The sage was determined to die.

Ji Bai made a move to leave.

Before he could even get up, the sapling in front of him suddenly swelled to more than ten times its original size, extending two thick branches that quickly bound Ji Bai's arms. The green fruit transformed into a streak of light and entered his mouth.

Then, it got stuck in my throat.

As the branches were removed, Ji Bai clutched his neck and coughed violently. After a long while, he finally swallowed the food with a gulp.

"Damn it, this is a forced plot."

This was Ji Bai's last reaction before he fainted.

You have already acquired the "Iron Wall" of literary talent.

Please refer to the user manual for Wenxin.

Ji Bai opened his eyes with some pain.

He subconsciously touched his neck and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Why does my throat feel a little sore? Is someone trying to choke me to death?"

"But did I actually fall asleep just now?"

He looked around at his surroundings and asked in confusion, "Why am I waking up here?"

Ji Bai looked up at the system's notification panel and thought to himself, "So you can get literary talent just by taking a nap? The test of the Book Mountain is too easy."

He directly opened the system panel and looked at the long instruction manual: "The key to this spirit lies in defense. After obtaining this spirit, one's entire body will be as if covered in armor, impervious to swords and spears..."

"So it's a defensive type of spirit core. This kind of spirit core must be very precious."

Ji Bai was initially delighted, and subconsciously said, "This is great stuff! Does this mean no one can hurt me now?"

"Wait. Nobody can hurt me now?"

Ji Bai's expression suddenly changed drastically. He swallowed hard and broke down, saying, "Doesn't this mean that if no one can break my defenses, I'll never be able to be killed?"

Damn, what kind of garbage is this?

If he doesn't get killed by someone else, how can he return to the modern world? And if he doesn't return to the modern world, how can he inherit the system's billions of dollars...?

"It's all because of this damn excellence that I've ruined myself."

Ji Bai didn't give himself time to sit and wait for death. Opportunity only comes to those who are prepared. He decided to take the initiative and go out to die. With a stern face, he looked high and mighty to outsiders and walked directly to the old woman who was talking to him.

The moment Granny Tan saw Ji Bai, she immediately recognized that he already possessed Wen Xin, and flew into a rage, shouting, "You beast! How dare you steal my Wen Xin!"

Ji Bai didn't forget his persona and said disdainfully, "I lost what I was guarding, so of course I'm going to take yours. Look at your incompetent and furious state. If you can't stand it, then come and kill me."

As he spoke, he even stretched out his neck.

The old woman was so angry that her face turned red, and she immediately pounced on him.

Just as she was about to make contact with Ji Bai, a suit of armor suddenly appeared on his body, completely covering him from head to toe. As soon as she bumped into it, she was thrown away and fell heavily to the ground, coughing up blood.

Ji Bai suddenly felt a pang of guilt for bullying the old man.

He stepped forward somewhat embarrassedly, wanting to help the woman up, but the old woman struggled to her feet, cursing Ji Bai as a shameless scoundrel as she backed away.

Ji Bai scratched his head, and the iron armor made a series of clanging sounds, which sounded rather defiant.

The old woman was filled with hatred. She sensed the trap behind her, which she had prepared for Ji Bai long ago. Originally, she did not intend to use it because of the rules of the Book Mountain.

As a result, this beast not only stole her literary talent, but also dared to humiliate her in this way.

"I didn't mean to."

After acquiring this Wenxin, Ji Bai's defensive capabilities instantly increased from level one to the maximum level. Wenxin would even proactively remind him that there was a hidden deep pit behind Granny Tanxin.

He reached out his hand, about to remind the other person.

The old woman instinctively thought that Ji Bai was going to attack her, so she took a step back. As a result, she guessed that step was the first step into the trap.

As she fell, she roared in defiance, "You beast, you're so vicious! You deliberately tricked me—"

Ji Bai let out a long sigh.

After burying the broken pieces of the old woman who used to talk to people, he walked out of the puppet forest.

Outside the Puppet Forest, the people of Chu had long been poised to attack.

This was Ji Bai's first time meeting the prince of Chu. The prince frowned upon seeing him and coldly said, "You actually stole my Wenxin?"

Ji Bai hesitated, as if he wanted to speak.

Aren't these people too narcissistic? Just because it's your stuff doesn't mean you're accusing others of stealing it.

"Well," Ji Bai suggested, thinking about his goal of going home, "you guys should know how to separate Wenxin, right?"

Chu Ze picked up his sword, looking at him warily, and suddenly said, "As expected, no one who can obtain Wenxin is a fool. Although I don't know how you tricked Wenxin, I advise you to give up if you think you can kill us to silence us and protect your Wenxin."

Looking at Ji Bai's bright red face, he became even more certain that the other person was not a human being.

Suddenly, the scholars from the State of Chu appeared from the side.

At Chu Ze's command, everyone picked up their bows and arrows and fired several arrows at Ji Bai.

Some even shouted while attacking, "Let me tell you, even if you obtain the literary heart, you might not be able to protect it."

After a chaotic battle.

The arrows aimed at Ji Bai bounced back the moment they touched his armor, even faster than when they were shot. Before anyone could prepare, their bodies were instantly pierced through.

A few quarters of an hour later.

The prince of Chu lay on the ground, several arrows piercing his body. He was severely wounded, his eyes gradually losing focus, and blood was gushing from his mouth.

He pointed at Ji Bai, praising, "What a brilliant scheme! You deliberately lured us into attacking you, hoping to trap us. I didn't expect you to be so adept at using this 'Wen Xin'..."

Ji Bai, who hadn't moved an inch from beginning to end: "..."

He really didn't say anything, huh?

Sigh, he just wanted to know how to strip Wenxin of her talents.

Ji Bai looked at the corpses scattered all over the ground, and in the end, he dutifully buried them all.

At this moment, he was unaware that someone was silently witnessing this conflict, and Ji Bai's reputation was spreading throughout the Book Mountain.

—A madman, after obtaining the Wenxin, plotted to ambush and kill everyone in the Chu Kingdom, and then buried their bodies to destroy the evidence.

—What? Someone not only killed someone but also repeatedly desecrated the corpse?

After burying the body, Ji Bai headed west. He didn't hurt anyone along the way, but everyone who saw him was on high alert.

Someone stared at Ji Bai's back, took a deep breath, and said tremblingly, "His face is stained so red with blood. Damn it, how many people has he killed?"

"What? He complained that there wasn't enough water in the mountain of books, so he used human blood to wash his face?"

Some people decisively avoided Ji Bai, thinking to themselves, "What a freak."

The more roads Ji Bai traveled, the fewer people he encountered.

"Damn it, I really don't want this Wenxin," Ji Bai said sincerely.

at the same time.

The unseen test of the mountain of books has been renewed once again.

[Hidden Assessment Requirements for Wenxin's "Iron Wall"]

[1. The fewer times you intentionally kill someone in the illusion, the higher your score.]

2. The higher the fear value gained in the illusion, the higher the score.