Several update ago, she
showed us what she was doing. That it enable combat help in a more significant form is of no surprise. Somehow ignoring that she actually showed us what she is doing, and what the thing she is doing
looks like, to the point to say it's a 'bold claim' to take what she is telling us she is doing as "one of the possibilities" is all kind of ridiculous, and you know it.
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I mean, you have to really twist @Neshuakadal's statement for that statement to say that Hanyi can get in our dantian. Like really twist it. I understand where you're coming from in that "how in the world could a random spirit distract Sixiang when she is in our dantian unless they got into our dantian," but that is, presumably, not what they are talking about.
Nowhere in their statement did the word "dantian" appear. However, we know that Sixiang can observe things that happen outside of the dantian, it's how she knows where things are in the physical world and can sense earth tremors before we notice it. Presumably, then, @Neshuakadal's post was about such a sufficient distraction in the outside world distracting Sixiang. I mean, they are free to correct me if I'm wrong, but to me, their post has nothing to do with another spirit invading the dantian and is merely about distractions in the outside world.
Then @Neshuakadal is being even more ridiculously on left field considering this is even more likely to happen in the argent vent than anywhere.... but even then, we have never seen Sixiang being actually influenced by things that can't enter our dantian before.
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First sorry this is several hours late I read your post and then had to head to work. Now lets dig into your response.
First, where are your multiple interpretations on what is happening? You say it is
likely that Sixiang is creating a locus and then offer two different versions of what that locus could do. One version acts as a site and another version of your locus affects only Sixiang. But it's the same idea. You think Sixiang is creating a locus. Then you provide two different outcomes of what that locus could be. Your idea that Sixiang is creating a locus is what I am calling you out for and asking for quotes. I don't really need to argue the two different outcomes because if you can't provide evidence for your theory then the two ideas based off of the locus theory are null.
Now lets move on to your statement that I have an idea of what is happening.
I have no idea of what is happening. I hope that is clear enough for you. Nowhere did I even give an idea or a theory about what is happening. If you think that I did then your reading comprehension failed you. That is not my problem.
How do you know what is likely or not? What is your basis of belief that Sixiang is creating a locus like Zeqing? Next question how do you even know how locus form? We know very little about the talk from Elder Su about the nature of qi locus. Here is what we do know.
Do the powerful spirit beasts create those locus? Or are they drawn to locus that match them the most? We don't really know. We don't know how locus are made. We don't know how spirits add benefits to the locus they live in or even if they do at all. There is so much we don't know that saying it is
likely that Sixiang is making a spirit locus seems super far fetched.
Then there is your 'proof' that she is creating a locus.
How is this proving Sixiang is creating a locus? The word or even concept of a locus did not appear at all. All this proves is she is doing something that acts kinda of like a domain. This could be so many different things. It could be a different ability that has an area of effect like a domain has an area of effect. It could be almost anything and pretending like you know all possibilities and that a locus is the most likely is super arrogant. It could be something that we don't even know exists yet. We know nothing about what is happening so lets not pretend that we do.
Now on to the next point about me calling you out on your ideas. You may not even realize it but you are stating your
ideas as
facts. This is made worse because you are adding numbers that seem to have been pulled from the ether into your theories. This is the huge problem I have with your style of writing so far. You have this terrible habit of just putting forth your
ideas as
facts without any proof backing them up. (Some example of your ideas being presented as facts; argent vents are artificial, qi locus have a pleseant feel unless stated otherwise) Then people see your confidence in the 'facts' you are presenting and just assume them to be true.
It is super frustrating to me to see you try and say that these are just your ideas, and I am "trying to prevent people from having different ideas," but in your post you put these
ideas forth as
facts. If you didn't want to put your
ideas to be treated as
facts and then get questioned about those 'facts' then you really needed to add a qualifier stating something about how this is all just your ideas and gut feelings. Even then I would likely have called you out about Sixiang creating a locus since it is so far from left field. However, then you would be able to say that you don't have any proof and it's just a gut feeling and that would be ok.
If you don't want to be called out on presenting your
ideas as
facts then you need to stop presenting your
ideas as
facts. Once again this is not my problem. If you don't want to be called out then you need to change your writing so that it is clearer what you consider facts and what you consider your ideas.
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Huh....
Locus idea is site idea. "If it affects Sixiang herself" is "if it's not a site idea".
I gave 2 different scenarios: one where it is a locus, one where it influences Sixiang herself instead. I marked those as two different scenarios. I said each was likely.
Now on to your jump to try and make me look like a hypocrite. Thor and Twin already did an impressive post about just how badly you failed at understanding my point but I rewrite my points in easy to understand language. The usage of wild spirit beasts and Hayni were meant to be examples. Proof that we don't have complete control at those other sites.
- When working on cultivation sometimes distractions can be bad. We see this when Gu Yanmei stops us in week 20 and tells us not to disturb Xiulan.
- We know things can effect spirits even in our dantian. We know this from week 47-48 Part 1 when we bind Sixiang and the armor is described as special "Having no physical form, Sixiang cannot be targetted or damaged by physical attacks unless the attack specifies an ability to damage spiritual entities." This makes it explicit that there are things that can effect Sixiang even in our dantian.
- Our home is the safest spot listed. There will be no unexpected trials at our home. No unexpected visitors that we can't ignore. Any other spot something unexpected could happen.
Since our home has the lowest chance of the unexpected happening it would also stand that it has the lowest chance of a distractions happening. If something unexpected happened at the other sites would that be a distraction. Not necessarily, but my point was that it could. I do not want anything to go wrong with this unknown process so I wanted the site where we had the most control over what could happen. Right now I believe I have defended my idea well enough. If you feel like my defense is insufficient please call me out. I don't mind it and I feel like it helps enrich everyone that reads the posts.
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For fuck's sake, our home has the
highest chance of being distracted. That was my point.
We know for a fact that Ling Qi is expecting to be challenged any days now. Ling Qi, however, is not expecting Hanyi to disturb her (and it has never happened before), and she isn't expecting to be attacked in Silent Stones site (as preparing a site means you make sure there is no one here). Moreoever, we know for a fact that to distract Sixiang you need to influence Ling Qi's dantian. A challenger coming might well do that. A random spirit beast or Hanyi won't.
Now, if your argument was "Zeqing site would have Qi that is too potent" that might have some legs, but it isn't your actual argument.
This is a little bit of a jumbled mess to me but I will try to parse it. First off is the mocking tone. Check. Next you say I created a scenario that couldn't happen. How do you know the scenario I created couldn't happen? Right here you have stated a
fact that the scenario I created, a distraction happening and proving costly, couldn't happen. So.. do you have a quote to back this up? Or is this just another one of your ideas that just 'happens' to be presented as a fact? Because I believe I have already showed that it is possible for something to effect Sixiang while she is in our domain.
The next part of the sentence is really weird. "when it has more chance of happening for your[my] own desires," doesn't really fit with the previous part of the sentence. I think this may have been an undeleted first draft trying to talk about how I am increasing the chances of an event to suit my own wants. But honestly I have no idea what is trying to be said here.
The final part "is a totally valid reason to not vote for something;" is pretty clear. I agree with it too. Anything is a valid reason to vote for something. From gut feelings to cold logic. Anything is ok for a vote. What is not o.k is misleading people about what the
facts are by presenting your
ideas as
facts.
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Yes, and that's what is grinding my gear is. There are clear fact that were presented about each options, but there have been deliberate misinformation made in order to pretend those facts don't exist.
Argent Vent is the option that helps the most enhance foundation. Zeqing Site is the option that is the most potent. Silent Stone is the site that has the most suitable Qi to Sixiang.
However, some people disliked the idea that they were voting for a gamble plan, and so first began saying Silent Stone was a bloody moon site until they were told it wasn't, then they said the distance would make any site but Argent dangerous until it wasn't, and then we were told "Argent Vent is only safe place because we could be interrupted in any other places" when Argent vent is the site with highest odds of being interrupted.
Basically, I dislike it when people present opinions as relevants when they go against established fact. I can't know if it was done in purpose to misinform voters who don't actually follow the thread, or if it's just a question of "My vote can't be a gamble", but going around "Aahahah! There is a 0.0001% chance that something happen in this site (and 1% it happens for my vote), so my vote is safer and this is why I vote for it" is actually misleading people through
