Fang Yun held the New Annotations to the Analects he had written and recited in an even voice. First, he read the original text of Sage Kong's The Analects, then explained each character in turn, followed by a literal translation and, finally, an interpretive translation, most of which included extended meanings.
Fang Yun possessed Heavenly Words in the Mouth. Anyone who heard his voice would fully understand the meanings of the characters and passages and find them difficult to forget. He also possessed a trace of power from the edges of the instructional sacred way, which made his words all the more convincing and rendered the two Great Demon Kings devout and humble.
Heavenly Words in the Mouth merely made those attending his lessons absorb them passively, but the power of the instructional sacred way prompted them to change actively as they listened. Over the months and years, all those changes would become habits, turning them into entirely new people.
Like The Analects, the New Annotations to the Analects contained twenty sections. After reading five, Fang Yun looked at the two Great Demon Kings.
The two Great Demon Kings were utterly enthralled, still savoring this classic of the human race.
Fang Yun left the two demons alone and took up his brush to make minor corrections to the first five sections, for he had gained new insights during his recitation.
Only after two hours did the two Great Demon Kings regain their composure. Compared with before, their gazes were gentler.
Fang Yun's original plan had been to visit the Ancient Emperor Forest first, then wait near Red Mountain for the Divine Gift Mountains and Seas. But the spoils from robbing the demon barbarians had far exceeded his expectations, and entering the Ancient Emperor Forest might take too much time, so