CHAPTER 677: CHAPTER 676: SCRIPTURE PAVILION (5/5)

Yang Chen wandered around the Sect for a long time. Because the story of him beating up Shangwei spread widely in the Sect, all the Outer Sect disciples were incredibly warm towards Yang Chen. They answered all of Yang Chen’s questions without holding back.

However, even so, Yang Chen didn’t get any clues about the Saintess.

Just when Yang Chen was sitting under a tree to cool down, feeling at a loss, someone suddenly ran towards him quickly.

Yang Chen recognized this person; his name was Profound Light, a very shy and introverted Outer Sect disciple.

When he first saw Yang Chen, he got so excited that he almost offered himself, although Profound Light was a guy...

"Senior Brother Xuanliang! Senior Brother Xuanliang!" Profound Light appeared very excited, shouting while running.

Yang Chen frowned slightly, not knowing why Profound Light was so agitated.

When he ran up close, Profound Light, panting heavily, said to Yang Chen, "Xuanliang, Senior Brother Xuanliang, I, I heard, I heard you’re inquiring about the Saintess."

"That’s right!" Yang Chen immediately perked up, pulling Profound Light to sit down slowly, "Don’t rush, sit down and talk slowly!"

Profound Light sat on a stone, catching his breath, and said to Yang Chen, "I, I previously heard some Inner Sect disciples in the Sect talking, saying they saw records related to the Saintess in the Scripture Pavilion. So, I got a pass for you. With this pass, you can borrow any books below the third floor."

Looking at the pass, Yang Chen was thrilled, grabbing it, and gratefully said to Profound Light, "Brother, I will remember this today. If you ever need help in the future, feel free to come to me!"

Profound Light quickly waved his hand, saying, "No need, this is what I should do. Shangwei used to bully me, but now that you’ve beaten him up like that, it’s like you’ve avenged me! This pass is my gift to you. But honestly, I admire you. Are you really pursuing the goddess Ye Xin? Everyone says she’ll surely be the chosen Saintess this time!"

Yang Chen smiled slightly at these words and said mysteriously, "Sometimes, how would you know if you don’t try?"

Hearing this, Profound Light couldn’t help but clench his fists excitedly, "Yeah, how would you know if you don’t try?"

Seeing this, Yang Chen asked curiously, "Do you also have someone you like?"

Profound Light’s face turned red, and he lowered his head, saying, "They... they probably wouldn’t like me..."

"That’s not necessarily the case. If you don’t try, how will you know?" Yang Chen said.

Profound Light shook his head, whispering, "They’re an Inner Sect disciple, and I’m just an Outer Sect disciple. I don’t even have the opportunity to speak to them."

"Brother!" Yang Chen placed a hand on Profound Light’s shoulder, speaking earnestly, "Look at me, I’m just an Outer Sect disciple, and the gap between the goddess and me is vast. But if you dare to act, isn’t it possible that I called out to the goddess and she turned to look at me?"

"Yes!" Profound Light nodded his head as if pecking at rice.

"So!" Yang Chen said, "Without dreams, are we any different from salted fish?"

Profound Light, upon hearing this, became excited and said, "Then... I’ll give it a try?"

"Be brave and try!" Yang Chen encouraged.

Profound Light stood up, bowed deeply to Yang Chen, and said solemnly, "Thank you, Senior Brother!"

After saying this, Profound Light turned and ran off.

Yang Chen took the pass and glanced at it, finding that it actually had a time limit and wasn’t for long-term use.

It seemed he had to find that book today.

Immediately, Yang Chen went to the Scripture Pavilion.

The guards at the Scripture Pavilion weren’t too strict, with only four guards in total.

The Scripture Pavilion had five floors. Outer Sect disciples could borrow books on the first floor, Inner Sect disciples could enter the second floor, and the third floor or above required a pass.

Yang Chen entered the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion without being stopped.

When Yang Chen entered the Scripture Pavilion, he attracted a lot of attention.

However, soon everyone returned their attention to their books.

Yang Chen wasn’t in a rush; as the saying goes, ’Sharpening the axe doesn’t delay the work of chopping firewood,’ he needed to first understand the situation of the collection.

He circled around the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion and gained a lot.

On the first floor, there were many worldly martial arts methods and secret techniques. These were not considered valuable to them, so they were placed on the first floor for everyone to study and cultivate.

There were also some miscellaneous books on medicine and astronomy, which were quite complete.

Among them was a book called the Shangqing Sect Chronicles, which Yang Chen thoroughly read through.

According to the Shangqing Sect Chronicles, the Shangqing Sect originated during the Warring States period, with its Cultivation Techniques coming from Shangqing...

In any case, it was a bunch of praises about how powerful and magnificent the Shangqing Sect was.

As he gradually flipped through it, it did mention that later on, the Shangqing Sect became a Guardian for the court.

However, generally speaking, dynastic changes used to occur when the Shangqing Sect was in seclusion.

It could be said that the Shangqing Sect played a very important role in the long history of dynastic changes in the Flame Country.

Furthermore, the Shangqing Sect claimed to be the number one Sect in the Flame Country, yet no mention of other Sects was found.

Whether there were other Sects or only the Shangqing Sect lineage is hard to say.

There was a mention of the Saintess, saying that she was the Nine Heavens Profound Lady descended among mortals, whose beauty was unmatched and wisdom extraordinary, leading the Sect to prosper.

The rest didn’t hold any usable value.

Immediately, Yang Chen set aside the Shangqing Sect Chronicles and headed to the second floor.

Upon seeing this scene, the Outer Sect disciples on the first floor began to chat excitedly.

"Oh my! He went to the second floor!"

"Does this mean he’s already an Inner Sect Disciple?"

"Impressive! No wonder he could defeat Shangwei; it turns out he’s already advanced to an Inner Sect Disciple!"

"Unbelievable! Even a wood-chopper from the kitchen could become an Inner Sect Disciple! No way, I need to speed up my cultivation too!"

...

Second floor.

There were two guards at the staircase.

When they saw Yang Chen, they said, "Outer Sect disciples can’t enter the second floor!"

Yang Chen said nothing and merely showed the pass.

Seeing the pass, the two guards exchanged looks, stepped aside, and let Yang Chen go up.

Seeing Yang Chen enter the second floor caused even more of an uproar among the Outer Sect disciples.

"He really went up!"

"Are we going to call him Senior Uncle Xuanliang now?"

"What Xuanliang, we should call him Shangliang in the future. He’s in the Inner Sect now, surely his seniority has risen!"

"Yeah! So envious!"

...

On the second floor, everyone saw Yang Chen come up, and they also began to discuss.

After all, Shangwei was the grandson of the Third Elder, and the fact that the grandson of the Third Elder was beaten was something these Inner Sect disciples couldn’t possibly be unaware of.

Now that Yang Chen could actually come up to the second floor, it was enough to astonish them.

However, the Inner Sect disciples didn’t discuss much; each focused on their books as if Yang Chen didn’t exist.

Yang Chen continued to wander around on the second floor, looking at some texts but not finding any useful information, so he prepared to head to the third floor.

On the third floor, there was only one guardian, but he appeared to have high Cultivation.

The person stopped Yang Chen, saying in a deep voice, "The third floor is not a place you can go, leave quickly!"

Yang Chen smiled and took out the pass, saying, "What if I have this?"

"This..." The man immediately furrowed his brows tightly, looking at Yang Chen in surprise, wondering how Yang Chen got ahold of this pass. Although it was only short-term, it was still impressive.