, where would he still want to be greedy? Just hoping to fully grasp these three pearls is already a great fortune."

  "Uh, everyone knows the principle of being greedy and not chewing thoroughly, but truly understanding it is not many people. Your swordsmanship has already reached a high level, now focus on studying the techniques carefully!"

  "What technique?"

  "Yes, your technique. You've now barely reached the threshold of refining Qi and consolidating your Yuan Shen. It's time to start practicing techniques. Although I, Luo Fu, am known as a swordsmanship expert, sword techniques are indeed important, but for cultivators, techniques cannot be neglected either. As you're currently in the Earth phase, there are many suitable techniques for you in the Cang Jing Pavilion. Go take a look tomorrow and choose some to cultivate!"

  "Thank you, Uncle!"

  "You don't have to be so polite!" Ling Jia said, "You just said you've captured the python's yuanling and want to refine it into a sword spirit?"

  "Yes, the disciple had this idea!" As he spoke, Kong Zhuang took out his own short sword and respectfully handed it over to Ling Jia Shangren. Ling Jia Shangren received it and examined it carefully. His expression was initially normal, but when his hand lightly touched the scabbard with the python pattern, he couldn't help but take a deep breath in reverse, and his body stiffened up.

  The sword exuded not only the demonic aura that had become a trend, but also a faint, elusive, and legendary aura from the distant ancient wilderness.

  This breath, in his long life, had only been felt once.

  His gaze suddenly lit up, his left hand lightly swept, the red bead flew to his eyes, and his gaze touched it lightly. The surrounding space produced a faintly inaudible ripple, like a calm water surface falling on a gray tip, producing an extremely delicate ripple.

  His eyes then dimmed and went out.

  Too late, ten years too late.

  If it were ten years ago, if he had obtained this thing back then, by now, he would have become the first person in the Luofu Sect to ascend to immortality in four thousand years. But now...

  Lu Xia sighed lightly, smiled, and his smile was tinged with a hint of bitterness, a hint of helplessness, and a hint of determination and confidence.

  That red bead slowly floated in front of Kong Zhuo's face.

  "This thing will bring you enormous benefits. Your innate Purple Qi has already reached the top of the fourth layer, and your Primordial Spirit is formed. You should now store it in your Primordial Spirit to nourish it!"

  "Ah?!" Kong Zhan was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes!"

  Then, with a mouthful of air, a purple gas spewed out from his mouth, enveloping the pearl. The purple gas came into contact with the red pearl, and it seemed to have received some kind of stimulation, suddenly emitting a bright red light. Afterwards, all of the purple gas that Kong Zhuo had spat out was absorbed by it, and the pearl also shrank down to the size of a pigeon egg, flying into Kong Zhuo's mouth.

  "I'll take this python skin and horn for now. Tomorrow I'll have you bring them with you to give to Master Liu, what do you think?"

  "Of course!" Kong Zhuo said with a smile, not even glancing at the python skin on the table. To be honest, he had never thought of keeping it for himself, first because it was too big and secondly, it was too difficult to deal with. But throwing it away would be a waste, so he brought it back, intending to hand it over to the person in charge of the fallen leaves. Anyway, in the end, when the finished product is made, his share will definitely not be missing.

  Luo Jia Shang Ren obviously stood up from the stool, smiled and nodded, "Alright, it's late at night, you should also go back and rest!"

  "Yes!" Kong Zhan stood up, bowed deeply to the people on the stage, and was about to turn around and leave when he seemed to think of something and stopped in his tracks. "Master Shibo, I had a strange encounter on my way back to the mountain tonight!"

  "What's wrong?"

  Kong Zhuang then told the story of the fake mountain patrol disciple he met on the road, and Lu Jia smiled, "I already know about this matter. One or two small thieves can't stir up a big storm. Your Master Yun will handle it!"

  Kong Zuo also smiled and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave!"

  Having finished speaking, he bowed and backed out.

  "Although young, he is a promising talent!" Seeing Kong Zhan leave, Luo Jia's face showed a satisfied expression, "Mo Shidi's disciple is not bad!"

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  On the second day, early in the morning, just as the sky was getting light, Kong Zhuo appeared in front of the Scripture Storage Building.

  The elders of the Zangjing Building obviously also knew that Kong Zhuo was coming today, so on the way there, Kong Zhuo did not encounter any obstacles.

  This was not the first time that Kung Chueh had come to the Tzu Chin Pavilion, for he and his master had secretly visited it several times before; but on those occasions, although they had been stimulated, they had gained no benefits.

  To apply the Taoist technique, one needs to have a Yuan Shen (original spirit), but at that time, Kong Yan only had a Sheng Hun (living soul), which did not meet the minimum standard for using the Taoist technique. Therefore, those few times, he didn't gain any benefits.

  But unlike before, Kong Zhuo came this time with a clear purpose.

  The Scripture Pavilion is very large and divided into three main sections: Jian (Sword), Gong (Work) and Shu (Technique) Pavilions.

  Kong Zhan directly walked into the Ziwu Pavilion.

  As soon as he entered the gate of the library, thirty-six rows of high bookshelves appeared in front of Kong Zhan, and each bookshelf was over ten feet high, stacked with books.

  There are thirty-six shelves, which are divided into different categories. Fifteen of them have the "Five Elements" sign, while twenty-one have the word "Qimen". Each shelf is further divided into smaller subcategories, such as the "Five Elements" shelves being divided into five categories: metal, earth, water, fire, and wood.

  Kong Zhan didn't hesitate and walked directly towards the shelf of "Tuhang", then looked for the grid with the words "Dunshu" written on it.

  Wu Xing Dun Shu, Tu Dun

  If one were to say which of the Five Elements Escapes is the most famous, it would certainly be Earth Escape. And Kong Zhan's first goal was the orthodox method of Earth Escape.

  This is also the third trick he will learn.

  The first technique is Yù Wù, which is a basic technique that a practitioner will naturally comprehend after cultivating to a certain level.

  The second is an attribute that comes with his physique completely turning into a pure earth element, controlling the power of magnetism.

  Today, he learned his third technique, Earth Concealment.

  Of course, he wouldn't be so polite. As a cultivator of the pure earth element, his comprehension of earth element spells was almost innate now. This Earth Escape Technique wasn't very difficult either. Kong Yan read and digested it at the same time, and after finishing one book, he naturally grasped this escape technique as well.

  To be honest, he's quite miserable. Normally, by the time a disciple of Luo Fu reaches his stage, they would have mastered at least ten to twenty techniques.

  Of course, that kind of Taoist technique is the most basic, but it's precisely these basics that make Kong Zhuo quite envious. However, these basics were all taught by his master, and since his master is no longer around, he is unwilling to go learn from others, so naturally he won't be able to do them.

  The foundation of Taoist techniques is the primordial spirit. In essence, it's about utilizing the energy between heaven and earth for one's own use. However, while this sounds simple to say and hear, putting it into practice is another matter altogether.

  It's tough!

  Just like stock operations, as long as you're not a fool, everyone knows that the nature of stocks is to buy low and sell high, but how many people can actually make money?

  Stock gods are rare, and geniuses who cultivate them are also rare.

  When Mo Xiu left, Kong Yan's Yuanshen was not yet formed. After Kong Yan's Yuanshen was formed, Mo Xiu was no longer there. Therefore, during this period, Kong Yan could only focus on his sword skills and temporarily give up on the door of techniques. But now, his opportunity has arrived.

  After finishing the Earth Escape Technique, he found another book on the shelf about controlling the yuan magnetic force. Compared to the Earth Escape Technique, this technique was much more profound, and Kong Zhuo seemed to be slower in understanding it. However, his gains were far greater than he had imagined. His control over the yuan magnetic force was self-taught, just like a sudden enlightenment, and at the starting point, he was already far superior to ordinary cultivators. Now, with a detailed explanation manual, combined with the rules he had previously understood on his own, within a few hours, his understanding of the yuan magnetic force increased by more than tenfold.

  When he finally put down the book with satisfaction, it was already late afternoon. The golden crow had fallen to the west, and the sky had gradually darkened.

  Like a conditioned reflex, Kong Zhuo felt that his stomach seemed to be growling, of course, this was just an illusion. With his cultivation at this level, he could almost go without food for ten days or half a month and not feel anything, but Kong Zhuo had a greedy personality, if he didn't eat for a day, his stomach would feel uncomfortable.

  "What a waste of effort!" Kong Zhuo patted his round belly, but didn't leave the library.

  He has only three days, and judging from today's situation, it is clear that three days are not enough.

  Walked to the front of a bookshelf, rummaged through it again, and finally took out several basic Taoist books from the top shelf. He flipped through them at an extremely fast speed before putting them back on the shelf.

  Then he slowly retreated a few steps, casting his gaze over the entire library, with shelves full of books. He needed to find another suitable Taoist technique for himself, just one more would be enough.

  Greed will choke you, this is what Mo Xiu most often muttered to himself, but he had already gotten too much.

  His gaze slowly moved away from the five rows of shelves and onto the twenty-one large shelves labeled "Qimen", finally, his eyes locked onto a gray bookshelf.

  The first chapter of the update is here, and another one will be out soon. It seems like there will be two more updates tomorrow if you guys give me some face. Maybe I'll even update six chapters if both weekly and monthly passes exceed 2,000! Hahahaha!