At this point, no matter how meticulous or cunning the plan was, it would be useless. Oftentimes, what really determined the outcome was the success or failure of the person in the highest position.
How could everyone in the Evil Sky Pavilion not understand this principle?
Dynasties fell and changed along with the emperors and kings.
Si Wuya’s plan was similar to Lu Zhou’s. He would personally keep an eye on Ming Xin and leave the rest to his ten disciples and the other divine emperors. Since everything was decided and he could tell Si Wuya had something to say to him in private, he said, “If there’s nothing else, everyone can go and rest.”
Everyone, with the exception of Si Wuya, left the main hall.
Zhu Honggong and Jian Bing went to the yellow lotus domain.
Conch went to the green lotus domain.
In order to ensure Conch’s safety, Si Wuya had already sent a message through a talisman to Bai Zhaoju and Qin Renyue. Needless to say, when Shang Zhang found out about it, he clamored to switch places with Bai Zhaoju. As for whether Shang Zhang succeeded or not, it was unknown.
Lu Zhou walked down the stairs toward Si Wuya and said, “If you have anything to say, just say it.”
Si Wuya bowed before he said with a smile, “It’s really impossible to hide anything from master. Please wait for a moment, master.”
Si Wuya turned around and left the hall. Not long after, he returned to the main hall with a scroll. He said, “Senior brothers, senior sisters, junior brother, and junior sisters have gone to different places to calm the power of the abyss. Ming Xin definitely won’t let go of this opportunity.”
Lu Zhou nodded. He recalled his visit to the Sacred Region and said, “You have a point. When I went to the Sacred Region, Ming Xin was not there. When I found him at the Great Maelstrom, he had no desire to fight at all. He was very clear about his goal. He will definitely act against all of you…”
This was a rather tricky problem. They needed to calm the power of the earth with the Heaven Suppressing Pestles, but they also needed to make sure Ming Xin did not seize this opportunity to achieve his goal.
Si Wuya smiled and said, “That’s why I came up with two plans.”
“Speak.”
“First, please have a look…” Si Wuya unrolled the scroll in his hand on the ground.
Lu Zhou’s eyes lit up. It was the ancient goatskin map that he had obtained previously.
At this time, the ancient goatskin map had already displayed all the places on the map. There were the nine domains around the Unknown Land. The ten Pillars of Destruction were marked on the Unknown Land, and there was the Great Void above the pillars.
“Master, this is your Skynet Map,” Si Wuya said.
The Skynet Map glowed faintly. It looked like the meridians of a human body, connecting everything into a whole. There were few broken areas that looked dim; this was especially true for the Great Abyss Land.
“Ming Xin is a runemaster. Even if all the runic passages stop working, he can still capture the others. If I’m not mistaken, he wants to use the ten great laws to rebuild the world. This is also the reason he doesn’t care about the disaster,” Si Wuya said.”
Lu Zhou nodded. He had vaguely guessed this.
Si Wuya said again, “Master, I discovered that the Skynet Map is a sacred relic that corresponds with heaven and earth.”
“Hm?” Lu Zhou was puzzled. Although he owned the Skynet Map, he did not know much about it. He just treated it as an ordinary map. In hindsight, he should know it was not a simple map.
Si Wuya said, “Everything in the world is governed by laws. When we pass through runic passages, there’s the law of space. The law is involved in talismans transmitting messages or when we construct runic passages. Everything is one, and this is willed by heaven and earth. Everything below the ground is the abyss. The abyss in the Great Abyss Land, the abyss in Dunzang, and the abyss in the rift east of the Unknown Land are one and the same.”
After listening to Si Wuya’s words, Lu Zhou suddenly recalled the merit stone he had seen in the Unholy One’s painting and how he had flown in the endless darkness. It was the same in the Scripture of Sermons. At the very end of the darkness, he had seen the merit stone. He could not help but wonder if the merit stone was in the abyss.
Si Wuya continued to say, “For this reason, if we destroy the Skynet Map, if there was a large-scale land splitting, or if the Great Void falls, all runic passages will cease to work.”
“This means the weakening or disappearance of the Primal Qi will cause the runic passages to stop working, right?” Lu Zhou said.
“This…” Si Wuya sighed and said, “That’s right. However, the fall of the sky is inevitable. At that time, who knows how the Primal Qi will be affected as well. All this leads to a scarier consequence than just the failure of the runic passages…”
This matter was related to the Great Void Seeds. The Great Void’s general cultivation was higher and its energy was richer due to the Great Void Seeds and the transmission of their energies by the ten Pillars of Destruction. If the land split and the seeds were no more, there would be no Great Void energy or vitality energy. With that, what was there to talk about cultivation?
However, the land had yet to split, and there was also the abyss. Hence, this was just speculation for now.
Seeing the worried expression on Lu Zhou’s face, Si Wuya said, “Master, you don’t have to worry. That’s the worst-case scenario. As long as we calm the power of the earth, our cultivation won’t be interrupted. All we need to do now is to destroy the Skynet Map at the right time to stop all runic passages. This will hinder Ming Xin. According to my observation, the earth has the ability to mend itself. After it mends itself, we’ll be able to use runic passages again.”
“Mend itself?”
Si Wuya said with a smile, “Heaven and earth give birth to all things, and they have the ability to mend themselves. This is all part of nature…”
Lu Zhou nodded. He felt that his seventh disciple’s words were reasonable. He said, “Alright.”
Si Wuya said, “The Skynet Map can’t be destroyed using ordinary means. I’ve tried all kinds of methods. I’ve tried burning it with true fire, leaving it in a furnace to burn for a long time, and using energy seals to destroy it. However, it was not the slightest bit damaged. Hence, I still need master’s help.”
