All-Encompassing Scripture Repository

With a Purple Qi Fruit as payment, the Little Eunuch's eyes went wide. No longer afraid of Wang Pan, he instantly became an eager guide.

"My lord, the Library Pavilion is just ahead. This lowly one is of humble status and cannot go any farther."

The Little Eunuch wore a fawning smile, as though he wanted to worship Wang Pan as his own dad. He was far too generous—he had received a Purple Qi Fruit merely for leading the way.

A single Purple Qi Fruit was enough to save this Little Eunuch decades of hard cultivation!

"Mm."

Wang Pan nodded and walked straight toward the Library Pavilion.

The Little Eunuch left beaming. He had struck it rich this time!

The Library Pavilion—or rather, it should have been called the Great Qian Imperial Scripture Repository.

The Scripture Repository contained a vast sea of knowledge, including cultivation methods, divine abilities, and Martial Skills of countless humans and demonic beasts.

The Great Qian Emperors of every dynasty had gathered all kinds of knowledge and inheritances, sending them into the Scripture Repository.

Yet all the knowledge collected by the emperors throughout history combined could not compare to that gathered by the current Great Qian Emperor!

The current Great Qian Emperor was a ruthless man. During his reign, he had conquered dozens of nations, slaughtered countless disobedient noble clans, and crushed many Supreme Great Sect Ancestral Courts!

All the inheritances of those nations, noble clans, and Supreme Great Sects had been placed within the Scripture Repository by the Great Qian Emperor, becoming part of the Great Qian Imperial Family's foundation!

The moment Wang Pan arrived outside the Scripture Repository, countless gazes fell upon him.

The Phoenix Seal Sub-Seal hanging from his Ox Horns lit up. Countless Runes emerged from it and wrapped around Wang Pan.

The Runes intertwined and ultimately formed a lifelike phoenix. A faint Phoenix Cry seemed to resound through the air.

The countless gazes fixed upon Wang Pan vanished. The void rippled, and an elderly figure abruptly appeared in midair, bowing toward the small seal hanging from Wang Pan's Ox Horns.

"Azure Ox greets Senior."

Wang Pan stood upright, pressed his forehooves together, and offered the old man a salute.

The old man's eye twitched. He felt as though something was wrong with his eyes. It was unbearable to look at—this Ox Demon's conduct was far too uncouth!

"Come in with me. You're quite fortunate, little Ox Demon, to have Empress Mother bestow the Phoenix Seal Sub-Seal upon you."

The old man examined Wang Pan in astonishment, unable to understand what this Ox Demon had done to earn Empress Mother's favor.

Wang Pan remained silent and followed the old man into the Scripture Repository.

"The Scripture Repository has twelve floors and contains everything under heaven.

"Whether divine abilities, Supreme Heavenly Scriptures, or Peerless Combat Methods, it has it all.

"An Ordinary Person could spend an entire lifetime without finishing even one floor.

"Other than the twelfth floor, which you may not enter, you may browse the rest."

The old man led Wang Pan through layer upon layer of great formations and into the Scripture Repository.

Wang Pan's Ox Eyes widened!

Endless bookshelves towered before him, with countless Ancient Texts arranged upon them!

The Scripture Repository was clearly a world of its own. The first floor alone likely covered no less than ten square kilometers!

The Ancient Texts within were probably numbered in the hundreds of millions!

No wonder the old man had said that an Ordinary Person could not finish reading even one floor in a lifetime!

Wang Pan nearly turned around and left. How long would it take to read all this?!

Yet after a few breaths, Wang Pan calmed himself.

"To me, this is simply a supreme Great Opportunity!"

Wang Pan muttered to himself. At some point, the old man beside him had already disappeared.

Wang Pan took a deep breath and picked up an Ancient Text to begin reading.

He did not seek to understand everything at once. Wang Pan decided to first commit all these Ancient Texts to memory.

These Ancient Texts would become his foundation. One day, that foundation would erupt and become his greatest aid!

During this time, others in the Scripture Repository also saw Wang Pan. Though they were somewhat surprised that an Ox Demon could enter the Scripture Repository, none of them were foolish enough to step forward and mock him.

These people were different from Wang Pan. Because Wang Pan possessed the small seal bestowed by Empress Dugu, he could stay as long as he wished.

They were different. They had earned the chance to enter the Scripture Repository through meritorious service to Great Qian.

The size of their contributions determined which floors they could access and how long they could remain in the Scripture Repository.

Time was precious to them. They were all busy searching for inheritances useful to themselves; who had the time to cause trouble for Wang Pan?

During his first year in the Scripture Repository, Wang Pan was plagued by distracting thoughts and restless emotions. He simply could not focus on the Ancient Texts.

From time to time, Wang Pan would run out of the Scripture Repository and return to the Beast Taming Garden to fight the great demons.

Relying on the Phoenix Seal Sub-Seal bestowed by Empress Dugu, which allowed him to move freely throughout the imperial palace, Wang Pan often went to Empress Dugu's quarters to take advantage of her.

Whenever he had finished taking advantage of her, Wang Pan would be happy for quite some time.

During those periods, his efficiency in reading Ancient Texts was at its highest.

Thus, from then on, whenever Wang Pan became restless, he would run to Empress Dugu's quarters. After taking advantage of her, he would return to the Scripture Repository and continue reading.

Empress Dugu did not dislike this. Instead, she felt that with Azure Ox around, her cold and desolate palace had gained a little more life.

Wang Pan gained greatly that year, reading hundreds of thousands of Ancient Texts.

Time slowly passed. Wang Pan's life was monotonous, consisting only of traveling between the Scripture Repository and Empress Dugu's quarters.

Yet Wang Pan did not find it tedious. On the contrary, he enjoyed it immensely.

Under such circumstances, Wang Pan's state of mind was elevated!

He began to truly settle down and read the Ancient Texts, rather than forcing himself to memorize them.

Simulation Mark refreshed.

At age fourteen, you were free of illness and disaster. You successfully changed your fate.

You obtained 30,000 Simulation Points.

All events in this simulation have been completed. Return?

"Not returning."

Wang Pan merely glanced at it, then paid it no further attention.

There was no way he was returning!

Wasn't it wonderful to read Ancient Texts in his spare time and take advantage of the Empress?

Where would he find such a good life after returning?

Great Qian had spent countless manpower and resources collecting these Ancient Texts, yet now Wang Pan could read them at will. Opportunities like this were rare.

Besides, Wang Pan had not forgotten that he had come to this world in order to forge a divine weapon.

It was just that Wang Pan had placed forging a divine weapon at the very end. First, he would set himself a small goal: read every Ancient Text in the Scripture Repository once.

In any case, Wang Pan had plenty of time now!

Wang Pan could clearly sense his own lifespan. With the strength of a great demon, Wang Pan could live for several thousand years!

If he broke through again, his lifespan would increase even further!

Thus, Wang Pan was in no hurry at all.

Still, Wang Pan was rather curious: how much longer could the Great Qian Emperor live?

Wang Pan wanted to become Wife Snatcher, but the Great Qian Emperor was still around.

Though this Great Qian Emperor appeared somewhat unreliable, he was a truly ruthless figure!

He had destroyed dozens of nations, slaughtered countless noble clans, and crushed Supreme Great Sect Ancestral Courts. No matter how absurd and unrestrained his behavior appeared, no one dared to underestimate him!

"The road to becoming Wife Snatcher is long and arduous."

Wang Pan sighed. Even he could live for thousands of years with his current strength.

Let alone the Great Qian Emperor. Though he usually kept a low profile and appeared no different from an Ordinary Person who had never cultivated—

Anyone who believed that had something wrong with their brain!

Everyone believed that this emperor's strength could definitely rank among the top three in the world!

With such a formidable man still alive, Wang Pan was setting his sights on Empress Dugu. Whenever he thought about it, he felt a little uneasy.