Confucian Cultivator Under One Person

Fu Yuan did not explain and took Du Xiaozhai down the mountain. After arriving at the town at the foot of the mountain, he did not rush back to the hotel to rest, but went to a place with fewer people.

Du Xiaozhai didn't understand why, but he still chose to follow.

At a construction site, even though the workers had already taken a break, Fu Yuan still took Du Xiaozhai in without hesitation.

As they walked, Fu Yuan suddenly spoke, "Here I come!"

Then he pulled Du Xiaozhai and quickly took three steps back.

"Clang-crack-"

A steel pipe from the scaffolding fell in front of the two men with a loud noise. It bounced twice on the ground and hit a stone on the ground.

Suddenly, the stone shot out like a bullet, heading straight for Fu Yuan's eyes.

Fu Yuan seemed to have anticipated this and pulled Du Xiaozhai to the side to avoid it again.

The stone flew past and no one knew where it went.

Du Xiaozhai was stunned and blurted out: "I didn't see it!"

There are countless possibilities in the future, but the moment accidents start to happen, a certain possibility in the future has completely become a reality, leaving only one!

For example, if you hold an iron ball in your hand, you can toss it up, throw it away, or hold it in your hand, or even put it back in your pocket... There are countless possibilities.

But when you let go of your hand, there is only one reality, that is, the iron ball will leave your hand and fall directly down until it is blocked!

In other words, the moment the steel pipe on the scaffolding detached, countless futures became the only one - the steel pipe fell to the ground!

So even though Du Xiaozhai couldn't see the steel pipe falling off, he could definitely see it hitting the ground!

But she didn't see...

This was the reason why Du Xiaozhai was surprised. He turned to look at Fu Yuan, hoping to get an explanation.

Judging from Fu Yuan's reaction, he was obviously prepared for this.

"The way of utmost sincerity can predict the future!"

After Fu Yuan said this, he suddenly changed the subject and said, "I grew up in the countryside and was raised by my grandparents."

Du Xiaozhai suppressed his doubts and said, "Yes, I heard that your grandparents had an accident..."

Fu Yuan shook his head, pointed at the steel pipe on the ground, and said, "After seeing this, do you still think it was an accident?"

Du Xiaozhai was puzzled.

Fu Yuan said seriously, "The explanation given by the village at the time was that my grandfather was carrying sandbags for some children when he fell on a steel shed, and the shed collapsed... and it just happened to take the lives of my grandparents!

At first glance, it was indeed just an accident, but upon closer inspection, wasn't it too unlucky? Or too deliberate?

I just felt something was wrong, but I had no power, so I could only force myself to ask, forcing out a surge of righteousness... Then, I sensed a will beyond mortals, which I'll call "Immortal Number One."

Du Xiaozhai said with a serious expression, "Immortal?"

Fu Yuan smiled and said, "If you are an 'immortal', then you are not burdened by material things, you can rest freely, do nothing, let everything take its course, follow the great way, and will not interfere with anything in the world!

But He chose to kill my grandparents through an accident. This is "active law" and it is an interference. Only a human would do this.

So He is both an "immortal" and a "human"... Today I just reconfirmed this suspicion!"

Du Xiaozhai pointed at the steel pipe and asked, "Is this what the 'Number One Immortal' made?"

"Maybe, maybe not...but it's very likely."

Fu Yuan shook his head and said, "I specifically found two people during the day and had a conversation with them. My words revealed that I was targeting him... If it were an immortal, they would have ignored it. But now they have arranged an accident for me. Does it seem like revenge or a warning? This is something only a human can do."

Du Xiaozhai frowned, not knowing what to say, but in his heart he agreed with Fu Yuan's speculation.

Fu Yuan continued, "In Shuowen Jiezi, the word 'xian' means to move, to move into the mountains, to live forever in the immortal world! Therefore, immortals transcend the Three Realms and are not part of the Five Elements. The word 'qu' fully demonstrates that immortals do not care about the mundane world or worldly affairs!"

But "immortals" are different. Immortals are still human after all, with their own will, but they are also "immortals", transcending the five elements, able to control the mortal world and dominate the mortal world... Do you want your fate to be controlled by someone, who can only live if they want you to live, and die if they want you to die?"

Du Xiaozhai thought about it for a moment, shook his head decisively, and said, "How is that possible? My fate is in my own hands!"

Fu Yuan smiled and said, "Actually, this is the most authentic Confucian saying, but this spirit of resistance has always been engraved in our bones. Do you remember the painting I mentioned?"

Du Xiaozhai nodded and said, "Is it the painting of the Supreme Will?"

Fu Yuan said: “When I painted that picture, I once again felt that kind of will that transcends mortals, but I don’t know if He is the ‘Immortal No. 1’… let’s call Him the ‘Immortal No. 2’.

After I sensed and drew the "Immortal No. 2", he tried to tell me something through the painting. This style is completely different from that of the "Immortal No. 1", so I distinguished them.

Last night, there was also a "No. 3 Immortal" who lowered his head and looked at us. According to what you said, he was just "watching" and should not affect us. We can ignore him for the time being.

At the moment, I can only sense these three immortals, and I want to catch one and try."

Du Xiaozhai swallowed his saliva and asked: "How to catch it?"

"For now, I only have a rough idea. I need to continue observing and planning."

Fu Yuan continued forward with Du Xiaozhai, saying, "The easiest person to observe is Immortal Number One. Whether it was the death of my grandparents or the accident right before us, I suspect it was Immortal Number One who was interfering. The more he interferes, the more information he reveals."

Du Xiaozhai was bewildered: "What was exposed?"

"At least he has a bad temper." Fu Yuan sneered and pulled Du Xiaozhai to run forward quickly for more than ten meters.

Immediately afterwards, the scaffolding that had been in good condition suddenly collapsed, and countless steel pipes tilted down, making a loud noise.

If the two of them didn't run away, they would probably be buried by this pile of steel pipes.

Amidst the flying dust, several parts shot out silently, but Fu Yuan anticipated this and dodged them with ease.

"See, I told you He has a bad temper!"

Fu Yuan pulled Du Xiaozhai along, and they took the Yu Step, each step covering over ten meters. They quickly left the danger zone, then said, "Did you see that? 'He's unable to interfere with things that have qi, otherwise he would have just interfered with us."

Du Xiaozhai seemed to understand, and said, "So, we have to use Qi to fight Him?"

Fu Yuan pondered quietly for a moment and said, "He should have left. He is a great immortal, but he can still be controlled by his own emotions. He must have achieved immortality through some shortcut.

Flowers, plants, trees, snakes, insects, rats, and ants—these all have qi. Mountains, rivers, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning—these also have qi. He cannot interfere with any of them. Otherwise, a thunderbolt would descend, a direct punishment from heaven, or an earthquake, landslide, rolling rocks, or something like that…

The universe began with primordial energy, and all things were created by the universe... What do you think He can interfere with?"

Du Xiaozhai pondered and said, "Something unnatural?"

Fu Yuan nodded and said, "Some old houses, as long as there are people living in them, can stand no matter how dilapidated they are. But if no one lives in them for a long time, they will inevitably collapse."

Du Xiaozhai suddenly realized: "Because the house is popular!"

Fu Yuan finally said, "Don't worry about unnatural creations that can hold a lot of people's popularity, or places where people gather. But be careful about the rest!"

Chapter 76 Chance Encounter

The rest of the game was nothing to watch.

The only highlight was the first match the next morning, between Zhang Chulan and Wang Ye.

After the game started, it was a long time before Wang Ye finally arrived. He looked tired, staggered, and ran into the field gasping for breath.

Feng Baobao was still chasing after him, swinging a cattail and hitting him...

According to Wang Ye, he was chased by Feng Baobao all night and was exhausted. This also reminded people of what Feng Baobao said on the day of registration:

She was not here to be the Heavenly Master, Zhang Chulan was, and she was responsible for dealing with anyone who got in his way.

This caused many people in the stands to start cursing again.

Wang Ye was quite open-minded. He just complained a few words, then competed with Zhang Chulan in eating steamed buns... and then admitted defeat.

The final was in the afternoon, Zhang Chulan vs. Feng Baobao... Well, it was a fake match, and it was particularly fake!

In the other group, Feng Xingtong lost to Wang Bing of the Wang family. Fu Yuan went to watch it specially. He didn't expect that after he made a big fuss in the Wang family, Wang Bing still chose to swallow the soul when he used the method of summoning souls and sending generals... Fu Yuan did not pay attention to the feud between the Wang family and the Feng family.

Anyway, the original plot said that Feng Tianyang, the creator of Ju Ling Qian Jiang, gave out some information after being captured, and at the same time handed Ju Ling Qian Jiang to the Wang family to save his life, so both the Wang family and the Feng family controlled Ju Ling Qian Jiang.

In the afternoon, Wang Bing was dealt with by Zhang Lingyu.

……

In the evening, Feng Xingtong quietly found Fu Yuan, pulled him aside, and asked in a low voice, "Fu Yuan, did you see the king and his envoys detaining spirits and sending generals?"

Fu Yuan said with a smile: "Why? I wonder why Wang Bing can also summon spirits and send generals?"

Feng Xingtong shook his head and said, "My father has already explained this to me... I... I..."

He stammered and couldn't say anything.

Fu Yuan understood, "Emotionally, you can't accept the Soul Devouring Technique, but reality tells you that after swallowing souls, your strength will skyrocket... You don't know which is the correct way to use the Soul Confinement Technique?"

Feng Xingtong smiled bitterly and nodded, saying, "You asked me to master my own methods thoroughly, but I really don't understand which one is right? Spirits are our partners, not tools..."

Fu Yuan shook his head and said, "It's good to have righteousness in your heart, but don't let your emotions control you! Lao Tzu said, 'What you have is for profit, what you don't have is for use.'"

Whether you treat the spirit as a tool or a partner, both are "possessions" and can benefit you. Ultimately, if you treat the spirit as a partner, isn't it also a tool to satisfy your own emotions?

Feng Xingtong was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "It seems so... Could it be that Devouring the Soul is the right thing to do?"

Fu Yuan was speechless and said, "Do you know what "Spirit Platform" means? Originally, Spirit Platform was a platform for praying to the gods. In spiritual practice, a person's Spirit Platform is also a platform for facing the Yuan Shen directly!"

A high and square structure is called a platform. Since the celestial phenomena are above, one must ascend the platform to observe them. Therefore, platforms were built for observing the sky. Why do we ascend the Lingtai to observe the sky?

Feng Xingtong seemed to understand something and said, "Climbing high and looking far, the view is unobstructed?"

Fu Yuan nodded and said, "So the spiritual platform must be clear and bright in order to face the Yuan Shen directly... You put a bunch of messy things on the spiritual platform, and you still want to pray to the gods?"

Feng Xingtong lowered his head and pondered for a long time. Suddenly, his face was shocked and he looked up in disbelief: "Is the spirit being arrested... My own spirit?"

Fu Yuan smiled and said, "Humans are the leaders of all spirits. They can control spirits and send gods... As for the rest, you have to figure it out yourself!"

Feng Xingtong became excited: "What you have is for your benefit, what you don't have is for your use... So that's how it is! I understand. Thank you, Fu Yuan!"

……

The next day was the last day of the Luotian Grand Ceremony and also the finals.

Zhang Chulan versus Zhang Lingyu.

Again, even without the previous examples of Fu Yuan and Yu Qingfu, the match between the two would still be considered exciting.

Yin Wu Lei versus Yang Wu Lei, it is fancy, but it is just a personal competition, a showdown of means, no different from a fight.

Zhang Lingyu was ambushed by the old Taoist priest and lost his breath at the last moment. Zhang Chulan narrowly won.

But Zhang Lingyu did not lose out either, as he got Lu Jin's Tongtian Talisman.