To tell Mo Cheng that the Source had no solution, Lu Cang would have to peel back the complete answer layer by layer. If Mo Cheng could think it through himself with some mental preparation... the backlash he suffered would be much milder.
But by then,
the Source itself would probably have changed...
Lu Cang had no idea how far Iz had gotten.
Lu Cang gently raised his hand.
Seven books of different colors appeared in his hand.
With a faint hum, a unique Seal was placed on each book. Then Mo Cheng saw all seven books open at once.
Every book was filled with blank pages.
But soon, words appeared on the blank pages. Of the seven books, Mo Cheng could currently see the words in only one. Though he could see words appearing in the other six,
he couldn't comprehend the information they contained.
And because the pages turned so quickly, even though he could see the words in that one book, he couldn't make out what they said.
Whoosh—
It took about five seconds in all.
The seven books closed again and floated around Lu Cang.
"Mo Cheng, these seven books contain the problems that are troubling me right now."
"But at your current level, you can't handle this knowledge..."
"I've marked the required level on each book. Every time you reach the corresponding level as a mage, you'll unlock the next one."
"Until you reach level eight."
"After that, if I'm no longer around, these seven books will still let you glimpse the... answer to the Source."
There was some hesitation in Lu Cang's voice.
In the end, he couldn't be sure whether this really counted as an answer.
Knowing there was no answer, then telling those who came after him to keep searching for one—how