Chapter Five: The Scripture Pavilion

  The Ji Family Compound, Scripture Depository Building.

  For over a decade, Ji Changkong had often fantasized about entering the Scripture Pavilion to browse through the scriptures in search of a way to gather his yuan energy.

  But when he really entered the Scripture Library today, he was somewhat at a loss...

  For years, every time Ji Changkong tried to gather yuan power, he could feel a mysterious pain in his body. The kind of heart-wrenching pain was so deep and intense that Ji Changkong often fainted halfway through.

  However, even so, Ji Changkong has never given up for seventeen years!

  As long as his body slightly recovered, Ji Changkong always continued to try again and again, enduring the piercing pain of gathering yuan force in his body...

  Many times, Ji Changkong could even faintly feel the yuan force circulating in his body, but as soon as this happened, a wave of unbearable severe pain would transmit to his brain, causing him to instantly lose consciousness!

  After waking up, there was still no sign of the yuan force flowing in his body, so Ji Changkong just thought that it was a wonderful illusion for an instant before he fainted.

  For seventeen years, no matter how many times he tried, the result was always the same.

  Perhaps it was because of this reason that Ji Changkong had been frail and sickly since childhood. The more he tried to gather his yuan energy, the worse his body became day by day. On many a deep night, in his dreams, Ji Changkong could feel the dull ache in his bones, only to be jolted awake by the pain!

  The young master of the Ji family had never been like this, even among his collateral descendants. Even if they couldn't gather yuan power immediately, they were all strong and healthy, rarely getting sick. Those who could already gather yuan power always felt comfortable and refreshed during the process, no one was as difficult as him, so painful and unbearable!

  The abnormality of Ji Changkong's body was unknown to anyone in the Ji family. Even his grandfather, Ji Yusheng, who had doted on him since childhood, tried repeatedly to gather yuan energy for him but to no avail, and eventually had to give up, acknowledging the painful fact that he could not become a Tian Shi.

  Everyone gave up, but Ji Changkong never gave up!

  For seventeen years, I don't know how many days and nights, Ji Changkong has been silently gathering yuan power alone, enduring the heart-wrenching pain, trying again and again until he passes out!

  Then, once the body recovers, it continues to struggle again, and faints again...

  One day, when Ji Changkong learned that the Ji family had a secret library where the heavenly secrets and techniques were stored, he made it his only hope. Today, he finally stood inside the library, looking at the rows of books, Ji Changkong had to take deep breaths constantly to keep himself calm and composed, lest he do something out of line.

  The first floor of the Scripture Hall has the most scrolls, with three rows of purple sandalwood bookshelves, on which are placed stacks and stacks of scriptures.

  However, Ji Changkong flipped through them and found that most of the scriptures placed on the purple sandalwood bookshelf were miscellaneous books that expounded on the realm of Tian Shi and described some basic cultivation principles.

  The authentic scriptures that truly record the secrets and techniques of Tian Shi's cultivation are only a small part, all placed on the smallest bookshelf in the eastern corner of this layer.

  At this time, the surrounding area was already crowded with young men from the Ji family, and it would not be easy for Ji Changkong to squeeze in.

  Ji Changkong looked at the Ji family's young men who had surrounded the east corner, making it impossible to get through. Just as she was thinking of a way to squeeze in, she felt a strong force coming from her left shoulder. Before she could react, Ji Changkong's body stumbled, and with a few "thuds", she retreated diagonally, lost her balance, and sat down on the ground with a thud.

  "Idiot, how dare you block my way!" Ji Chang Le coldly snorted, and with a slight delay, he used force to knock Ji Chang Kong to the ground. Only then did he look at Ji Chang Kong with disdain and sneer, "A useless thing like you dares to come to the Cang Jing Lou? Hmph, it was because of your dish of radish yesterday that I got scolded by Father! And during the assessment, you actually made our entire Ji family wait on an empty stomach for you! What kind of thing are you, Ji Chang Kong? You have a big nerve!"

  With that, Ji Chang Le again glanced at those surrounding the east corner of this floor, scrambling to read the first layer of Tian Shi's secret techniques and secrets, the collateral brothers of the Ji family, and then didn't dare waste time, "dang dang dang" went to the second floor of the Cang Jing Lou.

  After Ji Chang Le, Ji Chang Xiao, Ji Chang Sheng, Ji Yue Qing and Ji Xiao Lian, these direct descendants of the Ji family also came in.

  "Brother Chángkōng, you're here so early?" Ji Xiǎolián adorably stuck out her little tongue at Ji Chángkōng and waved her small hand in greeting.

  Just now getting up from the ground, Ji Changkong barely smiled at Ji Xiaolian and nodded, but didn't say much.

  Except for Xiǎo Lián, the other three people, Cháng Xiào, Cháng Shēng and Yuè Qíng didn't even give Cháng Kōng a second glance. Among them, Cháng Xiào and Cháng Shēng directly went upstairs with a "climbing" sound, while Yuè Qíng walked proudly with her head held high, pulling Xiǎo Lián towards the east corner of the first floor.

  Earlier, the first layer of Dongjiao Wei's waterlogged Ji family's collateral younger brother, seeing Ji Yueqing pulling Ji Xiaolian over, actually squeezed in, one by one, smiling and making way for Ji Yueqing and Ji Xiaolian to enter.

  The rules of the Ji family are very strict. Direct descendants have a much higher status in the family than collateral branches! Of course, Ji Changkong, who cannot gather yuan power, is an exception.

  Even if they are direct descendants, they cannot gather the original power to become a Tian Shi. In the Ji family where strength is spoken, they can only barely survive, holding their breath and swallowing their voices, without any way out.

  Ji Chang Xiao, Ji Chang Sheng, Ji Chang Le, Ji Yue Qing, and Ji Xiao Lian, the four direct grandchildren of Ji Yu Xing, were able to treat those collateral descendants of the Ji family with arrogance and disdain. Apart from their own direct lineage identity, the main reason was that they possessed far greater heavenly strength than the collateral descendants!

  Not to mention Ji Changxiao, Ji Changsheng and Ji Changle, the three young leaders of the Ji family who have always been high above, even Ji Yuqing and Ji Xiaolian, these two girls are more powerful than those collateral descendants.

  This year's trial, Ji Yuqing and Ji Xiaolian won fourth and fifth place respectively! Far surpassing their distant relatives!

  This is the capital of their arrogance and pride!

  The Ji family's house rules have one of the most important rules: Strength is supreme!

  Even if it's a collateral descendant, as long as there is the strength to surpass the direct descendants, they can also show off in front of the direct descendants, and no one dares to say anything!

  The family rules are there, and even Ji Changkong's grandfather Ji Yusheng and aunt Ji Yuanyun have to admit this fact, and can only use some subtle ways to fight for some benefits for Ji Changkong.

  "Brother Changkong, you come over too! Before we came, Father said that the secret books and techniques on this eastern corner bookshelf are truly useful, hurry up and come!" Ji Xiaolian stood at the eastern corner and waved her hand cutely at Ji Changkong, her small body leaning against Ji Yuqing's side as she tried to make room for Ji Changkong.

  Suddenly, the sharp gaze of the eastern corner of the Qi family's collateral descendants, like a killer, shot towards Qi Changkong. These people coldly stared at Qi Changkong, as if they meant to join forces and take down Qi Changkong the moment he agreed.

  They didn't dare say anything to Ji Xiaolian, they could only use their eyes to threaten Ji Changkong.

  The men of the Ji family were originally robust and tall, they had to squeeze together to make room for Ji Yuexiao and Ji Xiaolian, several big men were already tightly packed together, at this time if another Ji Changkong came in, I'm afraid they wouldn't just be stuck together - they'd have to hug each other!

  Think of a few robust young men hugging me and I hugging them, in an intimate manner, they themselves would feel disgusted!

  Ji Changkong still knew what was good for him, under the icy stares of those Ji family collateral brothers who seemed to want to kill someone, he smiled wryly and shook his head at Ji Xiaolian, politely declining: "Forget it, I'll just take a look around here first."

  "Xiao Lian, take a look at this 'Qing Lian Jue', it even has the character 'Lian' in it!" Afraid that Xiao Lian would be reckless, Ji Changkong had to let Ji Yueqing come in. Ji Yueqing hastily flipped out a book of heavenly secret techniques and handed it over to Xiao Lian.

  "Oh." Ji Xiaolian didn't persist anymore, her attention was immediately drawn to the "Qinglian Jue" in Ji Yuqing's hand.

  This year is Ji Xiaolian's first time coming over, everything in the Scripture Pavilion is so novel to her, so she quickly forgets about Ji Changkong standing alone at the outer station.

  Three days, I still have three days, there will definitely be an opportunity! Taking a deep breath, Ji Changkong clenched his fists tightly.