Chapter 6

The words of the sage enlighten the mind, how could they be compared to the ordinary? In the heavens above, the literary star moved, and even the imperial star was shaken, a beam of thought radiance directly communicated to the Great Wall hundreds of miles away.

With a loud boom, the immense holy power surged into Sulin’s mind, opening his wisdom aperture. Instantly, his hearing and vision became sharp, and the holy power surged through every part of his body, vast and mighty.

At the same moment, in the county office of Fengle County, County Magistrate Xu Wenliang was discussing the county examination for the imperial examination with his deputy, Li Ting, when he suddenly noticed the official seal on the desk emitting a dazzling light.

“Magistrate Xu, the official seal is glowing, could it be that the barbarians are invading? Should we report to our superiors immediately?” Deputy Li Ting said in panic.

“No! No! The official seal glowing is not a sign of barbarian invasion, but a great joy! In our Fengle County, there is actually a child who can open his wisdom with the words of a scholar above the rank of Hanlin, what a fortunate event!”

County Magistrate Xu Wenliang laughed three times, hurriedly picked up the official seal, and quickly walked out of the county office, “Deputy Li, why don’t you come with me to pay respects to the genius of Fengle County?”

In Jian’an Prefecture, Prefect Yuan Tianzhang, holding the official seal, was also shaken: “In the jurisdiction of my prefecture, there is actually a child who can open his wisdom with the words of a great scholar?”

In Jianzhou, Prefect Pang Shihua was discussing the Analects with his classmate and friend, Grand Secretary Xi Baishi of the Wu Kingdom, when he suddenly emitted a sharp light from his eyes and couldn’t help but exclaim, “Words of the sage to open wisdom! It’s a student from my Jianzhou! At least the words of a semi-sage!”

In the capital of the Wu Kingdom, Xia City, in the imperial study of the Wu Kingdom’s emperor, Sun Jian, he was drawing a picture of “Confucius on a Journey” with a pen made from the hair and bones of a demon king-level beast. Suddenly, a breath of energy struck the pen, breaking it with a snap.

“Words of the sage to open wisdom! At least the words of a sub-sage, hahaha... Is my Wu Kingdom about to produce a sage?” Sun Jian was not at all saddened by the broken pen but instead laughed heartily to the sky.

In the center of the Tianren Continent, where the holy power surged, the suspended Hall of Sages suddenly shone brightly. The dozens of semi-sages meditating with their eyes closed were all shocked to see the hundred-foot-tall statue of Confucius in the center of the hall emitting a golden light, leaving them speechless. Sulin’s wisdom opening with the words of the sage had caused a stir from the county, prefecture, state, and kingdom, all the way to the Hall of Sages.

“Two bricks of holy power, I opened my wisdom with the words of the sage and actually gained two bricks of holy power.”

In the Su family, after a while, Sulin finally completely absorbed the vast and mighty holy power. The sages transformed holy power into holy bricks to build the Great Wall, so the basic unit of holy power measurement is a brick. Above a brick is a wall, and above a wall is a city. One city equals one hundred walls, and one wall equals one hundred bricks, each differing by a hundred times.

Ordinary people opening their wisdom usually receive only a few threads of holy power from the Great Wall. Only by passing the imperial examination and becoming a child scholar can one gain one brick of holy power. A scholar can get ten bricks, a candidate one wall, a jinshi ten walls, a grand secretary twenty walls, a Hanlin fifty walls, and only a great scholar can have a city of holy power. A semi-sage has ten cities, a sub-sage has over a hundred cities, and as for a true sage, only Confucius, no one knows how vast his holy power is. The entire Great Wall was built by Confucius with the collective power of the people.

And now, Sulin had just opened his wisdom and already possessed two bricks of holy power, which was more than twice that of an ordinary child scholar. With his wisdom aperture opened and possessing holy power, Sulin could communicate with the elemental forces of heaven and earth, use his thoughts to drive the holy power, write articles, and compose poetry, possessing various divine powers that were impossible.

“Brother Sulin, you... have opened your wisdom?” Dong Zijin also noticed that Sulin’s aura had suddenly changed, as if emitting a radiant light.

“Yes. Zijin, I not only opened my wisdom but did so with the words of the sage. Throughout history, only the sub-sage Mencius and the semi-sage Zisi have achieved this.”

Sulin immediately reined in his breath, retracting the holy power that had spread over his body, looking no different from before. However, his eyes were bright, and his thinking was many times more agile.

“That’s great. Then... Brother Sulin, shall we go to my house now and formally propose to my father and elder brother? My father said that as soon as you open your wisdom, he will agree to the proposal.” Dong Zijin laughed, full of joy, and pulled Sulin out of the Su family’s small gate.

At this moment, Su Liufu, lying on her sickbed, tears streaming down her face, pointed at her son, Su Wen, and scolded, “You wicked child, how could you help that little brat Sulin to speak to your mother? For these ten years, I have truly raised a white-eyed wolf! Why is my fate so bitter! Wuuu...”

“Mother! Mother...”

Su Wen, with his head lowered and his face red, said guiltily, “Mother, it’s my fault, I shouldn’t have scolded you in front of everyone! But, the way you have treated my elder brother over the years is indeed despicable. I hope Mother will treat my elder brother and sister as her own children from now on.”

“Out of the question! Wen, have you ever thought about who Mother has been doing all this for? Isn’t it for you? As long as Sulin doesn’t open his wisdom by adulthood, the status of a scholar will be yours, and the Su family will be under your control. Mother did all this for you, and you don’t understand her hardships. Aren’t you being unfilial?” Su Liufu pounded the bed.

“Filial piety? It’s hard to be both filial and righteous. Mother, what should I do?” Su Wen’s young heart was now in a state of confusion.

At this moment, a servant rushed in, out of breath, and called out, “Madam! Madam! Great news! Great news... The county magistrate is visiting...”

“What? Why would the county magistrate suddenly visit? Quick... help me up, we must not be impolite to the county magistrate...”

Su Liufu hurriedly got up from the bed, wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, “Where is the county magistrate? Has he stated his purpose?”

“The county magistrate is in the main hall. He asked if anyone in the house has opened their wisdom today. I told him it was the young master, Su Wen, who opened his wisdom. Upon hearing this, he clapped his hands in joy, laughed three times, and said he came to congratulate the young master on opening his wisdom.” The servant replied.

“My son opened his wisdom with the words of a grand secretary, and it has even moved the county magistrate? Quickly... Wen, why don’t you come with Mother to the main hall to thank the magistrate?”

In an instant, Su Liufu was overjoyed. Although not many people open their wisdom with the words of a grand secretary, Fengle County has a few every year. However, for someone to open their wisdom and move the county magistrate to visit in person has never happened before. This is a great honor in Fengle County.