My Master Knows It All

445: Chapter 171: Everyone Is Dissatisfied_5 445: Chapter 171: Everyone Is Dissatisfied_5 “Not at all, I was too hasty in my speech.

What I originally meant was for us to squeeze in together…”

“So shall we squeeze in together?”

With the persuasion of the crowd, the two reconciled quickly.

Amidst his enlightenment, Lu Yiren was filled with the aura of humanity, righteousness, propriety…, which even influenced the commoners in the city.

The Grand Preceptor did not take any action.

If it were an aura filled with killing intent, or the sharpness of the Sword Dao, he would definitely act and confine that aura within the Immortal Reception House.

However, now, although this aura affected many people within the Capital City, it impacted them positively, so he saw no need to intervene.

On the tournament stage, Lu Yiren browsed the pages of the book in front of him, and with every page turned, the aura of the Scholar Path about him grew denser.

As he read, he never emerged from his state of enlightenment.

Under the stage, the crowd was initially surprised, but gradually, they began to envy him.

Enlightenment is generally swift, an instantaneous realization.

Once you understand, enlightenment ends.

But there are instances when enlightenment lasts longer.

And without any exception, the longer the enlightenment, the greater the gain, ensuring a more solid foundation for future cultivation!

Now, Lu Yiren’s enduring enlightenment suggested a tremendous harvest!

An incense stick’s time… half an hour…

As time ticked away, Lu Yiren remained engrossed in the book, lost in enlightenment.

And the crowd, too, did not leave, standing watch nearby.

They wanted to see just how long Lu Yiren’s enlightenment would last.

Lan Pili waited for a moment, then suddenly realizing something, he addressed the surrounding crowd, “Fellow cultivators, the disciples of Scholar Dao Sect faced the book provided by Peak Master Cao and went straight into enlightenment.

The outcome of this debate, I presume, goes without saying, doesn’t it?

Shouldn’t we settle our accounts first?”

The people around him had complexions that suddenly turned sour.

They had not expected that Cao Zhen could win the debate simply with a book.

Lan Pili was the first to approach Li Qinglei, reaching out and saying, “Dao Companion Li, come on.”

Li Qinglei looked at Lan Pili’s face, brimming with a smile, and the more he looked, the more distasteful it became.

With a snort, he said, “What’s the hurry?

Just because Lu Yiren entered enlightenment, it does not necessarily mean he will lose!

Moreover, even if your Peak Master Cao presented a book and won, it was the book that won.

Who can prove that the book was written by Cao Zhen?

Everything should wait until Lu Yiren wins the debate.

You’re in such a rush for Spirit Stones, has the Hundred Peaks Sect become so impoverished?”

He truly did not accept it!

He refused to believe that the book was written by Cao Zhen and refused to believe that Cao Zhen could win the debate against the Scholar Dao Sect’s heavenly pride disciple!

“I’m just trying to save everyone’s time.

Since you refuse to accept it, fine.

In a moment, you will be utterly convinced,” Lan Pili declared, turning to Cao Zhen and calling out, “Peak Master Cao, later show Dao Companion Li what a true debate is.

Convince Li Dao Companion thoroughly, make the Clearfall Sect concede completely.”

His confidence in Cao Zhen was unshakeable.

Cao Zhen himself was at a loss for words, thinking that Lan Pili must be the very definition of a ‘problem ally’.

He assured himself that as soon as Lu Yiren finished the book, he would submit instantly.

It was the “Analects”, after all!

How could he remain unconvinced?

But Lan Pili just had to make things more difficult, insisting he convince the young scholar with words after the fact.

What more could he say?

Among the crowd, Cave Master Peng looked disdainfully at Li Qinglei and said to Cave Master Hu with a secret voice transmission, “No wonder their Clearfall Sect isn’t one of the top ten Immortal Sects.

With such spirit, how can they be considered among the top ten?

If it were any member of our top ten Immortal Sects in this situation, they would hand over the Spirit Stones straightaway.

An enlightenment has occurred, what’s left to debate?”

With a slight shake of his head, Cave Master Hu replied through voice transmission, “Li Qinglei’s bearing is indeed somewhat lacking.

But the reason they did not become one of the top ten all those years ago was also due to their lack of strength.

They merely had a brief surge, welcoming a period of rapid growth in power.

After all, every Immortal Sect goes through phases of strength and weakness, as does everything under heaven.

At that time, the Hundred Peaks Sect happened to be in a weak phase, which gave them the illusion that they were stronger.

Perhaps at that time, they had indeed more experts than Hundred Peaks Sect, and the whole Sect was flourishing more.

Yet when it came to the true foundation, they were still not comparable to Hundred Peaks Sect back then.”

Li Qinglei continued watching the book, and by evening, after finishing the last page, he finally came back to his senses from his enlightenment, holding the book with a sense of reluctance as he looked towards Cao Zhen.

Before he could speak, Cao Zhen had already taken the lead.

“There’s no need to thank me.

The Scholar Path values humanity, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, faith, courage, sincerity, forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety, fraternal duty.

And I, I excel at nurturing the vast energy of righteousness!”

“The vast energy of righteousness…” Lu Yiren murmured to himself, as an endless surge of scholarly aura erupted from him, his presence becoming profoundly righteous and vast…

“Enlightenment, he’s enlightened again!”

“Twice in one day!”

“Is enlightenment so readily achieved?”

“‘I excel at nurturing the vast energy of righteousness’… What kind of magnitude of spirit is required to utter such a phrase!”

The crowd was completely stunned; Cao Zhen truly mastered the Scholar Path.

With just a few short words, he induced Lu Yiren to enter a state of enlightenment once again.

And Lu Yiren, with his astounding talent, actually experienced consecutive enlightenments!