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Chapter 165 Poetry Immortal
Three beams of light appeared out of nowhere in the void, dazzlingly bright. At the same time, an immense killing intent, almost tangible, swept towards Li Bai and his companion.

With a flick of his sleeve, Li Bai immediately shouted: "Even the yellow crane cannot fly over here, and monkeys and apes would struggle to climb over!"
In an instant, towering mountains materialized before Li Bai, and with each breath, towering peaks rose from the ground, raging with murderous intent, yet he could not break through them.

interesting!
Lu Ya had already experienced many of Li Bai's methods along the way, but he was still amazed by the effects that the power of his poetry could produce.

"It seems to be quite far away from us," Li Bai said in a deep voice.

"You can sense it?" Lu Ya asked in surprise.

"Once I unleash my 'Difficulty of the Shu Road' technique, the entire area within a hundred miles will sense it," Li Bai said with pride.

“That’s right, it’s still quite a distance. Let’s go up to the top of the mountain and take a look.” Lu Ya said, leading Li Bai to fly swiftly to the top of the mountain.

Below, Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng appeared. The sudden surge of killing intent was so intense that their methods were about to be exposed, so they had to appear and land in the center of the formation to maintain it.

After the three beams of light fell, three people slowly appeared.

One of them had a tiger's head and a human body, wearing blood-red armor. He had six arms, each holding a magical artifact: an umbrella, a pestle, a bell, a sword, a mirror, and a hook. He also had a third eye between his eyebrows, which opened and closed, within which demonic light brewed.

Li Bai: "The vertical eye between the eyebrows is very powerful. Not only does it contain strong demonic energy, but just a glance from afar makes one feel that it is difficult to guard one's mind, and killing intent rises in one's heart, and violent emotions grow wildly."

“He must have possessed the Tiger King of this place, but I’m very familiar with his aura. He’s the Demon King under the Styx Ancestor, Zizaitian Bo Xun, who is skilled in time and space magic,” Lu Ya added.

Upon hearing this, Li Bai glanced at Lu Ya, then began writing with his brush in his palm, recording the poems he might need to use next.

The person in the middle has the face of a child, but the body of an ox, and is even majestic. Upon closer inspection, the child's ears are actually transformed from two snake heads.

Hiss!

The snake's tongue flicked in and out repeatedly, making a slightly grating sound.

Li Bai couldn't resist picking his ear.

"It's a demonic sound! Even with the Shu Road's blessing, making it difficult for the sound to travel here, it still has a strong influence."

"The demon king under the Styx Ancestor, Brahma, seems to have possessed a wild bull demon as his benevolent body, while the malevolent body, a two-headed demonic snake, transformed into its ears and is skilled in mind control," Lu Ya added.

Li Bai wielded his brush once more, the ink flowing in his palm, a subtle rhythm emerging.

The third person was an old man, dressed in rags, with a head full of messy hair and a white beard tangled together. However, his body was that of a bear, and the reason his clothes were raged was that they could not support his enormous body.

"He seems like a brute!" Li Bai gave his assessment.

"Shiva, the demon king under the Styx Ancestor, you are right. He is a brute. He is the only demon king who wants to prove the Tao by force without severing his three corpses. He is good at fire and brute force of destruction. Moreover, he possessed a bear, which is quite fitting for him."

Li Bai picked up his brush again, and this time the ink flowed in his palm, which was quite beautiful.

Li Bai's eyes shone with a golden light, echoing the destiny of the Tang Dynasty in the distance.

hum!
Inside Chang'an, Li Shimin, sitting in his study, seemed to sense something. He beckoned, and his attendant immediately stepped forward and handed him the imperial seal.

He looked at the imperial edict in front of him, took a deep breath, and stamped the imperial seal on it.

The next second, the characters on the imperial edict solidified. Boom!

Once all the writing had solidified, the desk collapsed, leaving deep craters in the ground.

A word is as weighty as gold! It carries immense weight!
The words on the imperial edict were simple: "I, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, hereby bestow upon Li Bai the title of Poet Immortal!"
Roar!
The phantom of the Jing River Dragon King appeared, letting out a long roar. At that moment, all the people of the Tang Dynasty felt it, and two messages were sent:

Firstly: Li Bai should be honored as the Poet Immortal!
Secondly, the Tang Dynasty was a period of flourishing literary culture, and it established the imperial examination system! All citizens could enter officialdom through the imperial examination.

Li Bai suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of Chang'an City. He slowly closed his eyes and said loudly: "In the morning I was a peasant, in the evening I ascended to the emperor's court."

"Is this also your poem?" Lu Ya scratched his head.

"No, besides my own poems, my master gave me many other poems, and this one is among them. I was moved by it at the moment, so I recited it," Li Bai explained.

After Li Bai's line, "In the morning I was a peasant, in the evening I ascended to the emperor's court," was recited,

In the Tang Dynasty, all the people prostrated themselves and wept bitterly. At that time, the imperial examination system had not been fully implemented, so the dragon roar of the Jing River Dragon King did not evoke much emotion in the people.

But this story of a peasant who rose from humble beginnings to become a high-ranking official made all the common people understand the role of the imperial examination system.

From then on, ordinary people had a way to transcend social classes.

Meanwhile, underground, the twenty-four ministers exchanged glances, all feeling shocked.

"Although I knew that the imperial examination system was a good thing for the country and the people, it was far less shocking than I am now," Fang Xuanling said.

“From this point on, our clans will likely be continuously weakened. If it weren’t for this simple and clear statement, the clans might have been able to suppress it to some extent. But now that the fate of the nation is being conveyed, we must not allow the families behind us to make a mistake,” Changsun Wuji said solemnly.

Under the leadership of the reincarnation of the Ziwei Emperor, and with the help of the twenty-four ministers who shared hardships with them many times, they had long since taken control of their clans. Although the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families are still very powerful, their leaders are too united, which makes them more cautious in their actions and very good at restraining themselves.

"I thought His Majesty was concerned about the clan's reputation, which is why he hadn't issued the decree for the imperial examination system. It turns out he was waiting for today. Speaking of which, who is Li Bai? How could His Majesty hold him in such high regard, even bestowing upon him the title of 'Poet Immortal,' and be able to succinctly reveal the essence of the imperial examination system? How come I've never heard of such a talented person before?" Xiao Yu said.

“It must be the work of a sage. This series of actions is probably intended to counter those three on the ground,” Du Ruhui said.

“It’s strange, shouldn’t we, the twenty-four ministers, be protecting the holy monk? Now, we are all trapped underground and unable to move. What is the purpose of our coming here?” Wei Zheng expressed his biggest confusion.

"To consolidate the foundation of the nation's destiny, protect my mind and prevent it from responding to the three outside, I can no longer suppress what's within me," Tang Sanzang, surrounded by the twenty-four ministers in the center, suddenly spoke.

"Didn't you say that the timid you wouldn't show up during a major crisis?" Qin Qiong asked, frowning.

"It's not me! It's Mosquito Taoist! Do not hesitate, quickly respond to the fate of the nation and suppress him!" Tang Sanzang's eyes were faintly bloodshot.

"Make your move!" Xiao Yu shouted.

As Xiao Yu's voice fell, the twenty-four ministers all placed their hands on Tang Sanzang's body.

hum!
Golden light shone forth, and the bloodlust in Tang Sanzang's eyes dissipated.

(End of this chapter)