Aside from Venerable Xuanqi and the other senior figures, several Daoists were also among the crowd. They stared at the Library Pavilion, astonishment written all over their faces.
"Enlightenment! Eldest Senior Brother has actually entered a state of enlightenment!"
"He already has a Supreme Dao Body, and now he's gained enlightenment too. Eldest Senior Brother will surely become the foremost figure of the younger generation in the Azure Dragon Domain."
"Rumor has it that Tianjizi, the world's greatest diviner, said several years ago that Emperor Road would reopen, and another Emperor would emerge in this era! In my view, Eldest Senior Brother's dazzling talent will surely allow him to ascend to the imperial throne!"
Awe involuntarily rose in the hearts of the Daoists.
Nangong Huang, who had only recently been defeated by Chu Kuangren, gave a bitter smile. "It seems surpassing him will be as difficult as ascending to heaven."
Although he was already wholeheartedly convinced of Chu Kuangren's superiority.
What young person did not want to stand above their peers and look down proudly upon all living beings?
Nangong Huang was no exception.
But Chu Kuangren was such a monstrous talent that he could not help feeling somewhat powerless.
Inside the Library Pavilion.
Chu Kuangren was still leafing through various swordsmanship texts.
In his state of enlightenment, he learned and comprehended sword techniques faster and faster. He could master almost any swordsmanship text after reading through it once, something any swordsman in the world could only dream of.
Yet Chu Kuangren remained composed, feeling neither sorrow nor joy.
At that moment, he was immersed in the mysteries of the sword.
Before long, he had read all three thousand swordsmanship texts on the Library Pavilion's third floor. His comprehension of the sword far surpassed what it had been before.
"To the fourth floor!"
Without pausing in the slightest, Chu Kuangren entered the Library Pavilion's fourth floor.
There were far fewer texts here than on the third floor, but every one of them was a Supreme Law. There were several hundred in all, including nearly a hundred sword techniques.
Chu Kuangren picked up a Supreme Law.
"Heaven-Severing Azure Dragon Sword Art!"
He leafed through the sword art in his hands.
Compared with the wondrous techniques on the third floor, the Supreme Laws on the fourth floor were far more profound. They were on entirely different levels.
Even Chu Kuangren occasionally had to pause and think before he could understand their mysteries. Had he not already read all three thousand swordsmanship texts, he would likely have needed far more than a brief pause.
Even so, his pace remained utterly terrifying in the eyes of others!
Other cultivators, even the Mystic Heaven Sect's true disciples, needed at least six months to a year to achieve anything when studying a Supreme Law. Yet Chu Kuangren had mastered nearly ten Supreme Laws in less than half a day!
"The Nine Heavens Exquisite Sword Heart combined with a state of enlightenment is truly terrifying!"
"Ordinary people struggle to achieve anything with a Supreme Law without spending a decade or more on it. Even geniuses need six months to a year. But each time the chief disciple finishes reading a Supreme Law, the Sword Dao Rhythm around him grows stronger!"
"Judging by what happened before, he's probably already mastered them. How terrifying! Ten Supreme Laws in half a day-what kind of Arabian Nights fantasy is this? If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never believe it."
The senior elders were all thoroughly shaken.
Venerable Xuanqi was stunned as well.
But then, every one of them was overjoyed.
"With this young man here, the imperial throne of this age can belong to none other than our Mystic Heaven Sect!"
"Hahaha! Our Mystic Heaven Sect will usher in endless glory!"
On the Library Pavilion's fourth floor.
Chu Kuangren continued learning and mastering Supreme Law-level sword techniques, and the Sword Dao Rhythm flowing from him grew ever stronger.
He sat by the window, leafing through the text in his hands with a calm expression. Sunlight spilled over him, seeming to drape him in a golden gauze robe.
Together with his otherworldly bearing, handsome face, and the flowing Sword Dao Rhythm, everything made him seem like an Exiled Immortal.
Outside the Library Pavilion, tens of thousands of disciples watched this dreamlike scene in amazement, all remarking that Chu Kuangren seemed unlike anyone of the mortal realm.
At that moment, if someone had said he was an immortal, there would probably have been people who believed it.
A senior female elder gazed at Chu Kuangren, her beautiful eyes involuntarily lighting up again and again. "He truly is so otherworldly, so monstrously talented."
Beside her, Venerable Xuanqi laughed. "Elder Ruyan, has he stirred your heart? Why not give it a try?"
"If I were a thousand years younger, I certainly would. Unfortunately, I'm already old, a pearl that has lost its luster, no longer what I once was." Elder Ruyan sighed as she touched her flawless, snowy cheek, which resembled white jade.
Venerable Xuanqi rolled his eyes. "Elder Ruyan, you're only a little over sixteen hundred years old. Among those in the Venerable Realm, that counts as young. Living another few thousand years probably wouldn't be a problem."
Ruyan shook her head. "I feel that I've already exhausted my potential. Without some fortuitous opportunity, I fear I'll never take another step forward in this life. But Chu Kuangren is different. He has a Supreme Dao Body, and his talent dazzles both ancient times and the present. Within a hundred years, he might attempt to reach the Supreme realm, and he might even contend for the imperial throne within a thousand!
"Compared with him, I'm merely the light of a grain of rice. What right do I have to stand beside him? I at least know that much about myself."
"Ah, Elder Ruyan, that's where you're wrong. You're a Venerable. Even if you couldn't be his principal wife, you could still become Kuangren's concubine."
"Oh, get lost, you shameless old man."
Elder Ruyan laughed as she scolded him.
The two exchanged a few jokes in midair, but their Spirit Thoughts remained spread throughout the surroundings, protecting Chu Kuangren without daring to let their guard slip in the slightest.
Time flowed by, and another two days passed.
Chu Kuangren had read most of the Supreme Laws concerning swordsmanship on the fourth floor, yet he still had not emerged from his state of enlightenment.
Over these past few days, besides studying the sword techniques in the Library Pavilion, Chu Kuangren had not forgotten his daily chance to draw a prize.
The morning sun rose, marking another brand-new day.
Looking at the Fantasy Roulette that only he could see, Chu Kuangren silently commanded it to draw a prize. The wheel immediately began spinning rapidly.
"Congratulations, host. You have drawn one gold-grade item: a Dao Enlightenment Card."
Huh?
Chu Kuangren gave a soft inward exclamation. A Dao Enlightenment Card?
This was the first gold-grade item he had drawn since his ten consecutive draws. He was currently in a state of enlightenment, yet he had now drawn a Dao Enlightenment Card. He had to admit that this surprised him quite a bit.
As its name suggested, the Dao Enlightenment Card allowed someone to enter a state of enlightenment. It achieved a similar effect through different means to the Nascent Soul Cultivation Experience Card he had drawn before, and both had time limits.
I'm already in a state of enlightenment. What would happen if I used this Dao Enlightenment Card now? Chu Kuangren wondered.
A state of enlightenment was hard to come by. Once this one ended, he had no idea when he might enter one again through his own efforts.
Why not give it a try!
With that thought, Chu Kuangren used the Dao Enlightenment Card.
In an instant, his mind shook with a boom. He shuddered as though someone had lifted the crown of his skull and poured ice water inside.
Immediately afterward, Chu Kuangren felt his mind become clearer than ever before, countless thoughts and insights surging into it.
A state of enlightenment combined with the Golden Dao Comprehension Card-at that moment, Chu Kuangren's perception of the Dao became unprecedentedly clear. Countless patterns of the Dao seemed to emerge before him one by one... all within reach!
Taking advantage of this state, Chu Kuangren pressed on in a single burst and mastered the remaining Supreme Laws on the fourth floor, one after another!
Outside the Library Pavilion, Venerable Xuanqi and the others exchanged looks.
"Am I imagining things? He's comprehending the Supreme Laws even faster!"
"No, you're not imagining it. His comprehension of the Supreme Laws really has sped up, and not just by a little!"
"Heavens, what on earth happened?"
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