"You also have the surname Feng; what is your relation to Senior Feng Shuyi?"

It was only now that Liang Yi suddenly remembered to ask this question. Since Feng Yuyou and Feng Shuyi share the same surname, if it were not a usual situation in the Little Bamboo House, should the two have some connection?

"Senior Feng is my uncle." Feng Yuyou's expression didn't change at all, remaining as calm and rippleless as water.

Although Su Youyi overheard their conversation, another sight had captivated her attention at the moment.

Judging from their situation when they first arrived, the center of the entire Secret Realm ought to be this heaven-shrouding body of the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo. And it must be protected by a special array; otherwise, they should have been able to spot such a colossal entity the moment they entered the Secret Realm.

The surrounding buildings were plentiful, but there didn't seem to be many Cultivators living there; compared to other top First-grade powers, the number of Disciples was at least a hundred times fewer.

What intrigued Su Youyi the most was that after they entered a certain range, numerous bamboo leaves large and small were constantly swirling and dancing in the sky a hundred zhang above their heads.

The bamboo leaves took off from some bamboo houses around them, merging into the sea of leaves in the sky, and then guided by a special Array, eventually converged above the body of the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo.

The leaves were vast and mighty, forming a huge ring revolving around the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo in the sky. Although complex, it was orderly and presented an awe-inspiring spectacle.

To the eyes of Liang Yi and Su Youyi, these leaves were not ordinary bamboo leaves, but the particularity of it, she could not yet discern.

Old Uncle Ju squinted his eyes and took a few glances at the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo; he seemed to have noticed some clues, but if Su Youyi didn't ask, he was too lazy to say anything.

"Feng sister? Who are these people?"

Just as the group, led by Feng Yuyou, was heading straight for the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo, several flashes of light leaped into the air from a sea of bamboo, blocking their path just in time.

The newcomers were three young male Cultivators, with the two by the sides deferring to the brocade-robed, long-haired young man in the middle as their leader. They all appeared young, but each had impressive cultivation, nearly approaching the Great Perfection of the Fifth Realm.

And the one who spoke out was precisely that young Cultivator in the center.

Given the information Feng Yuyou had shared earlier about the place, Liang Yi looked at the three with thoughts stirring: Are these the trainees who are to take over the various affairs of the Little Bamboo House in the future?

While Liang Yi was scrutinizing the trio, those three were also sizing up Liang Yi and his companions.

When their eyes landed on Su Youyi, they all flashed a similar look of astonishment. Her transcendent beauty amazed those who had never left the Secret Realm, making her seem like a heavenly being!

Liang Yi was a bit puzzled to see that the three did not recognize them.

"The esteemed guests personally invited by my master are summoned by my teacher, and it's inconvenient to linger here."

Feng Yuyou glanced at the three, her expression changing slightly, speaking with an undertone of loathing.

Liang Yi scratched his head, realizing that the girl wasn't targeting him—he had thought there was something wrong with his charm. Listening to Feng Yuyou's tone, it seemed like she didn't have a good impression of these three.

"Guests of the Tower Master?"

The leading man's expression changed, and he forcibly held back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

The two Cultivators behind him, who wanted to echo the central young man, also closed their mouths at that moment, pretending to be indifferent.

Within the entire Little Bamboo House sect, the Tower Master was akin to heaven, with no one daring to defy the orders of the affable Tower Master.

Thus, with a bewildered look, Liang Yi watched as the three came with bravado and left whispering among themselves—it was indeed confounding behavior.

Is this really the limit of your role? Are you not here just for laughs?

"Do they... not recognize us?"

Liang Yi hesitated before finally asking. Although somewhat self-adoring, he couldn't help but be puzzled because this was the Little Bamboo House after all.

"Pfft!"

At the sound of that, Su Youyi couldn't help but burst into laughter, and hurriedly pulled Old Uncle Ju over to pretend to pet a cat just before the murderous gaze of her Senior Brother swept over.

"Mhm."

Feng Yuyou just nodded, seemingly answering Liang Yi's question, but without offering any explanation.

Seeing that Feng Yuyou didn't intend to elaborate, Liang Yi didn't press further, just a guest invited to visit, there might be some things that weren't appropriate to discuss with them.

If one were to ask which areas of the Mystical Mechanism Continent still lacked the presence of players, then this Little Bamboo House sect certainly counted as one. At least, Liang Yi had observed for quite a while and hadn't noticed a single player, nor seen any discussions about the Little Bamboo House on forums.

Apart from the three jesters they just met, they encountered quite a few Disciples of the Little Bamboo House later on—primarily younger generations, whose green robes were much simpler and more unassuming compared to Feng Yuyou's attire, and they all looked hurried. Even when they saw them, no one came forward to greet them and went about their own business.

"Oh, that ring..."

Upon hearing his Junior Sister's question, Liang Yi looked up at that immense ring in the sky, formed by countless Spirit Bamboo leaves.

"It must be for gathering and transmitting intelligence to and from various places, right?"

Unlike his Junior Sister who had never been to that peculiar space of the Little Bamboo House, Liang Yi had a certain understanding of the Little Bamboo House's method of transmitting intelligence.

Most of the intelligence transmitted by the Little Bamboo House utilized various kinds of Spirit Bamboo leaves, with the information being embossed within them using the Little Bamboo House's unique Array techniques.

He vaguely remembered that each Little Bamboo House branch would plant a special bamboo grove that could connect to the main sect. Information passed from the main sect to the branches would sprout from that bamboo grove while intelligence from the branches sent to the main sect would be received by the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo, which would then arrange the leaves in the surrounding sea of bamboo according to specific rules.

"So you're saying that all the bamboos we've seen since we entered the sect contain a vast amount of information?"

Su Youyi couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when she thought of the endless bamboo forest ocean they had passed by on their way here.

"Is that so?"

These were just things Liang Yi had heard from his previous life and gathered from Zhou Zuixi; he still needed to confirm the authenticity of this information with those involved.

"Yep."

Feng Yuyou answered without turning his head, a simple affirmation.

"When you think about it, the amount of information stored here can really be quite impressive, meow." Uncle Orange glanced at the rustling bamboo sea around them, observing that indeed each bamboo was much denser with leaves than normal bamboos.

Hearing this, Feng Yuyou turned her head to look at Uncle Orange, an unprecedented action.

"What's wrong, meow?"

Uncle Orange, bewildered by her gaze, looked down at himself to see if he had suddenly become special.

"Nothing."

Feng Yuyou just wanted to take a glance to understand how this brash Young Master of the Demon Clan could make such a remark.

What did "quite impressive, meow" mean? Even the information stored by the Mystic Bureau of the Immortal Dynasty of Xuanzhou, which has the second most extensive intelligence network in the world, was not even one percent of theirs. How could this Young Master of the Demon Clan, who had no known intelligence force, be qualified to say such a thing? Feng Yuyou couldn't fathom it.

"This is something that can't be explained..."

Liang Yi sighed in his heart.

He understood very well that no one on the entire Mystical Mechanism Continent was more qualified than Uncle Orange to judge the information capacity of the Little Bamboo House. After all, his previous incarnation was the all-knowing Heavenly Dao Spirit. Since the birth of the Heavenly Dao in the Mystical Mechanism world, there was nothing on the continent that he didn't know.

Therefore, when Uncle Orange now said that the information capacity of the Little Bamboo House was "quite impressive," it wasn't out of pretense. He genuinely meant it as rare praise.

But explaining this to Feng Yuyou was difficult. It seemed Uncle Orange would have to unfairly shoulder the confusion on his own.

After crossing the sect living area of the Little Bamboo House, under the lead of Feng Yuyou, Liang Yi and the others began to hurry at full speed, turning into tunneling light and racing above the bamboo sea towards the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo at the center of this small world.

But though the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo seemed within reach, Liang Yi and the others still hurried for the length of one incense stick before they could barely reach it.

Only when they were so close to the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo did they truly feel the pressure emanating from the Innate Divine Object.

The actual body of the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo that appeared before them was even larger than the body of Senior Blood Book they had previously encountered.

If Senior Blood Book was like a continuous mountain range, then the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo was more like a lone, majestic peak! Before it, Liang Yi and the others truly felt as insignificant as ants.

Almost every Innate Divine Object has its own unique wonders, and the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo was no exception. At least Liang Yi knew of its ability to transmit messages directly across space and its unparalleled effect of accelerating Cultivators' cultivation comprehension speed.

"This bamboo, it seems it's at the critical moment of transitioning from an Innate Spiritual Object towards an Innate Divine Object, meow." Uncle Orange scrutinized the bamboo carefully with his almost invisible neck and quickly judged its condition.

"From Innate Spiritual Object to Divine Artifact?"

Su Youyi looked at Uncle Orange with curiosity, wondering about such a distinction. Within the normal Cultivation World, there was only the distinction between Acquired Spiritual Objects and Acquired Divine Artifacts. Innate items were so rare that they were usually considered directly as Innate Divine Artifacts, hence there was no specific classification.

Uncle Orange's words also piqued Feng Yuyou's curiosity, for even she had not heard of such a level of distinction.

Liang Yi somewhat understood; perhaps this was the difference between First-grade Golden Quality and Second Grade Golden Quality?

"In the same Realm, Cultivators have differences of strength and weakness; why wouldn't Innate items have them, meow?"

Uncle Orange flicked his tail, pointing at the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo in front of them and explained.

Feng Yuyou didn't think Uncle Orange was spouting nonsense and earnestly pricked up her ears to listen.

Although the Little Bamboo House possessed the world's intelligence, intelligence was something new at every moment. The mission of the Little Bamboo House was to collect these constantly emerging pieces of new information, so there was no room for prideful complacency as if they held all the world's intelligence in their hands.

"To be 'Innate' means 'born naturally'; this has been predetermined since birth. But all things have a sliver of variability, so it's possible, albeit a minutely small one, for Acquired items to become Innate."

"As with the Purple Mist that formed your Divine Body which is Innate, this Spirit Bamboo is returning to Innateness from the Acquired state."

Uncle Orange slowly unveiled some unknown secrets.

"Returning to Innateness from the Acquired state? Wasn't the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo born an Innate item?"

Su Youyi questioned, for as far as she knew, the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo seemed to have always been an Innate item. How could it be returning to Innateness from the Acquired state?

"You think it was Innate at birth because when it appeared before you it was already Innate, yet you did not see its difficult process of returning to Innateness from the Acquired state."

Uncle Orange shook his paw, as if to say you're still too young.

"Oh? To think that little friend Orange could discern so much from just a few glances, genuinely impressive."

Suddenly, a vigorous and warm voice praised.

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