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In short, the general framework has not changed, but many details have changed, making it more exciting and the characters' personalities more distinct.

According to Gu Ming's plan, the booklet will be released first, and then he will follow the development of the plot of Journey to the West, drawing each of the short stories into comics to make them relatively independent and coherent.

The main reason for doing this is to consider that many people are illiterate.

Although there are characters in the manga, the content of the characters has been greatly reduced. Even if you can't read, you can get a rough taste by looking at the pictures.

Coupled with the dissemination of storytellers, operas, etc., once the story of "Journey to the West" spreads among the people, it will be more interesting to read comics.

Soon after, the hardcover illustrated edition of "Journey to the West" was officially released.

At this time, it has been more than three years since Gu Ming released a new book last time.

For ordinary people, it is already a remarkable thing to be able to write a masterpiece with tens of millions of words in three or four years.

However, people are used to Gu Ming's speed, so it has been too long to wait for this day.

Therefore, as soon as Gu Ming's new book was released, some people rushed to line up outside the bookstore in the middle of the night...

And some people who are related to the shopkeeper of the bookstore even bought some in advance and sold them at high prices outside.

This time the new book has hardly been publicized, it is entirely relying on Gu Ming's fame and word of mouth, and people spontaneously helped to spread the word.

On the day of release, it can be described as an unprecedented event.

For mythological books, Gu Ming has already released "Legend of the White Snake" before.

However, most of the stories in The Legend of the White Snake still take place in the ordinary world, but this "Journey to the West" is a pure myth, and the whole story is about fighting monsters, demons, and gods.

Moreover, this book created a precedent for a mythological masterpiece in history.

Before that, there were not many books about myths and stories circulated among the people, and the length was not long, at most tens of thousands of words.

Therefore, this "Journey to the West" not only attracted the attention of many literati, but also set off an upsurge among the people.

It doesn't matter if the common people are illiterate, some scholars will come forward and read to everyone with relish.

Of course, these scholars can only preach from the book, and they are naturally incomparable with professional storytellers.

Storytellers from all over the world rushed to buy "Journey to the West", read and digested it as quickly as possible, and then set up a stage to give a lecture...

Including some theater troupes are also chasing the popularity and began to arrange excerpts.

In addition to these, some folk artists are also spreading in various ways... such as shadow play, puppet show and so on.

For a time, the entire Great Yan Dynasty set off a wave of "Journey to the West" craze, and everywhere you go, you can hear the words "Monkey King Monkey King".

At the same time, the popularity of Journey to the West has also driven a number of industries.

For example, for dough kneaders, as long as they are made in the shape of Monkey King or the four masters and apprentices, someone will definitely come forward to surround the booth.

In addition to the descriptions in the book, Gu Ming also specially drew illustrations for the appearance of the four masters and apprentices. The overall image refers to the most classic drama version of the year.

Therefore, as soon as the book was released, the images of Tang Seng, Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, and Drifting Monk were basically fixed.

Those operas, shadow puppetry, etc. also refer to the images in the illustrations.

The Empress Dowager and the Empress also fell in love with Journey to the West, and when they heard that there was an opera troupe in the capital who had compiled an excerpt, they immediately ordered the troupe to enter the palace to perform...

Almost half a year after "Journey to the West" was released, Gu Ming released a new book: Supplements from Hundred Schools.

But the popularity of this book is much smaller.

Because this book is not a story book, but an academic literary work, and the price is relatively expensive, five taels of silver per volume.

Gu Ming didn't want to take the opportunity to make a fortune, but mainly based on the theory of value. In terms of the value of this book, five taels of silver is already quite cheap.

In this way, it can be regarded as setting a threshold for this book, and those who know the goods will naturally not care about five taels of silver.

At the same time, Gu Ming also sent more than a dozen sets to the palace for collection, which became part of the "Yongping Canon" series.

Soon after, Gu Ming finally ushered in an upgrade again.

And this upgrade will be a real transformation after he traveled to this world.

Before that, his strength had already reached the peak of immortal cultivators in the world.

Once this critical point is passed, then his cultivation can be regarded as formally transformed into dust, becoming a true immortal.

For this smooth upgrade, Gu Ming made a special trip to Kunlun Mountain.

After all, Kunlun Mountain has always been regarded as a fairy mountain.

Gu Ming didn't know what kind of changes this upgrade would bring, and he didn't know what kind of movement it would cause, so he chose to stay away from the secular world, and brought Snake Ji, Bai Suzhen, and Xiaoqing to Kunlun, and found a place as high as [-] yuan. meters of snow-capped mountains.

Gu Ming dug a cave about several meters deep at the top of the mountain as a place of retreat. Snake Ji, Bai Suzhen, and Xiaoqing also looked for places around to assist Dharma protectors in case of accidents.

Everything was ready, Gu Ming closed his eyes slightly, opened the character interface of the system with his mind, and clicked the "+" sign that represents the upgrade level.

[Congratulations, the character has been upgraded]

Host: Gu Ming

Location: Liaozhai World

Level: University Bachelor (next level: Great Confucianism)

Experience Points: 8500/200000

Points: 9800

Skill: Exporting to Chapters (Level 5)

Skill: Brilliant Pen and Blossom (Level 5)

Skill: Perception (level 3)

Skill: Magic Stroke (Level 3)

Skills: Calligraphy (Level 6), Painting (Level 6), Chess (Level 6), Temperament (Level 6)

Weapons: Biluo (green) magic weapon level, Qinglian sword (green)

……

Sure enough, the feeling of upgrading this time is completely different from before.

In the past, when upgrading, it was either a feeling of drunkenness, or almost no feeling, or entering a state of half-awake.

And this time...

What Gu Ming felt was a kind of...

pain!

A severe pain!

Heartbreaking pain!

It's like being thrown into an oil pan, and at the same time, it's like someone is cutting with a knife, hitting with a hammer, and pricking with a needle...

Gu Ming really wanted to scold her...

This feeling is just like the lower eighteen floors in the legend.

In order to distract his attention and alleviate this unbearable pain, Gu Ming could only silently recite a famous piece of Mencius over and over in his heart:

"Shunfa was raised among the peasants, Fu Shuo was raised among the boards, Jiaoge was raised among the fish and salt, Guan Yiwu was raised among the scholars, Sun Shuao was raised among the sea, and Baili Xi was raised among the city.

Therefore, when the heavens will send a great mission to people, they must first suffer from their minds and minds, exhaust their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and mess up their actions.

People persist in their mistakes, and then they can correct them. They are trapped in their hearts and minds, and then they act.

If you enter, you will be helpless, and if you leave, you will be invincible to foreign patients. The country will perish, and then you will know that you are born in sorrow and die in peace. "

Not to mention, reciting this over and over again is really effective, and the pain is relieved a lot.

I don't know how long I read it, I don't know how many times I read it...

Outside, Bai Suzhen couldn't help but glanced into the cave, and couldn't help but frowned and whispered, "Young Master Gu looks very painful..."

"It's okay, breakthrough itself is not an easy task, as long as you get through it at the beginning, it will be much better in the future."

Snake Princess has been practicing for a lot longer, so she replied with an experienced look.

"Well, let's pay more attention to avoid accidents."

This boil lasted almost ten days.

Although reading this famous piece of Mencius silently relieved Gu Ming a lot of pain, it was still uncomfortable after all.

And it lasted more than ten days.

In fact, what Gu Ming didn't know was that his body had quietly changed at this time.

Flesh, bones, and meridians are constantly melting, but at the same time they are constantly being reborn.

That's why there's such a great sense of pain.

This is a real process of rebirth, the body that belongs to mortals will slowly dissolve, and what will be replaced is a body similar to that of a real fairy.

Once the conversion is successfully completed, even if Gu Ming stops here, he can still be a carefree fairy in the world of mortals, not to mention immortality, and his lifespan of 3000 to [-] years is still no problem.

After that, Gu Ming entered a seemingly unconscious state of trance, like a stone statue.

Of She Ji, Bai Suzhen, and Xiaoqing, one of them is always awake outside the cave to protect the Dharma, while the other two are meditating in a nearby cave.

Fortunately, it has been safe and sound.

Except for a little snow beast that came here by mistake, everything else was normal.

After almost half a year, Gu Ming finally woke up.

Miraculously, after sitting motionless for more than half a year, his clothes were still clean and spotless.

A long hair even turned into short hair.

The beard should be stubble, but it only looks like a short beard, and a pair of eyes are as mysterious and deep as the starry sky.

Afterwards, Gu Ming received some item rewards from the main task, and exchanged some points for item upgrades to upgrade the corresponding skills...

After the upgrade is complete, subconsciously click on the character interface to view:

Host: Gu Ming

Location: Liaozhai World

Level: University Bachelor (next level: Great Confucianism)

Experience Points: 8500/200000

Points: 300

Skill: Exporting to Chapters (Level 6)

Skill: Brilliant Pen and Blossom (Level 6)

Skill: Perception (level 4)

Skill: Magic Stroke (Level 4)

Skills: Calligraphy (Level 7), Painting (Level 7), Chess (Level 7), Temperament (Level 7)

Weapons: Biluo (purple) magic weapon level, Qinglian sword (purple)

Carry-on package: Qiankun bag (green)

……

This time, due to the long time interval, more points have been accumulated, and the system rewarded two skill upgrade symbols and one weapon upgrade symbol, so Gu Ming raised all the skills and skills to the highest level of the current level in one go. advanced.

Including the weapon, it has also been upgraded to the purple rank.

According to the grades of the props in the mall, the grades from low to high are: white, blue, blue, purple, and orange.

In other words, one more upgrade will reach the highest level: Orange.

However, if you want to upgrade again, you can't just have points, and you need a corresponding character level.

After the carry-on package has been upgraded, the capacity has increased a lot, almost the size of three or four mu of land...

……

"My lord, you're finally awake!"

At this time, it was She Ji who was on duty outside.