The Black Book that had appeared in Bai Xiaowen's Sea of Consciousness had a plain black cover with no title.
Compared with Taigong's Art of War and the Scripture of the Grand Void, it was noticeably smaller and much thinner. A layer of pure black light shrouded it.
"Another cultivation manual?"
Bai Xiaowen tried channeling his Spirit Sense into the Black Book to read it, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not "lift" its cover.
He couldn't open it!
Bai Xiaowen frowned.
There were several possible reasons. The likeliest was that the Black Book was still incomplete and therefore could not be read.
Compared with the other two cultivation manuals, the difference was obvious. The Black Book looked grand and imposing, and the pure black light around it drew in his gaze like a black hole. But the book itself was simply too thin, and smaller as well.
Bai Xiaowen withdrew from his Sea of Consciousness. He was curious about what the Black Book contained, but he was in no rush.
After all, Bai Xiaowen was already cultivating two manuals. He couldn't take on a third unless he found a way to unlock a third profession—and he doubted that was possible. Dual professions were already exceedingly rare. Unlocking a third would be far more than twice as difficult, perhaps five or ten times harder. There might not even be a way to do it.
He couldn't very well give up the Scripture of the Grand Void, could he? His starting manual, Taigong's Art of War, couldn't be replaced.
And even if he steeled himself to give up the Scripture of the Grand Void, whether he could cultivate the Black Book remained a serious question...
At that thought, Bai Xiaowen suddenly froze.
*Wait! This Black Book isn't a