I proved immortality through the imperial examination.

Chapter 95 Heavenly Book
After much hesitation, Xue Xiang decided to give it a try using the breakthrough ability of the Wenxu Platform.

He had already prepared a plan in his mind, intending to use no more than two Wenxu Pearls.

If it cannot be broken, the third Wenxu Pearl will not be used.

The reason is very simple.

Because he only had eight Wenxu Pearls left.

Two were used to break through the barrier, leaving six.

More than two hundred days later, he will fight against the Lord of Fusheng Xuanhuang and lose five more.

There's one left, enough to last until the next Wenxu Blessed Land produces a Wenxu Pearl.

If he uses up three beads to break through to the next realm, and then gives five more to the Lord of Fortune and Profound Yellow, his Wenxu Beads will be reset to zero.

The consequence of being wiped out is the complete annihilation of the Wenxu Ruins and the destruction of its master.

After Xue Xiang calmed his mind and cleared his head for a moment, he took out the Nebula Box and placed it aside. He then put in two spirit stones and a Wenxu Pearl into the round hole in the center of the Wenxu Platform.

Suddenly, a ray of clear light emanated and enveloped him.

Xue Xiang hurriedly activated the Spirit Guiding Technique, and the gushing spiritual power, along with the clear light emitted by the Wenxu Platform, entered his body.

Suddenly, he felt a warmth in his lower abdomen, and spots of light appeared on his stomach.

He unbuttoned his shirt, revealing four bright spots arranged in a straight line on his lower abdomen.

"I've reached the fourth level of Qi Refining!"

Xue Xiang opened his mouth and spat out a ball of frost on the ground.

The fourth level of Qi Refining and the third level of Qi Refining may seem like only one level apart, but in reality, they represent a whole minor realm difference.

Upon reaching the fourth level of Qi Refining, the spiritual energy flows through the meridians, eliminating the need to travel through each acupoint individually. This makes the spiritual energy flow much faster than at the third level of Qi Refining.

Moreover, the spiritual power refined into the spirit is much stronger.

Xue Xiang clenched his fists, and his skin rattled as if it were cardboard being shaken.

He couldn't help but marvel at the wonder of Wenxu Terrace.

He had painstakingly worked for many days to break through the barrier, but with the help of the Wenxu Terrace, he broke through it in one fell swoop.

At that moment, his mind sank into the literary palace.

Three air masses floated and sank within the Wen Palace.

It is precisely this literary spirit, talent, and aspiration.

Aside from a lack of improvement in literary talent, his ability and ambition have both increased significantly.

He could see himself reciting "Clouds remind me of her clothes, flowers remind me of her face" on a painted boat when he immersed himself in the image of his talent.

This surge in literary popularity is due to the passage of time and the increased popularity of the poem "Clouds remind me of her clothes, flowers remind me of her face."

Immediately afterwards, he saw the awe-inspiring scene he had created by reciting "On Teachers" at the entrance of the Wenxu Blessed Land Cave.

The increase in talent resulting from the two actions was a thousand times greater than that from the former.

His talent is now almost solidified.

Compared to the surge in talent, the increase in aspirations is also considerable.

His mind sank into the auspicious energy, and all he heard were the kneeling and weeping cries of the people of Suiyang in gratitude.

This surge in growth was mainly due to Xue Xiang following Liu Mei's advice and pushing for the redress of wrongful convictions.

He did not launch a campaign to overturn the verdicts; he simply retrieved all the case files of Tong Sheng, Zhang Leng, and Liu Xiao from recent years.

With the ability to remember everything at a glance, I quickly sorted out the key points.

In addition, with Liu Mei's assistance, her strong logic and ability to connect the dots often helped Xue Xiang to quickly find loopholes in the case.

Xue Xiang retried both parties, and relying on his divine reputation, he could often make a judgment in just one court session.

In the past three months, he has tried nine serious wrongful convictions.

The entire town of Suiyang was in an uproar.

At the same time, people from the First Hospital and the Eleventh Hospital also arrived.

The former is in charge of discipline.

The latter is in charge of maintaining public order.

Both have a responsibility to guide the Eleventh Office of Suiyang Town.

Xue Xiang's extensive efforts to exonerate wrongful convictions are tantamount to smearing their reputation.

If Xue Xiang hadn't already established a strong foundation, these two families would have already helped him move out of power.

The pressure from above was too much for Xue Xiang to handle. He could only temporarily back down. Fortunately, the most egregious wrongful convictions had been dealt with, leaving only minor loose ends. He could only plan for the future.

The direct consequence of this was that he became incredibly popular among the people of Suiyang Town.

The positive energy within the literary palace naturally resulted in abundant achievements.

Without delay, Xue Xiang began refining the characters.

He has been stagnant in his literary skills because he has been unable to improve his Qi cultivation level, which means that he cannot sustain the spiritual power to write many characters.

Now that he has advanced to the fourth level of Qi Refining, his literary Qi cultivation naturally needs to keep up.

Just as Xue Xiang was about to begin his training, a commotion came from outside the cave.

Xue Xiang saw through the Wenxu Terrace that the group of people who had come to inquire about Wenxu earlier had returned, but Zhongli Mei was nowhere to be seen.

"Huh, these people are all carrying gifts, what does that mean?"

After some thought, Xue Xiang realized that the Begging for the Moon Festival had arrived.

More than two months have passed, and these people are waiting for their destined partner to be chosen. They don't want to rush them, so they came over during the Qiyue Festival.

God knows how many days they waited.
He initially intended to ignore it, but upon closer reflection, he realized that doing so would lead to future problems.

Once the aura of their superior demeanor fades, who knows if these people will launch a full-scale attack.

It seems I have to step in and deal with this.

"Who awakens first from the great dream? I know myself best. In this blessed land, I sleep soundly in autumn, while the sun lingers outside the cave."

Pretentious people always start with poetry.

Xue Xiang remained veiled by his scholarly demeanor, and his appearance immediately caused a stir among the entire audience.

Xue Xiang looked closely and saw a purple light swirling around the horizon where the sea met the sky, with battle flags fluttering in the wind.

It turns out these guys set up a barrier here so they could monopolize the succession battle.

"Greetings, senior. May you enjoy eternal happiness and may your wishes come true."

Everyone bowed in greeting.

Just as Xue Xiang had predicted, a long time had passed, and there was still no news from the Lord of Mingde Cave. They had long been impatient.

We agreed to come here to inquire, but it's been almost five days since then.

Today, Xue Xiang's appearance made everyone feel that their sincerity had moved the Lord of Mingde Cave.

"I appreciate your kind intentions. I am aware of your purpose in coming."

Xue Xiang slowed his speech, "Recently, I have been looking through your calligraphic works and have many thoughts to share."

The number of outstanding young talents is truly as numerous as carp crossing a river.

Choosing a successor is a real dilemma for this old man.

Very well, this old man has half a scroll of heavenly scripture, which I will bestow upon you all first.

Please take this back and study it carefully. Then, please share your insights with me.

Everyone held their breath in awe.

After all, Xue Xiang had set the bar too high for what he was going to transmit, calling it: the Heavenly Book.

Then Xue Xiang said loudly, "Listen carefully, everyone: The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name."

As soon as those two sentences were uttered, a fierce wind suddenly howled across the clear blue sky, and the heavens changed color.

The entire Wenxu Blessed Land was shaken by the earth and mountains.

A thunderbolt suddenly appeared in the clear sky, accompanied by lightning and thunder.

"What's going on? This is a classic Taoist text, not a classic Confucian text. What's it to you?"

Xue Xiang was inwardly grumbling. He keenly sensed that the low-hanging literary veins and heavenly Dao within the Wenxu Blessed Land were showing signs of going berserk.

The remaining seven Wenxu Pearls also instantly transformed into vast amounts of Wen Qi, undergoing a violent evolution.

Xue Xiang didn't know what would happen if he continued reading, so he could only stop.

Outside the blessed land, everyone who was waiting was dumbfounded.

The extraordinary celestial phenomenon just now has left a deep impression on everyone's heart.

Initially, when Xue Xiang mentioned some kind of celestial book, some people suspected that he was deliberately mystifying the matter.

But after only two sentences were uttered, the heavens trembled, and the power of the heavens was revealed.

No one doubted anymore that what Xue Xiang had produced was indeed a divine book.

(End of this chapter)