Two Realms Mountain
Yun Qingyang snatched the book from Ma Feifei's hand.
"What are you doing!" Ma Feifei glared at Yun Qingyang, clearly annoyed. He was engrossed in reading when Yun Qingyang suddenly snatched the book away. It felt like being Sheer Force interrupted just before the end, extremely unpleasant.
So... what kind of feeling is that?
"Can you answer my question properly?" Yun Qingyang looked at Ma Feifei with a serious expression, seemingly dissatisfied with Ma Feifei's attitude and answer.
"What's wrong with me?" Ma Feifei was a little confused. Although he had indeed been a bit absent-minded just now, he had definitely answered Yun Qingyang's question properly.
Yun Qingyang pointed to the floating text and said, "The question was: 'The wind blows the sail, does it move the wind or the sail?' What was your answer?"
"I'm tempted!" Ma Feifei replied after a moment's hesitation.
"Idiot, where did the question mention being moved?" Yun Qingyang looked at Ma Feifei as if she were a fool.
"Uh..." Ma Feifei looked at Yun Qingyang, then at the floating text beside her, and for a moment didn't know what to say.
"Hiss, now that you mention it, it does seem to make sense. So tell me, is it the wind that's moving... or the sail?" Ma Feifei rested his chin on his hand, looking thoughtfully at the floating text, and asked.
"Are you stupid? They say the wind blows the sails, so naturally both the wind and the sails are moving," Yun Qingyang replied confidently.
Before Ma Feifei could even speak, the floating golden characters suddenly made a soft sound, then turned into specks of golden powder and dissipated before finally falling to the ground.
Clearly, Yun Qingyang 'Yun Qingyang statement was recognized by the system as an answer, but it was not the correct answer, so she did not receive the quiz reward.
"Oh!" Ma Feifei exclaimed, her mouth agape in surprise as she watched the falling golden powder, then shrugged.
The question Yun Qingyang encountered came from the Buddhist scripture "Six Patriarchs' Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch," a classic text compiled by Huineng, the patriarch of the Chan (Zen) school of Buddhism, and his disciple Fahai and others.
There's a story behind this topic. It's said that when Huineng wandering around Faxing Temple in Guangzhou, he heard a monk say, "The wind blows and the banner moves," and another monk said, "The banner moves, and you know the wind is blowing."
Huineng n't help but interject, saying, "It is not the wind that moves, nor the flag that moves, but the mind of the benevolent one that moves."
Upon hearing this profound discourse, Master Yin Zong of Faxing Temple immediately struck up a conversation with him. He learned that the man was none other than Huineng, whose fame he had long admired. He then asked a high-ranking monk to ordain him, complete the monastic ceremony, and respectfully invited him to formally ascend to the position of the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism.
So what does this sentence mean? In Buddhism, it is roughly explained as follows: There is a saying that a spiritual practitioner does not see the faults of others, so many practitioners avoid talking about it. This is a misunderstanding of not seeing the faults of others. A spiritual practitioner does not see the faults of others because they can put themselves in the other person's shoes, think from their perspective, and understand them.
"Why was the answer wrong?" Yun Qingyang stared at the spot where the golden characters had disappeared, completely baffled. Of course, with her intelligence, it was impossible for her to guess the answer, but Yun Qingyang was not convinced and reached out to grab another fallen golden character.
At that moment, Ma Feifei secretly slipped away.
While Dubian Town was still bustling with the anniversary celebrations, thousands of miles away from the Chu Kingdom, on the border between the Qin State and Zhao State Kingdoms, lay a place called Two Realms Mountain, the location of the Vast Academy on the Azure Dragon Continent.
Liangjie Two Realms Mountain, which rise high and echo each other, hence its other name: Twin Peaks. The Twin Peaks are 3,600 zhang high, and the highest point can reach above the clouds. From a distance, they look like a fairyland in the clouds.
On Twin Peaks, buildings stand in rows, palaces and towers arranged in a pleasing and orderly fashion; this is the Vast Academy.
As the number one power that has dominated the Azure Dragon Continent for five thousand years, the Vast Academy has long been a sacred place in the hearts of all cultivators on the Azure Dragon Continent, and a place that many young students dream of entering to study.
However, as the number one power in the Azure Dragon Continent for five thousand years, the Vast Academy is naturally not a place that just anyone can enter.
The Vast Academy is divided into two parts: the Inner Court and the Outer Court. The Inner Court is located on two Twin Peaks, where the important figures of the Vast Academy and the outstanding students live, cultivate, and study. Ordinary people who enter the Twin Peaks without permission will be treated as intruders and dealt with.
At the foot of Twin Peaks, the land is lush and verdant, with pavilions, terraces, and houses stretching for dozens of miles. There are also squares and arenas scattered throughout the area. This is the Outer Court of the Vast Academy.
The Outer Court is generally inhabited by the servants, guards, and newly enrolled students of the Vast Academy, as well as ordinary guests who have traveled from afar to visit Vast Academy.
This is precisely why the Outer Court is far more lively than the Inner Court. In addition, the Vast Academy has just recruited a new batch of students this year, which has added a lot of vitality to the Outer Court.
At the largest plaza at the foot of Twin Peaks, there is a place called the Martial Arts Field, where freshmen from the Outer Court practice and exchange ideas on a daily basis.
The Martial Arts Field has nine arenas. Any student interested in sparring can step onto a arena before starting a match, as the academy has a rule that martial arts are prohibited below the arenas.
On the arena in a corner of the Martial Arts Field, two figures faced off, one in white and the other in blue, both with long hair and adorned with spirit swords, but their auras were different. The one in white exuded a powerful aura, while the one in blue had a restrained presence.
Around the arena, students gathered to watch.
"Hey, who are those two people up there?" a new student asked his classmate with a puzzled look.
"They are Qin Wudao from the Qin Kingdom's Wudao Academy and Yang Chengzhi from the Chu Kingdom's Zhenguan Academy," a classmate remarked, watching the two confronting each other on the stage.
"Since you didn't once train at an academy, why are you suddenly on the arena?" the student asked, puzzled.
The nine arenas in the Martial Arts Field are ostensibly a place for new students to spar, but in reality, they're a place for these hot-blooded newcomers to settle their scores, temper their arrogance, and let everyone know that there are many geniuses in the world who are far stronger than them.
Therefore, generally speaking, if the two parties have no grudges or dislike each other, it is unlikely that a Martial Arts Field arena match will take place.
"Who knows? I just arrived too," the classmate said, shaking his head.
"You guys don't know this, do you?" At this moment, a classmate in front overheard their conversation and turned around to say, "They didn't have any grudges against each other; it was all because of the Mysterious Bookstore."
"The Mysterious Bookstore?" These four words attracted the attention of all the students around, and they all turned their gaze to the student in front of them.