bookpower Chapter 526 - 386 Vajra Indestructibility
Chapter 526 - 386 Vajra Indestructibility
Chapter 526: Chapter 386 Vajra Indestructibility
Having come out of the Hall Duty Supervisor’s office,
Zhou Yi spit fiercely in his heart.
Of course, he dared not actually spit, since getting caught would spoil everything.
“Foster father only makes one work without providing a meal. Not even a landlord hiring a long-term worker would do such a thing. Don’t blame me for throwing in my lot with Eunuch Zhu!”
A few days ago, Zhou Yi had purchased some Face-changing Cream and intentionally overpaid by a hundred pieces of silver, saying it was to thank Eunuch Zhu for helping him to cover things up.
Anyone who heard this could find no fault, and Eunuch Zhu would also understand. If he intended to recruit Zhou Yi, he would find an opportunity to hint at it.
Leaving the Hall Duty Supervisor, he headed north, passing through numerous palaces, and arrived at the Scripture Pavilion.
Having been assigned to the Imperial Garden for a full three years, Zhou Yi was entitled to select a cultivation technique.
He showed his waist token and Eunuch Xu’s handwritten note. The palace eunuchs on duty did not create difficulties for him, and informed him that he could only choose for half an hour.
The Daqing Sutra Depository, founded by the ancestors who scoured the world during their time roaming the jianghu, boasted the collection of ten thousand divine skills and wonderful techniques. Half an hour wasn’t even enough to finish browsing the catalogue.
Zhou Yi took out a silver note and slipped it into the eunuch’s hand, “Eunuch, it must be tiring to stand guard here. Use this silver to buy a pot of wine to taste.”
In the palace, there were public kitchens that provided communal meals according to the law, and eunuchs were forbidden to drink alcohol. However, where there are people, there are ways around the rules, and where there is power, corruption is never far. In secret, the kitchens would sell alcohol at high prices.
A pot of liquor for fifty pieces of silver. The price was more than tenfold.
Indeed, one earns and spends money within the palace and doesn’t think of taking anything home!
The eunuch skillfully pocketed the silver note, revealing a satisfied smile: “I have heard, just heard, mind you, that the eunuchs in charge of arranging the scriptures have, for the sake of convenience, placed all the top-notch cultivation techniques in the southeast corner.”
“Thank you for your guidance, Eunuch.”
Zhou Yi entered the Scripture Pavilion and saw rows of bookshelves filled with book volumes.
The books were not only techniques and secrets of cultivation but also contained martial arts insights, explanations of predecessors, and various other assorted texts on the jianghu, Buddhism, and Taoism.
“These are surely more than ten thousand volumes? Someone without a clue, coming here and turning around for half an hour would have to rely on luck to make a choice!”
He headed straight for the southeast corner of the great hall, walking more than a hundred yards, and indeed saw a special bookshelf.
It was made of shining Phoebe zhennan wood, with the books sparsely placed on it, and just by looking at the titles, one could sense they were more imposing – presumably the top-notch cultivation techniques that the eunuch had mentioned.
“Great Demon-subduing Scripture, Kunlun Sword Scripture, Rama Secret Scripture, Innate Technique, Supreme Technique, Taiji Gong...”
One by one, Zhou Yi looked through them, bypassing techniques about swords and bladed weapons, then glossing over cultivation techniques for internal strength and True Qi. That left only choices related to hand-to-hand combat, Qinggong, and True Qi secret techniques.
“After all, hand-to-hand combat cannot compare to divine weapons. Let’s set it aside for now. Preservation of life comes first!”
Zhou Yi turned his gaze to the Qinggong techniques, which included Moon Shadow Steps, Cloud Wandering Technique, and the Six Royal Secrets, among others. Once mastered, these would allow one to move with incredible speed, and at their peak, one could fly dozens of yards through the air.
Three young eunuchs returned to their room together. Normally walking side by side, today the eunuch named Xiaogui Zi walked ahead, the other two following behind with lowered brows and eyes.
Zhou Yi’s eyebrows twitched as he let out a strange, piercing laugh.
Somehow, this kind of laughter had become popular in the palace, and all eunuchs of status laughed in such a queer way.
“Eunuch Gui, did you encounter some happy event today?”
Xiaogui Zi nodded slightly. Without waiting for him to speak, the two bootlickers by his side started to brag,
“Eunuch Wen said Brother Gui has unnatural talent, and in the future, he could reach the status of an innate grandmaster, becoming an important figure like Eunuch Hai and Eunuch Wei!”
“We ordinary folks couldn’t compare with Brother Gui, if we serve him well, we may also find a good assignment!”
“So that’s it.”
Zhou Yi nodded slightly, not understanding what Eunuch Wen was up to – perhaps he really was getting old and looking for a successor was possible.
Xiaogui Zi was only ten years old and recently entered the palace. He hadn’t seen its dangers, yet he was already full of pride, looking down on Zhou Yi from his lofty position.
A cold light flickered in Zhou Yi’s eyes. For the sake of Eunuch Wen’s face, he suppressed the murderous intent in his heart and continued to study the Vajra Indestructibility Divine Skill.
From then on.
A rift formed in Bing Liushi.
Xiaogui Zi and his gang of three stuck together, while Zhou Yi ate and stood duty alone.
Perhaps Xiaogui Zi was extremely fortunate, or perhaps Eunuch Wen intentionally protected him; with one year to learn reading and another to train, he did not suffer any fatal accidents or drowning incidents.
The assignment to guard the palace put him in the highest honor – Yangxin Hall.
“Tsk tsk, having a good godfather is really nice. I’ve stood in the Imperial Garden for five years and never even entered the doors of Yangxin Hall!”
Zhou Yi couldn’t help but envy; in these past two years, the Martial Emperor had mostly been in the warm chambers of Yangxin Hall, holding private meetings with a few trusted officials. Any eunuch on duty there saw an immediate increase in status.
His duty over.
Zhou Yi went to the kitchen to buy a jar of good wine and carried a box with four fine dishes.
As Xiaogui Zi finished his duty, the same two sycophants trailing behind him, he returned to his room and saw the table set with wine and dishes, looking taken aback before smiling and saying,
“Eunuch Yi, what happy occasion did you meet today?”
“I’ve mastered the Vajra Indestructibility Divine Skill; it’s only right to celebrate a little!”
Zhou Yi circulated his True Qi, his palm suddenly turning golden, sweeping across the wall and leaving behind a clear handprint.
“Only right, only right!”
Xiaogui Zi quickly praised, ordering his attendants to bring stools and sat opposite Zhou Yi.
Laughter dissolved all grievances, and past unpleasantness vanished like smoke and clouds.