Conquer the game world

Chapter 86 Library

"Sure, you want to have a match, right? No problem." As expected, Ye Feng readily agreed to the duel.

Lin Dong, standing to the side, sighed deeply. This junior brother Ye Feng seemed to be quite arrogant. But that was fine too; tempering his sharp edge wasn't necessarily a bad thing for a new disciple. With that thought in mind, Lin Dong said no more.

"Junior Brother Ye Feng is indeed quick-witted and straightforward." Seeing that Ye Feng had agreed, Qiu Jian was secretly pleased. Kid, I'll make you regret this later.

“However, junior brother, I have a suggestion. What do you think?” Qiu Jian continued, “Since this competition is going to have a winner and a loser, why don’t we bet on something? Otherwise, it’s not very interesting.”

At this moment, Qiu Jian suggested that this was actually part of the original plan. The intention was not only to teach Ye Feng a lesson, but also to make Ye Feng give away all ten Xuan Yuan Pills he had obtained.

"Oh?" Hearing Qiu Jian's words, Ye Feng was even more certain that someone was coming to cause him trouble. Otherwise, it would be impossible for someone to come to him on his very first day of training and even make a bet with him. But it was just right. Although Ye Feng did not want to be too high-profile, he was not the kind of person who would let others bully him. It just so happened that Qiu Jian had already come to Ye Feng's doorstep to bully him.

"What do you think we should bet on, Senior Brother?" Ye Feng asked.

"I've fallen for your trap," Qiu Jian thought gleefully. "This guy is so naive. He didn't even object to our bet."

“I heard that Junior Brother obtained ten Profound Origin Pills during the assessment. I happen to have ten here as well. How about we use these as the wager?” Qiu Jian suggested.

"Junior brother, don't listen to him." Lin Dong had originally decided not to get involved, but when he saw that Qiu Jian was trying to trick Ye Feng out of his Xuan Yuan Pills, he couldn't stand it anymore and said sarcastically to Qiu Jian, "Senior brother, if it's a competition, then it's a competition. Why make a bet? How can I, a junior brother who has just entered the sect, beat you? Wouldn't this be giving away ten Xuan Yuan Pills to you for nothing?"

"Junior brother, it's just ten Xuan Yuan Pills, nothing too valuable. Surely Junior Brother Ye Feng has the guts to back out?" Qiu Jian quickly flattered Ye Feng, afraid that Ye Feng would change his mind and refuse.

However, Qiu Jian was overthinking things. When Ye Feng heard that Qiu Jian wanted to bet ten Xuan Yuan Pills, he was overjoyed. Although the Xuan Yuan Pills didn't seem to be of much use to him now, he could still sell them for money. It would be stupid not to take advantage of such a good deal.

“Alright, ten Profound Origin Pills, right? I’ll bet with you,” Ye Feng replied.

"That's impressive! Junior brother, you really have guts!" Qiu Jian said with a smile.

"I wonder how we shall compete, and where shall we compete?" Ye Feng asked. Although he had agreed to the competition, the current location was clearly not suitable for it.

"Junior brother, you may not know this, but the Yanluo Sect has a special competition venue, the Challenge Room. This is recorded in the jade slip you received. You can take a look and you'll see." Seeing that Ye Feng had agreed to the competition, Qiu Jian was in a good mood and took the initiative to explain to Ye Feng.

Ye Feng then channeled his power into the jade slip again to check the situation. Initially, Ye Feng at least scanned the contents of the jade slip, focusing only on his residence and whether he had the Rejuvenating Purple Pill. There were many omissions and oversights in other contents.

Ye Feng carefully examined the introduction to the Challenge Room. It turned out that the Challenge Room was specifically used for disciples of the Yanluo Sect to spar. After all, if you want to know how well you are doing in your cultivation, finding someone to fight you directly is the most direct way to reflect the situation. That is the purpose of the Challenge Room.

Once the challenge room opens, the two participants will enter a virtual space where they can fight freely. Even if they die in this space, it will not cause any physical damage. This way, they don't have to worry about their life or death and can fight to the death without restraint, showcasing their strongest abilities.

Ye Feng and Qiu Jian agreed to meet at the challenge room at noon the next day for their duel, and only then did Qiu Jian leave satisfied.

“Junior Brother Ye Feng, why did you agree to the bet?” Lin Dong was slightly dissatisfied that Ye Feng did not listen to his advice. “This Qiu Jian is ranked 105th, and that was a long time ago. Just now it seems that he has broken through to the Spirit Form Realm. In that case, he will definitely be able to break into the top 100 in the next assessment.”

"It's unwise of you to gamble with him."

Lin Dong said dejectedly, "Especially for newcomers like you, it's best not to gamble with senior students after you come in. Competitions are fine, but you can refuse to gamble. Actually, in the Yanluo Sect, it's very common for senior students to gamble and exploit new students, but you almost never see a new student win. Often, those new students think they're very capable just because they're here, but how could they possibly be a match for the senior students?" "Senior Brother Lin Dong, thank you for your reminder," Ye Feng said with a smile. "However, I'm still very confident in dealing with Qiu Jian, so don't worry."

"Damn it, you're confident? Are you out of your mind? Didn't you hear what I just said? They can rank in the top 100, you understand?" Lin Dong cursed Ye Feng a thousand times in his mind. It seems that Ye Feng is really blind and too arrogant.

"Since you've already agreed, I wish you victory, Junior Brother." Although he cursed Ye Feng in his heart, Lin Dong didn't show it on the surface and said with a smile.

"By the way, Senior Brother Lin Dong, I have a question I'd like to ask. Have you ever heard of the famous elixir of the Yanluo Sect, the Rejuvenating Purple Pill?" At this moment, Ye Feng asked the question that he was most concerned about.

"The Rejuvenating Purple Pill?" Lin Dong had heard of this pill before, but he was puzzled as to why Ye Feng would ask about it for no reason. However, judging from Ye Feng's expression, Lin Dong knew that Ye Feng would not tell him the reason, so he did not ask any further questions.

“Senior brother has heard of it, but I have never seen it in the two years I have been in Yanluo Sect. Senior brother doesn’t know the specifics either. Junior brother, why don’t you go to the library and check the books? Perhaps there will be a record of it,” Lin Dong replied.

Upon hearing this result, Ye Feng frowned. Lin Dong had been in Yanluo Sect for two years and had never seen it before. This meant that the production of the Rejuvenating Purple Pill was definitely limited, and it was certainly controlled by the higher-ups, not falling into the hands of these disciples. This was a situation that Ye Feng did not want to see.

However, Ye Feng still decided to go to the library. Although he felt the chances were slim, he wouldn't let any opportunity pass him by. It would be even better if he could find some information about the Rejuvenating Purple Pill.

The library here is much larger than the one Ye Feng saw at the Star Dust Sect. It contains tens of thousands of different secret techniques, densely packed on the bookshelves.

Ye Feng showed the jade slip to the old man guarding the gate. The jade slip was proof of identity for the Yanluo Sect. With the jade slip, one could freely enter the library to view books. Of course, there were restrictions on taking books out.

Although there were many books in the library, most of them were cultivation techniques and secret manuals. These books were the most tempting for newly initiated disciples. Who wouldn't want to cultivate a powerful technique? At this time, many newly initiated disciples were already selecting cultivation techniques and secret manuals. However, Ye Feng was naturally not interested in these books. He only came here to look at books about pills.

There are far fewer books on elixirs than on cultivation techniques, but there are still over a thousand. Compared to the bustling bookshelves of cultivation techniques and secret manuals, this place is deserted and there isn't a single disciple here. This is not surprising. Generally, if senior disciples are interested in the books on elixirs here, they will definitely choose one and borrow it directly. And since few people read the secret manuals on elixirs to begin with, new disciples are even less likely to spend their time on them. It's not strange that there is no one here.

Ye Feng needed to consult numerous books to research information about the Rejuvenating Purple Pill, so he naturally wouldn't choose to borrow books to take back and read them. Ye Feng's current authority only allowed him to borrow one book at a time, and if he had to go back and read them one by one, who knows how long it would take. So Ye Feng picked up a book at random and simply sat on the ground to start reading.

Among the many new disciples, Ye Feng's action of not looking at the cultivation manuals but instead looking at the pill manuals naturally attracted a lot of attention. Even the old man guarding the gate couldn't help but glance at Ye Feng a few more times.

"Isn't that the guy who ranked second in the assessment? What's wrong with him? Why isn't he choosing a proper cultivation technique? Is he going to refine pills instead?" some new disciples said in confusion.

Alchemy is a difficult profession to enter. It not only requires talent but also consumes a lot of resources during the process. Not to mention anything else, the resources consumed are not something that just anyone can afford. On the contrary, alchemists who put in so much effort often have a shorter lifespan than martial artists who have achieved success in their cultivation because they neglect their training. Therefore, although alchemists have a high status, not many people are willing to choose to do this profession. At this moment, seeing Ye Feng's actions, these new disciples were suspicious. Could this guy also do alchemy? That's too incredible!

"This guy thinks he's so great just because he got second place in the assessment. He even dares to dream of refining pills. I think he's just daydreaming," a new disciple mocked.

Ye Feng paid no attention to the stares of the crowd. His focus was entirely on the book in his hands, carefully searching for any information about the Rejuvenating Purple Pill. He flipped through the pages at lightning speed, quickly finishing the entire book. Ye Feng then put the book back and casually picked up another one to continue reading.

"Look, this guy is just pretending. Look at how fast he flips through the pages, he's not even paying attention. He thinks he can learn alchemy like this? Alchemists are a dime a dozen for him." The new disciples were even more convinced after seeing Ye Feng's actions.

However, Ye Feng ignored them all. After a while, these people got bored and stopped paying attention to Ye Feng. Soon, these new disciples had all chosen their secret manuals and left. Gradually, it got dark. After dark, all the luminous stones used for lighting in the library lit up, illuminating the entire library. The library did not have a rule that disciples could not read at night, but there were almost no disciples who actually read in the library at night. At this time, only the old gatekeeper and Ye Feng remained in the entire library.

Ye Feng continued to flip through the books in his hands at a rapid pace, and the number of books he had read was increasing.

(End of this chapter)