Emerald Cloud Peak.
At the entrance to the Scripture Repository.
As usual, Zhang Jiuge reclined in his rocking chair, his eyes half closed as though he were asleep.
Whenever a disciple came to exchange points for cultivation manuals or martial skills, he would open his eyes and check the number of contribution points in their Token, then either let them through or send them away.
At that moment.
The sun was about to set.
The sky was stained red.
But it was still early. The Scripture Repository only closed at midnight each day and opened again at dawn. Throughout its opening hours, he had to remain here without stepping away.
From experience, hardly any more disciples would come to exchange points for cultivation manuals or martial skills now. He could doze for a while.
Just then, however, footsteps suddenly approached from the distance.
Zhang Jiuge opened his eyes.
He made out the newcomer's face.
"Senior Zhang." The handsome young disciple took the initiative to salute him with cupped hands.
Zhang Jiuge gave a slight nod.
"Oh, it's you."
It was the disciple with a false spirit embryo who had advanced from Registered Disciple to the Outer Sect two years earlier. His name was Chen Yu.
Chen Yu had left a deep impression on Zhang Jiuge, not only because their circumstances were somewhat similar, but also because he had once recommended Chen Yu to that Golden Core elder of the White Lotus Sect.
However, since Chen Yu had repeatedly declined the White Lotus Sect's invitations, the matter had come to nothing.
Zhang Jiuge did not particularly mind. He was not a member of the White Lotus Sect; that Golden Core elder, Shi Rong, had merely done him a kindness once, so he had promised her that he would recommend disciples with