The stars are new and the moon is as bright as ever.
Using a story about the Jade Rabbit Spirit, the bright moon was turned into a lunar star and incorporated into the star system. This dark night that lasted for several days finally came to an end.
It is worth mentioning that due to Chen Luo's intentional favoritism, the blood of the Jade Rabbit Spirit fell on Fang Cunshan's Zhui Yue. Zhuiyue originally belonged to the Yue Rabbit clan. At first, the Yue Rabbit clan was almost exterminated, but was rescued by Mastiff Lingling and brought back to Fangcun Mountain. Now that Chen Luo has been living in Zhongjing for a long time, and the inside and outside of Fangcun Mountain have been well taken care of by Zhui Yue, there is nothing wrong with rewarding him.
As for the rabbit clan of other bloodlines in the Southern Wilderness, they can also compete with the Heavenly Dao bloodline of Fangri Rabbit.
Before I knew it, ninety-five chapters of "Journey to the West" had been written, and there were still five chapters left to complete.
The other "A Dream of Red Mansions" is also coming to an end and is expected to be completed at the same time as "Journey to the West".
Chen Luo's cultivation at this time has reached the peak of the first-level realm after the heavenly wind blew away the blocked source of chaos in his body. The next step for Chen Luo is to cross nine thousand miles and open up to the sky.
This is the most critical step on the Tongtian Avenue.
According to what the previous brothers and sisters said, although there are few people who opened the way, there are still hands that have been used throughout the ages, but they are not visible until they reach thousands of miles away. Unlike martial arts, once they are opened, they will always appear in the dark world starting from three thousand miles away. between. That's why Chen Luocai is considered the fourth pioneer.
The reason is probably that martial arts does not require thorough reading and talent, and everyone can learn it.
Except for those who died midway, those who opened the way in the past, without exception, all chose to merge with the way in the end.
Without him, it would be too difficult!
Among them, the most difficult step is the step from nine thousand miles to ten thousand miles.
If we were to say who among the unfinished pioneers before Chen Luo had the most hope of opening the way to the sky, it was none other than Mo Sheng. But even Mo Sheng stopped and sighed nine thousand miles ago. In the end, due to the war between humans and monsters, and in order to take the overall situation into consideration, he resolutely gave up his own way of practicing Mohism and merged Mohism with Confucianism, turning it into the "Mo Confucianism" today. Sect formations and treasure refining techniques mostly come from this sect, and to a certain extent, they make up for the Confucian sect's shortcomings of poor defense.
But from another perspective, isn't the reason why Mo Sheng merged with the Tao just because the road after nine thousand miles is too rugged, and even he is not sure that he can get out of it in a short time?
Chen Luo's path took a clever trick, that is, the truth lies in the world of mortals. The world of mortals has its own laws, and Chen Luo only needs to discover and refine them, and they will naturally become his principles; as for those principles that do not exist, Chen Luo also has the experience of two lives, and at least there is a model lake framework to refer to.
But now that the road ahead is nine thousand miles away, Chen Luo has to be cautious.
First of all, this journey is related to whether Chen Luo himself can drive thousands of miles to the sky. As the saying goes, a person who travels a hundred miles is half a mile, and this last step is the most important step.
Then, it’s time to consider the future development of martial arts.
It's just that it's useless for Chen Luo to drive thousands of miles by himself. What is needed is that others can travel thousands of miles later. That is a real road to heaven.
This is a test of the master's grasp of the truth.
At the beginning, Confucius once said, "If you listen to the Tao in the morning and die in the evening," it created an abyss of saints and mortals, and many of the world's great talents were buried under the abyss of saints and mortals.
Until Qu Fuzi was born, he realized the principle of "the road is long and long, I will search up and down", and turned around on the holy path thousands of miles away, and the awe-inspiring holy energy condensed into the rolling Miluo River and filled the abyss of saints and mortals, Qu Fuzi He sacrificed himself as a martyr and threw himself into the river. The holy way turned into a long bridge of seeking ropes, connecting the upper and lower parts. Only then did the Confucian sect become the current seeking realm and the glory of the Confucian sect today.
There is no Confucius, no Confucianism.
Without the Confucian Master, there would be no rise of Confucianism.
To this day, there are Confucian semi-sages in the outer world, and there are also Confucian semi-sages in the underworld.
In the human world, the Confucian Church is the pillar of support and the ballast stone!
Asking for the long bridge is the confidence that the Confucian sect, in charge of the human race, can provide support from all over.
As for the yin and yang realm of Taoism and the five decline realms of Buddhism, in the final analysis, they are all based on the path of "you will die if you hear the Tao in the morning", and they have no reference value.
What are the advantages of martial arts?
There are so many people!
But Chen Luo didn't want so many Nine Thousand Miles Martial Gods. When they reached Nine Thousand Miles, they would commit suicide like dumplings and attack Ten Thousand Miles. In the end, the number of people who succeeded was not even as many as Confucianism.
Chen Luo also wants to establish a "quest" that leads to ten thousand miles after nine thousand miles of martial arts.
Fortunately for Confucianism, Empress Confucius was wronged, but Chen Luo did not dare to guarantee who he would be as Empress Chen.
It is best for our own generation to finish the hardships of three generations and finish the wars of three generations, so that future generations can practice with peace of mind.
What exactly is the "quest" that belongs to martial arts?
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"The 'quest' for martial arts?" In Zhenxuan Division, Su Poxian was eating lychees and looking at Chen Luo.
Chen Luo nodded.
Confucius said: When three people are walking together, there must be my teacher.
Chen Luo would naturally not waste the resources in his hands.
It was Wen Yunsun who suggested Chen Luo to start the journey of nine thousand miles. Now he is about to take the journey of nine thousand miles. There is a semi-sage in Zhongjing. Wouldn't he be a fool if he didn't go to whoring for nothing?
What's more, this half-saint is Su Poxian, who is known as the number one in Wenhua Splendid!
No matter what happens, with his unparalleled luck as the European Emperor, he might be able to succeed with just a few casual suggestions?
"Searching is not a long bridge or an iron chain." Su Poxian put down the lychee in his hand, sat up straight, thought for a moment, and said, "Searching is a state."
“It’s a state of knowing more and realizing that you know less!”
"Essentially speaking, the principle of seeking is still the first level and the right heart!"
"When you have reached the ultimate level of righteousness, you feel that all the principles of the world are in your hands. You can understand the smallest details and draw inferences from one example."
"At this time, I am determined and determined on my own path!"
"This is the pinnacle of a first-class scholar."
Su Poxian chuckled and said, "Do you know why the four prime ministers of the country were all first-class scholars before you?"
Chen Luo shook his head.
"Because of the right heart!"
"This is how governing a country is. Once a national policy is set, it cannot be changed easily. Only a great Confucian with a right mind can deal with the opinions of all the people in the world."
After a moment of pause, Su Poxian added: "By the way, I did not experience the first level, but jumped directly from the second level to the quest..."
Chen Luo:o(′^｀)o
I'm here to listen to your advice, not to listen to your show off.
But no wonder you didn’t become the Prime Minister!
"The so-called first-class product is sought after, just like this lychee." Su Poxian picked up the lychee again and gently opened the outer layer of the lychee shell with his hand. "The outside is extremely red, but the inside is snow-white and crystal clear."
"A great Confucian of the first rank, at best, is called a righteous mind; at worst, it is called stubbornness!"
"This is not a stubbornness of character, but confidence in the truth."
"Because their knowledge has reached its end, and no one knows more about their field than them. So they often cannot listen to new principles."
"Why do you say that you can die if you hear the truth in the morning?" Su Poxian continued, "Do you really think that if you know your path in the morning, you can die in the evening?"
"Of course, this is also Gongyang's way of saying 'I note the Spring and Autumn Period'."
"In fact, the so-called hearing the Tao is to find the truth that leads to the end of knowledge and continues to deepen."
"But this truth, it is a moment of spiritual light, it may be a treasure, it may also be poison!"
“It’s a leap into uncertainty!”
Chen Luo nodded.
Su Poxian peeled the lychee in his hand, handed it to Chen Luo, and continued: "Later I came up with a request."
"The greatest significance of seeking is not the seeking itself, but Qu Fuzi's way of canonization - "Tianwen"!"
"It is the existence of 'Tianwen' that makes the great Confucian in the right state of mind have awe in learning!"
"I just realized that the universe is vast and has endless truths. The knowledge I master is only a small part of it that is not worth mentioning!"
"Only when you swallow your arrogance and break down your stubborn walls can you be qualified to embark on the path of 'seeking'!"
"Pursuing is a buffer for the Holy Path. The deeper you go, the more you understand, and the more questions you have. In the process, you re-examine your own Holy Path until you reach perfection. Only then can you be considered to have traveled thousands of miles and become a saint. "
"But that doesn't mean there won't be problems."
"These questions will be refined again and finally become the path to the Three Questions Holy Realm!"
Su Poxian explained to Chen Luo the logic of cultivation among first-grade, seeking, and semi-sage in one breath. Seeing that Chen Luo was still a little confused, he gave an example: "For example, your fourth senior brother!"
"When you were assassinated, your fourth senior brother protected you, but they were powerless!"
"When he was in the first-level realm, he thought he was a half-saint. Even if he asked for help, he would risk his own life to protect you. This is his 'stubbornness' as a first-level person!"
"But when you're in deep trouble, he realized he was wrong."
"Under the dragnet, even if he sacrifices his life, you will still be in danger."
"This realization broke his stubbornness, and he grasped the spiritual light and embarked on a quest!"
"The so-called neither broken nor established is the transformation of first-class and pursuit!"
"Confucianism is like this. I wonder if it can inspire you in martial arts?" Finally, Su Poxian asked.
When Chen Luo heard this, he fell into thinking.
Searching is a process from not knowing to knowing, and then from knowing to not knowing enough.
What about martial arts?
The first six thousand miles of martial arts are all about perfecting the physical body and do not involve principles.
Therefore, it is not without reason for outsiders to joke about warriors being vulgar.
The key is nine thousand miles.
The key to being a warrior of Nine Thousand Miles lies in the two stages of Dingxin Yuan and Shuanyima. Concentrate your mind and your nature, and gather your mind and spirit in your body. This is not the Buddhist way of seeing through the mortal world, but the true emotion and nature.
If knowledge is the holy way of Confucianism, temperament is the holy way of warriors.
But after reaching the first-level realm, this is all about emotion and nature, so how can we go on?
Knowledge can go deep, but how can this disposition go deep?
It can't be a bloody trick from being sentimental to being ruthless, right?
Chen Luo curled his lips.
Never.
Such a ruthless way, I would rather not open it! If the point of martial arts is ruthlessness, then stop at nine thousand miles!
Zhenxuan Si and his party seemed to understand something, but also seemed to understand nothing.
Chen Luo left Zhenxuan Division with a lot of questions in his head.
…
After coming out of Zhenxuansi, Chen Luo originally planned to return directly to Anguo Duke's Mansion. Anyway, this matter of enlightenment cannot be figured out overnight. I still need to digest what Su Poxian said and find a direction to come out.
You can take your time to think about enlightenment. It’s better to update the book as soon as possible.
However, when the carriage passed by an alley, Chen Luo stopped the mastiff Lingling.
Chen Luo had been to that alley, which was the road leading to Chunqiu Pavilion. Chen Luo thought for a while, then asked Mastiff Lingling to turn the car around and drive towards Chunqiu Pavilion.
Although Sima Lie, the leader of the Spring and Autumn Hall, is not a semi-saint, as a descendant of the Sima family and has been in charge of the historian for decades, he may be able to give him some valuable advice.
…
"Chen Zhuguo, wait a moment. The teacher is performing the 'Spring and Autumn Dream' for a great scholar, and he has no time to do anything at the moment." A grey-haired historian respectfully served tea to Chen Luo and said with a smile.
I can't be disrespectful. In the past two years, their historian's job has basically been to record the behavior of the person in front of them!
The reason why the historian was not sent to follow Chen Luo was not because the historian could not lose face, but because the choice of this historian almost caused internal strife in the Spring and Autumn Hall!
The disciples of historians who were as good at writing as swords almost drew their swords against each other for this quota, which made Prime Minister Wen personally intervene to mediate before he gave up.
But this suggestion is nothing!
My respected teacher, in order to grab a "Yu personally saw it", opened the "Historian's giant door" more times than he opened the door of his own study room, and posted the "I personally saw it" one by one. It fills every corner of the history books!
However, the way of history also gave him great feedback, so that instead of losing money in the past two years, the teacher has faintly touched the threshold of the historian's semi-sage.
This great Confucian knew in his heart that when his teacher was canonized, wouldn’t he start to “see” him personally?
You must have a good relationship with the person in front of you!
"Spring and Autumn Dream?" Chen Luo was a little surprised when he heard what the other party said, "Is Mr. Sima willing to use it?"
The Great Dream of the Spring and Autumn Period is a magical power of historians. The last time Chen Luo heard this name, it was from Wen Yunsun. At that time, a great scholar in the historian's family sealed this magical power before his death, and finally used it on Wen Yunsun, and Wen Yunsun was promoted to the realm of seeking.
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According to Wen Yunsun, the Spring and Autumn Dream is a supernatural power that seems both true and false. If you say it is true, it is just a dream; if you say it is false, the insights and principles you get from it will still exist after you wake up.
Later, Sima Lie and Chen Luo explained this magical power in detail. In fact, this magical power is similar to the long river of romance created by Chen Luo when he wrote "Three Kingdoms". It uses the rise and fall of historians to create a false history and substitute the soul of the recipient into it. Live one more life.
Because it is a history of the rise and fall of historians, except for the fact that the underlying reality is false, everything else is true, even the way of heaven in the dream is true!
It's just that this magical power can only be used by the great scholars in the Historian Seeking Realm, and it consumes too much prosperity and decline energy, so it is rarely used. Usually when the great scholar is dying, he will seal the prosperity and decline energy in his body, leaving an opportunity for future generations to advance.
One more thing, what is left by the disciples of the Shi family will not be given to their descendants, but will be returned to the Shi family.
As the disciples of historians have always said, everything about them belongs to history.
"Exactly!" The great scholar nodded and replied, "As the saying goes, it is new every day. Because of the existence of Chen Zhuguo, there is new history every day. I, the historian, have benefited a lot. With my teacher's cultivation, I can use it once in a while. It’s not serious.”
"So Mr. Sima is about to be canonized. This is a great joy for the human race!" Chen Luo understood what the other party meant and was also happy.
"Chen Zhuguo, don't listen to nonsense. There is still a long way to go before becoming a saint." At this moment, a shadow of a vicissitudes of life gate appeared at the door of the hall, and then the huge door opened wide, and the aura of vicissitudes of life filled the air instantly. Simali stepped out of this gate Zhong stepped out.
Chen Luo:!!!∑(?Д?ノ)ノ
Aren't you in the pavilion next to me?
I thought it was an exaggeration to show up in a flash. Why don't you open the door of the Shi family?
"Hahahaha... there was a little bit of prosperity and decline, and the old man couldn't bear it, so he opened the door of the Shi family." Sima Lie also smiled and sat in front of Chen Luo.
I'm so scared!
If Chen Zhuguo wins over other historians and reveals major events to them in advance, wouldn't he be at a loss?
What happened to Shijiamen on his way? It would be nice not to turn back time!
"I wonder if Chen Zhuguo is here today, but what big thing happened?" Sima Lie asked with eyes shining.
"Oh, a little personal matter, about cultivation!" Chen Luo chuckled, and explained his confusion and Su Poxian's words before continuing, "Mr. Sima is in charge of the history of the human race. I think he has a profound background. I don't know if there is any." What can I do to inspire the younger generation?"
"Don't you dare!" Sima Lie heard this and immediately waved his hand, "Su Sheng has already taught me, what else do I dare to say?"
"However, the old man has recently used the magical power of the Spring and Autumn Dream. Although it is to help people achieve enlightenment, it also involves the human heart. There is also love and hatred in the dream! The old man has some ideas, which he can share with Zhu Guo."
"Please give me some advice, Mr. Sima." Chen Luo quickly stood up and bowed.
Sima Lie returned the gesture, asked Chen Luo to sit down again, and then twirled his gray beard and said, "Extreme wisdom will inevitably lead to injury, but deep love will not last long."
"A person with true love and nature is like a turbulent river, rushing uncontrollably. Although the ape is calm and the horse is tied, and is not disturbed by the outside world, the whole person is like a volcano waiting to explode, and a snow river about to collapse, which may not last long! "
Chen Luo listened carefully to Sima Lie's words and nodded gently.
The purpose of keeping the mind stable in the first-level realm is to avoid the invasion of external demons, provoke the mind, and create a desire to kill, fight, be brave, and fight.
But his own temperament is not included in this list.
Just like when he rushed to the underworld desperately to save Chen Xuan, Adamo went westward to the tiger mountain knowing that there were tigers in the mountains, and Aji set up his sword on the green mountain to face the world's challenge...
These are all caused by temperament!
If you want to go further, you must control your own temperament instead of being controlled by your temperament!
Chen Luo had a vague idea of the future.
Seeing that Chen Luo was lost in thought, Sima Lie stopped talking and just waved his hand to set up a barrier to prevent outside interference.
About half an hour later, Chen Luo came to his senses. He stood up again and cupped his hands towards Sima Lie and said, "Thank you, Mr. Sima, for your advice!"
"If Chen Zhuguo can gain something, it is a blessing for our human race. Don't be polite!"
"There are still some things that need to be thought about on this road. I will take my leave now, junior."
"Don't disturb Chen Zhuguo." Sima Lie cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I hope Chen Zhuguo can connect thousands of miles soon! I still have some life left, I hope I can see it with my own eyes..."
"I'll do my best and I won't keep you waiting for a long time." Chen Luo returned the greeting, then turned and left the hall.
Looking at Chen Luo's back walking away, Sima Lie's disciple smiled and said: "What happened today should be recorded in the history books!"
Sima Lie looked solemn and shook his head.
"There's no need to remember this!"
In the stunned eyes of his disciples, Sima Lie stood up and walked outside, leaving behind a sentence that echoed.
"It's just a trivial matter, why should we remember it! We, the fireflies, dare not share even a cent of the light of the bright moon!"
When the great scholar heard this, his cheeks suddenly turned red and he bowed to Chief Sima Lie: "Thank you so much for your teaching!"
…
Back in the study, Chen Luo fell into thought again.
Both Su Poxian's words and Sima Lie's guidance gave him great inspiration.
He now wants to connect these inspirational points.
An hour later, he wrote a line of words on a piece of white paper——
"My temperament prompts me to be angry, and I stimulate my temperament."
"The world of mortals is full of illusory dreams. When you wake up from the dream, you will see yourself."
After finishing writing, Chen Luo read it carefully several times, then breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand, and nailed the paper to the wall of the study.
This is just the direction of Mo Lake. Chen Luo still needs to continue to explore how to go!
But, it’s always a good start!
Chen Luo smiled softly.
Reward yourself, I won’t update "Journey to the West" today, have a good rest...
