Eternal Life as False Emperor

Appearing before Zheng Yi was a vast space, akin to a large stadium.

This space was filled with bookshelves, each one fully stocked, nothing but books everywhere.

Fengg Xia covered her mouth and chuckled lightly; she’d seen reactions like Zheng Yi’s countless times.

The majority of cultivators in the Canglan Realm probably couldn’t imagine there being so many Golden Core Stage cultivators in this world.

"Elder Zheng, isn’t it overwhelming?" Fengg Xia asked with a smile.

Zheng Yi nodded frankly and said, "I’m just puzzled as to why there are so many."

Fengg Xia formed a spell with her fingers, and the entire Scripture Pavilion seemed to come alive.

All the bookshelves were moving according to a certain pattern.

Soon, a bookshelf appeared in front of Zheng Yi.

"Please take a look, Elder Zheng..." Fengg Xia pointed at the cultivation techniques on the bookshelf and began to introduce them to Zheng Yi.

It finally dawned on Zheng Yi why there were so many Golden Core Stage cultivation techniques.

Golden Core cultivators had already surpassed the initial stage of entering the cultivation realm.

They gradually formed their own ideas on how to cultivate.

At this point, they would realize that many cultivation techniques they practiced, despite being the crystallization of their predecessors’ wisdom,

may not fully suit them.

So many Golden Core Stage cultivators start seeking a path that better fits them.

Whether they succeed or fail, their experiences would be recorded.

Many Golden Core cultivators created more than one cultivation technique that suited them better.

These techniques vary in strength and cover all aspects.

Moreover, because many are purely created based on personal cultivation experiences, these techniques often do not suit others.

Even if two cultivators practice identical techniques and achieve similar accomplishments,

their personalities, cultivation habits, and lived experiences would lead them to create vastly different techniques.

Zheng Yi now fully understood why these techniques couldn’t be shown to ordinary disciples.

Cultivators who haven’t reached this level would find no way to extract the essence and discard the dross to improve themselves.

They might even end up obsessively pondering someone else’s technique.

"Thank you, Elder Fengg." Zheng Yi sincerely thanked her.

It turned out Fengg Xia’s earlier restraint wasn’t meant to target him, but was truly well-intentioned.

It seems that, apart from being somewhat straightforward, cultivators in this world do indeed have some merits.

After breaking through to the Golden Core Stage, one needs to chart a path that suits them better. It seems this isn’t something only he could think of.

"I won’t disturb Elder Zheng in your study of the secret manuals. If you need anything, please call me at any time." With those words, Fengg Xia gently patted Zheng Yi’s shoulder.

Instantly, a small array, only the size of a palm, flashed and disappeared on Zheng Yi’s shoulder.

"With this, Elder Zheng, you can freely control this level of the Scripture Pavilion."

She taught Zheng Yi a few gestures before leaving the Scripture Pavilion.

Zheng Yi initially thought, with so many Golden Core Stage techniques stored here, who knows how long it would take to look through them all.

However, after browsing a few, he couldn’t help but smile wryly and shake his head.

It’s true that the creators of these techniques were Golden Core Stage experts.

For most cultivators, reaching the Golden Core Stage is already an unattainable height.

But in the entire cultivation realm, the Golden Core Stage is just the initial step.

Though the techniques they created varied in quality, at least two-thirds of them had major issues.

Among the remaining third, at least more than half were suitable only for the creator themselves.

After filtering, a good number of them were very mediocre, with no flaws but also no remarkable features.

Genuinely worthy of reading, in this vast collection of thousands, there were just a handful.

In order to find one he’s genuinely interested in among this enormous amount of techniques,

Zheng Yi could only examine them one by one.

To Zheng Yi’s discerning eye, whether a technique was good or bad could be determined just by reading the heart method mantra at the beginning, so he worked relatively quickly.

Yet, compared to the tens of thousands of Golden Core Stage techniques displayed in the Scripture Pavilion, Zheng Yi’s speed was akin to an ant trying to move an elephant.

Despite repeating a tedious task, Zheng Yi didn’t find it boring.

Discovering a remarkably excellent technique among a pile of useless ones gave Zheng Yi a feeling akin to finding a treasure.

Because these techniques were crafted specifically by Golden Core cultivators for themselves,

every person’s thoughts and perspectives were completely different, allowing Zheng Yi to often see some miraculous angles.

This motivated him even more to seek out these techniques.

The Council Hall of Star Sea.

The elders had gathered once more.

"Did Elder Zheng really go to the Golden Core Area to study techniques?"

Fengg Xia’s face was flushed with excitement: "Yes, he used the Sect Leader Token, so I let him through."

Wang Haiwong complained: "You’re so inflexible. If Elder Zheng couldn’t produce it, were you planning to not let him go through?"

"Of course, the sect’s rules are here, and even the Sect Leader can’t break them easily." Fengg Xia replied earnestly.