When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Two days later, Zhu Chongjiu was in a seven-story stone building. The plaque on the building only had two large characters: "Book Building".

The library contains books made of various animal hides, covering a wide range of topics.

Moreover, Dean Wang had promised Zhu Chongjiu that a batch of books would be delivered along with storage supplies five days later, and that various other books would continue to be delivered thereafter.

There used to be a King-level mage guarding the library, but now that King-level mage has been transferred away by the dean.

Furthermore, the academy was notified that from now on, no matter who comes to the library to read books, they cannot enter the library directly. They must report to the library and obtain Zhu Chongjiu's consent through the previous caretaker before they can take the books.

Zhu Chongjiu has thoroughly investigated the library in the past two days.

The first floor contains basic martial arts and magic techniques, and so on. The second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth floors are for intermediate, advanced, king-level, emperor-level, and lord-level martial arts and magic techniques.

The seventh floor is filled with miscellaneous books, including the history of the Ruixue Kingdom, various encyclopedias and Q&As, famous historical figures, illustrated guides to snakes, insects, rats, birds and beasts, and encyclopedias of all kinds of monsters... and so on!

Zhu Chongjiu did not start looking at the books on the first floor, but instead picked up the book about the envoy of the Ruixue Kingdom on the seventh floor.

The book begins by stating that the Kingdom of Snow originated more than 1,800 years ago, when magical beasts suddenly appeared, manipulating monsters to run rampant, causing widespread suffering and chaos in various worlds.

Humanity was living in dire straits when a man named Victor bravely emerged from the darkness.

He named his kingdom Ruixue after his wife Ruixue, who died in battle, and led his people in a valiant struggle.

Finally, with great perseverance and supernatural powers, he joined forces with a thousand powerful individuals and used a divine forbidden technique to freeze the demon lord in the depths of the endless sea.

Afterwards, dragging his body, which had been completely corrupted by forbidden magic, he led the people to drive the remaining demons and monsters into the end of the endless sea, where King Viter died in battle!

Before King Witte died, he told his men that they should not erect a statue of him, because he never considered himself a hero; he believed that all the people who fought alongside him were the heroes.

Later, people named the place where King Witte died in battle Witte City.

In memory of King Witte, so that future generations will forever remember this great king!

After reading the shocking opening, Zhu Chongjiu continued reading with questions such as "more than 1,800 years ago, the endless sea, god-level forbidden techniques, magical beasts, and demon lords"!

The first chapter opens with "The Formation of the Ice and Snow Continent!"

Before the Demon Lord arrived in the Ice and Snow Continent, it was called the "Endless Sea".

The Ice and Snow Continent is a vast sea area where people live on islands. Ordinary people make a living by hunting fish. Most people in the Endless Sea are magic masters who cultivate water-based magic, while martial magic masters are relatively rare!

In the later battles led by King Witte, at the Endless Abyss in the Endless Sea, King Witte and thousands of Emperor-level mages jointly cast the forbidden divine spell "Endless Freeze" to force the demon lord, who had sensed the danger beforehand, back into the Endless Abyss.

Because of the unparalleled power of the divine forbidden technique, the entire endless sea was frozen after it was cast!

Only the water city near the border of the Snow Kingdom has maintained its original sea area due to its climate characteristics compared to the neighboring continent.

The power of a divine forbidden technique is immense, but so is its backlash. Of the thousand Emperor-level mages who cast the forbidden technique, not one survived.

Only King Witte survived temporarily, dragging his broken body, but he couldn't hold on any longer and died in the city of Witte during the final battle!

This is one of the reasons why there are so few sorcerers now, because a great war back then basically severed the lineage of sorcerers.

After the second king took office, thanks to the foundation laid by King Witte,

Years later, the people gradually entered an era of peaceful development. Then, the second king, also to commemorate that epic battle, changed "Endless Sea" to "Ice and Snow Road".

After reading about the origin of the Ice and Snow Road, Zhu Chongjiu put down the book and sighed inwardly!

No matter what world you're in, there are always selfless heroes when disaster strikes!

Like King Witte, and like those thousand Emperor-level mages who knew they were going to die but still chose to use forbidden magic.

They have reached the pinnacle of humanity.

But he still went to his death!

Ask Zhu Chongjiu, he probably wouldn't be able to do it!

Zhu Chongjiu shook his head bitterly, then continued reading the following content!

Chapter Two describes the major cities of the Snow Kingdom. The Snow Kingdom has twelve major cities: Viter City, Wind Snow City, Cloud Snow City, Cold Snow City, Earth Snow City, Snow City, Sky Snow City, Dark Snow City, Blazing Snow City, Green Snow City, Rain Snow City, and Water City. These twelve major cities govern 1,341 towns.

Due to the influence of the border continent, the temperature is higher in cities closer to the south, and it is very difficult to see snow in cities beyond Qingxue City.

Until Shuicheng, it is a city on the sea.

After the Endless Sea froze, with the changes year by year, icy land formed, and more and more terrestrial creatures appeared.

The people went from eating seafood to hunting wild animals and monsters for food.

The effects of wild beasts and demon beasts have led to people growing taller and stronger, resulting in an increasing number of people cultivating martial arts and magic.

Previously, most magic users sensed the water element. Even the current ice and snow element is derived from the water element. Therefore, most magic users in the Snow Kingdom are from Rain and Snow City and Water City.

However, in addition to martial mages and spellcasters, every city has a Snowy Army.

The armies are all named after each city. Apart from the capital city of Ruixue City, the Ruixue City God Army, the Tianxue Legion and Dixue Legion of Tianxue City and Dixue City are the most powerful.

Each legion commands 100,000 troops and has no fewer than ten Emperor-level mages, while the other legions only have three to five Emperor-level mages.

However, the guardians of each city are only royal-level mages!

On the surface, they are guardians, but in reality, they are only responsible for some basic affairs in the city.

However, there is an ironclad rule in the Kingdom of Snow.

Regardless of which city's army is in danger of being destroyed, they can only be mobilized when there is a king's order.

Normally, one should not inquire about or manage any affairs of the city.

Chapter 3, Ruixue Mage Academy: The Mage Academy was established on the first order issued by the third king of Ruixue upon taking office.

Each major city has one mage academy, and each mage academy is overseen by at least one Emperor-level expert.

Graduates of the academy are required to serve in the military without any conditions, which is one of the important sources of mages for the Kingdom of Ruixue.

It can also be said that the Mage Academy is one of the important foundations of the Snow Kingdom.

If war were to break out one day, all members of the twelve academies would be soldiers, no less capable than the kingdom's army.

Because the army is mostly made up of ordinary people or some martial artists, while the academy is full of mages!

The final chapter features four large, blood-red characters: "Demon Lord"!

More than 1,800 feet away, a creature suddenly appeared from the depths of the endless sea. It was a hundred feet tall, completely black, with bat wings on its back, a human body and a beast's head. Its hands were like human hands, its feet like eagle claws, and its head resembled both a horse and a wolf. It had no flesh and blood, its eyes were scarlet, and it spewed out bursts of black mist from its mouth and nose. Although it had no scales or armor, its skin and flesh were as hard as iron. Its supernatural power was to control and transform demonic beasts.

The controlled monsters were alright; their strength remained the same as usual, and they simply followed orders.

However, the transformed monsters gained a significant increase in strength.

After being transformed, the demon beast also emits bursts of black mist all over its body. When ordinary humans are approached by the black mist, their flesh and blood are instantly corroded into water, and their immunity to magic and martial arts is greatly increased!

The only limitation is that there is a limit to the number of monsters that a demon lord can transform.

According to observations and research, during humanity's final all-out attack, 230 Emperor-level monsters and 2,500 Royal-level monsters were transformed. This should be the online form of the Demon Lord.

This information is provided for future generations to understand and to warn them that if they encounter such a creature, they should immediately notify the kingdom to exterminate it!

This concludes the book, "The Envoy of the Kingdom of Auspicious Snow".

There were some contents that Zhu Chongjiu did not read carefully, but only glanced at.

For example, details of important battles, major turning points, outstanding commanders of various armies, and the names and introductions of all Emperor-level powerhouses who participated in the divine forbidden technique "Endless Ice Seal".

The first deans of each college, the site selection and construction, the outstanding students of each college every year, the outstanding students in the annual competition, and so on...!

After closing the book, Zhu Chongjiu wondered to himself: "The border of the Ruixue Kingdom, the neighboring continent?"

Zhu Chongjiu got up and rummaged through the books. Hmm...? Where is it? Sigh! Never mind for now, I'll ask the dean later. There are so many books, and I still need to cultivate. Time is of the essence. I need to hurry up and look at the martial arts techniques!

Zhu Chongjiu arrived at the first floor and started reading from the basic martial arts techniques. Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye. Zhu Chongjiu has read the martial arts techniques from the first floor to the sixth floor.

He put down the last Emperor-level martial arts manual called "The Fist of Ten Thousand Gods" and thought to himself, "I wonder if all the martial arts manuals in this world are this simple, or if I'm just too powerful."

The martial arts techniques I've seen are generally easy to understand in terms of their principles and training methods; all that's missing is the practice.

"No, talking the talk is no walk. I need to find a place to practice."

As Zhu Chongjiu spoke, he turned around, stood up, and quickly walked out of the library. He used the sound transmission stone to inform the dean, and then used the Snow-Treading Without a Trace technique to fly away into the distance!

After finding a desolate, snowy wasteland with no inhabitants for miles around, Zhu Chongjiu began practicing the basic martial arts techniques that he found interesting.

During the two months he spent learning martial arts techniques, Zhu Chongjiu had completed the process of unblocking all the meridians in his body and opening up all the acupoints.

After Zhu Chongjiu saw a book on the essentials of martial arts master cultivation, he realized that the cultivation of martial arts techniques was not much different from what he had originally imagined.

The cultivation of martial arts techniques basically involves using one's internal energy to find suitable acupoints through the meridians and release it.

By using appropriate acupoints to connect and release internal force, one can release internal force several times, or even dozens or hundreds of times.

The levels of martial arts techniques are simply determined by the amount of internal energy released, the number of acupoints connected, the strength of the meridians, and the acupoints' tolerance.

The higher the level of a martial arts technique, the stronger the meridians required, the more acupoints are connected, and the greater the acupoints' tolerance!

The higher one's level, the more robust one's internal energy, the stronger one's meridians, the greater the acupoints' tolerance, and the greater the power released!

Zhu Chongjiu looked down at the five martial arts techniques in his hand. One was a defensive technique, and the other four were offensive techniques. The defensive technique was called "Qi Wall Shield." Although the name was simple, it was a genuine Emperor-level defensive technique!

Although the "Qi Wall Shield" is an Emperor-level martial art, anyone can learn it. This technique can defend a single part of the body, the whole body, or even a group.

The book begins by stating that this defensive Emperor-level martial arts technique is the only one that can rival Emperor-level defensive spells, because among defensive spells, only spells can achieve group defense!

The method of practicing this technique is as follows: When you are defending a certain part of your body, you need to release your internal energy by connecting the meridians and acupoints as guided by the book.

The lower your level, the smaller the area you can defend, and the smaller the part you can defend. The larger the area you can defend, the higher your level. When you channel your internal energy into all the meridians of your body and connect them according to the acupoints in the book, an invisible wall of energy will appear around you. The strength of the energy wall and the area it defends are directly related to the amount of internal energy you channel.