Within Square Inch.
The Hundred Schools Essentials, reduced to a faint glimmer, stopped fading away.
But that was all.
Li Shun regarded the remnants floating in the air with some regret, then suddenly recalled how Han Qi had described the Hundred Schools Essentials.
This treasure seemed capable of manifesting countless sages of the past, but in truth, it was a gathering of the thoughts and understanding of the Imperial Academy's countless teachers and students over many years.
It had been condensed through a special method.
But I've exhausted that gathered essence in such a short time. It can no longer sustain itself.
What if I could replenish it...
A thought stirred in Li Shun's mind, and he looked toward the two Sage stone statues within Square Inch.
He placed what remained of the Hundred Schools Essentials between the two statues.
Then, while the warmth of the Hundred Schools sages' teachings still lingered, Li Shun launched an attack on the territory occupied by the statues.
As Li Shun's strength had grown, the central territory he controlled within Square Inch had slowly expanded.
But only by the smallest margin.
Even as stone statues, the Cosmos Saints' lingering might remained. Li Shun could only nibble away at their territory.
His encroachment on the Threefold Self-Reflection Stone Statue's territory had advanced from 5% to 7%, while progress against the Heavenly Man Book Stone Statue was even slower. It had barely moved, remaining around 1%.
But the years Li Shun had spent building his strength had not been in vain.
Now, under the direction of his will, the territory he commanded seemed to come alive, fueled by his understanding of the Confucian and History Schools.
It split into two forces and charged madly at the territories occupied by the two Sage stone statues.
As always,