"Mr. Lu belongs to the reformist wing of the Wilderness School?"
Chen Chuan caught the implication. It sounded like self-defense, but in reality, Lu Tuo had already discarded the Wilderness School's original ways and no longer cultivated through the traditional methods of those old factions.
Could the Wilderness School still be called the Wilderness School then?
Perhaps only the name remained.
Lu Tuo readily admitted it. "If you put it that way, then I suppose I am a reformist. The Wilderness School's inherent principles no longer suit the present age. I believe that if we do not innovate, the Wilderness School will not last much longer.
"In the past, the Wilderness School was not truly as some people within the faction claimed, living in the wild from beginning to end. If our predecessors had not served the old dynasties or maintained good relations with those in power, could we have survived until today? They understood adaptation very well. I am merely following in the footsteps of the sages. The difference is that what they faced in the past was only the rise and fall of dynasties, whereas what we face now is a change in the world itself. That is an even greater test for people today."
Somewhat helplessly, he said, "There are still some pessimistic voices within the faction. They believe that before we can find a way to reform, the Great Collision will arrive. Since our Wilderness School is far from the World Ring, we are probably destined to perish.
"In that case, changing or not changing seems to make no difference. Why stir up all this trouble? We would only end up clashing with our own people. Better to wait for the world to change and let things take their course."
Chen Chuan did not agree. In