The Library Pavilion

Zhuanshui Pingqiu ultimately decided to lend his clan contribution points to Ju Hua.

For one, Zhuanshui Pingqiu knew well that since Zhuanshui Ju Hua had bypassed everyone else to seek him out, it meant Ju Hua was certain he would lend them!

Zhuanshui Ju Hua's intent was clear: if you lend me these points, our grievances are settled; if you don't, I will hold this grudge in my heart, and should any trouble arise in the future, don't blame me for disregarding our kinship!

Such things did not need to be spoken aloud. As a Loose Immortal who had lived for a hundred thousand years, Zhuanshui Pingqiu naturally saw through to the essence of the matter at a glance.

Furthermore, while one billion clan contribution points was a large sum, at Zhuanshui Pingqiu's current stage, it could accomplish very little.

What Zhuanshui Pingqiu wanted most was to improve his strength to survive a few more of the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations, but increasing one's power was not so simple.

Magic treasures, secret techniques, and the level of one's Dao—these were the three pillars of a Loose Immortal's strength. Zhuanshui Pingqiu had already pushed the first two to the limits of his ability; investing one billion points into them wouldn't even cause a ripple.

As for the level of one's Dao, that depended entirely on opportunity and comprehension!

Finally, Ju Hua's offer to leave a written IOU settled the matter for Zhuanshui Pingqiu.

Even if Ju Hua could still default on the debt later, in Zhuanshui Pingqiu's eyes, it was at least a piece of leverage!

Ten thousand years from now, if Ju Hua became a million-year Loose Immortal, he would likely care more about his reputation than a mere billion points.

If Ju Hua failed to reach that level, it would be even simpler: he could just take the IOU and go collect the debt directly!

After Ju Hua left the IOU, Zhuanshui Pingqiu tossed a token into his hand, which Ju Hua checked briefly before putting away.

"I will remember this favor, brother. Farewell!" Ju Hua cupped his hands from a distance and, without waiting for a reply, rode a cloud and sped away.

Watching Ju Hua's retreating back, Zhuanshui Pingqiu's face twitched slightly.

After lingering among the clouds for a moment, Zhuanshui Pingqiu returned to his own residence.

Half an hour later—

On a massive mountain within the Zhuanshui clan territory, Ju Hua and Zhuanshui Qiu arrived together on a cloud.

At the summit of this mountain stood a magnificent palace. It was divided into seven levels, each narrower than the one below, looking from afar like a giant tower reaching toward the heavens!

Of course, this was neither a palace nor a tower; it was the Library Pavilion of the Zhuanshui clan.

"Big Brother, where did you go just now?" Zhuanshui Qiu asked with curiosity in front of the pavilion.

"I went to borrow some clan contribution points!" Ju Hua replied with a smile.

"How many did you borrow?"

"One billion!"

"One billion?! Since when do you have such good friends in the clan, Big Brother?" A look of confusion appeared on Zhuanshui Qiu's face.

"It's not a friend; Zhuanshui Pingqiu lent them to me!" Ju Hua said.

"Immortal Pingqiu? Why would he lend them to you?" Zhuanshui Qiu wanted to ask more, but Ju Hua had already walked quickly toward the library. Helpless, she hurried to follow.

Just as Ju Hua was about to enter the library, a calm voice echoed in his ears.

"Loose Immortals may enter the first six levels; Wanxiang cultivators may enter the first four!"

Ju Hua did not speak. He bowed slightly toward the void before stepping inside, with Zhuanshui Qiu following close behind.

Once inside, Ju Hua turned to Zhuanshui Qiu and said, "Little sister, your brother has come into a windfall today. Feel free to choose any flight technique that costs under one hundred million clan contribution points!"

"I don't need that many, I'll just pick one at random!" Zhuanshui Qiu said, then walked quickly into the depths of the library.

Ju Hua shook his head with a smile and began to search the library himself.

Ninety-nine percent of the books in the first six levels of the Zhuanshui library were secret techniques suitable for Qi Refiners; there were only nineteen volumes suitable for Fiendgod Body Refiners.

These nineteen volumes were not particularly dazzling, but their prices were all exorbitant. Ju Hua had only ever chosen two of the most widely circulated ones to cultivate.

They were "Law of Heaven and Earth" and "Three Heads and Six Arms"!

Although these two techniques were widely circulated, their boost to one's strength was the most significant; few experts who had achieved success in Fiendgod Body Refining had not cultivated them.

Ju Hua had not come here intending to choose techniques; his goal was secret arts.

There was no absolute distinction between the quality of books on each level of the library; it was simply that as the levels increased, the complete secret arts became more numerous.

For example, for the Great Sorrow Sword Art, the first level only contained the first form, the second level the first two forms, the third level the first three, and so on.

Even the most heaven-defying genius could not comprehend the Domain of the Dao while in the Zifu stage. Even Ji Ning, the protagonist of Desolate Era, only comprehended the Domain of the Sword Dao during his Wanxiang stage. Therefore, this method of organizing the library ensured no genius would be held back.

In fact, before the sixth level, the Zhuanshui clan had never encountered a situation where someone could not find the techniques they needed!

If such a genius were to appear, the Zhuanshui clan would treat them like a treasure, and making an exception to open higher levels of the library would be a trivial matter.

Ju Hua did not linger on the lower levels; he climbed straight to the sixth level of the library.

According to the nature of the Zhuanshui library, the books on the sixth level were at least at the Earth Immortal or Loose Immortal level, and there were even many incomplete Celestial Immortal level arts. The Great Sorrow Sword Art was one of them!

The Great Sorrow Sword Art on the sixth level was still not the complete version, but it contained more than just the first six forms—it held eight forms in total!

According to Ju Hua's conjecture, if one could master all the first six forms of the Great Sorrow Sword Art, they would possess strength nearly comparable to a Celestial Immortal!

If all the first eight forms were mastered, one would likely stand at the pinnacle of strength even among Celestial Immortals!

It is said that when the Zhuanshui Clan first established itself in Great Xia, the first six levels of the Library Pavilion indeed only contained the first six forms of the Great Sorrow Sword Art. However, a peerless Loose Immortal later broke through their limits twice, mastering the art up to the eighth form. Only then did the Zhuanshui Clan change their rules, elevating the series of Celestial Immortal-level techniques stored on the sixth floor by two tiers.

For instance, the Great Sorrow Sword Art was expanded from the first six forms to the first eight!

Ju Hua's goal for this visit to the Library Pavilion was clear: techniques containing the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Although the Zhuanshui Clan possessed a vast array of techniques, those containing the Great Dao were pitifully few, let alone those specifically restricted to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Consequently, there were not many options for Ju Hua to choose from. After searching for a moment, he quickly found two techniques that met his requirements.

"Shift Technique, Void-Breaking Sword Art!" Ju Hua looked at the two manuals before him, momentarily caught in hesitation.