Five days after the great melee.
The final five remaining on the arena.
They had earned the right to enter the Library Pavilion and search for treasures.
The five arrived at the library. Hu Gan pressed a mechanism, and a towering wall of bookshelves slowly split apart from the middle, revealing a passageway.
The passageway was clearly very long. Its depths were dim and dark, and it was impossible to see where it led.
Hu Gan entered the passageway first, Hu Jia second, followed by Bai Shan and Wu Hao. Finally, Xiao Yan held Xun'er's jade-like hand and walked at the back.
The passageway was extremely long. After walking for nearly half an hour, they emerged to find a small valley outside.
Three sides of the small valley were surrounded by towering cliffs, shrouded in clouds and mist that obscured the scenery above.
The passageway opened from the cliff in the middle. Once they emerged, a massive, ancient pavilion appeared before Xiao Yan and the others.
The pavilion and the three cliffs formed an enclosure on all four sides, isolating the small valley within.
As he walked into the small valley and looked at the ancient pavilion before him, Xiao Yan frowned slightly.
Possessing a Portable Space, he was extremely sensitive to spatial fluctuations.
Although the pavilion stood before them, it actually existed within another space.
Hu Gan led the five toward the pavilion. When they stopped over twenty meters away, he cupped his fists toward it and respectfully said:
"The top five of this Inner Academy selection competition have been decided. According to the rules, I have brought them here. I ask the elders to open the door!"
Hu Gan's voice echoed continuously through the small valley, lingering for a long time.
Not long after Hu Gan finished speaking,