"What do you mean, fellow cultivator...?" Lin Wuyou narrowed his eyes.
"When the inheritance appears, our sides will join forces! No matter how many Inheritance Stone Statues we obtain, Demon Shadow Palace gets one extra. Our two sects will split the remaining statues."
"Of course... you'll have to lend us your Heavenly Evolution Token when the time comes."
Duanmu Liuying swiftly laid out her plan through a voice transmission.
A strange fire flickered in Lin Wuyou's eyes, concealing his thoughts.
In truth, he had already reached a conclusion.
The Great Zhao Dynasty might not have abandoned its original plan. It was likely using the struggle for the inheritance to test the waters. If Zen Master Shanfa and Xiao Muzi had indeed made preparations, Great Zhao would decide what to do according to the situation.
If the plan proved impossible, this would remain a simple contest for the inheritance.
But if those two failed to appear, or their preparations fell short, this place would become the graveyard of the cultivators from the three sects.
Otherwise, it would not be merely the formation experts from two factions who had left. The Great Zhao Dynasty's Dragon Lord would have gone in person.
Lin Wuyou's mind was clear. In an instant, he had weighed every possibility.
Nor did he reject Duanmu Liuying's proposal. Once his thoughts settled, he promptly agreed.
"Of course. If the Great Zhao Dynasty can truly help me secure more of the inheritance, I see no reason to refuse."
"Good! Then it's settled!"
With that, Duanmu Liuying ended the voice transmission, turned to Duanmu Kuanglong beside her, and whispered in his ear.
Su Shi'er gazed at Lin Wuyou in the distance, his pupils contracting.
He had known Lin Wuyou was difficult to deal with. Even so, the ease with which