Looking toward the voice, at the entrance of the third floor, an old man with a full head of white hair and a white beard was staring right at him.
Chu Feng knew that this was the elder guarding the Martial Arts Library. Although he was nearly a hundred years old, the strength of these guarding elders was formidable.
"Thank you for the reminder, Senior. I know my limits." After politely bowing to the elder, Chu Feng walked inside.
"Sigh, another arrogant disciple." The elder guarding the library shook his head in disappointment.
He had seen many disciples like Chu Feng. Most of them failed. The lucky ones realized their mistake and turned back; the unlucky ones suffered qi deviation and ruined their bright futures.
Even so, whenever the elder saw a new face come here, he would kindly give them a word of advice to prevent more disciples from straying down the wrong path.
Chu Feng took a lap around the third floor, quickly found a martial technique he liked, and brought it to the elder to register.
"Are you sure you want to cultivate this Illusory Palm?" The elder guarding the library looked at Chu Feng with doubt.
"Mhm." Chu Feng nodded with a smile.
"Have you read the introduction to this technique?" the elder continued.
"Yes, Elder, I have." Chu Feng smiled again.
"And you still chose it? This is the hardest martial technique to cultivate in the entire library." The elder was puzzled.
"Elder, this is exactly what the disciple wants to cultivate." Chu Feng kept a smile on his face, but his gaze was exceptionally firm.
"Sigh, you young people really don't know your limits." The elder sighed, but still registered the technique for Chu Feng. Before handing it over, he added, "When cultivating a martial technique, remember to know when to give up."
Chu Feng nodded to show he understood. Although this elder had been questioning him, Chu Feng had a good impression of him, thinking he was a responsible elder.
"Hmm?"
As Chu Feng turned around, a familiar face passed by him. It was Duan Yuxuan, and his expression was terribly grim.
Chu Feng didn't know him well, so he didn't think much of it. But just as he was about to leave, he heard some whispering behind him and learned the reason for Duan Yuxuan's distress.
"Isn't that Duan Yuxuan? Didn't he already have that Fourth-tier Martial Art? Why is he here looking for a technique? Don't tell me it's with Yang Tianyu?"
"You haven't heard? At the banquet last night, an inner sect elder reminded them that the Fourth-tier Martial Art cannot be shared. Only one person can cultivate it, and it must be returned as soon as possible."
"When they heard that, both of them were dumbfounded. In the end, they confessed in front of everyone that they weren't the first place in the exam after all. The person who killed forty Fierce Beasts is someone else."
"Something like that happened? Then why did they admit it in the first place?"
"Ah, who knows? Maybe for the sake of face. But this time, they've brought utter shame upon themselves."
"Indeed, but who is the first place? I haven't heard of anyone in the Outer Sect being this strong, have you?"
"Forty Fierce Beasts, with one being a Fourth-rank Fierce Beast! I can't even imagine how fierce that person must be."
Hearing this, Chu Feng smiled and shook his head, then headed upstairs, eager to begin his cultivation.
The fourth floor was just as lively as the first. Since most of the new disciples were still picking techniques, the ones here were mostly senior disciples.
At a glance, it looked more like a martial arts arena than a floor. Thousands of people were training against the mechanical dummies, their shouts and battle cries roaring everywhere. It was quite a spectacle.
Moreover, besides the thousands of mechanical training posts in the main hall, there were countless private training chambers around as well, which were also cultivation spaces.
It was a nice design. Those who liked the bustle could cultivate together in the main hall and ask each other for advice on things they didn't understand.
But those who preferred solitude could choose a private training chamber to cultivate alone. Once the stone door closed, it blocked out all distractions.
Chu Feng didn't join them. Instead, he went to the sixth floor. Like the third floor, it was relatively quiet, and there were many more cultivation spots available.
Chu Feng entered a private training chamber. After the stone door closed, he first bowed to the mechanical dummy, because he knew that this training post was about to suffer greatly at his hands.