He wasn't sure about that. Even though those women were not restraining their auras like those Estimated Ones, it was as though they didn't have any cultivation at all, as if they were mere mortals.
But how could there be any mortals on the fifth floor of the Royal Library?
'It's not that they're mortals. It's just that I simply cannot perceive their cultivation at all.'
He let out a slightly bitter smile.
'After all, I am a mortal in the end.'
Shaking his head, Xiao thought.
'But some things still cannot be hidden. Even though I cannot feel their auras, their temperament was noble and supreme, as though I am in the presence of Supreme existences. Damn, I haven't even properly stepped onto the Path of Cultivation, yet I have already encountered a bunch of Demigods, Estimated Ones, and even Supreme Beings. Dammit! What's next, a Great Emperor?'
Ridiculing himself, Xiao sighed.
'It's good that they didn't release their auras. Otherwise, I don't know what I would have done. Well, it's not like I don't have a way out, like calling my aunt and sisters or using my status as a prince. But to be honest, that would be too much trouble to deal with, so it's good that things didn't escalate to that point.'
Then he looked at the books in his hands and thought.
'Anyway, everything is fine right now. So let's just ignore them all. I have already wasted enough time. For now, let's just go to the top floor and quickly find a place to read. I really can't wait to read these books and find the information I need as soon as possible.'
Thinking so, he quickened his pace. After walking for a few minutes, Xiao encountered another restriction formation.
Just like before, he passed through it using his token and entered the sixth floor.
Looking at this floor, he thought.
'This place is completely different, unlike anything I have seen before. It's almost like a dreamy, serene, and dark place.'
The sixth floor of the Royal Library was unlike the others in terms of architecture and design. Instead, it was a slightly dark place filled with cloud-like mist, while a feeling of peaceful, serene calmness existed everywhere.
Just looking at this place was enough to calm one's mind and make them feel a strange sense of peace and comfort.
'Also, this place doesn't have any other people. Perfect!'
After checking every corner of the floor and making sure there wasn't anyone else, Xiao walked toward a quiet corner where a table and chair could be seen.
While walking, he curiously looked to both sides, where bookshelves stood. The cloud like mist almost covered them, but Xiao could still see numerous books and talismans resting on the shelves.
Just looking at them gave him an immortal like ancient feeling.
Curious, he stopped to take a closer look at one of the books. Xiao picked it up, hoping to see what it was about. Any book or information stored on this floor of the Royal Library had to be something extremely important, or perhaps a secret lost in history.
But to his disappointment, the title of the book was blurry and distorted. Because of that, he couldn't read it. Annoyed and surprised, he tried to open the book and look at its contents himself.
But at that moment, the book suddenly lit up. In the next instant, it disappeared from his hands and returned to its original place.
At the same time, a wave of information entered his mind, which, to his surprise, was a warning.
Xiao muttered the warning to himself.
"Insignificant cultivation to pry into the mysteries and truths of Immortals and the Heavenly Realms."
At the same time, Xiao noticed something different about this place that he hadn't noticed before.
At the entrance of the library through which he had entered, there was a strange signboard hanging there.
Written in a Runic language, it didn't emit any sort of aura or energy. Yet simply looking at it gave Xiao a strange profound feeling filled with endless mysteries.
Xiao's mind began to work rapidly as he tried to make sense of what was actually going on.
'What is this? I somewhat understand what the warning given by the book means. But this? Since when was this thing hanging at the entrance? Strange... it doesn't look like it was there before. I think this thing appeared after I touched that book.'
He thought.
At the same time, he tried to take a closer look at the runes on the signboard, trying to peer through the hazy mist that obscured his view.
Soon, Xiao succeeded and saw what was written on the signboard with complete clarity.
'Immortal? What does that even mean? Also, the warning from before... all of them are connected for some reason.'
Xiao felt a strange sense of déjà vu every time he thought about or heard the word Immortal.
At the same time, countless wild guesses and theories began to form in his mind.
"Immortal... Immortals..."
Xiao muttered to himself, as though he was getting closer to the truth.
'First, it was the warning for reading that book. Thank the Gods that it has protective measures like that. Otherwise, I cannot imagine what would have happened to me if I had read something I shouldn't have and learned information I was never meant to know.'
He felt goosebumps just thinking about it. He remembered reading plenty of novels and knew what fate could await him if he were to learn some terrible and dreadful truth that he wasn't supposed to know.
'Maybe my mind, soul, and body would have been corrupted or eroded by learning something about higher beings. Or I might have been driven mad by it.'
Xiao felt a cold chill just thinking about it. He was truly grateful that such a thing hadn't happened to him.
'Aside from that, this book warned me that my cultivation is insignificant to pry into the mysteries and truths about Immortals and the Heavenly Realms. Hmm... Heavenly Realms... Immortals... Immortal... Is it what I think it is?'
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