Fantasy: Unparalleled Prince, Conquering the Heavens!

Chapter 1178: Chapter 1172: Mencius Breaks Through

Vertical and Horizontal!

Traverse the world, who else but me?

In the distant space-time, a figure dressed in a black robe, with white hair flying, walked from afar.

His eyes were exceptionally bright, flickering with countless mysterious characters, as if they contained a powerful civilization unknown to others, capable of altering the great trends of the world.

He walked neither hurriedly nor slowly!

Every step he took resulted in numerous phenomena.

The heavens and earth shook, countless Rule Powers appeared, prostrating at the feet of the black-robed, white-haired figure like ministers paying homage to a king.

From a distance, it could be seen that these Rule Powers were not arranged randomly but possessed some special order, forming a gigantic chessboard over the skies of the Imperial Capital, encompassing the entire world within the intersecting lines.

"The Grand Dao as the chessboard!"

"All living beings as chess pieces!"

"I, as the chess piece, go unstoppable, who can defy me?"

"Who dares defy me?"

The black-robed, white-haired figure continued, his calm voice containing some unknown Rule Power.

As the words were spoken, they became law!

Within the myriad worlds of the heavens, numerous streams of black and white light flew into the chessboard, forming a delicate chess game, encompassing the grand trends of the world.

"This is..."

"The source power of the School of Vertical and Horizontal!"

"Among the Hundred Schools of Thought, the School of Vertical and Horizontal ranks within the top seven, affecting all beings under the heavens. It seems that the art of vertical and horizontal will soon shine brightly across the myriad worlds!"

Within the city, many officials of the Qin Dynasty looked up, smiling as they gazed at the phantom image above the sky.

"In the previous life, I proposed abandoning all schools of thought to solely honor Confucianism, establishing the supreme status of Confucianism, but in this life, the School of Vertical and Horizontal takes the lead, and the development path of Confucianism is long and arduous!"

Dong Zhongshu looked up into the sky, a glimmer of brilliance flashing in his eyes, and then he lowered his head, continuing to read the book in his hand.

Heaven and Human Three Strategies!

In his previous life, he established a new Confucian ideological system based on "Heaven and Human Three Strategies" and "Spring and Autumn Flourishing Dew" with the Yin Yang and Five Elements as the framework.

Under the watchful eyes of the people, the ’Revered Source of Vertical and Horizontal’ transformed into a stream of light, falling into the State Preceptor’s mansion.

Immediately, a terrifying aura erupted from within Gui Guzi, shaking time and space and forming a domain in the surrounding area.

He closed his eyes slightly, beginning to comprehend the inheritance of the ’Revered Source of Vertical and Horizontal’, his demeanor solemn, exuding a transcendent aura, as if he had entered the Dao, exceptionally peculiar.

A moment later, Gui Guzi opened his eyes, emitting two beams of vertical and horizontal light, sweeping across the universe.

He faced the direction of the palace, bowing respectfully and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Afterward.

Gui Guzi tapped the ground with the tip of his toes, transforming into a black light, flying towards the Endless Palace.

Gradually, the celestial phenomena dissipated, and the delicate chessboard spanning the endless space-time faded, returning to the prior calm.

Boom!

At this moment, another change occurred.

A pillar of milky white light soared from the Endless Palace, piercing through the world curtain of the Nine Provinces and the heavens, disappearing at the pinnacle of the nine heavens.

Boundless Confucian aura emanated from the white light pillar, its grandeur enduring, enveloping the nine heavens and ten lands.

Soon after, endless talent emerged, surging like the ocean, wave after wave.

In the blink of an eye, the entire realm transformed into an ocean of talent, radiating a dazzling literary brilliance, illuminating the heavens, and shining upon the myriad worlds.

"Did Mencius make a breakthrough?"

Qin Wudao gazed at the celestial phenomena and said joyfully.

"Sub-sage!"

In the School Palace, within the Confucian Academy, all the Confucian scholars looked at the pillar of talent with immense excitement.

In a trance, they saw Mencius’s figure at the pinnacle of the nine heavens, using the heavens and earth as paper, and endless Daos as ink, creating countless splendid civilizations of the Literary Dao.

"Scholars, hurry up and cultivate. If you can comprehend even a little, it will benefit you for a lifetime!"

As numerous Confucian scholars watched the talent surging in the sky, Wang Yangming’s voice echoed in their ears, awakening them, and they quickly sat cross-legged.

Before long, one terrifying pillar of light after another shot straight into the nine heavens.

At the same time.

Within the Endless Palace, Mencius slowly opened his eyes.

His demeanor was graceful, his expression calm, with not a hint of pride or arrogance, as if breaking through to the Pre-saint Realm was merely the starting point of his life’s cultivation journey.

In the next instant.

Mencius came to the imperial study, bowing respectfully to Qin Wudao, saying: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Qin Wudao observed Mencius and said with a smile, "Please rise, beloved minister!"

Quasi-Saint!

Now, the Qin Dynasty already had five Quasi-Saints: Cao Cao, Yu Qian, Lv Bu, Bai Qi, and Mencius!

Mencius stood up and inquired, "Has the great war ended, Your Majesty?"

Qin Wudao first nodded, then shook his head and said, "The demon tribe has been annihilated, but the Buddha, Dao Lord, Junzi Yu, and An Tianxin have not yet been found!"

During this period, in the course of unifying the myriad worlds, Qin Wudao dispatched numerous powerful individuals to turn the myriad worlds upside down, yet the whereabouts of the Buddha and others remained elusive.

As if they had vanished into thin air!

However, for a Quasi-Saint deliberately hiding, it was indeed difficult to discover.

"The Buddha and Dao Lord?"

Mencius, after hearing this, suddenly looked towards the ninth heaven, observing for a moment before bowing his hands and saluting: "Your Majesty, I should be able to locate the Buddha and Dao Lord. During my breakthrough to Quasi-Saint, two auras emerged from the depths of the starry sky in the ninth heaven!"

The power of a Quasi-Saint!

For the myriad worlds, it remained extraordinarily strong.

Especially as Mencius integrated with the heavens and earth during his breakthrough, he was highly sensitive to energy fluctuations within the myriad worlds.

During the breakthrough, he detected two other Quasi-Saint energy fluctuations.

"Guards!"

After hearing this, Qin Wudao’s face showed joy, and he commanded coldly, "Instruct Bai Qi and Lv Bu to accompany Mencius in executing the Buddha and Dao Lord!"

"At once!"

Mencius slightly bowed, turned around, and left.

Soon, Mencius, Bai Qi, and Lv Bu departed from the Nine Provinces Great Thousand Worlds, disappearing into the starry sky.

...

On the Star of Buddha and Dao.

On two mountain peaks, the Buddha and Dao Lord suddenly opened their eyes, with the light of Buddha and Dao flickering, their aura reaching the peak of the Quasi-Saint Realm.

"Truly a star nurtured by the heritage of Buddha and Dao!"

The Dao Lord exhaled a breath of turbid gas and said with a smile.

Even with his state of mind, he was exceedingly excited.

How long since he broke through to the Quasi-Saint Realm?

Less than a hundred years.

Yet from the early stages of Quasi-Saint, he broke through to the peak. In all history, who could achieve that?

"Dao Lord, during our breakthrough, someone within the Qin Dynasty’s domain also broke through!"

The Buddha, not very pleased, said solemnly.

The Dao Lord, hearing this, lost his joyous expression, becoming exceedingly grave.

Actually, during the breakthrough of their realms, it was the most dangerous time due to the risk of exposing their location, although the probability was extremely slim.

After all, how many Quasi-Saints were there among the myriad worlds?

How could they possibly achieve breakthroughs at the same time?

Yet such an unfortunate event occurred with them.