From your expression, I can tell that you have read other books than those that I just pointed out, tell me about what you read ? .
His words from before was still echoing in my mind, my gaze involuntarily turned towards the room I was reading in before and I couldn't help but shudder a little .
Have I spent that much of time trying to memorize useless information and knowledge, my mind can't accept this, I still had a bit of hope as I heard him asking me about the topics I read about, I looked at him as if he was an angel descending from heaven .
But then he snorted at me coldly and released his Aura, as if responding to my thoughts, reminding me that the man in front of me wasn't an angel from heaven, but a demon from hell, he once again told me to say what was on my mind as he too seemed to not be willing to waste much time than needed .
I told him about, how I came in contact with Alchemy, Weapon Grades, Herbs And Plants, Heaven And Earth Treasures, I mentioned what I had learn about the dynasties in existence and the history I read about .
After hearing me out, I saw that he had a surprised expression on his face as he said :
You really are a good guy, how much of those books had you understood ?
" The catalogue about the treasures of heaven and earth was completely incomprehensible to me, I wasn't even able to read a single word or a a letter in it, the other books were a bit simpler, other than a few obscured things related to the spirits, I could say that I have understood more than half of the content inside .
I saw that as I finished saying this, his eyes that were still looking at me widened even more and then he told me to tell him about what I understood .
I felt like he was testing me like yesterday, so I directly told him about what I had read about, just after I finished recalling what I read in the Alchemy related book, I found that Uncle Li was shaking his head .
Uneasiness then directly began to crept on my heart directly, after a few seconds of him not saying anything, I continued to talk about all the other books that I have read in a hurry .
Taking a few deep breaths to regulate my breathing rhythm, I waited to see what were his thoughts on all the stuff that I had read with a heavy heart, luckily him being impatient a bit helped me out in this situation, since he didn't take that much time to respond to me, he said :
As I said before, the books you have been reading regarding to Alchemy, Weapons and the precious herbs together with the catalogue of heaven and earth, those were all outdated books, that go back to who knows how many of years had passed since they were published .
The Alchemy part mentioned in them was similar to ours, but ours currently was less advanced, all we got here in this place was Mortal grade pills and that was all, Alchemy was done by grinding the Medicinal Plants, there was a huge shortage of Alchemy Techniques and even the auxiliary techniques were lost, but the grades and ranks were still used for today .
The weapons were the same too, but the probability of the weapon being able to birth a spirit was lowered due to both the lack of materials and the severe lack in the numbers of refining masters, the only thing that we have is Mortal grade weapons .
Finding a Spirit Weapon was something rarer than Phoenix's feathers around here, not to mention talking about refining one, the problem lies in even if you got some high-quality materials for your sword, the Weapon Refinement heritage had been dealt a severe blow .
As for the Treasures Of Heavens And Earth and herbs, the inability with reading the first lay in the fact that it was indeed written in the ancient language of Alchemists, those guys created it because they were trying to safekeep everything regarding the effectiveness of the items in it to themselves .
They used to ask for fee just to appraise a said Heaven And Earth treasure, but someone who seemed to be unsatisfied with this, leaked that special language, that catalogue then become usless as people translated its content and it began circling around .
Here, I will give you this copy so that you can look at it later, but let me give you a piece of advice, don't raise your hopes up regarding the the things that you will see or read about inside that catalogue, this should be able to correct everything you had read about, next time ask me for the book you wanted, I'm the person who spent most of the time here after all .
After hearing all this, I couldn't help but suck a breath of cold air, but even though I was quite shocked at this new discoveries, I couldn't help but bow to the uncle in front of me and thank him for his guidance .
His help could only be described as immense, he cleared so many of my doubts, his words added some more new doubts to me as well, especially his last words regarding not raising my hopes up and him handing me a thick book that seemed to be similar in size to the one in that book storing room .
The fact that the grades were still the same, but there were only Mortal Pills and Mortal Weapons made me a bit baffled at what other grades might be there other than the Mortal grade .
The severe cut of the heritage in both Alchemy and Weapon Refinement was too suspicious, but I didn't think much of it, other than noting that it was weird, but that wasn't the most weird thing that I got to know of today .
There was weirder things, like those Forbidden Zones, the abnormal collapse of the Wu dynasty, as I was beginning to think of these things, my heart tightened and my headaches began to become more intense .
Don't mention it, be sure to come and ask for help if you needed anything else, you also should go to the Meditating Hall sooner, it seemed that you have tired your brain out, there you should be able to digest the information you acquired here, you could also be able to realize more things there .
He gave me a weird look, then without waiting for me to respond, he directly got back to his meditation, not wanting to disturb him anymore, I bowed in his direction then directly went out of the room, heading to the Meditation Hall as he suggested, thinking that I won't be able to focus on practicing unless I calmed my mind first, but then it struck me, I had no clue where that Meditation Hall were .
As I got out of the library what greeted me with the scorching sun almost frying my eyes out, that was a consequence of spending much time in the hall and getting exposed to the sun light like that all of a sudden, I grimaced in discomfort, but it seemed that there was no one around me to notice this .
The disciples no longer were practicing in the courtyard, it seemed that the Noon was already upon us, so they were either in the Dining Hall or were practicing in the Main Hall, I had thought that I should be able to ask someone about the way to the Meditation Hall, but it seemed that I was wrong, I took a few seconds wondering about what should I do now .
Should I go back there and ask him for instructions, I hurriedly shook my head trying to get rid of that idea, I believed that if I really went back, I might end up getting a beating and will be forced to use the healing pills that I have .
Those pills should be used only in emergencies, I shouldn't test them with Uncle Li, for some reason I felt no problem in calling him uncle Li even though I barely met the guy, was it because adhering to Master's orders or was I just beginning to get accustomed to this world, either way I was thankful for this kind of development .
I kept looking left and right, trying to find any indication or direcetio to where I should be going, my destination was the Meditation Hall then after that I will be heading toward where those private training rooms were .
Seeing no point in dwelling here no longer, I made up my mind to go and seek the help of anyone inside the Main Training Hall, I would have liked to head to the Dining Hall as I was quite famished, but I didn't know where it was as well, this place need a Directional Map installed in the entrance to make it easier for newbies like myself to roam .
If I had been a normal disciple who need to follow the masses, I could have been able to found my way to any of the places needed without problems, the moment this thought came to mind, I couldn't help but found myself being quite dramatic over nothing, the thought itself was an amusing but dangerous one .
If any of those normal disciples were to know my thoughts, senior brother or not, I will be beaten to death, maybe even Master would join the fun, I reached the front of the Main Hall, seeing those stairs again, I couldn't help but feel some fate with them, climbing those stairs successfully, made me catch master attention .
As I thought of this, I hopped to the entrance of the Main Hall in one jump without climbing the stairs like normal people as a tribute to it, just as I was about to enter, a bad premonition suddenly mede me step sideways from the entrance, then all that I was able to see next was a figure that was clad in red running from the hall with an ugly expression on his face .
After he got out of the Hall and without even sparing me a glance, he without a second wasted, used his movement skill to directly escape from the place, I was about to shout thief, but then I heard the familiar voice talking to me, saying :
Oh, if it wasn't junior brother Tian, hope you enjoyed the show, don't worry I was just sparing with the eldest senior brother after he offered to teach me some lesson about how I needed to respect my elders .
Senior Brother Fu had bloody hands, but the blood on hands wasn't his, it was Senior Brother Gu Chu's blood, so the guy from earlier that seemed to be escaping with his life with non other than Senior Brother Gu Chu, so all that was actually blood and not his clothes original color, yet he was still able to carry on and escape after getting such a beating .
I looked at the Senior Brother in front of me who had a cold eyes and nonchalant face as if he didn't care in the slightest about what he just did, no remorse whatsoever seem to be found in those piercing cold eyes of his, but I wasn't repulsed by seeing the look on his face, I was just wondering what can I say to him, will a thank you be enough, I wonder .
I doubt that that, just as I was thinking like this, I heard him continue to say :
Here, catch .
I involuntarily took hold of whatever that he just threw at me and found that that it was Pill Vial, after I took hold of it, I then heard him say :
I had promised to give you three, but your performance surpassed even my wildest expectations, it also made me regret doing what I did yesterday even more, for that I hope you accept those 9 High-grade Flesh Tempering Pills from me as a compensation .
I felt something weird swirling inside of me, I couldn't help but wonder if that was how people with a strong backer behind them always feel, it was a sense of secure that I had only felt in the presence of Master, it was almost an addictive feeling, but I forced myself out of that sense after hearing what he was saying .
With an ounce of hesitation, I directly throw the vial back at him, with much force that it took both me and him by surprise, I was surprised at how strong was my throw now, but my senior brother was even more surprised but he was more surprised at my actions of throwing what he gave me back at him like that .
What are you doing, do you want to die, I'm giving them to you, what do you mean by giving them back ? .
" Calm down senior brother, Master said before that with a few more Flesh Tempering Pills you might be able to breakthrough, as for me, I currently have no need for those Pills, so they will just lay around in my pouch to collect dust for a long time, so I believe senior brother could make better use of them .
After I said this, only now did I found out that his piercing intense gaze together with the bloody hands made him look indeed quite scary, so I hurriedly tried to explain, but sadly it just don't seem to work, I saw that his intense, piercing gaze become even more stronger, he said with a cold voice while shaking the vial in his hand :
What do you mean you won't be able to use it currently, what nonsense are you talking about, knowing about your injury was indeed a bit surprising, shocking even, but I believe that you still have the chance to reach the summit, taking those Pills might help you in doing just that, what's with the nonsense about you being currently unable to take it, explain .
That guy was even concerned about me, he was thinking that I was talking nonsense and giving ridiculous reasons just so that he stop pressing me over this matter, but this was a chance to repay some of the debts that I owed him, so I won't be letting this chance slip away from me .
" Senior Brother, I'm really telling the truth, the way of practice I'm following make taking pills this earlier in my practice making progress at the later stages more difficult, I'm not talking nonsense, I'm practicing the Full Body Refinement Path .
As I uttered those last words, the guy in front of me directly snatched my arms and after he circulated his Blood Qi inside my body to make a throughly check, doing this could be said to be quite dangerous, allowing someone to circulate his Blood Qi inside your body mean that you are directly under his mercy, he could cripple you or even kill you on a whim, but I trusted the Senior Brother in front me .
He beat a guy that was trying to bully me, not to mention that I owe him my current life so if he wished to take it back, then it would be just a rightful right that I had nothing against it, but I had no doubt that Senior Brother would do or ask me to kill myself .
He pulled his hand away and the cold expression on his face shifted to one that was of anger, he began angrily scolding me for my reckless choice, he asked why Master didn't help me out .
Seeing his concerns about me, I told him about the circumstances and consequences, which made trying to do something as severing the connection now have on me and my future, he sighed and stopped berating me while shaking his head and sighing at how reckless I was, even though he warned me more than 1 or 2 times against it .
I was forced to apologize and just as I wanted to apologize properly to him, he stopped me from bowing and helped me up and said :
I don't want your apology, I just wanted you to understand how reckless your actions are and how much of an impact it might have in your future, looking at you, I'm afraid that you might be going to do some more reckless things in the future, for that I shall insist on you taking those Pills .
" How about you count them as my investment in you Senior Brother, I might count on you Senior Brother from now on .
Did the treasure you get from Han Jun really that valuable ? .
WHAAAT .