Versatile Mage: I Awakened Nine Stars

Chapter 254 The Ancient King's Collection of Books

After walking across the stone bridge and looking back, I saw ten more arch bridges leading to endless darkness.

Fang Gu was stunned: "Do we have to walk across this dangerous bridge again on the way back?"

"With my Yu Mian here, what are you afraid of?"

Xu Shen hugged Yu Mian and was very proud.

Fang Gu thought about it and realized that it was indeed true.

Xu Shen added: "What is the next test, Uncle Fang Gu, you might as well just tell us all at once."

"There shouldn't be any more," Fang Gu said, "These are the only tests recorded in the ancient teachings."

That's good.

Xu Shen let out a long sigh and pushed open the palace door.

Then, rows of gold, silk and jade pieces piled on the bookshelves came into view.

Xu Shen said with a wooden face: "If I'm not mistaken, this shouldn't be the blood throne of the ancient king."

Fang Gu was a little embarrassed.

However, the ancient records do not exist.

"Forget it, let's go in and take a look."

Xu Shen sighed and entered the study.

An inexplicable voice sounded: "Congratulations to the latecomers for crossing the Bridge of Life and Death. My king has left a small gift for you here."

"Gift?"

Xu Shen's eyes lit up. Speaking of this, he was no longer sleepy.

Suddenly, the bookshelf in front of him changed rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, Xu Shen was trapped in an enclosed space.

There are bookshelves on all four sides of this space, with four layers from top to bottom. Each layer is filled with jade pieces or gold and silk, all engraved with words.

The voice sounded again: "The gifts from my king are divided into four levels: A, B, C, and D, corresponding to the four levels of bookshelves. Within the time limit, write down the contents of any book on any level of the bookshelf, and you will receive the corresponding reward."

"What if I can't remember?"

“You will receive the most basic gift.”

Xu Shen's eyes lit up. In other words, this test was purely for the benefit of the public and there was no risk at all?
He thought about it and looked at the bookshelves. Sure enough, from the top to the bottom, the four characters "甲乙丙丁" were engraved on them.

On the top layer are four rolls of gold and silk, one on each side.

Xu Shen pulled out the scroll in front of him. On the cover were four large characters written in ancient official script: Origin of the Sword Sutra.

Xu Shen was shocked.

He has read quite a few ancient books.

This sword manual has been mentioned many times and is the coveted treasure of ancient sword practitioners.

Unfortunately, with the burning of the ancient king, this holy book of swordsmanship was completely buried in the years along with the ancient cultivation methods.

I didn't expect it to appear here.

After taking a look, he flipped through the other three books one by one.

The Pharmacopoeia of Immortality, the Illustrated Record of Ten Thousand Formations, the Supreme Weapon Refining Method...

Xu Shen's breathing became increasingly rapid.

These four books are all lost and rare treasures, and he wants them all!

If you can only choose one of the four...

Xu Shen was in an endless struggle.

He glanced at the "Origin Sword Manual" reluctantly, and finally picked up the "Ten Thousand Formations Atlas".

He knew that Yumian would definitely like this book.

Just then, he glanced inadvertently.

But he saw a piece of jade on the bookshelf at the bottom, with the words "Gui Zang" written on it.

This text is ancient seal script. If he hadn't studied it specifically, he wouldn't have been able to recognize it.

Xu Shen was stunned.

The Lianshan of the Xia Dynasty, the Gui Zang of the Shang Dynasty, and the Zhouyi of the Zhou Dynasty are collectively known as the Three Yi.

Among them, "Lianshan" and "Guizang" have been completely lost. I didn't expect to see them here.

This is an extremely precious Taoist treasure!

If the above-mentioned Origin Sword Manual, Ten Thousand Formations Atlas, etc. are all techniques.

This is the truly mysterious "Tao".

Why is such an awesome thing only classified as “C”?

Xu Shen didn't believe it and searched every shelf, only to find that the books were not classified by their preciousness or importance, but simply by the number of words?

A work like "Gui Zang" has only a few thousand words, which is indeed much worse than the "Origin Sword Classic" which has hundreds of thousands of words.

Bonus rule for thinking of that mysterious voice.

Reasonable, it’s really reasonable!

Now Xu Shen really didn’t know how to make a decision.

Once he opens the books, the timer starts.

However, the books in this bookshelf are extremely precious. Most of them are ancient books related to ancient Qi-refining methods and have been lost.

He really doesn't want to miss any of them.

After struggling for a long time, suddenly, his eyes lit up.

The mysterious voice only said that you can get a reward if you remember one book, but it didn't say that you can only remember one book.

Xu Shen suddenly understood. He started from the fourth level with fewer words, and remembered as many as he could.

As for the gift from the ancient king, what gift can compare to the crystallization of human wisdom!

These books are the best gift.

With his current mental strength, even if he doesn't remember everything he sees, it's enough for him to remember it after watching it a few times.

However, these books were written in ancient characters, which were difficult to remember, so Xu Shen simply took out his cell phone.

The ancient Chinese text recognition APP can be used even when offline, which helped him a lot at this time.

However, when he was scanning the first book, he suddenly froze.

This app has a memory function.

Since I can scan a copy, does that mean...

Xu Shen was instantly ecstatic.

Compared to the unknown gift, it is obvious that this room full of books is the real treasure.

Nearly an hour later, all these ancient books were completely stored in his mobile phone.

Then he took out "Gui Zang" and memorized it.

This book doesn't have many words, so if I have enough time left, I can get a consolation prize.

However, before he could read a few pages, the mysterious voice echoed in this enclosed space.

"time up!"

The tone was so cold and ruthless that Xu Shen's face froze.

"This……"

Xu Shen shook his head regretfully. It looked like he wouldn't be able to get the reward.

However, it was worth the trip to get these ancient books.

The books on the bookshelf gradually disappeared, and a light screen appeared in the void. It looked extremely advanced. It was hard to imagine that this thing was actually from two thousand years ago.

"Please choose the book you recite."

Xu Shen originally wanted to just pick one book at random, but his hand slipped and he picked several books in a row.

"Huh, it's not a single choice?"

Thinking that he would not be able to get the reward anyway, Xu Shen checked every book with a sense of humor before clicking OK.

The system seemed to be stuck because of Xu Shen's operation, and it was stuck for a while before jumping to the next page.

Question 1: Please recite the fourth line on page 14 of "Origin Sword Manual".

How can I do this!
Xu Shen smiled bitterly and shook his head.

For the first time, I can understand what it feels like to be a poor student.

He wanted to click on the next question, but he didn't expect that he couldn't skip it without answering it.

He wanted to write something random, but he was reluctant to do so.

Inexplicably, he reached into his pocket.

The phone is still a little hot after just using it.

The ancients who lived two thousand years ago could not have imagined the cheating methods that would be used two thousand years later...right?

Xu Shen took out his cell phone feeling somewhat guilty.

I took a quick glance at the empty screen, but there was no response.

I searched the entire book and found the answer in a short while.

"It is closely based on the origin of the sword, and is based on the idea of ​​the innate qi, and the straightness and crookedness of one's nature..."

Xu Shen copied it.

The light screen did not respond at all during the entire process.

Xu Shen carefully clicked "OK".

Then skip to the next question.

Do the same thing.

There are 23 books and 23 questions, and he answered every question perfectly.

Xu Shen's heart was pounding as he carefully clicked submit.

Then, that cold voice sounded again.

“Congratulations!”

This time, the voice seemed a little hesitant and shocked.

There are so many books that it would take more than half an hour to read them all.

Is there really someone who can remember all of it in less than half an hour?

"Wow, it's me indeed!"

Xu Shen wiped the sweat off his forehead and felt relieved.

"What about the reward? What about the reward?"

Xu Shen rubbed his hands and stared at the screen eagerly.

Then the light screen disappeared.

The space enclosed by bookshelves on four sides fell into a long silence.

It seemed that it was also struggling over what to give Xu Shen.

(End of this chapter)