"All right."
Talking to a clever person was easy. A trace of satisfaction appeared on Lin Xuan's face, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly. "Since the Sect Master has already said this much, then I, Lin, won't beat around the bush. Fellow Daoist Shangguan, let me ask you—have you ever thought of revitalizing the Hundred Herb Sect?"
"Revitalizing the Hundred Herb Sect?"
Though she had already anticipated something of the sort, Shangguan Muyu still revealed a look of astonishment. After all, what Lin Xuan had said was only similar to her own guess; the specific content was completely different.
"Senior must be joking. Revitalizing a sect is not something that can be done with a few words. The things involved are exceedingly complicated, and it is not something one or two experts can support..."
Shangguan Muyu sighed. Even if Lin Xuan joined them, with his heaven-reaching magic power, at most he could ensure that their sect would not be bullied and that their days would be more comfortable. But compared with the goal of revitalizing the Hundred Herb Sect, that fell far, far short.
Whether a sect could flourish depended on its overall strength. The addition of one or two experts could at most be the icing on the brocade; in truth, it could not fundamentally change anything.
Just like the Seven Great Powers of Cloud Province in the past: aside from their Lihe Realm Supreme Elders, their Nascent Soul, Core Condensation, and Foundation Establishment cultivators, layer after layer, all had solid foundations.
That was why they could awe Cloud Province and make every other sect and clan look upon them with sideways glances. As for today's Hundred Herb Sect, what was its situation? Who could know that better than Shangguan Muyu?
How could she not want the