Chapter 562: News
Zhang Yu stood atop the great platform with sword in hand, watching the tide of spiritual light gradually recede. At that moment, a jade talisman wrapped in clear light slowly descended from the void rift, landing directly before him.
He took it in hand, but before he could inspect it closely, the void fissure slammed shut with a boom, and everything around him returned to silence and emptiness.
He swept his gaze around, then looked at the jade talisman. As his Heartlight Seal came into contact with it, he understood that it was used to control Sky City's grand formation. Clearly, while Venerable Yu's incarnation was absent, the Profound Court had entrusted him to temporarily hold command over the formation here.
Yet activating the grand formation required power on the level of a Profound Venerable. With his current abilities, he could at most mobilize only a portion of its power.
However, after sensing it, he found that the talisman contained a reserve of power. Evidently, he would not need to supply the strength himself.
After pondering for a moment, he activated the jade talisman. In an instant, clear light burst forth, linking with the entire Sky City. As flashes of radiance lit up in succession, the formation began to operate.
He put away the jade talisman and looked toward the sky. With Venerable Yu's incarnation absent, the Profound Court would surely send another incarnation of a Profound Venerable to take command. It likely would not take too long, and this was not a suitable time to leave. Thus, he sat down upon the lotus dais and waited.
Once seated, he could not help reflecting on Venerable Yu's words from earlier.
For the moment, he had no way of determining the truth or falsehood of much of what