After leaving the Earth Elemental Hall, Ning Tian directly activated his spiritual energy, performed the Swimming Dragon Step, and darted towards the Scripture Pavilion like a swimming dragon.
The territory of the Sky Demon Sect was vast.
Each mountain peak held a grand hall, and the distance between each hall was exceedingly far.
It took Ning Tian several tens of minutes to run from Luo Wuqing's residence to the Sky Demon Hall.
As expected, the Xuan-level technique, Swimming Dragon Step, was reliable.
With Ning Tian's full effort, it only took a few minutes for him to reach the Scripture Pavilion.
Most importantly, he discovered something crucial.
Because his body stored an ample amount of spiritual energy, he could continuously use the Swimming Dragon Step!
He didn't have to worry about running out of spiritual energy at all.
That feeling was incredibly exhilarating!
Ahead was the Scripture Pavilion.
The grand ancient building had five stories.
It was said that all the techniques and martial arts accumulated by successive leaders of the Sky Demon Sect were stored there.
And the higher the level, the better the quality of the techniques.
Many disciples of the Sky Demon Sect were lined up in front of the ancient building.
Each was waiting to enter the Scripture Pavilion.
Ning Tian was also in dire need of a better technique as his spiritual energy was piling up like a mountain.
The function of a technique was to channel that energy to the right places in his body.
In doing so, it would also help improve the speed of cultivation.
Ning Tian walked over.
Seeing the queue as long as a dragon, he frowned and muttered, "Such a long queue? How long would I have to wait?"
"Hey, you must not know," responded a chubby disciple who heard Ning Tian's muttering.
The chubby disciple chuckled.
"New here, aren't you, brother? It's quite normal to queue here for three days and nights."
"Oh, really?" Ning Tian frowned.
If he really had to wait for three whole days and nights, that would be too long. He would have to use some special privileges.
"Yes, indeed."
"But don't worry, brother. With me here to accompany you, your queuing journey—Oh my god, Ancestor!"
The chubby disciple turned around and looked at Ning Tian.
His face changed instantly, and the fat on his cheeks squished together tightly.
Ancestor!?
Whoosh!
Whoosh, whoosh!
The entire long queue of people turned their heads in unison, their gazes falling on Ning Tian.
"Oh my, it's really the Ancestor!"
"The Ancestor is so handsome!"
"I want to have the Ancestor's monkeys! Let's elope, Ancestor!"
"Ancestor."
"…"
In an instant, a group of female disciples with peach blossoms in their eyes uttered shameless words, some even blowing kisses at Ning Tian.
Due to the attraction of his Divine Charm physique, they forgot about the terror of the Empress.
The male disciples were gnashing their teeth, full of envy.
Not only did Ning Tian marry the Empress, but it also looked like he was going to steal the hearts of a bunch of female disciples!
"…"
Hearing the whispering of the female disciples, Ning Tian was speechless.
This Divine Charm physique was seriously attracting too much attention.
If Luo Wuqing found out about it, he had no idea what she would do!
"System, I hate you!" Ning Tian cursed the system fiercely, then ignored the glances of the disciples and bypassed the long queue.
He directly exercised his privilege and came before the Scripture Pavilion.
Seeing the Ancestor arrive, the group of disciples respectfully made way.
Of course, the Ancestor should be allowed to enter first.
Inside the door of the Scripture Pavilion was a registry counter.
A white-haired elder was busy recording the details of the disciples entering.
"Next, please," the elder said without even looking up, his writing brush quivering non-stop.
"Name."
"Which gate?"
"Ning Tian, I don't know about the gate," Ning Tian answered honestly.
As for the gate, he truly did not know.
Each disciple who joined the Sky Demon Sect was assigned to a gate house, each gate corresponding to a hall.
As for the previous Ning Tian, he didn't have a gate house.
After all…
What need was there for a menial disciple to have one?
"No gate house?" The white-haired elder was baffled, then suddenly, as if he thought of something, he looked up and asked, "What did you just say your name was?"
"Ning Tian," Ning Tian replied, suddenly feeling that something wasn't right.
Could it be…
Was this elder also going to address him as Ancestor?
Just as the thought crossed Ning Tian's mind, the white-haired elder's expression became one of reverence, and he said, "Gu Han pays respects to the Ancestor!"
Ning Tian: "…"
This elder was old enough to be his grandfather!
Even considering appearances can be deceiving with cultivators, he might even be old enough to be his great-grandfather!
It was a peculiar feeling to be called Ancestor by someone much older.
"Alright, alright, let's not make a fuss. We are all part of the Sky Demon Sect; we are all family," Ning Tian waved it off, now only wanting to ask Elder Gu Han to let him enter the Scripture Pavilion.
"There's no one quite like the Ancestor! With just a few words, you show your care for the Sky Demon Sect!"
Hearing Ning Tian's words, Elder Gu Han, influenced by the Divine Charm physique, seemed to find Ning Tian more and more agreeable.
"Those old fogeys actually called you useless, they were blind!" Elder Gu Han exclaimed.
"…"
Seeing Elder Gu Han so excited, Ning Tian suddenly felt maybe his Divine Charm physique did have some perks after all.
"So, Elder Gu Han, can I go in now?"
"Of course, you can."
Elder Gu Han nodded, taking out a glittering ancient token from the counter, "Ancestor, this is the key to the fifth level of the Scripture Pavilion. From levels one to five, you may go as you please!"
The Fifth Level Key!
Hearing this, the disciples outside were envious beyond words!
That fifth level…
Apart from the Empress, the Grand Elder, the Supreme Elder, and a few other elders, no one had ever entered.
Let alone the disciples!
Even those who had made outstanding contributions to the Sky Demon Sect had only ever reached the fourth level!
Who could have imagined that the Ancestor would go straight to the fifth level on his first visit?
"Oh? The fifth level?" Ning Tian was surprised, pleased to accept the glittering ancient token.
Elder Gu Han sure knew how to handle things!
Under the envious gaze of a group of disciples, Ning Tian, holding the ancient token, headed straight into the depths of the Scripture Pavilion.
The first floor of the Scripture Pavilion typically contained Yellow-tier techniques and martial arts, mostly for new outer sect disciples to select their initial martial arts and techniques.
Ning Tian's eyes, naturally, would not linger here.
If he was going up, it would be straight to the fifth level!
Inside the Scripture Pavilion, seeing Ning Tian suddenly appear, many disciples changed their expressions and respectfully called out, "Ancestor!"
By now, Ning Tian had grown accustomed to it.
"Which level is the Ancestor going to?"
"It should be the third or maybe the fourth level, but probably just the third level."
"After all, the Ancestor's strength is right there," the disciples inside the Scripture Pavilion discussed among themselves as they watched Ning Tian.
And then, a voice came from above.
"The Ancestor… The Ancestor has gone to the fifth level!"
At that moment, the color drained from the group of disciples' faces.
"Oh my!"
"The fifth level!"
"The Ancestor, forever the god, so awesome!"
(End of chapter)