Chapter 277: Dare not fish for fame to learn from Shenzhou, dare to ask about the martial arts of the world!

【Hearing this, Xie Ying's cheeks bloom with a smile, and her gaze is cast gently toward Xie Guan.】

【Recently, the name of Xie Guan has also spread in the Xie courtyard, saying that his chess skills are superb, actually defeating the sixth young master Xie Yuan in the great courtyard. Others study hard, but he listens to books leisurely, in the boring backyard, becoming a topic of conversation for everyone after tea and dinner.】

【Younger Brother Guan is very different from what I saw before; originally, whenever he talked about the young ladies and masters in the courtyard, although he was sensible, his face would inevitably have a look of self-pity.】

【But now, he talks freely, and his demeanor fully reveals the calm style of a gentleman, which makes people look at him with new eyes.】

【If that concubine were still alive, seeing this scene, she would definitely feel very gratified in her heart.】

【"Good one, whether it is a general, a king, a peddler, or a monarch of a country, I invite them all to take a seat."】

【After speaking!】

【Sima Ting restrains his gaze, lifts his teacup, and asks slowly: "Then, which of the figures of the past eight thousand years does Young Master Guan like to sit and talk with the most on weekdays?"】

【Hearing this, Xie Ying jokes: "Brother Ting, this is an old tune again. Just now you examined me, and now you are examining Younger Brother Guan."】

【Sima Ting laughs without saying a word, just tasting the tea in his cup.】

【You think slightly, facing this question... you decide.】

1. Lu Chen. (Prompt: Sima Ting may look at you differently.)

2. Second Master of the Academy. (Prompt: May gain Sima Ting's approval.)

3. Third Master of the Academy. (Prompt: May gain Sima Ting's favor.)

4. Answer casually. (Prompt: Sima Ting may have an average impression of you.)

5. Participate personally. (0/3)

The text above the great cauldron slowly freezes, the options in blue subtitles.

Yu Ke is stunned when he sees this.

Lu Chen!

In this life, Lu Chen also left a resounding name in later generations, and is also a person who left his name in the history of this Kunxu Realm.

He cannot help but think of what Lu Chen wrote when he died of old age in Mount Zhongnan.

"From now on, the sky is high and the earth is wide, let me roam freely."

In Yu Ke's heart, there is always an inexplicable premonition.

Lu Yu, the Demon Master, and the Empress have all ascended, and Lu Chen clearly holds the opportunity for ascension; he will definitely not give up easily.

Lu Chen's heart for seeking the Dao is very firm.

Moreover!

The ending of the previous life was too abrupt; there must be an "inside story" hidden within that is unknown!

Recalling what Chen Jingqiu once said, this world originally possessed three thousand middle worlds, and each middle world nurtured three thousand small worlds.

In ancient times, there was an Ascension Platform connecting the lower realms, allowing people to ascend.

Since the outer demons invaded the Tianxuan Continent through the Ascension Platform, the predecessors of the Sui ancient era, in order to eliminate this threat, performed the great divine power of "Cutting off the Earth and Heaven," resolutely closing the path of ascension.

Since then, people in the lower realms could never ascend again!

And it is rumored that the Shenxiao Founder, whose origin is a mystery, is a person who might have ascended from the lower realms?

In this life, the era where "Xie Guan" is located is thousands of years after Lu Chen, and spiritual energy is flourishing again.

In the past, during Lu Chen's time, only a few dozen people could reach the Primordial Realm, but now, demons seem to have appeared one after another, and practitioners are emerging one after another, with their numbers doubling.

There are even legendary figures like the Master who have lived for nearly a thousand years. However, what everyone seeks, in the end, cannot be separated from the two words "ascension"!

Yu Ke thinks slightly, but fails to get an answer, and finally has to shake his head.

Come back to your senses!

Five options, you have to vote for Lu Chen anyway, choose directly.

1. Lu Chen. (Prompt: Sima Ting may look at you differently.)

The simulation continues!

【You show a look of contemplation and say slowly: "Lu Shen Zhou, a commoner!"】

【Hearing this, a light flashes in Sima Ting's eyes, and then he shows doubt: "Why is it a commoner, and not the Prince of Yan, the Junior Guardian, or the Emperor?"】

【You sigh slightly and say with emotion: "Perhaps, his life was too colorful, with many identities, and his experiences were magnificent. But Mount Zhongnan was his final resting place."】

【"Later generations commented that he was greatly kind but treacherous, the marquises and kings said he was stupid, and the emperor laughed to his descendants, 'Do not learn from Shenzhou'."】

【"However, for a thousand years, the common people have never slandered him or insulted him; every Qingming Festival, who in thousands of households does not sacrifice to Lu Shen Zhou."】

【"Whether it is taking off the Daoist robe to save the world, winning the respect of the world, or putting everything down and returning to the mountain."】

【"So I say Lu Chen of Mount Zhongnan, he has always been a commoner of Mount Zhongnan."】

【The solemn look on Sima Ting's face fades away, replaced by a truly happy smile.】

【"Good one, Lu Shen Zhou, a commoner,"】

【The look of scrutiny toward the boy in his eyes disappears, replaced by a bit of excitement.】

【"I, Sima Ting, respect this Junior Guardian the most. Those remarks about 'do not fish for fame to learn from Shenzhou', I hate hearing the most."】

【"Some people just listened to a few segments of storytelling, or came into contact with some half-baked corrupt scholars, and thought they knew everything, adding comments recklessly."】

【"The General is a bit overbearing."】

【You laugh: "If the mouths of the world were all closed, then the world would truly be in chaos. Right and wrong, later generations will judge. I think, even if the Junior Guardian heard these, he would only smile indifferently."】

【Hearing this, Sima Ting laughs even more happily: "In the Junior Guardian's ears, I fear it is just a joke."】

【Afterward, he cannot help but ask curiously: "Young Master Guan, I wonder what classics you have been reading recently?"】

【The Sima family is also a family of scholars, passing down poetry and books, and he also studied at the academy when he was young.】

【As soon as this was said, Lu Ya behind him interrupted somewhat indignantly:】

【"Young Master Guan hasn't even been enlightened yet!"】

【Lu Ya's words are equivalent to exposing the ugly affairs of the Xie manor to the outside, damaging the face of the Xie family, and Xie Ying, as a young lady in the manor, would certainly not let this happen.】

【However!】

【Xie Ying did not interrupt her maid's words; if Xie Guan was just a concubine's son without talent or virtue, calling him here was just repaying her mother's kindness.】

【However, Xie Guan looks quite pleasing, and his answers are also in line with "Brother Ting's" wishes.】

【She doesn't mind helping this younger brother who shares the same father but a different mother again.】

【Sima Ting frowns slightly and says: "What is going on!"】

【Seeing this, Lu Ya tells the story of Xie Guan's encounter after his mother passed away with gnashing teeth. After Xie Guan's mother passed away, he cried until he was blind because of excessive grief, and until now, the mistress of the great courtyard has made things difficult for him, and he has still not been able to be enlightened and learn to read.】

【This experience, even for Xie Ying who already knew, makes people feel pity after hearing it.】

【"Bang—"】

【With a loud noise, the teacup in Sima Ting's hand instantly shatters into several pieces, and the charcoal in the pavilion is also blown to burn fiercely, with flames rising high.】

【It even affected the bamboo forest outside the pavilion, and the bamboo leaves swayed to one side.】

【The surrounding personal guards heard the sound, and their gazes gathered here.】

【"Truly absurd!"】

【Seeing this scene, your expression did not change, but your heart was shocked.】

【The emotional changes in Sima Ting's words and deeds can actually trigger such powerful power; is this the method of a soul cultivator, or the path of martial arts?】

【You cannot help but yearn for it, full of curiosity and awe for Sima Ting's strength.】

【Sima Ting quickly restrained his emotions, first gave Xie Ying an apologetic smile, and then said slowly: "I was rude!"】

【"For such a prominent family to govern the family in this way, it is truly narrow-minded; this is also because Master Xie is not in the Xie manor, otherwise how could such a seed of a scholar be buried."】

【"Today Master Xie returns to the manor, I must go and say a few words."】

【Master Xie is Xie Hong!】

【Mentioning this moment, his gaze falls on you, asking: "Young Master Guan, have you not yet stepped into the gate of martial arts cultivation, tempering your muscles and bones?"】

【When you were about to open your mouth, you saw Fourth Sister Xie Ying shaking her head slightly.】

【You understand in your heart!】

【"Xie Guan is a person of weak body and low status, not worth General Sima's trouble."】

【"Xie Guan was born in a small courtyard, and all the brothers and sisters in the courtyard wear hats with silk and tassels, and wear brocade clothes and jade belts; my mother treated me extremely well, and I am satisfied in my heart, never envying others."】

【You look calm and say in a flat tone: "However, I am about to reach adulthood."】

【"But I don't know how many realms there are in the martial arts of the world?"】

【"Xie Guan knows that his talent is shallow, but he still dares to ask General Sima to solve my confusion."】

【After speaking, a will to seek the Dao is reflected in your heart.】

【At this time!】

【In your heart sea, that "Yuan" character obtained by chance from the lake suddenly shines with golden light, and the golden light is great.】

【You seem to be able to perceive that the two characters that escaped in the lake just now have turned into two dragons, ready to go, wanting to jump out of the water and pounce on you happily.】

【Your heart moves, and when a chill invades your mind, the light of the character in your mind instantly dims. At the same time, the characters in the lake also seem to feel something, shaking their heads and tails, dispersing, and returning to tranquility.】

【You cannot help but feel strange; what is the connection between these characters? Why did they trigger such a strong response in your heart?】

【"There are two paths of cultivation in the world, one is a dead-end path, and one is a path of seeking the Dao!"】

【Dead-end path?】

【Path of seeking the Dao?】

【This is a statement you have never heard of.】

【The autumn wind in the pavilion is bleak, and leaves are spinning and falling in the bamboo forest.】

【There is a scene of fish watching lotus in the lake, and there are cranes leisurely picking their feathers by the lake.】

【The teapot on the warming stove is gurgling, steam is rising, and Lu Ya skillfully adds tea for the three, with tea fragrance overflowing.】

【Sima Ting sits like a pine, his gaze deep, and he speaks slowly: "That dead-end path is the path of martial arts. Martial artists, also known as loners, can open mountains and break rivers, one person becomes an army, and a breath of true qi is like thousands of swords, pursuing extreme power."】

【"Soul cultivation is also a method of refining qi; they transform true qi, hold divine fire, and primordial spirits illuminate stars, one thought to fly to the sky, one thought to enter the earth, one thought for the primordial spirit to travel thousands of miles."】

【Soul cultivator!】

【Light bursts in your eyes.】

【Seeing this, Sima Ting hooks his mouth into a smile and asks: "If you are willing, which cultivation method would you learn?"】

【You laugh rarely: "Naturally, I will learn both!"】

【"Haha, I was like this when I was young; what choice to make, I, Sima Ting, want both."】

【However, his smile suddenly restrains and he says in a deep voice: "However, do you know why I have never practiced soul cultivation methods until now?"】

【"Why say martial artists are on a dead-end path, why say soul cultivators are on a path of seeking the Dao?"】

【Sima Ting does not sell it short and continues: "Martial arts cultivation, if one can reach the peak, that is the Xuan Dan realm, also known as the realm of the human martial god. Once you reach this step, your strength is enough to fly in the air, and your physical body is even harder to destroy."】

【"However, even for a powerhouse in this realm, their lifespan is only ninety years in the human world."】

【"From ancient times to the present, no martial artist has been able to break through this limitation of lifespan, so this path of martial arts is also called a dead-end path by the world; the path ahead is broken, and there is no further progress, isn't it broken."】

【"Ninety years!"】

【Hearing this, you cannot help but surge with a wave of surprise in your heart.】

【You must know that ordinary long-lived old people can also live to this age. And martial artists, whether it is blood or strength, are already human weapons, like walking gods, far exceeding ordinary people, so why is their lifespan so short?】

【Sima Ting looks at the charcoal in the stove and sighs leisurely: "You don't need to be surprised; for thousands of years, countless people have followed one after another but no one has succeeded; even a martial artist in the peak Xuan Dan realm, whose blood is like a pillar, when the limit arrives, they die suddenly, and most martial artists may not even last to ninety, only a mere sixty or seventy years!"】

【"Because a martial artist is like the charcoal in this stove; once ignited, they only burn themselves out and turn into ashes."】

【"Martial arts cultivation with oneself as a furnace has a very fast cultivation speed; those with innate talent only need a short thirty or forty years of hard work to be the best in the world."】

【"And do you know how many years this primordial spirit cultivator can live?"】

【You seem to have thought of something and raise your eyes: "Eight hundred years?"】

【Sima Ting is stunned when he hears this and laughs dumbly.】

【"That is the Master you are talking about, not the soul cultivators in the world; you must know there is only one Master in the world."】

【"You are not practicing yet, so you don't know what the two words 'Master' represent, like peeking at a leopard through a tube; if you practice, you will know that there are no immortals in the world, only the Master."】

【"Soul cultivators who practice to the legendary Yang God realm can obtain a lifespan of three hundred years in the human world, and ordinary primordial soul cultivators who have achieved success in nourishing qi can also easily live for a hundred years."】

【Sima Ting sees that you seem to really know nothing and cannot help but sigh; this dignified Xie family, such a family status.】

【The children in the family actually don't know these cultivation common sense.】

【"Talking about this is far away; as for why, since soul cultivators can have such a lifespan, why does everyone in the world learn soul cultivation methods, you will understand later."】

【He picks up the teacup, takes a light sip, moistens his throat, and then continues: "I am on the path of martial arts. There are nine realms of martial arts, and the first three realms are also called the three passes."】

【"These three passes are called Muscle Refining, Bone Casting, and Blood Qi."】

【"The Muscle Refining realm is the foundation of martial arts cultivation. Once achieved, the muscles are full, the body is agile, the skin and flesh are as strong as iron, and the strength can carry a tripod. Let alone lifting the stone lion at the gate of your Xie manor, even heavier objects are no problem."】

(End of chapter)