Xiao Tianyang knew very well that Fei Yan's actions were meant to punish him.
The importance of the Hundred Schools Exchange Meeting went without saying.
After weighing the pros and cons, Xiao Tianyang had to serve as the link between the various schools.
Yet while it sounded simple, putting it into practice was far from easy.
First, Xiao Tianyang's goal was clear: he hoped to draw on the strengths of the hundred schools and establish a New System on that foundation.
Naturally, it would incorporate systems such as Martial Souls, physical arts, and souls.
It was bound to be an extremely tedious and complicated discussion conference.
Second, drawing on the strengths of the hundred schools was not like sampling the finest delicacies from the mountains and seas to fill one's stomach.
Xiao Tianyang preferred to view it as an exceptionally serious and dangerous chemistry experiment.
The strengths of the hundred schools were akin to different chemical elements and mysterious reagents.
As long as he made even the slightest mistake during the process, the consequences would be extremely severe.
Why had Qin's conquest of the six states been so difficult?
Because they possessed cultures, beliefs, and even customs utterly different from Qin's.
Achieving unity in the flesh was very simple.
It could be done as long as one's strength surpassed everyone else's.
But achieving unity on a spiritual level was exceedingly difficult.
Xiao Tianyang had never carefully studied how much effort Qin Shi Huang had put into this matter.
Still, one thing was certain: the process must have been difficult.
Therefore, the Hundred Schools Exchange Meeting was, in reality, a very serious symposium.
When Xiao Tianyang had been in school, he had hated all kinds of academic research and found those dizzying mathematical formulas even more irritating.
He had created his