I proved immortality through the imperial examination.

Chapter 82 Wenxu
Upon hearing the shout, Xue Xiang was shaken to his core, but his mind was clearer than ever before.

Recalling his recent strange dreams, he immediately guessed that they were mostly related to the old man Han Gu.

But I only extracted some literary energy from the Han Valley Ruins, even if it was golden, it shouldn't have caused such a strange change.

"Lord of the Bright Virtue Cave, will you engage in battle?"

The thunderous roar rang in their ears again, and the original questioning reappeared, now replaced by a challenge.

"It must be a dream, a dream."

Xue Xiang remained calm. "Since it's a dream, what am I afraid of?"

"war!"

As soon as he shouted, the surrounding white light disappeared.

A cave dwelling suddenly appeared before them, with a gurgling spring inside, and stone beds and tables hidden among green vines.

On the stone table were the Four Treasures of the Study (writing brush, ink stick, inkstone, and paper) and a thick, thread-bound book.

Upon closer inspection, Xue found that the ink in the inkstone had dried up, but the thick, thread-bound book was perfectly preserved, showing no signs of decay.
Xue Xiang flipped through it and got engrossed in it.

The booklet wasn't really a diary; it was more like a notebook, recording personal insights, confusion about cultivation, and important matters awaiting resolution. He had a photographic memory and scanned it in a short time.

The owner of the notebook was none other than Old Man Hangu.

After collecting the booklet, he went to the center of the cave, where there was an octagonal platform made of white jade, which was very eye-catching.

As Xue Xiang approached the octagonal platform, a soft, clear light emanated from it, which coalesced into the words: "Welcome the Lord of Bright Virtue and Profound Mystery."

"The Lord of Mingde Dongxuan? Could it be that Elder Hangu is the Lord of Mingde Dongxuan? Then why am I here?"

Xue Xiang pinched his arm hard, and the pain confirmed that this was not a dream.

The clear light that gathered into words flickered, as if prompting him to do something.

Xue Xiang reacted quickly, recalling that his only connection with the Elder Hangu was the literary energy extracted from the Hangu Ruins.

Immediately, he summoned literary energy and sent it onto the octagonal platform.

As soon as the literary energy entered, streams of light surged around him, instantly drawing his gaze to the heavens, where he could quietly observe the sun, moon, and stars.

Suddenly, I was dragged into an endless abyss, feeling utterly desolate.

At the same time, he felt a blood connection with this cave, and a series of forbidden arrays and incantations appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness, along with a stream of information.

With a thought, he activated a restriction, and the octagonal platform instantly became transparent, revealing the scenery outside the cave to him in a 360-degree view, which he could switch at will.

Xue Xiang immediately saw the scene outside the cave, and was immediately shocked by the giant azure dragon under Zhongli Mei's legs.

"A dragon! That old man is riding a dragon, a real dragon?"

Xue Xiang was excited.

I've been in this world for almost a year.

To be honest, he felt it wasn't much different from ancient society, and it felt quite far removed from the bizarre and fantastical world of gods and monsters in online novels.

At this moment, a giant dragon, hundreds of feet long, appeared vividly before our eyes. The visual impact was dazzling.

At that moment, a large amount of information was digested by consciousness.

He finally understood his situation, and amidst his turmoil, he quickly pieced together the following key information:

First, the previous owner of this Mingde Cave was the Old Man of Hangu.

Because the last lingering thoughts of the old man Han Gu disappeared, the Mingde Cave Mysterious Ruins were discovered by chance.

Second, the discoverer of Wenxu questioned Wenxu, wanting to become the new master of the blessed land of Wenxu, which led to him being pulled here.

Xue Xiang guessed that the reason he was brought here must be because he had extracted literary energy in the Hangu Ruins.

After all, the literary energy he cultivated came from Elder Hangu.

This blessed land of Mingde Dongxuan Wenxu has long been imprinted with the deep cultural heritage of Elder Hangu.

Otherwise, none of this could be explained. Furthermore, Xue Xiang also considered that the reason he was drawn to this blessed land of literary ruins must be because the literary energy he extracted was of the highest level.

From his perspective, he still didn't know that what he extracted was not a wisp of literary energy, but a wisp of literary lineage. It was he who caused the collapse of the Hangu Ruins and the disappearance of the last trace of Hangu Elder's will.

Third, this blessed land of literature is an ancient cave dwelling, a place where the natural literary lineage and the heavenly way are naturally present.

Xue Xiang was no longer a novice in the cultivation of literary energy. He knew all too well how active literary energy was in places where the Heavenly Dao of Literary Meridians was low. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was a replica of the Trial Realm.

It's just that the Heavenly Heart of the Literary Vein was formed by a certain powerful being in the Trial Realm, while what's in the lower realm here is the Heavenly Dao of the Literary Vein.

Xue Xiang had just entered this place when he felt the literary energy within the Wen Palace spontaneously arise.

Fourth, the Wenxu Blessed Land has a great effect, such as avoiding disasters and misfortunes.

But these are all things that old monsters who have cultivated to the end and are targeted by heavenly tribulations need to worry about.

From Xue Xiang's perspective, the greatest function of this blessed land of literature and art is the octagonal platform.

This platform is called Wenxu Platform, and the function of the Wenxu Platform in each blessed land is different.

The greatest function of this Wenxu Platform is to break through the barriers of cultivation realms.

Upon receiving this information, Xue Xiang couldn't help but tremble all over.

I've finally gotten hooked.

With a thought, black beads appeared around the Wenxu Platform, a total of eight beads.

Fifth, these eight black beads have a name: Wenxu Beads. They were automatically generated by the Wenxu Blessed Land.

Only five are produced each year, their purpose being to support the cultural market.

The Blessed Land of Wenxu produces five Wenxu Pearls every year.

This pearl from the Wenxu Ruins is the key to triggering the Wenxu Platform's miraculous breakthrough function.

The greater the barrier to break through, the more Wenxu Pearls are needed.

Sixth, the rules for possessing the blessed land of Wenxu.

The rules that suffocated Xue Xiang.

One hundred and eight blessed lands of literature and art are listed in order of ranking.

Those ranked lower must challenge those ranked higher. Those who fail the challenge or forfeit will lose to the five Wenxu Pearls.

The Wenxu Pearl was exhausted, the Lord of Wenxu perished, and Wenxu fell into utter silence, awaiting the next destined one.

With a thought, Xue Xiang retrieved a list of past battle records from the Wenxu Platform.

The sheer number of battle records is enough to make one's scalp tingle.

He astutely noticed that the words "Lord of Mingde Dongxuan" on the battle record sheet would change color after every set of battle records.

Xue Xiang guessed that each color change must have meant a new owner.

He didn't have time to look at the records of his predecessors, so he scrolled to the end and saw the records of the last Lord of Mingde Dongxuan.

Xue Xiang counted that the old man Han Gu had fought 137 times.

There were wins and losses at the beginning, more wins than losses in the middle, and the results in the later stages were very strange.

Later, Elder Hangu always abstained, handing over the power to Wenxuzhu, the master of Fusheng Xuanhuang.

His successor, the Lord of Morality and Enlightenment, was also strange; he always abstained from power, relinquishing it to the old man Wen Xuzhu.

Xue Xiang guessed that this situation probably occurred because the old man Han Gu had perished, but a wisp of his lingering will remained, making it impossible to challenge him, and the law automatically judged that he had to give up.

The Lord of Morality and Enlightenment, who is the next in line to the Old Man of Hangu, should be in a similar situation.

In this way, the three companies formed a supply chain.

(End of this chapter)