Way Of Choices Chapter 218 - How Much Do You Know About The Past? (Part One) (1/2)

Chapter 218 - How Much Do You Know About the Past? (Part One)

Chen Changsheng had finished with his story

After a azes directed towards Ji Jin were now rather co the countlessMonolith from ancient times up until now, there existed a correct path that deviated from the ocean But noould seem that the method which the Duke of Wei had used to comprehend the Heavenly Tome Monolith back then was completely different from the orthodox methods How could he respond?

Ji Jin’s face grew unsightly, as he had also just recalled the legend about Duke of Wei viewing the monoliths He could not deny the existence of this story While the history books had no records of it, the Mausoleum of Books did As a Monolith Guardian, he had personally seen them The Duke of Wei truly had co lahich hy he later on beca king, before finally beco to be convinced by this junior With a heavy voice, he said, “When the Duke of Wei saw the lines of the Monolith Inscriptions and understood the its shape, and then used these ideas to stimulate his spiritual sense”

Everyone grew restless at these words Several young examinees at the back of the crowd shook their heads The shape and idea spoken of in the three mainstream methods were completely different from the shape and idea said just now The Duke of Wei had never cultivated once in his entire life He had only relied on his courage and insight, not any sort of spiritual sense With these words, it seemed like Ji Jin had just resorted to sophistry

Seeing people’s reactions to his words, Ji Jin got even angrier But before he could say anything else, Gou Hanshi+ spoke up once more

“I have also thought of a story This story was recorded in the “Tales on Returning to the Origin”, not within the Daoist Canons I read it when I was s up the Duke of Wei, I probably would have forgotten about it This story was about the Leader of the Way, who posed a question to a woodcutter”

Everyone was astonished The Leader of the Way asked a question to a woodcutter? How had they never heard of this before?

Gou Hanshi+ continued, “In those days, the world was strife-ridden The teachings of the Way had not yet been established, much less the Orthodoxy, but the first leader of the Way was already a powerful expert at an extreh level of cultivation He had entered the Mausoleu to co of the Heavenly Dao each tiain every time, he found himself well short when he wanted to ascend to the summit of the mausoleu aat the peak of the ret that his career as a Daoist had finally reached its limit, that in this life, it would be incredibly difficult for him to proceed another step Then, to his surprise, he saoodcutter descending from the mausoleum summit, a bundle of firewood on his back The Leader of the Way was struck by the oddness of this scene “If I could not reach the top of the ht to himself, “The other experts of the continent who have similar cultivations also can’t reach it In that case, how did this woodcutter, who clearly can’t cultivate and whose body is aged and feeble, walk to the mausoleum summit as he pleased?”

The hut fell into silence once more Their minds had all been mesmerized by this never before heard story “Could it be,” they thought to themselves, “That this woodcutter was really an expert of the Heavenly Dao, that perhaps he had even entered into the legendary Realm of Grand Liberation?”

“The Leader of the Way sincerely asked for instruction The woodcutter replied that his ancestor had es ago The Leader of the Way strenuously inquired, hoas he able to find his way through theperiod of hesitation, the woodcutter brought the Leader of the Way in front of a h the mausoleum was all on thisto its instructions…After he said these words, the woodcutter descended from the mountain”

Gou Hanshi+ paused, then continued, “The Leader of the Way pondered before that hts, but he failed to find any sort of path aht, he had a sudden realization He gave three hearty laughs, and with a brush of his sleeves, he flew straight to the summit of the mausoleum There, he comprehended the entirety of the Heavenly Dao, and founded the Daoist school Even after he’d reached his later years and had finally returned to the sea of stars, he still could never forget how he could never see the path on the Heavenly Tome Monolith that the woodcutter had seen…”

This story had also come to an end

Only silence surrounded the monolith hut

Ji Jin’s face extre aside what sort of method the woodcutter used to see the path in the inscriptions and only speaking about the ‘Tales of Returning to the Origin’ that this story was recorded in…What sort of book is ‘Tales of Returning to the Origin’? If it is not to be found in the Daoist Canons, how can we trust it? Don’t tell ?”

Chen Changsheng shook his head “The ‘Tales of Returning to the Origin’ is a collection of the First Leader of the Way’s conversations from the one hundred years before he returned to the sea of stars As for the why it wasn’t included in the Daoist Canon, it’s because one thousand five hundred thirty-seven years after the establishment of the Orthodoxy, the descendants of the first Leader of the Way attempted a schism within the Way They were then accused of the sin of treason, and their traces were purged That is why this book is not included in the Daoist Canon However, it is still a true part of the Canon The original copy is still probably in Li Palace We can consult it at any time”

Gou Hanshi+ had wanted to say exactly this He exchanged glances with Chen Changsheng for a second, and slightly nodded his head They were both young people that had read the Daoist Canon in depth, so they could respond off of each other It really was a good sort of feeling While the troubles, or even grudges, between Chen Changsheng and the Mount Li Sword Sect were hard to resolve, Gou Hanshi+ held no en also saw Gou Hanshi+ in an increasingly better light The reason why they liked each other was largely because of their knowledge of the Daoist Canon

Everyone knew that Gou Hanshi+’s knowledge of the Daoist Canon was profound After the first night of the Ivy Festival, Chen Changsheng’s reputation in this field had also become widespread At this moment, the former narrated while the latter suppleinal copy could be found at the Li Palace and could at any time be consulted, everyone there believed it without a doubt At this point, Ji Jin’s face had grown extrehtly, and even seemed a little ashen

“Enough” Accompanied by a cold voice, a white-robed Monolith Guardian appeared

This Monolith Guardian’s hair was all white and his age advanced Those young exa”

Chen Changsheng had to ask Gou Hanshi+ before he understood This Mister Nian Guang had originated from the Temple Seminary He had cultivated since he was a child and had become rather well-known in the cultivation world Yet, for some reason, after he had obtained qualifications from a certain Grand Examination, he had entered the Mausoleum of Books and took the vows to becoed