Broom Star's voice immediately hardened. "Yes, Exalted Lord, this minor god has a plan!"
"Let me hear it."
Lu Chen became somewhat interested.
Broom Star cleared his throat and said, "Emperor Wenchang is able to command the literary fortune of the world not only because of his authority, but because he possesses a natal supreme treasure named [Jade Balance of the Literary Pivot].
This treasure is said to rest atop the Literary Fortune Platform within the Nine-Heavens Enlightenment Palace.
The literary aura of the world, the fortunes of scholars, official honors and emoluments—all are governed and arranged by this supreme treasure.
It is said that half of Emperor Wenchang's divine power, prestige, and foundation as a deity is bound to it.
So long as the Jade Balance of the Literary Pivot falls into disorder, the literary aura beneath heaven will immediately churn, and the literary stars will be thrown from their places.
When that happens, how could the Emperor still concern himself with Temple-Breaking?
After all, how could the Incense Fire of one city possibly compare to the literary fortune of the entire world?"
Only after Broom Star laid out the full chain of causes did he reveal his scheme. "Therefore, as long as we disrupt the Emperor's literary fortune, even if his venerable self wishes to interfere in Temple-Breaking, he absolutely will not have the attention to spare.
The specifics are not particularly difficult.
The Emperor has several places in the mortal world where literary fortune converges. One is the ancient academies, the pivots of literary learning beneath heaven.
The second is the provincial examination halls across the land.
So long as we find one of them, Exalted Lord can use talisman arts to strike this minor god's divine power into that node of literary aura. It will surely