Despite saying so, Su Wen still followed Huo Tianyang to Blazing City's Widsom Palace without delay.
Blazing City's Widsom Palace.
Inside and outside the Knowledge Hall, a large number of Spirit Masters had already gathered. They patiently waited in line, casting respectful gazes toward Su Wen, eagerly anticipating the moment when they would witness him opening the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge.
Su Wen had experienced much along the way, but for Huo Tianyang, this was his first time witnessing such a scene in Blazing City, the first time seeing so many Spirit Masters showing such reverence to a single person.
Even during the final of the Spirit Master Competition, the countless spectators below showed no more than this level of respect toward the Pope, right?
The little guy from back then has now become a teacher to Spirit Masters across the continent.
At this moment, Huo Tianyang recalled scenes of Su Wen traveling and studying Fiery Heavenly Sun at Blazing Academy two and a half years ago.
"Let's begin."
Su Wen repeated the process of opening the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge.
The formation took shape, linking the thirty-six Study Halls with the core space of Knowledge Hall, and the Spirit Seal scrolls successfully condensed.
"Alright everyone, you can now inject Soul Power into the Spirit Seal scrolls to receive your respective Spirit Seals."
"Thank you, Master Wen!"
The Spirit Masters present expressed their gratitude to Su Wen, proceeding orderly to receive their Spirit Seals.
Su Wen took a deep breath and left Knowledge Hall, following Huo Tianyang to Blazing Academy.
"Xiaowen, take care of yourself too."
During the process of opening the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge, Huo Tianyang also sensed that Su Wen seemed to be in a poor state. It wasn't a physical issue, but Huo Tianyang noticed that Su Wen's spiritual energy seemed weary, as if he was carrying a heavy burden.
Su Wen shook his head, signaling to Huo Tianyang not to worry.
"It's normal. All the Spirit Seal scrolls are constructed based on my Martial Spirit. It means that all the spaces within the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge are supported by my Martial Spirit. Many of the projections are rooted in my Visualized World."
Although Su Wen utilized the technique of Fire Seed Condensation to strip and solidify the Spirit Seal scrolls, allowing them to absorb external energy to sustain their operation, ultimately, everything originated from him.
Furthermore, in order to eventually open the virtual world, Su Wen wouldn't let these Spirit Seal scrolls be detached from his control. Therefore, he was constantly overseeing the operation of dozens of Wisdom Palace's Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge.
Although it was very draining, Su Wen saw this as a way to hone his spiritual power. As long as he persisted, once the virtual world was successfully opened and these burdens were lifted, his spiritual power would surely make rapid advancements, breaking through certain bottlenecks.
"Uncle Yang, this is the Book of Ten Thousand Techniques, pages I've condensed based on my own insights. They can temporarily impart the Spirit Skills engraved within to the target. Among these pages, I've engraved the four fundamental Spirit Skills of the Fiery Heavenly Sun. Let Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu experience these Spirit Skills several times through these pages. Perhaps they can also master these four Spirit Skills in the form of self-created Spirit Skills."
"When the time comes, come back to me, and by then, I should have perfected this ability enough to match the level of Engraving within the Fiery Heavenly Sun."
Huo Tianyang took a deep breath and accepted the stack of pages from Su Wen's hands.
"I thank you on behalf of Huo Wushuang and Xiao Wu," he said.
Su Wen waved his hand dismissively, indicating it was nothing.
The Fiery Heavenly Sun was Su Wen's first mastered domain, playing a crucial role in his development of The World in a Book Domain and many other areas. It was not merely inspiration; the framework of Su Wen's World in a Book Domain was actually based on the Fiery Heavenly Sun domain. However, Su Wen replaced basic Spirit Skills like Brilliant Sun and added many other foundational Spirit Skills, making the entire World in a Book Domain more comprehensive.
"Uncle Yang once you retire, you'll be assuming the role of Elder at Wisdom Palace, so consider these as early offerings for you,"
Huo Tianyang chuckled. "You brat still remember to pull Uncle Yang into Wisdom Palace," he said.
"Hehehe, after all, being able to create your own domain techniques as a Spirit Douluo, you're quite strong," he added.
"Hmph, of course. That Xiao Zhan guy just took advantage of some opportunities," Huo Tianyang muttered.
He would never admit that his inability to defeat Xiao Zhan was due to the himself.
"Hahaha, indeed, Uncle Zhan can maintain an absolute advantage among peers, thanks to the quality of his Soul Power," Su Wen said approvingly.
"So, Uncle Yang, although you haven't retired yet, you could join Wisdom Palace as an Elder for now. Since Wisdom Palace has established so many branches, you could oversee Blazing City Wisdom Palace while you're at the Academy."
Huo Tianyang didn't hesitate and accepted Su Wen's proposal.
"Hehe, since you're overseeing one area anyway, why don't you—"
"Hmm?" Huo Tianyang noticed that Su Wen was pushing his luck.
"Don't worry, Uncle Yang. I'm just giving you a heads-up in advance. For now, you only need to oversee Blazing City Wisdom Palace. But when Wisdom Palace construction reaches its final realm, I would like to ask you to oversee the entire Wisdom Palace Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge."
"Hmm?" What does that mean?
Huo Tianyang looked at Su Wen with confusion.
Oversee the entire Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge?
"Distributed Wisdom Palaces everywhere are difficult to manage. With so many Mountains of Books and Sea of Knowledge, Wisdom Palace could easily be controlled by local overlords and become a series of privately owned Wisdom Palaces. That's what we want to avoid," Su Wen explained.
Upon hearing Su Wen's words, Huo Tianyang felt relieved.
It seemed that Su Wen had thought through this issue.
"So, how do you plan to solve this?" Huo Tianyang asked, although he already had an answer in mind.
"We will integrate the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge in each Wisdom Palace, creating a space that connects all Wisdom Palaces across the continent. Spirit Masters will not only be able to enter this shared Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge for learning but also communicate across cities and regions," Su Wen explained.
Su Wen looked at Huo Tianyang with a faint smile on his face.
"Uncle Yang, what do you think of my idea?"
Huo Tianyang had been catching his breath for a while now.
He had only considered bringing all the Mountains of Books and Sea of Knowledge under control, but he hadn't thought of completely merging them into one that connects all Wisdom Palaces across the continent.
Once this is achieved, as Su Wen said, anywhere on the continent where there is a Wisdom Palace, people can communicate by entering the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge.
This goes beyond breaking barriers of knowledge.
Su Wen aims to break barriers of distance.
Break geographical restrictions.
Break so many other restrictions.
At the same time, Huo Tianyang understood what Su Wen meant by overseeing the entire Wisdom Palace Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge.
It's exactly as it sounds.
In the future Wisdom Palace, there will only be one Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge space, and managing this space will undoubtedly require someone of considerable stature to oversee it.
Suddenly, Huo Tianyang felt pressured.
After all, he is 'just' a Spirit Douluo.
With the strength of Wisdom Palace, the task of overseeing the core Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge space, even if entrusted to a Titled Douluo, would be excessive.
However, Su Wen was still preparing to entrust this task to him.
"Well, I should really practice diligently," Huo Tianyang felt a sense of urgency rising in his heart.
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