Confucianism under Heaven

Chapter 403 Scholarly Atmosphere

Chapter 403 Scholarly Atmosphere

Upon hearing this, the old scholar nodded in satisfaction, then snatched the paper and absorbed it into his body. At the same time, the scholarly energy within his body began to rise slowly.

"The Book of Songs says, 'Give a peach, receive a plum in return.' You give me poems, so naturally I'll teach you how to use scholarly air to attack. First, you need to extract this scholarly air from within yourself, and then do it like this..."

After speaking, the old man raised his hand, and a cluster of golden energy began to swirl in his palm.

As the air currents swirled, a powerful energy began to spread outwards.

This scene made Ye Ru's expression become much more serious; even he felt a little uneasy about this power.

"May I ask, sir, how can I control this airflow?"

Ye Ru bowed to him and then humbly asked for his guidance.

"Um……"

The old scholar pondered for a moment, then said:

"First, find the scholarly energy within your body, and then guide it into the Book Palace."

Upon hearing this, Ye Ru closed his eyes and immediately began searching for the scholarly aura within his body.

Although the aura of the books was ethereal, it was still traceable. In just a moment, he saw a faint golden mist in his meridians. Although the mist was small, the energy within it was almost the same as before. Ye Ru knew that this was the aura of the books that the old man had used earlier.

After a moment of joy, Ye Ru began to move the golden mist into his book palace.

What Ye Ru didn't expect was that when the golden mist was drawn out of his meridians, a wave of pain immediately swept over him, making his face turn much paler.

This scene was naturally observed by the old scholar, who chuckled as he looked at Ye Ru's pale face.

Although extracting the aura of books seems simple, it requires going through a lot of hardship before one can completely transfer it into one's own book palace.

To his surprise, Ye Ru found it in such a short time.

After the pain lasted for a while, it slowly dissipated, and Ye Ru moved all the scholarly energy in his body into his own Book Palace.

"call."

Relieved, Ye Ru looked at the old scholar again, then bowed and said:

"Sir, I have now extracted all the scholarly aura. What should I do next?"

“You are a promising student. Now I will teach you how to control this scholarly air.”

After a moment of contemplation, the old scholar began to teach Ye Ru how to create a stream of air from the book.

Ye Ru also began to condense the energy, but as a beginner, he found it difficult to create the airflow from the book. It wasn't until the tenth time that he succeeded.

Looking at the swirling energy from the scroll in his hand, Ye Ru's face lit up with joy. However, before this joy could fully unfold, the energy from the scroll dissipated once more.

"Beginners are all like this. Don't be discouraged or underestimate yourself. As long as you study and practice diligently, you will be able to completely control it. This scholarly air is different from ordinary talent. You will discover this when you compete with others in the future."

The old man looked at Ye Ru, and when he saw the aura of the scroll in Ye Ru's hand dissipate, he spoke again.

At the same time, he was also curious about Ye Ru. At such a young age, he was able to write such good poems and was also so intelligent. He was truly a talent that was one in a hundred.

"Thank you, old sir."

Ye Ru nodded, then said respectfully.

Now that he possesses this scholarly air, it might have unexpected effects when dealing with enemies, which is exactly what he desires.

Unexpectedly, there were unexpected gains here, which added another layer of security to this trip to the State of Jin.

"You can wander around here for a while from now on."

The old man yawned, his body gradually disappeared, and finally turned into nothingness.

After seeing the old man disappear, Ye Ru nodded and then began to wander around the first floor again.

Since Ye Ru's Siku Quanshu (Complete Library of the Four Treasuries) contained these classic texts from various sages, after wandering around for a while, we went directly up to the second floor.

The second floor was much larger than the first floor, and the literary treasures inside were dazzling. The rich talent energy spread in all directions, which immediately aroused Ye Ru's interest.

"I didn't expect there to be so many literary treasures here, and they are all of grade three or higher."

Looking at the radiant Wenbao, Ye Ru couldn't help but gasp and mutter to himself.

The next moment, Ye Ru began to make his selections.

In just a moment, Ye Ru saw a chessboard. The chessboard looked very strange and had a faint dark aura. On the surface of the chessboard, there was a ferocious dragon with powerful dragon power.

"This seems to be a true dragon chess set?"

As Ye Ru stroked the True Dragon Chessboard, he was also surprised. He then thought of the chessboard that an emperor had once created using the national fortune of his country, which seemed to be exactly the same as this one.

"This will do, along with the True Dragon Prince. With these three things, I'm afraid we can increase our chances of success on this trip to Jin to seventy percent."

Ye Ru picked up the two items and headed towards the exit of the palace.

With a creak, Ye Ru stepped out of the palace and saw Chen Cong and the others still waiting there. He bowed to them and said:

“Three esteemed scholars, Lord Chen, Lord Li, I have come out.”

"So fast, only an hour has passed. So, is there anything you like?"

Chen Cong stroked his beard with a smile on his face.

"Have."

Ye Ru responded with a sound of agreement, then took out the three items and finally said to Chen Cong:

"I wonder if I can take these three items?"

Ye Ru felt a little uneasy, after all, these three treasures were probably the most precious among them.

"The True Dragon Chessboard and the True Dragon Pieces, and the Commentary on the Essential Techniques of Peace?"

Upon seeing these items, Chen Cong was taken aback for a moment, then said, "The first two are treasures, but the third one is probably a bit of a waste, isn't it?"

"I have always been interested in these things, and I would like to ask the three esteemed scholars to grant my request."

Ye Ru said calmly.

"You must keep your word and carry out your mission. But you must promise me that you will be careful when you go to Jin. If you can bring back the 100,000 souls, then bring them back. If you can't, then we will personally negotiate with the people of Jin. I don't believe they would dare not hand them over."

Chen Wu patted Ye Ru on the shoulder and then said with a smile.

"Chief Ye, you must return victorious."

Chen Tianjian looked solemn and said in a deep voice.

He knew the journey to the State of Jin would be fraught with peril, which is why he carried so many protective items.

Under everyone's gaze, Ye Ru nodded, then suddenly clasped his hands in a fist salute to the crowd and said:

"We will certainly live up to our mission!"