Chapter 161 - 102: The Heavenly Elephant Stranded in the Mortal World, Heavenly Elephant Imprisoning Might! _3

"Senior Brother, why did you stop asking?"

She looked at Chen Chang’an and asked in confusion.

Despite spending little time in the cultivation world, Mao Ruxue understood a fair deal about it.

One such aspect was the Heart Tempering in Mortal World.

Heart Tempering in Mortal World was an extremely crucial step that every cultivator had to go through in their cultivation journey. The success or failure here directly affected the cultivator’s future cultivation achievement.

Therefore, in any sect, whenever a disciple left the mountain for training and returned, their elders and masters would inquire about their experiences.

They would review each and every detail, seeking out the flaws to help rectify them.

This record would also be organized and left behind for the reference of future disciples.

Understanding these complexities, Mao Ruxue had prepared an elaborate, fabricated story of Heart Tempering in the Mortal World before returning to the mountain.

She could have returned a couple of days earlier, but she only came back today, to review this document at the foot of the mountain.

Even now, she recited everything in her mind, fearing some error had occurred.

But to her surprise, her Senior Brother decided not to review her journey?

What...?

Mao Ruxue was now in a terrible mood, at wits end.

Her feeling of frustration was just like that of students in Chen Chang’an’s previous world who had pulled all-nighters to finish their holiday homework before the start of school, only to find that the teacher hadn’t had it checked

What the hell!

Seeing Mao Ruxue’s reaction, Chen Chang’an understood what had happened.

However, he didn’t expose her>.

Instead, he nodded and said:

"Junior Sister, I don’t feel there is much to ask about this. As long as you are confident about your training results, that’s enough."

"Regarding the Heart Tempering record that the sect needs, just copy it and hand it over when the time comes, no need to consult me."

"Oh, I see, Senior Brother."

At this moment, Mao Ruxue felt like a defeated rooster.

She wanted to say something, but in the end, she said nothing.

Seeing that Mao Ruxue had nothing to say, Chen Chang’an continued:

"Well, that’s it for now, Junior Sister. If there’s nothing else, you can go now."

With that, he waved his hand, signaling that Mao Ruxue could go if she had nothing else to discuss.

"Oh, alright, Senior Brother."

Mao Ruxue finally snapped out of it and nodded at Chen Chang’an.

Her mood wasn’t that bad anymore.

After all, not being questioned means she now had more room to maneuver, didn’t she?

"By the way, Senior Brother, you really like reading, right?"

"While I was undergoing Heart Tempering in the Mortal World this time, I happened to come across some pretty good books."

"I wasn’t sure what books you like, so I brought them all for you."

"Have a look."

Just as she was about to leave, Mao Ruxue seemed to remember something. She turned around, took out hundreds of books from her storage ring, and placed them in front of Chen Chang’an.

These volumes were all quite thick, some even bound in ancient sheepskin scrolls.

Chen Chang’an noticed that although the number of books wasn’t large, they were all titles not found in the sect’s library.

Seeing this, he couldn’t help but appreciate Mao Ruxue more.

It was clear that she had observed his bookshelf and knew what sort of books he often read.

Finding over a hundred diverse books amidst the vast collection of the sect’s library wouldn’t have been easy.

Promising, not bad at all.

He nodded approvingly.

Turns out this girl is not as careless as she usually seems, she can be rather considerate.

If I had someone as caring as her in my past life, dying might not be so bad.

Wait, what?

Why did I suddenly think about death and dying peacefully?

Wait a minute, she’s not thinking the same thing, right?

With that thought in mind, looking at Mao Ruxue’s expectant gaze upon him, Chen Chang’an immediately felt that this conjecture might not be impossible after all.

emmm....

So, is this girl aiming for her goal of making me die with a smile on my face?

This...

Should I be happy or not?

Chen Chang’an suddenly didn’t want to speak anymore, and the immortal whale meat he just ate suddenly lost its appeal.

But, it seems like it’s really his own doing.

It’s exhausting.

emmm....

Chen Chang’an didn’t want to talk. He accepted the books and then said to Mao Ruxue:

"Junior Sister, I understand. You can leave first."

Unaware of Chen Chang’an’s thoughts, Mao Ruxue thought that Chen Chang’an really liked it upon listening to him, and happily replied:

"Alright, Senior Brother, I’ll leave then."

In the end, Mao Ruxue left.

"Sigh, this girl."

After Mao Ruxue left, Chen Chang’an looked at the courtyard full of books, momentarily not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Mao Ruxue didn’t realize that all the books she brought back, though none of them could be found in the Dao Archive Mountain’s library, didn’t necessarily mean Chen Chang’an hadn’t read them before.

Over the years, although Chen Chang’an was confined in the Scripture Reserve Tower, the books he read were not solely from there.

His adventure into the Demon World and being Emperor Song was to gain a power base and find more books, right?

Hence, over the years, he had not just flipped through all of the books in the Dao Archive Mountains’ library.

All the books from the Central Continent and beyond, he had almost gone through each and every one of them.

Moreover, the world’s books are mostly repetitive in nature. Therefore, it’s really rare for him to find un-read books now.

Indeed, the next moment, Chen Chang’an used his divine sense to scan, and found that he had basically read these books that Mao Ruxue had picked.

However, what was rather uncommon was that most of the books Mao Ruxue brought were originals, which could certainly be collected.

Upon seeing this result, Chen Chang’an nodded in satisfaction. Although they were all collector’s items and didn’t have any practical use, this was surely better than gaining nothing, isn’t it?

After distinguishing these books with his divine sense, Chen Chang’an immediately planned to pack a pile to take away.

"Eh? What’s this?"

However, just as he was about to leave, he suddenly found a yellowed sheepskin scroll sandwiched among those non-original books.

The sheepskin scroll looked ancient, its surface tells a tale of time, revealing a hoary aura. It was evidently a very old object.

However, from the outside, he couldn’t detect any lingering Dao Runes, ruling out the possibility of it being a cultivation technique.

Despite that, Chen Chang’an still picked it up to have a closer look.

"Lost God’s Image in the Mortal Realm"?

Once he picked up the sheepskin scroll, Chen Chang’an immediately realized that there was more to it than meets the eye.

It’s not just a simple sheet of paper, but inside it contains a space much like a miniature world.

Inside this miniature space were densely packed characters, just those single, messy characters.

The arrangement of these characters was quite chaotic, but if you wish to read them, they would quickly form well-organized sentences.

The seven gilded, large characters "Lost God’s Image in the Mortal Realm" at the top of the small text were exceptionally eye-catching.

Without a doubt, this was a book, and "Lost God’s Image in the Mortal Realm" was clearly its title.

"There’s such a book?"

Upon witnessing this magical scene, Chen Chang’an was taken aback.

Subsequently, he picked up the sheepskin scroll and started to read it carefully.

Then, after reading for a while, a clear sound rang out in Chen Chang’an’s mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host has finished reading "Lost God’s Image in the Mortal Realm" and has obtained the first layer of the divine skill "God Image Suppressing Purgatory Might".]

[Your current learned divine skill level is zero, would you like to learn it now?]

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