Chen Xuan had long considered venturing into the Forbidden Book Pavilion, though he had not yet put the thought into action.
If the manuals and secret techniques within the pavilion were protected by barriers just like the rest, he would still need to spend contribution points to exchange for them.
Of course, he could go in ahead of time to see which techniques were worth cultivating and how many contribution points were required for them.
With this in mind, Chen Xuan decided that once his cultivation session ended around midnight, he would slip into the Forbidden Book Pavilion to have a look.
For some reason—perhaps due to the sheer intensity of his cultivation, or perhaps from the mental exhaustion of his repeated clashes with the terrifying shock-grade soul-devouring beasts in the Soul-Hunting Forest—Chen Xuan felt an overwhelming wave of exhaustion as evening approached, and he drifted off to sleep without realizing it.
In his slumber, Chen Xuan was abruptly jolted awake by a low, deep beastly roar, one remarkably similar to the ferocious growl of the violent bear he had heard in the underground tunnels of Kunshi City.
Opening his eyes, Chen Xuan found that at some point he had left the Pagoda of the Eighteenfold Buddhist Realms. The room was deathly quiet, with faint starlight filtering through the window and casting a soft glow across the floor, creating a sense of profound mystery and tranquility.
Sensing that something was amiss, Chen Xuan rose from the bed and…
Chapter 3469