If the assumptions are correct, Kong Qiu was likely one of the earliest nourishments for Taiqing, meant to be consumed when He attained the Supreme Fruit Position—yet something went amiss, probably due to intervention from another Supreme, leading the Celestial Lord of Tao and Virtue to fail, and thus giving rise to a Confucian Supreme Saint with the Supreme Fruit Position.
This explains the formidable and peculiar strength of ritual law—after all, it is the principle practiced by a Supreme, endorsed by a Supreme.
"No wonder the two factions of Confucianism, without Sub-Saint, can contend with Taoism and Buddhism, which are backed by Celestial Venerates and Buddhas, in a Different Dimension, thanks to ritual law...."
As Zhang Fusheng whispered to himself, the sage in the Celestial Vault above had descended to the ground, standing silently before the once boisterous crowd at the Nine Nether Stronghold, none dared to speak.
