Jade Pool Holy Land.
A majestic, ancient nine-story tower, crafted with supernatural skill, stood atop the mountain peak.
A huge blue stone stele stood before the tower.
The stele was covered in weathered marks, making it look incredibly ancient.
Carved boldly across it were the words: Holy Land Scripture Pavilion.
A few large characters.
Jade Pool Holy Land had a long and storied heritage, with countless books and classic texts passed down through the ages.
Its collection included all kinds of cultivation techniques and spells.
It also contained no shortage of books recording major events in the Cultivation World's history, as well as the lives of once-famous figures.
At that moment, every floor of the Scripture Library was large enough to hold several thousand people, all searching through the materials inside.
There were old and young, men and women, each in all kinds of strange postures and forms.
Some had grown three heads and six arms, each head and pair of hands rapidly searching through the materials.
Others had their eyes closed, yet an eye had sprouted between their brows, shooting golden rays that illuminated one ancient book after another.
Every sort of bizarre form, each displaying their own supernatural abilities.
A moment later, Great Elder Cang Yuan walked out of the Scripture Library, shaking his head. "It makes no sense. I've searched through records spanning hundreds of thousands of years, and there's nothing about Black Silk..."
"What exactly is this Black Silk?"
And apart from Black Silk, they hadn't found a single one of the other terms revealed in the Great Emperor's Diary, either.
"Damn it, what connection is there between grass, Transmigrator, golden finger, system, Soul Grandpa, and Black Silk?"
Cang Yuan summed up what he and the other elders had been researching lately, and decided he should report everything clearly to Holy Venerable Yuan Ruoyu.
He might as well see if he could get any useful information from her, too.
After all, Yuan Ruoyu had been in contact with the Immortal Great Emperor.
A moment later.
Inside a palace hall that resembled an immortal palace.
Cang Yuan cupped his hands toward the figure before him and said, "Holy Venerable, I've come to report on our efforts to decipher the diary."
Yuan Ruoyu wore a plain-colored long dress, her eyes brightening slightly as she softly asked, "Have you made any progress? Tell me about it."
Cang Yuan pondered for a moment.
"Based on the clues we have so far, we can make a bold guess..."
"The Immortal Great Emperor may originally have been an ordinary person who, by chance, swallowed some kind of strange immortal herb and gained endless longevity."
Yuan Ruoyu's brows furrowed slightly. After a moment's thought, she decided the Great Elder's theory was indeed plausible.
The Eastern Profound Continent was vast and boundless...
There were many records of rare treasures and strange immortal plants. The legendary elixirs of immortality were said to possess the miraculous ability to grant ordinary cultivators eternal youth.
Of course, such immortal medicines could only be found by sheer chance.
Yuan Ruoyu said, "Go on!"
Cang Yuan's expression shifted, and he continued, "The Immortal Great Emperor named the longevity constitution he gained after swallowing the immortal herb 'Transmigrator.'"
"Then we can provisionally call this herb the 'Transmigration Longevity Herb.'"
Cang Yuan followed the line of thought further.
"As for the golden finger, system, and Soul Grandpa, judging by the diary, they should refer to some kind of auxiliary talent! Or perhaps a special cultivation technique, spell, or something of that sort, suited to the Transmigrator constitution."
Yuan Ruoyu nodded in approval. "Good. That really is possible."
She had spoken and spent time with Lin Feng at length.
She understood Lin Feng far better than the Great Elder did, but now, after hearing the Great Elder's theory, she felt they were already very close to the truth.
At that moment, Cang Yuan said with a helpless laugh, "Only this Black Silk has us stumped. We've searched every ancient book, but still can't figure out what it is."
Yuan Ruoyu fell silent for a moment, then said, "Don't dwell on it. Perhaps it's simply something he likes, unrelated to talent or cultivation!"
"Oh? What makes you say that, Holy Venerable?"
"If this novel is any good, remember to add it to your bookshelf so you can find it again next time."
"This is just a guess of mine, too."
A strange glimmer flashed across Yuan Ruoyu's face, then vanished in an instant.
She had come to this conclusion recently by recalling the circumstances and analyzing Lin Feng's expression when he'd said the words "Black Silk."
"That fellow kept looking at my feet back then..." Yuan Ruoyu thought to herself. "Could it be some kind of clothing worn on the feet?"
The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
The reason Yuan Ruoyu felt so certain was that she had now remembered that, besides Black Silk, Lin Feng had used many other strange terms and made peculiar gestures...
They were all things she had never heard of before, things she would never even have dared to imagine.
Considering the situations in which he had said them, most had been during tender moments between the two of them. It was easy to tell they had nothing to do with cultivation.
Naturally, there was no way she could tell anyone about these things—not even the Great Elder.
Cang Yuan furrowed his brow in thought, then finally nodded. "Perhaps that really is possible. But no matter what, if I can't find out what this Black Silk is, I'll never get it out of my head!"
"I'll be so restless I won't know what to do with myself!"
Yuan Ruoyu: "..."
The two of them talked for a little while longer before the Great Elder took his leave.
Yuan Ruoyu walked to the window.
The place where Jade Pool Holy Land stood was not only rich in spiritual energy; its spectacular scenery was breathtaking, too.
But at that moment, she had no heart to admire it.
Yuan Ruoyu could think of nothing but Lin Feng. His figure grew ever clearer in her mind.
It had already been several hundred years since their last meeting.
Back then, Lin Feng had come to say goodbye, telling her he had to go do something!
Something dangerous, something that would affect the entire Cultivation World.
At the time, Yuan Ruoyu had asked, "With your current cultivation, what could possibly be dangerous to you?"
"If there really is something, then let's return to Jade Pool Holy Land together!"
Although they had already known and loved each other for thousands of years, Yuan Ruoyu still hadn't known that Lin Feng was the Immortal Great Emperor.
Only when the diary was exposed had she suddenly realized she had no idea how many secrets Lin Feng was hiding.
She remembered clearly what Lin Feng had answered then. "I'm the only one who can do this, and I have to do it!"
"I've been targeted. There's no turning back!"
"Even Jade Pool Holy Land can't protect me!"
Lin Feng had even given her a meaningful look and said, "If one day I become an enemy of Jade Pool Holy Land, will you stand by my side?"
Yuan Ruoyu had been stunned for a moment, but she had still nodded firmly.
Yet she had never taken those words to heart, because she thought Lin Feng had simply tossed out a hypothetical example.
She was the current Holy Venerable of Jade Pool Holy Land!
How could Jade Pool Holy Land ever become his enemy?
But now, with the diary's exposure revealing more of Lin Feng's secrets, and with him still nowhere to be seen...
A sense of unease began to stir in Yuan Ruoyu's heart.
She grew more and more worried about Lin Feng's safety.
Although he was the Immortal Great Emperor, Lin Feng's expression back then had been graver than ever before.
"What exactly did you go to do?"
Yuan Ruoyu tried to think it through, but her mind was in such turmoil that she couldn't make sense of anything.
After a long while.
Only then did she turn her gaze away, determination flashing in her eyes. A terrifying aura erupted, and her voice turned icy.
"Who are those people targeting you?"
As Yuan Ruoyu spoke, her killing intent soared to the heavens. "I don't care who they are. If they dare hurt you, then even if it costs Jade Pool Holy Land everything, we will never let them get away with it!"
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