Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 60 Self-Reflection and Overcoming Arrogance

The liberal arts exams have concluded, and Qin Feng came in first. ♡💣 ❻➈丂ⓗยⓧ.𝓒σ𝓶 💙💝

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the night, heated discussions about the exam were endless.

For example, the strategists have made a comeback, and nowadays, it's hard to know how many people call each other brothers.

The masters still maintain their excellent tradition of arguing. When you encounter a disciple of a master, don't waste words with them, just slap them in the face!

The two great disciples of Confucianism actually retreated without a fight, forced to retreat by Qin Feng! This makes one sigh that the current situation of Confucianism is not the same as in the Spring and Autumn Period. It seems that the number one school of literature in the world is about to change hands. Of course, I am not talking about the School of Diplomacy here. The School of Diplomacy has too few people. They can barely put together a mahjong table. Only the Legalist school can take on this important task.

Soon someone remarked, "Legalists, what a load of rubbish! This whole liberal arts extravaganza is a battle between Confucianism, the School of Names, and the School of Diplomacy. Do you Legalists even have a chance to participate? Legalists keep proclaiming that violence is the foundation of law enforcement, but where is your violence?! That one 'Wild God' didn't even make the average score in theory, and Legalists still have the nerve to call themselves the second largest school? Where do you put Mozi?"

The Mohists declared, "This has nothing to do with us! We're science students, and we science students aren't good with words. Don't involve us in your humanities arguments!"

The Confucianists were immediately displeased. "Mohists, you claim to be science-oriented 'Xia Xian' (martial arts immortals), how come you're taking an arts exam? Aren't 'Xia Xian' yours?"

The Mohists are furious! Confucianists, if you're angry and want to cause trouble, go find the School of Diplomacy or the Legalists, not us Mohists! While we Mohists don't cause trouble, don't think we're afraid of you Confucians! Among the Hundred Schools of Thought, we two have been evenly matched for so long; when have we Mohists ever given you Confucians any face? Who do you think you are!

Confucian disciples immediately launched a campaign against the Mohist disciples!

The disciples of the Mohist school argued forcefully to expand the battlefront!

What was originally a liberal arts exam quickly turned into a shouting match between liberal arts and science students.

The martial arts students, observing from the sidelines, were the most pragmatic. They didn't care about competing for fame or fortune; they only cared about one thing: what benefits had Master Meng, the head of the Jixia Academy and the Confucian scholar, promised to Qin Feng, the "Half-Son of Heaven"? Was it divine weapons? Or elixirs and magical treasures?

Qin Feng, who was present at the time, never mentioned this issue, and no matter how he was asked, he would just smile and remain silent.

For a time, a small group of martial arts students suspected that Master Meng must have given Qin Feng, a strategist, a great benefit, so great that it might even be able to defy fate.

Many martial arts students suspected that Qin Feng was a strategist and Mencius was a Confucian. Confucianism wouldn't offer too many benefits; it might just be a simple reward of writing implements. That's why Qin Feng deliberately kept quiet.

No matter how you guess, what does this reward have to do with ordinary people? You're not Qin Feng's teammate, and you didn't participate in the final competition, so you're not qualified to ask this question.

The only two people qualified to bring up this matter were Dongfang Laoying and Shen Buhai, who were both self-aware. They knew very well that they had only managed to get to the top spot by riding on someone else's coattails. They were already satisfied with just getting the top spot themselves, and the reward should go to their big brother, Qin Feng. Without their big brother, Qin Feng, they were nothing. Therefore, neither of them mentioned it.

At this moment, Qin Feng had no interest in these rumors and gossip; he only wanted to calm himself down.

I learned a lot from this humanities exam. 👣🔥 🐍♡

First, I underestimated all the heroes under heaven. I originally thought that 2039 Qi and Blood was the limit of humanity, but then [Sage Yi] said, "We're evenly matched, but in a one-on-one fight, you're definitely no match for me!" This clearly shows that the old monster [Sage Yi], whose meridians were cleared by Confucius, definitely has over 2000 Qi and Blood, perhaps even more, absolutely befitting his real age of over a thousand years! This also exposes a problem within myself: arrogance! As Electrician Liu once said, weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to survival, arrogance is! I need to correct this in time.

Secondly, I valued empty fame too much. In the final stage of the finals, I could have easily taken on the four Dao Lords one-on-one, but I was overwhelmed by hormones and had an excess of dopamine. This caused me to start showing off and fly around, almost flying into a garbage dump. If I hadn't pushed my health to the limit at the end, the four Dao Lords would have made me kneel for a long time! The root cause of all this was vanity and a desire to show off. If I had been more pragmatic and taken them one-on-one, I could have easily defeated these four weaklings by crushing their eggs or spitting on them. Unfortunately, my love for showing off forced me to reveal my trump card to these four weaklings, which is how [One Saint] learned about my trump card!

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Third, the concept of destiny is real. If things had followed the normal pattern, he and [One Saint] would have had a peak showdown, with [One Saint] defeating him and becoming the supreme ruler of Confucianism. However, the stubborn [Immortal Haoran] appeared just in time, insisting on opposing [One Saint], and became the final straw that broke [One Saint's back]. This was all due to destiny at work; destiny was causing trouble, and the Golden Scale Egg's suppression of destiny was real! This changed his once-held materialistic beliefs, making him begin to believe in the concept of destiny in this world.

After reflecting deeply on his three lessons, Qin Feng realized that he hadn't come away empty-handed.

The first thing he got was a trip with Master Meng! Although he seemed extremely unwilling when he spoke with Master Meng in the finals, Qin Feng was actually very excited, longing, and happy!

Just think about it. Master Meng is one of the most powerful figures of his time, universally acknowledged as one of the strongest in the world. For such a super bodyguard to have his defenses breached and then take him on his travels—this is an incredible stroke of luck! Recall the Spring and Autumn Period when Zilu, Yan Hui, and others traveled with Confucius and eventually became the Five Sages of Confucianism! I'm traveling with a near-Sage, which will at least guarantee my place in history! Besides fame, there's also safety. With Master Meng by my side, who dares to touch me! And if I encounter anything I don't understand about cultivation, I can directly ask Master Meng. His answers will definitely be more thorough than Uncle Jing Ke's, allowing me to further improve my cyber martial arts!

The second point I gained was that I had actually met [One Saint] and [Immortal Haoran]. Based on my talent as a [hypothetical enemy], I could create illusions of anyone I had come into contact with to fight. The time flow in the illusion space was 100 times that outside, so one night was equivalent to fifty days and nights. There were still at least three nights before the martial arts exam, which was about half a year's worth of days and nights. I had enough time to learn the secrets of these two people in the illusion space and defeat them!

The third point meant he couldn't stand firm in Xianyang. Although Mencius's words somewhat shattered his resolve, they were the truth. Shang Yang had tormented the Qin royal family, Zhang Yi had skinned the Qin people alive, and while the strategists brought wealth and power to Qin, they also made too many enemies and villains. The people and the royal family dared not blame the king; they could only shift the blame to the strategists. Therefore, neither Shang Yang nor Zhang Yi met a good end. As the ancients said, "Once, twice, but never a third time." They would never allow a third strategist to cause trouble. Although the royal family and the people of the world hadn't said anything or attacked him yet, once he revealed his desire to serve Emperor Zheng and become his lackey, they would all attack him!

A ruler as ambitious and talented as Zheng Ge only has the world in his eyes. He might be able to tolerate me, but he won't keep me here now, because the royal family and the people of Qin are more important to him!

Since I can't be Brother Zheng's lackey, I don't need to have too many illusions about Xianyang or the Qin Dynasty!

After the science exams begin, I will definitely use the best materials from the Great Qin Dynasty to forge the dream machine in my heart!

When I meet Brother Zheng, I don't need to grovel and be a simp; I can say whatever I want.

I need to quickly clear my mind and stop thinking about humanities subjects. Humanities are in the past; the key is to focus on science subjects!

Only when I complete my work "Wu De Hao" in the science department can I truly showcase my talents in the martial arts department!

So, for tomorrow's science exam, let's skip the theory exam and just move on to the practical exam.

The technological theories of this era are already very advanced, and things like the Nantianmen Project and the Luan Bird Space Carrier from the Earth era, as far as I know, would be considered historical relics in a museum today.

I'd better not bother with any theoretical exams, I'll just build my own mechs by hand and fleece the entire Qin Dynasty's material warehouse!

After figuring this out, Qin Feng said goodbye to his teacher Zhang Beihai and went to sleep in the star examinee's bedroom, while also feeding his Golden Scale Egg to nourish his blood and energy.

Sorry, I wrote about my old book last night, but I got caught up in the emotions within it, and the resulting article was frustrating even for me to read. Sigh, it seems like writing two books at once always leads to trouble. I'll be temporarily stopping updates for the old book and focusing solely on this one.

(End of this chapter)