The Erudite Kong Anguo

Dong Zhongshu used what he had money for, and ignored what Dong Zhongshu didn't. Similarly, he used treasures in the same way. Dong Zhongshu relied on a fan for most of the year and was extremely casual about the power of the treasures he borrowed.

It wasn't until Zhang Xuezhou met Kong Sage Kong, that he understood what academic foundation meant and what a wealthy family meant.

Kong Anguo was knowledgeable and erudite, surpassing even Zhang Xuezhou in many ways.

Zhang Xuezhou had met some high-ranking members of the Sacred Land and seen some rare items, but Kong Anguo possessed more systematic knowledge and had a certain understanding of various treasures.

If Zhang Xuezhou doesn't launch a surprise attack to catch his opponent off guard, or simply flee to escape and leave them helpless, it's difficult for him to discern his opponent's strength in a direct confrontation, and it's also difficult for him to make the most accurate response.

This involves the opponent's school of thought and techniques, as well as the Law Treasure and Law Artifact they possess.

While Kong Anguo was speaking eloquently, he was explaining the latter part of the sentence about blindness to Zhang Xuezhou.

"In the beginning of time, there was a supreme treasure, the Azure Lotus. The god Pangu was born from this Azure Lotus. When Pangu emerged, he created earth, water, wind, and fire. He wielded a giant axe to create the Three Realms heaven, earth, and man. After the Azure Lotus gave birth to Pangu, it shattered and gave rise to many primordial things. These combined with the unintelligent elements of heaven and earth to create primordial treasures. As for the giant axe, it shattered and scattered across the earth, giving rise to countless divine irons..."

From the mysterious and enigmatic tales of creation and divine beings, Kong Anguo gradually shifted his focus to modern treasures.

Just like living beings, treasures also have a lifespan. In the early days, cultivators practiced in a simple and brutal way, relying more on the treasures of heaven and earth to fight.

Once the world's innate treasures had found their owners, and many Law Treasure were shattered in the struggles, cultivators began to imitate the abilities of these innate treasures, thus evolving into a more systematic cultivation method.

This method of cultivation is naturally inferior to innate treasures, but it is still better than being helpless.

As time progresses, innate treasures are constantly broken and reduced in number, and some cultivation methods combined with Law Treasure crafted by cultivators have also gained the power to counteract them.

This began to involve acquired magical Law Treasure and gradually entered the realm of modern cultivators.

"The destruction of heaven and earth over a thousand years ago was a battle between innate treasures, acquired Law Treasure, and cultivators," Kong Anguo said eloquently. "Since then, innate treasures have almost disappeared from the competition, while acquired treasures have emerged in endless succession, leading to the various Law Treasure used by different schools and sects..."

"Brother Kong, what kind of Law Treasure is that Chaos Spirit Root Treasure?"

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but chime in, and his question was quickly resolved.

"The Chaos Spirit Root is naturally related to chaos," Kong Anguo said. "Do you remember when I mentioned the innate treasures that were transformed from the blue lotus in chaos? After these innate treasures shattered, a trace of the blue lotus's spiritual light remained. That light vanished upon seeing the ground, its whereabouts unknown. If this light were to transform within the earth, it would become the Chaos Spirit Root."

"I see!"

"Most of these Chaotic Spirit Root are extraordinary," Kong Anguo said. "Some Chaotic Spirit Root blossom and bear fruit; consuming a single fruit saves a cultivator countless years of refinement, granting them incredible power. Some Chaotic Spirit Root give rise to treasure embryos; with a little polishing, they possess Law Power, comparable to the Technique Method top cultivators. Some Chaotic Spirit Root produce highly poisonous substances; contact with them leads to death and annihilation, even for the True Self Realm cultivators. All of these have incredible effects."

"Wonderful!"

"Although the Chaos Spirit Root contains great mysteries, it also presents a problem," Kong Anguo said.

"What's the trouble?"

"Items with chaotic Spirit Root possess innate uniqueness and have extremely high requirements for their owners. If they are not nurtured with spiritual jade, they will either burrow underground on their own or die right before your eyes," Kong Anguo said.

"This thing can die?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in surprise.

"The death I'm referring to is mortal transformation," Kong Anguo said. "Mortal transformation means that a treasure is reduced to an ordinary object, like that spirit jade being destroyed and turned into stone, which then becomes useless."

"Goodness gracious! Does that mean only great figures can possess this Chaos Spirit Root?" Zhang Xuezhou exclaimed.

"These treasures generally grow in secret places," Kong Anguo said. "We ordinary people can't possess them, and even if we did, we wouldn't have them for more than a few years!"

"That's a total rip-off!"

"That's not the worst part. The problem of not being able to properly nurture a Chaos Spirit Root is one thing, but the real trouble is that you become mortal while using a Chaos Spirit Root. This oversight can be fatal in a battle," Kong Anguo said. "I've read records of top-tier cultivators' battles in books, and quite a few have perished because of this!"

"That's terrible!"

"That's for sure," Kong Anguo said. "What we can truly control and use are acquired magical Law Treasure. Although their power is somewhat inferior, they are stable, controllable, and inexpensive!"

That's it!

Zhang Xuezhou thought of Dong Zhongshu, who still carries a fan, and himself, who carries a weighing instrument and Law Artifact, and felt that the idea of getting something for nothing was a valid one.

He also had a "Ding" calligraphy scroll given to him by Prefect Wenweng in his pocket, which was something that could activate the Law Treasure's effects simply by reciting "Ding Ding Ding." These were items that Zhang Xuezhou was reluctant to use.

There was a demon depicted on the portrait of Sage Kong, so Zhang Xuezhou couldn't very well show it to Kong Anguo. However, there was no problem using the calligraphy copybook by Prefect Wen Weng.

This calligraphy model book is also a consumable item. Zhang Xuezhou used it as an example to learn how to nurture and use this Law Treasure.

He retrieved the treasure, which prompted Kong Anguo to examine it closely.

"This calligraphy is quite good; it's a rare gem," Kong Anguo praised.

"Of course, this calligraphy model was created by Prefect Weng back then..."

Zhang Xuezhou was holding the calligraphy copybook when he opened his mouth to introduce it. Kong Anguo tried to stop him, but then sat up straight and couldn't move.

His expression froze, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't, and his hand remained outstretched, unable to be withdrawn.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't notice anything strange at first, but after narrating a few words, he noticed that the character 'ding' on the Ding copybook was a bit dim.

"Brother Kong? Brother Kong?"

"Prefect Wen told me back then that this calligraphy scroll wouldn't be fixed for long, you... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have used the word 'fixed.' I refined this calligraphy scroll before, and I must have accidentally triggered the Law Treasure's effect after taking it out..."

Having acquired an inkstone, Zhang Xuezhou never expected that his unintentional introduction would ruin his calligraphy copybook.

He looked at the four characters Ding on the Ding copybook that were dimming continuously. Zhang Xuezhou felt that his luck was the same as before.

Someone generously gives him some treasures, and he ends up having to pay out of his own pocket.

"Prefect Wen said this post can restrain a cultivator at the Divine Ability Realm once, lasting for thirty breaths; restrain a cultivator at the Body Transformation Realm for forty-five breaths; restrain a cultivator at the Consciousness Creation Realm for about sixty breaths; and restrain a cultivator at the True Spirit Realm for one hundred and twenty breaths. Brother Kong, what level is your cultivation?"

One breath is one inhalation and one exhalation through the nostrils, and this breath lasts about three seconds.

If it is a True Spirit Realm cultivator, the time they are immobilized is about 360 seconds, which is six minutes.

Combining the effects of the four fixing characters, Zhang Xuezhou felt that Kong Anguo might be pinned by him for nearly half an hour.

Zhang Xuezhou marveled at the practicality of the "fixed calligraphy copybook" as a powerful weapon. If the opponent was not a special type of cultivator or possessed a protective Law Treasure, even a cultivator at the Divine Ability Realm would likely be defeated if fixed by it.

The usefulness of the calligraphy practice book corresponds to Zhang Xuezhou's heartache; he felt that the calligraphy practice book should not be used in this kind of exchange.

"This treasure hasn't even been used against any enemy yet, but it's already caused trouble for a newly acquainted friend. No wonder calligraphy Law Treasure are considered best when they have 'static,' 'silent,' 'concealed,' and 'forbidden' properties. If this were something with lethal power, it would be terrible. Accidentally triggering it could wipe out our entire group!"

Zhang Xuezhou kept thinking to himself that this did not trigger the power of the calligraphy model book again.

But he won't be able to avoid having to sincerely apologize later.