Dashing Student-Chapter 1364: The Empire’s Library

"Roar!"

The Fiery Fire Ape howled up to the sky, pounding its fists on its chest with a thunderous sound, presenting a ferocious appearance. Its gaze directly fell onto Zhong Ling and Qing Qing, filled with desire.

"Run!"

Qing Qing shouted, calling Zhong Ling to flee. The Fiery Fire Ape leaped down from the ruins, its massive body crashing onto the ground, causing it to tremble violently.

The Fiery Fire Ape casually pulled out a large tree from the side and hurled it towards Zhong Ling. A large shadow quickly enveloped Zhong Ling.

Zhong Ling intended to smash the tree, but unexpectedly, Qing Qing suddenly rushed over, her two fingers pointing forward, and a Spirit Sword flew out, instantly slicing the large tree in two.

"Be careful."

Qing Qing pulled Zhong Ling as they continued to run, with the Fiery Fire Ape relentlessly chasing after them. It constantly picked up large stones and trees from the roadside and hurled them over, forcing them to keep dodging.

Finally, they reached the designated place, and the cultivators lying in ambush jumped out, casting various spells directly onto the Fiery Fire Ape.

In a single encounter, the Fiery Fire Ape was injured, leaving a deep wound on its shoulder, bleeding continuously.

Zhong Ling also joined the battle, using the magic Chen Nan taught her, and each strike dealt damage to the Fiery Fire Ape.

Moreover, she regarded Chen Nan as her lifelong goal, aligning everything with him, and she persistently trained in the "Mountain and Sea Spirit Casting Record."

Thus, her physique now far exceeded that of cultivators in the same realm.

The battle scene was entirely captured by Chen Nan's Divine Sense. He nodded in satisfaction: "It seems that when I'm not around, this young girl hasn't been slacking off in her training."

At this moment, he was not with Zhong Ling but had ventured into the ruins of the building where the Fiery Fire Ape resided to search, but it appeared to be an ordinary dwelling.

Although the materials used in the construction were precious Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, they had long lost their spiritual energy after the erosion of time.

The distant battle swiftly concluded, with the Fiery Fire Ape unable to withstand the attacks of several cultivators and ultimately being slain on the spot.

After collecting the usable spiritual materials from the Fiery Fire Ape, the group quickly proceeded to the place where the Spiritual Medicines grew, picking a few plants for final distribution.

As they had discussed, the distribution was quite fair. Zhong Ling received a Spiritual Medicine and some demon beast materials.

Compared to what Chen Nan had given her, these items weren't much, but she was still thrilled because she obtained them with her own hands, a sense of accomplishment that couldn't be matched by anything else.

During their rest, Qing Qing sat beside Zhong Ling, chatting with her.

Both women, with Qing Qing having shown her much care before, Zhong Ling was not very guarded, sharing almost everything except what Chen Nan warned her not to disclose.

"By the way, Zhong Ling, we discovered a place earlier, something resembling this country's Library Pavilion. Want to come with us to take a look?" Qing Qing suddenly invited.

Zhong Ling looked around but did not find Chen Nan's trace, knowing that Chen Nan wanted her to gain more experience, so she agreed.

"Sure, let's go together." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

In the distant darkness, Chen Nan shook his head helplessly: "Sigh, this young girl is still too naive, revealing her background so easily. This is not a good thing."

Nevertheless, he didn't reveal himself, as some things can only be understood through experience.

...

Half a month quickly passed, and Zhong Ling continued to move with Qing Qing and her group, encountering several dangers but averting them each time and even gaining some rewards.

Finally, they arrived at the place Qing Qing mentioned, where there might be Immortal Law hidden.

Though overrun with vegetation, it was clear this had once been an extremely important place, the buildings here vastly larger than those encountered before. Standing at the ruins, they felt as small as ants.

Such astonishing architecture could never belong to an ordinary place.

The collapsed walls bore ancient script, but the characters were too archaic for them to recognize.

The enormous ruins covered all the entrances, but Qing Qing and her group found a gap just enough for them to enter.

"Have you been here before?" Zhong Ling asked while traversing the ruins.

Qing Qing nodded, helplessly saying: "Yes, we thought we could go straight in, but despite being in ruins, there's still an Array operating here."

"We came up with a way to break the array but were short one person, then we met you."

Zhong Ling suddenly understood: "Is that so, don't worry, Sister Qing, I won't hold you back."

Qing Qing smiled gently: "Just do your best. If not, we can think of another way."

They twisted and turned, eventually finding a path through the ruins, bringing them into the interior.

It was a vast space, which, even after hundreds of thousands of years, felt solemn and majestic. The massive pillars, now cracked and collapsed, once stood like pillars supporting the heavens, now blocking their path.

Behind the pillars was a door, ten zhang high, seemingly built for giants.

Outside the door was a barely perceptible Barrier, clearly the Magic Array Barrier enveloping the area.

Zhong Ling was greatly shocked, having no idea how many years had passed, yet this Array was still functioning.

"Aside from us, no one else should have been here. If we get inside, we'll really hit it big," a cultivator in the team said excitedly.

The Array Master in the team came forward to set up a formation to break the array. Now with enough people, each occupied a position, setting up a unique Array.

"Remember, once it starts, don't hold back. Everyone, give it your all, and let's break this Array!"

The Array Master stood at the forefront, and at his command, everyone began unleashing their Mana without reservation. The Array they formed channeled all Mana into the Array Master's body.

He summoned a dark, sharp spike, pouring all the gathered Mana into it. A profound black light suddenly lit up, and the spike, imbued with the momentum to pierce anything, struck fiercely at the massive Magic Array Barrier!

Clang!

Like the sound of metal colliding, it reverberated furiously, and remarkably, the spike punched a small hole in the Barrier.

"It's working, keep going!"

The Array Master shouted excitedly, continuing to spur the spike to attack.

Zhong Ling exerted all her Mana but quickly discovered that even if she refused, the Array they set up would continue extracting Mana from her body.

This made her somewhat uncomfortable, but seeing everyone else giving their all, she relented. Perhaps only this way could they break the Barrier.