A figure landed on the ground, wearing a Confucian shirt, with wings like a white crane on its back, holding a folding fan, full of bookish atmosphere.
Another figure, with radiance at his feet and floating down out of thin air, was also a man.
The person who fell next was a woman with black hair like a waterfall. There was an auspicious cloud under her body. She looked like a fairy coming to the world. She was wearing snow-white clothes, showing off her temperament.
"Dean."
"Dean."
"Dean, everyone is here except Liu Yong who is in seclusion."
This sentence was said by the last woman.
Hearing these words, Zhou Xingtian frowned slightly and asked, "Is Liu Yong still in retreat?"
"Yes, Dean." the woman replied.
The woman has a beautiful appearance, elegant temperament, and long hair reaching her waist. She is a rare beauty.
The other two, the man who came riding the wings, was a slightly fat middle-aged scholar with kind eyes. The other man with shining feet was tall and thin, with a long sword on his back. It was obvious that
He was a great Confucian who practiced both Confucianism and Sword.
"Jiang Mei, Qi Xingwen, Qian Ziyu, look over there." Dean Zhou Xingtian spoke calmly and pointed in the direction of Confucianism.
"Practice Confucianism?" Qi Xingwen, a middle-aged man holding a folding fan, showed a look of surprise and said with a smile: "Dean, what outstanding students have appeared again? They even called a few of us."
The long-haired woman Jiang Mei also looked in the direction of Confucianism, looking for outstanding seedlings.
Qian Ziyu, who finally looked over, immediately spotted Zhu Youji who was above three thousand steps.
After only watching for a few seconds, Qian Ziyu noticed something unusual and quickly said: "Dean, are you talking about him?"
Qian Ziyu's reaction also attracted the two of them.
Jiang Mei and Qi Xingwen also set their sights in Zhu Youji's direction.
"There's something weird!"
"He walks too fast and too steadily. There is something wrong!"
Jiang Mei and Qi Xingwen spoke out one after another, and both discovered something unusual about Zhu Youji.
Dean Zhou Xingtian nodded slightly, stroked his white beard, and said slowly: "You have also discovered that he is very special. On the stone steps in front, he has the same speed and has never changed."
"This person's cultivation level is at least the Confucian level, and his talent is extremely high."
Qian Ziyu couldn't help but said: "No, that's not right! Even if a great Confucian follows this Confucian path, he will be restricted by the law. Moreover, starting from the three thousandth level, the test is not about realm cultivation at all.
It’s about talent and perception.”
"Even if you are a great scholar, you are not special at all."
"Yes, this is one of the reasons why I called you here." Zhou Xingtian looked at Zhu Youji's rising figure and continued to explain: "The Confucian and Taoist method he practiced is "Confucian and Taoist Wenxin"."
"Confucianism and Taoism? The secret classics of Qingyun Academy? Is he from Qingyun Academy?" Jiang Mei asked.
"Probably, I don't know what the purpose of coming here is." Zhou Xingtian did not draw a firm conclusion, "Whatever the purpose of coming is?"
"We must all be prepared for the battle between Confucianism and Taoism."
The expressions of the three people changed slightly, and their expressions became much more solemn.
"Um?"
"The dispute between Confucianism and Taoism?"
Qian Ziyu said: "Dean, do you think he may be here to start a debate between Confucianism and Taoism?"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out."
Zhou Xingtian stood with his hands behind his hands, looked at the Confucian Hall not far away, and said leisurely: "The Cheng family has a transcendent status in Qingyun Academy. The saying that if you want your ministers to die, they have to die, it is also from the Cheng family."
"Adhering to the principles of monarch and minister, this is one of the reasons why the students of Qingyun Academy are loved by all the major courts."
"Since this person has a [Confucianism, Taoism and Literary Heart], he is a great Confucian, and at worst he is the elder of Qingyun Academy, what do you want from coming here this time?"
"It's obvious."
"The way of Master Zhou must never be cut off. This is the hope for the future of us scholars. Scholars must not become tools of the dynasty."
"Since our Jixia Academy has erected a statue for Master Zhou, we should leave the fire of inheritance for Master Zhou."
"For this reason, I will not hesitate to offend several major countries."
Hearing the dean's words, the three of them stood in awe, bowed their hands and said, "We swear to advance and retreat together with the dean and Jixia Academy, and live and die together."
"Mencius said: Life is what I want, and righteousness is what I want. You cannot have both, and you must sacrifice life for righteousness."
"The way of Master Zhou cannot be broken."
"A scholar should not lower his head."
Zhou Xingtian spoke firmly, and his back to the three people was as majestic as a mountain.
…
At this moment, Zhu Youji has climbed to the 3346th level, surpassing the contemporary dean Zhou Xingtian.
On the stone tablet, the data of an empty name surpassed that of Zhou Xingtian.
Name: Number of stone steps: three thousand three hundred and forty six
After surpassing Zhou Xingtian in the number of steps, Zhu Youji felt that the pressure brought by each step was doubled. It was not only the suppression of pure energy and literary spirit, but also the pressure brought by each Confucian and Taoist literature. artistic conception.
Sealed objects starting from level 3,000 and above are somewhat special.
Not only are they items containing literary spirit and purity, they also seal special spirituality, which contains the artistic conception of ancient books.
For example, the stone steps under Zhu Youji's feet now contain a very special artistic conception of ancient books.
As soon as Zhu Youji's feet stepped onto the stone steps, a slightly rickety figure emerged from the stone steps.
The surrounding scene changed accordingly, and Zhu Youji came to a bamboo forest in a daze.
In the bamboo forest, the breeze blows gently, causing the bamboo leaves to sway.
The sound of reading aloud is endless.
Dozens of figures were reading, shaking their heads.
Among them, one student seemed very inattentive. His eyes kept rolling and he looked left and right, which was in sharp contrast to the students around him who were studying seriously.
When Zhu Youji saw this scene, he frowned slightly and murmured: "It actually derived the artistic conception space? This is an ability that can only be possessed by a great Confucian..."
"The great Confucian's personal Confucian artifact is actually sealed within the stone steps?"
The next moment, the scene changed, and an old man with a celestial spirit, a clear spirit and handsomeness, but a rigid face and a stern expression appeared in front of dozens of students.
Dozens of students were slightly startled, and quickly stood up and saluted, saying: "Greetings to Mr. Xun!"
"Hmm." The old man snorted, looked at the student who was just lazy, and asked: "Lu Ming, why were you lazy just now?"
"Mr.
"Mr. Xun?"
"Is this Confucian utensil left behind by Xunzi?"
"Xunzi from Xiaoshengxian Village?"
"After Confucius and Mencius, the only living sub-sage?"
Zhu Youji was slightly startled and took another look at this immortal old man.
Xunzi looked at this timid student, with a straight face, and said quietly: "Green is taken from blue, and green is from blue; ice is from water, and cold is from water..."
Suddenly, a touch of color appeared in the artistic conception, a touch of blue that was better than blue, and the surrounding bamboo forest gradually condensed with frost, and a pool of water appeared in Zhu Youji's field of vision.
Water condenses into ice. Ice comes from water, but it is colder than water!
The special artistic conception, under Xunzi's narration, turned into ice, gradually covering Zhu Youji's body, freezing the whole person.
Zhu Youji remained motionless, with Xunzi's words still echoing in his ears: "I think about it all day long, it's not as good as what I learned in just a moment..."
Zhu Youji's soul gradually calmed down, and the frost became deeper and deeper. The words in his ears were like a lullaby, making people unable to help but fall into it and find it difficult to extricate themselves.
Zhu Youji had only one thought in his mind: "This is Xunzi's "Encouragement to Learning."
…
While practicing Confucianism and Taoism, Zhu Youji's figure paused for the first time and stopped on the 3,346 stone steps.
"Huh? He's not moving?"
"He seemed to be pulled into some kind of artistic space..."
"Wait a minute, isn't this stone step..."
Qi Xingwen was suddenly startled and looked at Dean Zhou Xingtian, looking for confirmation.
Seeing this, Zhou Xingtian nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Yes, just as you thought, it is "Encouragement to Learning" written by Mr. Xun."
"What? Encouragement to learn?" Qian Ziyu also showed a surprised expression, "Is this the exhortation to learn in the world of Xun Lao civilization? The origin of the allusion [The youth is better than the lad]?"
"Yes, this is also the stone step that the dean never passed when he was young. In the end, with the dean's talent, he could only stop at 3,345..." Jiang Mei looked at Zhu Youji and said in a deep voice.
"Mr.
"But it's not right. How did Liu Yong pass the "Encouragement to Study" exam?" Qian Ziyu asked, thinking of Liu Yong who came first.
"Liu Yong's talent is the highest-grade [Fountain of Literary Thoughts], which can automatically replenish his literary energy and pure energy when they are exhausted, almost endlessly."
"With this talent, Liu Yong listened to "Encouragement to Learn" without any effort, and then understood and studied it word for word. He stood on this stone step for a full three hours."
Qi Xingwen, who knew the inside story, told the secret of that year.
"In other words, without this talent, Liu Yong would not be able to walk up the stone steps of Mr. Xun simply relying on his own strength." Qian Ziyu understood immediately and looked at Dean Zhou Xingtian again.
"I've gone through it. I've just gone through it. There's no reason." Zhou Xingtian said calmly and admitted his shortcomings generously: "The result is everything. In terms of practicing Confucianism, I am not as good as Liu Yong."
"Dean, Mr. Xun's "Encouragement to Learning" is so difficult? It's normal if you can't pass it. Look, isn't this great scholar from Qingyun Academy also unable to pass it?" Qian Ziyu said with relief.
Zhou Xingtian didn't say anything.
However, the next moment, under Qian Ziyu's slightly dull gaze, Zhu Youji's feet suddenly moved and stepped onto another stone step.
He stepped on the stone steps of Xunzi's "Encouragement to Learning".
He succeeded.
"What?"
"This is impossible!"
Qian Ziyu exclaimed, with a look of disbelief in his eyes.
time is too short.
Even Liu Yong, who was cunning and took advantage of the Confucian and Taoist talent of [Fountain of Thoughts], took three hours.
And how old is Zhu Youji?
Less than half a stick of incense?
He actually broke Ya Sheng's Confucian and Taoist artistic conception?