After being reborn, the cannon fodder junior sister quickly left the sect.

Chapter 195 Book Spirit

"what!"

Su Luo screamed and sat down on the ground with a thud. She grimaced in pain. When she came to her senses and looked around, she realized that she had come to a room that resembled an ancient library.

Books, so many books...

The only place in the Void Realm with so many books is... the location of the Book Spirit.

Su Luo's eyebrows twitched.

Although she didn't know why, she must have been "invited" here by the book spirit of the Void Illusion!

But... I wonder how Lin Ji and the others are doing now...

Thinking of this, Su Luo suddenly felt a weight on her heart. She sighed somewhat dejectedly, then got up and looked around.

She wanted to see what the book spirit really wanted by "inviting" her here...

Looking around, Su Luo saw bookshelves everywhere, crammed with all sorts of books—astronomy, geography, ancient texts, secret manuals, you name it. She glanced at them briefly and even spotted several ancient talisman books that had vanished from the cultivation world.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have rushed over excitedly to see, but Su Luo didn't move.

The book spirit isn't stupid; how could it let anyone touch its books without taking any precautions? There must be a trap!

Su Luo turned her gaze away, resisting the immense temptation, and continued walking along the bookshelves. Passing by rows and rows of bookshelves, she walked for an unknown amount of time until she finally reached the end of the bookshelves, arriving at a wide-open area. Her gaze then fell upon what lay ahead.

Ahead was a large desk, with writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones neatly arranged on it. Sitting before the desk was a beautiful young woman, her head bowed as she read. Her head was covered by a white veil, so her features were not clearly visible, but she had a very slender figure and must be quite attractive.

Sensing Su Luo's gaze, the woman raised her head, revealing only her red lips, which were faintly visible and looked captivating.

"Hello~"

Su Luo quietly observed her and went straight to the point, asking, "Are you the Book Spirit?"

The woman, no, the Book Spirit, tilted her head, seemingly observing Su Luo through the white veil. Hearing Su Luo's question, she smiled slightly and said, "It is I. I am the Book Spirit."

Why did you bring me here?

"Someone asked me to pass on a message to you."

Upon hearing this, Su Luo immediately asked, "Who?"

Shu Ling raised her slender, jade-like index finger to her lips, her words carrying a hidden meaning: "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed."

Su Luo's eyes turned cold.

Is the secret of heaven not to be revealed?

Ha! I don't even need to think to know it must be that bastard Tiandao!

Ever since her last visit to Ancestor Hongyu, when the Heavenly Dao interrupted their conversation and then threatened her, that damned Heavenly Dao hasn't shown up again. She thought he had completely given up on her, but it turns out he encountered some unexpected situation and couldn't communicate with her directly, so he went to great lengths to find the Book Spirit to relay his message!

That dog Tiandao is always doing bad things! He let Shuling take her away, making Lin Ji and the others so worried!

Su Luo took a deep breath, trying hard not to swear, and asked, "So... what message did they ask you to give me?"

The Book Spirit smiled and said, "He said that He is waiting for you on the battlefield of gods and demons, and will tell you everything then."

Su Luo's eyes immediately changed.

Dog Tiandao actually intends to tell her everything?!

Would that guy really be so kind? Or is he plotting something to scam her again?!

"Alright, the message has been delivered, my mission is complete."

Before Su Luo could think further, the Book Spirit gracefully stood up, then waved her hand, and a huge white barrier appeared behind her. Through the barrier, one could vaguely see the scenery inside.

"Behind this barrier lies the battlefield of gods and demons. To pass through, you must complete my trial. As long as you can answer my questions, or ask me a question I cannot answer, or tell me something I know nothing about, then you can pass through here safely."

For the Book Spirit, she was more curious about unknown knowledge than about the relationship between Su Luo and the Heavenly Dao.

Su Luo raised an eyebrow.

Just as Bai Jinyan said, it seems he wasn't lying. However, there was still one thing she was curious about.

"What if... I fail the trial?"

The Book Spirit spoke gently, but her words were anything but gentle: “Then go back to where you came from. Until you can pass the trials here, you will never be able to reach the final destination, and you will never be able to pass the trials of the secret realm.”

Su Luo: ……

Yeah, it's pretty strict.

Before Su Luo could answer, the Book Spirit continued, "So, shall we begin now?"

"and many more!"

Su Luo quickly interrupted the book spirit, "We can't start yet!"

"Why?"

Seeing that Shuling tilted her head as if she was genuinely puzzled, Su Luo couldn't help but twitch her lips and reminded her, "You suddenly brought me here, my companions must be frantic right now, looking for me everywhere. I need to reunite with them first."

After Su Luo's reminder, the book spirit finally realized, "So that's how it is."

Then she continued, "But don't worry, as long as you can successfully complete the trial, I will send you and your companions to the battlefield of gods and demons, where you will meet. Of course, if you fail the trial, I will send you back directly."

Su Luo: ……

Thank you so much, you're such a kind person.

but……

After thinking about what the book spirit said, Su Luo finally agreed.

Indeed, as long as she can complete the trial here, everyone will be sent to the battlefield of gods and demons, saving Lin Ji and the others the trouble of coming back and wasting time.

"So, which type of trial do you intend to choose?"

“Naturally, I’ll ask and you answer,” Su Luo replied immediately.

She thought for a moment, then glanced at the bookshelf behind her. Her eyes lit up, and she quickly added, "But I guarantee you will absolutely, absolutely not be able to answer any of the questions I'm about to ask."

Fortunately, after listening to Bai Jinyan's words, she made ample preparations.

"Oh?"

The book spirit scoffed, completely disbelieving.

Even if this little girl is a key focus of Heaven's attention, isn't she far too arrogant? There's really very little in this world that the Book Spirit doesn't know!

Ahem, except for that slightly risqué storybook from a few days ago.

Su Luo sensed the disdain in the book spirit's tone but didn't take it to heart. Instead, she began to coax him gently: "If you don't believe me, how about we make a bet? I have six questions for you to answer. If you can't answer the first one, then I'll consider my trial successful. If you still can't answer the second one, then I'll give you a book. And so on, how about that? Of course, if you can answer them, then I'll also give you a book that I guarantee you've never read before."

Upon hearing this, Shuling still didn't understand that Su Luo meant she was stupid.

After all that talk, it turns out this girl just wants her book! Ha~ She's got some serious ulterior motives.

"You want my collection of books?"

Su Luo readily admitted, "Well, I am indeed quite interested."

There was no way around it; those books were just too captivating. They were all rare, unique editions that had disappeared from the cultivation world!

If we can really get five books, then we can each get one, hehe~ Why not take advantage of a good deal!

The book spirit looked at Su Luo with some disdain.

Even though she had been trapped in the Void Illusion for tens of thousands of years, she had already read all the books in the world and believed that no one could compare to her in terms of knowledge! During this time, she naturally encountered all sorts of talented and extraordinary people, many of whom were very interested in her collection of books and made bets with her, but so far no one had succeeded!

Now this little girl is even challenging her to a bet!

Interesting, then I'll play along with her...

Thinking of this, Shuling curled her red lips and agreed with great interest.

"Alright, let's make this bet. But if you lose, I hope the book you give me is something I've never read before, otherwise I won't let you off easily..."

If this girl is just spouting empty words and trying to deceive her, then even if she has the Heavenly Dao as her backer, she will still make her suffer! She, the Book Spirit, is not someone who can be easily fooled!

"That's natural."

Su Luo nodded obediently in agreement, while lowering her eyes to conceal the strange light within them.

The fish has taken the bait...

I hope you won't regret it later!

"Then, please begin." With that, the Book Spirit raised her right hand, eagerly signaling Su Luo to start.

The next moment, a malicious smile appeared on the girl's face, which made Shu Ling's heart skip a beat, and she felt that something was wrong.

Su Luo didn't give the other party a chance to back out and went straight to the first question: "Do you know what trigonometric functions are?"

The book spirit was completely stunned.

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Trigonometric functions? What are those?!

She had never heard of it before!

Seeing that Shuling couldn't answer, Su Luo was delighted and continued to ask.

Do you know what calculus is?

Do you know what the three primary colors of light are?

Do you know the principle of leverage?

Do you know what carbon dioxide is?

Do you know what the air we breathe every day is made of?

Su Luo rattled off six questions in one breath, leaving the book spirit dumbfounded and speechless.

These are questions she'd never heard of before!

After waiting for a while, seeing that Shuling couldn't answer a single word, Su Luo shrugged and made a regretful expression, "Sigh, it seems you don't know."

Book Spirit: ...

Su Luo sighed, then looked extremely disappointed, her words striking a chord with the Book Spirit.

"I've heard that book spirits know everything, but how come you know nothing? Sigh... I was actually quite looking forward to it~"

Book Spirit: !

For the first time in her life, she wanted to punch someone!

Listen to that! Listen to that! What kind of tone is that?! It's so infuriating, oh wait, so incredibly infuriating!!!