Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 158 Heading to the Library

Without hesitation, Qiu Ci immediately released her divine sense, which covered the entire city in an instant. With a little concentration, she discovered the figure of the old man from Juanshan. After all, he did not hide and stood openly in the sky above the city.

Upon closer inspection, she noticed four other people standing not far from him, all at the Nascent Soul stage. She even sensed a Nascent Soul stage cultivator rapidly approaching in that direction. It was clear to anyone that tensions were running high between the two sides.

Sure enough, the person who put the whole city under martial law was the old man from Juanshan.

"Juanshan!" She didn't hesitate and immediately transmitted her thoughts.

"Master?" Juanshan Shou was slightly taken aback, realizing that the other party was transmitting his voice, and immediately replied in kind, "Where are you? Are you alright? This continent is quite strange."

“I’m in this city too, nothing’s wrong.” Qiu Ci understood his anxiety and replied in a deep voice, “I’ll tell you the details after we meet up. In short, this place is different from other continents, so it’s best not to get into conflicts with the locals. They shouldn’t have any ill intentions for now.”

Just as he was about to swat away the four men, Kōyama no Mori remained silent.

“Yes, Master, no problem, Master.” He replied instantly. “Should I come and meet you now?”

"Not for now," Qiu Ci replied after a moment's thought. "How's the situation on your end?"

"We can handle it." He glanced at the four people blocking his way.

"Alright, I'll find out more about the situation on this continent before I come back to you." Qiu Ci breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that a fight hadn't broken out.

"Yes, Master." He nodded, gave a few more instructions, and then disconnected the telepathic communication. His anxious mood relaxed. Thinking of Qiu Ci's words, he turned to look at the four people in front of him who, although their faces were respectful, were also full of vigilance. He asked in a deep voice, "What did you just say... about the scheme?"

After Qiu Ci finished giving her greetings, she also ended the telepathic communication. With Juan Shan's proactive cooperation, she believed that a fight was unlikely to break out, and she should be able to get out soon.

Sure enough, less than ten minutes later, the protective array around them went dark, and the previously closed entrances and exits opened again with a ding. Broadcast announcements also rang out from all around.

[The crisis has been averted. Please leave the underground shelter in an orderly manner. Do not push or shove!]
The crowd present was delighted and rushed toward the exit.

"Everything's alright outside now, let's go, sisters!" The girl who had just spoken took Qiu Ci's hand, indicating that they could leave.

"Okay." Qiu Ci also stood up and walked out with the crowd.

"Oh right, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Xia Ke, and I'm a student at Yizhong No. 1 High School. What's your name?" the girl asked curiously.

“My name is Chu Qiuci,” she replied directly.

She laughed even more heartily and couldn't help but ask, "Chu, where are you planning to go after we leave? Do you want to go shopping together? The water you gave me before was really good, and I'd like to buy a few more bottles."

"No, I have something to do." She declined, then thought for a moment and added, "By the way, didn't you say before that the Cultivation Management Bureau strictly supervises cultivators from other continents, especially those who come by accident? What about cultivators who come normally?"

"You're interested in these things?" Xia Ke glanced at her in surprise, but still explained, "Normal cultivators are naturally under the unified supervision of the Cultivation Management Bureau. We in Yizhong have strict regulations for all cultivators. Without a cultivator's certificate from the Cultivation Management Bureau, cultivators from the outer continent can hardly move an inch."

"A cultivator's certificate?" Something like an ID card? "Do you have one?"

"Of course." Xia Ke nodded, took out a card and said, "My school gave me one when I enrolled in high school, didn't you get one?"

Qiu Ci blurted out, "I graduated from junior high school."

"Junior high school!" Xia Ke exclaimed in surprise. "So you're that young?" "Uh..." It wasn't really about age; it was just that schools were hard to find. "Ahem... let's put age aside for now. Tell me, where do cultivators from other continents usually go?"

“Of course it’s the Cultivation Management Bureau.” Xia Ke pointed to a building in the distance. “Cultivators from other continents also have to abide by the laws and regulations of our continent, so there will be people to conduct special assessments on them. If they are righteous cultivators, it’s fine, but evil cultivators will be forcibly repatriated.”

"I see." It seems she needs to go and check out that repair bureau.

"What, are you curious about those cultivators from the outer lands?" Xia Ke saw that she had been asking about these things and couldn't help but advise her, "Let me tell you, you must not have any prejudice against cultivators from the outer lands. They are not good people. Many of them have no sense of right and wrong and are very dangerous."

"is it?"

"Of course! Otherwise, why would the whole city be under martial law just now? It was all because of them." Xia Ke said seriously, "Instead of being curious about them, you should buy a few more drinks, don't you think?"

"That's it."

"Oh right, I haven't asked you where you're from yet. Aren't you from out of town?"

"Me? I guess I'm from the Lin Yuan Continent."

“Lin Yuan Continent, I’ve never heard of that name before. Lin… Continent?!” She suddenly realized something, jumped back a step, and stared at her in disbelief.

“That’s right, I am also a cultivator from the outer continent,” Qiu Ci admitted directly.

Xia Ke: "..."

No, sister, you're entrapping me!

Qiu Ci hadn't meant to scare her on purpose. Seeing that she was completely frozen, she waved and turned to leave, saying, "Thank you for the explanation, goodbye!"

After saying that, he headed directly in the direction the other party had pointed out, but instead of going to the so-called Repair and Management Bureau, he turned and went to the library not far away. If he wanted to learn about the continent, there was naturally no more convenient place than here.

Fortunately, much like on Earth, the libraries were free, and anyone could borrow books. Instead of searching for books, she went to the machine next to the bookshelf—a book-searching device.

As she operated the instrument, she asked the system in her mind, "Can the dog system find the contents of all the books through this?"

【Yes, Master!】 The little ball of light flickered and then disappeared into the device. 【This is connected to the entire library's database, which contains electronic files of all the books. I can view all the content.】

"Okay, let's search for information about this continent, especially anything related to Earth."

【Good master! 】

The system was very fast; in less than half a day, it had searched through all the books and extracted the content she needed.

Qiu Ci casually picked up a book and sat down in the reading room next door. She appeared to be flipping through it, but in reality, she was looking at the content on the system screen. Soon, she learned about the information of this continent.

Her earlier guess was correct; this was indeed a continent extremely similar to Earth, and the origin of their civilization was closely related to Earth.

The historical records of this continent state that tens of thousands of years ago, gods descended upon the continent, spreading the seeds of civilization and bestowing upon the people unparalleled immortal arts, thus completely changing the entire continent, and the Divine Radiance Continent was born.