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Chapter 1538 A Mess (There is no card pool to draw from recently)
Luoyang is a major transportation hub with convenient transportation links. It didn’t take long for the incident at the Peony Tower to be widely publicized and known to everyone.

There are two reasons why this matter spread so widely in a short period of time.

First, as Duanmu Huai said, not everyone who has the ability to fight for the world is willing to let Cihang Jingzhai choose the emperor, but they are not easy to come out and become enemies of Cihang Jingzhai. Duanmu Huai's denigration of the Heshi Bi, coupled with the fact that what he said is all historical facts, not fabricated, also greatly weakened the effect of the Heshi Bi in choosing the emperor.

After all, there is only one He Shi Bi, but there are many people fighting for the world, so everyone has the same idea.

Since I can't get it, then no one should get it. So these overlords also signaled their subordinates to spread the news to everyone, so that even if Cihang Jingzhai gave the Heshi Bi to someone, its influence would be greatly weakened.

Second, of course, Duanmu Huai directly pointed out that Cihang Jingzhai was hypocritical and pretentious. No matter how high-sounding their words were, they were still fighting for the world. Of course, if someone else said this, it would probably have no effect. But the problem is that this came from Duanmu Huai, and he really killed Yang Guang!
If it were anyone else, they would just confront you and do what you want, but Duanmu Huai really did it!
I killed Yang Guang, so I can naturally accuse Cihang Jingzhai of talking without doing anything, and being hypocritical, and no one else can say anything. After all, Cihang Jingzhai did nothing during Yang Guang's tyranny, and it only announced the Heshi Bi when Yang Guang died and the world was in chaos. Thinking about it this way, Cihang Jingzhai is indeed not a good bird.

Many things cannot stand scrutiny, after all, scrutiny can only lead to bad things. Just like many people say that you can become a developed country as long as you have Western democracy, but if you ask them which country became a developed country after becoming a democracy, they will not be able to answer a single question.

The same goes for the Heshi Bi. Cihang Jingzhai said that whoever possesses the Heshi Bi will rule the world. Then you can also ask who took the Heshi Bi first and then ruled the world?

Cihang Jingzhai also couldn't answer the question.

At the moment, this has become the biggest headache for all the major forces in Luoyang City.

"I never thought that the Excellency would say something like that."

In the temple of the Jingnian Zen Buddhism, a woman dressed as a scholar closed her eyes and sighed, while behind her, a monk just clasped his hands together and remained silent.

The woman was none other than Shi Feixuan, the rare successor of Cihang Jingzhai.

For Shi Feixuan, the sensation created by Duanmu Huai had the greatest impact on her. After all, Shi Feixuan really cared about the world and wanted to find a wise leader who could save the people from the dire situation. However, Duanmu Huai only said a few words to describe Cihang Jingzhai as a little demon who took the opportunity to cause chaos. The Heshi Bi that was specially taken out no longer had its original appeal at this moment.

Originally, Shi Feixuan was going to have a detailed discussion with the people in various forces who might become the emperor, listen to their views and arguments about the world, and then decide to give the Heshi Bi to the wise leader she chose. Shi Feixuan was very successful before, but now the situation is completely different. The bigwigs of various forces who used to be in awe of Shi Feixuan no longer take the questions and answers with Shi Feixuan to heart, let alone the whereabouts of the Heshi Bi.

Some even threatened that after they had conquered the world, it would not be too late for Cihang Jingzhai to send the Heshi Bi as a gift.

It can be said that Duanmu Huai's words in the Peony Tower completely defeated Cihang Jingzhai's plan to select the world's common leader. Of course, this is also due to his own strength and fame, otherwise, if someone else said this, it would not have achieved this effect.

The monk behind Shi Feixuan kept silent, and Shi Feixuan also did not speak. Now that their original goal could not be achieved, they had no choice but to rethink their countermeasures.

On the other hand, the atmosphere is completely opposite to that of Pure Mind Zen.

"I never thought that the Immortal Killer God would destroy Cihang Jingzhai's plan with just a few words. It's really interesting."

In a high-rise house in Luoyang City, a woman wearing a veil sat on a throne and sneered. Beside her, Kankan served like a maid.

"If he hadn't taken your red pill away, and ruined the century-long plan of our Yinkui Sect to fight against Cihang Jingzhai, our Yinkui Sect would have welcomed him as a distinguished guest. But now, he has no choice but to die!"

The woman said this, snorted coldly, and then slapped the coffee table with her palm.

She was none other than Zhu Yuyan, the leader of Yinkui Sect.

It was no wonder that Zhu Yuyan was so angry. You have to know that this duel between the righteous sect and the demon sect was related to the future of their Yinkui sect. All along, the Yinkui sect had been the leader of the two sects of the demon sect. However, when the demon master Pang Ban came out of retreat, it was very likely that he would control all the six sects of the two sects.

In this situation, only by defeating Shi Feixuan, the first representative of the righteous path, can the Yinkui Sect maintain its influence in the demon sect. For this reason, Zhu Yuyan chose Kankan, whose talents and abilities are comparable to those of Shi Feixuan, and she is also the second genius after the founder of the Yinkui Sect who is expected to practice the Heavenly Demonic Art to the eighteenth level.

But the problem is that the Heavenly Demonic Art can only be practiced if one maintains a pure Yin body. Zhu Yuyan lost her pure Yin body because she was deceived by the evil king Shi Zhixuan, which prevented her from reaching the 18th level. Therefore, Zhu Yuyan placed all her hopes on her apprentice, Wan Wan. Unexpectedly, Wan Wan also lost her pure Yin body like herself, so she could only stop at the 17th level like Zhu Yuyan.

This made Zhu Yuyan furious. If the news from Mudan Tower had not come at that time, she would have rushed to Duanmu Huai's house immediately to fight a life-and-death battle with him.

"Master, calm down."

Kanan hurriedly poured a cup of tea for Zhu Yuyan and said in a low voice.

"In my opinion, it is unwise to become an enemy of the immortal killer god. Master, please give us a long-term plan."

"What? Don't you think our Yinkui sect can't defeat that guy?"

"This... Please forgive me for being frank, but that is exactly the case."

After hesitating for a moment, Xianxian decided to tell the truth.

"Although Kankan was deceived by that vicious man, it was not without gain. In fact, in Kankan's opinion, the rumor that the immortal killer god was born from heaven is probably not groundless or fictitious, but is actually true."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuyan frowned.

"how do I say this?"

"To be honest, after the immortal killer captured Kankan, he opened a fairy cave in the void and brought Kankan in. The cave was just like what was described in the picture books and operas, magnificent and golden, like a palace in heaven. It covers an unknown area, and this is definitely not some kind of illusion or image. Moreover, when Kankan came out the next day, she saw that the immortal killer simply waved his right hand and closed the entrance... This is such an incredible thing, and it is definitely not something that ordinary people can do."

"Um…………………"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuyan fell into deep thought. If anyone else had said this, she would have definitely regarded it as nonsense. However, after hearing what Qianqian said, Zhu Yuyan had to think deeply.

"Moreover, the Immortal Killing God once told Kankan that the ideal goal of the Saint Sect is not wrong, but only the right approach can lead to the right result..."

"What? Are you saying we did something wrong?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuyan glared at Kankan, who quickly lowered her head.

"Xianxian doesn't dare. Xianxian just feels that now that the Cihang Jingzhai plan has been ruined, the Immortal Killing God doesn't like them and might cause trouble. Under this circumstance, Xianxian thinks that the Holy Sect can support one side and fight for hegemony over the world in an upright manner. To be honest, after listening to what the Immortal Killing God said, Xianxian was also terrified and uneasy. I always have a feeling that even if my Holy Sect takes over the world in the current way, I am afraid that not only will it be difficult to achieve the Holy Sect's wish, but it will also bring about a catastrophe."

“You…kneel down!”

Hearing this, Zhu Yuyan stood up angrily, slammed the coffee table and shouted, while Kankan also knelt down on the ground in a hurry, not daring to say anything.

Zhu Yuyan stood in front of Kankan with her eyes closed and remained silent for a long time. Then she sighed and sat down again.

"You said this is not okay, that is not okay, so in your opinion, what should we do?"

"this……………"

Facing Zhu Yuyan's question, Kanan was speechless for a moment. The Demon Sect had always acted recklessly and without any taboos. This was originally a rebellion against Confucianism, but now it has completely transformed into anti-human and anti-social terrorism. Both Zhu Yuyan and Kanan were already accustomed to this set of rules. Now Kanan had to find a way to change all this, but she really couldn't think of one.

"Perhaps... Xianxian can ask His Excellency the Immortal God of Killing for advice? In Xianxian's opinion, he is not averse to the Saint Sect's philosophy, so perhaps he can find a solution?"

“……………………You go and try it.”

Zhu Yuyan thought for a moment, let out a long breath, and closed her eyes silently. She was not a soft-hearted person, but facing Duanmu Huai, even Zhu Yuyan couldn't do anything to him for a while. On the one hand, Zhu Yuyan was a little surprised by the warning of Xianxian, and on the other hand, the deterrent effect of the magic master Pang Ban on the two sects of the Demon Sect and the Six Paths was also very great. Everyone knew that Pang Ban was ambitious and wanted to unify the Demon Sect, and the first ones he had to deal with were Zhu Yuyan and Shi Zhixuan, so Zhu Yuyan could only... wait and see.

"Please teach me, sir." This was the first sentence she said when Kankan appeared in front of Duanmu Huai again like a ghost, kneeling in front of him.

"Teach you, what? Trigonometric functions? I don't know any of them."

Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes when he heard Kankan's incoherent talk.

"Please teach me the Saint Sect's method to break the impasse. If it works, I will sacrifice myself for you...even if it means death."

"You say that as if you have a choice."

Duanmu Huai snorted and laughed. This Qianqian still wanted to control him, but Duanmu Huai didn't care at all. In front of Duanmu Huai, Qianqian had no right to choose. She had to do whatever he wanted her to do.

"But I like the term 'committing myself to you'...Okay, I'll just tell you a little bit. Of course, whether you want to listen to it or not is your business, and it has nothing to do with me."

If Qianqian dared to say that she wanted to be a slave in her next life, Duanmu Huai would immediately turn hostile and kick her out. He had heard this so many times that his ears were callused. However, seeing that Qianqian was so understanding, Duanmu Huai didn't mind saying a few words. It was just bragging anyway, and whether it would work or not was none of his business, right?

At this point, Duanmu Huai coughed, and Kankan hurriedly stood up and brought Duanmu Huai a cup of tea.

"In fact, if you ask me, you all are a bunch of idiots."

Duanmu Huai took a sip of tea, and then directly denied the entire Demon Sect in his first sentence.

"In fact, I also know your history. 'Abolish all schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone'. You lost and were marginalized. Then you formed the two sects and six paths of the devil sect, wanting to regain your original status and return to the era of 'a hundred schools of thought contending'. Is that right or wrong?"

"As your Excellency said."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Kanan was also shocked. You know, she had never told Duanmu Huai about the ideals of the Holy Sect, but she didn't expect Duanmu Huai to know so much about the internal situation of the Holy Sect...

"Then what's the point of you getting involved in this battle for world hegemony, or fighting with Cihang Jingzhai about the battle between good and evil?"

Duanmu Huai curled his lips.

"What? You don't think that if you put an emperor on the throne, people will listen to you, abolish Confucianism, and let a hundred schools of thought contend? You are dreaming. Do you think that by then all scholars in the world will listen to you and you can make them learn whatever you want them to learn? You can make them give up Confucianism if you want them to give up Confucianism?"

“…………Isn’t that the case?”

Hearing Duanmu Huai's question, Qianqian was a little surprised. In her opinion, those weak scholars were completely useless. When they were attacked by swords, they would be forced to do whatever they were told to do. This was why the Yinkui sect joined the struggle for world domination. When they controlled the emperor and the power, they would naturally be able to overthrow Confucianism.

"See, this is what you martial artists think. You think you can solve problems with force, but it would be great if it were that simple."

Having said that, Duanmu Huai also sighed silently.

If all problems could be solved by force, the Inquisition would not have such a hard time dealing with evil gods.

"To tell you the truth, even if you succeed in seizing the throne and promulgating your own policies, those scholars will not listen to you."

"Why?"

Hearing this, Kanan blinked her black and bright eyes in surprise.

"When the time comes, we can just issue an order to depose Confucianism and execute the entire family of those who disobey. Isn't that enough?"

"So how many people are you going to kill?"

Duanmu Huai shrugged and spread his hands.

"I want to tell you that times have changed. When all schools of thought were abolished and Confucianism was the only one, Confucianism was just one of them. So it was not difficult to eliminate other thoughts at that time. But now, Confucianism is the consensus of all students in the world. How many people do you have to kill to count? Moreover, if you kill all the scholars, who will be the officials, who will manage government affairs, military affairs, and finances? You? You'll be lucky if you can manage the harem."

Having said that, Duanmu Huai stretched out his hand and pointed to his head.

"Thoughts are invisible and cannot be killed. Even when Qin Shi Huang burned books and buried scholars alive, he still had his own supporters. What do you have? You overthrew Confucianism and allowed a hundred schools of thought to contend. Do you have your own supporters? Do you have your own ideological faction? Will they be loyal to you? Are they willing to promote your ideas?"

If the heretics could be educated, the Inquisition wouldn't have to burn the stakes.

"………………………"

Qianqian frowned, thinking about Duanmu Huai's question. She had to admit that this was not an easy task. The Saint Sect was originally against the status quo and mainstream thinking, so it was naturally incompatible with the mainstream, otherwise it would not be regarded as evil. It can be imagined that there are naturally not many people who are willing to promote the Saint Sect's ideas.

Kanan was naturally eccentric and extremely smart. If it came to matters like gang feuds and gang fights, she could come up with countless vicious schemes. However, faced with the questions raised by Duanmu Huai, even if she racked her brains, she could not think of any good solutions for a while.

This is not because she is stupid, but because Confucianism is the general trend of the world. No conspiracy or trickery can help. Just like Duanmu Huai, his strength is invincible. No matter what you do, whether it is poison, assassination, or even tricks, you will be killed by Duanmu Huai's punch. In this case, it is impossible to resist.

Thinking of this, Kanan also felt disheartened.

"Could it be that the Saint Sect's long-cherished wish of hundreds of years has come to nothing? Is it no longer possible?"

"How could there be impossible things in this world?"

Duanmu Huai sneered again.

"Like the group of idiots in Cihang Jingzhai, no one had tacitly acknowledged that they were qualified to choose the emperor, but after being pointed out by me, they were immediately exposed as worse than dogs. The same is true for Confucianism, which looks bright and beautiful on the surface, but is not without flaws inside."

Having said that, Duanmu Huai stretched out his hand.

"I'll give you eight words: seek truth from facts and integrate knowledge and action."

"What do you mean by this?"

Staring at Duanmu Huai's gesture, Kanan's eyes lit up. She silently recited eight words and memorized them in her heart.

"Think about it yourself, and remember not to always engage in those evil ways. The reason why I was able to expose the bullshit of Cihang Jingzhai was not because of nonsense, but because every word I said was true, so everyone would accept it so easily. If I were like you, telling lies every day, lying is as easy as eating and drinking water, I'm afraid few people would believe what I say."

"I understand."

At this moment, Kanan's heart was trembling, as if she had finally found a way out of the impasse. She bowed to Duanmu Huai again.

"Thank you for your guidance. I will go and discuss it with Master Zhu right away. If it is successful, I will definitely help you..."

"Okay, get out of here. You're talking as if you have a choice. You have to remember that whether it works or not, you are my slave."

Duanmu Huai waved his hand without waiting for Kankan to finish speaking. The latter also chuckled and turned to leave.

Watching Kankan leave, Duanmu Huai stretched and yawned.

After finishing eating all the famous dishes in Luoyang, he would go and cause trouble for Jingnian Zen Sect and Cihang Jingzhai as an after-meal exercise.