Chapter 522: The Change of the Blood Demon (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Just for the reputation of being "Number One Under Heaven," Li Fei had to go and take a look at these notes.

What's more, these notes by Lin Lin Tianyi might involve "dual cultivation of magic and martial arts," so Li Fei was even less willing to miss them.

He soon followed Ji Huang Qian up to the twelfth floor.

Walking out of the staircase, there was a large hall, and inside the hall sat a middle-aged man wearing a green robe.

A long sword was placed on a table to the side, and he was holding a book in his hands, reading.

"Mr. Zhan."

Ji Huang Qian bowed to this man, very politely.

"Mr. Zhan."

Li Fei also bowed.

When he was coming up the stairs, he had heard Ji Huang Qian introduce that this Mr. Zhan before them was an Imperial Consultant, a Grandmaster!

There were only a few Imperial Consultants in total, and every one of them was a Grandmaster, taking turns to stand guard at the Royal Library.

During their guard duty, these Imperial Consultants could read all the books in the library!

"Hmm."

Mr. Zhan put down the manual in his hand, sized up Li Fei, and then asked:

"Which secret manual do you want to see?"

"Mr. Zhan, I would like to see the notes by Lin Lin Tianyi."

Li Fei said.

"The sample is behind me; you can take it to him."

Mr. Zhan was not surprised by this and said to Ji Huang Qian.

"Yes."

Ji Huang Qian walked to the bookshelf behind Mr. Zhan and picked up a very thin booklet from it.

This booklet was a sample, recording only the outline of Lin Lin Tianyi's notes.

After reading the outline, only if Li Fei confirmed he wanted to choose this secret manual could he obtain the original copy.

"Lord Li."

Ji Huang Qian walked back and handed the sample in his hands to Li Fei with both hands.

"Many thanks."

Li Fei took the sample and stood right there to read it:

"Summary of Sword Techniques"

"Insights on Blade Techniques"

"Discourse on Insights into Three Types of Dao Force"

"Discourse on Insights into Five Types of Magic Arts"

"Summary of Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts"

The outline of Lin Lin Tianyi's notes consisted only of these few items, followed by some brief content introducing these outline headings.

Through the outline, one could see that when Lin Lin Tianyi wrote these notes, his realm certainly was not yet very high, otherwise he would not still be researching Dao Force.

If categorized by level, these notes would at most be placed on the tenth floor; they would not reach the twelfth floor.

But just by the name "Lin Lin Tianyi," these notes had to be placed on the twelfth floor!

Li Fei focused on reading the introduction to the last outline item—"Summary of Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts":

"Records a series of problems and key points involved in the dual cultivation of magic and martial arts during the Dao Foundation and Possession stages, and records eleven methods of coordinating martial arts and magic arts."

"Note: The difficulty is extreme, there is great risk, proceed with caution."

Li Fei guessed that the final "Note" was likely not written by Lin Lin Tianyi, but by the royal family member who archived these notes.

In fact, there was no need for this "Note"; one could see the difficulty of "dual cultivation of magic and martial arts" just from the cultivation base of the disciples of the Lin Tianyi Tower.

Even with Lin Lin Tianyi's personal guidance, in the entire Lin Tianyi Tower, there were very few disciples who could cultivate martial arts to the Dao Foundation stage while also cultivating magic arts to the Possession stage.

As for those who had cultivated martial arts to Master and magic arts to True Person, there were only two in the Lin Tianyi Tower.

Any higher than that, there were none!

This was the difficulty of "dual cultivation of magic and martial arts."

Li Fei quickly finished reading the thin sample in his hands and made his decision:

"I have decided to choose these notes."

Hearing this, Mr. Zhan gave him a look that was half-smile, half-serious, but ultimately said nothing.

Although the content recorded earlier in Lin Lin Tianyi's notes was also very valuable, that content was scattered and unsystematic, and its value was not as great as a complete peerless martial art.

The true value of these notes lay in the section on dual cultivation of magic and martial arts recorded at the end.

Li Fei's decision to choose these notes indicated that he had thoughts of dual cultivation of magic and martial arts.

With talent that was the best in history, he indeed seemed qualified to challenge dual cultivation of magic and martial arts.

But it was also possible that he would go astray from this point on, thereby wasting such good talent!

Mr. Zhan held a wait-and-see attitude toward this matter; he was just very curious about how far Li Fei could go in the end.

Magic-type implants were different from martial-type implants; their changes to the human body were only at the spiritual level, so as long as Li Fei did not actively cast magic arts and did not convert his mental power into virtual thoughts, even if Mr. Zhan were to unfold his Martial Domain now, he would not be able to see that Li Fei had already stepped onto the path of magic arts.

He did not know that Li Fei had actually already walked a distance on this path.

Of course, Li Fei knew that the matter of his dual cultivation of magic and martial arts would be exposed sooner or later; his public choice of Lin Lin Tianyi's notes today, besides his own need for them, was also an active attempt to lay the groundwork.

His choice in the Royal Library today would certainly be known by many people, and he wanted these people to associate it with a possibility—that he might become the second Lin Lin Tianyi!

As long as this possibility existed, Li Fei's value in the eyes of certain people would become higher.

Then, the safety of his subsequent investigation of cases would also become higher.

"Room A-5."

Mr. Zhan said to Ji Huang Qian.

Ji Huang Qian bowed to Mr. Zhan and then left with Li Fei.

There were many individual rooms on this floor, and each room contained a single secret manual.

Ji Huang Qian brought Li Fei to the door marked "Room A-5":

"Lord Li, you may enter and retrieve the secret manual yourself."

"Good."

"Lord Li, allow me to offer a reminder: once you enter, this secret manual is considered chosen and cannot be changed."

"Good."

Li Fei pushed open the door; inside, there was only a wooden table, and on the wooden table sat a wooden box.

He opened the wooden box, and inside was a thick book.

After picking up the book and flipping through it roughly to confirm it was correct, Li Fei left the room with the book.

"Which secret manual does Lord Li want next?"

Ji Huang Qian asked.

"The 'Vajra Method of Settling Calamity'."

Li Fei stated his choice.

Compared to enhancing his strengths, he still prioritized compensating for his weaknesses.

With the "Vajra Method of Settling Calamity," he would have no more shortcomings in terms of defense!

"Very well, please follow me."

Ji Huang Qian led Li Fei back to the tenth floor and soon handed a thicker book to Li Fei.

"Lord Li, before you leave with these two secret manuals, you must be implanted with a vow-type magic art to ensure that you will not leak the contents of these two secret manuals."

Ji Huang Qian said to Li Fei.

"Very well."

Li Fei nodded.

He knew before coming that he would certainly be implanted with a vow-type magic art, but this thing was nothing to him who possessed the Myriad Blood Bead; as long as he wanted, he could break the vow at any time without harm.

"Then I will go and have someone notify the Law Enforcement Pavilion to send someone over."

Ji Huang Qian said.

"Wait a moment."

Li Fei stopped Ji Huang Qian.

Ji Huang Qian: "Does Lord Li have any other instructions?"

Li Fei looked at him: "His Majesty's oral decree said that I can enter and leave the Royal Library at will within today, right?"

"Correct."

Ji Huang Qian looked at Li Fei with some confusion.

Although he could enter and leave the library at will, Li Fei could only choose two secret manuals, and now that the manuals were chosen, they could not be changed; what was the point of the remaining time?

A smile appeared on Li Fei's face:

"Then I am in no hurry to leave; I would like to go back to that stone carving of the Founding Emperor on the first floor and take another look."

Having finally found a place where he could level up quickly, he certainly would not leave so easily.

Opportunities to "fleece the sheep" like this were rare, and Li Fei decided to make full use of it!

"Ah?"

Ji Huang Qian was startled, then immediately understood Li Fei's intention and kindly reminded him:

"Lord Li, although the Great Ancestor stone carving is beneficial to martial artists, the toll it takes on one's spirit with each viewing is immense. You have already viewed it once today; to view it again in such a short time is likely to be counterproductive and could potentially damage your foundation."

Li Fei nodded: "Many thanks for the reminder, Lord Ji, but I have my own measure of things. I have troubled you, Lord Ji."

Seeing that Li Fei's mind was made up, Ji Huang Qian did not try to persuade him further:

"It is no trouble, merely a part of my duties."

Afterward, the two went downstairs and arrived once more before the Great Ancestor stone carving on the first floor.

"Please, Lord Li, you must act according to your capacity."

Ji Huang Qian could not help but remind him again.

"Understood, rest assured."

Li Fei nodded to Ji Huang Qian, then stepped forward toward the Great Ancestor stone carving.

Most of the damage to his spirit was transferred away by the Myriad Blood Bead, so he could 'view' it more times than others.

When Li Fei drew near, his spirit jolted, and he entered the illusion once again.

This time, he only lasted seventeen seconds before being forced to withdraw.

Li Fei's face was somewhat pale; he simply sat cross-legged and closed his eyes to regulate his breath.

He 'looked' toward the Myriad Blood Bead.

It had previously been at level 19, 76%; now, after leveling up once more, it had become level 20, 27%!

With this upgrade, the number of blood souls increased by 38, bringing the total number of blood souls to 519.

Just as Li Fei had expected, once the total number of blood souls exceeded 500, the Myriad Blood Bead underwent new changes:

The transformation technique 【Blood Demon】 had been strengthened!

The strengthened 【Blood Demon】 removed the restriction that required the total number of blood souls to be below 50% before the transformation technique could be used.

In other words, Li Fei could now use 【Blood Demon】 at any time to enter the 'Blood Demon State'!

In the past, when Li Fei faced opponents with higher cultivation bases, he could often only compete with them while in the 'Blood Demon State', but he had to exhaust half of his blood volume first.

In reality, this half of his blood volume was essentially wasted.

Now it was different; Li Fei could use 【Blood Demon】 flexibly, activating and deactivating it at will.

"Not bad, not bad. Once I rest a bit, I'll continue to fleece the sheep."

Li Fei was in high spirits and did not intend to leave yet.

He had entered the Imperial Library after 1:00 PM, and he still had 10 hours to utilize!

Soon, news spread that Li Fei was sitting on the first floor of the library, intending to continue 'viewing' the Great Ancestor stone carving.

Along with this, news of the two secret manuals Li Fei had chosen also spread.

"He actually chose the notes of Lin Lin Tianyi?"

Upon receiving the news, the Crown Prince looked astonished, "Does he intend to walk the path of dual cultivation of magic and martial arts?"

This left the Crown Prince both pleased and worried.

What pleased him was that Li Fei might become the next Lin Lin Tianyi.

What worried him, naturally, was the fear that Li Fei would go astray and waste his talent.

After all, in the thousand-year history of the martial path, only one person, Lin Lin Tianyi, had successfully mastered the dual cultivation of magic and martial arts.

At the same time, the Emperor, the Grand Secretary, the Imperial Preceptor, the First Imperial Prince, and the Third Imperial Prince—all the big figures with their own information channels in the palace—had also received news of Li Fei one after another.

For a time, the entire top echelon of the Great Lan Dynasty was watching one person!

The third update is delivered; requesting monthly tickets.

During the double monthly ticket period, requesting monthly tickets.

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(End of chapter)