Two veterans bully a local girl from the Prison Mountain Realm

"The master of the Six Desires Demon Lord... isn't that a 'Deity'?"

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Jian Cunyi said with some surprise.

Lin Yu nodded slightly. "Not entirely accurate. That being was indeed once Deity, but now... he is no longer."

"He fell from his Deity Divine Rank and was in a weakened state, which is why my friend was able to take advantage of him."

As Lin Yu spoke, Jian Cunyi pondered for a long time before finally saying, "So that's how it is... The Beast Master is really amazing, even more amazing than I imagined."

"I never said 'Zhu Ming'," Lin Yu said helplessly, "Why are you assuming it's her, Brother Jian?"

Jian Cunyi eyebrow and waved his fan. "Could it be someone else, Brother Lin?"

Lin Yu sighed, "You're right, it is indeed 'Zhu Ming'... but why do you even know about this?"

Jian Cunyi smiled and said, "Brother Lin, you didn't really try to hide your relationship... Besides, I came to you for cooperation, so I definitely had to investigate you thoroughly—at least I know about your relationship with 'Zhu Ming'."

"After all, you have that [Guest Appearance Invitation] [Item], right...? The people around you and those close to you are also part of your fighting force, aren't they?"

"I heard that you encountered danger in the Black Marsh World and called 'Zhu Ming' to help you out," Jian Cunyi said with some interest. "But I really didn't expect that even methods involving 'Deity' could be borrowed from your [Item]."

"However, what's even more incredible is that Zhu Ming was able to subdue the Deity!"

Lin Yu Righteous Path again, "Former Deity."

"Actually, in my opinion, it's about the same... However, if she can subdue Deity at his peak without any weakening, then you should just summon her, put the 'Diviner' on a leash, or simply let the Deity be crushed by her," Jian Cunyi said. "However... you still need to be careful. The Deity behind the 'Six Desires Demon Lord' should have the Authority of 'Desire.' Although I don't know how He fell from His Divine Rank... even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse. Any being that has ever glimpsed the Divine Realm should not be underestimated. You and your friends must be extremely careful when dealing with Him."

"Especially since He has the Authority 'Desire,' He is probably very adept at bewitching people and feigning compliance."

Lin Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I trust her."

"Alright, I trust your judgment too," Jian Cunyi said without asking any further questions, then looked at Qin Siyu, "No wonder this guy suddenly became so honest and obedient after going out with you. It turns out you have this kind of trick up your sleeve, Brother Lin."

"First it was the Yun Jushi, and now it's the 'God of Desire'... Brother Lin, I previously thought you had no foundation in the Prison Mountain Realm, but now it seems I was overthinking it—your foundation and background in this realm might actually be deeper than mine."

Lin Yu humbly replied, "It's not fair to say I have no foundation, but... to say I'm better than you would be a joke. To be honest, this 'Moon-Exploring Star-Plucking' Heroine Qin recognized you from the very beginning, 'Daoist Master Xingyi'."

Qin Siyu chimed in, "I have indeed long admired Daoist Master Xingyi's name! Daoist Master Xingyi is renowned for slaying demons and monsters and traveling the world; it's hard not to have heard of him!"

Lin Yu also said, "He's not just famous in your Prison Mountain Realm; among us outsiders, Daoist Master Xingyi's name is even more renowned."

Faced with such flattery from the two, Jian Cunyi, with his humble and gentle nature, clearly couldn't take it anymore. "Alright, let's get back to the 'Yaomo' within the Duxuan Sect... Gentlemen, now is not the time for pleasantries."

Seeing that Jian Cunyi steered the conversation back on track, Lin Yu asked, "Brother Jian, have you discovered anything else about this suspected 'Living Foot' Yaomo?"

Jian Cunyi: "Yes, Brother Lin, yes—as I said before, according to the inheritance I Memory, this 'Living Foot' is Parasitism in the 'human heart'—but aren't you curious why this 'Living Foot' appeared here when the Duxuan Sect has been deserted for hundreds of years?"

Lin Yu looked at Qin Siyu: "Because someone came in— Qin Siyu and I just found the bodies of her companions, a total of sixteen."

"Those corpses all showed signs of being corrupted by Yaomo, just like Qin Siyu... So, could it be that they brought the 'Living Foot' in?"

As Lin Yu spoke, he looked at Jian Cunyi: "After all, I heard Qin Siyu explain why they gathered together. Although it sounds like a 'coincidence,' in my opinion... these coincidences are a bit too much."

"Therefore, they were very likely 'lured' here—perhaps even specifically to target you, Brother Jian."

"Therefore, it's not impossible that this 'Living Foot' came because of their arrival."

Jian Cunyi shook his head. "Brother Lin, although what you said makes a lot of sense, and your analysis seems to be something a 'Diviner' would do, I don't think that's the case."

"Based on my perception and observation over this period of time, this 'Living Foot' should indeed have been in this Duxuan Sect for a long time, and for a long period of time it should have been in a dormant state. Perhaps the Heroine Qin Siyu and her group of martial arts practitioners were indeed tricked and guided to this place, but rather than bringing the 'Living Foot' in, it seems more like... Blood Food and sacrifice to awaken the 'Living Foot'."

"Sacrificial offerings, Blood Food...?"

Qin Siyu sighed again.

Jian Cunyi said, "Don't worry, whether it's this Yaomo or the possible mastermind behind it, I will make them pay the price—you will be fine, and your companions will not die in vain."

Qin Siyu nodded solemnly. "Thank you Daoist Master Xingyi."

After a moment's thought, Lin Yu spoke up, "If Living Foot has always been within the Duxuan Sect... even if he has been sleeping here the whole time, isn't that a bit strange?"

"Why would this 'Living Foot' appear within the Du Duxuan Sect —especially since, as you Brother Jian said, the Duxuan Sect's Formation is still in operation."

A glint flashed in Jian Cunyi's eyes. "That's the problem... Brother Lin, obviously, you've also realized the only reasonable explanation, right—the least likely possibility after eliminating all others?"

"This 'Living Foot'... existed within the Duxuan Sect even before its destruction," Lin Yu said in a low voice. "In fact, this Yaomo was released in by the Duxuan Sect members themselves back then."

Jian Cunyi snapped his fingers, "That's right... that's right, Brother Lin, you really understand immediately."

"That's not hard to guess... After all, Brother Jian, your 'inheritance' specifically mentions the rare ancient Yaomo 'Living Foot' —the senior from the Duxuan Sect who left you the inheritance back then obviously may have really seen Living Foot."

"So, it's not surprising that there really is such a Yaomo being suppressed within the Du Duxuan Sect," Lin Yu paused here, "Moreover, rather than 'suppressing,' I have a bolder guess."

Jian Cunyi asked with great interest, "What did you guess, Brother Lin?"

Lin Yu pondered for a moment, then organized his thoughts and analyzed, "If that Living Foot is truly suppressed here, and only a few hundred years have passed, the sealing and imprisonment methods might not have yet become ineffective..."

"When we first arrived at this valley, we couldn't find the Duxuan Sect's sect at all, which means that this Sect-Protecting Grand Formation can make the entire sect invisible within this valley. This is very similar to Brother Jian's description of the 'Living Foot' ability..."

"Therefore, rather than saying that the 'Duxuan Sect' imprisoned Living Foot here, it's more accurate to say that... the Duxuan Sect itself is using Living Foot, using him to create... Sect-Protecting Grand Formation!"

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Jian Cunyi praised, "That's a bold guess, Brother Lin... but you're absolutely right!"

"You're really amazing... I started by studying this pavilion to understand why this Formation wasn't swallowed by the 'Yin Side,' and gradually came to perceive the complete structure of all the Formation within the entire Duxuan Sect. That's when I discovered that this Sect-Protecting Grand Formation actually has a second layer of structure, and that structure... is the 'Formation' that seals and extracts a Great Demon."

"But Brother Lin, you were able to analyze and deduce all of this without ever sensing it, based solely on the Spider Silk. That's truly unbelievable."

Lin Yu waved his hand. "Not at all. I deduced it from your attitude because you already 'knew' about it, Brother Jian... If you hadn't known the Truth beforehand and unintentionally guided and hinted at it to me, I would never have guessed it in my entire life. To be honest, you, Brother Jian, who can observe details and glimpse the Truth, are truly amazing."

"Brother Lin is too modest!"

"No, no."

The two exchanged polite words, and neither of them seemed to find anything wrong with the fact that Duxuan Sect had used an ancient Yaomo as the foundation of the array.

After all, both of them are "Player".

However, Qin Siyu, Native of the Prison Mountain Realm, was shocked.

"Wait a minute, what do you mean... Gentlemen, are you saying that the Yaomo here was placed Duxuan Sect themselves, with the purpose of using it to set up Formation?"

Jian Cunyi nodded matter-of-factly. "Of course, what else?"

"Dead Yaomo can be used as materials to refine Magical Artifacts, weapons, armor, and elixirs, and they can also be used as materials for drawing and arranging Talismans and Formation... Why can't living ones be used?"

"The Daoist Sect nowadays are still too ordinary and too conservative," Lin Yu sighed. "Before the Chaos of Huotian, the Daoist Sect back then... their methods were hundreds of times more insane than they are now."

"Using Yaomo as the Array Eye and foundation of an array is really nothing to be surprised about."