Chapter 18 Thousands of Elders
In the valley, until Hu Qian's voice faded away, the two gray-robed elders sitting cross-legged at the door did not respond at all, and they were silent like two stone sculptures.
Seeing that his words did not get a response, Hu Qian did not speak again, but kept the posture of clasping his fists, waiting quietly in the same place.
Behind Hu Qian, Xiao Yun and others saw this scene, looked at each other, and had to bow and clasp their fists like Hu Qian, waiting for the response of the gray-robed elders. After all, with Hu Qian's status in the outer courtyard of Canaan Academy, there are few people whose status is more noble than his.
However, now in this mysterious library, Hu Qian seemed so respectful and polite, which was enough to reflect the terror of the elder guarding the library.
After the silence lasted for nearly ten minutes in the valley, the two grey-robed elders who had been sitting cross-legged at the door of the library moved slightly.
Then, under the grey robes, the two elders raised their heads, and their eyes, which had been corroded by time, looked at everyone, scanning Hu Qian and others one by one, and finally stopped at Xiao Yun. The grey robes trembled slightly, and a somewhat surprised old voice came out, "Such a young child actually has the cultivation of a great fighter?"
The old voice came, echoing in the silent valley, and also clearly penetrated into the ears of Xiao Yun and others.
"There is still the aura of beast fire on his body. It seems that the little kid is not only a great fighter, but also a high-ranking alchemist. Am I right?" A gray-robed figure stared at Xiao Yun with a hoarse voice.
Hearing that the gray-robed figure actually left Hu Qian's response and asked Xiao Yun, the other people in the valley were stunned, and then turned to look at Xiao Yun with envy. From Hu Qian's respectful attitude towards the two old men just now, it is not difficult to infer the terrifying strength of the gray-robed old man, and Xiao Yun was able to arouse a little interest in the two powerful old men. This treatment made the other four secretly jealous.
Although Xiao Yun did not expect the question from the two elders at first, he reacted quickly. He bowed to the old man and said, "I am Xiao Yun, a nice boy. I meet the two seniors. You are right. I am not even ten years old today, but I am not only a seven-star great fighter, but also a third-grade pharmacist."
Huh!
A powerful aura burst out from the two old men and spread out in all directions. Xiao Yun and the others had no time to react and were about to be hurt by the powerful aura. Fortunately, Hu Qian acted in time and also released an aura to help Xiao Yun and the others resist.
Hearing Xiao Yun's answer, the gray-robed figure was so shocked that he couldn't calm down and revealed his aura. "At such an age, he has such talent. It seems that a real dragon will appear in our Northwest Continent. Maybe in a few decades, he will be able to reach the level of the dean..." The faint voice was transmitted between the two old men. Xiao Yun and others who were far away did not hear the old man's muttering at all. Only Hu Qian, who had the strength of a peak fighting emperor, heard some of the words.
"Little kid, do you have a master?"
"Reporting to the two elders, I am the disciple of Huo Lie, the head of the Alchemy Department of the Outer Court."
"Huo Lie, that kid, really let him get a good disciple, what a pity, what a pity..."
The two gray-robed elders sighed repeatedly, not knowing whether they were sighing that they had not met Xiao Yun earlier, or sighing that Xiao Yun became the disciple of Elder Huo.
"It's the time, it's the fate, with Xiao Yun here, Hu Qian, it seems that the top five this year are much stronger than in previous years."
Hearing the old man's words, Hu Qian breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "In that case, please ask the two elders to unlock the space lock."
In the attic, the two elders slowly stretched out two pairs of dry eagle-claw-like palms from their sleeves, and then slowly formed hand seals one by one. Xiao Yun and others could clearly feel that two powerful space fluctuations were constantly coming out of their palms, just like waves. The invisible space
fluctuations gradually dissipated, and suddenly, the space in front of Xiao Yun and others kept shaking, like a circle of ripples on the water surface. After a while, the ripples stopped, and a space door was slowly torn apart from the space by the invisible big hand.
"Come with me, don't touch this space door, the energy contained in it will tear you apart in an instant, and even I can't save you." Seeing this door, Hu Qian instructed the people behind him and walked in first. Xiao Yun and others hesitated for a moment, and hurriedly followed Hu Qian in carefully. As soon as he stepped out of
the door, Xiao Yun found that the scenery in front of him became much brighter, even the previously blurry library became clearly visible. Obviously, they had entered the space lock.
"Thank you, two elders." Standing outside the library, Hu Qian smiled and clasped his fists to the gray-robed figure.
"It's my duty, no need to thank me." After one of the old men responded, he lowered his head as before and ignored everyone.
"Okay, now you can go in on your own." Hu Qian turned around and looked at Xiao Yun and the others, "Remember, in the library, no matter what you need, you can't force it, everything depends on luck and strength. Because there is a layer of energy membrane on the surface of the things inside, if your hands can easily pass through the energy layer, then you can take the things inside."
"If you can't pass through the energy layer, don't use brute force. With your strength, you can't do anything about it. Instead, you will be injured by the energy. Every year, people enter the library, but many people return empty-handed. No matter how many things you can take out, you can only take one of them out. If you are too greedy, it may be a waste of effort."
Hearing this, Xiao Yun and others nodded repeatedly, indicating that they remembered Hu Qian's advice, and then slowly walked towards the library.
After walking along the bluestone stairs for a while, Xiao Yun and others came to the gate of the library. Looking up at the ancient plaque, a sense of desolation spread from the plaque, lingering in everyone's hearts for a long time.
"Ahem..., go in, the door will be open for half an hour. After half an hour, no matter if you have obtained anything or not, you must come out immediately." On the left of the five people, an old man in a gray robe fluttered his sleeves slightly, and then the door that was originally tightly closed opened slowly with a creaking sound, revealing the dark passage inside.
Xiao Yun, the leader, kept his mind focused, took a deep breath, and took the lead to step into the library. The other four people also hurriedly followed Xiao Yun and entered the library together.
After all five people entered the library, the open door also creaked and slowly closed.
Looking at the door that was closed again, Hu Qian let out a sigh, "I hope Xiaoyun won't be too ambitious and try to get what she needs."