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Good tastes in the world are pure joy.
Su Wanyang was as calm as a lake. She faced Huang Chao’s sudden sneak attack Earth Rank without losing composure. She clenched her hand, bringing out her own Star Weapon, the “Faded Moon Dredged Star Sword.” Seven stars twinkled upon the sword, and when Peerless Star Hero swept the long sword, its sword-light was like a cool autumn river, forming an eddy that rolled up the golden dragon’s claw.
The Star Energy on the sword quivered, and she used her Phoenix Dark Rank Vicissitudes Of Life.
The autumn river sword-light split in two, cleaving the talon.
Huang Chao sneered. That severed claw surprisingly split off into two as well. Poetry Realm could allow a Star General to enter a certain state, but this was not at all a signature technique nor a Heaven, Earth, Dark, Yellow. Su Wanyang’s expression was calm as she stepped into a sword dance.
She was Su Mian’s close friend. Her sword arts could not be said to be comparable to the Green Lotus Sword Immortal Li Bai’s superb talent, but she had some confidence.
Aim to the northwest, and shoot the Sirius!
The Faded Moon Dredged Star Sword launched a sword-light like a comet towards the fragmented dragon claws.
A void chrysanthemum manifested, seemingly about to blossom with frightening killing intent that was no different from the Dragon Claw Golden Lotus. My flower will bloom when all the others are gone? Su Wanyang’s brows rose. As if she was oblivious, but Huang Chao’s Star Energy carried a bit of Purple Rose Qi that proved very problematic for her.
Su Wanyang’s figure moved. She used her Dark Rank Dancing Clear Shadow. This move was a body technique. Her figure immediately glowed with clear light, and she suddenly was as nimble as a butterfly flitting through a meadow. A pinprick of cold sword-light directly attacked the yellow dragon.
Astonishingly, she had chained her Earth Rank Mountains And Rivers Are Splendid.
Huang Chao had sustained internal injuries beforehand, and her Star Energy was weakened. When Mountains And Rivers Are Splendid attacked, she was unable to resist it for a moment. She could only roll the chain Dragon Claw Golden Lotus and release a wisp of Purple Rose Qi to protect herself.
Cold light blossomed on her body.
Several cuts appeared. Huang Chao’s expression was furious, and she was prepared to activate the Star Marquis Seal. Just at this moment, a heavy pressure squeezed her body. Her body was instantly unable to move.
Mountains And Rivers Are Splendid had given her a severe blow.
“Hmph, this is the day I make the sages all shout. I do not want your filthy blood to pollute this day.” Su Wanyang saw that Huang Chao was already powerless to continue fighting. She gently snorted and gracefully stowed the Faded Moon Dredged Star Sword, turned and quickly departed.
Huang Chao vomited blood. Her entire body shivered, and the gravity on her body became increasingly heavy, increasingly cruel.
A tall woman pierced through the Poetry Realm and walked out of thin air. Her white eyes coldly stared at Huang Chao from behind her mask.
“You are…”
“It is too much a waste to have given you the Purple Rose Qi of the Ancestral Dragon’s seal. That is a power only those belonging to the True Dragon are worthy of receiving.” The woman reached forth. Her large palm covered the Huang Chao’s eyes, whose face became deathly pale.
“Allow me to help you complete the mission that Li Shimin assigned you.”
…
The masked woman stepped out of the Verse Gate. She lifted her head to gaze at the divine pillar stretching into the sky. Then, she flipped her hand over and took out the sage jade pendant, proceeding to crush it to dust. The jade pendant shattered, releasing light, and a True Spirit surprisingly emerged.
That True Spirit was a beautiful and mature woman. She wore a light blue skirt with guqin patterns. This True Spirit’s complexion was pale, her eyes lifeless.
“You will suffer punishment for what you have done, make others spurn you.” The True Spirit said.
“Hmph, spurn me. Soon, I will create the grandest achievement in the history of Star World. All spiritual power Star Generals in the world will be in my palm. How could they spurn me?” The woman let out a pitiless snicker.
“But it is thanks to you that I can enter the Ten Thousand Sages Hall. Now that we have reached this point, the one spurned is you-“
“You should be grateful that I spared your life. Soon, you and I will be together for eternity.”
“‘Sage Of Essays’ Sima Xiangru!”
The True Spirit’s expression immediately dimmed.
“Now, we go find the Sage Of Painting.” The woman looked around. Apparently, no one chose the Sage Of Painting, which was perfect for her.
…
After the Ten Games of Tears And Blood with Huang Longshi, CHen Mo flew straight towards the highest level of the divine pillar.
Pushing open the gate, Chen Mo walked in.
Inside was an immense circular platform that was similar to what he saw outside. However, the one outside felt gigantic, and the sage sculptures were all very stern. But because the Ten Thousand Sages Hall had an array for protection, there a feeling of absurdity. Now that he had walked in himself, he found that they were completely different in person.
Ancient sagely air lingered about the entire hall. The sage statues standing several dozen zhang tall were of solemn expressions. These sages were all past Star Names, their carved eyes seemingly peering through tens of thousands of years of time and space to reach the present.
Powerful will and aspirations made Chen Mo feel distinctly like his skin was melting into them.
Each sage sculpture seemed to have an ancient scroll slowly unfurl in his mind.
Amazing. If I can obtain such grand aspirations, that simply would be unimaginable.
Nine eternal steles, eight of them placed in the eight directions. Chen Mo saw at a glance that the positioning of the the steles was somewhat familiar. Carefully thinking, the arrangement was a bit similar to the Bagua, but it was apparently also a bit different. The ninth stele was at the center like a pillar supporting the sky.
What is this??
The eight steles vaguely gave Chen Mo the feeling of deja vu. In his mind, something faintly sprouted but was unable to break through. Chen Mo shut his eyes and practiced the Bagua drills.
Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui were split into directions.
Qian and Kun stood opposite, determining the positions of Heaven and Earth; Zhen and Xun stood opposite, thunder and wind countering each other; Gen and Dui stood opposite, corresponding between mountains and lakes; Kan and Li stood opposite, water and fire did not mix.
Hm?
As Chen Mo practiced the Bagua, he found himself growing increasingly proficient and smooth. He though he had reached the pinnacle of the Bagua, but apparently, he was vaguely morphing into a higher level.
Su Wanyang, Liu Feng, and Huang Yuheng entered the sage terrace in succession. Add on Tao Yuanming, who was the very first to arrive, everyone stared in bewilderment at Chen Mo.
This was the Literary Excellence Convention of spiritual generals. This moment, he should be looking at the eight steles’ topics first. How was he surprisingly acting like a martial general and practicing boxing right before the sages’ eyes.
“Chen Mo, have you gone mad, to actually box and use martial prowess in the middle of a contest for spiritual power Star Generals.” Su Wanyang wrinkled her brow, unable to help but blurt out.
Chen Mo turned a deaf ear, still immersing himself in an odd state.
At this time, Scholar Wang Xizhi, Sage Of Poetry Du Fu, Sage Of Writing Han Yu and the others appeared in the sages’ holy terrace in succession.
“Is this the Bagua?”
“This Bagua is already perfect.”
“I never expected someone could actually practice the Bagua so perfectly.”
Outside the Ten Thousand Sages Hall, sharp-eyed Star Generals and cultivators already discerned Chen Mo’s boxing routine.
The “Book Of Changes” developed all martial arts in the world, and the Bagua was their foundation.
“Hm, Chen Mo actually even cultivates the Bagua. He also has the White Tiger, the Black Turtle…Then is he not completely comprehending the Book Of Changes?” Su Mian watched Chen Mo’s routine below. The Bagua was pure, surprisingly superb, clearly at the pinnacle of perfection.
“However, what is his purpose in practicing the Bagua on the sage terrace? For show?” Su Mian was not too sure.
“So embarrassing.” Mi Fu watched Chen Mo unexpectedly box on the paramount stage of the Hundred Sages Simultaneously Shout. She covered her face, not daring to continue watching. “This is a contest of poetry and spiritual power, what is he doing boxing. This is not a contest of the size of one’s fist.”
“Junior Brother Chen Mo must have his own plans.” Jiang Kui shook her head. She was very confident that Chen Mo would not be doing something meaningless.
“But Su Shi and the others have begun studying the sage steles and preparing for their impending topics.” Mi Fu was a bit worried Chen Mo would not have enough time.
On the sage terrace, Huang Yuheng wrinkled his brow. Was this man grandstanding?
He glanced at Han Fuqing. The Sage Of Writing faintly smiled at him, her expression warm. Huang Yuheng’s heart filled with valor. Now was not the time to mind other people. The priority now was to first solve the eight sage steles.
“Though the whole world is impure, I alone am pure. Though all people are drunk, I alone am lucid. Thus, what you see is my exile!”
Huang Yuheng was unable to make sense of this. This was a famous saying of Qu Yuan when she drowned herself and Starfell, but what was the meaning of placing it on the stele?
“Could it be I am to write my perspective?” Huang Yuheng had received Hundred Generations Exemplary Writer Han Yu’s teachings and had a superb understanding of the sages’ writing, “Though the whole world is impure, I alone am pure. Though all people are drunk, I alone am lucid…” Huang Yuheng shut his eyes, imagining the scene of this phrase, to compose his final answer.
Su Shi stared at the steles for a long while. She glanced at Chen Mo, who was surprisingly still practicing the Bagua.
What was even more loathsome was that “White Clothed Court Official” Liu of the Wells was also apparently uninterested in the sage steles. She surprisingly was quietly watching Chen Mo’s boxing from the side. This woman’s gaze brimmed with admiration amidst her gracefulness.
“Hmph, seems neither of you are suited to be my opponent.” Seeing this dog man and woman completely ignore the sage steles, Su Wanyang was displeased.
Chen Mo practiced the Bagua for a while longer. At last, he felt something was missing and finally stopped.
“Young Lord’s Bagua is complete in form and spirit, already perfect. Your Servant wonders what you are sighing about?” Liu Fengxi’s phoenix eyes were perplexed. She was already deeply impressed by Chen Mo’s boxing.
“Ah, you were watching all along.” Chen Mo seemed to rouse from a dream and laugh aloud.
“I only felt that this stele arrangement was similar to the Bagua. I could not help but start a drill.”
“Eh? The final Hundred Sages Simultaneously Shout hasn’t begun yet?” Chen Mo looked at the terrace. The Seven Sages Of The Bamboo Grove were mostly all there. By the time all of them were present, it would be more or less time to start.
“Sage Of Painting Wu Daozi has yet to arrive.”
Wang Xizhi was prim and proper, scholarly and elegant, poised and graceful. As the head of the top-notch School Of Books, Wang Xizhi wrinkled her brow. “Wu Daozi is running quite late. It has already been a very long time.”
“Is there anyone else who has yet to enter the sage terrace?” Sage Of Poetry Du Fu closed her eyes, very silent.
Chen Mo looked around. Huang Chao and that woman suspected to be Zhu Yuanzhang did not appear.
“Huang Chao should not be able to enter.” Su Shi faintly said.
Just at this moment, the gates opened, and a tall woman appeared at the entrance. She wore a beautiful long skirt, a garland upon her voluminous hair, and her eyes were bright; she seemed to have walked out from a painting.
“Wu Daozi!”
Everyone looked at her.
“We were waiting for you, why were you so slow.”
All of a sudden, everyone noticed something was a bit off with Wu Daozi. Her eyes were extremely wide, her complexion pale, the color drained from her lips.
“All of you…Run, hurry…”
Wu Daozi took a few steps forward and collapsed on the ground.
Everyone was stunned. They saw an even taller woman appear from behind the Sage Of Painting. She wore a mask as she stared cruelly at everyone in the sage terrace.
Even the Seven Sages Of The Bamboo Grove felt chills.
“Everyone is here. Excellent. Now, let us witness the moment to pronounce the Ten Thousand Sages all guilty.” The woman’s tone was ice-cold as she slowly took off her mask.
The face she showed stunned everyone.
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