Chapter 120: The star chart’s unusual movement

Xiao Fan did not dawdle. Upon reaching the first floor, he strode directly out of the Scripture Pavilion's main gate.

The two elders who were drinking tea and playing chess at the entrance were momentarily stunned. Although they did not turn around, with their cultivation base, they knew who had come out without needing to look.

The two turned their heads in unison, fixing their gazes on Xiao Fan.

"To think this little fellow would come out so quickly."

"Is choosing an Earth Rank Cultivation Technique that fast?"

One of the elders couldn't help but speak up: "Have you finished selecting your Cultivation Technique?"

Xiao Fan nodded with a smile: "I have finished."

"What Cultivation Technique did you choose?" the other elder also couldn't help but ask.

"Stars Shifting."

Xiao Fan didn't hide anything and answered directly.

"Stars Shifting?"

Both elders were stunned… even with their composure, they couldn't help but react.

Is he wasting his first opportunity to select an Earth Rank Cultivation Technique like this?

Others might not be clear about the difficulty of that Cultivation Technique, but they knew it all too well.

The content inside was severely incomplete; for many years, no one had ever succeeded in Cultivating it.

One of the elders said with a look of helplessness: "This Cultivation Technique is extremely difficult. It is almost impossible to succeed in Cultivating it. I can make an exception for you and let you choose another Cultivation Technique."

In his view, Xiao Fan certainly didn't know the value of the third floor, nor did he know the difficulty of Cultivating this technique, which was why he acted this way.

Therefore, he decided to give Xiao Fan another chance.

Such a thing rarely happened in the Scripture Pavilion.

This was also because he saw that Xiao Fan was young and possessed extraordinary talent, so he specifically opened a back door for him.

"There is no need."

Xiao Fan smiled, cupped his fists, and bowed to the two elders: "Thank you, Senior, but I would like to try Cultivating Stars Shifting."

Seeing this, the two elders said no more. Since this was the other party's own choice, it was not appropriate for them to continue trying to persuade him.

The other elder spoke up: "The time limit for Cultivating each Cultivation Technique is one month. You must not copy it; there is a Restriction on it. Once copied, the Cultivation Technique will destroy itself. You must return this Cultivation Technique after one month."

This was the rule of the Scripture Pavilion. All the Cultivation Techniques borrowed were original ancient books and were extremely precious.

These were recorded on the Jade Slip given to Xiao Fan by the Internal Affairs Pavilion.

"Understood."

Xiao Fan bowed again. He was naturally clear about these things.

"Forget it. Since this Cultivation Technique is rarely chosen anyway, you can keep it for a while longer."

The other elder waved his hand, opening another back door for Xiao Fan.

The elder opposite was stunned and laughed: "Old He, you think quite highly of this kid."

Then, this elder looked at Xiao Fan and smiled: "Kid, not bad. Since Old Man He has said so, you don't need to be in a rush to return it."

Xiao Fan was stunned… could things like this happen?

"Thank you, both Seniors."

He hurriedly cupped his fists and thanked them again.

"Go, go. I hope you can succeed in your studies."

Old Man He waved his hand, signaling for Xiao Fan to leave.

Xiao Fan nodded. He felt great respect for the two elders in his heart, as they were not related to him in any way.

Yet they still gave him special treatment…

He didn't need to think to know that allowing an Earth Rank Cultivation Technique borrowed from the Scripture Pavilion to be returned late was a great favor.

Xiao Fan left…

The two elders began chatting via Voice Transmission again.

"Old He, giving someone special treatment like this doesn't sound like you. And it's an Earth Rank Cultivation Technique, aren't you afraid of being found out?"

"So what if I'm found out? Besides, this kid is truly not bad. I have a feeling he can learn it…"

"Fine, suit yourself… Anyway, no one practices that Earth Rank Cultivation Technique. I don't even know how long it's been since anyone chose it on the third floor."

Xiao Fan bought some dried meat and then went straight back to his Immortal Cave. He was already impatient to see just how remarkable this Stars Shifting Cultivation Technique was.

As for the dried meat, it was naturally bought for Xiao Jin.

When the Golden-Haired Lion saw the dried meat, his eyes lit up, and he rushed forward, chewing on it mouthful after mouthful.

Xiao Fan paid him no mind and went directly into the Secret Room.

"Tomorrow is the day Jiang Yushan teaches the Alchemy class…"

Xiao Fan muttered to himself, reminding himself that he must not miss this day tomorrow.

As for today, he would first study this Stars Shifting.

"Stars Shifting… currently judged to be Earth Rank Low Grade…"

Xiao Fan began to study this Cultivation Technique. From the outside, the ancient book did not look incomplete, but inside, the pages were old, yellowed paper…

One could even smell a faint, musty, rotting scent…

Xiao Fan read carefully, flipping through it page by page…

In the ancient times, before Jade Slips existed, most ancient Cultivation Technique books were passed down in the form of written paper books or inscriptions on stone steles.

Xiao Fan read very seriously, but as he did, his brow furrowed tighter and tighter…

His expression also became increasingly grave.

An hour later…

Xiao Fan put down the Stars Shifting Cultivation Technique…

"This Cultivation Technique is too severely incomplete. The complete content is not even seventy percent… whenever it reaches a critical point, it just stops…"

Xiao Fan was speechless; he began to somewhat regret choosing this Cultivation Technique.

He was even wondering whether he should go back to the Scripture Pavilion now and look for Old He at the entrance…

The other party had said he could give him another chance…

"Forget it… I'll just continue studying it."

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Fan abandoned the idea of changing the Cultivation Technique.

After all, it was the path he had chosen himself, so even if he had to crawl, he would finish it.

Another hour passed…

Xiao Fan read through the Cultivation Technique once more and gained some understanding, but it was far from reaching the level where he could Cultivate it.

After finishing, all his feelings turned into a sigh…

"Forget it…"

Just as Xiao Fan was about to give up, the star chart on his chest suddenly reacted…