Chapter 124

He suspected that Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao were acting, deliberately putting on such a display of brotherly love to make him soften his heart and let them go.

As soon as these words were spoken, Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao did not hesitate in the slightest; they both raised their palms, Haoran Righteous Qi erupted, and they struck directly at their own foreheads.

This blow was delivered without a moment’s hesitation or mercy, resolute and unstoppable, as if it could shatter a mountain.

Seeing this, Li Li Li Zhangsheng was finally moved, realizing that Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao were indeed deeply bonded as brothers and were not acting.

But he still did not intervene, because he could not guarantee that his own expression hadn't shown a flaw that they might have detected.

Bang! Bang!

Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao both struck themselves down with a single blow.

"This... this..."

"Masters Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao... alas!"

"In this matter... True Person Li is too heartless!"

"..."

The scholars of the Imperial Academy had not expected that the two masters would truly commit suicide.

They wanted to blame Li Li Li Zhangsheng, but logically speaking, Li Li Li Zhangsheng was not wrong; he was merely repaying injury with uprightness.

After all, it was the two masters who had prepared to attack Li Li Li Zhangsheng.

Yet, if they didn't blame Li Li Li Zhangsheng, they couldn't seem to get past the hurdle in their hearts.

In the end, they could only mutter to themselves, lamenting Li Li Li Zhangsheng’s ruthlessness.

"Cheng Yi, Cheng Hao! If you do not wake now, when will you?"

However, at that moment, Li Li Li Zhangsheng tapped the space between the brows of the two Cheng brothers.

Using his spiritual sense as a guide, he employed two great techniques, the *Supreme Heavenly Demon Dao* and the *Hell Path of the Six Paths of Reincarnation*, to create the illusion of the two masters' suicide. Not only did the scholars of the Imperial Academy believe it to be true, but even Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao themselves had not detected any flaws.

Now, Li Li Li Zhangsheng withdrew his spiritual sense, and the *Supreme Heavenly Demon Dao* and the *Hell Path of the Six Paths of Reincarnation* dissipated.

"This is... this old man just now..."

Cheng Yi looked around in a daze, his brows furrowed tightly, as if trying to recall what had just happened.

"Did I not commit suicide?! How is it that..."

Cheng Hao was incredibly astonished. He remembered clearly that he had chosen to end his life just moments ago; how could he now be... completely unharmed?!

"Enough!"

"From this point on, the karma between us is settled!"

Li Li Li Zhangsheng waved his hand, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

"Wait!"

"Dare I ask True Person Li, did you... comprehend something from the Haoran Righteous Qi just now?!"

Seeing Li Li Li Zhangsheng about to leave, Cheng Yi could not bother to think about what had just happened; he hurriedly spoke to stop him, asking the question that troubled his heart.

"Oh?!"

"How did you know I had gained an insight?!"

Li Li Li Zhangsheng raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised that Cheng Yi was so sharp.

"Hmm?! Elder brother, are you saying that True Person Li... not only comprehended the Haoran Righteous Qi but also gained other... insights?!"

Cheng Hao was startled and asked in disbelief.

"I do not know what True Person Li comprehended! It was merely a guess."

"I originally only intended to ask, but I did not expect that True Person Li truly had other insights."

Cheng Yi was also very surprised; he had just asked on a whim, but he hadn't expected... it to be true.

"Because True Person Li’s Haoran Righteous Qi was too magnificent, too grand!"

"I do not fear True Person Li’s laughter! The Haoran Righteous Qi that True Person Li comprehended is fully a hundred, or even a thousand times greater than this old man’s!"

"Therefore, I dared to guess that the Haoran Righteous Qi True Person Li comprehended is not simple; perhaps there is something else... something this old man cannot see through?!"

"Otherwise, how could there be such a vast, magnificent Haoran Righteous Qi that covered the entire city of Lin'an?!"

Cheng Yi spoke heavily, expressing his thoughts.

"So that is it!"

Li Li Li Zhangsheng nodded slightly, indicating he understood, and then said indifferently, "It is nothing else! I merely comprehended a cultivation system related to Confucianism."

"So it was just a cultivation system related to Confucianism... wait!"

Cheng Yi echoed, but suddenly, his whole body shook, and his voice rose involuntarily.

"Wha... what?! A cultivation system related to Confucianism?!"

"True Person Li! You... are you speaking the truth?!"

Cheng Hao was also shaken and asked in disbelief.

"Hmm? Of course it is true."

"Is it not just a new cultivation system?!"

"What is the big deal?!"

"Would I bother lying to you?!"

Li Li Li Zhangsheng looked at the two Cheng brothers, feeling very surprised, not understanding why they were so excited.

One must know, he had created the Immortal Cultivation Method, created the Array Dao, created the Pill Dao, created the Puppet Technique. He had even turned the Heavenly Tribulation into Heavenly Punishment... all sorts of things, Li Li Li Zhangsheng had done too many!

Compared to those, what was a cultivation system related to Confucianism?!

"True Person Li... actually created a new cultivation system for Confucianism?! Hiss!"

"If it were anyone else, I certainly would not believe it! But if it is True Person Li... I have no choice but to believe!"

"Indeed! True Person Li first created the three realms of immortal cultivation, then turned the Heavenly Tribulation into Heavenly Punishment, and even became the Master of Heavenly Punishment... If he were to create a cultivation system belonging to Confucianism, it is not just possible! It is absolutely true!"

"..."

The scholars of the Imperial Academy were all shaken as well.

At first, they were somewhat skeptical, but thinking of the various great feats Li Li Li Zhangsheng had performed, it seemed... they had no choice but to believe!

"Worthy of being True Person Li!"

"Wang Wang Wang Xianzhi said, 'If Heaven had not produced True Person Li, the Martial Dao would have been like a long night for eternity!' This old man originally thought that was an exaggeration! Who would have thought that I had actually underestimated True Person Li!"

"If Heaven had not produced True Person Li, it is not just the Martial Dao that would be like a long night for eternity! The Immortal Dao and the Confucian Dao are also... like a long night for eternity!"

Cheng Hao gasped, exclaiming in shock, feeling inexplicably stunned, and then sighed with deep emotion.

If it were before, he would never have been able to say such words, but when Cheng Hao let go of his prejudices, he had to admit that Li Li Li Zhangsheng truly fit these evaluations!

If even Li Li Li Zhangsheng did not fit, then perhaps no one under Heaven could fit.

"True Person Li! This old man... has a presumptuous request."

At that moment, Cheng Yi, who had been silent for a long time, spoke slowly with firm eyes.

"Oh?! Since..."

Li Li Li Zhangsheng was stunned, just about to say that since it was a presumptuous request, there was no need to say it.

But before he could finish, Cheng Yi had already stated his request; with a thud, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times and bowed nine times to Li Li Li Zhangsheng, "I wish to honor the True Person as my master!"

Seeing this, Cheng Hao was suddenly struck by a flash of inspiration; he subconsciously knelt down, kowtowed three times and bowed nine times, and blurted out, "I wish to honor the True Person as my master!"