After Cang Yongnan left, Zhang Dong first familiarized himself with his residence.
The wooden cabin's layout was simple. There was only a meditation cushion, exuding an invigorating aura that helped calm the mind and made cultivation more convenient.
Cultivators neither needed to eat nor sleep. Having a meditation cushion to cultivate on was quite good enough.
That cushion was no ordinary item; even ordinary True Deities could not afford to use one.
Next, following the map's directions, he headed toward the library.
The library was the tallest building in the entire Eternal Lineage Estate, even higher than the pavilion where Senior Fu resided. After walking several dozen li, Zhang Dong spotted the towering structure.
Six guards stood at the entrance, all of them exceptionally precious puppets.
These six guards looked no different from ordinary cultivators, and their auras were not particularly terrifying. Yet each was comparable to a third-layer Unity Realm expert. Working together, they could even battle a fourth-layer opponent.
"That seems to be the World God the ancestor brought back," one guard noticed Zhang Dong from afar and transmitted, "His authority is equivalent to that of a core member. He can enter the library and browse freely."
"How many core members does our Eternal Lineage even have? The ancestor actually granted such authority to an outsider."
"Enough. He only has ten billion years. Once that time is up, he'll have to get lost. For all we know, he might still only be a Fourth Heaven Realm Deity by then."
These puppets possessed thoughts and emotions of their own. They simply carried out orders without fail; otherwise, they were not much different from cultivators.
They guarded the library year-round and often gossiped about matters within the estate.
When Zhang Dong reached the entrance, he had assumed he would need