The Headmaster had told his Eldest Disciple and many others that he was not omniscient or omnipotent. In many people's eyes, this was normal. However, in the eyes of Eldest Brother and other disciples of the Academy who unconditionally and unreasonably trusted their teacher, the Headmaster's evaluation of himself was obviously too modest and almost arrogant.
In fact, the Headmaster's understanding was very clear. For example, at this moment, he could not understand the humor in Ning Que's words, nor could he feel the strong feelings of praise in Ning Que's words. He thought about it and did not understand, so he decided not to spend time thinking about it and began to tell his own story.
"From then on, I began to be a Taoist librarian in the West-Hill Divine Palace. I entered the library to read, so I naturally would not miss such a great opportunity. So I began to read non-stop. As I read more books, I was inexplicably enlightened, broke through the No Doubts State and entered the Seethrough State. Then, I continued to move up, and my cultivation state became good. It was at this time that I found that when I was reading every day, there was a Taoist who had been reading in the library. You must know that the Divine Hall at that time was different from the Divine Hall now. Taoists liked to go to the human world to eat and drink and act like a tyrant. No one dared to control them, so the Taoist at that time did not like to read. That Taoist seemed very special. "
Because it was too long ago, the Headmaster's memory was a little fuzzy. He thought silently for a moment and confirmed that he did not remember the wrong time sequence. He continued, "The Taoist and I read in the library for many years. Later, we read all the scriptures and books in the library. Then, we began to feel bored."
"At that time, the world was chaotic. Although the aristocratic families also liked to collect books, there was really nothing good. I discussed with the Taoist and thought that there were still seven volumes of Tomes of Arcane in the Zhishou Abbey that we had not read, so we …"
"Slow down." Ning Que asked in surprise, "You mean, you and the Taoist went to the Zhishou Abbey to read the Tomes of Arcane because you were so bored that you wanted to find books?"
The Headmaster said, "At that time, I was still not very interested in cultivation. If it were not for the fact that the seven volumes of Tomes of Arcane were absolutely unique, why would I think of going to the deep mountains to find the Zhishou Abbey?"
Ning Que was speechless. He found it really difficult to understand the way people thought a thousand years ago.
"And then?"
"Everyone in the West-Hill Divine Palace knows about the Zhishou Abbey, but they don't know where it is. The Taoist and I thought it would be difficult to find it, but we found it so easily."
"That's because you and that Daoist … are not ordinary people. And then?"
"And then? Of course, he was reading in the Zhishou Abbey. The Daoists in the monastery definitely won't let us see, so we can only sneak a peek. As long as they don't find out, it's fine. "
"You've read all seven volumes of the Tomes of Arcane?"
"If there were more scrolls, I would naturally be able to read more."
"Please continue with your story."
"The Seven Scrolls of Tomes of Arcane are very interesting. However, the more we read, the more puzzled the Taoist and I became. Especially after we finished reading the 'Ming' Handscroll, we started to have some doubts about this world."
The Headmaster said, "But these were not my main concerns at that time. So I waited for the Taoist to finish reading the Seven Volumes of Tomes of Arcane before returning to the West-Hill Divine Palace with him."
"Who is that Daoist?"
"After a few years, that Daoist entered the Divine Hall of Light and became the Great Divine Priest of Light."
The Headmaster glanced at Sangsang and said, "Just like her teacher, they are both admirable, but also not admirable. They are so stubborn that it makes people not know whether to laugh or cry."
Ning Que thought of a possibility. He counted the time with his fingers and asked, "Is it that Divine Priest of Light?"
"Who else could it be?"
The Headmaster shook his head and said, "The Divine Hall asked him to preach in the Wilderness, so he went. If he wanted to betray the sect, then so be it. However, he ran to the Zhishou Abbey and stole the 'Ming' Handscroll. How annoying."
Ning Que said, "I remember that Haotian Taoism asked the Divine Priest of Light to bring the 'Ming' Handscroll to the Wilderness."
The Headmaster said sarcastically, "Haotian Taoism is best at saying things that don't embarrass themselves. In fact, when the Zhishou Abbey found out that the Tomes of Arcane were stolen, it was a big deal. They even found out that I went to read books with that guy many years ago. I had no choice but to leave the Peach Mountain. Fortunately, the Divine Hall did not pay attention to a nobody like me. "
"After leaving the Peach Mountain, I toured the world. As I said before, the world was chaotic, there were endless wars and darkness. It was much worse than the world now. Haotian Taoism was unified and the Divine Hall was the most powerful. However, they did not care about worldly affairs. Cultivators followed and humiliated ordinary people. The imperial power in the secular world was extremely low and the world was like a plate of loose sand. "
"The only exception is the Desolate Empire in the Wilderness. Because the Desolate Men are born with strong bodies, cultivators do not dare to be too reckless. That guy stole the 'Ming' Handscroll of the Tomes of Arcane because he had doubts about Haotian. Therefore, his choice of the Wilderness was not unexpected."
"You should know what happened to that guy later on. He betrayed the West-Hill Divine Palace and used a Tomes of Arcane to create the Enlightenment Doctrine, which later became the Devil's Doctrine. "
Ning Que was shocked to hear these stories from thousands of years ago. It was not until now that he completely understood why the Academy had never been divided into the Devil's Doctrine. Whether Youngest Uncle or himself joined the Devil, the Headmaster did not care. He even asked Third Sister to accept Tang Xiaotang as a disciple. It turned out that the Devil's Doctrine Grandmaster was an old acquaintance of his.
There was an old friendship between them.
"Even to this day, I still think that guy is just messing around. The Devil's Doctrine that he created is so deformed and boring. But I have to admit that his actions at that time caused a great shock in the world. It also indirectly led to some relatively good results."
"What results?"
"Haotian Taoism was wary of his preaching in the Desolate Empire, so we had to let the Central Plains be more peaceful. The Divine Hall was slightly purged, so that the common people in the world would have a much better life. Of course, the so-called better life was just that they could live for a few more years and be slightly stronger. If there was a war in the future, they would be able to fight. In fact, the lives of the common people were still extremely bad. They were no better than dogs. People died everywhere in the barren mountains and rivers."
After a moment of silence, the Headmaster said, "Those who have not experienced the chaos of the past can hardly understand the beauty of the world now. Sometimes, I also find it hard to understand how people can survive such chaos and misery. They can still reproduce and live. I can only say that the vitality of human beings is very terrifying."
"But I think that people should not live like this. They should not live like beasts. They should not live worse than dogs. We should eat dogs, not be eaten by wild dogs."
The Headmaster's expression became solemn. He looked at Ning Que and said, "I want to end the chaos in the world. I think that first, there should be some rules and then some benevolence. If it can open people's intellect and trust, then it will be a better result. So I started to teach in the countryside. I want to tell these principles to the world."
Ning Que was silent and listened calmly and attentively.
"What's annoying is that no one is willing to listen to my lectures. In some places, it's because they're too poor and people worry about eating and drinking every day. They're not in the mood to listen to my lectures. In some places, it's because the Daoist temples don't want me to teach. In other places, it's because the people don't like me teaching because I charge money to teach."
"You can choose not to charge me money."
"What can I eat if I don't charge? I have to eat. "
"Teacher, you are really a realistic idealist."
"I like this compliment very much. Back then, I kept running into walls in reality, but I did not give up on this dream. I just became much more sober and gradually understood that if I wanted to influence the whole world, it was meaningless no matter how strong I was. I needed a strong secular regime or a religion like Taoism to help me. "
"At this time, I was teaching in Xianyang Tuwei, west of the Wei River. A young man came to me in the middle of the night after listening to my lecture. I thought he wanted to be my disciple, so I asked him to go to the east of the tuwei and get three pounds of meat. I did not expect that he did not come to be my disciple, but to recruit subordinates."
"To put it simply, that night, the young man talked about his dream. I found that his dream was to end the chaos. So I liked it and continued listening."
"You became his subordinate just like that?"
"How could I become someone else's subordinate? I just promised to help him. "
"Teacher, that young man … his surname is Li, right?"
"Yes."
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The black horse carriage had left the Peach Mountain and arrived at Chang 'an.
"The Desolate Man was strong and the West-Hill Divine Palace could not fight against them with only cultivators. So they began to restore order in the world. The armies of various countries gradually grew and the imperial power gradually rose. The Tang Empire took this opportunity to accumulate its strength. Then it experienced several years of favorable weather and gradually became stronger. That was how it managed to build Chang 'an."
The Headmaster looked at the thousand-year-old city outside the window and thought of the scene when the city was built. He showed a nostalgic expression and said, "When I built this city, it should be the happiest days of my life."
Ning Que looked at the giant bricks and moss on the wall of Chang 'an. He thought of how he had once sighed about this magnificent city and how he had been shocked by the greatness of the predecessors who built Chang' an. He could not help but be speechless.
Ever since the Headmaster began to tell the story, he was often speechless.
When you found that the most legendary and greatest years in the history of the world, the glory that could not be washed away by the wind and rain, you could only use silence to express your inner shock.
After a long time, Ning Que came to his senses and murmured, "Chang 'an was built by you. Naturally, the God-stunning Array was built by you."
The Headmaster said, "Yan Se gave you the array eye, but some Taoists in the Southern Gate Temple were not convinced … This array was originally mine, so it was natural to pass it to you."
Ning Que said, "Of course, of course."
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"What happened after that?"
"Later, the Tang Empire began to conquer other countries and was ready to unify the world."
"Why did they not succeed?"
"They were invincible in the world, but there was still the West-Hill Divine Palace."
"Teacher, you didn't do anything?"
"How can someone like me do anything? Not doing anything is the biggest deterrent … Alright, I admit that I was strong back then, but not strong enough. At least, I was not confident that I could destroy the West-Hill Divine Palace and suppress all its disciples without alerting Haotian."
"Teacher, for you to be able to say such words, you are already very powerful."
"At that time, the truly strong ones in the world were the Desolate Man. That guy had been preaching in the Wilderness for many years. The Devil's Doctrine flourished and was ready to go south. The Tang Empire was located in the north and bore the brunt of the attack. There was no way to avoid the Desolate Man and was forced to send troops deep into the Wilderness. I also fought with that guy. "
"Who won?"
"I did not like to fight as much as your Youngest Uncle. I did not fight many times, but I never lost."
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