444: Chapter 171: Everyone is unconvinced_4 444: Chapter 171: Everyone is unconvinced_4 Lu Yiren, who was chosen to descend from the mountain to engage in debate as the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth approached, was obviously the most outstanding disciple of the Scholar Dao Sect in this generation.
How could he possibly lose!
As everyone placed their bets, the amount of Spirit Stones surged rapidly.
In a short period of time, the Spirit Stones wagered by the crowd even exceeded ten million taels!
Especially those who had lost before, they bet even more fiercely.
They had already lost twice, and desiring to recover their losses, naturally they had to wager even more Spirit Stones.
Twelve million taels of Spirit Stones.
Cao Zhen, looking at the final betting amount, sighed deeply in his heart, thinking that there were indeed many wealthy Cultivators in the world—what a vast market this was.
He would have to devise a method to fully open up the market for the Gathering Spirit Talismans once he returned.
Even though the Hundred Peaks Sect was among the top ten Immortal Sects, the number of disciples was limited.
After all, what was the point in earning money from one’s own sect members?
To make a profit, one should target the money of the entire Immortal Cultivation realm!
While Cao Zhen was contemplating, he glanced at Lu Yiren, believing that he actually had a chance to win in a debate against a Scholar Path practitioner.
After all, he was connected to Mozi and could simply use Mozi’s ideas to refute the Scholar Path notions of the young scholar.
The problem was, if he did so, the opponent might not accept it.
Then he couldn’t just advocate “universal love and non-aggression.”
Luckily, Mozi had often engaged in discourse with the Confucian scholars and understood the Scholar Path as well.
When he heard that a young Confucian scholar was going to the Hundred Peaks Sect for debate and that there would be a substantial reward for winning, he made many preparations in advance.
Among these, he wrote a Buddhist scripture and gave it to the young monk who was going to the debate.
Besides, he also prepared a copy of the “Analects,” but unfortunately, even by the time he left, nobody from the Scholar Dao Sect had come to the Hundred Peaks Sect for debate.
He thought he had prepared the “Analects” in vain, but who would’ve thought, in the end, it actually found use.
Cao Zhen took out the “Analects” and tossed it to Lu Yiren, saying, “Read it yourself.”
Lu Yiren glanced at the title of the book—”The Analects”?
He had never heard of it; what kind of book was it that he was being asked to read?
As a disciple of the Scholar Dao Sect, what kind of Scholar Path texts hadn’t he read?
Who was the author of these “Analects”?
Nowadays, it seems anyone can write a book.
In a while, he would have to thoroughly examine this book, pick out any issues, and present them one by one to Cao Zhen for rebuttal.
Below the platform, Li Qinglei saw Cao Zhen directly producing a book and couldn’t help but sneer, “Peak Master Cao, what are you showing him?
A book of the Scholar Path?
All the Confucian texts in the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty originated from the Scholar Dao Sect.
Are you showing him a text of the Scholar Path?
Li Qinglei, however, suddenly found himself speechless.
On the platform above, Lu Yiren had only glanced through the pages before becoming completely stunned.
Below the platform, Lan Pili, the people of the Hundred Peaks Sect, and the members of Thousand Caves Door were also stunned.
They had seen such a scene too many times before.
When Cao Zhen debated at the Thousand Caves Door, many people, including two Cave Masters present today, had their moment of Enlightenment!
However, they never imagined that Lu Yiren from the Scholar Dao Sect would come to Enlightenment so quickly!
The mad scholar of the Scholar Path, he’s actually achieved Enlightenment!”
“How is this possible!”
“The mad scholar from the Scholar Dao Sect, he has read all kinds of Scholar Path texts!
How could he attain Enlightenment from a single text of the Scholar Path!”
“What kind of text is this?”
“Is this not a text from our Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty?”
“Even if it’s not from the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty, it shouldn’t have immediately led him to Enlightenment.”
The crowd was utterly baffled.
The mad scholar, all around him, streams of Scholar Path energy spread, enveloping the entire platform in moments.
In no time at all, this aura had pervaded the entire Immortal Reception House and continued to spread to the outside.
On a street in Capital City.
Two peddlers were arguing loudly.
Although this was the Capital City, and numerous constables were present, that didn’t mean there were no arguments or conflicts within the city. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by noⅴelfire.net
Every time I set up my stall, I use this spot.
You took my place, and now you’re saying you’re in the right!” a butcher wielding a pig-slaughtering knife angrily confronted the peddler opposite him.
The sturdy man opposite him was just as unyielding, picking up a stick and thumping it hard on the ground as he retorted, “Just because you’ve always been here makes this spot yours?
It’s not as if your name is written here.
Why should it be yours?
I got here first, so I’m taking this spot!”
The surrounding crowd kept their distance, with no one daring to step forward.
The argument was getting increasingly fierce, and it looked like it might come to blows at any moment.
Why risk getting in the way and possibly getting injured?
Suddenly, an energy wafted over.
In the crowd, an old farmer carrying a shoulder pole felt this aura and was moved to speak out to the two men, “Gentlemen, it’s not worth fighting over a spot of ground.”
Around them, as the aura spread, everyone began to speak up.
“We’re all here to make money; it’s hard enough to scrape a living.”
“We all work to support our families; if you two fight and something happens, who will take care of your households?”
“Look, my stall doesn’t need so much space either.
I’ll move a bit to the side, and then there’ll be room for both your stalls.”
The two men who were on the brink of fighting, under the influence of this righteous energy, gradually saw the fierce expressions fade from their faces.
One even showed a hint of sheepishness as he admitted, “I got carried away just now.”