The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

Chapter 214 Confucianism
After the Fengshan ceremony at Tianyin Mountain, the lengthy murals came to an end, with only a smooth wall behind them.

After reading the contents of the murals, Fang Xun felt that he had learned a lot. There were many secrets in them that have not been circulated yet.

At least in the classics and historical materials circulating in the outside world now, there is no mention of the realm of gods and demons, nor is there any mention of the four powerful people in the era of Cang Yun who could be on par with him.

In response to Fang Xun's question, Xue Ren simply shook his head and said, "I also know nothing about what happened in that era.

However, one thing that is certain is that since the four people from the Cang Yun clan besieged the Demon Ancestor and entered Tianyin Mountain, they have never appeared in the outside world again, and after that, the spiritual power of heaven and earth began to degenerate.

All of this was done by Cang Yun and the Master!"

Fang Xun was stunned for a moment, and asked curiously: "This is what the strong man from the Black Water Abyss headquarters told you, and why did Cang Yun Clan and Master do this?"

Xue Ren said calmly: "Why do you think Heishuiyuan has to act so secretly? Breaking the seal of the earth veins and reviving the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is supposed to be a great thing for all warriors in the world, and almost no one would object.

When doing something like this, even if you don't want to be too high-profile and let everyone know about it, there is no need to hide it like you are doing now.

Whether it is the seal of Dingjun Mountain or Qinggang Mountain, why would it take hundreds of years to break it bit by bit? Wouldn't it be better to just gather the power of the whole world to break the seal together?"

Fang Xun frowned immediately. It was indeed a bit strange. If Heishuiyuan had made their purpose clear from the beginning, the government would probably turn a blind eye to their actions in the Corridor Mountains after learning about it.

Why is it necessary to be like this now, first colluding with the Tianli Sect to stir up trouble in Jiangzhou, and then abducting the entire Chunyang Prefecture for blood sacrifice?

If it was explained in advance, perhaps the government and other major martial arts sects in Jiangnan would have given their full support, and breaking the seal would definitely be a lot easier. Why would there be such a mess?

Breaking the seal of the earth veins and reviving the spirit of heaven and earth is not something shameful, but Black Water Abyss is so sneaky and even does evil things. Unless...
"There is a very powerful force that will definitely oppose this matter. Once they find someone trying to seal the earth veins, they will immediately kill them without mercy!

This force is so powerful that even Black Water Abyss is extremely wary of it!"

“You figured it out so quickly.”

Xue Ren looked at Fang Xun in surprise, then nodded in agreement.

"Yes, you must have guessed this force, it is the Confucianists headed by the School of Philosophers!

When I was young and just joined the bandits, I could not understand one question, which was that the reason why successive dynasties in the Central Plains were able to unify the world was due to powerful forces. Without strong martial artists stationed in all directions, it would have been impossible to maintain a stable rule.

But why did every dynasty place scholars above military men? Logically speaking, military force is the most important foundation for the emperor to rule the world."

Fang Xun shook his head after hearing Xue Ren's words. He understood that political power comes from the barrel of a gun, but he understood even more clearly that if the political power was to be stable, the 'power' must command the 'gun', not the 'gun' commanding the 'power'.

In response to this, he just said calmly: "Warriors, fighting for their lives against the heavens, only believe in their own strength. When their strength is strong, their spirit will also be high.

Even now, among the Yin Shen masters, only a few truly respect the imperial court, not to mention the Yang Shen masters.

If the warriors' thoughts cannot be restrained, the world will face real chaos, and even the worst order is far better than absolute chaos.

Confucianism is the most solid ideological shackles in the world. The Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of all people in the world. The pens of scholars are sharp and they can kill people without bloodshed with just a few words.

What’s more, those scholars are not really powerless and can only argue with others with their mouths.”

Xue Ren said in admiration: "It took me a long time to understand this truth after I broke through the divine will. I didn't expect that you understood it thoroughly at such a young age."

But Fang Xun just said it lightly.

“I now understand why this group of scholars are so strongly opposed to breaking the seal of the earth veins. When spiritual energy is revived, strong people will rise.

If an individual with power comparable to that of gods and demons appeared, the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues that they have always believed in would be in jeopardy. In the face of absolute power, everything is empty!"

Upon hearing this, Xue Ren just smiled, said no more, and took another step forward, walking towards the end of the corridor.

Fang Xun followed him, still thinking about the Confucian message along the way.

Although Confucianism in this world also adheres to the doctrine of the mean, its doctrines and ideas have already penetrated into everyone's hearts and are regarded as the guiding principle.

Usually he seems to be inconspicuous, and the people Fang Xun comes into contact with most are a group of weak and naive scholars.

But he deeply understood the terrifying power of this group, not to mention the influence of Confucianism, but only the strength.

Academies all over the world are a terrifying force, and the strength of outstanding ones like the Academy of Various Philosophers is no weaker than that of a single Thirty-Six Sect.

Whether it is for their own interests or to comply with the Master's teachings, Confucianism will never allow the seal on the earth veins to be broken.

As an enemy of such a huge monster, it is no wonder that Black Water Abyss has to act in secret.

The two of them walked in silence, and gradually Fang Xun saw the end of the corridor.

When he passed the end, he suddenly felt enlightened.

This is a spacious underground palace, about a hundred feet long and wide. If Fang Xun went inside Dingtian Mountain, he would find that the underground palace there is exactly the same as this one.

On the surface of the ground, walls, and ceiling, scarlet lines flickered, and cracks appeared on the surface.

In the center, there was a blood-red sword stuck in the ground. When Fang Xun took his first look, he felt a strong murderous aura lingering around.

After Xue Ren entered the underground palace, he just glanced at the blood sword in the center and began to scan around, as if he was looking for something.

Soon, he saw an overturned bookshelf near the entrance, with several thick books scattered on the ground.

After seeing these books, Xue Ren's eyes lit up and he walked over quickly. His movement also alarmed Fang Xun, who followed him.

"these are?"

"The inheritance left by Ziwei Sanren."

Xue Ren answered without turning his head, and picked up a book in three or two steps and began to read it. Fang Xun saw this and picked up another book.

It is unknown what material the book is made of, neither gold nor jade, it feels smooth to the touch and has not rotted after more than six hundred years.

On the cover were four large characters embroidered in gold thread: "Record of the Stars in the Sky." After turning a page, Fang Xun discovered that what he was holding was the second volume.

"This is."

Xue Ren on the side said with joy: "This is the sect's treasure book "The Record of the Stars in the Sky", which consists of five volumes. All the skills in the sect are derived from this magical skill!"

Fang Xun's eyes immediately became hot, this was a magical secret book that Thirty-Six had kept in his bottom box.

Xue Ren added: "Memorize the secret book first, otherwise you won't have time to worry about it when you start!"

After saying that, he ignored Fang Xun and started flipping through the pages.

Fang Xun stopped talking and started browsing quickly, turning the pages frantically, without trying to understand or memorize anything.

As long as you read every page, even just at a glance, you can realize it in the martial arts hall, and it will not be too late to study it slowly then.

Although Xue Ren flipped the pages slowly, he did not try to memorize them, but seemed to be looking for something.

Soon, the two of them finished reading the thick book in their hands, threw it away, and then picked up the other two volumes and started reading.

When Xue Ren had read half of the fifth volume in his hand, his face suddenly became excited.

"Finally found!"

Fang Xun heard him talking to himself and was about to ask something when he suddenly realized something was wrong and turned his head sharply to look towards the entrance.

I saw that the entrance had disappeared and turned into a smooth wall without any visible cracks.

Seeing this situation, Fang Xun smiled and said nothing.

'Well, I was wondering why you didn't urge me to take action immediately after you came in. It turns out you were stalling for time and waiting for the entrance to be sealed again.

Haha, this is a good thing for me, at least it confirms that you are really alone and have no companions! '

With a flash of thought, Fang Xun also asked, "What did you find?"

At this time, Xue Ren's expression calmed down. He closed the fifth volume of "Record of the Stars in the Sky" and said.

"This volume is something that the headquarters specifically requested to be obtained, even if we don't have the original copy!"

Fang Xun laughed and said, "I don't want the original copy either. Can I just memorize it once?"

"Haha, the secret book is not meant for only one person to read. As long as you don't intentionally damage the book, I have no objection."

After saying this, he ignored Fang Xun and began to frantically flip through his memory.

For a moment, the only sound in the underground palace was the rustling of pages turning.

About a quarter of an hour later, both of them put down the golden and jade books in their hands with satisfaction.

After Xue Ren carefully kept the fifth volume that the headquarters had specifically requested for close to his body, he said.

"Let's go, the main event is coming next."

As he spoke, his eyes unconsciously looked towards the blood sword in the center.

Fang Xun suddenly asked, "How are we going to get out later?"

Xue Ren smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. As long as the seal is broken, the sealed space will automatically merge into the entrance to the real world."

After saying this, he walked towards the center of the underground palace. Fang Xun also followed him, asking as he walked.

"I sensed the aura of the Seven Killing Stars on that blood sword. Is there anything to say?"

“Haha, this is the magic sword that Ziwei Sanren worked so hard to create. It can summon the power of the Seven Killing Stars, which just happens to restrain the power of the seal here.

Although he did not complete the task back then, he did succeed in disrupting the normal operation of the seal, and gradually weakened it. Today, the seal has been weakened to the point where even someone like you, who is at the Enlightenment Realm, can break it.

It's a pity that Ziwei Sanren is not a person with the Seven Killers as his destiny, otherwise he would have been able to break this seal back then!"

As they were talking, the two of them also walked to the center of the underground palace. Xue Ren couldn't wait to urge them, "Go ahead, draw your sword and use your strongest power to destroy the underground palace at will!"

Fang Xun looked at the blood sword stuck straight into the ground, but did not move. Instead, he asked with a serious face.

"You haven't told me yet what dangers I'll encounter if I break the seal?"

Xue Ren was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said, "You really still don't believe me?"

Fang Xun shook his head: "No, you didn't lie, but you didn't tell me some key things, such as why Ziwei Sanren wanted to leave the inheritance here.

He placed the most important inheritance of Zhoutian Star Palace here, which means he is not sure he can escape unscathed.

So, what happens after the sword is drawn?"

For a moment, the smiles on their faces slowly disappeared, and the atmosphere in the underground palace became depressing.

Xue Ren's eyes were solemn, with a hint of murderous intent quietly emerging, staring straight at Fang Xun, but Fang Xun stared back at him without showing any weakness.

After an unknown amount of time, the murderous intent in Xue Ren's eyes suddenly disappeared, and the next moment, a smile appeared on his face again.

This smile instantly eased the depressing atmosphere between the two of them.

"Haha, since you want to know, I will tell you slowly."

(End of this chapter)