Fang Yun was thinking as he climbed up the mountain.
He walked very slowly. The time it took for him to lift his foot and step onto the next step was what others could take to climb more than ten steps. However, his body seemed to have not yet adapted to this world.
His eyes were very chaotic at first, as if countless lights were flashing, and soon became blurred, as if covered by a layer of mist. Finally, the mist dissipated, and his eyes gradually became clear.
"From the moment I entered the Three Mountains and Two Pavilions, everything that followed was just an illusion. The so-called test of martial arts was fake. Before the Three Mountains and Two Pavilions, the test was about 'talent' and 'intelligence', but the Three Mountains and Two Pavilions tests 'heart'."
"That disciple of Shijun reached the Three Mountains and Two Pavilions when he was a scholar, but he couldn't pass through. His talent was obviously very high, but after he became a juren, he went to the Book Mountain again and still couldn't pass through the Three Mountains and Two Pavilions. This is not a problem of talent. This Fantasy Pavilion tests my attitude towards the human race, the barbarians, and the lives of my comrades. No matter how good a person's talent is, reaching the Three Mountains and Two Pavilions is the limit."
"If you want to go higher, it depends on your character. You need a heart for the human race. If you don't have that, you will never pass the Three Mountains and will never get the Wenxin! The Book Mountain will not give him something that important."
"Shi Dehong still doesn't understand. He still thinks that he is not talented enough to pass the Three Mountains and Two Pavilions. In fact, he is unfair and unrighteous. Now think about it, if he really could pass the Three Mountains and Two Pavilions, he wouldn't target me so much."
Now Fang Yun’s achievements in Shushan are higher than those of Shi Dehong and Tong Li, and the bet between the three has come to an end.
Fang Yun continued walking, but he had even greater doubts in his heart.
"It seems that these three mountains and two pavilions are illusions formed by the power of the Book Mountain. However, after I sacrificed myself to save Zhong Yingxiao, I just completed a complete test and it should have ended. But not only did it not end, but I had an even more incredible experience."
"When I was in the illusion, I completely forgot about the world of strange books. I really thought I had experienced those things, but I only found out after the old man appeared. Now thinking carefully, many aspects of my memory are very vague. Those memories should be false and did not exist at all. It was the mountain of books that made me mistakenly think that I had such experiences. However, I can still remember clearly the humiliation, torture, begging on the street, and integrating the Beggars' Gang. I did it myself. Before the Wolf Barbarians invaded, my experience of practicing calligraphy, writing essays on the meaning of scriptures, and reading the classics of the saints is also very clear."
"Roughly speaking, the time when I have a clear memory is nearly a year. This is fundamentally different from those vague memories! I can still recall the classics and policy papers I wrote! I even remember learning classics and policy papers from Li Wenying and even the Minister of Literature. The answers of the two people are so brilliant and ingenious that they cannot be false."
Fang Yun was stunned, and then he found that his talent had increased to nine inches! The palace of literature was also extremely stable, and the literary courage had undergone a qualitative change!
All the starlight in the literary sky no longer shines on his talent, but on his literary courage.
This means that soon, the power of Wendan will be improved to the first level of tough as grass and wood, while the semi-saint disciple Yan Yukong is only at the level of tough as grass and wood.
"This can't be caused by an illusion! Could it be that this mountain of books has the power to control time, or take me to the legendary long river of history? The Spring and Autumn Annals written by Confucius himself is actually a record of history by historians according to time. The two words "Spring and Autumn" can actually be understood as years, time, and eras."
Fang Yun's heart was filled with emotions.
"Others will never be able to enjoy such a good training! This is equivalent to a person gaining knowledge in one hour that normally takes a year to obtain, and those painful experiences are even more precious wealth to me. Although it is an illusion, Li Wenying and Wen Xiang have taught me a lot. I can remember everything they said, so who taught me?"
Fang Yun was stunned for a moment, then suddenly bowed toward the mountain, his heart filled with endless gratitude.
Fang Yun has not had enough time and experience along the way.
"My biggest shortcoming was made up in the Second Pavilion of the Three Mountains."
There was a determination in Fang Yun's eyes that had never been there before.
As Fang Yun continued to climb upwards, the Holy Temple became unusually quiet.
"Someone was standing in the Second Pavilion of the Three Mountains for nearly an hour?"
“Unprecedented.”
After a long while, Mi Fengdian said, "The talent consumed by the Book Mountain today has exceeded any other time the Book Mountain was opened, almost three times the usual amount. But it's not over yet."
"If we use up all this talent in the Fourth Mountain, it might be possible, but it's using up so much talent now, even we can't figure it out."
"Let him go to the Holy Ruins. As long as he can come back alive from the Holy Ruins, send him to the Dragon Platform!" Wang Jinglong said.
"After that time of asking the Holy Selection, I knew that he could possibly pass the Three Mountains and Three Pavilions. I just didn't know how far he could go."
Wang Jinglong suddenly said: "I believe Fang Yun can pass the fourth mountain, what do you think?"
"Dong Sheng is joking. Fang Yun has just become a scholar and can't even talk about war on paper. How can he pass the Fourth Mountain? He should be able to gain a literary heart and then fail in the Fourth Mountain."
The other two semi-saints nodded.
Wang Jinglong personally issued a gag order that day. "The Arrow in the Stone" and "Capturing the King" are still on his desk. Only the four saints of the Four Saints Pavilion know about them. Even the semi-saints such as Mi Fengdian don't know about them.
Wang Jinglong smiled and said, "Fang Yun is too aggressive, and he will surely encounter great difficulties in the future. How about this, if he can pass the four mountains, you can help him when he encounters great difficulties in the future. If he can't pass the four mountains, I still have some things on hand, and you three can choose one of them, how about it?"
The three semi-saints looked at each other. Wang Jinglong was one of the most senior semi-saints and had a lot of treasures. Even if he didn't give the most valuable treasures, other things were enough to tempt the semi-saints. If he didn't use them himself, he could give them to his descendants. For example, a great Confucian treasure or a great Confucian true text was very important to the semi-saint family.
Mi Fengdian smiled and said, "Fang Yun's talent is no less than Yi Zhishi's. If he can protect this child, it will be a good thing. I will agree to Dong Sheng's request."
The other two semi-saints nodded.
Wang Jinglong smiled and said, "Great kindness."
The smile on Mi Fengdian's face disappeared, and he asked, "Dong Sheng, do you know something?"
"You know but you won't tell me." Wang Jinglong said with a smile.
The holy temples fell silent again.
After a while, someone else said, "It's just that the scholars from Qing and Wu this year are really terrible and can't even make it to the end."
"Then this year we should deduct half of the things given to the Holy Court of Qing and Wu, and give all to Jing."
"good."
In the Book Mountain, there are the most people at the foot of the mountain, and there are also more people in the First Mountain. However, there are two people in the first pavilion of the Second Mountain, and only one person is left in the Second Pavilion, and he has already failed.
The Book Mountain has been passed down for hundreds of years, and every year there are always children from semi-saint families who reach the third mountain. But now, even the best one cannot pass the second mountain and the second pavilion.
The faces of the descendants of the saintly families were all dejected.
The others did not feel that much pressure. They looked at Fang Yun's back at the foot of the mountain, hoping that he could create a miracle.
Fang Yun stepped onto the third hill and saw four words written on a plaque, which he could recite by heart.
Fang Yun couldn't help but think of the time when he asked the Saint to choose him, the half-saint also tested him and asked him to recite the questions by heart.
"No wonder even Li Wenying couldn't pass the Three Mountains and Three Pavilions when he was a juren. No wonder no scholar has ever passed it. This is extremely difficult."
A piece of paper appeared with a test question on it: recite the "Spring and Autumn Annals" backwards.
"The Spring and Autumn Annals" is the first chronological history book written by Confucius. The words used are extremely concise and the meanings are profound, so many people cannot understand it.
When Zuo Qiuming became a great scholar, he annotated the Spring and Autumn Annals and wrote the Zuo Zhuan, commonly known as the Zuo Zhuan, which made his talent reach the peak of great Confucianism. Finally, he laid the foundation for sainthood with the first national history book of the time, Guoyu, and was finally canonized as a semi-saint.
The number of words in "Zuo Zhuan" is extremely large, but the original "Spring and Autumn Annals" has less than 20,000 words.
Fang Yun had the experience of reciting the Analects of Confucius backwards, so after a little preparation, he recited the Spring and Autumn Annals backwards with the help of the strange book Tiandi.
Time passed minute by minute, and Fang Yun recited it word for word until the end.
"… Yuezheng Wang, Chun, Nianyuan."
After Fang Yun finished his last word, the three mountains moved at the same time.
A rainbow bridge appeared in front of Fang Yun, flying across the three mountains to the four mountains.
Fang Yun stepped onto the Rainbow Bridge and walked slowly forward.
The Rainbow Bridge emitted seven-colored light, which fell on Fang Yun's body and was gradually absorbed by Fang Yun.
Fang Yun continued to move forward, and the rainbow bridge behind him kept disappearing.
The many scholars at the foot of the mountain were collectively stunned at first, because no scholar had ever been able to pass the Three Mountains and Three Pavilions, but Fang Yun did it.
"Fang Yun is a great talent!"
"The human race is the best!"
"Jingguo will win!"
Countless people cheered loudly.
In front of this miracle, many people's resentment disappeared, and they recognized Fang Yun's identity as the world's number one scholar. Only a very small number of people were burning with jealousy, and even if these people were geniuses, they would never be able to get beyond the three mountains and two pavilions in their entire lives.
"If he crosses that rainbow, he will get Wenxin, right?"
"I just don't know what kind of Wenxin he can get."
"I have heard people say that the first literary mind in Shushan is 'writing quickly', which is divided into three levels: high, medium and low."
"How many rank can Fang Yun get?"
"It must be related to the test of the Nine Pavilions. The better the test of the Nine Pavilions is completed, the higher the grade will be. Fang Yun can definitely get the middle-grade 'Writing with Fierceness'. As for the upper grade, it is almost impossible. Only saints can improve their literary mind. Even if Yi Zhishi is bound to become a semi-saint or even a sub-saint, he can only have a middle-grade literary mind."
"Fang Yunwenxin must have obtained it, I wonder if he can pass the fourth mountain."
"Even the fourth mountain was very sad, not to mention a scholar like him."
Fang Yun walked forward step by step. His body did not change at all, but his Wen Palace became hotter and hotter, as if there was a ball of fire.
Walking all the way down, when they got off the Rainbow Bridge and reached the fourth mountain, Fang Yun felt a shock in his heart, and a warm current emerged from his eyebrows and spread throughout his body.
Fang Yun was delighted. For scholars, literary courage is important, and literary mind is also very important. Literary mind not only has magical effects, but can also quickly calm the shock of talent, allowing people to quickly use war poems again, and can also quickly restore talent. (To be continued...)