177: Visualization of Gods and Demons

“Was it merely for the Martial Arts of the Two Sages of Literature and Martial Arts?”

“That shouldn’t be!”

“Although the Martial Arts of the Two Sages of Literature and Martial Arts are among the most top-tier in all of Great Xia.”

“But if Lin Xuan were to step forward, he might not be unable to obtain their Legacy from these two.”

“After all, the Two Sages of Literature and Martial Arts are aware of the Apex Plan.”

“They also support someone being able to embark on this Peak path, and even achieve Peak.”

“This ultimately concerns whether Great Xia can have top-tier combat power to resist the Demon Gods.”

“But why… did he have to go himself?”

“Previously, Lu Sheng merely thought that seeking out the Two Sages of Literature and Martial Arts was to obtain their Martial Arts and improve his strength through their training.”

“But now, through the Sage of Literature’s reminder, Lu Sheng also realized that it didn’t seem to be the case.”

“Could it be… that there are other factors involved?”

“If it were just that old fellow Wu Lin, then so be it. After all, that old fellow Wu Lin’s Martial Arts are merely for a Body Refining brute. Anyone with a bit of Martial Arts Talent can Body Refining, so there’s nothing suspicious about that.”

“But as for this old man… what I Cultivate is the Dao of Confucianism!”

Listening to the Sage of Literature’s words, Lu Sheng’s heart couldn’t help but tremble slightly.

“Indeed!”

The Sage of Literature is a Confucian Dao expert!

The Dao of Confucianism is not an easy path to walk.

It can be said that even Kong Yunchang, and even Wu Lin, who are among the top three existences in the Ten Saints of Great Xia, their talent in the Dao of Confucianism might not even compare to an ordinary Confucian Dao expert.

Why would Lin Xuan want him to obtain the Sage of Literature’s Martial Arts?

The Sage of Literature’s Martial Arts must be Confucian Dao Martial Arts. If he doesn’t have Confucian Dao talent, wouldn’t he be unable to Cultivate the Sage of Literature’s Martial Arts?

If he can’t Cultivate, why would he come here?

Isn’t this contradictory?

And then there’s Wang Mu… Since Wang Mu also embarked on the Apex Plan, although Wang Mu’s talent is quite Prodigy, in Lu Sheng’s heart, he still felt that Wang Mu’s talent was not as good as his own.

Wang Mu didn’t even break the upper limit of Qi and blood, so why was he also able to walk the Peak path?

Perhaps it could be explained by the reason that the Flawless Golden Body Technique was not known before, but now… how can it be explained?

For a moment, Lu Sheng felt his mind was a bit muddled.

So… what was the purpose of him seeking out the Two Sages of Literature and Martial Arts?

Seeing Lu Sheng fall into confusion, the Sage of Literature also smiled and softly said, “The reason this old man asked you to condense Confucian Qi was merely to test your willpower and perseverance.”

“As the foremost person in the Dao of Confucianism, this old man naturally knows that Cultivating the Dao of Confucianism is not easy. Most people, after learning of this old man’s test, choose to retreat completely.”

“Even Wang Mu back then, after learning of this old man’s test, tried for half a month and still failed to condense the embryonic form of the Dao of Confucianism, almost giving up.”

“Therefore, this old man never prays that you can condense Confucian Qi, because this does not conflict with this old man’s subsequent training plan; it’s just to observe you all.”

“Later, Wang Mu persevered for a month, passed this old man’s test, and so this old man’s training plan began.”

“As for you… what this old man didn’t expect was that you actually managed to Cultivate Confucian Qi. This is quite an unexpected surprise!”

The Sage of Literature looked at Lu Sheng, shaking his head with a touch of helplessness.

He merely wanted to observe Lu Sheng’s willpower and persistence. After a month, regardless of whether Lu Sheng successfully Cultivated Confucian Qi, he would find Lu Sheng and initiate the training plan he had set for him.

After all, even the Sage of Literature himself had spent several months condensing his own Confucian Qi.

Therefore, in the Sage of Literature’s opinion, no one could possibly complete this test.

But who knew that Lu Sheng managed to condense it in less than a month? Moreover, now within Lu Sheng’s Body Repository, there are even two streams of Confucian Qi.

Such terrifying Confucian Dao talent left even the Sage of Literature somewhat dumbfounded.

As a result, when the Sage of Literature looked at Lu Sheng, his gaze became much more peculiar.

Lu Sheng chuckled as he listened to the Sage of Literature’s words.

Although he wanted to appear more composed, Lu Sheng couldn’t help but show a proud expression upon receiving the Sage of Literature’s praise.

“In that case, this old man’s training plan will have to be revised!”

The Sage of Literature looked at Lu Sheng, pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke.

“The Peak path, Lin Xuan’s plan, is mainly for you to be able to open a hundred Treasure Troves in the Human Body when you reach the Body Storage Realm!”

“The Human Body Treasure Troves are hidden in various parts of the Human Body. Besides the ten most common Human Body Treasure Troves, finding the other Human Body Treasure Troves requires Martial Arts Talent!”

“The more Heaven-Defying one’s Martial Arts Talent, the more Human Body Treasure Troves one can find!”

“According to our ten people’s exploration, relying on talent, one can at most open the ninetieth Human Body Treasure Trove. The remaining ten Human Body Treasure Troves require some specific Opportunities!”

The Sage of Literature’s words fell into Lu Sheng’s ears, causing Lu Sheng’s eyes to narrow slightly. The confusion in his mind gradually found solutions as the Sage of Literature spoke.

“So, Senior’s meaning is…”

Lu Sheng looked at the Sage of Literature.

The Sage of Literature nodded: “The other ten Human Body Treasure Troves need to be stimulated by absolute stimulating power to bring them out. Going to the Martial Saint and learning his Martial Arts is to stimulate the Physical Body. By stimulating the Physical Body again and again, when you step into the Body Storage Realm, you will naturally be able to stimulate those invisible Treasure Troves!”

“However, merely stimulating the Physical Body is not enough! There are still some Human Body Treasure Troves that require another special kind of stimulation to bring them out.”

“So… that’s where this old man’s training plan comes in!”

Listening to the Sage of Literature’s words, Lu Sheng suddenly felt enlightened.

So… this was the most important reason for the Peak path and for seeking out the Two Sages of Literature and Martial Arts!

Body Storage Realm, a hundred Treasure Troves in the Human Body!

However… since some of these invisible Treasure Troves in the Human Body can only be revealed through stimulation, how did Old Man Nine Stars manage to achieve a hundred Treasure Troves in the Human Body back then?

If a hundred Treasure Troves in the Human Body were so difficult, why didn’t Old Man Nine Stars mention it before?

However, Lu Sheng did not voice this doubt, choosing instead to bury it deep within his heart.

He thought… Old Man Nine Stars must have had some special Opportunities that stimulated these hundred Treasure Troves, but he just didn’t know about it.

But now… with the Cultivation plan formulated by the Two Sages of Literature and Martial Arts, he could also stimulate the hundred Treasure Troves. This way, there was no need to consider such minor issues.

Thinking of this, Lu Sheng no longer dwelled on these matters and looked at the Sage of Literature again.

The Sage of Literature pointed to the large characters he had previously written on the Xuan paper and said, “Look, see if you can discern anything from these characters!”

Lu Sheng looked over curiously.

He saw several large characters imprinted on the snow-white Xuan paper.

“God and Demon Contemplation!”

Within the four characters, there seemed to be a profound energy fluctuation contained within them.

Lu Sheng merely fixed his gaze on these four characters, and his entire Divine Soul seemed to be drawn in by them, instantly becoming immersed.

In an instant, the surrounding vision began to blur.

The light also gradually dimmed with the blurring vision.

A moment later, when all the light completely disappeared, Lu Sheng only saw endless darkness.

Before Lu Sheng could react, wondering where this was, suddenly, in the endless darkness, two extremely terrifying figures appeared in this pitch-black world.

Those two figures were tens of thousands of meters tall, as if the entire space was propped up by their presence.

Lu Sheng merely glanced at the two terrifying figures, and he felt his mind go completely blank. There was even an extremely stimulating force constantly piercing into his mind.

It was as if millions of steel needles were fiercely plunging into his brain.

The stinging pain instantly turned Lu Sheng’s pupils crimson, as if blood was about to flow from his eyes.

“Ah!!”

Lu Sheng immediately let out a scream, and then, the surrounding dark space receded like a tide in an instant.

Immediately after, the surrounding vision began to be filled with endless light, gradually becoming clear.

"Hoo hoo hoo hoo!!!"

Lu Sheng was breathing heavily, his face extremely pale, and even his temples were already drenched with sweat.

"This is..."

Lu Sheng raised his head with some difficulty. Although he had already withdrawn from the black space, Lu Sheng still felt as if countless steel needles were hidden in his brain.

This feeling was extremely painful.

The Sage of Literature sat quietly in front of Lu Sheng, smiling slightly.

"In the Body Storage Realm, the Human Body Treasure Trove consists of a hundred treasures. Ninety-five percent of these treasures are hidden within the flesh and blood. Through Wu Lin's Heaven and Earth Hammer, each use can stimulate five treasures hidden within the flesh and blood.

"So, all you need to do next is continuously adapt to the Heaven and Earth Hammer, and you will slowly be able to stimulate the treasures within your flesh and blood. However, there is still five percent of the Human Body Treasure Trove that is hidden within the human brain!"

"The treasures within the brain are difficult to discover. After all, Martial Artists in the Body Storage Realm have not yet absorbed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and have not yet developed the ability to develop the brain. Even I only discovered the Human Body Treasure Trove in the brain while cultivating Martial Arts alongside the Dao of Confucianism!"

"The four characters I wrote earlier were a God and Demon Contemplation space constructed by me using the power of Confucian Qi. By contemplating the God and Demon figures in the space, the brain is stimulated, thereby allowing the Human Body Treasure Trove hidden within the brain to be stimulated!"

"When you can clearly see the appearance of the God and Demon in the dark space, that is when the invisible treasures hidden in your brain will completely manifest!"

"At that time, when you step into the Body Storage Realm, you will be able to smoothly open the Human Body Treasure Trove hidden in your mind!"

Listening to the Sage of Literature's words, Lu Sheng gradually calmed down, and the stinging pain from his brain also slowly dissipated.

After a while, Lu Sheng finally returned to normal.

"God and Demon Contemplation, huh..."

Lu Sheng's peripheral vision involuntarily fell back on the white rice paper, and he couldn't help but shiver.

This feeling... was worse than death!

Although Lu Sheng was not afraid of pain, as he had endured pain that was unbearable for his age and Realm, both in the Spirit Realm and with Wu Lin, and he had persevered.

However, this kind of brain stimulation was the most difficult to endure. To endure this pain and clearly see the figures of the God and Demon in the dark space...

This required immense willpower.

No wonder the Sage of Literature had tested one's willpower and perseverance earlier.

If one did not possess these two strengths, it would be easy to completely lose confidence and retreat during this contemplation training.

"It seems... this period will be a bit troublesome!"

Lu Sheng licked his somewhat dry lips, but when he looked at the rice paper, an unyielding spirit emerged in his eyes.

The Sage of Literature looked at the expression on Lu Sheng's face and nodded with satisfaction.

What he wanted was someone with immense willpower!

Not those who easily give up halfway!

"Others, including Wang Mu, when they come to me, at most they just perform God and Demon Contemplation to stimulate the Human Body Treasure Trove, but you are different!"

Suddenly, the Sage of Literature spoke again.

Lu Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at the Sage of Literature in confusion.

He found the Sage of Literature looking at him with a fervent gaze.

"To be able to condense Confucian Qi within a month, young man... are you interested in embarking on the Dao of Confucianism?"

The Sage of Literature's words also made Lu Sheng's heart tremble slightly.

For the Sage of Literature to say this... wasn't he going to impart his unique Martial Arts to him?

For a moment, even with Lu Sheng's relatively calm personality, his eyes couldn't help but become fervent.

Their gazes met, and Lu Sheng grinned, revealing his pearly white teeth.

"This young man is indeed somewhat interested in this Dao of Confucianism!"

...The next day, Lu Sheng, who had stayed at the Haoran Tea House for an entire day, returned to the hotel lobby, waiting for the members of the [Night Owl] team.

Today, Lu Sheng still had to follow the [Night Owl] team to the defense post.

Although he had successfully passed the Sage of Literature's test, the cultivation of the Dao of Confucianism still had to continue. The Sage of Literature would not give him too many resources; all resources still had to be resolved by Lu Sheng himself.

Under the guise of 'earning Merits and tempering Lu Sheng,' and 'earning Merits is not difficult in Shanhai City,' these were just excuses.

But to be frank, Lu Sheng also found that the Sage of Literature was somewhat stingier compared to the Martial Saint.

This old man could earn a lot of money every day just by relying on the Haoran Tea House, but he wouldn't give Lu Sheng a single bit.

Furthermore, Lu Sheng had initially thought that the special tea leaves at the Haoran Tea House were some rare variety, until he saw the Sage of Literature take out the most ordinary tea leaves, add some of his Confucian Qi to them, and then fell into silence.

The most ordinary tea leaves, something that costs a few dozen yuan for a jin, after being blessed with a wisp of the Sage of Literature's Confucian Qi...

One tea leaf would sell for five hundred thousand!

It was simply outrageous profit!

Moreover, the Sage of Literature could, with a gentle wave of his hand, imbue dozens of jin of tea leaves with Confucian Qi.

This speed of making money... even capitalists would weep upon seeing it!

However, this method could only be achieved by the Sage of Literature. Other powerful Confucian Dao practitioners, besides the Sage of Literature, truly could not achieve such miraculous effects!

Because of this, Lu Sheng could only return to the hotel after a day of contemplation, preparing to continue defending the Shan Hai Great Wall with the [Night Owl] team to earn Merits.

Soon, Nightingale and the others came down from the hotel and entered the lobby.

However, when they saw Lu Sheng already waiting in the lobby, they were stunned. Nightingale's face even showed a strange expression.

Perhaps she had thought of something, as Nightingale's gaze towards Lu Sheng now held a hint of distance.

Wang Long, on the other hand, was direct, exclaiming, "Holy smokes, Lu Sheng, why is your face so pale? You didn't spend the whole night 'flying the plane,' did you?"

At these words, Lu Sheng's expression immediately stiffened.

What the hell does 'spent the whole night flying the plane' mean?!

He had clearly been contemplating God and Demon Contemplation for an entire day, enduring prolonged pain, which made Lu Sheng look incredibly weak, as if he had been drained dry.

Although he hadn't persevered for many times in total, and each time wasn't for too long, the longest he lasted was only four or five breaths.

But the pain of that brain stimulation still made Lu Sheng's face look incredibly pale.

Lu Sheng rubbed his face and said with a wry smile, "Cultivating Martial Arts, I overdid it."

"What kind of Martial Arts would drain your essence, Qi, and spirit?"

Wang Long looked at Lu Sheng with a mischievous grin.

Lu Sheng became even more helpless. He knew that no matter what he said now, these guys wouldn't listen, so he simply didn't bother to explain.

"Are we going or not?"

"Hehehe, let's go!"

Wang Long chuckled mischievously, exchanged glances with Li Ming, and then put his arms around Lu Sheng's arms. The two of them, one on each side, sandwiched Lu Sheng and walked towards the Shan Hai Great Wall, whispering.

"Honestly, did you find some fun place in Shanhai City? Quickly tell us two, we'll go tomorrow too!"

Lu Sheng: ??????

What fun place?

What were these two guys talking about??

Lu Sheng felt completely unwell.

"It seems next time I can't contemplate for too long. I need to rest for a while, otherwise, this mental state really can't take it!"

"It's so easy to be misunderstood!"

Lu Sheng thought helplessly.

So, he just laughed it off, kept silent, and followed the [Night Owl] team to defend the Shan Hai Great Wall.