Chapter 1087: Confucius's Advice

In the crystal, a figure was reflected, wearing a tall hat and long robes, giving him a sense of resonance with the sacred body, as if he, like Zhang Xuan, was a sage recognized by heaven and earth, a recognized master teacher.

Only one person in history had this situation—without a doubt, it was Confucius.

Whoosh!

As soon as this thought emerged, he felt a tremendous suction force before him, and his consciousness immediately left his physical body. The next moment, he found himself inside the crystal.

Looking around, he saw that it was still a folded space, but not large—only a few dozen square meters—and empty, with no items, a vast white expanse that seemed quite crude.

“Confucius, how did you…”

After a glance, Zhang Xuan frowned, looking at the man before him with a puzzled expression.

Last time he went to the Sealing Sage Platform, he had seen Confucius's will—young, handsome, giving a feeling of spring breeze. But this one… his face was slightly swollen, his robes somewhat dirty and messy, looking a bit disheveled… as if he had been beaten?

Beating Confucius?

No way. Not to mention that his strength was inferior, even if he could beat him, no one would dare.

“Probably he left this will right after sealing his sainthood…”

He thought to himself, speculating.

He had just finished sealing his sainthood and experienced the body tribulation. Although he had recovered, the bloodstains on his clothes couldn't be washed off in a short time. Like the other, he was also disheveled, even more so.

Confucius before him should be the same. Even though it was just a fragment of will, he didn't look clean or tidy.

Letting later generations know the cruelty of sealing sainthood.

“I don’t have much time here…”

Waving his hand, Confucius did not explain but looked solemn.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

“If I’m not mistaken, you also have innate fetal poison, right?” Confucius’s eyes were like lightning.

“Yes!”

Hearing him mention this matter, Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up with excitement, and he quickly looked over: “How can it be resolved? I beg Confucius for mercy, to point the way…”

Last time he had just wanted to ask, but this guy said “I am not alone in the Way” and disappeared. Now that he brought it up voluntarily, there should be a way to solve it.

As long as this matter was resolved, it would be like settling a worry, and he wouldn’t have to be anxious for no reason.

“We’ll talk about that later…”

Shaking his head, Confucius looked over: “You have successfully sealed your sainthood, which means our experiences are the same. You will definitely encounter enormous troubles in the future. I give you this advice: if you want to go further, if you want to escape fate, you need to walk your own path. Blindly inheriting the wisdom of predecessors, though it may allow you to progress faster, will also shackle your direction and motivation!”

“Walk my own path?”

Not expecting him to talk about innate fetal poison first, but instead say something so inexplicable, Zhang Xuan was slightly taken aback.

“Indeed!” Confucius nodded and continued: “I have a Spring and Autumn Canon; you must have heard of it, right?”

Zhang Xuan acknowledged.

The Spring and Autumn Canon was said to be Confucius’s unparalleled treasure, with which he once suppressed the alien race, leaving them unable to resist. However, this item had long since disappeared with Confucius, lost and never found again.

“The Spring and Autumn Canon concerns the fate of humanity. Since you are like me, you might be able to drive it. Never let it fall into others’ hands, remember this! Also, you must guard against…”

His tone was urgent, as if there was something pressing to do. Confucius slowly raised his hand, but before he finished, Zhang Xuan heard a worried voice in his ear: “Zhang Xuan, are you alright?”

His body trembled, and his spirit returned to his physical body. Opening his eyes, he saw Luo Ruoxi had somehow come to his side, her beautiful eyes filled with concern.

She must have seen his consciousness leave his body and, fearing something might go wrong, rushed over.

“I’m fine…”

Reaching out to hold the girl’s hand, Zhang Xuan smiled.

He already knew about her protecting him from Tian Ye Wang earlier. Although she was powerful and her identity unclear, no matter how difficult it was, he would never give up.

“It’s good that you’re fine…” The girl relaxed and smiled gently.

“Wait a moment, I’ll take another look at this thing…”

Not looking at her, Zhang Xuan turned back to the crystal. After a moment, he was full of helplessness.

Confucius’s will had disappeared in that instant, leaving no trace. The previous scene seemed like a dream, and he couldn’t restore it no matter what.

“Confucius founded the master teacher profession, worshipped and admired by so many master teachers. I thought he would be steady… but it turns out he’s as unreliable as his clone…”

Scratching his head, Zhang Xuan felt helpless and a bit frustrated.

He only wanted to ask about innate fetal poison, but after meeting the other’s will twice, he had said a lot of nonsense but not a single useful thing… It was really annoying to think about.

He gave advice, mentioned the Spring and Autumn Canon… I don’t even know where that thing is, what am I supposed to guard against?

Look at Qiuwu Ancient Sage—though he was struck down, he finished what he had to say and stayed for a very long time…

The great teacher of all ages was too weak.

“When he left this will, Confucius had just succeeded in sealing his sainthood, far weaker than Qiuwu Ancient Sage, but he lasted such a short time… I’m speechless!”

Shaking his head, his expression was grim.

He had finally had another chance to meet Confucius and ask about innate fetal poison, but again, because Confucius’s standby time was too short, he missed it…

“Forget it…”

Knowing that being upset was useless, Confucius at that time was only at Saint realm level one. For his will to survive tens of thousands of years and speak with him was already remarkable.

He couldn’t demand too much.

“It seems I can only rely on myself for innate fetal poison; relying on others is useless…”

Rubbing his forehead.

He had thought that if he found Confucius, he would find a solution, but now it seemed… he had overthought it!

Everything depended on himself.

“First, refine this thing!”

Putting the matter aside, he looked again at the crystal before him.

Now the crystal had perfectly merged with the map, like a globe, its surface covered with various terrains, just like before.

As his spirit probed inside, he felt a vast, boundless sensation, as if refining this thing meant completely controlling the entire Qiuwu Palace and mastering tremendous power.

“Refine!”

The method of refinement emerged in his mind. He touched it with his palm, and his true qi flowed slowly.

Creak! Creak!

Instantly, Zhang Xuan felt his consciousness spread to the sky above the entire Qiuwu Palace.

Boundless Realm, Black Annihilation Dust Sand, floating heavenly palace…

The places he had been before now appeared clearly before him, in every detail, clearer than what he had seen before.

Even with a single thought, he could easily change the palace’s formations, making them more fierce or stable.

“Indeed, refining this thing means controlling the entire Qiuwu Palace…”

Zhang Xuan understood.

The crystal and map merged, meaning he had completely mastered this folded space. He could take it away with a single thought.

In other words, as long as he took the crystal, he took the entire Qiuwu Palace, and he could enter whenever he wanted in the future.

Realizing this, Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up, and he clenched his fist quietly.

Although Qiuwu Ancient Sage’s will had disappeared and the inheritance was lost, if he could take this place away and study it carefully, his understanding of space would definitely increase by a large margin!

It would also greatly help his future strength.

His true qi poured in continuously, carefully refining every part of the crystal.

After an unknown time, his eyes snapped open.

Whoosh!

With a slight movement of his hand, he put the crystal into his storage ring.

The core item controlling Qiuwu Palace had been successfully refined.

Splash!

As soon as he took the crystal, he immediately felt his entire aura rapidly weaken. The power granted by the Sealing Sage Platform vanished completely, and he returned to the peak of Saint realm level one.

Crack!

Turning his head, he saw the Sealing Sage Platform, which had been shining with holy light, now seemed drained of energy, split in the middle, and no longer possessed its former wonder.

“Even if I threw this thing out, probably no one would believe that Confucius and I both sealed our sainthood on it…”

Seeing the once-sacred object now no different from an ordinary stone platform, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

The Sealing Sage Platform had fulfilled its mission and no longer had any value.

Putting aside his random thoughts, he turned to look at the others. Wu Shi was still refining pills. Although his technique had many errors, with his current Half-Exit Saint realm strength, successfully refining Duanxu Dan was not difficult.

President Han and the others were consolidating their cultivation, recovering from the battle.

“I just saw Confucius…”

Knowing he didn’t need to help, Zhang Xuan stopped paying attention and looked at the girl nearby.

Nodding, Luo Ruoxi smiled slightly: “This is where he truly sealed his sainthood; it’s normal for a will to remain.”

“Yes, he told me not to blindly inherit the wisdom of predecessors, but to walk my own path…”

He hadn’t reacted earlier, but now thinking carefully, what the other said was correct.

Since he started cultivating, he had always used the Library of Heaven’s Path to condense Heavenly Path techniques, without any innovation. Indeed, he had been blindly inheriting the wisdom of predecessors.

“Cultivation requires walking your own path; Confucius is right!”

Luo Ruoxi nodded.

“It seems I can’t cultivate the same way as before from now on…”

Confucius, as the teacher of all ages and founder of the master teacher profession, would not say this lightly; he must have seen something, and it couldn’t be taken lightly.

“I know it’s hard… but to become a true strong person, not having something of your own is indeed not enough!” Luo Ruoxi smiled: “Don’t rush. Your cultivation speed is already very fast now. As long as you continue, you will surely find it!”

“Yes!”

Zhang Xuan nodded.

Successfully sealing his sainthood had solved the biggest problem, greatly boosting both his strength and confidence.

Even if the road ahead was difficult… he believed he could make it to the end and truly stand at the peak of the Master Teacher Continent!

“Ruoxi, rest assured, no matter how great the difficulty… I will be with you to the end!”

Holding the girl’s hand again, Zhang Xuan’s gaze was firm.