Chapter 1198: Strange Book

The night was pleasant, the sky was silent, and the stars were numerous.

In a 5-story building, only Ou Yangming was there. This was the Seven Stars Pavilion’s library, and many ancient books could be found here.

After eating and drinking, Ou Yangming asked a few questions from ancient times. The Seven Stars Pavilion’s head and Li Daoyi did not know much, so they brought him here.

This was the forbidden area of the Seven Stars Pavilion. Even direct disciples were not qualified to enter, but Ou Yangming was different. He had the strength of the top of the Great Wide World, and he was also a super smithing master who had smithed Taoist Tools. Not only that, but he was also the savior of the Seven Stars Pavilion’s great elder.

No matter which identity he had, Ou Yangming was qualified to enter this place. With the 3 identities added together, the Seven Stars Pavilion had long treated him as their most precious guest. Not to mention this place, even if he wanted to enter the training room where the secret manuals were stored, no one would stop him.

As a first-rate sect, although the Seven Stars Pavilion could not be compared to the Mystic Sky Sect, they also had a long history. In the library, there were many unique books that did not exist in the outside world.

Ou Yangming leaned against a bookshelf. The breeze outside was blowing, and his gaze swept across a book page by page.

This was a book called “Records of the Ancient Times”, and it recorded some unofficial history matters. The book did not have the name of the author but from the content, the person who wrote this book was certainly not a simple Ruler. An ordinary Ruler would not have such a rich experience unless it was a book that was written from hearsay.

The book recorded the civilizations of many places in the Great Wide World, as well as some famous battles. Ou Yangming read it with great interest like it was a novel.

“There were actually so many powerhouses in ancient times,” Ou Yangming exclaimed at the description of the battles in the book. The Abyss Devils were all 33 kilometers tall, had 3 heads and 6 arms, and could pluck the stars with one hand.

The ancient era’s civilization was resplendent, and there were also many powerhouses from other races. They flourished and contended with each other.

“So after breaking through the third step of the laws, one can control a domain and be on par with the heavenly path. It’s known as the Heavenly Rank…”

Ou Yangming looked at the introduction in the book. This was also the most useful information he had obtained from this book. He had been guessing what was after the third step, and now he finally had an answer.

The Heavenly Rank was on par with the heavenly path.

‘How domineering is that? Is there still such a powerhouse in the Great Wide World today?’

Ou Yangming did not. Such a powerhouse might or might not exist, but it surely existed in ancient times. The Bone Dragon of the heart of origins and Xing Tian were both powerhouses of that level.

Only when one reached the Heavenly Rank would one have the ability to destroy stars.

If that was the case, there should be powerhouses in the Heavenly Rank in the Third World. Ou Yangming thought of the Nine-sworded Ruler. The Nine-sworded Ruler was already a top-tier powerhouse in the third step, but he was only an elder in the Heavenly Path Alliance. There was a huge gap between that and the Great Wide World. People in the Great Wide World could control a race just like the sect leader of the Mystic Sky Sect.

Ou Yangming looked out of the window, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. ‘So what if they have powerhouses in the Heavenly Rank? Now that I have the 2 divine medicines in my hands, as long as I break through to the third step and refine the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, the Heavenly Rank will be easy to reach.’

He continued to flip through the book. He read fast and quickly finished reading a book. Then, He approached the next book.

Not far away, an old man sat cross-legged on the side. When he opened his eyes and saw Ou Yangming, he revealed a smile. He was the manager of the library, not some hidden powerhouse. His strength was in the law boundary, which was not bad compared to ordinary people.

The aura of the old man was somewhat rotten, and it seemed that he did not have much time left.

Ou Yangming also smiled in response, then he opened the next book.

There was nothing useful in this book. It only introduced some ancient powerhouses. He saw a name in it, which was the Great Compassion Divine Dragon.

This was the name of the Bone Dragon in the heart of origins. Ou Yangming read it carefully, but there was not much introduction in the book. It only said that the Great Compassion Divine Dragon was born in the Black Dragons. When it was 100,000 years old, it broke through to the Heavenly Rank and was very formidable, and he was called the Guardian Angel of the Dragons at that time.

Ou Yangming also read about other powerful warriors. He did not see Xing Tian, but he saw other people from the Shamans.

The 12 greatest Ancestral Shamans of the ancient era were all described in the book. Each Ancestral Shaman was an existence that reached the heavens. They were mighty, on par with the heavenly path, and immortal.

There were also some almighty beings from the Demons. As for the Humans, only a powerhouse called Xuan Yuan was recorded. In the ancient era, the Humans declined and were oppressed by myriad races. Basically, there were no famous powerhouses. Only this person called Xuan Yuan stood out and became a hero in the Heavenly Rank.

“I didn’t expect the Great Wide World to be so glorious.” Ou Yangming’s eyes were filled with doubt. “Weren’t powerhouses in the Heavenly Rank on par with the heavenly path. They formed their domains, followed their words and laws, and were immortal, right?

“Why did they all disappear then?”

Ou Yangming flipped through the book again, trying to find the reason. Unfortunately, he could not find the answer for the entire night.

The powerhouses in the Heavenly Rank from the ancient era of the Great Wide World seemed to have mysteriously disappeared. Nonetheless, Ou Yangming knew that they had not vanished.

For instance, Ou Yangming had seen Bone Dragon, Xing Tian with his own eyes.

They still existed in the Great Wide World. They did not look good as if they had suffered an unbearable disaster.

Ou Yangming read the book very quickly. In 3 days, he had read all the books here. Now, there was only one left.

He walked to the lonely bookshelf.

The last book did not have a name, and dust had fallen from it. Ou Yangming focused and looked. The book should have been written by some almighty powerhouse. Each word contained endless magic powers.

Ou Yangming took a few glances and felt that the words on it seemed to have turned into a vortex. It began to absorb his mental power without him realizing it.

He became alert and hurriedly cut off his mental power. Only then did he realize that more than half of his mental power had been absorbed unknowingly.

How long had it been?

Ou Yangming was in shock. He took a step back. Fortunately, it was him. If it had been anyone else, their mental powers would have been completely absorbed in a moment.

The old man heard the sound and opened his eyes. When he saw where Ou Yangming was, his expression changed slightly, and he walked over.

“Sir, are you okay?”

The old man looked at Ou Yangming with a worried look in his eyes.

Ou Yangming exhaled and responded with some uncertainty, “I’m fine. What’s going on with this book? How did it…”

This old man had been guarding here for many years, so he knew what this book was.

When the old man saw that Ou Yangming was fine, he said, “This is all my fault, I forgot to remind you. This book is very strange. Ordinary people will be drained of mental power after a few glances but don’t be afraid. Other than absorbing mental power, it won’t cause much harm to cultivators. One just needs a few months to recover one’s mental power.”

“Such a strange book exists?” Ou Yangming looked at the words in the book again. As expected, the strange situation appeared again in less than a second.

Ou Yangming hurriedly withdrew his mental power so that he would not fall into it.

His mental power was vast. If it was sucked dry, it would take 3 to 5 months for him to recover.

The old man noticed Ou Yangming’s actions and was secretly surprised. ‘As expected of the existence that even Great Elder had to fawn over. He actually has such strength.’

As long as an ordinary person saw this book, one’s mental power would be sucked dry. This was the same for even the sect’s head. Only Ou Yangming could sever the connection between them.

“Elder, you don’t have to care about me. I plan to study it again.” This strange ancient book made Ou Yangming curious.

“Sir, please go ahead.”

The old man once again returned to his original place and sat cross-legged. The book was strange, but it would not cause any danger to one’s life.

Ou Yangming had experimented many times and each time, a little bit of his mental power would be absorbed. This made him somewhat unconvinced.

How much mental power could this strange ancient book absorb?

Ou Yangming released his mental power and after using about a tenth of it, he quickly cut it off. This went on 7 or 8 times, but there was still no change to the book. His mental power, which was as boundless as mountains and rivers, was like a stone sinking into the sea.

“What the hell is this book?” Ou Yangming did not dare to continue trying. His mental power was only left with a little more than 10%.

“Sir, it really can’t be done. This book has existed in the Seven Stars Pavilion for more than 30,000 years, but no one has been able to see through its mysteries.” The old man sighed.

” I don’t believe it.” Ou Yangming was very persistent. He put down the book, then cupped his hand at the old man and said, “Elder, I’ll be back.”

He had originally planned to go to Starlight City to find a residence on this day but because of this strange book, he changed his schedule. He asked the disciples of the Seven Stars Pavilion to prepare a courtyard for him.

Ou Yangming immediately opened a furnace to refine pills.

The Recovery Pill was a Grade 5 pill. Its biggest effect was to restore one’s mental power. The function of this pill was very useless. After all, most people would not lack mental power. Nevertheless, because the amount of mental power that would be recovered was huge, it was evaluated as a Grade 5 pill.

What Ou Yangming needed the most at this moment was this kind of medicinal pill. The Long Feather Band had the materials needed. After all, the high-grade spiritual medicines that he had exchanged with hundreds of thousands of points almost filled the band.

After 4 hours, a strong medicinal fragrance came from the courtyard.

Ou Yangming had successfully refined the Recovery Pill. This batch had a total of 12 pills. After taking them all, he prepared another batch.

The courtyard where Ou Yangming lived happened to be next to the direct disciples of the Seven Stars Pavilion. Waves of fragrance wafted over, attracting many of the surrounding disciples.

In the past 2 days, Ou Yangming had long been rumored to be a god in the Seven Stars Pavilion. He was a supreme powerhouse in the second step, he had earned points that crushed the master of the Heavenly Star Mansion, and he was a blacksmith master… Each of these titles made everyone dizzy but at this moment, the first ability they saw of him was alchemy.

After picking up the fragrance, many people felt refreshed. This meant that the level of the medicinal pills was not low. Ou Yangming’s identity as an alchemist had also been spread.

Ou Yangming ignored the matters in the outside world. After he had accumulated 100 Recovery Pills, he once again flew toward the library.