Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1394 Grand Master
"I still remember... the first head of the Head-Cutting Temple. She had completed the path of the blood sword and became the sharpest blade of the Astral Temple. I admired her will, so after she died, I took her here... Oh, of course not her soul, just her record."

A book floated over at Wen Rong's beckoning and fell into her hands.

"Through reading this record, I basically understand all the advantages and disadvantages of the Blood Sword Path. Unfortunately, I can't make any improvements to it. But seeing you, it's obvious that the modification has been successful? If we really fight to the death... maybe it would be better to let you become my collection?"

Ning Ke looked at Wen Rong sitting high on the bookshelf, and his rationality gradually suppressed his surging and violent instincts.

Killing Wen Rong would not solve the problem, but she could close the Infinite Library, and she had to buy time. The top visitors of the distribution center knew that the tyrants who ruled the distribution center were conducting some special research, but these studies disappeared after their deaths. Even after that, the visitors tried to study the things they faced on their own, but encountered some unknown obstacles.

The Star Realm Temple is well aware of this, because its founder Shi Tong is one of the few people who can keep more records. However, even if she can, she cannot pass on the messages, just like the shielding effect of the distribution center itself.

That is the legacy of the tyrant whose name has been blocked. Although he has died long ago, the boundless library he built is forever drifting outside of time and space. There are often some suitable tourists who are simply full of curiosity and a spirit of exploration who are chosen by it without knowing it, and walk for it to conceal those secrets.

Even though there were countless geniuses in the gathering place, they were ultimately restricted by their status as tourists and could not freely search for the Infinite Library, nor could they completely destroy it. This was actually the first time Ning Ke had seen this place.

"Wen Rong will fight you." Wen Rong said with a smile.

"You're going to hide behind others forever?" Ning Ke snorted coldly, "You don't think you can hide forever, do you?"

"Hide? No, you have gone through many tests and reached the fifth level. Why do you have such a thought?" Wen Rong pointed at himself and said with a smile, "This is the only way for you to gain the qualification to meet the throne. If you want to kill the king, why can't you overcome difficulties and obstacles and come before the king? At the beginning, your predecessors also defeated all our elite subordinates and faced us head-on. As a latecomer, don't you have the intention to follow suit?"

"You are openly trying to justify your hostage-taking. You are indeed the most secretive person. But it doesn't matter. I will keep hunting you down. The Temple of the Head Severed, the Star Realm Temple, and even the entire distribution center. All the tourists will hunt you down forever."

"Very good. Without this kind of spirit, you will die soon." Wen Rong clapped her hands gently. "But let me say this in advance - you may not be able to pass Wen Rong's test."

The azure library shattered, and the black and white light fell back into the stopped world. Ning Ke suddenly realized that he was still in front of the locked window, and the blue light in the window gap had disappeared. Instead, in the still world, the lock on the window slowly disappeared and then slowly opened.

"Time... why hasn't it resumed flowing?" Ning Ke's expression became increasingly serious, and after the window opened, Wen Rong was already standing behind the window, holding the keyhole.

"You are the enemy. I had this feeling the first time I saw you. You are coming for me." Wen Rong said with a hint of nervousness, "Just because I don't like fighting doesn't mean I can't fight. I don't have the skills to control time, but if you use it, don't blame me for fighting back."

Ning Ke felt that the "time count" stored in the chaotic timepiece had not decreased. In other words, within the stopped time, she was no longer the controller. Instead, Wen Rong became the controller of time, so she could also move freely.

"I'm warning you one last time. It's not too late to leave now... The power of the keyhole is very strong. I don't want to make enemies with anyone unless it is necessary. On the other hand, if I really make an enemy, I must kill the other person. You should have the same idea, right?" Wen Rong forced a smile.

Ning Ke frowned.

Those who were previously bewitched by the legacy poison would basically ignore the many anomalies brought about by the influence of the "Boundless Library" in all their cognition, turn a blind eye to them, and even take it for granted that this is part of their own thinking, and there has never been an exception.

Wen Rong's behavior is also completely consistent with this state, but under the influence of the "Boundless Library", Wen Rong can actually say "It's not too late to leave now"? If she really carried out its orders unintentionally, then Wen Rong should have taken action by now, right?

Without thinking about the reason, Ning Ke immediately made a judgment that it was she, the new generation of the quasi-palace master of the Head-Cutting Temple, who modified the process of the Blood Sword Road, otherwise she would also launch an attack without hesitation under the drive of her engraved instinct.

"Pause, this is Grand Tutor Qin's residence." Ning Ke said this and slowly suppressed the murderous intent surging in his body.

"Pause, not stop here, right? It seems we will have a fight." Wen Rong used the keyhole to gently draw a line in the air, "If it weren't for the special occasion, maybe there wouldn't be this pause?"

In an instant, time resumed its flow. The heavily armored soldiers suddenly realized that Ning Ke was gone. They were a little surprised and quickly turned their heads. They found Ning Ke standing in front of the window and looking at Wen Rong.

"I need to be present when this person meets with Grand Tutor Qin." Ning Ke said, "This matter is of great importance. You can report it to your superiors, but I must participate—"

"It doesn't matter."

The ground trembled slightly. Ning Ke turned around upon hearing the sound and bowed slightly towards the corridor. The heavily armored soldiers also stood up. As the armor made it inappropriate for them to bend over, they all saluted.

Zu Ming’s huge armored body was quite conspicuous, but people’s salutes were naturally not directed at him.

Next to Zu Ming stood a tall, vigorous old man. He didn't even have many white hairs, and only the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes showed that he was old. The purple-black robe seemed a little small on him. He had no extra ornaments on him, only ten bright golden military symbols hanging on his belt.

Qin Zhong, the Grand Tutor of the Great Wei, walked in with dignity and solemnity, as if he was just inspecting the palace, but no one dared to make a noise at this time.

On Qin Zhong's left and right were a man and a woman, both around forty years old, each wearing light armor. The man had his hair tied up with a cloud crown, and his armor was engraved with scenes of the rising sun and setting moon; the woman had her hair tied into a bun with thorn ropes, and her robe was embroidered with patterns of the vicissitudes of life.

These two people were the ones in charge of the Tian Jue Formation and the Di Lie Formation. Ning Ke knew them.

"Grand Master." Ning Ke opened her mouth to say something, but Grand Master Qin just waved at her and then looked at Wen Rong behind the window.

"My dear guest, now that I am here, why don't you step out and tell me about your discovery?"

Wen Rong nodded, glanced at Ning Ke, and walked out of the room.

"Greetings, Grand Master." Wen Rong bowed slightly to Grand Master Qin. "During this extraordinary period, I wanted to meet with you, so I had to take some extraordinary measures. Please forgive me."

Master Qin walked up to him and stood still. He was tall, only slightly shorter than Zu Ming next to him. He looked down at him, giving him a strong sense of oppression. "I wonder how you managed to get through the blockade outside the city and enter Guanyuan City? This is related to the safety of the city. This matter may be as important as the law of that person."

"Uh... this is my personal method. Grand Master, don't worry. No one else can use the same method except me."

"This is quite dangerous. You'd better not say this in front of others." After saying this, Grand Tutor Qin looked at Ning Ke again, "Since Juntian is also concerned about this matter, we can come together. This is related to the Great Wei and even the human race. Even if I make this decision alone, it may cause dissatisfaction from many parties."

"Let's go to the silent hall." Zu Ming said, "The Grand Master has made arrangements. Please move."

Wen Rong nodded, and Master Qin left first. Ning Ke stared at Wen Rong's movements, and Wen Rong could only shrug. In this inexplicably tense place, everyone came to the silent hall.

It was called the Silent Hall because it was built with a special formation. All sounds and lights inside and outside the hall were completely isolated and could not communicate with each other. It was the safest place to discuss matters. Only the most important things would be discussed here, because... the "isolation" of the Silent Hall was not simple.

When Ning Ke stepped into the hall, something suddenly occurred to her mind. She suddenly turned her head and glanced at the door of the silent hall. Just now, she thought she had only heard of the silent hall but had never been here. But now she remembered that she had been to the silent hall twice. The first time was to deliver a secret letter from the capital, and the second time was another task that Grand Tutor Qin had secretly assigned to her when she was on patrol.

Guan Yuan has already done research on the laws of man? No wonder they came here to discuss it. Apart from the first person who made the discovery, if all subsequent research on this was moved to the silent hall, then there would indeed be no news leaked.

At this moment, Wen Rong's figure suddenly froze.

She looked at her hands in disbelief, then touched her head.

"how……"

"Hmm? If you have any questions, feel free to ask. There is nothing unspeakable in the silent hall." Grand Master Qin walked to a chair and sat down, and the others also sat down. It seemed that they were already quite familiar with this place, and Ning Ke even subconsciously found a seat to sit down. The teapot on the table was still hot, and there was a plate of snacks.

Wen Rong was a little confused when she heard what Grand Tutor Qin said, but she still remembered what she had to do. She took out the keyhole and cut a hole in her arm, and took out the Law of Man designed by Qiu Suying.

"The law of man is here."

Seeing her take it out so straightforwardly, several generals were a little surprised. They originally thought that Wen Rong came into the city in such a manner and then asked to see Master Qin in order to put forward some other conditions.

"I'm sorry, Grand Master, my mind is a little confused right now. I have written down the Law of Man, you can take a look at it first, if there is anything you don't understand... I can help you solve your doubts." She handed over the scroll-like law, and Grand Master Qin took it and pointed to the side: "Please sit down, I'm afraid I will have to look at this for a while."

Wen Rong nodded and sat down beside Grand Tutor Qin. Ning Ke was still staring at her, but now she didn't pay much attention to his gaze.

Yes, the moment she stepped through the door, Wen Rong felt that something unclear was torn out of her mind, as if someone had lifted a thick curtain in her mind, and some inexplicable connection was cut off. She suddenly realized how abnormal her previous intense reaction to Ning Ke was, but at this moment, even the Soul Mirror could not give her any response.

What it is?
Wen Rong couldn't tell. If the formation in this scene wasn't indeed unique, she probably wouldn't even be able to cut off the connection, and she wouldn't be able to have this moment of clarity.

The only thing that can do this and establish a connection between her and that unknown power is probably the most magical prop she has - the keyhole.

Wen Rong held the key tightly. At this moment, she clearly felt that the key was "adapting" to the situation inside the Hall of Silence. Nothing could prevent it from opening and closing. Wen Rong had experienced its magic countless times, but now she could only feel fear.

A sentence that had almost faded from her memory flashed through her mind.

"If you give up something, you will gain something. If you are willing to give up your possessions, you will be able to save your life in the future."

Just when Wen Rong was at a loss, she suddenly heard Master Qin beside her ask, "Why are you shaking? Are you nervous?"

"I--" Wen Rong didn't know how to start for a moment. Her eyes moved from Grand Tutor Qin to Ning Ke.

Yes, Ning Ke must know what’s wrong with her. She just needs to ask for help here. After all, this is inside the Silent Hall. Some magical things here make her realize her problem, so she will definitely be able to find an opportunity.

But the moment Wen Rong opened her mouth, she couldn't say anything. The strange thing was clearly in her mind, but she couldn't express it in words or write it down.

However, Ning Ke had already noticed something was wrong when her expression changed a few times. Combining her own experience with the nature of the "Boundless Library", she immediately guessed Wen Rong's current situation, but guessing it didn't mean she could solve it. In the past, various organizations have tried to rescue tourists selected by the Boundless Library, but they all failed without exception, because before cognitive induction, the Boundless Library first implemented the effect of shielding itself, so not many people would remember this. It's good that the Silent Hall can temporarily isolate the influence of the library, but this won't last long. I don't know how many times this plan has been tried.

At this moment, Wen Rong tremblingly took out the Soul-Reflecting Mirror from his arms and touched the mirror with the key.

"Blood disaster...blood disaster!"

"Hey! Girl!"

Several demon kings immediately rushed out of the mirror and surrounded Wen Rong in the form of souls. But Master Qin was not panicked when he saw this, because he recognized these seven demon kings and had heard about their disappearance in Qingyun Temple.

"Master, the girl did some strange things unconsciously, but she thought it was normal. Maybe she encountered something extraordinary." A demon king said hurriedly.

Master Qin glanced at Wen Rong, but with his eyesight, he couldn't see anything strange. After Wen Rong opened the seal of the Soul Reflection Mirror, he looked inside and found that he couldn't contact Qiu Suying, so he dropped the key, raised his head, and pointed at Ning Ke: "You-you know-"

"Disrupting the time." Ning Ke stopped time immediately, then drew his sword and rushed to Wen Rong. After cutting off the connection with the Infinite Library and throwing away the keyhole, there was no chance to immediately counter her time stop. Everyone, including Master Qin and the Demon King, were stopped at this moment.

She knew that she might be facing the most important decision in her life—as a prospective palace master, as someone who inherited the will to continue revenge against the tyrant.