Chapter 36

"Strange, what just happened? Why did I feel like I was being watched by something extremely terrifying?"

Ning Yuheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, shook his head, and began to reorganize the books. Ye Xiao, on the other hand, raised an eyebrow and began to ponder.

"What is the King El's map?"

He had been in the library for so long and had never heard of such a thing.

However, if it wasn't something valuable, the tiger soul wouldn't have come all the way here.

Moreover, from what it said, King El's map is on the upper floor of the library.

That area houses highly confidential documents and cultivation techniques.

This piqued Ye Xiao's interest in King El's map.

It seems he should investigate it when he has the chance.

...

Meanwhile, in a small house in a secluded corner of the suburbs of Jianghai City, a figure in black suddenly stood up.

The servant sitting cross-legged beside him couldn't help but ask in confusion:

"Master, what's wrong?"

"The tiger soul was destroyed by someone."

"What!"

The servant was immediately shocked.

"The tiger soul's cultivation has reached the peak of the Extraordinary realm, just one step away from the Innate realm, becoming a Grandmaster soul. If the library doesn't have a Grandmaster or a mental cultivation expert above that level, it would be impossible to destroy it!"

"It must be the one who ruined my plans last time and killed the mutated Grandmaster star beast with a single strike."

"The place where he struck last time was also near the library. Could it be someone from the library?"

"I'm not sure yet, but there's an eighty percent chance. If it really is him guarding the library, the map won't be taken out again. It seems we need to activate the final phase of the Intermittent Plan."

...

Ye Xiao, after reading for about an hour, finally saw Gu Hai arrive.

This guy, newly married and full of joy, walked with a spring in his step.

"Old Ye, I just went to Old Yang to resign, and he said you got a promotion! Good for you, you finally made it. You're finally in charge and making money."

"My salary increased a bit, but I have to work two more days a month. If you count the double pay for weekend overtime, the actual increase isn't much."

"Think positively, even a small increase is still an increase. By the way, did anything happen when you took Qin Yuyan back yesterday?"

"What should have happened?"

"Of course, you should have discussed some life philosophies and exercised a bit, contributing to the great cause of increasing the population for the country."

"You're overthinking it."

"Old Ye, you're not up to it. You need to step up! A fine swan is right in front of you, and you don't even take a bite. What a waste."

Ye Xiao gave Gu Hai an exasperated look.

"Can't you think about anything else besides that?"

Gu Hai's face turned serious.

"Old Ye, you don't appreciate my good intentions. If we weren't close friends, would I help you with such a good thing?

Qin Yuyan is a standard rich and beautiful girl, a martial arts genius, and has never had a boyfriend. If you marry her, you'll wake up smiling every day. How many years of struggle will you save? You'll never worry about food and drink, and you'll have someone to take care of you. You'll be living in luxury.

I'm telling you, once this opportunity is gone, it won't come back. There are thousands of people in Jiangcheng Martial Arts Academy who are eyeing her. Don't let this great marriage slip away."

"Alright, stop worrying so much. You're acting like a mother-in-law. Did you pass the guard team exam? What score did you get?"

Gu Hai: "..."

"Let's not talk about the score. We're still good friends."

"Did you kneel?"

Gu Hai nodded.

"My cultivation wasn't good enough, and my parents didn't want me to go to the front lines, so I slacked off a bit. But my father-in-law spent money to smooth things over. He's an old guard team member, and the higher-ups will give him some face. It's settled tonight, and I'll start work tomorrow."

"That's good. Once you're in the guard team, things will be different. You'll have to deal with criminal martial artists, star beasts, and tiger souls. Always be cautious."

"Understood. I'll go now. Stay in touch."

"Sure, be careful on the way."

...

The morning was filled with trivial matters, and Ye Xiao didn't get to read many books, so he didn't find any origin cultivation techniques.

However, during lunch at the cafeteria, his cultivation inadvertently broke through again, which put him in a good mood.

Before Gu Hai's wedding, he had already broken through to the Second Rank of the Innate realm. After a month, he broke through again, reaching the Third Rank of the Innate realm, the peak of the Grandmaster realm.

If he breaks through further, his cultivation will successfully enter the Grandmaster realm!

After reaching the Grandmaster realm, one's mental power will greatly increase.

When attacking, a slight mental attack will be added.

This is one of the differences between a Grandmaster and a Grandmaster.

It's not just a huge difference in the amount of spiritual energy, but also a fundamental change.

Of course, Ye Xiao wasn't very interested in this because he was currently cultivating the supreme mental cultivation technique, the Great Profound Heavenly Gang. The cultivation technique synthesized from the Golden Book and the divine soul is a very powerful existence. In mental cultivation techniques, it should be able to fight against higher ranks.

Even a Grandmaster-level mental power wouldn't make him bat an eye.

What he cared about was that after reaching the Grandmaster realm, one could break free from the constraints of gravity, step on spiritual energy, and soar through the sky!

Flying!

This is a desire that all humans have, to completely break free from the world's constraints and reach an unprecedented and unimaginable realm.

After lunch, he returned to the library.

But this time, he didn't read books; instead, he used the library's search system to look up information about King El.

Last time, because he wasn't paying attention, the tiger soul that entered the guard team caused a small-scale beast disaster, putting him in danger.

This time, a more powerful tiger soul came, and the thing it was looking for must be even more important than what the last tiger soul was doing.

The computer system quickly found an ancient book, not too old, from 140 years ago, titled "Legends Under the Stars." The author didn't sign their name, presumably for some special reason.

However, there was a small section about King El.

Ye Xiao opened the first page, and what caught his eye was a highly aged illustration. It showed a group of martial artists resisting the invasion of a star beast army, looking quite tragic.

The second page was the main text.

"It was a spring when the grass and trees were just reviving, and all things were reborn..."