HLnovel Chapter 112 Xi soil
Chapter 112 Xi soil
Chapter 112 Breath of Earth
After Lü Xiaotian finished speaking, the entire National Holy Conference fell silent. Everyone knew that this was a slander. As can be seen from Ye Ru's ability to increase the national fortune of Yanhuang Kingdom by 40% single-handedly, Ye Ru was not a selfish person.
"Then what do you think of someone who, through their own talent, created five astonishing poems to educate the people?"
Chen Changfeng stood up and said to Lü Xiaotian in a deep voice.
"Hmph, Brother Chen's words are somewhat biased. This one incident alone shows that Ye Ru is not only not a well-read scholar, but also a selfish and self-serving person who does not know how to spread education to the world. He is a disgrace."
After pondering for a moment, Su Xieyi, a strategist, saw that both the Legalists and the strategists had spoken, and then snorted coldly.
"Can you do it? If you can, then my School of Names will join the ranks of your three Legalist schools."
The head of the Ming family, Gongsun Wuyou, said something indifferent that silenced the Legalists and others.
The expressions of other members of the various holy families were also somewhat strange.
Most people from the School of Names have eccentric personalities and a habit of making startling statements. This leads to a situation where, although the School of Names is good at debating, their arguments tend to be "obsessive and circumlocutionary," convoluted, and bizarre, resulting in a poor reputation among the sages and throughout history.
"as you wish."
Chen Changfeng opened the Hongyin seal, and Ye Ru's message was projected onto everyone without missing a single word, which immediately darkened the faces of the Legalist family and the other two families.
Unexpectedly, their three families had fallen into Ye Ru's trap.
"Ye Ru has made great contributions, increasing the proportion of our Yanhuang Kingdom's National Holy Academy within the entire Holy Academy. Didn't you notice?"
The head of the Yu family stood up and said in a deep voice.
“I can agree to Ye Ru’s request, but he must hand over the printing technology.”
After a moment of contemplation, Han Shoucheng finally compromised.
He knew that if he did not compromise, Ye Ru would definitely open another school to counter the Legalists, relying solely on the support of the Confucian and Mencian families. At that time, with such printing technology, he would inevitably cause a huge upheaval in the publishing industry.
"Since that's the case, then it's decided. I'll tell Ye Ru now."
Chen Changfeng and the head of the Yu family both showed a hint of joy on their faces. The former admired Ye Ru. Back then, the novelist had gathered the strength of his family to overcome all opposition and wanted to publish a large number of popular novels, but the Legalists rejected the idea outright because they believed that only the classics of the sages could educate the people.
But now Ye Ru has managed to force the Legalists to compromise all by himself, which is quite remarkable.
When the news reached Ye Ru's official seal, Ye Ru nodded to himself, thanked the Legalist school and other sage families, and then continued reading.
The Legalists haven't broken ties with me yet, so I have to give them a way out.
After reading some books, Ye Ru took a rest.
The next day.
Many noble families from various sage clans have arrived at Xiaoyao Ford. The sky above Xiaoyao Ford at this time is completely different from yesterday. Countless wisps of mist are spreading, and an ancient dynasty appears faintly in the sky above Xiaoyao Ford.
“A mirage? It is said that this was recorded in the Book of Han. I never thought that such a wonder would appear in this secret place of Lu’an.”
Kong Hexuan and the others had already arrived. Ye Ru looked up at the sky, a look of surprise on his face.
"Brother Kong, Brother Meng, why is that person dressed so strangely?"
Suddenly, Ye Ru saw a small black dot in the sky. Upon closer inspection, he saw a person dressed in black and white robes, wearing a black and white mask, standing on a giant white bird with his arms crossed.
"The Yin-Yang School? It must be that person named Xiao Ke. There are some Qimen Dunjia techniques in the Liuan Secret Realm that the Yin-Yang School would be interested in, so it's no wonder that he came here."
Kong Hexuan was taken aback at first, then he understood what was going on.
"It's not just the Yin-Yang school; even that little Taoist boy from the Daoist school has come. Confucius was a disciple of Laozi, the Daoist sage, so they can be considered fellow disciples."
Meng Qingyang saw a white crane beside him, with an adorable little Taoist boy sitting cross-legged on it, and he couldn't help but marvel at it.
"Taoism..."
Ye Ru turned to look at the young Taoist, and coincidentally, the latter's gaze met Ye Ru's.
"Greetings, benefactor. I am Zhang Guo, descended from Mount Nanhua. Judging from your aura, you have entered the Daoist realm, which shows your exceptional comprehension. How about you switch from Confucianism to Daoism?"
Zhang Guo jumped down from the crane, bowed to Ye Ru, and said politely.
Upon hearing this, the faces of the members of the Sage Clan were somewhat strange. Only the Taoists would do something as blatant as poaching talent in broad daylight.
Ye Ru was also taken aback. He hadn't expected that this young Taoist boy could sense that he had already entered the Tao.
“Little Master, I still have worldly affairs to attend to, so I cannot focus on cultivating the Tao.”
"I see. Let nature take its course."
Zhang Guo nodded, and then said:
“If you have nothing else to do, please come and visit Nanhua Mountain. I will certainly do my best to be a good host.”
"it is good."
"It's fortunate that the Taoists know to let things take their natural course and not force things. I heard that there is a Zen sect in the Eastern Sacred Domain. Those who are targeted by them have to endure their nagging day and night. It's absolutely terrifying."
Kong Hexuan shivered, then whispered to Ye Ru.
"The Lu'an Secret Realm is about to open."
Ye Ru looked up and saw the fog thinning, but the ancient palace of the dynasty becoming clearer and clearer.
"Everyone, let's use our magical artifacts to break it together."
Kong Hexuan shouted loudly to the other disciples from the various holy families. Then he summoned a writing brush, and a thick stream of ink shot out from the tip of the brush. This thick stream of ink slammed into the barrier of the Liuan Ancient Palace, and an energy ripple spread outwards.
Immediately afterwards, Meng Qingyang, Sun Kong, and the others took out their magical artifacts and launched an attack.
Boom boom boom!
These attacks were absorbed by the Liuan Barrier and then ceased to occur.
"How is this going?"
Kong Hexuan's eyes widened.
"Nothing in the world is softer or weaker than water, yet nothing can overcome it in attacking the hard and strong, because nothing can replace it. The weak overcomes the strong, and the soft overcomes the hard; everyone knows this, but no one can put it into practice. This barrier is based on the Taoist principle of overcoming the hard with the soft, and it cannot be broken by brute force."
Zhang Guo looked solemnly at the Liuan barrier and sighed softly.
“What Fellow Daoist Zhang Guo said is absolutely right. This is a restriction of the Five Elements and Yin Yang, which is mainly about water. It cannot be opened by brute force alone. The Five Elements generate and restrain each other. If water does not have earth, it cannot flow in all directions by taking advantage of the terrain. When water comes, it still needs to be covered by earth.”
Xiao Ke's clear, cold voice echoed through the heavens and earth, causing everyone to ponder for a moment before Kong Hexuan looked up:
"Brother Ke, do you have a solution?"
"Breaking this restriction is not difficult. I wonder if the farmers have brought your sacred treasure, the Breath Soil?"
Xiao Ke's gaze was fixed on Xu Ye, a farmer, whose androgynous voice made it impossible to tell if he was male or female.
"Xirang?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Ru's expression also changed slightly, and he then whispered to Kong Hexuan:
"Is this the same Breath Soil that Yu the Great used to fill the floodwaters?"