Chapter 678: 75 Reading Can Communicate with the Divine

Chapter 678: Chapter 75 Reading Can Communicate with the Divine

Vast Righteous Qi eternally resides in Heaven and Earth.

Evil demons fall!

In an instant, heaven and earth turned silent.

Everyone was gaping in shock.

What Divine Skill is this?

With a loud shout, Purple Qi surged for a hundred thousand miles.

…

“Gods and Ghosts Miscellaneous Talk”.

Lin Feng was startled.

He suddenly remembered the stories recorded in “Gods and Ghosts Miscellaneous Talk”.

Once, in a certain dynasty, Prime Minister Li Mo went on an inspection tour.

He was attacked by evil demons.

Because he had studied for decades, his body was filled with Vast Righteous Qi.

Thus, even though he had never cultivated, when faced with those powerful evil demons, he shouted fiercely,

and the evil demons fell one after another.

Later, the evil demons brought a female ghost.

They wanted to harm Li Mo using the female ghost.

But Li Mo’s Vast Righteous Qi protected him, making it difficult for the female ghost to approach.

…

This is the Vast Righteous Qi of Confucianism.

The stories written in “Gods and Ghosts Miscellaneous Talk” feature many protagonists who are “scholars”.

However, these scholars do not practice cultivation.

They only read the Four Books and the Five Classics

and can cultivate Vast Righteous Qi.

Evil demons are unable to harm them even in the least.

What seems like preposterous and unrestrained stories

are now unfolding before our eyes.

“Could it be Scholar Ning?”

Lin Feng muttered to himself.

He thought of the old Scholar Ning Yin.

Scholar Ning had studied for over seventy years and must have cultivated the “Vast Righteous Qi” described in the “Gods and Ghosts Miscellaneous Talk”.

“If he is a Confucianism expert, since Confucianism isn’t strong on the Heavenly Martial Continent nowadays, how could a Confucian Great Scholar emerge?”

Elder Wu Chang appeared very shocked, even incredulous.

Lin Feng was intrigued and asked, “How can one become a Great Scholar?”

“It is said that one must master the Four Books, understand the Five Classics, know the natural bonds of humanity, and grasp the past and present… Moreover, Great Scholars often write books and make propositions. Once their work spreads, it forms a new school of thought, a new ideology, which countless people emulate,”

said Elder Wu Chang.

…

Lin Feng was moved.

Scholar Ning, although not versed in cultivation, had studied for decades and had, with great effort, written “Gods and Ghosts Miscellaneous Talk”.

When first reading “Gods and Ghosts Miscellaneous Talk”,

Lin Feng only treated the contents as a series of interesting stories.

But now, upon closer reflection,

he discovered

that many of the stories contained the principles of the Great Tao.

Like the experiences of Prime Minister Li Mo,

holding a high office in the court, full of integrity, serving the country and the people.

Facing the siege of evil demons, he was righteous and fearless.

Facing the temptation of beautiful women transformed from female ghosts, he remained unmoved and used his Vast Righteous Qi to guide the female ghosts, enabling them to be reincarnated.

A single story thus included “righteousness,” “justice,” and “benevolence.”

And each story,

in fact, expounded a principle of life.

This might be what Elder Wu Chang meant by a Great Scholar writing books, expounding his own way, and inspiring countless people to follow.

The way of Elder Wu Chang was to use each story to provoke profound thought.

…

“First, let’s check the casualties, then go look for that Confucian expert,” Elder Wu Chang said, glancing around.

Noticing that the Confucian expert hadn’t shown up,

he seemed to feel that the other party didn’t wish to meet with him.

As a result, he did not harbor much hope of finding him.

Although Lin Feng had already guessed that the Great Scholar who had intervened might well be Scholar Ning,

he did not speak up.

Because once he did,

Scholar Ning would likely become embroiled in all sorts of worldly affairs.

Perhaps Scholar Ning wouldn’t want to see that happen, would he?

Lin Feng quickly flew toward the Fifth Mining Area.

He wondered how Shee Weizhu and the others were doing.

When he arrived at the Fifth Mining Area, he saw Shee Weizhu, Wang Hu, and others.

The weight in his heart finally lifted.

Mo Yuning said with a sorrowful voice, “Seven of the brothers and sisters who came with us have died.”

…

These were just the disciples who had come with Lin Feng.

Some of the older disciples, soldiers, and miners had suffered even heavier casualties.

Lin Feng patted Mo Yuning on the shoulder.

All five mining areas were cleaning up the battlefield.

Wang Hu said, “Brother Zhou Zhao, Sister Zhou Yuting, Sister Yue Zhuxin, and others were all safe without any danger, but Jin Zhengkai is dead.”

“Jin Zhengkai is dead? How did he die?”

Lin Feng was extremely surprised.

Wang Hu sneered and said, “It is said that Jin Zhengkai wanted to use those miners as cannon fodder to block the attack of the Evil Demons and the Underworld Demon Clan. However, the disciple who went to carry out the order didn’t want to see these miners die horribly, so he secretly let the miners go. In a fit of rage, Jin Zhengkai killed that disciple, and as a result, some miners risked their lives to launch a sneak attack on Jin Zhengkai and killed him.”

“He got what he deserved.”

“The punishment fits the crime.”

Many disciples said.

The death of Jin Zhengkai naturally brought joy to many.

Elder Wu Chang was reorganizing the Ancient Barbarian Mine.

When the aftermath was almost dealt with, Elder Wu Chang sent people back to the Azure Cloud Sect.

To report what happened in the Ancient Barbarian Mine to the upper echelons.

To have the higher-ups dispatch experts to come here.

Elder Wu Chang’s main concern was still the possibility of these Evil Demon Experts and the Underworld Demon Clan attacking again.

“It’s really strange, why would these Evil Demon Experts and the Underworld Demon Clan attack the Ancient Barbarian Mine?”

Lin Feng was somewhat puzzled.

If it were for the resources of the Spirit Stones.

There shouldn’t be a need for that.

Because the Evil Demon Forces and the Underworld Demon Clan also controlled the Spiritual Mines.

So, this matter was very mysterious.

Lin Feng thought for a long time but couldn’t understand the reason.

So he stopped thinking about it.

He planned to visit Scholar Ning at his residence.

After all, it wasn’t particularly far away.

After giving some instructions, Lin Feng flew to where Scholar Ning lived.

When Lin Feng arrived, Scholar Ning was writing.

Above Scholar Ning as he wrote, golden flowers appeared one after another.

Those flowers vanished as quickly as they had appeared.

“Marvelous writing that brings flowers into being?”

Lin Feng was moved.

He had heard that some people, when writing, could integrate the Heavenly Dao and marvelously bring flowers into being.

Today, he actually witnessed such a scene.

“This Scholar Ning is truly a Great Scholar.”

Lin Feng murmured.

Seeing Scholar Ning’s writing bring flowers into being.

Lin Feng knew that Scholar Ning must be a Great Scholar.

There was no doubt about that!

…

“My young friend, you’ve come.”

Scholar Ning put down the brush in his hand, and when he saw Lin Feng, a smile appeared on his face.

“Thank you, sir, for driving away the Evil Demon. Otherwise, our Ancient Barbarian Mine would have probably been completely annihilated.”

Lin Feng bowed to Scholar Ning.

Scholar Ning said, “My young friend, there’s no need for such courtesy. I’ve been studying for over seventy years. It has finally come to some use. Now it seems that the saying ‘A scholar is good for nothing’ isn’t quite accurate.”

Scholar Ning’s words contained a hint of self-mockery.

His experiences could be described as ‘a bleak old age’.

His heart was naturally filled with some emotion.

“My young friend, come read with me for the next few days. Reading nurtures the Qi. I see that above your head, Purple Qi is soaring to the sky. You should be undergoing some special changes soon. But for now, the Purple Qi is unstable, so you need to solidify your Purple Qi.”

Scholar Ning said.

“Purple Qi?” Lin Feng was astonished.

He didn’t understand what Scholar Ning was talking about, but Lin Feng felt it must have something to do with breaking through the Yin Yang Realm.

“Purple Qi is Supreme Qi, my young friend. You have Purple Qi coming from the east, you come from no ordinary background,”

Scholar Ning said.

“Is this also a technique of Confucianism?” Lin Feng asked in surprise.

Scholar Ning said, “I have heard of Confucianism, but I do not understand the cultivation techniques of Confucianism. I am just an ordinary scholar, after all. Reading nurtures Qi, which can divine the sacred and observe Qi. Qi is the foundation of man…”