While Ji Zhibai was thinking about how to take revenge on Fang Yun in Ning An County, the three hundred scholars put on their uniforms and entered the main hall of the Sage Temple.
The Sage Temple of Jingguo Academy was the largest temple in Jingguo. The hall was illuminated by night pearls and there were statues of saints in front of it. There seemed to be an invisible force that had been accumulating in the air for thousands of years. It was so dense that it could not be dispersed. It made people feel as if they were in water, and it formed a strange resistance to their mind.
"Rumble …"
The door closed and the three hundred scholars faced the sound with their heads lowered. Under the light of the night pearls, they looked solemn and dignified.
A soft sound could be heard, and then the whole capital city trembled. An orange pillar of light that was dozens of feet thick descended from the sky. It carried the power of heaven and earth as it bombarded the Sage Temple.
At the same time, Qi Country, Gyeongo, Wu Guo, Kong City, and the other eleven academies and ancient lands outside of Saint Origin Continent all had their talent baptisms.
Fang Yun's Scholar, Elementary Scholar, High Scholar, and Grand Scholar were all before the saints. This was the eighth Talent Baptism!
Fang Yun's Talent Baptism was far less than the Grand Scholar's, but the number of Talent Baptisms was far more than the Grand Scholar's!
Only a Half-saint could receive the eighth Talent Baptism!
Fang Yun only felt a mighty and strange force descending from the sky and flowing through his body. The force was like water, but it was formless. It clearly carried the power of the heavens, but it was as soft as a breeze.
As Fang Yun's Literature Palace had already undergone the transformation of a Grand Scholar, the Talent Baptism this time did not cause too many changes. At first glance, the Literature Palace was wider and sturdier, the Literature Gall was more condensed, and the stars in the Literature Palace were brighter. His body was slightly stronger, and his lifespan was slightly longer. His Talent Baptism increased again, reaching seven inches.
He was only four Chi.
The higher the rank, the slower the growth of Talent Baptism. An ordinary Grand Scholar would need more than ten years to grow their Talent Baptism to ten inches.
However, Fang Yun had the Literature Star and the Literature Palace Star shining on him, so his Talent Baptism increased much faster than anyone else. This was especially so for the Saint Shocking Star, the World Star, and the Nation Protecting Star.
At this time, the Literati Star was high up in the center of the Literati Palace. The other stars did not move. Only the Saint Shocking Star, which represented the Theory of the Six Nations, was like a satellite of the Literati Star, orbiting the Literati Star.
The starlight emitted by this Saint Shocking Star was exceptionally powerful. Under the illumination of this star, Fang Yun's talent growth and recovery speed far exceeded that of ordinary people. Fang Yun stared at the Star of Shocking Saint in the Literature Palace. He knew that this star must have other uses, but unfortunately, it was difficult to find out.
"Eh?" Fang Yun looked at his own talent energy pillar again.
The innermost part of the Palace of Literature was a statue of Fang Yun himself. Above the statues were the smoke pillars of everyone's talent.
Now that Fang Yun was a Grand Scholar, his talent was as thick as his arm. When he was a Primary Scholar, his talent was as thin as silk, thinner than a normal person's hair.
An ordinary scholar's talent energy was in the form of smoke. However, if one continuously tempered their talent energy, the talent energy in the smoke pillar would become more condensed and flow slowly, forming a stream of talent energy. Fang Yun had already entered the Stream of Talent energy realm.
Now, Fang Yun's talent energy smoke pillar had finally reached the third realm, Stream of Talent energy.
From now on, Fang Yun's battle poems would have an additional layer of rippling treasure light on the surface. The power would increase by 10%, allowing the Battle of Words to fly further.
Fang Yun had once seen a genius with Stream of Talent energy. That was Xun Zhixing. This person grew up in the Ten Cold Ancient Land. Because he obtained a treasure in the Ten Cold Ancient Land, his talent was different. Back then, when Fang Yun consecutively challenged ten people from the Xun family, Xun Zhixing was ranked ninth. He had almost defeated Fang Yun with his Stream of Talent energy.
Fang Yun had already known that the top three candidates in this year's Gyeongo Examinations were Yan Yukong and Xun Zhixing, who had changed his student status from the Ten Cold Ancient Land to Gyeongo. Zong Wude was only ranked fifth. It was obvious that Gyeongo was a place of crouching tigers and crouching tigers.
Yan Yukong could have become one of the top three Huiyuan Scholars in his poem, scripture, and political theory. However, Gyeongo's political theory was written by Xun Zhixing. The political theory that was ranked tenth in the Literature Exam was written by Xun Zhixing.
The Grand Scholar Examinations were like this every year. There would always be some unknown High Scholars in the Saint Origin World who would rise to the top. These geniuses were the descendants of the human race in the Ancient Land. They could also participate in the Imperial Examination. Most of them were famous in the Ancient Land, but were unknown in the Saint Origin World.
There were three main types of humans in the Ancient Land.
The first type was the most respected "World Guardian" of the human race. Their name originated from the Two World Mountain. They were the outstanding bloodlines selected by the aristocratic families. They had been living in the Two World Mountain, the Ten Cold Ancient Land, the Ancient Land of Desolation, and the Zhenyu Ocean for generations.
The World Guardian also participated in the Imperial Examination. However, their names were not listed in any of the rankings. They were even separated from the rest of the people in the Upper Book Hill and the Lower School Ocean. They would only enter the Notre-Dame when they were about to break through and then return. They would not participate in any form of internal strife. They only had one goal, which was to protect the human race!
The World Guardian only intermarried with the bloodlines of the Saints. They also studied scripture, but their main mission was to fight. This made it difficult for them to become Saints. However, their killing ability was far superior to that of the ordinary aristocratic families.
The World Guardian was an independent entity under the direct rule of the Notre-Dame. Nominally, they were members of the aristocratic families. They still retained the family name and bloodline of the aristocratic families. However, in reality, they did not have a deep relationship with the aristocratic families.
The second type was the members of the aristocratic families who were ostracized. These people were considered sinners of the aristocratic families. Unless they made a great contribution or the aristocratic families showed mercy, they would never enter the Saint Origin World.
Xun Zhixing was the descendant of the sinners of the aristocratic families. However, because of his outstanding talent, he was fully cultivated by the sinners of the Ten Cold Ancient Land. When the head of the Xun family saw that Xun Zhixing was too talented, he gave him a special pardon. He allowed Xun Zhixing to return to the Saint Origin World and challenge Fang Yun in the Wen Duel Prefecture.
The third type was the ordinary citizens. They were not the descendants of aristocratic families, nor were they criminals. They were treated the same as the scholars in the Saint Origin World. Each ancient land was equivalent to a country, and every year, there would be a top scholar. However, they had very little contact with the Saint Origin World because the two worlds were separated, and it was not convenient for them to communicate.
Some of the outstanding people would enter the Notre-Dame to study. They could choose to stay in the Saint Origin World or an Ancient Land. However, most of them would give up the superior life in the Saint Origin World and return to their hometowns after studying in the Notre-Dame.
It was because of these people that the elites of the human race would apply to enter the Ancient Land to sharpen their skills. After becoming a Great Scholar, regardless of whether they were willing or not, they would have to choose an Ancient Land to make contributions to the human race. If they didn't make enough contributions, they would never be able to return to the Saint Origin World.
The rest of the scholars' palaces were undergoing a great change. They were all in a trance. Only Fang Yun could carefully feel the details of the Talent Qi Baptism. He had a deeper understanding of the nature of the Talent Qi.
After the Talent Qi Baptism was completed, Fang Yun was ready to leave the Literature Palace. Before he left, he roughly glanced around and found that all of his Literature Heart Lanterns had grown. Especially the first Literature Heart Lantern, 'Writing Diligently', it was twice as big as' Talented Eight Dippers' and 'Duplicitous Words'.
"If I have the chance, I should check what kind of changes there will be when 'Writing Diligently' reaches its peak."
Not long after, the Talent Qi Baptism ended. The scholars woke up one after another. Many of them entered the Literature Palace to observe the changes.
Fang Yun smiled as he looked at the scholars. Usually, Jingguo would only accept thirty scholars in a year. This year, because of the changes in the Literature Star and because of Fang Yun's contributions, Jingguo had accepted three hundred scholars. It could be said that Jingguo was the biggest contributor of the year. (Do you want to know more about the exciting developments in the Path of Confucianism? Open WeChat now, click on the '+' sign on the top right corner, select 'Add Friends', add a public account, search for 'Zhongwen Wang', and follow the public account. You will never miss a new update!) Floating Astronomy.
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