Not long after Gu Xuan and Qi Jingchun left.

Suddenly, a gray figure with an extremely powerful aura appeared, like a raging storm.

With lightning speed, they suddenly rushed from the outside into the dark, gloomy dungeon.

After the figure came to a stop.

Only then did I see his true face—an old man dressed in a gray scholar's robe.

He was somewhat thin, but he gave off a sense of strength and shrewdness.

His face was covered with wrinkles, as if time had left deep marks on him.

What's most striking about him are his eyes, long and sharp.

It exudes a chilling light!

This old man not only looks somewhat sharp-tongued and mean.

Even his expression and demeanor exuded an indescribable cunning.

And this person.

It was none other than Xu Yanbo, the Second Elder of Yuelu Academy!

He is an extraordinary person who neither establishes a destiny palace, nor contends for destiny, nor is he conferred a godhood. He cultivates a unique path to destiny—the Confucian Way.

Confucianism and Taoism were founded by Confucius, who became a Confucian sage.

Its realm is divided into ten levels of Confucianism and Taoism, namely the first level: Tong Sheng (童生), with the ability of clear eyes and night vision.

Second rank: Scholar (秀才)

Abilities: Theoretical knowledge but short-sightedness.

Third-level civil service: Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial civil service examination)

Abilities: Eloquent speech, eloquent and persuasive, mosquito-proof.

Fourth rank: Jinshi (进士)

Abilities: Eloquent speech, meteoric rise to fame (top scorer in various countries), and the ability to grow exponentially through verbal sparring.

Fifth rank: Hanlin Academy

Abilities: Brilliant strokes, untouched by worldly dust.

Sixth rank: Grand Scholar

It is divided into four stages: investigating things, extending knowledge, making one's will sincere, and rectifying one's mind.

Abilities: Speech that seems to reach the heavens, immunity to water and fire, meteoric rise to power, fleeting fame, a mouth that leaves a lingering fragrance (a precursor to a great Confucian scholar), the power of words that can transform into a giant (Xiang Yu), and the ability to rewind memories.

Seventh Rank: Great Confucian Scholar

It is divided into five realms: self-cultivation, family management, governance of the state, pacification of the world, and literary mastery. The most capable person in the fifth realm, literary mastery, is called a literary giant.

Abilities: Lingering Echoes, Profound Meaning in Concise Words, Voice as Swift as the Wind (Wen Zong's Words are Like a Tide), Divine Art, Establishing the World (Great Confucian Scholar of Pingjing), Powerful Tongue (A Few Great Confucian Scholars), Memory Recall, Righteousness of Heaven and Earth.

Eighth Rank: Semi-Saint

Abilities: Remaining silent, speaking eloquently, using words like a sword, educating and enlightening, possessing brilliant talent, and having an immortal soul.

Ninth Rank: Second Sage

Abilities: Holy Soul is immortal, others are unknown.

Tenth Rank: Sage

Abilities: Connects to the origin of the Holy Origin Continent, Holy Soul is immortal, immune to divine punishment, spatial teleportation, seals the ten directions, and creates its own world.

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The realms of Confucianism and Taoism correspond to the realms of those who cultivate immortality.

For example, Xu Yanbo reached the final stage of the four realms of the sixth-level scholar in Confucianism and Taoism: rectifying the mind!

This corresponds to the three realms of enlightenment, the final one being the Primordial Chaos.

Seeing that Qi Jingchun had been rescued ruined his great opportunity to seize the Confucian and Taoist sacred body.

This is the chance to become a saint!

At this moment, Xu Yanbo was furious!

A terrifying Confucian and Taoist power suddenly surged from his body!

With a loud bang!

Everything in the dungeon was annihilated!

After venting my anger.

With a gloomy face, Xu Yanbo opened his mouth and unleashed the sixth level of Confucianism and Taoism, the supreme divine power of the Grand Scholar—the Words of Heaven.

"Backtrack!"

As soon as he finished speaking...

An aura resembling the Great Dao descended from the sky, beginning to recount everything that had happened in the dungeon.

However, when the flashback began to show Gu Xuan's face.

At that moment, it felt as if I had touched upon some kind of taboo.

A sword path radiating boundless terror, like a roaring dragon, slashed fiercely towards Xu Yanbo with overwhelming force—

That fierce and unparalleled aura.

It seemed as if it wanted to tear this entire world apart!

We are determined to kill any cultivator who dares to attempt to deduce Gu Xuan's existence, as a warning to others!

"What? This is actually... the Great Dao of the Sword?!"

Xu Yanbo was shocked.

Without a second thought, he roared, "Protect yourself!"

The words had barely left his mouth.

A surge of Confucian and Taoist power erupted from his body, quickly protecting him like an indestructible shield.

The power of Confucianism and Taoism is vast and powerful.

It contains endless profound truths and surging righteous energy.

It collided violently with the terrifying sword that slashed towards them!

A deafening roar!

It was like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting open, deafeningly loud.

The raging, violent sword intent clashed violently with the incomparably solid Confucian and Taoist power.

Immediately afterwards, a tremendous explosion rang out!

The powerful impact caused the surrounding walls to collapse and huge cracks to appear in the ground.

Xu Yanbo, who was at the epicenter of the explosion, was the first to be hit.

Despite the protection of Confucian and Taoist forces.

But the terrifying power of that sword strike was truly astonishing!

In the end, he was still blasted away by this powerful force and crashed heavily to the ground.

The secret room collapsed with a loud crash.

Countless rubble and debris poured down in a torrent!

In an instant, Xu Yanbo was completely buried, his fate unknown.

......

On the steps in front of the sect's main gate, at the Wenjiao Immortal Sect.

Three days ago, since Gu Xuan received the approval of the Great Dao at the founding ceremony of his sect, countless auspicious omens, unheard of in legends, have descended.

He also killed Wei Tuotian, the great protector of the Western Sect who came to provoke him, and Jiang Ziya, the outer disciple of the Chan Sect. After becoming famous in one battle, young talents from the four continents of the Primordial Immortal Realm and the Nine Realms and Eight Desolations came to him.

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