The ox cart rolled leisurely onward.
Chen Luo gazed at the old man before him. No matter how he addressed him, the other party seemed not to hear a word, merely lowering his head as he carved the bamboo slips in his hands.
Chen Luo could be certain that the other party looked exactly like the Supreme Sage Master, Confucius.
Within the Heavenly Dao, there was one taboo: the Dao Lord was unique.
The Dao Lord opened the Myriad Miles to the Heavens Great Dao and connected it to the Heavenly Dao. In other words, he was the Heavenly Dao's representative. Thus, within the Heavenly Dao, the Dao Lord was the sole existence.
Therefore, no one else could usurp the Dao Lord's words or place the Dao Lord's words upon themselves.
For example, The Analects was like this. When quoting Sage Confucius's exact words, one had to add the words "The Master said." Buddhism was the same: when repeating the Buddha's exact words, one had to begin with "Thus have I heard."
As for Daoism, aside from the Dao De Jing, few exact words of the Dao Ancestor had been passed down.
Beyond that, there was another taboo.
One could not change into the Dao Lord's appearance.
For example, even though Chen Luo had now opened the two Great Daos of Heart Learning and Chan Buddhism, he still could not transform into the appearance of Confucius or the Buddha.
If even he could not do it, then it was even more impossible for anyone else.
Thus, in Chen Luo's eyes, this "Confucius" had two possible identities.
Either it was something like a wisp of Confucius's soul, hidden within the Heaven Sealing Great Array; or it was simply the Array Spirit of the Heaven Sealing Great Array.
That raised the question.