Confucian Cultivators Versus Confucian Cultivators

"Du Xueyi still lacks combat experience. Let's take this loss as a lesson." Qiu Jinan shook his head, seemingly unconcerned about the setback.

Lu Yang thought to himself, "Sect Master Qiu, stop pretending. You've already crushed a teacup, and you're still saying you've lost?"

It was Lu Yang's idea to send Meng Jingzhou to the first round; he wanted Meng Jingzhou to give the Five Elements Sect a taste of their power.

The Immortal Fairy hesitated for a moment, then said, "Sect Master Qiu, I think that Meng Jingzhou's practice of refining his body to the point of his hair, and then using his hair to bump into the opponent's head, can no longer be described as 'lacking combat experience'."

At least in High Antiquity times, the Immortal Fairy had never seen such an outrageous method of body tempering.

Could this be the new era's body cultivator?

Qiu Jinan was speechless after being taken aback by the straightforward Immortal Fairy.

Could someone else sit next to me?

Qiu Jinan put on an indifferent expression. "I had Du Xueyi go first just to warm up the atmosphere. The next one won't be as easy to deal with as Du Xueyi."

On the martial arts training ground, a refined and elegant Confucian scholar appeared, wearing a turban, holding a paper fan, and dressed in a light blue Confucian robe, with an unhurried demeanor.

"This is Fang Hao, the most outstanding Confucian cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Realm of our sect."

Qiu Jin'an said the polite words, but everyone in the Five Elements Sect knew that Fang Hao's level was actually about the same as Du Xueyi's.

"What a coincidence, we are also Confucian scholars."

On the other side of the martial arts square, Man Gu, carrying a large Man Gu, arrived late. Originally, Man Gu wanted to bring Meng Jingzhou over, but the referee wouldn't allow it, saying that Meng Jingzhou wasn't a weapon. Man Gu had no choice but to settle for the second best and choose to use the Wusha Iron Hammer he had just exchanged.

The handle of the hammer has talismans attached, and it can recite the entire text of the "Words of the Sage".

The sage said, "To learn and at due times practice what one has learned, is that not a pleasure?"

Man Gu walked step by step toward Fang Hao, his face contorted with rage. The voice of the "Sage's Words" echoed throughout the entire martial arts square, as if he were a villain who had just slaughtered a family of twenty-eight, not even sparing the smallest mouse. It didn't seem right at all for him to be chanting the Rebirth Mantra after killing someone.

As soon as the match started, Man Gu swung his Wusha Iron Hammer at Fang Hao, but Fang Hao dodged it with an elegant movement.

With Man Gu wrist thrust, Man Gu abruptly altered the hammer's trajectory, sweeping Fang Hao aside.

Fang Hao hadn't expected Man Gu to be so ruthless. Seeing that he couldn't avoid the hammer's attack, he used his paper fan to block it. The paper fan shattered, and he was swept away.

The paper fan was a Law Treasure, capable of blocking a fatal attack, which is why Fang Hao was unharmed.

He suppressed his smile, realizing that this was a formidable opponent.

A miniature whirlwind appeared around Fang Hao, and after it disappeared, an invisible yet undeniably present force surrounded him.

"Righteous energy?" The Immortal Fairy exclaimed in surprise. This was the first time she had seen righteous energy since her resurrection.

Fang Hao is a traditional Confucian scholar, and his invisible power is his righteous spirit.

"Were there Confucian scholars and righteous spirit in High Antiquity times as well?" Lu Yang asked.

"Of course there are. The author of <The Sayings of the Sages> appeared much earlier than you think."

Did Confucius become an immortal?

"Have no idea."

"Have no idea?"

"Sagehood is not a state of cultivation, but rather a State of Mind of 'benevolence.' To live one's life embodying 'benevolence' is to reach the state of sagehood."

"The meaning of 'benevolence' is multifaceted; I could talk to you for three days and three nights and still not finish explaining it. Of course, with my limited knowledge, I can't possibly explain it all in three days and three nights."

Clearly, the Immortal Fairy has a clear understanding of her own knowledge reserves.

Fang Hao used his righteous spirit as ink and wrote in the air with a wolf-hair brush, "Gentlemen, stop here; no passage ahead."

Upon seeing these words, the charging Man Gu involuntarily stopped in his tracks, his body completely out of his control.

This is a technique of unifying knowledge and action, which is extremely rare even among Confucian practitioners. This Law Technique forces the other party to act according to the written words, thus achieving unity of knowledge and action.

Of course, this kind of Law Technique is not unlimited. Even someone as talented as Fang Hao can only use the Unity of Knowledge and Action technique on people of the same realm. People of a higher realm will be directly immune.

It's perfect for dealing with the Man Gu now.

Fang Hao wrote again, "Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you."

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not want. Using this principle, if Man Gu wants to attack Fang Hao, he should attack himself first.

Man Gu, when the order to stop disappeared, Man Gu swung his sledgehammer and smashed it down, startling Fang Hao.

"How did you break free from my control!"

"Control?" Man Gu didn't quite understand Fang Hao's meaning. "Does this mean that if I don't want it, I absolutely won't give it to you? It doesn't restrict my freedom, does it?"

Fang Hao was so angry he almost vomited blood. The premise of "unity of knowledge and action" is understanding the meaning of this sentence, and this other person was a complete savage!

Fang Hao was accidentally grazed by Man Gu's hammer, bleeding profusely. He quickly retreated, dodging Man Gu's hammer, and picked up his pen to write again, "If you want to attack me, you must first attack yourself."

Although vernacular Chinese is far less effective than classical Chinese, we can't worry about that now.

Man Gu continued to swing the giant hammer at Fang Hao, still unable to be controlled.

Fang Hao was incredulous. "You savage, don't you even know how to read?!"

When Man Gu leaped and swung his hammer at Fang Hao's head, Fang Hao noticed that Man Gu were closed!

Man Gu studied with Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou for a month, and his mind became very sharp. After two exchanges, he realized that as long as he didn't look at Fang Hao's handwriting, he wouldn't fall for his tricks.

In that case, close your eyes!

As Man Gu brought down his hammer, the referee intervened and blocked the blow.

If that blow had landed on Fang Hao, he would never be able to write again.

"In the second round, Man Gu wins."

Qiu Jin'an's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but he had been Ask Dao Sect since he was a child, and this was not the first or second time he had looked unpleasant; he was already used to it.

The Immortal Fairy exclaimed, "As expected of the Ancient Barbarian Tribe, a race born for battle; they can even fight with their eyes closed."

"How much do you know about the Ancient Barbarian Tribe?" Lu Yang asked.

The Immortal Fairy said confidently, "Of course, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that I was the teacher of the Ancient Barbarian Tribe."

"You know those barbarians, they're not particularly bright. But they happened to hear that I'm exceptionally intelligent and talented, even among immortals, I'm outstanding, so they invited me to teach among the barbarians."

"Barbarians are hard to teach. They forget everything they're taught, and what they learn on one day is forgotten the next. Fortunately, I have amazing perseverance and enough patience, and I finally learned what it means to give up among the barbarians."

"Later, I changed my strategy and directly enlightened them, instilling my wisdom into their minds and blood. That way, even if I didn't teach them, their intelligence would be second only to mine!"

Lu Yang gasped, "Fairy, you're poisoning people for ten thousand years!"

Suddenly, Lu Yang realized something: the Immortal Fairy had made such a great contribution to the Ancient Barbarian Tribe, yet Man Gu, himself a member of the Ancient Barbarian Tribe, had never heard of the Immortal Fairy.

"Is there a gap in the inheritance of the Ancient Barbarian Tribe, or has someone deliberately concealed the existence of the Immortal Fairy?"

For the world to forget a sage—what a massive undertaking that must be!