Free Web NovelChapter 372: Chapter 359: This Is a Top-Tier Manuscript
For top-tier manuscripts, it was standard practice to have the reviewers come and assess them in person.
However, only original manuscripts that could achieve a Six-Colored Holy Light or Seven-Colored Holy Light certification qualified for such treatment.
For manuscripts below this level, such as those with Four-Colored or Five-Colored certifications, if a personal review was requested, the original was typically sealed in a box and sent via an extremely expensive premium courier service. Alternatively, the author could personally submit the manuscript to the editorial department, which was often more convenient.
Gu Ming knew all this and made his request directly to his counselor.
After hearing him out, the counselor asked a question in return:
"If you want to ask them to review it in person, it needs to have at least a Six-Colored Holy Light certification.
"But the light from the Hall of the Great Dao last night was a Tri-Colored Holy Light."
The counselor had already attributed last night’s Holy Light from the Hall of the Great Dao to Gu Ming’s work.
As the counselor knew, many people internally had high hopes for the Foundation Establishment Method.
Last night’s Tri-Colored Holy Light certification was a bit below their expectations.
Still, a Tri-Colored certification wasn’t bad.
Many Cultivation Techniques that pioneered new systems often began with a single, fleeting flash of inspiration.
Afterward, as a group of Beastmasters continuously refined it and built a new ecosystem around it, the source Cultivation Technique would gradually be upgraded, perhaps evolving from a Tri-Colored Holy Light to a Four-Colored or Five-Colored Holy Light.
But a Tri-Colored Holy Light was still not significant enough to warrant having a major figure come for an in-person review.
Gu Ming, however, insisted.
"Sir, you can come take a look in person.
"If you feel it’s not appropriate, then I suppose the Foundation Establishment Method isn’t as important as everyone thinks, and we can just wait."
"No, don’t! I’ll come take a look right now."
With that, the counselor asked for Gu Ming’s location and rushed over.
On his way, the counselor was still pondering Gu Ming’s confident demeanor.
’Could it be that he wasn’t the one who triggered the Holy Light from the Hall of the Great Dao last night?’
He had already asked around in the faculty group chats and through his own information channels, and everyone reported that none of their students or colleagues had written anything capable of summoning the Hall of the Great Dao. freёwebnovel.com
This was a top university, where every month there were dozens of new Cultivation Techniques and the like that could make the Hall of the Great Dao appear and absorb them.
Sometimes it would appear several times in a single day, while other days, not a single Cultivation Technique would be certified.
And situations like last night, where the light illuminated the entire school without a specific direction, were also quite normal.
After all, people writing theses had a sense of secrecy. They didn’t want their achievements to be gawked at immediately, preferring to submit their work quietly and make a splash in the world of academic journals upon publication.
When the counselor arrived at Gu Ming’s villa, he knocked on the door.
Upon entering, he stepped into the inner world of the Light and Dark Concealment Array.
By then, the natural fragrance of the Dao emanating from the manuscript inside had completely filled the air.
He had only to release a sliver of his Divine Sense, using his own inspiration to touch it, and he could feel his entire body begin to tremble.
From what his Spiritual Power could perceive, the manuscript Gu Ming was about to show him would surpass his wildest imagination.
’Is this a manuscript certified by a Six-Colored Holy Light?’
’No, it’s far beyond that!’
His heart hammered in his chest.
He taught at a top university and had lost count of how many manuscripts he’d seen each year, ranging from one color to Five-Colored.
Manuscripts with a Six-Colored Holy Light appeared occasionally, but not often, and every single one was unforgettable.
As for manuscripts with a Seven-Colored Holy Light certification, he had seen them before, but the opportunity didn’t arise every year. In fact, he hadn’t seen one in recent years.
From the long-dormant depths of his memory, a latent excitement resurfaced within him, causing him to hum unconsciously.
He shook Gu Ming’s hand and asked,
"May I release my Pet Beasts? It’s been a long time since they’ve felt this kind of atmosphere."
"Please, go ahead," Gu Ming said. "This is the manuscript I wrote."
As he spoke, Gu Ming picked up the Foundation Establishment Evolution Method from the table.
The counselor had just released his Pet Beasts to the side to bask in the atmosphere when he took the manuscript himself.
The instant his fingers touched it, goosebumps erupted all over his body, and his eyes widened into saucers.
"This is... this is!" His voice was hurried, and he stumbled back a step.
He was certain that the weight of this manuscript was at least ten times heavier than one with a Seven-Colored Holy Light certification.
A second after taking the manuscript, he felt the Great Dao. His hand could not bear the immense weight, and it was instantly crushed against the ground.
SPLAT! His palm was flattened into a meaty pulp.
But he was so excited that the pain didn’t even make him scream. Instead, his eyes were glued to the manuscript as he reached out, trying to flip through the heavy pages.
However, he couldn’t even turn a single page.
This sent his mind racing, and he exclaimed,
"You’re right! How could we possibly let you mail this manuscript directly to the editorial department?
"I’ll directly contact a few titans of the industry to come and review your manuscript in person.
"At our university alone, there are two reviewers for the *Seven-star Journal*. They are Eight-star Level Beastmaster titans who can review your original manuscript directly, bypassing the usual procedures."
"Oh? And who might they be?"
"One is Elder Huo, and the other is Elder Chen, a Grand Beastmaster of evolution research."
Gu Ming hadn’t heard of the other professor.
But he had heard of Elder Huo.
He had even seen the old man during the national competition.
Gu Ming nodded, giving him leave to go and invite them.
"Then I’ll be right back."
The counselor retracted his mangled, bloody hand. His face showed no sign of distress over his crushed palm; on the contrary, he was absolutely thrilled.
He hadn’t dared to use his Divine Sense to seriously read the manuscript, because just a glance or two had made his eyes feel like they were being scorched, and his Sea of Consciousness was thrown into a tempest.
It was a violent collision with his understanding of the world; his entire system of knowledge had been powerfully impacted.
This was definitely a Cultivation Technique that would pioneer a major new system!
He couldn’t help but tremble.
Pioneering a system was no simple feat.
But what was even rarer was that he could feel from this Foundation Establishment Method an impact that would cause a massive restructuring of the current knowledge system.
That being the case, he couldn’t just read it directly.
He would first need to build up a certain level of mental defense.
With that, he left the villa to get treatment at the medical office and contact the two great figures.
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「Zhou Capital Ancient Array Association.」
Elder Huo was deep in thought before a worn-out scroll. Beside him, his weapon-type Pet Beast, in the form of a Sword Pill, was roaming about, remotely controlling several dilapidated weapons within the association and arranging them in a specific pattern.
In the room were many other great figures of a similar age, all with exceptionally high Cultivation.
There were Seven-star Pet Beasts and even Eight-star Pet Beasts here, simulating an Ancient Array.
Today was Elder Huo’s designated work time, and he was at a critical moment in his deductions when his phone suddenly rang.
He didn’t check it. Instead, his Sword Pill Pet Beast flew over and, with a Seven-star Sword style maneuver, plucked the phone from his pocket.
It glanced at the name "Luo Rui" on the screen, promptly declined the call, and put the phone back in his pocket.
Ten seconds later, the phone rang again.
The Sword Pill Pet Beast flew back, took out the phone, saw the same name, and immediately declined the call again.
Elder Huo was at a crucial point in his Array deduction and could not be disturbed.
And since this Luo Rui wasn’t marked with an important star, he was clearly insignificant.
However, when Luo Rui called for the third time, his Sword Pill Pet Beast grew annoyed and temporarily added the number to the blocklist.
’I’ll tell Master that someone called three times in a row after this research is finished.’
’The person must be incredibly anxious to risk Elder Huo’s wrath by calling three times like that.’
’But no matter how urgent it is, it can’t be more important than Elder Huo’s research.’
A little while later, the phone rang again.
This time, however, it wasn’t Luo Rui. It was a starred contact, an acquaintance noted as the President of the Wenquxing Array Society—Elder Huo’s fifth-generation disciple.
The Sword Pill flew over, prompting its master on whether to answer the call.
Elder Huo pulled himself out of his research state and took the phone. "One sentence. I’m busy."
He immediately heard the person on the other end say that a teacher from the university had asked him to pass on a message: could Elder Huo review a manuscript that was suspected to be of an even higher grade than a Seven-Colored Holy Light?
Elder Huo was stunned for a moment before asking who it was.
"Speaking of which, you’ve met him before, during the exam. You’ll definitely recognize the name."
