Young Friend Lu Can Compose Poetry Too?

The Xia Kingdom Imperial City, Tianyu City, was brightly lit and bustling with people at its night market.

Lu Changsheng led his team to the Imperial City and was shocked by the scene of thousands of people thronging the streets. "Why is the Imperial City so bustling?"

The Second Imperial Princess cast a surprised look at him. "Daoist priest, do you not know about the Begging Immortals Festival?"

I would like to hear more details.

"Legend has it that about Ten Thousand Years Ago, there were two Peerless Genius who made a pact to stay together forever once they achieved Changsheng. However, the woman, with her extraordinary talent, successfully passed through the Ninefold Heavenly Tribulations and Ascension to the Immortal Realm. The man, on the day of his Tribulation Transcendence, passed through the Eighth Heavenly Tribulation but collapsed under the final one, failing at the last Heavenly Tribulation and vanishing into nothingness."

"At that time, these two vanquished demons and monsters, bringing great kindness to the people of Xia Province. Their love was tragically Begging Immortals Festival was established to commemorate them. The Begging Immortals Festival also signifies 'holding hands and tying our Black Hair together, vowing to Changsheng.'"

The Second Imperial Princess recounted her story in detail.

Lu Changsheng was slightly moved; the story behind it was truly regrettable.

Xia Ningxue pondered, "This is not a legend, but a true story. The person who Ascension to the Immortal Realm was our then-patriarch of the Ask Immortal Pavilion — Qingxia Immortal Maiden."

"What?"

The people from the Xia Kingdom and Mount Shu people were taken aback.

Xia Ningxue is the Saintess of the Ask Immortal Pavilion, and has access to its secrets.

Who would have thought that the story behind the Begging Immortals Festival is actually True Person!

This is gossip that could shake the world!

Even the aloof Great Xia Kingdom Imperial Preceptor couldn't help but ask, "May I ask, Fairy Xia, who is the man in that story?"

Xia Ningxue suddenly looked at Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng shrugged; he wasn't some ancient monster who had lived for 100,000 years.

Lu Changsheng is Elder of Mount Shu. Xia Ningxue looked at him, perhaps implying that the man was a figure from Mount Shu Ten Thousand Years Ago?

Xia Ningxue slowly said, "The person who fell under the Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation and could not stay with Qingxia Immortal Maiden forever was the Twenty-First Sect Master of Mount Shu — Tai Xu True Person."

Wow.

The crowd from the Ask Immortal Pavilion and Mount Shu people erupted in uproar.

With their qualifications, they couldn't possibly access the secrets of Ten Thousand Years Ago, let alone the Sect Master of the two major sects, Mount Shu Ask Immortal Pavilion.

Xia Ningxue continued, "Although the Mount Shu Dao Ancestor is universally acknowledged as the number one, our Ask Immortal Pavilion has also produced two Peerless Genius. One was the unknown Immortal Maiden who founded the Ask Immortal Pavilion Two Hundred Thousand Years Ago, and the other was Qingxia Immortal Maiden Ten Thousand Years Ago. They both successfully Ascension to the Immortal Realm. Although Tai Xu True Person's talent far surpasses that of ordinary people, he is ultimately still a little lacking."

"Even someone as Tai Xu True Person couldn't achieve immortality and passed by Qingxia Immortal Maiden; it's truly lamentable."

The Great Xia Kingdom Imperial Preceptor sighed deeply.

All the previous Mount Shu Sect Master Peerless Genius with unfathomable cultivation. However, even such figures could not overcome the Heavenly Tribulation and Ascension immortality, which shows how difficult the path to immortality is.

Compared to the Tai Xu True Person, the Grand Great Xia Kingdom Imperial Preceptor was only at the Dao Palace Realm Seventh Layer, far from being able to Tribulation Transcendence.

"Even if Qingxia Immortal Maiden Ascension to the Immortal Realm, she must still have some lingering doubts about her Dao."

Xia Ningxue sighed softly.

She was deeply moved when she came across this secret.

"I never imagined there was such a secret behind the Begging Immortals Festival. This scene stirs my emotions deeply. Upon returning to the Academy of Letters, I will compose a poem to commemorate the story of the Tai Xu True Person and the Qingxia Immortal Maiden." The Great Xia Kingdom Imperial Preceptor, his heart overflowing with poetic inspiration, then said to Lu Changsheng, "Young Friend Lu, although my talent in cultivation is inferior to yours, when it comes to poetry, you are far inferior to me."

"But that's not necessarily true."

Before Lu Changsheng transmigrated, he had memorized a lot of poems and could be considered a semi-literary youth.

"Could it be that Young Friend Lu can also compose poetry? Why not compose a poem on the spot, using this Begging Immortals Festival as the theme? If you can truly produce a good poem, I will be completely convinced."

The Great Xia Kingdom Imperial Preceptor simply dismissed Lu Changsheng's words as mere idle chatter.

Unless one is well-versed in literature and has received further training in Academy of Letters, an ordinary person would struggle to compose a poem on the spot, either failing to rhyme or failing to address the theme.

The Great Xia Kingdom Imperial Preceptor did not believe that Lu Changsheng was a polymath.

Xia Ningxue, Si Yan, Lian, and many other Great Confucian all looked at Lu Changsheng without prior arrangement.

Could it be that Lu Changsheng really can write poetry?

Lu Changsheng slightly modified the seven-character ancient poem "The Qixi" by the great Tang Dynasty poet Cui Hao, took seven steps forward, and slowly recited. "The Tianyu City, every household holds needle and thread this night. The fairy skirts Jade Pendants are known only to themselves, for they cannot meet in heaven or on earth."

"Hiss..."

The Great Xia Kingdom Imperial Preceptor was dumbfounded.

He was just saying it casually, but he never expected that Lu Changsheng would actually compose a poem in seven steps, showing that he was even more talented than many of the Great Confucian of the Great Xia Academy of Letters!

"The first line of this poem describes what I saw and heard about the Begging Immortals Festival in Tianyu City, while the second line describes the legend of the Tai Xu True Person and Qingxia Immortal Maiden behind the Begging Immortals Festival. It blends reality and fantasy, and its meaning is profound. It is truly a fine poem. If Young Friend Lu were to join our Academy of Letters, I would have to give up my position as Imperial Preceptor to Young Friend Lu."

The Great Xia Kingdom Imperial Preceptor analyzed Lu Changsheng's seven-character poem and was completely convinced of Lu Changsheng's talent.

Lu Changsheng was not only similar to him in cultivation level, but also surpassed him in literary talent, which made him admire him.

"The fairy dress Jade Pendant are known only to herself, for we cannot meet in heaven or on earth..." Xia Ningxue repeated this line, her eyes shining even brighter as she looked at Lu Changsheng. "This line perfectly captures the story of Qingxia Immortal Maiden; it's truly wonderful."

"Daoist Lu is truly a peerless genius in the world."

The Second Imperial Princess, Si Yan, also grew to admire Lu Changsheng even more.

Lu Changsheng merely borrowed a seven-character poem by a Tang Dynasty poet, but unexpectedly attracted everyone's attention.

If someone could recite the entire "Complete Tang Poems," wouldn't they be considered Literary Sage?

The Second Imperial Princess ordered that accommodations be arranged for a group of cultivators from Mount Shu and Ask Immortal Pavilion, right in her own palace.

The Second Imperial Princess is a cultivator at the Dao Palace Realm. She is deeply loved by her father, the emperor, and has her own magnificent palace with all the amenities one could need, including dance halls and singing stages.

The next day, the Second Imperial Princess led Lu Changsheng to the Xia Kingdom Treasury to select Medicinal Pills as a token of gratitude.

When the Emperor of Great Xia learned that Lu Changsheng had joined forces with the Imperial Preceptor to kill several peerless experts at the Dao Palace Realm from the Reincarnation Hall, he knew that Lu Changsheng's future was limitless. Befriending Lu Changsheng was also befriending Mount Shu, so he agreed to the Second Imperial Princess's decision.

"Your Imperial Princess, the treasury is a sacred place. Unless you have His Majesty's decree, even you are not permitted to enter."

The old eunuch guarding the treasury stopped the Second Imperial Princess and Lu Changsheng.

Dao Palace Realm expert?

Lu Changsheng was slightly surprised.

However, upon further reflection, such an important place as the Great Xia Treasury could only be guarded by a trusted confidant of the Emperor of Great Xia who also possessed high cultivation.

The Second Imperial Princess took out a slip of paper. "This is Father Emperor's edict. And this is Elder Lu of Mount Shu, who has been kind to our Great Xia, so Father Emperor ordered me to select thirty Fourth-Grade or Fifth-Grade Medicinal Pills as a token of gratitude."

"Your servant obeys."

The old eunuch tried to ascertain Lu Changsheng's cultivation level, but Lu Changsheng's aura was like a black hole, and he couldn't see through Lu Changsheng's cultivation level no matter what he did.