Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

I'm so embarrassed... I'm totally stuck.

The two were supposed to pass each other after Lu Yunshi gave a response, but now they were inexplicably at an impasse. Lu Yunshi had originally planned to respond to whatever the other party said, and then they could go their separate ways.

But the other person didn't say anything, and he didn't know what to say, so he just froze.

Okay, Lu Yunshi isn't socially anxious, but he's not exactly 'socially anxious' either. So what should we say now?

"What are you looking for?" Just as Lu Yunshi was at a loss, the girl took the initiative to speak.

"This... is probably a cultivation technique?" Lu Yunshi looked up at the bookshelf next to him and gave a definite answer.

The girl nodded upon hearing this, but perhaps sensing the awkward atmosphere, she remained silent for a moment.

"Then... is there anything I can help you with, Senior Sister? Anything is fine with me, just ask," Lu Yunshi asked.

"No."

"No? Then if there's anything you need help with, please don't hesitate to ask. I'll be going now."

"it is good."

The above three sentences are Lu Yunshi's imagined answers, enough for him to escape this place smoothly, while the real answer is...

"Is it okay?" The girl tilted her head slightly, still expressionless, but seemingly asking a question.

"Of course... Lu Yunshi is a man of his word, so he decided to stop spitting around in the future."

"Oh, and also, my name is Shuang." Seeing that Lu Yunshi agreed, the girl took out a book and handed it to him. Then, as if she had thought of something, she said her name.

"Lu Yunshi." After giving his name, Lu Yunshi took the other person's book and looked at it. There were four large characters written on it.

"The Burning Passion Body Refining Technique"

"Is there something wrong with this book?" Lu Yun asked, having flipped through it without finding anything amiss. Wasn't this just an ordinary, mid-level Earth-rank cultivation technique?

“I can’t understand it,” Shuang replied calmly.

This rough answer made Lu Yunshi frown slightly. "It's normal not to understand cultivation techniques. Just take a look and you'll understand. You can't rush things."

Shuang shook her head slightly. "I can't understand the descriptions inside. Why is it that emotions can be used for burning and even achieve the effect of body tempering? Are the effects of emotions really that significant?"

"..." Lu Yunshi was silent for a moment. He thought the other party had come to discuss cultivation techniques with him, but he didn't expect the other party to come to discuss abstract concepts with him.

"This...this..."

Before Lu Yunshi could finish speaking, Shuang took out two more books. "I went downstairs to check the books about emotions. There is no description in them that emotions can give people power. In fact, in many descriptions, emotions only have the negative effect of making people lose themselves and their rationality. They should be inferior impurities in the human body."

“That’s not wrong.” Lu Yunshi nodded, agreeing with the other party, and then changed the subject. “However, on the other hand, everything in the world is divided into yin and yang, so naturally everything has its two sides.”

"Emotions may be inferior impurities with negative effects, but at times, they can truly become a source of strength for others."

"You shouldn't look for this kind of thing in books. Obviously, you won't get any useful information from books, and even if you do, you haven't read enough of them."

"What should I think?" Shuang asked.

“You don’t need to see, just listen and observe… As long as you hear enough and observe enough, you will always be able to see both sides of everything. Books will help you broaden your horizons and let you see plants and trees thousands of miles away, but the real world still needs to be seen with your eyes… with your heart.” Lu Yunshi paused to finish speaking, then smiled and nodded to Shuang, returning the book to her.

"I think that's all I can say. I can't answer your questions, senior sister. Perhaps you'll have to find the answers yourself."

After saying that, Lu Yunshi walked past Shuang and only breathed a sigh of relief after taking more than ten steps.

It's finally over. What kind of question is this? Would a normal person ask such a question?

But judging from their appearance, are they members of the Holy Race?

If someone from the Holy Race is interested in this kind of question, then... that's even more abnormal.

Aren't those people supposed to be naturally arrogant and have lofty ambitions? They shouldn't be paying attention to such useless questions.

Lu Yunshi shook his head. He had no intention of dealing with the Holy Race. Among the five major races of the Five Realms, the Demon Race and the Human Race shared many similar views. There were quite a few human and demon races who became friends after the war. The Demon Race and the Dragon Race would recognize your strength. As long as you defeated them, you could become their friend, and you might even become their master.

Only the Holy Race is known to be difficult to deal with.

Because no matter how powerful you are, in the eyes of the Holy Race, you will never be more powerful than them.

Similarly, no matter how perfect you are, in the eyes of the Holy Race, you will never be more perfect than them.

This philosophy is pervasive within the Holy Race, permeating from top to bottom. Whether strong or weak, the Holy Race shares a remarkably consistent attitude towards others: 'You... are inferior to us.'

According to unofficial historical accounts, when the five tribes were negotiating peace, the other four brothers never thought that the Holy Tribe would agree to it. They didn't even invite the Holy Tribe at first, and just the four of them found a place to hold a small meeting.

In the end, the human leaders felt it wasn't a good idea and found an opportunity to bring people in.

The Holy Race is such a frustrating existence, but what's even more frustrating is that they have the ability to look down on others. Although they are few in number, the talent and strength of each of their beings are unmatched by the other four races.

What might be considered genius among the other four races is just the norm among them.

For the rest of the time, Lu Yunshi continued to wander around the cultivation technique area for a long time. It wasn't until a few minutes before the time was up that he made a decision amidst great turmoil. He was instantly teleported back to the first-floor hall when the time was up, and saw the old man again.

"Senior, these are my choices. Please take a look." Approaching the old man, Lu Yunshi placed the cultivation techniques and combat skills he had selected on the table.

The old man glanced at them, then asked, "Four books?"

"I'll borrow one of them myself; it's a high-grade Yellow Rank combat skill. I should be able to afford it," Lu Yunshi replied with a smile.

The old man nodded slightly, said nothing more, and simply looked back at the four books.

Suddenly, the old man stared at the cultivation technique Lu Yunshi had chosen, his gaze strange. "You want to cultivate this technique?"

"Is this cultivation technique not good enough?" Lu Yunshi asked.

"Of course you can, but I must warn you, this cultivation technique is quite strange, and the help it provides is far less powerful than other Earth-rank cultivation techniques," the old man said.

"It's alright, let's choose it. I think I'm destined to have it." Lu Yunshi shook his head slightly, firm in his choice.

The old man didn't continue to persuade him; he simply marked all four books in front of him and then said...

"A total of 1,500 gold coins. This Yellow-rank cultivation technique can be borrowed for one month, and the rest can only be borrowed for fifteen days. After fifteen days, they will return here on their own. Make the most of your time to cultivate."