To ensure that the schools they had founded would endure and, over these two hundred years, develop influence profound enough to affect the Human Race, those reincarnated great powers, though unable to reincarnate again themselves, could arrange for their disciples and confidants to reincarnate.
They could continue spreading their teachings and allow their philosophies to be passed down and developed.
Then, in the Hundred Schools' evaluation two hundred years later, they would have a better chance of securing favorable positions.
Time passed, and the years flew by.
King Yuan of Shang ascended the throne, signaling that the Spring and Autumn era had ended and the Warring States era had arrived.
After the chaos of the late Spring and Autumn period, several Feudal States rose above the rest across the Nine Provinces of the Human Race.
They were exceedingly powerful!
They were the overlords of their respective regions!
Their influence ran deep.
The overlords also fought among themselves.
Wu destroyed Yue.
After years of effort, King Goujian of Yue, who had endured hardship and bided his time, rose again from East Mountain.
He accomplished the great feat of Yue destroying Wu.
At the beginning of the Warring States period, the Jin royal house declined, and power fell into the hands of others.
Under the pretext of "assisting the Jin royal house," Zhibo demanded fiefs of ten thousand households from the Three Families.
Han and Wei were forced to cede land.
Zhao Xiangzi refused.
Zhibo then joined Han and Wei in attacking Zhao.
Zhao Xiangzi retreated to defend Jinyang. Its walls were strong and its grain stores plentiful; the Zhao clan had managed the place for many years, and the people were loyal to them.
After the allied armies of Zhi, Han, and Wei failed to take Jinyang by force for