"How come you’re here!"
Seeing Li Qingchen, Wei Cang asked incredulously.
"Why can’t I be here?"
Li Qingchen was momentarily stunned by the question, then said, "Then who are you here to find?"
"I heard there’s a Confucian Dao expert here..."
Speaking of this, Wei Cang’s voice gradually softened.
"A Confucian Dao expert?"
Upon hearing this, Li Qingchen laughed and said jokingly, "Is there anyone greater than me in the Confucian Dao?"
Wei Cang was speechless for a moment and then suddenly realized, "Ling Si said her poetry was guided by a master, and that person is actually you?"
He frowned, "But that’s not right, if it were you, Ling Si wouldn’t have kept it from me."
"Is there another Confucian Dao expert in Cyan Mountain Village?"
Li Qingchen was taken aback by what he heard. Ling Si’s poetry was guided by someone from Cyan Mountain Village?
But in Cyan Mountain Village, besides him, who had such capability?
Suddenly, his eyes flickered, and he asked, "When was Ling Si’s poetry composed? Is there a Communication Talisman from that person?"
"As for the time, it was about a year ago."
Wei Cang frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "As for the Communication Talisman, Ling Si transmitted it through a young man named Ming Yu."
"Er Niu, a Sword Cultivator, certainly wouldn’t write poetry, and there are no other Confucian Dao individuals in Cyan Mountain Village."
"But Chang Qing has always been close with Er Niu, which means..."
As a quasi-imperial mighty figure, Li Qingchen used his Divine Sense and immediately understood the connection, unable to help but reveal a look of astonishment.
"The poem was actually composed by Chang Qing!"
Wei Cang, beside him, obviously understood this point too, and his pupils shrank suddenly.
The two exchanged a glance, both falling silent.
It was already astonishing that the four arts were superlative, and now even Ling Si’s two exquisite poems were taught by Chang Qing. How strong must Chang Qing’s poetry be?
"You’ve taken an extraordinary apprentice."
After a while, Wei Cang couldn’t help but sigh.
The four arts being unparalleled represents the pinnacle of Confucian Dao’s offensive and defensive methods, and a deep foundation in poetry and song represents a smooth journey in the Confucian Dao realm.
To possess either is already enough to be called a peerless genius, but for one person to embody both, the achievements in the Confucian Dao are unimaginable!
"Hahaha, this makes me leave with more peace of mind."
Knowing the truth, Li Qingchen couldn’t help but laugh heartily, feeling elated.
Wei Cang was taken aback, and then, as if realizing something, he couldn’t help but show a look of shock,
"You haven’t given up and want to explore the Dark Forbidden Area?"
"You’re crazy! If something happens to you, not only will you die, but the Holy Academy will go down with you!"
"Those great scholars who have been suppressed for many years won’t spare the Holy Academy!"
Wei Cang, having been suppressed by Li Qingchen for endless years, never feared before.
But hearing Li Qingchen wanted to leave, he suddenly panicked.
"I’ve waited too long; if I wait any longer, I’m afraid I won’t have the courage to explore the forbidden area."
"Moreover, haven’t I cultivated another mighty Confucian?"
Li Qingchen looked into the distance, chuckling slightly:
"Even if I die, the Holy Academy will be fine, those great scholars are merely minor ailments beneath the arm."
"When Chang Qing sets foot in Central State, those old stubborns will be the flags of his fame, the stepping stones."
"When he eradicates the ailments of the Confucian Dao and all the scholars of the world pledge their allegiance to one, then... the imperial position can be achieved!"
Wei Cang felt a sense of terror upon hearing this.
He hadn’t expected Li Qingchen to be playing such a grand game of chess!
In the beginning, he advised Li Qingchen to eliminate those great scholars and unify the Confucian Dao when he gained power.
At the time, Li Qingchen said it wasn’t the right time.
He was puzzled at the time; given Li Qingchen’s power, eradicating those great scholars was a mere wave of the hand, so why wasn’t it the right time?
It was to wait until the heavens’ suppression dissipated, the emperor’s path reappeared, and someone in the Confucian Dao could become emperor!
Now, the time is right, the geographical advantage will emerge, the human harmony is present, those great scholars are just as Li Qingchen said, minor ailments beneath the arm.
When Su Changqing sets foot in Central State, eradicates the ailments of the Confucian Dao, and all the scholars of the world pledge their allegiance to one, the momentum of the Confucian Dao will establish!
At that time, Su Changqing will be the undisputed leader of the Confucian Dao.
He will carry the faith of countless scholars and ascend the emperor’s path, continuing the prosperity of the Confucian Dao for another ten thousand years!
"Your brilliance... far surpasses mine."
Understanding fully, Wei Cang couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
While he harbored a grudge against his father’s injustice, Li Qingchen was already paving the way for the entire Confucian Dao of the world.
"Let’s leave other matters aside; the struggle for the orthodoxy is one our generation cannot shirk."
"This generation’s emperor, even if not exclusively practicing the Confucian Dao, should have a foundation in it, ensuring the Confucian Dao’s prosperity for ten thousand years!"
Li Qingchen chuckled, his eyes exuding a clear confidence.
He understood very well that even amidst the chaos and abundance of geniuses on the path to emperorhood, Chang Qing’s talents are among the absolute pinnacle!
"Not exclusively practicing the Confucian Dao?"
Wei Cang was taken aback, "With such a gift, does he intend to take another path?"
"You don’t understand how terrifying Chang Qing’s talent is; how can a single orthodoxy confine him?"
Li Qingchen gazed into the distant horizon, speaking softly:
"By now, the Su Patriarch should have found a second teacher for Chang Qing."
Northern Territory, Martial Extremes Mountain.
The Cangyan Continent is vast and infinite, divided into five regions and ten nations, with each region’s cultivation system varying greatly.
And in the Northern Territory of the continent, it is a paradise for martial arts!
The people here do not practice Dao or study Confucianism; they are a group who train their bodies to the extreme, capable of splitting the heavens and seas with a single punch!
Martial Extremes Mountain is located in the far north of the Northern Territory, renowned within this region. Its body-forging techniques are the best in the world, a holy place every Martial Artist aspires to.
"Finally, I’m here. This cursed place is freezing cold, and to think of establishing a sect here, those Martial Artists must be crazy."
Su Nan crossed mountains and waters, traversing an entire region to get to the far north of the Northern Territory, finally breathing a sigh of relief.
Now, the two years have passed, Chang Qing’s enlightenment is complete, and he can begin his cultivation.
He had been troubled by this matter for a long time.
Chang Qing’s enlightenment teacher was a mighty Confucian, so the teacher for his foundational entry into cultivation couldn’t be any less, right?
He pondered repeatedly, discussing with Ye Shu for a long time before deciding on Chang Qing’s second teacher—a Martial Artist!
The path of cultivation is long and arduous, and the foundation is paramount. Among the many traditions, if we talk about who has the strongest Foundation Establishment, it has to be martial arts!
Martial arts Foundation Establishment tempers the body, trains the muscles and bones, making one as heavy as a mountain and able to shake the heavens with a raised fist; there is nothing more suitable than martial arts.
And among the martial arts in the Northern Territory, Martial Extremes Mountain is the first choice.
This is not because it’s the strongest force, but because Martial Extremes Mountain’s ’Wu Jiuling’ is the person with the hardest fists in the world!
He once withstood an Emperor’s Weapon barehanded and survived, the only person in the world to do so!
Moreover, legend has it that Wu Jiuling once had great fortune and obtained the Foundation Establishment method of the Martial Ancestor, further solidifying Su Nan’s decision.
"It’s said that Wu Jiuling’s temper is as foul and unyielding as his fists, so this apprenticeship might not go smoothly."
"But now that I’m here, whether you agree or not, you must comply!"
Su Nan took a deep breath, looking at the magnificent mountain gate soaring into the clouds ahead, his voice resonating with the heavens and earth.
"Su Nan from the Southern Territory, here to pay respects to the mountain!"