HBWnovel Chapter 443 The Sage of Confucianism
Chapter 443 The Sage of Confucianism
Chapter 443 The Sage of Confucianism
The man who came forward held a wooden plaque in his hand. As he spoke, he handed the plaque to Zilu.
Zilu knew that Lin Fei was visiting the Sages Academy for the first time and was unfamiliar with its affairs, so he took the initiative to explain to Lin Fei: "This is Brother Zhu, who looks after the wooden birds. Every wooden bird that lands in the academy is issued a number plate. With this number plate, you can take your wooden bird when you leave the academy. Apart from this number plate, even if a sage comes, he cannot arbitrarily use a wooden bird that has already been used by someone else."
“We only recognize names here, not people. Besides, the sages wouldn’t bother a nobody like me who’s in charge of wooden birds.” Brother Zhu took out a small notebook to write down Zilu’s name on the nameplate, and then looked at Lin Fei and said, “This brother looks unfamiliar. Is this your first time at the Academy of Sages?”
Zilu nodded and introduced, "This Brother Li is indeed a first-time visitor to the academy. Brother Li's skills are no less than mine, and he also wants to participate in this decisive battle between the human and demon races. I was just about to introduce him to my master."
"Since it was you, Zilu, who personally introduced him, he must be an extraordinary person." Brother Zhu said with a smile, "Then I won't take up any more of your time. The Confucian classics study has just ended, and Confucius is probably still in the Confucian classics school. You should head straight there!"
"Thank you, Brother Zhu." Zilu cupped his hands in thanks to Brother Zhu, then led Lin Fei toward the Confucian classics school.
As they walked, Zilu explained the situation inside the Sages' Academy to Lin Fei: "The Sages' Academy is an academy opened to all humans and celestial beings by the sages of the human race in order to spread their teachings. The sages send their disciples to various places to teach and instruct, and students with extraordinary talent will be admitted to the academy for instruction."
Zilu continued, “Within the academy, students can choose to study under any sage based on their personal interests. Of course, even after becoming a disciple, one can continue to study under other sages. There are also several compulsory courses within the academy, and my Confucian sage is the lecturer of the compulsory course ‘Classical Studies’.”
Through Zilu's explanation, Lin Fei finally understood why the medieval era was so prosperous, with a flourishing of diverse schools of thought.
In the medieval period, demons wreaked havoc on the world. To save the people from this suffering, human sages disregarded sectarianism and generously shared their knowledge with promising younger generations. This led to the flourishing of diverse schools of thought during the medieval era.
It should be understood that in later generations, even in a relatively enlightened major sect like the Jade Emperor Sect, it would be a major taboo for someone to learn the supernatural powers and martial arts of another sect after becoming an apprentice. Such an act would result in the apprentice being stripped of their martial arts skills and expelled from the sect.
However, this was not the case in the Middle Ages. Even if one became a disciple of a sage, one could still learn the unique skills of other sages, a situation that would be absolutely impossible in later generations.
Only during such a special period could the saints of the human race pass on their skills in abundance, thus creating the glory of the human race in the Middle Ages and completely eradicating the demon race that ruled the entire land of China.
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As they spoke, Zilu led Lin Fei to the Confucian Academy. Zilu stood outside the door, bowing respectfully and saying, "Student Zilu requests an audience with his esteemed teacher."
Before long, a kind voice came from inside the school: "So it's Zilu who's back. Come in quickly, don't stand outside!"
Zilu led Lin Fei into the school and there they met the legendary Confucian sage, who was definitely among the top-ranked sages even among the many medieval sages.
At this moment, the Confucian sage was holding a book and reading it intently when Zilu led Lin Fei in. Without looking up, he asked, "Zilu, didn't you go to study in other places? Why have you suddenly returned to the academy? Is there something you need?"
Zilu respectfully replied, "Teacher, while I was lecturing, I met a human expert who wanted to contribute to the final battle between humans and demons. I brought him to the academy to introduce him to you."
Upon hearing Zilu's words, the Confucian sage put down his book and focused his gaze on Lin Fei.
Facing this legendary ancient sage, Lin Fei was somewhat nervous. This Confucian sage's gaze was unlike that of the other important figures Lin Fei had met before; it lacked an aggressive aura and did not possess the oppressive sharpness of other great figures.
On the contrary, the Confucian sage's gaze was extremely gentle, looking like that of a family elder, which warmed people's hearts.
But that kind of gentle gaze made Lin Fei wary—it wasn't that the Confucian sage harbored any hostility towards him. It was just that the ability to subtly influence people's hearts with such a gaze alone was a level of cultivation that should not be underestimated.
"As expected of an ancient sage, such cultivation is probably beyond what a Celestial Realm cultivator can achieve," Lin Fei thought to himself.
Lin Fei had never seen a medieval sage in his true peak state. Yuan Tiangang, whom he had met before, was also one of the medieval sages, but his strength was no longer comparable to his peak state due to the influence of demonic energy and the fact that his physical body had been dead for many years.
Even now, although Yuan Tiangang has recovered to a level close to that of an Earth Immortal, he is still far from reaching his peak.
But the Confucian sage before him was different. He was a true medieval sage at his peak, far superior to the Yuan Tiangang Lin Fei had previously encountered.
Under the scrutiny of the Confucian sage, Lin Fei kept his eyes down, focused on his own thoughts, and showed no emotional fluctuations.
After scrutinizing Lin Fei for a long time, the Confucian sage slowly nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad. Calm and composed, you truly possess extraordinary bearing. I observe a hint of supreme authority between your brows, perhaps you are connected to some great figure from ancient times?"
It seems that while these ancient sages were incredibly powerful, they were still no match for the great emperors of the ancient era. It's worth noting that both the Nine Heavens Emperor and the True Martial Emperor saw through all of Lin Fei's trump cards, except for the system, at a glance.
However, the Confucian sage before us clearly cannot achieve that. It seems that although the cultivation of the ancient sages was extraordinary, they were at most at the level of Earth Immortals. Whether in terms of their own cultivation or their vision, they were inferior to those ancient emperors.
Lin Fei already had a good understanding of the strength of the ancient sages, so he replied, "In response to the sage, this junior does indeed have connections with great figures from the ancient era."
As he spoke, Lin Fei slowly raised his right hand, and a surge of true energy emerged, forming a golden dragon aura between his palms, which slowly swirled around.