Published: February 12, 2025
Ye Zhongming shrugged. To be honest, he didn’t feel dissatisfied with the actions of the Library Palace; instead, he felt quite comfortable.
At the very least, the Library Palace was straightforward.
They directly informed Ye Zhongming that with his authority, he could read any books in all areas except the 'Pinnacle Book Pavilion'.
Moreover, aside from not being able to take them away or make copies, he could do anything else.
This sense of having no restrictions was very refreshing.
Standing on the stone platform, Ye Zhongming looked around and noticed ten grooves, each with a pattern beside it.
The ten areas of the Library Palace were categorized mainly by era, occupying seven zones. The other three included a manufacturing zone, a history zone, and lastly, a special zone.
According to the introduction provided by the spear, the special zone primarily contained books that were yet to be verified, speculative, incomplete, or unclear—essentially, the most inconspicuous area of the Library Palace.
After considering the ten areas, Ye Zhongming decided to first explore the manufacturing zone.
He planned to spend a day checking what records were stored there; it would be fantastic if he could find the manufacturing techniques of the Tarros Red Dwarf.
Although Ye Zhongming understood that it was unlikely, even if such knowledge existed in the past, it was probably long gone, taken back by the Library Palace due to its decline.
Ye Zhongming’s figure, along with the spear, vanished from the stone platform.
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Meanwhile, at the center of the Library Palace complex, on a small building platform with a beautiful rooftop, over three hundred individuals sat cross-legged, hands resting naturally on their knees, eyes closed in silence.
In front of them stood four individuals.
All were dressed in black robes, each holding a book, chatting while watching the practitioners below.
“This year’s newcomers have finally arrived,” said the relatively younger one among the four middle-aged men.
Those familiar with the Library Palace would know that these four were referred to as the 'Four Supervisors', who were deputies to the head of the Library Palace, responsible for the miscellaneous affairs and training of the book keepers.
Of course, each major zone also had its own person in charge, and they were independent of each other.
The speaker, one of the four supervisors, was in charge of the teleportation arrays inside and outside the Library Palace; his terminal displayed a red dot representing Ye Zhongming appearing within the Library Palace.
“Who do you think he will visit first?” the fourth supervisor asked with a smile.
“Old Four, are you bored?” One of the others, standing slightly to the right, shook his head, yet his gaze continuously swept over the three hundred book keepers below. Whenever he spotted someone not abiding by the rules, he would gently flick his finger, sending a gust of wind to correct the individual.
What others didn’t know was that these individuals had maintained their posture for twenty-seven days.
“Second Brother, it’s too hard for you to lead these brothers. Why have you chosen to make them practice this ‘tranquil rest technique’? Once mastered, it is indeed powerful, but the time it consumes is just too long.”
The fourth supervisor shook his head, strongly disapproving of Second Brother’s approach. There were plenty of techniques available for cultivation in the Library Palace; while the resting palace method was one of the best, it was certainly one of the most arduous methods to cultivate.
Practicing this technique was divided into twelve stages. After mastering the entry-level skills as required, one would begin the twelve stages of cultivation. To outsiders, one would appear to be sitting still, but in reality, it involved maintaining that posture and continuously circulating energy to cleanse the body.
The first stage was relatively easy, lasting only ten days, but the second stage jumped to seventy-seven days, the third stage requiring three hundred ninety-eight days, and the fourth stage needing two years and two days.