Meet the Gentleman

Chapter 36: Beginning with World Fame

When Yan Shan was accepting the literary energy from Demen.

A student accidentally saw a pale green virtual tripod appear in the sky and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Gentleman Tripod!"

Upon hearing this, all the students looked up quickly and saw a light green virtual tripod appear in the sky.

"Naturally Gentleman Ding!"

Many students shouted excitedly, as if they had walked through the gate of virtue and gained the recognition of heaven and earth.

Although all students knew about the existence of the Gentleman Cauldron, this was the first time they saw it being created with their own eyes...

"It is rumored that the Gentleman's Tripod can not only increase one's literary fortune, but also protect one from all evil spirits. Is that true?"

Some students were envious and said that they wished they could have the gentleman’s tripod themselves.

"There is indeed such a rumor."

After hearing some students’ excited remarks, the great teacher explained: “Although it can increase one’s literary luck to a certain extent, one still needs to study hard to experience the wonder of literary luck. Otherwise, it is like clouds in the sky, visible but untouchable. The so-called literary luck actually means that gentlemen are more likely to have more literary ideas than ordinary people, speak eloquently, and write eloquently…”

"I see!"

Some students suddenly realized that they had previously understood literary luck as a vague fortune.

"Sir, I heard that if a gentleman has the tripod on him, he will be immune to all evil spirits. Is that true?" A student asked curiously. After all, there was no gentleman around him and he didn't know much about gentlemen.

"With the Gentleman's Tripod on his body, he will be immune to all evil and all ghosts will retreat away."

The great teacher Baili Kun stroked his beard and nodded, saying, "These little ghosts are even more afraid of the gentleman's tripod, and dare not get close to it."

The bronze tripod in the sky is about ten feet square, with four legs and two ears.

The sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, flowers, trees, birds, beasts, fish, insects, etc. can be faintly seen on the body of the tripod, which exudes a holy breath that makes people unable to resist the urge to kowtow and worship.

Then, in front of everyone's eyes, the bronze virtual tripod sank into Yan Shan's body.

The gentleman is given the tripod!
At this point, Yan Shan is a gentleman, and can be called Yan Yiding or Junzi Shan and other honorific names.

When the Gentleman Tripod sank into Yan Shan's body, the sounds of the Demen Literary Bell rang out in all 81 academies across the country.

"Which student has passed the Demen?"

In a nine-li academy, many teachers and instructors stood up in surprise and curiosity. They were overjoyed that another student from their academy would pass through the Demen Gate six years later. Then, they found out that it was not their own academy, but students from other academies who passed through the Demen Gate, causing the Demen bell to resonate. They were disappointed.

"Which academy is it? Could it be Mikami Academy?"

"Only Sanshang Academy can produce such outstanding students."

Several teachers were discussing this, and their tone was inevitably a little disappointed.

"It could also be the top ten academies. The outstanding students from the top ten academies are not inferior to the students from Sanshang Academy..."

"good."

A teacher nodded in agreement.

"No matter which academy the students come from, it is a cause for celebration." An old teacher said with a smile, "From now on, the world has one more gentleman. He is a role model worthy of our emulation."

After a while, a teacher found out that a student from Zangshan Academy had passed through Demen.

This piece of news stunned many teachers and instructors. They had previously guessed it would be Sanshang Academy and one of the top ten academies, but they did not expect it to be the last-ranked Zangshan Academy.

This really caught many people by surprise.

The first time Zangshan Academy opened its gate, it received disciples who had walked through the Gate of Virtue, which could be considered a good start. However, some academies have never had a student successfully walk through a Gate of Virtue since they first opened their gates...

Although saintly geniuses can be found everywhere, gentlemen are hard to come by. At this time, countless students in various academies were asking which academy and which student had passed through the gate of virtue...

Yan Shan, having been awarded the title of Gentleman and infused with the literary spirit of Demen, had been promoted from an eighth-rank scholar to a seventh-rank literary talent, making all the students who saw him extremely envious.

For an ordinary scholar, it takes countless years of reading and cultivating one’s spirit to go from the eighth level of literary life to the seventh level of literary talent.

At this time, Yan Shan bowed to the instructor and students and then left the Virtue Gate, as if he had not expected that he could pass through the Virtue Gate. Although some students shouted at Yan Shan to try to pass through the second Virtue Gate, Yan Shan knew it was impossible and did not try.

"Hey, why isn't it Dumen?"

Some sharp-eyed students discovered that the De Gate that Yan Shan passed through was not the Du Gate, which was ranked first, but the Mo Gate, which was ranked second.

"How did Dumen become Momen?"

The students were very curious and asked questions one after another.

"Although the academy built the Nine Virtues Gates in the order of Du Gate, Mo Gate, Ming Gate, Lei Gate, Chang Gate, Jun Gate, Shun Gate, Bi Gate, and Wen Gate, they are not set in stone. If a student walks through the Virtue Gate with the virtue of 'shining over all directions', the original first Virtue Gate will become the Ming Gate..."

The head teacher was in a good mood. Seeing that the students had doubts, he answered them one by one, "Zi Zhong, you passed through the Virtue Gate with 'virtue is right and harmonious', so the Du Gate became the Mo Gate."

"Also, there must be a 'Mo' character on Zizhong's gentleman tripod, which means the tripod of 'Mo' virtue." The great teacher Baili Kun smiled and said to the students, "Mo means virtue and correctness."

At this time, while many students were full of respect for Yan Shan, they also felt complicated, especially the famous talented students.

When Yanshan passed through Demen and became Junzishan, the distance between everyone suddenly widened.

No matter what level of literary attainment a gentleman has, he will be respected by the world.

In the same realm, the status of a gentleman will automatically rise by one rank, and the status of a gentleman below the scholar realm is equivalent to that of a scholar...

"Zi Zhong has lived up to everyone's expectations and passed through the Virtue Gate. Are there any other students who would like to give it a try?"

At this time, the great teacher encouraged the students to step forward, saying: "If you walk through one of the virtue gates, you will surely become famous throughout the world, known to the world, and regarded as a role model by the world..."

In fact, this time, even without his encouragement, the students would flock to it.

"Let me give it a try, everyone. I'm sorry to show you my poor performance." A student took the lead, bowed to everyone, and walked towards the Demen.

Unfortunately, he failed after only walking two meters.

No students laughed at him. After the failed students withdrew, another student came forward with courtesy...

The successive failures made the great instructor turn his attention to the famous students, such as Mu Yu, Rong Tao, Mei Lan and other students.

But they did not come forward.

The chief instructor saw that they had no intention of trying, so he did not arrest anyone.

If he could get away by arresting people, he would have already arrested all the students who came to study...

"In this academy examination, if one student passes the test, it is enough." A teacher said so. Although the students who followed failed, the teachers were not disappointed.

"Yes, our academy has gained a gentleman, which is enough." A teacher nodded.

When everyone thought that Yan Shan might be the only one who would walk through the Demen Gate during this academy exam, Feng Qingyan hesitated for a moment and walked up.

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