Global Game: I Can Choose Instance Rewards-Chapter 625 - 411: Circles, Book Pavilion, Entrusted Responsibility (Part 2)
Starting from the fourth floor, the library specially assigns Daoists to guard it, and not everyone is allowed to enter; one must obtain the permission of the guarding Daoist to enter.
However, due to Wang Zhifan’s status as one who has reached the Dao Realm, the Daoist guarding this place was quite courteous to him and immediately invited him in upon his arrival.
"’Qingfeng Swordsmanship’...’Heaven and Earth Yin Yang Fist Chapter’...’Longevity Inner Scripture’...’Eight Trigrams Profound Yellow Dao Song’...’Qi Sea Nourishing Spirit Skill’...’Evil-breaking Divine Eye Chapter’...’Dao Array Outline’... Good heavens, the books here all look quite impressive... it’s just a pity that I don’t understand them at all, and the copy doesn’t provide any annotations..."
On the fourth floor, Wang Zhifan experienced continuous joy and sorrow.
Joyful because he saw the true Daoist cultivation methods of this world, and they were all of a relatively high class.
Sorrowful because he realized that without the special help of the supernormal game, flipping through these books was entirely in vain; he recognized the individual characters but didn’t understand their meanings when put together.
Not to mention cultivation, he couldn’t even understand the meanings of the frequently appearing Daoist specialized terms, not much different from being illiterate.
"It seems I must wait until the instance settlement to select this type of reward for it to be meaningful. Otherwise, even if I spend all my time learning, I might not necessarily get started."
With this understanding, Wang Zhifan left after browsing the fourth floor for a short while, preparing to proceed to the higher floors.
But seeing this, the guarding Daoist on the fourth floor informed him that from the fifth floor onward, the Celestial Essence Book Pavilion requires a library key to enter; without the key, one cannot pass through the array’s blockade, and no one can get inside.
As for forcibly breaking through the array, that depends on whether the person breaking in can withstand the array’s counterattack and the realization of being besieged by Celestial Essence City’s Daoist experts. In a place like Celestial Essence City, there are plenty of innate experts, and even super innate experts exist. Messing around or seeking death is no different.
"Thank you for the reminder! Oh, someone is looking for me, farewell!"
Originally intending to go up and see what kind of existence the library array is, Wang Zhifan sensed a familiar aura rapidly approaching from outside the library and immediately left, stepping through a window on the third floor and flying into the air.
Once out, he saw the innate realm young Daoist from Qingyang Palace coming to find him; seeing the other person flying his sword directly towards him from afar, it was hard not to suspect some hidden monitoring method within this city.
"Fanyun! Master Qingyangzi has important matters to discuss! Please return to Qingyang Palace at your convenience!"
The sword-controlling young Daoist retained his straightforward style, informing Wang Zhifan of his purpose upon seeing him, maintaining his high speed state while flying with his sword.
"I will go immediately!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhifan intended not to delay further and exerted his fully trained Wind and Thunder Heaven-Treading Skill; he flashed and pierced the sky, disappearing in the direction of Qingyang Palace.
Such a scene immediately intrigued the young Daoist, for he had never seen a Daoist fly in such a manner, neither employing the Wind Manipulation Technique nor the Sword Control Technique, yet more akin to the martial artist methods, but far superior to the shallow Lightweight Skill of martial artists.
"I heard there’s a martial artist faction in the Dao Realm, could this Fanyun be one of them?"
The skilled young Daoist of Qingyang Palace pondered in his heart and quickly urged the flying sword below him to catch up.
Within seconds, Wang Zhifan, fully exerting his Lightweight Skill, wrapped in wind and thunder power, with terrifying speed, returned to the gate of Qingyang Palace, then stepped inside.
He discovered that there was no sign of Qingyangzi in the palace; instead, the masked Double-Bladed Dragon Maiden, whom he remembered deeply, and a young bald thin monk were present.
The two stood silently, each casting a glance when they noticed him enter, revealing slightly confused expressions, indicating they were not waiting for him.
"I am Fanyun, may I ask your honored names?"
Feeling the awkward atmosphere, Wang Zhifan immediately bowed and greeted them, lest the three of them all maintained a distant demeanor which would be inappropriate.
"Mieyue Long Dao."
The black-haired, tall, high-ponytail Double-Bladed Dragon Maiden, also masked over the lower half of her face with a black cloth, immediately answered. Her voice, lacking the coldness of her sharp and aloof exterior, was calm with a kind of youthful crispness.
"In this poor monk’s name, I am known as Kongjian, though the name ’Withered Tree Monk’ is more widely recognized."
The young monk, appearing slightly malnourished, continued, dressed in a gray monk’s robe, counting a string of yellow prayer beads with his right hand, bearing a modest smile of a monk on his face.
"I’ve long admired you! Long admired you!"
After listening, Wang Zhifan bowed again, observing proper etiquette, prepared to inquire about their purpose for waiting here.
But just at that moment, Daoist Qingyangzi came out from a doorway on the inner side of the palace and walked straight toward them, holding something resembling an Eight Trigrams Disc, possibly having left earlier to retrieve this item.
"Fanyun, friends! I heard earlier that you were conversing with esteemed guests Mieyue and Kongjian, so you must already be acquainted. Let’s get straight to the point!"
Qingyangzi seemed somewhat anxious, speeding up his pace upon seeing Wang Zhifan, completely overlooking the conventional courtesies.
Him being the master of Qingyang Palace, as he approached the trio, he displayed the Eight Trigrams Disc in his hand, drawing their attention to the flickering black dots on its surface.
"As you can see, this is one of the treasures of the city, the Celestial Essence Disc crafted by our sect’s Saint, capable of detecting auspicious and ominous events within a hundred thousand miles... 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
Typically, there would only be occasional dust, easily cleared by sending some disciples, but for months, demonic forces from the Demon Realm have been causing chaos in our Calamity Realm, causing constant alarms from the Celestial Essence Disc, with the situation worsening...
I intended to report the matter for the Saint’s personal investigation, but just received news from the higher realm that five Demon Generals have already joined forces to attack the Realm Protection Array of Calamity Realm, making it necessary for the three Saints to personally guard against the demon threat...
Therefore, the current trouble must be handled by the Calamity Realm itself. It is a blessing indeed for the Calamity Realm that you three are willing to contribute. I shall entrust you with an important task..."
Though Qingyangzi said he would be brief, he actually explained the cause and effect quite thoroughly.
His key message was that the Calamity Realm’s situation had grown critical. Unknown methods by the Demon Realm were causing increasing chaos, with more and more substantial intrusions, and the backing of the three great Saints was now occupied by demon lords. The Calamity Realm had to handle the invaders independently, with Wang Zhifan and the two others being vital forces against these major threats.
"Is it necessary for us to eliminate the demons? Then I am obliged to assist!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhifan immediately agreed, since this is the main task of the current instance; if he avoids contributing, clearing the instance will be incredibly difficult, so working hard is the best choice.
"What Fanyun said is true; I hope you three will eliminate demons from the Calamity Realm. Currently, only the innate realm Demon Generals are difficult to handle, while regular demonic beings are being cleared by our disciples and visiting guests. You three are among the elite cultivators of our city, and eliminating ordinary innate realm demons is easy for you, so we are relying on you three..."
Qingyangzi indicated his wish wasn’t merely for Wang Zhifan and the others to deal with ordinarily strong demons but to eliminate the Demon Generals, whose strength was equivalent to innate realm cultivators in the Demon Realm, significantly increasing the difficulty level.
It should be known that it’s estimated there are millions of Demon Generals in the Demon Realm, and they also vary in strength. Some may only barely reach the first level of innate cultivator standards, while others stay at the peak of Demon Generals for years, just a step away from the Super Innate Realm.
Tasking Wang Zhifan and the others with handling one or two ordinary Demon Generals is feasible, but if they encounter formidable characters by bad luck, the consequences are unpredictable.
