"I don't think there's any need for you to be quiet. After all, both you and I need the saint's help." Yi Zhishi looked at Fang Yun with a smile.
Fang Yun gave Dong Wencong a wink, and Dong Wencong immediately took the others away, leaving only Fang Yun, Li Wenying and Yi Zhishi on the boat.
"Sir, you are a talented person, but it is true that I am injured." Fang Yun said with a smile.
Yi Zhishi took a sip of tea and said, "I had finished my business at the Holy Court and was going to go back to Wu State directly, but I remembered that I had not finished the lecture with you that day, and I could not help but want to continue the lecture. After that, I can discuss the matter of destiny with you."
Fang Yun said, "I just have nothing to do, so it's fine to talk about the scriptures. As for the matter of destiny, I won't bother you, sir, I already have the basics. I just want to say that the Shengyuan Continent has been undergoing drastic changes, and Wenqu's starlight is far greater than before. If you want to be canonized, you don't need any external things."
Li Wenying showed a look of understanding. He then realized that in addition to discussing scriptures and papers with Fang Yun, Yi Zhishi also wanted to canonize him. After all, the one who was canonized first would seize the vitality of heaven and earth, and the canonization of others would have to be postponed.
Yi Zhishi pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Konghe has also returned safely. I have observed that without external help, he would not be able to be canonized within three years. Now that my illness and injuries have healed, although there have been setbacks, my foundation in the way of sainthood has become stronger, and I will definitely be able to ascend to the sainthood within three years."
Fang Yun remained silent.
Li Wenying stayed out of it.
The only sound in the boat was the sound of drinking tea.
After a long while, Li Wenying said, "If I am canonized as a saint, I can extend the reign of Jingguo for three years."
Fang Yun still didn't say anything. The word "extend" meant that after the death of Saint Chen Guanhai, Yi Zhishi was willing to ensure the independence of Jing Kingdom for three years to avoid being annexed by other countries.
Yi Zhishi took this as a condition, hoping that he could be canonized first.
After thinking for a long time, Fang Yun said slowly: "This matter is not up to me. I... will not follow the path of destiny!"
Yi Zhishi and Li Wenying stared at Fang Yun with wide eyes, revealing an expression of disbelief. If they were not both great scholars with extremely strong willpower, they would probably have thrown the teacups in their hands away.
Forging Destiny is the best way to become a saint that has been verified by the human race throughout the ages. Ever since this holy path was determined, no one has been able to bypass this path and become a saint, not even a genius like Yi Zhishi.
Yi Zhishi frowned. Since Fang Yun had revealed the top-secret matter related to the Holy Way, he wanted to prove that he himself could not decide the time.
Fang Yun added: "In fact, I might be able to enter the Dao and be canonized as a saint in the Blood Mang Realm."
Yi Zhishi's eyes lit up and he nodded slightly, but he didn't believe it immediately.
Fang Yun looked at Yi Zhishi and said, "Actually, you have a shortcut, which is to borrow a fragment of Wenquxing."
Yi Zhishi shook his head lightly and said helplessly: "Don't mention this matter, it's impossible. Now all the fragments of Wenquxing have owners, either in various countries or in various saints. Even if I want to be canonized as a saint, the people of Wu Kingdom will not let me have the fragments of Wenquxing in the capital alone. At most, they will let me continue to practice in the vicinity."
"I can take a fragment of Wenquxing, put it into your Wen Palace, and illuminate you for half a year." Fang Yun said.
Yi Zhishi asked: "Is it from the Blood Mang Realm, or the Ten Cold Ancient Land?"
Fang Yun said: "The Wenquxing fragments in the Blood Mang Realm cannot be moved lightly. Even if I take them, there will be complaints. I will not use them unless it is a critical moment. I will use the ones in the Ten Cold Ancient Land for myself. I will lend you the Wenquxing fragments, which I got from someone else."
Yi Zhishi lowered his head slightly in thought.
Li Wenying looked relaxed, but he was not making any inferences in his heart. If it was the previous Yi Zhishi, he might not care about Wenquxing, but after being injured by the Demon King and finding that others needed help from Wenquxing, he naturally wanted to get the fragments of Wenquxing to make the Holy Path more stable.
Soon, Li Wenying figured out the key point. He glanced at Fang Yun, raised his eyebrows, and continued to drink tea with his head down.
What was strange was that after Fang Yun finished speaking, Yi Zhishi didn't respond for a long time.
After a long time, Yi Zhishi nodded and said, "Between you and me, Shengyuan Continent should not have a third person canonized as a saint."
"Good! I'll offer a toast to Mr. Zhuji."
Fang Yun held up the teacup from a distance, and the two of them pushed it in the air, then drank it all in one gulp.
Li Wenying nodded slightly. This result was the same as his previous guess.
The fragments of Wenquxing are so precious that even the Great Sage’s treasures cannot be exchanged for them. Yet Fang Yun actually offered to lend them to him, so he must have a need for them, and it’s not just an ordinary need.
Yi Zhishi was a very smart person. He knew without Fang Yun saying it explicitly that the price Fang Yun paid for lending Wenquxing must be aimed at Fang Yun's biggest enemy at present, the Zong family or the Lei family.
With Mo Ju from the Bansheng Sect around, Yi Zhishi can't do anything to the Zong family, so Fang Yun's target can only be the Lei family.
The key to the Lei family is whether Lei Konghe can be canonized as a saint.
Then, Fang Yun’s intention is obvious, asking Yi Zhishi to stop Lei Konghe from being canonized.
The right to use a Wenquxing fragment for half a year is enough to give Yi Zhishi a 100% chance of becoming a saint.
Compared with this transaction, Yi Zhishi obviously made more money. Fang Yun was willing to do so, not only to fill the gaps left after the deaths of Lei Konghe and Chen Sheng, but also to help Yi Zhishi. It could be regarded as repaying Yi Zhishi's help outside the Human Race's Blood Tomb Cemetery.
However, Yi Zhishi's words were also very clever. He could only stop Lei Konghe from being canonized in the Shengyuan Continent. If Lei Konghe went to other ancient places or worlds to be canonized, he would not be able to do anything about it.
Li Wenying put down his tea and smiled, "Now can we talk about the scriptures? The opening chapter of your commentary on the Analects..."
Afterwards, the two began to discuss the scriptures as if they were having a debate.
Li Wenying said nothing, but his eyes often flashed with a strange light, and he admired the other party's Yun and Yi Zhishi's knowledge more and more.
Fang Yun and Yi Zhishi became more and more excited as they talked.
Since Li Wenying was also here, at the end, Fang Yun deliberately proposed the method of literary warfare, especially the art of controlling the sword, and invited Li Wenying to participate.
When it comes to fighting skills, Fang Yun and Yi Zhishi together are not as good as Li Wenying.
Li Wenying's literary fame was earned through his efforts.
Li Wenying learned a lot from the sidelines and began to return the favor by sharing everything he had learned.
Fang Yun and Yi Zhishi nodded repeatedly after listening to this. Especially since they had just experienced the dangerous Holy Burial Valley, they had a deep understanding of what Li Wenying said.
After that, the three of them chatted about the affairs of the world, with less intensity and more peace and concern.
The scholars of the human race always have a sense of crisis.
At sunrise, the three were still on the boat. After a day, when sunset came, the three had not yet disembarked.
It was not until the second midnight that the three of them felt satisfied and discovered that the pleasure boat had returned to Dongting Lake.
All three knew they were about to part, but they were all reluctant to leave and no one spoke a word.
Li Wenying said first: "I wonder if anyone discussed the Holy Way here in the past."
After Yi Zhishi came to power, he said, "Since the creation of heaven and earth, and the creation of Dongting Lake, have there been such wonderful guests?"
The three of them smiled at each other.
Before and after this, the three of them were the best in discussing Taoism in Dongting Lake.
Yi Zhishi went to Wu State, and Li Wenying went north to Beijing.
Fang Yun went to Qing Kingdom alone.
In late autumn, the entire Peach Mountain is covered with peach blossoms.
Fang Yun sat in the repaired Wuhou carriage, looking sick, and came to the foot of Taoshan.
Taoshan is not big, only two hundred feet high.
There is no human habitation nearby. There is a courtyard at the foot of the mountain, next to the stairs leading up the mountain.