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Chapter 175 The Splendor of the Great Li Dynasty

Lu Ji was excited as he spread the book in his hand on the stone table.

Then he began to speak at length to Chen Xu:

Three days ago, a divine tortoise swam by the Milky Way Ferry at the main road leading from Xuanji City to Yujing Tiandu.

Legend has it that the divine tortoise was as huge as a ship that could carry a thousand people, and a full hundred feet long. From a distance, it looked like a mountain island crossing a river.

When the divine tortoise appeared, the people on both sides of the strait were stunned and immediately prostrated themselves in worship.

At that time, the wind was strong at the ferry crossing, and somehow an official boat carrying tribute collided with a bottomless whirlpool, about to sink to the bottom of the vast Mingchuan River.

Just then, the divine tortoise exhaled clouds of vapor, calmed the waves, and the vortex disappeared.

As a result, dozens of large ships nearby that were also caught in the storm benefited from this and remained safe and sound.

The people cheered even more because the divine tortoise was so powerful.

Then the divine tortoise looked up and roared to the sky, and within the sound of its roar appeared a scroll stretching to the heavens on its back.

Lü Ji gestured wildly, describing the scene vividly as if he had witnessed it himself.

He deliberately kept everyone in suspense, asking, "Brother Chen, what do you think is revealed in that scroll?"

Chen Xu had already guessed that the "moyue" was what Lü Ji had recorded in the booklet he had spread out on the table.

According to him, it was a collection of the finest talents in the world.

But Chen Xu didn't speak directly; he simply shook his head and waited quietly for Lü Ji to continue.

As expected, Lü Ji didn't need Chen Xu's answer at all, and excitedly continued:

"Brother Chen, this scroll is titled 'The Splendor of the Great Li Dynasty,' and only the truly outstanding talents in the world can be included in it."

The Great Li Chronicles is further divided into the Heavenly Ranking, the Earthly Ranking, and the Mysterious Ranking.

I have studied the pattern; it only targets prodigies under the age of thirty.

Look, Xie Mingyi, who ranks first on the list, is the closed-door disciple of the great Confucian scholar Li Yanqing. He achieved the top score in the provincial examination at the age of thirteen and became a Xiucai (a successful candidate in the county-level imperial examination) on the very day he entered the literary world, opening up his own literary sea.

At the age of twenty, he wrote "Commentary on the Righteousness of Spring and Autumn Annals," and on the day the book was completed, it attracted the blessing of the God of Literature.

This caused the Tai'a Sword, hidden deep within the Ziwei Academy, to fly out on its own and fall into Xie Mingyi's hands.

When Xie Mingyi drew his sword, the sword energy immediately pierced through three hundred miles, directly killing the Thousand-Legged Demon Lord, who was rampaging in the Youmang Mountain area three hundred miles away from the academy.

The Tai'a sword was drawn, and the cultural heritage lasted for a thousand years.

Everyone says Xie Mingyi will surely be the first among the younger generation to achieve the status of a great Confucian scholar; truly worthy of being ranked number one on the Heavenly List!

Lü Ji spoke eloquently and fluently.

He was filled with intense emotion, wanting to pour it all out at once. Without needing any response from Chen Xu, he pointed to the second place on the Heavenly Ranking and said:
"Zhaixingzi, the current senior sister of Qingxu Dao Palace, is most skilled at divination of heavenly secrets."

He once created the Seven Stars Algorithm based on his understanding of the Hetu and Luoshu diagrams. He predicted a great upheaval in the Northern Rong, allowing our army to prepare in advance and suffer heavy losses on the Northern Rong's main force, the Canglang Heavy Cavalry, leaving them devastated in a single battle!
Unfortunately, this extraordinary female Taoist priest suffered a severe backlash as a result, losing her sight, a condition from which she remains incurable to this day.

Lu Ji sighed as he finished speaking.

At this moment, Chen Xu realized the terrifying aspect of the "Records of the Splendor of Dali".

This list, seemingly erected to help heroes from all over the world gain fame—

For many scholars, reputation is indeed very important.

To some extent, the greater one's reputation, the stronger one's literary talent.

Between people of equal academic level, the one with higher reputation speaks with even more authority.

Of course, nothing is absolute.

I won't go into too much detail, but in Chen Xu's view at this moment, besides bringing fame, "The Chronicles of the Great Li Dynasty" would also directly expose the weaknesses of those on the list to the world. For example, Xie Mingyi, who ranked first on the Heavenly List, did not have any obvious weaknesses exposed, but his strengths and background were clearly written out.

How is this any different from being naked and exposed to the snow?

No, there is still a difference.

After careful consideration, Chen Xu realized that becoming famous throughout the world was a double-edged sword.

If one wishes to be admired by the world and gain unparalleled prestige, how can one not pay a certain price?
However, these minor costs seem insignificant in the face of enormous benefits.

When Chen Xu read this "Records of the Splendor of the Great Li Dynasty," he couldn't help but feel as if he were observing the world.

Lu Ji brought him a truly great surprise. Before coming to Yunjiang Prefecture, Chen Xu had never even heard of such a top-notch talent in the world.

Jichuan County is too small and too remote.

There are some things that even the county school teachers don't know, and there are other things that even if the teachers know, they won't casually tell the students in large lectures.

Recently, Chen Xu became acquainted with Feng Yuanbai and heard him talk a lot about how outstanding the talents in Yujing Tiandu were.

However, Feng Yuanbo's account was too general and not as detailed as this book, "The Splendor of Dali".

There are three people on the Heavenly Ranking, but the third person is not in Yujing Tiandu, but in Suolong Gorge on the southwestern border of Dali!
Lü Ji sighed, “Pei Jingque is a rare scholar from a poor family who has achieved the highest rank in the imperial examinations. But who told him to be so bold as to write an article like ‘A Memorial Rebuking the Divine Ruler’?”
To have been merely demoted to Suolong Gorge is already an act of imperial mercy.

At this point, he hurriedly cupped his hands in the direction of the capital city to the north to show his respect for imperial authority.

Chen Xu had also heard of the text "A Memorial Rebuking the Divine Ruler".

It can truly be described as a masterpiece, a work of exquisite beauty and remarkable elegance.

More importantly, this article criticizes current affairs in a scathing and unrestrained manner, truly condemning the entire Great Li Dynasty from top to bottom!
To be able to survive such insults and still make it to the border is truly the mark of an extraordinary warrior.

They truly deserve to be on the Heavenly List.

Lu Ji turned the page. The three people on the Heavenly Ranking passed by, and then the Earthly Ranking appeared.

The Earth Ranking consists of thirty-six people, with the leader being Su Qingchou, the successor of the Painting Sage. His painting "Landscape in Rain" once trapped and killed tens of thousands of demon soldiers in the Abyss of Cataclysm.

The reason why Su Qingchou could not enter the Heavenly Ranking was because if he wanted to achieve a divine level in his painting, he had to supplement it with his essence and blood.

A painting titled "Landscape in Rain" can harm others and oneself even more.

It is said that after this battle, Su Qingchou's martial arts were greatly damaged, and she has long since returned to the Ziwei Academy to recuperate, but her martial arts are unlikely to recover.

Chen Xu had heard of the Abyss of Catastrophe several times.

He once asked Feng Yuanbai what the Abyss of Catastrophe was, but Feng Yuanbai only said: "Before you become a scholar, you don't need to know the specifics. Knowing too much will not do you any good."

You may consider it as one of the six major border passes of our country.

Chen Xu thus realized that the world was never truly peaceful.

The seemingly peaceful state of affairs was only found in the remote and isolated Yunjiang Prefecture.

The territory of the Dali Dynasty was actually far larger than the China known to Chen Xu in his previous life.

No wonder Mr. Zhou once said that the world is so vast that you may not be able to understand it even if you spend your whole life trying.

Through this book, "The Splendor of Dali," Chen Xu gradually sensed a strange premonition of an impending storm.

He began to feel a more tangible sense of urgency, and then he saw Lü Ji turning the pages of the book in his hand one by one.

He had read through the thirty-six people on the Earthly Ranking in detail and in brief, and finally turned to the Mysterious Ranking.

The Xuanbang list contains seventy-two people.

On the page with the number thirty-first entry, Chen Xu's name was surprisingly revealed!
(End of this chapter)