Su Shidao thought for a moment. "What makes him so difficult as an opponent is his versatility. He has no noticeable weaknesses. He possesses immense physical strength, consciousness, and spiritual force. On top of that, he is even an accomplished Spirit Treasure Master! It’s impossible to pinpoint any flaws. It could be said that he grows stronger the more powerful his opponent is. Even if some ancient monster might be able to overwhelm him with pure power, completely suppressing him would not be easy at all.
"I wonder if any of the old monsters like that are even still alive."
Grandmaster Yu Ran had not expected Su Shidao to pile such high praise on the Third Boss. This meant that not even the old man was a match for the Third Boss.
This was especially shocking, as Su Shidao was just as powerful as the Seven Seraphs.
The Seraphs were practically the most powerful cultivators in the entire Spirit Nidus.
Were there any old monsters still alive who were more powerful than the Seven Seraphs? Su Shidao was already from an ancient era. It was unimaginable for anyone who even he considered an old monster to still be alive. Such a thing would break history’s very timeline.
With a sigh, Grandmaster Yu Ran found herself understanding Su Shidao's conflicted feelings. While he might hate the High Seraph, without him around, who else in the Spirit Nidus could stand up to the Third Boss?
...
"Third Boss, Su Shidao isn't your match, is he?" Old Tao asked with a flattering smile.
Lu Yin crossed his legs. "That old man’s quite reasonable, though he enjoys cursing people."
"Cursing?" Old Tao was briefly stunned, but then he grew furious. "He dared to curse you, Third Boss? Why didn't you call me over to deal with him? I'd have cursed him to death!"
"Forget it, it wasn’t bad, and it also doesn't matter."
Old Tao offered a bit more flattery, which disgusted Palace Master Yao and the others within earshot.
"Huh? Third Boss, someone is chasing after us," Old Tao reported.
There was a group of people racing after Lu Yin’s entourage from behind. These were the same people who had initially tried to prevent Lu Yin from entering the Spirit Treasure Domain.
The sedan stopped, and Lu Yin turned to look at his pursuers. "What’s this? You didn’t want to let us in when we first arrived. And now, you don’t want to let us leave?"
Zhi Hua stepped forward and bowed to Lu Yin. "I wanted to apologize for my earlier rudeness, Third Boss."
The others also bowed in unison. "Our apologies, Third Boss."
Lu Yin was not at all interested in their apologies. "Alright, this is just wasting my time. Let's go."
Zhi Hua looked up and blinked. "Will you return, Third Boss?"
"To the Spirit Treasure Domain?"
"Yes."
"Probably not."
Zhi Hua looked disappointed.
"Before I leave, I have a gift for you." Lu Yin pointed a finger. Ripples spread through the void, stopping once they reached Zhi Hua's hand.
The others looked over, curious. There was an image in the girl’s hand, but neither she nor anyone else with her could understand what they were looking at.
The sedan continued on, moving far away.
Suddenly, Zhi Shan arrived, tearing through the void while shouting angrily, "Girl, you’re too brash! You went after the Third Boss again?"
Zhi Hua blinked. "I... I couldn't bear to just let him leave."
Zhi Shan was speechless. "Why would that bother you? What does it matter to you if he stays or leaves? Return home with me."
Zhi Hua opened her hand. "Grandfather, what is this? The Third Boss left it for me."
Zhi Shan looked at the image in the girl’s hand, and a tremor ran through his body. What is that? My Tomb of Mountains and Streams? No, that isn’t the original Tomb of Mountains and Streams.
The old man stared at the image in a daze.
Lu Yin had left his improved version of the Tomb of Mountains and Streams for Zhi Hua, sensing that the old man was approaching.
Su Shidao had shared the spirit treasure formation with Lu Yin, and upon a moment of inspiration, Lu Yin had modified the formation. He had then left the updated formation with Zhi Shan to express his thanks to the Spirit Treasure Domain.
Lu Yin’s experiences in the Spirit Treasure Domain had allowed him to alter Verdant Eternity, and those changes would result in a massive surprise to the Spirit Nidus.
"Third Boss, where are we going now?" Old Tao asked.
Lu Yin's gaze hardened. "the Umbral Deep."
Old Tao was confused. "the Umbral Deep? I think I've heard of that before..."
Palace Master Yao interjected, "It’s beside the Wisdom Domain."
"Oh, right. I remember now, The Umbral Deep. It’s connected to the Wisdom Domain, and it is bottomless." This did not diminish Old Tao’s befuddlement. "Third Boss, are we going to the Wisdom Domain?"
That possibility made Old Tao a bit nervous. The Wisdom Domain was not a simple place. While there were no known Seraph-level experts there, the Wisdom Domain made the decisions for the resource distribution across the entire Spirit Nidus. The Wisdom Domain’s history was even older than the High Seraph and the Seven Seraphs. The only one older than the domain was the megaverse’s invincible being.
Antagonizing the Wisdom Domain would lead to huge problems, as doing so would be like poking a hole in the Spirit Nidus’s sky.
Lu Yin leaned back on the sedan and stared up at the stars. "Bao Qi is in The Umbral Deep."
Old Tao and Palace Master Yao were both startled. "Is Bao Qi in the Wisdom Domain?"
Astral Anura turned to stare at Lu Yin. A Seraph?
Old Tao grew confused. "Why would one of the Seven Seraphs be in The Umbral Deep? That’s so close to the Wisdom Domain."
Lu Yin smiled faintly. "It’s because of the High Seraph. He sent Seraph Bao Qi to observe the Wisdom Domain."
"Third Boss, if you learned that Bao Qi is in The Umbral Deep from the Grandmaster's Trial, then the information must have come from the Phantom Reach. While they most likely have not provided you with false information, even if this is true, finding Bao Qi could still result in an ambush." Old Tao expressed his fears.
Of course, Lu Yin had already considered such things.