Chapter 63: Perfection
After a few months, I finally waited for a reply.
Song Zhishu almost didn't hesitate and went straight to Mingyue Academy.
Half an hour later, in a courtyard of Mingyue Academy, the branches were luxuriant, the flowers were in full bloom, and the fragrance was overflowing.
Zhou Wenyuan was dressed in a wide Confucian robe, with a letter and a few books in front of him, looked at Song Zhishu and said: "Song Xiaoyou, this is a letter sent by the family teacher, the old man has already read it, the family teacher has been checking relevant books for this time, and he has indeed found some similar things." β
"Some Confucians, who are extremely virtuous, have happened exactly the same thing as you when they practice the Immortal Dao, and the Confucian righteousness in the body will automatically repair the dantian, but no specific answer has been given, according to the speculation of the teacher, it is very likely that the Confucian righteousness has produced consciousness, thinking that it is not good to break through now, or that you can reach the state of perfection."
"So forcibly repair it, lest you make a mistake in your cultivation, but what makes the master curious is that this kind of example only appears in some great Confucians, and not every great Confucian has encountered such a problem, at least it is also a great Confucian who can leave a name in the annals of history in ancient and modern exchanges, and Xiaoyou now only knows the Holy Realm, so he encounters this situation, which is surprising."
Zhou Wenyuan spoke up, in fact, he was also full of surprise at this matter.
And after Song Zhishu heard this, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought, only a great Confucian can have this situation? He is definitely not as good as Confucianism, but he also has something to hide, that is, the Confucian righteousness in his body is Haoran righteousness.
Soon, Song Zhishu roughly figured out that Haoran righteousness is a higher level of Confucian righteousness, and only at the level of Confucianism can part of Haoran righteousness be born, but the world doesn't understand Haoran righteousness.
Thinking of this, Song Zhishu suddenly secretly breathed a sigh of relief, there was no expected bad result.
"I didn't expect Haoran Righteous Qi to have this ability, but is there something wrong with my cultivation?" After understanding what happened, Song Zhishu was a little surprised, but when he thought about it carefully, he didn't feel strange.
For a long time, he has relied on the Confucian power in his body to get huge benefits, whether it is to open the immortal fate, or swallow the pill, or repair the magic weapon, it has played a unique role.
It is precisely because of this that the speed of one's own cultivation can be so fast, and now this force wants to prevent oneself from building a foundation, it seems that as Gu Yun Da Confucianism said, Haoran righteousness is guiding oneself and correcting wrong ideas and choices.
At this moment, Zhou Wenyuan pointed to a few books on the case and spoke slowly.
"Song Xiaoyou, these are a few books prepared for you by the tutor, you can go back and read them well, and the old man can also make the decision, and there are some Confucian codex in the academy, which can also be lent to Xiaoyou for reading, don't be too anxious about this matter, if you want to hurry, you can't reach it."
Zhou Wenyuan opened his mouth and gave advice, in his opinion, Song Zhishu is the future saint, maybe others would not dare to say such things, but Zhou Wenyuan is different, he completely believes it.
Hearing this, Song Zhishu immediately stood up and saluted and bowed to the other party.
"Student, thank you Mr. Wenyuan."
Song Zhishu knew that Mingyue Academy had a rule that the Confucian Codex could not be borrowed, it was precious and abnormal, and if he was someone else, even the elders of the Sword Sect could not borrow it, but now he let himself take it home, it is conceivable that the other party really wants to help him sincerely, so Song Zhishu is extremely grateful, and he did not refuse, after all, this matter is related to building a foundation, which is very important.
Soon, the books arrived, Song Zhishu said goodbye to the other party, left the academy, and rushed home.
After returning home, Song Zhishu did not immediately take out these books and read them, but washed his cheeks to restore his inner calm, he knew that he must not be in a hurry at this time, but should look at everything with a normal heart.
Otherwise, it is extremely easy to drill the horns of the bull and make mistakes, after all, Gu Yun Daru is just a conjecture, in the end, you still have to understand it yourself.
"It seems that my foundation is a bit mysterious, the realm of perfection? After a few days, I will go to the sect to borrow some books and watch them carefully to see if I can find some useful information for verification. β
Song Zhishu secretly said in his heart, he didn't expect that a foundation building realm would have such twists and turns, but he clearly understood that the more this was the case, once he broke through, there would be infinite benefits.
After a while, Song Zhishu opened the book and began to watch it seriously.
About three hours later, Song Zhishu covered the first book and was relieved.
There are not only the sayings of the sages, but also the commentaries of the great Confucians, so it is not difficult to read, but I read it very slowly, and I have to savor every sentence, and at the same time combine the annotations, and use my own way to understand it.
In fact, the content is not complicated, in short, Confucianism is the representative of heaven and earth, and the power it has is also generated because of following nature, which is completely different from mana, so Confucianism can teach people to be good, understand righteousness, and know the truth.
And Haoran righteousness is also born from this force, but it is purer than ordinary Confucian righteousness.
"The power of Confucianism, as Gu Yun Da Confucianism said, it has the effect of correcting mistakes, and Haoran righteousness, can repair the magic weapon, can eliminate the side effects of the elixir, what if, I compare myself to the elixir, to the magic weapon? Isn't that the same thing? β
"Therefore, the timing or direction I chose to build the foundation must be wrong, so it will appear at a critical time, mending the broken dantian, but is it the wrong time or the wrong direction?"
In the house, Song Zhishu sat cross-legged on the bed, he had determined his own situation, but he couldn't find where the specific direction was, sighed, Song Zhishu came to the window, looked at the traffic on the street, and his mind was flying.
He felt that he had grasped something, but he always felt that there was a layer of fog in front of him, obscuring the road ahead, and this road was brand new, perhaps unlike any immortal cultivator, just waiting to remove the fog and pierce that layer of window paper.
It's just that it's very difficult to do this, which is in line with the practice of Confucianism, relying not on resources, but on a word of enlightenment.
Without thinking too much, Song Zhishu returned to the desk again, took a deep breath, calmed down, picked up the pen, flipped through the article, and continued to understand and understand, knowing that this kind of thing must not be in a hurry, and it must be calm.
So for the rest of the day, he stayed in the house and didn't choose to go out at all.
And so, another month passed.
Song Zhishu has a lot of insights in Confucianism, especially for the so-called Confucian righteousness, and his understanding is more thorough, but that layer of window paper has never been able to break through, like a moat.
And on this day, as usual, after absorbing the aura of heaven and earth and stabilizing the realm, he was just about to transcribe the article when he heard a knock on the door.
It's Li Dao and a few people.
However, the difference between Li Dao and the four of them was that they were elated in the past, and during this visit, the faces of the four of them were slightly sad, especially Li Dao was a little depressed.
Obviously, Song Zhishu could directly guess that a few people would not gain anything from going out this time, otherwise, it would not be such an emotion.
"There are times in life that you have to have, and there are times in life when you don't force it, it's just a failure, why be so sad?"
Song Zhishu's smile was still gentle, and he brewed a pot of spiritual tea to comfort the four of them.
This is normal, where there are any winning generals, it is the norm not to earn, and there is a problem if you earn.
"Alas, Senior Brother Song, I'm so sad, this trip is really not worth a penny, and I work for nothing." Wang Yue was the first to speak, his temperament is like this, he will say whatever he wants.
"How much does it cost to earn nothing?"
Song Zhishu sat the four of them down and asked with a smile.
"There are no five hundred spirit stones, damn it, I finally met a few demon beasts, and they were immediately robbed by others, this group of people is crazy, one is crazier than the other, more and more disciples are joining, Senior Brother Song, don't you know, now in the Sword City, the demon beasts on the third and fourth floors can't be seen, and they will die if they see it, exaggerated or not."
Wang Yue continued to speak, full of complaints.
"Didn't you say that the elixir broke out and the number of demon beasts increased? Why can't you even see a demon beast with three or four layers of qi training? Song Zhishu was puzzled, and felt that it was very abnormal, whether it was Mengshan Mountain or Yunshan Mountain Mine, the scope was very large, and there were other places for mountain patrols, so it shouldn't be like this.
He knows the involution, but it won't be so involution, right?
"It's not because of some teams, they took over the area without authorization and didn't let outsiders enter, and for this reason, Senior Brother Wang almost clashed with them." Zhao Yuan couldn't help but explain: "If Senior Brother Li hadn't always kept in mind Senior Brother Song's advice, otherwise, the fight would have started a long time ago." β
Zhao Yuan spoke, and Li Dao on the side did not speak, but from his expression, it was obvious that he was angry in his heart, and he just endured it.
Song Zhishu took a sip of spiritual tea and thought about it for a while, the disciple privately demarcated the area for himself, this kind of thing has happened before, but there are not many, because only people with high cultivation can do this, and the sect also turns a blind eye to this.
Now that the troubled times are coming, coupled with the restructuring of the sect, it is normal for some people to make this move in order to grab more resources, it is not wrong to be cautious, of course, this matter will affect the mood of whoever puts it, Song Zhishu also understood why several people had such expressions, it has something to do with the spirit stone, but it also has something to do with this matter.
"Actually, there is no need to be anxious about this matter, it is best to calm down, and besides, your harvest was not bad a few days ago, I heard that now the Sword Sect, there is no shortage of things that fight for an elixir and a demon beast, and the Law Enforcement Hall is also arresting people everywhere, so it is better to rest at home for a few days first, and then talk about it later, when the sect will definitely have some control, and there is no hurry for these two days."
Song Zhishu went out less, but it didn't mean that he didn't know anything, and he had heard a little about the situation outside, so it was best to be quiet, and the sect would never allow internal bloodshed, which went against the original intention of the reform.
Of course, he didn't make a decision for a few people, but only gave advice and let them decide for themselves, and it was up to them to decide what to do.
"Well, the sect is already dealing with it, and I plan to do the same." Li Dao nodded, he is actually the oldest of the five, in fact, he understands the truth of winning in stability, it is nothing more than that the benefits are too great during this time, and he is a little lost all of a sudden, but now that he has calmed down, it is okay.
As for Wang Yue and the others, they also nodded helplessly, there is no way, they have no strength, no background, and they can only rely on themselves, if they really offend some people because of temporary benefits, or are targeted by the law enforcement hall, it will cause a lot of trouble.
Immediately after that, the crowd chatted a few more words and dispersed.
And looking at the back of Li Dao and the others leaving, Song Zhishu was thoughtful, to be honest, he actually understood that several people had not completely let go of it in their hearts.
This is normal, from the beginning of the income skyrocketing, to the current plummeting, anyone will have an unbalanced mentality, but this kind of thing can't be alleviated, I just hope they can figure it out for themselves, or that sentence is the best way to win steadily.
Shaking his head, Song Zhishu put away the spiritual tea used for entertainment, spread out the paper and pen on the desk, and continued to read the sage's article.
Time also flies quietly bit by bit.
However, Song Zhishu did not stay at home all the time, and would go out for a walk from time to time, take a walk, and see more things, hoping to gain something.
Previously, due to what happened to Li Dao and others, Song Zhishu also wanted to know more about the outside world.
At the same time, he will often go to Mingyue Academy, and ask Mr. Wenyuan for advice if he has nothing to do, some knowledge about Confucianism seems to be very common, but because of the wandering around in the past few days, he found that the atmosphere of Sword City has changed again.
In addition to discussing the patrol of the mountains and the punishment of demons, a major event was also reported.
On the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a large number of demons suddenly appeared, abusing and killing the people, displacing countless people, and the blood flowed like a river, and the Great Zhou court was difficult to cover everything, issuing an edict and asking for help from the major immortal sects.
But demons are no better than ordinary demon beasts, not only devouring and killing cruel, but also powerful, non-outer disciples are invincible, so those who take over the task are disciples who have enough confidence in their own strength, as for the nominal and miscellaneous disciples, they dare not participate, but only discuss in the city.
And this also made Song Zhishu have a hunch that after the sage sits, the troubled times may be earlier than anyone expected.
Therefore, his own cultivation must also be accelerated, but it is a pity that it is indeed difficult to cross the level of foundation building, but with the passage of time, he has a better understanding of Haoran righteousness, and Song Zhishu understands that he is only one opportunity away.
This opportunity may be the opportunity that Zhou Wenyuan said.
For this reason, Song Zhishu went to the Zongmen Zangjing Pavilion many times, used all the previous contribution points to rent books, checked a lot of information, and found that some places could indeed bring inspiration to him.
In another place, in Mingyue City, in a spirit house, Li Dao, Wang Yue, Wu Lishan, and Zhao Yuan gathered together, and the faces of the four of them were a little not good-looking.
"Alas, I don't have much spirit stone left on my body, I knew that this was the case, and I wouldn't have bought so many cultivation pills last time."
Wang Yue's voice sounded, a little dull.
"Senior Brother Wang, you're okay, I went to Wanxiang Pavilion a few times last time, spent three or four hundred spirit stones, and spent a lot of money, and now I have less than a hundred spirit stones left on hand, if I don't go out to make some money, I will eat soil in two months, I want to sell the treasure jade given by Senior Brother Song."
Zhao Yuan's voice sounded, and he was also extremely depressed.
Not only the two of them, Li Dao and Wu Lishan also seemed extremely silent.
The most important thing in cultivation is resources, without income, strength will stagnate, plus because of the previous income soaring, it is also spent lavishly, and now it is even more shy in the pocket, completely bottoming out, especially Li Dao, he now wants to reach the foundation, and naturally needs more spirit stones.
"The better the restructuring, more and more of the same door to get benefits, now by the inner door to participate in it, support the outer door, divide the area, we are the bottom, in the final analysis, it is still the bottom."
Li Dao spoke up, he knew the reason, not only bad luck, but more importantly, with the restructuring of the sect, the rewards were getting better and better, which naturally attracted the attention of the inner senior brothers, so as to support some outer senior brothers, divide the region, and don't expect any good income if there is no backer.
But what can you know? And you can't change anything.
To tell the truth, he wants to go to the border of the Great Zhou, but this is just an idea, if he can go to the border of the Great Zhou, at least he must build the foundation realm, otherwise if he goes to the ninth layer of Qi training, he will be looking for death.
As Li Dao finished speaking, the three of them also bowed their heads and were silent, their brows tightened, but soon, Wang Yue suddenly remembered something, hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to speak: "Senior Brother Li, do you remember Liu Qing who we met on our mountain patrol last time?" I met him a few days ago and found that he had also reached the ninth level of Qi training, not only that, but Liu Qing's magic weapons had also changed a whole set, all of which were good. β
Wang Yue opened his mouth and mentioned this matter.
"He actually reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation Great Perfection? So fast? Li Dao was a little surprised.
Liu Qing in Wang Yue's mouth, he also knows, just like them, they are also miscellaneous disciples, the last time they met was two months ago, at that time, this person was only the eighth level of Qi cultivation, lower than himself, and now he actually surpasses himself, how can it not be surprising.
"Not only that, but those friends around him have all gained a lot, and their strength has improved quickly."
Wang Yue continued to speak, which made Wu Lishan and Zhao Yuan both couldn't help but light up their eyes, showing envious looks, after all, they had not gained anything during this time, and now they heard that others were getting better and better, and they were naturally itchy.
"It shouldn't be, they weren't strong before, and as far as I know, they don't have any backing, how can they have such a harvest?"
Li Dao stood up and asked, very puzzled.
"Senior Brother Li, that's the case, Liu Qing told me in private, he and a few friends, recently went to the Tiancong Mountains, and found a trail there, you can go deeper, although it is still in the peripheral area, but every time you go in, you can find some elixir, there are few demon beasts, very safe, junior brother, I knocked on the side, asked if you can take us, he was reluctant at first, and finally I said that I could give them one percent of the income, Liu Qing was moved, and told me yesterday that I wanted two percent."
Speaking of this, Wang Yue was a little moved, and couldn't help but say: "Senior Brother Li, although there are more than two percent, it's better than us sitting here and eating nothing, right?" β
When Wang Yue said this, he actually already had an idea in his heart, but when he heard the Tiancong Mountain Range, Li Dao couldn't help frowning.
"It's ....... Senior Brother Song told us not to go, if we go, we are afraid of ......."
Li Dao was a little entangled.
As soon as he said this, Wang Yue and the three of them were silent, not anything else, mainly because the four of them really respected Song Zhishu, so they would also keep Song Zhishu's explanation in mind.
The room was quiet, and after a while, Wu Lishan's voice sounded.
"How about this, first, I won't enter the mountain range first, just search around, if we can earn some spirit stones, then come normally, if we can't earn spirit stones, we will find another way? Be as cautious as possible. β
"Senior Brother Song hopes that we won't encounter danger, but it's not that we won't be allowed to earn spirit stones, be careful, be cautious, it's enough,"
This is Wu Lishan's idea, as soon as these words came out, several people were still silent, but it could be seen that they were all moved.
"Actually, I think what Senior Brother Wu said is very true, let's take a look around, it's really not okay to sneak in again." Wang Yue opened his mouth, and when he said this, he couldn't help but continue to say two more words: "Senior Brother Li, it's not that I don't care about Senior Brother Song, the main thing is that Senior Brother Song has Senior Sister Qingzhou, and we don't have anything. β
"Now is a great time, everyone is competing for resources, the reform of the sect is conducive to us, if you miss these opportunities, what will happen in the future, no one knows, seize this opportunity, the four of us have the opportunity to ask the foundation to build, but if you miss it."
"In the future, you can be lonely and miserable, and eventually become a handful of loess, and moreover, the way of cultivating immortals is itself about fighting, and the immortal fate is to fight, not to sit still."
"If Senior Brother is unwilling to go, then I will go myself, if there is really danger, I will definitely not drag you down, nor will I drag Senior Brother Song down."
Wang Yue said in the end, he directly stated that there was no other reason, Song Zhishu was about to build a foundation, and Li Dao also practiced the ninth layer of qi, he did not have any jealousy, but hoped that he could catch up with the footsteps of the two, build a foundation together in the future, and grow each other, he didn't want to become a drag oil bottle.
That's all.
Wang Yue's words were very encouraging, and Rao was a mature and steady Li Dao, and finally closed his eyes and let out a long breath.
Then, Li Dao took a deep breath and looked at Wang Yuedao.
"Okay, then promise Liu Qing, but say three points in advance, if everyone agrees, go together, if you don't agree, forget it."
Li Dao's heart was moved, and he had no reason not to be moved.
"Okay, Senior Brother Li, you say."
The three of them also showed joy, in fact, they were also moved, but they didn't dare to say it, no one took the lead, and now that Li Dao took the lead, they were naturally willing.
"First, don't set foot in the Tiancong Mountains unless you have to."
"Second, even if you enter, be cautious and don't be greedy for profit."
"Third, if we really encounter any danger, as long as we can solve it ourselves, we should not alarm Senior Brother Song, we must not alarm Senior Brother Song at all, trespassing into the Tiancong Mountain Range and being caught by the Law Enforcement Hall is nothing more than a severe punishment, and spending a little spirit stone may be a reproach."
"What's the matter, we can just carry it down ourselves, Senior Brother Song has done a lot of things for us, there is no need to make him tired anymore, after all, Senior Brother Song is about to break through and build a foundation for promotion, this is a big deal, don't delay, how about it?"
This is Li Dao's idea.
After hearing this, the three of them nodded one after another, without the slightest displeasure.
In this way, several people make plans, and then they go their separate ways and start preparing things.
At the same moment, in the spirit house, Song Zhishu looked at a book borrowed from the Scripture Pavilion, revealing a look of surprise.
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