Chapter 708 - 708 Merging the Ruins
708 Merging the Ruins
The Immortal Academy.
At this moment, a large number of civilians had gathered.
Cai Yong led the way and walked directly through the gate.
After he entered the academy, Li Xiang and the others followed without hesitation.
“This is the academy. In such an environment, one’s literary thoughts would be endless for sure. Learning anything would be half the effort and twice the results. The smell of books is even stronger here compared to the ruins of Jixia Academy, but it lacks the charm of a sage.”
Li Xiang nodded his head as he felt the environment of the academy.
“The aura of a sage requires the accumulation of time and the continuous cultivation of top talents. Even sages have to be born. It’s only after a long time that one can possess it. I believe that in the future, the sages of the Immortal Academy will not be inferior to any other academy,” said Cai Yong confidently.
“There’s no need for such a long time. It lacks the sage’s aura. In that case, let me make up for this flaw,” said Li Xiang confidently and smiled indifferently.
As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a large number of damaged buildings appeared out of thin air. Countless phantoms of golden scriptures appeared on the building.
There were sages reading scriptures, countless scholars chanting the words of the sages, farmers farming, and militarists deducing military formations and fighting. Political strategists were talking eloquently, arguing with each other, and novelists were talking about spring and autumn, the past and the present. Some doctors were treating patients with benevolent hearts and techniques.
The vivid scenes appeared in front of their eyes as if they were watching a prosperous era and Hundred Schools of Thought fighting for power.
“These are the ruins of Jixia Academy!”
“Even the Jixia Academy is brought out. The Country Lord’s abilities are truly unpredictable!”
“That’s great! Even though it was only the ruin of Jixia Academy, it contains the Qi dynamics of a sage. That was something that you can’t buy with money. Only with the traces left behind by countless years, and a place that produced a sage could have such a foundation.”
“I remember that there’s also a sage’s portrait inside. If it can stay in the Immortal Academy, then our school will be the legitimate school!”
How could the students of Jixia Academy not recognize the ruins of the school? For a moment, they only felt an indescribable ecstasy reverberating in their hearts.
At this moment, their eyes were filled with sincerity and respect.
The sage was the leader of their path. It was a form of worship and also motivation.
“I didn’t expect you to even bring Jixia Academy along! With these ruins, the foundation of the Immortal Academy can indeed be greatly increased.” When Cai Yong saw this, he could not help but reveal a look of surprise.
With these ruins, the Immortal Academy could save up tens to hundreds of years of accumulation.
“Previously, I already had the intention to build an academy. Now that I’ve seen the ruins of Jixia Academy, how could I not take it with me? This ruin will be the first foundation of the Immortal Academy,” said Li Xiang with a smile.
The Immortal Academy had a great desire for the ruins of Jixia Academy. The entire academy suddenly burst out with a dense divine light that completely enveloped the ruins. At the same time, an unbelievable change appeared.
In the ruins, the floor tiles quickly disappeared and turned into scriptures. They condensed out of thin air and turned into light that entered the Immortal Academy. The scriptures of the sage that were originally engraved on them were naturally integrated into the Immortal Academy and became a part of it.
On the ground and in the void, the voice of a sage was transmitted silently.
Bathing in the voice of the sage, they felt extremely peaceful, and their bodies and mind were also cleansed.
This was the process of the Jixia Academy ruins merging with the Immortal Academy. It was a process of absorption and fusion.
Boom!
Suddenly, a statue appeared out of thin air and stood in the middle of the academy. It was a statue of Confucius, with a bamboo scroll in his hand and a beautiful beard on his chin. As soon as the statue appeared, the words of a sage naturally emerged from it.
“Isn’t it easy to learn and practice? Isn’t it great to have friends from afar? A man who doesn’t know but doesn’t cower, isn’t that a gentleman?”
“Review the old and learn the new. I can be your teacher now.”
“If you learn without thinking, you’ll be a coward. And if you think without learning, you’ll be in danger.”
“You! Do you understand what I’ve taught you? It is wise to hold what you know and admit what you don’t know.”
“To understand silently, to learn without getting tired, to teach tirelessly. What is there to me?”
“The path of heaven and earth can be explained in a single word. If it was the same, then its creature was unpredictable. The path of heaven and earth is broad, thick, high, bright, leisurely, and long.”
“There must be a teacher in a group of three. Choose the good and follow them, and change the bad.”
The voice of the sage echoed in the academy.
At this moment, every word of the sage seemed to be directly engraved on everyone’s mind. Even those who were not from the Confucian division could understand the truth within. The voice of the sage had personally explained this concept to them. It was as if it had been engraved into their souls and imprinted in their minds. There was a power that allowed them to understand the concept.
It was as if one had suddenly been enlightened in that instant.
“Isn’t it easy to learn and practice? Isn’t it great to have friends from afar? A man who doesn’t know but doesn’t cower, isn’t that a gentleman?”
At this moment, Huang Chengyan’s face suddenly turned pious and he started to recite the words of the sage. The literary Qi on his body grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, emitting a rich Qi of righteousness.
The literary Qi entered his body like a tide, and at this moment, his entire body emitted a strange divine light.
Especially at the position of the heart, one could see the internal organs directly.
Countless wisps of literary Qi gushed into his heart like a tide, causing crimson lines to appear on his heart at a speed that was visible to the naked eye. Crimson words were engraved on his heart.
“My heart will not change. First, I will be loyal to the monarch and be patriotic!”
Huang Chengyan said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the words “loyal to the monarch and be patriotic” turned into an ancient red blood flag and were engraved on his heart. The strength of his heart’s beating suddenly increased.
“What’s going on? What happened to Elder Huang?”
“I can even see his heart! I just saw some ancient characters carved on the heart. Could it be that Elder Huang has received a bestow from Sage Confucius?”
“It’s the loyalty talent, one of the core talents of the Confucian cultivation techniques in the ‘Loyalty Unto Death’. It was said that loyalty talent is rare. One had to go through the process of heart questioning and proving. Once one is unable to establish their mind, one cannot develop this innate skill. This is the unique innate skill of the Confucian, and it possesses all sorts of miraculous properties.”
Some people were shocked to see a heart emerging from Huang Chengyan’s chest.
Those who knew about the “Loyalty Unto Death” had already guessed that he had gained enlightenment. The statue of Sage Confucius filled his body with literary Qi and directly activated the loyalty talent. However, it was still a question of whether he could successfully establish the talent.