Chapter 2207 Confucian Heart Sword (Additional update for two thousand monthly votes!)
Drifting in the sea of suffering, I can’t help myself.
Scenes from the past flashed before Liang Yan's eyes like a revolving lantern.
He has made choices at countless intersections, but he has also suffered the consequences...
Have you ever been unwilling in the past? Any regrets?
There must be some!
The road to self-cultivation is long, and everyone has the past that they cannot bear to look back on.
But since I set foot on this road, I was destined not to look back!
Liang Yan thought to himself that his heart was stable and he rarely looked back at the past. But at this moment, for some unknown reason, the figures of his old friends actually appeared in front of him out of thin air.
Alas!
The lonely shadow on the cold river, finally I am the only one...
Liang Yan sighed in his heart, his sorrow spread like a tide, and soon swallowed up all his thoughts!
At this moment, the three chaotic sword energies in his body vibrated slightly.
In an instant, an unyielding will appeared in his heart, like a tall mountain, as if it was motionless. No matter how his emotions changed, it could no longer affect his state of mind.
After a moment, he cleared away all his melancholy, and a sharp light burst out in his eyes again.
"Fellow Daoist Fang, what do you mean?" Liang Yan said coldly.
Seeing that he had regained consciousness in a moment, Fang Xi couldn't help but change his face slightly, and there was a look of surprise in his eyes.
But soon, he changed his smile and said with a smile: "Don't be surprised, fellow Taoist, our Hidden Sword Academy does not accept mediocre people. Since Fang is in charge of Juxian Pavilion, there is no reason why we need to test it." . Fellow Taoist performed well just now and passed the assessment."< br>
After hearing this, Liang Yan did not buy it, and still said coldly: "Then I would like to ask, is this assessment a rule of the Hidden Sword Academy, or is it the rule of Fellow Daoist Fang himself?"
Fang Xi was stunned. He was stunned, obviously not expecting Liang Yan to hold on to him.
After thinking for a moment, he said calmly: "This... is Fang's own decision. But since the academy has asked Fang to preside over the Juxian Pavilion, then I should have this right, right?"
"If there is an assessment, , the academy should clearly stipulate it, how can it be a sudden attack?" Liang Yan was unwilling to give up, and seemed to want to make this matter a big deal.
He was indeed angry because the other party had just touched some of his bad memories.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the field was getting more and more serious, Liu Rushi suddenly chuckled and said leisurely: "Fang Xi, you are making your own decisions again. It's a pity that this time you kicked the iron plate. I don't suffer from boredom." Lord! You don’t want those old men to know about this, do you? It’s better to show some sincerity to avoid making things worse.”
“You!”
Fang Xi glared at her, but saw that the woman was smiling, as if she was just watching the fun and not taking it too seriously.
After a moment of stalemate, Fang Xi sighed: "Well, who made me feel itchy? As compensation, I gave fellow Taoist a piece of 'Tingzhu Ling'. This matter has been revealed. What do you think? ?”
After hearing this, Liang Yan did not answer immediately, but looked at Liu Rushi beside him.
The latter smiled and nodded slightly towards him.
Liang Yan then agreed and reached out to take Fang Xi's "Listen to the Bamboo Order".
"Thank you for your kindness, fellow Taoist. We don't know each other without fighting, so we can be considered acquaintances from now on." Liang Yan changed his previous attitude and became much more relaxed.
Fang Xi smiled slightly: "Fellow Taoist has a good foundation and is a good swordsman! I have registered your information in the register. This is your identity token. With this token, you can go to most places in the academy. Regional activities, after you officially join the academy, you can attend lectures in the academy like us."
After that, he handed over another token.
This token is made of Aoki and looks simple and elegant. It has three small seal characters "Lu Xuanji" engraved on it.
"Thank you." Liang Yan reached out and took it.
"Haha, it's so rare that you still have a day when Fang Xi is defeated!" Liu Rushi looked gloating and smiled brightly.
But Fang Xi didn't take it seriously. She sat on a chair and stretched out leisurely: "When you are drunk, you don't know that the sky is on the water. A boat full of clear dreams overwhelms the stars... Oh, those who disturb people's clear dreams. "This is a heinous crime, so you two can't leave without seeing us off!"
After saying that, he closed his eyes and fell asleep on the chair.
Liang Yan and Liu Rushi looked at each other, and the latter smiled and said: "This scoundrel is like that, don't worry about him, let's go."
"Yeah."
Liang Yan nodded and followed Liu Rushi out of Juxian Pavilion.
The two of them fled all the way and soon entered the depths of the mountains of the Hidden Sword Academy.
The mountains here are steep and the woods are dense. Various buildings are hidden in the mountains and forests, and there is a faint smell of books in the air.
Liu Rushi led him to suppress the escape light and came to the mountain road.
“From here, you enter the central area of the academy. Most of the schools are set up in this area. In order to show respect for teachers, monks under the saints are not allowed to fly in the air here. "Liu Rushi introduced him.
Liang Yan nodded.
He was not surprised by this. Many sects had similar rules, let alone Confucian sects.
Liu Rushi said again: "There is a road map behind your token. According to the guidance of the road map, you can reach your cave."
After hearing this, Liang Yan took out the identity token and After taking a look at the back, there was indeed a red line, and the end should be where his cave was.
"Thank you, Fairy, for clarifying my doubts." Liang Yan cupped his hands and said with a smile.
Liu Rushi said calmly: "You can go to the cave on your own later. I am bringing you here to join the academy. There are two major schools in the Hidden Sword Academy, namely the Heart Sword and the Wisdom Sword. The founder of the Heart Sword School is Yu. Sword Immortal, Hui Jian Liu The ancestor is Shu Jianxian, and both of them are swordsmen. You can choose one of them to be your teacher and listen to him from now on."
"Oh?"
Liang Yanyi. I became interested when I heard it.
Isn’t it that he traveled across the ocean and came to Dongyun Lingzhou to explore a higher level of swordsmanship?
“There is indeed a swordsman saint here!”
Liang Yan was secretly happy in his heart and couldn't wait to ask: "I heard that there are seven realms of sword cultivators, but I don't know which realm these two ancestors are in?"
"Of course they are the sword heart realm." Liu Rushi disagreed. Tao, I’ll make up for it when I’m done. Chong said: "Otherwise, what do you think? The last two realms of sword cultivation have long been lost, and the sword mind realm has come to an end!"
"Ah..."
This answer is like a blow. The sap hit Liang Yan on the head.
"Lost? Are the two ancestors only in the sword mind state?" He couldn't control it for a moment and blurted out. Liu Rushi rolled her eyes at him: "What do you mean by just the sword mind state? This is the state that many sword cultivators dream of? In the entire Sword Collection Academy, except for the two sword immortals, only a few of their direct disciples can reach the sword mind state. Don't do it. Seeing as you have the cultivation level of the Sword Infant Realm, you are only one step away from the Sword Heart, but this step is so different that the distance cannot be measured in miles!”
Liang Yan came back to his senses and realized that he had just lost his composure. He immediately nodded and said: "The fairy is right. I am too addicted to the sword. I always think that there are higher mountains ahead, but You have the problem of being too ambitious."
"It's good to know. Judging from your reaction just now, I thought you were already in the sword mind state." Liu Rushi joked.
The speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.
Liang Yan felt a shiver in his heart. He knew that caring about him would lead to chaos and almost exposed his flaws. He couldn't help but be secretly wary.
He quickly changed the subject and asked with a smile: "By the way, what are the sword of the heart and the sword of wisdom that fellow Taoist just mentioned?"
"The sword of wisdom cuts the body, and the sword of heart kills the heart." Liu He said calmly.
“How do you say this?”
“Huijian combines various secret techniques of Confucianism in the swordsmanship. It can be said to be changeable and difficult to guard against. As for the Heart Sword..."
When Liu Rushi said this, he smiled softly: "The sword of the heart is invisible, but it is the sword that kills the heart!"
"The Heart-Destroying Sword..." Liang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Liu Rushi said again: "That Fang Xi just now is the Kujian, one of the 'Four Artes of the Heart Sword'. You must have experienced it."
"That's it." Liang Yan showed a look of surprise.
He felt strange just now, how could Fang Xi interfere with his mind?
You must know how huge the power of his divine consciousness is. Even just one third of it is enough to crush the Ya Sheng. Ordinary illusions are completely ineffective against him.
Fang Xi is just a monk who has overcome eight difficulties, but he can actually interfere with his own spiritual thoughts, which makes him feel incredible.
Now I understand that what Fang Xi used was not an illusion, but a "heart sword"!
This sword is invisible, killing people and piercing the heart, it is indeed domineering!
Liu Rushi seemed to have guessed part of his thoughts, and said with a smile: "I know you have great magical powers, but don't underestimate Fang Xi. Although he is not a sub-sage, he has the ability to kill the sub-sage. With his strength, people like Murong Changfeng are no match for him. Even if they face me, they can still fight... So, don’t offend this person again if necessary."
Liang Yan felt slightly after hearing this. surprise.
Because he knew that Liu Rushi was very powerful. He was a monk on the same level as Dan Yangsheng and Ning Bugui in the Antarctic Immortal Continent. Even she praised Fang Xi highly. This shows that the art of the Heart Sword is by no means simple!
"The art of the Heart Sword is so invincible that it can actually cross the rank and kill the sub-sage?" Liang Yan asked in a deliberately surprised tone.
"Haha, everyone has desires, even those of our generation are no exception. Unless you are ruthless and have no desires, you will be hurt by the sword of the heart!" Liu Rushi said slowly .
"Is that so..." Liang Yan narrowed his eyes.
It is easy to be ruthless and unrighteous, but I am afraid no one can do it without any desire... After all, cultivation is the greatest desire!
"Thank you, fellow Taoist, for reminding me. I will definitely keep it in mind." Liang Yan said seriously.
"Okay, let's go to Jingxian Academy to formally enter the academy and collect your entry reward."
After Liu Rushi finished speaking, he turned around and led the way. .
Liang Yan immediately followed quickly.
After arriving in this area, you cannot use the flying escape technique. In order to facilitate everyone's walking, every peak in the Hidden Sword Academy is connected by a bridge.
Looking from a distance, there are white jade-like bridges extending in all directions between the high mountains and ridges, and the scene is quite spectacular.
The two of them stopped talking and walked quickly.
Although they could not fly, their speed was still extremely fast, and they had climbed over a dozen mountain peaks in just a quarter of an hour.
Not long after, the two came to a large hall called "Jingxian Academy".
Different from the deserted Juxian Pavilion, the popularity here is very strong. People come and go in front of the palace, most of them dressed as scholars.
"This is a very important place. New disciples register here, select and change courses, publish and receive sect tasks..."
Liu Rushi briefly introduced Liang Yan, and then took him inside In the palace, I found an old scholar and asked him for the reward for entering the freshman class.
All I saw was a set of Confucian scholar's robes, a second-level robbery treasure sword pouch, a bottle of earth-level elixir to restore spiritual power, and an introductory skill.
Liang Yan lowered his head and glanced at the secret book in his hand, and saw the four characters "Wanxiang Sword Sect" written on the cover.
He couldn't help but curse in his heart: "The name of this secret book is quite domineering. At first glance, I thought it was an unpublished secret of some ancient sect, but who knew it was actually an introductory technique."
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The old Confucian who distributed the reward to him seemed to have guessed what Liang Yan was thinking, and said with a smile: "Fellow Taoist, don't underestimate this technique. It is specially prepared for you foreign sword cultivators. All alliance sword techniques are based on this. In the next ten years, whether you choose the Heart Sword or the Wisdom Sword, you must first understand this basic technique."
"Oh?" Liang Yan. Something moved in my heart.
It turns out that the "Wanxiang Sword Sect" is the foundation of all kinds of swordsmanship in Confucianism. It seems that this secret book is not useless. With Liang Yan's current swordsmanship and vision, he can already do it “Peering into a leopard reveals the whole picture.”
Using this book "Wanxiang Sword Sect" as a springboard, he has been able to get a glimpse of Confucian swordsmanship.
“Thank you fellow Taoist for your advice.”
Liang Yan smiled slightly and put all his entry rewards into the storage ring.
"By the way, the Confucian scholar's robe issued to you can be worn or not. Our Hidden Sword Academy is no better than Wanfa Academy, and the etiquette requirements are not as high."
The old Confucian said Here, after a pause, he continued: "However, there are still some important things that require wearing this robe, such as saints preaching, worshiping sages in ancestral halls, and young people still need to wear this robe. Discussing swords on mountains..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Rushi next to him suddenly laughed: "Old Xiao, even if you tell him so much, he doesn't understand. This person has nothing to do with my Confucianism. I don’t know anything.”
After that, he turned to Liang Yan and said, “Let me explain briefly.”
"Now you are a student of the Cangjian Academy. The sect will open the Cangjing Pavilion every three years. The premise is that you must thoroughly understand the "Wanxiang Sword Sect" and pass the academy's assessment."
< br>"Starting from tomorrow, unless you are in retreat, refining elixirs, refining weapons, going out to perform tasks, etc. In special circumstances, you have to go to Jixia Academy for morning classes every day. The contents of the morning classes are Confucian classics such as "Yi Li", "Nine Palaces", "Xin Xue", "Sha Yuan Zhang", "Refutation of Spring and Autumn"... . Although these books are not cultivation methods, all Confucian exercises are derived from these books and are the root of all methods."
Liang Yan couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, and subconsciously asked: "It's not a cultivation method, but all cultivation methods come from this... How is this possible?"
The words were just spoken. Falling down caused the old Confucian to chuckle: "What's so strange about this? In fact, the Dao The supreme principles exist forever. The cultivation method of monks is just the process of discovering and utilizing these principles. If you don’t practice, will these supreme principles disappear? People in the world are self-centered, but they don’t realize that they have fallen into the inferior realm. ! ”
(End of this chapter)