"Oh, failure in the Heavenly Tree is common enough, cousin. Don't let it weigh on you. How many of the ten Heavenly Leaves I gave you do you have left?" Fang Yun asked. He was not concerned. After all, dying in the Heavenly Tree only slightly damaged one's Divine Sense. Only the Demon Barbarians he killed himself would die for good.
For the vast majority of people, the purpose of a Heavenly Leaf was to let them strengthen themselves through Heaven-and-Earth Observation on their first visit to the Heavenly Tree, smoothing their path through the Literary Ranks. Barring unforeseen circumstances, they were almost certain to become Hanlin Academicians. Although Heavenly Leaves could take them to higher levels, those levels were not particularly useful to most people.
"Eight left. Actually, dying once in the Heavenly Tree wasn't a big deal. But I just went to the Discourse Ranking and found that the Demon Barbarians in the Heavenly Tree had gone mad, launching massive encirclement attacks against the human race. People were either killed by Demon Barbarians in the Heavenly Tree or forced to leave. If I'd known, I wouldn't have entered the Heavenly Tree today," Fang Yingwu said.
Fang Yun said, "Several months have passed since your first visit to the Heavenly Tree, and there's still nearly half a year until the Metropolitan Graduate Examination. This was the perfect time for your second visit. You're not to blame; the Demon Barbarians are. Hmm, leave the documents here for now. I'll look at the Discourse Ranking. If the impact is too great, I'll go to the Heavenly Tree and see for myself."
"Yes."
After Fang Yingwu left, Fang Yun finished his official duties, then held his Official Seal and entered the Discourse Ranking. He found that while there were not many topics