Do you think Lingsha resembles Yuuko from xxHolic a bit? That's what I automatically think of whenever I see her. =/
Part 4:
Actually, the Vidyadhara seem to be in charge of the Alchemy Commission on not just the Luofu. Lingsha mentions she was tutored by the High Elder of the Zhuming, for instance. I think it's a combination of the fact that Vidyadhara are naturally good at healing/biology, and the fact that the native Xianzhou Alchemy Commission was originally built around the worship of Yaoshi, and pretty much fell apart when the Xianzhou repudiated the Abundance and outlawed/sealed up a lot of Abundance-based tech/research. So when the Vidyadhara joined the Alliance, it would be natural for them to fill that vaccuum.
A lot of fanfic make Dan Feng the head of the Alchemy Division. But I don't think that would've been the case, since the Vidyadhara ruling group at least seem to prefer the High Elder keep their distance from Luofu civil issues. IMO, Dan Feng's relationship with the Alchemy Division was probably similar to Bailu's current relationship with them, sort of a living advertisement for Luofu's healing arts and their premiere healer, but not actually in the governance system.
The conflict that Lingsha is referring to is most likely related to the conflict between the Vidyadhara faction that wants switch over to the Abundance. It's both an internal conflict, and also a conflict with the Xianzhou, since this switching of allegiance is pretty much coming with a good serving of betrayal/rebellion. So Lingsha and her original mentor got squeezed out for their politics, and Jing Yuan arranged for them to get "exiled" to the Zhuming. It's not hard to equate this with him arranging for Dan Heng to be "exiled" from the Luofu, in that respect, as a means of protecting Xianzhou-loyal assets for potential future use.
The great thing about it is the author tracked down a lot of supporting evidence from minor side lore from the various readables and stuff which I can't be bothered to look up. The last part speculating on how the governance system works for the Xianzhou based on their history I found really interesting. It's worth a look.
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Date: 2024-08-10 00:28 (UTC)Do you think Lingsha resembles Yuuko from xxHolic a bit? That's what I automatically think of whenever I see her. =/
Part 4:
Actually, the Vidyadhara seem to be in charge of the Alchemy Commission on not just the Luofu. Lingsha mentions she was tutored by the High Elder of the Zhuming, for instance. I think it's a combination of the fact that Vidyadhara are naturally good at healing/biology, and the fact that the native Xianzhou Alchemy Commission was originally built around the worship of Yaoshi, and pretty much fell apart when the Xianzhou repudiated the Abundance and outlawed/sealed up a lot of Abundance-based tech/research. So when the Vidyadhara joined the Alliance, it would be natural for them to fill that vaccuum.
A lot of fanfic make Dan Feng the head of the Alchemy Division. But I don't think that would've been the case, since the Vidyadhara ruling group at least seem to prefer the High Elder keep their distance from Luofu civil issues. IMO, Dan Feng's relationship with the Alchemy Division was probably similar to Bailu's current relationship with them, sort of a living advertisement for Luofu's healing arts and their premiere healer, but not actually in the governance system.
The conflict that Lingsha is referring to is most likely related to the conflict between the Vidyadhara faction that wants switch over to the Abundance. It's both an internal conflict, and also a conflict with the Xianzhou, since this switching of allegiance is pretty much coming with a good serving of betrayal/rebellion. So Lingsha and her original mentor got squeezed out for their politics, and Jing Yuan arranged for them to get "exiled" to the Zhuming. It's not hard to equate this with him arranging for Dan Heng to be "exiled" from the Luofu, in that respect, as a means of protecting Xianzhou-loyal assets for potential future use.
BTW, saw this analysis recently on Bilibili that I found very informative: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1iS42197kD/
The great thing about it is the author tracked down a lot of supporting evidence from minor side lore from the various readables and stuff which I can't be bothered to look up. The last part speculating on how the governance system works for the Xianzhou based on their history I found really interesting. It's worth a look.