The next day Ryse stayed in the hotel room reading the alchemy book left behind by the old man. He was feeling a little under the weather and did not want to go out. He had dreamed something last night he was sure, But he could not remember the contents of the dream only three words remained in his thoughts.
["Do you dare?"]
Ryse pursed his lips he could not recognize the voice it was a strange mix of male and female and it echoed softly in his mind. He really wanted to know what he had seen and heard in the dream but no matter how he tried he just couldn't remember anything other those three words.
Ryse sighed placing the book back on the table, He could not concentrate on it all anyways. He stood up from the chair and walked over to window sitting on the couch next to it and staring at the lively street in a daze. The dream had occupied all his thoughts and focus and he did not notice the echoing restlessness deep inside his heart.
another passed and he saw a large group of cultivators heading east. That was where the immortal altar was, The thought suddenly struck his mind ' Oh damn...The soul shard'.
Ryse hurriedly grabbed the blue outer robe that was placed on the chair and ran outside. He followed the flow of cultivators and arrived at the large gates that were now open. His eyes suddenly noticed a group in grey robes who were checking the people before they entered. The security was tight after all this was one the most famous and crowded places every time it opened millions of people would come over.
Ryse wondered what was so legendary about this place?. He was but a normal person at the moment there is no way he will be allowed to enter inside unless he can enter with someone and use their aura to disguise himself. That will take spirit energy to though and he is not sure if the person he follows would notice him stealing their spiritual aura.
"Hello"
He heard a familiar voice and immediately brightened up yes he can use this guy's spiritual energy to enter great!. Ryse turned his head and smiled.
"Hello!"
Su yang froze for a second receiving such an enthusiastic greeting. He wondered if this boy had something good that happened to him today. Si yang was really surprised to see Jing ci in the crowd because the other was definitely a mortal child and will not be able to enter.
"Might I ask what you are doing here?" Si yang questioned curiously.
"I want to see how it looks from the inside" Ryse replied to him, "But i don't know if they will let me in?" He turned his hopeful eyes to Si yang.
Si yang understood, Of course he understood the meaning behind the words. But Si yang did not know if the guards will allow Jing ci to enter even with himself there.
"I don't know" Si yang said avoiding the big colorful eyes staring at himself hopefully, Seeing him looking disappointed Si yang does not know what ghost possessed himself to speak.
"I will take you in then?"
Ryse visibly brightened up, "Let's go then!" He took a hold of the warm hand and ran forward.
Si yang's mind had crashed his hetero chrome eyes stared at the small hand holding his own and could not comprehend this situation. His heart beat rang in his ears, The tips of the ears turned red. Si yang clenched his free hand taking a deep breath.
'Bad bad Si yang how can your thoughts even go somewhere they should not bad!'
Ryse did not know that his act of holding Si yang's hand had crashed his brain. Ryse had actually held his hand to absorb Si yang's aura to hide his mortal body from the guards inspection.
Ryse stopped behind another cultivator who was undergoing inspection and suddenly noticed the hand in his trembling faintly. Ryse had a big question mark on his face ' Did i use too much strength?....Haha not possible Why is he trembling then?'
Before he could dwell too much on it their turn for inspection came. The guard with a stone raised his hand and swiped them. Then the guard froze staring at Ryse silently, A moment passed and he frowned in confusion he raised his hand and swiped them again. The guard unable to find something wrong waved at them to enter the frown was still there.
Right after entering Ryse's smiling face distorted slightly. There were books an awful lot of them, Ryse raised his head up and found books books and books everywhere covering the entire wall still extending upwards There were two jade stairways spiraling up intersecting each other thousands of times Ryse suspected.
'So the immortal altar is a giant library tower....'
He closed his eyes and within a second felt the fluctuation in his soul. He released the hand he was holding and disappeared in the crowd. Si yang who had finally calmed himself only felt the small hand leaving his own and before he could grab it back Jing ci had disappeared from his eyes.
"Jing ci?" Si yang was a little lost looking at the cultivators all around suddenly a thought appeared in his mind. 'What if i can't find Jing ci? There's so many people Where did he go?' Si yang clenched his fists and imediately started looking around.
"Jing ci!" His voice was drowned in the sounds of the other's. This library had millions of closed rooms for reading,The hall with books,There was no place to read. So the people spoke without worrying about disturbing those who were reading, Hence the noisy crowd in the hall.
Si yang suddenly started worrying Jing ci was only a child what if he accidentally offends someone and gets hurt. In his search he bumped into His senior brother and junior brother's and sister.
"Si yang what's wrong why so panicked?" Wei qi asked stopping Si yang who was about to pass them by.
"Senior brother please i have to go find him what if he gets into trouble I really need to go" Si yang spoke hurriedly his hetro chrome eyes never stopped looking around.
"Could it be?..." Wei qi lowered his voice as he spoke his eyes widened in disbelief.
"Yes!" Si yang yelled startling his junior brothers and sister. Si yang left without looking back.
Wang qing stared at Si yang's disappearing form in shock "Did second brother just raise his voice?"
Shen luoling nodded his head with the same shocked expression " The second brother who never raised his voice definitely raised his voice just now"
Wei qi sighed " Don't worry about him he is just panicking for no reason because he fell in love..."
"What!?" This was Si yang's junior sister Ming Anren"You are serious?" Her honey colored eyes widened in disbelief.
"Unfortunately yes" Wei waved his fan narrowing his eyes in laughter.
"No way! I don't believe it!" She stomped her feet in mock anger, Her honey colored eyes shone in curiosity. "I want to see this lady who made my second brother panic like that"
"Don't worry you will see them someday..." Wei qi waved his fan again turning to head upstairs " Let's go master awaits us."
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Ryse arrived on the eighth intersection of the spiraling stairs breathing heavily. This was the first time he climbed so many freaking stairs. He closed his eyes and felt again, This time the fluctuation was very near. The shard must be around here. He opened his eyes and glanced at all the book around. His hetero chrome eyes suddenly stopped at two red books.
Ryse walked over to the two red covered books and noticed a very thing book hidden between the. He reached out his hand and slowly pulled it out The cover of the thin book was a light orange gold. The book as it touched his hands trembled before settling down again.
*DING*
*DING*
*DING*
the harsh bell sounds rang and Ryse subconsciously tapped his wrist, The AI assistant flashed a neon blue and the thin book was swallowed. Right after, A large group of guards poured inside, The gates suddenly shut trapping every one inside.
"Don't move!"