World-Warning Words

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Many members of the Xun Household's expressions softened. Suddenly, some of their Literary Guts hummed softly as they broke through to a new realm.

Many Xun Household members revealed envious looks.

"If I'd learned his Gall-Refining Poetry earlier, perhaps I could have made a breakthrough today as well."

"The Ritual Music Chime Bells are still sounding. We absolutely cannot miss this."

Before they knew it, more than half the Xun Household members had left the courtyard.

Those Xun Household members who remained wore varying expressions. Some hesitated, some were unsettled, and some glared with resentment.

"These fence-sitters claim Fang Yun isn't from a Cold Gate, but that's purely an excuse! Just look at the Heavenly Leaf Scholarship Fund he established. It explicitly stipulates that Cold Gate students receiving Heavenly Leaf must account for no less than half the total. Anyone can see that Fang Yun favors the Cold Gate."

"It's merely an improvement in Literary Guts! The Sacred Book of Xunzi left behind by Ancestor Xun possesses formidable Gall-Refining power. How could a mere Nation-Quelling poem compare?"

As soon as those words were spoken, some Xun Household members held their heads high and puffed out their chests, while others became even more uncertain.

The Sacred Books of all the sages could strengthen scholars, and refining one's guts was naturally no exception. Yet one had to become a Grand Academician before one could barely use a Sacred Book to refine one's guts, and even then it was dangerous. Before becoming a Grand Academician, one simply could not come into contact with a Sacred Book.

Even after becoming a Grand Academician, one could only choose one volume of Xunzi and read it once. Only after becoming a Great Scholar could one gain the opportunity to