147: Chapter 147 The Library

"Rest assured, Valley Master, this Disciple will surely Cultivate painstakingly, strive to achieve a Breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm as soon as possible, and polish and stabilize the Foundation."

Listening to Valley Master Gongsun Buxiu's words, Lin Shen appropriately wore an extremely excited expression on his face, quickly bowing and cupping his hands to him.

But deep down, he disagreed.

This pie was simply too small, and he had no intention of eating it.

Thirty years?

How could he possibly wait that long?

Right now, he was already preparing for a Breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm, let alone entering the Sect Blessed Land for closed-door cultivation; for him at the present stage, this did not hold much significance.

After all, having undergone an enhancement in Aptitude from the five-color spirit-nourishing green lotus, Lin Shen's innate talent was no longer inferior to those with Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

Moreover, aside from that, he also had numerous treasures on his person, such as the fate-seizing jade pendant, the Sword Bone, and that small cauldron.

With so many treasures, if he could only rely on the Sect Blessed Land to break through to the Golden Core Realm, he might as well just find a piece of tofu and crash into it to death.

"Mn, work hard in your cultivation, and just don't let down my high expectations!"

Valley Master Gongsun Buxiu nodded, waved his hand slightly at Lin Shen, and said, "Alright, I have nothing else to instruct you on. Hurry off to the Scripture Pavilion to select the Cultivation Technique most suitable for you. Remember, the right one is what truly suits you!"

To prevent Lin Shen from being negligent, Valley Master Gongsun Buxiu gave him one more special reminder before Lin Shen left.

"This Disciple understands, please rest assured, Valley Master!"

Lin Shen nodded heavily, cupped his hands to Valley Master Gongsun Buxiu, and turned to walk out of the Sect Masters Main Hall.

...

After leaving the Sect Masters Main Hall,

Lin Shen's body soared into the air, rapidly shuttling through the high skies. Before long, he landed in front of a pavilion standing in the depths of a valley.

Scripture Pavilion!

Standing in front of this pavilion, Lin Shen raised his eyes to look. He saw a large plaque hanging in the pavilion, upon which were written three large, sweeping words: Scripture Pavilion.

"I hope to reap a Cultivation Technique that is extremely suitable for me from within..."

Lin Shen took a long, deep breath. Harboring a mood of anticipation, he strode into the Scripture Pavilion.

"Token!"

Just as he walked into the Scripture Pavilion, a voice suddenly echoed faintly.

Lin Shen hurriedly looked left and right, hearing the voice inside the Scripture Pavilion but seeing no one.

"This Elder Senior, this Disciple, Luoyun Peak Master Lin Shen, has come specifically to select a Cultivation Technique in the Scripture Pavilion!"

Not daring to be careless, Lin Shen quickly took out the white jade token and held it high above his head.

"Alright, go upstairs. The first and second floors contain some Cultivation Techniques and rare editions of the Qi Refining Realm and Foundation Establishment Realm; the ones suitable for you are on the third floor!"

The voice continued to echo leisurely.

The jade token in Lin Shen's hand suspended itself in mid-air and left. Under his watchful gaze, it flew directly and rapidly toward the fifth floor.

Seeing the flight trajectory of this jade token, Lin Shen peered through a tiny gap and caught sight of a figure in black robes holding a book, leisurely lying on a rocking chair.

This person...

Feeling the trace of aura slightly emanating from this figure in black robes, Lin Shen hurriedly lowered his head and walked toward the third floor.

Judging from the trace of aura that had just emanated, Lin Shen felt that this person was by no means inferior to Valley Master Gongsun Buxiu, and might even be somewhat stronger than Valley Master Gongsun Buxiu.

Therefore, he did not dare to stare too much, fearing that he would incur the displeasure of this Elder.

At that time, once he was inexplicably wounded or killed, he would have nowhere to air his grievances.

Lowering his head, Lin Shen walked all the way up to the third floor, attentively previewing the descriptions on each and every Jade Slip.

These Jade Slips all copied and recorded many Advanced Cultivation Techniques that could be cultivated to the Golden Core Realm or even the Nascent Soul Realm.

"I primarily Cultivate Lightning Techniques, and the Sword Qi I have comprehended is also Thundering Sword Qi. Therefore, if I want to switch my cultivation, I must find a lightning-attribute Cultivation Technique that is extremely suitable for me, and ideally one that can also adapt to my water-attribute Spiritual Root and wood-attribute Spiritual Root."

Previewing these Jade Slips, Lin Shen quickly selected and filtered out items that did not meet his requirements.

After being busy for a full hour or two, under Lin Shen's careful selection, he ultimately only managed to find five lightning-attribute Cultivation Techniques on the third floor.

These five lightning-attribute Cultivation Techniques could all be cultivated to the Golden Core Peak Realm, and one of them could even be directly cultivated to the Nascent Soul Realm.

But unfortunately, these five lightning-attribute Cultivation Techniques were either purely lightning-attribute Cultivation Techniques or fire-lightning-attribute Cultivation Techniques. They simply did not meet his requirements nor suit his Spiritual Roots.

Especially that fire-lightning-attribute Cultivation Technique; he possessed the water, wood, and lightning triple Spiritual Roots. Once he practiced this fire-lightning-attribute Cultivation Technique, it would be extremely easy to cause the Spiritual Qi to conflict with each other, causing irreversible damage to his own Meridians and Dantian.

Looking at these five lightning-attribute Cultivation Techniques, Lin Shen ultimately shook his head—not a single one was suitable for him.

With a sigh, he put these five lightning-attribute Cultivation Techniques back in their original places, cupped his hands toward the direction of the fifth floor, and humbly asked for advice: "This Elder Senior, this Disciple possesses the lightning, water, and wood triple Spiritual Roots, and currently primarily Cultivates Lightning Techniques. Unfortunately, although several Cultivation Techniques on this third floor possess great power, they are not suitable for me. I wonder if Senior has any suggestions?"

That figure in black robes on the fifth floor had guarded the Scripture Pavilion for many years and knew everything inside like the back of his hand. If he humbly asked him for advice, as long as he could obtain guidance, he would surely gain something.

This was what Lin Shen thought in his heart.

Be eager to learn and not ashamed to ask questions.

Regarding such a major matter as changing and cultivating a new Cultivation Technique, one must never be negligent or careless.

Listening to Lin Shen's humble request for advice, the figure in black robes on the fifth floor impatiently waved a hand, and a voice rang out: "Go take a look on the fourth floor; there are still a few lightning-attribute Cultivation Techniques there. As for whether they suit you or not, you will have to look at them yourself to know."

"Yes! Many thanks, Elder Senior!"

Lin Shen gratefully cupped his hands, harboring a heart of anticipation as he strode toward the fourth floor.

According to the direction given to him by that figure in black robes, he quickly found a few Cultivation Techniques containing lightning-attribute cultivation from this fourth floor.

The Cultivation Techniques on the fourth floor were indeed much more Advanced than those on the third, and their power was also much greater.

Basically, every one of these Cultivation Techniques could be cultivated to the Nascent Soul Realm, and some Cultivation Techniques could even comprehend a fatal move after being cultivated to a certain extent.

Lin Shen carefully picked up the detailed introductions of these Cultivation Techniques to read, earnestly reading every single word without daring to be negligent.

However, as he read on, Lin Shen's brows gradually furrowed.

Because although some of these Cultivation Techniques were powerful, they were not very suitable for himself.

And although some were relatively suitable for him, they always felt somewhat unsatisfactory, lacking a certain spark, and did not possess that perfect sense of adaptability as the previous Sanyuan Qi-Guiding Technique.

This could not help but cause a trace of disappointment to flash through Lin Shen's heart.

In order to be able to Cultivate to a higher Realm in the future, and for his own strength to become even more formidable in the future, he did not want to compromise or make do with shoddy substitutes.

Ultimately helpless, Lin Shen could only sigh and shake his head, walking toward the outside of the Scripture Pavilion.

"Kid, wait!"