Jiang Yan did not underestimate this security guard. The man's aura seemed mild on the surface, but it was actually restrained and steady, as though a ferocious beast lay dormant within him.
Jiang Yan took out his student card.
The security guard took the student card, swiped it over the card reader at the gate, then handed it back to Jiang Yan.
"You may enter."
Jiang Yan entered the Martial Skill Library.
The Martial Skill Library was much like a library or repository. Books of different grades were arranged within it, and it was divided into four floors.
The first through third floors contained martial skills below the Heaven grade.
The fourth floor contained those above the Heaven grade.
Ordinarily, to keep students from reaching too high and going astray in pursuit of high-grade martial skills, students could only enter the fourth floor once they reached their junior year or accumulated a certain number of academic credits.
But Jiang Yan was different. His authority allowed him to enter the fourth floor without obstruction.
There was another access gate on the fourth floor, with an old man with white hair and a beard guarding it.
It was not yet the start of term, and the requirements for the fourth floor were extremely high, so there was not a single person here.
No one knew how long the old man had been guarding this place. Before Jiang Yan arrived, his eyes had remained narrowed as he lay in a chair, and it was impossible to tell whether he was asleep.
Seemingly sensing someone's arrival, the old man opened his eyes and quietly looked at Jiang Yan. "Hand over your student card."
Jiang Yan took out his student card again.
The old man accepted it and swiped it over the access gate.
"Huh,