Legendary Librarian System-Chapter 125: Opportunity of Dawn

As Liu Wei and others finished completing their lanterns, dawn finally arrived.

Without hesitation, every alchemist present beside the riverbank placed their lantern and simply hoped they would be able to benefit a lot from this trip.

They only had one chance, after all.

Liu Wei, on the other hand, kept his gaze on his lantern.

When dawn approaches, the first sunlight finally infuses the river with soft Solar Qi.

It was not scorching like sunfire, but gentle life-nurturing brilliance.

The sunlight eventually touched his lantern and there was already a significant change that occurred.

His lantern glowed verdant-gold light and herbs inside sprouted tiny jade leaves.

His lantern quickly gained the attention of other alchemists as the changes were too dramatic and conspicuous.

They immediately knew who it belonged and they were clearly aware of the identity of Liu Wei.

He was none other than the Radiant Cauldron Champion.

Hence, somehow they were not surprised.

However, they kept their eyes locked on Liu Wei’s lantern rather than their own.

After all, for some reason, their guts were telling them that Liu Wei’s lantern was about to manifest an extraordinary event.

They wondered if it would be the same from the past Master Alchemists, too.

And perhaps, they might be able to confirm if the Alchemy Association of the Kingdom of Jinwu tried to keep him... once Liu Wei achieved the Solar Fate Mark.

Liu Wei, on the other hand, was not aware of their thoughts.

At the moment, he was enjoying the blessings that the River of Dawn provided to him.

However, for some reason, the Verdant Cauldron Sutra refused the Flame Resonance, especially the Solar Qi trying to integrate in his spiritual flame.

Liu Wei speculated that the Verdant Cauldron Sutra forges flame from within the earth while the Solar Qi nourishes from above—directly from the Sun.

He did not mind it, but it confirmed he would not be able to get the Solar Fate Mark.

Not only him, who noticed he might not be able to receive the Solar Fate Mark.

The Master Alchemist, who was staring at his lantern, was surprised.

He glanced at Liu Wei and thought. As expected, his cultivation rejected the Solar Qi. This is a huge discovery!

No matter the cultivation method, even if the Solar Qi would only hold the alchemist’s back, the River of Dawn could strongly infuse their spiritual flames with Solar Qi.

However, a single alchemist was able to refuse it.

It was obvious from his lantern.

He swept his gaze around to other alchemists and sighed.

In the end, it seemed that the news of Liu Wei rejecting the Solar Qi and not receiving the Solar Fate Mark would spread around the Mortal Domain.

Even in the Spirit Ascension Domain.

Despite knowing they were in the sacred area, the alchemists who were staring intently at Liu Wei’s lantern could not help but murmured.

"His lantern is not absorbing the Solar Qi. Is he rejecting Yang Qi?"

"It seems his foundation is so strong it can reject the Solar Qi from the River of Dawn. What secrets does he hold?"

As much as they wanted to pry on Liu Wei’s secrets, they were afraid, too.

Just glancing at his sword that seemed to be at the mystic treasure rank made them afraid of Liu Wei’s background.

Eventually, they settled on being ignorant rather than being greedy.

As they were focused on Liu Wei’s lantern, another lantern triggered the Solar Fate Mark instead.

They quickly glanced at it and it turned out to be from Cai Hui.

Of course, they were aware of Cai Hui.

However, Liu Wei knew more about Cai Hui than the others.

He fell into deep thought.

What would happen now if she cultivates the Verdant Cauldron Sutra? The Solar Fate Mark will be useless by then.

However, there was one thing that Liu Wei missed.

Cai Hui had not developed her spiritual fire yet.

Hence, the Solar Fate Mark was also basically useless, except from marking her wrist and would soon bless her spiritual fire once she ascended into the Qi Condensation Stage.

Even then, the Solar Fate Mark would be unable to penetrate through Cai Hui’s spiritual fire if she cultivated the Verdant Cauldron Sutra.

Cai Hui was not aware of it yet as she simply focused her eyes and enjoyed the blessings the River of Dawn has provided, except the Solar Fate Mark.

The Master Alchemist on the other hand had his eyes sparkled in excitement.

She is indeed my successor!

Even if she will follow Liu Wei, I must ensure she will cultivate my cultivation method to fully utilize the Solar Fate Mark.

Or else, it will be useless.

At this point, the Master Alchemist was desperate.

Desperate on the fact he wanted Cai Hui to choose their cultivation method rather than Liu Wei.

So much so he was ready to persuade Cai Hui at all cost, even if he had to discourage her from cultivating the Liu Wei method.

Liu Wei, on the other hand, was unperturbed.

He could guess what the Master Alchemist was thinking but he was not concerned at all.

There was no way for Cai Hui not to choose the Verdant Cauldron Sutra when it suited her the most.

He even completely ignored the murmuring of the other alchemists.

"That girl is indeed the future president of the Alchemy Association! There’s no way they will let her go."

"Right! She’s so young and she already triggered the Fate Solar Mark. The Alchemy Association will surely progress more because of her."

"Well, we have to consider the idea that she is indeed interested in becoming the president. Who knows?"

As they were discussing the future of Cai Hui, a shocking event unfolded in the River of Dawn.

For the first time in recorded history, while the sunrise was at its peak, the River’s surface became perfectly still.

All the lanterns in the river suddenly stopped moving, catching every alchemists’ attention.

The reflections of their lantern suddenly stopped drifting, confirming that the River had suddenly stopped.

"What is happening?!"

"Why did the river flow suddenly stop?!"

"This has not occurred in the history of the River of Dawn at all!"

They could not help but raise their voices.

The bizarre event occurred for some time, as they continued to ponder.

Eventually, they noticed that not only has the river stopped flowing, the sun has stopped rising, too.

It was as though the Dawn light lingered unnaturally long.

They swept their gaze and observed what was happening in the river.

"The Solar Qi did not vanish, though."

They immediately noticed that the Solar Qi was still present in the river.

They continued to observe and they finally concluded at the same time.

"The world holds its breath..."

They had an idea that it might have been caused by one of the lanterns.

However, who could it be?

There was only one lantern that was acting strangely at this point.

It was Liu Wei.

His lantern did not flare, but instead...

It sank lightly.

The roots of green-gold light extended into the riverbed.

And then, when they looked closely at the river’s surface...

A faint Mother Earth phantom appears, smiling at the dawn.

Every alchemist held their breath.

As much as they wanted to gaze at Liu Wei, they were mesmerized by the mother earth’s phantom and Liu Wei’s lantern.

Liu Wei, the cause of it all, was also stunned.

He did not expect the sudden event occurring because of his lantern.

Suddenly, his Verdant Cauldron Sutra was strangely active, seemingly attempting to communicate with him.

They seemed agitated...

Or excited? What is happening?

Liu Wei had so many questions in his head.

Suddenly, he had his answer when he felt a presence of a present yet not of an individual standing beside him.

When he turned his head to his left and gazed at him, he was awestruck.

He appeared old and sick and he was white all over.

Despite seemingly pristine white, he reeks strange burned herbs.

Yet, while Liu Wei was staring at him, he felt gentle.

He thought. What a strange old man? Why does it appear he’s like those immortal?

The strange old man did not gaze at him back as he continued to stare at the phantom of Mother Earth and said, "You refine life without borrowing Heaven."

His voice echoed in a strange manner.

However, not only every alchemist heard his voice, even powerful alchemists who, at least attained the Major Completion of Dao of Alchemy, heard it from different domains.

The Master Alchemist, who was able to spot the strange old man, mumbled in a daze, "Dao Echo."

The strange old man, despite gaining the attention of powerful individuals in every domain, turned towards Liu Wei and asked, "Why refuse the sun?"

Liu Wei was dumbfounded.

Because I could not, even if I want to?

That’s what he wanted to say.

However, he contemplated deeply on what he said.

Of course, he was aware of the strange old man’s identity.

He was obviously Master Wen Ruo.

Liu Wei was confident about his assumption.

So, he took his question seriously.

He utilized his alchemy intent, the Minor Completion Stage of Dao of Alchemy, and the Verdant Cauldron Sutra.

They all originated from Master Wen Ruo himself.

So, he closed his eyes and finally opened them when he was ready to answer.

He replied, "Because the pill was already warm."

Master Wen Ruo laughed, softly and geniuinely—a sound not heard in centuries in the Celestial Apex.

He said, "Good. Then your cauldron will never crack even if the heavens try to punish you."

Master Wen Ruo then faded and disappeared, leaving behind the echo of his words.

The lanterns finally resumed drifting, the sun finally rose, and the river finally continued to flow.

Time seemed to have moved normally.

However, everyone present was still frozen in shock.