In the quiet courtyard to the east of the Imperial Academy.

An old man and a young man were chatting in the vegetable garden, discussing everything from the origin of the universe to the end of the world, sharing insights from two different worlds.

"Confucian Scholar, why couldn't Li Taibai live past a thousand years?"

Li Ziye voiced his confusion, asking, "Is it because his cultivation was not as advanced as the Confucian Scholar's?"

"It's not that."

Kong Qiu shook his head and said, "This old man has lived past a thousand years because of the existence of the Heavenly Tome. Do you know why, despite the millennia, the Heavenly Tome, which opens every hundred years, only has four names inscribed upon it?"

"Is it because they didn't pass the Confucian Scholar's test?" Li Ziye asked curiously.

"Yes, and no."

Kong Qiu replied calmly, "The test of this old man is, in fact, the test of the Heavenly Tome. Over the millennia, many have reached the end but were unable to inscribe their names on the Heavenly Tome. Thus, even after a long thousand years, only four have successfully inscribed their names."

"The Heavenly Tome has its own will?" Li Ziye asked in surprise.

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Kong Qiu nodded and said, "Inscribing one's name on the Heavenly Tome is essentially the process of the tome recognizing its master. Without its acknowledgment, even if one's cultivation is strong, they cannot inscribe their name upon it."

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