However, the Lei Family Head and the elders were extremely fixated on the Profound Thunder Purple Flame. They knew full well why Lei Hongxuan had suppressed his cultivation and gone to the lower realm. Although Lei Hongxuan's Soul Lamp had gone out, that did not mean he had failed to find the newly emerged Secret Realm. They still clung to a sliver of hope.
The appearance of the Profound Thunder Purple Flame gave them a plausible guess: perhaps Ranxi had inherited Lei Hongxuan's legacy. If so, the Lei Family could barely claim some connection to Ranxi, and they planned to have her yield some resources.
Unfortunately, the other side simply refused to take the bait. When Lei Jingxiang had previously gone to the Haoran Sect, he had run into a wall. Though he had learned the cause of Lei Jingchen's death, it only made them feel even more humiliated. Moreover, the people involved—Chu Qing, Lei Yu, and Lei Cun—were all dead. They still harbored doubts over whether Lei Jingchen had truly died to the soul-seizing formation arranged by an Evil Cultivator.
With all these reasons piled together, the Lei Family wanted to arrange for someone to get close to Ranxi, preferably someone who could pry useful information from her. Yet choosing this person was difficult. Those with low cultivation could not get near Ranxi at all, while Lei Family disciples with high cultivation had some reputation throughout the Spirit Domain and would be easily exposed.
"Since Ranxi is difficult to approach, arrange for Lei Family disciples to get close to the former Haoran Sect disciples instead. They must know far more details about Ranxi's past and growth than what we have uncovered on the surface."
The Great Elder of the Lei Family's proposal won everyone's support.
Before long, they selected