The second floor of Tianshui Core Tower was no smaller than the first floor, but it had far fewer bookshelves, making it feel more spacious. It was evident that the quality of the books here surpassed those on the first floor.0

Additionally, there were desks and chairs placed near many windows, but all of these windows were currently sealed. If one approached, the familiar Eight Trigrams symbols of the restrictions would appear.0

However, Yao Pei remained indifferent to the vast collection of books on the second floor. Since all the bookshelves were protected by restrictive seals, Yao Pei would not waste any one of the limited uses of her counterfeit jade token to unlock the book, no matter how valuable it was. Thus, she did not even glance at them.0

After weaving through the labyrinthine bookshelves, the two of them arrived at the stairway leading to the third floor. There, a massive figure over 3 meters tall loomed before them, with its head nearly touching the ceiling. It was made entirely of gold and iron, bearing a resemblance to a Spirit Guard’s armor but significantly larger. It was wielding a weapon, and it had two glowing red lights flickering where its eyes should be.0

The Daoist Order referred to this as a mechanical puppet, a masterpiece...0