(Thank you very much to 'Lei Xiang' and 'Dalian Chuyi' for the rewards!)
Gensokyo, Scarlet Devil Mansion...
In front of one of the bookshelves in the underground Library, Wu Yan held an extremely heavy book, turning its pages one by one, completely immersed in its contents.
The entire Library was exceptionally quiet. Only the sound of turning pages echoed through the air, filling the slightly dim Library with a tranquil atmosphere. For those who disliked liveliness, it was a very pleasant environment.
As Wu Yan immersed himself in the contents of one Grimoire after another, he gradually gained a certain understanding of the Grimoires in this Library.
Simply put, the Grimoires in this Library were different from the 103,000 Grimoires in Wu Yan's mind. They were not original texts; basically, they were all handwritten copies and reproductions!
And if he was not mistaken, the person who had copied and reproduced these Grimoires should have been Patchouli herself.
Of course, it was not as though there were no original Grimoires in this Library. There was still a very small number of them.
These original Grimoires were, for the most part, all Grimoires written by Patchouli herself.
In other words, Patchouli herself was the creator of these Grimoires!
Which also meant that the magic contained in the original Grimoires in this Library had all been created by Patchouli herself!
That was why there were only such a small number of original Grimoires in this Library.
After all, this Library had originally belonged to Patchouli.
From this alone, one could see just how profound Patchouli's attainments in magic were.
Although Patchouli could not be considered especially strong in Gensokyo when it came to combat power, if one spoke purely of magical mastery, it was truly difficult to find anyone in Gensokyo who could