The Canon Room of the Great Tang Ruins was a massive building, covering at least several hundred to a thousand acres.

Outside the building, yellow light glowed brilliantly, permeating with layers of killing intent, clearly guarded by a Great Array.

Xiao Mu walked to the outside of the building and contacted the duty officer as per the contact method.

Shortly after, a thin, dark man in the early stage of the Yin God Realm came out, verified Xiao Mu's identity, and after receiving the Energy Fruits, said, "Follow me," then led Xiao Mu into the Great Array.

Soon, the two arrived at the duty room beneath the Canon Room building. The dark man pointed at the duty room and said, "Go in and wait, I'll take you into the Canon Room after an hour."

"Thank you!"

Xiao Mu expressed his thanks and pushed the door to enter the duty room.

Upon entering, he was surprised to find that there were already about seven or eight people waiting.

The realms of these individuals varied, ranging from the Mortal Realm Fifth Level to different levels of the Yin God Realm.

The people looked indifferent and did not talk to each other; upon seeing Xiao Mu enter, they merely glanced at him indifferently and turned their heads away, showing no intention of social interaction.

In the duty room, the only sofa squeezed three people, some were sitting on the floor, while others stood. Xiao Mu looked around and finally chose to sit in a corner.

An hour later, the thin, dark man came in on time and gestured to everyone, "Follow me. You will have two hours to visit the Canon Room, but I must warn you ahead—you may look, but do not touch the books with your hands."

"Each book is guarded by an Array, and touching it would trigger an alert known to the higher-ups."

"If anyone's unauthorized touch triggers an alert, I will personally deliver them to the higher-ups for punishment."

"Furthermore, sometimes an elder on duty might patrol the Canon Room. If you're unlucky and get caught during an inspection, punishment or cancellation of the visit could occur without any reimbursement of the Energy Fruits. Anyone who cannot accept this may leave now."

Nobody left, nor did anyone speak out; these conditions had already been explained beforehand, and the thin man was merely reiterating.

"Everyone is clear on the rules, Chen Chu, please take us into the Canon Room now," someone urged.

The visitation time was limited to only two hours, and no one wanted to waste it on unnecessary matters.

Chen Chu, the thin dark man, turned around and said, "Everyone, follow me."

The group followed Chen Chu out of the duty room and walked towards the Canon Room building, with Xiao Mu closely behind.

In front of Xiao Mu, two men were whispering. The man in green chuckled, "Tonight, the duty officer is Elder Zhao Xu. If he catches us, it will surely be quite the spectacle."

"Elder Zhao Xu?"

The middle-aged man discussing with the man in green had a large beard and a somewhat weathered appearance; surprised, he said, "I've heard that Elder Zhao is strictly impartial and never does favors for anyone. Getting caught by him would indeed be serious; let's hope nothing goes wrong tonight."

"Strictly impartial? Does no favors? Haha, that's only towards outsiders. Elder Zhao Xu isn't a saint, he still looks out for his own people to some extent,"

The man in green suddenly laughed proudly.

"Oh! Brother Shen, please enlighten me!"

The middle-aged man sensed there was more to Brother Shen's words and quickly asked for advice politely.

"My family and Elder Zhao Xu go way back. My father is Elder Zhao's chess companion; they often play chess together. Elder Zhao cares a lot about me and often gives me tips for cultivation,"

Brother Shen in green proclaimed proudly: "You might get punished if caught, but if it's me, Elder Zhao will definitely turn a blind eye."

There are indeed those with connections!

Xiao Mu curiously glanced at the man in green, feeling a bit envious.

"So, there's such a relationship between Brother Shen and Elder Zhao!" The middle-aged, weathered man was shocked and looked at the man in green with envy, requesting, "Brother Shen, if something goes awry, please look out for me. I will never forget your favor!"

"Haha!" Brother Shen in green laughed heartily, patting the shoulder of the middle-aged weathered man, "Don't worry, what are we if not brothers? I'll look out for you!"

Many of the Mutated Beings around overheard the conversation between the man in green and the middle-aged man, showing envious expressions. They began whispering to the man in green, their tone blatantly flattering.

Xiao Mu shook his head, instead stepped back, distancing himself from the man in green with no intention of striking up a conversation.

This independent behavior drew the attention of others; the man in green looked at Xiao Mu with displeasure, and those who flocked to the man in green even showed hostility.

Xiao Mu pretended not to notice.

Inside the Canon Room building, huge shelves were placed, resembling those in a library used for storing books, yet distinct.

Books in a library are shelved one next to the other, whereas the Secret Manuals in the Canon Room were spaced separately on the shelves.

Each Secret Manual was enveloped by a Great Array, forming a transparent protective barrier around the books.

The manuals within the barriers could be examined through Divine Sense but could not be touched by hand. Touching them would immediately trigger the Great Array and set off an alarm.

Chen Chu repeated his warning not to touch the books by hand, and after issuing a warning, finally allowed everyone to freely explore.

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