Chapter 153: Finally Getting It

Night, the hour of Zi.

Pitch-black midnight…

Xiao Fan arrived at the entrance of the Scripture Pavilion.

It was already closed at this time, but a bright yellow light emitted from within the pavilion.

“Come in.”

Elder He's voice drifted out from the Scripture Pavilion.

Xiao Fan strode directly into the Scripture Pavilion.

The surroundings were very tidy; logically speaking, there was nothing that needed cleaning.

On the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion, Elder He and Elder An sat on stone chairs around a stone table.

The two were playing a game of chess, with a pot of tea still sitting beside them.

Xiao Fan was stunned… He remembered clearly that there were no such stone tables or chairs when he last visited.

“Elder He, Elder An.”

Xiao Fan cupped his fists, bowed, and then asked, “How should I clean this Scripture Pavilion?”

He truly didn't understand; the Scripture Pavilion looked perfectly clean, so how did it look like it needed cleaning at all?

One must know that the Scripture Pavilion was a Holy Land within the Jixian Sect, whether it was for the Outer Sect or the Inner Sect.

With two Elders stationed at the entrance, all the Disciples who came here were on their best behavior.

Who would dare to be impudent?

They wouldn't even dare to make a mess.

“Hehe…”

Elder He turned his head, and at some point, an exquisitely crafted jade token appeared in his hand.

He tossed the jade token to Xiao Fan and smiled. “Take this jade token to all the bookshelves. Place it in the indentation to break the restrictions on the Formations, and then, of course, use a rag to wipe them clean…”

After saying that, Elder He pointed to a rag on a table…

Xiao Fan was taken aback; he carefully examined the jade token in his hand.

It was carved with a lifelike Dragon pattern. Looking closely, it matched the Dragon patterns carved on all the bookshelves.

“What are you dazing for? Hurry up and go.”

Elder An spoke up impatiently from the side.

“Oh, oh…”

Xiao Fan didn't hesitate; he took the jade token and the rag and went to work nimbly…

The two old men looked at each other and gave a faint smile.

Whether Xiao Fan could seize this Opportunity would depend on him.

Following Elder He's instructions, Xiao Fan placed the token into the indentation on the bookshelf.

The Formation restriction on the bookshelf vanished instantly…

Immediately after, Xiao Fan picked up the rag and began wiping, very seriously.

Growing up in the Xiao Family, he had done all sorts of dirty and tiring work and had never been served by servants.

For a small task like wiping bookshelves, he was naturally very skilled.

During this time, even Elder He and Elder An were very surprised when they checked with their Divine Sense.

When Xiao Fan worked, he wasn't inferior at all to those Utility Disciples who had stayed in the Jixian Sect for many years.

He was even a bit more nimble.

The two only knew the general outline of Xiao Fan's background and hadn't looked into it in detail; otherwise, they wouldn't have had such doubts.

Xiao Fan wiped very seriously, cleaning every bookshelf more than three times.

Elder He and Elder An, who were playing chess and drinking tea on the first floor, were starting to feel restless.

They had even given the Scripture Pavilion's Elder token to Xiao Fan…

Wasn't the meaning obvious enough?

The restrictions on the bookshelves were gone…

Aren't you curious? Don't you want to look at the Cultivation Techniques inside?

When Sect Master Xu Yongnian came during the day, he specifically told them to try and let Xiao Fan take this chance to learn more Martial Skills in the Scripture Pavilion.

They thought about it over and over and came up with this idea.

The result…

Is he a blockhead?

But he doesn't seem like one.

The two looked at each other, and Elder He sent a voice transmission: “What should we do? Should we give him a hint?”

“No… this kind of thing is fine if done stealthily, but we definitely can't remind him openly. It would break the rules.”

“Then what? This little fellow isn't getting it.”

“Could it be that he's embarrassed because we're here? Why don't we find a reason to leave?”

“Good idea.”

The two old fellows ended their transmission, looked at each other, and nodded.

“Xiao Fan, we are leaving. Clean the Scripture Pavilion well by yourself. Remember, every bookshelf must be cleaned thoroughly and carefully. Do you understand?”

Elder He spoke to Xiao Fan, who was wiping the bookshelves, specifically emphasizing the word “carefully.”

Then, they flashed away and left the Scripture Pavilion.

They thought that perhaps it was because they were present that Xiao Fan was too embarrassed to peek at those Cultivation Techniques.

Xiao Fan was about to respond, but when he turned around, he found the two old fellows had already vanished.

“Sigh…”

Xiao Fan sighed and continued wiping.

The first floor was the “Huang” Rank floor. He actually didn't have much interest in the Cultivation Techniques on this floor.

The worst Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills he had learned were of the Profound Rank.

After cleaning for an hour, Xiao Fan had wiped all the bookshelves on the “Huang” Rank floor clean.

Then he got up and went to the second floor.

The Profound Rank floor.

There were fewer bookshelves here than on the first floor, but still quite a lot.

The Elder jade token in his hand could open all the bookshelves in the entire Scripture Pavilion.

Xiao Fan began cleaning the Profound Rank floor seriously.

During this time, he saw several decent Martial Skills and specifically looked at the introductions of the Cultivation Techniques on the bookshelves.

“This technique isn't bad…” Xiao Fan murmured.

Suddenly, a question popped into his mind: could I take a peek?

“Elder He and Elder An aren't here… I'm the only one in the entire Scripture Pavilion?”

“And they sent me to do this meaningless work… Could it be?”

After this flash of inspiration, Xiao Fan's eyes lit up. He stealthily looked around and found that no one was indeed there.

Then, he carefully picked up a Cultivation Technique from the bookshelf and began flipping through it page by page.

Taiyi Spear.

Profound Rank Medium Grade spear technique.

What Xiao Fan didn't know was that outside the Scripture Pavilion, within the Void Realm,

The two old fellows, Elder He and Elder An, breathed a sigh of relief.

“This little fellow has finally caught on.”