Twenty-Five raised a piece of armor. "The Ancestor knew that one day we would have to part. Eternal life? How could there be eternal life? Theoretical eternal life is unchanging forever, but no living being can truly live forever. From the moment we defeated Black Revelation Civilization, the days until this old one had to part with the whole clan began counting down."
"I truly can't bear to part. My children, the rainbow-colored lakes, the emerald-green lotus leaves, your innocent smiles—all of it is hard for the Ancestor to leave behind. Looking at you all is what makes the Ancestor know he is alive. Alas, this day was bound to come. Oh, and there's that hateful, mischievous Little Six. I really wish I could see you once before I die."
Twenty-Five blinked. "That's all."
Lu Yin took the armor piece. "It records how much the Ancestor couldn't bear to part with the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad Clan?"
Twenty-Five nodded silently, its voice heavy with sadness. "We can't bear to part with the Ancestor either."
Lu Yin patted its head and said nothing more.
Soon, Twenty-Five took out a second piece of armor. "This one records a set of coordinates."
Coordinates?
Twenty-Five translated them for Lu Yin.
Lu Yin sketched them in the starry sky, recalling the half of an invincible coordinate Ancestor Mountain had left on another piece of armor. The two matched. That was it—this was the coordinate, but it was only half of a half.
The previous coordinate had been a line, while this one was just one end of a line, with the other end missing. The point where the two lines intersected was where the invincible coordinate lay, but this half of a coordinate alone wasn't enough to sketch the second line.
One more coordinate was