Unlike Li Geyue, who places great importance on her identity as a member of the Li clan, Li Luxi prefers that others forget her surname and remember more about her personal story.
Especially with Li Jinchu preceding them, almost all the children of the same generation in the Li clan were bathed in her shadow, becoming a stroke in the writing of the character Li.
But she clearly had a name given to her by her uncle[1].
The reeds are lush and green, and the white dew has not yet risen. Her uncle hopes that she will be as vibrant as the morning dew. How can she be a mere foil to Li Jinchu?
However, she also admired the young sect leader of the Yuncang Sword Sect.
Despite being riddled with illnesses and unable to achieve outstanding results with his single spiritual root, he has managed to hold the position of young sect leader steadily for so many years.
If such a child were in the Li family, there's a high probability he wouldn't even live to be ten years old, likely dying young, either by accident or intentional causes.
Occasionally, there are a few who are willing to raise children without abandoning them. Although their group members may not say anything on the surface, they will definitely call them stupid behind their backs.
If there are magic cures for children's illnesses, wouldn't it be better to raise a new child?
Not everyone is like Nezha in mythology, who has to be pregnant for several years. For cultivators, the cost of childbirth in a year is not high. On the contrary, the subsequent upbringing consumes more resources and energy.
Curiosity about Qi Fengyu arose, and Li Luxi naturally began to observe him more closely. Over the past few days, she had roughly figured out where this kid's strengths lay.
His words are so clever.
In terms of stirring people's emotions, he can almost be called a half-step true immortal.
Therefore, even though his strength was not enough to convince everyone, the people of Yuncang Sword Sect were willing to let him sit in a high position and let him do whatever he wanted.
Unwilling to listen to the old man over there, Li Luxi turned her gaze directly to Qi Fengyu, whose voice was even more pleasant, and asked, "May I ask where you all left off in your discussion?"
"To be honest, Miss Lu Xi, we actually came up with a solution that might work," Qi Fengyu said.
But they clearly didn't mention any solutions in their conversation just now.
The disciples of Yuncang Sword Sect present couldn't help but cast various glances at Qi Fengyu.
What is the young sect leader trying to do?
Because Li Luxi arrived in such a hurry, he was just about to make up a reason to lie to her.
But Li Luxi had come more than once before, and they had always brushed her off with vague explanations.
There's no concrete news from the Demon Realm yet; all that's known is that their borders are under complete martial law. The rest of the cultivation world knows nothing about it.
It seems the Li family won't make any rash moves for the time being; they don't need to panic.
After all, there are still a bunch of disciples' soul lamps burning over there.
Although observations over this period show that the soul flames of those disciples who ventured deep into the Demon Realm have developed a small amount of black contamination, this is within the normal range and is the result of prolonged exposure to demonic energy.
The fact that they did not send out a distress signal indicates that the situation has not yet deteriorated significantly, so the Yun Cang Sword Sect should remain inactive as well.
Why break the peace at this moment?
"Please inform Young Master Qi." Li Luxi gave him a perfunctory bow.
Qi Fengyu coughed twice before clearing his throat and speaking slowly, "Using the soul lamps of our sect's disciples, we can bypass the blockade and contact them once."
Li Luxi had obviously never heard of this method before, since not every organization has something like a soul lamp.
“Since Young Master Qi has brought it up, I think this method is worth a try.” Her tone held a subtle hesitation as she spoke, “However…”
"Young Master Qi, why is it only now that this matter has been brought up?"
This is a rather pointed question.
After all, not every sect is willing to expose its trump cards, and this method consumes a lot of energy. Using it casually when it is not necessary is a pure waste.
The Yuncang Sword Sect and the Li family never had a deep relationship. Their connection over the centuries was limited to Li Geyue, and they had no obligation to be completely open with each other.
Helping is a favor, not helping is also one's right.
So nobody thought of a way to activate the Soul Lamp.
Furthermore, it cannot be ruled out that this method has been used so infrequently that many of the disciples of the Yuncang Sword Sect themselves may not even understand its underlying principles.
"You can contact someone using a soul lamp? I've never heard of that before," a disciple whispered among himself.
"You haven't been a disciple for long, so you haven't seen it before. Sects usually only use this method to communicate in emergencies."
“Using a soul lamp is not as restrictive as using a communication talisman; it can ignore the limitations of distance and space.”
"It's so convenient? Then why don't you use it more often?"
"It's convenient, that's true, but it requires the use of your soul to connect. You should know how difficult it is to cultivate your soul, right?"
"Hiss... I understand now."
"So the Sword Sect members are declining my request because it will damage their souls?" Even though the whispers were very low, Li Luxi's cultivation was not shallow, so it was not difficult for her to understand the gist of it.
"How could that be? Miss Lu Xi, please don't misunderstand." Qi Fengyu raised her hand and made a downward pressing motion.
"However, not everyone in my sect knows this method of communication, which is why there has been a delay."
"If you want to use the soul lamp to communicate, you need to draw a rather complicated array to protect the two souls in the communication, otherwise it is easy to cause serious damage to both sides."
When the word "array" was mentioned, Li Luxi finally understood.
Wouldn't that just keep delaying things?
Everyone knows that Shen Yun is the most skilled cultivator in the Yun Cang Sword Sect when it comes to array formations, followed by his two true disciples.
But now that Shen Yun is in seclusion, his eldest disciple Ji Mofan is trapped in the Demon Realm and his fate is unknown, and his second disciple Li Geyue has fallen into the demonic path and is unforgivable, it is not surprising that Yun Cang Sword Sect would be hiding things from the world.
After all, no one wants to risk damaging their soul to make such an unnecessary contact.
“Then I will personally go and invite Elder Shen Yun to come out of seclusion. I wonder if the Sword Sect can make an exception for me?” Li Luxi bowed her head and clasped her hands in greeting.
“Then please allow me to show Miss Lu Xi the way,” Qi Fengyu said.
Shenyun Peak has been much quieter lately.
Originally, because he had little seniority in the Yuncang Sword Sect, the disciples he recruited were not as good as those of the other elders.
But Ji Mofan, after turning seventeen, became a living advertisement, and countless people came to pay homage to him.
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[1] Uncle: I made this up. It corresponds to “aunt” and here it specifically refers to the head of the household’s servant.
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