Chapter 54 The Library
In Xiao Feng's view, cultivating Dou Qi is not like the cultivation of immortality described in his previous life's books, which requires a certain state of mind.
Theoretically speaking, as long as the energy is sufficient and there is no need to worry about the instability of one's realm, it is not surprising to break through to the Dou Di realm in one go.
Just look at the protagonist Xiao Yan in the original work, who broke through from a useless third-stage Dou Qi to the Dou Di realm in just over ten years, completing in just over ten years what some people cannot complete in a lifetime.
While his exceptional talent played a part, the most indispensable factor was the Strange Fire. The Strange Fire provided him with terrifying energy, which enabled him to break through one realm after another. Otherwise, how easy would it be to break through a realm?
Consider that Gu Yuan and others were trapped at the Dou Di realm for thousands of years, while the Lei Clan Chief and others were stuck at the same realm for nearly a thousand years. Therefore, comparisons are inaccurate. Xiao Yan's existence and success are unique; he was inherently different from others, so what else is there to compare him to?
Although cultivating Dou Qi doesn't require a specific state of mind, Xiao Feng still felt it was best to relax and adjust his mindset. Before, he was just a greenhorn who had just entered the Dou Sheng realm. There were far too many people in the Central Continent stronger than him, and any one of them could easily eliminate him without expending much effort.
But now that he has broken through to the Five-Star Dou Sheng realm, becoming a high-level Dou Sheng, he is among the top people in the entire Central Continent or even the entire Dou Qi Continent. Such a huge change is enough to make anyone's mindset go wild and do something irrational. What he needs to do now is to calm his emotions and adjust his mindset. Although he may not be able to reach the noble state of being unmoved by external gains or losses, at the very least, he cannot let his mindset become unsettled because of the breakthrough.
Being able to control one's mindset at all times is something that a strong person must do.
After investigating the current situation of the Xiao clan, he went to the inner library. He strolled in, ignoring Xiao Hu in front of him, and went straight to the top floor after passing through the first and second floors.
When the "patriarch" saw Xiao Feng arrive, Xiao Hu quickly stood up.
"Don't worry about me, you can continue." Xiao Feng waved his hand and then quickly disappeared from his sight.
Xiao Hu was Xiao Feng's confidant, so naturally he needed to personally oversee such an important place as the library. Although nothing would go wrong in this small world of the Xiao clan, it was always better to be safe than sorry. The library contained most of the Xiao clan's heritage, and if anything went wrong, he would rather die a thousand times than not die.
The library was built not only to provide a place to store these treasures such as cultivation techniques, battle qi, and ancient books, but also to inspire the Xiao clan members.
With his knowledge from his previous life, Xiao Feng, though lacking experience in this area, could certainly help him create a new set of rules, one suitable for the current Xiao clan, based on his experience as a bookworm for ten years.
Like this library, it's not completely closed right now, but rather in a semi-closed state. What does semi-closed mean? It means that people can read it, but they need contribution points to enter and read it. And the way to obtain contribution points is very simple. Whether you provide any help to the Xiao clan or provide them with some rare and precious materials, these can all be exchanged for contribution points.
To access the first floor of the library, one must have 100 contribution points; to access the second floor, one must have 1,000 contribution points; to access the third floor, one must have 10,000 contribution points; to access the fourth floor, one must not only have 100,000 contribution points, but also make significant contributions to the Xiao clan and undergo an investigation to ensure one's identity is verified; to access the fifth floor, one must not only have 1 million contribution points, but also make significant contributions to the Xiao clan and undergo an investigation to ensure one's identity is verified.
The only person in the entire Xiao clan who can disregard this rule is the current clan leader, Xiao Feng.
Although Xiao Feng was being overly cautious, it was still to ensure the safety of the library and the books within, preventing them from being exploited by those with ulterior motives.
Corresponding to the number of floors, the first floor contains Yellow-rank cultivation techniques or fighting skills; the second floor contains Profound-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills; the third floor contains low- and intermediate-level Earth-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills; the fourth floor contains high-level Earth-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills; and the fifth floor contains low-level Heaven-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills.
The value of high-level Earth-rank cultivation techniques and combat skills is also enormous. Although they cannot compare to low-level Heaven-rank techniques, they are still several levels stronger than mid-level Earth-rank techniques. In this Dou Qi Continent where Heaven-rank cultivation techniques and combat skills are hard to find, high-level Earth-rank cultivation techniques and combat skills are undoubtedly very good.
The high-level Earth-rank cultivation techniques and combat skills, as well as the Heaven-rank cultivation techniques and combat skills, are so precious that Xiao Feng treats them in this way.
In addition, each floor contains corresponding classic texts. The more important the text, the higher the floor it is placed on, making it more difficult to explore. Each time you spend contribution points, you can only take the item from the library for ten days. Within these ten days, regardless of whether you have successfully cultivated it, you must return it to the library. Even if you have not successfully cultivated it, you can only continue to accumulate contribution points and wait for the next time you can borrow it.
This can also be seen as another way to motivate these members of the Xiao clan, encouraging them to do more things that benefit the Xiao clan.
If the book is not returned by the deadline, the person will face severe punishment. In serious cases, they may be strictly forbidden from entering the library again, which would effectively end their future.
It's important to understand that within the original Xiao Clan, the cultivation techniques and fighting skills that clan members could practice were almost entirely predetermined. They could only follow these rules to choose their own techniques and skills. However, Xiao Feng's decision can be said to have broken this rule. Regardless of your background or strength, as long as you make sufficient contributions to the Xiao Clan and have enough contribution points, you can even cultivate Heaven-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills.
This was the first time the Xiao clan had ever encountered something like this. They had the opportunity to obtain Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills that were only legendary to them. How could they not work hard? Naturally, they would do everything in their power to earn contribution points.
However, there is an unspoken rule, or rather, a harsh reality: if one is not strong enough, how can one make a significant contribution to the Xiao Clan?
How can one obtain a substantial amount of contribution points?
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