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Chapter 590: Literary Type
"Right now, I will practice the Confucian cultivation method to transform the great energy into internal energy. Whether I can try my martial arts again in this life depends on today!" Li Ming fell to the ground and at the same time practiced the Confucian cultivation method obtained from the main world.

This technique has its peculiarities. It cultivates not the Dantian Qi Sea, but the Purple Palace Consciousness Sea. This is similar to the opening of the Wenqi in this world.

The so-called opening of the orifice refers to the orifice between the eyebrows. Now Li Ming has opened the orifice between the eyebrows under the Confucian Temple!
There is an extremely mysterious place between his eyebrows, which seems infinitely large, yet infinitely small. The literary orifice is located in the center of his eyebrows, but even if the flesh and bones in the center of his eyebrows are dug out, no trace of the foundation of this so-called literary orifice can be found.

It is more like it exists in the spirit, but cannot exist apart from the physical body.

Li Ming used the method to look inward and was able to see the entire orifice. The entire orifice looked like a sphere, with white light flowing on the surface, forming a layer of light film.

Outside the light film is a large area of ​​gray, hollow fog with a slightly strange smell, which is blocked outside by the light film.

When most young students first begin to understand literature, their minds should be empty. However, there is a bright pearl hanging high in Li Ming's mind. If you look closely, you will find some words flowing on the pearl, and the content is the poem he wrote during the boy's test.

Under the illumination of this bright pearl, strands of literary energy gathered below the Wenqiao, and these literary energy gathered into a sea, surging at the bottom of the Wenqiao.

Literary orifice is the foundation of this world's extraordinary system. Without literary status, one cannot open the orifice and thus cannot master this power. When one becomes a formal scholar, literary energy will flow to nourish the body and take the first step towards becoming extraordinary.

The longer you persist in the process of opening your mind after the boy's test, the bigger the orifice you will open up.

The larger the Wenqiao, the higher the upper limit of the future. Under the same Wen rank, the larger the Wenqiao, the more Wen Qi. Wen Qi is the extraordinary source that supports this system, equivalent to true Qi, mental power, magic power, etc.

Performing any non-mundane means requires the consumption of literary energy, so at the same level, literary energy naturally has a huge advantage.

As for the subsequent cultivation of literary energy, one must continue to study and accumulate literary energy, but if one wants to break through the realm, one still has to take exams. Only by passing the exams can one break the shackles, move to a higher level, and obtain a higher literary status.

The bright pearl floating in his literary orifice is naturally the embodiment of poetry. In this life, he is favored by literature and art. Anyone who writes excellent poems and articles that will be passed down through the ages will naturally have such a bright pearl born in his literary orifice.

The shining of this bright pearl can not only help the growth of literary energy in daily practice, but also help restore literary energy at all times. It can be said that the more poems and lyrics one writes, the more help it will be to practice and fight. To a certain extent, it can even make up for the lack of literary intelligence.

Li Ming carefully examined the condition of his Wenqiao. Although he pretended to be unconscious, he was actually far from reaching his limit. There was still Wen Qi gathering in him, and his Wenqiao was still expanding slowly, but the speed had slowed down.

Immediately, Li Ming silently practiced the method of opening the orifices in the main world in his mind. The spiritual energy still in his skin seemed to be suddenly attracted by something and gathered towards the center of Li Ming's eyebrows at a faster speed.

The literary orifice has been opened, and the literary energy seems a little confused. At this moment, Li Ming has a little more control over this literary energy. Immediately, Li Ming suppresses it, and actually another bright pearl is born in the literary orifice.

This change was beyond Li Ming's expectations. According to the Confucian cultivation method, after this step, a seed of energy would be gathered, and then the great energy would be nurtured to form a giant tree.

I didn't expect that such changes would occur due to the opening of the literary orifice.

Of course, this one is obviously different. It swam around in the Wenqiao, then took root at the bottom of the Wenqiao, and was surrounded by layers of Wenqi.

Only then did Li Ming feel completely relieved. At least he didn't end up with an experimental method that blew up his literary acupoint. He felt very relieved. As for the effect, Li Ming knew that it was not the time to try it yet. However, even he himself didn't know. When he pretended to be unconscious and used the Confucian method to plant the Tao seed in his literary acupoint, the sages in the literary acupoint moved three times, and the literary energy produced a huge fluctuation.

Suddenly, a voice came from my ear.

"He actually lasted for 103 breaths, which is over 100. In the past ten years, I think the only person who could break 100 is Meng Ran back then."

"Although it's over a hundred, Meng Ran lasted a full one hundred and twenty breaths. I think he's still a little short. But he actually caused the Confucian Temple to move three times. This is something Meng Ran never experienced back then. What does this mean?"

"No matter what, this matter is of great importance. We must not leak the news. Firstly, he is still young. If he knew about this, he might become proud and complacent, which would be detrimental to his future. Secondly, I don't want to see a repeat of what happened to Meng Ran. This is a sign of love. I will report this matter to the Prime Minister and ask him to order a silence. If anyone dares to spread what happened today, they will be killed without mercy!!!"

"Then how do we determine his qualifications?"

"Even if they are on the same level as Xu Gongwang, they are both first-class, but they cannot be superior. As for the three movements in the Confucian Temple, this matter must not be leaked. I am willing to swear on my literary bones that if you mention it again outside the Confucian Academy, you will turn me into ashes!!!"

"How could I be so indecisive? All the saints in the Confucian Temple, I swear on my bones that I will never reveal a single word of this matter, otherwise I will be struck by lightning and die, and my clan will be destroyed!"

"That's fine."

Li Ming naturally didn't dare to move, but just pretended to be unconscious. In fact, he was secretly practicing his mental method and found that the literary energy was still literary energy, but the Haoran Dao seed was able to absorb the literary energy and circulate it in his meridians. This was enough!
At the same time, he secretly said in his heart.

"This Fang Yun really lives up to his name. He's treated like a protagonist. Following him will probably lead to bad consequences. Now that this is over, I'd better stay away from him."

About half an hour later, the others woke up one after another. They were all confused about what had just happened, while some were excited and wanted to try using the power of Wen Qi. The scene seemed a bit noisy for a while.

"quiet!"

When the county magistrate's voice was heard, the literary atmosphere of the academy was shaken, and all the students stopped talking at the same time.

"You have already awakened your literary acumen. From now on, you must study even harder, cultivate your literary spirit, improve your knowledge, pass the examinations, and contribute to our human race!"

As usual, the county magistrate gave a speech and everyone listened attentively. After all, he was the county magistrate and they were just students.

Afterwards, the county magistrate personally presented seals to everyone, and this was the finalization of their status.

Once everyone has received their student seal and their original clothes are returned, the ceremony is considered over.

After leaving the Academy, a yamen runner stopped Fang Yun and said that the county magistrate had some matters to explain. Fang Yun naturally did not dare to disobey and just followed the yamen runner.

Dong Yan and Li Ming continued to wait outside and started chatting.

"How big is your literary orifice?"

"It's hard to say," Li Ming shook his head and said, "Only the three examiners will clearly record each person's qualifications. After review by the Confucian Temple Sage, it will be included in each person's file. However, there are also ways to calculate it."

Dong Yan's father and brother were both former students. He just rolled his eyes and immediately remembered. "You mean practicing calligraphy?"

Li Ming smiled and nodded, "Yes, we've just begun to understand. After a few days, when we're more stable and can control the literary energy, we can try the method of practicing calligraphy. When writing, we use the literary energy to infuse it and consume it naturally. Our literary aptitude is divided into ten levels, with ten being the lowest and one being the best. Writing ten characters is tenth level, and writing ninety or more characters is one level. Of course, we will gradually know the true extent of our aptitude in the future."

Then the two of them talked about other things and felt that time passed very quickly.

A moment later, Fang Yun walked out of the Academy of Literature, but his expression was a little complicated.

Li Ming and Dong Yan hurried forward and asked, "What happened? What did the county magistrate say to you?"

Fang Yun simply shook his head and said, "It's nothing serious. He just gave me some advice. Guangyuan Academy will open in half a month. I'm the top student in our county, and the county magistrate asked me to take extra classes at his house these few days to avoid losing face for our county by attending Guangyuan Academy."

Upon hearing this, Dong Yan said with great envy, "Ah, you are worthy of being the first in the case. You can actually get personal guidance from the county magistrate. You are really lucky. You don't come here often, so you don't know that our county magistrate is not a fellow Jinshi. He is a disciple of the Prime Minister and is extremely knowledgeable. You are so lucky to have his guidance, Fang Yun!"

Fang Yun smiled and said, "Do you want this blessing?"

Dong Yan shook his head and said, "Our old father has a bad temper. With my qualifications, I'm afraid I'll be beaten by him. But you, Yongdi, can give it a try."

"Me?" Li Ming pointed at his nose and said, "I'm afraid I don't have this blessing. If the county magistrate was interested, he wouldn't have just called Brother Yun'er in. He would have called us all to the inner hall. Why did he call Brother Yun'er alone?"

Dong Yan thought it made sense and sighed, "Being able to pass the Tongsheng exam is already a stroke of luck. How could I dare to hope for more?"

Fang Yun shook his head and said, "Brother Yan, there's no chance. Guangyuan Academy only accepts students under the age of twenty, but they offer preferential treatment to young students like Yongdi. With your age of fourteen and your talent for writing poems like Baoguang's before the exam, Guangyuan Academy will definitely accept you. I've already explained this to the county magistrate, and he's asked you to study with me."

"This..." Li Ming raised his eyebrows, feeling more helpless.

If he followed his thoughts in this life, he just wanted to get as far away from Fang Yun as possible. However, in this world, everything required exams, and studying in the academy would be of great benefit to his cultivation. The guidance of the county magistrate was something that others could not even ask for. If he refused, it would be against common sense.

And based on the qualifications I have shown, the county magistrate, considering our fellow-townsman relationship with Fang Yun, also has some intention of investing in me, so it is not surprising that he made such a choice.

"Forget it. When I get to Guangyuan Academy, I'll study hard all day long, rebuild my literary spirit, and keep my distance from Fang Yun. That should be fine, right?"

Li Ming pondered inwardly, then smiled and said, "Are you serious?"

Fang Yun nodded and said, "Of course it's true. Would Brother Yun'er lie to you?"

So Li Ming showed an innocent and lovely smile and said, "Thank you, Brother Yun'er."

Fang Yun continued, "Master Dong has been very kind to me. Since I have the opportunity, I will naturally repay him. Besides, if we go to Guangyuan Academy together, we will still be classmates. There is no need to thank me."

Then, amid the envious gazes of others, the three of them boarded Mr. Ma's carriage, which had been waiting there.

When Dongjia Village was just around the corner, Mr. Ma asked the three men to get out of the car before taking out three invitations and saying, "In three days, I will hold a banquet outside my courtyard to celebrate all of you gentlemen. Many other gentlemen who have passed the imperial examination will also be attending. I hope you three will come and enjoy the banquet."

The three of them looked at each other, and finally Fang Yun took it and said, "I dare not refuse such a kind invitation."

Mr. Ma immediately smiled and said, "I'll come pick you three up when the time comes."

Mr. Ma then watched the three of them walk into the village before driving away.

Li Ming said goodbye to everyone else and went back home. Aunt Yue had naturally prepared a table full of delicious dishes, which seemed to have been reheated twice before Li Ming came back.

"Yong'er, you're back. Hahaha. Okay, tell your father quickly how your enlightenment turned out!" Dong Jie asked hurriedly when he saw Li Ming coming in.

Aunt Yue rolled her eyes at him and said, "Let's eat first. You've been busy all day and must be tired."

Dong Jie smiled, then realized that his words were a bit hasty, and just asked Li Ming to sit down.

Li Ming sat down and picked up some stir-fried wild vegetables with his chopsticks. He smiled and said, "Auntie Yue's cooking skills are getting better and better."

"You child, you are becoming more and more talkative." Aunt Yue smiled as she stood aside, the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes becoming more and more obvious.

Li Ming then said to his father in this life, "Dad, I don't know, but I think it won't be lower than third level. Before I realized it, I took a look and saw that except for Brother Yun'er and Xu Gongwang, everyone else had fallen. I counted to seventy in my mind and then held on for a while. I can't tell exactly how many times."

"Third class?! Good! Good! Good!"

Dong Jie laughed heartily upon hearing the sound, saying "good" three times in a row. He was so excited that he almost overturned the bowl in his hand. He beat his chest and said loudly, "I am unlucky. You have little literary talent and are bad at studying. For so many years, I have only been a student, useless. Now you have also passed the examination and have a third-class literary talent. You are a genius picked out of a thousand. I am so happy for you!"

As he spoke, tears flowed from the corners of his eyes. Although his words were short, they encompassed the suffering he had endured over the years.

His literary knowledge was too limited, not even at the tenth level, so he ended up being a small teacher.

Li Ming didn't say anything, just ate his meal. After Dong Jie had vented his anger, he took out the land deed and ten taels of silver granted by the court from his arms and handed them to Aunt Yue.

Then, looking at his father who seemed exhausted and Aunt Yue who asked him to eat more, Li Ming said in a voice that only he could hear.

“There aren’t many days like this left.”

PS: I’ve been a bit busy at work, so it’s been a bit difficult to update lately. There’s only one chapter today.

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