Buying Books
Only the senior from the Talisman Sect glanced at He Yi in the arena, shook his head slightly, closed his eyes, and said nothing.
After receiving the order, the person in charge immediately went down to investigate.
However, this does not affect the progress of the Talisman Master Assembly.
The last and fifth groups then took the stage to begin their assessment.
This time, there were no surprises; the fifth group's results were roughly equal to those of the first three groups.
Once all five sets of results are released, the final 500-person roster is officially announced.
The night was dark.
It's another familiar list of names.
This time, however, each name is more prominent.
After all, the number of people had already decreased sharply to five hundred during this period.
After this competition, the Talisman Master Assembly will be drawing to a close.
There's one last assessment tomorrow, after which the final rankings will be determined.
After finding Liu Chun's name on the list of top-ranked players once again, Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu left the venue of the Talisman Master Assembly.
They planned to go to the place Yuan Qing had told them about where they could buy books.
Unlike the Mortal Realm, many shops in the Immortal Cultivation Realm do not close at night.
Lin Xiao and the others have adapted to the lifestyle of the Immortal Cultivation Realm during this period, which is that there is no regular schedule.
Many shops sometimes stay open for years on end without closing.
However, some shops close and then remain closed for an unknown period of time before reopening.
Therefore, for Banxiang City, which can be considered to open only once every century, most shops would not close just because it gets dark during this period.
Lin Xiao and his group naturally didn't need to worry about the shop being closed when they went there.
After several twists and turns, the two arrived at a shop with a sign outside that read "Book".
Upon seeing the shop in front of them, Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu both fell silent for a moment.
I never imagined that the Immortal Cultivation Realm would have shops that are even less refined than those in the Mortal Realm.
The entire shop resembles a giant tortoise shell resting on the ground.
The entrance is the protruding part on the front of the tortoise shell, which is probably where the tortoise stretched its neck when it was alive.
Jiang Youfu hesitated for a moment before tugging at Lin Xiao's sleeve.
There was nothing he could do; he had never seen anything like it before. He had never even seen a turtle. Suddenly seeing such Dayi and strange-looking thing filled him with fear.
Lin Xiao comforted him, saying:
"It's nothing, it's just an animal shell, similar to the snails we used to catch in the village."
Thinking of the snails that Brother Xiao had taken them to catch before, Jiang Youfu felt a little calmer.
But she still instinctively grabbed Lin Xiao's sleeve and didn't let go.
Seeing the dark, secluded entrance that concealed its interior, Lin Xiao felt a sense of dread.
However, considering that this shop has been able to operate in this Banxiang City for so long without any problems, it should be fine.
He originally wanted Fuzi to wait for him outside, but after thinking about it, he was worried about leaving Fuzi waiting outside alone, so he didn't say anything and walked ahead to lead him inside.
As soon as the two stepped through the entrance, they felt an instant silence, completely isolated from the noise of the street outside.
The shop was very quiet.
There wasn't a single person there.
That's right, there wasn't a single person there, not even a shopkeeper or anything like that.
Lin Xiao turned to look at the entrance they had come in through and realized that they couldn't see outside from there.
Next to the entrance, there was a small sign that read, "[Five Spirit Stone to leave without buying books; pay for books if you want to buy them]".
There's a small, glowing opening at the bottom of the sign; it's clearly a place to insert Spirit Stone.
I suspect this shop's entrance is one where you can't leave without paying, and it probably has some kind of feature to detect whether people leaving have bought books.
He thought to himself, "Wow, this is a sure thing as soon as someone walks in!"
Lin Xiao wondered if his own sect could also set up such a shop in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, one that wouldn't need anyone to look after it or manage it—it would be perfect for the Lingxian Sect, which was far away in the Mortal Realm.
However, first he needs to have the ability or the means to set these things up.
There's no rush for now.
Nowadays, even if they want to open a shop, it's not so easy. They need to find a location, have a stable supply of goods, and a steady flow of customers.
These things need to be considered separately; they can't be done on a whim.
The shop looks much bigger inside than it does outside.
The bookshelves are arranged in dense rows.
The bookshelf on the left was crammed with traditional paper books, while the one on the right was filled with Jade Slip slips.
The price is displayed next to each bookshelf.
Jade Slip are generally more expensive than traditional books.
However, there are exceptions.
The traditional books on the innermost shelves were priced much higher than the Jade Slip.
Apart from these bookshelves, there was nothing else in the entire shop, and apart from themselves, not a single customer was in sight.
Seeing that the shop was empty and nothing seemed amiss, Lin Xiao said to Jiang Youfu:
"Fuzi, let's split up and see if there are any useful books here. We can buy them together and bring them back to the sect."
Lin Xiao had previously told him about the importance of sect books, so Jiang Youfu didn't ask any questions. He nodded repeatedly and said "okay," then immediately turned around and began to look through the bookshelves around him.
Lin Xiao also quickly went to the other side to check.
Perhaps fearing that people might not buy them after reading them, only the first few pages of these books and Jade Slip could be flipped through.
However, the portion provided is enough to give one a general idea of what the book is about.
Since they are mainly looking for books about historical records of the Immortal Cultivation Realm, it is relatively easy to distinguish them.
But as Lin Xiao flipped through the books, his desire to shop grew stronger and stronger.
Many of these books, though unrelated to the history of the Immortal Cultivation Realm, are quite interesting in content.
There are introductions to Demon Beast, various secret realm notes from different people, and cultivation insights for different Spirit Root, etc.
There are even many Cultivation Method and mental cultivation methods.
But they're probably all common, mass-produced goods; otherwise, they wouldn't be so conspicuously displayed and sold in bookstores.
Although their sect has its own cultivation methods and doesn't really need these, but...
Having more references is always good, right?
Moreover... who knows, after reading these things, he might be inspired to synthesize other Cultivation Method Law Technique in the future?
Ah, I want this book about beast taming!
What? This book actually analyzes the relationships between the major sects of the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain? I definitely need a copy!
My God, there's actually a book here detailing the secret realms of the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain!
Before long, Lin Xiao had a large stack of books Jade Slip slips in his hands.
On the other side, Jiang Youfu was diligently searching for books as Lin Xiao had asked, ran towards him carrying a thick book:
"Brother Xiao! Brother Xiao! I found it! Is this the book you're looking for? 'A Brief History of the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain '!"