Start with the Soul Forge

Chapter 149: Abolishing all schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone

Putao did not specify what it was, but judging from the reward, the danger level would not be low.

No, to say it won’t be lower is to underestimate the danger.

In terms of the relative importance of rewards and difficulty, something that would make the gods and Buddhas of the East and West fight for it at all costs, the difficulty of obtaining it must be at least a basic difficulty of [nine out of ten deaths] or [no chance of survival].

In terms of difficulty, it is probably far superior to the 81 difficulties.

At the same time, Mo Hao also began to wonder why he could get such a good thing.

"reason?"

"It's very simple. Only you can do it." Pu Tao pointed at the three saints not far away. "They can only exist in this world. They are already dead and were awakened by fire. They are inherently deficient."

Then he pointed to the rooms where several students lived and said, "The outsiders are either some rookies who have never been on the road before, or a bunch of lunatics. The former don't have the ability, and if the latter knew about it, I'm afraid they would make the already ugly situation even more complicated."

"The most important thing is that you are the only one with that most basic ability."

As he spoke, Putao looked around and lowered his voice, as if he was saying something that could not be known by others.

"You are a great thief. Only you can drain this world dry."

Mo Hao had to admit that this was something only he could do, and that these words really touched a certain point deep in his heart.

"Okay, I agree."

There was no hesitation, nor even any thought about how dangerous this was.

For Mo Hao, this matter was just someone asking him if he wanted to do something big, and then he agreed.

That's it.

As for the rest, it is not important to Mo Hao.

At least in his opinion, it doesn't matter.

"I knew you would say that." Putao smiled. He knew that this boy was just like a certain monkey, both of them fearless.

Otherwise, the mark would not appear on his head. What the mark represents is the choice of a fearless person.

"What do you need me to do?"

"Find as many sages as possible from various schools of thought, gather the Nine Cauldrons, and obtain the King's Fire from each country."

Pu Tao said something that was definitely troublesome, "We can ignore the king's fire of the little country, but the king's fire of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period plus the King of Zhou is a must."

Silence. The sudden silence made a certain awkward atmosphere echo between the two of them.

After a long while, Mo Hao finally spoke faintly, "If I remember correctly, the gathering of the Nine Cauldrons will attract the Emperor of Zhou, and the Emperor of Zhou is called Ji Fa."

As King Zhou of Shang behaved like a practitioner of the Heavenly Demonic Art, Mo Hao felt that if he faced the Emperor Zhou, there was a high probability that he would be hit by a [Heaven-Shocking Earthquake] first.

Or maybe it could simply be [Lei Xi Xue Qiong Cang].

It is true that he swallowed King Zhou of Shang, but how did King Zhou of Shang die?
Wasn't he killed by King Wu of Zhou?

"That's why I want you to go find the wise men of various schools of thought. They will help you."

Mo Hao did not say anything, but just stared at Putao. It would be fine if it was other sages, but Confucius advocated the restoration of Zhou rituals.

If Confucius knew that his student was going to attack King Wu of Zhou, it is still unknown whether he would help him or beat him first.

"They will all help you." Putao emphasized, "The fire that awakened them broke the rules. Even the Emperor of Zhou cannot stop them in this regard. If they dare to stop them, the sages will dare to take action."

No one wants to be pulled out and burned after death, to serve as fuel for a dying fire. For Confucius, death is a normal law, and forcibly pulling people up without explanation is itself rude.

Not to mention that the reason for pulling it up is to use the dead as firewood, which is tantamount to depriving the dead of the last respect and peace.

This is totally rude.

"Okay, I agree." Mo Hao didn't hesitate too much and agreed directly. "What should I do next? Go find Wang Huo and Jiu Ding? Or go find the sages of the various schools of thought?"

"You don't need to look for the ancient sages of the various schools of thought. Lao Dan will be in charge. He is more persuasive. Now, you can rest for a few days. Don't be so anxious. I also have something to teach you."

……

Seeing that Mo Hao and Putao, who were talking not far away, did not seem to be arguing, the sages knew that the matter was settled.

But Zou Yan looked at Confucius and couldn't help but joked, "You advocate the restoration of Zhou rituals, but now it seems that what you are going to do is to let your students take the lead in opposing the Zhou emperor."

As he spoke, Zou Yan suddenly leaned back, with his back parallel to the ground, and barely avoided the huge fist.

But even though he dodged the punch, the wind from the fist still caused Zou Yan's hair to fly all over the place.

"It doesn't matter. I won't teach him Zhouli then. Kingly Way, benevolence and righteousness are not suitable for Mo Hao. I will teach him hegemony."

overbearing?

Zou Yan and Lao Dan could not help but frown. As far as they could remember, they had never heard that Confucius taught about tyranny.

But soon, Confucius revealed the answer for them, saying word by word, "Abolish all schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone!"

Ignoring the other two's suspicious looks, Confucius tapped his temple with his finger, "Since I woke up, I have been able to see things that do not belong to this era."

The other two immediately realized that the consequences of the loss of boundaries of time and space after the disappearance of the Nine Cauldrons were far more serious than they had imagined.

"Most of the things I saw were from disciples who admired my teachings, but to be honest..."

The veins on Kong Fuzi's clenched fists bulged, and the air around him began to distort the light. He looked like he was on fire. "The more I watch, the angrier I get. If some of these guys appear before me, I will beat them to death on the spot."

Confucianism has developed for more than two thousand years. How much similarity does it have with the original Confucian doctrine during its development process? This is something that no one can give the correct answer to.

But one thing is certain, that is, if Confucius were to see some of the behaviors of later Confucianists, he would probably take righteous action on the spot.

Well, cutting with blood and iron.

……

On the other side, Mo Hao followed Putao to a remote open space in the Jixia Academy.

"Okay, show your demonic side."

Mo Hao immediately let the demonic energy in his Niwan and the devilish energy in his Dantian mix in his heart.

Under the influence of blood and energy, the incompatible demonic powers gradually merged into one and immediately spread throughout the body.

In an instant, Mo Hao's entire body swelled up by several meters and turned into a huge demon named Jitu Luohu with a triangle on his head and fangs in his mouth.

Looking at Mo Hao's appearance, Putao couldn't help but shake his head, "Alas, instead of following the right path, he became a demon."

His words were filled with dissatisfaction and helplessness. If Mo Hao had followed the job change requirements he mentioned at the time, he would have been more or less similar to King Wu of Zhou after his job change.

And now...

Putao couldn't help but think that the students he taught always seemed to have various rebellious attributes, and he didn't know if it was the characteristic of his sect.

(End of this chapter)