Chapter 75

The Scripture Pavilion, located to the south of the Disciple Dormitory, was also a tower-like structure. Apart from the central underground palace that controlled the array formation, it had five floors above ground. Although it was not as towering as the Trial Tower, it housed extremely important texts and manuscripts of the Taiwei Sect, with even stricter protective measures.

Wu Meng and the other attendants were not disciples of the Upper Seven Peaks and were forbidden to enter the Scripture Pavilion.

Even the manuscripts stored in the Scripture Pavilion were strictly prohibited from being taken out or copied, and even copying sections or paragraphs was forbidden.

Chen Hai and Zhou Jun entered the first and second floors, which were accessible to inner disciples, and found that each floor's library was astonishingly large, measuring about two to three hundred steps on each side. The tall bookshelves made of Ziyang Sandalwood were enchanted with array formations, emitting a steady glow of spiritual light.

Disciples needed to use their disciple fish seals again to activate the array formations and retrieve the sealed manuscript copies from the individual compartments.

Chen Hai roughly estimated that the first and second floors of the Scripture Pavilion, which were available for inner disciples to borrow, might contain nearly a million manuscript copies, far surpassing the capabilities of the Dao Academy below.

This was the foundation of the Taiwei Sect. With millions of people in the various counties west of the river, only a thousand or so could enter this place to borrow the collections.

The manuscripts in the Scripture Pavilion were strictly prohibited from being taken out or copied, so there were several rows of desks outside the library for disciples to read the scrolls. Chen Hai felt a familiar sense of studying in a university library.

In addition to various mystical Daoist texts and martial arts classics, the Scripture Pavilion also housed the insights and experiences of the Taiwei Sect's disciples over dozens of generations.

The original manuscripts were stored on the Shuijin Peak, and the copies in the Scripture Pavilion were also strictly prohibited from being taken out, even by the sect's true disciples, elders, or guardians, who could only borrow them here.

Therefore, although only a hundred or so disciples resided in the Disciple Dormitory, the number of disciples reading these texts at the desks in the corner of the Scripture Pavilion was even greater.

Chen Hai's cultivation path was unconventional, but as a disciple of the Taiwei Sect, he had to pretend to learn the second and third layers of the Dan Ding Technique, which required only a thousand points of sect merit, along with basic techniques derived from the Dan Ding Technique, such as the Object Control Technique and the Flame Technique.

Chen Hai could not store true essence or use the Object Control Technique or Flame Technique, but he still had to learn them to avoid embarrassment as an inner disciple of the Upper Seven Peaks.

What Chen Hai truly cared about were the martial arts secrets in the Scripture Pavilion. The two techniques of the God-Slaying Halberd he had long coveted required only 1,600 points of sect merit.

The Wind and Cloud Leg technique he had practiced earliest had only one incomplete scroll of the first technique in the sect, but the Scripture Pavilion contained seventeen different supplements and insights from previous practitioners.

This did not mean that only seventeen people had practiced the first technique of the Wind and Cloud Leg, but that seventeen people's insights and supplements were deemed valuable enough by the sect to be collected.

Seeing this, Chen Hai felt as if he had discovered a treasure.

Zhou Jun immersed himself in the study of the Dan Ding Technique, eager to quickly master the Object Control Technique derived from it and become a true sword cultivator.

Previously, at the Dao Academy, Chen Hai had exchanged for nearly forty of the most basic martial arts techniques, including the Ten-Kill War Halberd Technique, Iron Bone Fist, and Five Tigers Secret Fist, and had practiced nearly two hundred basic martial arts forms derived from them.

After entering the Scripture Pavilion, he found that many of these martial arts techniques had been practiced by a large number of disciples in the past, leaving behind thousands of valuable supplements and insights collected in the Scripture Pavilion.

Such a discovery filled Chen Hai with genuine joy.

Chen Hai knew that even a small new insight from these thousands of supplements could be invaluable to his martial arts cultivation.

To prevent the old Daoist Ge Xuanqiao from discovering his secret, Chen Hai, during his stay on Qiyun Ridge, temporarily stopped cultivating his puppet avatar, only occasionally checking for any abnormalities in the Blood Cloud Wasteland.

As a result, the time he spent on cultivation each day was very short, and he spent most of his time in the Scripture Pavilion, eagerly studying the "martial arts supplements." After a few days, Chen Hai felt that every second wasted was a loss and a disgrace.

Chen Hai could replenish his essence and energy by taking pills daily and would sit cross-legged in the Scripture Pavilion to meditate and refine true essence when his spirit and soul felt weary.

Since the Scripture Pavilion was manned day and night, it was common for disciples to read scrolls for several days without rest. Chen Hai decided to settle in the Scripture Pavilion and not return to the Disciple Dormitory.

Seeing Chen Hai's behavior for several days, Zhou Jun ignored him and took Wu Meng to the Trial Tower daily to practice sword techniques, object control, and sword manipulation.

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Dong Ning, who had encountered a bottleneck in her practice of the Great Derivation Sword Technique, wanted to consult Ge Xuanqiao but feared being teased about past events. She came to the Scripture Pavilion and found a supplement on the Great Derivation Sword Technique left by a senior named Lusongzi.

The supplement was over a foot thick, almost like a sword manual, and required the identity of a true disciple to borrow.

Dong Ning took the sword manual from the shelf and found that the forty-five desks in the second-floor library were almost all occupied by other disciples, except for three empty desks in a corner occupied by a disciple in a dark black robe.

Dong Ning found it strange that other disciples seemed to avoid this black-robed disciple, but seeing no other empty desks, she took the Great Derivation Sword Technique supplement and walked over.

As she approached, Dong Ning regretted it. The black-robed disciple seemed to have not washed for days, emitting a slight odor. His disheveled hair and face were hidden by his messy hair and the book in his hands. The fish seal on his desk indicated he was a new inner disciple of the Upper Seven Peaks.

Dong Ning frowned slightly but admired this fellow disciple's dedication to cultivation. Since she had already approached, she sat down at a desk by the window.

Chen Hai, feeling that the empty desk in front of him was finally occupied, looked up and saw the sunlight through the window fall on Dong Ning's bright face. He was slightly stunned, not expecting to find a female cultivator on the Upper Seven Peaks who could rival Su Zilin in beauty.

More importantly, this purple-robed female cultivator bore a resemblance to Su Qian, with delicate features and eyes like the moon, radiating an indescribable beauty.

Chen Hai smiled at Dong Ning and then returned to reading the supplement on the Ten-Kill War Halberd Technique.

The Ten-Kill War Halberd Technique was practiced by the most people in the Wuwei Army and the sect, leaving behind over a hundred supplements and interpretations. Although most of the insights were not novel, Chen Hai occasionally made new discoveries.

Dong Ning was surprised that the black-robed disciple, immersed in his reading, could sense her presence.

When the black-robed disciple looked up, Dong Ning saw Chen Hai's swollen, scarred face and was startled. She wanted to hide with the Great Derivation Sword Technique manual, but Chen Hai's eyes swept over her face, and he gave a polite smile before returning to his book without any reaction.

He didn't recognize me? Dong Ning thought to herself.

It was not unusual that he didn't recognize her, as she had never met Chen Hai before. However, most male disciples in the sect would be stunned by her beauty, recognize her, and then feel embarrassed and avert their gaze.

Chen Hai, however, was strange. Not only did he not recognize her, but he also seemed completely unaffected, quickly returning to his book.

What secret text is he studying to be so engrossed?

Dong Ning became curious and sat down at the desk opposite Chen Hai.

After a while, Chen Hai, feeling tired, shifted his position, sitting with his legs curled under him. Dong Ning then saw that he was holding a supplement on the Ten-Kill War Halberd Technique.

The Ten-Kill War Halberd Technique was a basic technique that even初级道兵弟子都能修炼，而玄衣道兵弟子则会修炼更高深的玄功绝学。尽管栖云岭的藏经阁藏有上百卷相关的典籍，但千百年来几乎没有哪个弟子翻动过。

是啊，能进入上七峰修行的内门弟子，几乎都有辟灵境以上的修为，谁还会再看这种低级的幼儿读物呢？

陈海的武道修炼基础就这么差，都进入上七峰修行了，还需要补这种低级功课？

周围弟子的神色也早就知道陈海在看这种低级卷宗，反应都是不屑。

董宁此前听身边人说起陈海，都是数落不清的斑斑劣迹，她对陈海的印象已经极差，认定他就是自暴自弃的纨绔子弟，这时候看到他如此入神地研读这一类低级卷宗，反倒觉得奇怪了。

无论是陈海乱蓬蓬的须发以及微微散发出来的臭味，还是周围弟子的反应，她都能看出陈海已经好几天没有离开藏经阁了，一连数日甚至十数日坐在藏经阁里，竟然能如此沉浸地研读这些低级卷本，也确实是令人好奇。

陈海早就习惯了别人不屑的眼神，感觉到紫衫女修在好奇地看他，但这女修与苏倩竟有两三分相像，心里就有说不出的好感，抬头扬了扬手里的戟诀遗录一笑，言外之意他读的东西太低级，你这个小娘们还是好好看你自己的书去，没必要一直好奇打量这边。

董宁没想到陈海的六识感知如此敏锐，而陈海都没有认出她，她却如此地打量人家，也是失礼得很，她不想给陈海笑脸，也只能不好意思地低下头看书案上的剑典。

沉浸在剑典之中，时间流逝得很快，一晃大半天时间就过去了。这时，陈海前后又换了两本典籍坐回到书案后研读，而且每一本都是前代弟子有关十杀战戟诀的补录、遗录。

到最后，董宁都忍不住要跟陈海说，太微宗比十杀战戟诀高深的武道绝学多如瀚海，他实在没有必要在这种低级玄功上浪费宝贵的时间。

虽然董宁忍住没有说出口，但陈海抬头从董宁的眼神里看出她有这个意思，心想这婆娘长得倒清新脱俗，没想到见识跟其他人一样，还真短浅得很，转过身子背对着董宁，不想再让她看自己在读什么。

董宁却气乐了，老娘倒好心提醒你，你这纨绔子倒还摆起架子来了。

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The Ten-Kill War Halberd Technique was a basic technique that even junior Daoist soldiers could practice, while the black-robed Daoist soldiers would practice more advanced mystical techniques. Despite the Scripture Pavilion on Qiyun Ridge housing hundreds of related texts, they had hardly been touched for thousands of years.

Indeed, inner disciples who could enter the Upper Seven Peaks almost all had cultivation levels above the Spirit Opening Realm. Who would bother with such low-level children's books?

Chen Hai's martial arts foundation was so poor that even after entering the Upper Seven Peaks, he still needed to make up for such low-level lessons?

The surrounding disciples' expressions clearly showed that they had long known Chen Hai was reading such low-level texts, and their reactions were all disdainful.

Dong Ning had heard many negative things about Chen Hai from those around her, and her impression of him was already very poor. She considered him a self-destructive rich brat. Seeing him so engrossed in reading such low-level texts, she found it strange.

From Chen Hai's disheveled appearance and the slight odor, as well as the reactions of the surrounding disciples, she could tell that Chen Hai had not left the Scripture Pavilion for several days. To sit in the Scripture Pavilion for days or even weeks, completely immersed in reading such low-level texts, was indeed curious.

Chen Hai was used to the disdainful looks of others. Sensing the purple-robed female cultivator's curiosity, and finding her somewhat similar to Su Qian, he felt a strange fondness. He raised the halberd technique supplement in his hand and smiled, implying that what he was reading was too low-level, and she should focus on her own book instead of being so curious.

Dong Ning was surprised by Chen Hai's keen perception. Since he had not recognized her, it was impolite of her to stare at him. She did not want to smile at Chen Hai and could only lower her head to read the sword manual on the desk.

Time passed quickly as she immersed herself in the sword manual. Before she knew it, half a day had gone by. Chen Hai had switched to two other texts and was still reading supplements and records of the Ten-Kill War Halberd Technique.

Finally, Dong Ning could not help but want to tell Chen Hai that the Taiwei Sect had countless more advanced martial arts techniques than the Ten-Kill War Halberd Technique, and it was a waste of precious time to focus on such low-level techniques.

Although Dong Ning did not say it out loud, Chen Hai could see from her eyes that she had this thought. He thought, "This woman may look refined and elegant, but her understanding is as shallow as others." He turned his back to her, not wanting her to see what he was reading.

Dong Ning was both amused and annoyed. "I was trying to give you a good reminder, and you, a rich brat, are putting on airs."