If Dan Feng only used the 化龙妙法, he wouldn't have been tossed in jail by the Xianzhou as the resulting crisis would've been just an internal Vidyadhara problem. He got into trouble with the Xianzhou because he used the Ambrosial Arbor in the whole ritual, which is why it took place in Scalegorge Waterscape, and why he got in trouble with the Xianzhou.
He had access to it because his role as 龙尊 is to keep watch over and maintain the seals for the Ambrosial Arbor. After Dan Feng, the role of watching over the Arbor was carried out by the Vidyadhara Preceptors (because people either didn't trust Bailu with it or didn't think she was capable of the duty). Then similarly, during the recent Stellaron crisis, Phantylia was able to get to the Arbor because she had some traitor Vidyadhara Preceptors helping her.
> 白珩
Baiheng used to be a Nameless but had retired from that role. Her time in the Quintet seemed to have been spent as a pilot of the Yaoqing. She also didn't have our protagonist plot armor, obviously.
> How come Xianzhou never met up with more of the genius society before and how have they not made some kind of pact with them now regarding helping Vidyadhara and their reproduction issue?
I mean, it's not that easy for most people make a deal with the Genius Society because they're less a faction and more a collection of eccentric geniuses who are only interested in their specific area of study.
Ruan Mei's experiment in recreating an Emanator of Propagation was more out of an ambition to attain Aeonhood herself, than looking to explore the mysteries of Propagation as a path. I'm not sure how much interest she would have into doing research into Permanence for the purpose of benefitting the Vidyadhara. But she doesn't seem to be the type to take requests. As well, the results of letting her do the research might just end up with a lot of dead bodies as fodder, resulting in a bunch of monster dragons (like Bailu's predecessors)...
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Date: 2024-08-21 16:15 (UTC)He had access to it because his role as 龙尊 is to keep watch over and maintain the seals for the Ambrosial Arbor. After Dan Feng, the role of watching over the Arbor was carried out by the Vidyadhara Preceptors (because people either didn't trust Bailu with it or didn't think she was capable of the duty). Then similarly, during the recent Stellaron crisis, Phantylia was able to get to the Arbor because she had some traitor Vidyadhara Preceptors helping her.
> 白珩
Baiheng used to be a Nameless but had retired from that role. Her time in the Quintet seemed to have been spent as a pilot of the Yaoqing. She also didn't have our protagonist plot armor, obviously.
> How come Xianzhou never met up with more of the genius society before and how have they not made some kind of pact with them now regarding helping Vidyadhara and their reproduction issue?
I mean, it's not that easy for most people make a deal with the Genius Society because they're less a faction and more a collection of eccentric geniuses who are only interested in their specific area of study.
Ruan Mei's experiment in recreating an Emanator of Propagation was more out of an ambition to attain Aeonhood herself, than looking to explore the mysteries of Propagation as a path. I'm not sure how much interest she would have into doing research into Permanence for the purpose of benefitting the Vidyadhara. But she doesn't seem to be the type to take requests. As well, the results of letting her do the research might just end up with a lot of dead bodies as fodder, resulting in a bunch of monster dragons (like Bailu's predecessors)...