In the calm seaside area, all the boats were moving forward.
These boats were not ordinary boats, but strange objects formed from poems. They did not rely on sails or oars, and they did not have any mechanisms. Their speed and other aspects were completely determined by the poems.
When they first went out to sea, the boats were still very loose, but after fifteen minutes, two huge fleets formed in front of them. Fang Yun's fleet took up ninety percent of the boats. Although the Zong and Lei families' fleets were slightly behind Fang Yun's fleet, there were very few boats in total.
Other than the two huge fleets, there were dozens of ships that were either close or far away. Behind each ship, there were some smaller boats.
These ships represented the various major powers, and they were clearly divided.
Other than the boats in front, there were also some boats behind.
Some bamboo rafts and canoes were scattered everywhere, slowly moving forward like snails. They looked a bit miserable, and some small boats were not much better than them.
These small boats had either missed the opportunity to follow the large fleet and could not catch up, or the boat owners had decided to slowly search for Wen Xin Fish in the open sea.
The further they went, the more Wen Xin Fish there were, and the better the quality.
It was impossible to catch a top-notch Wen Xin in the seaside area. Even if they encountered a normal Wen Xin, it would only be the worst low-grade ones, and most of them were incomplete. They would need to swallow many Wen Xin Fish to form a complete one.
The boat owners following the large fleet did not immediately put down their fishing rods. They carefully controlled their boats to prevent them from leaving the fleet. They were not in a hurry.
The boat owners who were far behind knew that they were destined to not be able to enter the open sea, so they had already put down their fishing rods.
A portion of the fellow sufferers gathered together in countries or ancient lands. They communicated with each other while observing their surroundings.
A small Jia Country fleet with more than forty people slowly moved forward. Compared to the large fleet in front of them, they were like a group of snails moving house.
"Ai, I really regret not following Fang Xusheng's fleet. At that time, I looked down on the Zong and Lei families, but after joining Fang Xusheng, I was afraid that the Lei family would seek revenge. In the end, I realized that the difference in speed was too big. Now, it's too late to follow Fang Xusheng. "
"I really envy Fang Xusheng. In Jingguo, he was swift and decisive. In Xuehai, he was ridiculed by the Zong and Lei families, but he did not lower his head. He said he would compete. This is called pride! "
"He is strong. How can we do that? Forget it. Since we've fallen to this state, let's not complain anymore. Let's think of a way … "
"Look, there's a Literary Heart Fish over there!" Someone shouted.
The others looked in the direction of the voice. He saw a three-inch-long fish swimming in the water in front of him. At first glance, this fish looked like an ordinary white carp, but upon closer inspection, there was a ball of light on its head, making its entire head transparent. The fish's body was constantly scattering tiny starlight around it, making it look magnificent.
"Three-inch Wen Xin Fish, not bad! As long as he could catch four Literary Heart Fish of the same species, with a total length of over a foot, he would be able to condense a complete Literary Heart! Who's going? "
No one fought for it. For a moment, no one spoke.
Everyone was from Jia Country, and none of them were willing to join the fleets of the Zong and Lei families. It could be seen that everyone had their own beliefs. They weren't people who only cared about profits. Even if they wanted to get the Literary Heart Fish, they could restrain themselves. They had the qualities that a scholar should have.
An old man said, "How about this, as long as they are found together, we will arrange them according to their age, starting from the youngest. After all, the younger they were. The greater their achievements in the future. Don't fight anymore. Literary Heart Fish are rare. If we don't take action, this fish might run away. You youngsters, tell us your ages first. "
Thus, a dozen youngsters reported their ages. The youngest Grand Scholar was twenty-five years old. He cupped his fists to the crowd and said, "Thank you for your help!" After saying this, he steered his canoe to change direction and sailed towards the fish. Then, he held the fishing rod in his hand, ready to cast the hook at any time.
Some people revealed looks of envy. They continued to sail forward while watching that person fish.
"Most Literary Heart Fish are only active in a fixed area. As long as they can find the fish, they will have a chance to catch it. Unfortunately, there are too few Literary Heart Fish. "
"That's not right! Have any of you heard of Du Xuehai finding Literary Heart Fish after fifteen minutes? "
The forty or so scholars looked at each other in dismay. They were stunned for a moment, but then they revealed looks of joy.
"Understood! With Literary Song Descending from the Heavens and the saints putting in some effort, there will definitely be more Literary Heart Fish this year than in previous years! "
"Right! There are dozens of times more people this year than in previous years. If there are only so few Literary Heart Fish, won't many people return empty-handed? "
"How unlucky! We are too stupid. If we had known earlier, we would have followed Fang Xusheng's dragon boat. When we reach the outer seas, we would have obtained more Literary Heart Fish! "
"What a pity …"
Everyone looked ahead and saw Fang Yun's fleet getting further and further away and getting smaller and smaller. They were incomparably melancholy.
Fang Yun originally had no interest in the seaside, the outer seas, or even the inner seas. His goal was the heart of the sea!
As long as he reached the heart of the sea, his harvest would be incomparably huge.
Thus, Fang Yun prepared to close his eyes and rest his mind, conserving his energy to prepare for greater storms and waves. This was because it was said that the deeper one went into the sea, the stronger the storms and waves. As for the waves that covered the sky and the earth, and the typhoon pillars that were a hundred miles in diameter, there were all kinds of things that one could think of.
Fang Yun originally thought that others would be like him and would only become active after they reached the outer seas after leaving the seaside area. However, who knew that after fifteen minutes, many people would start chatting with their tongues.
Fang Yun didn't care at first, but he soon discovered that everyone had actually discovered Literary Heart Fish.
Fang Yun opened his eyes and walked to the side of the ship to observe the surrounding sea and ships. At the same time, he listened to those people talking.
"There are obviously more Literary Heart Fish this year than in previous years! At this moment, we are still so far away from the outer seas, and I actually see three Literary Heart Fish! "
"There are indeed more than in previous years. Furthermore, each of them is above three inches. If it was in the past, it would be considered good if the Literary Heart Fish in this area could reach two inches."
Everyone discussed spiritedly and came to the same conclusion. This year's Sea of Knowledge was different from previous years. There would be a great harvest of Literary Heart Fish.
A portion of people had already taken out their fishing rods and prepared to fish. However, the speed of the ship was too fast, and no one caught any. These people were very rational. No one would leave the fleet for one Literary Heart Fish and let those Literary Heart Fish leave.
Yan Yukong, who was on the ship at the side, said, "Fang Yun, don't rest anymore. Take out your fishing rod and cast the hook when you see fish. Practice. When we reach the depths of the Sea of Knowledge, many Literary Heart Fish will not be in a fixed area. If you miss one, you might not be able to catch up. Especially the extremely rare Instant Literary Heart Fish. Once you miss it, it will be too late for regrets. "
Hearing 'Instant Literary Heart Fish', Fang Yun was moved. That was an extremely good divine object.
Literary Heart was divided into three ranks, which were the ordinary Literary Heart, the absolute Literary Heart, and the Unparalleled Literary Heart. Each Literary Heart was further divided into low grade, middle grade, and high grade. As for the saint grade, it was extremely rare. Currently, only saints could grasp it, and it was usually not considered.
The human race realized that Literary Heart Fish was constantly increasing, or the human race's knowledge of Literary Heart was limited. Every few years, new Literary Hearts would appear.
When Confucius was still alive, there were only three Unparalleled Literary Hearts. Just four hundred years ago, Half-saint said that there was an incomparably strong Unparalleled Literary Heart. That was something that even Confucius had never obtained. However, it was said that one could only obtain the first three Unparalleled Literary Hearts.
There was even a great scholar who deduced that if one could obtain one of the four Unparalleled Literary Hearts, there would be even greater benefits. As for whether this was true or not, no one knew.
Just five hundred years ago, the human race discovered a Literary Heart that could not be placed in the ordinary, the absolute, or the supreme grades. Furthermore, that Literary Heart could only be used a limited number of times. It could be used once at the low grade, twice at the middle grade, and five times at the high grade.
Because the human race had obtained a low grade Literary Heart in the beginning, it could only be used once. Hence, it was named the Instant Literary Heart.
Currently, the human race had only discovered three types of Instant Literary Hearts, and each of them was extremely miraculous.
Many people did not know about the Instant Literary Heart. They only thought that it was an incomplete Absolute Literary Heart. Even Fang Yun only knew about it this year. It was Yan Yukong who had told him about it.
Yan Yukong had a Instant Literary Heart!
Return in defeat!
The original meaning of this idiom was to leave or escape after a failure. However, the function of this Wen Xin was to use a large amount of talent and lifespan to block all the attacks in an instant when encountering an attack that was difficult to block.
"Return in defeat" was very powerful, but it was also very rare. It was said that there were less than ten people in the entire human race who possessed this Literary Heart. Even Half-saint did not possess this Literary Heart.
No matter how rare the Ordinary, Absolute, and Supreme Literary Hearts in the Sea of Knowledge were, they were still ordinary Literary Heart Fish. Even if they had all kinds of miraculous abilities, if one failed once, there were other ways to obtain them.
However, once the Instant Literary Heart Fish appeared, if one could not catch it, it would completely sink into the deep sea. No one would be able to catch it, and they could only wait for the next opening of the Sea of Knowledge.
"Brother Yan is right. I should use some Literary Heart Fish to practice. Opportunities are only given to those who are prepared."
The two parties were too far away, and they had been speaking with their tongues. The people around them could hear them clearly, and they all nodded. They increasingly felt that Fang Yun was impressive. Usually, he would casually say a few words, but they were all very reasonable. They could completely become famous sayings to educate and warn future generations.
Fang Yun walked to the front of the dragon boat, but he was in a bit of a dilemma.
This was because this boat was different from other boats. There was a ferocious dragon head at the front, and it was not a wooden dragon head like those sightseeing boats. Instead, it was a vivid golden dragon head.
With this dragon head in the way, Fang Yun could not go straight to the front to fish.
Fang Yun was thinking about whether to fish from the left or right side of the dragon head when the dragon head suddenly made a slight noise. He saw a staircase appear on the back of the dragon head, and it went straight to the top of the dragon head, between the two horns!
Fang Yun's face lit up. He didn't expect that this dragon head was not just for decoration. It seemed to have some other use. Thus, he walked up the staircase and stood between the two dragon horns.
An invisible force protected Fang Yun, preventing him from falling.
Fang Yun stood on the dragon head. The sea breeze blew, and his clothes fluttered. In front of him was a line between the sea and the sky. Nearby, there was a sparkling light. Below, the boat was parting the sea. White waves churned and gave off a deafening sound.
At this moment, Fang Yun was like the king of the Sea of Knowledge, looking down on the world.
Countless people looked at Fang Yun, who was on the dragon head, and their eyes were filled with envy. This was the real Sea of Knowledge!
Fang Yun stretched out his hand, and the fishing rod on the boat instantly appeared in his hand.
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