At the same time, Zhong Yan couldn't help but feel a strong excitement in his heart. This excitement was still the same as when he first entered the national library after awakening to the Soul Palace, and spent day and night in the library. Like a sponge, he absorbs all the knowledge and classics he can see.
"How about it? It's shocking. The library in the All Heavens Academy has a rich collection of books. It's at the forefront of the All Heavens and All Realms. This is the first floor. It has the largest number of classics. It contains all the books in the All Heavens and All Realms. All kinds of classics are increasing every day, every month, and every year. Until now, not many people know how many volumes there are in this layer. However, this Most of them are classics and scriptures that do not contain extraordinary power."
Zhang Ziyu said with a smile when he saw Zhong Yan's excited and shocked expression.
He had the same expression when he first came in.
Although the classics in this first layer do not seem to contain any extraordinary power or practice methods, they are the foundation of all major civilizations in the world, including history, humanities, biographies, epics, classics, Taoist scriptures, Buddhist scriptures, etc. , they are all the crystallization of the wisdom of civilization, and there may be a lot of dross, but the essence cannot be denied, such as the various thoughts and theories that various schools of thought have elaborated, defined, and authored.
Wait, these don't seem to have extraordinary power, but in fact they are the foundation and general outline of all avenues.
To practice Buddhist techniques, you often have to go back and study various Buddhist scriptures, understand the Buddhist principles and Buddha nature contained in the Buddhist scriptures, and cultivate a Buddhist heart. Where does this Buddha’s heart come from? It comes from Buddhist scriptures. Without studying Buddhist scriptures, you cannot go far.
This is true for Buddhism, and so is Taoism. So does Confucianism, with few exceptions.
These, it can be said, are a supreme treasure of immeasurable value.
"It's truly breathtaking. Friend Zhang, please help yourself. I can't wait to appreciate the wisdom of all living beings in the library." Zhong Yan said to Zhang Ziyu with a smile. Although making friends is important, it is not as good as the knowledge in front of you. important.
"Fellow Taoist, please excuse me. I have to go to the third floor."
Zhang Ziyu smiled and nodded.
Obviously, he had his own purpose in coming to the library. The conversation we just had was just going along with the flow.
Soon, the two separated. Zhong Yan walked directly to a bookshelf and picked up a classic.
"Heart Sutra"
The full name is "Maha Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra"
The 260-word Sutra expounds the concepts of the five aggregates, the three subjects, the four truths, and the twelve causes and conditions, and explains the Buddhist doctrine of the emptiness of self-nature. It is believed that Prajna can overcome all suffering, achieve ultimate nirvana, and achieve the fruit of Bodhi. This idea is considered to be the core of all Prajna doctrine, so it is called the Heart Sutra. It is the general outline of Mahayana Buddhism and can be called one of the most important Buddhist scriptures.
"It's the full text, and it actually contains annotations by eminent monks. This is countless times more precious than the ordinary Heart Sutra."
After Zhong Yan saw it, he was secretly shocked. He had read the Heart Sutra, and it was also collected in the Palace of Souls. But the problem was that the collection was only an ordinary version. Although the sutra was complete, it was not as good as that of a great monk. Note, this is the difference, and the value cannot be calculated rationally. It can be said to be a world of difference.
Moreover, in addition to the Heart Sutra, there are other Buddhist sutras, such as the Diamond Sutra, the Infinite Life Sutra, the Sixth Patriarch Altar Sutra, and so on. Each of these Buddhist sutras has annotations by eminent monks. A precious scripture of inspiration.
This made Zhong Yan very happy, and he immediately started reading.
The book in his hand was turning rapidly, and each page was flipped over quickly. It's like brushing a book. It seems that he is not reading a book at all, but flipping through a book. In fact, when a book is turned over in his hand, no one knows that in the Linghui Cave in the First True Yang, a huge palace naturally appears. Inside, pieces of text emerged from nothingness, and soon they gathered together and turned into an ancient book.
The ancient seal script of the "Maha Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra" has emerged from an ancient book.
Immediately afterwards, the scripture fell into a bookshelf in the palace and became one of the books. All the words and annotations are exactly the same as what Zhong Yan sees in his hands. It's like making a rubbing instantly.
After rubbing the rubbings, Zhong Yan put down the book in his hand and picked up another one. It was also a Buddhist scripture and also a rare book. When he flipped through it, he was still very fast. It was not reading a book, it was completely flipping through a book, an ancient book. In the hand, it was flipped through in a few breaths, and then it was time for the next book.
The collection of books here is so rich that even Zhong Yan was excited about it. You know, it is not that easy to collect them in normal times. Now that you can browse them here at will, you must seize the opportunity. Soon, all the Buddhist scriptures in this bookshelf will be included in the soul palace. , allowing hundreds of more volumes of classics to appear in the palace. This is just the beginning. After reading this, I immediately came to another bookshelf.
There is no distinction between categories and no key goals. As long as it is a classic, I will read it without hesitation.
At this moment, Zhong Yan is like a mouse entering a rice vat, desperately absorbing the huge nutrients in the library and turning it into material for his future growth. He does not ask for understanding, but records it first, and there will naturally be time for it in the future. Enlightenment, Founder, exists in the palace of the soul, and there is no risk of forgetting at all. Moreover, after remembering it and returning to the territory, he would be confident to build his own book collection and library in the territory.
Even if it is not as good as Zhutian Academy, it is still comparable to most ancient civilizations. The size of the library in the territory can now be reached depends on how many classics one can memorize in Zhutian Academy. Advanced cultivation methods cannot be expected. , but the classics on the first and second floors are already an immeasurable resource. It is absolutely impossible to build so many classics in other territories if they want to build a collection of books and libraries.
This represents the foundation.
Now Zhong Yan did not dare to miss any opportunity, and the process of flipping through the books in his hands never stopped.
Soon, the bookshelves were rubbed one after another.
Zhong Yan's way of reading also made many students around him look surprised when they entered the library to browse the books. Their eyes glanced at him, some curious, some surprised.
Among them, two female nuns also glanced at him from time to time.
One of the two people is wearing a green palace dress. He has a slender figure with excellent body proportions and a pair of long legs. In terms of appearance, he is one of a kind and very outstanding. The other is wearing an emerald green palace dress. He is petite and has a baby face. She looks cute and innocent, with big eyes that seem to be able to talk.
Of these two girls, one in Qingyi is named Jiang Yuyao, and the other is named Guo Youqin.
The two of them are obviously sisters and best friends, and they look very close to each other.
"Sister Yuyao, look at him, he can read so fast. Could it be that he has the innate ability of photographic memory? But even with photographic memory, he has already browsed through four bookshelves, each of which can hold hundreds of ancient books. , if you keep reading like this, you will remember it, and you may forget what you did before."
Guo Youqin said softly, his eyes blinking with surprise.
"There are many abilities that can enhance memory in all the worlds. As long as we monks practice, our memory will be strengthened to varying degrees. We can speed up our memory and understand the true meaning contained in the classics. However, the number of classics memorized in a short period of time is too large. Too much will have a great impact on one's mind and will, and may even cause a splitting headache. The classics in the Book Mountain are all rare books, many of which contain divine will and the thoughts left over by countless students after reading them. Look at a small amount of It doesn’t matter, the impact is not big, if you look at too many, even special talents like the Memory Palace can’t handle it.”
Jiang Yuyao also said with some surprise.
It's not surprising that Zhong Yan can quickly read the classics. They are monks, not ordinary people. Quick memory is often just ordinary things. It's not surprising, and I don't think he is trying to impress others or deliberately showing off. .
It is not uncommon to have photographic memory, fast memory, and even memory palace abilities. However, the books here are not so easy to memorize. After each book is memorized, it will be affected by the past readers of the classics. Residual thoughts, these residual thoughts will have an impact on the mind and will in the process of rapid memory. If you memorize hundreds or thousands of books in a short period of time, they will have an impact. Once you can't resist it, you will have a splitting headache, and it will also appear in your mind. Various murmurs appeared.
The consequence is that even cultivation will become difficult in the next period of time.
This is not worth the loss.
Therefore, in this library of Shushan, all students are allowed to come and go freely, but they still have to leave every once in a while, and come back after a while. No one can read more than a thousand classics at one time without retreating temporarily.
Now, Zhong Yan has clearly read nearly a thousand classics.
This is enough to shock and attract attention.
Even if you have a memory palace, you wouldn't dare to look at it like this.
In fact, it is not only their sisters who are paying attention now, but many students nearby are looking at Zhong Yan from time to time and seem to be communicating in low voices with different opinions.
"There are almost a thousand books. When I came to the library, I also wanted to memorize some classics so that I could study them when I went back. When I reached 500 books, my head was about to explode. If it hadn't been for my grandpa's Nine-Flower Jade Dew Pill, I would have thought of it. It’s not easy to recover, but even then, it still hurt for three days, and I’ve never dared to do it again.”
Guo Youqin said with a hint of fear. However, he was still very concerned about Zhong Yan and wanted to see how many books his limit was.
"He is probably new here and doesn't understand the situation here. However, judging from the current situation, it may be possible to reach a thousand books. Being able to read through it so quickly is not as simple as photographic memory. I guess he has a memory palace, or Innate magical powers such as Yan Dao Jing Tower.”
Jiang Yuyao thought for a while and then said.
