What was he going to the observatory for?
Actually, Lu Ping wasn't too sure either. He just suddenly thought of coming here to take a look, so he came. His way of doing things had always been very simple.
"Nothing much, I just wanted to go take a look." Lu Ping said.
The few people blocking Lu Ping hesitated. Lu Ping's answer was the same as not answering, but they couldn't say anything. Although the observatory was Megrez Peak and at the same time an extremely important place in the North Style Academy, it had never been a forbidden area. Anyone in the North Style Academy had the right to enter and exit the observatory at will. Unless a special ceremony like "Drawing the Stars into Life" was being carried out on the observatory. Therefore, when they heard that Lu Ping wanted to go to the observatory, the few people at the mountain pass should have let him pass. If this kind of question was asked to any of the seniors, the answer would definitely be a pair of supercilious eyes.
Although Lu Ping was a newcomer, and although he was in the fifth courtyard of the Northern Mountains New Courtyard, he absolutely had the right to go to the observatory.
After a slight hesitation, they still abided by the academy's rules and retreated to the sides.
"Don't run around." Seeing Lu Ping walk by, one of the few people warned.
"Okay." Lu Ping nodded, continuing to go up the mountain path.
Megrez Peak wasn't high, and the observatory at the summit didn't take long to arrive.
When Drawing the Stars into Life, Guo Youdao's Fated Star's Starfall had destroyed more than half of the observatory. But the observatory that was repaired by the Megrez Peak students in a short time didn't have the slightest feeling of being rebuilt. It was still that simple and unadorned, as if it had stood there for thousands of years.
Lu Ping followed the stone stairs on the left, and quickly arrived at the observatory. He remembered that there were many marks on the stone platform, marks left behind by the students of the North Style Academy training here for thousands of years. Looking at it now, everything was still the same, as if the destruction from twenty days ago had never happened.
Lu Ping raised his head and looked ahead. At the northern end of the observatory, there was another small stone platform, where Chen Jiu and Jin Qi stood when Drawing the Stars into Life.
Lu Ping immediately walked towards the small stone platform, and after strolling up, he was startled.
In the middle of the small stone platform. A man was sitting cross-legged with his back facing Lu Ping. His hands were placed on his knees, and he was motionless.
Who is it?
Lu Ping took the opportunity to look at the person's back. He had now learned how to distinguish the members of the Big Dipper Clan from the front. The clothing styles of the various peaks and courtyards were generally the same. The most important distinguishing detail was the embroidery on the back.
And the person in front of him didn't have the Big Dipper Constellation embroidered on his back, nor was it the Starry Sky Chart. There were only two simple words "Big Dipper". This was the most common color in the North Style Academy. Senior Brother Ji of the Northern Mountain New Academy was wearing such a robe. Those who wore this kind of uniform were usually not accepted as students by any teacher, so they didn't belong to any school.
Lu Ping only glanced at him. Whether it was the Big Dipper, the star chart, or the word Big Dipper, none of them would make him take any further action. He didn't go up to disturb him, and only casually found a seat on the small platform to sit down, and didn't look at that person again.
The Megrez Peak was low, and was surrounded by the Big Dipper Mountain Range and the other six peaks. This caused the sky of the Megrez Peak observatory to have a limit, a boundary. This observatory actually couldn't even see the complete sky. It was unimaginable. But the people of the Big Dipper Clan all knew that what the observatory wanted to see was never the part of the sky where the stars and moon rose and fell. What the observatory wanted to see was the Star Chart, the part of the sky that only the North Style Academy had.
Lu Ping raised his head.
The night sky could be seen by people at any time if they raised their heads. But to Lu Ping, this was very rare. At one time, he could only see an extremely small part of the sky through a hole. Compared to the sky that was restricted by the Big Dipper Mountain Range, it was much smaller.
In that part of the sky. At most, Lu Ping could only see three stars. And now, it was limited to the numerous stars in the sky. There were already so many that he couldn't count them.
Lu Ping touched the notebook in his hand. There were his records on it, and it was the last thing the dean left for him. And the traces left behind by the dean also completely disappeared after this. There were no longer any traces left in his body, nor on the Star Chart. Even the traces he created when the stars fell. And in the miraculous restoration of the observatory, it was completely erased.
What was left, was really only this.
Lu Ping flipped open the notebook, and took out the illumination pearl with one hand, illuminating it.
To a cultivator, as long as the soul of a cultivator reached the second layer, the weak light of moonlight and starlight would already be able to help them see things as clearly as in the day. But to Lu Ping, this was a rather arduous matter. Although his six spirits were all connected, and the perception realm could do these things without any difficulty, his soul power had never been able to be used continuously.
In battle, he could use his soul power at high speed in an instant to instantly kill, but this kind of perception realm daily routine was not something that could be done in one go. To use the power of the second layer of the soul of a cultivator to finish a page of the book under the light of night, for Lu Ping, who knew how many times he would have to play hide and seek with the soul lock. The consumption was much greater than a battle. Even so, the effect was similar to blinking at high speed. It was extremely painful.
The illumination pearl. Lu Ping wasn't just curious, he really needed it.
Under the starry sky, the illumination pearl illuminated the notebook. Lu Ping flipped through page after page.
"What kind of mess are you drawing?" Suddenly, a voice came from behind him. Lu Ping turned around and saw that the person who was sitting cross-legged at the center of the small table was already standing behind Lu Ping without him noticing. He was currently looking at the notebook on Lu Ping's knee and asked with a puzzled expression.
This person didn't seem to be young anymore. He had a weather-beaten appearance. Just by looking at him, people couldn't help but sympathize with him. But Lu Ping was also clear that this was the North Style Academy. No matter how bad they were, they would still be top-notch cultivators on the continent. The pride of the four great academies had raised them to be in high spirits. It was rare to see a guy with a bitter face like this.
As for the messy notes he mentioned, Lu Ping scratched his head in embarrassment.
"I don't know many words. I know the meaning of some words, but I don't know how to write them. I can only draw something that I can understand." Lu Ping said.
"Are these … cultivation notes?" While speaking, that person didn't know how to avoid arousing suspicion. He moved closer to sit next to Lu Ping and kept looking at the notebook in his hand.
"You can say that." Lu Ping nodded. He didn't stop the person from looking.
"Do you mind if I take a look?" That person didn't stop looking. He finally knew how to ask if it was okay.
"If you can understand it." Lu Ping didn't mind.
"Aren't there a few words here?" That person pointed at the notebook.
"Then take a look." Lu Ping handed the notebook over to the other party.
It was a thick notebook with many drawings and few words. Moreover, only Lu Ping could understand the meaning of many words. But the other party was still very serious as he flipped through the pages.
"When I first started cultivating, I didn't know many words. Now it seems like the new generation really surpasses the old! When I entered the North Style Academy, I knew more words than you do now. " That person said. After he finished speaking, he handed the notebook back to Lu Ping. "I really can't understand it. Can you explain it to me?"
"Me?" Lu Ping smiled bitterly. "I really want someone to explain it to me."
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