"Yes, Give me the advanced books now!"


    "Huh?" The receptionist had his jaw drop at this response, baffled out of his mind.


    "Y-Young M-Master, you must be joking, right?" He asked with a stammering voice, expecting this to be a joke.


    He couldn''t believethat readingall these books in less than 2 hours was possible. His mind just refused to ept this fact.


    "Huh? Why do you think I''m joking? If I say that I''ve readthemthen I mean it!" Ashen answered in a threatening tone.


    He was making it clear tothe receptionist that there was no need for himto lie.


    "B-ButYoungMaster, I can''t give you the advanced books before making sure that you''ve read the previous books and aren''t just ying with thepavilion" The receptionist reported with a respectful bow, fear visible in his voice.


    Ashen was annoyed to hear his reply as he thought internally: "Why is borrowing some books so tiresome? Can''t hejustgive me the books if I ask for them?"


    He just wanted to take the books and master them as fast as he could. After a long time, he found something that made him a little bit excited, however, now this receptionist was annoying him and talking about rules.


    If hewassome tactless fool, he would''vejusshed out at the receptionistin anger, wasting his precious time uselessly.


    Right now, he maintained a calm expression while instructing the receptionist:


    "Alright, pick any three books from them and ask me anything. If I''ve read them, I would be able to answer youright?" He said while pointing at the books he had takenout ofhis space ring.


    These were the books he had just masteredandfoundthis method suitable to make the receptionist believe him.Thiswould also serve as a perfect test for the system''s function.


    The receptionist nodded before adhering to hismand.


    He agreed with Ashen''s method and had no reason to refuse.He picked the three thickest booksthathe believed would take the longesttimeto finish.Next, he opened a random page and asked: "What effect would thebination of Bloodqi stoneand Dark qi stone result in a formation?"


    "It would make the formation attack the blood stream of anyhatwastrappedin the formation, however, the attack would only seed if there was a wound or cut for the qi to enter from.


    If the qi entered from his sevenorificesthen a cultivator wouldbe easily able todeal with it with his inner qi, thus making the attack unsessful.


    Also, the dark qi would corrode the skin of anyone struck by this attack. "


    Ashen answered before he could even think,itwasas if the words came automatically out of his mouth.


    Even he was surprised at how swiftly he could remember something specific from this thick book.


    "W-What? How?" The receptionist had his eyes wide open, finding Ashen''s answer the same as mentioned in the book.


    It was as if he was reading it at the moment.


    "Ask the next question!" Ashen''s voice made the receptioniste out of his shock.


    "Uh... Yes!"


    He opened another book before asking another questionandAshenwas able toanswer it sessfully even this time.


    A simr event urred when the receptionist asked the final question.


    Though the receptionist was shocked, he gave Ashen more than 500 books this time to read.


    These all contained intermediate-level knowledge about Formation arts.


    He received the books with a smile before putting them into his space ring.


    Afterwards, he left, leaving behind a receptionist with an open mouth and hazed expression.


    While Ashen was busy learning the Formation Arts, The protagonistMoFanhadhis share of trouble and adventures.


    After escaping from Ashen and the Mo Family, Mo Fanwas teleportedin the middle of nowhere.


    He looked aroundbutthere was no sign of life in hindsight, only mountains surrounding him.


    He had never left Xuin city andhence,was unaware of this unfamiliar ce.


    "Where is this ce?"


    He questioned in his mind withpanic strickenface.


    There was no way to decide the destination with a teleportation talisman.It wouldjustrandomly transport you to a ce with the distance depending on the talismanused.


    He was grateful to have his life savedbutnow that there was no one to ask for help from, he decided to explore this ce further.


    First, he decided to look for a source of water as it wasthe top priority for him.


    He moved around, exploring the mountains while keeping his ears standing to hear any voice of water.


    A stream or a river would surely make a noise, right?


    *ripple*


    After a while, a weak sound of running water reached his earsandhis eyes widened in hope.


    He attempted to find out the direction of the source of the sound before rushing towards it.


    "Finally... I found It!" Mo Fan jumped in joy upoying his gaze onthe stream in front of him.


    "Now I just need to find some food and collect some information regarding any dangerous beasts livingnearby"


    He contemted before continuing to search for food.


    Like this, the day went byandthe next morning, Mo Fan was washing his face when a sound reached his ears.


    *Crack*


    It was the sound of someone stepping on a wooden stick.


    As soon as this sound reached Mo Fan''s ears, he became alert, getting his guard up before hiding on a tree.


    He waited for the visitor to show himself while guessing in his mind.


    "Is it a beast or a human? I don''t sense any killing intentsomaybe it doesn''t know that I am hereorit could also be that it is a human.


    I should wait and see..."


    The visitor didn''t take long before revealing himself, however, there was something odd.


    This visitor was a human who had his face hidden by the dark cloak he was wearing.


    But this wasn''tthe thing thatsurprised Mo Fan, instead, it was the fact that this person seemed to know his location and was looking for him.


    This ck-cloaked man walked straight before suddenly changing his direction towards the tree where Mo Fanwas hidingas if he knew his location.


    *Step* *Step* *Step*


    His steps resounded in Mo Fan''s ears as his heartbeat increased.


    Who was this man?


    Why was he looking for him?


    He had many questions, however, the biggest question was,


    Should he attack him?


    While Mo Fan was contemting to himself, the ck-cloaked man stopped some distance away from Mo Fan''s tree, shouting:


    "Mo Fan, I know you''re on the tree,edown."


    "Don''t worry, I''m a friend of the men who helped you escape your family. I know you have questions you want to ask, right?"


    Hearing his wordings, Mo Fan jumped down the tree.


    He, giving the man a suspicious look, took cover behind the tree as he asked:


    "How did you find me?"


    The reasonfor him beingthis guarded was the possibility of this man being his enemy. He was feeling no ill will fromhimso he wanted to question him before giving him his trust.


    "Hahaha, Looks like you don''t trust me. Good, It''s goodto not trust someoneeasily!" The manughed before answering:


    "I found you through the location talisman ced on yourbody"


    "What?" Mo Fan asked with wide eyes opened in shock.


    He had no idea thata location talisman was cedon his body. He searched for it with his mind senseandsure enough, he found a location talisman ced on his back.


    He removed it before thinking to himselfwith a contemting expression: "It must''vebeen cedby the man who teleported me here."


    ording to him, only the man who saved him had the time to ce this talisman on his body.


    This proof was enough for Mo Fan to trust this dark-cloaked man.


    "Who are you peopleandwhy did you save me?" He asked.


    The man, revealing his face, answered: "We are friends of yourte father. We all owed him our livesandIn return, we saved your life."


    "Y-You, Aren''t you the second elder of Vine Bull Sect?" Mo Fan asked, pointing at his face with wide eyes.


    "Hmm," Theeldernodded, affirming his identity.


    "But, why are you alone? Where are the uncles who saved me yesterday?" Mo Fan questioned with a curious expression.


    "They... They are all dead!" Theelderhesitated before he informed.


    "What? Why didn''t they use a teleportation talisman like they did to save me?" Mo Fan asked with a saddened voice.


    "Mo Fan, teleportation talismans are not easy to acquire. We only had two.One used on you and one with the senior who saved you.However,it seems thathe didn''t get the chance to use it to escape.


    It was a mistake on our part. We didn''t know that there would be an origin realmcultivator"


    TheElderanswered before shaking his hand, changing the topic.


    "Let''s leave the past and think about the future. Mo Fan, What do you n to do?


    You''ve been branded as a thief and a criminal by the Mo Familyandsoon this news will spread in all of the Xia Kingdom.


    Youhave toact fast and join a power thatcan protectyou from the Mo Family.


    How about joining the Vine Bull Sect? I caneasilyget you in!"


    Hearing theelder''sproposal, Mo Fan readily agreed, afterall, he didn''t know that Ling Yun had been taken by Ashen to the Phoenix Feather Sect.


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    (A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)