17: Cultivation Space

Stepping into the Treasure Pavilion, Long Yuan was immediately stunned by the vast sea of ancient texts!

The bookshelves here were in rows, layers, and circles… layers upon layers, circles upon circles, seemingly endless!

These bookshelves were made of high-grade wood, incredibly sturdy, and most of the texts on them were thread-bound, with pages made of silk, extremely comfortable to the touch. Long Yuan knew that these pages were impervious to fire, water, hammering, and corrosion, ensuring each book could be preserved for a long time.

And these were merely the basic collection of the Treasure Pavilion. A large number of texts were stored within Jade Slips and jade tablets, and some were even stored in unexpected mediums like shell fragments, stones, wood, and cloth. Besides these, countless data were stored digitally within the core of the Treasure Pavilion, which Long Yuan could access and view at any time!

As these pieces of information flashed through his mind, Long Yuan suddenly thought of a question: the Heavenly Dao Space appeared ancient, seemingly from an incredibly distant era, yet it did not reject modern scientific civilization. In fact, within this Cultivation Small World, there was even a small space specifically dedicated to scientific research. This meant that science was also a Grand Dao accepted by the Heavenly Dao Space!

Long Yuan now knew that the Heavenly Dao Space possessed an extremely Heaven-Defying ability: it could absorb and manifest various Grand Dao, whether it be the Three Thousand Grand Dao or other various Middle and Lesser Dao. It could absorb and operate them, and after reaching a certain level, these Dao Intentions could manifest. The manifested Grand Dao could then be used by the host for comprehension and application, thereby greatly enhancing the host's combat power!

Currently, the Grand Dao of Devouring had already manifested a giant abyss as a devouring mouth, which was the most intuitive Grand Dao prototype Long Yuan could see at the moment.

Long Yuan was extremely excited that science could be absorbed and transformed into a Grand Dao by the Heavenly Dao Space. After all, he came from Earth, a planet that had embraced scientific civilization, and he was also an expert in the field of astrophysics. Naturally, he had more advantages in scientific research.

“Excellent, this Heavenly Dao Space is practically tailor-made for me; I truly love it!” Long Yuan's face broke into a smile, his lips unable to suppress it.

After sweeping his Divine Sense through the Treasure Pavilion several times, he reluctantly came out to continue visiting other Small Worlds. Each Small World had its unique layout, and some even had quite complete facilities for direct Cultivation. However, some lacked raw materials. For example, in the Alchemy space, although it was already connected to the Small World's ground fire resources and had many Pill Furnaces and other vessels, there were no Spiritual Plants or Spirit Medicine. It was truly a case of a clever housewife unable to cook without rice…

“I need to find a way to earn money to buy various raw materials. It would be best if I could Cultivate Spiritual Plants, Spiritual Flowers, and Spirit Medicine myself; that is the path to sustainability! And also Artifact Refining, talisman drawing, array refining… Oh no, oh no, I didn't expect that after just escaping the grueling life on Earth, am I going to start competing again now?” Long Yuan couldn't help but let out a wail at this thought. Life truly was an endless marathon.

But he couldn't afford not to compete. This Otherworld (Otherworld) was so dangerous, and he was still very weak. In the near future, there were even more terrifying risks. Any of these points was a reason he had to compete. On Earth, he had fought his way out by himself. In this Otherworld (Otherworld) of Great Ming, should he easily give up?

In Long Yuan's dictionary, there were never words like 'give up' or 'slack off.' Well, he did actually think about slacking off before, but that was just a coping strategy he thought of to save his life when he had just Transmigrated and didn't understand the situation. But after obtaining the Heavenly Dao Space and Fusing with the Heavenly Dao Eye, the Long Yuan from Earth was back. He clenched his fists, looked up to the sky, and let out a shout, cheering himself on for his new beginning!

With a thought, Long Yuan's figure appeared in the school apartment of Fengyang No. 1 High School. Checking the time, it was already close to midnight. This startled him slightly, because he felt he had spent a long time in the Heavenly Dao Space, especially the process of Fusing with the Heavenly Dao Eye, which was incredibly long, yet only a few hours had passed in the outside world.

However, he quickly realized that the flow of time within the Heavenly Dao Space could be adjusted. At that time, the Heavenly Dao Eye must have automatically adjusted the time flow, allowing him to stay in the space for a longer period without affecting his actions in the outside world.

“This is the rhythm of taking off! With the time flow function, I can have a large amount of extra Cultivation time compared to others. With such conditions, even a pig could achieve Immortal Ascension, right? Not to mention me, a small Genius in Soul Power talent?” Long Yuan thought to himself, secretly pleased.

“Ah? So smelly?!!!”

A wave of stench suddenly hit him, and Long Yuan, caught off guard, almost vomited. Covering his nose and mouth, he searched for the source of the smell and realized it was coming from himself. His mind raced, and he immediately understood it was due to the cleansing of his Physique. In the space, this smell was suppressed by Spiritual Qi, but once he came to the outside world, it immediately erupted!

He leaped up and rushed into the bathroom, frantically washing himself. He poured shampoo and shower gel all over his head and body, then vigorously scrubbed. After a good while of effort, he finally washed away all the dirt from his body, and only then did he feel completely comfortable…

Coming out of the bathroom, he still smelled the stench in the room, so he quickly opened all the windows and soaked his underwear in the bathtub to wash them. Fortunately, his outer robe had been taken off earlier and was not contaminated, otherwise he would have nothing to wear. After all this, the foul smell in the room finally gradually disappeared…

“Gurgle… gurgle… gurgle gurgle…”

Long Yuan paused, listened carefully, and realized it was the sound coming from his own stomach. A strong sense of hunger rapidly swept over him, giving him the dizzy sensation of low blood sugar…

“Quickly find something to eat… Eh, there's even a refrigerator here!”

This was something he hadn't expected, but upon closer thought, this was a hotel apartment within Fengyang No. 1 High School, used to entertain foreign guests and some students' parents. Its standard was no different from a star-rated hotel outside, so all aspects would naturally be considered.

He quickly opened the refrigerator and found some instant food inside, such as instant noodles, sausages, nuts, snacks, and drinking water. He was overjoyed and quickly boiled water for instant noodles, eating a few sausages directly first. Feeling it wasn't enough, his appetite was so good he felt he could eat an entire cow. So he didn't care anymore, devouring all the nuts, candies, and snacks, and soaking all the instant noodles. In less than an hour, all the food in the refrigerator was in his stomach. Long Yuan was shocked to find that his appetite could be so enormous, yet his stomach didn't even bulge a little; it was still flat!

Could this be a characteristic of a Divine Physique? Was this going to eat him into poverty?!!

The hunger hadn't completely subsided yet, and he was wondering if he should go out to find more food when he heard footsteps in the hallway outside the door. His heart jolted, and he quickly gathered all the food waste into a bag and stuffed it into the bathroom. Just then, a knock sounded at the door.

“Long Yuan! Long Yuan!! It's me!!!” Lu Shijie's voice came through.

Long Yuan carefully looked through the peephole on the door and saw it was indeed Lu Shijie, so he opened the door and let him in.

“Eh? You're up so early, and you've already showered?!” Lu Shijie said, a little surprised. He felt that Long Yuan seemed a bit different, but because his mind wasn't focused on that, he didn't pay special attention to it.

“Yes, Principal. I'm not quite used to sleeping in the temporary bed, so I thought it would be best to go home as soon as possible to sleep,” Long Yuan replied.

“Haha, so that's it! Oh, I brought you breakfast, hurry and eat!” Lu Shijie said loudly, the joy on his face unconcealable.

“Thank you, Principal! You're so happy, there must be some good news, right?” Long Yuan asked as he took the breakfast box.

Lu Shijie nodded, excitedly saying, “You truly are a clever one! This is all your credit! The information you provided last night was too important. The people from the county, along with the Ye family, acted overnight and finally caught that Fusang People assailant!”

“Wow! Then I can go home, can't I?” Long Yuan said happily upon hearing this.

“Haha, you're so eager to go home. That's no longer an issue, because that Fusang People was acting alone here. Now that he's caught, you are safe. This case was solved so accurately and quickly entirely thanks to the information you provided! You've made a great contribution. The County Magistrate has already decided to give you a generous reward, and the Ye family will also offer a substantial monetary reward!” Lu Shijie laughed heartily.

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