Looking at the information in the chat channel, Zhang Yuhe felt a bit out of place compared to other players.
Not to mention those players who had already gone offline, just considering those who were still persisting.
The highest Cultivation of any of them was merely Qi Refining Stage One, while he himself had already reached Qi Refining Great Perfection several days ago.
The enormous gap felt quite unreal.
Zhang Yuhe felt that he was gradually becoming more like an NPC.
Once he appeared, who would mistake him for a player? At this stage, only NPCs would be this strong.
Closing the chat channel, Zhang Yuhe glanced at the trading market again.
Unlike at the very beginning, players had already put items up for sale in the trading market.
Of course, there were no good items, just various miscellaneous things.
For example, steamed buns, clothes, and the like, all priced at the smallest unit, one Spirit Stone.
Selling these miscellaneous items for one Spirit Stone was simply a joke; no one would ever buy them.
They were completely crazy for money.
Although the current trading market seemed unreliable, in his opinion, within the entire System, perhaps only this trading market would be helpful to him in the future.
He believed that after some time, once players' strength had grown a bit, with the business acumen of Blue Star people, middlemen would inevitably appear.
At that time, if he wanted to buy or sell items, he might be able to do so through the trading market, which would be much more convenient.
After finishing his roasted meat, Zhang Yuhe walked into the inner hall of the pavilion and lay down on a stone bed to rest.
…
Early the next morning, a streak of light swept across Silver River Peak and flew into the distance.
Zhang Yuhe rapidly passed by one mountain peak and Lake after another. As he passed a small pavilion on the water, he noticed several purple-robed Disciples sitting and discussing the Dao.
However, he paid no attention and continued on his way. Zhang Yuhe didn't have social anxiety and wasn't interested in greeting strangers.
The few people who saw him fly by showed surprised expressions. After all, a Cultivator at the Qi Refining Stage appearing in Dao Saint Sect was inherently an unreasonable matter.
One of them spoke up and asked, "Brother He, who is that person? Do you know him?"
"I heard yesterday that a Cultivator at the Qi Refining Stage joined the Inner Sect with a token. It should be him."
"No way, is that true?"
"It's true, I also heard someone mention it."
"Sigh, I feel that the Sect doesn't need to abide by some old rules anymore. Just like this time, a small Cultivator at the Qi Refining Stage can join the Inner Sect with just a token. This is truly unfair to the hundred thousand Outer Sect Disciples."
"Yes, not to mention those Outer Sect Disciples, even I feel a bit displeased. I, Lu Ziming, Cultivated for hundreds of years and finally attained the Nascent Soul Dao, promoting to an Inner Sect Disciple. This kid, with just a token, is now on par with us. This is simply outrageous."
"Who says it isn't? It's indeed displeasing."
Just as the few of them were complaining about Zhang Yuhe's entry, a shout suddenly came from a distance.
"You few, stop complaining incessantly like Mortal resentful women. You'd be better off Cultivating more if you have the time."
Upon hearing the voice, the few immediately stood up and respectfully called out to the distance, "Greetings, Senior Brother."
A golden-crowned, purple-robed youth, carrying a long sword, quickly flew closer and instantly arrived before them.
The golden-crowned youth's sharp gaze swept over everyone, then he sternly said, "Dao Saint Sect has stood in this Realm for millions of years, relying on its rules. Don't let me hear such words again, hmph."
After the golden-crowned youth finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of light and disappeared before everyone.
He was merely passing by and heard them discussing the Sect's rules, so he spoke up to stop them.
The golden-crowned youth flew away, leaving the few people at the scene looking at each other.
After a long while, one of them said enviously, "Senior Brother's aura has grown stronger again. He's not about to advance to the Void Refining realm, is he?"
"Very likely. Senior Brother possesses a Heaven Rank Spiritual Root and is also a Fire Spirit Body, completely incomparable to us."
"Senior Brother's Cultivation speed is simply too fast."
"Yes, he has only Cultivated for a thousand years, and he's about to Breakthrough Soul Transformation to advance to Void Refining. Senior Brother might be the first person in Dao Saint Sect's history."
"Sigh, indeed. We'll just have to see when he Breakthroughs to Void Refining."
"Enough talk. I also need to go back and Cultivate. I vow not to exit seclusion until I reach Soul Transformation."
The few people cupped their hands to each other in farewell, then transformed into streaks of light and departed.
Zhang Yuhe was unaware of the interlude. At this moment, he appeared before a magnificent pavilion.
On the plaque directly above the pavilion, the two large characters "Book Building" were written.
Yes, he did not go directly to the Scripture Building to exchange for a Cultivation Technique; instead, he first came to the Book Building.
Zhang Yuhe planned to first look around in the Book Building to enrich his basic knowledge.
To be honest, currently, he could at most be considered a semi-illiterate in Cultivation.
All of his Cultivation knowledge still came from Protector Jia's Storage Pouch in Feiyun City's Wu family.
But Protector Jia was only a small Cultivator at Qi Refining Stage Six, and he didn't have much knowledge.
Since he had entered Dao Saint Sect and had the conditions, he naturally had to enrich himself first.
As for exchanging for a Cultivation Technique at the Scripture Building, there was no rush for now. Anyway, it wouldn't be taken from him, so he could go anytime.
Moreover, understanding more Cultivation knowledge would undoubtedly be of great help to him in choosing a Cultivation Technique later.
Otherwise, with Cultivation Techniques laid out before him, he wouldn't know how to choose.
Dao Saint Sect's Book Building was divided into four floors.
The first floor was open to all Disciples for free, filled with various Cultivation common sense, famous people's travelogues, strange tales, as well as some basic spell techniques and various Cultivation miscellaneous studies, encompassing everything, with all sorts of Cultivation knowledge available.
It could be said that by reading through the Book Building, one would basically be considered a walking encyclopedia of the Cultivation world.
The second to fourth floors contained Earth Rank Cultivation Techniques, spell techniques, and Divine Abilities, requiring corresponding merit points to enter.
Zhang Yuhe had just entered the Sect, and his merit points were zero. Even as an Inner Sect Disciple, he was not qualified to go up.
However, he was not interested in those Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities right now; he just wanted to quietly read books.
Zhang Yuhe presented his identity Jade Slip and entered the first floor of the Book Building.
Rows of bookshelves stretched endlessly, with various Jade Slips neatly arranged on them, and even some paper-bound books among them.
He released his Divine Sense and slowly looked through them all the way.
The Jade Slips and books in the Book Building were so numerous that it would take an extremely long time to read them all, but Zhang Yuhe was not in a hurry.
Sharpening the knife does not hinder the chopping of wood; a tall building rises from the ground.
He felt that to Cultivate smoothly in the future, he first had to shed the label of a Cultivation illiterate.
An illiterate person had no future.
Days passed, and Zhang Yuhe immersed himself in the ocean of knowledge.
"Yu Fan Heaven Chronicle"
"Spiritual Root Analysis"
"What is a Spirit Body"
"Five Elements Basic Spell Techniques"
"Alchemy Entry Knowledge"
"Talisman Dao Primer"
"Artifact Refining Basic Knowledge"
"Formation Entry Manual"
…
"So that's how it is."
As he finished reading one book after another, things that were previously unclear became transparent and simple.
Perhaps it was due to his off-the-charts Comprehension Ability, but Zhang Yuhe read books exceptionally fast.
And once he read something, he could remember it all and integrate it seamlessly.
Truly, he understood it with a single glance.
Although many things had not yet been put into practice, Zhang Yuhe felt that he truly understood them.
More than a month passed, and Zhang Yuhe walked out of the Book Building with a slightly tired expression.
"Finally finished."
He couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. Continuously reading for over a month, most people truly couldn't endure it.
Fortunately, he was a Cultivator. If a Mortal were to read like this, they would probably die suddenly.
"I don't think I ever studied this hard when I was in school back then."
Zhang Yuhe couldn't help but quietly complain.
Although he was somewhat physically and mentally exhausted, his heart was very happy.
Perhaps it was because he truly enjoyed Cultivating, which allowed him to endure loneliness and fully immerse himself in it.
"To the Scripture Building."
Zhang Yuhe stood up tall and flew towards the nearby Scripture Building.