One sword cheat

Chapter 24: Quoting the Spirit, Seeing the Sages

"Xiao Ren, I believe in you!"

Zhang Yunqing seemed calm and collected, her tone still conveying a sense of reassurance.

But looking like this, it's really hard to believe.

Believe in Chen Ren? But Chen Ren himself doesn't even believe in himself.

He didn't do well in school, let alone write something that has never been written in thousands of years of history.

Chen Ren was in a state of utter confusion, and just then, the others also noticed the problem and began to blame him.

"Hurry up, my words are short, they won't be able to be blocked!"

"This thing is burrowing into my flesh!"

"Why does the number 87 appear on my name? Is it for lifespan? Why is it related to lifespan?"

"I have memories in my mind that don't belong to me, like instincts..."

The knowledge and rules of the ancient world are changing them.

"Damn it, I should have just come and got the bamboo slips myself. Shangqing Palace, you're going to get me killed."

Su Rentong glared at Chen Ren, saying, "You really are a menace! If it were me, this would have been resolved long ago. Now, Chen Ren, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"

"Shut up, stop making noise!"

Wang Chengxian roared, "If you make another sound, I'll kill you! What's the point of arguing now?!"

After scolding them, Wang Chengxian immediately looked at Chen Ren:

"But speaking of which, junior brother, you'd better hurry up, numbers are appearing on my body too."

His number is 94, which is the power of the rules of this ancient world, allowing everyone to see their own lifespan.

However, this is not a good thing. Once that number is reached, something terrible will happen.

By contemplating lifespan, they naturally came to know the rules of this ancient realm.

Longevity ghost, longevity god...

This is just the first one; soon, the vague memories of wandering the spirit day and night also seem to be emerging.

"I know, I know..."

Chen Ren was in a state of turmoil and began to ponder the differences between the two worlds.

The preceding points are largely correct; the words of the sages have already been said. Only the situation in modern times is different.

Sages? Where are there any sages left? He only remembers one sun.

Damn it, whatever!

Chen Ren closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and a red figure appeared in his mind.

Whether it succeeds or not depends on you, sir!

Holding the bamboo slips in his hands, he shouted loudly:

"Who rules the fate of this vast land?"

As soon as the voice fell, the bamboo slip in his hand flashed with white light—it worked!

There seemed to be something in his blood as well.

The rules entered his body, but they also triggered some otherwise ordinary powers.

Chen Ren was overjoyed. At this moment, he unconsciously resonated with the literary spirit, and many scenes from his memory appeared. With the help of the bamboo slips, he polished these words and phrases.

He unconsciously added:

"With lofty aspirations and sacrifices, we dare to change the world!"

Suddenly, a wisp of sage-like light burst forth from the bamboo slip, instantly dispelling the dark aura surrounding everyone.

The bamboo slip was trembling. Zhang Yunqing's eyes flashed with surprise. This child had really done it.

A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, and that wisp of literary energy brushed against her own Dao foundation, seemingly healing the injuries on her body.

Humanity possesses incredible power; it does not strive for immortality, but only for the present moment…

"Continue, continue."

She exclaimed, "Again!"

"it is good."

Chen Ren felt confident. He saw the darkness fade away in the light, picked up the bamboo slips, and heard the words resounding.

Eight characters, only eight characters!

But the bamboo slips trembled, and stars seemed to spread within them, revealing a dazzling starry sky before everyone's eyes.

Immediately afterwards, the stars burst into flames, burning away all the black mist and shadows, and protecting everyone in the center.

Indistinctly, one after another, figures appeared, only to vanish in the blink of an eye.

They left, taking with them all the shadows of that time.

This proves that the sayings uttered by Chen Ren were approved by Confucius.

In that instant, everything vanished, the black energy receded, and they realized that they had truly arrived in the ancient realm.

The road beneath my feet is made of bluestone, stretching into the distance.

Chen Ren stood still, seemingly sensing something. He looked up and met the gaze of the sage Confucius. The other looked at him first, then at what was behind him, and then slowly walked behind them, disappearing into the world.

Everyone turned their heads, and in the next instant, they felt a tremor from their very souls.

So much so that the abundance of spiritual energy here was overlooked.

Behind them stood one enormous statue after another!

Each statue is over a hundred meters tall and stands on both sides, and the people who came out of the statues were the ones who had previously walked out of them.

"That's a statue of Confucius!"

Ren Renren pointed to one of them, which was exactly the same as the phantom they had just seen.

"That statue must belong to the First Emperor of Qin, the greatest emperor of all time!"

Someone else pointed to the other side, where a statue dressed in imperial robes held a sword.

"This statue is of Sun Simiao!"

"Is this the place of the poet Li Bai?"

Their faces were filled with shock. Statues stood guard between the ancient world and Earth, as if they were pioneers or protectors.

"These are all the saints of humanity."

"Why is it necessary to reach the fifth level of Qi Condensation? Because your strength is insufficient, your spiritual energy cannot be released, and you are unable to activate the protective power of the sacred texts."

Zhang Yunqing walked ahead, all the strange lights and phenomena around her Dao Foundation were concealed, and her voice was calm and unhurried.

It seemed as if it were sighing, "We are able to stand in the ancient realm entirely thanks to the protection of the sages. They left behind a special legacy that protects us from the erosion of the ancient realm's rules and the calamities."

"From ancient times, the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor, the warlord Chiyou, generation after generation..."

"The path of immortality and the path of martial arts developed from the foundation of the path of humanity."

"Now that you are protected by humanity and imbued with the spirit of culture, the suppression of your rules by this world has weakened, and it will become a sanctuary on your path of cultivation."

Zhang Yunqing looked at Chen Ren: "Especially you, with the Sage's Bamboo Slips protecting you closely, and now that literary energy has been generated within your body, it might bring you the benefit of turning a desperate situation into a life-saving one day."

"Don't forget everything you've been through. If one day you can reach the level of a sage, I hope you can also leave your own statue here."

After she finished speaking, she led everyone to continue taking off.

"We've passed this hurdle. Now everyone is safe. The three of you will come with me to enter the mountain gate."

The ancient realm was vast. As Chen Ren and his companions flew forward, they encountered many other forces and saw several magnificent cities.

But more often, there are tribes located in the endless wilderness, where there are people and creatures similar to humans.

Much later, everyone saw a large mountain.

A huge yin-yang fish statue is carved on the mountaintop; this is the Qingcheng Mountain Academy, and it belongs to their faction.

Upon arriving here, everyone felt a sense of relief, as if many of their shackles had been temporarily removed.