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Chapter 26: The Great Zhou Code of Conduct
Chapter 26: The Great Zhou Code of Conduct
The morning class only lasted for two hours, and in the afternoon, everyone had their personal time to contemplate and cultivate.
Su Chen continued to reside in Senior Brother Lin Tian's courtyard.
With his previous assistance, Su Chen had accumulated a significant amount of merit, and his contribution points were close to four hundred.
Su Chen exchanged some silver taels and asked the attendant in the courtyard to use his own money when purchasing items.
It's not right to have Senior Brother Lin Tian pay for my expenses."
Su Chen took advantage of his free time in the courtyard to continue his cultivation and temper his body.
Advancing in strength and realm would likely become even more challenging from now on.
At the Eighth Rank, he was merely tempering his body.
To enter the Seventh Rank, one required more than just physical strength.
The Seventh Rank was known as the Valley Embrace Realm.
This realm represented the cultivator's journey, where one's heart was in the depths of a valley, and from there, they ascended to the mountain peak.
Perhaps, at this moment, he might even yearn for the simplicity and ease of his current cultivation.
At night, when he grew tired from cultivation, he would lie down directly on the bed to rest, exhausted.
When he woke up, it was already close to the third hour.
Su Chen quickly got up, washed up, and put on his clothes, then headed towards the pavilion.
After obtaining the 'Indomitable Spirit' Heaven's Will, Su Chen felt that he always had abundant energy.
Even if he was tired before, after sleeping for two or three hours, his energy and vitality would be completely restored.
Except for eating a bit more, there was nothing else wrong with him.
Upon arriving at the pavilion, he noticed that the other fellow sect members had also come earlier than usual.
Su Chen sat in the spot assigned to him the previous day.
It was slightly further from the front, but with his 'Demon Hunter Pioneer' Heaven's Will, he could still hear clearly.
At the third hour, Instructor Ouyang Chuan arrived.
Behind him, a book boy followed, holding a pile of books.
As they entered the pavilion, the book boy began distributing the books.
Ouyang Chuan, on the other hand, held a different book and walked up to Su Chen, placing it on his desk.
"You are different from the others. For now, you will start by copying the Great Zhou Code of Conduct.
After copying it twenty times, I will inspect it, and if it passes, you can then study other things."
As he spoke, the book boy finished distributing the books and walked up to Su Chen.
He turned Su Chen's desk, making Su Chen face away, indicating that he should start copying the Great Zhou Code of Conduct first.
The other sect members couldn't help but turn their heads to watch, as if enjoying the spectacle.
The Great Zhou Code of Conduct wasn't entirely composed of concise language.
It also contained numerous allegorical stories, making it quite lengthy.
Copying it once took two to three days, and copying it twenty times would mean nearly two months without being able to do anything else.
All this time would be wasted on this task.
Su Chen frowned slightly, glanced at Ouyang Chuan, and asked, "Instructor, I don't understand your intention."
"For cultivators, strength is secondary, and character is primary.
Before formally beginning cultivation and learning, you need to thoroughly read the Great Zhou Code of Conduct.
Understand what is appropriate and what is not.
Understand what responsibility and accountability mean.
Until you comprehend these, I, Ouyang Chuan, cannot guide you further."
Su Chen understood that this so-called tailored teaching was just a pretext, and the instructor had a bias against him.
The Great Zhou Code of Conduct, a classic by ancient sages, was something Su Chen had already read upon his arrival in this world.
His mother had even explained it to him, emphasizing the importance of having a virtuous character and upholding moral principles.
Reading such classics certainly had its benefits.
Su Chen had already understood the principles within, but Ouyang Chuan showed no intention of guiding him.
Copying it twenty times would take nearly two months.
By the time the class ended, and they went out for practical training, he feared that Ouyang Chuan would find a way to keep him in Tiangang City.
Even if Su Chen had to read it once or twice, he could bear it and endure.
But copying it twenty times, mindless copying, that was a blatant waste of time.
With this thought, Su Chen stood up.
"The content of The Great Zhou's Teachings, this student has long memorized. May I humbly request to attend your lectures, Master Ouyang?"
Hearing these words, Ouyang Chuan smiled and took the book.
He randomly picked a passage to test Su Chen.
The Great Zhou's Teachings was quite thick, with a vast amount of content.
But after asking several times, Su Chen what to do, Su Chen will do it."
Ouyang Chuan's expression didn't change.
As an experienced veteran, he wouldn't be so easily flustered.
"You've memorized the book well, but you haven't grasped its essence at all.
Just now, you recited the part about taking responsibility and daring to act.
You've memorized it so well, but do you have the courage to take responsibility and dare to act?"
Ouyang Chuan looked at Su Chen, his words carrying a hint of interrogation.
Since Ouyang Chuan had said this much, Su Chen didn't want to back down, so he decided to argue back.
"Since leaving home, this student has conducted himself with integrity and sat upright.
Where is there an instance of daring but not doing, or a time without courage and responsibility?"
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Chuan's smile widened.
"During the enrolment ceremony, you twisted your words and spoke with a silver tongue.
You have the audacity to steal credit and fame, but you lack the courage to accept the reputation of a glory-seeker.
Is this daring and courageous? Is this having responsibility?
To be honest, if you had admitted it on the spot, I, Ouyang Chuan, might have held you in higher regard."
As expected, Ouyang Chuan was still bringing up the incident during the enrolment ceremony.
"Master Ouyang, if you say I lack responsibility, then I dare to ask, have you personally verified it?
You're just repeating hearsay, assuming you've uncovered the truth."
Ouyang Chuan had Su Chen copy The Great Zhou's Teachings, saying he didn't understand its essence.
But now it seemed that Ouyang Chuan didn't comprehend the wisdom of the ancients.
Moreover, his actions weren't driven by a desire to improve himself.
"What more proof do you need? Whether you've stolen credit or not, we can't see it.
With your abilities and talents, we instructors can see through you with a glance.
With your potential, even if you chase after Xing Wan, you'll struggle to catch up.
Not just Xing Wan, but among all the disciples in the pavilion, who can you surpass?
With your Eighth Rank strength, it's likely you've stolen contributions, forcing a breakthrough with elixir."
Su Chen raised his eyes to look at Ouyang Chuan, his gaze devoid of the respect he once held for his teacher.
"You arrange all this, pretending to teach the words of the ancients, but the real intention is to waste the disciples' time."
Hearing this, Ouyang Chuan threw The Great Zhou's Teachings back onto Su Chen's desk.
"Don't overestimate yourself. What can you possibly waste?
If you want to stay in this pavilion, then copy the book diligently and deeply understand the words of the ancients.
If you feel I, Ouyang Chuan, can't teach you, then I can arrange for you to go to another instructor.
If you're willing, I can make the arrangements immediately."
Hearing this, Su Chen bowed to him in gratitude.
"Then I'd like to trouble Master Ouyang to arrange for me to move to another instructor. I'd be forever grateful."
Without further words, Su Chen directly asked Ouyang Chuan to help him transfer to another instructor.
Su Chen knew the words of the ancients better than Ouyang Chuan.
In a way, he had been falsely accused of stealing credit and fame.
On another level, he had believed too much in these words, idealizing them.
He thought that by fully committing to slaying demons, he would earn respect.
(End of Chapter)
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