The holy way is profound. Fang Yun can understand the simple parts at a glance, but when he reads particularly obscure parts, he has to read them over and over again. Even though he knows the general meaning, he can never grasp the true meaning.
The more difficult and obscure it is, the more it shows that there is a holy way in it.
The "Classics" were also tested in the Jinshi examination, but the testing method was different from that in the Xiucai examination and the Juren examination.
There are a lot of questions on the interpretation of classics in the Jinshi examination, and you only need to choose one. Moreover, the questions are not as biased as those in the Xiucai examination or the Juren examination. They are more formal and more common.
The examination on the interpretation of the classics before the Jinshi examination tests understanding and insight, and the interpretation of the classics in the Jinshi examination already has a tendency to move closer to the Holy Way, so it is neither biased nor strange, and only tests the understanding of the Holy Way. Even if one does not understand the Holy Way, one must know the direction of the Holy Way.
Know the direction of your holy path.
Jinshi knows it, Hanlin seeks the truth, Grand Secretary hears about the truth, great Confucian practices the truth, and semi-saints establish the truth.
Those who passed the joint examination became Jinshi, but not every Jinshi was eligible to take part in the palace examination. Only those Jinshi who achieved a Grade B or higher in the Interpretation of Classics were eligible to take part in the palace examination and become the acting magistrate of a county. They had nearly a year to put into practice what they had learned and stand out from the crowd.
After roughly studying this year's teaching materials for the Juren class, Fang Yun took a nap for half a minute and then got up to have lunch.
After lunch, Fang Yun sat in the study thinking.
The Ten-Nation Competition, the Dragon Stage, the Jinshi Examination, the Jinshi Spring Hunt, the Palace Examination... and a series of other things will begin one after another, and there will also be a chance to enter the Heavenly Tree.
"The Ten Nations Competition is a literary competition, and the Dragon Terrace is a martial arts competition, but the Heavenly Tree is different. The Heavenly Tree is not a fixed battlefield. After entering, you can get a seed. The seed will take root and sprout in the Palace of Literature and then grow into a Heavenly Tree seedling. The Heavenly Tree seedling needs various special 'fertilizers' to grow. When it grows to a certain extent, it will bear fruit. You can get benefits from it."
"However, if the fertilizer is too poor or cannot be provided, the seedling of the Heavenly Tree will leave and return to the Heavenly Tree. The fertilizer required by the seedling of the Heavenly Tree is not purely material, but also various strange spiritual powers, and even involves the Holy Way. Every time the seedling of the Heavenly Tree grows a leaf, it can move up a level in the Heavenly Tree."
"No one knows what the Heavenly Tree is. Even the demon saint who accidentally planted it guessed that it might be an ancient relic. Moreover, the demon saints did not take the Heavenly Tree seriously at first, and later they tried to suppress it but failed. The Heavenly Tree can bring benefits to all tribes, so the demon saints can only wait for it to develop."
"Confucius said that the Heavenly Tree has four roots, but only one is known to penetrate the void and connect the myriad worlds. He does not know the other three roots. The trunk and crown of the Heavenly Tree form a world of their own, but in the relevant books, the function of the Heavenly Tree is very simple, which is to give seeds to various races and then help them. There is no other magical thing about it."
Fang Yun thought for a long time and decided to enter the Heavenly Tree before the Ten Nations Competition, but before that, he needed to consult an expert, so Fang Yun sent a letter to Yan Yukong.
"Yukong. Have you been to the Sky Tree?"
"Oh? It seems that you have obtained the Heavenly Leaf that allows you to enter the Heavenly Tree from the Saint Families? Congratulations, but you should give it up."
"Why is this?" Fang Yun was confused.
"The Kong family dragon, Princess Yuwei of the East China Sea Dragon Clan, the Demon King, Tao Yuanming, Chen Guanhai, Yi Zhishi and I, all of these people who are known as geniuses, have entered the Heavenly Tree, and they all have one thing in common. Do you know what it is?"
"What?" Fang Yun became even more curious.
"We haven't even reached the second floor. All failed!"
"this… "
"It seems that you don't know much. The Heavenly Tree, the Heavenly Tree, some people even call it the Tree of Talent. But this is not a compliment, but an insult. The more talented a person is, the more valuable the fertilizer he needs to plant the Heavenly Tree seedlings. The lower the talent, the lower the value of the fertilizer needed! Do you know what kind of fertilizer I was asked to find after I got the Heavenly Tree seedlings?"
Fang Yun did not send any letter, but waited quietly for Yan Yukong's answer.
"The horn of the Dragon Saint."
"This... Even the Kong family doesn't have much."
"Let's not talk about whether I can get the Dragon Saint Horn. Even if I get it, how can I let the Heavenly Tree seedling absorb it! That is the Dragon Saint Horn. There are so many things that can be exchanged for it. If I use the Dragon Saint Horn to sharpen my tongue, I dare to kill Hanlin in the Jinshi! Another point is that what the Heavenly Tree seedling grows after absorbing fertilizer is not controlled by you! If it were you, would you be willing to exchange it with the Dragon Saint Horn?"
"Of course not!" Fang Yun answered straightforwardly. The dragon clan is a treasure from head to toe to both the demon clan and the scholars, not to mention the Dragon Saint. Although they are both half-saints, a Dragon Saint can defeat two human or demon half-saints. His value can be imagined.
"So, I ignored the young tree, and in the end the young tree left me, leaving the tree to harm the next person."
"Do you know the fertilizers that other geniuses need?"
"I know. Princess Yuwei's Heavenly Tree seedling needs a real dragon egg, the Kong Family Dragon's Heavenly Tree seedling needs a page of Confucius' handwritten scripture, the Demon King needs his life, Yi Zhishi's seedling needs the hatred of the East China Sea Dragon Saint, and Chen Guanhai's seedling needs to kill 100,000 people in person to gather their resentment. I won't say anything else, you can figure it out by thinking about it."
"This Heavenly Tree is too weird. The hatred of the Dragon Saint of the East China Sea? Is this possible? You dare to ask for this? Let Chen Sheng kill 100,000 human beings? This is crazy!" Fang Yun said.
"So I advise you not to take the tree of heaven seedling seriously. If the tree of heaven seedling asks you to write a shocking article for it, will you give it to it or not?"
"The Shocking Holy Article can be directly placed in all holy temples for worship, and it has immense power to ward off disasters and avoid calamities. I would have to be crazy to let a broken sapling eat it! Besides, I don't have any either." Fang Yun said in the letter.
"It's good that you understand. However, although the saplings of the Heavenly Tree are trash among trash to us, it is very important to observe the world after entering the Heavenly Tree! We entered the Heavenly Tree even though we knew that the saplings of the Heavenly Tree cannot be planted, because we can observe the world of the Heavenly Tree, and the power in the Heavenly Tree is extremely special. After you enter, stay there for three full hours at a time, and never leave early."
Fang Yun thought about it and realized that this sapling of Tianshu might be of no use to him, so he decided to enter today. Anyway, his talent had reached the peak of Juren, so it would be a better time to enter Tianshu.
It was afternoon at this time. Fang Yun made preparations in advance and told Yang Yuhuan that he had important things to do tonight and she must not disturb him and must wait until tomorrow morning before going to his room.
Fang Yun continued reading in the afternoon. Not long after he finished reading, Minister Sai sent him a letter.
"Fang Wenhou, congratulations! You first got the seven pavilions full of chips, which made the talents gather, and then summoned the sky to fall. Your contribution is unimaginable, so the court will discuss your rewards on separate days. However, your literary rank is too low. Even if you suddenly become a member of the Kong family, many rewards cannot be given to you. We can only wait until you become a Jinshi. I hope you are prepared."
"I understand." Fang Yun sent a letter. (To be continued...)