Chapter 200 - One Million Superior-grade Spirit Stones? No, 100 Inferior-grade Spirit Stones?

Chapter 200: One Million Superior-grade Spirit Stones? No, 100 Inferior-grade Spirit Stones?

People were astonished and some were in disbelief that a supreme essay appeared.

The voices spread throughout the streets of Wei Nation.

The voice of the Great Confucian resounded over and over again, spreading throughout the place.

It was the voice of the Great Confucian of heaven and earth.

There was countless talent in the Wei Nation Courtyard.

Ye Ping was at the Bodhi ancient tree where there were countless rays of wisdom.

With Golden Wheels of Expiation behind Ye Ping’s head, he seemed like a Buddha of enlightenment and a Daoist Master. The light of his Golden Wheel of Expiation shone on the world.

At this moment, a loud voice sounded.

“There are all sorts of unpredictable things in this world.”

The voice made the expressions of the literati of the world change.

That was the voice of the Sage of literati.

In the Wei Nation Tribute Courtyard, the three examiners walked over and arrived in front of Ye Ping.

However, he was staring straight at the essay on the table.

Some people also looked at it, but what they saw was an endless golden aura, so they couldn’t see the content of the essay clearly. They might even get hurt while trying to read it.

“Don’t look at it, it’s a supreme essay that only Great Confucian scholars can read.”

A Great Confucian scholar told them not to look at the essay, lest it affected them.

Since it was a supreme essay, it naturally couldn’t be looked at casually.

The three Great Confucian scholars wanted to take a look but they had to ask for Ye Ping’s permission.

Otherwise, it would be extremely impolite and disrespectful to Ye Ping if they did so without asking.

However, Ye Ping was now in enlightenment. They could not disturb him and could only wait anxiously at the side.

The literary saint was chanting a sutra that made everyone shocked.

Wei Nation, Jin Nation, Qing Nation.

As the voice sounded, more and more literati of various nations heard it.

Every literati was filled with shock as no one thought that someone would suddenly write a supreme essay.

It was too astonishing.

The Ten Nations were astonished.

The spirit of the Literature Sage had appeared.

Dong.

With the sound of bells and drums, a beam of purple starlight shot up above the sky and landed on Ye Ping.

A Palace of Literature evolved and immediately appeared behind Ye Ping. It was the palace of the scholar, Wen Qu, which was a symbol of the perfection of talent.

The terrifying Palace of Literature appeared, allowing Ye Ping to ascend entirely.

The Golden Wheel of Expiation at the back of his head also had three more rings.

The Golden Wheel of Expiation had a total of nine rings, and when the ninth ring was formed, it would be Major Perfection.

However, it was an impressive feat for an ordinary Daoist Master to condense the Golden Light of Expiation in his lifetime. If he could condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation, he would not have lived his life in vain.

Ye Ping had now condensed three rings of the Golden Wheel of Expiation, which was an increase in quality.

At this level, each additional Golden Wheel of Expiation would bring about a shocking difference.

Ye Ping’s Golden Wheel of Expiation had three rings, and if he encountered an existence like the Nine Talismans Devil Son, he would completely be able to force him to unveil Nine Talismans.

The terrifying talent allowed Ye Ping’s realm to be increased by a massive margin.

The golden Dharmic powers of a cultivator at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment would be shining brightly.

There was endless wisdom under the Bodhi tree.

The elders of the Ten Nations were all shocked as no one expected Ye Ping to have such incredible and exaggerated abilities. He could tell that it was a mystic realm and managed to pass the physical body pagoda and the literary test, which was the most difficult, with flying colors.

‘Are you still human?’

Boom!

The literature halls of all nations were filled with sounds.

The Great Confucian scholars had some detection as they bowed at Ye Ping.

In the Chen Nation.

Taishang Xuanji also seemed astonished as he sensed the peerless talent.

“Your Majesty! I never thought that someone from the Great Xia Dynasty would be able to create such a supreme essay and attract the resonance of the literati of heaven and earth. It’s His Majesty’s luck.”

In the middle of the room, Taishang Xuanji looked at the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and said with great respect.

He looked extremely shocked. He was the chancellor of the Great Xia Dynasty and thus was educated. He understood the terror of the supreme essay.

In the room, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty took a deep breath. He did not give any answer and instead smiled.

At this moment, Taishang Xuanji suddenly froze.

He seemed to have understood something as he couldn’t help but look to the left.

The room on the left was occupied by Su Changyu.

He had just met Su Changyu and the Great Xia Dynasty had already gained such a fortune. Wasn’t that the same as the legend?

At this moment, Taishang Xuanji somehow felt that Su Changyu was the tenth prince of the Great Xia Dynasty. He didn’t even need any other evidence to prove it.

Such a blessing was rare in 10,000 years and a supreme essay would condense the fortune of the dynasty. Even a Great Confucian scholar who wrote essays everyday might not be able to write a supreme essay.

After they had just met Su Changyu, such a blessing occurred.

‘How is he not the Tenth Prince?’

Taishang Xuanji understood the intentions of the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty. He knew what the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was thinking, but he also knew that he could not take the initiative to get involved.

Otherwise, there would be huge trouble.

At this moment…

In the Wei Nation Tribute Courtyard.

The Literature Palace behind Ye Ping completely emerged and a Great Confucian scholar’s spirit entered the palace too.

An unparalleled talent entered Ye Ping’s body.

At this moment, Ye Ping felt a strange power which was the power of language.

The lineage of Confucianism was not about the cultivation of spiritual energy, but talent in poetry and painting.

Heaven and earth had already recognized Ye Ping and it represented the intention of the Great Confucian of heaven and earth.

In other words, Ye Ping was already a Great Confucian who was recognized by heaven and earth, mastering the power of words and reaching the heavens with every word and action of his.

The terrifying Confucian aura diffused around Ye Ping, and when the three great scholars in the Tribute Courtyard saw this scene, they could not help but bow at Ye Ping.

“Greetings, Sir.”

The ages of the three of them combined were almost a thousand years old, but they did not boast in front of Ye Ping and even called him the Great Confucian.

The so-called Great Confucian scholar was one who had been recognized by heaven and hearth and had extraordinary status. They were a step below the Sage of Literati.

A level higher would be a half-step Sage who could have his statue erected in the imperial dynasty. For thousands of years, all literati would have to bow and pay respects to it. Even the most powerful figures would have to respect half-step Sages.

The last stage was the Literature Sage who held absolute power and could master the power of heaven and earth. He could kill even the strongest demon.

Ye Ping was one step away from reaching the realm of the Heaven and Earth Confucian. Faced with the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples, there was no need to use the Golden Wheel of Expiation at all. One word would be enough to kill all demons.

That was the terrifying nature of the Great Confucian and also the power of literature lineage.

However, it was a Herculean task to become a Great Confucian of heaven and earth, which was even harder than cultivating to the Tribulation Transcendence realm.

There were only seven Great Confucian scholars in the Wei Nation, but none of them could be called the Great Confucian of heaven and earth, and there was only one Great Confucian of heaven and earth in the Han Mo Academy.

The most direct ability of the Great Confucian of heaven and earth was that he could reprimand the emperor for being muddled up and immoral. He could also channel heaven and earth powers and depreciate the fortune and luck of the nation. Even the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty would have to be respectful to him.

Hence, the three Great Confucian scholars were obviously envious of Ye Ping for becoming a Great Confucian of heaven and earth in such a short period of time.

However, in fact, Ye Ping’s essay was about persuading the world and dissuading the world’s literati. It was a supreme essay that got more terrifying in the later paragraphs.

If a Great Confucian of heaven and earth wanted to advance further, he would have to be worshiped with the talent of countless literati.

Besides, Ye Ping’s supreme essay could be passed down for thousands of generations, and the persuasion essay itself would attract countless literati. If there were literati who could understand a different mood within it, Ye Ping would be given credit too.

Hence, sooner or later, Ye Ping would be able to become a second Sage. Although it might be difficult to become a half-step Sage, it was not impossible.

Becoming a Literature Sage would be extremely difficult.

A true Sage would establish teachings and academies. It would be impossible for one to become a Sage with a single essay.

All the brilliance was constrained in oneself.

All the abnormalities vanished.

At this moment, it was extremely quiet in the Wei Nation Tribute Courtyard.

Ye Ping opened his eyes too.

He was just in the process of enlightenment of the Dao.

Now that the enlightenment was over, all the visions disappeared.

Looking at everything in front of him, especially the three Great Confucian scholars bowing to him, Ye Ping did not dare to be arrogant. Hence, he immediately bowed again.

“Greetings, Sirs.”

Although he was now a Great Confucian of heaven and earth, Ye Ping knew that he had to respect others.

“Mr. Ye, you’re being too polite. We have read plenty of books and written lots of essays but we can’t even write a supreme essay. You are very talented to have written a supreme essay at such a young age. We ought to be ashamed.”

The three of them laughed bitterly, thinking that they did not deserve to be treated so respectfully by Ye Ping.

“You guys are being too serious. You are the Great Confucian scholars of the Wei Nation who have plenty of students. I just wrote an essay. I’m inferior to you.”

Being modest, Ye Ping did not think he was particularly powerful. After all, the essay wasn’t an original work of his and he wasn’t that thick-skinned as to claim credit.

“Sir, don’t argue, we really can’t make the cut. However, can we read your essay?”

The three Great Confucian scholars laughed bitterly. They didn’t want to argue about such things either and were just eager to read Ye Ping’s essay.

“Please go ahead, Sirs. I still have some things to do, so I will leave first.”

Since he had already written the essay, Ye Ping did not intend to stay here any longer. The Ten Nations bazaar was what he cared about now.

Although the essay was good, it was a pity that he was no longer on this path.

“Take care, Sir.”

The three Great Confucian scholars were extremely polite, but in the next moment, they walked towards the desk and vied to read the essay.

The three of them were Great Confucian scholars who could read the supreme essays.

At that moment, the chancellor and the king of Wei Nation arrived personally at the Tribute Courtyard to read the essay. However, since the Great Confucian scholars were around, they didn’t have the cheek to vie to read it.

An entire hour passed.

The three Great Confucian scholars put the essay on the table like it was a treasure.

“It’s really a supreme essay.”

“He’s not just a Great Confucian scholar. It won’t be an exaggeration to call him a half-step Sage.”

“This essay is destined to be passed down for a thousand generations, it won’t be long before we have to call him a half-step Sage.”

The three of them were emotional and their tones were full of shock.

All the cultivators in the Tribute Courtyard were shocked too.

At the same time, in the physical body pagoda.

As the door opened, Huangfu Tianlong appeared.

He was smiling confidently.

After more than half a day of efforts, he finally broke through the 59th floor.

59 floors.

‘How exaggerated is that?’

‘I’d probably break the record, right?’

Huangfu Tianlong walked out smilingly, but he soon couldn’t help but sigh again. Although he had broken a record, Ye Ping was clearly able to break his own record.

However, Huangfu Tianlong couldn’t help but smile again. No matter what, he had broken his own record.

Thinking of this, Huangfu Tianlong strode out with a face full of confidence.

However, at this very moment, someone immediately walked over.

“Senior Brother Huangfu, Senior Brother Ye said that he is waiting for you at the Tribute Courtyard but he seems to have left for the Ten Nations Bazaar.”

Someone spoke up and informed Huangfu Tianlong.

Huangfu Tianlong was stunned after hearing what he said.

“Senior Brother Ye is here?”

Huangfu Tianlong was overwhelmed with shock.

“He was here long ago. It has been more than two hours since he left.”

The other party nodded.

“Two hours? How many levels did Senior Brother Ye reach?”

Huangfu Tianlong asked.

“He reached the 81st floor. By the way, congratulations for reaching the 59th floor, Senior Brother Huangfu. If not for Senior Brother Ye, you would be the first to reach.”

“Senior Brother Huangfu, why are you suddenly sulking?”

“Senior Brother Huangfu, you’re not jealous of Senior Brother Ye, are you?”

The other party congratulated but his tone was mellow. When he noticed the slight changes in Huangfu Tianlong’s face, he couldn’t help but be shocked.

Huangfu Tianlong was speechless.

He did not answer but directly disappeared in place to go to the Wei Nation Tribute Court.

After 15 minutes, Huangfu Tianlong left the Wei Nation Tribute Courtyard again and went to One-Line Sky instead of the Ten Nations Bazaar.

He was incredibly upset. He wasn’t jealous of Ye Ping, but Ye Ping was like a divine mountain who appeared in his heart. He was insurmountable and it made him somehow melancholic.

Back in One-Line Sky.

Soon, Huangfu Tianlong discovered that there were many people standing quietly on the eaves.

Chen Hongfei, Nangong Xing, Zhang Ren, and some famous geniuses were all standing quietly on the eaves.

At this moment, in the Ten Nations Bazaar.

Ye Ping rushed there immediately with a simple agenda and that was to check if there were any treasures.

If there were no treasures, he would take it as an eye opening experience. If there were any treasures, it would naturally be better.

The bazaar was overcrowded and full of cultivators from the Ten Nations who had set up stalls there.

As Ye Ping appeared, it resulted in a huge commotion.

“Elite Ye?”

“Isn’t this Elite Ye?”

“Elite Ye, were you the one who created the phenomena in the Tribute Courtyard just now?”

“Guys, Elite Ye is here!”

The voices sounded one after another.

In an instant, Ye Ping was surrounded by the crowd. After all, he was too famous and could not stay hidden at all.

Faced with the crowd’s flattery, Ye Ping seemed helpless and had no choice but to smile bitterly. After saying some words, he asked them to leave.

After all, the purpose of coming here was to identify and appraise treasures.

However, even so, there were quite a few people paying attention to Ye Ping, which made him feel really uncomfortable.

Hence, Ye Ping cast a disguise Dharma spell when he was at a corner and changed his aura and appearance. Otherwise, with those people following him, the treasures he found would be snatched away.

After the disguise, no one really noticed him.

Soon, Ye Ping was doing treasure appraisal in the Ten Nations Bazaar.

He did not enter the stores.

There were three rules to treasure appraisal, according to Lin Bei.

The true treasures had to be ordinary, defective, and inconspicuous.

How could the treasures in the stores be ordinary-looking? How could they be defective? They couldn’t be inconspicuous either.

Only the items sold at stalls would fit those conditions.

However, there were many people stopping in front of most of the stalls. Ye Ping took another approach and specifically browsed at some unattended stalls.

Four hours passed.

Finally, Ye Ping saw a stall.

The stall owner was an old man with a full head of white hair who was beside a girl. They were sitting in a corner and could easily go unnoticed.

Soon, Ye Ping came to the old man’s stall.

He looked very calm as he stared at the goods on the ground.

Most of them were some copper artifacts. There were also some flying swords of inferior quality.

However, soon, there were a few things that caught Ye Ping’s eye.

A black token.

A broken piece of iron.

A stone that weighed down the cloth of the stall.

“Elder, what is the price of this flying sword?”

Ye Ping was cautious and did not directly ask the price of these three items, and instead asked for the price of a flying sword.

“50 inferior-grade Spirit Stones.”

The elder smiled when he saw that a customer had arrived.

Ye Ping frowned and picked up another item and said, “What about this one?”

“This one costs 30 inferior-grade Spirit Stones.”

The elder smiled.

“What about this one?”

Ye Ping looked for another item and asked casually.

“This one is even cheaper. 20 inferior-grade Spirit Stones.”

The stall owner smiled benevolently.

“What about that token?”

Ye Ping pretended to be casual.

“Oh, this one is worth 550,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones.”

The old man smiled gently.

Ye Ping was speechless.

‘What? 550,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones?’

‘Are you kidding me? Everything else is worth dozens of inferior-grade Spirit Stones. This token is worth 550,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones?’

‘Do you take me for a fool?’

Ye Ping’s eyes widened as he looked at the old man with a peculiar gaze.

“Exalted Immortal, don’t think it’s expensive. Do you know the origin of this item?”

The stall owner was still smiling and pointing at the ancient token.

“This is the ancient Immortal Slayer King token. With this token, you can activate the Immortal Slayer King’s inheritance. Impressive, huh?”

The elder said with a serious expression.

Ye Ping was speechless.

Ye Ping knew of the Immortal Slayer King. He was one of the twelve Immortal Kings of the ancient times who had once single-handedly killed twelve immortals. Hence, the so-called Immortal Slayer King itself was a legend.

Besides, why would the true Immortal Slayer King appear here? Ye Ping thought that he was lying.

“Exalted Immortal, how about 480,000 since we are fated? That’s an auspicious number which is also considered good karma.”

The stall owner laughed.

However, Ye Ping didn’t want to answer him at all.

“What about this fragment?”

Ye Ping continued to ask.

“Oh, this one’s cheaper. It’s worth 490,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones. Exalted Immortal, you’ve got a discerning eye. This is a fragment of the Great Dao Creation Cauldron. There are only five of them in the whole world. If you can get all of them, you will be able to recast the Great Dao Creation Cauldron, then you can return to your true self and become an immortal.”

The stall owner continued.

Ye Ping was speechless.

He fell into silence.

He couldn’t understand if it was because of his disguise that made him seem gullible or what. Otherwise, why would anyone dare to say that to him?

Did he think he was a fool?

“What about this stone?”

Ye Ping continued to ask.

“Exalted Immortal, impressive, impressive. There are only three treasures at my stall, I didn’t expect that you found them all. You’re the most noble treasure appraiser that I’ve ever seen.”

“The stone is named the White Sun Flying Immortal Stone that contains immortal fate. However, since you are fated with me, it shouldn’t be overboard to charge you a million superior-grade Spirit Stones, right?”

The elder continued to boast.

Ye Ping was stunned again.

He looked down at the black oval-shaped stone that didn’t have any special characteristics. It was actually extremely ordinary.

‘White Sun Flying Immortal Stone?’

‘Impressive. What a braggart. He’s so much better at boasting than those books?’

Ye Ping took a deep breath and got up to leave.

The stall owner was simply treating him as a fool.

‘Why aren’t you leaving?’

‘Waiting to be slaughtered?’

As soon as Ye Ping got up to leave, the stall owner followed suit and looked at Ye Ping.

“Immortal, don’t be in such a hurry. The price can be negotiated. Isn’t business all about negotiation? Why are you in such a hurry?”

The stall owner was so excited that he pulled Ye Ping and continued to negotiate the price.

“Elder, I’m not anxious. These items of yours are worth dozens of inferior-grade Spirit Stones. Oh, why would these things be worth hundreds of thousands of superior-grade Spirit Stones? Aren’t you treating me like a fool?”

Ye Ping was a little perplexed.

“Hey, that’s not the way to do business. How about this? Name your price and take these three items away together.”

The old man said with a smile and asked Ye Ping to name his price.

“How about one?”

Ye Ping asked.

“One million superior-grade Spirit Stones? That’d be a bit of a loss but I’ll take it that we’re forming a friendship.”

The stall owner said with a frown.

“No, 100 inferior-grade Spirit Stones.”

Ye Ping shook his head and named his price.

The stall owner was speechless.