Chapter 121: Strange Collection Of Books
Lin Bai did not know that a huge conspiracy was slowly unfolding against him. At this moment, he was in the Library of the Alchemist a.s.sociation, looking for any cultivation techniques that could be practiced.
Although most of the books in the Alchemist a.s.sociation were related to refining pills, plants, strange flames, and other alchemical pills, it was not ruled out that there would be individual cultivation techniques, so Lin Bai wanted to try his luck.
As Chen Yan had given him an ident.i.ty card earlier and there was the face of Chen Yan’s master, Lin Bai could freely explore everywhere apart from the top two floors.
The guardian of the library was an old man. His spiritual energy fluctuations were ordinary, and he looked very ordinary. His figure was also relatively thin and small, as if a gust of wind could blow him away.
When Lin Bai arrived, he was half-squinting and laying on the counter, dozing off. When Lin Bai approached, his eyelids were drooping, and he barely glanced at Lin Bai. After seeing the ident.i.ty card, he waved his hand to signal him to go in.
“I heard that you are new here?”
Just as Lin Bai was about to go in, he heard a hoa.r.s.e voice, as if he had not spoken to anyone for a long time. It felt like rubbing against the bark of an old tree.
“Yes.” Lin Bai stopped in his tracks. He thought that the old man would continue to ask questions, but he did not expect that there was no movement behind him. From the corner of his eye, he saw that the old man had his head lowered, as if he had dozed off again. Then, he entered the library.
However, he did not notice that the old man’s eyes flashed with a bright light.
For some reason, there were very few people who patronized the library. Most of them borrowed books to go back and read. Therefore, there were very few people who stayed here. When Lin Bai entered, there was not a single person. It was so empty that only the sound of his footsteps could be heard.
Lin Bai looked around. There were books all around him, stretching upward as if there was no end. The sunlight penetrated through the top, and dust danced in the air like dancing spirits, shuttling through the books.
He did not know when the library was built. Perhaps because of the long history, the red walls were a little peeled off and became mottled. The smell of ancient dust entered Lin Bai’s nose. It was a silent narration of a long history.
Lin Bai was not in a hurry. He just stood there aimlessly. There were many types of books here. It was a dazzling sight.
“Encyclopedia of herbs and plants”, “Characteristics of strange flames”, “The coherence and contradictions of medicinal pills”, “Alchemy techniques”, “Notes on the alchemy of duckweed”, “The principles of various medicinal pills”… … and so on.
Some of the techniques were also related to one’s own cultivation, but they were mainly about pills. Even if some were used for attack, judging from their power and effects, it was obvious that their attack power was not great.
Lin Bai could almost see ten lines at a glance. He did not find anything that he was interested in. He did not even have the desire to pull it out and flip through it. It was the same on the first level, the same on the second level. All the way to the fifth level, he could only see a few books that barely caught his eye. However, they did not meet Lin Bai’s requirements.
He sighed faintly and decided to borrow these books. It was better than returning empty-handed.
Lin Bai raised his head and looked at the two upper floors. It was said that there were top-tier pill formulas and spells there. However, they were too precious and rare. They were not open to outsiders unless one had a high status or had a huge amount of contribution points.
Perhaps there was something better up there, but he could not go in now. Lin Bai was about to leave, but his peripheral vision fell to the side. He seemed to be attracted by something and went to the bookshelf in the corner.
“Eh, what is This?”
He noticed that there was a book in the corner. He did not know who put it there, but because it was in the middle of the two bookshelves, it was difficult to notice if one did not look carefully. The book cover was covered in dust. It seemed that no one had flipped through it for a long time.
There was nothing on the cover. It was empty. Perhaps it was because it had been placed there for too long, the pages of the book were a little yellow, and the edges and corners were curled up.
Lin Bai opened it and took a look. The words inside were extremely ancient and difficult to understand. It seemed to be from ancient times, and he could not understand it at all. It became even more mysterious.
He continued to flip to the back and after that, some pictures appeared. However, the colors weren’t bright and they were somewhat blurry. He could barely make out what was on the pictures. It seemed to be depicting an alchemist concocting a medicinal pill.
From the pictures, one could tell that this alchemist was extremely powerful. This was because every time he concocted a medicinal pill, clouds would appear on his cauldron. There would be nine layers of immortal stands, ten thousand beasts coming to congratulate him, dragons and phoenixes crying out in unison. All sorts of strange phenomena would appear.
Lin Bai flipped through the pages one by one. These drawings were extremely lifelike, giving people the feeling that they were about to come to life. He couldn’t help but to immerse himself in them, entering a mysterious and strange state. It was as though he had also entered the ancient world depicted in the book.
He couldn’t help but to think back to the first time he came to the Alchemist a.s.sociation. Chen Yan had told him about the relevant history. There was once an extremely talented alchemist, and he couldn’t help but to guess that he might be the person described in the book.
In fact, that was indeed the case. The book described that he was preparing to refine a G.o.d-grade heaven-defying medicinal pill, but there was no specific explanation. Just as Lin Bai was engrossed in reading, the book suddenly stopped. There was nothing at all, as if it had suddenly stopped. It seemed especially strange.
He couldn’t help but frown and touch the pages. It was obvious that the thickness was somewhat different. Logically speaking, there should be a few pages missing. Just as he had expected, the pages were torn off.
Why would someone deliberately tear them off as if they did not want the outside world to know? This was not an extremely secretive matter. Could it be that there were other secrets in this book?
Just as Lin Bai was thinking, a hoa.r.s.e voice came from beside him.
“How did you discover this book?”