Lu Ren felt a slight stirring in his heart; it seemed the appearance of Kong Qiu was not without purpose.

Kong Qiu appeared greatly distressed and quickly said.

"Brother Ren, be careful. This is a piece of Chen Shen Wood that I painstakingly found in the Endless Wilderness. You must be careful!"

As he spoke, what appeared before Lu Ren's eyes was an incredibly majestic body, identical to the form of the Yang God that Kong Qiu possessed.

Kong Qiu gave Lu Ren a bow, smiling with delight, "Thank you, Brother Ren. I will certainly repay you."

After a pause, he added with a touch of embarrassment, "I need a little time to awaken my physical body. Could you turn the roast a bit more, so it doesn't burn?"

Lu Ren: "..."

He nodded silently.

He watched as Kong Qiu transformed into a golden light and flew towards the forehead of his physical body.

Following that, Lu Ren clearly sensed a solid will accompanied by magnetic field fluctuations gradually enveloping the motionless body.

This was to synchronize his spirit frequency with the natural magnetic field frequency emitted by the body, achieving resonance and thereby achieving 'awakening'.

Lu Ren slightly narrowed his eyes, unconsciously touching the High-Frequency Vibrating Sword strapped around his waist.

Is this resurrection, or is it possession?

He even vaguely entertained a terrifying thought.

The real Kong Qiu is already dead; it is just that this body, preserved by Chen Shen Wood, has sprouted a new soul.

The previous Ksitigarbha was the same, as is Kong Qiu now.

Ksitigarbha was carefree, indifferent to whether he was truly himself.

Subodhi, on the other hand, never spoke of such matters, but Lu Ren could largely ascertain that Subodhi was indeed himself, with no new soul in an old body scenario.

Lu Ren's eyes were slightly narrowed as he tilted his head, watching quietly.

While slowly rotating the roast, he quietly 'watched' Kong Qiu synchronize his spirit with his body's magnetic field, finally merging into one.

An extraordinary magnetic field suddenly formed, filled with an exuberant vitality to the extreme as seen by Lu Ren, which concealed and consolidated the life magnetic field of the body to prevent it from dissipating.

He had only felt this kind of magnetic field strength on Ji Quanzhen before.

However, the person was extremely restrained, only letting out an endless vitality under the surge of spiritual will, making Lu Ren feel as if he was facing an entire thriving forest.

Kong Qiu slowly climbed out of the casket-like state, initially moving with stiffness, but by the time he sat by the bonfire, his movements were incomparably fluid, with no sense of rigidity or obstruction.

His movements were smooth and effortless, as if they were naturally formed.

Kong Qiu lowered his head to look at his hands, seemingly extremely pleased.

"I am alive again. I never thought after so many years I would still awaken."

He then stared at the roast for a long time, sighing suddenly, "It's a pity about Zi Jian and the others. They had a chance to survive, but sacrificed it for this old man."

Saying this, Kong Qiu's eyes became slightly moist.

Old man?

Lu Ren's eye twitched slightly. Looking at Kong Qiu's majestic figure, it seemed that even after a hundred years, his physique showed no signs of aging.

Lu Ren: "I wonder how old Mr. Kong was before he entered the casket?"

Confucius laughed, "A hundred and ten."

One hundred and ten years old.

"Long life indeed!"

Lu Ren was somewhat surprised; these ancient figures who tread on Bright Awakening are indeed hard to fathom.

"I wonder how old Mr. Kong was when entering Kunlun?"

Kong Qiu carefully calculated.

"I should have been seventy-two when I entered."

He sighed, "I didn't expect to loiter in Kunlun for fifty years, and ultimately could only seek a Chen Shen Wood to bury myself."

Lu Ren was a bit curious: "Why bury here?"

"Bury here?"

Kong Qiu was slightly stunned, then shook his head, "There's no particular reason for choosing this place; I just felt it was relatively safe on the edge of the Endless Wilderness, so I chose to be buried here."

"Endless Wilderness?" Lu Ren feigned curiosity, "Can you talk about it?"

Kong Qiu replied with a smile, "This place is far from human habitation, abundant in heavenly and earthly treasures, some of which can nourish the self or refine the spirit. Even the Blood Corn of the Taiwu Dynasty was discovered in the Endless Wilderness, and after generations of improvement, it became food specialized for martial artists."

At this point, he sighed, "Two thousand years have passed, and I wonder if the Taiwu Dynasty still exists."

Saying this, he looked at the drip of grease from the roast, making sizzling sounds on the bonfire. His face was full of greedy desire, "Can we eat now?"

Lu Ren used a bamboo skewer he had casually carved to poke the roast, then took out a Highly Concentrated Nutrient Pill, crushed it, and evenly sprinkled it over the roast.

Its contents were quite rich, and when ground, it could be used as a sort of universal seasoning. It could be considered a surprise from the Biological Research Institute under the Security Bureau.

Instantly, a strange fragrance filled the air, stirring one's appetite.

Kong Qiu was somewhat excited by the aroma, as he had never smelled anything so fragrant before.

"This... what is this?"

"Just some spices."

As Lu Ren spoke, he grilled it for a few more minutes, allowing the spices to infuse into the roast. Then Lu Ren withdrew his longsword, sliced off a large hind leg portion for Kong Qiu, and proceeded to feast on the entire roast meat himself.

Kong Qiu: "..."

By the time Kong Qiu had eaten slowly in his own way, Lu Ren had already crushed and swallowed all the bones of the Four Symbols beast.

Kong Qiu couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Ren has quite the appetite, no wonder you have such a physique. To think you can completely achieve the Realm of Awakened through the Martial Path."

He paused and then cupped his hands, "I still don't know Brother Ren's name!"

"My name is Lu Ren."

Kong Qiu smiled and said, "Then calling you Brother Ren isn't wrong."

As he spoke, he became serious, "I said I would repay Brother Ren, what does Brother Ren desire?"

Lu Ren casually grabbed a handful of grass, rubbed and wiped his hands, then asked in return, "What does the old gentleman have?"

Kong Qiu pondered for a moment, then spoke in detail.

"In my life, all I have practiced is within the Spring and Autumn Annals, would you like to see it?"

"Isn't there still The Analects?"

"The Analects?"

Due to the exchange of spiritual will, Lu Ren's words left Kong Qiu stunned, and then he felt a bit embarrassed.

"I think you might have misunderstood, at that time what I wrote was called "Lunyu"." (The author emphasizes, this is a fictional world!!!)

Lu Ren: "..."

Looking at Kong Qiu's slightly gentle face, but his body was indeed extremely towering, as he swallowed down a considerable energy-level hind leg along with the crumbs of the Highly Concentrated Nutrient Pills.

Kong Qiu's body also emitted threads of scorching aura, like a furnace fueled by firewood, exuding a vast life force.

Underneath this mild facade was a latent intent of supremacy, unparalleled in heaven and earth.

This was not akin to the meaning found in the Buddhist family, but rather its literal meaning.

Or perhaps, after experiencing Ksitigarbha's words of 'If I don't enter hell, who will', he also somewhat doubted some of the Buddhist Zen Sect's phrases, questioning if the person who said it truly meant it at face value, but subsequent worshipers perhaps misinterpreted it due to mythologizing, thus embedding their meanings deeply.

Just like high school reading comprehension, where the strange light in the fish was supposed to express the author's emotions.

And when the author did the reading comprehension, they failed, criticized for not understanding a thing...

"Spring and Autumn?"

Lu Ren looked completely puzzled.

Kong Qiu clapped his hands, turned back to the coffin area to find a roll of what seemed like not-quite-gold silk handkerchief, and spread it out before Lu Ren.

"Take a look, this encompasses all I learned in my lifetime, unified into this Spring and Autumn Annals."

"...But, Mr. Kong, this is all in the ancient script, I can't read it."

Kong Qiu was startled, hesitantly said, "You can't read?"

"I can't even understand your words; if it weren't for the transmission of spiritual will, I wouldn't know what you're saying."

Two thousand years of vicissitudes, changes of era, Huaxia's language continuously evolving, although the main thread remains, there are still great differences.

Understanding it would be a ghost.

Kong Qiu scratched his head, then laughed, "My body hasn't recovered yet, could you perhaps catch some prey while I explain the Spring and Autumn Annals to you?"

"That's no problem."

Lu Ren readily agreed, as what he needed most now was to broaden his horizons and find superior Fist Techniques for Martial Path cultivation.

Although Kong Qiu's identity remained questionable, with system identification, there should be no issues. If Kong Qiu tried any tricks, he wouldn't hesitate to be ruthless.

For those who intend harm, Lu Ren felt there was no need to keep them around for future festivities.

The dharma gates among the Borrowing False to True Cultivation cultivators' Qi cultivation techniques were also acceptable.

With the assistance of the system interface, his understanding of the Martial Path was now quite high.

After all, cultivating in the Bright Awakening Realm was completely unlike before achieving Bright Awakening; specializing in just one path could be a limitation. Many times, cross-disciplinary insights were needed to embrace all, finding the way forward, and sorting out the most suitable path for oneself.

With the help of the system interface, he believed results would be forthcoming soon.

This endless wilderness as mentioned by Kong Qiu was teeming with life forms, where prey with considerable energy levels could easily be found based on life magnetic fields.

However…

Lu Ren expressed with interest, "I wonder if Mr. Kong can speak a segment."

"Of course, no problem."

Kong Qiu gladly agreed, even showing a fondness for teaching, clearly harboring deep affection for educating others.

Yes, affection.

As Kong Qiu narrated the martial principles of the Spring and Autumn Annals, Lu Ren finally understood what was meant by Spring and Autumn; it was a highly sophisticated Fist Technique, taking the world's trends as the path of the fist, with the ideology of great unity as its premise.

"Ding, you vaguely comprehend something from the Spring and Autumn Annals, seemingly sensing deep ideas within, but it is unknown whether they are good or bad."

With the system's notification, Lu Ren was suddenly enlightened.

Yes, ideology!

A truly advanced Fist Technique is not just considered profound due to its lofty intent, but because of the height of its ideology, a Fist Technique, a Spring and Autumn Annals, expressed Confucius's construction of ideas within the Confucian Family.

Soon, Lu Ren subtly furrowed his brows.

Good or bad?

But soon after, Lu Ren eased up, realizing that even if it was bad, the system could convert it into something good.

Seeing Lu Ren's demeanor, Kong Qiu was quite surprised and also immensely pleased.

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