What rushed toward them was not the scholarly aura they had imagined, but a dense vortex of Spiritual Power: tens of thousands of Jade Scrolls floated in mid-air, each wrapped in a curtain of water, the Runes on their surfaces flickering in and out of sight amid the play of light and shadow.
Xu Xun had barely stepped in half a pace when he was bounced back by an invisible barrier.
It was an ancient "Scripture Guarding Array," which only those who had inherited the Water Virtue legacy could enter.
"Now we're talking!"
Li Yunjing raised his hand to form seals, the Water Virtue Law turning into chains that coiled around the barrier; with a crisp "crack," the barrier shattered inch by inch.
He strode quickly toward the deepest Jade Platform, where a single ancient book lay, emitting a soft white glow. The four characters "Water God Nine Transformations" on the cover seemed to swim like living things.
