"Hehe! Senior, of course, that’s how it is. There are so many books here. I was just attracted to them when I first arrived and overestimated myself by trying to read more than I could handle."
Li Yunjing’s heart skipped a beat. Could it be that someone was suspicious of him?
He wasn’t surprised by this; after all, during the past ten days, he had been reading books very diligently and had made some accomplishments. Li Yunjing was fully aware of this.
At this moment, Li Yunjing pretended to look simple and honest, raised the book in his hand, and smiled, "Look, I’ve been reading this book for half a day, and I’ve only just skimmed through it. I know nothing about the other contents."
"Hmm! Young man, read well. The books on the first floor of the ’Scripture Pavilion’ will benefit you greatly."
The old man revealed a meaningful smile, shook his head slightly, turned around, and walked away to the other side, picking up a book from the shelf to read.
Li Yunjing took a long breath before resuming his reading. Still, his mind was pondering, "What does this person mean? Is it just curiosity, or does he have other intentions?"
However, since this was the ’Scripture Pavilion’, even if others had ill intentions, it would be difficult to bring substantial harm to Li Yunjing. He was not truly fearful.
Thus, the elderly and the young got along quite well, becoming fellow readers.
On the fifteenth day of the second patrol group’s duty, an unexpected person arrived.
This surprised Li Yunjing, and he asked, "Senior Sister Linghua, why are you here? Do you have something for me?"
"Junior Brother, long time no see."
"I heard you’re off duty tomorrow, and I have a task that can earn quite a few spirit stones. We are currently short-handed. Would you be interested in joining me to complete this task?"
Fairy Linghua smiled warmly, as if she were truly an old friend.
Obviously, Fairy Linghua valued Li Yunjing greatly, investigating his work and rest schedules thoroughly.
This woman really put effort into Li Yunjing!
"Hmm? Is this trying to trick me into going out?"
Li Yunjing raised his sword eyes, fully understanding her intention.
Then, he smiled apologetically and said, "Sorry, Senior Sister. My brain is all mush from reading in the ’Scripture Pavilion’ for half a month."
"I need to rest and adjust tomorrow. I can’t take on this task this time."
Fairy Linghua was slightly stunned, not expecting Li Yunjing to refuse so decisively.
"Junior Brother, this is a task worth 200 spirit stones!
"If we complete it, each of us can get 100 spirit stones, which is equivalent to two months of earnings in the ’Scripture Pavilion’."
Fairy Linghua was not willing to give up and continued to tempt him.
"Forget it! Maybe next time! Next month, when I’m resting, Senior Sister Linghua can take me on a task!"
Li Yunjing still shook his head and firmly refused.
And by next month, I will have my plans in place. If this woman wants to harm me, we’ll see who’s more skilled then!
For now, he would definitely not fall into her trap!
Li Yunjing wasn’t that foolish!
"Alright then, Junior Brother, I’ll be leaving first."
Fairy Linghua’s face stiffened. She wanted to get angry, but after thinking it over, she forced an ugly smile and turned to leave.
"Damn it! This bastard! Next month, I’ll make him wish he was dead!"
Walking out of the ’Scripture Pavilion’, Fairy Linghua gnashed her teeth in hatred.
Since joining the sect, no man had ever continually rejected her "good intentions."
Li Yunjing was the first. She remembered him. Just wait!
This grudge must be avenged!
Li Yunjing must die a horrible death!
While Li Yunjing continued to read, he had no idea that the woman outside was cursing him viciously...
The next day, after successfully handing over his duties, Li Yunjing finally had some time to rest.
He didn’t stay at ’Brocade Peak’.
Li Yunjing returned to his residence in the Outer Sect, where he truly felt at home and absolutely safe.
A fifteen-day holiday was extremely precious.
Li Yunjing had not been making excuses when he refused Fairy Linghua’s offer; he genuinely needed this valuable time to digest what he had gained.
For these fifteen days, Li Yunjing completely closed his doors, not receiving any messages.
His daily life was very monotonous. Li Yunjing spent most of his time cultivating. When tired from sitting cross-legged, he would stand up and practice some martial arts forms.
After reading extensively, Li Yunjing gained more insights, and he had a deeper understanding of the ’Qi Refining Technique’ from the Shenxiao Dao. Revisiting this fundamental cultivation technique, Li Yunjing realized what it meant to be profound and boundless.
He also re-practiced the ’Flying Flame Technique’, ’Cyan Wood Formula’, ’Clear Spirit Formula’, ’Stone Fall Technique’, ’Cold Star Sword Technique’, ’Blood Rain Sword’, and ’Celestial Spirit Force’.
Moreover, combining them with many new spells he’d learned, Li Yunjing began re-arranging the Five Elements Magic to better suit himself.
"The Path of the Five Elements is difficult to integrate. Even with my talent, I can’t fully merge them quickly!"
After being busy for ten full days, Li Yunjing awoke from meditation, opened his eyes, and sighed deeply.
Ten days without sleep or rest, Li Yunjing’s long hair grew disheveled, and he had a stubble of hard beard on his chin. His whole body, including his facial muscles, was sunken.
Ten days of sleepless and foodless intensive study of the Path of the Five Elements had consumed a lot of his energy.
Li Yunjing’s condition was very poor, but his eyes were exceptionally bright, as if the ten days of contemplation had indeed brought him some gains.
"Water and Fire United!"
Li Yunjing’s eyes widened, bursting with a mesmerizing brilliance that quickly receded, becoming plain and unadorned.
During these ten days, he had gained a deep understanding of the water and fire spells and initially integrated them, combining them with the Shenxiao Dao techniques for further derivation.
Finally, Li Yunjing comprehended the composite spell of water and fire.
He saw a fire snake and a water snake appear in each of his hands.
When Li Yunjing immersed his mind in them for control, the fire snake and water snake flew and intertwined in front of him, truly merging together.
Not long after, there was an explosion, with water splashing and flames scattering. The magic robe Li Yunjing was wearing emitted a faint glow, blocking the remaining energy surge.
"Good! Good! Good! The Water and Fire United skill, I must continue to refine it. This is my own derived killing move!"
Li Yunjing smiled, very satisfied, feeling that the ten days had not been wasted!
After a short rest, tidying himself up, and using Qi Replenishing Pills as food, Li Yunjing quickly regained his vigorous spirit.