However, as Ruan Yaozhu had said, once the game started, he couldn't stop until he won or lost his life. He could choose what to bet, but he couldn't choose not to bet.
When he walked out of the cold hall, it was still drizzling, and the majestic sky was not far from him.
There was a small badge in his palm, which was shaped like a cloud. It recorded everything about him, including his identity, status, and achievements. With this badge, he could enter many places in the Nature Sect freely and receive the benefits of a disciple who had entered the hall.
He held the badge tightly and walked to the sky.
He hoped that the guide cultivator was telling the truth. "Junior Brother Li, you don't need to worry too much. Except for the things related to the sky, Spirit Venerable Guihai rarely interferes with the sect's affairs. Even if you were a heinous demon, the Spirit Venerable wouldn't take a second look at you. But you don't look like one."
Li Qingshan answered with a smile, "If it was so easy to see through a demon, he wouldn't be a demon."
He just hoped that Spirit Venerable Guihai would be deceived by his harmless appearance, and everyone would live in peace, even if he couldn't find any clues to enter the Ultimate.
After climbing hundreds of steps and stepping through the gate, the badge in front of his chest flashed slightly, and an invisible barrier opened for him.
"I'm afraid all the books in the world are here!"
As soon as he entered the building, he sighed from the bottom of his heart. Just the bottom floor had millions of books, piling up into mountains of books. It was a dazzling sight. Before he could even take a closer look, a refined female cultivator came up to him. "May I ask if you're Li Qingshan?"
"I am. May I ask who you are?" Li Qingshan saw that the badge on her chest was slightly different from his. She was a disciple who had entered the hall.
"The Spirit Venerable has been waiting for a long time. He asked me to take you upstairs."
The female cultivator examined Li Qingshan with a strange look. She had worked in the hall for many years, but she had never seen such a face. Otherwise, she would have had an impression of him. So, he must be a new disciple who had entered the hall not long ago. Since he was received by the Spirit Venerable in person, he must have some background.
Li Qingshan's heart skipped a beat. What he feared would come true. The old tortoise had indeed noticed him, but there was no turning back. He maintained his composure and cupped his hands. "Senior Sister, please lead the way."
Following the spiral staircase up layer by layer, by the time he reached the sixth floor, Li Qingshan's identity as a disciple was no longer sufficient, but the invisible barrier of the array still opened layer by layer for him. Then, it silently closed behind him.
Once the worst happened, he would not be able to escape unscathed. Even without this sky, if a Demonic Immortal wanted to deal with him, it would be as easy as killing an ant.
Along the way, he could not be bothered with admiring the various sights in the sky. He circulated the Spirit Turtle's Method of Sea Suppression as hard as he could, repeatedly predicting the omens in his head, but he received no results at all. It was like a flying insect colliding against glass time and time again.
After trying a few times, he gave up. Back then, his Spirit Turtle's Method of Sea Suppression had only reached a rudimentary level, and it had already rendered the divination of a grandmaster of the school of Yin-yang ineffective, let alone when he faced a true spirit turtle right now. With a cultivation of six heavenly tribulations, the invisible barrier of fate set down was not something he could break through right now.
Before the results were revealed, fate was impossible to know. He just wondered whether the Spirit Sovereign of the Seas had seen through the truth of fate or not.
Originally, Li Qingshan thought he would have to go all the way to the very top, but he never expected the female cultivator to make her way down the stairs after only reaching the sixteenth floor, making her way towards the depths of the bookshelves.
She arrived between two bookshelves, before a "fortress" constructed from piles of books. He bowed respectfully and said, "Reporting to Spiritual Master, I have brought him here."
"Alright. You can leave now. "
A calm, indifferent voice rang out from behind the books. The badge on the female cultivator's chest lit up slightly. Revealing a smile, Li Qingshan knew she had already received a contribution. Although it was just something as minor as leading the way, serving this invisible sect master was clearly a contribution to the sect.
The female cultivator turned around and bade farewell. She glanced deeply at Li Qingshan again before disappearing into the mountain of books.
Li Qingshan did not take the initiative to speak, while the Spirit Sovereign of the Seas remained silent as well.
In the silence, there was only the sound of pages flipping rapidly. Whoosh! Whoosh! Like autumn leaves, they rustled to the ground.
If it were not for the sound, Li Qingshan basically would have doubted whether there was a person behind the mountain of books, as he could not sense any aura at all. He knew this was one of the characteristics of the spirit turtle, so he waited silently with great patience.
"Alright, I've finished another thousand books."
Whoosh! The thousands of books piled up into a mountain of books danced about like startled butterflies. Some of them brushed past Li Qingshan's face, ruffling his long, black hair. He stared into the depths of the books without moving at all.
By the time all of the books had returned to their respective bookshelves, an old man in black clothes stood near Li Qingshan. His appearance was nothing special, and it was even very easy for people to forget about him. Only his deep, silent eyes stared at Li Qingshan, making him feel like he was in the deep sea, facing fate itself. All of his secrets could not be hidden from him.
Li Qingshan was very familiar with such eyes. They were the eyes of the spirit turtle. The moment he saw those eyes, Li Qingshan understood one thing. It was meaningless to lie in front of him.
He bowed. "Disciple Li Qingshan greets Spirit Sovereign Guihai."
Spirit Sovereign Guihai said, "You have my race's bloodline." It was not a question, but a statement of fact.
"Yes."
"You just ascended from the lower realm."
"Yes."
"Why did you come to the Myriad Phenomenon Sect?"
"For cultivation."
"What else?"
"To find the path that leads to the Sinkhole."
"Why?"
"For cultivation."
"What else?"
The question and answer came to an abrupt halt. Li Qingshan fell silent for a moment. "Sorry, I can't answer this question."
Spirit Sovereign Guihai was unsurprised. "Li Qingshan, I can't completely understand your destiny, but it's not because of your ability."
Li Qingshan was speechless. Was it because he was a transmigrator? Or was it because he was already involved in a huge dispute that involved many important figures above the Nine Heavens? This old turtle obviously couldn't understand it.
"However, not being able to understand it is the most troublesome. However, I sense the shadow of calamity from you."
Li Qingshan said, "Blessings are accompanied by calamities, and calamities are accompanied by blessings."
Spirit Sovereign Guihai was unmoved as he said coldly, "Put down the badge and leave! Never return. Pretend you never came here. "
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