Treasure Snatching Operation

In the quiet valley, only the soft rustling of footsteps could be heard. Xiao Yuan pulled Xiao Yu along behind Hu Jia and Wu Hao, with Xiao Yan and Xun'er following closely behind. The group crossed the grass in front of the pavilion and finally stepped onto the uneven stone steps ravaged by time.

The stone steps were covered with moss, making them a bit slippery underfoot. However, this did not affect Xiao Yuan and the others. After walking up the stone steps for a while, they arrived in front of the Library Pavilion. Looking up at the ancient plaque, a sense of desolation emanated from it, lingering in their hearts for a long time.

"Cough"

A hoarse cough suddenly broke the silence, startling Xiao Yuan and the other six from their daze. They were all startled and quickly looked away from the plaque.

"What an eerie plaque! It actually has the power to draw people's attention. This Library Pavilion is no ordinary place!"

Xiao Yuan actually snapped out of that state in an instant, but he couldn't help but feel quite amazed.

"Go in. The door will only be open for one hour. After one hour, you must come out, regardless of whether you have gotten what you need."

To the left of the six people, a man in Gray-robed Man had his sleeves flutter in the breeze, and then the tightly closed door slowly opened with a creak, revealing a dark passage inside.

The gate opened wide, and an ancient and desolate aura rushed towards them, causing Xiao Yuan and the others to quickly guard their minds and not dare to have any other thoughts.

Hu Jia, who was leading the way, took a deep breath and stepped into the Library Pavilion first. Wu Hao hesitated for a moment before following closely behind.

"Let's go."

Looking at Hu Jia and Wu Hao who were scouting ahead, Xiao Yuan turned around and smiled at Xiao Yu beside him and Xiao Yan and Xun'er behind him.

"Hmm!" Xiao Yan nodded, his eyes subtly sweeping over the mysterious Gray-robed Man on either side before he pulled Xun'er along, following Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yu into the Library Pavilion.

After all six people entered the Library Pavilion, the open door creaked and slowly closed, finally shutting tightly.

Looking at the tightly closed gate again, Hu Qian's face relaxed, and he smiled and said, "I hope these little guys can get what they like. Being able to enter the Library Pavilion of the Jia Nan Academy is a rare opportunity!"

"Those two little guys with Heavenly Flames are not simple!"

The Gray-robed Man who had previously informed Xiao Yuan and the others of the rules spoke with a deeper meaning.

Hearing the door behind him close tightly, Xiao Yuan's expression remained unchanged, but he secretly tapped his fingertips to activate Listening to the Wind's Whisper, keeping a close eye on the surrounding situation.

A moment later, the group finally passed through the dark passage and entered a huge room.

There were about a dozen energy shields on the walls of the room, and these energy shields were slowly emitting light, illuminating the room as if it were daytime.

Inside the room, Hu Jia and Wu Hao had already arrived. Hearing footsteps, the two turned around and looked at Xiao Yuan and the other three. Hu Jia stepped forward and said with a smile, "Xun'er, when we enter the Inner Academy, we have to stick together. Although we've never been to the Inner Academy before, my grandfather said that to get the best cultivation conditions there, it depends on who has the strongest fist. So, if we split up, we newcomers will definitely be exploited and bullied."

As they spoke, Hu Jia's gaze would occasionally sweep over Xiao Yuan. Clearly, although Xiao Yuan was rather ruthless, his handsome face, which made it impossible for anyone to feel any ill will towards him, and his magnanimous manner, were enough to make Hu Jia Xiao Yuan in a special way.

"Hehe, then you two can follow me. No one in the Inner Academy can be my match."

Xiao Yuan smiled and said.

It's a bit early to say that now, but given some time to cultivate, Xiao Yuan is confident that he can quickly become the top student in the Inner Academy! Even now, with the power of his five Qi Mansion and various high-level Dou Technique, he is not afraid of some opponents at the Dou Ling level!

"Tch, you're just bragging!" Hu Jia scoffed upon hearing this, then added, "Many students in the Inner Academy are at the Dou Ling level. Although you are indeed a little bit powerful and can deal with some Inner Academy students, to say that no one in the Inner Academy is your match is to underestimate them too much."

"Hehe, we'll see when the time comes."

Xiao Yuan didn't bother arguing with him, just smiled and said something before looking around.

This enormous room was the end of the Library Pavilion, but apart from the energy shields on the walls, there was nothing else there.

"Stop looking. There doesn't seem to be anywhere else. Just those strange energy shields. Are they telling us to go inside?" Seeing Xiao Yuan's eyes scanning around, Hu Jia pouted and said.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes and looked at the energy shield.

"Laugh!"

Under the effect of Listening to the Wind's Whisper, the subtle sound of wind breaking, almost imperceptible to others, was immediately detected by Xiao Yuan.

The next moment, he flashed and appeared directly in front of an energy shield, his fingers forming a claw as he caught the purple light shooting out from within.

"Careful!"

Only then did Xiao Yu's concerned reminder finally arrive.

"Mystic High-Rank Skill, the Purple Thunder Skill?" Holding the purple scroll, Xiao Yuan tested it with his palm, and it passed through the energy layer without any hindrance. Looking at the characters drawn on the surface of the scroll, he couldn't help but read them aloud softly.

"Cultivation techniques?" Upon hearing Xiao Yuan's voice, the other five were taken aback, but then suddenly realized that these so-called Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills were automatically emitted from these energy shields! Just as Xiao Yan and the others were realizing this, a large number of wind-breaking sounds rang out again. Immediately afterwards, clusters of energy balls of different colors and shapes spewed out from the energy shields, weaving through the huge room and creating a series of wind-breaking sounds.

Seeing the energy clusters, each with its own distinct aura, everyone used their own methods to obtain the treasures within them.

Not far away, Xiao Yan was the first to open a Heaven Jade Fruit. This fruit is the main ingredient of the Dou Ling Pill. Just taking it directly can increase the strength of Dou Ling level expert by one star. If it is used to refine the Dou Ling Pill, then the medicinal effect of this fruit can be maximized, and it can directly increase the strength of Dou Wang expert by one star.

This kind of thing is practically worth exorbitant prices outside, but now one has appeared in the Library Pavilion of the Jia Nan Academy! Unfortunately, he can't use it for the time being!

Somewhat reluctantly, Xiao Yan threw it away and continued searching for what he needed.

Xiao Yuan had already thrown the Purple Thunder Skill back. Although Profound Rank High Level technique was not bad, it would be too embarrassing for him to only take one Xuan-rank technique from the Library Pavilion! On the other side, Xiao Yu held a blue scroll, his face blank.

"Xiao Yu, what's wrong?"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yuan quickly came to Xiao Yu's side and asked in confusion.

"Xiao Yuan, am I dreaming?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu turned her head slightly dazedly to look at Xiao Yuan, then looked down at the azure scroll she was holding, and said in a dazed voice.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan blinked, then looked at the scroll in Xiao Yu. After scanning it with his soul perception, he was also surprised.

Earth Rank Low Level cultivation technique, Azure Water Ripple.

Ah, this is really good stuff.

Xiao Yuan scratched his head, then smiled and said to Xiao Yu.

"It just bumped right into my arms! I feel like it would be perfect for me!"

Upon seeing Xiao Yuan's confirmation, Xiao Yu jumped up and down excitedly, then buried her face in Xiao Yuan's arms and exclaimed excitedly.

"Yes, it really suits you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan smiled and patted Xiao Yu on the back. With Earth Rank Cultivation Method, Xiao Yu's future cultivation would be much easier, which was undoubtedly a good thing.

Congratulations, Xiao Yu!

Seeing this, Xiao Yan and Xun'er immediately understood that Xiao Yu must have obtained something that satisfied her, so they turned around and congratulated her.

Hu Jia, standing to the side, pouted, exuding a lemony scent.

She hasn't found the right treasure for herself yet! A moment later, Xiao Yan also made a gain: a mid-level Earth-rank fire-attribute cultivation technique, the Ninefold Phoenix Fire Skill, which he generously gave to Xun'er Xiao Yan.

Xun'er originally wanted Xiao Yan to take it and use it himself, but since Xiao Yan had the Flame Mantra, he naturally couldn't use any other techniques, so he eventually gave the technique to Xun'er.

Hu Jia and Wu Hao were green with envy watching from the sidelines. How come the Xiao Clan family members are all so lucky? They were even more jealous when they saw that Xiao Yan didn't want the cultivation technique and gave it directly to Xun'er.

No way, buddy, you're just giving away Earth Rank Cultivation Method like that?

This isn't cabbage! Damn love-struck fool!

After a moment of bitter resentment, Hu Jia and Wu Hao continued their search for a suitable treasure with dark faces.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yan, who had not yet obtained what they desired, gathered together.

"Brother, have you noticed? Those energy clusters with large fluctuations usually contain pretty good stuff!"

Xiao Yan said in a low voice.

"Hmm, I just noticed that the energy shields in the northwest, east, and south directions tend to spew out more good stuff. You keep an eye on the northwest, and I'll keep an eye on the east and south, and see if we can find suitable Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills!"

Xiao Yuan nodded and said softly.

After saying that, the two of them sat down cross-legged on the spot without prior arrangement, slowly closed their eyes, and released two powerful soul perceptions that covered the entire room.

Since Xun'er and Xiao Yu did not have such outstanding soul perception, they could only rely on their senses to grab things. However, the chances of obtaining good things in this way were extremely low. In fact, after grabbing more than a dozen orbs of light, the two girls still hadn't found a single suitable item.

Meanwhile, Hu Jia and Wu Hao, after putting in tremendous effort, each obtained something that was barely satisfactory and could be successfully retrieved from the ball of light.

Hu Jia received a purple pill of unknown use. As for Wu Hao, he seemed to have obtained a scroll of Dou Technique. However, after obtaining it, he did not reveal the level of the Dou Technique. Therefore, apart from himself, no one else knew what the Dou Technique he obtained were for. But from a vague sense, they were probably either Earth Rank Dou Techniques or the top-level Mystic High-Rank Dou Technique.

At this moment, with only ten minutes left before the one-hour deadline for entering the Library Pavilion, Xiao Yan finally managed to obtain a crimson scroll after one more attempt.

Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Technique: Fire Control Armor.

"Great stuff, perfect for me!"

After briefly sensing the effects of the Dou Technique, Xiao Yan smiled and tossed the scroll aside, sharing the good news with Xun'er and Xiao Yu.

As for Xiao Yuan, he was still sensing the situation, so Xiao Yan didn't go forward to disturb him. After putting the Dou Technique back into his Storage Ring, he continued to release his perception to help Xiao Yuan search.

"What exactly is Brother Xiao Yuan looking for? I saw a scroll of Ice Attribute cultivation technique just now, and its level should be quite high, but he still didn't make a move."

Xun'er moved closer to Xiao Yu and asked in confusion.

"I don't know. He must have his own considerations. If all else fails, I'll let him practice my technique. Although it's Water Attribute technique, his Ice Attribute should be able to make use of it."

Xiao Yu shook her head, then said calmly.

"Sizzle!"

At that moment, Xiao Yuan heard the sound of flashing electric arcs.

"Hmm? This fluctuation?"

Xiao Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the figure that floated out like a flying catkin and appeared in front of the energy shield due east in the blink of an eye. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's.

The next moment, a silver ball of light flashing with black lightning bolts shot out from it at high speed. Even with Xiao Yuan's reaction speed, he was unable to catch it.

Wow, that was fast! Great stuff!

Xiao Yuan's eyes lit up. After thinking for a moment, he made a decisive decision. With the strength of Four-Star Dou Grandmaster, he unleashed the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations. The Purple Cloud Wings on his back also popped out. A breeze actually blew in the originally closed room. With a flap of his wings, Xiao Yuan disappeared from the spot.

"Douqi Transformation Wings!?"

Hu Jia and Wu Hao saw this scene and felt Xiao Yuan's terrifying aura, which was comparable to that of Dou Ling expert, they were both shocked and puzzled.

Seeing Xiao Yuan so earnestly using his methods to seize the ball of light, Xiao Yan and the others immediately understood that what was inside was probably no ordinary object! With a whoosh, the explosive speed allowed Xiao Yuan to snatch the silver ball of light into his hand in the next instant!

Unexpectedly, the black lightning arcs on the silver orb of light burst open after a brief contraction and flicker, unleashing a destructive explosion that swept outwards, with Xiao Yuan, who was holding the orb of light, bearing the brunt of the attack!

"Xiao Yuan!"

Seeing this, Xiao Yu was horrified and wanted to rush over immediately, but fortunately Xun'er grabbed her and pulled her back! Xiao Yan knew Xiao Yuan's strength and naturally did not think that Xiao Yuan would be in any serious danger, but he could not help but show a worried look. Unfortunately, Yao Lao did not say anything. At this moment, Xiao Yan's own perception was unable to detect the information at the center of the explosion.

Hmm, if I write quickly, there should be another chapter in a little while.