This is something he painstakingly obtained from the system. What does it have to do with Confucianism in this world?
Yang An stared intently at the old man, who seemed ready to die at the slightest provocation. His face, shrouded in divine light, twitched slightly. He said indifferently, "This is an auction house. The highest bidder wins."
"If you need it, then go and bid for it yourself."
Yang An glanced indifferently at the dean of Daotian Academy and said no more. The Book of Changes, one of the six founding classics of Confucianism and Taoism, had already proven its value. As for who would obtain this opportunity, that was not his concern.
Ancient Buddhas of Buddhism
Taoist robe elder
The powerful figures from various forces, including the terrifying creatures of Shenduan Mountain, were somewhat surprised that the city lord hadn't slapped this arrogant and ignorant scholar to death. It was truly strange.
However, they quickly reconsidered: "That makes sense. What kind of person is the city lord? Why would he bother with such a pedantic scholar?"
Yang An was naturally unaware of what the crowd below was thinking. He casually looked at the item in his hand and said, "The Six Classics of Confucianism, the Book of Changes, starting bid 100 million Destiny Points."
"Each bid increase must be no less than ten million Fate Points."
"The auction is now open!"
As Yang An finished speaking, everyone in the auction hall erupted in excitement.
"One hundred and twenty million fate points"
"150 million Fate Points"
"170 million Fate Points"
"Two Hundred Million Fate Points"
"......"
The ancient Buddha of Buddhism watched with deep emotion as the Book of Changes, one of the legendary Six Classics that laid the foundation for Confucianism and Taoism, was auctioned off. He was filled with complex emotions: "Amitabha, Confucianism and Taoism and Buddhism share a similar essence. Now, this Confucian classic should be held by Buddhism to avoid bloodshed."
"Five Hundred Million Fate Points"
The old Taoist priest rolled his eyes, but he was already used to Buddhism's shamelessness: "Tsk tsk, the Book of Changes contains the Taiji, the Taiji gives rise to the Two Forms, the Two Forms give rise to the Four Symbols, the Four Symbols give rise to the Eight Trigrams. This clearly originated from my Taoism, so how could it be Buddhism's place?"
"Seven Hundred Million Fate Points"
Hongguang Immortal King opened his eyes, a hint of interest on his face: "Eight hundred million Destiny Points"
"To be honest, I was once a Confucian scholar, studying the spirit of righteousness. But that year, the wind was too strong and blew all my books away, which prevented me from ever having a glimpse into Confucianism. This is a regret of my life, and I never thought that I could finally make up for it today."
"Now that this item has fallen into my hands, it can be considered a return to Confucianism. I, the king, have done a good deed."
Everyone was speechless. Even Yang An found it a bit cringeworthy. If his senses hadn't been wrong, he would have suspected that this guy was an imposter.
As one of the oldest Immortal Kings in the Immortal Realm, and the top swordsman in the Immortal Realm, he has absolutely no bottom line... He's just as bad as him.
"No, how could I possibly have no bottom line?"
"I am clearly a benevolent person who practices medicine to help the world."
Yang An couldn't help but daydream to himself.
"830 million fate points"
"870 million fate points"
"Nine Hundred Million Fate Points"
"...."
"Grandmaster, if we don't act soon, one of the Six Classics of Confucianism will be snatched away by someone else!" A young Confucian scholar anxiously spoke up beside the Dean of Daotian Academy.
This is one of the most important classics among the six classics of Confucianism. The reason why Confucianism has declined to this point is not because of the passing down of Confucian classics over one era after another, but because the Confucian classics have been lost one after another in turmoil. Since the fall of Yan Sheng, the entire Confucian school has been in decline. Even the Immortal King giants only have the Dean of Dao Tian Academy.
The other Celestial Kings are pitifully few in number.
Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism once stood as the three pillars of the world, but the Confucianism of today is vastly different from these two religions.
At that moment, the old man stared blankly into the distance, and after a long while, he finally spoke up: "One hundred billion Destiny Points."
His lips were bitter, and his eyes held a strange mix of complexity and guilt. The sacred texts that he considered inviolable were now being auctioned off, with a crowd of people scrambling for them, including even some scruffy livestock. This was an insult to his Confucian ancestors!
At this moment, everyone in the auction hall turned their gaze to the Dean of Dao Tian Academy, marveling, "I didn't expect this old guy to finally make a bid, and it was a hundred billion Destiny Points right off the bat!"
The price had just increased to 4 billion Destiny Points, but the Dean of Daotian Academy immediately raised the price to 6 billion. Clearly, he was getting anxious.
But it makes sense. Nowadays, Confucianism has lost all its foundation. It's rare to find a foundation, especially one of the legendary Six Classics that founded the Way. People would choose to try and acquire it no matter what.
"One hundred and eleven billion Fate Points!"
Everyone turned their gazes toward it, for it was the Heavenly Lan Immortal King, the ruler of the Heavenly Lan Realm, who spoke.
The Buddhist Buddha and the Taoist elder in his robes frowned slightly, but they said nothing and did not continue bidding.
Hongguang Immortal King narrowed his eyes, slightly touching the divine sword in his hand, a hint of coldness in his eyes, but in the end he did not make a bid.
"The Supreme Confucian Classics, as one of the six founding classics of Confucianism, were created by at least a quasi-Immortal Emperor level supreme being. If I could obtain it, wouldn't I be able to create my own sect with just this Confucian Classics? Perhaps I could even become the founder of a sect in the future!"
Immortal King Tianlan was overjoyed. The Confucian school was weak, and it was only an old man from the Daotian Academy who was barely clinging to life. If he could obtain the Book of Changes, wouldn't he be able to replace the Confucian school?
"One hundred and twenty billion Fate Points," Shi Yuxianwang said calmly.
"One hundred and thirty billion Destiny Points!" Immortal King Tianlan continued bidding without the slightest hesitation.
Immortal King Shi Yu remained silent and did not speak again.
"One hundred and fifty billion Fate Points," the Dean of Daotian Academy said with a firm gaze.
"16 billion fate points"
"A Fate Point of 17 Billion"
"18 billion!"
The dean of Daotian Academy, speaking of "two hundred billion fate points," grew increasingly indifferent.
"Teacher, that's enough! You can't keep bidding!" The young Confucian scholar beside the Dean of Daotian Academy pleaded, tears streaming down his face, "Teacher, your body won't be able to take it if you keep going like this!"
He wanted Confucianism and Taoism to regain their glory, and he wanted one of the Six Classics of Confucianism and Taoism to return to Confucianism. However, this did not mean that he wanted to watch his teacher die. If all of this had to come at the cost of the life of the Dean of Daotian Academy, no one in Daotian Academy would agree to it.
"Mingyuan, have you forgotten what I taught you?" the dean of Daotian Academy said calmly.
The young man knelt on the ground and respectfully said, "I will never forget your teachings, Master."
"To see far is to be wise; to listen to virtue is to be discerning."
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