Dragon Annihilation Fire coiled and spread as the Corps Commander pushed open the secret door at the end of the Pavilion Second Floor and gestured for Gu Shen to enter.
Gu Shen nodded, then stepped inside.
The door to the Pavilion Second Floor closed.
Heavy snow swirled through the air, but this time, there was no chill within the Empress's Divine Domain.
What came into view was a Closed World resembling a "library tower."
The Ice and Snow Throne stood at the very center of the library tower. The Empress was standing before a wall of books as hundreds of ancient volumes fluttered through the air. A figure at the God's Throne Level could "read" with mental power. Finishing one book took only a few short minutes. If one's mental cultivation was strong enough, one could enter a multitasking Flow State and read several books at once.
Gu Shen froze for a moment.
The last time he had come here, the Pavilion Second Floor had been filled with Sealed Items and furnace formation patterns.
This time, it had taken on an entirely different appearance.
Clearly, the injection of the Traveler Fire Seed had freed the Empress from the furnace's constraints. While supporting Central City, she could devote part of her attention to another kind of cultivation.
Still, this library tower was far beyond Gu Shen's expectations.
The instant he saw these "ancient books," he thought of the stroke of "good fortune" he had missed.
At the very bottom of Red Lake in the City of Light, there was a world-famous "library tower"!
"You're here?"
Though the door had opened, the Empress did not turn around.
Her voice echoed through the Divine Domain like a gentle spring breeze. "...Sit."
Gu Shen looked around. There were no seats here. In the entire