"Then, will the Battle for Prefectures continue?"
No one could answer.
Cao Dean shook his head. "This battle no longer concerns us. All we need to do is quietly await the final outcome. Since Saint Zong has displayed the power of a Second Saint, the sages will surely convene a grand council. Once the two saints have settled their matter, we can take the next step. Qing Kingdom is likely thinking the same."
"The question now is whether Sage Fang can win."
"Sage Fang's combat strength is unmatched. He will never lose."
"What about the Sacred Way?"
The gathered ministers changed color.
The Political Way had yet to gain a firm foothold. It alone flourished in Jing Kingdom and had some influence in Wu Kingdom, but it had not developed in other nations. First, it was suppressed by the Miscellaneous School; second, those chiefly advancing the Political Way were young scholars from various nations, still unable to form a powerful force.
Previously, the Political Way had indeed surpassed the Miscellaneous School. But now that One Ape and Three Barbarians had emerged, the Miscellaneous School Sacred Way had risen above the Political Way!
Not only that, much of the Confucian Sacred Way that the Political Way had absorbed had also been snatched away by the Miscellaneous School.
Especially the Sacred Way involving the School of Diplomacy—ninety percent of it had been taken by the Miscellaneous School.
Making One Ape and Three Barbarians vassals of the Human Race was the greatest victory in the diplomatic history of the Human Race, accomplishing what generations of scholars of the School of Diplomacy had failed to do.
"Alas, I hope Sage Fang can hold on. Perhaps after a few more years, he can rise again like the eastern mountain." Cao Dean suddenly sighed, then his