What does Confucianism have to do with me? I'm just a watchman wearing a Confucian guise... Xu Qian laughed at himself, straightened his face, and stared at the surface of the jade mirror.

After a while, words appeared on the mirror, and the message from No. 4 came over: [I once traveled to the Western Regions. The people there are generally illiterate, ignorant and backward, and they don’t know what "ritual" is. However, the locals are quite hospitable. They

I was warmly received as a swordsman, but when I told the locals that I was a "scholar", their attitude towards me changed drastically.

[Abuse, threats, and expulsion forced me to leave the place. During my subsequent travels, I never revealed my identity as a scholar again.]

...Is this the so-called anger of a scumbag against a top student? Xu Qian did not express his opinion and continued to wait for the next paragraph of the letter.

[Four: I thought the Western Regions just simply hated scholars, but later I realized that they didn’t hate scholars, but they hated Confucianism, orthodox Confucianism. This reminded me of a record when I was reading history books. Well, that story five hundred years ago.

After a period of history, Buddhism was quite prosperous in Dafeng and spread its religion everywhere.

[The good times did not last long. Within a hundred years, the imperial court began to exterminate Buddha. The person who promoted the extermination of Buddha was the chief minister at that time. And he also had another identity, the dean of Yunlu Academy. ]

Almost all scholars in the past came from Yunlu Academy. The split between Confucian orthodoxy occurred two hundred years ago.... Xu Qian typed a message: [That’s it?]

At that time, Dafeng was the territory of Confucianism. Buddhism wanted to spread its message to the Central Plains, and it was completely reasonable for Confucianism to intervene. In the same way, it was also reasonable for the Western Regions to hate scholars.

This melon is not interesting to eat.

[Four: Hey, No. 3, you’ve been a little lazy lately.]

Xu Qian: "???"

Then why don't I chew my fingers and perform "The Brain Is Shaking" for you?

[Four: Or is it because I am preparing for the Spring Examination, so I don’t have time to read history? Well, what I want to say is that the chief minister at that time said something when he destroyed the Buddha: If Buddhism is not destroyed, the world will be Buddha; with me

His destiny is to cut off the path to Buddhahood.

[To this day, I still don’t understand the true meaning of this sentence.]

Buddhism will never be destroyed, and all the world will be Buddhas; with my life, I will cut off the path to Buddhahood... What does this mean? Xu Qi'an was confused.

[Five: Maybe it’s just an inspiring statement.]

Good question from No. 5! Xu Qian smiled.

[One: No, the third level of Confucianism is the state of establishing destiny. With my destiny... it is no joke. The words of No. 4 reminded me of more details. The chief assistant is called Du Zhongshu. After destroying the Buddha, he stepped on

He has entered the third level of destiny-making realm. In other words, his "fate-making" is to destroy the Buddha.]

After destroying the Buddha, did he enter the third-level life-establishing state? Xu Qian remembered the information that Zhang Shen and Zhang Daru accidentally mentioned to him. The Confucian life-establishing state is a process of "finding the goal of life", so it is called life-establishing.

"Establishing a destiny" must be a positive goal... It is very interesting to enter the realm of establishing a destiny after destroying the Buddha... Does it mean that destroying the Buddha is indeed a positive and positive goal?

Xu Qian thought in his mind and wrote: "The state of establishing a destiny is similar to the Buddhist making a great wish to enter the state of establishing a destiny by destroying the Buddha. This means that it is correct to destroy the Buddha."

With the endorsement of Confucian student No. 3, everyone realized something was wrong. If Buddhism is everlasting, all the world will be Buddhas... This may not be a joke.

There is a deeper inside story involved, and it is not as simple as "fighting for turf".

No one spoke for a long time, seeming to be thinking about the truth behind this matter. After more than ten minutes, No. 2 said:

[No. 3, how many experts are there in the governor’s team that went to Yunzhou this time? 】

[Three: There is only one Jin Luo on the surface, but I don’t know it secretly.]

The word "only" is used well... Number 2 complained in his heart.

Anyone who knows the Dagongren Yamen knows that Jin Luo is a fourth-grade martial artist. On the battlefield, all fourth-grade warriors are top-notch masters who can stop a thousand with one blow.

In the realm of mortals, the fourth level that embodies "meaning" is the pinnacle.

Further up is the third level. The third level has the ability to regenerate severed limbs and is no longer a mortal.

.... Even if my team, plus myself, had to deal with a fourth-grade golden gong, I'm afraid we would both end up dead together.

Number Two sighed.

After being silent for a long time, after confirming that all the unqualified group members were offline, Xu Qi'an put away the small mirror, left the room, stood on the edge of the deck, facing the river, and poured out the burden of his bladder.

"Don't you see, the water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky, and flows down three thousand miles... It floats in the sky, and enters the water to calm the eyes of the sea... Avalokitesvara is sitting on the lotus, and the Queen Mother sinks to her waist... You have forty-eight thousand

Thousands of years old, if we are not connected to Qin Sai, the Xu family has a bird's way and can cross the top of Emei... Take it!"

I fastened my belt and returned to my room.

....

The next day, when it was dark and bright, Xu Qian woke up, looked around, and saw two colleagues carrying qi machines and breathing in and practicing qi.

Everyone works so hard and is so full of support every day... Xu Qian sat up and stretched.

Jing, Qi and Shen are integrated into one body. When the Qi machine fills the upper, middle and lower Dantian, the mental power will skyrocket. At this time, it means that you can visualize and prepare to break through to the realm of refining the gods.

Xu Qi'an's Qi had long been filled with Dantian, almost overflowing. As he continued to meditate every day, his mental power was increasing day by day, and he was just one chance away from entering the realm of refining gods.

Xu Qi'an doesn't know how this opportunity came about, and Wei Yuan didn't tell him, because Wei Yuan's father didn't know that Xu Qi'an's cultivation had improved so quickly.

The little Tongluo that I always thought I valued was still in the stage of transporting qi.

Upon noticing that Xu Qian was awake, Zhu Guangxiao and Song Tingfeng stopped talking. The former said:

"When I finish my trip to Yunzhou and the Yamen distributes the silver reward, I will be able to save enough money to marry a wife."

Zhu Guangxiao has a childhood sweetheart sister, well, not a real sister, but a girl next door. The two of them have a very close relationship, and the bastard looks at Mung Bean very well.

But the sister's father asked Zhu Guangxiao to take a bride price of one hundred taels of silver, otherwise there would be no chance.

Zhu Guangxiao's monthly salary is 5 taels, plus some gray income, he can earn more than 80 taels a year, but he still has to attend social events, daily expenses, and go to a brothel... He can only save more than 30 taels a year.

It’s not easy anymore. After all, going to a brothel to consume money is a necessity, even for ordinary people, let alone a strong-blooded warrior.

Damn...don't put up a flag, you are like this. I have never seen a thousand or even eight hundred on TV in my last life...Xu Qian rolled his eyes.

"Congratulations, Guangxiao will get married soon." After Song Tingfeng finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of a beautiful purple sachet hanging on Xu Qian's waist, embroidered with white lotus flowers, and said, "Ning Yan, is this from Fuxiang?"

"No!" Xu Qian let him pick the sachet.

"Don't you have a fiancée, right?" Song Tingfeng slightly opened his eyes and said sourly.

"No." Xu Qian took back the sachet and lay down again, with the purple sachet hanging on the tip of his nose, humming softly: "She is just my sister, and my sister said purple is very charming."

"Why doesn't Ning Yan marry a wife?" Zhu Guangxiao expressed doubts.

In his opinion, Xu Qi'an was not only deeply appreciated by Duke Wei, but also received a reward of a thousand taels of gold from His Majesty, and his future was bright and prosperous.

I have also reached the age of marrying a wife and having children.

"He is a prodigal son just like me." Song Tingfeng commented.

"Go away, we are different." Xu Qian lay on the bed with his hands on the back of his head, sighing: "It takes a while to get used to it."

It had only been three months since he came to Dafengman, and he still couldn't settle down and fully adapt. That's why he lingered in Jiaofangsi and the fragrant and warm clothes, but he was not mentally prepared to start a family.

Zhu Guangxiao nodded slightly and suggested: "It depends on what you want from your future wife."

"What a request..." Xu Qian muttered: "One with big waves and long hair."

"This request of yours is so strange." Song Tingfeng frowned.

Xu Qian looked at him: "These are three requirements."

After washing up, Xu Qian had breakfast and knocked on Jiang Luzhong's door.

"What's the matter?" Jiang Lvzhong sat at the table and looked at a map of Yunzhou. His sharp eyes were like the eyes of an eagle, giving people a great sense of oppression.

"I would like to ask Jiang Jinluo about my spiritual practice." Xu Qian picked up a piece of pastry and stuffed it into his mouth, "How to advance to the realm of refining gods?"

Regarding this point, Xu Qian's previous understanding was that it would happen step by step and naturally.

When accumulated to a corresponding level, you can naturally be promoted to the realm of refining gods.

But he was inspired by Chu Caiwei's requirements for being promoted to an alchemist. Looking back at the martial arts system, he found that there were also requirements for advancing from the essence refining realm to the qi training realm: no loss of virginity!

Jiang Lvzhong smiled and said: "It's very simple. When your mental power reaches a certain level, the center of your eyebrows will swell and hurt. This is when you are promoted to the God Refining Realm. As for the method of promotion, well, you don't sleep for ten days."

Ah? Are you serious about not sleeping for ten days? Will you not die suddenly?

Seeing Xu Qi'an's confused face, Jiang Lvzhong explained: "You heard it right, if you don't sleep for ten days, you can be promoted to the realm of refining gods. If you can't survive it, you will be in a coma, or in severe cases, you will die. In the warrior system, every person

Every grade is a test of life and death."

"...Why do you have to stay up for ten days?" Xu Qian asked doubtfully.

"When you were in the refinement realm, you must have often experienced the limits of your physical body. Every time you break through the limit, your physical strength will increase. Then do you know the limits of your soul?"

Xu Qian shook his head.

"The best way to break through the limits of the soul is to stay awake. Ten days is just a rough standard. Everyone's limits are different. In the future, if you try to advance to the realm of refining gods, you will have a personal experience."

"Won't your body be overwhelmed?"

"So refining essence and qi are also laying the foundation for divine refining, including your daily visualization, condensing the strength of the soul. It is also increasing the chance of being promoted to divine refining." Speaking of this, Jiang Lvzhong said with a smile:

"It's still early for you. The most important thing in the path of martial arts is the will to travel through mountains and rivers. You can't aim too high."

"What Jiang Jinluo said makes sense." Xu Qian nodded in agreement: "I have reached the peak of my Qi training."

Jiang Luzhong: “???”

He stared at Xu Qi'an with an unbelievable look for a few seconds, and said displeasedly: "Don't be ridiculous, I remember that when you joined the watchmen, you were still in the refinement realm. How can anyone practice qi in less than three months? The peak...can't be true, right?"
To be continued...