Lu Yin looked toward Skyveil City. He was surprised to learn that the Jue family had kept such an impressive trump card hidden. Still, it posed no threat to him.
No matter how many layered spirit treasure formations might be hidden within the Immovable Skyveil Formation, he did not believe that the Jue family could instantly break through his defenses. Besides, with the powers of Word Manifestation and karma at his command, they would never even have a chance to activate the Immovable Skyveil Formation.
Lu Yin’s silence caused Li Guo to believe that the younger man was not confident that he could survive such an attack.
“And what about the Yu family?”
Li Guo’s gaze shifted to another part of Skyveil City. “The Yu family publicly claims that their strongest technique is the Script Array. Everyone has been distracted by that name, forgetting that the essence of the Skyveil Megaverse was using spirit treasures. Their true path to power was creating the strongest spirit treasure formation. In addition to that, regardless of whether it’s carving formations or even the Immovable Skyveil Formation, neither represent the true path.
“Carving formations is just a means of attack, while the Immovable Skyveil Formation is, no matter what, just another spirit treasure formation. On this path, only spirit treasure formations themselves can be considered infinite.
“No one can create the strongest spirit treasure formation, because there is no strongest, only stronger. Long ago, there was an expert in the Skyveil Megaverse who created a spirit treasure formation that defeated ten peak Dukkhans at once. That legend is the source of the rumors that the Yu family can defeat ten such experts.
“To be honest, Mr. Lu, I’m the one who spread those rumors.”
Lu Yin looked at Li Guo. “Senior, were you trying to infuriate the Yu family?”
Li Guo sneered. “You could say that, but it was also a test. I wanted to see just how far the Yu family has gone down the true path.”
The true path? Lu Yin gazed at the Yu family as he fell deep into thought. Indeed, this is the true path.
In both the Tianyuan and the Spirit Nidus, those who pursued lockbreaking chased after lockbreaking and creating sourcebox arrays. For both carving arrays and the Immovable Skyveil Formation, they still used sourcebox arrays as their foundation.
Of Skyveil City’s three great clans, only the Yu family walked that same path. Just how powerful of a sourcebox array had they developed?
“The Yu family has used their Script Array to divert everyone’s attention as they secretly developed ever-stronger spirit treasure formations. Because no one has even managed to break their Script Array, their stronger arrays have never been exposed, though I am certain that they have them.” He looked at Lu Yin. “If there really is a spirit treasure formation that can instantly kill ten peak Dukkhans, Mr. Lu, do you feel that you could withstand it?”
Lu Yin arched a brow. “Are you saying that the Yu family has reached the same level of mastery as the Skyveil Megaverse?”
“Of course not. Even if you gave the Yu family another billion years, they’d never reach that level. Still, this is the West Domain, which contains the Skyveil Megaverse’s legacies. The Yu family has climbed up by using the foundation of the Skyveil Megaverse. Who knows how much of that universe’s legacy they’ve absorbed after so many years?” Li Guo replied, his tone full of disdain for the Yu family.
“During the great battle against the Skyveil Megaverse, the reason why the Immovable Skyveil Formation was so powerful was because it also had the spirit treasure formation that could kill ten peak Dukkhans. That formation served as the core, allowing it to unleash enough power to injure Greater Sancte Blood Tower.
“That is the true face of Skyveil City. To some extent, the three great clans can already represent the Skyveil Megaverse. If the Cheng family had succeeded in invoking the three-clan covenant and the Jue and Yu families had both released their true foundations, then the final outcome would have been uncertain.”
His hands clasped behind his back, Lu Yin thought, Wrong. Even then, it would have been the three great clans that perished.
Li Guo simply failed to understand just how terrifying Lu Yin’s combat power really was.
If the three great clans possessed weapons that could hand them victory, then Lu Yin could easily take those weapons away before they could even be used.
Seeing Lu Yin staring off at Skyveil City in thought, Li Guo leaned closer. “Well? Feel like you’ve been played, don’t you? Do you want to work together to destroy them? It’d be simple. All you need to do is forcibly take their two secret scrolls, and then I can make my move. They won’t even have time to use their hidden cards.”
Lu Yin calmly turned to look at Li Guo. “Senior, you said that you can help me contact the Great Master.”
Li Guo stared at Lu Yin. “I just asked if you wanted to get revenge on those two clans. You could say that they tricked you.”
“That’s not really deceiving me. Why should they tell me these things?” Lu Yin retorted.
Li Guo was momentarily speechless. He carefully studied Lu Yin’s features, yet he found no trace of anger or resentment.
Lu Yin smiled. “I am neither their enemy nor their friend.”
Li Guo looked away and sighed. “Fine. I thought that someone as domineering as you wouldn’t be able to endure being deceived.”
Lu Yin was not offended. Why should the Jue and Yu families tell him anything? Just because he was strong?
In fact, he had already forced the Yu family to bring out Codex 1 and had seen the secret behind the Jue family’s mastery of comprehension techniques.
He absolutely did not believe that everything needed to revolve around him and tell him everything. That was not being domineering, but simply foolish.
Besides, he was still certain that Li Guo was testing him.
Li Guo took out a communication device and started making a call. “I’ll tell you this first: I can help you make a call, but I can’t guarantee that it’ll go through. Who do you think the Great Master is? Even we have trouble contacting him. It’s rare to speak through a communication device, and it’s almost always the Great Master contacting us. Few are able to simply speak to the Great Master without directly going to Deathmound.”
Lu Yin did not rush the old man and calmly waited.
Li Guo quietly waited for the call to connect, but there was no response. He spread his hands, gesturing his helplessness to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin glanced at the communication device. “Try again.”
Li Guo rolled his eyes. “It’s no use.”
“Try again.”
“Fine.” Li Guo tried again, but his efforts remained useless. Everyone knew that trying to call the Great Master with a communication device was like ascending into heaven. The old man was only making the call in order to get information regarding the Void Wall.
Still, there was no answer.
“Try again.”
“I told you, it’s no use.”
“Maybe it’ll work this time.”
“Heh, young man, running to finish your errands is what will help. If you go straight to Deathmound and ask Long Yin or Chao Yi to introduce you, it’ll be faster. Otherwise, you won’t be able to speak with the Great Master within the next 10,000 years. Do you think that the Great Master will hold a communication device up like a mirror just so that you can have a call?”
Just as Li Guo finished speaking, an image appeared. Despite showing nothing but pure black, a voice still spoke. “What is it?”
It sounded like the voice came from the bottom of a well; it was both genderless and ageless.
Lu Yin’s eyes snapped open, and he stared at the display.
Li Guo was stunned. “Great Master, why did you answer?”
“Should I not?”
“Uh, no... It’s just strange. In the past, you’ve never answered whenever we tried to call you.”