The next day, the boy was sitting in his room, thinking of a good way to convince the "librarian" to give him the manuals and techniques.
"The best thing would be if you give them to me and I can practice with them in my hands, but I'm almost sure that will not be possible, *sigh*, don't tell me I'll have to leave it to chance and wait 1 more year"
For the same thing that his grandmother had said, the boy would be isolated until he begins to cultivate and can prove his worth, but it was the same as saying that if he did not demonstrate his talent and his cultivation speed did not equal or exceed that of his peers, it would all end for him.
"Not to mention that the loss of my bloodline also took away my initial cultivation, that means that I have to start from scratch while my companions are already at 20, surpassing them in that case is impossible."
People born in Kunlun, at least for those born to parents with a high level of cultivation, and depending on the talent of the child born, their level of cultivation increases as they grow up to the age of 5 years, so this is the age in the one that is beginning to be cultivated, since the culture they are born with is expected to stabilize before a cultivation method is taught, which solidifies the level that the child reached and will help him progress on his cultivation path.
"As I read, the standard for a normal person in Kunlun is to at least exceed the entire 1st level of cultivation, that is to say, exceed 9 levels of body refinement and enter directly at 5 years old at the level of martial disciple, so here in Kunlun, they generally take the martial disciple level as the first stage of cultivation, the beginning, only in the lower realms and planets far from Kunlun do they use body refinement."
"And this is where the problem lies, my cultivation level has not progressed at all in these almost 4 years of life, that is, I have the standard of a mortal in the lower realms who has not yet embarked on cultivation."
Generally, a child at the age of 5 in Kunlun has the base strength of a martial disciple, to be considered a genius in a minor sect or family the base strength must reach at least the fourth level of a martial disciple.
"Also in the book "Legends of Kunlun", although I do not know how true it is, apparently there was a demonic genius that when he was born, his base strength was already a martial soldier, a whole stage above the martial disciple and when he reached the age of 5 years old he managed to reach the standard of advanced martial master, and that, after receiving his cultivation manual, his base only deepened, and his cultivation soared like a rocket, in the end he stood on top of Kunlun at a very age early, so if this is true, it really leaves her talent speechless."
The child when he read by this was very astonished, but only that, he was amazed and surprised by the world he now lived in and the incomparable talents that were in him, but he also knew that not all the demonic geniuses that stepped on the top of Kunlun were natives of it, there were also many who trampled on Kunlun's "geniuses" who came from lower realms, which, although when they arrived they were part of the lowest, when they reached an environment conducive to cultivation, their strength did not make rather than increasing rapidly, furthermore, the difficulties they had to face to reach the top of the realm they came from gave them a very strong mental state, which is indispensable in order to progress at a faster speed at the higher levels of cultivation. So even though Kunlun's cultivation speed was high, and they had many potencies with a high cultivation level, it was very difficult for them to progress towards the final stages without many years of temper, while people from the lower realms, It was difficult to progress in the lower levels due to the scarcity of resources, but because of this, their cultivation bases were stable and their mentalities strong, so in the later stages they advance much faster; in the end it could be said that everything was compensated.
"Now then, if I am reunited with other children of the family born here, even if they are the ones from the secondary branches, it would definitely be the last in everything, since at least they will be at the level of martial disciple, while I am not even at the 1st level of refinement of the body..."
Thinking about it, the child only sighed bitterly, after all, at birth he had the purest bloodline the family had seen in 10,000 years, so his cultivation level should already be at least at the stage of Martial soldier, however, the heavens were apparently envious of him, which ultimately resulted in the loss of his bloodline, leaving him half dead and losing his base cultivation.
"Anyway, it's not the time to complain, I definitely need a cultivation manual and start cultivating now, so at least I can bridge the gap between me and other children my age."
"Which leaves us back to the problem of how to obtain the cultivation manuals and techniques huh, *sigh*, at least I need to take a look at the content, just a look at the information would be enough, since then I could examine my memories and calmly re-visualize the information in my mind."
"Ideally, the "librarian" would give me the manuals so that I can have them in my possession and be able to keep an eye on them at any time, but if there is no other alternative I will have to do the latter, but there is a problem with that, I'm not sure if the manual can be "engraved" in my memory."
Of the novels that the child had read in his previous life, the cultivation manuals had to be read directly from the place where said manual was written, that is, if it was written in a book then the book was needed, or if it was written in a mural then it was necessary to remain observing the mural to be able to understand it, besides that any attempt to memorize it did not work, since the "law" that the author had imbued in said manual could not be memorized.
"Although what I am going to do is not memorize, but rather "observe" my memories like in a movie, I may still fail miserably and leave empty-handed ..., even so, I will try, I have nothing to lose and a lot than to win, if I give up now, I might as well hope to die once I am kicked out of the family."
And with this determination, the boy left his room heading towards the library, knowing in his heart that his future cultivation path totally depended on this encounter, whether it was successful or not, depended only on whether he could convince the librarian.
"Mister Librarian, I am here to deliver the crystals I loaned yesterday."
Soon after, the librarian's usual hoarse voice echoed through the library,
"Hmph, you never call me when you return the crystals children, you just leave them there on the table and go away, so say it, what do you want?"
The boy was speechless at this, although it is true that lately he no longer called him to deliver the crystals, it was because the same librarian told him not to call him just for that and to just leave them there, but the boy decided not to mention this matter.
"Well here is the problem, as you know my cultivation level has not progressed in this time, so I wanted to see some cultivation manuals so I can start cultivating and not be left behind with the rest of my companions."
The "librarian" waited patiently for the boy to finish speaking before answering without any hesitation:
"Definitely not"
The boy, with a very aggrieved face, protested:
"But Mr. Librarian, according to what I have read, the level of cultivation is very important in a family, especially in the most prestigious and powerful families like my family, the Aegis family, and if I want to progress in my cultivation path I will not there is no choice but to use a cultivation manual "
The librarian did not answer immediately; he took his time before answering the boy.
"*sigh*, he's not a brat, plus the fact that your cultivation level hasn't progressed has to do with why you're locked up here in the first place."
The child was silent and with his head down, although he knew about the whole incident that had occurred because his broken soul had joined that of the baby, allowing him to understand everything that was happening around him, itself, the child was never told what happened, besides the fact that he had to live in this mansion until he was 5 years old, the child should not know anything and that is how the librarian took it.
Knowing about this, the boy came up with an idea, which perhaps could play in his favor, so, the boy slowly raised his head and with a firm look on his face, asked:
"Then please, Mister Librarian, could you tell me that reason, the one that prevents my cultivation level from increasing?"
Seeing the determined and firm look of the child, the "librarian" was speechless, such a look in a 3-year-old should not be possible, but here he had it in front of him, even with all his years and experience that he had, he couldn't cope with it, in the end, after a while, and with some hesitation, he decided to speak up.
"*sigh*, it's not my duty to tell you this brat, besides that I don't know the whole story either, as you know I'm just an artifact spirit now linked to this library, so they only told me the reason why you're here and how long you stay, it is of my own free will that I let you read those books since you are practically alone here, but since you insist so much, I will tell you what I know."
Thus, under the watchful eye of the child, the "librarian" began to speak:
"The day you were born there was a great confusion and uproar throughout Kunlun, the reasons I do not know, but someone took advantage of it and stole your bloodline, that is why your cultivation level has not increased, that and the fact that your hair color is different from your family, I am sure that if you have asked, right?"
The boy did not say anything for a moment, as if he was reflecting on it, then he suddenly began to tremble, and, in a trembling voice, he asked:
"I-if you say my bloodline was stolen, that means my talent went with her right?"
The old man did not respond, the silence only confirmed the suspicions of a child, whose eyes grew increasingly red as he tried to prevent the tears from falling.
"I see then, *snif*, so that's why eh, ha ha ha, now it all makes sense, my hair color is black, totally different from the crimson I remember before arriving here, my cultivation that does not increase, ha ha ha, not to mention about the future that awaits me."
The "librarian" upon seeing the state of the child felt guilty, for a moment he forgot that, despite the determined look of the child, in the end it was that, a 3-year-old boy who had not even fully grown, but who understood a little about the fate that awaited him, until now, he knew what books the little one had read since he arrived, and among them there were many that spoke about family struggles and the fate of the weak and losers, but he himself could not do nothing, the boy's fate was set in stone from the moment his bloodline was taken away. Suddenly, the boy's voice woke him up from his thoughts.
"Well then, I'd better go, thank you very much, Mr. Librarian, for telling me the truth, but I think I'll just wait quietly in my room for the fate that awaits me."
And with empty eyes and a blank stare, the boy turned around, moving further away from the library.
At that moment, the librarian observed the child for a moment, from his memories, despite being a bit spoiled and cunning, the child had always been very happy and full of life, that sudden change in the child hurt the librarian a lot, So, before the boy completely disappeared from the library, he said:
"Waiting."