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Chapter 239: The Immortal in Green Robe Reappears, Li Guan Sees the Dao and Understands the Law

In the academy, the changes in the Farmer School immediately attracted reactions from other schools in the academy. Many students were surprised that the entire Farmer School had left, and then they burst out laughing.

Some schools of Confucianism believe that the agricultural school is meaningless to the general trend of the world.

That is the school of thought in the heyday.

In times of chaos, the Legalists imposed strict laws to calm the people, the Confucians used benevolence and righteousness to guide the country, the sons of the School of Diplomacy galloped among the nations, and the generals and counselors of the School of Military Science were able to strengthen the troops and enhance the military. The ideas of the Agricultural School needed time to bear fruit.

In troubled times, it is too slow.

A disciple asked the palace masters.

The Confucian Gongyang Suwang just smiled and said, "The academy gathers here for the sake of morality. Now that the farmers have seen their own morality, they naturally have to leave here. Not only should they leave, but they should leave happily."

One of the two innate Taoists calmly answered his disciple's question:

“To follow the path is to achieve the highest good.”

Another disciple asked the old living Buddha in the Central Plains, and the old monk said:

"Zhongzhou is not a place where the Agricultural School can thrive. We should leave here. Zhongzhou is the capital of the world, and every inch of land is worth a lot of money. The Agricultural School here, apart from the title of the master of the academy, can hardly get even a piece of land."

"There are now more than half as many farming disciples today as there were a hundred years ago."

"Students all over the world want to study prestigious knowledge that will allow them to become nobles and prime ministers, and to realize their ambitions. Even if what the agricultural school advocates is easier to accept than the Mohist school, it is still not much better. How many students who come to the academy are willing to study crops and farming?"

The disciple asked, "But the Nong family's 800-year heritage and reputation in the academy are we going to abandon it?"

The old monk replied: "Letting go is also a good thing."

Those who come to ask will still insist: "I don't understand. That is the foundation that the ancestors of farmers have established. It would be too much of a loss to just throw it away and go to a place like Jiangnan. Isn't there a way to have the best of both worlds?"

The old monk asked the disciple to hold a porcelain cup, then took the teapot on the table and poured water, and said, "Have you put it down?"

The disciple said, "You don't have to put it down."

The old monk looked suspiciously at the steaming teapot and continued to pour tea. The scalding hot tea had already poured onto the disciple's palm, scalding it red. However, he still stood straight and said, "Disciple will not put it down."

The old monk was silent, and asked, "What level has Shisanheng reached in his training?"

The disciple smiled shyly: "I am immune to water and fire."

Bang!
The iron teapot in the old monk's hand hit him on the head with a clang.

The old monk beat him violently, so the disciple ran away in fear.

So the old Living Buddha cursed:
"Have you let it go?! Have you let it go?!"

The disciple ran away in panic.

The Buddha of the Central Plains Buddhism put down the teapot and looked at the teapot in his hand. The big monk who was beaten away appeared again and shouted, "But, Living Buddha, the Agricultural School in Zhongzhou has not encountered such suppression."

The old monk replied:

"The academy in the Central Plains is a place for studying, but not a place for applying knowledge to the world. The blows suffered by the Agricultural School and the Mohist School are no less severe than these. Over the past eight hundred years, they have become the knowledge in the academy."

"It's just that the hammer didn't hit the students, but isn't the hammer on the school enough?"

"If this continues, the Farmer School will be nothing but a school."

"I think you, a little bald guy, deserve a beating too!"

The old Living Buddha grabbed the Buddha statue and swung it vigorously.

So the Buddhist disciple covered his face and ran away.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, the six palace masters of the entire academy had no objection to the departure of the Agricultural School. When the Zhongzhou royal family sent officials to reprimand the academy, the old leader of the Mohist School even stroked the stubble on his chin and said cheerfully:
"I don't know. Does Jiangnan still need people?"

"I have quite a lot of disciples in the Mohist school."

The members of the royal family were so frightened that their scalps went numb. They dared not mention the matter again. All they could hear was the sound of the Mohist leader laughing loudly.

The Great Emperor of Zhongzhou, Ji Zichang, did not get angry about this matter and did not blame the academy. However, he still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Although he did not think that the theories of the Agricultural School of the Academy were applicable, he still had the common problems of the royal family.

I can choose not to use you and not to appoint you, but you cannot leave.

I can't tolerate you leaving my command and range.

King Gongyang Su was playing chess with Ji Zichang. Ji Zichang said:
"Jiangnan is a small place, and it is also the strategic point between the two countries. After more than ten years of war and confrontation, the people are exhausted. Even if Qin Wuhou supports it, it will take several years or even ten years to produce results with the style of the Agricultural School. It will be extremely difficult."

"If there is any war, all our efforts will be in vain."

"If things go wrong, the farmers' knowledge and heritage will be lost."

King Gongyang Su did not answer.

Then Ji Zichang said:
"I heard that the Confucian school says that those who excel in learning will be promoted to officials."

"The best official position in the world is the imperial family. Is it reasonable for a farmer to leave Zhongzhou?"

Gongyang Su said: "If you are good at learning, you will be an official. This is just what Zixia, a disciple of the Master, said."

Ji Zichang asked: "Then what is the principle of Confucius and Confucianism?"

King Gongyang Su made a move and replied:
"The Master's principles cannot be explained in a few words, but another school of thought has such principles."

"A gentleman's office is to practice what is right."

“I already know that the Way cannot be practiced.”

A gentleman becomes an official only to pursue morality. He knows that the road ahead is difficult and wishes are hard to fulfill when he is doing this.

Gongyang Su Wangdao: "Confucianism is not just about being an official."

"It's just that people in the world took a part of Confucianism and misinterpreted it to persuade others to follow their own ideas. They are just using the reputation of Confucius to suppress others' debates. In the long run, Confucianism will decline."

“As the agricultural school says, knowing that the road ahead is difficult yet carrying it out is a gentleman’s duty.”

"It's a pity that I'm not here, otherwise I would play the zither and sing to see you off."

Ji Zichang, who wanted to get the support of King Gongyang Su, hit a snag and had to leave, feeling very regretful. Judging from the feedback from the ministers sent to the other palace masters, all factions condoned this matter.

Only the minister of the Yin-Yang School, Ji Zichang, went to visit. Zhongtian Beiji asked who sent him. The minister pointed to the sky and said, "It was sent by Da Ri."

It means that you are like the sun.

The head of the Yin-Yang School laughed, pointed at his eyes, and said leisurely: "I have been blind for a long time and have not seen the sun."

Ji Zichang's ministers were speechless for a moment.

"Then please tell me, Grandmaster, is there any great talent from the Yin-Yang School?"

The head of the Yin-Yang family said again: "Unfortunately, if you want to find the main clan of the Yin-Yang family, our lineage does have two rare talents, one of whom is Siming, who controls the fate of the world."

The old man who had given Li Guanyi and Li Zhaowen the words "the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, the appearance of the sun and the sky" and who had given Ye Buyi and Zhou Liuying the words "the two tigers, howling in the wind and following the dragon, flying with them in between" and who had given Yan Daiqing the words "the merits are in other countries" smiled and said:
"When I was just a little kid, he was Sima Ming. At that time, I thought that this was a legend. His skills were profound and unfathomable. I was afraid that he was not far from the head of the Yin-Yang family at that time, who was also my teacher."

"Later, when I was in my forties, I became the head of the Yin-Yang family, and he was still Sima Ming."

"At that time, I felt that the distance between him and me was even greater. I thought that if I could live for 300 years, I might be able to fight him. But now, I have been blind for 60 years, observing the world quietly, but I can't even see his back."

The minister remained silent for a long time, then asked, "Where is this person?"

The head of the Yin-Yang School replied, "In the world."

The minister was speechless and could only ask: "Then, may I ask another great talent?"

The head of the Yin-Yang School replied, "The other one is Si Wei, whom you are all familiar with. He controls the changes of Yin and Yang, and is familiar with the rotation of the five elements and transforms them into formations."

The Zhongzhou official said: "He..."

The head of the Yin-Yang family smiled and said, "It's a pity that he is not here either."

The Zhongzhou official asked, "Where did he go?"

The head of the Yin-Yang family replied, "The whale fisherman is back. Si Wei was defeated by him twice. Now that he knows he has returned, he is naturally furious and is going to seek revenge..."

"Want to find him? It's easy."

"All we need to do is find one of the four legendary whale fishermen."

The officials of Zhongzhou were silent: "…………"

Very simple?
The Grand Master of the Yin-Yang School smiled and said, "Where do you think we should go to find whale fishermen?"

"Of course..."

He paused, spread his hands, and smiled: "How should I know?"

"I'm blind, ahahahaha!"

Ji Zhaozhong, a descendant of the Zhongzhou royal family and Ji Zichang's trusted minister, froze on his face. Hearing the old man's arrogant laughter, he couldn't help but feel angry. He just felt that the so-called great talents in the academy were all arrogant!

I'm going to find the four great legends?!

Take the head and find it!

I couldn't help but feel that the old man was shirking his responsibility, so I swept my sleeves and left angrily.

The head of the Yin-Yang family turned his head. Although he was blind, he still seemed to be able to catch a glimpse of a trace of breath. Si Wei was in the area of ​​Jiangnan close to Ying State and was moving at a high speed. However, the blind old man was still a little confused.

Si Wei went to the whale fisherman to compete in the art of formation.

Why go to that area?
The whale fisherman was from Liaodong and traveled all over the place. His later enemies were in the Western Regions.

Could it be that there is something over there that can catch whale fishermen?
........................

"Hiss—Stop, stop!"

"Yaoguang, take out your steamed buns."

Li Guanyi stared at the girl in front of him seriously. The silver-haired girl blinked her eyes with no expression on her face. Finally, under Li Guanyi's gaze, she slowly took out the dry food from her sleeves.

Li Guanyi stretched out his hand and lifted the girl up.

Shake it!
Then a pile of steamed buns fell down from under Yaoguang's wide sleeves.

Li Guanyi didn't know why Yaoguang was so obsessed with steamed buns.

The soldiers of Qilin Army have boarded the ship. The envoy ship is led by Ling Pingyang himself and is heading to Zhongzhou by water. As for Li Guanyi, the young general is wearing a blue-gray Taoist robe and the ancestor's black weapon [Lingyunmu] on his waist.

The wooden hairpin is simple and plain.

They planned to split into two teams. Ling Pingyang and others would go through the customs to Zhongzhou to deal with officials from various places, while Li Guanyi would bypass these and go into the world of martial arts. One of his goals was to visit the Gongsun family before going to Zhongzhou.

That is where the mechanical arts of the former Gongshu lineage were located. Li Guanyi hopes to get help from the Gongshu lineage. The Mohists and farmers in the Jiangnan area focus on farming tools; the mechanical arts of the Gongshu lineage are better at siege and combat.

Before the farmer's disciple arrived, Yuan Zhi, who had heard the news long ago, immediately wrote a letter, which was delivered to Li Guanyi by a flying eagle. Yuan Zhi first asked about Li Guanyi's health, then described the current situation in Jiangnan, and only at the end did he tactfully put forward the core purpose.

It was said very gently, but in the end it meant only one thing.

'I'm running out of money!'

"My Lord, please restrain yourself!"

'Stop pulling people in.'

'poverty!!!!'

Then there was a letter from Xiao Zhi. "I still have money."

"I just don't know how the noble families put their money vaults on top of our money and grain."

"My Lord, please bring Wen He back as soon as possible, and the financial issue will be resolved."

Li Guanyi looked at the letters that arrived before and after, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he let out a long cry to the sky.

Why do they already have a state?
Why are you still so poor!
This, this is not right!

“Why do I feel poorer than before?”

Li Guanyi almost put on a mask of pain.

At the moment, the area of ​​Jiangnan is short of people and money. They plan to popularize education, writing, and basic martial arts. All these require a large reserve of basic talents and a lot of money. Li Guanyi's eyes are red when he looks at the huge 800-year-old academy.

Jiangnan, where the Qilin Army is located, is simply poor in every sense of the word.

So poor that they can barely afford to eat.

However, the generals and counselors of the Qilin Army were poor, while the people lived better than in the previous prosperous times.

But Li Guanyi is still poor.

What Li Guanyi hopes most now is that when he goes to Zhongzhou, the Emperor of Zhongzhou can show the magnanimity of the so-called Lord of Middle-earth and give him a little more silver subsidy or something.

Then ask him to invite more students back.

Teach literacy, numerology, martial arts, Mohist mechanical engineering, and agricultural and farming techniques.

It is said that after the farmers' children arrived, they spread out like stars in the sky under the orders of the farming leader. Each disciple was responsible for farming the people in a certain area, and they taught directly on the fields, showing a strong spirit of studious.

In the letter to the person who came, Yan Daiqing said that he would ensure the current demand for talents, and at the same time sternly advised, "The student should not bring anyone back for me anymore. It has only been a short time since he left, and he has already brought back two schools of thought."

Not one, not ten.

It’s a school!
What kind of king kidnapped people from different schools and brought them home one by one?!
Did you poison them or cast a spell on them?

Stop it!
At this moment, Li Guanyi wrote back to Yan Daiqing, promising that he would not kidnap anyone again.

Then he turned around and boarded the boat to the Gongshu family.

In addition to Yaoguang, who had long silver hair tied up and looked well-behaved and quiet, there were also Qilin, Siming, and Murong Longtu on the same boat. Old man Siming had been tinkering with something these days and just finished it today. He threw a porcelain bottle to Li Guanyi.

Li Guanyi asked him, and Siming replied, "It is the antidote for Feixue poison."

"This old fellow Murong Longtu got all the antidotes for the poison from Jiang Su. I have analyzed the antidotes during this period of time and recreated the things you have in your hand."

The unkempt old man took a sip of wine, scratched his hair, and said:
"As for the poison, with Yue Pengwu's strong internal energy and your help, the poison has been mostly eliminated. However, the damage caused by the Feixue poison to the body is difficult to recover."

"That is the essence of the heart of the flying beast. When it enters the human body, the human heart will gradually change into the shape of glass instead of flesh and blood."

"Yue Pengwu's heart is like a piece of stone."

"The last two points are still human nature. He is relying on his martial arts to hold on. If this continues, he will not be able to fight hard. Once his blood and qi surge to a certain level, his heart will not be able to withstand the high-speed circulation of blood and qi."

"This thing was deduced by me. When you see Yue Pengwu, let him eat it."

"Within three years, he will definitely recover to his full potential. He will also be able to harness Fei's spirit and possess two forms at the same time. With his strategy and martial arts, it's hard to say if he's among the top five generals in the world, but he's certainly in the top ten."

"Three years!"

"I will also give you a commander who is one of the top ten commanders in the world!"

Li Guanyi was overjoyed when he heard this.

Then he said, "Then, after I leave Zhongzhou, I will immediately head north to the Northern Territory Pass between the Ying State and the grasslands to find General Yue and deliver the medicine to him."

The old Siming pretended to count on his fingers and said:

"Why are you so anxious? You had the chance to meet that guy before you went to Zhongzhou."

Li Guanyi was curious.

Siming refused to say more, and only said: "I can't say it, I can't say it, it won't work if I say it out. All right, drive your boat, don't let it capsize. We are traveling alone this time, one is to find the Gongshu family, and the other is to avoid the main force and catch some fish."

"The sword maniac is here. Let's go north to the academy. The remaining three of the four legends, Dao Zong, Chang Sheng, and the fisherman, will definitely come to find us."

"They will not decide the winner or life or death at this time. But they will clash; this is a collision of qi. For the four legends, it is a great momentum that blocks the sword maniac's overwhelming power, while for the sword maniac, it is a way to sharpen his own edge. The qi between them is interconnected, and they have already sensed each other."

"Those guys aren't all good people. If they fight with the sword maniac, even if it's just a sparring match, the aftermath will inevitably hurt your Qilin Army by mistake."

"Let's go separately, it's good for them."

"Secondly, that's also..."

Old Siming glanced at the silver-haired girl who was looking down at the splashes of water. He didn't say much. He just scratched his head and glanced at Li Guanyi. Li Guanyi didn't know Yaoguang's life experience. Although Old Siming was a bit confused, he was just waiting for Yaoguang to tell him about this matter.

Why is this old man joining in the fun?

If I tell you, I’m afraid I’ll be hit to death by a steamed bun in the middle of the night one day.

When someone dies, the coffin is filled with steamed buns, and there are steamed buns every year on their death anniversary.

The old man shook his head.

Murong Longtu interrupted in a calm voice: "Guanyi, do you know what the shortcomings of your martial arts are at the moment?" Li Guanyi said honestly: "I don't know, great-grandfather, can you tell me about it." The young man sat next to the sword maniac casually.

As the boat moved forward, Li Guanyi pulled over a lotus pod and picked off the lotus seeds.

The lotus seeds were handed to Yaoguang.

Stuff the extremely bitter lotus heart into the Qilin's mouth.

The Qilin made a "Puh-Puh" sound for a while, then stretched out its claws to scratch its mouth.

Yaoguang chuckled.

Qilin glared at her, while the girl remained expressionless.

So Qilin turned his head away embarrassedly.

There was no atmosphere of profound martial artists discussing the Dao in this atmosphere. Murong Longtu also smiled and said, "Two questions. First, although you are barely at the fifth level, it is not stable. At this moment, your overall state is not as solid and majestic as when you were at the second level."

"After the breakthrough, your foundation is weak. The biggest reliance of your martial arts is actually your physical body. After your internal energy has broken through, you have been using the fifth-level internal energy to strengthen your bones and muscles to improve your physical body."

"But the human body improves slowly, and it is difficult to reach the limit in one go. You need two or three years of internal training to make your body reach the extreme of the fifth level, the upper limit of the dragon tendons and tiger marrow in this realm."

“But there’s not enough time.”

"The second is your vision."

"It's not wide enough, not broad enough. Before you enter the Grandmaster realm, you need to see the best masters in the world and temper your heart so that you can walk steadily."

The blue-shirted sword maniac said, "I have my own way to help you improve your physical strength quickly."

"Nothing special, just enough vitality."

“There are two ways to solve this.”

"One of them is that the little girl Yaoguang told me about Chen Baxian's secret realm. I will take you there to see what we can hunt this time."

"The second question is also easy to solve. Along the way, you have already met Dao Zong and the God of War. You only need to meet the other two. This will broaden your horizons and allow you to see the most beautiful scenery in the world. After that, you will be more stable and calm when you walk."

"This is what inheritance is all about."

Li Guanyi curiously asked what the second method was to solve the physical problem.

How to get enough vitality.

Murong Longtu didn't say anything.

The boat went downstream and slowly became darker. The sky was dotted with stars. Li Guanyi peeled lotus pods for Yaoguang and Qilin to eat. Suddenly, Li Guanyi felt something was wrong. The surrounding environment became unusually quiet.

The moonlight in the sky was clear and bright, spreading out in all directions. The ripples on the water surface moved toward farther places. Li Guanyi's heart suddenly began beating violently, and the golden elixir gathered in his dantian from the "Eternal Blue Moon Immortal Body" suddenly trembled.

This feeling is...

The sound of a bamboo flute rose from under the moonlight, ethereal and lonely. In the water ahead, a man in a green robe was walking on the moonlit water, playing a bamboo flute. Ripples appeared in the air around him. Li Guanyi only felt that his internal energy was shaking violently.

Martial arts legend, the immortal man in green robe.

This martial arts legend, whom Li Guanyi had only heard of occasionally but had never seen, was walking towards him under the moonlight. He put down his bamboo flute and looked over at Li Guanyi with a calm gaze. Then a trace of surprise appeared on his face:

"Elixir of life."

Li Guanyi's pupils contracted, he stretched out his hand, and the roar of a tiger rose.

The Tiger Roaring Sky Halberd appeared in his hand.

Time seemed to slow down. In the past, the magical weapons would appear at a mere call, but now their speed was stretched ten times faster. The green-robed Immortal Guest stood in front of Li Guanyi, as if he appeared in an instant, stretched out his hand, and pressed towards Li Guanyi's eyebrows.

There was no sadness or joy in the eyes of the green-robed immortal.

Li Guanyi actually had a feeling that the Green Robe Immortal Guest was just getting medicine.

Is there anything good or bad about taking medicine?

Li Guan saw the Qilin suddenly rise up, but the speed of the flames slowed down. Suddenly, his body shook, and his silver hair flew up. The silver-haired girl threw herself into his arms, with her silver hair flying up at her temples.

As if his perception was passively stretched, Li Guanyi saw the emotional fluctuations that flashed across the face of the girl, who always had no expression. His eyes widened with a hint of panic.

Yaoguang crashed into Li Guanyi's arms.

Li Guanyi's perception returned to normal.

Yaoguang knocked them away and the two of them crashed into the side of the boat. The boat shook and water splashed.

Li Guanyi blocked Yaoguang behind him with one hand, and a halberd appeared.

But in fact, even if they don't react, they are safe.

Behind the green-robed Immortal Master, the green-robed Sword Maniac had his fingers pressed on the man's back.

"This is the second method that can revitalize your body and reach its limit instantly." The sword maniac's voice was flat, and the sharp sword energy exploded on his palm.

"Watch the martial arts and understand the law."

"After hearing about immortality, Murong Longtu wanted to give it a try."

"You can kill or not."

The sword energy soared into the sky, and the sound of swords in just a moment was as if tens of millions of swords were drawn out of their scabbards at the same time. In just a moment, no one knew how many clashes there were.

The Green Robe Immortal is not a man who prefers fighting.

Being hit by the sword energy at close range, blood spread out, emitting a sweet fragrance.

The green-robed Immortal Man's impenetrable body seemed to be broken by the sword maniac.

Li Guanyi's pupils contracted violently, and the light on the bronze tripod in his body, which should have been insensitive to the aura of this level of martial arts legend, changed.

The bronze tripod roared wildly with an unprecedented intensity.

The spirit of martial arts legend!

The tripod rang nine times, magnifying the flowing light!

(End of this chapter)