The wisdom of a veteran thief of the Prison Mountain Realm

Admittedly, the methods of "Feng Shui Master" Jian Cunyi are extremely terrifying. With just one move, he beat Living Foot Zu so badly that he screamed and questioned the demon's existence. The only reason this Yaomo hasn't cried for its mother is probably because it is a monster born of nature and has no "mother" in a biological and physiological sense.

From a moral standpoint, one could say there is none.

However, Lin Yu still didn't believe that Jian Cunyi's best-case scenario—directly killing or sealing "Living Foot" within the Formation —would necessarily happen smoothly.

Because ancient Yaomo, under the "unnatural selection" of the ancient Daoist Sect, generally shared a common characteristic: they were resilient.

A cunning nature, Wisdom comparable to humans, a variety of survival strategies, and tenacious Life Force.

Every Yaomo that could grow into Great Demon in that era must have gone through countless attempts to annihilate and kill it by the Daoist Sect, Daoist Mage, and warriors.

Each of them is a legendary longevity champion.

The Great Demon, in particular, who have managed to survive until now, are full of decisiveness.

So...

Lin Yu did not hesitate.

"Let's fill this hole quickly."

As Lin Yu spoke, he planted the [Myriad Laws Dao Banner] in the ground.

Qin Siyu blinked. "I've been wanting to say this ever since Daoist Master Xingyi setting things up... I don't understand Formation at all, so how can I possibly be of any help?"

Lin Yu said, "It's okay, I understand—so just do as I say in a moment."

After all, although Lin Yu was not proficient in Formation Dao, the Layman Yun Fengyang's lineage was vast and complex, encompassing various skills, including Formation.

In addition, Lin Yu's own extremely strong perception allows him to clearly sense the flow of spiritual energy within the Formation, so even the most basic and introductory knowledge of Formation is sufficient for him now.

Moreover, Lin Yu's knowledge base wasn't exactly basic or introductory—it wasn't deep or proficient, but it certainly wasn't shallow either.

Especially since Lin Yu wasn't trying to Array Formation at this moment... but rather to "break the formation."

Although Jian Cunyi's explanation was to "fill the gaps" and plug the "Life Gate"Living Foot could evacuate, Lin Yu's intention was not to complete the Formation.

What he needs to do is completely destroy the "Formation" that already existed but has now been eroded by Living Foot.

Besides repairing the door, another way to block the road is to blow up the entire corridor!

Destruction is always much simpler than creation.

A Sect-Protecting Grand Formation is often a combination of many sub -Formation, or it can even be considered a collection of many Formation in itself.

Therefore, what Jian Cunyi marked was less a location and more a... sub- Formation.

"Qin Siyu, while marking this place, Brother Jian also injected an excessive amount of True Essence into it. The small Formation here is already on the verge of overload and is about to collapse," Lin Yu said loudly. "After I straighten out the True Essence here and expose the core of this Formation, you can directly take the Array Eye!"

"Although you're not good at Formation... you've already said it yourself, you're a 'thief'!"

"You're always good at stealing, aren't you?"

Qin Siyu was stunned. "The Array Eye? Is that something I can 'take away'?"

Although Qin Siyu knew nothing about Formation and was not a member of the Daoist Sect, she still knew that the "Array Eye" of Formation was not a physical object, but the key to a Formation —just like the Achilles' heel of Martial Arts technique.

While in some cases it might be a "certain" physical object—after all, Array Formation depend on the environment—how can the person in front of us guarantee that the Array Eye of this sub -Formation is definitely a physical object?

Lin Yu said, "It's alright. If it's a physical object, I'll mark it for you... If it's not, I'll attach it to the physical object!"

Then, Lin Yu also slammed the "Myriad Laws Dao Banner" to the ground.

"Whoosh!"

A burst of Pure Qi erupted from the Myriad Laws Dao Banner, and a batch of True Essence was injected into the Formation before them!

But...

Lin Yu did not straighten out the Pure Qi the Formation as he had told Qin Siyu.

For Lin Yu, doing that would be too time-consuming and Mental Energy taxing!

His mastery of Formation Dao formations is not high.

Therefore, Lin Yu simply transformed the True Essence that was rapidly flowing into the entire Formation —using the [Sage's Emblem], Lin Yu converted the True Essence of the Prison Mountain Realm into...

The magic of the Night Valley Realm!

Moreover, it is chaotic, disordered Abyss magic!

The magic from the Night Valley Realm was simply incapable of powering the Formation of the Prison Mountain Realm!

Although there are Magic Array in the Night Valley Realm, it's like feeding a mule 95-octane gasoline—mule and car are both means of transportation, and 95-octane gasoline even has a much higher calorie content than hay.

But if a mule drinks it, it will just choke and die there; it won't suddenly burst into flames from its nostrils, spew black smoke from its rear, and run at the speed of a car!

Moreover, the chaotic magic of the Abyss is so powerful that even in the Night Valley Realm, few can successfully use it to Array Formation — the Abyss magic is more like nitroglycerin than 95-octane gasoline.

Most of the time, it can only be used to make detonators and explosives. The only way it can be linked with vehicles is when mining Mine Cart are blown off their tracks due to improper operation.

So...

After Lin Yu had shaken the "True Essence" he had injected into the formation evenly, he used the [Sage's Emblem] to transform it, instantly causing the entire Formation to explode!

"Bang!"

The flow of spiritual energy within the Formation suddenly became chaotic, and the entire Formation came to a standstill and collapsed.

But...

It's still some distance from a complete "collapse" and an "utterly irreparable" state.

Therefore, Lin Yu continued to exert influence on the magic.

He chose "Abyss Magic" because this power has a different and significant characteristic compared to the Witchcraft and spiritual power of the Black Marsh World and the Mental Power of the Mist Island Realm.

"Magic power," especially "Abyss magic power," can spontaneously condense and crystallize when highly concentrated!

This is how the Magic Crystal and natural mineral veins rich in Magic Crystal in the Night Valley Realm were formed!

This is why Lin Yu told Qin Siyu that he could make the "Array Eye" into a "Entities" that the opponent could steal!

As the chaotic magic continued to hinder the Formation's operation, Lin Yu manipulated the magic to begin gathering!

Soon, this magical energy enveloped the core of the Formation and, under Lin Yu's continued compression, began to crystallize!

Final...

Under Lin Yu's manipulation, Qin Siyu witnessed a scene that was utterly unbelievable to her.

At the center of the Formation, black, transparent crystalline Rings are appearing.

One after another, black crystal Rings covered with sharp edges coalesced, intersecting and connecting with each other, as if trying to form a near-spherical structure.

Final...

Sixteen Rings coalesced, completely sealing the invisible "core" of this Formation within!

Lin Yu's voice also rang out.

"Now, Qin Siyu."

Even without Lin Yu's reminder, Qin Siyu knew it was time to make her move.

And she knew exactly what to target.

Lin Yu also witnessed this "Moon-Exploring Star-Plucking's" signature skills!

"Whoosh--!"

A blur flashed by, and then the black thorn magic crystal ring that had just been formed disappeared!

Lin Yu barely saw the other party's movements, or even how the Rings disappeared—even though the Rings was formed from the magic he manipulated, Lin Yu wasn't entirely sure how the process happened.

In his perception, the Rings was still within the Formation for a fleeting moment...

In the next instant, it was already beside her, in Qin Siyu's hand.

This "Moon-Exploring Star-Plucking," who shares a deep friendship with Li Nian, is indeed no less skilled in theft than Li Nian, the "Master Thief"!

Her movements were so fast that they exceeded Lin Yu's perception and even the Formation's reaction!

A few moments passed after Qin Siyu took away the ring that sealed the "Array Eye's Rings"...

The Formation had only just begun to collapse!

Then...

"Boom!"

The surrounding ground collapsed, and the spiritual energy, now free from the support of the Formation, erupted in all directions, nearly knocking Lin Yu and Qin Siyu, who were caught off guard, to the ground.

Fortunately, Lin Yu managed to stand firm thanks to his strong physique and also managed to help Qin Siyu.

"Well done, Qin Siyu."

Lin Yu praised him.

Qin Siyu, fiddling with the Rings, shook her head shyly.

"No... I only did something trivial as you instructed."

"It's not so much that I did a great job, but rather that you and Daoist Master Xingyi."

"I feel like the two of you are like two powerful masters of Mechanism Dao, who have completed an extremely ingenious and complex device... and I only need to stand by and pull a lever or flip a switch to see your device function."

Qin Siyu spoke in a low voice, and Lin Yu spoke up.

"There's no need to be so self-deprecating... Sometimes, not everyone can flip this switch!"

"If I were to pick it up myself, I probably couldn't have done it so neatly and efficiently—you were just too fast!"

"After all, this is my specialty," Qin Siyu said, pausing for a moment, "But I'm very curious, what exactly is your method?"

She held the thorny magic crystal ring level, examined it closely, and said, "This thing... I've never seen it before."

"It's just a special tactic we outsiders use..."

Lin Yu said casually.

Qin Siyu nodded, knowing that it was probably a situation where the other party explained the principle but she herself didn't understand, so she didn't press for details.

"This thing is quite pretty... Can I keep it?"

Lin Yu thought for a moment, then nodded. "Okay."

Qin Siyu was somewhat pleased. "Okay--Can I sell it?"

She probed further.

Lin Yu thought about it again. Although the Abyss magic was very unstable... he figured there wasn't anyone in the Prison Mountain Realm who could activate it.

When released slowly, this substance is indeed not very harmful.

After all, the greatest danger of Abyss magic in the Night Valley Realm is that it destroys other magic, as well as attracting Demons and Abyss corruption.

But in the Prison Mountain Realm, there are only Yaomo, not Demons.

"It should be fine—as a craft item and decoration."

"If you need it, I can give you everything else without any problem."

As Lin Yu spoke, Qin Siyu also showed a grateful expression.

"Really?... Thank you so much!"

"You are so generous—I will always remember this kindness!"

This time, there was no acting involved.

She was genuinely grateful to Lin Yu.