"The battle for the Inner Academy spots has ended!" Vice Dean Hu Gan smiled and said, "Let's congratulate Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yu, Hu Jia, Wu Hao, and Bai Shan on securing the top five spots, and also congratulate the top fifty students on entering the Inner Academy for cultivation! We hope everyone will continue to work hard next year!"
A wave of applause erupted as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that the vice dean would cast another half-hour of the 'Sleeping Beauty Curse'.
The following day at noon, Xiao Tian followed Xun'er and the other four, along with Vice Dean Hu Gan, through layers of mechanisms and through a passage illuminated by luminous pearls, to an open space.
A colossal, ancient pavilion stood there like a giant beast!
Library!
Xiao Tian's eyes lit up, but he was curious as to why he, as a mentor, also had to come to this place.
At this moment, Hu Gan clasped his hands in a fist salute towards the library and said, "The top five in this year's Inner Academy quota competition have been determined. In addition, the Inner Academy has approved Instructor Xiao Tian to enter the library. Please grant your approval, elders!"
The powerful sound of Dou Qi echoed through the open space, reverberating for Jiujiu.
Xiao Tian raised an eyebrow and soon saw two gray-robed figures sitting cross-legged at the entrance of the library.
These two powerful figures were incredibly strong! They gave Xiao Tian an extremely unsettling feeling.
The two gray-robed figures raised their eyes, which were as calm and still as those of old monks, and swept them over Xun'er and the others before locking onto Xiao Tian.
Because Xiao Tian had the power of the system to conceal his presence, the two powerful figures couldn't sense anything.
"Young man, you are quite good. Welcome to the Jia Lan Academy." A voice spoke, deep and authoritative.
Xiao Tian smiled and said, " Xiao Tian greets both seniors."
As the two elders made their move, the exterior of the library displayed ripples and distortions in the space, and an air-colored gate appeared, causing Xiao Tian's eyes to light up.
"So this is the Space Lock that only Dou Zun expert could set up in the original timeline! Truly terrifying!"
At this moment, Hu Gan explained to Hu Jia, Xun'er, and the others, "This is Space Lock, set up by Dou Zun expert in the past. If the two elders don't open it in a special way, even Dou Zong powerhouse wouldn't be able to force his way in; instead, he would die on the spot."
Hu Jia, Bai Shan, Wu Hao, and Xiao Yu were all shocked and deeply moved.
"Go in."
"Once you enter the library, everything inside is protected by an energy layer. If your hands can penetrate the energy layer, you can take something from inside. Of course, no matter how much you can take, you can only take one item!"
Xiao Tian was secretly delighted. They weren't going to take the Storage Ring? But he still had System Space, so he didn't care how many items they took!
But how can we block the two elders' senses?
Xiao Tian suddenly felt a headache coming on, realizing that this was indeed a difficult task; no wonder the two elders were so confident.
"Hey, can I only take one item?"
"The door can only be open for one hour. Within that hour, regardless of whether you succeed or not, you will be Teleport out. Go!" one of the elders said in a deep voice.
With the main gate behind them closed, Xun'er and the others walked along with relaxed expressions, starting to chat about things in the Inner Academy.
Bai Shan laughed and said, "I have a cousin in the Inner Academy. The Inner Academy is actually quite chaotic. If you don't stick together and join a reliable force, you'll easily be bullied. Xun'er, Xiao Yu, Hu Jia, why don't you come with me to my cousin's faction?"
" Wu Hao, you're here too?"
"Ahem." Xiao Tian approached and said, "I'm planning to establish a Xiao Gate faction. Are you interested?"
Bai Shan immediately knelt down, hugged Xiao Tian's leg, his eyes shining brightly, and cried out, "Instructor Xiao Tian! Please protect me!"
Wu Hao, Xiao Yu, Hu Gan couldn't help but cast disdainful glances at Bai Shan.
"Can mentors also build this kind of group influence?"