No wonder the Confucian academies are all silent; this is too shocking and unbelievable.
What does it mean to destroy the Confucian Haoran Pagoda with ninety-nine floors?
Even the academy's dean has yet to reach the top. The first time one steps onto the Confucian Haoran Tower is with a grand ambition, and even the thirteenth floor is already quite impressive.
Even Kong Chan, the dean who set a record, only broke through to the twentieth level.
Someone actually climbed to the 99th floor?
That's absolutely impossible!
Kong Chan's eyes were filled with shock. He gritted his teeth and muttered, "Chen Zhang, are you sure you're not lying to me? Is it really the ninety-ninth floor?"
Chen Zhang sneered and said, "Kong Chan, you old scoundrel, believe it or not."
All the great scholars in the academy remained silent.
Who would believe that? Absolutely impossible.
Kong Chan frowned deeply. Although Chen Zhang and Chen Dexing were unreliable, they would never joke about the records of the Confucian Haota.
Perhaps... it really is possible.
"A grand ambition, I want to see what that grand ambition is," Kong Chan said after pondering for a while.
Zhuge Yanyu had been completely forgotten. Compared to the ninety-nine levels of the Confucian Tower of Righteousness, everything else was trivial and unimportant.
Ye Tian suddenly realized something was wrong; these people seemed to be treating him like a hot commodity. These old guys must have something to do with him. He watched them warily.
Although the intention was to recruit a group of part-time workers at the academy, I always felt that these people had ulterior motives.
Kong Chan and almost all the great Confucian scholars stared at him with undisguised envy.
There's definitely a problem.
Kong Chan chuckled awkwardly and said in an extremely gentle tone, "Fellow Daoist Ye, why don't we observe what your grand ambition is?"
wipe!
If this old guy said there was nothing strange about him, Ye Tian would never believe it, even if he were beaten to death.
He was incredibly irritable when talking to Chen Zhang and Chen Dexing, like he'd just swallowed gunpowder. But when it came to Ye Tian, he completely changed his tune. Ye Tian didn't think it was any kind of charisma.
Considering Chen Dexing and Chen Zhang's sudden transformation into sycophants, this unusual behavior must have an ulterior motive.
"What exactly do you want to do?" Ye Tian asked directly.
"You've been found out, haven't you, you old scoundrel Kong Chan!" Chen Zhang sneered, with a hint of schadenfreude.
Chen Dexing chuckled coldly, clearly indicating that if he couldn't have it, no one else should either.
Kong Chan waved his hand coldly. With the air of a powerful figure, the Confucian scholars immediately surrounded Chen Zhang and Chen Dexing.
"What are you doing? We are academicians of the academy! Academicians who have devoted themselves to the academy until their dying breath," Chen Zhang said, struggling to speak.
"academician?"
"Everyone here is an academician."
"To devote oneself to the cause until death? Bah! You offended the headmaster of the academy and now you think you can run away?"
The Confucian scholars gave a cold snort.
Chen Zhang and Chen Dexing swallowed hard, gritting their teeth and struggling. Chen Zhang roared, "Kong Chan, you inhuman old bastard, let me go!"
Their voices had been drowned out by the cacophony of the crowd, and were now silent, as still as a stone sinking into the sea.
Ye Tian just chuckled. Sometimes it was quite amusing to watch the students from the academy bicker like children.
There must be a reason why they're fighting.
These old foxes wouldn't become so strange for no reason, so Ye Tian remained vigilant.
"Sigh." Kong Chan sighed with some disappointment.
"Fellow Daoist Ye's ambition to reach the ninety-ninth floor must be a work that will shock the world. Scholars value establishing virtue, merit, and words, which will not be forgotten even after a long time; this is called immortality. Since you can leave your name in history, I just want to observe and learn from you."
Ye Tian was skeptical; he simply wanted to observe his grand ambition. Was it really necessary to cause such a commotion?
"Bang."
Chen Zhang and Chen Dexing struggled and charged forward with brute force.
Like an iron ox, they sent all the great scholars flying. These two old fellows were quite powerful; even with all the great scholars from the academy joining the fray, they couldn't subdue them.
Chen Zhang sneered, "Kong Chan, you old scoundrel! You're still spouting nonsense here, trying to fabricate lies to deceive Fellow Daoist Ye. You just want to use Confucian true energy to add your own name to Fellow Daoist Ye's grand ambition of being remembered in history, hoping to bask in his glory! With me here, I will never give you that chance."
So that's where the problem lay. After all that fuss, Ye Tian finally figured it out.
The Confucian ideal of immortality has three paths, but Kong Chan, the academy's dean, has no intention of taking any of them. Instead, he only wants to use his own fame to leave a lasting mark on history.
So be it.
Since that's the case, there's no need to hide this grand ambition anymore.
However, Ye Tian could not express his opinion, so he could only say amicably, "I was invited to the academy by Academicians Chen Zhang and Chen Dexing. I don't understand the Confucian Haoran Tower, so I don't know how to express my grand aspirations."
"Fellow Daoist Ye, come here. I'll teach you how to do it." Chen Zhang said with a beaming smile.
"Smack."
Kong Chan removed his Confucian cap and sent Chen Zhang flying. Chen Zhang crashed to the ground with a thud, raising a cloud of dust.
"Fellow Daoist, you only need to lock your mind and spirit, and silently recite the Manifestation in the direction of the Confucian Righteousness Pagoda. A pillar of light made of Righteousness will be formed in the air, and your great aspirations will be recorded on it."
Wow, they have such high technology!
Ye Tian was startled. He had thought the Confucian Haoran Pagoda was an ancient relic. It seemed it was more than that; truly a relic passed down through generations of Confucianism.
Facing the direction of the Confucian Haoran Pagoda, Ye Tian felt solemn and silently uttered, "Display."
All that could be seen between heaven and earth was a sense of tranquility and peace.
A beam of ethereal light rose up, followed by another.
These two pillars of light, like the pillars supporting a roof, stood straight and tall, soaring into the clouds, each with a line of text engraved on its top.
First, Ye Tian's grand ambition upon first reaching the summit: "If only I could have ten thousand mansions, I could shelter all the poor scholars of the world and make them all smile with joy."
Kong Chan muttered to himself, repeatedly reciting this grand aspiration.
If only I could have thousands of mansions, to shelter all the poor and needy and bring them joy.
What a selfless and devoted aspiration! It's just a pity. The words are so poignant and sorrowful. Only someone who has experienced profound and unbearable pain could utter such a lament.
"Kong Chan, you old scoundrel. Look at this second grand ambition." Chen Zhang muttered to himself, his words filled with barely suppressed shock.
Chen Dexing swallowed hard and looked toward the second grand ambition.
Kong Chan slowly turned his head to look, and saw a line of words engraved on the second pillar of light: "We scholars should establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, continue the lost learning of the past sages, and create peace for future generations."
When I saw this sentence.
Kong Chan was stunned, and all the great masters in the academy were stunned.
Perhaps time itself had stopped flowing, and everyone held their breath, unsure of what to say in the face of such a grand ambition.
Kong Chanlian has even forgotten about his initial attempt to piggyback on others' names.
Everyone's eyes were fixed intently on this grand vision.
If there is any grand ambition that can set an example for all scholars, perhaps this is the only one.
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