My father is a Confucian sage, but the system forces me to be a crude warrior

Chapter 398 Deceiving the Remnant Soul of the Dao Ancestor!

The sword energy stretched across eight thousand miles, hovering between the clouds.

The steps to the heavens are endless, weighing heavily on my heart.

When Zeng Anmin stepped onto the 101st step.

The entire cloud layer was churning with a chilling sword-like aura.

"my eyes!!"

"What a sharp, piercing blade!"

"Is this the might of the Sword Sect?!"

"........."

Below the square, countless onlookers had tears welling up in their eyes.

Some people with lower cultivation levels didn't even dare to raise their heads anymore.

"Buzz!"

Zeng Shilin waved his hand dismissively.

A golden barrier blocked the sharpness of the sword's edge.

“Uncle Zeng, we can feel such a strong, sharp intent even down below. Quan Fu must be seeing it directly up there, I’m afraid…”

Qin Wanyue's beautiful face showed worry; she clenched her sleeves tightly with both hands, and her words were full of tension.

“My son has the bearing of a Confucian sage, so there should be no problem.”

Zeng Shilin's eyes flashed with golden light as he looked up and pierced the clouds.

What he saw was still Zeng Anmin's leisurely face.

Seeing this, he waved his hand dismissively.

……

He has the bearing of a Confucian sage...

If someone else made such a comment, it would definitely leave people speechless.

But when Wenqing Gong, the sage of Confucianism and Taoism who personally beheaded the demon emperor Xiangliu, said this, no one thought he was exaggerating.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jianhong's eyes narrowed sharply.

Then, without making a sound, he looked up at the sky and asked in a calm voice:

"Lord Wenqing, what is the meaning of the crimson light on Minister Zeng's body?"

Upon seeing the crimson light, he felt a strange sense of oppression.

Therefore, I asked the question.

Zeng Shilin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this crimson light is also a righteous energy, but this method was passed down from my master and is a closely guarded secret of our Confucian and Taoist school."

My teacher, again my teacher.

What exactly did the Confucian sage study all day long?

Those who heard this all frowned.

"Hmm~"

Emperor Jianhong nodded thoughtfully.

See this scene.

Zeng Shilin breathed a sigh of relief.

Can he tell the truth?

Your Majesty, this is the unique Confucian and Taoist aura that my son awakened when he broke through to the third rank of the Great Questioning of the Heart.

Hmm, the profound truth he grasped during his deep self-examination was "A single spark can start a prairie fire"?

If they said that, the Zeng family would probably be wiped out completely.

Upon hearing that Zeng Anmin possessed the Confucian and Taoist teachings personally passed down by the Confucian sage, they were deeply moved.

Both Qin Wanyue and the chubby prince breathed a sigh of relief.

They all looked up and glanced sideways at the sky.

"You brat from the Zeng family, I spared your life at your residence the other day, yet you show no gratitude and dare to disrupt my magic here?!"

A dignified voice reached Zeng Anmin's ears.

This voice was familiar to him.

I had a fight with this Taoist priest the day before yesterday.

A mocking smile flickered across his lips:

"I've heard that your Heavenly Ladder of the Dao Heart can break your Dao Heart if you can reach the top?"

His voice at that moment carried a chilling undertone.

Upon hearing his voice, the old Daoist Jiyuan at the edge of the clouds felt a jolt in his heart.

Considering Zeng Anmin's smooth ascent of the stairs, he was no longer as resolute as before.

"Do you really think this ladder to heaven is so easy to climb?"

There seemed to be a fierce exterior masking a cowardly interior in his voice.

"hehe."

Zeng Anmin gazed calmly at his cheat code panel.

The word "Unyielding Martial God" on the panel was so bright it was almost blinding.

It is obvious that this hundred-level illusion is extremely terrifying.

If it weren't for his special ability to protect him, he would have already converted to Taoism just by standing here.

Fortunately, I'm a cheat code.

Zeng Anmin calmly raised his head, ignoring the countless sword beams that stung his skin.

Lift your foot gently.

"Today is your great calamity, Daoist Jiyuan!"

One hundred and one steps!
Zeng Anmin's lips curled up slightly.

The entry for "Unyielding Martial God" has become even brighter.

"Da~"

Another level.

One hundred and two steps.

The entry is brighter.

There are only six levels left.

Zeng Anmin stopped.

He looked down.

At this moment, everyone in the square held their breath, staring intently at his figure.

Everyone wants to know why Zeng Anmin's Confucian and Taoist beliefs have been shattered today.

Elder Jiyuan of the Daoist sect was in dire straits.

"Today, I, Zeng Anmin, will ascend to the top of these steps and make this Daoist Jiyuan reveal his conspiracy!"

Zeng Anmin's voice rose.

The sound resounded throughout the entire square.

"conspiracy?"

Upon hearing his words, the people in the square were all bewildered.

They had thought today was just a Taoist-Buddhist gathering, a day for exchange between the two schools.

Could it be that the Taoist sect has some kind of scheme involved?
"You need to be able to take a step forward first!"

The voice of Daoist Jiyuan was filled with rage. His voice, which was high in the clouds, amplified its power and pressed down on Zeng Anmin.

"Little tricks!"

Zeng Anmin felt the thick, resistant air around him, and his cold smile deepened.

"Om!!"

The crimson aura of righteousness enveloped him like flames.

He was an extreme Confucian scholar, whose righteous spirit greatly enhanced his ability to restrain evil spirits.

While there is no particular restraint over Taoist practices, it is sufficient to cope with the current situation.

"boom!!"

A muffled rumble of thunder echoed in the sky.

Its immense power rendered people unable to move.

But Zeng Anmin remained undeterred by the wind and snow, calmly moving forward.

"clatter!"

Another step.

One hundred and five levels!

Only three levels left!!

Zeng Anmin's face remained completely unmoved.

calm.

Leisurely.

indifferent.

He was like a banished immortal.

My clothes billowed in the wind among the white clouds.

The glow of the entry "Unyielding Martial God" was so bright that he dared not look at the cheat code panel.

"Aren't you afraid?"

Zeng Anmin slowly raised his head and looked at the end of the stairs.

The figure of Daoist Jiyuan was already faintly visible.

His face held both mockery and indifference.

"afraid?"

"The final step of the Dao Heart Ladder has been climbed by only one person throughout history." Daoist Jiyuan remained calm.
"That was the founder of my Taoist sect."

"From the moment I stepped in, this game was an unsolvable one."

"Although I don't know what kind of magic weapon you have that can block illusions, the last step is a divine soul left behind by the supreme god of my Daoist sect."

Daoist Jiyuan was not a fool; he had more knowledge than others.

From the moment Zeng Anmin began climbing the ladder until now, he had been vaguely sensing the extraordinary nature of Zeng Anmin.

But in his heart, no matter what kind of divine treasure it was, it was definitely not as good as the divine soul left behind by the founder of the Daoist sect!
"You can't win."

"Or rather, you are not fighting against my Daoist arts, but against the supreme god of Dao!"

His voice conveyed confidence.

"Is that so?" Zeng Anmin asked expressionlessly.

"Da~"

Another step has been taken.

One hundred and seven steps.

Only one step left!

"I'm about to embark on this journey."

Zeng Anmin's voice was somewhat unsettling.

The air was filled with silence.

Even Daoist Jiyuan remained silent at this moment.

No one knows what will happen after Zeng Anmin steps onto this final step.

Daoist Jiyuan actually wanted to advise Zeng Anmin to perhaps not take this risk...

But then he thought that the last step on this staircase was the divine soul left behind by the Dao Ancestor God back then, how could it be inferior to the extraordinary treasure on this kid's body?

“Silence means you agree,” Zeng Anmin said with a smile.

His eyes were fixed on the frighteningly bright entry on his cheat sheet.

He looked away, blinked, and tried to relieve the fatigue from being illuminated by the bright background of the entry.

It's no exaggeration to say that it was just as uncomfortable as staring directly at the high beams of an Audi late at night in his previous life.

"clatter."

last step.

Zeng Anmin stepped onto the path.

The 108th step of the Dao Heart Ladder!

He stood up straight with his feet together!
"Boom!!!"

Suddenly, the world turned pitch black.

It died in broad daylight, like a ghost, and suddenly turned black.

The sun in the sky seemed to be shrouded by something!
Zeng Anmin's body became ethereal.

Fortunately, the darkness lasted only a moment.

next moment.

In everyone's eyes.

The staircase that led straight to the sky has vanished!

Instead, a huge golden light appeared, intertwined with red light.

Like a giant fireball, it seems to be gestating something in the sky.

"This is……"

Someone posed a soul-searching question.

"do not know."

No one could answer him.

Everyone just stared blankly at the ball of light in the sky.

……

Zeng Anmin paused slightly, his expression slightly stunned.

Directly in front of him.

A somewhat aloof figure was watching him calmly.

He couldn't make out the figure's face.

He could only vaguely make out that it was a Taoist priest who was about the same age as him.

The Taoist priest looked like an abyss.

Bottomless.

"People of later generations?"

The man spoke.

His indifferent eyes looked at Zeng Anmin.

The sound seemed to transcend the vicissitudes of time.

Looking at the Taoist priest, Zeng Anmin frowned slightly and tentatively asked, "Taoist Ancestor/Ancestral God?"

I heard Zeng Anmin's voice.

His expression faltered slightly.

Then, in a daze, he looked up and revealed a face that would amaze the world.

See this face.

Zeng Anmin had to admit that, in terms of looks alone, this person was only slightly inferior to him!
"road……"

"Unexpectedly, later generations named the path I took 'Dao' (the Way)."

"hehe."

He slowly raised his head and looked at Zeng Anmin: "You have the aura of that Zulong guy on you."

"Are you His descendant?"

Zeng Anmin shook his head: "I am a descendant of the ancestral god Xi Huang. As for the aura of the ancestral dragon, it should be because I have the ancestral dragon diagram on my body."

"Ah."

The man nodded.

The entire space became silent.

Zeng Anmin blinked and asked, "Aren't you going to do something to me?"

"I can't do it."

The remnant soul of the Dao Ancestor shook his head: "There is a Heavenly Dao power protecting your soul. If I were at my peak, I could break that Heavenly Dao power with a single finger of Daoist magic that modifies the rules of heaven and earth."

"But now that I am in such a broken state, I am unable to perform the act of possession."

At this point, his voice became somewhat melancholic: "If I were at my peak, would I have bothered to use my magic to seize another's body?"

……

Zeng Anmin breathed a sigh of relief.

He glanced at his cheat code panel.

There is no light.

The entry fell silent, proving that its divine soul had not been attacked at this time.

"Tell me about what's happening outside."

The remnant soul of the Dao Ancestor quietly looked at Zeng Anmin:
"I can bestow upon you a great fortune."

"What good fortune?" Zeng Anmin blinked.

"Make the Ancestral Dragon Diagram completely acknowledge you as its master." He looked at Zeng Anmin calmly and said, "The Heavenly Dao Diagram has three layers of restrictions."

“The first layer is called by thought.”

"The second layer is used to restrain the soul."

"The three layers are integrated with the spirit."

"I can sense that you are only at the second level of the Ancestral Dragon Diagram."

Zeng Anmin's eyes were somewhat dazed.

It seems he guessed correctly.

Everyone else is awakening the Heavenly Dao Diagram.

"it is good."

Zeng Anmin did not hesitate. He nodded and said, "Since the five ancestral gods disintegrated due to internal strife, the world officially entered the age of races."

"Barbarians, humans, demons..."

Zeng Anmin's voice was not urgent; on the contrary, he enjoyed the feeling of telling stories to people.

He felt that time was passing very slowly.

"I am a descendant of the human race left behind by the ancestral god Xi Huang."

Zeng Anmin began to explain the history of the human race: "The era of races ended when the Confucian sage severed the destiny of the demon race."

"Then came the era of the Immortal Martial Dynasty."

"Humanity has established one powerful nation after another. Because remnants of the demon race still covet the Central Plains in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains, human nations have not experienced much internal strife and have always maintained a unified state."

"But a thousand years ago, this situation changed because of the emergence of two great emperors."

"The world today is divided between the Holy Dynasty in the north and the Jiang Kingdom in the south, which are in a state of north-south confrontation."

Zeng Anmin's understanding of this world is more focused on the history between human races.

"The Confucian sage..."

Upon hearing Zeng Anmin's words, the remnant soul of the Dao Ancestor's eyes changed, shifting from calm to somewhat surprised:

"Humanity can produce such a great sage... but to forcibly alter the workings of Heaven and sever the destiny of the demon race with a human body... he should already be dead."

"How could there be a story about him making a comeback and taking your father as his disciple?"

"Weird..."

Zeng Anmin shrugged: "Then I don't know."

"The world is vast and full of wonders."

The remnant soul of the Dao Ancestor sighed softly, then looked at Zeng Anmin: "I can sense that you are not a person of this world."

……

Zeng Anmin was startled.

He suddenly looked up at the remnant soul.

"Do not be nervous."

The Dao Ancestor chuckled lightly: "When I first attained the body of a supreme god, I also traveled through countless lifetimes."

"Some worlds are completely dark, while others are filled with trees but devoid of life."

"There are worlds where all are women, and worlds where all are men. I have traveled through countless ages. What haven't I seen?"

"After listening to you say so much, I can sense that your original world was not much different from this one."

"I wonder if there was anyone in your original world who could compare to me?"

Zeng Anmin was somewhat dazed. He thought for a moment and nodded, saying:
"I don't know if there is a supreme god in my original world; there are only some myths and legends."

"But there are clear records about the 'Tao'."

"Li Er, also known as Laozi... his work is the Tao Te Ching."

"The Tao Te Ching?"

The remnant soul of the Dao Ancestor paused slightly, then looked at Zeng Anmin and asked:
Do you remember what it said?

“I remember some,” Zeng Anmin nodded.

"tell me the story."

"The Tao can be said, very Tao, the name can be famous, very famous..."

Zeng Anmin's voice caused the remnant soul of the Dao Ancestor to fall into a daze.

After a long time.

Zeng Anmin was getting impatient.

The remnant soul of the Dao Ancestor finally came to his senses.

He stared at Zeng Anmin with extreme seriousness:
"Do you wish to join my Taoist sect?"

Zeng Anmin shook his head: "No."

The remnant soul of the Dao Ancestor had a somewhat stiff expression.

After a long while, he smiled wryly.

He then shook his head casually, slowly raised his finger, and pointed at Zeng Anmin's forehead.

Zeng Anmin didn't even realize what was happening.

Then I felt a starlight twinkle.

"I have no regrets that I was able to hear the Tao Te Ching as my soul dissipated!"

"I will bestow this Dao Star upon you."

"You will understand the secrets of it in the future!"

……

Zeng Anmin snapped out of his daze and touched his forehead.

"Dao Xing??"

What is this?
But before he could speak, everything had already vanished.

Directly in front of him was the Daoist Jiyuan, who was looking at him with a panicked expression.

"You...you...you're actually...alright?!"

(End of this chapter)