There was chaos in the Spirit Nidus due to the upcoming expedition to the Consciousness Megaverse.
When Lu Yin learned that the High Seraph had started searching parallel universes for the hidden Luminary, he understood that the man was avoiding getting involved in what was happening between Yue Ya and Lu Yin. Specifically, the High Seraph likely wanted to have an alibi prepared for Yue Ya.
For even the High Seraph to act in such a way amply demonstrated just how high above the Spirit Nidus the Nine Odysseys Megaverse truly stood.
Months passed with Lu Yin tirelessly continuing to pry karmic bricks in the Roaming South Realm.
In his inner universe, there was a significantly larger amount of the spirit seed liquid, though more than half of the spirit seeds were still unmelted.
Lu Yin was in no hurry. He had enough liquid for the time being.
The karmic bricks were not easy to pry loose from the wall.
He looked up at the starry sky. Young Master Yu had returned.
“Greetings, Seraph Lu,” Young Master Yu said with a bow.
Lu Yin waved a hand. “Enough of that. What do you need?”
“Old Yu wants me to guide you to the Northmount Domain, Seraph Lu. He claims that a connection to the Nine Odysseys Megaverse is there.”
Lu Yin was surprised. “A connection to the Nine Odysseys Megaverse?”
Young Master Yu replied respectfully, “I do not know whether it is true, but that is what he told me and instructed me to share with you.”
Lu Yin studied Young Master Yu. “And by telling me, you’re carrying out his orders while also completing my orders to report back to me. Clever move.”
Young Master Yu grew alarmed, and he dropped to his knees. “This has to be a trap. I have never heard of any such connection in the Northmount Domain or the Wisdom Domain. I ask that you see clearly, Seraph Lu.”
Lu Yin tapped the void with a finger, and an astral chart of the Spirit Nidus appeared before him.
Northmount Domain... right. He remembered where it was. The first conscient that he devoured here had belonged to one of the Northmount Domain’s Peak Masters, who had also been the son of the Northmount Domain’s Mountain Master.
What a coincidence. Do they actually intend to lure me there?
"One more thing: I believe there actually might be a connection."
"Why’s that?"
"A group of people from the Heavencraft Domain have gone to the Northmount Domain."
Lu Yin raised an eyebrow. "From the Heavencraft Domain?"
Young Master Yu continued on in a tactful manner, saying, "Just a few months ago, the Heavencraft Domain’s Grandmaster Ling Zuo secretly led a group of cultivators to the Northmount Domain. No one knows what they did there, and my master has never mention it, but it is too much of a coincidence. My master wants Seraph Lu led to the Northmount Domain, and coincidentally, a group of people from the Heavencraft Domain also sneaked over there."
Lu Yin was impressed. "Not bad. That’s actually a bit useful. Without that, I might have thought that your loyalty to me was nothing more than an act."
Young Master Yu quickly declared, "I would not dare!"
Lu Yin started thinking. What could be the connection between the Heavencraft Domain, the Northmount Domain, and the Wisdom Domain?
The Wisdom Domain had once been supported by the Ru family, and it was currently answering to Yue Ya. Almost all of the Lesser Sancte’s people in the Spirit Nidus had been exposed while gathering spirit seeds for Lu Yin, but none of them had been connected to either the Northmount Domain or the Heavencraft Domain.
The Heavencraft Domain... Spirit Threads Rule the World.
Lu Yin’s eyes flashed as he recalled the strange scene that he had witnessed on the Day of Offering. In addition to the seven inverted funnels, there had also been gigantic “灵” characters continuously rising up, shrinking as they had so until their forms created a triangle. Those “灵” characters had been formed from spirit threads. It appeared that spirit threads were also related to the seven inverted funnels, as the characters seemingly propelled the liquid upwards through the funnels.
Since the “灵” character was connected to the funnels, it indicated that it was also a connection to the Nine Odysseys Megaverse.
Lu Yin had already considered such a connection before. So, while he was devouring conscients, he had also investigated the Heavencraft Domain, only to find nothing at all. For that reason, he had stopped paying attention to the domain, but with this new activity, Lu Yin was certain that there was a connection between the Heavencraft Domain and the Nine Odysseys Megaverse.
If they aren’t Yue Ya’s people...
Xing Fan.
Lu Yin remembered that name. In the message that Emperor Wu had sent Lu Yin, he had mentioned that he had received the Nine Heavens Transformation from Xing Fan. However, Ge Yao had claimed that Emperor Wu had received the Nine Heavens Transformation from Yue Ya. This led to a simple deduction: Yue Ya and Xing Fan were working together.
In the current scheme against Lu Yin, Yue Ya’s efforts could be seen in Old Yu, while the Heavencraft Domain belonged to Xing Fan.
The two Lesser Sancti were working together on something, but was it really the Northmount Domain? If they were not trying to lure Lu Yin to the Morrow Behemoth’s hand, then were they attempting to take him to the Nine Odysseys Megaverse through the Northmount Domain? Could that domain really have a connection to the Nine Odysseys Megaverse?
The essence of a convincing lie was to blend the truth with falsehood. Old Yu’s claim that the Northmount Domain was connected to the Nine Odysseys Megaverse might not be entirely false.
“The fact that Old Yu wants you to tell me this now means that I can go to the Northmount Domain at any time. They’re already prepared for me there,” Lu Yin thought aloud.
Young Master Yu stayed silent. He had not known about any of this. In a game of this scale, he was nothing more than just a pawn. Even his master was just a pawn. Neither of them had any idea what the real game was even about.
“And what’s that old man doing?” Lu Yin asked.
“He is still in the Wisdom Domain,” Young Master Yu replied.
Lu Yin sneered. The old man had sent a message through Young Master Yu while pretending to know nothing. Old Yu was trying to lure Lu Yin in by feigning ignorance. Does he really think that it will be so easy?
“Get that old man to go there for me,” Lu Yin ordered.
Young Master Yu considered the request for a moment. “I’ll see to it immediately.”
There was no need for Lu Yin to give instructions on how to go about this. The entire scheme had been created by Old Yu, and because of that, Young Master Yu simply needed to report things honestly.
That was exactly what he did.
Old Yu frowned. “He doesn’t trust me?”
“Yes. Seraph Lu still remains cautious of me. He said that he will only go to the Northmount Domain once you are there, Master. He told me to keep an eye on you,” Young Master Yu replied.
Old Yu nodded. “That’s to be expected. Lesser Sancte Yue Ya has schemed against him several times before, which has made him cautious. Since that’s the case, I’ll go.”
“Master, will this be dangerous?” Young Master Yu asked with concern.