NOVEL NEXT Chapter 21.1: Where Is the Old Man Hiding?
Acting on his thoughts, Li Xun began wandering around the fifth floor, searching for another disciple to test his theory about the system’s possible bug.
Before long, he spotted a tall, thin junior brother standing in the corner, holding two cultivation techniques and looking troubled, as if he couldn’t decide which one to choose.
Li Xun’s eyes brightened when he noticed a faint white glow surrounding the junior brother.
Although the glow was weak, it confirmed that Li Xun’s theory was correct!
Almost immediately, the system chimed in:
[Ding! Congratulations, master! A white-grade investable person has been found. Investing in the Guiyuan technique will earn you ten mid-grade spirit stones!]
“Guiyuan technique?” Li Xun muttered as he scanned the surroundings, quickly locating the Guiyuan technique and taking it in his hands.
He walked confidently toward the junior brother.
A few minutes later, in another area on the fifth floor:
[Ding! Congratulations, master! A white-grade investable person has been found. Investing in the Divine Water technique will earn you one Tongling Pill!]
Fifteen minutes later, on the sixth floor of the library:
[Ding! Congratulations, host! A white-grade investable person has been found. Investing in the Raging Sea Palm technique will earn you one Cloud Piercing Spear (mid-grade magical treasure)!]
After nearly an hour of this, Li Xun finally stopped.
He had invested in nine people and gained considerable rewards, though he was slightly disappointed that none of the investments had directly improved his cultivation.
If he could gain twenty years of cultivation again, like he had with Lu Changhe, he could almost be ready to become a core disciple.
“Today, I came too early,” Li Xun reflected, glancing at the sun just beginning to rise.
Many disciples were likely just starting their day.
If he had known about the system’s exploit earlier, he would have come when the library was most crowded.
“Alas, my time in the library is almost up,” Li Xun sighed softly.
Each disciple was allowed only one hour in the library to select a technique before being thrown out by the elder if they stayed too long.
“Still, it’s not a total loss. Now that I know the library has this exploit, I can always come back after accumulating more contribution points.” With a plan in mind, Li Xun decided not to waste any more time and headed toward a nearby bookshelf.
Earlier, on the sixth floor, while investing in other disciples, Li Xun had already spotted the martial technique for the halberd technique he wanted.
Since he had plenty of time then, he hadn’t transferred the technique’s content to his identity token.
Now, standing before the bookshelf, Li Xun reached out and grabbed the technique:
Star Crushing Halberd Technique!
This was a lower-grade Xuan technique with eight forms in total.
While Li Xun wasn’t sure if the technique could literally crush stars, it certainly had the power to shatter mountains.
After transferring the technique’s content to his identity token, Li Xun headed out of the library.
At the entrance, the purple-clad elder who had greeted him earlier scanned Li Xun’s identity token with his divine sense.
Confirming that everything was in order, the elder allowed Li Xun to pass without incident.
On his way back to his courtyard, Li Xun noticed someone pacing back and forth in front of his gate—a fellow disciple dressed in the outer sect’s uniform.
It was none other than Ye Han!
“How did he find me?” Li Xun wondered, puzzled.
“Senior Brother Li!” Ye Han called out, his face lighting up with joy as he spotted Li Xun. He hurried over, exclaiming, “I’ve been waiting for you, Senior Brother!”