Vice Dean Hu Gan's residence.
Xiao Yan and the others had arrived one after another.
Jia Nan Academy's Library Pavilion was extremely well hidden. Within the Outer Academy, only the vice dean knew its exact location.
"Since you're all here, follow me!"
"Also, let me explain something. Due to special circumstances in this year's Selection Tournament, we've temporarily added another spot for entry into the Library Pavilion."
Vice Dean Hu Gan smiled as he spoke to Xiao Yan and the others.
As soon as he finished, Hu Jia stepped out from behind him.
Clearly, this Little Demoness would also be entering the Library Pavilion.
"..." Xiao Yan was speechless.
Well, damn!
This old bastard was openly abusing his power for personal gain.
As an Otherworlder, he had long since grown accustomed to such things.
Still, this familiar maneuver gave Xiao Yan a feeling he hadn't experienced in a long time.
Xun'er, Xiao Yu, and the others didn't give it much thought.
Like Xiao Yan, Night Spirit had seen it all before and couldn't be bothered to comment.
Seeing that none of them objected, Hu Gan nodded in satisfaction.
Then he turned toward the wall behind him and casually slapped it several times.
With a low rumble, the wall trembled slightly, and a pitch-black passage appeared before them.
This was the passage leading to the Scripture Pavilion.
Xiao Yan and the others walked through the passage for half an hour before finally reaching its end.
When they emerged, a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides came into view.
In the middle of the valley stood an enormous pavilion, its imposing, ancient simplicity enough to leave them dumbfounded.
Above the pavilion, the weather-worn characters for "Library Pavilion" were faintly visible, nearly obscured by the passage of time.
"The top five of