The guess about Kong Jijiu is still of great reference value.
"Teacher, please give me some advice." Ning Chen asked respectfully.
Kong Jijiu said slowly: "I guess the reason why the Confucian sage gave up martial arts and started Confucianism on his own.
It's because the road to martial arts has been cut off and Confucian sages cannot reach their peak.
Therefore, the Confucian sage had no choice but to find a different path and open a new path to reach the top."
Are Confucian sages so cruel?
If there is no way to go, just make your own way up.
"Teacher, is there any evidence for this speculation?" Ning Chen pondered for a moment and asked.
"The era when the Confucian saint lived was shortly after the extinction of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
Although the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors brought the human race out of the dark abyss.
But the living environment of the human race is definitely not safe.
It can even be said to be extremely dangerous.
Survival was the only thing humans had to do in that era.
The only way to survive is to practice martial arts.
At that time, the human race had only one way to go: martial arts.
If a Confucian sage can create Confucianism and Taoism, if martial arts can reach its extreme.
It can also help the Confucian sage to realize his ambition in his heart.
Would a Confucian sage still go to great lengths to create another one?"
The explanation of Kong Jijiu really makes sense.
"Teacher, is it possible that the Confucian saints simply wanted to spread the spark of civilization and help mankind move from ignorance to civilization?" Ning Chen also asked his doubts.
After hearing Ning Chen's question, Kong Jijiu asked back, "When life and death are both issues, do you think a Confucian sage would think about this?
All the etiquette and civilization of the human race were formulated and passed down after the Confucian sages led the Confucian disciples and pacified the four directions."
This is really the case. When your life is threatened, you really can't think of inheriting civilization.
"Is there another possibility that the Confucian sage feels that martial arts are not enough?" Ning Chen weakly proposed another possibility.
"Warriors are vulgar, that means before the sixth level. This problem does not exist after the sixth level." Kong Jijiu said to Ning Chen.
Ning Chen was suddenly shocked when he heard Kong Jijiu's words: "Does practicing martial arts really affect IQ?"
Ning Chen used to think it was just a joke, but unexpectedly it turned out to be true.
Kong Jijiu said: "Don't you know? Before the sixth level of martial arts, a large amount of Qi and blood was mobilized and consumed to temper the body. The only thing that does not include..."
Kong Jijiu pointed at his head.
Ning Chen carefully recalled the books on martial arts that he had read, and found that this was really the case.
Before reaching the sixth level of martial arts, it was necessary to consume energy and blood to temper the body, except for one's own brain.
If the blood supply is insufficient and the brain is ischemic, the natural response will be slow.
So this is based on science.
"Teacher, will this affect me too?" Ning Chen also hoped that he would play more tricks on his head.
If your brain is affected, it will be very harmful to you.
Kong Jijiu explained to Ning Chen: "The extent of the impact also depends on your starting point.
Your starting point is inherently high, and even if you are slightly affected, it is still far above the average level.
What's more, you still have Haoran righteousness, Haoran righteousness, which specializes in nourishing wisdom.
So don't worry, you will become a fool."
After hearing this, Ning Chen felt a lot more relieved.
Then Ning Chen thought of another question.
That's what happened when the road to martial arts was cut off.
"If the Confucian sage judges that the road to martial arts is broken, then it must be broken."
"Then will I be able to defeat all the invincible opponents in the world from now on?"
"Damn, what have I been thinking about?
Even my survival is a problem, and I still dare to think about whether my path to martial arts will end. I really think too much."
Abandoning all these miscellaneous things, Ning Chen also asked more about this practice while on the way back to Beijing.
Ning Chen is still more concerned about cultivation matters.
After all, just like what Kong Jijiu said, if you don't have a good physique, it won't work.
"By the way, teacher, I heard that the grades of the human race today are all determined by Confucian sages." Ning Chen suddenly thought of something and continued to ask Kong Jijiu.
Kong Jijiu nodded and said: "The grades of martial arts and Confucianism were determined by Confucian sages.
There were no grades in martial arts before. Confucian sages determined the grade of martial arts based on the grades of Confucianism and Taoism.
In addition, the levels of demons, barbarians and ghosts are also defined by Confucian sages.
The grades of immortality and Buddhism are also closely related to Confucian sages, but they will not admit it."
Ning Chen only knew before that the grades of martial arts and Confucianism were determined by Confucian sages.
I really didn't expect that the grades of non-human races were actually defined by Confucian sages.
Not to mention anything else, just delineating grades is a huge merit.
It directly points out the way forward for all practitioners.
Let them all know what they should do at each stage.
Instead of being blindly at a loss and flying around like a headless fly.
"Teacher, when Confucian Sage set the martial arts levels back then, did you ever think that those warriors would be stupid enough to actually use weapons to test their eighth-level realm?"
After listening to Ning Chen's words, Kong Jijiu said: "I'm afraid this Confucian sage didn't think about it back then. There shouldn't be any warriors so stupid back then. As for how it became like this later, I don't know."
Ning Chen glanced sideways at Kong Jijiu and said, "The teacher doesn't know clearly, so why doesn't the teacher want to correct it?"
"What does this have to do with me? I'm not a martial artist. And how do I know whether a martial artist thinks this way is the safest way?"
What you say is clear.
However, Ning Chen didn't worry about this matter anymore.
"Do you know, apart from warriors, which sect has killed the most people, whether at the border or in the local area, in recent years?" Kong Jijiu suddenly asked Ning Chen.
Ning Chen was stunned for a moment, but soon he understood something and said to Kong Jijiu: "Teacher, I really have no prejudice against Confucianism. I just..."
After a pause, Ning Chen asked carefully: "Teacher, are you sure the Confucian sage is dead?"
Kong Jijiu nodded: "It should be, otherwise, these holy treasures left by the Confucian saints will not become ownerless things."
After hearing this, Ning Chen felt more relieved: "I really have no prejudice against Confucianism, I just have some opinions about Confucian sages. So teacher, don't worry, what will I do to Confucianism?"
When Ning Chen said that he had a problem with the Confucian sage, Kong Jijiu pretended not to hear it.
Such a cowardly expression made Kong Jijiu feel embarrassed.
"When the Confucian sages defined Confucianism and Taoism, they had already imagined that Confucianism and Taoism must continue to fight for the longevity and prosperity of the human race."
"Three levels after Confucianism and Taoism are all about cultivating, cultivating awe-inspiring righteousness, cultivating literature, and cultivating characters. But if you want to gain something after the sixth level, you must be fighting all the way.
The mountain and river realm is not just about traveling all over the mountains and rivers.
Only those mountains and rivers with aura can be recorded in Haoran's book of righteousness.
Moreover, Confucian sub-sages need to make meritorious deeds.
And this meritorious service needs to be forged from the bones of those non-human races, such as monsters and barbarians, who have caused harm to the human world."
Not to mention anything else, from a grade point of view, all Confucian sages have achieved no selfishness.
It's just that it has no selfish motives, and it's wrong to stab yourself in the back.
"Teacher, you asked me to develop my calligraphy before. I think my articles are pretty good. Can I just develop my calligraphy and my writing together?"