Chapter 2

Ye Xiao didn't expect that he would break through just by eating a meal?

This seems a bit too easy.

After all, others might spend many years to break through a minor realm.

And he only spent half a day.

He communicated with his divine soul again and saw that the first page of the Ming Luo Saber Technique had already been cultivated to perfection, the progress bar disappeared, and the page recording the technique turned golden.

This meant that from now on, he would be nearly perfect in using the Ming Luo Saber Technique.

The Ming Luo Saber Technique is the name of the saber technique that Ye Xiao saw, but in reality, it is also a technique that was plagiarized, with its origin being the basic saber skill, the Draw Saber Technique!

"I wonder how powerful the Ming Luo Saber Technique is. I must find a place where no one is around to try it out during the weekend."

He glanced at the pages behind. The second page, the Chen Family Saber Technique, had already been cultivated to 87% progress.

The third page, the Qingfeng Sword Technique, and the fourth page, the Tie Family Fist, had both been cultivated to 80% progress.

The origin of the Chen Family Saber Technique is the Chop Saber Skill!

The origin of the Qingfeng Sword Technique is the Slash Sword Skill!

The origin of the Tie Family Fist is the Straight Punch!

The authors of these basic techniques probably had low cultural levels, and their naming was quite perfunctory, either using their own names or surnames.

But... since they are all plagiarized and adapted techniques, what else could you expect?

Hopefully, when they are fused later, they will have some better-sounding names. After all, Ye Xiao is a somewhat literary and traditional youth.

Can you still call someone a youth if they aren't a bit of a middle schooler?

After lunch, Ye Xiao returned to his management area and started reading again.

It's not that he was eager to break through; it's just that in his previous life, he was bedridden for too long, and in this life, he is more averse to lying in bed and spacing out.

In the blink of an eye, the afternoon passed, and Ye Xiao read forty books this time!

Unfortunately, only five techniques were recorded, three saber techniques, and two sword techniques. The rest were all variations of the same origin, just with different names and a few different moves, and thus could not be recorded in the golden book.

This made Ye Xiao sigh, as martial artists who study techniques are really too competitive.

You write a technique, and others immediately plagiarize and adapt it into a hundred different techniques, earning more money and gaining more fame, and it's not even illegal. Isn't that frustrating?

Fortunately, Ye Xiao has a rather laid-back personality and doesn't overly pursue cultivation, so he doesn't get angry.

When he really gets tired of reading, he switches to history or geography books to rest his mind.

The history of this world is similar to his previous life, with the dynasties matching up, but there are some differences.

One is that the historical dynasties were all centered around families, cultivating to the peak and unifying the Nine Provinces.

Each dynasty would always produce a few outstanding individuals who cultivated to a level beyond ordinary people.

For example, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, or the First Emperor of Qin, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, and Emperor Taizu of Song.

Their ministers also included martial arts experts, such as Wang Jian, Bai Qi, Guan Yu, and Qin Qiong...

Another point is that for some unknown reason, these people would always disappear, and then be replaced by the rise of new families, who would merge their descendants and establish new dynasties.

It seems to be the same abroad.

This leads to the modern situation of this world being similar to Earth, with historical events mostly present, but in a different form. For example, the top entrepreneurs of the Nine Provinces, like the two Ma, are not only top business leaders but also formidable grandmasters!

Or historical battles that were extremely brutal might be changed to martial artists dueling or working together to defend humanity against the invasion of star beasts, rather than using planes and cannons.

When you think about it, after humans cultivate to the extreme, they can fly and teleport, and their power can split mountains and rivers. Why would they need planes and cannons?

A single sword can cut down an enemy from eight hundred miles away, consuming only two mouthfuls of rice per hundred kilometers. Isn't that amazing?

Moreover, planes and cannons generally can't break through the aura defense of top martial artists!

As for star beasts, they are spiritual beasts from the stars, different from ordinary beasts. They have combat abilities similar to human cultivators, and some powerful star beasts can easily destroy a country.

However, just like the mysterious disappearance of those historical figures, the origins of these star beasts are also unknown.

Ye Xiao suspects that this information might involve core secrets and can be found in the higher levels of the library.

Unfortunately, the higher levels are not accessible to just anyone and are guarded by experts.

"Duang~!"

At this moment, the clock signaling the end of work rang again. Ye Xiao closed his book, stretched, and went to the cafeteria for dinner.

You can be laid-back about everything, but not about eating.

Because not doing other things won't kill you, but not eating will really starve you to death!

...

Thus, Ye Xiao spent day after day, reading books and eating, moving between the management area, the cafeteria, and the dormitory.

After about half a year, he finally broke through to the Ninth Rank Martial Artist level, reaching the peak of the Ninth Rank Martial Artist!

He was just a hair's breadth away from entering the legendary Innate Realm.

Then, he would become a grandmaster.

It is said that after becoming a grandmaster, he would have the qualifications to establish a college.

Of course, becoming a grandmaster is not just about establishing a college; the other benefits are numerous and countless.

To put it simply, in this world, becoming a grandmaster means becoming a superior person.

If you shout on the street that you are a grandmaster, the people who will fawn over you could circle the entire city twice.

Even if you haven't reached the grandmaster level, like Ye Xiao, being a Ninth Rank Martial Artist is a highly sought-after existence. External mercenary companies, private families, or even the military would hire him with extremely high salaries.

Those conditions and benefits are far beyond what a small library manager could offer.

However, Ye Xiao did not change his job.

First, he is not interested in making money. He doesn't like money. Having experienced life and death, he is content with a peaceful and stable life.

Second, after reading many books, he understands that the outside world is very dangerous, far less comfortable than his life in the library.

Although being a Ninth Rank Martial Artist is already quite good, there are always people better than you, and if you encounter an Innate Realm expert, you are dead.

The third and most important point is that others might need to use pills or cultivation resources to improve their cultivation, but he only needs to read books and record the techniques in his divine soul to automatically cultivate and improve his cultivation.

In comparison, staying in the library is his best choice.

In this year, Ye Xiao has also become familiar with the library, getting to know many of his colleagues well.

Because of his gentle temperament, kind attitude, and good looks, he is especially popular with female colleagues.

"Duang~!"

The clock signaling the end of work rang again. Before Ye Xiao could close his book, a figure darted up from downstairs.

"Old Ye, it's time for dinner!"