What Mattered Most When Reading Was How the Book Felt

After a brief exchange between Lin Yu and Jian Cunyi, Guan Night Orchid led the two to the depths of the second floor of the Transmission Pavilion.

Here...

There is a rather unique bookshelf.

Although it looks like an ordinary bookshelf, you can sense a layer of flowing, Pure Qi as soon as you get a little closer.

If you were to reach out and touch it rashly, you would feel an invisible resistance that keeps you away. The closer you get to the surface of the bookshelf, the greater the resistance becomes, forming a barrier or shackle.

There is no doubt that the bookshelf is "locked down".

The reason for the lockdown is because...

"This bookshelf is sealed by Formation, and it contains the most core and rare advanced cultivation techniques of the Duxuan Sect, as well as some cultivation techniques collected from various places in the Two Mountains and Six Hells."

"In short, even if ordinary disciples have permission to enter this Transmission Pavilion, they don't have permission to open these bookshelves," Guan Night Orchid rubbed her hands together. "To borrow the books in these bookshelves, they would have to break through an additional Formation —but, Your Majesties, I happen to have a way."

Guan Night Orchid spoke proudly, as if trying her best to show her usefulness and prove that she was indeed not a burden.

However, before Guan Night Orchid could make a move, Jian Cunyi glanced at her, then gently raised his hand...

The Formation on the bookshelf immediately deactivated, and the lingering Pure Qi vanished instantly.

And the reason all of this happened is naturally because...

"Brother Lin, the Formation on this bookshelf is not an independent array, but a sub- Formation extended from the sect's grand array. Therefore... the knowledge I have already mastered will still be effective here."

Jian Cunyi said casually, glancing at the stunned Guan Night Orchid, "Don't worry, we don't need you here."

Guan Night Orchid was dumbfounded. "You actually managed to turn it off all at once... How, how did you do that?"

"I have broken through the entire protective formation of the Duxuan Sect Sect-Protecting Grand Formation."

Jian Cunyi spoke again.

Upon hearing Jian Cunyi's answer, Guan Night Orchid let out a long sigh, "This is... unbelievable! How could anyone possibly break that Formation?"

As he spoke, he began to carefully examine the contents of the bookshelf.

But...

Lin Yu spoke up, "Wait a minute, Brother Jian... why don't you reactivate this Formation?"

"Hmm? Why is that?"

Jian Cunyi some doubt.

Despite having some doubts, Jian Cunyi still did as instructed, casually reactivating the Formation and allowing the Pure Qi to once again envelop the bookshelf.

Lin Yu said, "Because I want Miss Guan Night Orchid to give it a try—she said she also has a way to deal with this Formation, so I want to see what that method is... it's also a test of her abilities."

Lin Yu spoke, then lowered his voice.

"This girl already knows how we bypassed the Sect-Protecting Grand Formation to get in. Don't you want to know how she got in?"

As Lin Yu spoke, Jian Cunyi also realized what was happening.

The Formation on this bookshelf is integrated with the Sect-Protecting Grand Formation, so Jian Cunyi breaks the Sect-Protecting Grand Formation, he can freely open and close this sub -Formation.

But the reverse is also true!

The fact that Guan Night Orchid has the ability to bypass this Formation means that she may have used the same method to bypass the Sect-Protecting Grand Formation and infiltrate the Du Duxuan Sect with her companions.

Guan Night Orchid seemed to understand Lin Yu's intention and immediately spoke up.

"Then... Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

Immediately afterwards, Guan Night Orchid took out two Talismans from the inside of her night clothes and Talismans them on her forearms. A faint golden light shone on her hands, and her skin became translucent under the light, revealing her bones, fascia, and blood vessels. Then, even these internal structures quickly faded, as if they had become semi-transparent.

The pair of translucent golden hands rose, and the slender fingers, with calloused knuckles, slowly probed into the Pure Qi, as if they were "melting" into it.

Lin Yu, witnessing this, exclaimed in surprise, "They actually just stick it in like that?"

Jian Cunyi, a master from the Prison Mountain Realm, immediately grasped the principle and explained it to Lin Yu: "Those two Talismans are incredibly powerful... They can release extremely pure True Spirit to cover and transform her True Essence and blood, then forcibly adjust it to a frequency synchronized with this Formation —in other words, these two Talismans are practically the universal key to breaking the 'Formation'!"

"No wonder I felt the Formation showed no signs of damage before. If it were an intrusion using this Talismans, it certainly wouldn't require any damage or activation to the Sect-Protecting Grand Formation itself," Jian Cunyi exclaimed. "I never imagined there would be Talismans I didn't know about within this Prison Mountain Realm!"

During the conversation, Guan Night Orchid had already passed through the Pure Qi within the Formation and taken out a jade slip from the bookshelf, proving that she was indeed not joking.

"Your Majesty, how am I? Am I not a burden?"

Guan Night Orchid shook the scroll and said with a hint of smugness.

"This is indeed somewhat unexpected," Lin Yu nodded, then looked at Jian Cunyi again, "Brother Jian, let's open this Formation."

Although Guan Night Orchid did have a method, it took her half a day just to get a book out, which was really inefficient.

In addition, it seemed that her two Talismans were not meant to be used up at once. Lin Yu could sense that although the power contained within them was dissipating, it was not completely exhausted in a short time.

As expected, after Lin Yu finished speaking, Jian Cunyi activated the Formation, and Guan Night Orchid also took off the two Talismans, folded them up again, and put them away.

This can be considered as saving Guan Night Orchid some Talismans.

After all... although Guan Night Orchid is currently being coerced, she is indeed an ally and vital force on our side.

Saving her consumables is also a way of indirectly increasing our side's margin for error.

After Jian Cunyi activated the Formation again, this time he didn't rush to select the rare cultivation techniques placed on the bookshelf behind the Formation.

He turned to Guan Night Orchid, and after witnessing her remove the Talismans, asked with some curiosity, "Where did you get this Talismans from?"

"I've never seen this before—was it drawn by some Daoist Sect or some master?"

Jian Cunyi spoke, Guan Night Orchid quickly shook her head.

"I'm not really sure about the specifics."

"But I got it from a wandering Daoist."

Guan Night Orchid spoke, Jian Cunyi listened with great interest.

"Wandering Daoist? What kind of person is he?"

Guan Night Orchid said vaguely, "Just an ordinary old Daoist priest... Yes, I don't remember the specifics. It happened a long time ago, but anyway, it was that wandering Daoist who gave it to me."

Lin Yu suddenly spoke up after hearing Guan Night Orchid's words.

You're lying.

Jian Cunyi and Guan Night Orchid both looked at Lin Yu.

Under Jian Cunyi's curious gaze and Guan Night Orchid's nervous expression, Lin Yu looked at Guan Night Orchid again and said, word by word.

You are lying.

Cold sweat beaded on Guan Night Orchid's forehead, and she stammered, "No... no... it was an old Daoist priest..."

Even Jian Cunyi could now see that Guan Night Orchid's words just now were not quite right.

Lin Yu continued, "It's less of a lie and more of a cover-up... You shouldn't have 'not remembering,' right?"

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Guan Night Orchid broke out in a cold sweat. "I... how could I dare to hide anything, Your Majesty! I really don't know what to say?!"

Lin Yu was about to press further when Jian Cunyi Lin Yu patted him on the shoulder. "Forget it, this matter is probably not important... This Talismans probably wasn't drawn by her. Let's get down to business."

Hearing Jian Cunyi interrupt him, Lin Yu was somewhat confused. He pulled Jian Cunyi aside and asked, "Why did you interrupt me, Brother Jian?"

Jian Cunyi glanced in Guan Night Orchid's direction and said, "She's hiding something most likely because she wants to protect that old Daoist priest... She's afraid that the two of us will be a threat to that old Daoist priest who can draw such special Talismans."

"I've told you before, people from the Prison Mountain Realm, even those who back down on the spot, may still have some kind of conviction and conviction deep down—if you keep pressing them, be careful she might really go all out."

Hearing Jian Cunyi's advice, Lin Yu thought for a moment and said, "Alright, Brother Jian, let's not dwell on this for now..."

"Actually, I think I already know what I wanted to ask. After all, I'm not particularly interested in this old Daoist priest, and since you're not in a hurry to ask me, Brother Jian, I'm not in a hurry either... I'm just concerned about the fact that she lied," Lin Yu paused, "And the fact that she refused to answer the second time was already an answer to my question."

Jian Cunyi was somewhat surprised. "So you were testing her true nature, Brother Lin."

Lin Yu nodded. "Yes... Anyway, let's go back and choose a cultivation technique."

The two then returned to the bookshelf.

Lin Yu glanced at Guan Night Orchid, merely snorted coldly, put on a cold face, and ignored her.

When Guan Night Orchid saw that Lin Yu did not continue to ask the question from before, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. She silently put the cultivation Codex she had just taken out back in its place, and then retreated to the other side, like a tutor, silently watching Lin Yu and Jian Cunyi begin to review and select cultivation manuals.

Before long...

Jian Cunyi spoke.

"Brother Lin, I've found what I need—this is probably all I need."

He held a blank, thread-bound book in his hand and waved it at Lin Yu.

The book wasn't very thick, only a little over a finger's width, but it contained wisps of spiritual energy, indicating that the technique itself was not simple.

Jian Cunyi then said, "You should be able to choose the remaining five books—if you've chosen enough here, then let's go."

Lin Yu looked at Jian Cunyi and nodded.

"Yes, Brother Jian, please wait a moment... I'll look through it a bit more."

Then, Lin Yu picked up a cultivation manual and quickly flipped through it, skimming through it.

Jian Cunyi was somewhat surprised. "What can you see like this, Brother Lin? Are you doing quantum reading?"

"I read books relatively quickly."

Lin Yu said calmly, then quickened his pace, the pages of the book making a rustling sound.

Even Guan Night Orchid, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but exclaim, "Nothing can be this fast!"

Lin Yu smiled.

"Yes, actually I didn't look at it... I was just feeling the texture of the book."

"I can't understand them even by looking at them... so I'm planning to choose a few that feel good to hold!"