[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou":3,"chapter-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-33":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Ink Saint of Great Zhou",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2291996,4481,"Chapter 33: Chapter Thirty-Three: Mount Tai Xu","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-33",33,"\u003Cp>\"The mighty Yangtze flows eastward, its waves washing away heroes; success and failure turn to emptiness in a glance; green hills remain, how many times has the sunset turned red? On river islets, white-haired fishermen and woodcutters, accustomed to autumn moons and spring winds, rejoice with a jug of turbid wine; through ancient and modern times, all matters are but topics of laughter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A majestic voice rang out from the light column, echoing throughout Shangjing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone involuntarily turned toward the phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s been years since we last saw such a 'earth-shattering' phenomenon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The direction seems to be the Wen Guan Marquis’s residence—could he have written a third elegant text?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps it’s a manifestation-level poem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Guan Marquis’s residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Zixuan stared in shock, his chubby face twitching as he witnessed Lu Fang write the opening of \"Romance of the Three Kingdoms\" and trigger the phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is ridiculous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can anyone live like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others spend lifetimes trying and failing to write even one elegant text, yet Lu Fang writes them again and again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s enough to make a man die of envy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a commotion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang hadn’t anticipated this either—Dream of the Red Chamber had not triggered any phenomenon, yet the very beginning of \"Romance of the Three Kingdoms\" produced this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means either the supernatural power within the book is stronger than the former, or the reward is better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only these two possibilities exist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ancient aura burst forth like a geyser; Shi Jia’s half-sage Sima Yu appeared, holding the Book of Ages and a brush, smiling: \"Congratulations, Wen Guan Marquis, on another masterpiece.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Confucian Wang Fu stepped out from a blank scroll, his trembling beard as he hurried to the desk, read the text aloud: \"Romance of the Three Kingdoms?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Confucian Li Mao appeared in the room, followed by the Minister of Literature He Fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Romance of the Three Kingdoms?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of elegant text is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this just one passage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be another long-form elegant text like Dream of the Red Chamber?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone asked questions at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang answered the basic questions—whether it was a long-form elegant text, what kind of story it told...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply couldn’t bear their relentless, overlapping inquiries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang smiled bitterly: \"I don’t know much else—I’ll write one step at a time. If you have no more questions, I’ll begin writing the first chapter now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No questions, no questions!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Write, write!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We won’t disturb you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just pretend we’re not here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Lu Fang politely hinted they should leave, not one of these grand confucians or half-sages was willing to go—they all wanted to see what kind of story \"Romance of the Three Kingdoms\" was, that could trigger such a phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing no one would depart, Lu Fang picked up his brush and continued writing: \"The general trend of the world is that after long division, unity must come; after long unity, division must follow...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The TV adaptation of \"Romance of the Three Kingdoms\" in his past life was wildly popular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost everyone could recite one or two famous lines from the book—proof of its classic status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Feng Year 29.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>October 15.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this day, the imperial literary journal published the final installment of the elegant text \"Dream of the Red Chamber,\" and began serializing the phenomenon-triggering \"Romance of the Three Kingdoms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lingering heat from Dream of the Red Chamber had not yet faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The topic of Romance of the Three Kingdoms ignited with force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One man producing three elegant texts made Lu Fang’s name unmatched in Shangjing; walking down the street, one could hear people discussing the Wen Guan Marquis at every turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you hear? The Wen Guan Marquis published the 'Illusory Realm of Tai Xu' in yesterday’s 'Literary Gazette'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could I not know? I entered Mount Tai Xu yesterday myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it true that you gain literary fragrance and supernatural power more easily on Mount Tai Xu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s true—look, my literary fragrance is already the size of a thumb.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you read Romance of the Three Kingdoms?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have. It’s written brilliantly. If only I had the Wen Guan Marquis’s talent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Wen Guan Marquis says reading his elegant texts grants literary fragrance and supernatural power. Many have gained literary fragrance, but no one’s claimed to gain supernatural power—could it be true?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard His Majesty holds Romance of the Three Kingdoms in high regard—he ordered the 'Literary Gazette' delivered to the frontier troops. That must mean the supernatural power claim is real.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Guo Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wanlin sat scowling on the high-backed chair, holding the \"Literary Gazette.\" Upon confirming \"Romance of the Three Kingdoms\" was another elegant text, he angrily threw it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he’d already heard Lu Fang had written another elegant text,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>seeing it with his own eyes, he still could not accept it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This boy’s fortune is too great!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not stopped, his future achievements would be limitless—and that was something he could not allow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yunru, in seventeen days you enter the Lesser Upper Realm. I have something to tell you,\" Xiao Wanlin resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since we are now enemies, it’s either you die or I perish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this boy grows strong, we must crush him in the cradle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandfather, speak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yunru bowed deeply below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were strangely shaped—one large, one small—a famed birthmark known as \"Yin-Yang Eyes,\" granting partial ability to avoid misfortune and attract fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wanlin spoke gravely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Fang is a menace to the Xiao family. Whatever happens in the Lesser Upper Realm will never be known—it’s a perfect chance to eliminate this threat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought the same,\" Xiao Yunru sneered, raising one eyebrow. \"But the three Ancestors promised Su Li...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wanlin scoffed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ignore that old fool Su Li—he’s nothing but a stinking, rigid stone in the latrine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seize this opportunity. Such men are usually great 'fortune-bearers.' Kill him, and his fortune becomes yours. Make sure it’s done discreetly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What nonsense promises!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wanlin had never cared for such things in his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To accomplish great things, one must disregard petty scruples!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Grandson remembers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of murderous intent crossed Xiao Yunru’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Xiao Wanlin hadn’t spoken, Xiao Yunru would have sought an opportunity in the Upper Realm to kill Lu Fang—just to settle his personal grudge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wanlin warned: \"When all major factions enter, you must also guard your own safety.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yunru smiled confidently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandfather, you underestimate me. I’m certain that unless I accidentally stumble into an ancient realm of a foreign cultivator, under normal conditions, a seventh-rank third-tier cultivator like me can defeat anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wanlin clapped and laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yunru, his eldest grandson, was his pride—and he intended to groom him as the next heir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If nothing unforeseen occurs, this grandson with the birthmark is destined for boundless greatness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In combat prowess, he had absolute faith in Xiao Yunru.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that Shangjing unanimously, without dispute, ranked him as the top seventh-rank third-tier cultivator speaks volumes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xiao family had used a secret technique to suppress Xiao Yunru’s cultivation for three years, all to make a stunning debut.\u003C\u002Fp>",1204,"2026-06-20T03:56:21.568Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a9b0c0543ac28a99ad0f3e8615e9f72b14d21620fed4b1439f90d5ff40ecc8cf","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-34","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-32",289,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-cover.jpg"]