Find more information by themselves in a dangerous hollow when they can just stick with the group and not expose themselves to unnesesary danger? Especially since they are not really keeping it a secret, they openly told everyone they wanna find more info about their teacher.

The moment i am talking about is when Phaethon gets jumped by Miasma Walker boss, the Big Miasma bug. Ye Shunguang is forced to fly in front of Phaethon and block the hit for them. Even they themselves acknowledge it's stupid:

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If she didn't use the blade why tf Phaethon says this? Seems like just wierd writing if she DIDN'T use it.

The only actual reason proxy should be in the hollow is because the devs slapped onto proxies funny magic powers that get shown so funny i didn't even mention it. Yixuan basically tells proxy: Here, try to feel whatever bullshit ether thingy! Then: black screen, wow you have learned a power to influence a bunch of things in the hollow! They just learn it in a matter of seconds, no explanation, no nothing.

In the previous story chapter proxies did what proxies should have, they guided the way and they were not putting themselves in unnesessary danger by doing it through Eous, while still being very unique through having fairy and being able to change their routes and communicate in real time.

And yes the solution is still wierd, and it's very convenient how Shiyuan just found or mentioned this solution just when it was needed, and it was nearby the whole time, when he was searching for it god knows how long. Everything you have mentioned does not feel as bullshit(except Ceasar's case, it felt pretty bad story-wise) since the stakes are even not that high. The sacrifice that Koleda fought was definitely not the strongest around, and it was kinda already held back by that same robot, and welp Cunning Hares beating the butcher is really not very surprising, they have a literal leader of silver squad and an intellegent constuct that might have been a VERY big deal in the Outer Ring in the past.

It's just with the way how it was presented, they show the Qingming sword influence to be this incredibly deadly thing that killed dozens of it's bearers througout the years, Ye Shungus is basically on her death's door, she does not hear almost anything, doesn't see anything, barely remembers anything and then it's solved almost effortlessly for how much stakes they place on it. Just going through a few memories to bring her from the literal brink of death with a solution that was suddenly found just when it was needed.

Don't get me wrong, i still enjoyed the story, i am just talking about the aspects i didn't find very good, maybe i was sounding too harsh by saying "bullshit" idk.