July 1st, before dawn.

Chen Xu's Sea of Literature suddenly experienced a tumult.

At that time, he was lying in bed resting.

This was a rare moment of relaxation. If not for the exam tomorrow, according to Chen Xu's usual habit, he would either be meditating or cultivating in the Fire and Smoke Kitchen at night; it's basically unlikely for him to sleep so relaxedly.

But people are not machines, and being too tense for too long is not necessarily a good thing.

So Chen Xu simply decided to fully relax before the exam.

The day before, he didn't even study hard.

He just took two Little Demons and placed two water tanks in the yard, planting some floating rice inside.

After a period of trading and stockpiling, plus the cultivation with the Talisman of All Things Transforming, the floating rice seeds in Chen Xu's Fire and Smoke Kitchen have now exceeded a thousand pounds.

This is mainly thanks to the Talisman of All Things Transforming.

After all, the people in Micro Dust Country are too small; they can't actually grow much floating rice.

What seems like a small piece of farmland to Chen Xu takes these little people a long time to cultivate.

Although the other party can't provide much floating rice or taro seeds, Chen Xu still insists on trading with them every day.

The likes received from the little people are abundant, becoming Chen Xu's recent stable income.

At the same time, it's not just about the benefits, because trading with the little people is inherently interesting.

During this, Chen Xu also brought along Wei Yuan and Ah Shi to make a tiny waterwheel himself.

He traded this mini dragon bone waterwheel with Micro Dust Country, and using the strange channel established during the market, directly placed the dragon bone waterwheel by Yuxi Lake in Micro Dust Country.

The moment the dragon bone waterwheel started turning, Chen Xu heard cheers from the entire population of Micro Dust Country.

"Oh, oh, great! We no longer have to worry about the floating rice not getting enough water."

"Thank the Celestial God for bestowing this divine object, the Celestial God above, the common folk bow in gratitude!"

"The common folk bow in gratitude..."

The cheers echoed, and as long as Chen Xu closed his eyes and focused on Micro Dust, he could clearly feel it.

The scene of Micro Dust Country would appear in Chen Xu's mind from a bird's-eye perspective.

This sometimes made Chen Xu feel as if he was playing a city-building game.

Of course, the citizens of Micro Dust Country are living beings, not game characters.

Therefore, although Chen Xu traded with them, he was overall very cautious and did not dare to influence them too much. For fear of possibly altering the structure of Micro Dust Country and driving this pure land from harmony into crisis.

He is very aware of how significant his influence can be on Micro Dust Country, so he observes more than he intervenes.

Let's set aside these matters for now.

In any case, Chen Xu recently consolidated his cultivation, gained likes, and spent his days reading and cultivating seeds in a relaxed and measured manner.

At night, he put aside distractions and rested his mind.

Thus, when the sudden tumult in the Sea of Literature occurred, Chen Xu woke up immediately.

"Kang-ang——"

In the Sea of Literature, one could hear the sound of thunder, accompanied by the roars of dragons.

Chen Xu looked inside himself, and instantly saw an incomparably shocking scene.

It was sections of dragon bones, rolling and revealing themselves in the boundless abyss-like Sea of Literature.

Waves surged wildly in the Sea of Literature; comparatively, a small inkstone turned into a flat boat, floating and drifting in the waves, truly appearing extremely dangerous.

Chen Xu couldn't help but feel alarmed for a moment.

But just for a moment, he immediately calmed down.

He calmed his heart and spirit, silently recited the mantra, and focused on the surging waves at this moment, as well as the sections of dragon bones rolling out in the waves.

"When the former thought does not arise, there is cessation; when the latter thought does not extinguish, there is observation."

"All is mind-created, viewing the void as the great void."

This is his Sea of Literature, even though the Sea of Literature has towering waves, what is there to fear?

Chen Xu remained unafraid.

His heart and spirit were calm, and soon, the surging waves in the Sea of Literature also gradually showed signs of calming.

Only the dragon bones gradually probing from the abyss-like seabed continued to climb.

The behemoth rose from the seabed.

Bit by bit, creaking, creaking.

This did not seem like a living object, more like some mechanical creation.

But at this moment in the Sea of Literature, this mechanical giant seemed to have acquired spirituality.

It steadily probed out from the surging seabed.

First came a section of the dragon's body, then the swaying dragon's tail, followed by the mechanical dragon claw—

Finally, the dragon head was raised, and the dragon body soared into the air.

Rumble!

Another thunderclap exploded, lightning illuminating the Sea of Literature.

The gigantic skeletal dragon spiraled and coiled, wind and rain arose together.

"Ang——"

The dragon's roar resounded through the Sea of Literature.

For a fleeting moment, Chen Xu seemed to see the edge of the Sea of Literature.

But he only saw dim and indistinct, ink-like undulations.

It seemed like endless mountain ranges, or perhaps the outlines of cities, more like an expanse of star bodies, vast and infinite...

Chen Xu truly couldn't discern what it specifically was.

Yet, in that fleeting moment, endless imagination arose in his mind.

Ultimately, his emotions surged, becoming uncontrollable for a moment.

Then, the long-roaring skeletal dragon twisted its body in the wind and rain, abruptly charging towards the inkstone below.

Oh no, a regular inkstone sized like an ordinary boat, how could it withstand such a massive skeletal dragon?

Chen Xu was startled for an instant.

Just as he thought this, he saw the skeletal dragon twist its body and rapidly shrink.

Finally, the skeletal dragon landed on the bow of the inkstone boat.

It transformed into a huge dragon bone waterwheel, occupying the whole bow of the inkstone boat—

The inkstone slightly sank downward.

Buzz!

The Wu Hook leaped into the air, floating above the dragon bone waterwheel.

Thus, this dragon bone waterwheel was finally manifested in Chen Xu's Sea of Literature.

As it turned out, with the recent spread of storybooks, more and more people quickly used various methods to create dragon bone waterwheels, placing them in fields, where they truly had an effect.

Thus, the legend of the dragon bone waterwheel quickly spread throughout Pingyang City.

Including the entire Celestial South Dao, all places had heard of it.

Therefore, Chen Xu's Literary Fortune greatly increased, and Literary Qi swiftly grew.

However, since he hadn't yet achieved the rank of Scholar, it's difficult for this Literary Qi to undergo a further transformation.

But the prototype of the dragon bone waterwheel still manifested in Chen Xu's Sea of Literature.

At that time, with the dragon bones at the front, the inkstone slightly sank.

Chen Xu could feel that due to the insufficient transformation of Literary Qi, it was difficult to directly drive this dragon bone waterwheel at the moment.

Moreover, because of the suppression by the dragon bone waterwheel, his control over Literary Qi was not as flexible and free as before.

This is another form of "top-heavy, bottom-light."

But fear not, the provincial exam is about to begin!

Moreover, Chen Xu's own cultivation at the Golden Core Stage is completely unaffected; his strength remains, giving him ample confidence.

Chen Xu opened his eyes to see the Celestial Light before him, faint and bright.

A small hedgehog gently tapped the bed's edge, calling out from the bedside, "Brother Chen, get up quickly, it's time to go to the provincial exam."

Chen Xu smiled slightly and sat up.

He quickly washed up and had breakfast together with the two Little Demons.

As for the exam basket and other things, they had been prepared long ago, so there was no need for a frantic last-minute packing.

He moved quickly but without disorder, and prepared everything properly.

Chen Xu smiled slightly and sat up.

He quickly washed up and had breakfast together with the two Little Demons.

As for the exam basket and other things, they had been prepared long ago, so there was no need for a frantic last-minute packing.

He moved quickly but without disorder, and prepared everything properly.

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