After a moment of astonishment, the old dean burst out laughing. His hearty laughter was like a spear, trying to pierce the sky, "Little friend Su, I don't have the cultural treasure you want, but I have something else to tell you."
.”
Su Ping'an failed, but his face was not embarrassed at all. He even looked as if the words he said before were not his. Hearing this, he immediately bowed his hands to the old dean seriously, just like a humble and polite junior who was being taught.
Said: "I'm sure the old dean will give me some advice!"
"..."
Seeing the changes in Su Ping'an, the old dean and Luo Lie were stunned again.
There is really no limit to how thick-skinned this guy is!
Luo Lie was very happy.
The old dean nodded, but quickly stopped smiling, and then said: "Before I give you some advice, I want to ask you first, have you thought about your future path?"
Su Ping'an frowned when he heard the words, knowing that this was the old dean who was serious, so he stopped thinking, then paused and said: "I didn't think much about it before returning to the dean, but I think there is a Confucian sage like him.
With Zhuyu in front of you, it is like setting an example for us Confucian, Taoist and literary cultivators. We just need to follow the path of the Confucian sages and continue to move forward, right?"
Su Pingan's words were not false.
In his view, the Confucian sages established the Confucian and Taoist cultivation system, and everything was justified and in order. As long as you cultivate your literary spirit step by step, you can reach the realm of the Confucian sages sooner or later.
Of course, many literary cultivators throughout the ages have been pursuing the realm of saints, but how many have actually succeeded in getting there? Isn’t even the old dean only in the realm of sub-sage now?
It can be seen that it is not easy to become a saint. In Su Pingan's opinion, this may be due to the gap in talent. Therefore, on the way to practice, some people go far, and some people fall behind halfway. This is also innate
limited.
However, the old dean's next words directly denied his guess.
The old dean said: "What you said is not wrong, but it is not entirely true. The path of Confucianism and Taoism is not so easy. Not to mention the difficulties of cultivation in the past, just saying that I am in the realm of Yasheng.
I have been trapped for three hundred years, and as for the final step, I still don’t have the slightest confidence that I can take it..."
"What, the old dean has been trapped in the realm of Yasheng for three hundred years?"
Su Pingan was really shocked when he heard the news.
Looking back on his own cultivation, it only took him more than two years to go from a time-traveling time when he was a clueless novice to the third realm of literary masters now, but it only took him three hundred years to be calm.
This is too exaggerated.
But when you calm down and think about it, you can understand it. After all, it is the sub-sage who is powerful and is attacking the saint. If that step is successful, then the world will not be without a true new saint until now.
The old dean continued: "However, even though I have been trapped for three hundred years, I am not completely without gains. After these three hundred years of traveling and seeing everything in the world, I have seen the last step, but I want to cross it.
But it is extremely difficult.”
Speaking of this, Su Ping'an and Luo Lie looked shocked at the same time. They knew that what the old dean was going to say next was a major event related to how to break through and become a true saint of heaven and earth, so both of them looked serious unconsciously.
Got up.
"The so-called saint, after reaching the end, not only accumulates literary spirit, but also accumulates the power of heaven. At the same time, he also needs to condense the will of heaven and earth..."
The old dean slowly opened his mouth, stared at the heaven and earth, and preached in his mouth. The surrounding heaven and earth were silent, and all things silenced their voices. This seemed to show Su Ping'an and the others invisibly what the 'will of heaven and earth' is.
"The power of heaven seems to be ethereal, but in fact, Wen Xiu has been slowly accumulating it during his cultivation. However, these powers of heaven are generally hidden in the Wenxin tree. They cannot be touched or seen, and they can only be reached when they arrive.
Only when you reach the semi-saint realm can you grasp a trace of its laws.
These powers of heaven are also a fusion of literary works throughout your life, whether they are chessboards, paintings, piano music... The birth of each kind of work will condense a little bit of your own hard work and energy, and there is actually some will in it.
These wills can be a dream of yours, a rule to adhere to, some of your spirit, or life insights... They are not apparent at first, and you will only feel these powers when you reach the semi-saint realm.
exist.
And these powers are the keys that can open the door to the saint realm.
But the Saint’s Door and its magnificence, if you want to really open it, your key needs to be strong enough..."
Having said this, the old dean turned back to look at Su Ping'an, his eyes seemed to be full of stars, and seemed to contain endless expectations, and he said slowly: "So to put it bluntly, the more paths you have opened for yourself before,
Then the condensed key will be stronger in the future, so that it will have enough power to open the door. Do you understand?!"
After hearing what the old dean said, Luo Lie began to think deeply.
After arriving at King Wen's realm, Luo Lie had actually vaguely sensed many things, but those senses were not real, so he didn't take them to heart.
But now that he heard Ya Sheng's words, those confusions and reactions gradually became clear until now, and he couldn't help but sigh, "So that's it. No wonder I always felt that the further I practiced, the weaker I became.
Because the accumulated experience is not enough for me to go further?!"
Su Ping'an was also very shocked at this time. At the same time, he finally understood the purpose of the old dean calling him here today. Reshaping the path of the measuring pen was only one of them. What was really important was what he said just now.
It is said to be a reward, but in fact, I am afraid that this is what the old dean has long prepared to tell Su Ping'an. Such precious cultivation experience is no worse than a quasi-sacred weapon, even for a person who wants to become a saint.
For humans, this experience is even more valuable than a quasi-sacred weapon.
After Su Ping'an heard these words, he quickly calmed down. He needed to ponder and understand them repeatedly before he could understand the meaning.
After a while, Su Ping'an seemed to have a clear understanding, then he looked up at the old dean and frowned and asked: "Old dean, you mean that if you want to become a saint, you must learn more about chess, calligraphy and painting. There are only four ways.
Only if everyone makes progress in cultivation can they have a chance to open that door?!"
"That's right!"
The old dean nodded, "There are four channels of Confucianism and Taoism. It is not easy for ordinary people to acquire one channel and practice. If you can learn two channels, you are considered excellent. If you can learn three channels, you will be the best among people. Four channels are rare."
In fact, it is very easy to cultivate all four meridians at the beginning, but the difficulty is that it is too difficult to achieve something in all four meridians.
Others are also thinking that they are biting off more than they can chew. Many people who cultivate all four meridians at the beginning feel that it is more difficult to advance in cultivation as they go on, so they give up other paths and specialize in one. This choice
It seemed right to them at the time, but in fact they were retreating to the north or south.
When they gave up other literary paths, little did they know that they had also given up the opportunity to lead to the last door.
Maybe this is destined by God, this is also a test, or the way of heaven is also screening, and only those with great perseverance, fearlessness, and a strong enough mind can finally embark on the path of destiny."
The words of the old dean were like morning bells and evening drums, which suddenly woke Luo Lie up.
The many things that had confused him suddenly became clear. When he heard the end, he immediately widened his eyes and said with a complex expression: "So that's it, that's it... I originally thought
There were those who practiced calligraphy, painting and chess. But later on when I felt that it was difficult to make progress in practice, I thought I was too greedy and bit off more than I could chew, so I gave up on painting and chess. At that time, I thought
I felt a little regretful and felt that something was wrong, but I didn’t care in order to go further. It turned out that the feeling at that time was the feedback given to me by heaven. I shouldn’t give up, I shouldn’t give up..."
After Luo Lie woke up, his face was filled with regret.
It turns out that giving up at the beginning actually made him farther and farther away from his goal.
Of course, it’s not his fault. If he hadn’t reached the level of the old dean and stood at the level of the Yasheng, who could truly realize this, and who could grasp the true path of Confucianism and Taoism.
Maybe as the old dean said, the way of heaven is ethereal but also spiritual. All living beings are pursuing the way of heaven, but the way of heaven is also screening all living beings. Maybe only those with outstanding talent and great perseverance can reach the final step.