Meet the Gentleman

Chapter 365: The Heart of the Shang Emperor
There is a garden behind the Confucian Temple, facing the sea of ​​clouds.

The garden is full of flowers, blooming all year round, just like spring. There are many exotic trees, a fast-flowing stream, and an arch bridge over the stream. When people walk on it, they can make the five musical notes of Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu.

Where the garden meets the sea of ​​clouds, there are pavilions and towers, with pillars decorated with spotted bamboo, which are simple and elegant.

At this time, Feng Qingyan and the leader walked out of the hall and came to the garden, talking as they walked, admiring the beautiful scenery of the garden and the ever-changing sea of ​​clouds.

The leader wore a clean white robe, had a handsome face, a slim and upright figure, and walked with slow and steady steps, just like an orchid or jade tree, seeming to exude a faint brilliance.

Holding a white folding fan in his hand.

He is gentle and elegant, and has a beautiful mind.

Walking in the garden that seems to be floating in the sea of ​​clouds, it seems that the whole person has merged with the world, and there is an indescribable charm.

While Feng Qingyan was distracted, he saw the leader's hair as if cut by a knife, eyebrows as if painted with ink, and eyes as bright as stars.

Like walking in a painting.

The so-called "dragon appearance and phoenix grace, natural temperament" is probably just this.

"May I ask, Master, how to resolve the black fog in the ninth level of the Holy Path?" Feng Qingyan came back to his senses and asked while looking at Yun Hai. With his status as a virtual saint, he was qualified to know.

Even though the leader had said so before, there was nothing that could be done. Could we just watch the Holy Heaven collapse?

"Let's go to Shengtian first."

The leader looked up at the sky and pondered for a moment.

"The leader said before that there is no heaven above the ninth heaven of the Holy Path. Where did the black fog come from?" Feng Qingyan asked curiously, "What is this black fog? How can it corrode the chains of the Holy Path Law?"

The leader frowned and said, "Since the Saint asked today, as the Saint, he should know this. The black fog is the strange black fog, which is born from the Emperor's heart. Its power is far beyond 'strange', and even some 'taboos' are inferior to it."

"Born from the Emperor's heart?"

Feng Qingyan was extremely shocked. He didn't expect that the strange black fog could be generated by the Emperor's Heart. He quickly asked, "What is this Emperor's Heart?"

"It is the heart of the Shang Emperor."

The leader looked at the sea of ​​clouds and said, "The Ninth Heaven of the Holy Path, in addition to suppressing the destiny, also suppresses the heart of the Shang Emperor."

"The heart of the Shang Emperor?"

Feng Qingyan's heart suddenly shook.

At this time, he looked at the sky with some horror, but unfortunately he could only see the sky of the holy land and could not see the sky of the world.

Suddenly, his heart began beating violently, as if it was about to jump out.

dong dong——

The heart thumped loudly, like thunder.

But the sound of his heartbeat gave him a strange feeling, as if it was unreal. At this moment, his body trembled slightly, and in the midst of his heartbeat, he actually felt panic.

I felt so anxious.

"When the news that the 'taboo' was about to be born spread from Taibulantai, the four religions all thought that they could use the Emperor's heart to suppress the 'taboo'. However, neither Taibulantai nor our religion's Sanfenshan could deduce a method to suppress the 'taboo'..."

The leader said quietly.

At this time, he walked to the edge of the garden and stood on the edge of the cliff that connected to the sea of ​​clouds. He pondered for a moment and said, "It turns out that there is something wrong with the Emperor's Heart. This is more terrifying than the emergence of the 'Taboo'. I can no longer use the Emperor's Heart to suppress the 'Taboo'."

"May I ask, Master, what is the relationship between the Emperor's Heart and 'taboo'?"

Feng Qingyan tried to calm down. "It is said that the 'taboo' was born from the heart of the emperor."

The leader said.

How can this be?

Feng Qingyan was shocked, and he couldn't believe it. Doesn't this mean that the evil ghost was born by the Shang Emperor? This news was too shocking, and he couldn't accept it for a while...

"It is recorded in history books that in the last years of the Ghost Merchants, evil ghosts were rampant throughout the world, and everywhere was hell, and the people were living in misery..." Feng Qingyan controlled his emotions, walked to the edge of the cliff in the garden, looked at the sea of ​​clouds and said slowly: "It is also recorded in history books that the evil ghosts came from the Xuwei Realm and were released by the Shang Emperor; it is also recorded in unofficial history that the evil ghosts were transformed by the evil thoughts of the Shang Emperor..."

Feng Qingyan pondered for a moment, then looked at the handsome face of the leader and said, "The leader said that the strange black fog was born from the heart of the Shang Emperor. Isn't that the same as saying that the evil ghost was born from the evil thoughts of the Shang Emperor?"

"You could say that."

The leader nodded.

"But, how is this possible?"

Feng Qingyan frowned tightly, still unable to believe it.

At this time, he looked up at the sky, as if he saw the ninth heaven of the Holy Path, and said: "Since the evil ghost is born from the Emperor's heart, why don't the saints destroy it? Instead, suppress it in the ninth heaven of the Holy Path? If the saints destroy the Emperor's heart, won't it completely eliminate the evil ghost? Return a bright and clear world to the human world, and people don't have to change color when talking about ghosts, and don't have to guard the Yellow Spring Ghost Land all year round and exchange human lives for evil ghosts? Moreover, suppressing the Emperor's heart in the ninth heaven of the Holy Path is always a disaster."

"rational."

The leader nodded, but said: "But the emperor's heart is immortal."

"Immortal?"

Feng Qingyan was a little unconvinced. What in the world could be immortal? Moreover, the Supreme Saint Master was a saint of the highest rank, so how could he not be able to destroy an emperor's heart?
Even a powerful person like Emperor Shang died and his heart was taken out.

What can’t all the saints do to a heart?

At this moment, he was extremely surprised and asked, "Even the Great Saint Master cannot be destroyed?"

"Since the Supreme Saint Master suppressed the Emperor's Heart above the ninth level of the Saintly Path, there must be some truth in the Supreme Saint Master's words. This is not something we can speculate on."

The leader shook his head.

After all, this is not the Age of Saints, so who can know what is true or false?
Immortality is a saying that has been passed down. Who can verify it? Moreover, even ordinary saints do not know how powerful the Supreme Saint is.

Who knows whether the Great Sage and Teacher does not want to be destroyed, or is unable to be destroyed?

Or is there some other deeper meaning?

"Because the Emperor's Heart is immortal, the saints can only suppress it in the ninth heaven of the Holy Dao. I want to use the holy power of my literary Dao to purify the Emperor's Heart, influence the Emperor's Heart, and eliminate the evil thoughts..."

The leader pondered for a moment.

"Will this work?"

Feng Qingyan was a little stunned, frowned slightly, and felt a little unreliable.

"Can you tell me what the text is?"

The leader smiled when he heard this, and before Feng Qingyan could answer, he said, "To govern the world is called Wen; to be moral and knowledgeable is called Wen; to be kind and loving to the people is called Wen; to be compassionate to the people and to be courteous is called Wen; to bestow titles on the people is called Wen; to study hard and ask questions is called Wen; to be knowledgeable and experienced is called Wen; to be loyal and trustworthy is called Wen; to be able to establish ceremonies is called Wen; to govern the country and establish its reputation is called Wen; to be quick and studious is called Wen; to be generous and courteous is called Wen; to cultivate virtue and attract people from far away is called Wen."

At this time, the leader put his hands behind his back, walked step by step in the sea of ​​clouds, and uttered: "The combination of hardness and softness is called Wen; the improvement of class system is called Wen; the beauty of virtue is called Wen; the constitution of all nations and the spread of the emperor's virtue is called Wen; being strong and not violent is called Wen; being gentle, virtuous and respectful is called Wen; the great and prominent saintly plans are called Wen; transforming the world is called Wen; being pure and solemn is called Wen; inheriting the good reputation is called Wen; being respectful, upright and benevolent is called Wen; rising together with the virtuous is called Wen; carrying on the saintly tradition is called Wen; the four teachings are called Wen."

White words floated in the sea of ​​clouds, bursting out with holy power, as deafening as the sound of a Huangzhong Dalu, which shook Feng Qingyan's heart.

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(End of this chapter)