[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign":3,"chapter-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-24":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Eternal Green Immortal Sovereign",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2270032,4432,"Chapter 24: Tianyi Hall","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>A three-story wooden building, ten mu in area, classical and elegant, located at the southeast corner of the Heaven and Earth Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Li, this is the Tianyi Hall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Liang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui looked up at the wooden building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A fine place for cultivating one’s nature.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very satisfied with Tianyi Hall’s surroundings—situated in a corner, far from the Alliance’s turmoil, peaceful and detached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianyi means water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, many book repositories bear the name Tianyi, such as Tianyi Tower, Tianyi Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui waved his hand: “You can stop here. Pass on my thanks to Brother Wu—I’ll treat him to wine another day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Liang bowed respectfully and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tu held Li Rui in high regard and specifically instructed Ding Liang to treat him well, so Ding Liang only felt at ease leaving once Li Rui spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui walked alone to the foot of Tianyi Hall; the front was quiet, no one in sight, green leaves scattered thickly on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He entered the wooden building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Antique wooden bookshelves lined the walls, crammed with countless books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw a young disciple dressed in the Alliance’s black uniform, slumped listlessly over a wooden desk on the first floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui walked up to the young disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this the Tianyi Tower?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young disciple didn’t look up, but tossed a sheet of paper aside: “Fill this out. There’s a pen over there. Hand it to me when done, then wait for your book.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured smoothly toward another table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the table lay ink, brush, and inkstone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui: “I’m Li Rui.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t tell me you’re Li Rui—even if your surname were Zhang, it wouldn’t matter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“L-Li Rui?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young disciple snapped his head up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly remembered: yesterday’s notice said a new hall master had arrived—wasn’t his name Li Rui?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“H-Hall Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young disciple leapt to his feet, hands clasped stiffly behind his back like a guilty student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui waved his hand: “Why are you the only one here? Where are the other two?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young disciple explained: “Senior Brother Liu went out on business. Junior Brother Liang is upstairs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’re Zhou Shulin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before arriving, Ding Liang had told him Tianyi Hall had three disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tong, Liang He, and Zhou Shulin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-yes, yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young disciple nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui: “Alright, go back to sleep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shulin looked torn—should he sleep, or not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui stepped past Zhou Shulin and wandered casually around the first floor. Tianyi Hall was large, with many books, but most were trivial miscellanies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said one of the three founders of the Heaven and Earth Alliance had once been a scholar who failed the imperial exams before taking up martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he believed that even in the martial world, culture mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, every branch of the Alliance had a Tianyi Hall for storing books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui then climbed to the second floor, hands behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the first floor, the second was much more streamlined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here were placed only basic martial arts manuals; Li Rui flipped through a few—no better than the Eight Pieces of Brocade, all common, run-of-the-mill texts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the third floor…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t go up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, even as Tianyi Hall’s master, he couldn’t ascend to the third floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third floor held the true treasures of Tianyi Tower: the Alliance’s accumulated martial arts manuals over the years—though all were copies, still priceless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To enter the third floor, one needed a letter from the branch master, and only with both Tianyi Hall and Transmission Hall personnel present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone caught stealing techniques from the third floor would be branded a traitor and hunted without end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder no one wants to be Tianyi Hall’s master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No profit at all—just a high-class gatekeeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked, he encountered another subordinate among the bookshelves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re Liang He?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A still youthful boy sprang up at the sound: “Are you Hall Master Li?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui smiled faintly: “Clever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those assigned to Tianyi Hall generally fell into two categories: one, those with connections but poor physiques; the other, those without connections but decent physiques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those with neither connections nor good physiques were dumped to guard posts—no chance of lingering in the branch’s quiet halls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shulin and the unseen Liu Tong were the former.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was the nephew of Deputy Branch Master Zhou; the other, the brother-in-law of Deputy Branch Master Qian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The worst off was this Liang He before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Ding Liang, Liang He had once been in the Martial and Literary Hall, but offended its master and was banished here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He shamefacedly hid a book titled “The Chronicles of the Female Hero of Yunzhou” behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui said nothing, but patted Liang He with a knowing look: “Little He, no tiger’s cubs without entering the tiger’s den—just reading won’t help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui finished touring the second floor of Tianyi Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then returned contentedly to his private room on the first floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being a hall master was indeed comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Tianyi Hall, he had almost nothing to worry about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most daily tasks were handled by Liang He and Zhou Shulin—unless some brazen thief dared sneak in to steal martial manuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Rui was confident he could handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the third-floor manuals could attract at most ninth-rank martialists; eighth-rank techniques were kept only at the Alliance’s headquarters, so the worst threat would be a ninth-rank expert—and he had other strong warriors in the branch to back him up. No need to worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dusk approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Liang He remained on duty at Tianyi Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Rui’s residence stood just one wall away; any sound from the hall could be heard, and nightly patrols by Alliance guards ensured absolute safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui entered his residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A four-courtyard mansion—more than enough for one man, even too quiet. Usually, a Hall Master’s residence would have two or three maids or servants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Rui had no intention of wasting money on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had too many secrets; if any leaked, trouble would follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mansion was fully furnished; the old items he brought from the Zhu family now seemed out of place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he packed everything he brought into a large wooden chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Heaven and Earth Alliance’s bed is soft.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui slept soundly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui’s biological clock woke him before Chen Hour to practice his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had martial bones and secret methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But neither was an excuse to slack off; in a few days, he would truly be seventy—back then, who knew how many years he had left?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui drew the Heaven and Earth Alliance-issue sword he had received yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall master’s sword was far superior to the disciples’—though craftsmanship was average, the materials were generous; the hilt was wrapped in cowhide, so it didn’t chafe the hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the vast courtyard,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui practiced alone, no longer fearing prying eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blade grew faster and faster, until it became a fluttering phantom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exhilarating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1185,"2026-06-19T22:01:09.077Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","03d35b1125aaf31749e62bb12e45fe943cde8a73c6ca5331dde97ff5a0ef23f0","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-25","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-23",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-green-immortal-sovereign-cover.jpg"]