Chapter 64

The Heavenly Treasury Cave is located on an isolated peak a hundred miles southwest of the Tongtian Peak. This isolated peak is also called Heavenly Treasury. Its terrain is ordinary, not as majestic and precipitous as the peaks of other ranges, resembling a lonely old man standing alone in the southwest of the Northern Cold Sect.

When Amu and Lishui arrived at the Heavenly Treasury Peak on the Tianxuan flying saucer, it was just past the hour of Chen.

Among the eight ranges of the Northern Cold Sect, the Heavenly Treasury range is an anomaly. This range has a small number of people, only about seven or eight more than the Wanling Cave range, but in terms of cultivation, it is far inferior to the Wanling Cave. It has no Spirit Realm elders, and only the head of the range, the First Seat, is a Spirit Realm cultivator.

The Heavenly Treasury is the weakest of the eight ranges of the Northern Cold Sect, a fact acknowledged by all in the Northern Cold Sect.

This can also be seen from the Northern Cold Sect's various competitions over the years. Among the cultivators who enter the cave of the Luoyun Cliff, there are only occasional initial and determined cultivators from the Heavenly Treasury Cave, and they are usually at the bottom. Most of the time, there are none at all. Compared to the other seven ranges, the Heavenly Treasury Cave seems more isolated.

However, Lishui is the most fond of the Heavenly Treasury range. Perhaps influenced by the scholarly atmosphere, all the disciples here are well-read and well-mannered, with no one being arrogant or bullying the weak. They are all kind and considerate, never showing favoritism, so the Heavenly Treasury Cave has the best reputation among the disciples of the Northern Cold Sect.

"Lishui, Junior Brother! You've arrived!" At this moment, Lishui and Amu had just descended from the Tianxuan flying saucer and were greeted by a blue-robed disciple of the Heavenly Treasury Cave. The blue-robed disciple had an ordinary appearance but exuded a scholarly aura, making him quite pleasant to look at.

"Senior Brother Mo, hello!" Lishui hurriedly said.

"Junior Brother Amu, hello!" Senior Brother Mo then said to Amu. His tone was gentle and respectful, without any condescension or disdain, showing a friendly attitude among fellow disciples.

In recent days, Amu had seen too much of the world's coldness and warmth. Seeing that Senior Brother Mo, though only at the seventh stage of initial cultivation, was so kind and gentle, Amu felt a great affinity.

"Senior Brother Mo, hello!" Amu smiled.

"Lishui, are you here to read books again?" Senior Brother Mo smiled.

"Alas!" Lishui sighed, "To be honest, Senior Brother Mo, in the Heavenly Treasury Cave, except for the sect's secret texts that cannot be read casually, I can almost recite all the other books by heart, but I still can't cultivate a spiritual root! I have no affinity for cultivation. This time, I'm here to accompany Amu."

"Oh!" Senior Brother Mo smiled, "There are many paths to the Great Dao, each leading to the same destination. Our range's head, Thousand Treasury True Person, once said that Junior Brother Lishui is a late bloomer. Once he starts, he will surprise everyone, and he will surely become a remarkable figure in the Northern Cold Sect. He also advised us Heavenly Treasury disciples to befriend you, so don't lose heart, Junior Brother Lishui!"

Senior Brother Mo's words were sincere and encouraging.

However, Lishui only shook his head and smiled bitterly. He had heard Thousand Treasury True Person's evaluation of him before, and it had inspired him for many years. But as time passed, Lishui could not cultivate a spiritual root, so he began to see Thousand Treasury True Person's words as mere comfort.

Speaking of Thousand Treasury True Person, the head of the Heavenly Treasury range, he is a legendary figure in the Northern Cold Sect.

It is said that before he joined the Northern Cold Sect, he was a learned scholar, highly talented and well-versed. He entered the Spirit Realm in just 150 years after joining the mountain, a remarkable achievement. However, for the next hundred years, he made no progress and remained at the initial stage of the Spirit Realm, the lowest level among the heads of the eight ranges. Even the seven elders and some Spirit Realm cultivators had higher cultivation levels than him, which led many disciples to be unwilling to join the Heavenly Treasury Cave.

However, Thousand Treasury True Person has never engaged in any conflicts, leading to rumors in the Northern Cold Sect that he is a hidden expert, currently in a life-threatening seclusion.

At this moment, Senior Brother Mo said to Amu, "Junior Brother Amu, what kind of books are you looking for?"

"I'm just in the mood to browse and look for methods to cultivate a spiritual root!" Amu smiled.

"Alright! Today is my shift. Lishui often comes here, so he knows where all the books are. You can browse freely. If you need anything, you can send a message to me!" Senior Brother Mo said, then handed over two jade slips. These jade slips are credentials for entering the various caves and can also be used for communication.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Mo!" Amu and Lishui took the jade slips and bid farewell to Senior Brother Mo.

To Amu, the Heavenly Treasury Cave was like a large library, with no fewer than a hundred caves of various sizes. Lishui said that these caves contained all kinds of books, covering a wide range of topics.

Indeed, as Lishui accompanied Amu through several caves, they found books on astronomy, geography, medicine, astrology, numerology, and even an old, yellowed ancient chess manual and several musical treatises.

"Vast as the sea!" Amu sincerely exclaimed.

"Yes! The number of books here was not always so great. Many of them were collected and organized by Thousand Treasury True Person after he took charge of the Heavenly Treasury Mountain. I once had the honor of listening to Thousand Treasury True Person's lecture, and there is one phrase that I still remember vividly," Lishui said.

"What phrase?" Amu asked curiously.

"Everything is lawless, all things follow the Dao!" Lishui replied.

"Everything is lawless, all things follow the Dao?" Amu pondered for a moment, feeling a sense of enlightenment but not fully understanding it.

"This statement seems to contain profound truths!" Amu could only marvel, "Thousand Treasury True Person's insight is truly extraordinary! It's a pity he is in a life-threatening seclusion, otherwise, we could have met him and understood many principles."

"Yes!" Lishui sighed, then said, "Amu, the large cave ahead contains all the cultivation techniques below the determined stage. Let's go there and take a look!"

The entire Heavenly Treasury Peak seemed free and unbound, allowing visitors to move and browse freely. In reality, it was filled with hidden restrictions. However, Lishui was a regular visitor, so they had no trouble, and the two arrived at the cave Lishui had pointed out.

As soon as they entered the cave, Amu couldn't help but draw a sharp breath. This was the largest of all the caves.

It was at least a hundred feet in diameter, extremely spacious, with countless books of various shapes and materials.

However, the books in this cave were different from those in other caves. They were not arranged on bookshelves but were enveloped in a layer of spiritual energy, floating in rows and columns.

"These are all cultivation techniques!" Lishui sighed, looking at the floating books.

"So many? But why is no one here?" Amu was puzzled. With so many techniques, it was like a treasure trove, yet there was not a single disciple.

Lishui smiled bitterly, "Once a Northern Cold Sect disciple cultivates a spiritual root, they have a master to guide them. The master directly teaches the techniques. A disciple can only cultivate a limited number of techniques, and greed is useless, so most disciples don't need to come here to study. The disciples who come here to study are usually of two types: one is a prodigy who can understand and master techniques on their own, and the other..."

Lishui smiled bitterly and did not say more.

"The other type is us, who are called 'waste materials'!" Amu said coldly, facing the hundreds of techniques before him.

"Um!" Lishui lowered his head.

"I am not a waste material, and neither are you, Senior Brother Lishui!" Amu looked at Lishui.

As they entered the cave, Amu suddenly felt a familiar aura.

"Hmm! The aura of the Heavenly Numbered Cave on the Luoyun Cliff?" Amu's heart stirred.

Looking up, he saw a black glow at the highest point, about a hundred feet above, enveloping something. The familiar aura was coming from there.

"What is that?" Amu pointed to the black glow at the top of the cave.

"Oh! You noticed it too, but no one knows what it is, not even Thousand Treasury True Person. It was there when the cave was opened, and no one knows what is inside the black glow. It is said to be a piece of black wood!" Lishui also looked up at the black glow, "It is said to be the treasure of the Heavenly Treasury Cave."

"Black wood?" Amu felt that familiar sensation again, just like when he entered the Heavenly Numbered Cave.

Could it be another demonic object? However, Amu did not say more, only secretly observing the black glow. His demonic sense swept over it, but found nothing. Amu decided to ignore it for now and began browsing the books.

With the jade slips in hand, the small restrictions on the books would automatically open when he wanted to read them.

In fact, any technique was about the same to Amu. He simply chose a few that seemed to be offensive techniques to study.

"Lishui, the books here cannot be taken away. If you want to know a technique, you can just remember the title, and I can recite it to you later! I can recite all the books here!" Lishui looked at the books with a sense of helplessness and resignation.

Recite all of them? Amu was taken aback. There were probably no fewer than three or four thousand books here. Lishui had memorized all of them to cultivate a spiritual root. What kind of determination was that?

Amu sighed and nodded.

"What's the use of memorizing them? You're still a waste material!" At that moment, a cold and abrupt voice sounded.

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