Chapter 86

"But the price of entry-rank spells!"

Wang Yu couldn't help but touch his storage bag.

During this period, although he didn't have large expenses, to ensure his cultivation progress, he ate spirit rice and demon beast meat every day, which had long since eaten up the free quota he collected, and he could only continue to go to the sect's small inner market to purchase another batch of more cost-effective spirit rice and demon beast meat.

This caused the two hundred spirit stones in his hand to be spent by more than half.

Now that he had entered mid-Qi Refinement, those Spirit Gathering Liquids didn't have much auxiliary effect, and those Fire Cloud Pills, although entry-rank pills, were generally used to break through cultivation art bottlenecks and polish the mana in the body, so he had to find a substitute cultivation pill in the future.

Additionally, after half a year of Star Thought power cultivation, although he had cultivated the first level of Star Thought power, the Star Stones in his hand were also almost consumed, so he needed to replenish another batch.

As such, the few spirit stones in his hand were not enough.

Fortunately, half a month ago, Yin Linglong had sent clansmen to send him another one hundred spirit stones.

But even so, he intended to deal with some of the things in his hand and find a long-term way to earn spirit stones.

Wang Yu pondered this, looked at the sky, and immediately threw out the mechanical bird, heading straight for the Four Symbols Gate Scripture Depository.

According to the Four Symbols Gate rules, whether inner or outer sect disciples, they were only allowed to enter the Scripture Depository after mid-Qi Refinement, to prevent some newly entered young disciples from being ignorant and fearless, choosing cultivation arts and spells unsuitable for themselves to cultivate.

This was also the reason he had never been to the Scripture Depository.

The Scripture Depository, unlike the General Affairs Hall and the Spirit Beast Hall, was not built on a mountain peak but was located in a lake surrounded by mountains.

Although Wang Yu was here for the first time, because he had already asked Zhou Chu clearly in advance, he wouldn't go to the wrong place.

On the plain surrounded by eight mountain peaks, a simple bluestone hall stood in the emerald green lake that was like a gemstone.

Wang Yu drove the mechanical bird, flew slowly to the front of the four halls, circled in the air, and then landed slowly toward the bottom.

But just then, the sound of breaking through the air came from afar, and a green escape light shot over, its speed so fast that it almost brushed past Wang Yu's mechanical bird in a flash.

The mechanical bird instantly lost control, spinning wildly in the air and falling down.

With a "Bang."

Wang Yu, with quick eyes and fast hands, jumped off the mechanical bird a step ahead, his feet landing steadily on the stone platform in front of the stone hall, and with one hand, he scooped into the air, catching the mechanical bird lightly.

"Puff."

The green escape light also stopped in the void on the side; it was a black giant eagle the size of a house, its body wrapped in wisps of green light, looking very spirited.

On the back of the giant eagle stood a man and a woman; the man was tall and powerful, and the woman was petite and beautiful.

"Meng Li Shixiong, the Black Wind Eagle seems to have bumped into someone." The woman, wearing a pink long dress, happened to see Wang Yu catching the mechanical bird with one hand, her autumn-wave eyes turning as she said to the man beside her.

The man, wearing a black robe with a silver short halberd inserted behind his back, said "Oh," looked Wang Yu up and down twice, and jumped off the back of the black eagle.

"Is this junior brother alright? Meng was just trying out a new wind escape technique with the spirit bird; I didn't expect to bump into junior brother," the man walked over, cupped his hands, and said.

"So it's a senior brother from Xuanwu Mountain. I'm fine; I'll be going first." Wang Yu turned his hand, and the mechanical bird in his hand instantly transformed into a mini size amidst spiritual light. After looking at the black robe on the man and returning the bow, he walked toward the stone hall with big strides and disappeared through the gate.

"Eh, this outer sect disciple doesn't recognize Meng Li Shixiong?" At this time, the petite woman also jumped down, somewhat surprised.

"This person is not an outer sect disciple, but an inner sect junior brother like you and me. You forgot that this kind of standard mechanical bird is only used by inner sect disciples," Meng Li Shixiong shook his head, looking at Wang Yu's departing back, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"What, this person is also an inner sect disciple? How come I don't recognize him... Could it be that 'Wang Shidi' who just entered the inner sect? I heard that this Wang Shidi has been in seclusion since entering half a year ago and doesn't even go to listen to the public lectures of several senior uncles; he's too lacking in etiquette," the petite woman was stunned upon hearing this, but immediately reacted.

"It's likely him. But I can understand Wang Shidi's approach.

I heard he entered with early Qi Refinement cultivation; going to listen to the lectures of Foundation Establishment great cultivators with such cultivation is likely a waste of time. It's better to focus on cultivation and raise his cultivation first. With his top-grade fire spirit root, even if he only enters mid-Qi Refinement, his strength won't be too weak," Meng Li Shixiong said slowly.

"In that case, this person is worth winning over. In the Four Symbols Gate tournament a few years from now, the more helpers, the more likely one is to walk to the end," the petite woman's eyes turned, somewhat eager to try.

"Hmm... better forget it. You forgot that rumor? This Wang Shidi is said to have been personally allowed to enter the inner sect by Elder Li Huo. Although I don't know if it's true or false, it's better for you and me to keep our distance," Meng Li Shixiong shook his head again.

"But I heard that this Wang Shidi is just a test subject for the ancestral elder's new cultivation art, and it was only because the experiment failed that he was given an inner sect disciple qualification as compensation, and he has no real relationship with Elder Li Huo at all," the petite woman also pondered and said.

"I've heard this rumor too. But can you guarantee this rumor is true? More importantly, there's still a long time before the tournament; it won't be too late to win him over when the time comes," Meng Li Shixiong still shook his head.

"That's true. The cultivation speed of a four-spirit-root possessor compared to Li Li Shixiong's double-spirit-root is indeed a world of difference. I'm afraid by the time Li Li Shixiong reaches Qi Refinement Great Perfection in a few years, this Wang Shidi will still be wandering at Qi Refinement level 4," the petite woman covered her mouth and laughed lightly.

Wang Yu's eyes flashed with crystal light, and he exited overclocking synchronization mode; only then did the voices of Meng Li Shixiong and the woman disappear.

At this time, he was already standing before three intersecting passages behind the stone hall gate.

On the stone wall beside the passages, a large golden character was inscribed on each.

"Mundane," "Law," "Art."

It was empty here, and there wasn't even a guard.

Wang Yu pondered for a moment and walked into the passage written with the character "Mundane."

The passage was not too long; after walking over a hundred meters, a long corridor appeared before him.

On both sides of the corridor were dense stone rooms, numbering over a hundred.

Wang Yu revealed an expression of surprise and couldn't help but walk over, but as soon as he stepped onto the corridor, a stone wall on one side suddenly split open, and a giant turtle with a pale gray body slowly crawled out from it.

The giant turtle had white eyeballs and thick scales all over its limbs, but it was holding a golden basin in its mouth, and a stone tablet stood on its back.

The stone tablet had a line of black characters: "Mundane books, one spirit stone per hour."