"ah!"
Li Yuan, the miserable screams sounded, so scary, it really made the listeners cry and the listeners sad.
In the pharmacy, Zhang Slutty wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked away with a tired look on his face.
In the medicine barrel at the back, Li Ziye's arms and knees were shaking, as if he had done something.
After the extreme pain, endless spiritual energy quickly poured into the pharmacy between heaven and earth, majestic and astonishing.
"If you don't destroy it, you won't establish it. If you don't realize something unclear, if you destroy it and then establish it, you will realize the great truth."
In the west chamber, Bai Wangyu felt the spiritual energy fluctuations in the inner courtyard, and a strange color flashed in his eyes.
The first late stage!
Brother Li's cultivation speed was faster than they expected.
Could it be that this is the correct way to practice?
Breaking down and then standing up again, only through experiencing extreme pain can one be transformed.
"Wangyu."
At this moment, the familiar old voice sounded between heaven and earth.
"Confucian leader."
Bai Wangyu came back to his senses and bowed respectfully.
"Do you understand it?"
The old voice asked.
"Understood."
Bai Wangyu responded respectfully.
"Qingqing is dead, monsters eat people, and the polar night is coming!"
The old voice echoed throughout the world, and the truth it said was shocking.
Bai Wangyu listened to the Confucian leader's words, confusion flashed in his eyes, and he said respectfully, "Is there really a demon in this world?"
"There are demons in the human heart, and there are demons in the world."
Between heaven and earth, an old voice echoed, saying, "The cold winter is coming, all living beings will go through calamities, all peoples will be enlightened, and Confucianism will prove the truth."
"The disciple is unknown." Bai Wangyu said in a condensed voice.
"You will understand in the future that the Buddhist Tripitaka has begun to go through tribulations, and Yan Xiaoyu in the temple also has his own inner demons. Wangyu, your tribulation will come soon."
Over the west wing, an old voice sighed softly and said, "If you can survive this disaster, you will become the next generation of Confucian leaders in the world. If you cannot, the beauty will die and the hero will wither away!"
"Disciple, thank you Confucian Master for your advice."
Bai Wangyu bowed respectfully again and said, "This disciple will definitely live up to the expectations of the Confucian leader."
"The Li family's legitimate son is the key to your calamity, and"
Having said this, the old voice in the sky sighed again and said, "Don't die!"
"yes!"
Bai Wangyu bowed and responded.
"Old Bai!"
As soon as the Confucian leader finished speaking, Li Ziye staggered over outside the west chamber, his steps were shaky and he could not stand firmly.
Seeing this, Bai Wangyu suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and a peaceful smile appeared on his face again. He stepped forward to help the former and said, "Congratulations, Brother Li, for breaking through again."
"It hurts so much, I want to cry."
As Li Ziye walked forward, he bared his teeth and said, "Same as practicing martial arts, others are always making rapid progress. Why do you have to suffer these things when you come to me!"
"No pain No gain."
Bai Wangyu comforted him, "Brother Li, think about it. With your talent, you didn't even have the possibility to practice. Now, you have repeatedly broken through. The speed of practice is not as slow as imagined. You have to suffer a little." It’s not worth it.”
"What you said seems to make sense."
Li Ziye nodded and said, "It seems that every time I open a meridian, I can break through the realm immediately. Hey, Lao Bai, do you think if I open all eight meridians, will my cultivation level suddenly surpass yours?"
"It's possible."
Bai Wangyu smiled and said, "Based on the two times Brother Li has opened up the meridians, breaking and then standing up will indeed stimulate the human body's potential. If Brother Li works harder, he may really be able to surpass us."
"You're not comforting me?"
Li Ziye asked suspiciously.
"No, Confucian people never tell lies."
Bai Wangyu smiled and responded, maybe, it might be so, who knows.
However, the further you go in your cultivation, the more difficult it becomes. If you want to imagine being in the first level, by reshaping the meridians, stimulating the human body's potential and breaking through the levels one after another, maybe, maybe, it's probably not that easy.
If even a fool didn't believe it, the stupid and naive Li Ziye believed it. He reached out and patted the shoulder of the little red riding hood in front of him, grinning and said, "Don't worry, Old Bai, when I surpass you in cultivation, I will definitely protect you!"
"Thank you so much, Brother Li." Bai Wangyu said with a smile.
Li Garden was prosperous, and the royal palace on the southwest border was also cheering because of the return of Princess Qingqing.
Only the Confucian leader in the small courtyard to the east of Taixue Palace looked at the sky, his old face full of solemnity.
This moment came earlier than he imagined.
Qingqing is dead, monsters eat people, and the polar night is coming!
The instructions given by the Heavenly Book a hundred years ago have come true now. Does that mean that the time for all sentient beings to go through calamity is also coming?
In the extreme night and cold winter, nothing can grow. Can thousands of creatures in the world survive this long cold winter?
"Your Majesty, since you are here, why don't you come in and talk."
After a moment, Rushou came back to his senses, looked outside the courtyard, and said.
Outside the courtyard, Emperor Shang had arrived at some unknown time. He glanced at the two royal ministers behind him and said calmly, "You guys wait here."
After saying that, Emperor Shang stepped forward and walked into the small courtyard.
In the room, the tea had already been boiling. The Confucian leader and the Shang Emperor sat facing each other. The water mist filled the air, obscuring their sight.
"What does your Majesty want to know?" the Confucian leader said calmly.
"The legitimate son of the Li family."
Emperor Shang slowly uttered four words, and then asked, "Is this a hidden danger for Dashang?"
"Won't."
The Confucian leader shook his head and responded.
After hearing this, Emperor Shang breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask, "Confucian leader, who among my four princes is the most suitable for marriage with the Southwest Palace?"
"The eldest prince." The Confucian leader replied.
"oh?"
Emperor Shang heard this, and a strange color flashed in his eyes. What the Confucian leader said was exactly what he thought.
It seemed that the Confucian leader of Taixue Palace had guessed what he was thinking.
The head of the Confucian sect is indeed a terrible person.
"There is something that I have never understood. Three years ago, I wanted to check and balance the over-expansion of the Li family, but the Confucian leader stopped me. This time, I forced the Li family to come to the capital. Why did the Confucian leader not stop me anymore?" Shang Huang He looked at the old man in front of him and asked.
"Three years ago, the time was not right."
The Confucian leader said calmly, "Three years later, the time has come."
"What was the timing for Confucian leader's words?"
Emperor Shang narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Is he the legitimate son of the Li family?"
"yes."
The Confucian leader did not deny it and nodded in agreement.
"The Confucian leader really values this Li family's legitimate son."
Emperor Shang said calmly, "None of my sons is the best among men. Even if the Confucian leader does not trust me, the students of Taixue Palace, such as Bai Wangyu, the peerless genius of the same younger generation, the Confucian leader will not choose them. Instead, why did you choose an unknown boy who was born into a merchant family?"
"Winter is coming, and the world needs change."
The Confucian leader said calmly, "Both your Majesty's prince and the students of Taixue Palace have been heavily influenced by the etiquette of this world and cannot escape."
"Isn't it good to follow the rules?" Shang Huang said solemnly.
"It's not that it's bad, it's just that it's not suitable for this era."
The Confucian leader picked up the teapot on the fire, poured two cups of tea, pushed one of them over, and said, "Your Majesty, have you ever heard that monsters eat people in the coldest night of winter?"
"I saw it once in ancient books."
Emperor Shang picked up the tea on the table and said, "However, that is just a legend. There are no monsters in the world. It is just a rumor made up by ignorant people."
"What if the old man said it?" the Confucian leader said calmly.
When Emperor Shang heard this, his hand holding the tea trembled, his eyes narrowed again, and he said, "Confucian leader, this matter is not a joke."
"I'm an old man, I never joke."
The Confucian leader looked at the steaming tea in front of him and said, "As far as I know, the nights in the northern polar regions are getting longer and longer."
"In the far north, there has always been an image of the polar night."
Shang Huang said, "This is just an ordinary natural phenomenon, not surprising."
"There is a polar night in the far north. Before that, there was a time when the sun finally rose. However, in the past thousand years, the sun has never appeared again in the far north." The Confucian leader said.
"So what, there are no humans in the far north. Even if the sun never rises, it will not have any impact." Emperor Shang said indifferently.
"If this is only the case in the far north, it won't matter."
Rushou picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and said, "However, this long polar night is still moving south, and the polar image has already appeared in Mobei."
"Mobei?"
When Emperor Shang heard this, he frowned slightly.
"Your Majesty should know what this means."
The Confucian leader said calmly, "There is a polar phenomenon in Mobei. The nights are lengthening and there is not enough water and grass. The people of the Eight Tribes of Mobei have no choice but to move south. If the scope of darkness continues to expand, the Eight Tribes of Mobei will continue to move south. Until the troops arrive in the Central Plains!"
"I have ten martial kings and millions of brave and skilled soldiers, so why should I be afraid of the eight tribes in Mobei?" Emperor Shang said with murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
"What if the polar night phenomenon in the polar regions appears in the Central Plains?"
The Confucian leader said slowly, "The people need to eat. Under the extreme night and cold winter, nothing can grow. Without food, the people will riot. The soldiers in your hands also have parents, wives and children. Can you let them Do they raise their swords against their wives and children?"
After hearing the words of the old man in front of him, Emperor Shang's expression became more and more serious. After a moment, he said, "This is all the speculation of the Confucian leader. There has never been a polar night in the Central Plains."
"indeed."
The Confucian leader took another sip of tea from the cup and said calmly, "Before this, demons have never appeared in the world. Just because they have never appeared before does not mean that they will not happen in the future."
"What exactly is the demon that the Confucian leader talks about?" Emperor Shang said solemnly.
"Monsters eat people, and the polar night falls."
The Confucian leader said slowly, "Maybe the demon is the messenger of Jiye."
"I don't believe it."
Emperor Shang's eyes flashed coldly and he said.
"Soon, Your Majesty will believe it."
The Confucian leader said calmly, "The demon has appeared, and has left the boundless night in the far north and came to this bright world."
"If there really is a demon in the world."
Emperor Shang's face was full of murderous intent, and he said, "My imperial power will also kill all the monsters!"
"If your Majesty has this confidence, there is no need to ask the old man again."
The Confucian leader put down the teacup in his hand and said to the guests, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. Please go back."
When Emperor Shang heard this, a light flashed in his eyes, and he didn't stay long. He stood up and left. When he was about to go out, he stopped and said calmly:
"Confucian leader, the Confucian sect is too powerful. I will not allow any belief in the Great Shang Dynasty to override the imperial power. Not the scholar from Tianyu Hall, not the old monk from Qingdeng Temple, not the Confucian sect!"
(Note 1: Regarding the map, let’s see if you guess it looks like this or that. In fact, it’s not that complicated at all. It’s the map of ancient China. The position of each force corresponds to the position in Chinese history. Including grassland peoples, Western religions, Buddhist countries, the East China Sea, etc., all are completely consistent with the historical orientation of ancient China.)
(Note 2: The concepts of polar night and cold winter are based on a famous foreign book from the 1990s, which has been adapted into several American TV series and is very famous. In recent years, domestic works about polar night and cold winter are actually derived from If you are interested, you can read the original work.)
