flstandardbreds Chapter 105: Invitation from Taoyuan Village
Chapter 105: Invitation from Taoyuan Village
"I am the student Meng Bai, and I am here to meet you, senior. May I know who you are?" Meng Bai asked.
The old man opened his cloudy eyes and looked at the Shanhai Gentleman Sword in Meng Bai's hand.
"So that's how it is, a third-grade Confucian treasure, no wonder you can enter Taoyuan Village!"
Meng Bai was stunned and asked doubtfully: "Senior, is there any secret in this village?"
The old man raised his hand and waved gently, and Meng Bai's pupils shrank in an instant.
Meng Bai saw that the Taoyuan Village was covered by a shocking Confucian formation, centered on the old man's house.
Although Meng Bai could not tell the grade of this Confucian formation, it was more complicated than the fourth-grade Confucian formation of Kaiyuan Academy. This formation was connected with the old man's aura in an extraordinary way.
The old man said slowly: "This formation was built by me. It separates the inside and the outside, forming a world of its own. The Confucian treasure in your hand is a third-grade Confucian treasure. With it as a guide, it is indeed possible to enter Taoyuan Village by chance."
"It turns out that the senior is a great Confucian scholar."
No wonder Taoyuan Village can survive peacefully on the border with the protection of great scholars. If the demon clan wants to attack Taoyuan Village, they have to send out the seventh-level demon king.
"Great scholar? I am no longer a great scholar." The old man shook his head.
Meng Bai was shocked.
If he is not a great scholar, then the senior in front of him could be a semi-saint or even a sub-saint!
But Meng Bai clearly heard Liu Guanxiu say that the world is not yet at the stage of cultivation, and no semi-saint can be born in the world.
"Little guy, your expression seems to be unconvincing?"
Meng Bai asked in confusion: "Senior, I have one question that I don't understand. How did you break the restrictions of heaven and earth before we even reach the great age of cultivation?"
A slight smile appeared on the old man's face.
"Little guy, you are mistaken about one thing. I am not a Confucianist from this era. I have lived for tens of thousands of years."
In this world, Confucianists divide five thousand years into an era. Every five thousand years, the heaven and earth will undergo great changes. At that time, the great era of cultivation will come, and great Confucianists will have the opportunity to step into the realm of semi-saints.
"Senior, are you kidding? Even if you are a sub-sage, your life span is only a thousand years at most. How can you live for ten thousand years?"
Although Confucian practitioners cultivate quickly, their lifespan is not long.
Even a sub-sage only has a lifespan of a thousand years.
As for the sage, that is the theoretically highest realm in the Confucian cultivation realm, and no one has ever truly entered the realm of a sage.
"Little guy, you are not yet a great scholar so there are many things you don't know."
"The life span of us Confucianists is short, and cannot compare to that of the demons of the same realm. In order to protect the human race and the country, we must come up with some way to prolong our lives."
"I used this formation to isolate the inside and outside and build my own cage in order to live longer."
"Otherwise, why do you think there has never been an eighth-level demon emperor in the demon race during the war between humans and demons?"
“Even though it’s not a great era for cultivation now, there are still many demon emperors alive in the demon race. They only need to pay a price to break the seal and come out.”
After hearing this, Meng Bai said, "Thank you for clearing up my doubts, senior."
The old man nodded and then said, "Little guy, I think you have great talent. Do you want to stay in Taoyuan Village?"
"As long as you are in my Taoyuan Village, you will have the opportunity to enter the realm of semi-saint even if you are not practicing in the Great World."
Meng Bai rejected the old man without thinking.
Although it is tempting to stay in Taoyuan Village and advance to Semi-Saint, it does not suit Meng Bai's state of mind.
"Thank you for your kindness, Senior. However, the Baiyan Dynasty is currently at war with the demon tribe. The country is in crisis, and I am unwilling to stay in a corner."
The old man shook his head slightly disappointed.
"He is a patriotic person."
"Well, we Confucianists cultivate our skills to defend our country and protect the people."
"Since you are determined, I will lend you a helping hand."
The old man waved his hand, and endless righteous energy surged into Meng Bai's Haoran Gentleman Sword.
The powerful Haoran sword intent emanated from the Haoran Gentleman Sword. Seeing that the Confucianism in it was about to be activated, the old man sealed it with a secret technique.
The Haoran Gentleman Sword slowly returned to Meng Bai's hands.
"I have activated the Confucianism in your Confucian treasure. As long as you use your great energy to break the secret technique I left on the Confucian treasure, you can unleash the full power of the third-grade Confucianism!"
Meng Bai was delighted after hearing this.
"Thank you for your help, senior."
The old man nodded slightly.
"I'm a little tired. If you don't want to stay, then leave as soon as possible."
Meng Bai bowed to the old man and said, "Student, take your leave."
Watching Meng Bai's departure, the old man sighed and said, "A third-grade sword Confucian treasure, with such a strong sword energy, if such a talent is left behind, it may not be impossible for another sub-sage to appear in a few thousand years!"
"Alas, my heart is not here!"
When Meng Bai passed by the field, Wang Er was still working hard in the fields.
Seeing Meng Bai, Wang Er greeted him, "Brother Meng, have you seen the village chief?"
"seen."
"Then Brother Meng must stay in Taoyuan Village."
Meng Bai smiled slightly: "No, Brother Wang Er, I'm leaving now."
Watching Meng Bai heading towards the village entrance, Wang Er murmured, "Our Taoyuan Village is so nice. It's a pity that Brother Meng Bai didn't stay!"
Three days later.
Meng Bai rushed to Wuyue City.
When they arrived at Wuyue City, the soldiers of Wuyue City had just fought a great battle with the demon tribe.
Although the demons were repelled, the soldiers suffered heavy casualties.
Meng Bai came to the city lord's mansion to pay a visit to Ge Mu, the Grand Secretary who was in charge of the city.
"Student Meng Bai greets Grand Secretary Ge Mu."
Ge Mu smiled and said, "Meng Bai, the amazing Confucian cultivator of Kaiyuan Academy, your name is well-known even in the border areas!"
"Grand Scholar, you are joking. This time, Meng Bai came to help Wuyue City resist the demon army."
After hearing this, the smile on Ge Mu's face faded and a hint of seriousness appeared.
"I heard that too. You came from Old Man Zhong's Xuanwu City, right? But the situation in Wuyue City is different from that in Xuanwu City. Meng Bai, I suggest you leave."
"Grandmaster Ge Mu, I have made up my mind. I hope you will support me."
After hearing this, Ge Mu sighed slightly: "Well, never mind. In this case, I will tell you about the situation in Wuyue City!"
"The demon armies from the Qianzhi and Wuma tribes are the ones that attacked our Wuyue City."
"Each of the two demon tribes has a demon king. During the battle, I can hold down one demon king, and Ao Feng will hold down the other demon king."
"Senior Ge Mu, who is Ao Feng?" Meng Bai asked.
"Ao Feng is a friend of our capital. After learning that Bai Yan had started a war with the demon tribe, he came to support us immediately."
"Thanks to his support, Wuyue City has been able to hold on until now."
"However, even if Ao Feng and I can hold the two demon kings back, the two demon generals are too numerous, and multiple attacks on the city have left half of the soldiers in the city seriously injured or dead."
"Before you came, Ao Feng and I had already started discussing how to relocate the people in Wuyue City."
Meng Bai frowned and said, "Senior, has the situation become so bad?"
Ge Mu sighed and said, "The reality is worse than what I said, so I asked you to leave Wuyue City."
Meng Bai shook his head after hearing this: "No, that's why students should stay in Wuyue City!"