"Azure Pillar Sect? But isn't that sect only lived in by Ye Fa?" asked Ruo Fei, Li Shen nodded.
The man guessed that Ruo Fei only knew that the Pillar Azure Sect was still the same as before, where there was no spiritual energy, broken buildings, and abandoned places. In fact, Ruo Fei did not know the current situation of the sect.
"True, but there are many people living in the sect now," Li Shen explained, turning his head with a smile.
"Only the Azure Pillar Sect is a suitable place for you to recover your condition," Li Shen explained.
Ruo Fei was silent. It had been several years since she went out of the Li family compound area, not even she had the chance to visit the Azure Pillar Sect. It was because of this that Ruo Fei didn't know the conditions outside.
Occasionally, it was Li Xun who told Ruo Fei about what it was like outside. Ruo Fei listened, occasionally giving advice to Li Xun regarding the events outside the Li family residence compound.
Now, Li Shen came to tell Ruo Fei about the latest situation in the Azure Pillar Sect. Hearing that the Sect was slowly recovering made the woman look enthusiastic.
She wanted to go there and reminisce about their past there immediately, Li Shen certainly didn't refuse them.
But before they decided to go, Li Shen needed to meet with the former elders of the Azure Pillar sect, of course, to see their condition. Ruo Fei cleared her throat in agreement.
She called out to her maid again, which was suddenly heard by her and the maid immediately stepped closer to Ruo Fei. The woman stood before Ruo Fei with her head bowed obediently.
"Call Senior Zhang and Senior Hai over here," Ruo Fei requested, the servant seemed to understand what she was told.
She hurried back to the Li family's main building compound, meeting two elderly workers who were sweeping the floor. Li Xun returned to the scene in a flash of light, but Li Shen had noticed her arrival earlier.
"How is it, Father? Can you cure her?" asked Li Xun, clearly asking her father.
Li Shen nodded, then looked back at the small river full of fish in the area. He promised that he would do his best to restore Ruo Fei's condition and help her reach the highest cultivation level she had ever reached in her lifetime.
Li Xun felt relieved, at least her responsibility was helped by Li Shen's presence in that place. However, Li Xun would still do everything in her power to help her mother's recovery go smoothly.
Not long after, the maid Ruo Fei came striding in leading the two sweepers of the Li residence. Li Shen squinted, he didn't know them, perhaps they were the sect elders when the man was at the Immortal Palace.
"Greetings, Lady Li Xun, Great Mistress Ruo Fei, Master," greeted the two, addressing them one by one.
Li Xun smiled, greeting them while introducing Li Shen to them. Both of them were elders from the fourth Pavilion of the Azure Pillar Sect, a pavilion specialized in refining artifacts.
"Our respects to Master Dao Li Shen," they replied, in unison.
Li Shen cleared his throat. He took a step forward and touched their foreheads in turn, the man with long white hair was Zhang Wei, while the other man with a scar in his eye was Hai Long.
Qi energy radiated from Li Shen's fingertips, hitting their foreheads and making them silent for a moment.
Slowly, Li Shen could feel the qi power from their bodies, identical to the qi energy usually cultivated in the Azure Pillar sect.
"You two are from the Azure Pillar sect. Am I right?" asked Li Shen.
The two were stunned, other than Ruo Fei, there was no one they had told. However, Li Shen appeared and knew everything just by touching their foreheads.
In the end, they admitted that they were part of the Azure Pillar sect, and had even fought alongside Ye Fa. However, their abilities were so weak that they were easily defeated by the practitioners from the Qing Yan alliance.
"Our cultivation was brought down, they damaged our meridians and sealed our dantian. Now, we're just weak Qi Condensation practitioners who can't even cultivate," Zhang Wei explained, sad and pensive.
"Qing Yan Alliance!" raged Li Shen, annoyed to the point of creating a powerful magic boom that spread throughout the place.
"Calm down, Li Shen. Striking them violently will only cause more trouble and grudges," Ruo Fei replied, Li Shen understanding.
"Right! The best revenge is to show the best version of us, in this case the Azure Pillar Sect," Li Shen explained.
Li Shen again stared ahead, asking Zhang Wei or Hai Long for the exact whereabouts of the other elders. They shook their heads, both not knowing the other elders' whereabouts. That made Li Shen sigh softly.
Li Xun suggested mobilizing the Li family practitioners to search for the whereabouts of the other elders. But, Li Xun's suggestion was rejected by Li Shen. There was another reason why Li Shen refused the help of practitioners from the Li family.
"Right now, Pillar Azure has offended the Forest Leaf Sect and the Hill Lotus Sect. Potential hostility will spread if they know the Li family is affiliated with Pillar Azure," Li Shen replied.
If their strength was compared to each other, the sect was far superior to the family, but the situation was reversed if it was an ancient family, like the Qing Family. Then, the Qing family's strength was equivalent to a tier 4 to 5 sect.
"Forest Leaf and Hill Lotus Sects? Those are both top-tier sects, tier 2 and tier 4," Li Xun explained.
"That's why I rejected them. If the Hill Lotus Sect attacks you because of your stance in favor of the Azure Pillar Sect, then you'll have a hard time winning against them," Li Shen replied.
"Let the affairs of the sect elders be my concern. You guys focus on developing the young talent of future great practitioners. Let me know if any of them want to join my sect," Li Shen explained.
Li Xun understood the situation. She also didn't want to act rashly and continued to listen to Li Shen's advice. Li Shen smiled, pleased to see his daughter responding to his words in a mature manner.
"Alright, let's go," Li Shen replied.
"Where to?" asked Hai Long.
"The Azure Pillar Sect."