Lin Yu was somewhat surprised by the Daoist Changshou's hesitant expression. He couldn't understand why the other party would show such an expression after already telling him about the Daoist Wushuang.
After hesitating for a moment, the Daoist Changshou decided to have a heart-to-heart talk with Lin Yu.
"Young man, now that you've come to this Youming Immortal Realm, the most important thing you need to remember is not to trust what you see and hear, but to trust your own experience," the Daoist Changshou advised Lin Yu.
Lin Yu nodded upon hearing this, but he still felt that there was something more to Daoist Shouyang's words.
"Senior, is there anything else you wish to say? Please just say it."
"Now that I've heard so many of your secrets, I can accept whatever you say next."
Lin Yu said with a serious expression, in his opinion, no matter what the Daoist Shouyang said afterward, it would not be able to shock him more.
In fact, without saying anything else, just looking at Lin Yu's Hongmeng System is enough to shock the entire fantasy world.
That Daoist Shouyang underestimated him.
However, perhaps because he was unaware of the Hongmeng System, the Daoist Changshou hesitated for a moment before telling Lin Yu what happened next.
"Actually, besides this matter, there's something else I want to tell you."
"This matter... should actually be considered your responsibility."
"The other half of the Twelve True Palaces, where that demon resides, is not a place that ordinary cultivators can easily enter. If one is not truly destined, that vortex might not even appear."
"But the fact that you were able to come and go freely twice is enough to prove what I said before: you are the chosen one I have been waiting for!"
"Although now may not be the best time to discuss this, I cannot wait any longer and must tell you now."
In the end, the Daoist Changshou became somewhat agitated with his application.
Lin Yu was completely confused after hearing this, and couldn't quite understand what the Daoist Changshou meant.
At his age, with his vast experience and knowledge, what could possibly make the Daoist Changshou hesitate to speak? Besides, why not just tell him directly? What was so special about this matter that made the Daoist Changshou hesitate to speak several times?
"Senior, please feel free to speak," Lin Yu said respectfully.
After everything that just happened, Lin Yu was unlikely to believe what ordinary cultivators said.
Just as the Daoist Changshou just mentioned, this is the Youming Immortal Realm.
Even outside of the special realm of the Twelve True Palaces, the Youming Immortal Realm is still a place full of deceit and treachery. Cultivators who are deceived will not receive sympathy; others will only think they are foolish.
Having learned from the experience of the Daoist Wushuang, Lin Yu was not inclined to completely believe what the Daoist Changshou said.
Regardless, Lin Yu needs to thoroughly investigate what the Daoist Changshou said. He almost made a terrible mistake because he blindly believed what the Daoist Wushuang said before.
Although this Daoist Changshou seems to be helping him, who can guess what his true intentions are?
Many serious mistakes, once made, offer no chance for regret or correction.
While Lin Yu was pondering, the Daoist Changshou seemed to have finally finished his mental preparation and slowly spoke.
"In the hand of that Daoist Wushuang, there was actually a special token. That token was quite special; it was a key created by the twelve great beings who sacrificed their lives thousands of years ago with their entire life essence."
"That is a key that can simultaneously open two of the Twelve True Palaces; there is only one of its kind in the world."
While observing Lin Yu's expression, the Daoist Changshou slowly revealed the secret.
Lin Yu frowned slightly upon hearing this, feeling that the words spoken by the Daoist Changshou were rather illogical.
Previously, the Daoist Changshou clearly stated that the Twelve True Palaces were used to imprison the Daoist Wushuang, and that a great sacrifice had been made for them.
Under such circumstances, why would those twelve powerful beings inexplicably leave behind a key?
Isn't this just giving that Daoist Wushuang a chance to escape?
"Senior, there is something I don't understand. According to what you said before, those twelve powerful beings built this Twelve True Palaces specifically to imprison those who live there at night."
"From your words, it is not difficult for this junior to see that the Daoist Wushuang was once a very wicked and evil person."
"It's only natural to imprison such a person, but why would those twelve powerful figures, who built this cage with their lives, give the imprisoned Daoist Wushuang a key? Isn't that a contradiction?"
When the Daoist Changshou heard Lin Yu question him like this, he showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever; on the contrary, he revealed a gratified expression.
It seems his words weren't in vain after all. He was just worried that Lin Yu would easily believe him after all he had said.
In his previous words, the Daoist Changshou expressed his hope that Lin Yu would remain vigilant at all times, even towards himself.
The Daoist Changshou nodded and replied, "This is the most peculiar thing about this prison. In fact, besides the twelve shackles built by the twelve powerful beings, there is another extremely strange method within this prison."
"Rumor has it that anyone who enters that place will become inexplicably entangled with it and will never be able to leave. This is true of all the evil people imprisoned within the Twelve True Palaces."
"Once someone is tainted by the evil aura emanating from the Daoist Wushuang, they will be bound by his spiritual power and unable to leave this place. Even a little bit of this will cause others to become unable to leave, so the Daoist Wushuang himself is naturally beyond help."
"When those twelve powerful figures built the prison, they never considered the possibility of his escape. Naturally, they exerted their full power, which is why the Daoist Wushuang was never able to leave."
"What does Senior mean?" Lin Yu seemed to understand what the Daoist Changshou meant.
He had previously read an ancient book about a very special formation in ancient times that had only an entrance and no exit, even for those inside the formation.
Therefore, it's possible that those twelve powerful beings didn't want to leave the key outside, but rather that they couldn't leave it outside.
As expected, the Daoist Changshou's next words confirmed Lin Yu's guess. The Daoist Changshou slowly said, "The most special thing about these Twelve True Palaces is that the innermost prison cannot be opened from the inside; it can only be opened from the outside."
"Because of the formation's limitations, the Daoist Wushuang was completely unable to leave the inner Twelve True Palaces!"