Qin Siyu

"Click, click."

Hearing the continuous sound of crystals forming beneath his feet, Lin Yu quickly deduced...

Although this "Diviner" is not the real person but only Doppelganger, his arrangements and methods here are beyond my ability to resist!

With his limited knowledge of Formation, Lin Yu could sense...

The "Diviner" set up an ingenious Formation here, Formation allowed him to bypass the stone tablet array set up by the Dao Ancestor, transform the sealing Formation of the Great Rui Emperor into his own, and draw upon the power of the Earth Vein.

At the same time, these seemingly ordinary black jade stones, once activated by the Earth Vein Power, will immediately transform into indestructible and troublesome crystals capable of sealing off all energy.

Lin Yu's lower body and even his arms are now completely under control.

"What should we do...? Should we run away?"

Lin Yu pondered, then looked at Master Wei Jian and Qin Siyu, who were also covered in large areas of black crystals.

Although he didn't have a deep relationship with these two Native of the Prison Mountain Realm, Lin Yu still didn't intend to abandon them and let them escape.

After all, Qin Siyu is a good friend of Li Nian and is also a highly skilled thief, while Master Wei Jian is a master Artifact Forging forger... These two may have limited direct strength, but in the Prison Mountain Realm, where Lin Yu's foundation is not very deep and he has knowledge inheritance but lacks connections, they can be considered useful help.

Sometimes, it's the most unpredictable people who are willing to help you.

Especially...

Lin Yu didn't realize that they had truly reached a point where they had to cut off their tails to survive.

He had gone through all that trouble to come to the Prison Mountain Realm just to sabotage the "Diviner's " plans, and now that he had already reached the "Diviner's" final destination, if he just ran away like this... next time the "Diviner" would be on guard, and he might not have such a good opportunity.

Admittedly, he could only move his head now, but for Lin Yu, many of his methods did not require the involvement of his limbs.

"Think of a way... Perhaps we can draw down the will of the 'Dao Ancestor' and break the 'Diviner's' control over the Earth Vein here..."

While Lin Yu was pondering, the voice of the "Diviner" rang out.

"Don't waste your energy," the Director said. "... I'm keeping you trapped here, not because I'm merciful or incapable, but simply because... I no longer have any reason to kill you."

"Your goal is to disrupt my plans before they begin... But you don't know that the starting point of my plan... is precisely the signal of your arrival."

The Diviner's avatar spoke softly, his body becoming more solid.

He took out a white porcelain bottle from his pocket and pried open the mouth of the bottle.

"I've already explained the details of the 'Demon Ancestor'... so you can probably guess why I'm cooperating with 'Cold Cicada'."

Lin Yu sighed as he sensed the chaotic, evil, and purely malicious aura emanating from the white porcelain bottle.

He had already seen some clues in the Karma Threads Illusion targeting "Cold Cicada," and now, combined with the "Diviner's" words and the porcelain bottle in his hand, Lin Yu could easily guess the Truth of the matter.

"Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord... your main reason for cooperating with 'Cold Cicada' is that you're after her elder Big Sister."

"That Snake Yaoguai, is it a Bloodline of 'Demon Ancestor' Gan Duo or something...?"

The Diviner's avatar shook his head. "Don't jump to conclusions about 'bloodline theory' all the time. How can your thinking be so outdated? 'Director,' you call yourself a rising star of 'Order'?"

"The Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord is not Bloodline descendant of Gan Duo —she is merely Gan Duo's Successor."

"Deep within the Dark Prison, she obtained the 'Demonic Lotus Manual,' a legacy passed down by Gan Duo. It is the source of all demonic arts and evil techniques in the world, and it contains the methods for cultivating and bearing the 'evil of the world,' absorbing negative forces to strengthen oneself."

"The reason why the Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord can be called a 'Holy Lord' is because she is different from other Yaomo and Demon Lord. She did not cultivate by eating Blood Food, absorbing essence, or devouring souls. Her cultivation and Daoist practice all came from her own breathing exercises and rigorous self-cultivation—in this respect, she is no different from those in the Orthodoxy Daoist Sect!"

"The only difference might be that she absorbed 'Yin Side' power, the turbid energy of heaven and earth rather than Pure Qi."

The Diviner spoke, gently pouring the liquid from the bottle. "So... even a true descendant of Gan Duo is no match for even a fraction of her blood—if one wishes to awaken Gan Duo and break the seal, nothing is more worthy of being called the 'key' than this drop of blood containing corrupt and malevolent power."

A drop of thick, black blood, a heavy liquid like tar, dripped from the bottle and slammed heavily onto the ground beneath the feet of the "Diviner" avatar, before merging into the black jade floor!

The drop of black blood continued to fall, rapidly releasing a large amount of chaotic and evil Heaven and Earth Malice — Lin Yu could sense this filthy malice as it appeared...

Deep within the Nine Cold Mountain, beneath layers of Earth Vein, an ancient and immense soul... has awakened!

Then, that malevolent and terrifying ancient being, as if it were about to burst forth from the earth's core, continuously surged from the bottom of Nine Cold Mountain, forming a surging torrent of demonic energy!

At the same time that all this happened... the Formation left behind by the Great Rui Emperor immediately started operating frantically. The power of the Earth Vein, like chains, firmly locked down the Heavenly Demon energy that was about to break out of the Nine Cold Mountain, and forcefully suppressed it!

The Great Rui Emperor's body erupted with intense blood energy, like a torch being lit, dispelling the surrounding cold and demonic energy and continuously supplying power to the Earth Vein!

Although the Diviner managed to steal some of the Earth Vein Power using a somewhat clever little array and thus control Lin Yu and the other two, attempting to interfere while such a large array was operating at full speed...

Clearly, a "Diviner" cannot do that.

Master Wei Jian sensed the changes beneath his feet. Although he felt somewhat uneasy due to the surging demonic energy, seeing that the demonic energy remained insurmountable, he said with some excitement, "I told you... the Great Rui Emperor's Formation is ultimately reliable!"

Hearing Master Wei Jian's words, Lin Yu looked at the "Diviner" with a solemn expression.

So... what are your plans?

"You said my arrival is the time for you to 'start your plan'... What exactly are you referring to?"

The Diviner whispered, "To release the Demon Ancestor Gantuo, simply awakening Him from His slumber is not enough... We must also break the Sealing Formation here."

"The key to breaking this Formation... is to find the weakness and flaw of the 'Great Rui Emperor' who sits at the formation's Array Eye."

"And I have glimpsed Destiny, deduced future Karma, and have seen the best solution—that is, how to make you come here willingly."

Lin Yu narrowed his eyes. "You mean... my arrival here is exactly the situation you wanted to see, is that right?"

The Diviner nodded. "Of course—most importantly, this time it truly is the 'blood relative' you've been longing for..."

"The 'Great Rui Emperor,' who served as the Array Eye, was already an existence akin to a 'physical Deity's or a 'Earthly Immortal' in his lifetime. After unifying the realm, he possessed the Dynasty's destiny and indirectly gained the favor of the World Will, making him virtually invincible in this world."

"Moreover, his act of self-sacrifice and sealing the Demon Ancestor Gantuo aligns with the 'Balance of Heavenly Dao' principle and is further blessed by the will of Heavenly Dao... It is impossible to destroy the Array Eye formed by his body from the outside."

"Therefore... we can only approach it from within—by using the blood of his relatives to cast a 'witchcraft curse,' so that the Array Eye of the array he has formed... may also be maliciously corrupted."

The Diviner spoke calmly, then raised his hand.

Lin Yu realized what the other party was about to do in that instant and immediately stopped hiding himself.

"Snap!"

His Life Energy surged, shattering the black crystals that could block all energy flow—it was easy to overload and shatter these black Earth Vein crystals by using a high enough level of energy and consuming it without regard to cost!

After the stone shattered, Lin Yu immediately unleashed his Soul Power, which was wrapped in Mental Power, to bombard the Diviner's avatar. At the same time, he teleported in front of Qin Siyu.

He [White Bone Flowing Light] pushed sideways, and with two clangs, blocked the two copper coins that the avatar had thrown out!

Then, Lin Yu immediately turned around and unleashed his "Life Force" once more, shattering the crystals on Qin Siyu and Master Wei Jian.

"Walk!"

Lin Yu held Master Wei Jian and Qin Siyu's hands, but...

"Snap."

Qin Siyu turned around and grasped Lin Yu's hand.

Lin Yu looked at Qin Siyu Qin Siyu, whose face showed a hint of fear. She shook her head and said, "Senior..."

Then...

"Wow!"

Qin Siyu coughed up a mouthful of blood, most of which splattered onto Lin Yu's chest.

"Qin Siyu!"

Lin Yu immediately supported Qin Siyu gripped Lin Yu's clothes tightly, trying to say something, but she didn't even have the strength to speak, and could only let out soft "ha... ha..." breaths.

Her vital energy rapidly declined, and her Life Force quickly drained away—but even more terrifying than the loss of Life Force was that Lin Yu could sense Qin Siyu's soul "shattering."

It shattered into pieces, inch by inch.

The last time Lin Yu sensed his soul being so shattered was... in the Instance where he first met Old Zheng.

Max, whom we encountered in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

As Qin Siyu's gaze dimmed, she finally uttered a sentence.

But that wasn't Qin Siyu's voice; it was the "Diviner's " gentle, mocking voice.

"Didn't you notice, Director?"

"After traveling together for so long... didn't you even notice that she had been dead for quite some time?"

After saying this, Qin Siyu's body slid out of Lin Yu's arms, and a large amount of blood gushed out, seeping into the jade below.

The ancient Formation connected to the Earth Vein here also trembled violently as it was stained with this blood!