I am collecting entries in reincarnation

Chapter 581 New World

Li Ming followed the maid closely and after a while, they arrived at a rather spacious room.

Cai Yi then said, "Dear guest, please rest here today. Tomorrow is the Dragon King's birthday banquet. Since you are so respected by the Dragon King, I believe you will get some benefits at the banquet."

"Really?" Li Ming laughed and said, "It's just that I came here in a hurry and didn't prepare any generous gifts. Will the Dragon Lord not blame me?"

Caiyi smiled softly and said, "Your Excellency is worrying too much. The Dragon King controls the 800-li Dongping, and the Dingzhou water veins are controlled by him. How many treasures in the world are worthy of our Dragon King's attention? The Dragon King is only happy when others put in some effort. Besides, your Excellency's sword dance today has already made the Dragon King very happy, so there is naturally no need to worry..."

"Just what?" Li Ming asked.

Cai Yi was silent for a moment before saying, "It's better to prepare something, otherwise it would be impolite and give people a reason to criticize."

Li Ming nodded and said, "I wonder what birthday gifts other people usually give?"

Cai Yi frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "It's different for each. The Dragon King loves poetry, calligraphy, and painting. At his last birthday banquet, the Sixth Young Master meticulously prepared a calligraphy piece by Shi Gui, which included a poem that has never been passed down. The Dragon King was very pleased, so he gave the Sixth Young Master three heart-protecting dragon scales. These dragon scales were shed when the Dragon King practiced cultivation and when the Jiaolong transformed into a true dragon. With each scale used, there is one less, which shows that the Dragon King really likes them, otherwise he wouldn't have given them to him."

"I see." Li Ming nodded thoughtfully and bowed to Caiyi, saying, "Miss Caiyi, please do me a favor."

Caiyi quickly waved her hand and said, "I'm not worthy of being addressed as such by a distinguished guest. Just call me Caiyi."

Li Ming pondered for a moment and then said, "Well, well, then I'll call you Caiyi. But don't call me honored guest anymore. Just call me Master Li. Please prepare pen, ink, paper, and inkstone for me. I have nothing, so I'll paint and write. It's better than celebrating my birthday with nothing."

Caiyi smiled and said, "I think Master Li is very confident in his painting skills. I wonder if Caiyi will be lucky enough to be able to see Master Li's paintings in the future so that she can see them first?"

Li Ming laughed and said, "Of course."

Caiyi then said, "Caiyi will go and prepare it for you, sir. Please wait for a moment."

After saying that, Caiyi closed the door and left, and Li Ming finally had time to take a good look at the room. Needless to say, the decoration in the room was extremely gorgeous, with red jade all over the room. There was a big bed on the side, a long table, a round table, and several screens dividing the room, making it look like a bedroom, study, and living room.

After Li Ming sat down, he first reached out and took out the hundred-year-old dragon ball he had won from the second young master. He felt a warm feeling as soon as he touched it, and then the aura in the ball seemed to want to flow into his body along the meridians of his palm.

Seeing this, Li Ming felt something was strange. He held up the dragon ball and looked at it carefully. There was indeed a dragon shadow swimming inside it, and there was nothing wrong with its aura. But why was this thing so active? It was as if it was seducing the holder to take it and practice quickly.

No, you don’t even need to take the initiative. Just holding it in your hand can spontaneously help improve your cultivation. Why is that?
Is there really such a wonderful treasure in this world?
Even Li Ming had to admit that although those things that helped with cultivation were present, it was not that he had never seen them before. However, if they were truly good treasures, they would always prioritize the foundation. This was like taking a strong tonic. How could there be no side effects if it was simply a tonic?

Li Ming was puzzled, so he carefully absorbed a little bit of it and found that it had indeed just turned into a stream of pure Qi, which saved him several days of meditation. There was nothing wrong with it.

"Am I overthinking it? But just now..."

Thinking of this, Li Ming hurriedly activated his spiritual eyes, and a light flashed in his eyes. Chains formed by broken runes flowed in his eyes.

Then he looked at the dragon shadow in the hundred-year-old dragon ball again. Suddenly, there was an extremely subtle black and red aura lingering around, but it was very difficult to distinguish.

"It seems there is a problem, just..."

Echoing the unusual movement of his Yangping Dubao Seal in the Dragon Palace just now, Li Ming placed the dragon ball on his forehead and activated the Yangping Dubao Seal. Sure enough, there was some movement. The image of the Black Tortoise in the seal suddenly vibrated, and the dragon shadow in the dragon ball also began to shake violently.

At this point, Li Ming suddenly understood and chuckled, "So that's how it is."

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Li Ming put away the dragon ball and said, "Come in."

But it was Caiyi who came over holding the four treasures of the study, pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Cai Yi smiled and said, "Sir, there are actually some brushes and ink in this room. However, since this is a gift for Lord Long, Cai Yi went to the storeroom in your name to get some Qianwei paper, Tianyue wolf-hair brushes, and Wenxin carved ink. I hope you won't blame me."

Li Ming shook his head and said, "Of course not. As the saying goes, if you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. With such brushes and ink, how can I produce ordinary paintings? Thank you very much."

Caiyi giggled, then helped Li Ming spread out paper in the house and grind ink for him to write with.

Li Ming looked at the thousand-piece paper, which was as white as jade, as thin as a cicada's wing but with distinct layers. He knew that it was naturally high-quality paper. No wonder he had to go to the Dragon Palace warehouse to get it. The body of the Tianyue wolf-hair brush was made of purple jade. It felt warm to the touch, but not heavy. The Wenxin Diao ink was carefully ground, and a fragrance of ink immediately spread out. Just by smelling it, Li Ming felt refreshed.

Li Ming immediately picked up his brush, thinking to himself, "If it weren't for the new world that opened in September, which offered me a chance to hone my skills, I wouldn't have dared to paint in celebration. Now that the Confucian Way is gaining some ground, perhaps I could delve into it and explore it. Who knows, there might be more twists and turns at the Dragon King's birthday banquet tomorrow. The world of literature is truly vast and magnificent, but I showed my talent too well, and died young, so I haven't been able to see its full potential. If I could explore it, my literary attainments would surely increase dramatically."

Reading this, Li Ming thought of the [Complete in both civil and military affairs] entry after he upgraded. This was the first entry that helped him a lot. It made him shine again in the last world of literature and Taoism. It was thanks to this entry that he was able to gain the title of child prodigy in that world.

"Young Master? But you don't know what to paint?" Caiyi's voice suddenly came, interrupting Li Ming's thoughts.

"No, it's just that," Li Ming smiled and said, "Haven't you heard that the pen of a famous scholar is heavier than iron and should not be written lightly?"

Cai Yi smiled repeatedly and said, "Young Master is a true scholar, so naturally, we shouldn't touch him lightly. But to celebrate the Dragon King's birthday, we can at least paint a picture."

Li Ming could only smile and said, "Okay, then I'll draw one!"

Li Ming was about to start writing when he suddenly sighed. Cai Yi quickly asked, "Sir, is there anything you are not satisfied with?"

"As the saying goes, there is no painting without wine. I..." Li Ming laughed. He is not a person who likes wine, but if he wants to paint these, he really needs some wine.

At this time, a long laugh was heard. Li Ming looked up and saw that it was Ao San who came with Princess Longyue.

"Brother Li, you really love what's in this cup."

Li Ming laughed and said, "No, no, I always love drinking tea, but if I want to have a lot of ideas, I have to have some wine to help me!"

Ao San said, "How difficult is that? My Dragon Palace is so big, how can I possibly miss you?"

Long Yue also laughed and said, "I didn't expect Mr. Li to have such good painting skills. Long Yue really wants to take a look."

"It's not difficult, just satisfy the alcohol bug in my stomach." Li Ming laughed.

Ao San then ordered someone to bring some wine, which was delivered in just a moment.

This time, the wine they sent was from the Dragon Palace, a different kind from the wine on Ao San's boat. It had a clear, crisp aroma and was served in a wine jug shaped like a cruise ship. The three of them drank a few cups, and Li Ming, feeling a bit tipsy, took advantage of the moment to write.

Li Ming stood in front of the table, the paintbrush in his hand was stiff. He was about to start writing but stopped again, his expression becoming more and more solemn.

Half a cup of tea passed in a flash, and Ao San's drunkenness was completely gone. Seeing that Li Ming had not started writing for a long time, he couldn't help but urge him anxiously.

"Brother Li, isn't this wine good? Why don't you write it in one stroke like you did just now, and produce such a masterpiece?"

"No hurry, no hurry!" Li Ming smiled leisurely and suddenly said, "The painting hasn't arrived yet, but the poem has arrived first."

After saying this, he waved his brush without any pause, and with just a few strokes, a quatrain appeared on the paper.

After the poem was completed, Li Ming was confident and started writing immediately.

But there was a bright moon hanging high in the sky, and the scenery of lakes and mountains was in harmony. The painting was of the night view of the 800-li Dongping Lake. Then Li Ming took another sip of wine in his mouth and sprayed it lightly. The wine fell on the scroll and produced many mysterious changes.

Then Li Ming waved his sleeves, and a gust of energy passed by, and the ink dried up.

Before Ao Sanlong, Yue Caiyi and the others could see clearly, they saw Li Ming fold up the scroll and tie it with a piece of ribbon.

Ao San couldn't help but say: "Brother Li, you are not kind enough, you haven't seen it clearly yet!"

"It's okay, I'll have a chance to take a look tomorrow." Li Ming laughed at this moment.

Then he deliberately stretched his body lazily and said, "Forget it, it's getting late, and I've drunk too much. If you ask me, let's stop here today."

It was almost impossible for the three of them to get drunk given their cultivation levels, especially since they only had a few drinks. However, since Li Ming had spoken, there was no doubt that he wanted to kick them out.

Ao San was not ignorant either. He just pulled Long Yue and bowed to Li Ming, said a few polite words and left.

Caiyi naturally would not stay for long, and soon only Li Ming was left in the huge room, along with the painting he had just finished.

Li Ming sat cross-legged, his eyes gleaming with brilliance. He then thought to himself, "My poetry and painting skills have greatly improved in the past few days. Perhaps I can explore the world of literature and Taoism. Now I'm in the Dragon Palace, and tomorrow is the Dragon King's birthday banquet. There might be some unpredictable events, so I have to be prepared."

Thinking of the unusual movement of the dragon ball just now, Li Ming's heart sank slightly.

Then he opened the panel and chose reincarnation again.

[Do you want to start reincarnation? ]

【whether】

【Yes】

[Points -100]

[Judgment of the highest position was in progress, and the judgment failed.]

[The judgment of the wealthy family failed]

[The judgment of the inheritance of poetry and calligraphy is in progress, and the judgment is successful]

As expected, it can only take effect after I spend some points to upgrade it. It can be seen that after I upgraded [Poetry and Books Passed Down from Generation to Generation], it was immediately judged as a success, while the others were still failures.

You were born in Dongjia Village

Your name is Dong Yong

Immediately, a picture album appeared in front of Li Ming's sight. It was a vast territory, and finally landed in a remote village.

A thin middle-aged man was pacing back and forth anxiously, with a somewhat dilapidated house behind him.

But Li Ming couldn't help but complain in his heart, Dong Yong, do you mean I have to marry a fairy?

This is not Li Ming's first time exploring this world, as can be seen from the points -100, but the result last time was not ideal.

There is a reason why Li Ming calls this world the world of literature and Taoism. In this world, reading can make one reach the heavens and the earth, the stars above and the underworld below, and speaking in verse is like calling the wind and rain. Scholars are not synonymous with weakness, but represent true power, that is, literary spirit. In contrast, Li Ming worked hard to hone his body, but was unable to condense his internal strength. It was equivalent to practicing external kung fu, and he could not even touch the threshold of the innate.

This shows that the supernatural system of this world is very special and does not allow the existence of internal strength. Of course, Li Ming also tried some things such as magic and Taoism, but they basically had no effect. Only the local cultural energy was extraordinary, so Li Ming had no choice but to follow the context of this world.

In order to obtain this power, one must take part in examinations again and again, including the boy's examination, the provincial examination, the prefectural examination, the metropolitan examination, and the palace examination.

From Tongsheng, Xiucai, Juren, Jinshi, and later on, he was appointed as an official and sent to the outer regions.

After that, if you hold an official position and have the help of the country's dragon energy, you will become even more powerful. The higher the official position, the greater the power you can mobilize.

In his previous life, Li Ming only obtained the title of scholar, but because of his outstanding talent, he was assassinated by others. At that time, he did not obtain an official position, only a civil servant, and the power he possessed was not strong. He thought that he had enough martial arts to protect himself, but who knew that the black hand actually colluded with the witch clan, which led to Li Ming's unclear death.

Yes, in this world, the human race is not the only dominant race, but three races have emerged together. The human race, the witch race, and the demon race each occupy one-third of the continent's territory.

In addition, there are some small ethnic groups surviving in the cracks, which can be regarded as a buffer zone among the three ethnic groups.

Although the three tribes have reached a ceasefire for the time being, secret conspiracies and intrigues are endless, so it is common for them to secretly harm other tribes.

Now that Li Ming has obtained the Confucian teachings, he is about to try to bypass the limitations of this world and cultivate the great righteousness. After all, he was unable to cultivate internal strength in his previous life. Even if his flesh shell is polished to perfection, it is only equivalent to the peak of acquired strength. It cannot compare to the powerful bodies of the witch clan. It is not easy for him to kill seven or eight witch clan deadpools with his honed fighting skills.

Now that I’m making a comeback, I’m determined to climb to the top and take a look at the scenery at the top!
Understand this system thoroughly, earn more points, and brush up a few entries. It is best to get an extra powerful character card in case of emergency.

PS: There may only be one chapter today. I will try my best to write it and post it as soon as I can.

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