Phase One Repair Complete

19.88%!

The Skywalk Step and the Body Forging Art were quickly finished as well, and Su Yi set his sights on the final High Grade Combat Method.

The two cultivation methods had each added 0.45%. The final High Grade Combat Method should be about the same, right?

That meant the Book of Knowledge would finally complete the first stage of its restoration!

Calm down!

He had to stay calm. It was bound to happen sooner or later; there was no need to get so worked up!

Su Yi closed his eyes and settled his excited emotions.

A few minutes later, having completely calmed down, Su Yi slowly opened his eyes and began flipping through the Azure Sky Sword Art.

Wu Kuishan was filled with confusion. Was it really possible to get this excited?

He was not even actually cultivating it. Even if he were, there was no reason to react like this. Wu Kuishan felt that Su Yi was even more excited than when he had made his Breakthrough to Third-Rank.

After grumbling inwardly for a few moments, he began introducing the Azure Sky Sword Art.

"The Azure Sky Sword Art takes its meaning from a heavenly horse soaring unrestrained through the skies. Its sword techniques are nimble and elusive. Its creator was the same person who created the Falling Blossom Sword you cultivated in the Lower Three Grades.

"The Blood Qi circulation routes are broadly connected as well, so you'll find it easier to adapt to and more compatible with.

"The cultivation of combat methods lies in the degree of mastery, not merely in how high or low their grade is.

"The differences in High Grade Combat Methods are these. First: techniques that release Blood Qi outward for attacks—that is, they give you means of long-range attack.

"Second is penetrating power. Its application lies in striking within; you can understand it as vibrating force, or striking a cow across a mountain.

"For mid-rank martial artists, Blood Qi can be released outward, which is also a basic requirement for penetration. With one sword strike, the power of Blood Qi pierces through the body's surface and erupts inside..."

By then, Su Yi was no longer paying much attention to what Wu Kuishan said afterward. He had already finished reading the combat method and began recording it with Spiritual Power.

Recording successful!

20.33%!

Su Yi sensed the intention transmitted by the Book of Knowledge. Focusing his mind, he confirmed it and began the restoration!

The Library turned dim and gray. Waves of mist-like vapor began spreading through it, intermingled with threads of golden light.

Su Yi stared intently at those lights and discovered that they were all emanating from every cultivation method and combat method he had recorded.

They drifted amid the mist, intertwining, merging, and evolving.

Just as Su Yi wanted to move closer for a better look, his vision suddenly went black.

His consciousness had been ejected.

As his consciousness returned, Su Yi felt a sharp pain between his brows, just like when he had exhausted too much Spiritual Power before.

Completely bewildered, Su Yi rubbed his brow, easing the stabbing pain there.

Wu Kuishan also noticed that something was wrong with Su Yi. How had he suddenly used up so much Spiritual Power?

What strange thing was this kid messing around with now?

Walking over to Su Yi, he asked with concern, "Is something wrong with your Spiritual Power?"

Su Yi did not know how to explain it either. Recording things did not consume this much Spiritual Power. Could it be that restoration required Spiritual Power too?

He pressed a hand to his forehead and rubbed it up and down. The listlessness from overexhausting his Spiritual Power left him utterly weary and dizzy, wanting nothing more than to rest immediately.

"Teacher, I'll be fine after resting for a—"

Before Su Yi could even finish his sentence, he collapsed onto the sofa.

Wu Kuishan hurried over to examine him. Only after checking him over did he finally let out the breath he had been holding.

Su Yi was merely asleep. His sleeping posture was a little awkward, and he even let out a faint snore.

Wu Kuishan adjusted Su Yi's posture so he could rest more comfortably, then sat nearby, utterly perplexed.

Su Yi had only been looking through materials here. How had he suddenly consumed so much Spiritual Power? Fortunately, it had not reached the point of overdraft, or his vitality would surely have been greatly damaged.

Su Yi definitely had some enormous secret. Regarding this consumption of Spiritual Power, could his skull have mutated too?

Or had his brain mutated?

Just as Wu Kuishan sank into thought, Wu Duoduo opened the door.

Though it was Thursday, she only had classes in the morning, so she came back directly after they ended.

When Wu Duoduo entered the living room and saw Su Yi lying on the sofa and Wu Kuishan sitting beside him lost in thought, she asked curiously, "Dad, what happened to Senior Brother?"

Wu Kuishan came back to himself. Seeing that it was Wu Duoduo, he broke into a smile. "It's Duo'er! Your senior brother is fine. He's just too tired and is resting for a while."

Tired?

Was he sleeping?

Wu Duoduo studied Su Yi curiously. Lying on the sofa, he looked very quiet, his eyes and brows tightly shut. His usually high, straight nose twitched slightly with each breath.

A faint smile curled at the corner of his lips, as though he were having a wonderful dream.

Wu Duoduo unconsciously smiled too, thinking, Sure enough, seeing beautiful things really does make people feel happy!

"Cough, cough."

Wu Duoduo was smiling, but Wu Kuishan beside her darkened slightly and hurriedly coughed twice.

Surely his little padded jacket wasn't really about to run off with Su Yi? How long had they even known each other?

Hearing Wu Kuishan cough, Wu Duoduo instantly realized what she was doing, and her face flushed bright red.

She had actually been sneaking glances at her senior brother while he slept, watching so intently that she had even started smiling!

Most importantly, she was doing it right in front of her father!

Her cheeks burned as she wished she could crawl into a crack in the ground. She hurriedly covered her face with both hands, turned around, and presented her back to Wu Kuishan.

Her heart hammered wildly.

What should she do?

What should she do?

Her father wouldn't misunderstand something, would he?

With a dark expression, Wu Kuishan probed, "Duo'er, what do you think of your senior brother?"

Wu Kuishan's words made Wu Duoduo stamp her feet in embarrassment. Her face crimson, she said, "Dad~~!"

She wasn't stupid. How could she fail to understand such an obvious implication from Wu Kuishan?

She hurriedly looked at Su Yi and found that he was still sleeping soundly, having heard none of what her father said. Only then did she relax.

If Su Yi had heard it, she truly would have been too ashamed to face anyone.

Seeing his daughter's bashful appearance, Wu Kuishan's heart sank slightly. Whether she liked him or not was unclear, but she at least had a favorable impression of him.

Su Yi was also so outstanding. Wu Kuishan sighed inwardly; it seemed his little padded jacket really could not be kept at home much longer.

Still, Su Yi was his own student, so it did not exactly count as marrying her off, did it? But wasn't this far too early?

She was only in Freshman Year. He still wanted Duo'er to keep him company for a few more years.

No, he still did not know what Su Yi thought. Beneath that gentle, placid smile of his, who knew how many worries he hid?

He wanted revenge, but Gu Qiang was an established Seventh-Rank High Stage martial artist.

And before the age of thirty was the period when martial arts cultivation advanced most rapidly. He probably would not consider romantic attachments at all.

Thirty... if his daughter married at thirty, it would pain him somewhat, but he should be able to accept it, right?

Su Yi's parents were both dead, and he was all alone. He could simply live with them; thinking about it that way, it was not bad at all.

Wu Kuishan thought highly of Su Yi. Although he hid many matters in his heart, both his character and abilities were among the best. If he handed his daughter over to him in the future, he could rest assured.

After thinking for a long time, Wu Kuishan suddenly shook his head. Forget it. Why think so much? Whether they could end up together was another matter entirely.

The younger generation should grasp their own feelings themselves. Having experienced Lyu Zhen's obstruction, Wu Kuishan deeply disapproved of elders meddling in the romantic affairs of their juniors.

While Wu Kuishan was lost in thought, the blush on Wu Duoduo's face finally faded. Ignoring him, she began gathering up the books that had been opened on the floor.

Tempering Method--Internal Organs Chapter?

Wasn't this something one only cultivated upon breaking through to the Fourth Grade?

Born into a martial arts family, Wu Duoduo would occasionally hear knowledge beyond her current stage of study. When her parents taught their students, they did not deliberately avoid her either.

So she actually knew quite a lot.

Skywalk Step, Body Tempering Art, Azure Sky Sword Art.

Wu Duoduo finished sorting the books with some surprise. Was Senior Brother about to break through to the Fourth Grade?

Or had he already broken through? But that should not be possible!

At the start of the semester, he had still been at the Third Grade Mid Stage, and today was only the nineteenth.

Just as Wu Duoduo was making guesses inwardly, Wu Kuishan seemed to know what she was thinking and said with a light laugh, "He's still at the Third Grade Mid Stage. He just wanted to look through the cultivation technique materials ahead of time."

"B-But isn't the Third Grade Mid Stage unable to cultivate them?"

"He's only reading them, not cultivating!"

Not cultivating? Then why read them? Senior Brother was so strange!

Father was strange too. He had actually agreed to it. Was there something she did not know?

Wu Duoduo moved closer to Wu Kuishan and asked, "Dad, why does Senior Brother want to read cultivation technique materials?"

"Who knows?"

Wu Duoduo puffed out her cheeks in irritation. If you didn't know, why would you agree to it?

Clinging to Wu Kuishan's right arm, she gave it a shake and coquettishly said, "Just tell me!"

Wu Kuishan smiled helplessly. "I really don't know. You should ask your grandfather! Even your grandfather didn't tell me."

Wu Duoduo gave a delicate snort and asked with disbelief written all over her face, "Why wouldn't Grandpa tell you?"

"Girl, it's not like you don't know your grandfather has confidentiality rules. But he did say we'd know after some time."

Wu Duoduo pursed her lips, but she was not someone who threw unreasonable tantrums. She nodded to show that she understood.

"Senior Brother, when will he wake up?"

At that, Wu Kuishan used his Spiritual Power to sense Su Yi's recovery. Nearly thirty percent of his Spiritual Power had been restored.

After calculating the time, he replied, "Another five or six hours!"

Even if he had not fully recovered by then, five or six hours should be enough for him to wake up.

Evening.

Su Yi, who had rested for a long while, had already woken up. He rolled over, sat up, and stretched lazily.

His Spine Bone had not been fully tempered to begin with, and after resting on the sofa for so long, his body felt somewhat out of sorts.

"You're awake?"

Wu Kuishan's voice came from behind him.

Su Yi turned around and saw Wu Kuishan emerging from the study.

A little embarrassed, he smiled. "I'm awake."

Su Yi had not expected to sleep for so long. The sky outside had already turned dark.

"Since you're awake, head back early and finish tempering your Spine Bone sooner."

Wu Kuishan spoke casually.

"Alright. Thank you for today, Teacher."

Back in his dormitory, Su Yi could not wait to sink his consciousness into the Book of Knowledge in his mind.

He wanted to see what changes the Book of Knowledge, with its first stage of repairs complete, would have.

Within the Consciousness Space, the area that had originally been the size of a Library had expanded tenfold.

After carefully sensing it, Su Yi delightedly discovered that he could bring objects into the Consciousness Space.

It had gained a storage function!

Now, if he entered the Underground Cave and obtained resources like energy stones or medicinal herbs, he would no longer need to worry about energy leaking out.

He could hide himself better, and he would no longer have to worry about being unable to carry away any resources he acquired.