Chapter 828 817: Royal Library

Whoosh!

A flow of light streaked across Celestial Extreme, and the next moment, it landed in the back garden of the Capital Imperial Court.

Ding Ling's eyes were like electricity, and the Divine Meditation Technique illuminated the Ten Directions Realm, casting a clear three-dimensional image within the Sea of Consciousness over a hundred-mile radius. This made Ding Ling instantly aware of where the crowds gathered and the location of the library.

"The Divine Meditation Technique can be used here too. It's just not as effective as in the Lower Realm."

Using this technique in the Lower Realm.

In an instant, it reflected a clear image over a radius of twenty thousand miles!

With the Celestial Heart Mark added, the range and clarity climbed even further.

But upon arriving in this world.

The Divine Meditation Technique could only reflect a radius of a thousand miles.

The visual extent dropped drastically.

Ding Ling estimated it might be related to the Heavenly Dao and the stability of Heaven and Earth.

This Divine Meditation Technique might have been born for the Netherworld and the Historical Plane.

Or perhaps it's because he's not strong enough now, so the efficacy of the Divine Meditation Technique is declining. If he becomes strong enough, its effects might again expand to a range of tens of thousands of miles.

"The Deer and the Cauldron World is like this. Going to sturdier worlds like Divine Eagle or Celestial Dragon, the effectiveness of the Divine Meditation Technique is likely to decrease significantly."

Ding Ling's heart was as clear as a mirror, and he thought no more.

The Divine Meditation Technique was exceptional, and Ding Ling was very surprised when he first obtained this technique, simply because it was so useful.

The same goes now; using this technique, he locked onto the destination in an instant.

Whoosh!

Ding Ling grabbed Mu Jianping and disappeared from the back garden in a flash, appearing the next moment in the Royal Library.

This library was large.

It housed innumerable books.

There were over a dozen guards, all of whom Ding Ling pointed and flipped over to the ground with a flick of his finger.

Ding Ling fell before a bookshelf and began to read.

Mu Jianping dutifully guarded the entrance, her wide, sparkling eyes round with tension, giving her the look of a nervous thief keeping watch for her compatriots, as though her tension was penetrating to her very bones!

She seemed to momentarily forget that the person behind her was the Immortal Realm Emperor, a supreme entity capable of wiping out ten thousand cavalry at will.

Rustle!

For a moment.

Only the sound of flipping pages and Mu Jianping's slightly heavy breathing filled the Royal Library.

[Broken Gate Saber Technique Full Level]

This was a Secret Manual Mao Shiba offered to Weil Xiaobao.

It was presented by Weil Xiaobao to the current Qing Court.

But at the end of the Secret Manual, Ding Ling saw a detailed account of the origin of this technique.

[Wudang Grand Grappling Hand Full Level]

[Five Cloud Hand Full Level]

[Breakthrough Technique Full Level]

...

One martial art after another at Full Level.

Many were deliberately collected by the Great Qing in the past few years for the Royal Library.

Clearly, today's Emperor Kangxi understood the importance of a Martial Arts Expert to the Qing Court.

So it made perfect sense for him to deliberately collect martial arts to nurture elite Royal experts.

But these collected Martial Arts Heart Methods.

To Ding Ling, they were merely a way to enrich his foundation, nourishment to upgrade his Martial Dao True Understanding to version 2.0.

He knew far too many Divine Skills.

These martial arts were excellent for most people, but to him, they were merely average.

Rustle!

Ding Ling scanned thousands of lines with each glance, flipping through the books at an incredible speed. Eventually, he would move with just a thought, causing books to fly from the shelves and start flipping automatically.

It was Ding Ling utilizing the Wind Summoning Skill and Divine Meditation Technique, among other techniques, to assist his reading.

Truth be told.

This way of reading.

Boosted his efficiency by a hundredfold or more!

Any Secret Manual reflected in the Sea of Consciousness by the Divine Meditation Technique could be Full Level in an instant.

Therefore, Ding Ling was now looking at one bookshelf after another.

Compared to reading book by book, his efficiency had greatly improved!

Mu Jianping occasionally glanced back at these scenes, marveling, astounded, thinking to herself:

"Brother Ding is truly remarkable. Can you really read books this way? No wonder he's the Immortal Realm Emperor!"

She could not at all fathom Ding Ling's methods.

Nor did she understand if reading like this was effective?

But this didn't hinder her admiration for Ding Ling.

Rustle!

[Exotic Three Talents Saber Full Level]

[Small Capturing Hand Full Level]

[One Finger Zen Full Level]

...

From Music, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting to books on medicine, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism.

Ding Ling read through them all.

[Buddha Qi +1]

[Vast Righteous Qi +1]

The Vast Righteous Qi finally accumulated and once again grew.

Totaling four in all.

Each additional Vast Righteous Qi slightly enhanced Ding Ling's heart's Defense capability.

His aura also became increasingly steady and gentle.

Should the Vast Righteous Qi be fully activated.

He'd definitely become a graceful young scholar, brimming with scholarly aura!

Rustle!

Ding Ling continued to browse through the books for half a day.

The entire Royal Library, with no less than a million volumes, was read by him.

Two years prior, in the Wind and Cloud World, he would've taken days to read such a large amount.

But now, in less than half a day, he was done.

The level of efficiency enhancement speaks volumes.

"Time to leave."

Ding Ling suddenly appeared by Mu Jianping's side and said softly.

"Ah."

Mu Jianping had been staring ahead, suddenly startled by his words, but she quickly regained her composure and smiled slightly, albeit awkwardly:

"Oh, it's Brother Ding. I was just too nervous."

"Understandable."

Ding Ling chuckled as he placed a hand on her shoulder:

"Hold tight."

"Uh-huh."

Mu Jianping nodded like a pecking chick, eager to leave this place making her feel oppressed.

She had been tense for several hours watching for Ding Ling, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as they finally left.

Whoosh!

In an instant, Ding Ling appeared in the sky above the Capital, with the Divine Meditation Technique illuminating the Ten Directions Realm.

Soon.

Ding Ling located Weil Xiaobao's Marquis of Luding's Mansion, seeing several stunning beauties within.

In the mansion's depths.

He also saw several imprisoned individuals.

Young and old alike.

Ding Ling inquired about Mu Jianping's brother's appearance.

Mu Jianping described him.

Understanding, Ding Ling took hold of Mu Jianping, and in a flash, appeared before a courtyard deep in the Marquis of Luding's Mansion.

Here, several Qing Soldiers stood guard.

With a flick of his finger, Ding Ling sent them sprawling to the ground.

Ding Ling led Mu Jianping into the courtyard and pointed at a lock, breaking a chain. Whoosh! A gust of wind blew, opening the tightly locked door, revealing the space inside.

Mu Jianping focused her gaze and, upon seeing a familiar face, exclaimed joyfully:

"Brother!"

"Little sister."

A handsome young man stared at Mu Jianping in shock:

"How did you also get caught?!"

"I wasn't caught."

Mu Jianping hurried over to free the young man's restraints:

"Brother Ding brought me to rescue you."

"Brother Ding?"

The young man, naturally Mu Jiansheng, heard this and became even more bewildered.

Mu Jianping pointed to Ding Ling and spoke fluently, saying a lot, leaving Mu Jiansheng more and more astounded until, later, his legs weakened, nearly kneeling to Ding Ling.