"Today's lecture ends here. I, Qiu, will be leaving the city tomorrow to head north. Today's lecture was also my last. I hope it has been of help to you all. If you truly wish to pursue Knowledge and Action, there is no need to seek me out. Simply remain attentive to what is around you at all times, compare it with the meanings and principles in the classics, investigate things and extend knowledge, and you may likewise grasp its essence."
As the sun sank westward, Qiu Yan looked up at the sky and spoke these words.
Hearing this, the people present finally came back to themselves and noticed how late it had grown. Upon hearing Qiu Yan's words, many felt reluctant to part.
Yet so many upheavals had occurred within a single day. Had it not been for Qiu Yan's lectures, those present would long since have fallen into chaos. Now that the lecture had stopped, their thoughts were no longer guided along, and their connection with the Blood Sea had been severed. Their minds gradually cleared, and as they recalled all they had experienced during the day, they could not help but feel puzzled and moved.
"What exactly happened during that time?"
"That disturbance in broad daylight clearly meant that someone with supernatural powers had attacked. Considering recent events, that person's identity is practically on the tip of our tongues."
"It must have been those demon fiends of the White Lotus Sect. Then their target was naturally Academician Qiu, but judging by things now..."
As they pondered, their gazes shifted to the few people beside Qiu Yan. The origins of these people were truly mysterious. As the listeners had been immersed in Qiu Yan's words, the process by which these people had been drawn in from various places