This time, Lin Yi did not stay in the cultivation chamber at Constant Guard Headquarters.
After his consciousness returned from Dao Origin Hall, he lingered briefly at headquarters to handle several matters that required his personal approval. Then his figure flashed, and he vanished.
When he reappeared, he had landed on a floating island not far from Constant Guard Headquarters.
It was his private floating island.
After he became Deputy Commander of the Constant Guard, headquarters had set aside this area for him and his family to cultivate and rest. However, he usually handled official business at headquarters or cultivated in seclusion in its cultivation chamber. Unless Ellie was there, he rarely returned.
This time, however, he had returned to his island even though Ellie was absent.
Lin Yi crossed the terrace, entered the courtyard, and made his way into the cultivation chamber.
Instead of immediately entering seclusion, he called out first.
"Yan."
Yan's figure appeared at once.
"My lord."
Lin Yi instructed, "I'm about to enter seclusion to attempt a breakthrough. Activate every defensive facility at headquarters and connect them to Silent Constant Great City's defense network. I'll have the Constant Source Tower seal off the floating island. Spread the word: the entire island is to be designated a restricted zone of the highest level. No one may approach it, or they will bear the consequences."
Yan fell silent briefly before asking for confirmation. "Does that mean everyone?"
Lin Yi nodded.
"Everyone."
He offered no further explanation.
It was not that Lin Yi distrusted Dao Lord Lan Chen and the others.
Quite the opposite. He trusted them deeply.
But this matter was too important.
Too important to allow even the slightest oversight.
To Lin Yi, the best way to test human nature was not to test it at all.