Master of Strange Dao

This is the stone puppet automaton comparable to the ninth-tier body cultivation, with a strong sense of oppression, but Yu Ziqing estimated that if it really came to a fight, You Zhen could easily pin it down with one hand.

Stone puppet automaton, its advantages and disadvantages are indeed too obvious.

It can be immune to the majority of the Dharma methods of the refining god cultivators, but its power and physical evolution are far inferior to a true body cultivator.

However, it is extremely suitable for guarding the Langya Institute.

Led by an ordinary stone puppet, Yu Ziqing arrived at the Langya Bookstore.

Looking around, at the back, a vast area sprawls out, with towering buildings, all dedicated to the bookstore.

Because there are so many, the building in the forefront stores not books, but various guiding directories and such.

A large section is divided first, then refined into details, and each book title has a brief introduction beneath it.

The organization is indeed orderly.

Yu Ziqing, accompanied by the stone puppet the entire time, could ask any questions directly.

Yu Ziqing quickly glanced over the main directory page and found a part obscured, and judging by the situation, it seemed not to be classified information; what was covered was a library.

Yu Ziqing casually asked.

"Are these unavailable to view?"

"This library was burned down and has yet to be rebuilt."

"Oh, sorry, I thought it was restricted due to insufficient permissions."

After glancing over it, Yu Ziqing felt relieved.

Of course, he knew that the library had been burned; he was merely confirming if the directory had changed.

Judging by the layout here, many of the directories' books are quite aged, unlike new ones.

It can roughly be confirmed that the reorganization of the Langya Institute bookstore years ago did not proceed due to the burning of a library.

In other words, at present, apart from one library, the directories remain original.

Yu Ziqing silently recalled the list given to him by Yang and selected a direction.

He started by looking at the Heaven Pavilion.

Seemingly randomly picking out a directory, flipping through it carelessly, as if reading it quantumly, but in reality, he quickly located the first target book according to the number.

Heaven Pavilion, thirty-fifth column, seventeenth shelf, first level, number 3517122.

Title "South Sea Guide," introduction narrates ancient legends, great changes in the Southern Sea during ancient times, leading to the connection with a great divine power, authored by Anon.

There is no more detailed information.

At this point, the stone puppet accompanying Yu Ziqing spoke up to remind him.

"Your permission is insufficient to access the Heaven Pavilion."

"Oh, quite a lot of rules."

Yu Ziqing complied easily, putting the casually taken directory back.

With just a glance, he found two books from the Heaven Pavilion.

All relate to the Southern Sea.

He cares not what the content is; he just needs to know the titles, the brief descriptions are enough.

He then moved to the Earth Pavilion directory range, glancing at the stone puppet.

"I suppose the Earth Pavilion isn't inaccessible as well?"

"The Earth Pavilion is accessible."

"Does time count for browsing directories as well? With so many directories, I'm afraid a casual sift might take two to three days?"

"Browsing directories doesn't count time."

"Langya Institute does things indeed magnanimously," Yu Ziqing praised with a thumbs-up.

Then he started looking from the first row of the Earth Pavilion directory, clearly intending to be well-prepared, maximizing the value of those three days.

He checked directory after directory, and upon finding classics that genuinely interested him, he took out a small booklet to record numbers for later review.

Before long, he finally found the first target in the Earth Pavilion.

Earth Pavilion, one hundred eighty columns, thirty-seventh shelf, fifth level, number 18037542.

Title "Extreme Land Thirteen Exams," introduction explains the contents of this book as a former Dean of Langya Institute delved into the Extreme North, finding answers to thirteen key questions, also called Thirteen Questions, later developing thirteen Dharma methods based on those.

As most Dharma methods are not strong but due to their interrelation, there's hope for it to become a Dharma method, hence placed in the Earth Pavilion.

The author is Anon, and it is particularly noted to be damaged.

Continuing to look through shelf after shelf quickly, he found the second Earth Pavilion target book.

Earth Pavilion, number 953458296.

Title "First-grade Immortal Cultivation," is a travel journal, narrating a Qin's travels around the world, detailing local customs and stories, inside containing three secret techniques, rather special, categorized into Earth Pavilion,

authored by Qin Youde.

The third book found in the Earth Pavilion.

Title "East Sea Whale Migration Path," authored by Chu Ye, its introduction is the research into these subjects to determine which parts of the ocean are richer in resources.

But since most whales are quite strong, relations with humans are mixed, yet hunting whales is highly valuable, this is not considered a Dharma method, rather sensitive.

A few whale species that have good relations with humans require maintaining those ties.

Otherwise, this book, if released, could basically be understood as a whale hunting guide.

Placed in the Earth Pavilion, ordinary scholars are not qualified to see it.

Yu Ziqing reading was left puzzled; Yang's list, why all so peculiar.

Then the fourth book found, even stranger.

Again involved with devils.

Title "Heavenly Demon Studies," starting from the Heavenly Devil True Name Spell, extending what human cultivators can learn from Heavenly Demon bodies, containing two immature Dharma method prototypes.