"Then how should we contact the Tribulation Lords of the Ten Directions? And how should we hand over the ancient sword to him?"
An old Confucian School scholar inquired.
This matter must be clarified, otherwise, the Confucian School of the Central Plains will be the ones to suffer if anything goes wrong.
"Where are your brains? Can't you use your brains? Although those robbers are pressed for time and don't have many choices, by simply handing the ancient sword over to their doorstep, how could they not know your scheme?"
You guys are in such a hurry to die!
Wang Hao started spitting again. Although he couldn't fight these old guys in his true form, it was still good to curse them out.
This is a rare opportunity, don't miss it!
The eight Confucian School patriarchs calmly wiped their faces. They had long been used to being scolded during this period, and since they needed their help, they naturally didn't care.
"Giving the ancient sword to the Imperial Lord so he can pass it on to the other Tribulation Lords would greatly benefit him. You can use this as a bargaining chip to have the Imperial Lord, while comprehending the method of condensing Fortune, also draw out the remnant spirit hidden within the Fortune of Mount Tai by our ancestors, using it as a guide to comprehend the Literary Qi Nourishing Method. That is the very foundation of our Confucian School school!"
After a furious outburst, Wang Hao regained his composure, his starry eyes gleaming with wisdom, and revealed a secret that greatly excited the eight Confucian School patriarchs.
"Young friend, are you saying that the Literary Qi Nourishing Method was hidden by our ancestors within the Fortune Mount Tai?"
An old Confucian School scholar was filled with excitement. As a legitimate descendant of Confucius, he naturally longed to obtain the legendary Literary Qi Nourishing Method created by his ancestor.
After all, that is a peerless inheritance that even the Great Heavenly Demon, the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult, covets!
"That's not entirely wrong. According to my Little Sage Manor's deductions, as long as the right person, at the right time and in the right place, can activate the collapsed Human Dao Fortune, it is possible to break through the boundaries of time and space, step into the River of Time, and observe the past and the future."
If the Imperial Lord truly succeeds, he will surely be able to communicate directly with his ancestor Master Kong through the River of Time, and obtaining the Literary Qi Nourishing Method will not be difficult.
"By the way, you can also pay a price to have the Imperial Lord travel back in time and ask our ancestor Master Kong to personally forge a Fortune Supreme Treasure for you. After all, Master Kong is the source of our Confucian School, and only he can represent the Fortune of the entire Confucian School."
Wang Hao's charade grew increasingly enthusiastic, while the eight Confucian School patriarchs listened with utter bewilderment, especially the idea of breaking the boundaries of time and space and stepping into the River of Time —something they simply dared not even imagine.
I originally thought that hearing about Shattering the Void and ascending to the upper realm from the overseas martial arts world was already quite remarkable, but I never expected that I would have such a great opportunity to step into the realm of time.
This is defying the heavens!
Living in a low-level martial arts world, they had never heard of such a fantastical setting before, so they were naturally quite frightened.
Ignoring the old folks who were still stunned, Wang Hao used his Divine Sense Object Control to draw ink from a large vat of ink that the Confucian School had prepared, and began his writing career.
He had previously been asked by the Confucian School to organize their classic texts and doctrines; how could he possibly miss such a golden opportunity to completely mislead Confucian School?
He had already planned for this, and directly based his elementary school textbooks on Confucian School.
Although he was quite unhappy with Confucian School, he had to admit that Confucianism was very effective in educating people, especially in early childhood education and shaping character, which was unmatched by other schools of thought.
Therefore, using Confucianism as the foundation for elementary school textbooks is the most appropriate approach.
Of course, this is limited to Chinese language textbooks. As for mathematics, it has little to do with Confucianism; that's a separate doctrine.
Finally, Wang Hao thought about it and cobbled together a series of Chinese language textbooks for junior high, high school, and university.
"This is a Confucian textbook I have compiled. You should ask the Imperial Lord to use it as a course for educating the next generation of the court. In this way, Confucian School can be immortalized."
Here's a piece of advice: implement these new educational materials as soon as possible, especially the primary school materials. It would be best to train more teachers to educate children.
The Imperial Lord's time is limited this time, and there will definitely be a shortage of talent in this area. This is a golden opportunity for our Confucian School, and you must seize it."
Wang Hao tossed the neatly packed teaching materials to the old folks and gave them earnest instructions.
The eight Confucian School patriarchs took the neatly stacked teaching materials and began to examine them carefully, nodding in amazement as they read.
These teaching materials are indeed based on their Confucian thought, and they progress step by step, from easy to difficult, with very tight connections, making them very easy to learn and far more efficient than their previous education models.
He truly deserves to be called a peerless genius of the overseas martial arts world; he is indeed far superior to them.
"Young friend Jing, would you allow us to witness the martial arts tradition of your Little Sage Manor?"
After a while, the leading Confucian School patriarch put down the paper manuscript in his hand and set his sights on the Little Sage Manor.
"Get out! If you don't want to be mortal enemies with my Little Sage Manor, then don't even think about it!"
Wang Hao refused without hesitation, glancing warily at the top of the heads of the eight Confucian School patriarchs as if he could see the overwhelming Karmic Cause and Effect.
Seeing the other party's familiar actions, the faces of the eight Confucian School patriarchs darkened again. When they first encountered the Sword God Ximen Chuixue and Chunyangzi, the other party reacted in the same way.
They could naturally understand that others were wary of their Karmic Cause and Effect, which was why they dared not pass on their lineage.
"I was being presumptuous. May I ask if young friend Jing has any means of selecting outstanding disciples?"
Since they've already said all that, they naturally can't force the issue; otherwise, it would definitely lead to a falling out, which wouldn't benefit anyone.
Moreover, they now have access to the Literary Qi Nourishing Method created by their ancestors, and in addition, they have previously exchanged martial arts inheritances from overseas martial arts worlds with other tribulation masters, so they are not in a hurry for the martial arts inheritance of the Little Sage Manor.
Compared to that, they would much rather have this person select outstanding disciples for their Confucian School, as this is a major matter concerning the future of their Confucian School.
Previously, they had received intelligence that the Da Ming's royal family, as well as the Taoist School Buddhist Order, had used the three calamity masters to select a large number of qualified younger generations, and they were almost green with envy.
This time, their Confucian School also had relatives from overseas coming, so they certainly couldn't miss this opportunity.
"This isn't difficult for me, but I can only select those with less Karmic Cause and Effect. The others, even if selected, won't be able to grow Karmic Cause and Effect they accumulate."
Wang Hao did not refuse the offer, and this was also a great opportunity to set a trap for the Confucian School.
Soon, the eight Confucian School patriarchs led Wang Hao to a flat open space, where a dense crowd of people, numbering three to four hundred thousand, was already gathered. It was a sea of people.
These people were all children and teenagers aged five to eighteen, specially gathered by Confucian School scholars for Wang Hao to select.
Confucian School has been passed down for two thousand years, and its lineage can be found all over the world, with a total number of people definitely in the millions.
Given such a large base, it's understandable that there are so many children and teenagers.
Wang Hao didn't waste any words and had Xiao Mengmeng activate the Treasure-Seeking Function to find the qualified group among these people.
Xiao Mengmeng was very efficient and quickly made a selection. Even Wang Hao, with his level of mental cultivation, was shocked when he saw the result.
"One hundred thousand people? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Wang Hao asked inwardly in shock, this number was simply too outrageous.
Among the Confucian School scholars, a staggering 100,000 met the required qualifications, with the top group numbering over a hundred, far exceeding the number from the Old Zhu Household.
One can only say that he truly deserves to be Xiongba the overlord who has dominated the Central Plains for nearly two thousand years.
"The effects of Fortune become more pronounced over time. The Great Ming Dynasty was only established for two hundred years. Even with the blessing of National Fortune, it could not compare to the accumulation of nearly two thousand years of history."
Xiao Mengmeng gave a simple explanation, which made Wang Hao understand.
Confucian School is indeed extremely powerful; Buddhist Order and Taoist School simply cannot compare in this respect.
Buddhist Order generally do not have the concept of offspring, so they cannot pass on their traditions. They can only adopt orphans, and even with a certain amount of Fortune, it is difficult to adopt enough outstanding disciples.
Although the rules of Taoist School are not as strict and absolute as those of Buddhist Order, they still emphasize purity of mind and few desires, and very few people in Daoism have offspring, making it slightly better than Buddhist Order.
In comparison, Confucian School does not have these restrictions. It also emphasizes that of the three unfilial acts, the greatest is to have no descendants. In addition, those who can study and pursue knowledge are not short of money. They can have three wives and four concubines. As long as they are not problematic, they are guaranteed to have many children and grandchildren.
In comparison, it naturally has a significant lead.
"Not bad, they lined up and walked past me."
With a smile and a nod, Wang Hao casually gave an instruction.
The eight Confucian School patriarchs were overjoyed and quickly gave orders to the younger generation to line up and walk past so that Wang Hao could carefully select their disciples.
With the eight patriarchs of Confucian School speaking, the younger generation dared not be negligent. Moreover, they had understood before coming that today was a great opportunity, so they were even more careful.
More than 300,000 people walked past Wang Hao one by one, and Wang Hao observed them very carefully.
Although Xiao Mengmeng used the system's Treasure-Seeking Function to filter out all qualified people, Human King couldn't possibly select all of them.
He favored those at the very bottom of the Confucian School social hierarchy, because only those who had not received a formal education from aristocratic families could accept the teaching materials he had concocted.
These people were mostly illegitimate sons, or from families with poor overall circumstances, making them ideal to be cultivated as potential allies.
Of course, these are also easy to distinguish. You can tell a thing or two by looking at their complexion, bones, the roughness of their hands and feet, and most importantly, their clothing.
He ignored all those dressed in luxurious clothes, with fair and delicate skin, and haughty expressions; those remaining were naturally his targets.
Because of the large number of applicants and the need for careful screening, the process was not completed until the second day.
Looking at the selected outstanding scholars, the eight Confucian School patriarchs were both delighted and somewhat gloomy.
There was nothing they could do; most of their favored direct descendants had failed to be selected. They knew very well that those younger generation members were absolutely outstanding, and the reason they weren't chosen was probably due to Karmic Cause and Effect.
After all, the successor of this Little Sage Manor had long ago said that he would not choose those with deep Karmic Cause and Effect.
This is no one's fault but theirs; it's all the fault of the Confucian School itself!
"Seventy thousand people is pretty good!"
Looking back at the people he had selected, Wang Hao nodded with satisfaction.
Although his selection method is crude and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, he can ensure that most of the people selected are those who meet his preferences.
"I refuse to accept this!"
Just then, a young man dressed in brocade robes stepped out from the group of those who had been rejected. His expression was full of arrogance and resentment, as well as a hidden bitterness.
The young men and women who were not selected behind them were also very unwilling, especially those dressed in fine clothes who were of noble status.
They are among the most outstanding members of the Confucian School, and they have all demonstrated great talent. Once they grow up, they will inevitably become the backbone of the Confucian School, or even Confucian School top figures. Even those at the Innate Realm can strive for that.
But today, strangely, they were not selected. If it were only a few people, they would accept it, but almost everyone was not selected, and those selected were all useless people of low status and identity.
They could easily see that this outcome was intentional on the part of the other party.
"You insolent brat, how dare you speak like that! Get out of here right now!"
An old Confucian School scholar was furious and shouted a rebuke, but he only reprimanded him verbally and did not take any further action, clearly dissatisfied with the outcome.
The other Confucian School patriarchs remained silent, but they all subtly expressed a hint of dissatisfaction.
"Little brat, what does your dissatisfaction have to do with me? Who told you to inherit such a heavy Karmic Cause and Effect? You should blame your parents and ancestors. But since you dared to be the first to stand up, I'll show you a way out."
Wang Hao said with a smile, "If it were in the past, it wouldn't matter. Once the Human Dao Fortune re-condenses, the effects of Fortune, Karmic Cause and Effect will be fully activated. With the Karmic Cause and Effect on you activated, it will be absolutely impossible for you to break through to the Innate Realm. However, it's not absolute. As long as you can break through to the Innate before the Human Dao Fortune condenses, you can bypass this hurdle!"
The young men and women in fine clothes were initially filled with joy and anticipation because Wang Hao was going to point out a way out, but when they heard the method Wang Hao proposed, they were all dumbfounded.
They all knew that the rumored Imperial Lord, Zhu Yanzu, would gather the Human Dao Fortune within two years at most, meaning they only had two years left.
Although they considered themselves exceptionally talented, they had no chance of achieving the Innate Realm within two years, let alone breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm.
This is absolutely a dead end!
It's better not to say anything at all!