Realm Merchants were, at their core, merchants.
As the leader of the Great Realm Palace's million Realm Merchants, the Great Palace Lord was a merchant too.
In business, promises meant nothing. Only tangible benefits could move people.
The Great Palace Lord's words had to be admitted—they tempted Lu Yin. It wasn't that he believed the Great Palace Lord would truly protect Humanity. Rather, it was a variable like this: had Xiang Siyu thought of it? Once it broke through, even if it wasn't a match for a Main Dao ruler, perhaps it really could reach the second level.
And what it had said was almost reasonable.
The only unreasonable part was this: who could guarantee that, after breaking through, it wouldn't be won over by the rulers and abandon Humanity?
The rulers only had to say a word and acknowledge its status. How could it possibly oppose them for Humanity?
Lu Yin thought through countless possibilities in that moment. The Great Palace Lord didn't rush him; it simply watched.
It knew very well that Lu Yin had no choice. It was itself a threat to Humanity, along with those Realm Hearts and Great Realm Hearts. This human could surely see the situation clearly.
"Are you really so certain we can help you break the seal?" Lu Yin changed the subject. He wondered why the Great Palace Lord was telling him so much. If Humanity ultimately couldn't help it, wasn't it afraid of exposing its plans and ambitions?
The Great Palace Lord exhaled. "Covering Heaven with One Hand made my seal react."
Lu Yin understood. No wonder the Great Palace Lord was so agitated.
"For countless years, no matter what I tried, I couldn't break the seal. There wasn't even the slightest reaction. But when Covering Heaven with One Hand appeared