Chapter 687: Yunli and Yanqing Meet, Swords Drawn at Full Tension—Are They About to Fight?

"Understood. The two of you have taught me with true insight and discernment. Miss Lingsha offers her thanks here."

"The light arrows of the Divine Bow are matchless in power, able to cleave the Jianmu, yet they cannot sever the desire of mortal beings to perpetuate themselves."

"Just as the Cloud Knights can root out the remnants of the Medicine Master's secret heretics, yet they cannot smooth the hearts of the people within the Alchemy Commission."

"The ancestors of the Luofu Xianzhou knew this well, which is why they entrusted the duty of guarding the Mystic Root of Jianmu to the Vidyadhara. But the Vidyadhara too are merely mortal beings."

March 7th: "Miss Lingsha suddenly seems so sentimental—oh."

Stelle: "She's probably a little disappointed with the Vidyadhara's current situation."

Furina: "So no matter how powerful a Stellar God is, they still cannot sever certain human desires."

Furina: "That sounds a lot like the families who worship The Harmony."

Hu Tao: "I actually don't think that's a bad thing."

Hu Tao: "After all, if a person has no desires, no emotions, can they still be called a person?"

Lumine: "Uh... then they probably shouldn't be called a person, but a god!"

Paimon: "Mmm, then it sounds like being a person is still better!"

Paimon: "Paimon doesn't want to be a god without emotions!"

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"As early as thirty years ago, my own teacher, who was also the Chief Alchemist of the Alchemy Commission here in Luo Fu, had already sensed the undercurrents stirring within and wished to address the root of the problem."

"Unfortunately, although she was highly skilled in medicine, she did not understand the human heart, and had no idea how to excise the poisoned abscess hidden deep within the Alchemy Commission."