Lu Yin stared intently at Jiu Xian. "Codex 16, the lonely figure on the mountain peak."
Jiu Xian was confused.
"Codex 15, Eternal Sorrow."
Jiu Xian became even more confused.
"Heavenspire."
Jiu Xian was speechless. "What are you talking about?"
"The Wisdom Domain."
Jiu Xian held a hand to her forehead. "You know what, forget it. I don’t have time to waste with you. I’m better off taking a nap."
"The Gate of Laws," Lu Yin said finally. He then watched as Jiu Xian stepped into her portal and vanished.
Lu Yin remained standing where he was, staring down at the empty ground.
He had just listed off a number of things that he was suspicious about. No matter how much Jiu Xian tried to hide, Lu Yin felt that his guesses would most likely force her to take action.
Feng Bo was from another megaverse, and the Spirit Nidus existed within another, invisible megaverse. Lu Yin wanted to learn the truth of those megaverses.
He was certain that Jiu Xian knew something. The more that she tried to keep things hidden, the more confident that Lu Yin was in his suspicions.
You won’t be able to hide things for long.
Some distance away, Shi Lin was quite anxious. Everyone else had all left, so what was he supposed to do now?
He had just attacked, but he had not done so intentionally. He had been forced to by Jiu Xian. Shi Lin had been given no choice but to attack and draw Lu Yin’s attention.
If Lu Yin held a grudge after this, Shi Lin would be in grave trouble.
In the midst of Shi Lin’s anxiety, Lu Yin simply walked away. He did not have time to waste on Shi Lin and others at his level. Since people were hiding things, he would force everything out. He wanted to see who could truly keep their secrets.
Lu Yin returned to the Daquan Domain.
As soon as Lu Yin left, Shi Lin let out a sigh of relief.
There were three keys to the Gate of Laws, and Yue Susu suspected that the Daquan Domain’s Chamber of Commerce had obtained one of them.
The Chamber of Commerce had cooperated with the Gate of Laws, and the key might have been the reason why their cooperation was at all possible.
Lu Yin was going to the Daquan Domain to force Yi Shang to turn the key over.
Lu Yin could do what Zhan Ming and the other Seraphs could not. Since the High Seraph had confirmed that he would not attack Lu Yin and since there were no other real threats, Lu Yin could act without restraint.
"The president of the Chamber of Commerce? He’s not here," Rong Xiang respectfully replied to Lu Yin.
"Where is he?"
Rong Xiang replied, "I don’t know. After the conflict during the trade association selection, the president left, saying that he was going into seclusion to recover. He didn’t make an appearance even after everything here was restored to normal."
Lu Yin understood: Yi Shang had run away. He was likely afraid that Lu Yin would go after him for the key.
Yue Susu had plotted against Yi Shang’s Chamber of Commerce. Both she and Yi Shang were aware of the third key’s existence, though it had never been mentioned during their conversations. Yi Shang and Zhan Ming undoubtedly wanted to kill Yue Susu, and it seemed to be because of her knowledge of the third key.
Lu Yin had taken Yue Susu away, and because of that, Yi Shang was afraid that Lu Yin would target him for the key. So, he had escaped.
With Yi Shang gone, staying in the Daquan Domain was useless to Lu Yin.
"Since Yi Shang is gone, does that mean that you’re in charge of the Chamber of Commerce now?" Lu Yin asked, looking back at Rong Xiang.
The man quickly replied, "The president just left for a short while."
Lu Yin nodded, and then slowly raised a hand and patted Rong Xiang’s shoulder. "I’ll leave the Sima Chamber of Commerce and the Hundred Leaf Trade Association in your care."
Rong Xiang bowed. "Rest assured, Seraph Lu."
A short time later, Lu Yin left the Daquan Domain.
Rong Xiang let out a sigh of relief. It was good to see Lu Yin leave. There was no one in the Spirit Nidus who welcomed him.
"Grandfather, is Lu Yin gone?" Rong Hua came over.
Rong Xiang barked, "Shut up! You must address him as Seraph Lu, not by just his name!"
Rong Hua still resented Lu Yin for almost killing him before. "Lu... Seraph Lu, what did he come here for?"
"That has nothing to do with you. You don’t need to concern yourself with anything. Go train!" Rong Xiang dismissed Rong Hua with a wave of his hand, leaving the younger man with no choice but but to leave.
Rong Xiang let out a breath. As the president expected, Seraph Lu had indeed come back to the Daquan Domain. Rong Xiang just hoped that the Chamber of Commerce would be able to survive this calamity.
Far away, Lu Yin had already returned to the Hundred Grasses Domain, where he openly announced a session of secluded training in preparation for his upcoming battle with Emperor Wu at the source of the Fu River. Lu Yin said that he would remain in seclusion until the battle.
Many people breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this announcement. Seraph Lu was constantly roaming the megaverse, and who knew when he might stumble into their domain? Everywhere he went, misfortune seemed to follow.
On Boundless, Lu Yin actually did go into seclusion, but not to prepare for his fight against Emperor Wu. Instead, Lu Yin went into seclusion to roll his die.
The die was his mirebound artifact, and it had catalyzed Lu Yin’s own rise to power by granting him the innate gifts of the Seven Heroes. During his time in his own megaverse, Lu Yin had accomplished many seemingly impossible things with his die. However, after coming into contact with the Spirit Nidus and the Consciousness Megaverse, his die’s usefulness had greatly diminished. In particular, Possession, which had once allowed him to feel omniscient and omnipotent, had become almost entirely useless.
In the Tianyuan Megaverse, he no longer needed to Possess anyone, but it was impossible for him to Possess anyone in the Spirit Nidus. The same was true of the Consciousness Megaverse’s conscients. Beings of pure consciousness could not be Possessed by a living creature like Lu Yin. The power that conscients cultivated was simply their own being.
If they lacked vitality, they also lacked power.
The die’s Possession was completely neutered in both the Spirit Nidus and the Consciousness Megaverse.
However, when Lu Yin had formed his Nine Heavens, he had done so by splitting his consciousness and using the Nine Clones Secret Technique. In doing so, he had realized how he could use his die’s Possession on conscients. He could do so with the consciousness that belonged to the Nine Clones Secret Technique.