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In an instant, the flames spread to the entire body of the fertile creature, burning it to ashes within seconds.
"Hahaha... You're really amazing, much more amazing than your master."
Bai Lu's smile seemed somewhat forced.
"Of course, how could I protect my dear Master Bailu if I wasn't powerful?"
Bai Zhi smiled and said it in a rather nonchalant manner.
"Oh dear, now that you mention it, no wonder those dragon masters gave me this book, saying they'd let you read and study it when you had time."
As Bai Lu spoke, she took out a small booklet from her pocket. "This contains the Cloud Chanting Technique. Why don't you take a look?"
Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow and took the booklet from Bai Lu's hand.
"My dear Master Bailu, are you sure this is the Cloud Chanting Technique?"
Bai Zhi shook the booklet. The moment she got her hands on it, she felt that the book was sending some strange information into her mind.
It's as if they're emphasizing that they truly have a book that records the Cloud Chanting Technique.
"It's true, it's true. The Dragon Masters specifically said that it's the essence of the Cloud Chant Technique. You should take a look."
Bai Lu's gaze drifted somewhat.
"Heh... Since it was Master Bailu who said it, I naturally believe it."
After Bai Zhi finished speaking, she casually opened the book. The first page contained information about Chi Ming.
It's simply that the duty of the enlightened one is to protect something, but the illustration above is a bit off.
The dragon above is less a dragon and more an indescribable monster covered in various tentacles and eyes.
"Look, this is our ancestor, the one who upholds the light. It even says on it what ritual is required to unleash the Cloud Chant Technique."
"This Dragon Reincarnation looks very powerful. As long as you follow the instructions, you can obtain power from ancient times and merge with the will of the ancient Vidyadhara Ancestor."
Bai Lu pointed to the record with the distorted illustration and said to Bai Zhi somewhat urgently.
"Teacher Bailu, no, I should call you a monster. Do you think I look easy to fool?"
Bai Zhi sighed; this tedious illusion should come to an end.
She had seen too many of these kinds of plot devices in novels from her previous life, where all her abilities turned out to be nothing more than a dream. Now, seeing this kind of thing happening again just made her laugh.
"Bai Zhi, what are you talking about? I'm your teacher Bai Lu! What scam? You're talking nonsense again!"
Bai Lu seemed a little impatient, even stuffing the food into Bai Zhi's hands.
Chapter 863 Something Strange Was Found
Bai Zhi shook her head, and flames rose from the hand holding the so-called book that recorded the Cloud Chanting Technique, gradually spreading to the book.
Suddenly, a fishy, pungent smell, similar to that of seafood, wafted over.
The book had changed its appearance in Bai Zhi's hands. It had transformed from its original antique look into a green book with a large eye looking at her maliciously on the cover, and some small tentacles waving wildly.
Seeing the book reveal its true form, Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow. This thing didn't seem to be fake, and it could even resist her flames.
"Read me, and let me take you into a world of omniscience..."
An eerie whisper echoed in Bai Zhi's ear, "Wise one, you will hear the voice of the key to the gate, endless knowledge will enter your mind, and you will be omnipotent..."
"Snapped!"
Bai Zhi reached out and smacked that eyeball, causing the malicious eyeball to immediately close its eyes in pain.
And those eerie whispers vanished immediately.
She wasn't that stupid. If it were Yggdrasil or any other Outer God as originally set, they would be extremely dangerous beings. If she rashly made contact with them, even if she didn't die, she would most likely not have a good ending.
Especially figures like Azathoth, who are basically at the level of creator gods.
However, this eyeball seemed unwilling to give up. It opened its eyes again, and the surrounding illusion began to change rapidly. A huge stellar computer appeared in front of Bai Zhi and cast its gaze upon her.
"Ask me a question."
A slightly mechanical voice echoed around, "You will be able to obtain the answers to all your questions, knowledge will accompany you, and you will become a member of the new Genius Club."
"Quite capable, aren't you? You even managed to conjure up the Venerable Master of Broad Knowledge."
Bai Zhi tossed the book in her hand. She wasn't stupid; this book was most likely the Necronomicon, which had undergone some strange changes and turned into what it is now.
This thing might very well guide the power of those Outer Gods, which is why she was able to see these illusions.
Otherwise, it would be very difficult for an ordinary Servant to do this.
Moreover, the food in those illusions also had the effect of eliminating power, but unfortunately, at most those things could only temporarily eliminate her Servant power, while her original power remained intact.
"If you are an omniscient being, then let me ask you, do you know anything that you don't know?"
Since she's asked to ask questions, then let her ask them.
She wanted to see what kind of answer this false erudite would give to this classic paradox.
……
Upon hearing this question, the fake erudite monk fell silent, then let out a laugh that sounded like metal scraping against metal.
The book in Bai Zhi's hand shone brightly, its originally huge eyeballs turning into silver keyholes, from which a strange message emerged.
In the eyes of beings that transcend logic, the so-called paradoxical traps of humanity are nothing more than mental games played by three-dimensional beings, and the so-called "unknown" concepts are nothing more than small, created toys.
The word "don't know" is just a word, not a true lack of knowledge.
"Your question is very interesting, so I will give you more knowledge."
A sound like metal clashing rang out.
At the same time, boundless radiance emanated from the book, and Bai Zhi felt countless pieces of knowledge rushing into her brain.
For an ordinary person, it would be roughly equivalent to a giant server sending its data to an old machine at an extremely high speed.
What awaits this old machine is nothing more than crashing due to information overload. If it were a human, it would most likely cause their brain to explode or turn them into a complete madman.
However, Bai Zhi's level three sheep talisman had made her soul essence like a blazing star. These data, which were enough to burn the nerves of an ordinary human, were only slightly uncomfortable for her.
It was as if dozens of Tang Sanzangs were constantly chanting various incomprehensible things in my ear.
Moreover, she also possesses the healing power of the Horse Talisman and the balancing power of the Tiger Talisman, things that are fatal to ordinary people are nothing to her.
Bai Zhi shook her head and reached directly into the silver keyhole on the book cover, blocking the overflowing light.
Suddenly, the knowledge that was constantly surging into my mind stopped.
"What kind of nonsense is this..."
Bai Zhi frowned. These things, which were supposed to be knowledge, were more like a bunch of broken gibberish. Apart from adding a lot of things to her brain that needed to be forgotten, they served no other purpose.
"what……"
Bai Zhi let out a soft exclamation. She suddenly felt as if her hand, which was inserted into the keyhole, had touched something.
Curious, I pulled my hand out, and a silver key appeared in my hand.
Angelica dahurica: ?
After she withdrew her hand, the cover of the Necronomicon returned to its previous big-eyed design, but for some reason, Bai Zhi always felt that the gaze in that eye looked somewhat affectionate.
What did I just grab?
"Xiaobai, are you alright?"
In the blink of an eye, the surrounding environment changed. It was still the city filled with black mud, and there were still eyeballs all around.
Oh, wait, those eyes... they seem a little different from how they looked before.
Bai Zhi always felt that there was a sense of surprise, like discovering a new continent, in the eyes of those staring at her.
This feeling made Bai Zhi feel a chill run down her spine.
If I had to describe it, it would be like being targeted by a yandere.
I hope it's just my illusion.
But the changes around her made her a little uneasy, because the black mud actually avoided her on its own, and the tentacles that were generated from the black mud were all pointing in one direction, as if they were guiding her.
"Hey, is this evil heretic afraid?"
The monkey was delighted.
"Monkey, did you feel something was off just now? Like, did you have some kind of hallucination or something?"
Bai Zhi swallowed hard. Damn, I hope I don't run into some weird alien god today.
It can't be that this Outer God isn't some indescribable thing, but some kind of shut-in girl or something.
"Hallucination? Do you think so? I, Old Sun, did see you pause for a moment just now. I thought you saw these disgusting things and felt a little nauseous."
"What, has something unexpected happened?"
"...No, it's nothing, maybe it's just my imagination..."
Chapter 864 I'm just an ordinary librarian
The black, mud-like substance receded, and Bai Zhi frowned as she walked forward with the monkey.
"Hey, what are you doing loitering here? It's dangerous, come over here!"
Suddenly, a purple-haired girl wearing glasses opened a door in one of the surrounding buildings and called out to Bai Zhi.
"Someone?"
Bai Zhi was somewhat surprised. How could a normal person survive in such a place?
She looked at the monkey.
The monkey immediately understood Bai Zhi's thoughts, a golden light flashed in its eyes, and then it shook its head at her.
"Not some non-human being?"
Bai Zhi became interested and approached the girl with the monkey.
"Hey, why are you taking so long? Come in quickly!!"
The purple-haired girl grabbed Bai Zhi's hand and pulled her into the house. After the monkey also came in, she closed the door tightly.
Bai Zhi looked around the house. To be honest, it didn't look like an ordinary person's residence at all. Instead, it looked like a huge library, with all kinds of books piled up inside.
The house is decorated with various starry sky patterns, like dazzling bubbles.
"You two, why are you wandering around outside so openly? Aren't you afraid of being swallowed up by those things?"
The girl took out a teapot from the corner, poured two cups of tea for Bai Zhi and the monkey, and asked curiously.
"That's what I wanted to ask you too. How come you're safe and sound in this city? Haven't all the ordinary people been corrupted?"
Bai Zhi didn't take the cup of tea, but asked with a hint of suspicion.
Although the monkeys didn't see anything, the probability of finding a normal person in such a place is extremely low.
"Hey, why are you starting to doubt me? I don't seem to fit in with those other people out there."
The purple-haired girl stood with her hands on her hips and said, "What monster is as beautiful as me?"
Bai Zhi blinked, but didn't say the words, "The more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie."
Seeing that Bai Zhi still looked unconvinced, the purple-haired girl had no choice but to say, "Never mind, if I don't tell you, you'll definitely be scared too. Do you know about those resistance organizations?"
Bai Zhi nodded. "I know, they're the ones who caused all this."
"It makes things easier once you know."
The purple-haired girl said with a grin:
“I am the librarian of this town. Everyone calls me Xingmier. As for how I prevented myself from becoming like that, it’s very simple. I have a friend who is a member of the resistance organization.”
"When they unearthed that ancient book called the Necronomicon, my friend secretly took it out and asked me to examine it."
"I'm just an ordinary librarian. All I do is provide suitable books and knowledge to people who want to find knowledge."
"Although they are sometimes greedy and never clearly state their requirements, I can only stuff them with a bunch of related books. They often complain to me that their brains are about to explode from studying them."
"But because of that, my friend thought I was very knowledgeable and hoped that I could translate that book. So I read the book and then told them about some of the translations I made."
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