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Chapter 129 Beyond the mountains, green hills rise; beyond the towers, more towers stand. When will the desires of the human heart cease? (Please subscribe)

People say that the philosophers and sages of the 20th century were the source of wisdom and the embodiment of morality.

Niu Jun smiled without saying a word at the wisdom of the various philosophers and sages, but he wanted to know what their definitions of morality were.

What is morality?

Poetry, songs, etiquette, literature, or fame and fortune?

Surely you don't really think that all the philosophers and sages of the past were kind-hearted people without any desires or wants, do you?

If they were truly without desires, they wouldn't have committed such heinous acts as grave robbing and corpse destruction to build the bridge to the other shore.

Of course, if you insist that their purpose in forging the Bridge to the Other Shore was not for their own transcendence and attainment of the other shore, but for all living beings and ordinary people at the bottom of society.
Let's just pretend Niu Jun didn't say anything.

Because he will show you what the Way and Virtue truly are.

"Humph!"

“We, the great masters, are all embodiments of wisdom and exemplars of morality, educating the masses and enlightening the people. What right do you, a junior, have to ask us what morality is?”

Upon hearing Niu Jun's question, all the sages and philosophers were furious and immediately reprimanded one of them.

Fanzi, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought in the Yangshen World, is also the ancestor of the Fan family, one of the four great families of the Great Qian Dynasty. He once wrote the theory of reincarnation.

He admonished the people of the world that there is a cycle of reincarnation, and that all the suffering they endure in this life is accumulating good karma. Therefore, even if they are bullied and exploited, they should not resist, because all suffering is accumulating merit for the next life, so that they can be reborn into a wealthy family.

He created techniques and supernatural abilities such as the "Six Paths Brahma Scripture," the "Six Paths Brahma Fist," and the "Six Paths Brahma Visualization Method."

Although Niu Jun didn't know how the Buddhist concept of the Six Paths of Rebirth became part of the Confucian school of thought.

Even the Brahma who "created" the concept of the Six Realms of Reincarnation was enshrined in a sacred temple and became a Confucian saint.

However, this did not prevent the descendants of Fanzi from claiming to be the orthodox Confucianists and touting themselves as a family of sages for thousands of years.

As the saying goes: A family with a thousand-year history, a legitimate Confucian lineage.

As distinguished scholars and scions of noble families, they naturally looked down upon the "holy sites" such as the Great Zen Temple and the Supreme Dao, rejecting them as heretical sects that did not belong to the orthodox path of humanity.

Even the Taoist arts and magic were looked down upon by Confucian scholars and powerful families, who called them "clowns who play with trivial arts" and tried every means to remove these Taoist traditions from the category of orthodox human morality.

Just like their own descendants.

Fanzi also looked down on Buddhism, Taoism, and other heretical paths.

In his view, they were moral exemplars, with the unparalleled merit of educating the masses and enlightening the people. Niu Jun, a junior member of the Taoist sect, actually asked them what morality was, which was simply going against the natural order.

This is a questioning of their noble character.

"I'm sorry, your answer doesn't satisfy me!"

"Therefore I grant you ten thousand years of soul refinement, until your soul is scattered and your spirit is destroyed."

Niu Jun remained calm and spoke indifferently.

As his words fell, as if he held the mandate of heaven, a mighty force descended from the darkness, directly separating the Brahma from the Bridge to the Other Shore.

An endless, dark fire of karma ignited on the Brahma, beginning to burn his soul and will.

"Ahhh!"

A piercing scream echoed through this desolate land. The once revered sage, who was revered by all living beings, now resembled a twisted ghost, howling and screaming in agony.

It turns out.

Even sages are ordinary people.

Under true torment, they will also scream and wail.

Just as the descendants of Brahma said.

"Sages only exist in legends and disappeared in the Middle Ages, which is why they can inspire absolute reverence. In the long river of history, there can never be a new sage."

"Otherwise, people will discover that the so-called ancient sages were also human, and the glory of our family will gradually fade away from the world's respect."

Just this one sentence.

This reveals the essence of the ancient sages.

"Brother Fan!"

"Saint Brahma!"

"Fanzi!"

"..."

The sudden turn of events shocked and enraged the sages and philosophers on the bridge to the other side.

They immediately began to examine the Bridge to the Other Shore. When they discovered that the Brahma's soul and spiritual energy had truly dissipated from the Bridge to the Other Shore, their faces immediately showed fear.

Because they discovered that the being before them could truly annihilate them completely, unlike the Eternal Emperor who could only suppress the Bridge to the Other Shore that protected them, but could not harm them within the Bridge.

"quick!"

"Let's all work together to activate the Bridge to the Other Shore and save the Holy One."

"No, I think our top priority is to activate the Bridge to the Other Shore to suppress this wicked and immoral person who disrespects sages."

"Emperor of Immortality, this demon before us has come with ill intentions. You surely understand the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'?"

“The demons have come with ill intentions. I think we should avoid their sharp edge for now and wait for the last of the hundred sages to appear before we avenge the Brahma Saint.”

"..."

Faced with a real crisis, the sages and philosophers did not work together as in legend, but instead began to argue.

Some wanted to activate the Bridge to the Other Shore to save the Brahma.

Some advocate activating the bridge to the other shore to suppress the torque first, and then save the Brahma.

Others advocated for an alliance with the Eternal Emperor, believing that Niu Jun, this demon, was too powerful and needed the Eternal Emperor and the Bridge to the Other Shore to unite in order to suppress him, and began to persuade the Eternal Emperor.

Finally, some people felt that Niu Jun's arrival was ill-intentioned and his methods were unpredictable. They suggested that they should activate the Bridge to the Other Shore to temporarily avoid his attacks and wait for the birth of the last of the hundred sages before coming to save Fanzi or avenge him.

The brilliance and ugliness of humanity were on full display at this moment.

The so-called Hundred Sages of the Hundred Schools of Thought, stripped of the sacred cloak added by later generations, were nothing more than a group of ordinary people who wielded power.

In particular, none of their solutions rely on themselves, but on the "bridge to the other shore" in their hands, as if they can't do anything without the "bridge to the other shore".

This reminded Niu Jun of a saying from his past life.

The sages and philosophers of the Yangshen world, controlling the Bridge to the Other Shore, are wreaking havoc.

The Hundred Sages and Masters are like a hundred ducks quacking, while the Bridge to the Other Shore, the king of artifacts that merges the remains and thoughts of many holy emperors, is responsible for rampaging and crushing all enemies.

Thinking back to the original novel of Yang Shen, the protagonist Hong Yi also believed that he was the closest to the other shore realm after breaking through to Yang Shen, and that he could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Creation Daoist and the Longevity Emperor.

The reason is that he is the king of two divine artifacts, the Temple of Saints and the Immortal Monument. If he obtains the Bridge to the Other Shore, he will be able to sweep across the entire Yang God World and have no rivals.

This is just like how the Golden Horned King and the Silver Horned King, holding the Purple Gold Gourd and the Jade Bottle, think they are stronger than Sun Wukong and invincible under the Hunyuan Taiyi.

Listen to the advice of the philosophers and sages.

The Eternal Emperor remained expressionless and said nothing, only slightly lifting his foot to release the suppression of the Bridge to the Other Shore.

Although he would not join forces with the Bridge of the Other Shore to attack Niu Jun, he still wanted to use the Bridge of the Other Shore to test Niu Jun's true strength and see if the other party had really reached the supreme realm he imagined.

Rumble!
Without the suppression of the Immortal Emperor.

The Bridge to the Other Shore began to tremble slightly, and the figures of all the sages and philosophers disappeared into the Bridge to the Other Shore. Then, a terrifying aura erupted, and the Bridge to the Other Shore burst forth with boundless divine light, charging straight toward Niu Jun.

obviously.

The opinions of the various philosophers and sages have reached a temporary consensus, and they are preparing to first suppress Niu Jun, a major enemy.

Of course, the Bridge to the Other Shore, though seemingly grand in scale, actually holds back a fraction of its power. If things turn sour, it will break through the dimensions of space and time and escape directly.

"That's just human nature!"

Niu Jun shook his head, slightly raised his right hand, and reached out to grab the bridge to the other side.

One is a bridge to the other shore, hundreds of feet high.

One is a six-inch palm.

The two, one large and one small, form a striking contrast.

However, when the Bridge to the Other Shore approached within a hundred feet of Niu Jun, it began to shrink rapidly at a visible speed, uncontrollably falling towards the six-inch palm. The sages and philosophers within the Bridge to the Other Shore naturally sensed something amiss.

What can be done?

The vast difference in strength and realm cannot be bridged by a single top-tier immortal artifact.

Therefore, no matter what the various sages and philosophers did, they still could not prevent the bridge to the other shore from falling into Niu Jun's hands.

"A bunch of charlatans who desecrate humanity, they are truly disgusting."

Niu Jun looked at the Bridge to the Other Shore in his hand, ignoring the pleas and explanations of the sages and philosophers inside. He clenched his five fingers together and gently squeezed, and the Bridge to the Other Shore, which was said to connect reality and the other shore, was directly crushed into a small golden ball.

Endless karmic fire raged inside the small sphere, and the screams of the souls of all the philosophers and sages echoed endlessly.

Niu Jun looked up and glanced at Fan Zihunying, who was screaming in agony as he was burned by karmic fire. After thinking for a moment, he finally decided to be a good person and let these charlatans reunite in the karmic fire sphere on the other shore.

With a wave of his hand, he took the soul of the Brahma child, which was being burned by karmic fire, into the karmic fire ball of the other shore, and then threw the karmic fire ball of the other shore into the endless void as if it were trash.

Weren't these philosophers and sages of the past pursuing the other shore and eternity?

Niu Jun is a good person.

Therefore, their wishes were directly granted, and they were granted eternal life, allowing them to completely transcend the lifespan limitations of the Yang Gods and live for more than 129,600 years.

Furthermore, he also kindly reinforced the sturdiness of the Other Shore Karmic Fireball, allowing this magical treasure to truly reach the level of a Golden Immortal. Even if the Origin Land is destroyed, the Other Shore Karmic Fireball will not be damaged, truly reaching the point where heaven and earth decay but the ball remains indestructible.

This way.

These philosophers and sages of the past also reached the other shore through alternative methods.

"Has Your Excellency already reached the other shore realm?"

An aged voice rang out, and the Eternal Emperor looked at Niu Jun with burning eyes and asked.

"the other side?"

Upon hearing this, Niu Jun shook his head and asked in return, "What is the other shore?"

Done.

Without waiting for the Emperor of Immortality to answer, he continued, "The Dao is boundless, the road is endless, beyond mountains are green hills, beyond buildings are more buildings, when will the desires of the human heart cease?"

"Even the Great Luo Dao Lord who truly transcends time and destiny dares not say that he has reached the other shore. How dare you, a little guy with only the combat power of a Xuanxian, aspire to the other shore?"

The other shore that everyone in the Yangshen world seeks.

In Niu Jun's view, it was simply a joke.

A group of novices in the Immortal Path, whose highest level was only at the True Immortal realm and whose combat strength was no more than that of the Profound Immortal, were constantly talking about the Other Shore.

Do they even know what the other side of the world means?

Beyond the mountains, green hills rise; beyond the buildings, more buildings stand. When will the desires of the human heart cease?

No matter how high your cultivation level or how strong your combat power, as long as you still have desires and pursuits in your heart, you will never be able to reach the other shore.

the other side!

What is the other shore?

The other shore is never a state of spiritual cultivation, but rather the desires of the human heart.

If one can be content with what one has, carefree and without worries, even in purgatory one can still reach the other shore.

This is like Niu Jun asking the various sages and philosophers what morality is.

Lao Tzu said: "The Tao gives birth to them, Virtue nourishes them, things take shape, and circumstances bring them to completion. Therefore, all things respect the Tao and value Virtue. The Tao is respected and Virtue is valued, not by command, but by their own nature."

Morality, morality.

The Way and Virtue are never one; they are two completely different concepts.

The Tao is the truth that governs nature and is common to all humankind.

Virtue refers to human morality and conduct.

Those in the Confucian school who forcibly equate morality with etiquette, honor and disgrace, and public opinion are undoubtedly highly problematic; they are essentially using public opinion to hijack morality.

Therefore, in Niu Jun's view, both morality and the other shore lie in the human heart.

"Great Luo Immortal, Mysterious Immortal?" Upon hearing these two terms, the Longevity Emperor's face showed a thoughtful expression, and he humbly asked, "Please enlighten me, senior!"

"You can probably figure out your own situation yourself, so what's the point of asking these questions?"

Niu Junshen glanced at the Longevity Emperor and said with some regret.

Among all beings in the Yangshen World, if we truly consider talent and wisdom, this Emperor of Longevity before us is undoubtedly the greatest person throughout history.

Others, such as the Daoist of Creation, Hong Yi, and the Hundred Sages of the Hundred Schools of Thought, were either catalyzed by destiny and fortune or were a group of charlatans who stole fame and fortune. They were created by the Taiyi-level figure behind the Yangshen World.

Especially Hong Yi and the Hundred Sages of the Hundred Schools of Thought.

Their various doctrines seem to have some resemblance to those in the Blue Star world, or even the Journey to the West world, and even the content is exactly the same without any changes.

Ironically, the "sages" who wrote these doctrines all had serious problems with their character and scholarship.

This made it hard for Niu Jun not to be suspicious.

He suspected that the Taiyi-level being behind this Yangshen Universe was likely from a primordial universe and was very likely not a human cultivator.

the reason is simple.

If that Taiyi-level being truly of human origin, it would be impossible for it to so blaspheme against the ancient emperors and sages of the human race.

Even if these human emperors and sages were created by himself, it wouldn't matter.

Taiyi cultivators do not distinguish between races, but Taiyi-level experts do have a concept of race.

That Taiyi-level being treated the human sages within his own universe with such an attitude, and ruthlessly reaped the human cultivators within his own universe who were at the Yangshen realm, could you really say that he himself was of human origin?

Niu Jun could only say that a traitor had appeared among the humans of that world.

"If you hear the truth in the morning, you will die in the evening!"

The Emperor of Immortality had a resolute expression, and his eyes revealed utmost piety.

That is a steadfastness and devotion to the Great Way.

As for Niu Jun saying that he himself has problems?

The Eternal Emperor naturally possessed all senses; otherwise, he wouldn't have abandoned the task of condensing the remaining Immortal Monuments after condensing the three Immortal Monuments, leaving the remaining two Primordial God Kings to fend for themselves.

At that time, he sensed something was wrong, which is why he hid in the deepest part of the Origin Land.

Niu Jun glanced meaningfully at the Longevity Emperor and said calmly, "I suppose you've also noticed the problems in your universe and guessed some of them."

"So I won't lie to you. The reason why the Yang God powerhouses in your world died inexplicably without anyone noticing anything amiss is because something has left a contingency plan deep within your souls, altering your memories and perceptions."

As is widely known, the Yangshen World undergoes a cycle every 129,600 years.

Once a cultivator in the Yangshen world achieves Yangshen status, their lifespan can reach 129,600 years.

Then.

Why did all the powerful Yang Gods perish in ancient times?
Even in the medieval period of this era, only some remnants of the Yang Gods and their corpses remained in the Land of Origin. These were all dug up by the Hundred Sages and refined into the Bridge to the Other Shore and the Tomb of the Philosophers.

Is there really no problem here?

If there is a problem, why didn't the Yang spirit notice it?

Previously, Niu Jun did not know where the problem lay.

It wasn't until he saw the Eternal Emperor and the Hundred Sages that he realized these Yang Gods had long been tampered with. Their cognition and memories had all been blocked and modified, turning them into puppets of Heaven's Will.

That's why Niu Jun said that even if the Longevity Emperor knew the concepts of Xuanxian and Daluo, it would be meaningless.

"As for the Xuanxian and Daluo realms?"

“The Xuanxian are those who truly control a Great Dao of the Laws of Heaven and Earth, and can use the power of the laws of Heaven and Earth to condense a domain of laws. Their realm is even above that of the Yangshen in your world.”

"And the Great Luo Realm?"

Niu Jun paused slightly at this point, then shook his head: "I'm sorry, this realm is beyond my comprehension. With my current cultivation level, I cannot understand its power at all, let alone describe it."

(End of this chapter)