Reborn as the Candle Dragon, I became the strongest academy guardian beast.

Opening the "Burning Longevity Secrets," the first page contains three taboos written in blood.

"The core of this technique is to exchange lifespan for cultivation and combat power."

Those who are afraid of death should not follow this example!

"Those who have no deep-seated hatred should not learn this!"

"If you learn this method, you will have no chance of achieving immortality. Your life is like a candle flame; once it burns out, it will be extinguished. If you are not aware that death is inevitable, do not learn it!"

After reading it, Chu Yunfeng was overjoyed.

Burning lifespan? Isn't this the perfect technique for him?

In the vast Scripture Repository, this is probably the only technique that does not require spiritual energy!

Chu Yunfeng immediately opened the book "The Longevity Burning Manual".

The first chapter of the technique is called "Blood Burning Secret Technique," which allows one to exchange their lifespan for a short-term surge in combat power.

After reading it, Chu Yunfeng tried circulating the Blood Burning Secret Technique.

In an instant, a surge of scorching heat rose from his dantian and flowed along his meridians to his palm.

A faint crimson light ignited in Chu Yunfeng's palm as he raised his hand and struck the stone wall beside him.

A deafening roar!

A clear palm print was deeply etched into the hard stone wall, and the cracks spread several feet outwards before stopping.

"Such immense power!"

Chu Yunfeng looked down at his palm and sighed.

That palm strike just now only burned three months of his lifespan, yet his combat power tripled.

And so on, four months is four times, and ten months is ten times.

However, ten times is already the limit he can currently achieve.

To break through this limit, one must cultivate the "Blood Burning Secret Technique" to the second level.

Next comes the main body of the "Longevity Burning Technique".

Burning lifespan directly translates into cultivation points!

"Let's just burn it out for five years."

Chu Yunfeng took a deep breath and began to burn his lifespan.

He could clearly feel his life force being consumed little by little, being transformed into his own power.

At the same time, his aura began to rise steadily.

Third order, double.

Third order, fourth level.

Third tier, fifth level!

"Not enough, let's do another five years."

Chu Yunfeng circulated his cultivation technique again, burning off another five years of his lifespan.

His aura surged again, jumping from the fifth level of the third tier to the seventh level of the third tier.

After burning through ten years of his lifespan, Chu Yunfeng's face had become noticeably paler, and his lips had lost their color.

That's all for today.

Chu Yunfeng murmured as he repaired his body with the [Undying Black Coffin].

He is currently in the ruins and may encounter danger at any time. To be on the safe side, he cannot expend too much energy at once.

After putting away the "Burning Longevity Technique," Chu Yunfeng left the Scripture Storage Pavilion.

……

"Old Kong!"

As soon as Chu Yunfeng stepped out of the Hidden Merit Pavilion, he saw a familiar figure.

Sensing the lingering aura of breakthrough emanating from Kong Bowen, Chu Yunfeng couldn't help but show a delighted expression: "You've broken through to the fourth level of the third tier? Not bad, you actually broke through three realms in one go!"

"It's alright."

Kong Bowen scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.

The books from the ancient tribes had similarities to those from the Great Xia Dynasty, yet they also offered completely different perspectives, from which he gained a great deal.

Unfortunately, there were simply too many books in the library, and even with his best efforts, he could only manage to skim through a small portion of them.

I wish I could take the books inside with me...

The moment Kong Bowen had this idea.

Suddenly, the library behind him emitted a low tremor.

Cracks spread across the ground, and the next moment, the enormous library rose from the ground, rapidly shrinking and spinning towards Kong Bowen to the astonishment of the two.

Kong Bowen subconsciously opened his palm, and the shrunken library steadily landed in his palm.

"What's going on...?"

Kong Bowen stood there stunned, completely bewildered by what had happened.

Just then, a semi-transparent phantom appeared in front of him.

He was an elderly man with white hair, dressed in a scholar's robe with wide sleeves hanging down. He smiled and looked at Kong Bowen with admiration in his eyes.

The old man stroked his long, white beard and smiled with satisfaction, "I never imagined that in this world where martial arts reign supreme, there would still be people who love reading!"

"Excellent, excellent!"

The old man raised his hand and pointed to the library in Kong Bowen's hand, saying, "This library is one of the treasures of our Luoyun Sect. It contains nearly a million books left by our ancient ancestors. The library can be enlarged or shrunk at will, and the speed of time flowing inside is one-tenth of the speed outside. Now, I will give it to you."

"Is the flow of time one-tenth of that outside?"

Kong Bowen immediately showed a surprised expression.

Doesn't that mean that his reading and cultivation speed in the library can be ten times faster than outside?

That's awesome!

"Thank you very much, senior!" Kong Bowen quickly clasped his hands in gratitude.

The old man nodded slightly: "We met by chance, it's fate that we met. If there's an opportunity..."

The old man sighed: "My Luoyun Sect was destroyed by a demonic sect called the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. If you ever encounter this inhuman sect, just kill it with your sword for me."

"The Ten Thousand Demons Sect..." Kong Bowen nodded solemnly, silently memorizing the name.

"Thank you for your company, young friend. My wish has been fulfilled. I shall take my leave now."

The old man's voice became somewhat ethereal, and his figure grew increasingly illusory.

"Wait a moment, senior!" Kong Bowen suddenly called out to the old man, "Senior, I have something I'd like to ask you."

The old man nodded: "Please speak freely."

"What I want to ask is..." Kong Bowen hesitated for a moment before saying, "Do the scholars of the ancient tribes also practice martial arts?"

As he spoke, his gaze couldn't help but fall on the old man's robust figure.

The old man was over eight feet tall, even taller than him, and his wide scholar's robe could not conceal his bulging muscles.

Upon hearing this, the old man laughed heartily, and the outline of his muscles could be vaguely seen rising and falling with his movements beneath his wide Confucian robe.

"Of course. Although we are scholars, there are times when we can't reason with some fools. In such cases, the only way is to win them over with virtue!"

After saying this, the old man took out a book from his wide Confucian robe and handed it to Kong Bowen: "This book is called 'Lunyu' (抡语), and it was written by me. If you don't mind, please take it."

Kong Bowen reached out and took the book, "Lunyu," and said gratefully, "Thank you, senior."

The old man smiled and said nothing more.

When Kong Bowen came to his senses and looked up, the ethereal figure swayed slightly and vanished with the wind.