As the Chinese New Year was approaching, officials from all over the country had already taken a break, so the governor could have had some free time.
However, for Fang Yun, he no longer had time to handle government affairs, but he had more time to study and read.
Moreover, preparations are being made intensively for the trip to the ancient land of Shihan.
This is the first peaceful and smooth year that Fang Yun has experienced since coming to Shengyuan Continent.
During the Chinese New Year, Fang Yun stayed with Yang Yuhuan almost all day long, and only continued to study after Yang Yuhuan fell asleep at night.
On the fourth day of the New Year, Fang Yun returned to his usual routine. After dinner, he would look through the discussion boards or the latest public opinion news, and then go into the study to read and practice, specializing in reading the classics of the saints. Even though he could recite them by heart, he still gained something from each careful reading.
After lunch, Fang Yun would write an essay on the interpretation of the classics and a policy paper, and then send the contents to a letter to a university scholar or Confucian scholar he was on good terms with, asking for their guidance.
Even when he was resting, Fang Yun was not really idle. He was either painting, playing the piano, or playing a quick game of chess with himself.
He continued reading before dinner, and after dinner, Fang Yun began to write articles or books. "History of Ancient Demons" was not an ordinary history book, and he would often run out of energy while writing. He had to take a break and read the classics of the saints to restore his energy.
At midnight, when everything was quiet, Fang Yun entered the Wen Palace and practiced war poems and verbal battles in a side hall of the palace, constantly enhancing his actual combat capabilities. He must not slack off just because he was in a safe place.
Fang Yun has been practicing continuously these days, and some of his war poems have already broken through the original realm.
Recently, Fang Yun has focused most of his energy on consolidating the fourth Wen Tai, because once he is promoted to a great scholar, he will not be able to consolidate a new Wen Tai.
Most university scholars have limited energy and specialize in one holy path, so they often only have one literary desk. Only a few generalists will have multiple literary desks.
Concentrating too many Wen Tai will delay the time of becoming a great scholar, but if the Wen Tai is combined with one's own strength, one will exert incredible power after becoming a great scholar.
When Zongsheng was a Grand Secretary, he brought together five literary offices. After he became a great scholar, he was destined to be a great scholar and had no rivals.
In contrast to Zongsheng, the contemporary literary giant Yi Zhishi occupies a 'pure' position. He is a genius, but has only one literary platform. After becoming a great scholar, his killing power is mediocre, but his path to sainthood is extremely smooth. If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely be canonized as a saint.
Fang Yun already has three literary platforms at this moment. The Wanmin Wentai is a Confucian literary platform, the Zhenlong Wentai is a miscellaneous literary platform, and the Xuehai Wentai is a poetry and literature literary platform. As for the fourth literary platform, Fang Yun plans to choose one from the Legalists, Medical Strategists, Military Strategists or Historians.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Fang Yun finally condensed the Luban ruler of engineering. Although he would not major in engineering in the future, with the Luban ruler, no matter what he did, it would be much more convenient. When it comes to measurement, calculation, processing or construction, the Luban ruler is omnipotent.
With the help of Lu Ban's ruler, the Gong family is very formidable in battle even without the mechanism. It is said that Zhang Heng used a Lu Ban's ruler to calculate everything. When he was a university scholar, he encountered a big demon king who was equivalent to a great scholar. The difference in strength between the two sides was huge. Logically, he would definitely die, but with the help of Lu Ban's ruler, he calculated every detail and finally defeated the strong with the weak.
After the death of the great demon king, Zhang Heng's clothes were torn, but there was not a single scar on his body, which became a topic of much discussion among craftsmen.
However, at present, the greatest use of Lu Ban ruler is to control mechanisms.
Before Zhuge Liang became a saint, he studied engineering and used wooden oxen and flowing horses, the Zhuge crossbow and other mechanisms to build an army of mechanical machines that was invincible. No matter whether it was the enemy country or the monster, as long as they saw Zhuge Liang sitting in the Wu Hou chariot with a feather fan and a silk scarf and holding a Lu Ban ruler outside, the army would be in chaos and would have to retreat.
Unfortunately, like most semi-saints, Zhuge Liang traveled around the world before his death. When he died, he was unable to return to Shengyuan Continent and lost many treasures, including his army of wooden oxen and flowing horses. The Zhuge family tried their best to find them, but unfortunately there has been no news so far.
Fang Yun did not have time to create and develop his own mechanisms, but he had purchased various mechanisms from engineers in recent days. Although these mechanisms were not as powerful as those that could only be controlled by engineers, they could be of great help if used properly.
In addition to normal practice, Fang Yun has been learning about the Ten Cold Ancient Land, and even repeatedly read the secrets of the Ten Cold Ancient Land provided by the Yan family to make adequate preparations for the trip to the Ten Cold Ancient Land.
On the twelfth day of the lunar year, Fang Yun was studying at home as usual when he received an urgent letter from Yan Ningshan, the patriarch of the Yan family.
"Saint Fang Xu, the Ten Cold Ancient Land is shaking again. The power of the star gate connecting the Holy Court to the Ten Cold Ancient Land has begun to weaken. Please reach the Holy Court as soon as possible and make sure to reach the Ten Cold Ancient Land before tomorrow. After tomorrow, the Ten Cold Ancient Land may be completely closed until the new Lord of Cold appears."
"Okay, I'll leave right away!"
Fang spent an hour dealing with various matters, and finally separated from his family and went to the Holy Temple.
The Holy Temple is located at the top of Daofeng Mountain. It looks shrouded in clouds and mist from the outside, but when you stand on top and look outside, you can see a clear sky.
At about three o'clock in the morning, Fang Yun once again set foot in the Holy Temple.
Fang Yun looked at the large square at the main entrance of the Holy Academy with deep emotion. When he was in the Holy Academy, he spent all his time reading and studying. Before he could enjoy the fun of the Holy Academy, he went to the Mountain of Books three times, entered the literary world, and finally arrived at the Mountain of Two Worlds.
There shouldn't be many people in the Holy Temple in the early morning, but now there are hundreds of people standing at the door.
Fang Yun took a casual glance and realized that he was not the only one who passed through the star gate to the Shihan Ancient Land today. There were also many university scholars from the six sub-saint families, and even great scholars.
When everyone present saw Fang Yun, they all stopped talking and saluted him together.
"Meet Fang Xusheng!"
"Saint Fangxu, winter!"
"Good morning, Saint Fang Xu..."
Fang Yun glanced at the crowd and nodded slightly. There were too many people, so he could only respond in this way.
Fang Yun saw surprise in these people's eyes. Obviously, the Yan family kept the secret very well.
Yan Ningshan, the head of the Yansheng family, brought everyone in the Yan family here to welcome Fang Yun.
Fang Yun glanced at the Yan family and found that Yan Yukong was among them. Yan Yukong blinked at him with a pair of eyes as bright as stars, obviously unaware that he would also enter the Shihan Ancient Land.
As the two sides approached, Yan Yukong asked first: "Grandfather, why didn't you tell your grandson Fang Yun that he would also participate in the battle for the Cold Lord and the birth and death of the ancient land? If I had known this, I would have persuaded him to give up!"
Yan Ningshan showed embarrassment on his face, and the expressions of the other members of the Yan family also changed.
Without waiting for Yan Ningshan to answer, Fang Yun smiled and said, "Yukong, this matter involves a great deal of involvement, so we must keep it secret as much as possible. If someone had known that I was going to enter the Ten Cold Ancient Land, I don't know what means they would use."
Yan Yukong said: "I don't blame you for hiding this matter, but the Ten Cold Ancient Land has been undergoing great changes, which is completely different from the usual ancient lands. If I were you, I would never enter such a dangerous place!"
After saying this, Yan Yukong looked at everyone in the Yan family with dissatisfaction, showing them no mercy at all.
Fang Yun smiled slightly and said, "What specialties do you want from the Shihan Ancient Land? I'll bring them back for you."
"I just want you to return safely." Yan Yukong frowned slightly.
.(To be continued)