In the stillness of the night, the full moon casts its light upon the earth, and Rugui Tower stands tall in the moonlight, resembling a monster lying there.
The faint sound of reading drifted from Rugui Tower. Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Gong watched the room with serious expressions. Seven young people sat quietly inside. Qin Mu sat in the center, his eyes slightly closed, his lips moving slightly, seemingly without making a sound, but merely muttering to himself.
Cheng Zhineng could sense the fluctuations of spiritual energy within the room. Looking at the young people, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Although martial generals didn't cultivate spiritual energy, he knew what true strength meant to be able to project spiritual energy and influence several people. Purely in terms of spiritual energy intensity, Qin Mu's realm was higher than Cheng Huaimo's and Yuchi Baolin's.
Cheng Zhijie turned his head to look at Yuchi Gong and found that his face was also full of shock. However, a class was being held inside, so the two of them could only suppress their curiosity and wait patiently.
Qin Mu was reciting Sun Tzu's Art of War, specifically the thirteen chapters of Sun Tzu's Art of War preserved from another world, totaling over six thousand characters. He had recently memorized this book and carefully studied it, and now he was using his mental power to pronounce it in rhythm, transmitting it to the ears of the other six people.
Strictly speaking, it didn't enter their ears, but rather used their own mental power to draw upon the mental power of others, temporarily forming a unified whole, so the sound resounded entirely in their minds.
This feeling was very strange. Qin Mu clearly felt that he seemed to have become one of the other six people. However, this was just a feeling, because the other six people were mentally empty and had no other thoughts.
With the seven people's spirits united, Qin Mu felt stronger than ever before. The entire Rugui Building was within his divine sense, including Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Gong at the entrance, as well as the employees living in the backyard.
"Heaven and earth possess righteous energy, which manifests in various forms. Below, it becomes rivers and mountains; above, it becomes the sun and stars. In man, it is called the vast and righteous spirit, which fills the boundless sky..." After reading Sun Tzu's Art of War, Qin Mu felt he hadn't had enough and began reciting the Song of Righteousness.
The Ode to Righteousness was something he had recently thought of. Confucius founded Confucianism, while Mencius offered clear insights into cultivating a righteous spirit.
The righteous spirit is difficult to describe. It is supremely vast and unyielding; when nurtured by uprightness and without harm, it fills the space between heaven and earth. It is in harmony with righteousness and the Way…
This is Mencius's understanding and cultivation of the "vast and righteous spirit." In another world, when the vast and righteous spirit is mentioned, Wen Tianxiang's "Ode to Righteousness" is the first thing that comes to mind. Although the two are called "vast and righteous spirit" and "vast and righteous spirit" respectively, they are essentially the same.
Qin Mu studied ancient books and found that Confucius, Mencius, and other great Confucian scholars, including Yu Shinan, all mentioned one point: Confucian cultivation emphasizes character and temperament, and the more upright one's character and temperament, the faster one's cultivation will be.
When Qin Mu read the lines about General Yan's head and Attendant-in-Ordinary Ji's blood, he removed the lines about Zhang Suiyang's teeth and Yan Changshan's tongue, because the people mentioned in those lines only appeared in the Tang Dynasty.
As Qin Mu read aloud, Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Gong at the door changed color, because they could feel a great deal of spiritual energy from heaven and earth converging towards them; and the center of this convergence was Qin Mu.
This situation escalated, and Rugui Tower was enveloped in a thin mist, with Qin Mu at the center of the mist completely surrounded by milky white fog.
The sudden turn of events left the two bewildered. However, since spiritual energy was a good thing, they figured it wouldn't do any harm, so they suppressed their shock and waited quietly.
As Qin Mu recited the Song of Righteousness, he suddenly felt a large amount of righteous energy surging towards him. It was not only righteous energy but also spiritual energy, which penetrated his body and was drawn to his Qihai and Tanzhong acupoints.
The incident happened suddenly, but it was a good thing. Qin Mu didn't panic. He kept chanting and then started all over again after finishing.
Qin Mu didn't know how long he had been chanting until he felt that his body could no longer hold any spiritual energy or righteous energy, and only then did he come to his senses.
Upon awakening, Qin Mu didn't immediately open his eyes; instead, he began to examine the changes within himself. What he saw with his divine sense startled him. A few days prior, he had advanced to the Scholar level, his heart brimming with powerful righteous energy. Now, his heart seemed almost made of that righteous energy, radiating a dazzling light within his divine sense.
Not only that, his blood had also changed. Golden light was mixed within it, and as it flowed, it resembled a rushing river, roaring with power. Of course! This was all a result of his divine sense.
Full of righteous energy, Qin Mu felt that he had entered the late stage of the Scholar's realm. He only needed to fully open up all the capillaries in his body to enter the Grand Scholar realm in one fell swoop.
Qin Mu's internal vision revealed that not only had the Confucian cultivation crossed two realms, but the Beast Turning Circle Technique had also made great progress. His Qi Sea was saturated with spiritual energy, and his Ren and Du meridians were completely connected, which meant that he was not far from achieving mastery.
The difference between the Guigu School and other cultivation methods lies in the opening of meridians. Generally, cultivators open the meridians in their hands and feet first, and then the Ren and Du meridians. This is because the Ren and Du meridians are located in vital parts of the body, containing inherent dangers, and require great care and slow, persistent effort. For this reason, cultivators are extremely cautious, only attempting to open these two meridians when their spiritual energy is abundant and they have strong control over themselves.
Guiguzi, a scholar of both heaven and man, founded the Guigu School, forging a unique path. He aimed to first open the Ren and Du meridians, taking advantage of the beginner's low spiritual energy and destructive power. Simultaneously, he nourished the body with medicinal herbs, ensuring that even if the meridians were damaged, the damage would be minimal and repair would be faster.
Before practicing the Fierce Beast Revolving Technique, one nourishes the physical body with Five Elements Pills to ensure the five elements are complete, which is also to make the meridians more adaptable to spiritual energy.
The Guigu School considers the soul as heaven and the body as earth, with the Ren and Du meridians connected. In other words, the bridge between heaven and earth is successfully built, and the three secret techniques—the Spirit Turtle Nourishing Will Method, the Soaring Serpent Realizing Intent Method, and the Spirit Yarrow Losing and Exchanging Method—can all be practiced.
Mental attack methods, soul defense, and spiritual attack techniques are all methods that Qin Mu lacks. In other words, he will soon be able to make up for his deficiencies.
Not only that, with the Ren and Du meridians connected, opening the other ten meridians becomes much easier. With abundant spiritual energy and resilient meridians, Qin Mu could easily open them using a more forceful method; the only drawback would be pain. However, that's a minor issue; once opened, he can gently nurture them.
With the bridge between heaven and earth now open, Qin Mu discovered another benefit: previously, although his divine sense could introspect and examine himself, it was only a vague perception. Now, it was as if the view was right in front of his eyes, allowing him to see everything clearly.
The gathering of righteous energy and spiritual energy, while not comparable to a divine baptism, still offers numerous benefits to the physical body, mainly due to the abundance of spiritual energy gathered earlier.
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