bookrandom Chapter 79 Seeing the World, Feeling at Ease
Chapter 79 Seeing the World, Feeling at Ease
For the next while, Lin Yue arranged for the willow tree spirit and two snow wolves to escort the leaders out. If anyone refused to leave, the willow tree spirit would simply wrap them up with a willow branch and gently send them away. After seeing four or five people being escorted out, the remaining people understood that this was a blatant way of saying goodbye. So, the leaders left one after another. A few shameless ones lingered at the back, but were also watched by the two snow wolves. In the end, the willow tree spirit still carried them out.
Lin Yue and Gong Yong both knew they were getting older. After all, no one can escape death. Leaders come and go; things won't stay the same forever. A makeshift team, made up of so many people. One group leaves, another takes over. In short, the makeshift team always exists, like steel; there will always be new makeshift teams. As for Lin Yue, the current leader might like her, but the next leader might not. So, human nature is truly unpredictable.
A new makeshift team is about to take over; the old ones are indeed getting old. Lin Yue never takes sides, and she only gives a brief thought to who will rise to power. In any case, it doesn't matter to her who goes. What Lin Yue is thinking is that after her second daughter gets married and her youngest son gets married, she and Gong Yong plan to find a place to live a quiet life, no longer wandering the world. Find a cave, or a piece of land, and the two of them can live a life with food and drink—it sounds pretty good.
Lin Yue and Gong Yong envisioned a peaceful future, as if they could already see that idyllic scene. They would no longer care about the world's troubles, focusing only on their own little world. There, there would be no power struggles, no complicated interpersonal relationships, only each other's company, spending the rest of their lives together.
Almost 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye. Who could have imagined? Twenty years ago, when the willow tree spirit was forming its core, it was struck by lightning. That spiritual rain, which was the willow tree spirit's life essence, sprinkled the earth, and the area within a kilometer radius of that park was full of spiritual flowers, herbs, and fruits. Most of them were taken away by Lin Yue, a small portion was taken away by some powerful cultivators, and the rest grew back in considerable numbers after a spring rain. Later, it was taken over by the state, wasn't it?
Over the past 20 years, this group of plant experts has made some progress. They've extracted special substances from certain rare spiritual flowers and fruits that can slow down aging—truly slow down aging in the real sense. Lin Yue, seeing the ingredients, thought it was nothing more than the ancient elixir of immortality, only able to delay the aging process by a few years. Actually, this elixir would be even more effective if several spiritual flowers and herbs were combined, but Lin Yue didn't provide the formula, leaving these experts to speculate. However, even if they figured it out, it certainly wouldn't be as effective as the ancient formula; it would only delay aging and allow one to live a few more years, far inferior to the high-grade elixirs refined in ancient alchemy furnaces.
Lin Yue figured those officials at the top were probably of age, but because of the medicine, they felt young and wanted to stay in power for a few more years. Sigh, this mess of affairs was something Lin Yue didn't want to deal with, couldn't handle, and didn't want to get involved in. So, she herself hadn't left Rongcheng even once. For so many years, she'd only been to her own courtyard. The three children had certainly traveled around a lot, but Lin Yue and Gong Yong had never left Rongcheng again.
When the club was filled with soldiers who possessed spatial abilities and Lao Xiao's relatives and friends, everyone noticed a difference. Their control over their spaces was merely that of a dark warehouse, while Lin Yue's space was filled with flowers, trees, birdsong, and even many creatures that could live within it—something no one else knew.
Lin Yue had a bold idea: she planned to search among this group of people who had possessed spatial abilities and had a certain level of cultivation skills to see if there were any individuals with spatial talent, that is, those destined for such an opportunity. Lin Yue asked the Fire Cloud Immortal Emperor if he had any methods to detect people with such spatial cultivation abilities.
The old man, the Fire Cloud Immortal Emperor, said, "You'd be better off asking your own memories than asking me." Lin Yue thought for a moment, "That's right, my own memories." The old man continued, "It's the memories of the remnant soul, Xueyang. Look through them; he definitely has records of this. Otherwise, how did he find you? And how did he manage to find a part of your soul that is part of his?"
Lin Yue suddenly realized this crucial point and quickly found an open space to sit cross-legged, beginning to search for the past memories of the remnant soul Xue Yang within her mind's consciousness. This search yielded an incredible amount of useful information. Among them was content related to detecting the spiritual root attributes of each person—truly invaluable. It turned out that this treasure existed within the small world where she had previously subdued the brutal sect. This treasure was located on a broken pillar atop their sect's main platform.
Lin Yue thought of the somewhat damaged but still usable pillar, then searched her memories, figuring out how to use it to detect each cultivator's attributes, aptitude, and cultivation progress. Finally, Lin Yue wanted to move the pillar into this world, but this was fraught with difficulties—not just ordinary difficulties, but extremely challenging. After a moment's thought, Lin Yue said, "Could we send everyone into that space? Yes, send them in to be tested, and then send them out afterward."
How to organize the language to tell these people? Lin Yue immediately assigned the willow tree spirit, two snow wolves, the eagle spirit, the ginseng spirit, and the rat spirit to guard the club and gathered everyone together at night to prepare for the event.
Meanwhile, the soldiers in the club and Lao Xiao's friends were all busy in their respective areas. In the barracks, some reclusive, lone wolf-like individuals picked up fishing rods to go fishing; others chose to swim; and still others drank tea under the peach trees. Lao Xiao's friends, on the other hand, sat together, roasting sweet potatoes, potatoes, and other food over a charcoal fire, thinking that barbecuing might be even better.
Evening arrived quickly. Lin Yue left the club and greeted the officers guarding the outside. He informed them that he would be setting up a protective barrier inside, and no one was allowed to enter, regardless of what happened. He explained that the barrier had a defense system, and anyone who did enter might be struck by lightning. After clarifying the situation with the officers, Lin Yue immediately entered the club and began gathering everyone together, taking attendance to ensure everyone's identity was correct. Lin Yue then checked the personal space on everyone, including the friends that Lao Xiao was responsible for, and after confirming everything was in order, he gathered them all together.
Lin Yue then used the spirit stones stolen by the rat demon to form an array in several locations. After the array was completed, Lin Yue and Gong Yong began to tell everyone within it: "We are going to a place, which is my old sect, to test everyone's abilities. One is to test your cultivation progress, and the other is to test whether you have the potential to cultivate the spells of this space and whether you possess the aptitude for it."
While everyone was whispering and discussing the matter below, Lin Yue continued, "Don't talk yet. If you don't want to go in, you can wait here." As a result, everyone was willing to go in. When Lin Yue asked those who didn't want to go in to raise their hands, not a single hand was raised. Everyone wanted to see what Lin Yue's former sect was like.
Lin Yue said, "I will open this world in a moment. This world is temporarily stored in a spatial ring. I need to do this because... well, let's not talk about the past sect matters. This sect is quite dilapidated, sealed in a place for many, many years. Today, I'm opening it for everyone. After you go in, if you don't have the opportunity to gain the approval of something inside, such as parts or magical treasures, that's your good fortune. But if you don't gain the approval of any magical treasure, please don't take it out. Once you gain approval, everyone is allowed to take it out when you come out. If you don't gain approval, you will definitely be struck by lightning when you come out. Think about it carefully. Also, you are not allowed to bring any space inside to store any matter from any small world. This platform is just for testing everyone's abilities. After the test, everyone will come out together. You are not allowed to wander around."
After Lin Yue explained the rules, she opened their sect's spatial barrier and placed the rat spirit, willow spirit, snow wolf, weasel spirit, and ginseng spirit inside to guard their respective areas. Then, with a wave of her hands, she released everyone else inside at once.
Inside, in front of the sect's main gate, was a plaza with a pillar and a platform in the center. Lin Yue instructed them to go up one by one, and after they went up, to concentrate their energy and channel it into the pillar to assess their cultivation progress and identify their attributes.
After everyone lined up and entered the testing area one by one, Lin Yue, to help them identify their respective categories, used jade tokens to display relevant sect knowledge. Before each person entered, she placed the jade token between their foreheads—yes, between their foreheads. This allowed each person to touch their forehead and understand how the assessment determined their individual measurements.
When there were nearly 140 people below, and everyone's foreheads were aligned with the rules, people began to come up one by one. The first one to come up was...
After Lao Xiao's friends took turns being tested, the results became clear. Although their progress was slow and they had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage, at least they now knew their own attributes.
Following this, the 110 soldiers underwent testing in turn. Since they had entered the Dao through martial arts, many of them were already at the Foundation Establishment stage, or even close to Core Formation. However, after a series of assessments, not a single one was suitable for cultivating the Space Law, which greatly surprised Lin Yue. After all, the Space Law is extremely rare; perhaps only one in millions is suited for it.
Once everyone had finished their predictions, Lin Yue opened the sect's gates, allowing everyone to wander around and observe the sect's situation. They were also permitted to enter the sect's library and exquisite pavilion. However, because the books there involved magical techniques, they could not be stored in her spatial storage. Even if someone tried to steal them, Lin Yue could quickly detect it using her spiritual sense within her spatial storage. Fortunately, the 110 soldiers and Lao Xiao's friends were all very reliable; they were willing to browse the books and take out pens and paper to copy them, and not a single one of them secretly stored them away in her spatial storage.
Several soldiers, some with higher levels of cultivation and nearing the Core Formation stage, began searching for relevant books when they encountered difficulties. They cautiously examined their own cultivation progress, pondered how to continue their cultivation, and considered where their path lay. Old Xiao's friends weren't fools either; they also began searching for introductory-level divination techniques and other useful materials to copy down.
Lin Yue and Gong Yong felt a little gratified seeing everyone's serious expressions. Although they hadn't found any cultivators of the laws of space in this test, everyone had gained something, so the trip wasn't in vain.
Once inside the space, especially in the library, everyone felt pressed for time and wished they could memorize as much as possible. When they encountered unfamiliar characters, Lin Yue said to write them down first, and that they would have seven days back at the club to absorb the information slowly. She and Gong Yong would explain anything they didn't understand.
Inside this space, a whole day and night passed without them realizing it. Lin Yue thought to herself, if they didn't get out soon, the people outside would probably go crazy with worry. Fortunately, most people had finished copying down the important or relevant content they wanted. Some had copied the entire book, while others had only copied one page each because they didn't have enough time. These 110 soldiers, along with Lao Xiao's friends, had a tacit understanding and decided that each person would copy one book first, and then they would copy the rest separately if there was any time left. In just one day and night, they had copied nearly 200 books. These were all rare and unique books, cultivation and numerology manuals that had never appeared on the market before.
One of them was a personal favorite, while the rest were books related to the general public that we obtained from the highest-ranking officer when time allowed. We copied them separately, one page per person, or two people working together to copy a whole book. This method was indeed much faster, and we copied another two hundred books in this way.
After Lin Yue led them out, instead of keeping the materials for themselves, everyone chose to share them. They placed the two hundred books on the table in the middle of the club and discussed them, either copying them from each other or making copies. Some unfamiliar characters posed a challenge, so they came up with a solution: each person took their copy, used a computer to input the content, and then compiled them into a booklet for comparison. Lin Yue helped proofread and confirm that everything was correct before creating an electronic version. Once verified, they used the five printers they had found to print the copies, the number depending on the number of people. The original copies kept by the original person.
For the next seven days, this group of people worked diligently in the club, inputting, proofreading, and printing, proceeding in an orderly manner.
No one could have imagined the enormous impact and progress these two hundred books would bring to society in the future. Even with continuous technological advancements, the value contained in these two hundred books far exceeds our expectations.
Lin Yue hadn't expected that among the books they had selected were many precious classics that hadn't survived to this day, such as ancient medical books, mysterious Taoist techniques, and content on alchemy and the use of medicinal herbs. Lin Yue was both surprised and deeply impressed by their dedication and thirst for knowledge, as they valued these books so highly.
Perhaps this is a wondrous arrangement of fate, allowing these treasures, almost buried by time, to see the light of day again, and to bring new changes and hope to the world.