Mr. Mingshan nodded and said, "Yes, Jiang Sheng, according to our time classification of ancient history, it is now the end of a thousand years."

Jiang Mu pondered: "If you look at the rules you have discovered, the world is about to usher in an era of practice in the Dharma-Ending Age, but look at the world, the world is now in disputes, the world is in chaos, and the great prosperity of practice. Not to mention the era of practice in the Dharma-Ending Age, this is even the golden age of practice in a thousand years. How can there be any sign of the Dharma-Ending Age?"

Mr. Mingshan said: "Yes, Jiang Sheng, not only you, we don't really believe that we will usher in the Dharma-Ending Age quickly after such an era. In this era, hundreds of flowers bloom and hundreds of schools of thought contend, which is obviously a great world of practice!"

"But," said Mr. Mingshan again: "According to ancient history, there are several thousand-year periods, just like this one thousand years. At the end of the thousand years, they are all great worlds of practice. But for some reason, they suddenly become the era of practice as if the way of heaven has broken down, and it quickly becomes the age of practice."

"Then, it's the next thousand years again. After a long period of recovery, the world of practice will slowly flourish again."

Jiang Mu thoughtfully and said, "It's a bit strange, but what about Wen Dao? Have there been any faults in Wen Dao?"

Mr. Mingshan nodded and said, "Yes, the same is true for literary ways. However, literary ways are different from the world of cultivation. Although there are many literati in the world, the most different from the sects is academies. The so-called inheritance has never been a school, so there has never been a breakdown."

Jiang Mu smiled slightly and said, "So, that is to say, the Wendao Organization does not actually have the kind of inheritance that still exists after a thousand years?"

Mr. Mingshan smiled bitterly and said, "The inheritance of literature and Taoism is extraordinary. Whether it is the gentry or the academies, they all rely on imperial power and change with the change of dynasties. Therefore, dynasties do not exist across a thousand years, let alone academies? Not to mention thousands of years, there are very few academies!"

A wisp of breeze blew up the bamboo leaves in the bamboo forest and disturbed them. Jiang Mu raised his head, looked at the distant mountains, and said, "After saying this, I understand. It seems that if you want to know the truth, you can only find a holy place for practice that has lasted a thousand years!"

"Small, very few," said Mr. Mingshan: "If you count the sects that have existed for thousands of years, there are really few sects. If you count them carefully, you will find that they are Da Guangming Temple, Shengxinzhai Shushan Sword Sect and Kunlun Palace, as well as Longhu Mountain, these five holy places for practice!"

Jiang Mu nodded and said, "Then have you ever consulted?"

Mr. Mingshan sighed and said, "We have visited each of them, but these five holy places, including some thousand-year-old families, all seemed to have agreed, and they were silent on these things. Moreover, the senior executives in the door accidentally went into seclusion!"

Jiang Mu frowned and said, "That means, they must know something, but they just don't want to say it."

Mr. Mingshan nodded and said, "In fact, strictly speaking, the status of the five great places of practice and those three major families is even higher than that of ordinary dynasties. The reason is that their inheritance has always been there, and after generations of accumulation, they are naturally very strong."

"And what really allowed them to lead the world was a period of time after a thousand years, and their families were the first to restore their inheritance. According to ancient history, in the Dharma-Ending Age, the world's cultivation inheritance was actually cut off, but the five great practice holy places and three major families all showed complete inheritance at a certain node in the Dharma-Ending Age!"

Jiang Mu pondered for a while and said, "Then I understand."

"It should probably mean that every thousand years seems to have an unavoidable curse, which makes people enter the Age of Dharma-Ending Age of Practicing. In this, there will be a very small number of people or forces that can learn about it in advance and make corresponding preparations. Then, after the curse disappears, they will take out the inheritance that is ahead of one era and establish supreme power!"

"That's what it means." Mr. Mingshan said: "But, we can't know what this curse is, how to avoid it. We don't know, because the inheritance of the literary and Taoism is different from the world of cultivation, so, Jiang Sheng, what are you going to do?"

Jiang Mu thought for a while and said, "Since that's the case, we can't always let the martial arts world stand out. Our literary and cultural arts have been passive for nearly ten thousand years. In this life, it's time to integrate our strength."

Mr. Mingshan asked in confusion: "Jiang Sheng, what do you mean?"

Jiang Mu smiled and said, "Actually, I probably already know what's going on in this world. This is a secret about the land gods, perhaps a secret that is enough to destroy the world."

"According to my guess, this era may be different from the previous nine thousand-year cycles, because there is an anomaly in this era, that is, my senior brother Ji Ziyan. The five major holy places you just mentioned are all a bit weird. It should be my senior brother who took action!"

"In this life, there is an extra number in the world of cultivation. Perhaps they no longer dodge like the first nine reincarnations, but are preparing to face this curse. This great terror, the world of martial arts practice may have begun to integrate!"

Mr. Mingshan widened his eyes, took a breath, and stuttered: "You mean, someone has the power of the entire martial arts world? This... this... If this succeeds, this power will be enough to shake any dynasty in the world!"

Jiang Mu smiled slightly and said, "Don't doubt, my senior brother has this ability. However, since he is already integrating the power of martial arts, I, a junior brother, cannot fall behind."

"Mr. Mingshan," Jiang Mu turned around and said, "Please inform Mr. Qi and Mr. Zijun, do your best to call on the power of Wendao. This winter, I will follow me around the countries and preach the world. Since I am the Saint of Wen, I will be the teacher of the world!"

Mr. Mingshan immediately bowed and said, "Yes, Jiang Sheng, I'll go now!"

Mr. Mingshan brought the entire Shandong gentry to the academy, which means that the entire Shandong gentry picked up a glimmer of hope from Jiang Mu and also bound his own destiny with Jiang Mu. Therefore, the Shandong gentry must cooperate unconditionally for what Jiang Mu did.

Watching Mr. Mingshan leave, Jiang Mu slowly turned back.

Combined with Mr. Mingshan's discovery and Ji Ziyan's fear, Jiang Mu had roughly guessed that the legend of the land gods he was doing was a pit, a pit like a catastrophe on earth.
Chapter completed!