A night of silence passed.
On the second day, before the sun had risen, Li Xun had already opened his eyes.
After freshening up, he set out on his way to the Scripture Pavilion.
In about two quarters of an hour, the Scripture Pavilion was already visible in the distance.
It was a ten-story tall tower, each floor being a hundred meters high. When all ten floors were combined, it was over a kilometer tall, resembling a mountain, standing quietly there.
As he arrived at the Scripture Pavilion, a purple-robed elder suddenly appeared, blocking Li Xun's path.
He glanced at Li Xun and said calmly, "Show me your Identity token!"
This was a rule to enter the Scripture Pavilion. Li Xun was well-prepared and quickly handed over his identity token.
"Hmm?"
The purple-robed elder received Li Xun's identity token and scanned it with his divine sense. His brows furrowed immediately, and he looked at Li Xun with astonishment, saying, "Is this your first time coming to the Scripture Pavilion after becoming an inner disciple?"
The identity token played a crucial role, not only for entering and leaving the sect's array but also for receiving sect missions. Upon completing these missions, the contribution points gained would be stored in the identity token. Correspondingly, every entry to the Scripture Pavilion would be recorded.
Li Xun had already reached the peak of the Qi Refining Realm, but there were no records of him entering the Scripture Pavilion. This surprised the elder because it meant that Li Xun had cultivated to the peak of the Qi Refining Realm solely with the Qi Refining technique issued to outer disciples, neglecting the inner disciples' techniques altogether.
"Yes," Li Xun nodded.
"You have quite the determination," the purple-robed elder's expression was strange. Although he praised Li Xun, his gaze contained a sense of looking at an anomaly. After all, not many people would choose to cultivate with an ordinary Qi Refining technique instead of a proper technique.
"You may enter now."
The elder returned Li Xun's identity token and said, "Since this is your first time in the Scripture Pavilion after becoming an inner disciple, you can choose two techniques from the middle three floors."
"Thank you, Elder," Li Xun bowed his hand and turned to enter the Scripture Pavilion.
As he came early, there were hardly any people inside the spacious pavilion.
On the Low three floors, Li Xun didn't linger and quickly headed upstairs along the stairs.
Soon, he reached the middle three floors.
The so-called middle three floors, as mentioned by the purple-robed elder, excluded the tenth floor, which only the Sect Master and elders could access.
Starting from the fourth floor to the sixth floor, these were the places where inner disciples could choose their techniques. The fourth floor mainly stored books related to alchemy, refining, formations, and some strange and rare events. Li Xun casually glanced at them and then proceeded to the fifth floor.
The fifth floor was different; it housed various cultivation techniques. As for the sixth floor, it contained various divine abilities, techniques, and other means used specifically to deal with enemies.
"Regarding means to deal with enemies, it's easy; I have the Azure Dragon Halberd, so I must find a divine ability suited for halberds. However, for cultivation techniques..." Li Xun pondered, his gaze scanning the shelves on the fifth floor.
"Primordial Force, Profound-Grade Low-grade, no attribute, special characteristics: True Qi is robust and fierce, possessing formidable offensive power."
"The Qianyuan Formula, a Profound-grade Low-Grade technique, belongs to the Gold attribute. Its true essence possesses sharpness, making it suitable for practitioners of sword cultivation."
"Changchun Scripture, Profound-Grade Low-grade, wood attribute, special characteristics..."
"They all fall a bit short," Li Xun shook his head slightly. During the entry assessment, every Xuanyang Sect disciple had their aptitude tested. Li Xun knew that he was suited for fire attribute techniques, but he hadn't found a satisfactory one so far.
However, he saw several other attribute techniques that seemed excellent, but unfortunately, they weren't compatible with his own.
"I still have a Pure Yang Body. I suppose this physique is also suited for fire attribute techniques, right?" Li Xun was a bit uncertain.
At this moment, if he could make an investment in himself, that would be great. With the system's scan, he could easily find out which technique was most suitable for him.
"Hmm?"
As he walked past a bookshelf, Li Xun's gaze suddenly shifted towards the top-tier technique.
"Purple Sun Heavenly Art, Profound-Grade Low-grade, fire attribute, special characteristics: Supreme yang power, when mastered, can wield the power to burn mountains and boil seas."
"This one seems good," Li Xun reached out and took the Purple Sun Heavenly Art from the shelf. After holding it in his hand, he noticed a note in the Low right corner of the technique.
"Purple Sun Heavenly Art, created by the 17th generation Sect Master of the Xuanyang Sect."
"Oh," Li Xun suddenly understood.
Just now, he was wondering why a Profound-Grade Low-grade technique possessed the power to burn mountains and boil seas. It turned out that this technique was created by their own Sect Master. Even if it didn't have such power, he would still have to show respect to his ancestral Master.
However...
Since it was created by the sect master of the past generation, it indirectly demonstrated that this technique must have unique aspects.
At the very least, it must be stronger than other Profound-Grade Low-grade techniques by a bit.
"This is the one!" Li Xun decided.
He took out his identity token and placed it on the technique. With a "buzz" sound, the golden characters on the book floated into the token.
These were the contents of the Purple Sun Heavenly Art, and they would only remain in the identity token for three days. After that time, the contents would immediately disappear.
"Next, I just need to find a halberd technique," Li Xun looked upstairs.
Actually, he also wanted to find a body movement technique and a defense technique, but his quota was insufficient. After weighing the options, he could only temporarily give up on those two.
When he had enough sect contributions in the future, he could consider the body movement and defense techniques.
As he approached the stairs to the sixth floor, Li Xun was about to step up when suddenly the system's voice sounded in his mind.
[Ding, congratulations, Master, you've found a blue-grade investable individual. Investing in the Azure Water Technique will grant you a 'Spirit Navigational Boat' (Low-grade flying spirit treasure).]