While the humans were talking, the demons and barbarians weren't idle either.
After a long discussion, they couldn't come to a conclusion. In the end, they decided to let the twelve emperors make the decision.
The twelve emperors intertwined their divine wills and came to a decision after a few seconds.
Emperor Shu Mi stood proudly on the mountain island and slowly rose. "I apologize to the four races on behalf of the demon barbarians for our impoliteness. From now on, except for Fang Yun, everyone from the four races can step onto the Floating Mountain and enter the Ancient God Pagoda! Of course, if anyone wants to be with Fang Yun, they'll be the enemy of the three hundred barbarians! "
As soon as these words came out, the four clans were in an uproar. Those clans who had a good relationship with Fang Yun revealed awkward expressions, while those who didn't have a deep relationship with Fang Yun had bright eyes.
A Star Demon Barbarian Ape Emperor said loudly, "You blood demon barbarians talk like a fart. We'll only believe you if all the emperors swear in the name of the Saints of the demon world and Saint Burial Valley."
Li Zhenggang hurriedly said, "My allies, don't trust the barbarians. They'll let us in on the surface, but they'll definitely attack us secretly …"
Before Li Zhenggang could finish speaking, Emperor Shu Mi suddenly swore an oath. Not only did he swear to the Saints of the Demon World and Holy Burial Valley, but he also swore to his Bloodline Ancestor. He even caused a vision to appear as a blood-red light surrounded him. This was a famous Blood Oath. Not to mention an Emperor, even an Ancestor would lose a layer of skin if they broke such an oath.
After that, the other eleven Barbarian Sovereigns all made blood oaths. Some Fifth Realm Great Demon Kings also joined in the fun and made their oaths.
All the barbarians scattered to the sides, revealing the path to the white jade stairs.
The four races were quiet. Many people didn't move, but they were looking at Fang Yun, who was slowing down.
"Let me try first!" Emperor Shu Mi had released three Rare Treasures and rushed forward, looking at the blood demon barbarians cautiously.
The Ape Bay King hurriedly sent a telepathic message. "Fang Yun is on good terms with Lie Sheng. They are both Star Demon Barbarians and allies of the human race. How can we abandon Fang Yun?
Emperor Shu Mi ignored Ape Wan King.
Ape Wan King almost cursed, but he held himself back.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Emperor Ape Zenith successfully stepped onto the white jade steps. When it stepped onto the stone steps, the mountain island turned into a speck of light and flew into its forehead.
King Ape Boiling laughed, and then he turned around and started climbing. But the white jade stairs seemed to have a special power. King Ape Boiling, like the other races, was not fast.
An ancient demon ruler who did not have any dealings with Fang Yun also rushed forward and stepped onto the white jade stairs safely.
Soon after, people from the Four Clans Allied Forces went up the white jade stairs one after another.
The allied army of the four clans completely collapsed.
At first, Fang Yun was still driving towards them, but now he immediately turned around and fled into the distance.
"We can't let Fang Yun escape!"
"Capture Fang Yun!"
Those demons and barbarians didn't care about the allied forces of the four tribes at all. Instead, they controlled the mountain islands and rushed toward Fang Yun. They were like a group of bandits, and their eyes flickered with extreme desire.
The human scholars and friends from the other races were anxious.
Unexpectedly, Fang Yun turned around and waved at them. He said leisurely, "Everyone, please enter the Ancient God Pagoda first. I'll be right behind you. If there are any good things, remember to leave some for me."
The crab spider rolled its eyes. "How bold."
Ye Hongyu's brows furrowed in hesitation.
Fang Yun smiled. "Then I'll let those barbarians experience Bensei's methods."
With that, Fang Yun poured the power of decay into the mountain island.
Previously, the island was only traveling at a speed of three hundred kilometers per hour. Now, it was almost five hundred kilometers per hour, far faster than all the other barbarians.
This was the ocean, and speed was everything. Only then did everyone relax.
Ye Hongyu clenched his teeth and shouted, "See you in the Ancient Divine Pagoda!" With that, he rushed toward the white jade stairs without looking back.
The other scholars weren't indecisive. They had all seen Fang Yun's miracles with their own eyes, so they also rushed toward the floating mountain.
The crab spider's eyes flickered. "Fang Xusheng, I still want to save you."
The other demons rolled their eyes. These words couldn't be any more fake.
Fang Yun waved his hand, not allowing the crab spider to save him.
The crab spider immediately said, "Fine, we'll see you in the Ancient Divine Pagoda!" With that, he also rushed toward the white jade stairs.
The others could only head toward the white jade stairs.
Jing Lixiao glanced back at Fang Yun as he headed toward the white jade stairs. He thought about Lei Tingyu's incomplete evaluation of Fang Yun, the expressions of the other scholars, and the barbarians' desire to kill Fang Yun. He realized that Fang Yun's status was even higher than he had imagined.
"Could this Fang Yun really be the next Yi Zhishi? Isn't it just a legendary battle poem? How can he be compared to Yi Zhishi? From what Ye Hongyu said, it seems like Fang Yun is younger than I thought? "
Jing Lixiao was filled with doubts. He turned to He Mingyuan, who had a good relationship with him.
"Ask him yourself." He Mingyuan was usually calm and collected, but he was too lazy to answer.
Jing Lixiao was one of the strongest scholars in the Ancient Sea Cliff Land. He was also the only genius from the Half-saint family in the Ancient Sea Cliff Land. When had he ever suffered such humiliation? A trace of anger flashed through his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.
Following that, Jing Lixiao asked the other four scholars, including Ye Hongyu.
The four of them were even more rude than He Mingyuan. They didn't even look at Jing Lixiao, let alone answer.
Jing Lixiao snorted coldly. His face was filled with anger.
"These scholars of Saint Origin World are really protecting each other. They don't put our Ancient Sea Cliff Land in their eyes at all. Even if they are Great Scholars, they should be angry! "Jing Lixiao's face was filled with anger.
This Great Scholar didn't restrain his desires.
Jing Lixiao pondered for a moment and sneered, "Lei Tingyu is like the sun in the sky in the Ancient Sea Cliff Land. He obviously doesn't get along well with Fang Yun. If I have the chance, I can do him a favor. As for Saint Origin World's Xusheng, hmph, what does he have to do with me? "
The Confucian classic, the Book of Rites, had a saying, "Humans turn into flesh and destroy the heavens, while the poor have desires."
This saying meant that humans would be tempted by external objects. If they didn't control themselves, they would become like objects and lose their natural instincts. They would be completely controlled by their desires, and they wouldn't be fit to be called humans.
Later on, this saying was extended to the saying, "Exist in the heavens, destroy human desires."
The human language had been passed down for a long time, and its meaning was rich and varied. This was especially true in the ancient era, where there were fewer words than in the modern era.
For example, the word "desire" could be translated as the neutral word "desire", while the free translation should be the derogatory word "selfish desire". However, in the Confucian interpretation, this word had another extended meaning, which was "excessive selfish desire".
The Confucian school believed in moderation and didn't go to extremes. Therefore, the correct interpretation of "destroy human desires" was to destroy inappropriate and excessive selfish desires.
Drinking water, eating food, and having children were all normal desires. The Confucian school didn't forbid them. No Confucian school had ever opposed the relationship between husband and wife. The Confucian school even advocated having children. They only opposed extravagant and messy relationships between men and women.
Forbidding the consumption of meat, forbidding the reproduction of offspring, and other extreme measures to eliminate human desires, was not the Confucian school, but the Buddhist school of later generations and some other religious sects.
Becoming a monk was to completely cut off all worldly relationships. It was an extreme form of destroying human desires.
Therefore, if the public believed that destroying human desires was to completely eliminate human desires, it was an act of other religions and had nothing to do with the Confucian school. It didn't matter if ordinary people didn't know about this. Those who studied ancient literature, philosophy, or history would also misunderstand the concept of destroying human desires. It was either because they had ulterior motives or because they weren't good at learning.
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