Under the divine perception, Shui Miao discovered that all these book immortals, without exception, cultivated wood-based immortal power.
Dealing with them using magic was simple—a big fire would suffice.
However, harming them would be troublesome, and capturing them without causing damage was extremely difficult.
Therefore, the only way to handle these little beings was through wit.
“What does he mean?”
“Why is he asking again?”
“Is he an idiot…”
“No, he might be trying to harm us. Hey, aren’t you afraid of being punished by the Grand Justice?”
The group of book immortals chattered, growing somewhat wary.
“No, no, of course, I’m afraid of being punished by the Grand Justice. I just want to be friends with you. I’m asking because I think it’s not fun for you to tease me. I have a more exciting and fun place. Would you dare to go with me?” Shui Miao’s tone was mysterious and enticing.
“A more fun place? Are you planning to take us out?”
“We can’t go out. The immortals outside are bad; they’ll kill us…”
“Right, we’re not going out, absolutely not!”
The book immortals exploded with excitement, nervousness, and fear. They had always wanted to go out, but they had no chance to escape. The treasury was both their home and their prison. Moreover, the Grand Marshal who guarded the treasury always scared them, saying how terrifying the immortals outside were, making them too afraid to leave.
Shui Miao quickly waved his hand, “You’re overthinking it. I’m just a small forger. I just want to be friends with you and learn some array knowledge from you. I would never do anything that might harm you. Rest assured. What I mean is, there’s a world within my mental realm where you can go and play. If you don’t believe me, you can send a representative to check it out first. If it’s not fun, you can still tease me later.”
“What’s a mental realm?”
“Is it a dream?”
“I don’t think so. If it were a dream, why wouldn’t he just say it’s a dream?”
“True! Then what is it?”
“Is it a treasure…”
The little book immortals started discussing again.
“Ah…”
Shui Miao suddenly sighed and turned to leave.
Seeing Shui Miao leave directly, the group of book immortals quieted down, looking at each other, unsure of what had happened. They then chased after him, with one chubby book immortal calling out, “Hey, where are you going? Don’t you want to learn array secrets anymore?”
“I’m not learning anymore. I’ll just learn some simple ones. You guys only know how to chatter. I’m sure you don’t know any powerful arrays. Being with you is just a waste of my precious time.” Shui Miao waved his hand and went straight to a bookshelf, picking up a simple array manual to read.
“Hey, brothers, this guy is looking down on us!”
“Brat, you dare to underestimate us? I’ll compete with you. Let’s see what you’re capable of…”
“Yeah, yeah, compete with him, so he doesn’t look down on us.”
“What do you want to compete in…”
This group of book immortals was too naive. They only excelled in arrays, and in other aspects, like cunning, they were as simple as a blank sheet of paper.
“Who’s afraid of whom? Let’s compete then!”
Shui Miao’s heart stirred, and he immediately summoned the Time Tower. “Do you see this? This is one of my treasures. Do you recognize it?”
“This…”
The book immortals looked at the Time Tower, utterly confused.
Their abilities were limited, and they couldn’t sense the array within the Time Tower.
But soon, a slightly older book immortal approached, “Friend, is this tower’s array perhaps a time-reversal array?”
“Finally, someone who knows their stuff. Haha, come, I’ll let you all into the treasure to see and evaluate my array.”
With a thought from Shui Miao, the Time Tower expanded, enveloping everyone inside.
Then, Shui Miao activated the Time Array, reversing the time within the Time Tower.
Three days weren’t enough, but by using the Time Tower, he could reverse much more time and learn many powerful arrays.
“Where did you get this array?” The slightly older book immortal was visibly shocked.
Shui Miao sneered, disdainfully smiling, and sighed, “I know many arrays. You guys think you’re so precious, but it’s boring. If I had known you were this mediocre, I wouldn’t have come in to read.”
“…”
The slightly older book immortal blushed, paused, and couldn’t help but say, “Don’t get too happy too soon. The time array you obtained is only the first volume. The truly exquisite array is in the second volume, but unfortunately, the second volume has been taken away by the Grand Justice. You won’t have a chance to learn it.”
“What? The Grand Justice took the second volume of the array?” Shui Miao’s heart skipped a beat, and his thoughts immediately raced. I came to learn the manuals under the orders of the Holy Mother Shui Tianyi. The Grand Justice is just a functionary; he wouldn’t dare to take the manuals privately… Could it be that the Holy Mother Shui Tianyi is playing some trick on me, saying one thing and doing another?
“Haha…”
Seeing Shui Miao’s shock, the group of book immortals became smug.
A quick-talking book immortal immediately said, “Brat, you’re still arrogant. You don’t even know that the second volumes of the three most powerful manuals here have all been taken away by the Grand Marshal. One is a manual for controlling time arrays, one for nurturing life arrays, and one for the death array that destroys the primordial spirit in life talismans.”
“Haha, now you can’t be smug anymore!”
“Look at him, he’s stunned…”
Each book immortal was very pleased.
What a Grand Marshal, he’s really screwing me over! Shui Miao’s heart was in turmoil, but then he suddenly burst into laughter.
The book immortals were utterly confused.
“Brat, have you gone mad? Why are you laughing for no reason?” An elder book immortal was baffled by Shui Miao’s laughter.
Shui Miao sighed, “I’m extremely talented. After reading the first volume, I can guess the second volume. I’m sure your arrays aren’t that profound.”
“Bragging!”
“Brat, aren’t you afraid of your tongue getting twisted by the wind when you boast?”
“Exactly, saying you can guess the second volume. Then try guessing the second volume of the Time Array!”
The book immortals were unconvinced, but with many minds, they quickly posed a challenge to Shui Miao.
Shui Miao scratched his head and smiled, “Except for the Time Array… I can definitely guess the other two arrays.”
“Hehe, he’s still trying to fool us, thinking we’re idiots.”
“Haha, exactly!”
“Brat, if you want to learn array manuals, using such a naive method won’t work. We won’t teach you arrays.”
“He’s too naive, thinking we’d just blurt out the arrays.”
“Haha, we’ve known this trick for a long time…”
The group of book immortals had seen through Shui Miao’s trick.
The reason was simple. Back then, the Forging Saint King Luo Tong had used the same trick. Although these book immortals were naive, they wouldn’t fall for the same trick twice.
“…”
These guys are really tough to deal with. Shui Miao was speechless, his mind racing. It seems there’s no other way; I’ll have to use the Dream Demon Heart Technique and the Heavenly Demon Heart Technique. Immediately, Shui Miao sat cross-legged and activated his life-bound treasure, leveraging the power of the two artifact spirit emperors to subdue these book immortals.
Since wit won’t work, then strength will have to do the talking.
It would be easy to use magical powers against them—just a big fire would do.
However, harming them would be troublesome. Capturing them without causing damage was extremely difficult.
Therefore, the only way to deal with these little creatures was through wit and cunning.
“What does he mean?”
“Why is he asking again?”
“Is he an idiot…?”
“No, he might want to hurt us. Hey, aren’t you afraid of punishment from the Grand Justice?”
A group of book fairies started chattering noisily, becoming somewhat alert.
“No, no, of course I’m afraid of punishment from the Grand Justice. I just want to be friends with you all. I asked this way because I found it unamusing that you were trying to trick me. I have more thrilling and fun places to play. Would you dare to come play with me?” Shui Miao’s tone was mysterious and tempting.
“A more fun place? Do you plan to take us outside?”
“We can’t go out. The immortals outside are evil; they will kill us…”
“Yes, we won’t go out. Never!”
The book fairies erupted into chatter again. They were both excited and nervously fearful. They had always wanted to go outside, but they had never had the chance to escape. This library was both their home and a prison. Furthermore, the Grand Guardian in charge of the library always frightened them, telling them how terrifying the immortals outside were, scaring them from ever going out.
Shui Miao quickly waved his hands: “You’re overthinking. I’m just a humble forger who wants to be friends with you all and learn some formation techniques from you as your apprentice. I would never do anything that might harm you. Don’t worry. What I mean is, I have a world within my realm of consciousness. You can enter and play there. If you don’t believe me, you can send a representative in first. If it’s not fun, you can still trick me then.”
“What’s a realm of consciousness?”
“Is it like dreaming?”
“I think not. If it were a dream, why wouldn’t he just say so directly?”
“That’s right! Then what is it?”
“Could it be a magical treasure…”
A group of tiny book fairies began murmuring amongst themselves again.
“Ah…”
Shui Miao suddenly sighed and turned to leave.
Seeing Shui Miao walk away directly, the group of book fairies immediately fell silent. They looked at each other in confusion and then chased after him together. One chubby book fairy shouted, “Hey, where are you going? Don’t you want to learn formation techniques anymore?”
“I won’t learn anymore. I’ll just learn some simple stuff. You guys just chatter all day long. I bet you don’t even know any powerful formations. Staying with you is just wasting my precious time.” Shui Miao waved his hand and directly went to a bookshelf, picking up a simple formation manual and started reading.
“Hey, brothers, this kid looks down on us!”
“Brat, you dare underestimate us. I’ll show you what I can do…”
“Yeah, yeah, show him not to look down on us.”
“What do you want to compete in…”
This group of book fairies was too innocent. They only excelled in formations, while in other aspects, such as scheming, they were as naive as blank sheets of paper.
“Who’s afraid of whom! Let’s compete then!”
Shui Miao’s heart stirred, and he immediately summoned his Time Pagoda. “Can you all see this? This is one of my great treasures. Can you even recognize it?”
“This…”
The book fairies looked at the Time Pagoda in confusion.
Their abilities were limited; they couldn’t sense the formations inside the Time Pagoda at all.
But not long after, an older-looking book fairy approached. “Friend, could there be a time-reversal formation inside your pagoda?”
“Finally, someone who recognizes its value. Haha! Come on, I’ll let you all enter my treasure and evaluate my formations.”
With a thought from Shui Miao, the Time Pagoda grew larger, instantly encompassing everyone inside.
Then, Shui Miao activated the Time Formation, reversing the time flow within the Time Pagoda.
Three days wouldn’t be enough, but by using the Time Pagoda, he could reverse time further, giving him more time to learn many powerful formations.
“Where did you get this formation?” The slightly older book fairy was clearly shocked.
Shui Miao snorted disdainfully, giving a faint smile filled with contempt. He sighed and said, “I know many formations. You still think you’re so special. It’s boring. If I had known you were all this weak, I wouldn’t have come in to read books at all.”
The slightly older book fairy immediately turned red with embarrassment. After a pause, he couldn’t help but say, “Don’t get too cocky. The time formation you obtained is only the upper volume. The truly exquisite formations are in the lower volume. Unfortunately, the lower volume has already been taken by the Grand Justice. You won’t have the chance to learn it.”
“What? The Grand Justice took the lower volume of the formation?” Shui Miao’s heart trembled, his mind immediately racing. “I came here to study the manuals at the request of the Holy Mother Shui Tianyi. The Grand Justice is just a subordinate official; he wouldn’t dare to take the manuals privately… Could it be that Holy Mother Shui Tianyi is playing some trick behind my back?”
“Hehe…”
Seeing Shui Miao’s shock, the group of book fairies immediately became smug.
A quick-talking book fairy immediately said, “Kid, you’re still arrogant. You don’t even know that the lower volumes of the three most powerful manuals here have all been taken by the Grand Guardian—manuals on controlling time formations, nurturing life formations, and the death formation that destroys the soul in the life talisman.”
“Haha! Now you can’t be so smug anymore!”
“Look at him—he’s stunned…”
Each of the book fairies was extremely pleased.
So that’s how it is, Grand Guardian! Shui Miao’s heart was shaken, his thoughts racing, and then suddenly he burst into loud laughter.
The group of book fairies was left completely puzzled.
“Kid, are you crazy? Why are you laughing for no reason?” an elder book fairy, confused by Shui Miao’s laughter, asked.
Shui Miao exhaled and said, “I’m extremely gifted. After seeing the first half, I can guess the second half. I’m sure your formations aren’t that mysterious anyway.”
“Bluffing!”
“Kid, you’re talking big without fear of the wind breaking your teeth.”
“That’s right! You still claim you can guess the second half. Then go ahead and guess the second half of the Time Formation!”
Under the divine perception, Shui Miao discovered that all these book immortals, without exception, cultivated wood-based immortal power.
Dealing with them using magic was simple—just a big fire would do the trick.
However, harming them would be troublesome, and capturing them without causing any damage was an extremely difficult task.
Therefore, the only way to deal with these little creatures was through cunning.
“What does he mean?”
“Why is he asking again?”
“Is he an idiot…”
“No, he might be trying to harm us. Hey, aren’t you afraid of being punished by the Grand Justice?”
A group of book immortals chattered, all becoming somewhat alert.
“No, no, of course, I fear the punishment of the Grand Justice. I just want to be friends with you. I asked because I thought you were teasing me, which isn’t fun. I have a more exciting and fun place. Would you dare to come with me?” Shui Miao’s tone was mysterious and tempting.
“A more fun place? Are you planning to take us out?”
“We can’t go out. The immortals outside are bad; they would kill us…”
“Right, we won’t go out, absolutely not!”
The book immortals exploded with excitement, yet they were also nervous and scared. They had always wanted to go out, but they had no chance to escape. This treasury was both their home and their prison. Moreover, the Grand Marshal who guarded the treasury always frightened them, saying how terrifying the immortals outside were, scaring them into staying.
Shui Miao quickly waved his hands: “You’re overthinking it. I’m just a small blacksmith. I just want to be friends with you and learn some array knowledge from you. I would never do anything that might harm you. Rest assured, I mean that there is a world in my mental realm where you can go and play. If you don’t believe me, you can send a representative to check it out first. If it’s not fun, you can tease me later.”
“What is a mental realm?”
“Is it a dream?”
“I don’t think so. If it were a dream, why wouldn’t he just say it’s a dream?”
“True! Then what is it?”
“Is it a treasure…”
The little book immortals started discussing again.
“Ah…”
Shui Miao suddenly sighed and turned to leave.
Seeing Shui Miao leave directly, the group of book immortals immediately quieted down. They looked at each other, not knowing what had happened, and then chased after him. One chubby book immortal shouted, “Hey, where are you going? Don’t you want to learn the array secrets?”
“No, I’ll just learn some simple ones. You guys only know how to chatter. I bet you don’t know any powerful arrays. Being with you is just a waste of my precious time.” Shui Miao waved his hand, went straight to a bookshelf, and picked up a simple array manual to read.
“Hey brothers, this guy looks down on us!”
“Kid, you dare to belittle us? I’ll compete with you. What can you do…”
“Yeah, let’s compete with him, so he won’t look down on us.”
“What do you want to compete in…”
This group of book immortals was too naive. They only excelled in arrays; in other aspects, like cunning, they were as simple as a blank sheet of paper.
“Who’s afraid of whom? Let’s compete!”
Shui Miao’s heart stirred, and he immediately summoned the Time Tower. “See this? It’s one of my treasures. Do you recognize it?”
“This…”
The book immortals looked at the Time Tower, utterly confused.
Their abilities were limited, and they couldn’t sense the array inside the Time Tower.
But soon, a slightly older book immortal came over. “Friend, is this tower’s array about reversing time?”
“Finally, someone who knows their stuff. Haha, come, let me take you inside to evaluate my array.”
With a thought, Shui Miao enlarged the Time Tower, enveloping everyone inside.
Then, he activated the Time Array, reversing the time within the tower.
Three days weren’t enough, but using the Time Tower, he could reverse much more time and learn many powerful arrays.
“Where did you get this array?” The slightly older book immortal was clearly shocked.
Shui Miao sneered, disdainfully smiled, and sighed, “I know many arrays. You guys think you’re so special, but it’s boring. If I had known you were this mediocre, I wouldn’t have come here to read.”
“…”
The slightly older book immortal blushed, paused, and couldn’t help but say, “Don’t be too happy. The time array you have is only the first volume. The truly exquisite array is in the second volume, but unfortunately, the Grand Justice has taken it away. You have no chance to learn it.”
“What? The Grand Justice took the second volume?” Shui Miao was stunned, his thoughts immediately racing. I came here to learn the secrets under the order of the Holy Mother Shui Tianyi. The Grand Justice is just a subordinate; he wouldn’t dare to take the secrets privately… Could it be that the Holy Mother Shui Tianyi is playing some trick on me, saying one thing and doing another?
“Haha…”
Seeing Shui Miao’s shock, the group of book immortals became smug.
A quick-talking book immortal immediately said, “Kid, you’re still arrogant. You don’t even know that the second volumes of the three most powerful secrets here have all been taken away by the Grand Marshal—a manual on controlling time arrays, a manual on nurturing life arrays, and a manual on the death array that destroys the primordial spirit in the life talisman.”
“Haha, now you can’t be smug anymore!”
“Look, he’s stunned…”
The book immortals were all very pleased.
What a Grand Marshal, he’s really screwing me over! Shui Miao’s heart was shaken, his thoughts racing, and then he suddenly burst into laughter.
The book immortals were utterly confused.
“Kid, are you crazy? Why are you laughing?” An older book immortal was baffled by Shui Miao’s laughter.
Shui Miao sighed, “I’m extremely talented. After reading the first volume, I can guess the second volume. I bet your arrays aren’t that profound.”
“Boasting!”
“Kid, you’re talking big. Aren’t you afraid of your tongue getting twisted by the wind?”
“Exactly, saying you can guess the second volume. Then guess the second volume of the Time Array.”
The book immortals were unconvinced, but with many minds, they quickly posed a challenge to Shui Miao.
Shui Miao scratched his head and smiled, “Except for the Time Array… I can definitely guess the other two.”
“Ha, he’s still fooling us, treating us like fools.”
“Haha, exactly!”
“Kid, if you want to learn array secrets, using such a naive method won’t work. We won’t teach you.”
“He’s too naive, thinking we would just blurt out the arrays.”
“Haha, we’ve known this trick for a long time…”
The group of book immortals had seen through Shui Miao’s trick.
The reason was simple. The Forging Saint King Luo Tong had used the same trick before. Although these book immortals were naive, they wouldn’t fall for the same trick twice.
“…”
These guys are really tough, Shui Miao was speechless, his thoughts racing. It seems I have no choice but to use the Dream Demon and Heavenly Demon techniques. Immediately, Shui Miao sat cross-legged, activated his life-bound treasure, and with the help of the two artifact spirit emperors, prepared to subdue these book immortals.
Since cunning didn’t work, it was time to rely on strength.
Shui Miao scratched his head and smiled. “Except for the Time Formation… I can definitely figure out the other two formations.”
“Hehe, he’s trying to fool us again, thinking we’re fools.”
“Haha, exactly!”
“Brat, if you want to learn formation manuals, you can’t do it with such a stupid method. We won’t teach you any formations.”
“He’s too naive, actually thinking we’d foolishly tell you the formations.”
“Haha, we’ve known about this trick for a long time…”
A group of book fairies actually saw through Shui Miao’s trickery.
The reason was simple: in the past, the Saint Forging King Luo Tong had used the same trick. Although these book fairies were innocent, they wouldn’t fall for the same trick twice.
…
These guys were indeed hard to deal with. Shui Miao was momentarily speechless, his mind racing. He had no choice but to resort to the Dream Demon Technique and the Heaven Demon Technique. Immediately, Shui Miao sat cross-legged on the ground and began activating his innate magical treasure, using the power of the two artifact spirits, the Immortal Emperor, to subdue this group of book fairies.
Since wit and cunning wouldn’t work, it was time to rely on sheer strength.
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