“Holy Son, the team leader from Bailu Academy ranks seventy-second on the Divine King Ranking, even higher than the Elder Ancestor of our Lin Family. It is said that he once confronted a Demon Lord from the Demon Realm and emerged unscathed.”
Lin Tianyi, a ninth-grade Divine King of the Lin Family, who was following Lu Changsheng to the Confucian Sect Conference, recognized the renowned White-robed Scholar.
The top hundred Great Confucians on the Divine King Ranking, although not yet Sages, are only a step away from becoming one.
The ranking of the Elder Ancestor of Lin Family is even below that of the White-robed Scholar, indicating his formidable strength.
The Nine Great Confucian Sects are capable of contending with the Daoist Sacred Lands and include Greatly Accomplished God-Kings and Sages.
“And that old man with a youthful face and white hair is Nanhua Duke, one of the Nine Great Confucian Sects, a more incredible figure, and one of the Sages from the South Foot Academy.”
Lin Tianyi indicated the elderly man sitting in the middle of the South Foot Academy seats.
Lu Changsheng nodded his head.
Even though Nanhua Duke concealed his aura, Lu Changsheng could still feel the other’s formidable presence.
A Sage of the Confucian Sect and a being of the same level as the Ancient Ancestor from Mount Taihua Sacred Land, the younger sister of the Mount Taihua Goddess.
Mount Taihua Sacred Land had to treat such individuals with due respect.
“That disheveled old man holding a wine gourd in Tianming Academy, do not look down on him. He is also a Sage, Duke Huanglong of Tianming Academy. During the Ancient Times, he killed a terrifyingly powerful Demon Lord with the ‘Huanglong Manuscript’ and is recognized as one of the Confucian Sages.”
Lin Tianyi listed these individuals’ backgrounds as if reciting treasures.
There are no less than three publicly recognized Confucian Sages present, along with a dozen more renowned Great Confucians from the Divine King Ranking.
After exchanging greetings with the other Eight Great Confucian Sects, the Confucian Sect Conference officially began.
The first event of the Confucian Sect Conference is the competition between disciples from the Nine Great Confucian Sects.
Only disciples who have been practicing the Confucian Dao for no more than one million years can participate in the competition.
Since the Confucian Sect Conference is held every one million years, it is the perfect opportunity to see what geniuses with the potential of Sages have been cultivated by the Nine Great Confucian Sects in the last one million years.
Of course, in addition to the Nine Great Confucian Sects, disciples from other large and small Confucian Sects who believe they have the strength to challenge the geniuses from the Nine Great Confucian Sects can also register.
Looking at past Confucian Sect Conferences, the Nine Great Confucian Sects almost monopolize the excellent Confucian Cultivating disciples in the Immortal Realm. It is extremely difficult for disciples from other large and small Confucian Sects to defeat any one of the nine disciples fielded by the Nine Great Confucian Sects.
At every Confucian Sect Conference, there are always a few disciples from medium or small Confucian Sects who are dissatisfied and wish to challenge the Nine Great Confucian Sects, but they are few in number.
This Confucian Sect Conference, each of the Nine Great Confucian Sects sends a genius, while the disciples from other large and small Confucian Sects have twenty-three registered, making a total of thirty-two Confucian Cultivating talents.
Mo Huazhi represents Ziyang Academy in the competition.
“Zhi’er, it’s been a long time since we last met as teacher and disciple. This is a magical treasure that your teacher prepared for you a long time ago, but there hasn’t been a chance to give it to you. Keeping this item no longer benefits your teacher.”
Lu Changsheng took out a writing brush.
This was the Confucian Meritorious Treasure—the Confucian Sage Brush, a system reward for Mo Huazhi when she was promoted from Daluo Golden Immortal to Quasi-Emperor.
The Confucian Meritorious treasure, for Lu Changsheng, was useless.
Among Lu Changsheng’s disciples, only Mo Huazhi is a Confucian Cultivator, so no one else but her is suitable for this treasure.
“Do you still remember what your teacher told you? To establish a heart for heaven and earth, a life for the people, to continue the ultimate teachings of ancient saints, and to open an era of great peace; only then can this treasure achieve great success.”
“Disciple always remembers the Master’s teachings and has never been negligent.”
Mo Huazhi, finally reunited with her master, looked admiringly at Lu Changsheng with radiant eyes as she took the Confucian Sage Brush from his hands.
As expected, the Master still enjoys mentoring as he did before.
Mo Huazhi carefully examined the Confucian Sage Brush, which was made of unknown material, warm like jade, and light to the touch.
This Confucian Sage Brush may not be very high in grade yet, but being a Meritorious Treasure, if one establishes a heart for heaven and earth, a life for the people, continues the ultimate teachings of ancient saints, and opens an era of great peace, accumulating supreme merits, the Confucian Sage Brush could rewrite the heavens and bring forth the wonders of life and beauty.
[Ding, you have awarded your disciple Mo Huazhi the Confucian Meritorious Treasure “Confucian Sage Brush” and have received a mentoring return reward: the Wordless Monument.]
Huh?
Lu Changsheng was stunned.
There are rewards for this as well?
Also, what is the Wordless Monument?
Lu Changsheng assigned a strand of his Divine Sense to explore his Inner World.
He saw in his Inner World a monument as tall as the Ginseng Fruit Ancestral Tree, towering between heaven and earth, soaring into the clouds, surrounded by Qi Sea.
This monument, though rough in surface, bore no inscriptions.
What is this thing?
Lu Changsheng had seen many treasures and Magical Treasures, and the system had returned various kinds of items, but such a strange object was a first for Lu Changsheng.
The Wordless Monument bore no inscriptions, no sword marks, recorded no Cultivation Techniques, nor was it like the myriad Sword Wall of Mount Shu that could be used for comprehending the sword intent.
“Could this be a Magical Treasure?”
Lu Changsheng muttered to himself.
It wouldn’t be some brick-like Magical Treasure used for hitting people, would it?
Lu Changsheng tried Refining the Wordless Monument to see what was so special about this object.
Lu Changsheng’s Divine Sense entered the Wordless Monument, but it was like a stone and could not be refined.
“Not a Magical Treasure?”
Seeing that he could not Refine the Wordless Monument, Lu Changsheng then tried to lift it with his Divine Sense to see if it could be used as a brick to throw.
However, the Wordless Monument did not move an inch.
“This is really strange…”
Lu Changsheng sighed helplessly, wondering what on earth the system reward was.