After Zhong Hui succeeded in comprehending the monolith, he disappeared without a trace, only leaving behind a sentence of leaving first and Chen Chang Sheng who was standing on the mountain path. In the eyes of others, Chen Chang Sheng's current figure was somewhat lonely, although he himself didn't feel this way. The crowd looked at him and thought with slight mockery. The stone tablets of the Mausoleum of Books really were fair. No one could be lucky forever.
Some people thought this wasn't enough, they still wanted to sprinkle salt on Chen Chang Sheng's wounds. The scholar from Scholartree Manor in front of the monolith hut looked at him and sneered, "Senior's words before he left were spoken indifferently, but in my opinion, they were a bit too modest. Although he was only a step ahead, with this step, the difference is more than a thousand li."
This sentence was meant to mock Chen Chang Sheng, but it also included Gou Han Shi. Guan Fei Bai raised his eyebrows and was about to explode, but he still couldn't beat Tang Thirty Six. He looked at the scholar from Scholartree Manor and mocked, "Why don't you leave first? Where was he going? To reincarnate? Why are you in such a hurry? "
The scholar from Scholartree Manor was infuriated by these words, and Ji Jin's complexion instantly darkened. His fingers stiffened, and he almost pulled out a strand of his beard.
Mister Nian Guang and the other Monument Guardians walked over from the crowd. They looked at Tang Thirty Six and shouted in a deep voice, "Don't be rude! If this continues, no one will be able to protect you. "
Tang Thirty Six looked at him and sneered, "I told you last night, I can't hit you. What can you do to me?"
Mister Nian Guang solemnly said, "We Monolith Guardians have the responsibility of maintaining order when viewing the monoliths. If you continue to cause trouble, I will personally send a letter to the academy and ask the Orthodoxy to expel you from the Mausoleum of Books!"
Tang Thirty Six looked at him as if he was looking at an idiot. He pointed at Chen Chang Sheng who was beside him and said, "You really are a group of muddle-headed old people. Do you know who he is? In the Imperial Palace, in front of thousands of people, His Holiness the Pope had held his hand! Countless people in the capital had suspected that he was the illegitimate son of the bishop! Propose to the Orthodoxy? The Li Palace will listen to you. I'll cut off my head for you! "
Mister Nian Guang was infuriated by these words and shouted, "If the Li Palace is truly so protective, I will definitely have the academy demand an explanation!"
Tang Thirty Six was also angry and shouted, "Your school? You should ask the bishops who gives the Temple Seminary a third of its annual budget! The reason you were able to eat and wait for death in the Mausoleum of Books for so many years is all because of my family's support! You disobeyed the Orthodoxy's orders to protect Chen Chang Sheng, disobeyed Temple Seminary's interests to protect me, yet you want to stand up for the Southerners, and even came to scare me, what sort of reasoning is this! "
Nian Guang was so angry that his entire body was shaking. He pointed at him and wanted to scold him, but in the end, he just waved his sleeves angrily and left.
The area around the monolith hut was completely silent. Whether it was the newcomers that had entered the mausoleum this year or the old people that had entered the mausoleum in the past, they all stared at Tang Thirty Six in a daze, wondering just what kind of person he was.
Because Zhong Hui was the first to comprehend the tablets, Tang Thirty Six was in a bad mood. He looked at the crowd and yelled, "What are you looking at! I've never seen such a rich person! "
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"The Wenshui Tangs … are they really that rich?"
Guan Feibai and the other two looked at each other, speechless. They had all been born into poverty, and their years of cultivation in the Mount Li Sword Sect were extremely austere. Even though Qi Jian was the beloved last disciple, raised by the Sect Master as a child, he had never lived a life of luxury. It was truly hard to imagine that such a person existed in this world. In terms of money, the youths of Mount Li were truly ignorant.
"Speaking of which, Tang Tang is so rich and has always been so arrogant. Why isn't he particularly annoying?" Qi Jian asked, somewhat puzzled.
Guan Feibai remembered how the girls of the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green and Holy Maiden Peak looked at Tang Thirty Six passionately. Perhaps there was a reason, but he couldn't say it in front of his junior.
At this moment, a youngster walked towards them. Guan Feibai and the other two greeted him and smiled. It was obvious that they were familiar with each other. Especially Liang Ban Hu, who was usually very dull and dull, actually took the initiative to greet him. He even patted the youngster's shoulder, seeming to be very intimate.
Gou Han Shi introduced him to Chen Chang Sheng, "This is my third junior, Liang Xiao Xiao."
Chen Chang Sheng now knew that this youngster was the Third Law of the Divine State's Seven Laws, Liang Xiao Xiao. Liang Xiao Xiao had always been ranked third on the Proclamation of Azure Clouds. It wasn't until this year that he was pushed down to fourth by Luo Luo. Chen Chang Sheng knew his name because he was first upon the First Banner in last year's Grand Examination. Thinking about how this person was standing in the crowd and no one noticed him, he felt that what Ji Jin and Zhong Hui said last night was very reasonable. In a place like the Mausoleum of Books where heroes gathered, first upon the First Banner in the Grand Examination was indeed not special.
Liang Xiao Xiao greeted Chen Chang Sheng with an indifferent expression, as if he didn't like to talk.
Then he looked towards Gou Han Shi and said, "Senior, two days ago I was meditating in front of the East Pavilion Monolith, so I didn't have the time to find you."
Gou Han Shi said, "Of course viewing the monoliths and cultivating is more important. Since we've come to the Mausoleum of Books, there will be a time to meet."
Chen Chang Sheng remembered that Gou Han Shi had said yesterday that he would introduce someone to him. Now that he thought about it, it should be this youngster.
Qi Jian heard the words "East Pavilion Monolith" and said in surprise, "East Pavilion Monolith, that's the sixth monolith. Third senior, you're really amazing."
Liang Xiao Xiao nodded his head slightly. Although his name had the word "Xiao" in it, his face didn't have the slightest hint of a smile. He seemed to be even colder and more arrogant than Guan Fei Bai.
Gou Han Shi looked at him and smiled, "Since you've already seen the East Pavilion Monolith, breaking through the realm isn't something that happened recently."
Liang Xiao Xiao said to Gou Han Shi respectfully, "Half a year ago I entered Ethereal Opening and then I didn't make any progress. I'm very ashamed, so I didn't send a letter back."
Liang Ban Hu laughed honestly, "That's enough, that's enough."
Gou Han Shi said to Chen Chang Sheng, "Third junior and fifth junior are twins."
Tang Thirty Six's gaze moved back and forth between Liang Xiao Xiao and Liang Ban Hu's faces. He asked confusedly, "Why does fifth brother look older than third brother?"
Liang Xiao Xiao heard this and turned his head, giving him a cold stare.
Tang Thirty Six stared back.
Qi Jian said, "Third senior, he's just this kind of person. Just ignore him."
Liang Xiao Xiao really didn't pay attention to Tang Thirty Six and turned around.
Zhexiu looked at Qi Jian with a strange expression.
Qi Jian felt his gaze and as if he had been stung by a scorpion, he quickly hid behind Liang Ban Hu.
Gou Han Shi explained a few words and Chen Chang Sheng realized that the Fifth Law, Liang Ban Hu, was the older brother. Liang Xiao Xiao, who was ranked higher, was actually the younger brother. Then he remembered that Liang Xiao Xiao had previously said that he broke through half a year ago. Only then did he realize that this person had already entered Ethereal Opening. If that's the case, when he leaves the Mausoleum of Books, he will leave the Proclamation of Azure Sky and enter the Proclamation of Golden Distinction? "
"Please tell Princess Luoluo that I won't be fourth on the Proclamation of Azure Sky."
Liang Xiao Xiao looked at Chen Chang Sheng with an indifferent expression. Then, without waiting for Chen Chang Sheng to respond, without waiting for Tang Thirty Six to speak, he turned to Gou Han Shi and sternly said, "Senior, although we and Scholartree Manor are both from the south, Mount Li is still Mount Li. How can we fall behind others?"
Gou Han Shi said, "I have my own score. You should meditate and observe the monolith. You only have one month before leaving the mausoleum. You should treasure your time."
Liang Xiao Xiao said no more.
Just as he had said, although the ranking on the monolith in front of the Mausoleum of Books had long since been destroyed by Zhou Tong sent by the Divine Empress, things like competitiveness or glory could not be forcefully erased from people's hearts. The speed at which one comprehended the monoliths, as well as the number of Heavenly Tome Monoliths comprehended in the end, were still incorporeal rankings in people's hearts.
This year, there was no peerless genius that comprehended the Reflecting Monolith on the first day, and no one was able to successfully comprehend the monolith on the second day. However, Zhong Hui was able to comprehend the monolith on the morning of the third day, which was already quite good. At this time, the monolith viewers that had entered the Mausoleum of Books in previous years already knew of Chen Chang Sheng and Gou Han Shi's identities. They knew that they were this year's first and second place in the Grand Examination. Moreover, the discussions outside the mausoleum had already spread to this place. The reputation of the two being well-versed in the Daoist Canon was extremely well known, so it naturally attracted a lot of attention. Even now, the two of them still had no way of comprehending the first Heavenly Tome Monolith, which inevitably led to some discussion.
"After Wang Zhice, the only people who dared to claim to be well-versed in the Daoist Canon were these two. I didn't think that today, they would actually be defeated by a scholar from Scholartree Manor."
"Rumors are often untrue. What well-versed in the Daoist Canon, reaching Ethereal Opening at a young age? Looking at it now, I'm afraid that those rumors were a bit exaggerated."
The monolith viewers went to their respective monoliths to comprehend. Liang Xiaoxiao had also left. The crowd in front of the Reflecting Monolith gradually dispersed and the mountain forest gradually became quiet. Chen Chang Sheng walked to the front of the monolith hut and looked at the black monolith. After a long period of silence, he suddenly asked, "How did he disappear? Could it be that behind the Heavenly Tome Monoliths is a miniature world? "
Tang Thirty-Six and the others saw that he was silently viewing the monoliths and thought that he was thinking about something important. Who would have thought that he was actually thinking about this question? They could not help but be speechless.
Gou Han Shi said, "It's said that the Heavenly Tome Monoliths are fragments of some miniature world. Now, they are scattered in the real world. The space has already been annihilated, but these fragments are still connected. It can also be understood that each monolith is a door, but this door cannot lead to other places. It can only lead to other doors, which are other Heavenly Tome Monoliths. Moreover, the order between the monoliths will never change."
Chen Chang Sheng said, "So that's how it is. No wonder it's said that the Mausoleum of Books only has one path. But, how can the Heavenly Tome Monoliths determine whether the key in the hands of the monolith viewer is correct?"
The Daoist Canons did not record how to go from one Heavenly Tome Monolith to the next. When those sages who had once viewed the monoliths and comprehended the Dao recorded their days in the Mausoleum of Books, they also did not mention these details. This was because, in the eyes of cultivators, this was all common knowledge and there was absolutely no need to explain it.
Chen Chang Sheng knew countless obscure knowledge in the Three Thousand Scriptures of the Dao, but he was somewhat lacking in common knowledge regarding the world and cultivation. This was because he was self-taught.
Gou Han Shi said, "The Heavenly Tomes cannot be comprehended. The Heavenly Tome Monoliths themselves have many mystical or incomprehensible aspects. How to determine whether the interpretation of the monolith inscriptions is correct can never be determined by the cultivator themselves. Neither the monolith viewer nor the spectator can do this. Only the Heavenly Tome Monoliths can determine it themselves."
"Determine it themselves?" Chen Chang Sheng did not understand and repeated.
Gou Han Shi said, "The monolith viewer is in contact with the Heavenly Tome Monoliths. If the Heavenly Tome Monoliths feel that you understand, then you truly understand."
Chen Chang Sheng thought of the famous description of the Heavenly Dao in the Daoist Canons: Profound within profound, the door of all wonders.
If the Heavenly Tome Monoliths were a door, then what sort of world of wonders was behind the door?
Seeing his pensive appearance in front of the monolith, Tang Thirty-Six and the others continued to be speechless.
Zhong Hui had already comprehended the first Heavenly Tome Monolith, but he was still interested in these minor details. Could it be that he was not anxious?
"Ah!" Chen Chang Sheng suddenly thought of something and said, "I have to hurry back."
Tang Thirty-Six asked in surprise, "What is it?"
Chen Chang Sheng was somewhat anxious. He said, "You dragged me out in such a hurry that I forgot the stove was still boiling water. What if it dries up?"
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