Among the supreme treasures of the Sacred Way that the human race could summon, many possessed power universally acknowledged as formidable. Once these powers of the Sacred Way took tangible form, their might was without equal-the Great Xia Nine Tripods, the Myriad Victories Tiger Tally, and the River of History, for instance.
The Filial Piety Ancestor Stele held immense symbolic significance, but thus far it had never displayed particularly formidable power. Even now, it exerted only pressure, without any killing force. Any Great Scholar could sense the benevolence of its power.
Even as the scholars present received successive reports of the Filial Piety Ancestor Stele killing people through divine punishment, they thought little of it. Compared with the legendary Myriad Victories Tiger Tally or Army Soul Horn, the Filial Piety Ancestor Stele was practically softhearted.
Precisely because they recognized the Filial Piety Ancestor Stele's mercy, the Great Scholars of Jing Kingdom wore grim expressions.
If Saint Zong defended without attacking, the Sage Aristocratic Clans might not intervene even if they disliked him. They all knew how determined Saint Zong was to protect Liu Shan, because Liu Shan determined Jing Kingdom's survival, and Jing Kingdom's survival determined Saint Zong's Sacred Way.
At least for now, no aristocratic clan would enter a contest of sacred ways with Saint Zong over his protection of Liu Shan. Even Chen Guanhai could not. If Chen Guanhai entered a contest of sacred ways with Saint Zong now, he would soon suffer Sagefall, which would amount to handing Jing Kingdom over on a platter.
The Filial Piety Ancestor Stele hung high in the sky, seeming only a few hundred zhang tall. Yet every time anyone looked closely, they felt it covered all heaven and earth. Even the light of the sun and the Literary Star was pushed