Chapter 659 - 61: The Qingpao Changsheng Appears Again, Li Guanyi Observes the Tao and Comprehends the Law
In the Academy, the change within the Farmer School immediately drew reactions from other schools. Many students felt a sense of astonishment at the departure of the entire Farmer School, quickly followed by snickers.
Some disciples from the Confucian factions thought that the Farmer School’s relevance to the grand trend of the world was insignificant.
It was a school for times of prosperity.
In times of chaos, Legalism enforced strict laws to calm the people’s hearts, Confucianism guided the society with benevolence and righteousness, Zongheng School’s disciples galloped across the states, and the generals and strategists of the Military School could strengthen the forces and boost military morale. The ideas of the Farmer School needed time to bear fruit.
In times of chaos, they were too slow.
Some disciples asked the Palace Masters.
Master Gongyang Su Wang of Confucianism simply laughed it off, "The Academy gathers here for the sake of the Tao in our hearts. Now that the Farmer School has seen where their Tao lies, it is only natural for them to leave this place. Not just to leave, but to do so with such decisiveness."
Taoist initiates, two of the Innate, indifferently answered the disciples’ doubts:
"To pursue the Tao and depart is to seek supreme goodness."
Another disciple asked the old living Buddha from Central Earth, and the old monk said: