"Master Binglan had always thought very highly of Cousin Longyan," Ancestor Xuanfu said. "Over these past decades, I heard that Master Binglan had mentioned Cousin Longyan several times before her core disciples. And every time she did, she would be in low spirits for days afterward. Clearly, she still could not let go of Cousin Longyan."
"How many personal disciples did Master Binglan have?" Wang Shouzhe asked thoughtfully.
"Only one. The Mystic Ice Lineage had always had very few people," Ancestor Xuanfu said curiously. "Shouzhe, why are you asking this?"
"I am naturally calculating just how much Master Binglan still cared about Ancestor Longyan," Wang Shouzhe said calmly. "Our ancestor's Profound Ice Bloodline was around the high end of the second awakening at the Spirit Platform Realm. She could look forward to the Celestial Realm in the future. But whether she could ultimately reach the Purple Mansion Realm would likely require a hard fight."
"Indeed." Ancestor Longyan spoke frankly as well. "Without some special opportunity, entering the Purple Mansion Realm in this lifetime will not be easy for me."
"Ancestor, how many among Master Binglan's disciples had bloodlines equal to yours?" Wang Shouzhe continued asking.
"When I left, there were only three remaining," Ancestor Longyan said. "One senior brother and one senior sister had already reached the Celestial Realm. However, after reaching the Celestial Realm, they each awakened an additional bloodline. Their overall strength increased greatly."
"Then among Master Binglan's many disciples, Ancestor should rank within the top five in her eyes," Wang Shouzhe said after some thought. "She should have valued you fairly highly and found losing this disciple deeply regrettable, but it had not reached the point where no one but you would do. That means there is room to cultivate this relationship, though clinging to her thigh