Zong Ganyu continued, "I do have selfish motives toward the Zong Family, and selfish motives toward the Miscellaneous School, but I have never sacrificed Qing Kingdom's interests! The Zong Family and Qing Kingdom are like lips and teeth—when the lips perish, the teeth grow cold."
Everyone's hearts jolted once more. Zong Ganyu truly did not have much time left; otherwise, he would not have spoken so bluntly. What he was really saying was that if Saint Zong's Sacred Way were obstructed, or even suppressed by Fang Yun, and he suffered Sagefall, it would be a disaster for Qing Kingdom.
Qing Kingdom had countless geniuses, but at present, no one could achieve Saint Enfeoffment in a short time.
Yan Yukong's talent was no less than Yi Zhishi's, and in many respects even surpassed it. Yet Yan Yukong was not Fang Yun in the end. He absolutely could not achieve Saint Enfeoffment in a short time.
Other than Yan Yukong, no one in Qing Kingdom dared claim to possess the potential of a Half-Sage.
Zu Chongzhi had been born in Qing Kingdom, but his final days were approaching, and he could not hold on much longer.
Thus, once Saint Zong fell, Qing Kingdom would have a gap between old and new, and would inevitably be swallowed up.
Some remained silent, especially disciples of various great families. Their gazes lowered slightly, and they no longer looked at the others.
For example, the Sage Xi Family.
As for the Xunzi Household, not a single person had come.
The Xunzi Household's stance was plain to see.
Dai Lang, head of the House of Sage Dai, said, "The Dai Family shall do everything in its power to protect Qing Kingdom!"
Many present secretly let out sighs of relief. The Dai Family was a great Confucian School