Start with the Soul Forge

Chapter 148 148. Enough for the gods and Buddhas of the East and West to grab at all costs
Jixia Academy.

The three sages sat near the two balls of Qi State Fire, watching and communicating with each other, "Qi State Fire, if you want to recast it, you must have one of the Nine Cauldrons."

Although Zou Yan was from Qi, he was more worried about other things than Wang Huo in front of him. "I don't care about Wang Huo. Lao Dan, what is the meaning of bringing us to this demonic land?"

Zou Yan called this place a place of demons, which immediately made Confucius feel dissatisfied. "They are my students, and this is the Jixia Academy, not a place of demons."

I'm talking about your students.

Zou Yan originally intended to say that, but when he saw Confucius's sturdy body and his eyes that were intentionally or unintentionally looking at his vital points, he swallowed the words back and left.

The sage of the Yin-Yang School knew very well that if he said it so directly, the big man would have to explain to him what "etiquette" was.

Use sufficiently intense physical conflict.

What's more, Zou Yan knew even more clearly that in terms of martial arts, Confucius, who traveled around the countries with a sword, would only be stronger than him, and definitely not weaker.

When it comes to martial arts alone, Confucius has always been among the top sages among all the philosophers.

The two most practical schools of thought on earth are Confucianism and Mohism.

Zou Yan had no choice but to pretend that nothing had happened. He turned to look at the white-haired old man riding a cow, "Lao Dan, what are your plans?"

Laozi, whose surname is Li, given name is Er, and courtesy name is Dan, is the founder and main representative of Taoism. He is known as "Lao and Zhuang" together with Zhuangzi.

The core of his thought is simple dialectics. In politics, he advocates governing by inaction and teaching without words. In politics, he emphasizes the principle that things will turn into their opposites when they reach their extremes. In self-cultivation, he emphasizes the cultivation of being humble and not competing with others. He is the ancestor of the Taoist practice of cultivating both nature and life.

Lao Dan nodded and said calmly, "Gather all the schools of thought, collect the king fires of all countries, gather the nine tripods, and cut off the reincarnation."

"Life and death are confused, time and space are reversed, we are all dead people, forcibly awakened by the flames, only to be burned as firewood."

"Reincarnation has been destroyed, and yin and yang have collapsed. If this matter cannot be brought to an end, the number of people using fire to awaken the ancient sages and princes and become firewood will only increase in the future."

All the manifestations present have the memory of their own death, and they are also aware that they were awakened by the flames.

Even after they woke up, they used various means to investigate what this incident meant.

“Who can cut off the cycle of reincarnation?”

Lao Dan raised his hand and pointed at someone not far away, "Him."

The person being pointed at was Mo Hao.

Zou Yan frowned, but did not directly object, "Reason."

"As long as the saints live, the thieves will not cease. This boy can be a thief."

Although Lao Dan's expression of Zhuangzi's philosophy was somewhat surprising, Zou Yan did not care about it at that time.

He had realized what Lao Dan wanted to do, but he was still a little confused, "Why him?"

Lao Dan did not speak, but just looked aside, causing Pu Tao, who wanted to hide himself as if he did not exist, to come over helplessly, "Because only that kid can steal your world and cut off the reincarnation that is about to begin."

Only Mo Hao's ability to pump water in the Taixu Realm can end the reincarnation that is about to begin in this Taixu Realm.

But this is only a temporary solution, not a fundamental solution.

Pu Tao touched his chin, which had countless layers, and smacked his lips in amazement. "Even I have never seen such a posture. Through reincarnation, he continuously adds fuel to a dying flame, trying to keep the fire eternal."

“Moreover, the fundamental reason for this matter is not of this era, but can be traced back to the struggle between gods and men thousands of years ago, or even earlier…” At this moment, Lao Dan’s blue ox mooed loudly, drowning out all the words that Putao was to say afterwards.

Lao Dan also shook his head, "Don't tell anyone about this."

When it comes to things from more ancient times, no one can guarantee that speaking about them won't attract any attention.

In response, Putao just shrugged and said, "Even with the fire blocking the way, you can still smell the stench of decay."

"Please help persuade them."

……

After Mo Hao brought the three sages and Su Zhilan back to the Jixia Academy, he saw the three sitting next to Wang Huo and wondering what they were discussing.

I don’t know what means they used, but Mo Hao couldn’t hear their conversation with his current hearing ability.

Although he was not too curious, the fact that they were talking next to Wang Huo made Mo Hao somewhat worried.

Even though he has changed his job, Wang Huo is still his important trophy in this Taixu Realm. Mo Hao suspects that this thing is worth a milestone.

Seeing that the three sages were really just communicating, he couldn't hear what they were talking about, and their words seemed a bit heated, but in the end they had no intention of taking any action, Mo Hao felt more or less relieved.

As long as you don't take action here, everything will be fine.

After all, this place was a safe spot that he had found with great difficulty.

At this moment, Putao walked towards him and asked, "There is a hidden mission. Do you want to do it?"

It sounded incomprehensible, but this sentence immediately hit a certain point in Mo Hao's mind.

"Where to go? How many to kill?"

Without even thinking, he started to ask specific questions.

Seeing this, Pu Tao couldn't help but shake his head, feeling half relieved and half dissatisfied.

Fortunately, Mo Hao did not show any resistance to this matter, but what made people dissatisfied was the way Mo Hao was now.

Putao could clearly see that Mo Hao was hiding under his skin, looking like a peerless demon.

That was why he felt dissatisfied. "I arranged a good and broad road for you, but you refused to take it and insisted on adding other things to your job transfer task. Now you look like a ghost, neither a human nor a monster."

"I had no choice. If I hadn't changed my job, I would have been eaten as a snack by those two guys."

Mo Hao couldn't be blamed for the situation at that time. Without changing his job, he would have no way of getting out of Chaoge.

Pu Tao could only shake his head helplessly. "Forget it, let's talk about this later. I was planning to teach you something practical, but now it seems I have to teach you something else. You can't use it in this state."

After revealing this topic, Pu Tao continued, "There is a hidden mission here, a very dangerous one, with a huge scope. Do you want to take it?"

"What's the reward?"

"Depending on how far you've come, I can only tell you that this is a continuous mission that may require crossing several Grand Void Realms, and each one is more difficult than the last. It's definitely not uncommon for someone to accidentally die in it, but if you can really complete it..."

Putao pondered for a while, then said, "I can only tell you that if you can complete it thoroughly, the things you get in the end are enough for the gods and Buddhas in the world to fight for them with all their strength."

(End of this chapter)