Star Sutra

"Bow to you? With your trash talent, Lao Qin?"

The library was bustling with people. Upon hearing Qin Yang's words, Xia He could not hold back and burst out laughing on the spot.

As if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, he laughed so hard he could not straighten his back, clutching his stomach as he squatted on the floor.

For a moment, quite a few passersby stopped and looked over.

"What? You don't believe me?"

Qin Yang did not mind in the slightest. He merely waved his hand helplessly.

"Haha, don't make me laugh, Lao Qin. You can fool your buddies, but don't fool yourself."

Xia He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes as he got back up from the floor.

"You were never this funny before. Why did you suddenly switch to comedy lately?"

As he spoke, Xia He looked Qin Yang up and down, naturally refusing to believe him.

After all, everyone had already formed a fixed image of the Sword Dao Expert in their minds.

He was an elderly man with the air of an immortal sage.

And Qin Yang as he was now...

Well, aside from being a hundred million times more handsome than ordinary people.

He was just a library administrator who had not even passed probation.

How did he look anything like some reclusive master?

It would be more believable if Qin Yang said he was Qin Shi Huang!

Xia He shook his head, patted his chest to catch his breath, then poked Qin Yang in the shoulder. "Stop daydreaming, kid. That Sword Dao Expert must have come from somewhere else. No matter how you look at it, it can't be someone from Jianghai City."

"Hm?"

Qin Yang was puzzled when he heard that. "Why does everyone think this Sword Dao Expert is a newcomer? Why can't he be an expert from Jianghai City?"

However, the moment he finished speaking—

Xia He rolled his eyes and gave him a look of disdain.

"What are you thinking, Lao Qin? Do you think Innate Realm Experts grow on trees? How could they possibly be everywhere?"

Xia He explained impatiently, "Jianghai City counts as a major city in the country, right? Yet it only has three Innate Realm Experts!"

"Only three?"

Qin Yang was somewhat surprised.

The answer truly exceeded his expectations.

A city as large as Jianghai City only had three Innate Realm experts guarding it!?

If Star Beasts ever swarmed the city in the future, wouldn't the whole city be in grave danger? A beast tide was no joke! When the time came, even Innate Realm Experts would be unable to fend off attacks from all sides. If they ended up surrounded front and back, they would be finished!

"That's right. Although there are only three of them, each is a top figure in their field!"

Xia He's eyes lit up as he continued enviously, "Our Library Master is one of them, while the Commander of the Star Police Department that defends against Star Beasts is another. But neither of those two big shots is a Sword Dao Expert.

"Only the Jianghai Martial Arts Academy Dean is a Sword Dao Expert... but he personally said long ago that even he could not achieve One Sword Breaks Peak.

"With all that reasoning, we could figure it out with our asses—the mysterious Sword Dao Expert must have come from elsewhere!"

After saying that, Xia He waved his hand. "And Lao Qin, stop dreaming already. Hurry up and get to work. If you clock in late, you won't even pass probation, yet you're still fantasizing about becoming some Sword Dao Expert."

Those words struck right at Qin Yang's weak spot.

If he lost his job at the library, accessing cultivation manuals and ancient texts in the future would take a great deal of effort.

If he lost such a good job—

Where else could he find one? At least until he created a new Star Power Cultivation Method, he could not afford to lose this position!

With that in mind, Qin Yang stopped chatting with Xia He.

The two immediately headed toward the first floor of the library.

...First floor of the library.

The scent of books filled the air, and the atmosphere was quiet and still. People sat at their tables reading ancient texts, while the faint rustle of turning pages could be heard.

After Xia He and Qin Yang arrived on the first floor, they split up to clock in.

Then they headed to their respective stations and began work.

This was precisely the time when Qin Yang was alone.

"Not bad, not bad. This is the perfect time to create a cultivation method."

Qin Yang was quite pleased with the current atmosphere.

He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him.

Following the memories in his mind, he walked toward the bookshelf holding the Basic Star Power Cultivation Methods.

Before long, he found the manuals he needed.

The books were tucked away in the innermost corner. Since no one had taken them out for a long time, their covers were already coated in a thick layer of dust.

"These two cultivation methods have flaws too severe to be of much use. Innate Realm Experts disdain them, while Acquired Realm cultivators cannot use them because they have not reached the required level."

"So they ended up benefiting me."

Qin Yang blew on the covers, scattering the dust, and could not help feeling secretly delighted.

He opened the manuals and skimmed through them rapidly.

With the heaven-defying boost to his comprehension, his memory had improved drastically.

He only needed to glance at the pages a few times to remember every word in the manuals without error.

A moment later, Qin Yang had committed the contents of both Basic Star Power Cultivation Methods to memory.

"Alright, I can try deducing them now."

Qin Yang searched through his memories.

The flaws in these two Basic Star Power Cultivation Methods were immense. The reason no one had tried merging them before was—

After thinking for a moment, Qin Yang found an inconspicuous corner and began slacking off as usual.

Leaning back on a resting bench, he closed his eyes to rest.

His consciousness sank directly into the Enlightenment Space.

Within the Enlightenment Space, the characters of the two Star Power Cultivation Methods were dismantled and stripped apart one by one, forming an ocean of words in his mind that drifted and danced without end.

Everything I have today came from my own hard work.

Enlightenment Space, deduce it for me!

As Qin Yang's thoughts stirred—

The next moment.

Countless passages from the cultivation methods were scrambled, then recombined. As though they had come alive, they rearranged and transformed, automatically removing redundant characters before growing and filling in new ones.

Boom! It was like receiving an enlightening blow to the head.

Qin Yang instantly comprehended everything.

A moment later, an entirely new Basic Star Power Cultivation Method appeared in his mind.

"It worked!"

Joy appeared on Qin Yang's face. He had not expected it to happen so quickly.

This efficiency was simply heaven-defying! As he sensed the Star Power Cultivation Method in his memories, Qin Yang realized that this new method still lacked a name.

In the future, I will definitely create more Star Power Cultivation Methods. Then I'll call it the Star Sutra!

After creating the Star Sutra, Qin Yang was overjoyed.

However, merely merging two Basic Star Power Cultivation Methods was still far from perfect.

When I merge more Star Power Cultivation Methods in the future and unite ten thousand methods into one, that will be the true Star Sutra!

Work hours passed quickly.

Qin Yang had not been slacking off for long before it was time for the lunch break.

The moment work ended, Qin Yang followed this ironclad rule and efficiently clocked out, heading to the cafeteria with Xia He to get food.

"I heard that Bloodthirsty Demon has been harming people again these past few days. Jianghai City is in a panic now. Lao Qin, be careful when you go out from now on."

In the cafeteria, Xia He spoke somewhat indistinctly with food still in his mouth.

"You want me to be careful while walking?"

Qin Yang put a piece of braised pork knuckle into his mouth with his chopsticks, looking confused.

"You're so handsome, with such fair and delicate skin. You're exactly the kind those demons like most."

Xia He shook his head and sighed. "You're so weak, Lao Qin. Even the aftermath of a battle between Innate Realm Experts could shake you to death.

"I do not have many friends, but you're one of them, Lao Qin. If anything really happens, run if you can. Don't hesitate."

"Yeah, this world is too dangerous."

After listening, Qin Yang understood Xia He's good intentions and did not dwell on the matter further.

He merely felt somewhat emotional. Whenever the sky fell, taller people would always hold it up. He had never considered eliminating evil for the people.

Much less had he possessed the grand ambition of serving the country and its people.

He only wanted to be an ordinary person and live well.