That day, Long Ji actually wanted to probe Chen Luo's intentions. After all, the so-called fiancée from his hometown might not possess spiritual aptitude, while Chen Luo definitely had the potential to ascend.
Therefore, letting Chen Luo and his fiancée be a mortal couple for one lifetime, and then marrying Linglong after his wife's passing, Long Ji felt her idea should be fine.
However, Chen Luo's series of high-level questions surprised Long Ji, confirming the fact that Chen Luo had entered the proficient realm in all five guardian techniques within a single day. This made Long Ji unable to help but ask:
"Young Master Chen, have you studied similar knowledge before? No, that's wrong, your questions yesterday cannot be faked." Immediately after, Long Ji negated her own answer.
Although they hadn't known each other for long, Long Ji knew that Chen Luo was not the type of person to pretend to be ignorant for the sake of showing off.
But after ruling out this possibility, Long Ji could only ask in disbelief:
"This, Young Master Chen, have you truly reached the realm of proficiency in all five techniques in just one day?!"
Chen Luo could only nod innocently: "I read a bit more yesterday, and I felt like my understanding of the five techniques suddenly reached a new level. I suppose this is the proficient realm you mentioned, Lady Long Ji."
Upon hearing this, Long Ji understood. There truly were geniuses in the world who could see the whole picture from a glimpse, and master a hundred techniques by mastering one.
For example, the Spiritual Wisdom Body among the Ten Great Physiques was like this. Perhaps Chen Luo, in addition to being exceptionally intelligent, had also encountered some books that inspired him yesterday, leading to a sudden enlightenment.
With such talent, it might not take even sixty years for Young Master Chen to reach the Master realm, and within a thousand years, perhaps he, like herself, would have a chance to glimpse the mysteries of the Grandmaster!
Seeing Long Ji's gaze growing more admiring, Chen Luo felt a bit uncomfortable. He nodded to Long Ji and said:
"Lady Long Ji, if there's nothing else, I'd like to read for a while. The questions you answered just now have given me some new ideas, and I need to consult some books to verify them."
Long Ji subconsciously nodded. Inspiration was rare, and it wouldn't be too late to ask him about his hometown fiancée later.
At the same time, Long Ji couldn't help but marvel at Chen Luo's talent and diligence.
Her gaze towards Chen Luo grew increasingly fervent, and she was already contemplating how many grandchildren she would have in the future.
No, this kind of son-in-law must not be missed!
Just as Long Ji was considering her daughter's lifelong happiness, what happened next almost scared her to death.
...
The Vast Sea Library collected all the cultivation classics and myriad insights of the entire Vast Sea Sect, its collection truly being as vast as the sea.
After Long Ji granted Chen Luo super-high authority, Chen Luo could retrieve and read any book from the library at any location within the Vast Sea Sect's small world, utilizing the power of the great formation.
According to Chen Luo's authority, he could retrieve ninety-nine percent of the library's collection. Only a very few precious texts required Long Ji to personally retrieve them for Chen Luo.
But at this moment, accompanied by a fluctuation of silver Qiankun power, a massive wall of books suddenly appeared before Long Ji's eyes!
At a glance, the wall of books laid out before them contained no less than ten thousand volumes!
The next moment, Long Ji saw Chen Luo split ten thousand strands of spiritual power from within his body. Instead of constructing spiritual patterns to generate Dao techniques, they directly transformed into spiritual power-like palms, reaching out to each suspended book and commencing an incredibly fast flipping of pages!
Swish, swish, swish!
For a time, all Long Ji could hear was the sound of pages turning, like autumn winds sweeping fallen leaves.
Chen Luo, meanwhile, stood in place, his eyes fixed on the wall of books before him.
Staring at the incomprehensible behavior before her, an absurd thought flashed through Long Ji's mind. In her shock, she blurted out:
"You! You're reading books?!"
Chen Luo's eyes gazed at the ten thousand rapidly flipping books, starlight flickering within his pupils, as if countless lights of wisdom were intertwining.
Facing Long Ji's question, Chen Luo did not speak. He simply raised his index finger and made a quiet gesture by his mouth.
Long Ji couldn't help but hold her breath, awestruck by a power she couldn't comprehend.
After an unknown amount of time, and after the wall of books in mid-air had been replaced several times, a flash of silver Qiankun power occurred, and the imposing wall of books, which even Long Ji found awe-inspiring, completely disappeared.
Chen Luo, on the other hand, had his eyes closed, as if contemplating something.
Long Ji slowed her breathing at this moment, her beautiful eyes fixed on the young man before her.
"Hoo..."
The young man slowly opened his eyes: "So that's how it is, the five guardian techniques can be used like this."
"Lady Long Ji!" Chen Luo suddenly turned his head, startling Long Ji into instinctively responding, "Ah, I'm here!"
Chen Luo stared intently at Long Ji, making her somewhat uncomfortable, before finally asking:
"My Lady, I've read a bit more just now, and I have some new ideas and questions regarding formation arts and other paths. I implore you to clarify them for me!"
Hearing this, Long Ji couldn't help but feel relieved.
You scared me to death, I thought you were actually reading books, but it turns out you were just flipping through them to find something. You found it and now you have new questions?
No problem, your Lady Long Ji is a Grandmaster of Formation Arts!
With cross-disciplinary understanding, I'm not bad in other paths either! Teaching a novice like you is no problem!
However, as they exchanged questions and answers, Long Ji knew she was wrong. This monster before her had truly read tens of thousands of books in such a short period.
And it wasn't a superficial skim, but a genuine full read followed by her own understanding.
Even the level of their current discourse was subtly approaching the realm of a half-step Master!
The more Long Ji answered, the more astonished she became. Although she maintained the demeanor of a gentle sect leader on the surface, her heart could no longer evaluate the young man before her.
Good heavens, I thought you reached proficiency in a day through luck from enlightenment and exceptional talent.
Turns out, you actually achieved your realm by sheer hard work, by reading "a little bit" more books!
Due to her extreme shock, Long Ji completely forgot to ask if Chen Luo's fiancée possessed spiritual aptitude.
For the next month, Long Ji was fully immersed in the ocean of knowledge.
She couldn't help it. As a senior in the field of formation arts, Long Ji had her pride!
The Vast Sea Library contained billions of books, and Long Ji alone had read tens of millions and meticulously studied one hundred thousand, something she had always taken pride in.
But now, Long Ji was facing a challenge from a novice in her most proficient domain.
No, he wasn't a novice!
After returning to her chambers, Long Ji, without even having time to discuss Chen Luo's situation with Linglong, plunged back into the ocean of knowledge.
She couldn't help it; Long Ji had a premonition that if she didn't work harder, she might be stumped by a novice!
In the subsequent daily explanations, Long Ji's face remained calm, but her heart was filled with trepidation.
But ultimately, Long Ji's fears came true!
On the seventh day of teaching, Chen Luo officially entered the Master realm of the five techniques!
From then on, Long Ji only discussed the Way of Formations with Chen Luo, and absolutely refused to speak about the other guardian techniques!
Don't ask! If you ask, it's because the Grandmaster of Formation Arts emphasizes sincerity!
Therefore, I, Long Ji, am not very knowledgeable about other guardian techniques!
But after only a few days, Long Ji could no longer bear it.