After Li Changan woke up from his cultivation, Wang Tiangang's anxious heart finally relaxed.
"How?" He looked at Li Changan nervously, not only hoping that his disciple would be safe, but also hoping that he could successfully reach an unprecedented level.
A fusion of civil and military affairs.
No matter how many previous sages and great masters spent so much effort, they still failed to achieve it.
Literary arts prospered, but martial arts declined day by day, and in the end they could only become vassals.
Now, Li Changan has this hope, how can he not be nervous about it?
"Very good." Li Changan said three words with a smile.
Wang Tiangang couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, "Wen Qi and Zhen Qi...are they completely integrated, or can they only go hand in hand?"
Li Changan opened his hands, and a ball of mana from the stars with gray starlight jumped in the palm of his hand.
Wang Tiangang's eyes immediately widened and he disappeared instantly. He grabbed Li Changan's hand and felt the breath of the magic power of the stars in the sky.
"This...this is mana!?"
"It turns out... the fusion of civil and military forces... can form magic power..."
His tone was full of emotion, as if he was recalling the detour he had taken.
"I don't know much about literature yet, but martial arts... only after I reached the third level did it completely transform into magic power."
As he spoke, a surge of power surged from his fingertips, "And your magic power is actually more concentrated than mine. It's incredible."
Li Changan was also shocked when he heard this. It was true that he had spent a lot of effort to cultivate Zhoutianxingchen's magic power, but to say it was stronger than a third-grade warrior, was it a bit exaggerated?
Wang Tiangang glanced at Li Changan and immediately knew what he was thinking. He seemed to be amused.
"Do you think that this can be compared with the third grade?"
He said, "Mana power is only the minimum standard for the third level."
"The third level of martial arts is called the Musashi realm."
"This realm unlocks the secrets inside the human body. A warrior who reaches this level is like a demon who has awakened his innate magical power, and the power is so powerful that ordinary people can't imagine it."
"The cutting of mountains mentioned in myths and legends is not difficult at all for the Musashi realm."
Li Changan opened his mouth unconsciously and broke the mountain? This is already a myth, right?
Is a third-grade Musashi warrior already so strong?
"As for the third-grade Confucian, the fate of the country affects the power of heaven and earth. You must have seen it. How can such strength be explained by a magical power?"
The magic power in Wang Tiangang's hand dissipated, and then a dark golden writing instrument quietly rotated in his palm.
Li Changan clearly saw that there were several jade-colored brilliance flowing on this dark golden writing vessel.
Wang Tiangang pointed to the brilliance of the jade color and said, "The literary urn of a third-grade scholar will appear in colorful jade colors, representing the five elements of heaven and earth."
"This means that their grammatical skills can control the power of heaven and earth, and every move is used to fight with the power of heaven and earth."
Li Changan nodded. When he was providing disaster relief in the south, he had already seen the horror of a third-grade scholar. To describe it as changing the world and moving mountains and reclaiming seas is no exaggeration.
"Well, Master, third-grade Musashi or third-grade scholar, who is stronger and who is weaker?"
He asked the doubts in his heart.
Wang Tiangang put away the literary paper, "Martial arts is stronger than literary arts at the beginning, but after reaching the fifth level, literary arts will in turn overwhelm martial arts."
"After reaching the third level, both sides will have their own victory or defeat."
"A martial artist cultivates a golden body at the fourth-grade Golden Body Realm. When he reaches the third-grade Musashi Realm, the golden body will be even more powerful. Ordinary grammar is no longer of much use to them."
"And by opening up the secrets within their bodies, they have powerful means similar to the luck grammar."
"If a third-grade scholar can kill his opponent before third-grade Musashi gets close, he will win; but on the contrary, if he is caught by third-grade Musashi, he will basically be defeated."
Li Changan nodded, this is easy to understand.
Wang Tiangang waved his hand, "I almost got sidetracked by you, I haven't said anything important yet."
Li Changan immediately showed that he was listening carefully.
Wang Tiangang continued, "Mana power is nothing to the third grade, but to the fifth grade, it is a matter bigger than the sky."
"Ninth level of martial arts. Ninth level pure blood, eighth level internal strength, seventh level Kaiyuan, sixth level Tongmai, fifth level Guiyuan, fourth level golden body, third level Musashi, second level Tianwei, and first level true martial arts."
"To return to the fifth level, you need to cleanse the whole body's true energy. In fact, it is to be able to condense a ray of mana to prepare for the fourth level golden body."
"From the true energy to the true essence, and then the nine turns of the true essence, the physical body will continue to improve during the tempering, and the true essence will also move closer to the magic power as it is refined again and again."
"Every time it is refined, a Yuan Wheel will be formed. If it is perfectly refined, a golden Yuan Wheel can be condensed, also known as the Golden Wheel Dharma."
While he was speaking, brilliance bloomed from behind Wang Tiangang, and the cave was immediately illuminated with light.
Li Changan's eyes froze, and his pupils suddenly shrank.
I saw one circular halo after another appearing behind Wang Tiangang.
Each halo emits billions of light and rotates slowly.
The nine rings are separated separately, but they seem to be one, reflecting the void, making Wang Tiangang look like the Buddha in mythology.
Before Li Changan could speak.
Wang Tiangang's skin began to show a golden color, even his pupils turned into a golden color, and the aura on his body became more and more solemn.
It's like the Buddha came to earth, there is almost no difference.
"This is the realm of the fourth grade golden body."
After saying that, Wang Tiangang's chest burst into another red light.
This red light formed a volcanic phenomenon behind it.
Just like the Buddha's true body appearing in the world.
"This is the third-grade Musashi. What I am opening now is the secret treasure of the heart. Once activated, it will erupt like a volcano, turning everything within a radius of fifty miles into scorched earth."
Wang Tiangang showed all the results of his cultivation from the fifth level to the third level.
Then the golden body and the volcanic phenomenon were dispersed, leaving only the Nine Paths Yuan Wheel cultivated by the fifth-grade Guiyuan Realm.
"You have also seen that these nine yuan wheels have different colors. One is red, seven is purple, and one is gold."
Wang Tiangang pointed to the red Yuan Lun, "This was the first time I practiced the true energy. Due to the lack of top skills, I only cultivated the red Yuan Lun."
"The world's Yuan Wheel, from low to high, is gray, white, red, purple and gold."
"Every leap is a transformation. Purple is usually the limit of martial arts."
"Only by using innate things to refine and cultivate, can the perfect golden Yuan Wheel be cultivated. Therefore, people in the world refer to it as the Dharma, thinking that the Golden Wheel is the appearance of the Dharma and is difficult to touch."
"I later tried my best to find an innate object, and finally managed to build a golden Yuan Wheel at the ninth turn of my return to the Yuan Dynasty, but in fact..."
Wang Tiangang pointed at the red Yuan Wheel, "This red Yuan Wheel makes my foundation not so strong."
"If this golden Yuan Wheel were placed first, it would be stronger than it is now."
"So, the earlier you start, the more you must raise the upper limit as much as possible. You must not wait until later."
He gave a vivid example, "It's like building a house but the foundation is not good. Although the house is very high and strong, it will all collapse when an earthquake strikes."
"But if the foundation is built extremely solidly, no matter how big the earthquake is, it can at least make your first layer as stable as a mountain and prevent it from completely collapsing."
Li Changan murmured, "That's why on the ancient road of demon war, so many top geniuses have to fight desperately to participate in the war, just to lay the solid foundation at the beginning of the fifth-grade return to origin."
Wang Tiangang nodded and said in a slightly faster tone, "But for you, these problems are not problems!"
"Because you stood at the end of Guiyuan from the very beginning!"
"Isn't the purpose of returning to the ninth level of the Yuan and the ninth level of heaven to refine every ray of magic power from the true essence? But now you have cultivated the magic power, not just a single ray, but all of it!"
"So, as long as you continue to temper, you will definitely be able to cultivate the Golden Yuan Wheel, and going through the Nine Returns of Yuan again will make your magic power more pure and concise."
"This will be of great benefit to your cultivation of the golden body!"
Li Changan blinked, "So...I can't use these innate things now?"
"No, you not only have to use it, but you have to use it all!" Wang Tiangang said excitedly with his eyes shining,
"The mana can continue to be improved. After you exhaust all the resources and refine the mana at the fifth level, your fourth-level golden body will be more powerful than ever before. I can't even imagine it."
"Remember what I said, you must do your best to lay a solid foundation at the beginning, otherwise no matter how you make up for it later, it will not be enough."
Li Changan nodded. There is still room for improvement in Zhou Tianxingchen's magic power, and he must not rest on his past achievements.
Only by continuing to expand your advantages can you continue to make breakthroughs.
Even though we have reached the level of the Holy Son with invincible talent, is the Holy Son really the end point?
This may not be the case.
Moreover, even at the Saint Son level, there are strengths and weaknesses.
"Master, I am now a fusion of civil and martial arts. Once I want to be promoted, in addition to martial arts, I also need to cultivate cultural arts. How can I break through?"
Li Changan asked his question.
I have always heard that a gentleman’s nine thoughts means nine small realms.
But I still have little idea of how to practice.
Wang Tiangang said, "A gentleman's nine thoughts are taken from the words of Confucius. They are thinking of seeing clearly, listening wise, looking warm, looking respectful, speaking loyally, doing things respectfully, doubting and questioning, being angry and thinking hard, seeing that
Thinking about meaning."
"These nine thoughts correspond to the nine small realms of the fifth-grade gentleman in the literary and Taoist realm."
"Confucius believed that a gentleman should understand the way of a gentleman through these nine thoughts. Once the way of a gentleman is completed, his magical power will appear."
"So the Nine Thoughts correspond to the Nine Divine Powers of the Gentleman."
"The Gentleman's Nine Divine Powers?" Li Changan secretly exclaimed. The Gentleman's Nine Thoughts are indeed much more obscure than the Guiyuan Nine Transformations. "Master, what are the nine types of the Gentleman's Nine Divine Powers?"
Unexpectedly, Wang Tiangang shook his head, "Everyone's way of being a gentleman is different, so naturally the nine powers of a gentleman are also different."
"For example, some people have realized clairvoyance, some have realized clairvoyance, some have realized clairvoyance, and even the Dharmakaya of Wisdom."
"Another example is listening to Sicong. Some people have realized the barrier ear, some have realized the wind ear, and some have realized the heavenly ear, and even the truth-listening dharma body that distinguishes authenticity."
"Or maybe it's Yan Sizhong. Some people have realized the magical power of mantras and can use grammar at an astonishing speed. There are also geniuses who have realized the magical power of speaking words, which is extremely powerful."
"It's also difficult to think about anger. You can see the burning anger, but you can also see the meaning of disaster..."
Li Changan was completely stunned by the master's explanation.
I originally thought that the so-called Gentleman's Nine Thoughts were just nine ordinary small realms, but I didn't expect that the fifth-grade Gentleman's Realm would be so grand and vast.
No wonder, in the realm of the fifth level, even if the martial arts refines the true essence, cultivates the Yuan Wheel or even the Golden Wheel Dharma, it will be suppressed by the literary Dao.
If we really go by what Master said, the scope of imagination for the fifth-grade gentleman realm is too big.
"You should be able to imagine that the fifth-grade gentleman realm is very important, and you can become a dragon or a worm in just one thought."
Wang Tiangang said,
"A gentleman cultivates magical powers and condenses the magical seals corresponding to the Yuan Lun of martial arts."
"If you realize your supernatural power to the extreme, you can even cultivate the Wen Dao Dharmakaya, which corresponds to the Golden Wheel Dharma and is even more powerful!"
"The most important thing is that cultivating magical powers does not require the assistance of external treasures, so even if you don't have the treasures of heaven and earth and are penniless, as long as you realize it, you will have the opportunity to reach heaven in one step."
"Therefore, many scribes will stay in the fifth-grade gentleman realm for a long time, just to cultivate the strongest magical power and even achieve the dharma body of literature."
Li Changan's heart was swaying when he heard this, and he even had the expectation to quickly start to understand the supernatural powers.
This vast realm that can be used freely is really fascinating!
"Master, how should I start cultivating the Nine Divine Powers of the Gentleman?"
He couldn't wait any longer.
Wang Tiangang smiled. He naturally understood Li Changan's eagerness, because he had come here in the same way back then, and he explained carefully,
"The Nine Divine Powers of a Gentleman can only be understood by simply trying to comprehend them. Otherwise, everyone would have cultivated the Dharmakaya, the Way of Literature, and the Dharma Body."
"Confucius once said that one must first understand the way of a gentleman before he can practice magical powers."
Li Changan twitched the corners of his lips, "So you should first realize Taoism and then cultivate magical powers?"
"Not bad." Wang Tiangang nodded.
"If you can't realize it? Then you can't cultivate it?" Li Changan's heart skipped a beat.
Enlightenment is said to be easy, but in fact it is the most life-threatening.
Some people have an epiphany in one day, while others are stuck in the same place, unable to understand it for decades.
The difference is huge.
No one can guarantee that they are the kind of genius who can suddenly realize something.
Wang Tiangang said, "That's why so many scribes are trapped in the fifth-grade gentleman realm and have been unable to get out."
"First of all, I want to cultivate the strongest magical power, which is dissatisfied; secondly, I really can't understand it clearly, and I am unwilling to use weak magical powers to make do, so I can only be trapped there. This is called unwillingness."
"Did Kong Sheng not leave any teachings? You can't just sit down and learn Tao, right?" Li Changan asked.
Wang Tiangang smiled and said, "Of course there are. There are many saints in history who have put forward different ideas in this realm, but in the end there are two main schools that have been passed down to this day."
"The first is the fundamental Confucianism of Confucius and Mencius. This school believes that the classic commentaries have been passed down to this day, and they naturally contain the way of a gentleman. They always keep the scroll in hand, comprehend the way of a gentleman in the vast scriptures, and read the book a hundred times to understand its meaning.
See."
Li Changan's face twitched. There are countless scriptures and classics that have been handed down from ancient times to the present. Even if you have a photographic memory, you may not be able to exhaust them after reading them for decades.
What's more, it's not just about reading it, it's about gaining insights.
If you can’t understand it, it’s useless to watch it a hundred times.
"What about the second one?"
"Second..." Wang Tiangang twirled his beard,
"This school believes that everything in the world has its own reason, and the principles of a gentleman's nine thoughts must also exist in everything. Abandon one's own worldly desires, standardize one's own morality, and strictly demand oneself over time, and naturally one can understand the way of a gentleman.
"
Li Changan's head moved. Isn't this what Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism said about "preserving the principles of nature and destroying human desires"?
In Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, there are four very key words - studying things to achieve knowledge!
This is treating one's own words and deeds as objects, and we must stick to them to the end!
Li Changan then asked, "Master, is there anything else?"
Since there is Neo-Confucianism, the study of mind should not be absent either.
Wang Tiangang was stunned for a moment, "There are only these two schools at present, what else is there?"
Li Changan blinked and gave a hint, "For example... the heart is the reason?"