The clear air is in the sky, the birds are singing, the flowers are fragrant, and the bamboo forest is quiet, it is like a fairyland on earth.
A stone stairway stretches straight into the sky, stretching all the way from the foot of the mountain, through layers of clouds and mist, until it disappears.
At the end of the clouds and mist on the mountain peak, there is a palace, looming, like a mirage. The two words shine through the clouds and mist in the hearts of every student.
Confucian Hall!
The source of thousands of years of inheritance of Confucianism and Taoism, the holiest place of Confucianism and Taoism, a palace enshrining the statue of Master Zhou and the palace where Confucian sages carved knives and crowns. It is the ultimate place that Confucianism and Taoism students around the world dream of.
Once you enter the Confucian Hall, it means that you have become the core disciple of Confucianism and Taoism.
Become a descendant of the world's first-class sect.
The three holy places of Confucianism and Taoism are Qingyun Academy, Xiaoshengxian Village, and Jixia Academy.
Qingyun Academy, a place where Confucianism and Taoism are orthodox, has produced many outstanding Confucian and Taoist geniuses. Even Zhou Haodang, the world-famous master of Zhou, studied at Qingyun Academy. However, in the end, due to various reasons, Master Zhou was expelled from Qingyun Academy.
, then the enshrined statue was sent to Jixia Academy.
This incident, after Master Zhou died, destroyed the fate of the Sui Dynasty, and established a name that shocked the world, this move was also spurned by countless students. In order to restore its reputation, Qingyun Academy planned to welcome the statue back, but was rejected by Jixia Academy
, after this series of events, the reputation of Qingyun Academy plummeted.
Xiaoshengxian Village is the place where Confucianism is inherited.
During the Korean War, he joined South Korea and became a senior official in South Korea.
Jixia Academy, a place where Confucianism and Taoism are enshrined, has two sacred objects of the Confucian sage and the statue of the Yasheng Zhoushi. It is powerful and is a holy place pursued by Confucianism and Taoism disciples all over the world.
Among them, Jixia Academy, which holds the sacred relics of Confucian saints, has the highest status, followed by Xiaoshengxian Manor, and finally Qingyun Academy.
Qingyun Academy was originally ranked second, but due to the big fuss over the expulsion of Master Zhou, its reputation was not as good as that of Little Sage Village.
Shen Wenshan carried his luggage, bowed respectfully to the Confucian Hall on the top of the mountain, took a deep breath, and stepped on the first stone steps up the mountain.
"tread."
As Shen Wenshan's soles of his feet landed on the stone steps, he felt countless strands of fresh air surge up in front of his eyes to wrap around him. Then, his own fresh air boiled and stirred, and every pore was trembling, constantly absorbing the stone.
The freshness brought by the steps.
Shen Wenshan clearly felt that his brain had become much clearer, and his body had become stronger under the nourishment of pure Qi. He had benefited greatly from just one step.
Shen Wenshan's face showed excitement, and he quickly took the second step without hesitation.
"boom!"
The same nourishment of fresh air merged with the fresh air. The contents of the classics that Shen Wenshan didn't quite understand in his mind were now washed away by the clear air, as if he had become enlightened and gained many insights.
Shen Wenshan was so happy that he quickly took out the book from his bag and began to read aloud.
"Learning without thinking is useless; thinking without learning is dangerous..."
As the chanting sound spread out, special literary energy condensed into small characters, emerging one after another, floating on the scroll, lingering around Shen Wenshan's body.
With the help of the two special powers of Wen Qi and Qing Qi, Shen Wenshan walked smoothly, step by step, up the steps, walking up the five hundred stone steps in one go.
Shen Wenshan felt that his brain was swollen, sweat appeared on his forehead unconsciously, and the clothes on his back were soaked, as if he had spent a lot of energy.
"Huh, take a rest. Five hundred steps at a time is already the limit. It still takes a long time. As long as you can reach the second level before the sun sets, you will have a chance."
Shen Wenshan knows his own affairs best, and Shen Wenshan knows his own strength. It is impossible to pursue the first level, but after taking a rest and consolidating the foundation, it is also a good choice to pursue the second level.
After all, first-class people are hard to find. The annual Confucianism and Taoism has already selected many outstanding talents. If there are only one or two first-class people every year, it is considered very good.
In the case of one or two, if the number of people elected to the Confucian Hall this year is five, there are still three places available, and the second class can fight for them.
…
At the foot of the mountain, Zhu Youji looked at the fresh stone steps, smiled softly, raised his feet, and stepped onto the stone steps.
"boom!"
Countless amounts of pure Qi boiled up. Under Zhu Youji's Emperor's Qi Watching Technique, he felt that all kinds of pure Qi were filling his body. Various Confucian and Taoist texts, essences of classics, and sages' whispers were filled with the pure Qi. In the process of improving the body and soul, it is also gradually interfering with the purity of the sea of consciousness of the soul.
"Um?"
Zhu Youji frowned slightly and re-examined the stone steps under his feet. He saw through the layers of complicated Confucian and Taoist texts and magic formations, and understood the essence contained in them.
It turns out that these stone steps are not just ordinary stones that seal the pure Qi of Confucianism and Taoism, but are pieces of Confucianism and Taoism sealed objects, which are imprinted with part of the owner's consciousness and knowledge. These knowledge and will breed a steady stream of pure Qi. , can help progressive students improve their purity and cultivation.
But in a subtle way, it can easily affect the pure mind of students and make their souls become dusty.
Pen, ink, paper and inkstone, bamboo scroll, picture scroll...
Zhu Youji glanced at it and saw that the appearance of the steps also changed instantly, turning into various Confucian and Taoist objects that contained the true meaning of Confucianism and Taoism. He sighed: "It is indeed Jixia Academy, with three thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine A sealed object of Confucianism and Taoism, the name of the First Academy is well deserved."
These pure auras, which carry part of the master's knowledge and will, are both treasures and poison to others.
If the dross can be removed and the true meaning can be obtained, it will naturally be a peerless treasure.
But if you absorb the Qing Qi like swallowing jujube, you will naturally improve in the short term, but the result will be to cut off the supreme way - the Confucian sage.
What is a Confucian sage?
A strong man in the holy realm, unparalleled in the world!
It can open up a famous school, spread for hundreds of generations, and teach tens of thousands of people.
Only by reaching the holy realm can one become a saint.
There is only one Confucian sage today, and there has been only one Confucian sage since ancient times.
Confucius.
The founder of Confucianism and Taoism, the source of all Confucianism and Legalism, the person who set down the rules and regulations.
"To others, it's poison, but to me, I welcome everyone who comes!"
Zhu Youji looked relaxed, stood with his hands behind his back, and took another step forward.
In an instant, the Jade Blood Core in Zhu Youji's body was like a black hole whirlpool, absorbing the surrounding fresh air unscrupulously. This clear air containing knowledge and will was all swallowed up by the Jade Blood Core, and became in Zhu Youji's mind. The purest Confucian and Taoist knowledge.
"Confucianism and Taoism."
Zhu Youji stimulated the unique Confucianism and Taoism of Qingshu Academy, making his whole body filled with pure aura. His whole person was holy and noble, and his body was covered with scholarly aura. Every word and every action he made was as if a great Confucian had come to the world, exuding a convincing aura.
step.
Two steps.
Three steps.
Zhu Youji climbed hundreds of steps in a row without stopping. The fresh air around him was constantly being absorbed by him, and the clouds and mist covering the stone steps dissipated a lot.
"Huh? What happened?"
“Why do I feel less refreshed?”
"Look? The clouds and fog are beginning to dissipate?"
Many students who were climbing looked surprised, put down the books in their hands, looked at the changes in the surrounding environment, and exclaimed.
At this moment, someone spotted Zhu Youji who was walking without pause, and saw the rich and extremely pure Qi behind him, as well as the posture of crazily devouring the Qing Qi.
"This, this, this..." The Confucian scholar was stunned and stuttered a bit.
Many Confucian scholars also saw Zhu Youji walking up without stopping, with shocked expressions on their faces.
"The pure air surrounds the whole body, and the pure air hangs behind the back... Great Confucian, this is a great Confucian!"
Suddenly, a Confucian scholar who was observing Zhu Youji carefully exclaimed.
Now the students were all excited.
"What? Great Confucian?"
"The great Confucian has come to participate in the practice of Confucianism?"
"Which family are you from?"
"Little Saint's Villa? Or Qingyun Academy?"
"What is this going to do?"
Many people were whispering to each other and looking at Zhu Youji carefully.
When Zhu Youji passed by them, these Confucian students calmed down their emotions, bowed slightly, and saluted Zhu Youji.
Regardless of whether they were great Confucians or not, they would all salute Zhu Youji.
There is no order of learning, the master is the teacher.
Confucius said: When three people are walking together, they must have me as their teacher.
They are not as Confucian as Zhu Youji, so they naturally know how to salute.
Confucianism and Taoism attach great importance to observing etiquette.
On the top of the mountain, in the reflection pavilion, Dean Zhou Xingtian naturally watched this scene. Luo Zi's hand hung in the air and murmured: "What are the people from Qingyun Academy doing?"
Zhou Xingtian is a master of Confucianism and Taoism. He is at the peak of the eighth-grade Confucian realm and half a step below the sub-saint realm. Within the scope of Qingyun Mountain, he can defeat masters at the level of land gods by borrowing the Confucian sage's knife and Confucian crown.
He is naturally very familiar with Qingyun Academy's unique Confucianism and Taoism [Confucianism, Taoism and Wenxin].
"Huh? Is the person here from Qingyun Academy?" Li Xuanyi frowned slightly and asked.
"Well, I don't know why I'm here." Zhou Xingtian continued to make moves, but most of his attention was placed on practicing Confucianism.
Those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come.
Although they are all from the same sect, they have also practiced Confucianism and Taoism.
But Confucianism also has different directions. The most famous one is "preserve the principles of nature and destroy human desires" proposed by the Cheng family.
Pay attention to preserving the inherent natural principles in the heart and eliminate people's private desires.
Benevolence is the law of heaven, and unkindness is human desire.
Righteousness is the law of heaven, and unrighteousness is the desire of man.
Loyalty is the law of heaven, disloyalty is the desire of man.
Filial piety is the law of nature, and unfilial piety is human desire.
A calm mind is the law of nature, while impetuousness and arrogance are human desires.
This means preserving the natural principles and destroying the human desires!
The reason why Master Zhou became the master of the world is precisely because he proposed "to establish a heart for the world, to establish a destiny for the people, to carry on the unique knowledge for the saints, and to create peace for all generations", which is a completely different path from the former.
The so-called unity of knowledge and action means that everyone can become a saint and everyone can become a sage.
It opposes the Cheng family's statement that they know before they act, or that they know before they act.