Sweeping Star unraveled the restriction on the second layer of the Scripture Pavilion.

"Come up."

She led Sun Wukong upstairs and said, "From now on, you can read the books here."

Sun Wukong curiously followed the bookshelves with his eyes; the layout here was somewhat similar to the first floor.

He casually took a book from the nearest shelf, opened it, but was slightly startled.

"Why is there no text?"

He asked.

"There is text."

Sweeping Star replied, "It's just that you can't see it."

These were Immortal Books, visible only to Immortals.

That Sun Wukong couldn't see them was normal.

"You will still need to..."

Sweeping Star didn't finish her sentence when she stepped on a banana peel someone had left on the floor, flew out the window, and fell out.

Sun Wukong, who was no longer surprised by such occurrences, didn't pay her any mind and started looking for books on the second floor he could read.

He found books he could read, mostly collected data and notes from Immortals, unrelated to the Immortal Dao.

But within these materials, Sun Wukong unexpectedly found something valuable.

It was research and commentary on text from before the great calamity.

Some of these texts' shapes were very similar to the runes and figures in the Talismanic Diagrams and Records.

"No wonder I couldn't understand."

Sun Wukong thought, realizing the content in Talismanic Diagrams and Records was text from before the great calamity.

He began collecting the text commentary and memorized it all.

Several days later, the young man came to the Scripture Pavilion.

"What are you doing?"

He found Sun Wukong standing by the window, wielding a stick in a standoff with a Phoenix clutching food in its beak.

The Phoenix was a meal delivery creature; the disciples of the Three Thousand Immortal Paths didn't need to worry about food as every day, Phoenixes and other Divine Birds would bring them sustenance.

The young man took the meal basket from the Phoenix's mouth, shooed it away, and the Phoenix retreated.

"Why is it so aggressive today?"

The young man asked Sun Wukong.

Taking the meal basket, Sun Wukong began eating and replied, "Sweeping Star went out."

The young man immediately understood.

That Phoenix had to breathe fire at Sweeping Star every day; with Sweeping Star gone, it directed its target towards Sun Wukong instead.

"Speaking of which, everyone is quite afraid of Sweeping Star."

The young man sized Sun Wukong up and down, "Living with her and still not dead, truly a miracle."

"Maybe it's because I'm mortal."

Sun Wukong answered.

He, too, was affected by Sweeping Star's misfortune, but it was usually not too severe.

Instead, it was the Immortals and disciples who felt a significant impact upon each visit; Sun Wukong even suspected that Sweeping Star's influence might relate to the workings of Spiritual Power.

Being mortal, he wasn't so easily affected by her.

"And besides, she and I aren't very close."

Sun Wukong added.

He really wanted to establish a good relationship with Sweeping Star, but she was reclusive; unless necessary, she would not appear to speak a word to him.

Although both lived in the Scripture Pavilion, they seldom had contact with one another.

After finishing his meal, Sun Wukong placed the basket by the window, "Why did you come here at noon today?"

"You gave me so much money last time, I thought I'd go and spend some."

The young man said, "Let's head to Wealth God Island and take a look."

"Wealth God Island?"

This was the first time Sun Wukong had heard of Wealth God Island since coming to the Scripture Pavilion, "What place is that?"

"A place to buy things."

The young man pulled Sun Wukong and started walking out.

"Wait, the Scripture Pavilion..."

"It's fine, no one can come up anyway."

The young man gestured outside, and two cranes descended.

The Scripture Pavilion was a securely guarded Floating Island, with Divine Beasts and Heavenly Soldiers protecting it outside, and even disciples returning books had to go through layers of checks.

"There's no lack of one mortal here..."

The youth tossed Sun Wukong onto the back of the immortal crane and flew through the dense clouds together towards Wealth God Island.

Wealth God Island was bustling with people, with streets and shops everywhere.

Walking down the streets, Sun Wukong and the youth were amazed by the items being sold in the shops.

"How come there are so many spiritual objects from Wanling Country?"

He wondered to himself.

Wealth God Island boasted an array of goods, particularly those from Huaguo Mountain and Wanling Country.

"Miss, this piece of Heavenly Clothes is our best seller, not only can you fly with it, but it also stays clean for a long time. You won't regret buying it."

"Young man, no need to hesitate, my elixirs are definitely affordable!"

Many Taoists were selling spiritual objects to the young disciples.

After watching for a while, Sun Wukong understood that the island could enhance the quality of life for disciples practicing the Three Thousand Immortal Paths.

Heavenly Palace was rich in resources, and with millions of years of worship, they could afford to generously provide each disciple with money.

Disciples here were spending liberally, not minding the costs when buying spiritual objects from Wanling Country.

"This Meditation Rune is very useful for cultivation..."

A shop owner by the street was promoting his rune to a female disciple.

The youth beside Sun Wukong saw it and immediately went over to ask, "Is that rune effective for playing chess?"

"Of course, it is."

The shop owner attended to the youth.

Watching this scene, Sun Wukong felt a strange emotion.

This guy was actually using the money he gave him to buy Holy Character Runes.

Sun Wukong shook his head, looking around and suddenly noticed a bookstore.

"These books are for you, just don't come to my store!"

The bookstore owner chased out a woman holding books, "Every time you come, bad luck befalls me!"

Wasn't that Sweeping Star?

Sun Wukong noticed the woman and couldn't help but be curious about why she was there.

He thought of greeting her, but Sweeping Star did not see him and dashed away hastily.

"Boss."

Sun Wukong approached the bookstore owner and asked, "What did Sweeping Star take?"

"A music score book from Wanling Country."

The owner replied, "She said it's for placing in the Scripture Pavilion for borrowing."

Borrowing?

Sun Wukong found it strange; he had never seen such books on the shelves.

At this moment, the youth came over with a box.

"What did you buy?"

Sun Wukong asked.

"Runes."

The youth replied, "They were so cheap, I bought a hundred and can give you some."

Sun Wukong accepted them.

Afterward, the youth treated him to a hearty feast on Wealth God Island, spending less than one-tenth of the money.

"The money you gave me is too much, all in gold, I don't even know how to spend it."

While wondering, the youth escorted Sun Wukong back to the Scripture Pavilion.

Back at the Scripture Pavilion, Sun Wukong encountered Sweeping Star's cold demeanor.

"Where have you been?"

Sweeping Star asked, propping up her shark mouth.

"Wealth God Island."

Sun Wukong rescued her from the shark mouth and then pulled out a comb from his pocket, "I bought you a gift."

Sweeping Star was surprised.

"I don't have much money, only enough for this."

Sun Wukong said.

He was very displeased with Sweeping Star's constantly disheveled bird's nest hair, which was messier than a demon's.

"A waste of effort!"

Saying so, Sweeping Star took the comb and left.

After that, although she remained aloof, her demeanor towards Sun Wukong was not as cold as before, and she would occasionally speak a few more words.

Of course, her head still sported the bird's nest hairdo.

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