Chapter 233 - - 231 Scholar Dan Cong_1

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Duge is now closely tied to the future of the Medical Immortal Sect; those cultivators he let escape are counting on him to recover their spiritual power!

Li Anjiang dare not imagine what would become of the Medical Immortal Sect should something happen to Duge. Therefore, he simply does not feel at ease allowing Duge to handle these dangerous matters personally.

Yet Duge insisted on seeing what was so special about the man of chaos indicated by the Heavenly Dao. Left with no choice, Li Anjiang, along with another Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator from the sect, Yao Liang, accompanied him for protection.

For a mid-sized sect like the Medical Immortal Sect, being at the Divinity Transformation Realm would qualify one to be a sect leader.

Unless they encounter someone at the Void Refinement Realm, it’s basically a sweep for three Divinity Transformation Realm experts acting together.

Even if they do encounter a Void Refinement Realm adversary, the two of them could fight to the death to hold the enemy at bay. As long as they create an opportunity for Duge, draining the enemy dry wouldn’t be an issue.

Their target is the Second Rank Scholar Dan Cong.

The academic examination in Yan Country had just concluded; all the scholars were in the Capital City awaiting their appointments.

At the Tribute Academy’s Dragon Lake Wall, the list of successful candidates was still posted, with Dan Cong’s name ranking high, the seventh of the second rank. Under normal circumstances, this would see him enter the Hanlin Academy.

But the Hanlin Academy couldn’t offer him shelter, and Duge didn’t understand why he didn’t renounce his official post and seek refuge within a cultivation sect.

However.

Dan Cong’s place of residence was easy to inquire about.

In the Capital City, his reputation seemed to surpass even the top graduate of the recent examinations.

Especially over the past month, it was his poetry that circulated throughout the Capital City, causing everyone who mentioned Dan Cong to admire him as a great talent. Many even believed that the top graduate’s literary grace couldn’t compare to Dan Cong’s and felt that the top rank and title rightfully belonged to him.

Most importantly, Dan Cong had an exceptionally good character; everyone who came into contact with him couldn’t help but admire him. The scholars and students in the city even imitated his speech, behavior, and method of dealing with others, taking pride in doing so.

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Holy shit!

With his influence alone, he has set the trend for the entire Capital City. What’s his keyword? Leadership? Role model? Dissemination? Literary grace?

In the past month, what Dan Cong did in the Capital City was write poetry, socialize through literature, visit brothels, listen to courtesans sing…

From his actions, he appeared to be a supremely talented scholar behaving normally; Duge couldn’t guess what his keyword was.

But one thing was certain: Dan Cong’s keyword was absolutely in line with his identity.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have stayed in the Capital City for so long.

Entering a sect early indeed provides good protection; however, within a sect where everyone is focused on their own cultivation, even a multitude of disciples cannot compare to the secular world. And the growth of one’s keyword is closely related to influence.

In a sect, this actually restricts the keyword’s growth.

Dan Cong expanded his influence in the Capital City, enhanced his attributes, and then joining a sect to cultivate might lead to surpassing others later on. This represents another model of seeking wealth and honor amid danger.

However.

His influence is currently limited to the Capital City and likely still less than that of my Seven Star Gate.

But if given more time, that may not remain true.

The spread of poetry and literature is also incredibly fast.

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“Junior Brother, this is just a scholar we’re talking about: even if he becomes an official in the future, he won’t affect our Medical Immortal Sect, right?” Li Anjiang said in a low voice outside Dan Cong’s residence.

At this moment.

The full moon hung high.

It was nearing midnight, and the Capital City was silent, save for the occasional barking of dogs and the cries of night watchmen; otherwise, no other sounds were heard.

Duge and his two companions stood atop a sycamore tree, gazing distantly at Dan Cong’s residence.

With their exceptional vision,

Even from over two miles away, they could see the light of an oil lamp in Dan Cong’s study and a figure feverishly writing at his desk.

“Sect Head Senior Brother, with your keen senses, have you heard the slightest sound coming from Dan Cong’s residence?” Duge asked, looking at Dan Cong’s residence.

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Li Anjiang was startled, then focused intently to listen.

Indeed, from the other residences around, there were the sounds of insects chirping, birds calling, snoring, sleep talking, and occasionally a couple indulging in conjugal pleasures…

But Dan Cong’s residence was as quiet as a graveyard, not a single sound escaping from it.

“It’s definitely not normal,” Yao Liang frowned and said, “Senior Brother, Junior Brother, wait here; I’ll go check what’s happening inside.”

Li Anjiang nodded and gave him a look, then made a throat-slitting gesture. Having noticed something strange, there was no need to keep such a disruptive force alive. Anyone obstructing the rise of the medical path should be killed.

Seeing their gestures, Duge did not stop them. After all, warriors from an alien star were enemies by nature. Showing mercy to one would only harm oneself.

In the Capital City, there was the Supervision General Institute responsible for maintaining public order.

All sects have agreed upon rules with the royal family: Cultivators are not allowed to fly or use spiritual power to kill people within the Capital City. Otherwise, the Supervisory Academy has the authority to hunt and besiege them.

The head of the Supervision General Institute possesses a cultivation level of Integration Realm and also has more than ten elders in the Void Refinement Realm. With the Mahayana Stage not making an appearance, the strength of the Supervisory Academy is enough to suppress any cultivators daring to cause trouble.

In most cases, cultivators don’t come into conflict with the royalty.

Duge doesn’t care about the rules between the royal family and the sects.

As long as he finds an opportunity, even without using spiritual power, just by utilizing his overwhelming attributes, a touch would be enough for him to pluck off Dan Cong’s head.

But Dan Cong, as if he had foreseen the danger, hadn’t left his house in five days, claiming he was compiling a new collection of poetry, and no one disturbed him.

However.

Duge suspects that he must have awakened some new skill, which is why he’s remained behind closed doors.

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Yao Liang leaped down from a tree. Perhaps for fear of startling the Integration Realm bigwig from the Supervisory Academy, he didn’t use a flying sword, but relied purely on his movements. In a few jumps, he flipped into Dan Cong’s yard and headed straight for his study.

Duge’s eyes were fixed on Yao Liang’s figure.

Nothing happened as he entered Dan Cong’s yard.

But when he mobilized spiritual power, commanded the flying sword, and planned to pass through the window to directly assassinate Dan Cong, an abrupt change occurred.

A “Shield” character faintly emerged on Dan Cong’s window, surprisingly blocking Yao Liang’s flying sword.

Immediately after.

A “Ban” character flickered under Yao Liang’s feet.

Yao Liang seemed trapped, struggling to break free in every direction, but couldn’t step out of the range of the “Ban” character. His Divinity Transformation Realm cultivation was as if for show and served no purpose at all.

Li Anjiang’s eyeballs suddenly bulged: “What is this? A spell?”

At that moment.

He had no choice but to believe in what Duge had said about the people of chaotic times.

Cultivators usually use direct attacks, at most, a variety of ways to wield spiritual power. The final contention comes down to cultivation level and realm.

But the method used by Dan Cong completely overturned his understanding.

Just by popping out two characters, he trapped a master of the Divinity Transformation Realm. It was simply like something straight out of a fantasy novel.

If there were more such characters, who then could still be his opponent?

What use would cultivation level have?

Indeed!

The fact that his own companion, Wang Chong, had risen to the Divinity Transformation Realm in a single day, had already proven the uselessness of cultivation levels…

Monsters!

They’re all monsters!

Duge, next to him, also had his eyes wide open. Damn, what is this guy’s keyword?

The manifestation was too outrageous!

He fought tooth and nail to barely raise his strength to the Divinity Transformation Realm, and this guy nonchalantly writes a couple of characters and traps a Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator!

Even more exaggerated than Gluttony from before…

No wonder this guy is so fearless, not leaving the Capital City to learn from a master, having developed such a ridiculous skill!

He was right.

A swift battle was essential.

If these guys grow up, who could withstand such flashy skills?

In the blink of an eye while both were stunned.

Dan Cong’s window suddenly opened, and looking at Yao Liang who was bound by the restriction, he casually slapped out a paper with the character “Control” on it.

Through the open window, Duge could clearly see that his desk was filled with already written characters such as “Slash,” “Trap,” “Fire,” “Fly,” “Lower,” “Heavy,” and so on.

In his study, he was writing feverishly, not compiling poetry at all, but these characters that had special abilities.

Duge had excellent vision and noticed at a glance that many characters were repeated. Many of the written characters had been crumpled into balls and thrown on the floor.

Probability!

A flash of insight struck Duge’s mind, finding the flaw in this skill—the powerful characters that he wrote likely had a success rate.

He breathed a sigh of relief to himself.

This made more sense!

His “Plucking Feathers in Passing” and “Actions on Behalf of Heaven” required physical contact, so it was unreasonable for Dan Cong just to write a few characters and become unbeatable. If that were the case, why would anyone else bother playing…

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