The intangible sound of the Path of the Saints influenced the sixth corridor, swiftly stripping away all the power of the blood Demon Barbarians.
The Presented Scholars, like a pride of lions entering a flock of sheep, unleashed the power of The War Poetry, slaying one blood Demon Barbarian after another.
A tiger demon of the Semi-Saint lineage entered the sixth corridor, took a careful look, and without a word, used the ice stone to flee the place.
Before long, all the blood Demon Barbarians in the sixth corridor were dead.
The Presented Scholars returned one after another, then walked forward with Fang Yun at the center.
“Earlier I complained that we couldn’t use external aids like Treasures of Literature, but now I realize there’s a silver lining! This sound of the Path of the Saints is ultimately not a true force of slaughter. Had we encountered these holy sons outside, they could have resolved the situation with just a drop of holy blood. But here, they can’t use things like the holy blood from The Drinking Pearl of the River, and that’s why they were easily injured by the sound of the Path of the Saints and stripped of their power.”
“Fortune lies within disaster, and disaster rests on fortune. Who would have thought that we came to the sixth corridor prepared to die, only for Fang Yun to inadvertently utter the sound of the Path of the Saints!”
“Following Master Fang was indeed the correct choice. To think we could pass through the sixth corridor unscathed, I feel as if I could die without regrets,” Shi Tang said while walking.
Zong Wude said, “One of my teachers once said, the most important thing in life is to choose the right side. Today, I understand a bit. Fang Yun, if we ever have a dispute in the future and I stand against you, slap me in the face first. As long as it wakes me up, I will definitely choose to stand with you.”
“Forget it, your people from Qing Nation would rather go to Jing Kingdom to kill Fang Yun together,” Li Fanming said irritably.
A rabbit nearby cast a disdainful glance at Zong Wude.
“Don’t mix up different matters. By the way, how are the Demon Barbarians’ The Swallowed Lake Pearl or The Drinking Pearl of the River?” Zong Wude quickly changed the subject.
Sun Naiyong took out two intact The Swallowed Lake Pearls and a shattered The Drinking Pearl of the River and tossed them to Fang Yun, saying, “The other The Swallowed Lake Pearls self-destructed due to the disappearance of the bloodline aura, leaving only two good ones. As for this broken The Drinking Pearl of the River, it belonged to She Ku. It’s troublesome to retrieve items from a broken pearl, but there might be something good inside this one. It should be worth it to have someone extract it.”
Fang Yun didn’t stand on ceremony and put them away.
“Alas, the Demon Barbarians are really stingy, especially those with Semi-Saint bloodlines. Their sea pearls are connected to their bloodlines; others can’t use them while they’re alive, and after death, these sea pearls are mostly destroyed by secret methods. We humans are much better. Anyone can use ours.”
“It can’t be helped, our human race has fewer things. Fortunately, the power of the comet corridor protected these The Swallowed Lake Pearls from the outside, otherwise those two might have been shattered by the power of our The War Poetry.”
“Master Fang, thank you. Otherwise, most of us would have died here today.”
“She Ku is truly worthy of being the son of the Serpent Saint. That nest was too strong; he must have consumed his own bloodline power. Luckily we stopped in time. If we had rushed in, we would have died without a trace. Now I’m a bit scared after the fact; the Demon Clan is too sinister.”
Kong Delun sighed, “I’ve seen such a nest once before, but it wasn’t from a Serpent Saint’s son, but a slightly inferior Semi-Saint serpent demon. That serpent demon used all his life and bloodline power to perform the nest demon technique. He was also a demon general, but with that nest, he killed three Imperial Scholars and more than twenty Presented Scholars. I estimate that the nest of the Serpent Saint’s son is even more powerful than that one.”
“He killed three Imperial Scholars who could use Treasures of Literature?” Fang Yun asked.
“Yes!”
Everyone felt even more frightened. They were not only Presented Scholars but also couldn’t use Treasures of Literature. If they faced a stronger nest, there would be no chance of survival.
“Fang Yun, you’ve actually been studying the Military Strategists’ tactics all along, haven’t you?” Sun Naiyong suddenly asked.
Everyone looked at Fang Yun curiously.
“I have dabbled,” Fang Yun said.
“If you hadn’t deeply studied the Military Strategists’ tactics, even if the sound of the Path of the Saints could injure the Demon Barbarians, it wouldn’t have been so powerful. Your accomplishments in tactics are probably only slightly inferior to mine. If I’m not mistaken, you can already imitate military texts.”
“That’s impossible! You are a genius from a Military Strategists’ Prominent Family. It was only five years ago that you could imitate military texts. Military texts are different from ordinary texts. Even ‘imitating military texts’ is because you understand the tactics within, not just because you can copy them. Without a thorough understanding of the tactics, they can never be called military texts, only ordinary books. It’s the same principle as medical texts,” Mo Shan said.
“I think Fang Yun might be able to imitate military texts. After all, people like Huo Qubing, Deng Yu, and Chen Qingzhi were famous at a young age, all imitating military texts before the age of twenty.”
Li Fanming said while walking, “Don’t argue, just ask Fang Yun, right? Master Fang, can you imitate military texts?”
After thinking for a moment, Fang Yun said, “I should be able to.”
“Then there’s no problem,” Mo Shan nodded. He had not believed Fang Yun could imitate military texts, but once Fang Yun answered, he had no doubts.
“When you become an Imperial Scholar, come visit our house. As long as you can imitate military texts, I’ll find a way for you to see the true works of Sun Tzu and the unique items of our Sun family. Heh, if you could fully become one of our Military Strategists, that would be the best,” Sun Naiyong chuckled.
Yan Yukong snorted coldly, “My Confucian family is the orthodox. Fang Yun, once you become an Imperial Scholar, I’ll find a way for you to enter our family’s Sub-Sage Hall to see the true works of our ancestor Yan.”
Sun Naiyong felt helpless. Apart from Confucian knowledge, Sun Tzu surpassed Yan Hui in other aspects, but alas, he did not live long enough. If he had lived to the end, until Sage Confucius’s demise, even if he had received only a little of the talent, Sun Tzu would have certainly become a Sub-Sage.
“Hmph, our ancestors didn’t have a good teacher to give them such a wonderful life-extending divine fruit,” Sun Naiyong complained.
“Actually, I think Fang Yun also has talent in the engineering field. The mechanized chair has long existed, but simplifying it into a wheelchair shows he could be part of the engineering and Mo families,” Mo Shan said.
Thus, the families began to argue.
The group argued more and more fiercely as they walked, and just a few hundred feet from entering the last plaza, the debate reached a climax.
Kong Delun, who had been silent, coughed lightly and said, “Enough, all of you. Once Fang Yun becomes an Imperial Scholar, I’ll find a way to take him to the holy residence once inhabited by Sage Confucius for a visit.”Everyone was suddenly speechless, as no family had any temper left.
“Delun, if we can get out of The Holy Land, could you arrange for us to visit the Temple of Duke Lu Huan?” Li Fanming said with a smile.
Kong Delun slightly furrowed his brows, glanced at Li Fanming, then at Fang Yun, and nodded, “After The Holy Land, it is customary to visit the temples at Qufu, and since the Temple of Duke Lu Huan is among them, naturally we can go there.”
Aside from Yan Yukong and a few others who were indifferent, the rest showed joy on their faces, even Fang Yun smiled.
“But, when we reach the last square, do we continue forward?” Han Shoulu asked.
The previously joyful atmosphere immediately underwent a subtle change.
After the sixth corridor was the last square, and beyond that was the seventh corridor. Passing through the seventh corridor would lead to the legendary Throne of Stars.
Sitting on the Throne of Stars would make one the temporary master of the Comet Corridor and also a nominal disciple of the Demon Ancestor, receiving extremely high honors in the Demon Ancestor’s court.
“I will not go, a gentleman does not stand under a wall in danger,” Kong Delun stated firmly.
“Let’s go, to receive the last baptism of the God of Literature’s power. I never thought our generation would be so lucky,” Ma Xiong said with a laugh.
People entered the light gate one after another.
Fang Yun arrived at the sixth square and found it greatly changed from before.
The starlight, hundreds of times more intense than before, shone on the square, the dense starlight like a silver mist.
Then, everyone felt the familiar power of the God of Literature flooding into their bodies, far more than all the previous power of the God of Literature combined.
Fang Yun took a deep breath and was astonished to find that not only was the power of the God of Literature entering his literary palace, enhancing The Courage to Write and his talent, but other star powers were also mingling and entering his body, strengthening his physical power, a phenomenon not seen in the other corridors.
Fang Yun noticed that his The Courage to Write seemed to be undergoing subtle changes.
Niu Shan and Quan Xi were ecstatic, absorbing the endless starlight with all their might.
For the Demon Barbarian and Demon Clan, this place was simply a treasure trove.
The little meteor seemed to like it here too, constantly dancing in mid-air, having a great time.
The big rabbit, however, was eyeing the little meteor, seemingly wanting to catch it but not daring to.
Three breaths later, the power of the God of Literature disappeared, and all the Presented Scholars showed a look of regret on their faces. However, no one said anything; after all, this was the Demon Clan’s place, and the benefits should be more suitable for them. Receiving the power of the God of Literature was already a great benefit.
By now, Fang Yun’s talent had reached three inches and two points, and with three strands of talent, the total amount was almost the same as that of the old Presented Scholars of many years.
“The star power here is so rich. We are only humans, without the Demon Clan’s cultivation methods. Even if we could stay here for a day, our bodies would probably be no less than that of an ordinary Demon General.”
“Of course, this place was created by the Demon Ancestor, naturally it’s different. Hmph, those Demon Barbarians are really lucky.”
Fang Yun surveyed the square, which, aside from the exceptionally rich star power, was no different from the previous squares in other respects, all like stone floors floating in the void, with two gates and two stone lions.
Several followers of the Demon Barbarian saints were sitting inside, cultivating with the help of the star power, and occasionally some patterns of various shapes would appear on the skin of these followers.
“Hmph, they have already become Demon Commanders, but their power is unstable, staying here is indeed the best choice.”
“Don’t worry about them, what about you? Stay here, or go to the seventh corridor to compete for the Throne of Stars?”
“The insect nest of the withered snake is so powerful, yet it can’t compare to Dragon Ridge, what makes us think we can compete for the Throne of Stars? Rather than going to the seventh corridor to die, it’s better to stay here and use the power of the stars to strengthen our bodies, so we can barely withstand a sneak attack later.”
“We can stay here, but Fang Yun is in trouble, he has already agreed to a decisive battle with Dragon Ridge, he can only go to the seventh corridor.”
“That’s not right! Clearly, Dragon Ridge is scared, they agreed to a death battle with Fang Yun in the sixth corridor, but then they ran away. Running away is one thing, but leaving behind the serpent saint to kill us, unforgivable! I bet Dragon Ridge isn’t even at the gate of the seventh corridor. If he’s not there, we can’t expect Fang Yun to risk finding him, right? So, I think the agreement between the two is void.” (To be continued.)