Dao Fruit

"It's Junior Brother Xi's voice!"

An Jin's expression changed, he turned around and hurried back!

"What happened?" Zhen Zhizuo also looked surprised, with an anxious look in his eyes.

This time, the Dongdu School gathered together and sent disciples to the west to Xingjing. The reason was a letter from Mr. Chen.

A year ago, Mr. Chen arrived in Xingjing to confirm what he had learned with this Buddhist group from the west. When Qiu Yan and others arrived in the east capital and discussed the Tianli Pavilion with Secretary He, Mr. Chen also He was still arguing with the people of that sect in Xingjing, so he didn't show up.

Both sides used their own opinions to confirm and refute each other. Later, Mr. Chen actually found a lot of things worth learning from the other party's teachings. He simply lived in the temple and talked with the three monks from time to time. .

However, half a month ago, before and after the trial, the luck and literary thoughts in Xingjing City suddenly changed rapidly, ripples spread across the void, affecting various orders, and actually caused the seekers inside and outside the city to be confused to varying degrees. There is a gain.

The "seeking Tao" here does not refer to cultivation in the narrow sense, but the pursuit of the truth of heaven and earth.

Afterwards, Mr. Da Chen sent a message to Dongdu, asking people from Dongdu to come over, hoping that he could teach him while his feelings were still lingering.

At that time, Dongdu had just experienced the Shilin catastrophe. Many scholars who entered the Shilin were severely damaged after their return. Without a few years of cultivation, it was difficult for them to recover. During this period, they would be distracted. It will inevitably delay your studies.

This matter was known to Da Chen. He knew that there was a method of repairing the mind and calming the mind in the Dafan Temple. He was reminded by three monks and mentioned it in the letter.

In this way, several schools of thought finally came together.

Those who have entered the academy are all outstanding figures in various schools of thought and seeds of learning. We cannot let them get tired and exhausted, both in public and private matters. However, there are also many interests involved behind the scenes. It also makes several academies wary. The most important thing is not to be bewitched by Da Chen.

Confucianism and Taoism are different from monasticism.

As a monk, secret books and exercises are the foundation of a sect and cannot be disclosed at will. They are often regarded as secrets of the sect. It is not easy to show others, and only the core successors can cultivate.

But academic schools are different. The purpose of their establishment is to promote what they have learned. The more people who know it, the better. Even if they are not from their own school, they may give lectures once or twice. The heart yearns for it, resonates with it, and in the end is educated.

Such examples are common in history. Due to the unstable inheritance of many schools, after the death of one or two great Confucians and masters, they immediately dispersed and their disciples were absorbed by other schools.

this time. Many schools in the Eastern Capital sent people over, and they were also worried about this, so they each kept their own back-up. Otherwise, wouldn't it be equivalent to cultivating talents for other schools?

Such as Jiuyuan Academy, the backhand was hidden on the leaders An Jin and Xi Muyuan.

However, fate is not as good as man. Xi Muyuan's physical strength was already damaged, but he encountered another accident on his way to the west. As a result, the situation worsened and it was now difficult to get out of the car.

Speaking of Xi Muyuan, we have to mention Xingtan Forum.

With the beginning of the examination, the Xingtan Taoism Forum officially came to an end. During this Taoism discussion, many students and Confucian scholars entered the forest from sage halls in various places and roamed with their souls. After encountering Xuanqi, the harvest in the forest is far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

However, the risks are also staggering. There were also other tribes who came in and secretly tried their best, forcing several academies to send elites in in order to reduce losses, and Xi Muyuan was one of them.

After going through many twists and turns, Xi Muyuan actually made great achievements in the academy. At least on the surface, he saved many disciples of the academy and became a hero, leaving behind some favors.

In this way, even though Zhen Zhizuo was a disciple of Tianli Academy, he had to treat him with courtesy and did not dare to let his condition worsen. So he quickly sent a letter to Dongdu and Xingjing, learning that there was a cure in Dafan Temple. I felt relieved.

But he didn't expect that when he finally got to the place, an accident happened.

Xi Muyuan screamed, his senior brother An Jin was taking care of him, and it was inconvenient for Zhen Zhizuo to go there. He suddenly thought about the cause and effect, and asked the little novice: "Dare I ask, little brother, who is going to take care of the patients in the car?" of?"

The young novice monk had obviously never experienced such a battle. He felt sweat on his head and hurriedly replied: "They are some of my senior brothers. They are all familiar with Buddhism and martial arts and know etiquette. They were going to congratulate the new champion, but they went out. When I knew you were coming, I temporarily changed my schedule and came to greet you." In his words, he tried his best to explain clearly to prevent Zhen Zhizuo from misunderstanding.

"Congratulations to the new number one scholar?" Zhen Zhizuo's heart skipped a beat, feeling vaguely uncomfortable, but he continued to ask, "The new number one scholar comes out every three years, do you have to celebrate it every year?"

"I'm not sure about this. After all, I only started in the past two years." The little novice monk touched his bald head and showed an apologetic expression. "However, I guess it is to spread the light of Buddha. I heard from my senior brothers that several In order to spread the Buddha's light, Master has been doing good deeds everywhere, but with little effect, so this celebration for the number one scholar may be for the purpose of making good friends."

The little novice monk is not very old. He was still a student in Qiu Yan's previous life, but in this world, he has to learn to support his family very early, so he also understands the rules of interpersonal relationships and is not completely ignorant.

"Are you advocating for the School of Communication?" Zhen Zhizuo didn't have a deep understanding of Buddhism and still thought from a Confucian perspective.

However, his thoughts were quickly interrupted by the little novice monk's next words——

"By the way, your old gentleman, the one who discussed Buddhism with the three great masters, also sent someone to send a congratulatory gift. You might as well ask him directly."

"What?" Zhen Zhizuo was stunned when he heard this, and his expression suddenly changed, as if he had encountered something incredible, "You said Teacher Da Chen also sent someone to congratulate the champion?"

"Yeah, is there anything strange?" The little novice monk didn't expect Zhen Zhizuo's reaction to be so big. He was really shocked and thought he had said something wrong.

Of course it’s strange!

What is Mr. Da Chen’s identity?

What is the identity of the top scholar in Jinke?

Da Chen, who is known as a living sage, is not comparable to the number one scholar who is elected every three years.

"The teacher gave Qiu Yan a congratulatory gift? How is Qiu Yan qualified to accept it?" This question lingered in his mind. It was not that Zhen Zhizuo deliberately belittled Qiu Yan, but that the matter was too impactful for him to understand.

Suddenly, Zhen Zhizuo remembered Zhang Cheng and his party that he met on the way here.

"Zhang Cheng also said that they went to congratulate Mr. Taixu on his order. This monk from Dafan Temple was able to discuss Taoism with Master Da Chen for a long time. He was obviously not an ordinary person. They also sent people to congratulate Qiu Yan. It’s too strange!”

As he was thinking about it, an idea came to his mind, which startled Zhen Zhizuo. He suddenly remembered that Xu Shi, the dean of Chongli Academy, had achieved great success a few years ago. They all sent people over to celebrate. From then on, Xu Shicai was officially called a great Confucian and a great master.

"Could it be that... it's impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Although Qiu Yan is extremely talented, he can't reach that point easily. It will take at least ten years!"

Zhen Zhizuo went to Shu in person, met Qiu Yan, and presided over the ceremony. He wanted to welcome him into Tianli Academy. Although he failed to do so, his understanding of Qiu Yan was not comparable to that of ordinary people. Following Qiu Yan along the way, his skills shocked the eastern capital.

However, as he thought about it, he became a little uncertain again, and he remembered the ancient story of Jiu Huayan after Qiu Yan painted.

Each of the nine paintings is astonishingly advanced, and when combined together, it can better explain the ancient sceneries, which has amazed many great scholars and masters. It is almost unimaginable for others.

"In terms of entering the country in this way, it is not entirely impossible."

At this time, An Jin's anxious voice came from the side. Looking around, he could see a young man in his twenties, holding on to a carriage and struggling to move around. His face was pale and he could see. There were veins and blood vessels under his skin, and he was panting and staggering when he walked, as if a gust of wind could knock him down.

This man was Xi Muyuan, a well-known man in Dongdu, but he was looking particularly haggard at the moment, his eyes were bloodshot, and he wanted to break away from An Jin's holding hands.

With his current physical condition, he didn't know where he got the strength. Although he couldn't get rid of the latter, he still took a few steps forward, stared at the little novice monk, and asked in a hoarse, low voice: "Say! Jin Who is the top scholar?"

His appearance frightened the little novice monk, but when stared at by those bloodshot eyes, the little novice monk still replied tremblingly: "Listen... I heard that it's Qiu from Jiannan Road. Word."

"Qiu Yan... Qiu Yan..."

Chewing on this name, Xi Muyuan's pale face turned a little red abnormally. An Jin thought it was bad and wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know where to start.

"I thought that by fighting to the death in Shilin this time, I could catch up a little bit and wash away the shame at least twice, but I didn't expect, I didn't expect..."

Before he finished speaking, a bald man walked out of the yard, saluted everyone, looked in the direction of the motorcade, noticed a few figures, and immediately frowned and said: "Leave the affairs here to me, you guys Let’s go and celebrate the new champion, the three masters and Mr. Chen are still waiting for a reply!”

As soon as he said these words, there was a "pop" sound, the blood on Xi Muyuan's face faded, he opened his mouth and spat out a blood arrow, raised his head and fell down.

As soon as he fell down, he never got up again, causing everyone in the convoy to be in chaos.

In the chaos, no one noticed that there was a flicker of light and shadow in Xi Muyuan's eyes that could not be closed. His soul came out of its shell, quickly turned pitch black, and sank into the soil.

On the other side, in the carriage Xi Muyuan was riding in, a crystal clear bead rolled out from the corner, and a beautiful figure slowly gathered. It turned out to be a woman, with a slender tail bending and swinging behind her.

"It's really useless. He died so quickly! Is this considered a leader in humanity?"

As her thoughts turned, the pupils in the woman's eyes suddenly became a vertical line!

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