Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1544 - 412: Once a Year, The Female Ba Conceives Vitality

Learning makes me happy, learning is sweet rain, learning is a lighthouse...Yu Ziqing nestled in the newly built library by Dadui, tirelessly studying day and night.

The collection in this library was first organized when Dadui had not yet returned, mostly comprised of things from the Ancient Era, many of which are classics lost to our current times.

Influenced by Yang, and given Yu Ziqing's continual exposure to tales of lost knowledge, he places special emphasis on classics.

Even a seemingly ordinary travelogue, sitting forgotten gathering dust for thousands of years, may one day provide a crucial piece of information.

Apart from what was originally in Dadui's library, the books from the one Yang built on Jinlan Mountain were also copied and placed in Dadui's library.

Since Dadui's return, they have diligently continued collecting all sorts of useful and less useful classics.

Non-cultivation related classics, except for those detailing Divine Dynasty secrets, generally have low prices and are easy to acquire.

Additionally, after Yang returned from the Immovable Continent, he duplicated the classics he gathered there.

One copy placed in Jinlan Mountain, another in Dadui.

Yu Ziqing, now sitting at his desk, resembles the focused manner he had during exam preparations in the past.

The three rows of bookshelves next to him are categorized under the general rune category, in the special branch of Miracle Talisman within the rare glyph subsection, though commonly referred to simply as Miracle Talisman.

This is a line from Yang's list of recommended books.

According to Yang's requirements, the most basic is to master all the runes under Miracle Talisman.

This mastery involves knowing the basic meaning, representation, derivative, and evolution process of these runes. When applied, one must be exceptionally adept, even if not yet brought to perfection where you play creatively with ease.

For a Talisman Master, mastery within the Miracle branch must at least reach the level of a Talisman Master recruited by the shops on East Street in Jiachen City.

Not yet at the innovative master level, but strong among the best beneath that tier.

The difficulty is quite high.

If before reaching forty-two layers forcibly in Dayan Preface, Yu Ziqing would have certainly given up.

Because with just this line in the list, it might require focused study and research for twenty years to meet the demand, which is actually after substantial augmentation from the Eighth Tier of Refining God.

Yu Ziqing tirelessly studied for seven days before lifting his head for a stretch, a trace of daze in his eyes.

No wonder many Refining God cultivators, as their realm heightens, start learning miscellaneous studies like the Six Arts of cultivators.

Moreover, after Dao cultivators enter Dao, a high proportion primarily cultivate God refining.

This indeed provides significant augmentation; during learning, fast reading and total recall become basic features, greatly boosting efficiency.

Yu Ziqing also felt that the augmentation from Dayan Preface far exceeded that from reaching higher Refining God realms, making comprehension and analogy far easier.

This Dharma Method supposedly used for refining God is just supplementary, capable of sensing fortunes and misfortunes as an additional benefit, with its true potential yet to be explored.

Yu Ziqing understood this was a result of him forcibly pushing and elevating the realm.

The same realm is certainly far inferior to those steadily cultivated step by step.

Taking shortcuts naturally comes with flaws; the challenge is identifying these flaws and figuring out ways to remedy them.

Present learning serves as a way to slowly remedy flaws and solidify foundation.

Though physically untired and mentally agile, devoid of fatigue, his heart began feeling weary.

Yu Ziqing closed his eyes, letting his thoughts wander into deep sleep.

In less than a two-hour, Yu Ziqing awoke again, returning the pile of classics on the table to their places on the shelf before continuing his systematic reading.

Yu Ziqing was so dedicated to his study, he ate and slept little, not leaving the library.

A continuous six months, during which Zhang visited twice, observing Yu Ziqing so absorbed that he refrained from interruption.

A year passed, and Zhang visited again, finding Yu Ziqing sitting there, his eyes slightly glazing, surrounded by countless runes revolving and flickering around him.

Gazing around, Yu Ziqing's form shimmered intermittently in the flickering glow as surrounding space twisted and transformed hundreds of times in an instant.

Zhang tugged the library guard to inquire.

"How long has His Majesty been like this?"

"Three days, Your Grace. I dared not disturb."

"It's all right, you may leave."

Zhang waited several more hours before seeing Yu Ziqing's form vanish again, with the twisting illusions ceasing completely, leaving only countless runes still moving in mysterious patterns.

All the runes paused momentarily, then converged like swallows returning to the forest, sinking into the center.

Yu Ziqing's form reappeared at that moment, standing silently.

Yet before him, the long table seemed gouged by something, missing a large piece, within a radius of a yard around Yu Ziqing, everything had vanished without a trace.