No one answered their question, because Fang Zhengzhi and the other four had already walked to a huge tree not far away from the clearing.
It was a huge tree with dense foliage, and there were no fruits on it.
It was a very ordinary tree, and there were two pitch-black stone tablets under it.
"This is the second test!" Ping Yang pointed at the two stone tablets about 10 meters apart.
"How do you know?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at the two stone tablets.
There were two stone tablets of exactly the same size and shape. Both were black, but the difference was that the front one was densely engraved with words, while the back one was as smooth as a mirror.
"Of course I know. Why don't you think about how I got in?" Ping Yang said proudly.
"Oh? How did you get in? "
"I asked... oh, this is a secret, I'm not telling you!" Just as Ping Yang was about to say something, he suddenly thought of something and shut his mouth.
"If I'm not wrong, this is the 'Spiritual Locust Tree' that the Sagely Battle God used to comprehend the Heavenly Dao. As such, these two stone tablets should be the 'Twin Stone Tablets'." Yan Xiu said.
"Yan Xiu is right, these two are the Twin Stone Tablets. However, no one has been able to decipher the Twin Stone Tablets for so many years. One has words on it while the other has no words on it. However, the one with the words on it changes color every fifteen minutes." Ping Yang quickly explained after hearing Yan Xiu's words.
"Then, how do we decipher it?" Fang Zhengzhi did not want to discourage Ping Yang.
Of course, the main reason was that he did not know how to do this.
"You have fifteen minutes to memorize all the inscriptions on the Bright Monument, then copy them on the Dark Monument. If you can write every word correctly, you'll pass the test. You won't get a single word wrong. If you make one mistake, you will be eliminated. "Ping Yang explained proudly.
"It's that simple?" Fang Zhengzhi could not believe it.
"Simple? Who knows how many outstanding talents have fallen here? The words on the Ming Monument represent the Three Thousand Great Daos. They are not the words we are using now. If we want to use a quarter of an hour to record the Three Thousand Great Daos, there is no pattern to it. Do you think it's that simple? "Ping Yang said disdainfully.
"Isn't it simple?" Fang Zhengzhi retorted.
Ping Yang's face turned red. She was infuriated by Fang Zhengzhi.
"Hmph, don't think that I can't guess what you're thinking. Let me tell you, the method you came up with has already been used by others. I don't know how many shameless people like you have tried to copy the inscriptions on paper first, but the inscriptions on this monument are very complicated. It would take a lot of time just to copy it on paper. It's even more impossible to copy it on the other monument! I think we should go and tie them up before a winner is decided. "
Ping Yang snorted coldly. Then, he subconsciously looked at the two heavily injured candidates not far away. The Blazing Qilin Spear in his hand seemed to be restless.
"I already said it's simple. Naturally, we can pass it!" Fang Zhengzhi ignored Ping Yang and took out a piece of paper and ink from his pocket.
"Why are you taking out a piece of paper and ink? I already told you that copying is useless! "Ping Yang's flushed face was filled with disdain when she saw Fang Zhengzhi take out a brush and ink.
"Did I say I was going to copy?" Fang Zhengzhi shot Ping Yang a look of disdain.
"You … if you're not going to copy, why are you taking out a brush and ink?" Ping Yang waved her fists angrily.
"I'm going to splash it!" After Fang Zhengzhi said that, he splashed the ink on the tombstone in front of him. Then. The Bright Monument, which was already dark enough, became even darker.
This action was blasphemy.
It was blasphemy against the Twin Stone Tablets.
Ping Yang's eyes widened. She never expected Fang Zhengzhi to do such a thing. This was simply destroying a monument, wasn't it?
More importantly, after Fang Zhengzhi splashed the ink on the monument, he took out a huge brush and rubbed it across the monument.
Ping Yang's Blazing Qilin Spear lit up with flames.
Just as he was about to shout at the top of his lungs that he was going to fight to the death with this shameless bastard, Fang Zhengzhi took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket. Then, he carefully pieced them together.
"Oh? What are you doing? " Ping Yang's movements stiffened, and her clear eyes flashed with extreme confusion. She didn't understand why these pieces of paper were pieced together.
"Do you know what movable type printing is?" Fang Zhengzhi replied without looking up.
"What is printing?"
"Aish … with your intelligence, you won't understand even if I explain it to you. Let me make a mold." Fang Zhengzhi ignored Ping Yang and continued with his own work.
Yan Xiu, on the other hand, stood quietly at the side, not saying a word.
As for the two poor souls, they did not speak either. However, they did not dare to.
Ping Yang was clearly on the verge of exploding. Fang Zhengzhi was probably the only person in the entire capital who dared to bully the Emperor's beloved Princess Ping Yang like this.
"How dare you insult my intelligence? If you don't explain it to me today, I'll fight you to the death! "Ping Yang was really angry.
"Sure, but you have to do me a favor first." Fang Zhengzhi replied calmly.
"What is it?"
"Lend me your Blazing Qilin Spear."
"You wish!"
"Then do you want to get to the third round? Without the Blazing Qilin Spear, you will waste a lot of time. "
"Hmph, don't try to trick me with these words. I'm smart, so I definitely won't fall for it." Ping Yang snorted coldly again. She pouted her little mouth and put on a cute expression that said she wouldn't fall for it even if she was beaten to death.
Fang Zhengzhi did not say anything else. He picked up the paper that he had already pieced together, walked to the tombstone and stamped it.
Before long, he turned back.
The white paper was already covered with densely packed inscriptions.
Ping Yang's attention was quickly drawn to the inscriptions. Her eyes darted around and she seemed to have thought of something. However, she could not quite put her finger on it.
"Are you trying to memorize all of these inscriptions? It's no use, the order of the inscriptions will change in a while. " Ping Yang looked at the piece of paper in Fang Zhengzhi's hand and felt that this method was not feasible.
"Cut the crap, hand me the Blazing Qilin Spear!"
"You … hmph, if you dare to lie to me. I will fight you to the death! " Ping Yang looked at Fang Zhengzhi's outstretched hand and reluctantly handed the Blazing Qilin Spear to Fang Zhengzhi.
Fang Zhengzhi snatched the Blazing Qilin Spear and stabbed it into the ground.
An earth-shattering flame rose, and the ferocious aura in his hands was clearly more violent than in Ping Yang's.
"Boom!" A loud explosion rang out.
A huge hole appeared in the ground.
"What … what are you trying to do?" Ping Yang looked at this scene. She felt that something was amiss.
"Test its power? Do you have any objections? "Fang Zhengzhi waved the spear a few more times in satisfaction. Then, he began to work on the model.
If it was in his previous world, it would take at least one to two days to build a 3,000 word model.
However, it was much simpler in this world.
Both Yan Xiu, Ping Yang, and himself had the ability to control the changes in everything. All five of them had the ability to control the transformation of all living things. All five of them could change the shape of the soil as they pleased. It was just a mold.
With the combined efforts of the five of them, it would take less than 15 minutes.
Then, Fang Zhengzhi began to assign tasks. He tore the piece of paper in his hand into five pieces and began to make a model for each of them.
Ping Yang was a little reluctant, but after Fang Zhengzhi experimented a few times, she became interested.
After a while. Under the control of the five of them, Fang Zhengzhi created a model that was as big as a stone tablet.
Then, Fang Zhengzhi began to explain to Ping Yang and Yan Xiu how to use this model.
In the beginning, Ping Yang's little face was filled with doubt and distrust. However, the more she listened, the brighter her clear eyes became.
"We can do that? This... this is too shameless! "
"Do you understand now?"
"Yes."
"Then I will demonstrate once. After I pass, I will leave the model behind."
"Go."
"I have to make something clear. Once we leave the World of the Sage, I must have a patent for my printing technique. If anyone wants to use it, they will have to pay me. Understand? "
"What's a patent?" Ping Yang did not understand.
Fang Zhengzhi broke out in a sweat when he heard this. It seemed like this world was not very fair. He had to put the patent aside for now. He had to pass the Twin Stone Tablets first.
So, he walked to the front of the Ming Monument and waited for the inscriptions on the monument to finish changing. Then, he quickly fiddled with the mold in his hands.
Time ticked by.
Ping Yang and Yan Xiu looked at Fang Zhengzhi anxiously.
Finally, after about ten minutes, Lin Sanjiu's eyes lit up. Fang Zhengzhi had finally completed the mold of the 3000 words in his hands.
Then, Fang Zhengzhi strolled towards the Dark Monument in front of him.
As he paced, he brushed a few strokes of ink on the mold in his hand.
"I imprint!" When he reached the dark monument, Fang Zhengzhi pressed the mold in his hand onto the dark monument.
By the time Fang Zhengzhi picked up the mold, the dark monument was already filled with inscriptions. The pattern was exactly the same as the one on the light monument.
"Woosh!" A golden light shot into the sky.
...
Within the Imperial Academy.
King Duan did not look too good. His eyes glimmered, almost as if he was thinking about something.
Han Changfeng, on the other hand, had his eyes slightly closed. He did not utter a single word as he quietly sat on the chair, no longer commenting on the third round like before.
The Ninth Prince Lin Yun was watching the third round of the competition.
Then, he saw a figure appear on the screen. This was a figure that should not have appeared on the screen. He just appeared out of nowhere in the midst of the intense battle.
He wore a blue robe that danced in the wind.
"Fang... Fang Zhengzhi?!" Even the Ninth Prince, Lin Yun, couldn't help exclaiming when he saw the person who appeared out of nowhere in the third round.
"Ninth Brother, what are you saying... eh? That, that is Fang Zhengzhi?! How... how did he get into the third round? " King Duan's train of thought was interrupted. Just as he was about to say something, his gaze was attracted by the figure in the screen.
He was not the only one who was attracted.
Everyone in the screen froze on the spot, as if they were petrified.
All of their gazes were on the youth in the blue robe. It was Fang Zhengzhi.
At this moment, the Imperial Messenger who came to deliver the news appeared in the room of the Imperial Academy. He left in a hurry and even forgot the etiquette he should have.
"King Duan... Ninth Prince, Official Han, Fang... Fang Zhengzhi passed the Twin Stone Tablets! He... he has already entered the third round! "
"Hmm?!" Han Changfeng's eyes opened abruptly, and a knife-like light flashed across his eyes. His gaze instantly locked onto Fang Zhengzhi's body in the image.
He really wanted to calm down, but he really couldn't calm down.
He had only passed the Broken Bridge for a short period of time, and he had already passed the Twin Stone Tablets?!
If this was luck, how talented was he?
"The Twin Stone Tablets... he actually passed the Twin Stone Tablets! What … what is going on?! "No matter how calm Lin Xinjue was, he could no longer sit still at this point.
If the Broken Bridge could be passed by luck...
Then, the Twin Stone Tablets could not be passed by luck.
Furthermore...
For so many years, no matter how talented they were, no one had ever passed the Twin Stone Tablets. It was too difficult, almost impossible.
"How did he do it?!"
At this moment, King Duan and Han Changfeng both had a strong sense of doubt.
Even the Ninth Prince couldn't figure out what was going on.
When the messenger heard King Duan's question, he wanted to answer. However, he had no idea how to explain Fang Zhengzhi's method.
"He … I think he made a stone similar to the Twin Monument … It had the same inscription on it as the Twin Monument, and then … he imprinted it on the Dark Monument, and … and passed!" The Imperial Censor's brain was clearly not functioning properly.
"Nonsense, the inscriptions on the Twin Stone Tablets are constantly changing. How could he make the same stone in 15 minutes?" Han Changfeng's tone turned cold.
"I … I don't know, but that's what he did. Furthermore, Yan Xiu and the rest also …" Before the Imperial Censor could finish his sentence, a figure dressed in white appeared in front of him.
It was Yan Xiu.
Then, not long after, Ping Yang and two other people appeared in the third round.
"Five... five?! All... all passed the Twin Stone Tablets?! What... what is going on? How can five people remember all 3000 inscriptions?! "Han Changfeng finally lost control.
Because, what was happening in front of him was beyond logic.
Fang Zhengzhi could be a genius, he could be extremely intelligent. However, how could he transfer his intelligence to the other four people?
If Fang Zhengzhi passed the Twin Stone Tablets alone, it could be explained by Fang Zhengzhi's superior memory and talent.
But...
All five of them passed?
This was impossible to explain.
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