Chapter 249

Hong Yi is proud, and he is indeed a heaven-sent genius.

Whether it is reading or cultivating.

His work of one or several years is worth decades of others.

But Yin Qi, at some point, became his heart demon.

No matter how he cultivated, no matter what opportunities he obtained, he could never narrow the gap between them, and instead, it got wider and wider, until even he himself almost gave up.

The Hundred Sages resonate; this is the first time since the examination hall was built thousands of years ago.

Thinking of this, he put down his brush, looked toward the direction of Yin Qi's examination cell with a sense of feeling, and then his pupils expanded rapidly, his face full of disbelief.

………

The Hundred Sages resonated, and the examination hall was suddenly in chaos.

Many candidates poked their heads out one after another, either confused, or cursing, or crying loudly.

The Hundred Sages resonate; not everyone knows what's going on.

Some cursed because the sound of the statues of the Hundred Sages shaking disturbed them;

Some cried loudly because they were frightened by the sudden shaking, their literary thoughts were interrupted, and they could no longer find the feeling.

"A grand event in the literary world, a grand event in the literary world!"

Li Shenguang was trembling with excitement, but he didn't forget his duty.

He stood on the high altar in the center of the examination hall, rang the alarm bell, and shouted sharply: "The Hundred Sages resonate, which is a grand event in the literary world, and also the arrival of the prosperous fortune of the imperial court; this is a great omen.

Candidates are not allowed to make noise!

Soldiers, guard the rooms; whoever makes trouble again will be severely punished!"

A long time later, the chaos was suppressed.

The statues of the Hundred Sages also stopped.

Li Shenguang looked toward the direction of Hong Yi's examination cell, only to see a straight essence shooting through heaven and earth.

At the same time, an essence also rushed out from the temple of the Hundred Sages, echoing with this essence.

"Which sage is the candidate in that room! Guard it heavily! Hurry, hurry, who is it? I want to go and pay my respects personally!"

Li Shenguang said excitedly, about to walk down the high altar.

Suddenly, the originally quiet statues of the Hundred Sages shook violently again; not only did they shake with greater amplitude, but they also bloomed with hazy green light, as if they had all come to life.

Faintly, he seemed to hear bursts of hearty chanting, seemingly coming from the Middle Ages through the long river of time.

"This..."

Li Shenguang was dumbfounded.

If it was the Hundred Sages resonating earlier, then what is this now?

The clay statues of the Hundred Sages actually bloomed with green light, which even ordinary people could see, and they also emitted chanting sounds, which could simply be called "divine."

He instinctively looked toward the direction of Yin Qi's examination cell, and saw a vast and boundless world phantom soaring into the sky, penetrating the sky and the earth.

On the temple of the Hundred Sages, ninety-nine green lights rushed out and merged into that world phantom.

"Which sage is that?"

Li Shenguang found that his speech was trembling.

Good fellow!

The Hundred Sages resonating was already a grand event in a thousand years; he didn't expect there to be a phenomenon even more terrifying than the Hundred Sages resonating.

If the article that triggered the phenomenon earlier was in line with the sage's way.

Then this article represents the sage's way.

The former is a Sub-Sage.

The latter is a true sage of the current age, just like the Hundred Sages of the Middle Ages.

An examiner stepped forward, his legs still trembling, and said with difficulty: "Minister, it seems to be the Earl of Longxiang, in this position."

"Earl of Longxiang!"

"Go, go, go, let's go and pay our respects quickly!"

Taking a group of examiners, Li Shenguang hurried over.

At this moment, Hong Xuanji walked out of the chief examiner's room, looking toward the direction of Yin Qi's examination cell, his eyes cold, murderous intent flickering: "Yin Qi, Yin Qi! In this world, the only sage is the Emperor!"

At this moment, his murderous intent toward Yin Qi had never been so intense.

In Hong Xuanji's heart, imperial power is supreme, so the world does not need a living sage.

Even if there really is one, it can only be the Emperor of Gan.

In this world today, it was originally dominated by scholars.

If Yin Qi became a living sage, would the scholars of the world listen to Yin Qi or the Emperor of Gan?

The answer is self-evident.

……

The Imperial Palace, Fenghua Lou.

"What is that?"

The Emperor of Gan had just finished marveling at the Hundred Sages resonating when he suddenly saw a phenomenon erupting above the examination hall, and the vast literary spirit actually evolved into a vast world, penetrating heaven and earth.

Not only that, even the statues of the Hundred Sages showed phenomena, as if they had come to life.

Ji Changyue was also dumbfounded and exclaimed: "Not only the Hundred Sages resonating, but also the Hundred Sages manifesting; this is writing a sage's way article, a sage has been born!"

The Crown Prince and others were also shocked.

A sage?

Does Great Gan need a sage?

The previous Hundred Sages resonating was already a sign of the peak of Great Gan's literary fortune.

But too much is as bad as too little.

They looked at the Emperor of Gan and indeed saw cold light flickering in his eyes.

………

"Impossible, this is impossible!"

Eight-year-old Fang Yuan directly doubted his life!

He thought Xie Wenyuan was his strong enemy, but he didn't expect two people to trigger the Hundred Sages to resonate one after another, and this one even made the statues of the Hundred Sages manifest phenomena, as if they had come to life.

He felt that the examination hall was filled with vast and mighty righteous spirit.

His soul was completely unable to move.

His Daoist arts were banned!

……

Xie Wenyuan was excited: "Hear the Dao in the morning, and you can die in the evening. Being able to take the exam with a sage today is a fortunate event in life. Even if I go to the Yellow Springs at this moment, I have no regrets. It's just that I don't know who this sage is?"

He didn't take this Metropolitan Examination to heart.

He didn't come to write an article, but to take this opportunity to remonstrate with the Emperor of Gan.

But he didn't expect to be able to encounter such a grand event in the literary world.

Suddenly, he thought of the young man from that day.

He had a strong feeling that today's sage article must have been written by that person.

……

The great Confucian scholars of the families of the Hundred Sages, their previous shock and anger had not yet subsided, and now they were all dumbfounded again.

They looked at the sky, seemingly seeing their respective ancestors in the world phantom.

They seemed to have come to life, sitting and discussing the Dao with a person with a blurred face in that vast and boundless world phantom.

"Hiss... this is... a sage article!"

They gasped.

Their previous pride was now smashed to pieces.

………

With over a thousand words, Yin Qi put down his brush, feeling a sense of exhaustion.

This article injected all his essence, energy, and spirit, and was also the crystallization of his state of thought; it would be difficult to write such an article again in the future, but he also benefited a lot, feeling that his soul thoughts had been washed once.

He had a feeling that he could immediately pass the ninth thunder tribulation, and there would be no weakness period.

Not only that, his martial arts also took a step forward—fist intent materialization.

After the peak of the Human Immortal realm, it is followed by fist intent materialization, fleshly derivation, thousand transformations, and finally, shattering vacuum.

Fist intent materialization means that the fist intent is highly condensed and can interfere with matter, no longer invisible, capable of moving mountains and seas, and even creating space, interfering with time, etc., with immeasurable supernatural powers.

Fist intent materialization is equivalent to the eighth thunder tribulation.

Standing on the Great Thousand World, one can even punch through endless space and open a passage to the stars beyond the heavens.

Tap! Tap!

The sound of hurried footsteps woke Yin Qi up.

As soon as he looked up, he saw Li Shenguang bringing a group of chief examiners, pouncing over like wolves and tigers.

"Earl, it really is you; has the article been written?"

Li Shenguang stepped forward, gestured to the article on the table, and then said: "Earl, your article is a sage article, triggering the manifestation of the Hundred Sages; I must seal your article and request the Emperor to make a decision!"

Yin Qi frowned slightly, but nodded.

This article condensed his essence, energy, and spirit, and could already be called a dharma treasure; holding it and reading it had the effect of opening wisdom.

Giving it away like this, he was also a bit reluctant.

However, the rules could not be broken; the more of a "sage" one is, the more one must follow the rules.

Becoming a "sage" on the spot, this was his persona.