Chapter 359: Rubbing (Second Update)

The starlight on that transparent fragment shimmered, actually flashing in synchronization with the brightening and dimming of the characters upon the wall.

Subsequently, the object flew back in front of Chu Liuyue.

Chu Liuyue focused her gaze, and once she saw clearly what was on it, she instantly gasped.

The content upon that transparent fragment was exactly the same as the last wall!

Every single character, even every speck of faint light, was identical without the slightest error!

The size of this transparent fragment was likely not even one percent of that wall, yet when Chu Liuyue looked at it, for some reason, she felt as though those characters reflected upon the transparent fragment were still clearly visible, appearing somewhat tiny and vast.

It was merely a transparent, incomplete page of a book, yet Chu Liuyue felt as if it contained an immense space capable of encompassing everything.

Chu Liuyue reached out her hand, and the transparent fragment flew back into her palm.

She lowered her eyes to look closely, seeing every character appearing clearly upon it!

She opened her mouth, but was too shocked to speak.

—This transparent fragment had actually completely imprinted the Heaven-tier Martial Technique from that final wall!

Had she not seen it with her own eyes, Chu Liuyue would never have dared to believe what was happening before her!

How powerful and sacred a thing was a Heaven-tier Martial Technique, yet it had been so easily imprinted away!?

Chu Liuyue closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then opened them again.

Everything before her had not disappeared!

She involuntarily looked back at that wall; there was no change.

In the next moment, her palm felt a slight chill as the incomplete page transformed back into a droplet of water and returned to her dantian.

Following that, Chu Liuyue clearly perceived that something seemed to have been added to her mind.

It was that Heaven-tier Martial Technique!

Although she was currently unable to comprehend it, it truly existed within her body!

"It can even do this?"

Chu Liuyue couldn't help but mutter.

She only knew that the water droplet in her dantian contained an incredibly vast power that could save her life whenever she encountered danger.

But she never expected it could also help her imprint Heaven-tier Martial Techniques!?

No, rather, she should say, could a Heaven-tier Martial Technique even be imprinted!?

"That was not an imprint. That was forcibly seizing the power of the Heavenly Dao contained within it."

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle suddenly spoke.

Chu Liuyue was stunned for a moment

"What?"

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle said slowly

"Look again."

Chu Liuyue looked at the final wall once more.

"Nothing has chan—"

Before she could finish her sentence, Chu Liuyue suddenly sensed something was wrong.

The characters upon it had not changed, but the overall feeling seemed indeed different.

It seemed to have lost that indescribable sense of sanctity and vastness from before, leaving behind nothing but a pile of haphazardly arranged characters.

And the three large silver characters floating before her also gradually dissipated, eventually vanishing without a trace.

"The reason a Heaven-tier Martial Technique is different is because it contains the power of the Heavenly Dao. Now that this power has been seized by you, these things left behind have completely become useless. Without the guidance of the Heavenly Dao's power, even if other cultivators continued to look at it for another hundred years, they would be unable to comprehend it."

Chu Liuyue suddenly understood.

"So that's how it is! In that case, is the so-called power of the Heavenly Dao equivalent to the soul of the Heaven-tier Martial Technique? Without it, this Heaven-tier Martial Technique is essentially dead?"

"It seems you are not that dull," the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle said coldly.

Chu Liuyue did not care about the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle's cold sarcasm toward her.

Since it was able to tell her these things, she was quite sensible in her heart.

After pondering for a moment, she continued to ask, "If I leave now and take the item with me, will others discover the anomaly here?"

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle sneered, carrying an undisguised arrogance

"Naturally. In my Divine Domain, everything is controlled by me. Even if you leave this place, no one will discover that anything has changed here. Unless—he is a powerhouse capable of comprehending Heaven-tier Martial Techniques!"

Chu Liuyue felt slightly relieved.

Within the Taiyan Academy, there should be no such existence.

She nodded

"Then let us go now!"

By the time Chu Liuyue emerged from the Library, it was nearly noon.

The two people responsible for guarding the entrance had all lost a circle of weight due to the ordeal of this period, looking quite haggard.

Therefore, when they saw Chu Liuyue's figure walking out, they both gaped in shock.

"Chu... Chu... Chu—"

The two stammered for a long time, only able to point trembling fingers at Chu Liuyue.

Chu Liuyue looked up at the blue sky, let out a soft breath, and then said to the two

"I've come out early."

The two were both shaken, somewhat unable to believe it.

"Re... really?"

Originally, Chu Liuyue could have stayed inside for a month, but now, after only ten days, she intended to end it?

Chu Liuyue tilted her head, her gaze sweeping over the stack of booklets piled beside the two

"Is this the booklet that records the books I have read?"

The two nodded instinctively, but when they saw the half-smile on Chu Liuyue's face, they suddenly snapped back to their senses and lowered their heads in shame and embarrassment.

They knew best how much she had read.

She had swept the entire second floor clean, and had also read quite a lot on the third and fourth floors.

Even if she left now, what she had read was already more than enough!

If she truly stayed for a full month, she might very well strip the entire Library bare!

"We... we will go invite Elder Mocang immediately!"

One of them hurried away.

Chu Liuyue did not mind and waited on the spot.

Ten days had passed; she wondered what the situation was with Mu Qing over there...

***

Imperial Capital of the Yaochen Kingdom, Imperial Palace.

Emperor Jiawen's expression was terrifyingly grim as he stared fixedly at the Empress before him.

"I will ask one more time, where is Rong Zhen!?"

The Empress was extremely panicked, explaining anxiously

"Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation—"

*Crash!*

Emperor Jiawen suddenly swept everything off the nearby table to the floor, shouting angrily

"I am asking you! Where is Rong Zhen right now!?"

The Empress was so frightened that she recoiled, her legs giving way as she knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face instantly.

"Your Majesty, I... I do not know where Rong Zhen is right now..."

Emperor Jiawen's face turned ashen with rage.

Because of the matters regarding the Xingluo Kingdom these past few days, he had not had the chance to think about Rong Zhen. It was only after Rong Jin led his men away that he realized it had been some days since he had seen Rong Zhen.

Thinking that on such an important day, Rong Zhen had not even come out, Emperor Jiawen felt she was being quite unreasonable, so he had personally come to her palace, intending to give her a proper lesson.

The Empress's repeated attempts to block him only increased his suspicion, so he directly ordered men to break down the doors of the palace.

As a result, upon entering, he discovered that Rong Zhen was not here at all!

Only then did he realize something was wrong and began to interrogate the Empress.

At that moment, Eunuch Min suddenly walked in quickly from outside and whispered something into Emperor Jiawen's ear.

Overwhelmed by both shock and fury, Emperor Jiawen delivered a heavy kick to the Empress's chest

"Si Huijing! How dare you! You actually dared to privately keep secret guards!"

(End of Chapter)