Spiritual Imprint, An Elder at Home Is Like a Treasure

Entering Mingde Hall, Zi Yao presented the Hongchen Token to the Guard.

The Guard respectfully returned the Hongchen Token and said, "Hall Master Hongchen has already given instructions. You are to study under the Sixth Laboratory. Do not force your way into any confidential rooms, or the Imperial Guard will hold you accountable."

"Understood."

Zi Yao nodded without surprise.

No matter how broad-minded Jing Hóngchén was, he could not possibly allow Zi Yao to observe those secrets. They concerned the survival of the nation.

Mingde Hall covered at least several thousand square meters and was divided into an exchange area, a testing area, and a storage area.

He definitely could not force his way into the storage area or testing area, so he went to the exchange area first.

The exchange area was further divided into three sections: the Rest Area, the library section, and the academic exchange section.

Zi Yao first went to take a look at the academic exchange section.

The soundproof transparent glass in the exchange rooms was excellent, leaving him unable to hear a single sound from outside.

Yet through the glass, he could see several middle-aged and elderly men with greying hair arguing fiercely over a certain point. A spider-shaped Soul Tool model sat on the table. Their faces were red with anger, and they looked ready to roll up their sleeves and start fighting.

"These must be Mingde Hall's researchers. They're already so old, yet they're still this energetic."

He chuckled softly.

Knowing he could not learn anything here, and that a Level 3 Soul Master like himself would never be allowed to join their academic discussions, he turned and went to the library section.

The books here truly formed an ocean of knowledge. The entire building was lined with neatly arranged bookshelves, recording the Sun Moon Empire's technological development over thousands of years, passed down generation after generation until now.

The library section's rules were also extremely strict. Books could not be taken outside for copying, nor could they be damaged. Any violators would be handed over to the Imperial Guard.

"So many books... when am I supposed to finish reading all this?"

Zi Yao frowned.

Even if he spent the next two years doing nothing but reading here, he could not possibly finish them all, not to mention that his cultivation was still focused on Soul Power. Soul Tools were merely supplementary.

"It's fine. You only need to activate your soul skill. Since I am within your Spiritual Sea, I can share this detection ability."

Electrolux reminded him from within the Spiritual Sea.

Zi Yao gave it a try.

His soul skill's detection range currently reached over two hundred meters, enough to cover almost half a floor.

However, he could not extract all the text from the books at once. Organizing and extracting those billions of characters required an enormous amount of information processing.

Even if he extracted them all,

just giving such a vast amount of information a cursory look would make his head ache, much less memorizing it.

Electrolux shared this detection ability. The grey mist transformed into a white-grey long-haired youth. Using Spiritual Power control comparable to that of a god, he organized and condensed the contents of book after book into small spheres of light, then picked up the Blade of Life's Vigil within Zi Yao's Spiritual Sea and carved Divine Sense Imprints one after another.

"These are the Spiritual Imprints I have carved. The imprints will gradually merge into your subconscious. They will not interfere with your usual Spiritual Power cultivation, but whenever you need to use knowledge, your subconscious will automatically recall the relevant information."

Zi Yao clicked his tongue.

Having an elder at home truly was like having a treasure.

Such advanced Spiritual Power control could probably only be achieved by a bug-like existence such as Electrolux.

"Elder Yi truly has seen and experienced so much. This will save us quite a bit of time."

"I could not accomplish this by myself either. The main reason is that your Myriad Spirits soul skill brings the characters in these books 'to life.' Only by coordinating it with the Golden of Life in your Spiritual Sea could I achieve this result," Electrolux said with a light laugh.

Zi Yao understood.

His Myriad Spirits soul skill was originally meant to channel his Spiritual Power into other Martial Souls, so it did not conflict with the Golden of Life in his Spiritual Sea.

Otherwise, casually filling his Spiritual Sea with such an enormous amount of unfamiliar information would be extremely dangerous. At best, it would weaken his memory; at worst, it would drive him insane.

He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began meditating to absorb Soul Power.

Although Mingde Hall was a Holy Land for Soul Tools, its Soul Power density was certainly not low. After all, Soul Power was the foundation of Soul Engineers.

During cultivation,

he kept his Myriad Spirits soul skill activated, extracting the text from those books bit by bit. Electrolux in his mind then organized and condensed it into small spheres of light before carving them into the Spiritual Sea with the Golden of Life.

Before long,

a sleepy-eyed girl walked in. She was so beautiful that she could make one lose focus, and her drowsy expression added a touch of adorably foolish charm. Her orange-red, loosely curled long hair cascaded down to her hips.

She rubbed her eyes, yawned, and held several books in her arms.

"Ha... I'm so sleepy. If I'd known, I shouldn't have stayed up so late last night..."

She spread the books across the table. The characters on the pages gradually blurred, seeming to come alive as they held hands and danced. Their heads bobbed up and down like roly-polies before they soon fell soundly asleep.

Two hours passed quickly.

She suddenly jolted awake. After gathering her senses, she realized that she had actually slept for two hours.

"Oh no, oh no! This is my once-a-week chance to study in Mingde Hall, and I only get two hours in total. If Teacher Xuan finds out I slept here, she'll scold me to death."

She got up to fetch a cup of ice water and clear her head, only to spot Zi Yao meditating in a corner.

Was that the genius youth who had defeated Xiao Hongchen some time ago?

Why was he here?

Ju Zi was slightly surprised.

Only Sixth Grade Students with outstanding performance had the qualifications to occasionally enter Mingde Hall, yet Zi Yao was only a first-year student and had already been allowed inside.

And she quickly noticed that Zi Yao did not seem to be reading. He seemed more like he was... sleeping?

Curiously, she edged closer.

Zi Yao was in a meditative state, his eyes shut. The corners of his eyes curved slightly upward, his eyelashes trembled faintly, and his handsome face was calm as still water. White hair draped over his shoulders.

He really was handsome. No wonder Ke Ke acted lovestruck in the laboratory every day...

Ju Zi quietly leaned closer to examine him, thinking to herself.

At that moment,

Zi Yao suddenly opened his eyes and said faintly, "Have you seen enough?"

Ju Zi was startled by the suddenly opened violet eyes. Only then did she realize that she had unconsciously gotten so close to his face. She hurriedly tried to step back, but accidentally fell over instead. With a solid bang, she landed hard on her butt on the floor.

At the same time, several fresh orange Ju Zi fell from above.

"That hurts..."

She stood up and rubbed her butt, her lovely face carrying a trace of grievance.

"You deserved it. Who told you to sneak a look at someone else?"

Zi Yao said calmly.

Electrolux also sent him a tired message from within his mind.

"Xiao Yao, I need to rest."

"You've worked hard, Elder Yi. Rest well within the Golden of Life."

Zi Yao replied gently.

In just two hours, the contents of five entire bookshelves had been carved into his Spiritual Sea.

This information would not flood into his mind all at once.

Instead, it would slowly be digested and merge with his Spiritual Sea, eventually becoming subconscious memories. Of course, this also required him to gradually expand his Spiritual Sea.

Electrolux resided within the Golden of Life, so there was almost no need to worry about his remnant soul dissipating. His recovery speed could also increase rapidly. He should be fully recovered in just a few days.