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Chapter 429 The Second Epic

After completing the test of the first batch of teenagers and arranging various matters for the three disciples selected from them, Wang Zhifan put away the Black Tower and returned to the main hall, going to the inner hall to meet the six Confucian scholars who he had delayed for a long time.

Just as he guessed, none of the six people who loved painting came out to find him during this period because they were indeed obsessed with the paintings he left behind, that is, the "photo of six people".

When he stepped into the inner hall, he could hear them still discussing the characteristics of the painting, and someone took out a blank piece of paper and wanted to imitate it.

“No, no, brother, although your painting skills are good, there is a clear difference between this and the painting left by Wu Zun. The brushstrokes in his painting are more delicate…”

"Everyone, I have tried to draw another one using the Confucian style. It looks somewhat similar, but apart from the color, other aspects are a bit wrong..."

"Not all parts of Wu Zun's portrait are clear. Some parts are blurry, such as the gaps in this portrait..."

……

When Wang Zhifan walked into the inner hall, these people suddenly stopped their discussion, turned to look at him, surrounded him and launched a questioning offensive.

Wang Zhifan understood what they would ask without them even opening their mouths, so he immediately waved his hand and repeated what he had said to Mr. Qingfeng.

The basic meaning is that he does not understand the art of painting. This skill of painting is just a mysterious method. He can use it but does not understand the specific principles. Even if he wants to teach them, he can't, because the strange man he met at the beginning directly passed the method to him by pointing, and did not teach him from scratch.

"What a pity! Seeing such a profound art of painting but not being able to learn it! It is truly a pity in life!"

"Mr. Wu Zun, since you are not good at painting, can you leave this painting to us? We want to take it back and study it carefully, otherwise it will be a hindrance if we stay here all the time."

"If you like it, feel free to take it away! I believe that with your talents, you will be able to decipher its secrets in no time!"

"Haha! In that case, I will take this calligraphy masterpiece away! Let's go back to the Confucian Academy and continue to study it!"

"Your Excellency Wu Zun, we were so obsessed with the art of painting that we almost forgot our business! This is a book given by the Master himself, which can suppress evil and scoundrels. It is a gift from our Confucian sect to you for the opening of the palace!"

"Such a generous gift, I really feel unworthy to accept it!"

……

After some communication, these Confucianists brought by Qingfeng Jushi left Wuzun Hall in a hurry with Wang Zhifan's "paintings", and also left a decent gift for Wang Zhifan.

【The Book of the King (Epic)】

[This is written by a famous Confucian scholar called Confucius. It tells how a person can cultivate himself to become a gentleman who stands tall and upright. But in addition to its humanistic value, it also has some magical power.]

[Suppressing evil: The Master's writings carry a majestic and righteous aura. Evil beings cannot approach this book within a hundred feet. If they try to approach it forcefully, they will be suppressed or even destroyed by the righteous aura. Only extremely powerful evil beings can resist this effect.]

[Punishment: The Master writes like a god, and every word contains his profound understanding of the way of a gentleman. If a person strays from the way of a gentleman, he can be punished by this book. The intensity of the punishment depends on his fault. After the punishment, there is a certain probability that he will turn over a new leaf.]

[Great Luck: The Master's cultivation is profound, and his handwritten works also have great power. When you place this book at the core of a group organization, it can inherit the luck of the organization, making it prosperous and turning misfortune into fortune.]

At this moment, at the entrance of the Wuzun Hall, six Confucian scholars had already left, and Wang Zhifan was holding an ordinary-looking dark blue-covered thread-bound book in his hand. It was the gift "Jun Shu" that he had just received from the Confucian scholars.

"I never thought that Master would give me an epic item... I'm really lucky today. I got two epic items without doing anything..."

Wang Zhifan briefly flipped through the Master's handwritten work. He had to say that he was shocked by the Master's writing at first sight. Not only the literary talent, but every word made him feel the art and vicissitudes of life, as if he was flipping through a master's classic that had stood for thousands of years.

"Since this book can suppress luck and evil, let's put it in the bookcase in the main hall to help... I don't know if the Taoist saints will have any objections to this."

After thinking about it, Wang Zhifan decided to use this book to suppress the Wu Zun Hall as a Confucian gift. However, when he turned around and saw the statue of the saint in the Wu Zun Hall, he felt that this behavior might be unnecessary, so he chose to seal the book in the bookcase, with a priority order.

Afterwards, he returned to the inner hall to continue practicing Chunyang Zhengong. Right from the beginning, he felt a huge boost in his practice, as if someone was teaching him skills. The effect was remarkable, and he realized that the Panlong Jade Pendant given by the Dragon Girl was indeed worthy of its reputation.

Of course, this almost exaggerated effect is only because his Pure Yang True Skill level is still very low. According to the description of the Panlong Jade Pendant, once his level of practice is high, this bonus effect will gradually weaken.

After about a cup of tea, Wang Zhifan, who was practicing at a high speed, sensed that the Dragon Girl had returned from outside, so he went out of the inner hall to greet her.

When he saw the Moon-Destroying Dragon Sword that had just returned from sword testing in the hall, the woman told him that she liked the red and purple swords among the four swords, which were the fire and lightning elven blades.

"Sister Long Dao, didn't I tell you? These four swords are all yours! You don't have to give them back to me!"

Wang Zhifan was speechless in person. He had already told the woman that he would give her all four knives, but she was a bit stubborn.

"Master, I have tried them outside. These four swords are definitely not ordinary products. They are well-deserved masterpieces of masters! I am lucky to get two of them. I dare not ask for more. Please give these two magic weapons to those who need them more!"

After hearing this, Moon-Destroying Dragon Blade was determined to return the Ice and Wind Elf Blades. It was obvious that she was not disgusted by the weapons she did not choose, but thought that they were all very powerful, and it would be a waste of the magical weapons if they were left gathering dust in her hands.

"Okay, okay! I'll take these two away for now. If you ever feel like changing your weapons, come back to me and get them back."

Seeing this, Wang Zhifan had no choice but to retract the blue and cyan Elven Blades and instructed the Moon-Destroying Dragon Blade. "Well... I'll find a place to get familiar with these two blades, and then come back to compete with the Taoist priest in two days."

After returning the weapon, Moon-Destroying Dragon Blade left quickly, looking as if he really wanted to practice using the Thunder and Fire dual swords to chop demons, and he didn't talk any more with Wang Zhifan.

Looking at her rapidly departing figure, Wang Zhifan couldn't help but fall into deep thought:
"Why is this woman always thinking about competing with me? I gave her a weapon but she still won't let me go. Doesn't that mean I'm helping my opponent? I'm about to get a beating."

Wang Zhifan is not very clear about the power of the Moon-Destroying Dragon Sword at the moment, but he has seen the woman's Azure Dragon Spirit form with his own eyes and knows that it is no joke. He may not be able to handle it unless he uses his best skills.

He was not afraid of the woman's challenge, but he felt it was unnecessary. The two sides had a good relationship, and it was hard to say how intense the fight would be. If there was a real battle, there would definitely be a lot of consumption, which would be very disadvantageous for his subsequent battle with the demon.

"She seems to be a reasonable person, so she won't go too far... Otherwise, I will have to use some tricks to suppress her."

After thinking about it, Wang Zhifan quietly put the two swords in his hands back into the dark tower, and then went to the busy area on the other side of the hall, where the goat-bearded Taoist Xuan Zhenzi was still busy.

He had already seen that the second batch of students in the hall had grown to a considerable size, and it would soon be time for him to start a new round of tests.

Unlike the previous batch, this group has additional advantages.

Because they had already found out the content of the test from the previous teenager, and they also combined the test experiences of many people to compile a set of strategies to pass the test.

At this moment, in a corner of the hall, the elders of the teenagers were instructing their children in low voices on how to deal with the tests in the future.

"Cong'er, remember, there will be a small mountain when you enter that place. Don't climb the mountain directly. First find a secret passage at the foot of the mountain leading to the top of the mountain..."

"My child, do you still remember the demons? They are the monsters we encountered outside the city. You will encounter one in the test later. Don't panic. Find the weapon behind that thing and kill it..."

"From what I know, His Excellency Wu Zun prefers calm and steady disciples, so you must not lose your composure when you meet your opponents in the test..."

……

Wang Zhifan listened to the reactions of the second group of people from a distance, and a smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.

"Haha... these people think I haven't considered the possibility of information being made public? How naive! Each round of my test is not exactly the same! Although the qualifications tested are the same, the format is completely different! There are seven or eight variants of the test template alone, and there are five basic types of templates. If they follow the script, they will definitely be screwed!"

It turned out that this situation was completely within Wang Zhifan's expectations. What he was about to let the second batch of students experience was not the test of climbing mountains and fighting monsters as these parents thought, but a completely different routine!
Many parents who want their children to copy the answers may find themselves becoming part of the group that is cheating their children, but this is what Wang Zhifan is happy to see.

Because he doesn't want his disciples to be the kind of people who believe everything their elders say. Independent judgment and the ability to adapt to changing situations are necessary qualities for martial artists, and he will screen out these people through tests.

So from the rest of the day until the evening, in addition to practicing Chunyang Zhengong, Wang Zhifan spent most of his time presiding over the Black Tower Trial.

After a preliminary screening based on age and aptitude, round after round of young men entered the Black Tower with so-called guidance in mind, only to find that the situation they faced was not at all what their elders had said. Then, amid a huge psychological gap, most of them ended up in failure, but a very few created miracles.

This situation was particularly evident in the second round of the Black Tower test. Out of a total of one hundred young men, only one barely made it through and was accepted as Wang Zhifan's disciple.

Later, according to Wang Zhifan, the young man learned that his elders were smart and predicted that the second test would most likely be different from the first, so their guidance to him was based on overall thinking. That’s why he didn’t fall into a daze as soon as he started the test like the other young men.

Starting from the third round, the subsequent rounds went much better. The parents of the teenagers basically understood the test routine and knew that the previous tests could only be used as a reference, so they did not give too much rigid guidance to their children, which made their performances relatively normal. Wang Zhifan basically accepted three to five disciples in each round.

In this way, by the evening when Wuzun Hall stopped accepting disciples, Wang Zhifan had about fifty disciples under his name.

Most of these young men are locals from Tianyuan City. After being tested and screened by Wang Zhifan, it would be an exaggeration to say that they are all martial arts geniuses, but it is basically no problem to say that they are children with a talent for martial arts.

After all, people whose background, age, aptitude and personality qualifications meet the requirements of martial arts are almost one in a hundred. With Wang Zhifan's current plan, he can only ask for such a high standard. If he is too demanding, he may not be able to accept a single disciple.

"I will recruit several more disciples in the future. I will stop when the number reaches about 200."

Wang Zhifan’s current decision is to adopt a strategy of accumulating quantity, rather than an elite training strategy that is more accepted by this world.

It's not that he doesn't like to cultivate elites, but it's difficult for him to receive truly talented young people under the current conditions.

The most talented children in this world have long been monopolized by Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism, and the three religions are more powerful and recognized by the world. Even if the geniuses are allowed to choose among themselves, they will basically go to the three religions, and it will not be the turn of him, the so-called Martial Lord who suddenly popped up, to get involved.

As for the educational problems brought about by the accumulation of quantity, he has unique conditions to deal with it and does not have to worry at all, that is the omnipotent black tower!
The Black Tower, a legendary item, can be said to be the most suitable one for cultivating talents. It has a highly customizable tower-climbing mechanism, mass-produced reward feedback, as well as detailed settings and insurance measures such as illusions. It is simply a place for martial artists to practice that they dare not even dream of.

Wang Zhifan plans to let the Black Tower take on most of his teaching tasks, that is, after focusing on teaching his disciples the basics, he will let them go to the Black Tower for training regularly.

In the beginning, it may still be a fantasy level to avoid accidents. Later, when the disciples have reached a certain level, a real combat mode will be adopted, but a series of detailed settings will be made to ensure the basic safety of the disciples.

He will also pay special attention to the opponents assigned to these disciples. All enemy models for training will be collected from this world, mainly various demons, demon generals and even demon lords, with some human enemies from the Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian aspects, to ensure that the skills acquired by his disciples through extensive training are of high practical significance.

(End of this chapter)