A devious stratagem

Amidst the howling wind and rain, listening to his boss's demands, Old Zheng pondered for a moment and came to a simple conclusion.

"Boss... how about you don't have to treat me to dinner and drinks?"

Lin Yu was speechless upon hearing Old Zheng's words. "You think I brought you there just to freeload a meal, is that it?"

After careful consideration, Old Zheng said sincerely, "Considering your long-term financial situation and spending habits, as well as your excellent virtue of diligence and thrift, I think it's not impossible."

Although Old Zheng sounded serious, Lin Yu could tell that Old Zheng was joking.

He said helplessly, "If you want to say I'm stingy, just say so... It's true that money should be used sparingly, but I would never deliberately kill you just to avoid treating you to a meal."

"I know, boss, but I really can't imagine what role I could play in front of a 'Diviner' or even that 'emperor'..."

"It's true that I founded the 'Psychology Society,' but not all founders of large organizations are on the same level—like 'Carrot,' the Founder of the 'Player Mutual Aid Society,' and 'Carrier Pigeon,' the Founder of the 'Night Watcher,' they might not even be able to beat a 'Master Thief.'"

Hearing Old Zheng's sharp comment, Lin Yu said, "Of course I know that, so I didn't intend for anyone to fight those two alone; they were just there to assist me... And you don't seem to realize that you now actually have the ability to go toe-to-toe with them."

Old Zheng was surprised. "Boss, are you referring to the Mental Power Network of tens of millions of people in Shenzhen? We can't actually extract the Mental Power of tens of millions of people at the same time; we can only borrow their consciousness through Mental Power nodes... This can only improve computing power and coverage, without any 'substantial energy level improvement.' When it comes to direct combat power, the effect will be greatly reduced."

Lin Yu said, "Computing power and coverage are enough... Old Zheng, for high- Divine Rank 'Player' and beings, Authority is a very important means of power."

"And now, you've already mastered some of the uses of 'Authority' —the use of 'Desire' that I taught you before can be applied here."

Old Zheng nodded. "I do have some knowledge of how to use the Desire Authority... but, boss, that can't compare to using it yourself, can it? Besides, you have the God of Desire... don't you trust Him?"

Lin Yu shook his head. "It has nothing to do with trust. It's just that you can master a portion of the Desire Divine Art in a short time, but He can't master the Mental Power Network —you can't extract the Mental Power of millions of people, but you can... use their consciousness to create millions of... Desire scenes."

Lin Yu spoke in a low voice, as if reminding Old Zheng.

"By the way, I've also granted you access to the Soul Authority I recently obtained from the First Generation 'Jung' —you've always been an academic talent, and I'm very much looking forward to studying what kind of results you can produce," Lin Yu said calmly. "Even if it's just a limited-time permutation and combination... it would be enough to surprise both the 'Diviner' and the 'Emperor' upon first glance, wouldn't it?"

Old Zheng seemed to have gained a lot of inspiration from Lin Yu's words, and unusually, he did not become overly conservative or humble.

"To be honest... now that you've reminded me, it seems that's true."

"But boss, why don't you try conducting the combination experiment yourself? You actually understand 'Authority' better than I do."

Lin Yu shook his head. "I've just had more contact with Authority during this period. If we're talking about research, you're more professional than me... Besides, I don't have the extra energy to focus on, think about, and combine these Authority right now."

"What I need to do now... is keep a close eye on the 'Diviner'."

The gale had carried Lin Yu to the edge of the "golden passage," where Lin Yu sensed a distinct "emperor's" aura.

The "Emperor" whom I had glimpsed in the past Karma of "Cold Cicada" and the overwhelming noble aura he exuded reappeared through this passage.

Although the passage is not yet fully formed and the "Emperor's" Divine Descent is still in the Prison Mountain Realm, his Authority and power have already reached this place across the passage.

Even as Deity... Lin Yu could sense that the "Emperor's" aura was far more captivating than any other Deity he had ever encountered.

It's as if He naturally possesses a quality that makes one's soul tremble and submit.

"What exactly is the Authority this guy wields?"

Lin Yu pondered for a moment.

At the same time...

Even at the edge of that golden light, Lin Yu could notice...

Feng Shui Master Jian Cunyi has also arrived here.

His boundless spiritual power was already unleashed, making no attempt to conceal his presence as he searched for the "Diviner's" figure and whereabouts, as well as the Formation formation the "Diviner" was manipulating through the passage.

In the Real World, rather than the Prison Mountain Realm, Jian Cunyi's strength was indeed weakened, making Lin Yu feel that his spiritual power circulation did not have the same smoothness as it did in the Prison Mountain Realm, where it was integrated with the world.

Jian Cunyi searched for a long time, but obviously couldn't find the "Diviner's" whereabouts.

After all...

Amidst the wind, Lin Yu could hear Jian Cunyi's cursing.

"Leng Jing, you heartless monster! Come out here!"

"Now you've learned to hide? Aren't you afraid I'll just tear down this passage I've given you?!"

Are you perhaps afraid of me? You're actually afraid of me?

But no matter how much Jian Cunyi cursed, the Diviner Leng Jing... and never appeared.

Furthermore, Lin Yu could even deduce that... Jian Cunyi had not yet found any Formation that could affect the arrival of this "Emperor".

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so vehemently critical.

Certainly...

Although Jian Cunyi cursed fiercely, Lin Yu could tell from the other party's perfectly orderly spiritual power and the extensive Daoist Daoist Arts used to survey the surroundings that Jian Cunyi had not lost his mind.

These insults seem more like a provocation tactic, a desperate attempt to provoke him, even if there's no real chance of success.

After all, criticizing Diviner wouldn't hurt him either way; it might even help him maintain a pleasant and cheerful mood.

"Brother Jian truly lives up to his reputation as a cultivator; he has such a fine character... Even after just learning that the means by which the 'Emperor' descended were all obtained through the 'Diviner's' schemes, he is still steadily searching for the truth."

At the same time, from another perspective, Lin Yu also fully understands why the "Diviner" did not appear.

Because Jian Cunyi hasn't really found any flaws in this passage yet—the "Diviner" has been setting things up for a long time and must have considered the possibility of Jian Cunyi coming to sabotage it, so they've probably made some targeted designs.

Aside from that, it's probably just...

The "Diviner" might genuinely be somewhat wary of the "Feng Shui Master" Jian Cunyi.

After all...

Besides Jian Cunyi, there was another guy here who had actually arrived earlier.

If Lin Yu didn't have Mental Power Network, he would almost certainly have overlooked the presence of another person in the center of the passage.

This passageway is located roughly in the center of Shenzhen, with a diameter of about three kilometers, which doesn't look small from a distance.

This area covers not only offices representing half of Shenzhen's city but also a public park.

On a bench under a large tree in the park, Lin Yu could sense a presence whose mental fluctuations were almost identical to those of an ordinary person.

But... although she exhibits mental fluctuations similar to ordinary people, how could she possibly be a truly ordinary person, given that she's currently here and not connected to my Mental Power Network?

After noticing the anomaly, a little perception was enough to discover the true identity of the woman sitting there.

The rain poured down like a waterfall, and the wind howled like a knife, but not a single raindrop fell on her, and the gale seemed to bypass her altogether.

This is another object that "Diviner" fear...

"Grandmaster", Gu Mo.

After receiving Lin Yu's message, she noticed the anomaly and rushed here immediately.

However, compared to the "Feng Shui Master" who come for the "Diviner" aspect, for Gu Mo...

What she was waiting for was less a "Diviner" and more... the "emperor" himself.

Gu Mo's thoughts were not like Jian Cunyi's, which involved destroying the passage.

She was preparing to fulfill the promises she had made to the "professor" and "secretary" earlier.

Since the "Emperor" intends to descend upon Shenzhen...

Then she'll try to send the "emperor" flying straight back!

Of course, if she were to catch a "Diviner" here... Gu Mo probably wouldn't mind going to war with the "Diviner" directly!

Lin Yu could sense that Gu Mo had already silently activated her "Heart Domain".

However, this "Heart Domain" did not make Gu Mo more conspicuous; on the contrary, it was precisely the reason why she became even more inconspicuous.

Just like Jian Cunyi was able to receive the blessing of the Heavenly Dao in the Prison Mountain Realm.

Grandmaster Gu Mo's "Heart Domain," which could borrow the World Will as its own power, was now in this world she was born into...

It made her almost one with the world, with all things in heaven and earth.

This is also why she can remain unaffected by wind and rain without any fluctuation of energy in her body.

Sudden winds and rainstorms are, of course, part of the changes in nature and celestial phenomena.

And they will naturally change according to Gu Mo's wishes.

Gu Mo didn't want to get wet in the rain, so she didn't.

"If I were Diviner, I definitely wouldn't want to get involved with these two guys either..."

Lin Yu pondered this internally, and then fell into thought.

Since the "Diviner" isn't here, which is somewhat counterintuitive...

Where could he be?

"Given that guy's character, he'll very likely lure the 'Feng Shui Master' and the 'Grandmaster' here... and then go to other battlefields to help the 'Celestial King' hunt down the experts he wants to kill!"

Lin Yu realized this and immediately began to use his Mental Power Network again to search for the "Diviner's " location.

"If that's the case... I'll have to find a way to stop him!"