"Behind every Hundred Schools Aura hid a Grand Confucian or Grandmaster. Qiu Yan might have produced classics, but fighting them one by one would take at least several days. During that time, it would be the perfect chance for us to observe!"
The Doctrine Battlefield glittered with light.
Several accompanying consciousnesses probed the radiance and exchanged words. He Shuchang was among them.
Their respective teachers had drawn their consciousnesses here to watch this debate, one that could be called unprecedented!
"Indeed," Zhen Zhizuo's consciousness agreed. "Qiu Yan has been far too much in the spotlight lately, standing atop the cresting waves. Yet his doctrine has not truly spread through the world, which is why this situation has arisen."
The two were both outstanding disciples of Principle Sect Academy. Their attitudes toward Qiu Yan differed, but from the academy's own standpoint, they were exactly alike: both had seen the true nature of this debate.
At that moment, another voice came from nearby—
"By using a war of attrition, they can make Qiu Yan reveal as much of his doctrine as possible. Not only can we glean a little insight from it, but even our teachers, senior brothers, and other Grand Confucians can gain something. Once they see the essence of Qiu Yan's doctrine, they can take its good points and incorporate them into their own schools, dividing it up and devouring it before Qiu Yan's doctrine ever enters the world..."
The consciousness speaking belonged to Gao Song of Ritual Reverence Academy. Over the past year, he had stabilized his Literary Heart, and his words now carried a thick undercurrent of mockery.
"Such methods are hardly open and aboveboard. They would strangle a school that was about to lead the tide, then scrape clean and divide up all its essence..."
Before he