"This is..." Many saints' classics flashed through Fang Yun's mind, and for a moment he couldn't guess what book this was.
"The Book of Changes was written by Confucius himself." said the old man Shushan calmly.
Fang Yun was secretly shocked.
The human race has many books, but there are not many semi-saint classics, and even fewer sub-saint classics. There are only two that can be considered complete saint classics, one is "Spring and Autumn Annals" and the other is "I Ching".
The "Book of Changes" is actually composed of two sub-sage classics. The first is the "Zhouyi" classic, which was written by King Wen of Zhou, and the second is the "Yi Zhuan", which is Confucius' interpretation of the "Zhouyi". The two combined into one is the complete "Book of Changes".
The original version of "Zhouyi" has been scattered all over the place and is incomplete, but "Yi Zhuan" was written by Confucius himself. It is said that it has always been enshrined in Confucius' family or the Holy Temple and has never appeared in the world. Only a few people are qualified to read it.
Now, this sub-sage classic actually appears here.
"Is this a projection of the Yi Zhuan?" Fang Yun didn't believe that this was the original work.
"It is this sutra." said old man Shushan.
Fang Yong looked at Old Man Shushan with a strange look, as if to say, "You are so brave."
This is not an ordinary treasure, but a sub-saint classic. There are very few of them left in the world. If you want to use it, you must obtain the consent of all semi-saints. As long as any semi-saint objects, it cannot be used.
The old man Shushan said, "From today on, until you pass the ninth mountain or fail, your name is Zhang Longxiang!"
"My name is Zhang Longxiang?" Fang Yun had just asked when old man Shushan threw the "Yi Zhuan" to Fang Yun.
Fang Yun was about to take it, but found that "Yi Zhuan" did not fly into his arms at all, but flew above him, and then sank into the void and disappeared.
Fang Yun was about to ask, but he found that his whole body was itchy and even painful. He felt that his bones and muscles were being changed by an invisible force.
Fang Yun immediately looked at himself and was shocked to find that he had turned into a shorter middle-aged uncle, about 40 years old, with an angular face. He had a beard on his lips, a very decadent temperament, and melancholy eyes, as if he had experienced hardships and weathered the frost. Even the Hanlin uniform on his body had changed, and it was no longer the Hanlin uniform of Jingguo.
"This seems to be the Hanlin uniform of Confucius' literary world, right?" Fang Yun vaguely guessed a possibility and looked at the old man Shushan in surprise, wondering what tricks this old gentleman was going to play, which did not seem good.
The old man Shushan looked at Fang Yun and smiled, "Yes, from today on, you are a Hanlin who has been imprisoned for ten years, and you have an eleven-year-old son."
"Zhang Longxiang is going to be a father?" Fang Yun wondered in his heart, and almost wanted to ask if Zhang Longxiang's neighbor was surnamed Wang.
The old man Shushan remained calm and said, "In terms of age, a pregnancy lasts ten months, which is one year. How come you don't even understand this principle?"
"In other words, Zhang Longxiang was imprisoned as soon as his wife became pregnant?" Fang Yun breathed a sigh of relief.
"indeed so."
"What crime did he commit?" Fang Yun asked curiously.
"Suspected of treason." The old man Shushan's tone was a little strange, and an inexplicable smile appeared on his face.
Fang Yun was immediately overwhelmed. Rebellion was a taboo topic among the human race. If he became a person suspected of rebellion, would he be able to study well in the future? Since it was the test of the Ninth Mountain, everyone knew it was difficult. Now it involved rebellion, who knew what it would turn out to be.
"Where are the others?" Fang Yun asked.
"A month ago, Wen Gong collapsed and died in prison." Old Man Shushan's tone did not change at all, as if he did not care about the life or death of a Hanlin at all.
"There's something fishy here! Can I change someone? For example, someone who's suave, handsome, and popular... Yeah. Just play myself." Fang Yun was joking on the surface, but he was thinking hard in his heart. He instinctively felt that this was not going well and it would be better to change someone.
"No." said the old man Shushan.
Fang Yun stared at the old man in Shushan. He said slowly: "The ninth level of Shushan has existed for a long time. He has only been dead for a month. I think there should be other tests in the ninth level of Shushan."
"Well, I'll give you three options, you can choose any one of them. You can pass the Ninth Mountain after completing them. First, you become Zhang Longxiang. Second, you kill a half-saint of the demon race within three days. Third, you make the barbarians submit to the human race within ten days." The old man Shushan said calmly.
"Let's talk about Zhang Longxiang." Fang Yun stared at Old Man Shushan. There was no difference between the three options and one option.
"How much do you know about Confucius' literary world?" asked the old man Shushan.
Fang Yun said, "My understanding is limited. I only know that there are monsters and barbarians in the Confucius literary world, but the Confucius literary world still respects 'Zhou' as the orthodox, it is still the Zhou Dynasty, and only respects one Zhou emperor. But in reality, it is controlled by Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Qin, a total of seven countries, and there are no other small countries. The Confucius literary world has gone through thousands of years, and no matter how the seven countries fought, no country could unify the world, and no country would be destroyed. Many years ago, the Confucius literary world was also very chaotic, but in the past hundred years, it has been facing the outside world and fighting against the monsters and barbarians in the literary world. There are many scholars in each country. It is said that after the death of Confucius, some talents entered the literary world, which promoted the continuous development of scholars in the Confucius literary world."
"There is no Saint Academy in the Confucius World, but there is a Great Confucian Hall. In the past hundred years, all countries have been dealing with foreign affairs, so all internal disputes or problems have been resolved by the Great Confucian Hall. At present, it seems that Qin, Zhao and Chu are the strongest, each with several Great Confucian scholars. However, for some reason, the scholars in the Confucius World seem to have defects, and their strength is slightly weaker than those of the same literary level in Shengyuan Continent. On the contrary, when it comes to the level of Great Confucian scholars, the gap will be very small. I heard that there have been several outstanding Great Confucian scholars in the Confucius World, which is very regrettable, because if those Great Confucian scholars were born in Shengyuan Continent, they would definitely be canonized as saints, but they were born in the Confucius World, and finally stopped at being Great Confucian scholars and turned into yellow dust."
"The Confucius World is a smaller version of the Shengyuan Continent. It looks like a rooster. It also has the Wen World monsters and the Wen World aquatic tribes, but their numbers are far less than those in the outside world, and they are on par with the human race. Not long ago, the soldiers of the Confucius World arrived at Liangjie Mountain to participate in the war. They were defeated miserably and were defeated repeatedly. They were even laughed at by some people in Liangjie Mountain..."
Fang Yun kept talking about his understanding of Confucius' literary world, while looking at Old Man Shushan, hoping that he would correct him if he was wrong.
When Fang Yun finished speaking, the old man Shushan nodded slightly and said, "Yes, do you know the Pearl River Army?"
"Pearl River Army? I don't know." Fang Yun said.
"As long as someone from the Zhang family of Chu is promoted to Grand Secretary, he or she can serve as the Marshal of the Pearl River Army and command 200,000 soldiers. Of course, even if you are not a Grand Secretary, you, Zhang Longxiang, are still the nominal leader of the Pearl River Army, but you will not be given the title of Marshal. You will only have the authority of a former general and can only control 10,000 soldiers. After you enter the Confucius Literature World, you must take charge of the Pearl River Army as soon as possible. If you cannot control the Pearl River Army, I am afraid you will not be able to pass the Ninth Mountain."
"What use is the Pearl River Army to me?" Fang Yun asked.
"Not long after, the Pearl River Army sent troops into Liangjie Mountain to fight against the monsters." Old Man Shushan said slowly.
"I... No, Zhang Longxiang is also going to enter Liangjie Mountain?"
"nature."
Fang Yun stood there in a daze. He never expected that his Ninth Mountain Test would be connected to the Two Worlds Mountain.
.(To be continued.)