It was late at night, and the two pots of precious Baihua Brewing brought by the Second Saint were almost finished.
They finally stopped asking Ye Xiaochuan about his past experiences, and began to give Ye Xiaochuan some pointers.
The knowledge of the two of them, in the entire world, no, even in the entire three realms, there are few people who can surpass them.
Not everyone can fall under their eyes, and not everyone is lucky enough to be mentored by them personally.
To the south of Mount Tai is Qufu, the hometown of Kong, the founder of Confucianism and Taoism.
There are three small towns between Qufu and the main peak of Mount Tai.
These three small towns are very close to the Xuehai Cliff of Mount Tai. Almost all the people living in the towns are Confucian students. Putting the three small towns together, there are at least 60,000 to 70,000 students gathered here.
So the world jokingly calls those three small towns the Three Courtyards.
They are Gongsheng Academy, Hanlin Academy and Taiyuan Academy.
There had never been so many Confucian scholars gathered at the foot of Mount Tai before. Decades ago, after Duan Gong and Yan Gong were canonized in the line of learning, so many students gathered here.
On the first and fifteenth day of every month, these 60,000 to 70,000 students would gather at the foot of Mount Tai to listen to the lectures of the Two Saints.
No one has had such a great opportunity to open a small stove for Ye Xiaochuan to teach knowledge like Er Sheng tonight.
Even if the current prince of the country studied in Mount Tai when he was young, like other Confucian scholars, he only had two days a month to attend lectures.
The reason why Mr. Yan and Mr. Duan don't care about Ye Xiaochuan's identity that everyone calls him nowadays and value him so much is because their vision and structure are much bigger than others.
They determined that Ye Xiaochuan was the savior appointed by the Wood God.
That's why he spared no effort to help Ye Xiaochuan.
Mr. Yan first asked a question.
What is Tao.
Ye Xiaochuan and Shangguan Yu both fell into deep thought.
This question is very simple. Both of them are Taoists. If it were normal, if they heard this question, they would definitely come up with a long and impassioned speech, which could range from the universe to ants.
But now they were facing the two saints Yan Gong and Duan Gong, and they did not dare to answer easily.
Yan Gong said to Shangguan Yu: "Among all the sects in the world, the Tao sect has the most appropriate interpretation of the Tao. Fairy Shangguan, your cultivation has reached the realm of the unity of heaven and man, and your understanding of the Tao is beyond peerless."
How many cultivators there are, tell me, what is the Tao?"
Shangguan Yu bravely spoke and said: "The ancient sages once said that the three thousand avenues and thirty-six thousand minor paths in the universe are all within the path of heaven.
Duke Yan asked what Tao is, and the little girl felt that Tao is a form, a law, a consciousness, and a container that can accommodate all rivers."
Duan Gong smiled and said: "Fairy Shangguan is indeed an extraordinary woman who is outstanding in this world. Not only is her cultivation far superior to her peers, her experience, experience, and understanding of the way of heaven are also very comparable to others. Her future achievements will definitely not be limited to this."
Shangguan Yu, who had always been generous and generous, became a little shy after being praised by Duan Gong.
Said: "Duan Gong is so complimentary. How can a little girl be so good?"
The two saints both smiled slightly and looked at Ye Xiaochuan who looked thoughtful.
Duan Gongdao: "Ye Xiaoyou, please answer Lao Yan's question, what is Tao?"
Ye Xiaochuan's thoughtful expression gradually became calmer.
He slowly raised his head and looked at the withered faces of the two elders.
He slowly said one word: "Nothing."
Shangguan Yuliu raised his eyebrows, thinking that your answer was not as good as mine. I said some high-sounding words and was praised by Mr. Duan.
For your answer, just wait to be scolded by the Second Saint.
Unexpectedly, Duan Gong and Yan Gong did not scold Ye Xiaochuan as a rotten tree that cannot be carved.
Their expressions suddenly became a little solemn.
Yan Gongdao: "Go on."
Ye Xiaochuan stood up and walked slowly on the southeastern edge of Xuehai Cliff. He raised his eyes and didn't know whether he was looking at the stone carvings on the Renyi Cliff opposite or at the moonlight that was already a little to the west.
He said slowly: "The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is more damage.
The way of man is to lose enough but gain more than enough.
It is said that humans follow the earth, the earth follows the sky, heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature.
There is a saying in Taoist classics that Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things.
All creatures, all attributes, all laws, all time and space in the universe were born from the original Tao.
Where did the Word come from?
The younger generation didn't understand it before, and it wasn't until recently that they understood it.
Tao is birth and existence, existence and non-being.
Tao is born out of nothingness.
If we have to say what is Tao, then everything in the universe is Tao.
I am the Tao, you are the Tao, heaven is the Tao, the earth is the Tao, all living beings are the Tao, stones are the Tao, stars are the Tao, life is the Tao, reincarnation is the Tao, sunlight is the Tao, power is the Tao, laws are the Tao, flowers, grass and birds are the Tao
Fish is the way, mountains, rivers and oceans are the way.
Tao can be as big as the Sumeru universe, or it can be as small as dust and mustard seeds.
At the same time, Tao also breaks the limitations of space and time. The past is Tao, today is Tao, and the future is Tao.
Everything you see with your eyes and everything you hear with your ears is the Tao.
Even the mist in the mountains, the gentle wind in the night, and the relationship between people are also Tao.
Tao has no distinction between big or small, attributes, high or low.
There is no such thing as a small road, a great road, or the way of heaven.”
Ye Xiaochuan's words shocked the entire audience. Even Yu Haisang and Shi Jingtian, who had been hiding at the entrance of the cave and eavesdropping for half the night, opened their mouths slightly at this moment, as if they felt that what Ye Xiaochuan said was too outrageous.
After a long time, the Second Saint suddenly clapped his hands with a happy smile on his face.
Mr. Yan's voice seemed to be trembling a little.
Said: "It took Lao Duan and I a lifetime to comprehend the knowledge, but Ye Xiaoyou has comprehended it at such a young age. Ye Xiaoyou is worthy of being the savior of the three realms!"
Ye Xiaochuan was a little ashamed and said: "You are taking advantage of this. You can say these words, but you have not understood them at all.
They are all borrowed from the heavenly books and magic learned by the younger generation.
It made the two seniors laugh."
Duan Gong shook his head and said: "It is very rare for you to be able to sum up these things from the book of heaven. Now you are still young and your life has just started. There are still hundreds of years to come, and your achievements will be far greater than those of me and Lao Yan."
, can be the third person after Nuwa and Wood God in the world for millions of years."
This evaluation is much higher than the previous evaluation of Shangguan Yu.
Shangguan Yu didn't believe it and felt that Mr. Duan was exaggerating, but he didn't dare to refute it face to face.
Duan Gong continued: "Boy, can you tell the truth to us two old men, how many volumes of the ten volumes of the Heavenly Book passed down from ancient times have you revised?"
Ye Xiaochuan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Except for the fifth volume of reincarnation, the sixth volume of Buddhism and Taoism, and the tenth volume of formations, the other seven volumes of the heavenly books, the younger generation, all happened by chance.