Chapter 62: The Heavens Library Catalogs the Chat Group

Shi Jian claimed the red envelope, and several spiritual herbs along with a talisman appeared within his perception.

These spiritual herbs were specifically targeted at strengthening spiritual power, sent over by Lin Dong along with the Ancestral Symbol.

Shi Jian looked at these spiritual herbs with some surprise. Was this something Lin Dong would actually think of doing?

To think this guy actually had a meticulous side hidden beneath his rough exterior.

Shi Jian smiled faintly and then extracted the Ancestral Symbol.

The talisman materialized in Shi Jian's hand, and he probed it with his spiritual consciousness.

Soon, he sensed a mysterious spiritual space hidden within the talisman.

Shi Jian expanded his spiritual power and quickly discovered two massive crystal millstones slowly rotating in the void of space!

At the very center of the millstones, a peculiar fluctuation slowly radiated outward.

This was the mental millstone inside the Ancestral Symbol.

One only needed to sit at the intersection of the crystal millstones, and the millstones would grind a person's spiritual power to pieces before restoring it, repeating this cycle endlessly...

It could rapidly enhance a person's spiritual power!

While this method of cultivation was fast, the difficulty was also extremely high.

The excruciating pain of having one's spiritual power crushed was not something just anyone could endure.

If one failed to hold on, it might even damage their original soul and leave behind lingering injuries!

After a moment of hesitation, Shi Jian plunged straight into the disc of light at the junction of the two giant millstones.

In an instant, an irresistible, immense force enveloped him.

Under this pressure, Shi Jian instantly lost control of his physical body.

Then, his body began to fracture inch by inch.

An unspeakable, agonizing pain assaulted him.

The two crystal millstones rotated slowly at a constant speed, and under their might, Shi Jian's physical body was as easily crushed as an ant's!

Visible cracks spread across every inch of his body.

"What the fuck..."

Shi Jian couldn't help but curse in his native tongue. He had known that training with this thing would hurt.

He just hadn't expected it to hurt this much.

Lin Dong was truly a ruthless bastard to use this thing as part of his daily routine.

For a split second, Shi Jian even thought about giving up.

Then again, on second thought, as painful as this thing was, its effectiveness was undeniably real!

Shi Jian could clearly feel tiny specks of luminous energy emerging from the crystal millstones to repair his spirit.

His spiritual power was growing stronger bit by bit.

Feeling the progress, Shi Jian gritted his teeth and persisted.

Naturally, he wouldn't endure meaningless suffering, but this kind of pain where he could witness his own growth every single moment...

Could come even harder.

Pale white light surged, and the terrifying force of the crystal millstones poured over Shi Jian.

His spiritual power was crushed by the millstones time and time again, only to be reassembled right after.

Shi Jian's mental strength increased step by step, and simultaneously, his willpower grew stronger and stronger!

After dozens of cycles, Shi Jian finally felt a sense of weakness at the soul level.

He hurriedly retreated from the crystal millstones.

Opening his eyes, his entire being exuded a sense of exhaustion and frailty.

However, his spiritual power was much stronger and far more solidified than before.

Shi Jian hastily consumed several spiritual herbs meant for nourishing the spirit, and only then did he feel his vitality fully restored!

[Ancestral Symbol cataloging progress: 50%]

A notification flashed across his eyes.

The Myriad Realms Library was currently cataloging the Ancestral Symbol.

A smile crept up the corner of Shi Jian's mouth. Once the Myriad Realms Library finished cataloging the Ancestral Symbol, he would be able to use the library itself to temper his spirit.

The Myriad Realms Library could catalog all things, including but not limited to cultivation techniques, divine abilities, physiques, and magical treasures...

And Shi Jian could load these items onto himself.

Once the Ancestral Symbol was cataloged, he could directly load its properties.

At that time, he would be able to return the Ancestral Symbol to Lin Dong.

Shi Jian had never used the library's functions for cataloging physiques and treasures before.

Mostly because there hadn't been any treasures worthy of being cataloged.

While there were plenty of overpowered cultivation techniques in the chat group, treasures worth pulling out were scarce.

Only the "Ancestral Symbol" and the "Yellow Springs Scroll" could be considered precious.

He was currently cataloging the Ancestral Symbol, and since the Yellow Springs Scroll's effectiveness would be drastically reduced without Yan, it wasn't strictly necessary to catalog it right away.

During the previous gathering, Shi Jian had actually tried to catalog "Fang Han"!

After all, this guy was the artifact spirit of the Gate of Eternal Life.

If he could directly catalog the Gate of Eternal Life, that would be unimaginably awesome.

Unfortunately, the Myriad Realms Library didn't react at all.

Probably because Fang Han was currently in human form.

After checking the cataloging progress of the Myriad Realms Library, Shi Jian paid it no more mind.

Instead, he opened the chat group...

"...Come to think of it, the chat group can also be considered an item, right?"

"I wonder if it can be cataloged?"

Right after opening the chat group, Shi Jian suddenly hit upon a brilliant idea.

He attempted to use the Myriad Realms Library's cataloging function on the chat group.

The next second, he was dumbfounded!

[Myriad Realms Chat Group cataloging progress: 0.00...1%]

Even this works?

Shi Jian was stunned!

The Myriad Realms Library could actually catalog the Myriad Realms Chat Group?

Although this progress was infinitesimally small with a long string of zeros, it undeniably proved a possibility.

"I wonder what the effect will be after cataloging the chat group?"

Shi Jian felt a flicker of anticipation.

However, looking at that progress bar with its endless string of zeros, he felt a wave of despair.

This progress bar looked capable of outliving anyone.

Shi Jian shook his head, pushing the Myriad Realms Library out of his mind, and turned his attention to the chat group!

A long stream of messages had already scrolled through the group.

Moreover, there were several red envelopes sent to him.

[Xiao Yan: "Shi Jian? Why haven't you popped up for so long? I almost thought you kicked the bucket... The spiritual herbs you sent me last time were too overpowered; Yao Lao has completely recovered thanks to them... Thank you so much!"]

[Xiao Yan: "He even concocted some pills for spiritual enhancement out of gratitude. I'm sending you some!"]

[Fang Han: "You need to boost your spiritual power? I have some pills here as well..."]

...

Seeing the conversation between Lin Dong and Shi Jian, the others realized that Shi Jian needed spiritual herbs and pills, so they had all sent him red envelopes tailored to his needs!

Shi Jian smiled slightly as he looked at the red envelopes. As expected of his bros, they really delivered!

[Shi Jian: "I was in secluded cultivation breaking through realms earlier, entering a state similar to an epiphany, so I didn't notice what was happening in the group!"]

Shi Jian mentioned his recent closed-door cultivation.

[Fang Han: "Ah, so you were breaking through. No wonder you went completely silent!"]

Fang Han had also picked up some modern slang from Xiao Yan and the others.

He now knew terms like "popping up" and "lurking."

[Xiao Yan: "When I absorb heavenly flames, it also takes me many days..."]

[Yang Qi: "It's fine for now since our realms are still low; even breaking through doesn't take much time. But in the future, when our realms are higher, breaking through a single boundary might require decades or even millennia of closed-door cultivation!"]

[Lin Dong: "Indeed, great cultivators start closed-door sessions by the decades or centuries..."]

The group began discussing the topic of closed-door cultivation.

Suddenly, a message caught everyone's attention.

[Meng Qi: "Brothers, this is bad, I'm about to enter the Samsara Space!"]