The Great Seminary

Chapter 327 Black and White
The seemingly plausible "enlightenment" was enough for Zhang Gui to say something, and the waiter, who "couldn't bear to part with meat," smiled, put his hands together, and withdrew.

They continued to serve food and pour drinks for the other diners.

Under the soft glow of the lights.

Apart from those so-called "heretical sons" begging, Zhang Gui saw nothing but peace everywhere.

But his thoughts were exactly the opposite: "Truly, reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles."

Even a waiter in a restaurant could compose a verse to teach me 'enlightenment,' which is like the religious atmosphere of Brahma, something that the Ming and Song dynasties couldn't even come close to.

In such a society, the general public becomes honest and content, each one without desires and only seeking a better afterlife.

However, once superstitious ideas are stirred up, 'good men and women' can instantly turn into fanatical believers.

What's truly terrifying is that it's unknown how the Immortal Ironwood devoured half of the Xiangfan Kingdom, or perhaps...

"Greetings, sir. Are you also a guest on the 'Wind Whale'?"

Suddenly, a soft yet slightly hoarse voice interrupted his reverie.

"Ah, yes," Zhang Gui replied casually, turning around to look.

By the light, I saw a friend named Chu Tuantuan who looked very much like me, except that she was "short down there".

The boy, whose features were much more refined and whose oval face was more handsome than the round-faced boy, was smiling at him.

A thought flashed through my mind.
"Apart from his 'squinty eyes,' his facial features are perfectly fine, and he speaks in a very gentle and kind manner."

It makes people like you just by looking at it.

Intuitively, he is a 'powered-up version' of Tuan Tuan, which is also equivalent to an enhanced version of the Ming and Song Dynasty's Eastern Depot's chief.

Unless you truly make friends with him, he's not a 'good guy'.

The handsome young man, unaware that he was being secretly criticized, smiled and pressed on with another question.
"I'm also a passenger on the Wind Whale. May I borrow a seat?"

"Of course you can. 'At home you rely on your parents, but when you're out in the world you rely on your friends.'"

We've shared a journey of thousands of miles, so we can be considered friends.

"Please, please sit down."

Zhang Gui then noticed that the stalls outside "Bu She Hun" were full. Adhering to the principle of not judging by appearances, he smiled and nodded.

Please have the handsome young man sit on your right.

Then they called the waiter over again and cleared away half a table of wine cups and barrels.

He brought out a few more appetizers and fresh drinks, and said with a smile:

"I've already eaten, I just want to drink some more wine from this foreign land."

You can have these dishes and drinks.

"Sir, you are truly generous and seem to be a sociable person."

The handsome young man clapped his hands and laughed loudly:
"My name is Lu Miaowen, an outer disciple of the 'Three Saints Sword Northern Sect'."

He has achieved some success in his cultivation, but he is not outstanding.

There were no masters or elders in the sect who particularly appreciated him and were willing to give him a chance to improve.

My mother passed away early, and my father didn't have the extra 'resources' to support me as I continued to strive for success.

He started doing business with a few relatives and friends he had a 'connection' with.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye. I've encountered a lot of things, and my personality has changed a lot.

My love for making friends hasn't changed.

"My name is Zhang Gui, and I'd say I'm from a once-wealthy but now fallen family."

The person introduced themselves, and they were even a native of the first place Zhang Gui visited in the 'Crypt Realm'.

Regardless of their abilities, they can always provide some firsthand information.

So Zhang Gui, with a mix of truth and falsehood, rambling on and on, revealed his 'origins'.
"Even if Brother Lu comes from the 'underground realm,' he should know this since he has been to the 'human world.'"

The half of Dongsheng Continent bordering the Yuanluan Ocean is now in a time of great contention.

Even the Xiangfan Kingdom we are currently standing on has been forcibly lost, with three or four tenths of its territory gone. Ancient clans, with their 'secret realms' as a foundation, can hide and seek refuge when faced with trouble.

Ordinary aristocratic families can fall into ruin in an instant, and their descendants will find it difficult to have a future.

I thought to myself, 'If they don't want me here, there are plenty of other places that will.'

With a determined effort, he left his hometown and ventured into the 'underground realm'.

"Hahahaha..." Lu Miaowen burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"Brother Zhang is truly a remarkable person."

They actually left their homeland and went to the underground world because they lost the support of their family and had no future.

It's as if the 'human world' is a world of great strife, while no one in the underground world is 'fighting'."

"I heard that in the underground world, the 'extraordinary' are divided into the 'divine path,' whose power originates from bloodline inheritance."

It is mainly derived from the 'Tao of Immortality', which originates from one's own cultivation.

Sects especially value self-reliant 'immortal path' talents.

However, he harbored a sense of incompatibility with the naturally gifted "divine" genius who possessed extraordinary strength.

Even if there is competition, it should be based on ability, not bloodline, which is much more fair and square.

Upon hearing this, Lu Miaowen laughed so hard her mouth cramped up.
"You 'human beings' who possess ancient divine and demonic bloodlines, and who may give birth to the 'true form' of divine clusters, can reap without sowing."

Can't the descendants of the leaders, elders, and deacons of our major sects in the 'Cave Realm' who have the aptitude for cultivation and are likely to ascend from the second to the first level be considered to have such good fortune?

This is absolutely outrageous! It's infuriating! Hahahaha…

Zhang Gui was taken aback, remained silent for a long time, and then said softly:
"It's always better, isn't it?"

"Whenever I fantasized about the 'human world,' I always felt that no matter how unfair it was, it would always be fairer than the underground world."

Now we know that this is what it means to think that your own crow is 'black' and other people's crows are 'white'.

But it's born a 'crow,' how can it be 'white'?

After laughing loudly, Lu Miaowen shook his head and chuckled.

After the words were spoken, the two remained silent.

However, its true form is already considered 'human,' an extremely large crow.

It's not good to criticize yourself, nor is it good to insist that 'black' is 'white,' so you can only pretend to be stupid.

The other is someone who is young and inexperienced, and finds that he is getting genuinely emotional while 'acting'.

He quickly stopped talking and adjusted his mood.

After a short while, he changed the subject:

"Brother Zhang, in relationships, some people remain friends even after a long life together, while others become old friends after just a brief acquaintance."

I feel an instant connection with you, so I'll say a few words that are a bit too intimate for someone I'm not already acquainted with. I hope you won't find them offensive.
I've never seen anyone like you who loves wine so much but doesn't eat any rice or staple foods.

Even if a True Person or a Seed of True Person is appointed as a cornerstone or backbone by a major sect, although they do not eat human food, they still need to take elixirs and regulate mercury to generate the "Three Treasures".

Don't get so obsessed with cultivating 'qi and blood' that you only eat pills to ensure you have enough qi and blood during your cultivation.

After finishing the cultivation, the excess qi and blood are churning, so let's drink some alcohol to relieve the pain?
That would be like pulling up seedlings to help them grow, or drinking poison to quench thirst—it's absolutely unacceptable.

As the newly formed seven-colored main god cluster 'Azure Emperor' grows stronger, it becomes increasingly formidable.

Zhang Gui relied on countless tiny, barely perceptible roots in his mouth to obtain nourishment from the 'primordial energy' that existed everywhere in this world, consuming wind and dew.

This has already surpassed the previous maximum appetite, when I ate thirty pure meat pills a day.

And increasingly, they only want to drink fermented vegetable broth and don't like to eat rice or vegetables.

Then he heard that after an 'ordinary person' becomes a True Person or a True Person Seed, they must take a miraculous elixir, and his eyes lit up slightly.

I was just about to ask to find out.

Suddenly, a deafening roar came from behind, and towering flames erupted!
(End of this chapter)