Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

The library at Wenquxing University had ironclad rules:

No loud talking. No disruptive gatherings.

These rules were etched into the Guardian Artifact Spirit’s core programming—absolutely impartial and allowing for no exceptions.

Here, he could finally find a moment of peace.

Almost at the exact moment Gu Ming disappeared into the library.

Outside the administration building.

The people who had been secretly tracking his movements were alerted. The news came quickly from the volunteer lookouts in the "Gu Ming Surveillance Team" spread throughout the campus: he had entered the library.

The news was an immediate and thorny problem for them.

In a place like the Wenquxing Library, they could no longer corner and harass him with the same brazen impunity.

Even talking in low voices was risky.

The slightest carelessness, like disturbing another patron, would draw the attention of the library’s Artifact Spirit.

A light offense would result in immediate expulsion.

A more serious one could lead to a ban lasting several weeks, or even longer, depending entirely on the severity of the disturbance.

The chaotic farce surrounding Gu Ming had finally reached a temporary ceasefire, all thanks to the sanctuary the library provided.

Gu Ming was resolved to make the most of this rare quiet time. With a decent amount of System Achievement Points on hand, he planned to bury himself in research within the library.

His objective was crystal clear.

First, he needed to find and master a Cultivation Technique for Concealment Skills like Shadow Cloak or Shadow Mimicry.

Compared to the more ethereal Space Attribute Skills.

Although Ah Ji had shown immense Talent for Shadow Teleportation, it lacked a fundamental grasp of the Spatial Attribute, making mastery impossible in the short term.

These Shadow Element Mimicry Skills were, without a doubt, the fastest and most practical solution available.

He planned to first master the theory in the library, then leverage the time dilation of the Dream Space for an intense training regimen. His goal was for Ah Ji to master the skill as quickly as possible.

The Skills section on the fifth floor of the Wenquxing University library.

Time seemed to flow with unusual slowness.

Beneath the massive dome, the only sounds were the subtle rustle of turning pages and the soft glow emanating from the Spirit Lamps.

Unlike the tomes on the floors below, the "books" here were mostly Jade Scrolls of all kinds.

They were crafted from materials like Golden Wood, Enlightenment Wood, and Ancient Wood—each a priceless, high-quality Enlightenment Material.

To find such materials in abundance on the library’s fifth floor was a display of luxury beyond imagination.

Gu Ming took a deep breath. Following his memory, he found the shelf he was looking for and pulled out a Jade Scroll. The title alone was enough to pull him into an ocean of knowledge.

Ah Ji helped unroll it, its expression focused as it gazed at the Jade Scroll, which emitted a faint, dark luster. The Pet Beast entered a state of intense learning.

It was the very vessel containing the *Shadow Stealth Secret Record*, which included the Cultivation Techniques for Shadow Cloak and Shadow Mimicry.

Ah Ji’s breathing hitched for a few seconds, its cat-like eyes appearing especially nimble under the library’s light.

For now, Cyan Treasure and Ah Kun had no role to play.

They simply gathered around him, cultivating with their eyes closed. They didn’t dare to breathe too deeply, instead just savoring the atmosphere of Enlightenment that permeated the area.

"Your Pet Beast has been stimulated by the environment on the fifth floor of the Wenquxing Library and has entered an Enlightenment State."

"Comprehension +1"

"Inspiration +1"

...

Gu Ming took a deep breath and immersed his Divine Sense into the Jade Scroll.

A massive stream of information instantly poured into his mind—ancient text, detailed Energy Operation Maps, and the annotated insights of previous Cultivators.

This was the first-edition Great Dao text for Shadow Cloak and Shadow Mimicry, the most widely circulated version of the era and considered the standard manual.

He studied it with intense focus.

According to the first edition, cultivating Shadow Cloak required one to guide Shadow Energy through twelve specific internal circuits known as the Shadow Network.

It was especially crucial to assault and then stabilize three key nodes. This would form a stable energy cycle, allowing the Power of Shadow to be channeled to the body’s surface, creating a cloak with a Concealment effect.

The energy flow marked on the diagram was clear and rigid, like an undeniable superhighway.

Shadow Mimicry, however, was even more complex.

It required the Cultivator to maintain the Shadow Cloak while also exercising finer control over their Shadow Energy, manipulating it to mimic the light and shadow of their surroundings in minute detail.

This even included altering the shape of one’s own shadow to create a perfectly convincing illusion.

The Jade Scroll emphasized that this process demanded immense Spiritual Control Power and a continuous output of energy.

Objectively speaking.

The first edition’s description was highly systematic, with clear, distinct steps.

For a Three-star Shadow Element Pet Beast, mastering it was certainly possible with enough time and by following the steps methodically.

This was the culmination of precious experience gathered by countless predecessors.

However, as Gu Ming began to run simulations in his mind, comparing the technique with fragmented knowledge from his future...

He started to notice a few things that felt ’off’.

He keenly perceived that during the energy simulation, one of the nodes the first edition emphasized as critical to stabilize seemed to create a subtle ’sense of blockage’.

It was like a medium-sized rock in a riverbed; the water could still flow past, but the rock added invisible resistance, causing unnecessary energy loss.

’This spot...’ Gu Ming thought, his brow furrowing slightly.

He didn’t immediately dismiss the first edition. Instead, he made a mental note of his doubt and continued his in-depth study.

"You have taken out the Jade Scroll for *Shadow Stealth Secret Record - Third Edition*."

"This version was revised by a Dark Element Beastmaster. Compared to the first edition, it optimizes the energy convergence pathways, adds several new tips for handling common problems during Cultivation, and is overall more refined."

Gu Ming raised an eyebrow.

’I knew it,’ he thought. ’As I read, the system describes my progress in real-time.’

At this moment, what his own eyes saw and what the system ’saw’ were no longer the same.

By simply closing his eyes, he could vaguely see the text from both versions of the Jade Scroll, as if from different points in time.

He quickly studied and compared them, only to find that there was no fundamental difference between the third and first editions regarding the core nodes and main energy pathways.

It was more of a ’patch’ and ’optimization’ of the first edition, rather than a change to the fundamental framework.

The node that gave Gu Ming that ’blocked’ feeling was still marked in the third edition as a key point requiring focused stabilization.

’It seems that for a long time, everyone has just been patching things up within the same framework,’ Gu Ming mused.

He was no longer confining himself to the text on the Jade Scroll. Instead, he began to draw upon the full extent of his own understanding.

’I refuse to believe it. A Skill Manual that had gone through two revisions must have undergone some kind of change, some technical upgrade.’

’It couldn’t be that the very first version was the most superior one, could it?’

Gu Ming finished reading the entire Jade Scroll. He then recalled the knowledge of the third edition from his mind, sorted through the differences in the text, and finally held the complete memories of both versions.

With the texts of both versions laid out in his mind, Gu Ming began to scrutinize them in detail.

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