Chapter 28 Taking the Treasure
Hu Qian, who was standing outside the pavilion, saw that Xiao Ling and his group had already entered. He smiled at the two gray-robed men sitting cross-legged on the ground and said, "Haha, thank you for your help, elders."
"It's just a mission." The two mysterious figures wrapped in gray robes did not even move their bodies, and a hoarse and faint voice sounded slowly.
"Now, enter the library on your own. Remember, no matter what you desire, do not force it. Everything within is encased in an energy layer. If your hand can pass through the energy layer unimpeded, you can take everything within. Of course, no matter how much you take, you can only take one thing out of the library. Do not be greedy, or you will end up with nothing."
"And if you cannot penetrate the energy layer, then give up. With your strength, you are not yet able to break it. Every year, people have entered the library, but many have returned empty-handed. So, everything is up to fate. Don't force what you cannot obtain." Hu Qian pointed to the library and turned to Xiao Ling and the others.
Xiao Ling and the others nodded, exchanged a glance, and then slowly began to walk towards the library.
They climbed the bluestone steps and arrived at the main entrance of the Scripture Library. They looked at the plaque above the gate that read "Scripture Library."
The plaque looked slightly worn, but it held a captivating power, bringing a sense of desolation to the hearts of the crowd. Xiao Ling had anticipated this, and he was slightly restrained. After giving a warning to the dazed crowd, he continued forward.
"Go in! The door will only be open for one hour. After one hour, whether you have what you need or not, you must exit!" one of the gray-robed men declared. With a wave of his sleeve, an invisible wave of energy slowly swung the door to the Sutra Library.
As the door swung open, an ancient, desolate aura greeted them, forcing Xiao Ling and the others to focus their minds, fearing any other thoughts.
The uninhibited Lin Yan took the lead, followed by the others.
After all five had entered, the open door creaked slowly and closed tightly.
Hu Qian, watching the scene from the side, stroked his beard, and chuckled, "I wonder if that beast fire inside will be taken away by Xiao Ling."
Hearing the sound of the door closing tightly behind them, everyone quickened their pace, heading inside. Nearly five minutes later, a pale yellow light emanated from not far ahead, causing them to walk even faster. A moment later, they finally passed through the pitch-black passage. A brilliant light shone forth, causing everyone to tilt their heads slightly.
Before them lay an extremely spacious room. Nearly a dozen energy shields lined the walls, slowly emitting and contracting light, illuminating the room like daylight.
Xiao Ling stepped forward and addressed the group, "The treasures here are hidden within balls of light. To obtain the treasures within, you need to destroy the light source. The higher the level of the treasure, the stronger the ball of light will be, making it more difficult to destroy. If you have fighting skills that suit each other, you can help each other keep an eye out for them. If you can't destroy a ball of light, we can all work together to solve it."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded. They all had a deep bond, and helping each other would surely be better than fighting alone to obtain the treasures.
Suddenly, a streak of light flashed and fell in Liu Qing's direction. Xiao Ling, his spiritual perception focused, warned, "Liu Qing, there's a ball of light heading your way. Take it down and see what it is."
Upon hearing this, Liu Qing focused his attention and noticed a ball of light flying towards him. He leaped up, gathered his strength, and punched out, shattering the ball of light.
He picked up the items and examined them, muttering, "The Xuanshui Jue, an intermediate Xuan-level technique, is useless to me."
Xiao Ling said, "Unless the technique is rare, if it's not Earth-level, just throw it away. Let me see any medicinal herbs you have. I'm planning to make a beast fire. Do you have anything you'd like?"
Han Yue, standing by, said softly, "Let's go for a technique or a high-quality elixir. There's nothing we
're short of." Everyone nodded in agreement.
Suddenly, more than a dozen balls of light flew out of the attic. Xiao Ling said, "Pick the ones with the most energy," and then sped off.
Everyone perked up and began selecting the appropriate treasures.
Xiao Ling didn't blindly capture the balls of light. Instead, he focused on each one, unleashing his soul power and maximizing his perception to detect the more powerful ones.
Suddenly, a ball of light imbued with wind attributes captivated Xiao Ling's attention. Its energy was the strongest he had noticed since entering.
Without further hesitation, Xiao Ling took a quick step forward, leaped into the air, and grasped the cyan ball of light firmly in his palm.
Although unfamiliar with wind-attributed Dou Qi, Xiao Ling, with his immense physical strength and powerful Dou Qi, shattered the ball of light and extracted a pale cyan scroll from it.
Xiao Ling glanced at it and recited the contents: "This is the intermediate-level wind-attributed Earth-level Dou Qi 'Wild Wind Slash.' It's quite good. Would you like it, Lin Xiuya?"
Upon hearing this, the crowd around him turned to look at Lin Xiuya. Lin Xiuya cultivated wind-attributed Dou Qi, making it ideally suited to this Dou Qi.
"Of course I would. This technique clearly suits my wind-attributed Dou Qi, and I happen to wield a sword," Lin Xiuya replied, somewhat sheepishly, scratching his head.
With a flick of his hand, the scroll flew into Lin Xiuya's hands. Xiao Ling smiled and said, "You're in luck, kid. I'll call you next time I'm looking for a fight. Don't be a coward then."
He took the scroll and stored it away like a treasure. Lin Xiuya replied seriously, "As long as it's not like I'm going to die, I'll fight you. We're brothers, in my heart."
Shaking his head, Xiao Ling ignored him and continued to focus on finding the beast fire, examining the balls of light with strong fire energy.
Half an hour later, everyone had chosen their treasures. Han Yue and Lin Yan each had an intermediate Earth-level martial art, while Liu Qing had the intermediate Earth-level fighting technique "Intentional Blast Fist." Only Xiao Ling had yet to find the original Han Xian's seventh-level phantom gold fire.
Xiao Ling couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Wasn't that Beast Fire found in the library? If that doesn't work, getting a high-grade herb wouldn't be out of the question."
Han Yue, noticing Xiao Ling's discontent, stepped forward and offered words of advice, "We still have half an hour left. Don't worry. At worst, just take the Heavenly Jade Fruit Lin Xiuya found for you. It's the main ingredient in the Douling Pill, and it's quite good."
Seeing his senior comfort him soothingly, Xiao Ling's anxiety subsided. He smiled and replied, "It's up to fate. If the right Beast Fire doesn't appear by the time, I can just take the Heavenly Jade Fruit."
Before he could finish his words, a fiery red ball of light suddenly burst forth from the library, catching Xiao Ling's attention. The energy it radiated was even slightly more powerful than the ball of light imbued with "Wild Wind Slash."
Without hesitation, Xiao Ling sprinted towards it, stomping on the bookshelf and leaping into the air. With all his might, he summoned his suction palm, and the ball of light landed in his hand.
With his familiarity with fire-attributed fighting spirit, Xiao Ling directly penetrated the ball of light with his hand and took out a porcelain bottle from it. Looking closely, he saw that it was filled with a blazing golden fire, which was the seventh-level phantom gold fire.
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Seeing this scene, everyone gathered around. Seeing that it was indeed a seventh-level beast fire, they all sighed that Xiao Ling was so lucky that he really got a high-level beast fire.
Xiao Ling also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he waited a little longer and didn't think about leaving early.
I finally waited for you, and I'm glad I didn't give up.
Putting away the bottle of beast fire, Xiao Ling smiled and said to everyone: "I've kept you waiting for a long time. Let's go out together." After that, he took the lead and walked towards the door.
Everyone didn't say much anymore, followed closely behind, and walked out of the library door together.
(End of this chapter)