Several weeks ago, at the very moment Du Youqian used his "Broken Water" Sword Intent to severely injure Du Ruyuan, the Guardian Envoy of the Taihe Sect, Xi Mengran's soul was stirred by some unknown stimulus and awakened within the Soul-Imbued Jade.
No, "awakened" might not be the most appropriate word.
After all, it's a soul. What is there to "awaken" or not? It's not like she's a living person.
A more accurate description would be that Xi Mengran's soul had regained some activity, showed some reactions, and was able to engage in simple interactions with the outside world.
Of course, for now, the soul could only understand and convey very simple information, far from the point of regaining consciousness.
To use an analogy, it was like a person in a vegetative state for ten years who could finally respond to external stimuli with subtle movements like curling a finger, blinking an eye, or pursing their lips.
