PFC Chapter 12344
Chapter 12344
Chapter 12344
If that were all, it would be fine. The goal this time is to build on the past and open up the future, which means that not only must there be profound truths, but more importantly, we must innovate on that basis.
This alone increases the difficulty by more than one order of magnitude.
Let alone ordinary people, even those second-generation rich kids from aristocratic families who have been raised in such an environment would all hesitate to try.
Just like now, only Kong Qianqiu stands out from the crowd.
Lin Yi studied it for a while.
The character Kong Qianqiu portrays on the track is almost a complete replica of herself.
The Kong family has a single line of succession, and carrying on the legacy is the mission of every generation of Kong family successors. This perfectly fits the script, and it is no exaggeration to say that it was tailor-made for her.
Of course, the premise is that you have to be able to produce something real.
If you don't have a solid foundation in this field, even if your persona fits, it's all for nothing.
After completing his study, Lin Yi stepped directly onto the track.
The crowd at the track entrance all wore mocking expressions.
"The real sages sit here preaching but no one listens, yet they go into the racetrack to try their luck. Do they think they can rack up a lot of achievement points?"
"Why pick up sesame seeds that can't be seen when there are already watermelons to be picked up?"
"A complete idiot."
If you said these things in other fields, you'd be completely out of your mind.
If you're not coming into the race to earn points, are you just here to listen to other people's idle chatter?
However, when placed on the current path of sainthood, it seems reasonable and even natural to everyone.
Lin Yi, of course, couldn't hear these discussions.
The sand table is now open.
"At fifteen, he ventured alone beyond the Great Wall, his letter delivered by arrow straight to the Tatar camp! The young man's courage shattered the border!"
"Gezhu vomited blood for seven days! Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism could not contain the ambition of a dragon and a tiger!"
At first glance, the onlookers didn't think much of it and didn't find it particularly surprising; at most, it was just a decent persona being created.
Until the next scene appeared, many people exclaimed in surprise.
"Forty strokes of the cane and banishment to Longchang! In the bloodbath of death row, I comprehended the way of the sage, and my nature is content!"
"Startled awake from within the stone coffin! Enlightened at Longchang, the light of the Mind School pierces through a thousand-year-old fog!"
Upon leaving Longchang and attaining enlightenment, his achievement points skyrocketed to sixty.
The people present were all speechless.
The Sage Track, paired with the "Carry on the Past and Open the Future" theme, is known to be one of the hardest to farm achievement points here. Sixty achievement points can even rank you in the top ten of the achievement leaderboard.
How long did it take?
Even in those lowest-tier tracks with the lowest entry barriers, it wouldn't be that easy to rack up sixty achievement points, would it?
Immediately, everyone began to inquire.
"Just who is this Yang Ming?"
At the same time, the eyes and ears of various forces, including the Heavenly Palace, immediately turned their attention to the matter.
There are more than just one or two aristocratic families in Tianjun who share the same thoughts as the Sima family.
Everyone wants to find the mysterious person who has continuously ended the race before the Heavenly Palace!
Any future track terminator will be a key target for their investigation. This team's momentum is so fierce and unusual that it naturally cannot escape their close attention.
At this moment, Kong Qianqiu also stopped lecturing and stared at the sand table with great interest.
Confucianism? The philosophy of mind?
Kong Qianqiu silently pondered the reasoning behind it, his eyes growing brighter: "There really is such a master?"
A young man with simple clothes and outstanding temperament saw this and studied it for a while, but then scoffed at it.
"The whole thing is full of pedantic Confucian views and is not worth mentioning."
Those around couldn't help but turn their heads upon hearing this.
While most of them couldn't quickly grasp the essence of what was presented in the sand table, especially the Confucian philosophy of mind, they at least had an intuition about it.
This is a truly profound truth.
However, after hearing what the young man said, he suddenly became uncertain again.
There's no other reason than that this person, like most of them, comes from an ordinary grassroots background and has no connection whatsoever with the term "aristocratic family."
But their identity is not simple.
This man was named Gou Yun. Although he came from a commoner background, he was Kong Qianqiu's top disciple.
According to past practice, once Kong Qianqiu officially takes over the Kong family in the future, he, as the first disciple, will be the one who can formally become a member of the Kong family.
With this aura surrounding him, even some second-generation scions of powerful families dare not let their guard down in his presence.
The key point is that this person has such an ordinary background, yet he was able to catch the eye of the Kong family and become Kong Qianqiu's first disciple. His talent and potential are absolutely beyond doubt.
In public, such a person would not speak without reason.
There must be a reason behind what he said.
Seeing everyone's gaze turn to him, Gou Yun chuckled and continued his commentary: "In the end, all you talk about is self-cultivation and character building, but you don't mention the essence of the Great Dao of cultivation at all."
"I have a preliminary conclusion that you may find helpful in the future."
"Remember this, everyone: anyone who preaches so-called profound truths but doesn't touch upon the essence of cultivation is a complete fraud."
Everyone didn't know why.
Gou Yun continued, “When it comes to self-cultivation, anyone can come up with some seemingly plausible but actually false ideas. Even a beggar from the lowest rungs of society on the street can say something astonishing, and you might even find it quite reasonable.”
But does it really make sense?
"The true principles of cultivation lie within the path of immortality; only strength is the most fundamental truth."
"If he can't demonstrate sufficient strength, then it can only mean that everything he said was just empty talk to deceive people."
"Take Yang Ming in the arena for example. If he were truly capable, would everyone be so unfamiliar with his name?"
Everyone agreed.
Kong Qianqiu glanced at him: "Nothing is absolute, and one should not boast."
Gou Yun immediately put on a learned expression: "Teacher is right, disciple will remember it."
However, he still didn't think so.
Seeing this, the people around him were even more convinced of the value of his words, since Kong Qianqiu had only told him to shut up, but had not said that what he said was wrong.
Clearly, Gou Yun's way of thinking is in line with that of his teacher, Kong Qianqiu.
The sand table model in the arena is still in operation.
"The bandit suppression in southern Jiangxi is divine! Without costing the imperial court a single soldier, they not only defeated the bandits in the mountains but also the bandits in the hearts of the people!"
"A fire attack on Poyang Lake! In thirty-five days, the Prince of Pingning's century-long rebellion was reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye!"
"A lecture was given atop the walls of Nanchang! The war had not yet ended, yet the doctrine of conscience resounded amidst the flames of war!"
"Broken Vine Gorge in Guangxi! A dying man leads his troops eight thousand miles, and the pestilent lands are filled with the spirit of thunder!"
The series of actions left everyone speechless.
Someone couldn't help but blurt out, "Is that how he preaches?"
This caused everyone's perception to begin to waver once again.
All sorts of gazes fell upon Gou Yun.
According to Gou Yun's statement, these are all just empty talk and have no real effect.
However, the protagonist in this scene preaches not only with words, but also with real actions to prove it.
The key point is that this almost cheat-like effect is truly astonishing.