Fang Yun expended Sacred Qi to speed his escape, racing straight for the Skull-Offering Mountains.
Dragon Roll-Over would draw vast numbers of Demon Barbarians. Nothing within tens of thousands of miles was safe anymore, and the Skull-Offering Mountains were the only place suitable for his advancement to Great Scholar.
After a day and night of grueling travel, Fang Yun finally reached the Skull-Offering Mountains once more.
Along the way, Fang Yun had constantly felt a vague sense of danger, as though someone were tracking him. Yet the moment he entered Offering Skull Mountain, that feeling vanished.
There was a Half-Sage in the Skull-Offering Mountains.
Fang Yun did not go to where the Mountain Saint Spirit lived. Instead, he found a concealed cave and entered it. He summoned War-Poem Soldiers to protect him, then poured his last Dragonforce and all ten Sacred Qi Clusters into the Starfire Armillary Mirror. Should danger arise, the Starfire Armillary Mirror would protect him on its own, enough to withstand an Emperor Realm expert's full-force strike.
At last, Fang Yun sat cross-legged on the ground, and his consciousness entered his Literary Palace.
The Literary Palace was as vast and empty as a city. Stars glittered overhead, silver light spilling down, while the Literary Guts hung high in midair, illuminating the surroundings.
Deep within the Literary Palace stood his statue of self, Literary Qi clouds above its head and the Strange Book World in its hand, calm and composed.
Beneath the statue lay several peculiar divine objects: the Heavenly Tree Seedling, Sacred Qi Clusters, nine Literary Platforms...
Fang Yun's divine consciousness resembled a translucent human figure, seated cross-legged beneath the statue.
The instant consciousness Fang Yun closed his eyes, the incomplete Ninth Literary Platform flew above him.
Fang Yun opened his mouth, drawing in a large quantity