Chapter 385: The Great Dao of the Daoist School

"Haha! Magnificent!"

"To think that Master Xiaomeng, at such a young age, has attained such a profound understanding of the Daoist School's supreme Dao. It seems Daoist Beimingzi has truly taken on a fine disciple; the Heavenly Sect is indeed fortunate."

Though Li Si may appear gentle and quiet, his own cultivation is not lacking. Especially after switching to the Legalist path, he utilizes the dynasty's national destiny, making his combat power extremely formidable.

The stronger the dynasty's national destiny, the greater the combat power he displays. Of course, this is predicated on his Legalist realm being sufficiently high.

Legalism is different from the other Hundred Schools of Thought; it is entirely synchronized with the dynasty. Once the dynasty declines, the Legalist School will also fall into decline.

Legalism and the dynasty are bound together in honor and disgrace, rise and fall.

It can be said that the power Li Si wields within Xianyang City is comparable even to the Three Flowers Realm; this is the formidable nature of the Legalist School when cultivated to a deep level.

Back in the day, Shang Yang, within Xianyang City, was even comparable to Duke Xiao of Qin.

Of course, because the power of the Legalist School is largely borrowed from the dynasty, they also have a major flaw: all their power relies on the monarch. A single word from the monarch can strip away more than half of their strength.

In this regard, the Legalist School cannot compare to the other Hundred Schools of Thought, unless it is the power they cultivate themselves.

However, most Legalist disciples do not have much desire for self-cultivation. After all, power comes too quickly, and many often neglect their own cultivation.

After all, people are inherently lazy. On one hand, diligent and earnest cultivation is extremely arduous; on the other hand, as long as one performs meritorious service and gains promotion, their power will continuously increase.

Thus, most will choose the latter; everyone likes to reap without sowing.

When Li Si was young, he once studied under Xunzi, cultivating the Confucian Dao, and his realm was not low, though naturally, it could not compare to Funiian or Xiaomeng.

But after decades in Great Qin, having been influenced for dozens of years, his discernment is very high, and naturally, he can tell who has won and who has lost between the two.

"Master Funiian possesses such a lofty Dao of the Sage King. I fear you have long since reached the Five Qi Realm, yet you have kept it suppressed until now. What a fine temperament."

"Master Xiaomeng is correct. Little Sage Virtuous Manor will soon produce another Confucian Grandmaster. It is a joyous and congratulatory occasion."

Li Si squinted, looking at this contemporary Manor Master of Little Sage Virtuous Manor, feeling a tinge of jealousy in his heart.

Confucian Grandmasters—in the entire world, there are truly few who can reach this realm; one can count them on one hand. Even that teacher of Fusu has only barely managed to reach it.

The other party is not even older than him and may reach even higher realms in the future, hence the jealousy in his heart.

Of course, Li Si quickly composed himself. After all, he now holds a high position—not quite "below one person and above ten thousand," but he is essentially in charge of all officials. In terms of status, he is far above the other party.

Thinking of this, his choice back then was indeed correct. If he hadn't left Little Sage Virtuous Manor back then, perhaps he would be the same as the other party, but compared to now, it would still be a far cry.

"Go and bring that rare copy of mine."

Li Si gave an order to the guard beside him, and soon the latter returned, holding several scrolls of blackened bamboo slips.

Seeing this person arrive, the gazes of Funiian and the others instantly fell upon him—or rather, upon the bamboo slips in his hands.

Even Su Fan cast his gaze over. To be honest, he was also quite curious about the manuscript of Mengzi. After all, Mengzi was a Sub-Sage and a Sage.

There have not been many Sages in Huaxia history, and each one is a great worthy of the human race. Their philosophies have provided great help to the direction of Huaxia.

The reason Huaxia has achieved great unification time and again is at least due to the theories of those human sages, preventing it from becoming as fragmented as Europe.

As a Confucian Sub-Sage, Mengzi's thoughts have even influenced later generations.

Su Fan was naturally interested, though he did not speak of it now.

Since Li Si could obtain a manuscript of Mengzi, he must have even better things in his possession, and the other officials must certainly have them as well.

When he returns to Xianyang City in the future, he will inevitably have to pay a visit. Moreover, with his status, no one would refuse such a small request.

Therefore, he can remain patient.

Watching Funiian and Yan Lu receive the bamboo slips with some excitement, he withdrew his gaze and looked at Xiaomeng. The other party was currently expressionless, appearing as if she had been dealt a blow.

Of course, Su Fan knew that her mindset would naturally not be shaken. After all, as a person of extraordinary talent, if she couldn't even withstand such a small setback, how could she be called a peerless genius of the Daoist School?

Su Fan was actually quite interested in Xiaomeng's movement technique; it was as if she were teleporting.

Indeed, he also possessed some escape techniques, and his Earth Escape Technique could even cover ten miles in one go, yet those were high-level spells.

They were not movement techniques, and even when executed, they required a certain amount of time—much like unleashing a powerful ultimate move, which requires time to build up.

Xiaomeng's movement technique, resembling light-body skill, appeared extremely extraordinary.

However, Su Fan knew clearly that this kind of movement technique must also be a secret of the Daoist School, and obtaining it would not be so simple.

The Heavenly Sect leans toward Great Qin, but that does not mean the Daoist School has truly defected to Great Qin. The Daoist School has no desires or demands; its disciples treat the mountains as friends and have no needs regarding the secular world.

Therefore, Great Qin actually has no constraints on the Daoist School; they hide in the mountains, perhaps for a lifetime.

Even if one wanted to deal with them, it would be extremely difficult. Thus, all along, the Daoist School has never been an enemy to any country, and no country has ever suppressed the Daoist School.

Because the Daoist School has never threatened the interests of any country.

After all, they do not have many disciples themselves; the Daoist School chooses disciples based on fate, and secondly, they prefer quality over quantity.

They target the upper echelons rather than the lower, so those in power are more inclined to believe in the Daoist School.

Even Ying Zheng has never thought of dealing with the Daoist School; on the contrary, he has always actively tried to win them over.

Because among the Hundred Schools of Thought, the Daoist School is the most unfathomable. No one knows exactly how much power the Daoist School has hidden.

Many great experts often like to hide within the Daoist School, including some human sages.

Even the Great Qin Imperial Clan has people who, after withdrawing from the center of power, go up into the mountains to live in seclusion as hermits.

Therefore, the Daoist School actually has a very significant influence on the upper echelons. Otherwise, after the Yin-Yang School joined Great Qin, they wouldn't have been able to influence the army and command troops.

To outsiders, the Yin-Yang School is still considered a branch of the Daoist School, and even the founder of the Yin-Yang School has always claimed to be a Daoist.

If Su Fan wants to plot for this secret technique, he will need to plan for the long term. Using power to coerce them is inevitably impossible.

He will not be like that Colonel who suppressed him back then. That Colonel who forcibly seized his hotel is now probably serving as a County Lieutenant in some county.

Without him even needing to give an order, those above had already taken care of it.