Lu Yin's heart sank as he exchanged a look with the Progenitor. Just as he'd expected.
Luckily, he hadn't acted rashly. Otherwise, Saint Shang would definitely have escaped.
Saint Rou's voice was weary. "Back then, I didn't know why he was willing to pay such a huge price to focus on deducing Original Treasure Formations instead of practicing Karma Calculation. Now I know. He was preparing for Shi Chu."
"If my father did this, then perhaps the other Six Yao did too."
"But Shi Chu still hasn't made a move, and you've returned instead." Saint Rou looked at Lu Yin. "Some methods may have been prepared for Shi Chu, but they won't work on you, because you and Shi Chu are two different kinds of people."
Saint Rou told them everything it knew.
Lu Yin had expected at most that Tai Qing Civilization had some impressive Original Treasure Formations. He hadn't expected Saint Shang to have spent countless ages deducing them. That meant the power of this Original Treasure Formation was on a completely different level.
They locked Saint Rou away.
Lu Yin stared into the distance, deep in thought.
"Can we make use of Saint Rou?" the Progenitor asked.
Lu Yin shook his head. "Saint Shang trusts no one now. If Saint Rou goes to Tai Qing Civilization, it could easily alarm him and scare him off. Besides, Saint Rou might not really help us."
"You mean..."
"Is it possible Saint Rou was threatened into telling us this? It could really have been threatened—or it could be pretending, hoping we'll use it against Saint Shang so it can turn on us at the crucial moment."
The Progenitor considered this. "That possibility didn't even occur to me. But surely not. We probably wouldn't think to use it against its own