Cang Jiulong's words rang out with the force of a thunderclap.
But everyone present was dissatisfied.
So Cang Jiulong's grand explanation was that he wanted to use the Heavenly Scripture of Myriad Wonders as bait again?
Would that really work?
Why was it so hard to believe?
Hadn't he practically turned the Illusory World Tower and Ancestral City into one enormous cage, only for that thief Li Yun to stroll through it at his leisure and spirit the Illusory World Book out of the tower without anyone noticing?
What good would using the Heavenly Scripture of Myriad Wonders as bait do, besides replaying the whole affair?
No.
They absolutely could not let Cang Jiulong act so recklessly again.
That was the first thought in nearly everyone's mind.
Yet when they tried to object, they had no idea where to begin.
The reason was simple.
After stealing the Illusory World Book from the Illusory World Tower, Li Yun had vanished again. He had never even shown himself from start to finish.
If they did not use the Heavenly Scripture of Myriad Wonders as bait, how else could they lure Li Yun back into Ancestral City?
This was probably the only option they had left.
As Cang Jiulong had said, they had no choice, and neither did Li Yun.
Both sides would have to clash over this choice that was no choice at all and settle the matter once and for all. Otherwise, the game was over for everyone.
And so...
No one actually voiced an objection.
After that, the Sages stopped even pretending. They openly designated Ancestral City as the battlefield for the final showdown and began transforming it in plain sight, preparing to build a fortress without precedent.
They were all holding back a breath of fury.
They swore they