Faraway Ideal Land

"What is it?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"This is a Book of Literary Fortune. This poet named Bai Langzi has spirituality at the level of a Platinum Author. It is only because his sales and fame failed to keep up that his rank never reached that level."

Fool said.

"How did you know?"

"Just now, I used my own literary fortune to probe it. Literary fortune lacking sufficient spirituality will hide and dare not reveal itself. But Bai Langzi's literary fortune refused to yield and appeared directly to contend with mine. If I had not withdrawn voluntarily, it would rather have died than submit. As expected of a final work."

Fool sighed.

"Then what is this Book of Literary Fortune used for?"

He asked again.

Fool did not answer immediately. Instead, he snapped his fingers.

A large amount of gray mist poured out from the top hat, isolating the two of them from the outside world.

"That gray cat is actually the evil corpse I severed."

Fool sighed.

"Huh?"

Liu Zheng looked stunned.

Wait, how had this suddenly turned into severing the Three Corpses? The shift in style was way too abrupt, wasn't it?

"Back then, after I wrote Amon and His Monocle, my literary fortune was unmatched for a time. Yet I myself felt that my spirituality had run dry, and I could no longer create better works. After much deliberation, I used a Taoist method to sever my evil corpse and let it forge a different path. Once it too advances to become a Platinum Author, I can absorb it. Perhaps then I can break through to an even higher realm."

Fool explained.

"Then why did it bid for this poetry manuscript?"

He asked.

"It knows clearly that if it continues developing in the field of long novels, it