landbeastnovel Chapter 607 Seizing the Fortune and Destiny
Chapter 607 Seizing the Fortune and Destiny
Chapter 607 Seizing the Fortune and Destiny
Upon hearing Yunhe's words, Lu Zheng couldn't help but wonder whether he should tell her something.
Seeing that Lu Zheng was still hesitating, Yun He couldn't help but say, "Hey, you kid, don't you trust me? I'm here on the sect leader's orders. What would I possibly do to you?"
"The sect leader has high hopes for you, believing you can change the course of the world! To put it bluntly, I'm just a reclusive cultivator, not even human, and I'm happy to watch the conflicts between your human dynasties..."
Yunhe chuckled and said, "I've heard Mengyuan say before that you were going to take some new path. Have you made any progress yet?"
Lu Zheng said softly, "I have written a book."
Yun He raised an eyebrow. "What book?"
How can someone so young write a book as easily as drinking water or eating?
Lu Zhengdao: "The legal code."
"code?"
Yunhe pondered for a moment, then widened his eyes and asked, "Which law?"
Lu Zheng spread his hands, and the Taiping Code appeared.
Yunhe's eyes flashed, clearly sensing the extraordinary nature of this classic text.
He glanced at the book, then stared at Lu Zheng again and again.
After a long pause, Yunhe spoke up: "Don't tell me you want to go down this path?"
Lu Zheng said, "Why not?"
"Why not..."
Yunhe gasped, his eyes deep and complex.
To put it ironically, the major dynasties and powers of this world are tolerant of even the slightest imperfection, including demons and monsters causing havoc, corrupt officials, and heretical sects...
But the true righteous path cannot be tolerated; this is human nature.
People read the classics, but few truly aspire to be as selfless and altruistic as the sages...
Yunhe sighed softly, "With such a promising talent as you, why choose this path?"
Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Senior believes I have exceptional talent. If I don't follow the righteous path, wouldn't that be a waste?"
Upon hearing this, Yunhe was speechless and unable to refute anything.
Yunhe thought for a moment and said, "You're being too radical. Why not use Confucianism to prove your Dao? Then, no matter what you want to do in the future, you'll have plenty of supporters. Using Legalism to prove your Dao, while not a dead end, is certainly not an option..."
Yunhe really couldn't understand why Lu Zheng would choose to explore a different path, especially the Legalist path, when there was clearly a broad and easy road available.
To try to single-handedly transform the Legalist path into a great path is a thousand times more difficult than any other option.
Lu Zheng said calmly, "Promoting benevolence and morality cannot restrain certain people, but the law can, and it is very effective..."
Some people have no moral bottom line at all; you can't expect to use the morals of normal people to restrain them.
The law can, as long as one attains the great path of Legalism, the law can punish everyone equally.
Yunhe couldn't help but say, "What you said does make sense, but have you really not considered the feasibility? Do you think you can do it?"
Lu Zhengdao: "I don't know, but I have to try. If I can't do it, someone else will."
Lu Zheng paused for a moment, then said, "This code is not only my code, but also the crystallization of the knowledge of countless predecessors... Even the will of the Sage Meng manifested, using the power of the Sage's silk scroll to help me complete this book."
Yunhe was moved upon hearing this. "What did you say? Even the sages of Confucianism and Taoism have manifested their power? But it's no wonder that this book contains the righteous energy of heaven and earth..."
Seeing Lu Zheng's firm attitude, it seemed he was truly determined to embark on a path no one had ever walked before.
Yunhe asked, "What are your plans after this?" Lu Zheng looked at the monks still working hard not far away and said, "I'll fix this place first. I'm not familiar with Legalism either, I'll explore it slowly. I wonder if you could offer some guidance, senior?"
Yunhe stroked his beard and pondered, "Tsk, giving you pointers... your approach is not easy to guide..."
Suddenly, Yunhe looked at the Taiping Codex in Lu Zheng's hand, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.
He seemed to understand why the sect leader had sent him to find Lu Zheng.
Yunhe smiled and said leisurely, "Your codex is not strong enough. It can barely be called a Xuan artifact, but it is far from being of great use!"
Lu Zheng blinked upon hearing this. He remembered that this elder of the Yunmeng Sect was not only skilled in cultivating immortality, but also quite adept at refining weapons.
Lu Zheng immediately said, "Please enlighten me, senior, on how to improve the quality of the code?"
Yunhe shook his head and said, "This kind of artifact is no ordinary magic weapon or spiritual artifact. If we want to improve its quality, we should seize the creation and fortune of heaven and earth..."
Profound-grade artifacts contain the power of heaven and earth. Further up, if they can bear the rules of heaven and earth to become Dao artifacts, their power is not to be underestimated even by Saint Realm experts.
As expected... a flicker of emotion crossed Lu Zheng's eyes.
He had thought about this before, but seizing the fortune and destiny of heaven and earth is not an easy thing.
And where would we get it from? We can't exactly go and fight for it from a great dynasty, can we?
With his current strength, trying to seize the dynasty's fortune is probably asking for trouble.
Previously, Meng Shengyi said that the Jixia Academy in Qi State had what he wanted, which was also a warning to him that he should only go to such a place when he was strong enough.
Although we do not know what Meng Sheng was referring to, it is certainly not an ordinary thing; it must be an object of sacred importance.
After pondering for a moment, Lu Zheng said, "My knowledge is shallow; I do not know how to easily seize the fortune and destiny of heaven and earth?"
Yunhe pointed to the distant city and chuckled, "What you're doing now is precisely drawing upon the fortune of heaven and earth. All living things in this world are intimately connected to heaven and earth. By saving and educating the people, you can obtain the fortune and destiny of this land..."
Yunhe paused for a moment, then said, "Of course, you're acting too slowly. Your influence is far from sufficient."
"Speaking of which, if your classic collection of poems had been fully published and made available for all to read, your fortune would have been much greater..."
"However, don't feel sorry for them. The fortune of the people of this great dynasty isn't so easy to come by..."
Yunhe's eyes gleamed. "I have an even more effective and faster method."
As he spoke, Yunhe gazed at the distant northern horizon.
Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng asked, "Senior means, the Demon Realm?"
Yunhe nodded slightly and said, "The world is in chaos, and the north is even more chaotic. I can take you there to seize other people's innate fortune directly, and there is no danger."
Yunhe was quite familiar with the Demon Realm, having spent a considerable amount of time there before.
The situation there is very complicated and chaotic. Sending Lu Zheng there to spread legal principles is more practical and safer than sending him to the Great Dynasty.
If you encounter some evil demons, you can just kill them without worrying about too much trouble, since they'll be there to protect you.
Yunhe felt that someone like Lu Zheng going to the Demon Realm was a beacon of righteousness, and could even become a savior for some demon races.
This was the fastest way Yunhe could think of to make Lu Zheng stronger.
Lu Zheng asked in surprise, "Senior is willing to help me?"
Yun He said quietly, "It's because the sect leader values you so much. I also want to see how far you can go. Of course, don't expect me to do much. I won't make a move easily. After all, my identity can't be exposed..."
He now represents the Yunmeng Sect, so he should keep a low profile.
(End of this chapter)