Test-Chapter 15: Pulling Out the Chains

Chapter 15: Pulling Out the Chains

Books of various kinds were placed on the shelves, some were about Cultivation Techniques and Battle Skills, others about the continent’s geography, history, and literature. But it was clear that the Cultivation Techniques and Battle Skills were the ones flipped through the most.

As for the books introducing the culture and geography of the Guiyuan Continent, they were much newer compared to those Cultivation Techniques and Battle Skills.

Shen Yan’s first action was to read the books that recorded information about the Guiyuan Continent.

Although she had all the original owner’s memories, it was still far from enough. She had to quickly learn all the basic knowledge about the Guiyuan Continent.

The Guiyuan Continent was divided into five major regions in total.

They are: the Eastern Domain, the Southern Domain, the Western Domain, the Northern Domain, and the Central Domain.

The place she was in now belonged to the border of the Western Domain. The Western Domain was also known as the ‘Pingze Western Region’, and it was the region with the overall weakest strength among the five major domains.

The Pingze Western Region had various major powers, such as sects, academies, kingdoms, alliances, mercenary groups, Auctions, and so on.

Kingdoms were further divided into nine levels.

And the Nangxiao Kingdom belonged to the eighth level, which was relatively weak.

There were many academies in the Pingze Western Region, and the ‘Western Regions Academy’ was the top academy in the Pingze Western Region. Her younger brother, Shen Huai, had gone there to study.

Shen Huai was not only a cultivation genius but also a genius Summoner. He had summoned a Divine Beast named the Vermilion Bird from an Alien World at the age of thirteen. So, he was immediately noticed by the Western Regions Academy and taken there.

Moreover, when Shen Huai was thirteen, his Cultivation Level had broken through to Xuan Rank Three.

He was several minor stages higher than even the current Shen Xue.

However, the most stark contrast was between Shen Yan and Shen Huai.

They were originally twins, yet the older sister was not only foolish but also a good-for-nothing, while the younger brother was a top genius among geniuses.

Shen Yan’s thoughts reached this point, and she recalled the scenes between Shen Huai and the original owner. Shen Huai never looked down on his sister for being a good-for-nothing, but he was also quite taciturn and introverted. The two siblings rarely met because Shen Tianhao often took him out for training trips, sometimes for more than half a month or even several months.

She lowered her gaze slightly and looked at the content described in the book.

She had to firmly establish her footing in the Shen Family, and then personally take revenge for the original owner.

She read for several hours straight.

She had almost finished reading all the books on the first floor of the Library Pavilion.

The Shen Family disciples who were also in the Library Pavilion saw Shen Yan flipping through the pages so quickly and wore strange expressions on their faces. Shen Yan looked serious, but the problem was she was reading so fast, wasn’t she just skimming through it?

“I really don’t know what the family head was thinking, letting her come to the Library Pavilion to study? We have to work hard to complete tasks just to earn a little bit of time here…”

“She must have begged the Young Master to pull strings for her!”

“That makes sense. The Young Master dotes on her so much, even more than on the Eldest Young Lady.”

“After all, the Eldest Young Lady is only the Young Master’s adopted daughter. He definitely plays favorites! I truly feel for the Eldest Young Lady; she is so excellent and kind-hearted…”

As they kept talking, the looks the Shen Family disciples gave Shen Yan became increasingly disdainful and disgusted.

They wished Shen Yan was the adopted one and Shen Xue was their Shen Family’s true Eldest Young Lady!

Right at that moment, Shen Yan finished the last page, closed the book, then looked coldly at those disciples. “Do you want to have rotten mouths?”

Upon hearing this, the faces of those disciples changed slightly, and they instantly fell silent, not daring to make a sound.

After Shen Yan went up to the second floor of the Library Pavilion, those disciples seemed to realize something, and their expressions turned embarrassed. Were they actually scared of a good-for-nothing just now? No, definitely not! They were just afraid of the Young Master backing her!

They comforted themselves in their hearts.

Shen Yan went up to the second floor of the Library Pavilion, intending to find some Cultivation Techniques and Battle Skills to look at.

Soon, she fancied a Cultivation Technique Battle Skill named ‘Meteor Fire Fist’. It belonged to the lowest tier… the Huang rank technique.

“Meteor Fire Fist?”

If it involved fire, given her current condition, it should be more suitable.

Because she had a Fire Element Ability. Combining it with this rather mysterious Cultivation Technique Battle Skill might unleash a more powerful attack.

Just as she was about to open it, she suddenly sensed the man inside her Extraordinary Ability Space waking up. Her hand paused slightly.

Then, the man’s lazy voice, mixed with some hoarseness and a careless tone, rang out in her Sea of Consciousness.

“Come in.”

Shen Yan: “Why?”

The man spoke calmly. “Help me with something. I’ll trade you the information about the Blood-Devouring Pearl for it.”

When Shen Yan heard ‘Blood-Devouring Pearl’, a flicker passed through her eyes. She asked in a low voice, “Now?”

“Yes.”

“Can’t it wait a bit?”

“It’s already too late.”

Hearing this, she could only agree.

To enter the Extraordinary Ability Space, her whole body had to go inside, so it was extremely risky. She had keenly sensed that there were likely two or more mysterious powerful cultivators secretly stationed within the Library Pavilion.

If they discovered her secret of having an Extraordinary Ability Space, it would be troublesome.

But the information about the Blood-Devouring Pearl was very important. She couldn’t miss it.

“Hurry up.” His voice grew even hoarser, seeming somewhat impatient, yet also mixed with an indescribable pain.

Hearing this, Shen Yan frowned slightly, then quickly and silently walked to a secluded corner among the bookshelves as fast as she could.

When the gaze(s) of those secretly guarding shifted away from her, Shen Yan immediately entered the Extraordinary Ability Space.

As soon as Shen Yan entered, she saw the man of breathtaking beauty already sitting up on the soft couch. His exposed skin had an unnatural paleness tinged with red. His ink-black hair and red robe tangled messily. His deep, cold eyes stared fixedly at Shen Yan.

He lightly hooked a finger.

Shen Yan was instantly restrained by an invisible force and thrown toward the man. It was too fast, she almost stumbled and fell. She used one hand to brace against the floor to avoid kneeling before him.

Shen Yan looked up with displeasure, just in time to meet his handsome face, now magnified twofold. His warm breath was aggressively invading her space, making her heart give a violent jolt.

He suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.

“What do you want to do?” Shen Yan’s frown deepened. She stared at him coldly, feeling quite unhappy in her heart.

Feng Xingyao: “I’ll borrow your hand to help me pull out the sealing chains.”

“I can touch these? You’re not planning to make me a sacrificial lamb to unlock your sealing chains, are you?” Shen Yan immediately became alert, her dark eyes completely cold. Because yesterday she heard Jiuzhuan say that forcefully touching these sealing chains could kill someone.

She tried to pull her hand back.

But he pulled her even closer.

If others saw this scene, they would definitely have the illusion that she was currently being held in his embrace.

Feng Xingyao raised an eyebrow slightly. Like a demon toying with the world, he slowly leaned closer to her and gave a teasing smile. “It won’t take your life, but you will indeed have to pay a price. When you pull out the sealing chains, it can corrode your flesh. Getting information about the Blood-Devouring Pearl isn’t that easy. I’ll give you time to consider. Only three seconds.”