Under the moon, the wind rises.

Chen Xu is in the room, holding the Dragon Soaring Pill.

He reverses his hand to store the pill in the Fire and Smoke Kitchen, as the use of the Dragon Soaring Pill is time-sensitive.

The entry displays:

[After consumption, cultivation greatly increases, possessing the Power of Binding Dragon and Returning Wave for a quarter of an hour. After the medicinal power dissipates, the divine power vanishes. Depending on the situation, there is a certain probability that cultivation can permanently increase by a small realm.]

The most magical aspect of this pill is that, not only does cultivation significantly increase shortly after consumption, but even after the efficacy fades, the consumer's cultivation can increase by a small realm.

It should be noted that, under normal circumstances, any drug that promotes a significant increase in cultivation over a short period usually carries strong side effects!

At best, the efficacy fades, cultivation regresses, and the consumer falls into a state of weakness for a time;

At worst, consuming it overdraws potential, leading to not increased but decreased cultivation, and in extreme cases, death by body explosion.

But the Dragon Soaring Pill is quite the opposite; its effectiveness is so miraculous, it's the most Chen Xu has ever witnessed in his life.

He stores the Dragon Soaring Pill in the Fire and Smoke Kitchen, and though he hasn't consumed it, his confidence increases greatly.

This pill was not easy to obtain, and is best used at a critical moment.

Chen Xu listens to the wind outside the courtyard gate.

In the wind, in addition to the clamor of the city, there is an indescribable grand thought, from indistinct to clear, coming closer.

He is here!

Who is it?

Chen Xu rises tall, with a flick of his sleeve, puts the two sleeping Little Demons beside him into the Demon Heart Lotus Room.

Then, with a flash of his body, he crosses the obstruction of the house out of thin air, appearing directly on the rooftop of the small courtyard.

This is not the Netherworld's Unbreakable Divine Power, but a newfound short-distance teleportation ability discovered unexpectedly after Chen Xu's Literary Qi metamorphosis.

Such an ability is essentially a high-level application of "Ten Steps Kill One."

But in the actual application process, Chen Xu achieved the ability to not only "ignore distance obstruction," but even to "ignore object obstruction."

Moreover, this is the beginning of a thorough analysis of space.

Should there be a day when Chen Xu completely deciphers the wonders of "up, down, left, and right" in the universe, both the Netherworld's Unbreakable Divine Power and the Jade Leaf Knot's summoning will lose their mystery before him.

Thus, this vast world might truly be considered to unfold before him.

Chen Xu steps onto the rooftop, gazing far under the moon.

Most of the streets and alleys of South City spread out before him like a chessboard.

The whole South City is mostly silent.

It is submerged in the night and moonlight, mortal fires extinguishing one by one, people falling into sleep.

In the distance, occasionally some districts remain brightly lit, dividing the city into countless disparate worlds under the glow of light and shadow.

The mundane world is cluttered everywhere, moonlight is cool like water.

Chen Xu listens to the unusual rustling in the wind, waiting only a moment, barely a breath or two.

Suddenly, he sees a figure riding a cloud boat under the moon at the edge of the clouds, standing with hands behind, laughing loudly as it swiftly arrives before Chen Xu.

The cloud boat descends, reverts to a mass of white cloud, sways back into the sky, spreads out, and returns to its original cloud form.

The visitor has a clear and thin face, three long strands of beard under the chin.

He descends gracefully, his wide sleeves fluttering.

Before he arrives, his voice arrives first, with accompanying laughter: "Is the one welcoming guests under the moon Chen Xu of Jichuan County, Mr. Chen?"

When the voice falls, the visitor lands on the rooftop before Chen Xu.

The two people exchange a glance on the rooftop, Chen Xu relaxes his expression and also smiles.

"May I know which elder has graced us with their presence? My perception failed, unable to welcome from afar. I hope the elder does not take offense."

He cups his hands, very courteous.

But listen to the undertone, Chen Xu's "perception failed, unable to welcome from afar," how is it truly feeling apologetic for "failing to welcome from afar"?

It clearly blames the visitor for being presumptuous, abruptly coming in the dead of night, disturbing his peace.

Though the words seem respectful, they actually represent a kind of confrontation.

Let's see how the visitor responds; this will determine Chen Xu's subsequent attitude.

Is it "a friend from afar"? Or "an unwelcome guest, met with drawn blade"!

The visitor's eyes are smiling, looking at Chen Xu with great appreciation. It seems... he is delighted by Chen Xu's hidden sharpness?

Chen Xu is both sharp and patient.

He stands calmly, waiting for the other's response.

Only to hear the visitor lightly sigh, then straightforwardly speaking a world-shattering name:

"My name is Wen Daoyuan, it is rude of me to come unannounced, Mr. Chen needs not worry about failing to welcome me from afar."

Wen Daoyuan!

Yes, the visitor is indeed Wen Daoyuan.

This great scholar, when Chen Xu had just left the exam room in the afternoon, was still in the Jade Capital Celestial City, carefully savoring the "Strategy to Pacify Locust Demons" copied by Wang Zhen, with great enthusiasm.

And just a few hours later, in the middle of the night, he has already crossed thousands of miles, from the Jade Capital Celestial City to the Seven Prefectures of the South, Pingyang City!

The legendary "morning journey to the North Sea, evening to Cangwu," is nothing more than this.

At that time, after Wen Daoyuan announced his determination to his disciples, he immediately mobilized all of Ziwei Academy into action.

And when he said he was coming to Celestial South Dao, he indeed came to Celestial South Dao.

Resolute and swift, arriving in no time.

At such a midnight hour, the emperor in the capital city must still be asleep.

As for others who have read Chen Xu's work, they may react differently, but none acted as swiftly as Wen Daoyuan—

Or rather, none acted fast enough to surpass him, one could say "none."

Chen Xu was also stunned; he had long sensed an extraordinary aura approaching him, but never expected the visitor would turn out to be the contemporary great scholar Wen Daoyuan.

Nonetheless, it wasn't Chen Xu's first time facing a great scholar; he responded swiftly all the same.

Upon learning the visitor was Wen Daoyuan, Chen Xu immediately laughed loudly:

"I was cultivating at midnight and suddenly sensed the arrival of an honorable guest. Now upon seeing, indeed it is so, an honorable guest arrives!

Please be seated, Grandmaster, but as for this 'Mr. Chen,' I am indeed too unqualified to accept."

As he spoke, he flicked his sleeve.

At once, a small table floated in the void on the moonlit rooftop.

The small courtyard's rooftop was narrow, leaving no place for the table to rest.

But after forming the Golden Core, Chen Xu's divine thought had already become extraordinary. With just a thought, the small table steadied itself perfectly.

Was it lifted by the wind, or by his divine thought?

Two meditation mats appeared on either side of the small table, and Chen Xu invited Wen Daoyuan to sit.

He placed spirit wine and fruit platters on the table, along with a small stove, a mesh cover on the stove, and atop the cover a small pottery jar.

Wen Daoyuan sat cross-legged facing Chen Xu, raising his brows and saying:

"What, Mr. Chen is inviting me to drink and tea while appreciating the moon on the rooftop?"

Chen Xu smiled and said, "Grandmaster, having come, I have nothing else to offer but a little wine; what reason could there be not to share a cup?"

Meanwhile, he also wished Wen Daoyuan would contribute some likes.

How many likes could this living great scholar provide if he praised the fine wine?

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