A quarter of an hour passed quickly, and Fang Yun's consumed talent was immediately replenished. The hall in front of him suddenly changed rapidly and soon turned into a square, undecorated hall with a closed space and no doors or windows.
The wall directly in front is different from the other three sides. It is smoother, unlike the other three walls which are uneven. Moreover, there are two thousand grids on it.
That magnificent voice sounded again.
"In the First Hall of the Imperial Academy, you need to write 2,000 words on the Sword Sharpening Wall in front of you. During this process, monsters will appear one after another. If you write 3,000 words before being killed by the monsters, you will pass the First Hall of the Imperial Academy."
The moment the voice finished speaking, Fang Yun saw several key points in his mind and quickly summarized them.
"First, I am a full fifty feet away from the sharpening wall. This distance greatly reduces my control over my tongue sword, so it will be very slow to write two thousand words."
"Secondly, the sharpened sword wall is very hard. If I'm not careful, my tongue sword will break. So I have to be slow and gentle. If I can't hold on any longer, I have to rest. I have no experience and I'm used to the powerful True Dragon Ancient Sword. I'm afraid the new tongue sword will break in the middle of the process."
"Third, when the demon barbarians appear, I must use war poems to launch attacks. I cannot do two things at once. Fighting will greatly slow down the speed of engraving. Killing the demon barbarians will consume too much of my literary courage or talent, and I will not have the energy to engrave. If I focus on engraving, I may be killed by the demon barbarians. Balance! How to find a balance between talent, engraving and fighting will be the key to the First Hall."
"Fourth, I have too many literary and military merits, so it's more than enough for me to pass through tens of thousands of times. And this Hanlin Hall is specifically designed to find the weaknesses and loopholes of scholars, and would rather fail than pass quickly. The role of the Hanlin Hall is to find deficiencies and fill in the gaps. My ability to pass through the first hall and passing through perfectly are two different things."
"Fifth..."
Fang Yun quickly summed it up in his mind. Then he spit out his tongue and moved forward, trying to get closer to the sharpening sword wall, but was blocked by an invisible force in front of him. The tongue could pass through, but the body could not.
"It seems that you are not allowed to approach the sword sharpening wall."
Fang Yun directed the tongue sword to rush towards the sharpening sword wall. He looked around and found that there were no monsters at present.
The tongue sword quickly reached the sharpened sword wall. Fang Yun hesitated for a moment, and many famous calligraphers' calligraphy came to his mind. In recent years, he has been practicing Liu Gongquan's calligraphy diligently because Liu Gongquan's calligraphy was thin and hard, not as thick and vigorous as Yan Zhenqing's, so it would not be suspected by others.
Now, after years of training, he is both a Void Saint and the Lord of Blood Ray. With his extraordinary experience, he will not be suspected if he learns Yan style.
So, Fang Yun used his tongue as a pen and began to write Yan Zhenqing's "Yan Qinli Stele". This stele was written by Yan Zhenqing when he was sixty years old. It can be regarded as a masterpiece and is also a must-practice text for future generations to learn Yan style.
This inscription is dignified and graceful, strong and broad. It is the most suitable for engraving.
The key point is that this is the Hanlin Hall. The saints cannot peek, and there will be no problem even if the inscription involves the ancient country of China.
"Tang Gu Secretariat..."
This inscription was written by Yan Zhenqing when he was sixty years old, as a biography of his great-grandfather Yan Qinli. The inscription is like history, recording the life of Yan Qinli and his descendants. It is a rare masterpiece.
Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is known for its vigorous style. The inscription should be even more vigorous, and this article has a historical rhyme, which adds to the emphasis. Fang Yun only wrote a few words, and a majestic and vigorous aura emanated from the sharpened sword wall.
Fang Yun's mouth showed a happy expression. He had never expected that using a sword as a pen to carve directly on the stone wall would make it easier for him to understand the true meaning of Yan style. Whether it was composing characters or writing, Fang Yun instinctively felt that it was more handy than using a brush. However, as a beginner in Yan style, there were many flaws.
As Fang Yun wrote slowly, a strange scene suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. An old man in his sixties was holding a brush and writing on a stone tablet. The tip of the brush was embedded in the stone, and each word was deeply sunken, which looked magical.
Fang Yun suddenly realized that if there really was Yan Zhenqing in Shengyuan Continent, with his talent, writing skills and calligraphy level, he might be able to hold a brush and carve three-quarters into the stone.
Suddenly, the sound of chaotic footsteps was heard.
Fang Yun looked carefully and saw a wolf demon general leading a hundred wolf demon soldiers rushing towards him.
"Woooooo..."
Hundreds of wolf demons first roared together towards the sky, then rushed forward.
Fang Yun was about to kill the man, but his mind suddenly changed. After writing a word, he immediately spoke in verse, reciting "Song of the Yi River" and "Farewell to Jing Ke", summoning the poetic assassin, and then the White Horse Hero and the White Horse General.
Even without the enhancement of various precious lights, the three war poems were stronger than ordinary demon commanders. Moreover, the three demon commanders did not start a large-scale killing, but slowly dealt with the wolves, making it impossible for the wolves to attack Fang Yun, while not killing him too quickly.
With the three war poetry creatures present, Fang Yun continued writing without any interference.
Fang Yun was not in a hurry, and he didn't even want to pass the first hall, so he wrote slowly and carefully. He not only had to grasp the essence of Yan style, but also understood the content of the inscription, while also taking other aspects into consideration.
After writing a hundred words, Fang Yun felt that the aura emanating from the inscription became heavier, and it was extremely difficult for him to write. His tongue sword even shook a little. If he wrote any more, it would break.
Fang Yun immediately stopped writing and let the sword rest for a while. He thought that this was the culmination of the work of Yan Zhenqing, the leader of the four great masters of regular script. Once he had mastered it, he would probably have some strange phenomena. It was normal for this broken sword to not be able to handle it.
At this moment, Fang Yun missed the Ancient Dragon Sword so much. If he wrote the "Yan Qinli Stele" with the Ancient Dragon Sword, it would be very easy and smooth.
However, Fang Yun's expression changed, and the regret immediately disappeared.
"The True Dragon Ancient Sword has its own merits, but this Broken Tongue Sword has its own merits! Because this tongue sword is too broken, I have poor control over it, so I can more deeply understand the "clumsiness" in Yan Zhenqing's "both clumsiness and ingenuity". If I use the True Dragon Ancient Sword, I can use "ingenuity" but may not be able to understand the true meaning of "clumsiness". What's more, the dumber this sword is, the more problems I have with sword control and calligraphy will be exposed. The flaws that I or even others cannot detect at ordinary times will be magnified thousands of times by this Broken Tongue Sword, enough for me to discover! Good!"
Fang Yun figured out the key and smiled.
There were only more than thirty wolf monsters left out of the hundred. Fang Yun refused to kill all of them in the war poem. When he had written three hundred words, new wolf monsters appeared from behind the sword wall.
There was a wolf demon commander leading a hundred wolf demon generals, and the enemy's strength increased a hundredfold!
This time Fang Yun still didn't care. The three-headed war poem creatures were enough to defeat them, so he continued to carve the words.
After writing a thousand words, a wolf demon lord and ten wolf demon generals appeared behind the sword wall.
Fang Yun recited the Hanlin war poem "Moon Blade Wandering in the Sky".
"The moon is dark and the geese fly high. The demon king escapes at night. I want to chase him with my cavalry, but the snow covers my bows and swords!"
Due to the lack of the heavy snow formed by the third realm's "Dream Battle of Wind and Rain", the power of this battle poem was slightly weaker, but in the end it still condensed into a powerful moon blade, which flew past along the ground with a whoosh and severely damaged the Demon Lord.
Among all the Hanlin war poems, "Moon Blade in the Sky" ranks among the top in terms of lethality!
This demon lord plus ten demon commanders were enough to make the top scholars helpless and the newly promoted Hanlin panic, but Fang Yun was experienced and fought for a while, so the impact was minimal.
(To be continued.)