To the east of Taixue, in a secluded courtyard.
An old man and a young man were chatting in the vegetable garden, from the origin of heaven and earth to the end of the world, exchanging knowledge of the two worlds.
"Confucian leader, why didn't Li Taibai live more than a thousand years?"
Li Ziye asked about his doubts and wondered, "Is it because his cultivation is not as good as Confucian leader?"
"no."
Confucius shook his head and said, "I can live for more than a thousand years because of the existence of the Heavenly Book. Do you know why there are only four names in the Heavenly Book that has been opened every hundred years for thousands of years?"
"Because he failed the Confucian leader's test?" Li Ziye said curiously.
"Yes and no."
Confucius said calmly, "The test of old age is actually the test of the Book of Heaven. Over the past millennium, many people have reached the end, but they were unable to carve their names on the Book of Heaven. Therefore, even if a long thousand years have passed, there will be no words on the Book of Heaven. Only four people managed to carve their names.”
"The Heavenly Book has its own will?" Li Ziye asked in surprise.
"have."
Confucius nodded and said, "Carving names in the Heavenly Book is essentially the process of recognizing the master of the Heavenly Book. If you are not recognized by the Heavenly Book, no matter how strong your cultivation is, you will not be able to carve your name on it."
"Does the Heavenly Book recognize its owner?"
Li Ziye became more and more surprised and said, "No, there are four names in the Book of Heaven. Doesn't it say that if a treasure recognizes its owner, it will only recognize one?"
"The Book of Heaven is slightly different."
Confucius explained patiently, "The Book of Heaven is the incarnation of the rules of this world and encompasses all things. Therefore, it does not only recognize one person, but there are priorities."
At this point, Confucius paused slightly and continued, "For example, the old man's name is ranked first in the Book of Heaven, and he has held the Book of Heaven for the longest time. In fact, he is the true owner of the Book of Heaven. To a certain extent, "The Confucian leader is the Book of Heaven, and the Book of Heaven is the Confucian leader. This is why the old man can live for more than a thousand years."
"What about the other people recognized by the Book of Heaven?" Li Ziye asked confused.
"To each his own."
Confucius replied, "Li Tai was an idiot with the sword, so he used the power of the Heavenly Book to realize the Flying Immortal Art. Fu Jinglun was obsessed with the Tao, so he entered the five realms in one step. As for you, well, you know best."
Hearing this, Li Ziye touched his nose awkwardly, he was the worst.
"Actually, you don't have to be disappointed. The Book of Heaven will never see the wrong person. Maybe, what you get is not less than anyone else, but you just can't see it yet." Confucius said with a smile.
"I hope so."
Li Ziye muttered, but he didn't believe it himself.
"Speaking of the Book of Heaven, there is one more thing I want to tell you."
Confucius looked at the young man in front of him and said seriously, "Now, among the four people in the Book of Heaven, Li Taibai has passed away, and Fu Jinglun's name is actually ranked second. If he dies, he will automatically become the owner of the Book of Heaven, so, Your mission is not only to prevent the arrival of the extreme night and winter, but also to find a way to prevent Fu Jinglun from obtaining the Book of Heaven."
"No, no!"
Li Ziye hurriedly shook his head and said, "He is ranked in front of me, and his cultivation level is so much higher than mine. How can I stop him? Moreover, Confucian leader, you have already lived for more than a thousand years, so living for a few hundred more is not a problem. That day will never come."
"It's destiny, you can't escape it."
Confucius said seriously, "Besides, you have left your name in the Book of Heaven. Once I die, the only ones who may become the masters of the Book of Heaven are you and Fu Jinglun. By then, even if you don't fight, Fu Jinglun will not tolerate you."
"Fuck."
Hearing this, Li Ziye looked shocked and said, "Why didn't Confucian leader tell you earlier? If he had known, I wouldn't have come."
After all the hard work, he only managed to break through one of his veins, his cultivation level didn't improve much, and he was targeted by the master of the Tianyu Palace. It was not worth it no matter how much he thought about it!
"You kid."
Confucius looked helpless and said, "Having the opportunity to become the Lord of the Book of Heaven is an opportunity that many people dream of, but they are not willing to do so."
"The main reason is that I can't beat Fu Jinglun." Li Ziye said with a bitter smile.
"I'm not asking you to fight that scholar now. He won't die so soon. I'm just asking you to be mentally prepared in advance." Confucius said.
"Master Confucian, to be disrespectful, you are already turning into a bastard. I may not be able to survive you. You are thinking too far ahead about these things." Li Ziye said.
"Ah."
Confucius chuckled lightly, not taking offense at all, and said, "I'm old. From now on, the world will still belong to you young people. What I can do is to make the transition as peacefully as possible when this day comes."
"Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"
Li Ziye grinned and said, "I hope you will live a hundred years, no, thousands of years. This burden is too heavy, so you should continue to carry it."
"You."
Confucius shook his head helplessly and said, "That's all, I'll just hold on a little longer and wait until you grow up, so that you don't have to blame me behind my back."
"How can it be."
Li Ziye immediately denied it, "Boy, the one I respect the most is you, the Confucian leader."
Having said this, Li Ziye seemed to have remembered something. He took out a tattered book from his arms, opened it, handed it to the old man in front of him, and said, "Confucian leader, there is one thing I forgot to ask. Do you know this?" What is the cold dew of the polar night recorded above?"
Kong Qiu took the torn book and glanced at it. A little glimmer of light flashed in his aged eyes, and he said, "If I am right in my guess, the cold dew at the end of the night should refer to demon blood."
"Demon blood?"
Hearing this, Li Ziye was surprised and said, "Are there really monsters in this world?"
"All things have animism. There are always some existences in the world that the world cannot understand. Demons and humans are essentially the same, they are just names."
Confucius said, "The thing you and the Prince of Southwest met in the capital before was a demon."
"It turns out that the Confucian leader knows about this."
Li Ziye said solemnly, "If that thing is really a monster, it will be troublesome. Monsters eat people, and the world will be in chaos."
Confucius was silent for a long time and then sighed, "Not all monsters can eat people. People are divided into good and evil, and so are monsters."
"The Confucian leader thinks so, but the world doesn't think so."
Li Ziye said sternly, "As long as there is one monster that eats people, the world's fear of monsters will appear. If there are two monsters that eat people, this fear will be infinitely amplified. People who are not of the same race can never be treated equally. This, The Confucian leader should understand."
Hearing this, Confucius sighed softly and said, "I understand, but when the extreme night and winter come, demons are destined to come out of the extreme night and come to the human world. If we can't coexist, the human world will surely become a river of blood."
Li Ziye remained silent. This matter was destined to be unsolved.
Racial differences will arouse fear in people's hearts. Even if they are suppressed by force, they can only maintain temporary peace at best and cannot last long. It only takes one small thing to spark conflicts again.
Monsters eat people. This is a deeply rooted knowledge among people and cannot be changed.
"Boy from the Li family, it's up to you to find a solution to this matter," Kong Qiu said.
"Don't."
Hearing this, Li Ziye immediately refused and said, "I can't solve this matter. This matter is completely unsolvable. Confucian leader, you think too highly of me. The things you have been told are becoming more difficult to handle."
"If it were easy to handle, I wouldn't leave it to you."
A smile appeared on Kong Qiu's face and he said, "As I said before, don't be in a hurry, you have plenty of time to think of a solution."
"Confucian leader, why do I feel something is wrong?"
Li Ziye looked at the old man in front of him and said suspiciously, "I've been here for a long time and I heard that your old man keeps leaving homework for me without giving me any benefits. Isn't it inappropriate?"
"benefit?"
Confucius looked startled, then chuckled and said, "What benefits do you want?"
"I don't want much, just enter the five realms in one step."
Li Ziye said with an expectant look on his face.
"I can't do it."
Confucius shook his head.
"Then help me open up the eight meridians."
Li Ziye took a step back and said expectantly.
"You have opened four meridians in a row. Your body has temporarily reached its endurance limit and needs to rest for a while. Therefore, I can't do this now. Moreover, the effect of the King of Medicine is better than that of forcibly breaking the meridians. Many, the Li family has connections and money, so why settle for second best." Confucius said truthfully.
"hiss."
Hearing this, Li Ziye felt angry in his heart. This won't work, and that won't work either. If he wants the horse to run away, he won't let it eat grass.
"but."
Seeing that the young man in front of him was about to go crazy, Confucius changed his tone and said with a smile, "If there is anything you like here, you can take it. I will never stop you."
Li Ziye looked at the old man in front of him with contempt. There was nothing here except a few cabbages.
Is his Li family short of cabbage?
"Confucian leader, you are really stingy." Li Ziye couldn't help but say.
"Ha ha."
Confucius laughed when he heard this. In the past thousand years, this little guy was the only one who dared to say this about him.
"Laugh your ass off."
Li Ziye muttered in his heart, but of course he didn't dare to say it out loud.
"How about this? You change the sect and become a Confucian sect, and I will accept you as a disciple. In this case, you can walk sideways in this great Shang Dynasty." Confucius suggested with a smile.
"That won't work."
Li Ziye shook his head decisively and said, "I only want my fairy master. If the fairy master protects me, I can still walk sideways."
"Ah."
Confucius chuckled and said, "You have to think carefully. Although the Plum Blossom Sword Immortal is powerful, there is only one person after all. As for the Confucian sect, there are disciples all over the world. With the influence of the old man, even the Tianyu Palace will be slightly inferior." A bargain."
"Confucian leader, please stop deceiving me."
Li Ziye said helplessly, "You think I'm stupid? Little Red Riding Hood is a major disciple of Confucianism. In the future, he can at least become a master, and it's not impossible to even take over your position. With my relationship with Little Red Riding Hood, can I What difference does it make if you become a Confucian sect? Why should you bear the infamy of following people’s influence and bullying your teachers and destroying your ancestors?”
"As expected of a member of the Li family, he really knows his abacus."
Confucius smiled and said, "Forget it, if you don't join the Confucian sect, the Confucian sect will save you a lot of trouble. You'd better let the Plum Blossom Sword Immortal have a headache with your trivial matters in the future. However, I have a suggestion for you. You are not Do you have the title of National Scholar? You can come to Taixue Palace to take a course and become an honorary instructor of Taixue Palace. In this way, you don’t need to join the Confucian sect, but you can also enjoy many resources that only Confucian sect disciples have."
"You can have this."
When Li Ziye heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "Can any class be accepted?"
"Anything is fine."
Confucius smiled and said, "As long as there are students willing to listen."
"hey-hey."
Li Ziye heard this, and the smile on his face gradually became abnormal.
He likes this very much!
