Before anyone knew it, a large ball of light, flashing with thunder, had formed above the mountain of books. The ball of light was like unformed clay, sometimes turning into the shape of a book, sometimes into a crown, sometimes into a strange beast, and so on.

The most terrifying thing is the crowds gathered around the mountain of books.

The number of martial artists has increased from several thousand at the beginning to tens of thousands now, and it is about to break through 100,000.

Even though the "Sea of ​​Learning" is vast, it is likely that most of the martial artists who entered the Central Sea have already gathered here.

The strangest thing is that there is very little fighting.

Almost everyone was looking up at the mountain of books, a strange unspoken understanding forming, as if they wanted to see what kind of "literary position" Shen Qian could create under everyone's watchful eyes, or perhaps...

I want to see how I will survive before I sink.

Leaving aside the mysterious inscription that Shen Qian was forging, his own value already far exceeded that inscription.

What many people find most unbelievable is that even in the "sea of ​​learning" where swords have no eyes, everyone still needs to follow certain rules. Even if someone had intended to ambush Shen Qian, they would at least have needed a legitimate excuse.

Otherwise, even if he killed Shen Qian, he might not be able to live to receive the bounty.

After all, Shen Qian wasn't without a foundation. He had the support of the Marquis of Jingcheng, Jiang Huan, and the newly ennobled Wu Jun. Rumor had it that Wu Wei, the head of the martial arts department, also favored him...

But now, it's as if Shen Qian has directly provided them with the perfect excuse.

"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime." The "civil post" he is forging now is his death warrant. He will perish in the struggle for it. Even if this case goes to the council of kings and nobles, they will still have a foothold.

"Can you feel it?"

Taishi Wuwei, who had arrived unnoticed, stood beside Sun Zuo with a complex and unreadable expression. "That surging human heart..."

“Shen Qian has gone too far, and he still refuses to stop forging ‘Wenwei’. I have no idea what he’s thinking.”

Sun Zuo glanced again at Tantai Qin and the others who were constantly sending messages to Shen Qian in search of a "literary position".

Bai Fei, Lin Sanmo, and others who arrived later were all doing the same thing. They seemed to have an almost blind trust in Shen Qian, which was incomprehensible to others.

The martial artists surrounding the Book Mountain reached a consensus and did not stop Tantai Qin and the others. Some even offered up some low-star literary titles, seemingly to lend a helping hand to Chen Qian.

But anyone with eyes can see their true intentions: the more astonishing the "literary rank" that Shen Qian forged, the faster he would die.

"Could it be that he did it on purpose before sinking, wanting to create a sensational literary site to attract everyone's attention and then escape in the chaos?"

Taishi Wuwei first guessed, then shook his head in denial, "No, if that were the case, he had every opportunity to avoid getting involved from the beginning, so why would he have gone to all this trouble?"

...

Regardless of what others thought, Shen Qian accepted all offers and became completely immersed in the casting of "Wenwei".

As the energy of the ore gradually burned out, Chen Qian no longer remembered exactly how many "literary ranks" he had consumed, but conservatively estimated, the total number of literary ranks melted into it had exceeded four hundred.

Although most of them are low-star literary positions below three stars, there are also high-level literary positions of four stars and five stars, and even two six-star ones, as if Tantai Qin had snatched them from others.

Seeing that the ore was beginning to burn out, before sinking, he found a four-star Wenwei among the floating Wenwei around him, threw it onto the stone platform, and struck the final blow with his hammer.

when!

A crisp sound echoed from the top of the mountain of books, and Shen Qian threw down the iron hammer in his hand, no longer stopping the light from gathering below.

A commotion began to rise around the Book Mountain. Everyone knew that Chen Qian had completed the first casting, which was very likely a high-star "literary position" that was about to be fully formed.

Similarly, the protective barrier that originally surrounded the sinking area also began to dissipate.

The crowd was getting restless.

At Tantai Qin's signal, Qu Bai and the others quietly moved away.

In this situation, only someone of Tantai Qin's caliber could be effective. Even if they wanted to help Shen Qian, they would be powerless to do so and might even cause more trouble.

Boom!

Amidst the intense gaze of the crowd, the light gathered on the stone platform finally merged completely, and the reflection above the mountain of books began to freeze, gradually forming a crown that appeared and disappeared.

When the crown was finally completed, some well-informed martial artists recognized its rank based on its distinctive features and exclaimed in surprise.

"An eight-star 'literary position'... This is an eight-star 'literary position'!"

The crowd was in an uproar.

Although they were mentally prepared, countless people still showed uncontrollable shock and longing when they saw that the final "Wenwei" was eight stars.

Those who arrived at the Shushan Basin first felt it most clearly.

In all calculations, the Shushan Basin in Zhonghai is undoubtedly the richest place in the entire Xuehai, but the highest level of wild "literary rank" produced there is currently only six stars, and there are only a dozen or so in the entire basin.

This is the result of countless years of accumulation.

In previous years' academic competitions, six stars was already the limit pursued by unparalleled geniuses.

The Seven Stars Literary Position is something that can only be encountered by chance, while the Eight Stars Literary Position is entirely legendary.

The Sea of ​​Learning opens once every three to five years. In the more than two hundred years since the spiritual energy revival, the Sea of ​​Learning has only opened forty or fifty times in total. In historical records, the number of times a literary rank of seven stars or above has appeared is even less than five... This is the fundamental reason why a literary rank of four stars or above is considered a high-level literary rank.

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