Zhongni Qiguan Discourse

Many Confucian School classics were compiled by Sage Kong's seventy-two disciples, each with their own methods, which ultimately led to the formation of various Confucian School schools.

The Kong Household inherited Sage Kong's "Zhongni Qiguan Shuo," in which Zhongni represents Sage Kong, and Qiguan refers to Sage Kong's wife.

This lineage uses a question-and-answer format to explain the different training methods for martial artists and sorcerers.

Zhang Xuezhou was also glad that he had encountered the young and open-minded Kong Anguo Kong Zhong.

Kong Anguo is not stingy with the Kong Household tradition, believing that anyone with ability can learn it. He is even happy to learn from people like Zhang Xuezhou, who he recognizes as Kong Anguo.

He took out his heirloom jade and began to tell Zhang Xuezhou his story.

The content of "Zhongni Qiguan Shuo" is also loosely structured, and different individuals may interpret the content differently, leading to different understandings of cultivation practices and learning.

The differences are merely variations such as slightly weaker, slightly stronger, strong, extremely strong, or reminiscent of the style of Confucius and Qi Guan.

For Kong Anguo, his ambition was undoubtedly to surpass his ancestors and, more importantly, to revive the spirit of Sage Kong. He had a very unique pursuit of spiritual cultivation.

Kong Anguo had calculated every step of his cultivation from the very beginning.

He even dreamed of being as accomplished in both literature and martial arts as Dong Zhongshu, but since everyone's cultivation path is different, he ultimately chose to pursue the cultivation of Technique Method.

"If you're not pursuing power, this is indeed a way to quickly improve your cultivation level," Zhang Xuezhou said with a smile.

"If one doesn't pursue power, then this kind of rapid cultivation is unnecessary," Kong Anguo shook his head and said, "Cultivation is the path to becoming stronger, not just about meeting the standards of a certain realm. Especially since such a realm cannot lead to Divine Ability, having a realm without attaining it is of no use!"

"That's true!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, but his mind was on something else entirely.

In reality, many people not only do not need to reach the Divine Ability Realm, but they also do not need to demonstrate great abilities in Realm Technique.

If these people could reach the True Spirit Realm and possess the ability to lock onto targets at a short distance, Zhang Xuezhou felt that would be enough. If they could reach the Consciousness Creation Realm or the Body Transformation Realm, they would gain the ability to lock onto targets at a distance of hundreds of meters.

This allows a person to shoot quickly and accurately.

For example, Wang Li, who hadn't even broken through the borders; Wang Haoran's sons Sunzi; and Zuo Teng and others.

If there were a unique method to reach the True Spirit Realm, Zhang Xuezhou felt that such Realm Cultivation Technique could serve as an auxiliary ability, similar to the Mental Strengthening Chapter.

Among them, those with exceptional talent can be replaced using the Yin-Yang School's Realm Technique. Even if their realm is significantly reduced as a result, they may still be able to cultivate back up.

Kong Anguo believed that it was useless to spend a lot of Origin-Nurturing Pill and Spirit-Forging Pill pills to cultivate a useless person with only a cultivation level. However, in the real world, the cost of these cultivation medicines is very low, and the cost of cultivating hundreds or thousands of people is not high.

In this respect, Kong Anguo's ideas are undoubtedly in line with the current social situation and are correct.

For Zhang Xuezhou, his other world needed such high-level useless people to turn decay into magic. After all, in the real world, cultivation is driven by Gene Sequence, and other cultivation techniques can only exist as auxiliary methods.

"If Brother Anguo can enter the Divine Ability and explore beyond Divine Ability, the benefits he would gain would be immeasurably greater than what I have gained from reading 'The Sayings of Confucius' Qi Guan'!"

"Beyond Divine Ability... Divine Ability... Brother Dongfang has reached the Divine Ability Realm?"

Kong Anguo was kind and magnanimous, but he also possessed the arrogance typical of the Kong Household.

His cultivation progressed rapidly and his foundation was solid, making him a standout among the younger generation. This allowed him to dedicate a significant amount of time to honing his skills and seeking to reach the Divine Ability Realm powers.

But watching Zhang Xuezhou, a cultivator of the same era, step into the Divine Ability Realm, he was indeed deeply shocked.

A cultivator at the Divine Ability Realm who is not yet thirty years old can be called a prodigy. Even Kong Anguo had to admit that these people were extremely remarkable. He really did not expect that after a year of seclusion, Zhang Xuezhou had already stepped into the Divine Ability Realm.

This made him extremely envious, and he was also very happy for Zhang Xuezhou.

"It seems my Enlightenment Tea has had negligible effect on Brother Dongfang," Kong Anguo said happily. "This tea is good that it's ineffective!"

"I only managed to attain Divine Ability by sheer luck!"

Zhang Xuezhou cupped his hands in greeting.

Li Shaojun, the new emperor, Li Guang, and others had not carefully observed Zhang Xuezhou and were unaware that Zhang Xuezhou had truly entered the Divine Ability Realm. However, a single sentence from Zhang Xuezhou made Kong Anguo understand, and through observation, he confirmed Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation level.

He repeatedly congratulated Zhang Xuezhou, Zhang Xuezhou responded politely in return.

"Those who are accomplished are our teachers; we hope that Brother Dongfang can guide us!"

Previously, Kong Anguo was narrating "Zhongni Qiguan Shuo" (Confucius's Sayings on Qiguan), and later Kong Anguo was inquiring about Zhang Xuezhou's Divine Ability.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't hide much and mentioned his various feelings during his cultivation.

He has reached the Divine Ability Realm in both the real world and this world, and his experience is unparalleled, comparable only to Jin Chang and others.

Zhang Xuezhou's two experiences of cultivating to the point of Divine Ability indeed gave him enough confidence to share his cultivation experiences with others.

This involves the 'place' of cultivation, physical and mental adjustment, energy circulation, elixirs, the selection of Divine Ability powers, and the breakthrough and operation of cultivation into the small cycle of Heaven and Earth.

Each of these experiences is crucial. Although predecessors have also summarized them, none are as convincing as the personal insights of someone like Zhang Xuezhou, who is the same age as him.

Kong Anguo felt he had gained a great deal, and he could occasionally chime in with his own thoughts, mentioning some of the doctrines and experiences left behind by great cultivators.

"If one day we can open these Heaven and Earth Bridges, allowing us to easily advance to the level of Divine Ability, then we will have done something for future generations," Kong Anguo said happily. "I will record Brother Dongfang's experience into my own observations and try to apply it as comprehensively as possible. I hope Brother Dongfang will not blame me in the future!"

"What's wrong with that?" Zhang Xuezhou laughed. "What Brother Anguo hears is what Brother Anguo believes in. If Brother Anguo can summarize a path for future generations to cultivate, I'd be overjoyed!"

"Brother Dongfang truly possesses the qualities of a gentleman!"

Kong Anguo was overjoyed, feeling that Zhang Xuezhou was truly of noble character, willing to give back his own cultivation experience to Confucian School free of charge, and even publish it to the public.

"Speaking of which, I'd like to ask Brother Anguo about something!"

Having gone through the exchange of items such as the Marquis of Sui's Pearl and the Sage Kong's Token, Zhang Xuezhou understood Kong Anguo's character.

Just as he confidently retrieved the treasure and consulted Dong Zhongshu, Zhang Xuezhou also took out the green wood he had obtained from Fangzhang Island.

"This is a rare item I obtained from a secret place, and it seems to possess Spirit Root," Zhang Xuezhou said with a smile. "Holding this item can help me intimidate others with my Divine Ability powers, but it is unreliable after being refined using the Treasure Refining Technique. I hope Brother Anguo can help me identify this item and see if it can be used more effectively."

"This thing... this thing probably has quite a history!"

Kong Anguo touched the green wooden staff, then stared intently at each of its lines, sensing its dry yet strangely vibrant nature.

"The Daoist School patriarch once debated with our ancestor. Although our ancestor suffered from being young, it is also true that his strength was inferior. The reason our ancestor was defeated was because of a wooden staff," Kong Anguo said.

You mean?

"Our Daoist School mentioned that when the wooden staff of the Daoist patriarch struck a person, it would cause flesh and blood to explode, and even if it was forcibly suppressed, the pain would be unbearable," Kong Anguo said. "This object seems to be somewhat similar to the wooden staff mentioned by our ancestor."

"The Treasure Refining Formula I inherited actually originates from the Daoist School tradition," Zhang Xuezhou said. "However, this technique makes it difficult to control the treasure, perhaps because it differs from the wooden staff of the Daoist School patriarch!"

Have you ever suspected that this is a problem due to insufficient cultivation level?

Kong Anguo seriously raised a possibility, which surprised Zhang Xuezhou.

He hadn't really considered the issue of insufficient cultivation to control it. In Zhang Xuezhou's view, he had already used the Green Wood Staff to fight enemies, which was enough for him. Moreover, Zhang Xuezhou didn't sense that the Green Wood Staff required a high level of cultivation to refine.

"Our ancestor mentioned that the staff of the Daoist School patriarch belonged to the Chaotic Spirit Root," Kong Anguo said. "This is different from the Innate Spirit Treasure I mentioned to you before. The Chaotic Spirit Root Non-Self Three Realms, but to a special kind of being outside the Three Realms. It is said that these beings possess many special qualities, but their life forms are completely different from ours, and also different from our native tree demons, making them difficult to contend with!"

"You mean this wooden staff of mine is a living being, and I'm using the corpse of a living being as a Law Treasure?" Zhang Xuezhou asked suspiciously.

"That's roughly the idea," Kong Anguo nodded. "But Brother Dongfang, there's no need to feel embarrassed. You should know that we have many Law Treasure derived from various living beings, so there's nothing wrong with wielding and using them!"

"Something feels off!"

"These kinds of strange creatures are unruly and difficult to tame, unlike ordinary Law Treasure. If you cannot completely tame them and sincerely help them, Brother Dongfang will probably have to rely on luck when using them!"

"I really need luck to use it now!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded.

Zhang Xuezhou finally understood the general situation from Kong Anguo.

This isn't a problem with Li Shaojun's Treasure Refining Formula, nor is it a problem with the Law Treasure itself; it's most likely a problem stemming from their insufficient cultivation level to control it.