Amongst Cultivators, I Stand Above All

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Dong Xi knew that these things weren’t something he could figure out by himself. She should go and look at what the predecessors had said.

The moon had just set, and Dong Xi was cultivating. Taking advantage of the fact that the sky was still dark and that no one would recognize her, she immediately headed for the Library Hall.

She should check the books and see what they say.

If there was no use in checking the books, Dong Xi could only be thick-skinned and make a deal with Kong Xing!

Dong Xi successfully entered the Library Hall and headed in the direction of the runes.

There were very few people reading books here, so she could read books alone to comprehend. The runes in the books were like scribbles, completely incomprehensible.

Therefore, most of the seal cultivation sects still relied on the guidance of their master.

This gave Dong Xi a chance to take advantage of the situation. Dong Xi was the only one who remained silent. She directly sat on the ground and casually took out a book called ‘Beginner Runes Starting Stance’ and started to read it attentively.

According to the book, the starting position of each rune was completely different. Different methods of gathering spiritual Qi were also different.

Dong Xi opened the table of contents and directly looked for the page with formation-breaking runes.

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In some sense, Stealthily Swapping Pillars was also to break the formation, but it did not destroy the formation.

Dong Xi flipped to the formation-breaking runes, which explained the starting position of some runes.

How could she just look? There were some things that could be seen from the book, but doing it personally was different.

Dong Xi took out a pen and paper that she always carried with her. She was very glad to have such a good habit. Then, she began to write and draw on the paper.

Dong Xi followed the book’s instructions and used the same starting gesture to draw the rune again, but it was still of no use.

Dong Xi did not want to solve it right away. She calmly drew a few more times and memorized all the starting movements. Then she put down the book and took out the Law of Runes.

Dong Xi had used all sorts of methods to draw those runes hundreds and thousands of times. Now, she could sense a bit of spiritual power.

A smile appeared on Dong Xi’s face. It seemed that the direction of her research this time was correct.

Dong Xi immediately took out a new piece of paper and summarized her successful drawing method.

Looking at the results of her hard work, he was very satisfied. Even her handwriting, which had always been unremarkable, seemed to look better at this moment.

Dong Xi once again looked at the runes drawn on the wooden barrel by the stars, and she frowned.

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What other reasons had she not found? This rune was too difficult.

Just as Dong Xi was thinking, she subconsciously looked at the blood vessels on the back of her hand.

A thought instantly appeared in Dong Xi’s mind, and then she had a look of realization.

That’s right!

How could Dong Xi have forgotten such an important thing?

The runes in the starry sky were drawn with her own blood, so blood must be an important medium!

Dong Xi once again looked at her fair and tender hand. She made up her mind. It’s just a little blood. I’ll go all out!

Dong Xi used a magic art that Second Senior Brother had taught him before, and a drop of blood appeared on her fingertip. Dong Xi began to draw on the paper with her finger.

But soon, another problem appeared.

The blood extraction method only required one drop of blood. This little drop of blood was clearly not enough for Dong Xi to draw the runes.

The most important thing about drawing runes was that one could not stop. It had to be completed in one go.

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Dong Xi bit her lip and sighed. “It seems like it’s impossible not to stab myself.”

Dong Xi took out her sword and cut her finger. Seeing blood gushing out, she immediately started drawing on a new piece of paper.

She drew a few, but there was no effect. Dong Xi did not give up and continued to draw with other starting positions.

After more than 30 attempts, Dong Xi finally noticed a bit of spiritual power on the paper.

However, the spiritual power only lasted for a moment before it dissipated. Then, the paper immediately burst into flames.

Dong Xi immediately jumped in fright. This was the Library Hall. If it caught fire, it would be a great disaster!

Dong Xi immediately made a hand seal and extinguished the flame.

Looking at the raggle-filled corridor, Dong Xi was afraid that her Senior Sister would find out and deduct her points, so she cast a cleaning spell again to restore the place to its previous appearance.

Seeing that there were no traces, Dong Xi said in a low voice, “Fortunately, it was successful. Otherwise, I’m afraid I would have died from excessive blood loss.”

Dong Xi put the book in her hand back on the shelf. Now, Dong Xi already had some insights in her heart.

The paper that Dong Xi had used to draw was ordinary paper, which could not withstand Dong Xi’s blood and the infusion of spiritual Qi.

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The broken wooden bucket that Kong Xing used to draw in the village, although it looked very broken, was still made of thousand-year-old peach wood.

“Forget it, I’ve already figured out what’s going on. I’ll try again when I get back.”