Night of the Broken Gliph

Mung Si stared at Lo Sing Yi for a short moment.

“Nothing you dare not admit, huh? That’s great. Mung Si will definitely take revenge for the Mung Clan’s great elder in the future then.”

Even Mung Si’s fellow Northern classmates were left speechless by her attitude. Undoubtedly, Mung Si was an elite, but only amongst her own generation. Meanwhile, Lo Sing Yi was an elite even when compared all cultivators in the world. Threatening the grim reaper as a single-gliphic gliphist? What is she thinking?

“Mung Si? You must be from the Mung Clan. Alright, I’ll wait for you.”

In contrast to the Cloud Palace outer sect disciples’ impression of Lo Sing Yi as a ruthless murderer, he behaved like any other benevolent elderly man. Lo Sing Yi’s actions that caused such extreme fear happened many decades ago. He was now a senior citizen, so it made no sense to go tit for tat with a bunch of teenagers.

It was undeniable that he used to be a reckless hot-tempered man, but sixty years had passed and his temper had died down at this point. Watching these teenagers glaring furiously at him was a new experience for Lo Sing Yi.

“Hahaha. Alright, let’s put revenge and such aside to focus on what you came for today – to visit the Blood Library. Remember, a weakling would not only fail revenge, they might also lose their life in the process! Hahaha!”

Sze Fung glanced at his junior brother grumpily before returning to the fuming teenagers. He couldn’t help but lament at how his junior brother was so much more capable than him in terms of cultivation but wasn’t a good candidate as the  institution’s leader.

Like Lung Wai Yuet, Lo Sing Yi symbolised the Metallic Blood War Gate’s capability. Despite not being directly involved in managing the institution, enemies would think twice before assaulting an institution with the five-chambered Blood Dragon Fairy.

Having Lung Wai Yuet, Lo Sing Yi, and Lee Bak in the Metallic Blood War Gate… The institution would last for many more centuries!

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“The Blood Library is similar to any standard library; acquiring a legacy is mostly dependent on destiny. Forcing things won’t work for unfated disciples.”

Sze Fung was not worried about the Cloud Palace outer sect disciples spreading news about Lo Sing Yi. No matter what, the Metallic Blood War Gate had confined Lo Sing Yi for sixty years, which was more than enough to express their sincere apology. Regarding the rumours that Lo Sing Yi’s cultivation was abolished… that was obviously a lie for the commoners.

“You will find a plethora of cultivation styles and gliphilities on the first level. Some are restricted, but it’s up to fate if you’ll go home with it. As for level two, all styles and gliphilities are beyond your reach, and it’s no surprise if someone dies here because the legacy tests might take your life if you’re careless.”

With that, Sze Fung turned to Lo Sing Yi, who only nodded, and the circular door behind him opened up. Blood aura escaped from the doors slightly, further proving that the Metallic Blood War Gate lived up to its name of “Metallic Blood.”

Lee Bak was another example; all his gliphs and gliphilities were closely related to internal energy and blood because that was the core legacy of the Metallic Blood War Gate, which explained the colour red and blood fog being the representation of the Metallic Blood War Gate.

The blood fog seeping out of the Blood Library was not just for decoration; it was emitted by a gliph formation that allowed the guard to sense if there were any trespassers. If there were, the blood fog would instantly become a horrifying attack.

Already aware of the situation, Lee Bak flashed the disciples a smile. “I’ll head in first, since I’ll be taking my new nephew with me.”

“Thank you, Uncle,” Suen San Kuk replied immediately. It was indeed weird to be calling a teen of the same generation as “Uncle,” but Suen San Kuk wasn’t that reluctant since Lee Bak was undoubtedly stronger than him. Besides, not just anyone was allowed to address Lee Bak as Uncle – only Suen San Kuk and Sung Hau.

Thus, Suen San Kuk’s words were filled with sincerity.

Lee Bak headed into the Blood Library with Suen San Kuk while the outer sect disciples followed behind. Woo Nim stood at the side, waiting for them to end their session.

As soon as they entered, there were stairs going into the ground. The outer sect disciples immediately understood the reason why the Blood Library was able to be hosted in such a small building; because it was built underground!

Torches on the sides dimly lit up the route. After some time, Lee Bak and Suen San Kuk turned back to them. “Welcome all, to level one of the Blood Library.”

The disciples followed and were excited to be welcomed by a vast space in front of them. It was a few times larger than the arena they competed in! They saw huge, dark red pillars holding up the place, and knowledgeable members of the group immediately noticed the gliph patterns on the pillars; there was obviously gliphism used in the construction of this library.

Lee Bak explained in detail to the Cloud Palace outer sect disciples, doing his job well; “There are five levels to the Blood Library in total. Each level represents the skills and styles for that cultivation state. Of course, there are exceptions; some styles can be cultivated at the one-chambered state but will only perform to its full potential at the two-chambered state. The best example would be Nephew Sung Hau’s Thunderstorm Sword; it’s a gliphility that can only show its full potential when he reaches the four-chambered state, but it can be cultivated starting from the one-chambered state. After centuries, this skill was finally brought out of the library by Nephew.”

“So if we successfully gain recognition from the legacy, is the Metallic Blood War Gate really going to let us take it out of here?” A mocking tone rang out, and Lee Bak turned around expressionlessly.

There were two implications to this question. This disciple was not a member of the Metallic Blood War Gate, but more importantly, he was a Northerner.

Gaining a powerful legacy from the Metallic Blood War Gate as a Northerner? His peers back home would be on cloud nine!

“My master ordered that anyone who is acknowledged by a legacy can bring it away,” Lee Bak replied calmly. The master that he mentioned was obviously the five-chambered Blood Dragon Fairy. Her words were more than trustworthy.

“Hehe. In that case, I’m at ease.” The Northern cultivator was pleased to hear this, as if he had already received acknowledgment from a powerful gliphility. Lee Bak only smiled in response. The Lee Bak that slashed Pak Lai Fung in half was replaced with a calm teenage boy. After all, he was currently the host, and being generous was the minimum.

“Everyone, feel free to check out the place. Good luck.” Filled with excitement, most of the teens sped up as if they feared being last. On the other hand, the gliphists were calmer since the Metallic Blood War Gate only had resources for gliphers, not gliphs for gliphists. And most of these disciples were from well-established organisations or clans, so they already had powerful cultivation styles picked out for them.

Thus, this was just a trip for them to look around and wordly experience.

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