Enmity

After finishing his morning exercise, Chu Xisheng hurried to the library. Inside, it was empty except for Ye Zhizhi and a few martial artists guarding the place. The library's owner, Ye Jingyuan, was self-imprisoned on the top floor, awaiting the judgment of the No-phase Divine Sect for his negligence in the Blood Wind Thief incident.

Ye Zhizhi opened the door and let Chu Xisheng in, solemnly explaining, "Actually, the Lord of the library has already discussed your reward with us last night, one of which is allowing you to freely study here for six days, so letting you in doesn't violate any rules. However, you must remember that you can only study below the sixth floor. Some of the martial arts secrets above the sixth floor involve supernatural powers, and it's not good for you to encounter them too early."

Chu Xisheng solemnly agreed and, after entering the library, pretended to search everywhere, as if looking for his preferred martial arts classics. It wasn't until he reached the eastern corner of the sixth floor that he saw the pair of glaring eyes that Chu Yunyun had mentioned.

After the Blood Wind Thieves and the Brocade Guards entered the library, although they rummaged through everything, they didn't pay much attention to these paintings hanging on the wall, leaving them intact. Chu Xisheng pretended to be 'attracted' by this painting and sat down to study it.

At first, Chu Xisheng didn't see anything special, but he made an effort to memorize all the structures and patterns of the painting. However, when he had memorized about ninety percent of the entire painting, Chu Xisheng's expression changed slightly. He had unknowingly fallen into an illusion; what he saw before him was no longer the library, but an endless expanse of a massive glacier.

In front of him stood a middle-aged man in a blue robe, cold and indifferent, who glanced at Chu Xisheng before turning his gaze to the northern horizon. It was then that Chu Xisheng noticed a colossal figure towering in the northern sky.

This figure stood with feet on the ground and head touching the sky, its entire body covered in blue skin and bristling with bone spurs. The giant had only one eye, located directly in the center of its cheek, and was using one hand to press down from mid-air towards the middle-aged man.

At that moment, Chu Xisheng heard a sharp ringing sound. It originated from behind the middle-aged man, where a dazzling blade light suddenly flew up and transformed into a creature roughly ten zhang long, with the body of a jackal and the head of a dragon, fiercely colliding with the outstretched giant palm.

The giant immediately flew into a rage, roaring and forcefully squeezing the creature in an attempt to crush it. However, as he exerted his strength, his five fingers not only failed to tighten but instead collectively bent backwards, emitting a crisp cracking sound as they were broken.

The giant then summoned countless crimson thunderbolts, which, upon contact with the creature, were immediately reversed, striking back and leaving a huge scar on the one-eyed giant. The blade light creature then transformed back into a snake-like blade, cutting the giant directly in half at the waist, causing an eruption of boundless blood that dyed large sections of the glacier red.

Chu Xisheng stared at this scene intently, his divine sense and thoughts completely captured by the middle-aged man's sword intent. He couldn't help himself for a long time.

And in front of his eyes, more giants appeared on the glacier.They were densely packed, numerous like mountains and seas, as if it were a moving giant mountain range.The middle-aged man in the blue robe, however, remained indifferent, standing in the air with his hands behind his back.Facing the surging army of giants coming towards him, he remained composed, as unyielding as a mountain.

Behind the middle-aged man, the beast with a jackal body and dragon head, holding a sword in its mouth, appeared again, roaring towards the distant giants with a deafening sound.The voice shook the sky, and countless sword energies swept out in all directions, causing the entire glacier to crack inch by inch.

Chu Xisheng's mind was intoxicated by the illusion and couldn't extricate himself.He didn't know how long had passed when he suddenly woke up.To his surprise, he found that outside the window was a dim moon and sparse stars, shrouded in darkness. A night pearl embedded in the wall of the building was emitting a dim yellow light.Ye Zhichun sat beside him, looking at him with a hint of concern.

"Awake?" Ye Zhichun's face relaxed, but a hint of doubt appeared in her eyes. "Strange, this is just an ordinary image of the Eye of Resentment, used for studying the advanced branch of the Gale Blade, 'Divine Wind Mirror Blade.' How could you stare at it for so long? You've been sitting here for two and a half days."

Chu Xisheng was shocked, blinked, and shook his head vigorously, trying to clear his dazed consciousness. "I've been sitting here for two and a half days? How is that possible?"

"Can I deceive you? You've been sitting here since the morning of the day before yesterday until tonight."

Ye Zhichun crossed her arms, then looked at the Eye of Resentment image.But she couldn't see anything special; it was just an ordinary true meaning diagram that helped people understand the essence of the 'Divine Wind Mirror Blade.'

She then shook her head. "Since you're awake, let's leave together. Tomorrow the library will change shifts, and this place will be under the control of Shaoling Mountain. You've offended that guy badly, and there won't be anything good for you in his hands. If you want to come in again to study martial arts, wait until Old Qiu takes over in a few days."

Chu Xisheng stood up with Ye Zhichun, but his steps were unsteady, almost falling to the ground.Perhaps due to sitting for too long, his blood and energy stagnated, making both his legs completely numb and uncontrollable.

Chu Xisheng steadied himself by holding onto the nearby bookshelf, grimacing in pain.Besides the numbness, he felt like ten thousand ants crawling on his legs, a sensation that was indescribable.

At this moment, Chu Xisheng was slightly stunned as he looked at the illusionary screen in front of him.

The text on the screen had changed once again.

Character: Chu Xisheng Fame: Ninth Rank (Superior) Martial Arts: Gale Blade Technique, Fragmentary Style (First Stage) Martial Intent: Lingering Resentment (First Stage) Inner Energy: Nourishing Yuan Gong (First Stage/Unranked) Martial Arts Points: 25 Talents: Eagle Eye, Hand of Pursuing Wind and Lightning (First Tier) Status: Six Yin Resurrection Curse Lifespan: 24 days

In this illusionary screen, there is an additional line: "Martial Intent: Lingering Resentment (First Stage)."

As Chu Xisheng pondered, a line of text appeared in his mind. "The Lingering Resentment Blade Intent can be enhanced with ten martial arts points."

In the lifespan column, when Chu Xisheng entered the library, he had 19 days left. He stayed here for two and a half days without practicing Nourishing Yuan Gong or taking Yanghe Powder. Surprisingly, instead of decreasing, his lifespan increased by five days.

Chu Xisheng was full of doubts. He struggled to move his legs until the blood and energy in them returned to normal. Then, he hurriedly left the library and headed towards the direction of the miscellaneous courtyard.

When he pushed open the courtyard door, he indeed found light coming from Chu Yunyun's room. His dear younger sister had returned from the northern Daoist temple.