Chapter 8

After Yunzhi left, Luyang and Meng Jingzhou went to see their own caves like the other disciples.

However, before that, Luyang followed Meng Jingzhou to the outer area of Wenda Sect to bring Old Ma inside.

In the outer area of Wenda Sect, Luyang saw many newly joined fellow disciples reporting good news to their families, whether from small families or cultivation families. For their own people to be able to join Wenda Sect was a significant event worth recording in the family history.

"Why didn't anyone from your family come?" Luyang also learned from Meng Jingzhou's words that the Meng family was a long-standing cultivation family.

Meng Jingzhou was somewhat proud: "I ran away from home!"

Luyang: "…"

What are you proud of?

After Meng Jingzhou led Old Ma back to the cave, Luyang also returned to his own cave.

Luyang took out a jade pendant, which was given to him by an unfamiliar senior brother earlier. He said it was the identity token for Wenda Sect disciples, which could prove the identity of Wenda Sect disciples externally and open the cave internally, among other uses.

The jade pendant was made from the essence of spirit stones and had "Luyang" written on it. Many of its uses would only be available after Luyang officially became a cultivator.

Luyang placed the jade pendant on the stone wall at the entrance of the cave. The jade pendant emitted a faint blue light, resonating with the indentation at the cave entrance. The indentation flashed twice, and the stone wall automatically moved aside, revealing an unimaginably luxurious cave.

As soon as he stepped into the cave, Luyang felt a warm sensation, as if a wondrous energy was nourishing his body.

"Is this what they call spiritual energy?"

Luyang was very surprised when he realized this. The concentration of spiritual energy in the cave was so high that even he, an ordinary person, could feel it, indicating how extraordinary it was.

The furnishings in the cave were very simple, with only a table, a cushion, and a mat. Compared to the vast cave, it seemed quite empty. It was unclear whether this was to remind disciples to be content with simplicity or to allow them to decorate as they liked.

On the table was a piece of paper with writing on both sides.

The front side said that disciples who knew nothing about cultivation could first go to Yanchuan Peak to learn basic knowledge or go to the scripture hall to study on their own.

The back side was a map of Wenda Sect, quite simple, showing the main peaks of Wenda Sect with large blank areas. From the map, Wenda Sect covered ten thousand miles, truly vast beyond Luyang's imagination.

The content on the front side gave Luyang, who had no idea what to do for the next month, a direction.

Luyang yawned and decided to have a good sleep.

From the rain he encountered when he went out, to relying on his sincere character and outstanding wisdom to pass three tests, winning the attention of Senior Sister Yunzhi and Second Senior Brother Dai Bufan, and finally becoming a disciple of Wenda Sect, the events of the day had left him mentally exhausted, so tired that he couldn't even keep his eyes open.

"Why doesn't Wenda Sect even provide a pillow..."

Luyang muttered, and the fatigue of the whole day surged at this moment. He didn't care about comfort, smacked his lips, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

...

The next morning, Luyang got up early. He planned to go to the scripture hall first to understand the general situation of the Central Continent.

"New arrival?" A senior brother at the entrance of the scripture hall looked up at Luyang.

"Yes."

"Since you're new, I'll tell you the rules of the scripture hall. The rules are simple, only three."

"First, you can only read books on the first floor for now. You can read any book on the first floor. Second, you can only borrow one book at a time. Third, take care of the books, don't dirty them, and if you do, you'll have to pay the full price for them."

"I remember." Luyang nodded, and the senior brother said no more, letting Luyang in.

Inside the scripture hall, Wenda Sect disciples were reading books with full concentration, undistracted, not even noticing Luyang as he walked by.

The vast scripture hall was filled only with the sound of footsteps and the rustling of pages.

The books here were diverse, ranging from introductions to folk arts to cultivation manuals and cultivation insights, covering everything.

Luyang was dazzled and didn't know which book to read.

"What's this book?"

Luyang found a book in the gap between the shelves, covered in thick dust, as if it had been dropped there and hadn't been read for a long time.

He wiped off the dust and finally saw the title of the book—*Dragon and Phoenix Transformation*.

"What a powerful name!"

Luyang exclaimed softly. Even without reading the content, the title alone exuded a sense of imperial might!

He was momentarily dazed, as if he heard the harmonious sounds of dragons and phoenixes, and saw their vivid shadows before his eyes, which then transformed, as if depicting the process of their appearance.

Luyang came to his senses, looked around, and the sounds and shadows disappeared.

"Was that just an illusion?"

Luyang was skeptical and then flipped to the first page with some excitement.

Maybe this was his destiny!

Unexpectedly, the pages were so sharp that they accidentally cut his finger, and a few drops of fresh blood fell on the paper.

A sudden change occurred!

The ancient book emitted a golden light, as if something inside it was about to break free!

Luyang's heart pounded. This process was completely unexpected and out of his control, and he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.

He even felt that he was being watched by some powerful existence, making him subconsciously freeze in place!

This feeling became clearer, indicating that the powerful existence was getting closer.

Finally, the powerful existence stood behind Luyang, silently watching him, saying nothing, which scared Luyang into a cold sweat.

"You..."

Finally, the powerful existence spoke.

"Here!" Luyang shivered.

"You dirtied the book."

The powerful existence frowned, and Luyang turned around to find it was the senior brother at the entrance of the scripture hall.

The senior brother looked at the bloodstains on the book, displeased. He had just reminded Luyang not to dirty the books, and this kid had already dripped blood on one.

The scripture hall had an array formation, and anyone who dirtied a book would emit a golden light, signaling the keeper of the scripture hall.

"What book is this, and why have I never seen it before?"

The senior brother picked up the book and flipped through it, his face changing: "This... This is actually that legendary banned book!"

Luyang was delighted, never expecting to find an ancient banned book on his first visit to the scripture hall, though he didn't know what secrets it held.

"Senior Brother, what's wrong with this book?" Luyang was curious.

The senior brother's expression changed, considering whether to tell the new junior brother this secret. After some thought, he spoke honestly.

"This book details the mating process of dragons and phoenixes. Because it is too detailed, it was jointly complained about by the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan and listed as a banned book. I thought this book had been destroyed, but I didn't expect one to still be here, hidden by someone!"

In other words, it was a pornographic book.

Luyang: "..."

Forget the harmonious sounds of dragons and phoenixes!

He suddenly remembered that the senior brother had said that dirtying a book required compensation.