Chapter 70 - 68: Knowing to Use an Umbrella on a Rainy Day, the Future is Promising!_1

’Confucian Book’ does not refer to a single book, but rather to a category of books that contain Confucian Path lineage.

A Confucian Book can cultivate and nourish.

For Confucians, the impact is significant.

Not only can it greatly increase the speed of their cultivation practice, the Literary Qi cultivated would also be more profound and higher-grade.

Moreover, the Confucian Book has one major characteristic.

That is, it can extend the lifespan of a Confucian.

Though not by much, only by about one to two hundred years.

Is one to two hundred years a long time?

Not long!

However, it really depends on whom you ask.

For other cultivators, even those who are merely in the Four or Five Realms.

Their lifespan will at least be in the thousands of years as their starting point.

While an additional one or two hundred years might seem significant to them, it is merely a slight extension of their existing lifespan.

It would be good to have it, but there’s little to regret without it.

However, for Confucians whose lifespan is typically only two to three hundred years.

Two to three hundred years could almost equate to a second life for them.

No one could resist this temptation!

On the stage, Wang Changqing seemed to be aware of everyone’s fervor.

So he quickly moved on to the main topic.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, next up for auction is a Confucian Book!"

"This book is named ’Supreme Saint’s Literature Pavilion’."

"It is one of the classic works created by the Confucian Ninth Stage’s ancient sage ’Liang Sheng’ in the ’Divine Abyss’."

"It contains a total of thirteen pavilions inside, and can accommodate the methods of a maximum of two Seventh Stage sages and eleven great scholars, containing its own Dao of Heaven and Earth!"

"This book can greatly enhance the Literary Qi cultivation of the holder, improving the quality of the Literary Qi by more than fifty percent."

"Additionally, it can increase their lifespan by one hundred and fifty years!"

"With great potential for further growth!"

"Starting bid, eighty thousand Dao Source Stones!"

"Each increment cannot be less than one thousand Dao Source Stones."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, please give your best offers!"

Bang!

Immediately following was the familiar sound of the auction hammer.

The auction began.

"Ninety thousand Dao Source Stones!"

As soon as Wang Changqing’s voice fell, immediately a bid was placed from the crowd.

It was a great scholar from the Confucian Sect!

"One hundred thousand Dao Source Stones!"

Immediately after, another voice made an offer.

This voice belonged not to someone from the Confucian Sect.

However, not being a member of the Confucian Sect doesn’t mean he has no need for the Confucian Book.

True, he is not a member of the Confucian Sect, but he wishes to befriend a Confucian great scholar.

I believe no great scholar in this world would resist a request for a Confucian Book!

Therefore, the scene inevitably started heating up again.

This scene directly had Xuan Qingzi in the private room anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

"This won’t do, younger martial brother, we must secure ’Supreme Saint’s Literature Pavilion’, no matter what!"

Then, he seemed to have made some kind of resolution and addressed Chen Chang’an with determination.

"Elder martial brother, you wouldn’t be thinking of buying this book for me, would you?"

Seeing Xuan Qingzi’s anxious demeanor, Chen Chang’an couldn’t help but ask curiously.

Xuan Qingzi shook his head, then nodded, and finally spoke solemnly:

"Chang’an, this isn’t just for you but also for our Sect."

"Moreover, previously because you didn’t have cultivation and seldom left the mountain."

"Whether you had a suitable weapon or not didn’t matter."’

"But now it’s different, now you are a great scholar in the world."

"It’s time to equip you with a suitable weapon."

Hearing Xuan Qingzi’s words, Chen Chang’an shook his head:

"Elder martial brother, I understand your thought."

"However, you should know that years ago, because of the loss of my blood qi."

"My lifespan has already been decimated."

"Even if nourished by the literary qi now, I can only live for a little over a hundred years."

"This ’Confucian Book’, for others, could possibly extend their life for a hundred years."

"But for me, it probably won’t even give me twenty years."

"A hundred years from now, I can’t avoid turning into a pile of dry bones."

"To auction this ’Confucian Book’, it would, at least, cost twenty thousand Dao Source Stones."

"Spending such a high price, just for a person like me who can’t even live a hundred years, why bother?"

At this point, Chen Chang’an can’t help but change the topic, saying:

"Moreover, we seem not to have spare Dao Source Stones to bid on it."

However, before Chen Chang’an could finish his words, Xuan Qingzi interrupted:

"Junior brother, you don’t need to say more!"

"I have made up my mind about this!"

"Either for you or for the sect, we have to buy this ’Supreme Saint Library’!"

"As for the Dao Source Stones, you don’t need to worry about it. Even though our sect is usually running behind."

"But, with all the accumulation over these years, we can afford this ’Confucian Book’!"

Xuan Qingzi’s words were firm and resolute, without any hesitation.

It was clear that he was dead set on buying this ’Confucian Book’.

"By the way, junior brother, didn’t you just earn twenty-odd thousand Dao Source Stones from the Sect Leader?"

"Could you lend me some?"

As he spoke, Xuan Qingzi suddenly changed his tone and said to Chen Chang’an.

Chen Chang’an: "..."

At first, he felt quite moved by Xuan Qingzi’s words, but that changed after he heard his last sentence.

Chen Chang’an suddenly felt that his so-called touched feeling was a bit impulsive.

"Junior brother, you don’t need to worry, I will exchange the sect’s Dao Source Stones vein with you when we return."

However, looking at Xuan Qingzi like this, it seems that he is serious, not joking at all.

"Senior brother, shall we bid on it?"

At this moment, Mao Ruxue’s voice also came.

The little girl was timid, her eyes full of questions.

To be honest, Mao Ruxue agreed to bid for the Confucian Book ’Supreme Saint Library’.

Because she heard the words ’extend lifespan’ in the conversation between Xuan Qingzi and Chen Chang’an.

If it could prolong her senior brother’s lifespan, she didn’t mind spending money.

After all, he is her senior brother, how could she just watch him pass away.

Moreover, he was a Sixth Stage great scholar of the Confucian Path.

If he could live longer, she could also enjoy more protection.

That’s the protection of a unique great scholar!

Just ask you, isn’t that cool!

Alright, Mao Ruxue will absolutely not admit that the second reason was the main point.

"Forget it, if you want to bid, just bid."

"You don’t need to borrow money, I have enough here, just use mine."

Seeing this, Chen Chang’an sighed and compromised.

Then he threw a storage ring to Mao Ruxue.

"Junior sister, the Dao Source Stones are here, you decide how to bid."

Compromising is the only option.

After all, looking at Xuan Qingzi’s posture, if he didn’t agree today, he would look for other ways.

Prevent the stream from flowing into others’ fields.

If you want to bid, just bid.

Besides, this ’Confucian Book’ ’Supreme Saint Library’ is different from the Purple Azure Immortal Sword auctioned previously.

There is no legacy in the ’Supreme Saint Library’, it will disappear after the holder dies.

It won’t be passed on as a legacy.

Therefore, it won’t cause any complicated cause and effect.

That way, when he’s ’dead a hundred years later’, there’s no need to worry about the Tianshui Sect falling into disaster.

Then, he doesn’t need to crawl out of the grave to do any silly things like trying to save an impossible disaster.

On the contrary, he can ’die’ in peace.

In any case, better be prepared than regretful, the future is promising!

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