"This esteemed senior, what exactly is the origin of the Myriad Manifestations Book Wall?"
Jian Yuange of the Taiyi Sword Sect could not help but ask.
The white-haired elder said indifferently, "This Myriad Manifestations Book Wall was moved here from beyond the realm by a former dean. For more than a hundred thousand years now, no one has been able to unravel all of its secrets!"
"What? Moved here from beyond the realm?"
Everyone was startled.
Beyond the realm referred to the lands outside the Dao One Immortal Realm.
"Alright, young geniuses, follow me to the Myriad Manifestations Book Wall!"
The elder immediately led the many young geniuses deeper into the academy.
After walking for a while, everyone's eyes shook as they gazed at a wall in the distance. Page after page of books appeared upon it, as though carved directly into the wall. Countless runes were imprinted upon those pages, emanating an ancient and boundless aura.
It was as though every single character contained the flavor of Dao Rhyme.
To one side of the wall was an upward-slanting staircase. Yet those were not ordinary steps, but books forged from jade and piled one atop another.
This was the Book Ladder!
Beneath the Book Ladder stood a plainly dressed old man holding a broom, slowly sweeping the dust from every step, as though there was no end to the cleaning.
At the very top of the steps, there was no path ahead. It was blocked by the Book Wall. What was carved upon that section of the wall was not a page, but an entire book. It glimmered with faint radiance, making it impossible to see what was written upon it.
Even probing it with one's immortal soul made it difficult to penetrate.
Buzz!
Suddenly, an ancient radiance descended from