[Ding!!!]
[System upgrade complete!!!]
Just as Chen An was looking at the fragmentary scroll of a Heaven-rank cultivation art in his hand, a cold system notification suddenly rang out in his mind.
"The upgrade's complete?!"
Hearing that voice, Chen An raised his brows, a flash of delight crossing his face.
However, seeing that he was still in the library tower, Chen An gradually calmed down. Rather than immediately opening the system to check, he lowered his head and continued reading the fragmentary Heaven-rank cultivation art in his hand.
About half an hour later, after finishing the last book on the eighth floor, Chen An put the book away and headed down the stairs.
"This old man thought you were going to spend the whole night reading up there!"
When Chen An reached the stairs to the seventh floor, the old man guarding the tower was already seated in his reclining chair. He opened one eye to glance at Chen An, a sharp gleam flashing through his gaze.
"I've disturbed you, Elder. This junior will take his leave," Chen An said with a nod, cupping his hands.
"Bite off more than you can chew, and you'll never digest it."
The old man closed his eyes, his reclining chair swaying gently as he said indifferently, "Every fragmentary scroll on the eighth floor is enough for an ordinary martial artist to gnaw on for a lifetime. Yet you skimmed through them all in two hours. Your cultivation is still too shallow, and your foundation of mind is unstable. Be careful not to suffer qi deviation."
"Thank you for your guidance, Elder!"
Chen An paused, cupped his hands again, then turned and continued downstairs.
The old man guarding the tower opened his eyes once more. Looking at Chen An's upright back, he could not