Chapter 201: Reconnecting Heaven and Earth
During the days that followed, Li Shun remained deep within the Kong family's old residence, calmly recuperating and conserving his strength as he waited for the Hundred Schools Grand Gathering to begin.
Kong Zhao, meanwhile, continued to bustle about day and night, secretly plotting how to use Zhou Shengzhe as a stepping stone to establish his own reputation. Most of the time, he was nowhere to be seen. Yet whenever he occasionally appeared, the unconcealed delight between his brows made it clear that things were progressing quite smoothly on his end.
Li Shun's cultivation life, for once, had settled into a rare period of tranquility.
The entire Great Qian court and realm was much the same.
Ever since the upheaval in the Sacred Capital, the officials throughout the realm had tacitly fallen into a strange state of dormancy. Everyone was afraid that at this critical juncture, with undercurrents surging everywhere, they might become the bird that sticks its head out and gets shot.
Half a month later, on the third day of the third month in the five hundred and seventy-fifth year of the New Calendar.
This rare tranquility was finally broken.
Even though he was staying within the secluded Kong family residence, Li Shun could keenly sense that the aura around Mount Dai had become noticeably more turbulent in recent days.
Disciples of the Hundred Schools and various other schools and lineages were gathering here one after another. Although the grand gathering had yet to officially begin, quite a few people had already arrived ahead of time. While waiting, they traveled in groups of three or five to explore Mount Dai.