They weren't in the mood to go sightseeing. A month later, the two of them returned to the dome.
Smoky Puppet went to heal her wounds, while Lou Xiaoyi wanted to shut himself in and not leave. However, just because he didn't want to leave didn't mean he didn't have to do what he needed to do. The list of names for the Peacock Palace gathering had already been sent to him. There were three Inner Swords, including Radiant Smoky, six Outer Swords, Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, and Senior Sister Smoky Puppet.
The weakest among them were his two friends. Smoky was still okay since he had entered the rankings, but Smoky Puppet couldn't. However, she was a great beauty, so she seemed to have her own advantages.
Every Great Senior Brother would arrange for personal matters at certain occasions, but Lou Xiaoyi only arranged for two of them. This wasn't excessive; this was his right.
He had even more obligations!
For example, the reason why Xuanyuan had set up the position of Great Senior Brother was because he didn't want to use official channels to quietly eliminate the increasingly frequent factional problems in the Outer Swords!
Factional problems were a plague in Xuanyuan. In fact, it was the same in any sect. The Sword Vein, Law Vein, and Body Vein. In the dome, the Inner Swords also had this problem, but because they had fewer people, they were more united, so it wasn't obvious.
However, there were all kinds of people in the Outer Swords, who had over twenty thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators. They could stir up trouble for no reason, not to mention such a big factional difference.
Regional corruption existed everywhere!
For this reason, he had an in-depth discussion with a few other Outer Swords who were ranked at the top.
"Everyone has their own strengths and hobbies. No one can be omnipotent! Especially me!
I won't deny that I have an advantage in battle, but that doesn't mean I'm equally outstanding in other areas!
For example, handling matters, coordination, prudence, meticulousness, selflessness, willingness to contribute, and so on.
There are some shortcomings that I can't get rid of for the time being. My seniority is low, my age is young, and my connections are limited. If you force me to take charge of everything, it might cause chaos!
Everyone here has been in their current positions for many years and has done very well. I don't see anything that needs to change! As long as you don't want to change!
I'll do my part. For example, I'll be there to support you and fight for your rights and interests. However, I'll leave the more specific matters to the original people. What do you think? "
The few people seated here all had the intention to show off their skills in management. There were twenty people on the External Sword Ranking, but most of them were not among them. Since they were among them, it meant that they had the intention to do so. Lou Xiaoyi did not want to steal their hobby.
Of course, the most important thing was that he wanted to be lazy.
Human nature was very complicated, and it was even more complicated when it came to cultivators. Lou Xiaoyi had been watching for so many years, but he was only barely able to understand a little.
Regarding the three major sects from different regions, the External Plunder, the Five Rings, and the Blue Sky Sect, the conflicts between them were more obvious among the lower level cultivators. For example, it was most obvious among the Foundation Establishment cultivators, but it was much better when it came to Jin Dan. It was likely that Perfected Yuanying would not even consider this problem, let alone Perfected Cultivators.
Even among the Foundation Establishment cultivators, not everyone would participate in this kind of conflict between sects. For example, those who had hopes of reaching the Upper Realm and had some success in their studies were like the few people here. They all had different origins, but after they had achieved a certain level of success, they naturally distanced themselves from the conflicts between sects.
There was no other reason. They were not fools. No matter how strong you were in a sect, could you create an independent structure?
Therefore, most of the conflicts were between the lower level cultivators, who fought for benefits, missions, resources, and other personal things, and not for ideals.
Lou Xiaoyi quickly passed this stage, so the time he stayed at the lower level of the External Sword Sect was very short. It was so short that before he even started to interact, he was already on the list. Now, he did not need to worry about resources.
Back then, Ling Ruofeng had dragged him into this circle. In the end, he had only gone a few times, and no one had taken a liking to him. Instead, he was on the list and missed the chance to form a sect.
He did not know if Second Senior Brother and the others had a circle, and he did not want to know. If the water was clear, there would be no fish. Who did not have their own thoughts? Who did not have a few friends who did not have their own thoughts? They were no longer Foundation Establishment cultivators, and they knew how to control themselves. This was not something that needed to be taught.
Foundation Establishment cultivators were the best among mortals, and these people were the best among 20,000 Foundation Establishment cultivators. How could they be fools?
From Lou Xiaoyi's point of view, the internal conflicts within the Dome Palace might have some form of connivance from the higher-ups. The external conflicts with the Dharma lineages, the internal conflicts with the Inner Sword Sect, and the internal conflicts with the Inner Sword Sect. The role of these people was to create a virtuous cycle of conflict, and to control it within a certain range!
If you settled all the internal conflicts, everyone would be harmonious, and there would be no distinction between you and me, and everyone would be as close as brothers. The higher-ups would probably not be happy!
He finally understood now, but he guessed that Second Senior Brother and the others had already understood! But these things had to be understood by oneself, others would not teach you!
So, even if he let go of everything, what could happen?
He would probably be the Eldest Senior Brother for a long time, unless he became a Jin Dan. Otherwise, with the speed of his improvement, the gap between him and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators would only increase. For the next few decades, or even hundreds of years of peace, he had to build a good foundation now!
After dealing with all these, there was not much time left. The last person he visited was Guang Yao. Firstly, it was to complete the ceremony, and secondly, it was to understand Peacock Palace. In a sense, he was actually a meticulous person.
The two of them chatted very congenially. Guang Yao did not treat himself as a Jin Dan, and Lou Xiaoyi only treated him as a Eldest Senior Brother. Their conversation was more like a handover ceremony between two Eldest Senior Brothers.
The last thing Lou Xiaoyi asked was about the actual situation of Peacock Palace. He had already heard a lot about these things from his Martial Uncles, but because he was standing from a different perspective, he still hoped to understand some things from the perspective of a disciple, as it was more realistic.
Guang Yao was very satisfied with his attitude. As the saying goes, when the cultivation generation produces talented people, each of them will be in the limelight for a few decades. He would eventually have to give up this position. Fortunately, this Lou Xiaoyi knew when to advance and when to retreat. He did not have that kind of frivolous and flamboyant attitude.
To a Swordsman, what was the Heart of the Sword? It was very difficult to explain clearly, because it was not unique. It varied from person to person, and changed according to circumstances.
If a cultivator was cowardly and fearful, then the Heart of the Sword he needed was to look down on life and death, and to press forward courageously.
If a cultivator was valiant and fearless, then the Heart of the Sword he needed was to know when to advance and when to retreat.
In the end, the path of a cultivator was a single-plank bridge. You needed to move forward in a constant state of balance. If you went left or right, you would fall off!
This new Outer Sword Eldest Senior Brother had entered the sect for less than 50 years, but he already had such strength. He had done something that no one in the Outer Sword Sect had done for tens of thousands of years. To exaggerate, it was not an exaggeration to say that it was unprecedented. This kind of state made it easy for youthful frivolity to appear, thinking that I am the best in the world, which was a great taboo!
But now, it seemed that this person's mentality was very stable. He was a character!
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