Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Nature of Cultivation

Luckily, it seemed to be sleeping, or perhaps it didn't think it was possible for a creature to come near it, so it wasn't much alert.

Therefore, although one person and four demons slowly approached it, Qiu never moved.

Getting closer!

Getting closer!

Thirty zhang!

Twenty zhang!

Ten zhang!

........

Zhang Yang's heart beat faster and faster, until he walked from Qiu's side to Qiu's side, and then out of the cave, there was still no movement for half a minute.

But even so, as soon as they came out of the water, one person and four demons couldn't help but be afraid for a while, and gasped for breath.

After resting for a while, Zhang Yang looked at Hu Qianqian.

After living and dying together tonight, he has a lot less to Hu Qianqian, although there is an escape factor, but after all, they are sad together, and the sense of trust between each other is much stronger.

At this time, the river bank was quiet, and the bright moonlight in the sky slowly fell on Hu Qianqian's beautiful face like water, which combined with her bewitching temperament to add a bit of soft taste.

I don't know why, Zhang Yang suddenly remembered Pang Hui.

even began to compare Pang Hui and Hu Qianqian.

Hu Qianqian is the kind of enchanting and charming taste, but Pang Hui is cold and arrogant with a hint of amazement, although it has not yet grown into a kind of green plum that is as green as a green plum and has an endless aftertaste.

Wait a minute!

Why did I think of Pang Hui's mother?

Zhang Yang patted his forehead, why did he start thinking about women when he got out of the tiger's mouth?

Could it be that he has been a virgin for too long in his previous life, and he has accumulated a lot of money?

Long.

Hu Qianqian was the first to break the silence.

"According to the current situation, we can't stay in the valley, I'm going to take Hongyue, Bai Xue and Xiaolan to practice elsewhere!" Hu Qianqian looked at Zhang Yang and said: "You and I finally got acquainted, maybe at the beginning I had a trace of shortcuts for you, whether you believe it or not, I can touch my conscience and say that I have absolutely never thought of harming you, nor have I ever thought of calculating you!"

"And.... You'd better not take the way of the imperial examination, I always feel that there is a problem inside. ”

This is the second time Hu Qianqian has mentioned the imperial examination, and it is difficult for Zhang Yang not to pay attention to it.

He couldn't help but ask, "Is it just a guess?"

"Of course not, I told you that I am a nine-tailed fox, with your knowledge, you must know where I come from? Not to mention that our fox clan is born with a high IQ, and when we become adults, we are not inferior to you humans, and we can find some clues with history as a mirror, and we know a lot of things you don't know by virtue of the inheritance left by our ancestors. ”

"Although Confucianism and Taoism are strong now, you must know that the prosperity is extremely declining, and if you think that the military family was like the middle of the sky in the past, how can it not be eaten away by your Confucianism step by step?

Since ancient times, the human race has had both civil and military paths.

One is wisdom, and the other is force.

The two complement each other.

But it is undeniable that the importance of force absolutely dominates in battles with foreign races.

However, from the Shang and Zhou dynasties to the Sui and Tang dynasties, the military force has been respected for thousands of years, and after Yang Guang pioneered the imperial examination at the end of the Sui Dynasty, he counterattacked in just a few decades.

Of course, there are reasons for the support of the imperial court, and there are also factors for the children of the poor family to want to get ahead, but it is undeniable that the biggest reason is that Confucianism and Taoism can be quickly converted into combat effectiveness, which is obviously much easier than martial arts.

The most important thing is that the extraterritorial demon clans are often people with strong physiques, and fighting with martial artists of the same realm is almost a one-sided situation.

However, for the Confucian students, because of the advantage of long-range attacks, they can strike preemptively and kill the demon clan within a certain range.

In addition, Confucianism has the rule of teaching without class, and the five children of the three religions and nine streams are not included.

It was for these reasons that the Confucian faction grew rapidly.

Zhang Yang didn't know these truths, but he knew them very well.

The reason why he asked again and again was that Hu Qianqian's words were too shocking, if it weren't for the life-and-death friendship with Hu Qianqian, I am afraid that he would have entered the left ear and the right ear would have gone out, and he would not continue to talk at all.

"It's really not normal!" Zhang Yang thought for a while and said, "But what can I do? The world is rampant, if I don't enter the Confucian Sect and quickly improve my strength, how can I protect myself? How can I gain a foothold?"

Zhang Yang was also distressed.

But with this illusion, he had no choice at all.

Although he can still cultivate and practice the law without taking the path of the imperial examination, he has already been marked by Pang Ren, so he is a Confucian in the final analysis.

If he goes to another family, I am afraid that thousands of Confucian scholars in the world can crush him to ashes.

"If you don't take the way of the imperial examination, it's not that you won't learn the Confucian classics! There was no imperial examination before the end of the Sui Dynasty, so let me ask you how those sages came from?" Hu Qianqian glanced at Zhang Yang, how can a very smart person always love to drill the horns of the bull?

Seeing that Zhang Yang hadn't figured out what he meant, Hu Qianqian said again: "Let's just talk about you Confucians! In the past, Confucius once asked Lao Tzu for teaching, so let me ask you which of your hundred schools of thought Lao Tzu is?"

"Taoist!" Zhang Yang replied immediately.

In the past, Confucius not only asked Lao Tzu for advice, but also asked the descendants of Zhou Gong for Zhou rites, and also asked the Mo family giants for the art of the organ. ”

So in fact, the Confucianism you see actually comes from a hundred schools, but with a different emphasis. When I say that you don't follow the path of the imperial examination, I hope that you will start with Confucianism and learn from Confucius!"

"Do you mean that Confucianism is actually the integration of a hundred schools? and if I don't follow the path of the imperial examination, I can go through Taoism, Legalism, or even Moism?"

"Of course!" Hu Qianqian said with a smile: "In our world, the cultivation system of both humans, gods, and demons is only divided into two kinds, one is spiritual power, and the other is refining body. Refining the body is refining the physical body, and the spiritual power is called Haoran righteousness in Confucianism, true qi in Taoism, mana in Legalism, and mental power in Buddhism..... In the eyes of our demon cultivators, they are actually all spiritual powers, but the names and characteristics are different, and they are similar to our demon powers!"

Suddenly!

Zhang Yang had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

In fact, Pang Hui once told him such remarks, but Pang Hui knew relatively little, and what he said was not as intuitive as Hu Qianqian.

Now listening to Hu Qianqian's words, he finally fundamentally understood the essence of cultivation in this world.

PS: I got up very early this morning, but I didn't expect to receive a notice to go to the community to get a work permit, but I ran around to take a look, and there was a long queue. However, the work permit must be done, otherwise it can only be done once in 2 days, and there is no way to finish it until 3 o'clock in the afternoon without eating at noon. So yesterday's one is more owed, and today it's still 3 more to get it done first!