Chapter 10

For the entire day, Ji Changkong did not find any opportunity to enter that small area. During this time, he could only wander around other bookshelves, flipping through some books that described the origins and realm divisions of Celestial Warriors.

Ji Changkong was not entirely without gains.

Over the course of the day, he roughly flipped through the basic books that described the realm divisions of Celestial Warriors, explaining the relationships between tendons, muscles, bones, and primordial energy.

So-called Celestial Warriors are cultivators who can harness the power of heaven and earth!

The cultivation of Celestial Warriors is divided into ten realms: One Essence, Two Instruments, Three Talents, Four Symbols, Five Elements, Six Directions, Seven Stars, Eight Trigrams, Nine Palaces, and Ten Directions.

Each of the ten realms has its unique cultivation method, whether it involves borrowing the power of the Four Symbols, using the power of the Five Elements, or wandering among the Seven Stars and the sun and moon, harnessing the power of the universe and stars to do as one pleases.

The books that Ji Changkong flipped through only roughly explained some basic principles of Celestial Warrior cultivation, but did not mention specific cultivation methods. He roughly flipped through each book but did not find the cultivation secrets he needed.

Soon, the sky gradually darkened, and a few oil lamps quietly lit up in the Sutra Hall.

Only at this time did the young men of the Ji family feel hungry. After reading the Celestial Warrior secrets and techniques for a whole day, some of them could no longer bear it. Thinking that they still had two more days to come, they no longer wasted time and left the Sutra Hall one after another...

Ji Yueqing and Ji Xiaolian, who had stayed until the late night, were also yawning and feeling extremely hungry, so they left as well.

A little while later, Ji Changle and Ji Changsheng on the second floor also came down, looking tired and listless. They must have put in a lot of effort on the second floor. This time, Ji Changle was too lazy to bother with Ji Changkong, gave him a disdainful glance, and left the Sutra Hall with Ji Changsheng.

Gradually, fewer and fewer people remained in the Sutra Hall, and a large area in the northeast corner of the first floor finally became empty.

Ji Changkong, who had been wandering around the periphery for a whole day, quietly chewed and swallowed the steamed bun he had brought in the morning. His clear eyes gradually brightened...

The opportunity had finally come!

It was already the hour of the Ox, the time when people are most likely to feel drowsy. The collateral descendants of the Ji family who were still in the Sutra Hall, although holding books, began to emit light and heavy snores.

Ji Changkong crouched down, carefully avoiding the two collateral descendants of the Ji family who were leaning against the bookshelves and sleeping soundly, and finally quietly stood at the position he had already chosen during the day!

Taking a deep breath, Ji Changkong's fingers trembled slightly as he excitedly pulled out a book from the bookshelf. Under the oil lamp, the title of the book was "Lingyun Primordial Energy Technique."

Good, it was the cultivation secret, not the secret technique for using primordial energy to attack! Ji Changkong was overjoyed, barely suppressing his excitement, and quickly focused his attention—he knew his time was limited.

Flipping to the first page, amidst the surrounding snores, Ji Changkong began to recite silently...

After two hours, Ji Changkong decisively put "Lingyun Primordial Energy Technique" back in its place and pulled out another book from the bookshelf. The title was "Raging Flame Fury"—a Celestial Warrior secret technique for using primordial energy to attack.

After flipping through just one page and confirming it was a Celestial Warrior secret technique, not a cultivation secret, Ji Changkong did not hesitate and quickly put "Raging Flame Fury" back in its place.

On tiptoe, Ji Changkong pulled down another book from a high shelf. The title was "Bone Marrow Washing Nerve"—a Celestial Warrior secret.

Ji Changkong was overjoyed again and carefully held "Bone Marrow Washing Nerve" in his palm, moving it close to the candlelight. Under the dim yellow candlelight, Ji Changkong began to recite silently.

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When the sky was about to dawn, Ji Changkong had already read four basic Celestial Warrior secrets on the first floor.

When the rooster crowed outside the Sutra Hall, Ji Changkong reluctantly put the book he had not finished reading back in its place. Before the two collateral descendants of the Ji family, who were half-awake, could fully wake up, Ji Changkong quietly returned to the secluded corner where he had been during the day.

Ji Changkong casually pulled out a book from the nearby bookshelf that introduced the strength of Celestial Warriors and sat silently on the cold marble floor of the Sutra Hall, munching on a hard steamed bun from the previous day while squinting at the book in his hand.

After a while, Ji Changkong used the book in his hand to cover his eyes and silently recited the content of the four Celestial Warrior secrets he had memorized. When he was really too tired, he took a brief nap.

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The day passed quietly and quickly, and before he knew it, it was night again.

It was still the hour of the Ox.

Ji Changkong, who had been hiding in a secluded corner of the first floor, suddenly had his eyes brighten. Taking advantage of the snoring of the people in the northeast corner, Ji Changkong continued what he had left off the previous night.

He knew that he only had the opportunity to read the Celestial Warrior secrets when others were snoring and that he might not have another chance to touch the Celestial Warrior secrets after tonight. Therefore, this time, Ji Changkong was even faster, immediately focusing all his attention on memorizing the content of the Celestial Warrior secrets as soon as he got his hands on them.

"Cough..."

In the dead of night, a slight cough suddenly came from inside the Sutra Hall. Although the cough was very light, the highly alert Ji Changkong heard it.

Startled by the light cough, Ji Changkong suddenly looked up and found that an old woman had stood beside him, frowning, at some point.

Holding a Celestial Warrior secret in his hand, Ji Changkong smiled and looked at the collateral descendants of the Ji family who were snoring beside him, then asked in a low voice, "Are you the old woman in charge of the Sutra Hall, Grandma Mo?"

Before entering the Sutra Hall, Ji Wanyun had told Ji Changkong that there was always an old woman guarding the Sutra Hall. Her surname was Mo, and her name was Moyunyi. She usually rested in a small room at the top of the Sutra Hall, rarely leaving the Sutra Hall or the small room.

Ji Changkong had been in the Sutra Hall for almost two days and nights without seeing Moyunyi, but he did not expect her to suddenly appear in the middle of the night.

"Um..." Moyunyi nodded, her cloudy old eyes glancing at the Celestial Warrior secret that Ji Changkong was tightly holding, and said firmly, "Give it to me!"

Ji Changkong was taken aback, not understanding why Moyunyi, the guardian of the Sutra Hall, was asking for a Celestial Warrior secret. After a moment of hesitation, Ji Changkong obediently held the book "Zhan Si Lu" with both hands and handed it to her.

"Last night, you started memorizing the content, and by tonight, including this one, you have already read six basic Celestial Warrior cultivation secrets! Boy, can you remember the content?" Moyunyi casually flipped through a page of "Zhan Si Lu" and read, "Raise the wisdom sword, cut the threads of emotion, resentment, and anger, and only then will the mind be clear, and the essence, energy, and spirit can be condensed into one, merging with heaven and earth!"

After a pause, Moyunyi, who had suddenly appeared, looked at the slightly nervous Ji Changkong and frowned, "Boy, what does this mean?"

"Quiet the mind! Discard all chaotic thoughts, the threads of emotion, resentment, and anger refer to the seven emotions and six desires... In other words, during cultivation, one must cut off all杂念 that can affect the stability of the mind. Only when the mind is clear can the essence, energy, and spirit form a wonderful resonance, merging with heaven and earth!" Ji Changkong explained the passage according to his understanding without much thought.

Moyunyi's originally cloudy eyes suddenly flashed with a dazzling light, which made Ji Changkong's eyes hurt. After the light in her eyes disappeared, she suddenly closed her eyes, as if digesting the content of Ji Changkong's words.

After a while, she seemed to want to prove something, suddenly opened her eyes, and pulled out another book from the bookshelf above Ji Changkong's head—exactly the "Bone Marrow Washing Nerve" that Ji Changkong had memorized the previous night. She casually flipped through a page and quickly read a passage of obscure scripture, then asked Ji Changkong what it meant.

Ji Changkong smiled faintly, his mind calm, and softly explained his understanding of the passage.

Moyunyi nodded repeatedly, her cloudy eyes becoming brighter and brighter. She took another book from the bookshelf and asked Ji Changkong several more questions. Ji Changkong answered fluently without any hesitation.

"Including 'Zhan Si Lu,' you have memorized a total of six cultivation secrets for Celestial Warriors?" Moyunyi, after a long silence, stared at Ji Changkong in a daze, still not quite believing it, even though she had just proven it. She wanted to hear Ji Changkong's confirmation with his own mouth.

"Yes, I remember them all," Ji Changkong obediently replied.

Moyunyi's face showed uncontrollable shock, and her frail body trembled slightly, as if she might fall at any moment.

Seeing her like this, Ji Changkong panicked and hurriedly stepped forward to support her without thinking.

"No need!" Moyunyi gently pushed Ji Changkong, then took several deep breaths to calm herself down. She then stared at Ji Changkong and asked, "Do you know why the young men of the Ji family are only allowed to enter the Sutra Hall after passing the trial, and why they can only stay for three days?"

"Those who pass the trial have reached the requirements for cultivating Celestial Warrior secrets in terms of willpower, physical condition, and age. The trial is probably to ensure they have a solid foundation. They can only stay for three days in the Sutra Hall to select the Celestial Warrior secrets or techniques that truly suit them. Each secret or technique is not easy to cultivate, and greed is a big taboo. If they try to grasp everything, they might end up achieving nothing. I think that's the purpose..." Ji Changkong secretly glanced at the old woman, not quite sure of his answer.

Moyunyi looked at Ji Changkong as if he were a monster, silent for a long time, and finally could not help but praise, "Among all the young men of the Ji family, not everyone is a brute! At least, you, a young man of the Ji family, can see the deeper meaning! To be able to understand my painstaking efforts at such a young age is truly remarkable!"

"Hmph, those little rascals... including some of the older ones, all think I'm hoarding treasures and not giving them! They're all fools!"

After hesitating for a moment, she asked Ji Changkong in surprise, "Since you understand everything so clearly, why do you still rely on your talent to memorize so many scriptures? And the ones you memorized are cultivation secrets for Celestial Warriors, not techniques for using primordial energy! Cultivating several attack techniques at the same time might be勉强 acceptable... but cultivating several secrets at the same time is a dead end! You can't possibly not understand this, right?"

"Of course, I won't cultivate several secrets at the same time. It's just that I'm different from others..." Ji Changkong's expression turned gloomy, and he said sadly, "I can never gather primordial energy. The foundation of any secret or technique is primordial energy. Without primordial energy, it's impossible to become a Celestial Warrior. I memorized the content of those scriptures to try them one by one, hoping to see if I can gather primordial energy."

"Ah, so it's you..." Moyunyi seemed to recognize Ji Changkong. After a moment of silence, she said in a comforting tone, "You can secretly come to the Sutra Hall in the future, but don't let your second grandfather know, understand?"

Ji Changkong's body trembled, looking at Moyunyi, who did not seem to be joking, with disbelief. He said joyfully, "You... you mean... I can come... come anytime...?"

Moyunyi, seeing the child's ecstatic reaction, felt a pang of sadness in her heart and nodded, confirming, "Yes! You can secretly come to the Sutra Hall in the future, but only you can come, and be careful not to let your second grandfather know, understand?"

"Understood!" Ji Changkong's heart was stirred, and he nodded heavily, then said softly, "Thank you, Grandma Mo!"

"You, child, go back and rest early today. Your body is weak, not like those muscle-bound, simple-minded rascals. Don't waste yourself here. In two days, you've only eaten three steamed buns. How can that be? From now on, you can come to the Sutra Hall whenever you want!" Moyunyi reached out and gently rubbed Ji Changkong's head, speaking in a gentle, low voice.

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