Lu Zhou's voice was oppressive.
Inside the room, he seemed even more imposing and majestic.
Si Wuya shuddered.
He remained prostrated on the ground, unmoving.
He had answered this question in their previous conversation. At that time, he said he wanted to help his Eldest Senior Brother conquer the world and learn the secrets of the Imperial family.
Clearly, this answer was not convincing enough. It was difficult for him to convince others.
The atmosphere in the room was extremely oppressive.
It was so quiet that his ears were ringing.
Lu Zhou was not in a hurry. He merely looked at Si Wuya.
The sunlight shone through the window and illuminated the room.
Even the sunlight seemed to have a voice.
After what seemed like forever, Si Wuya finally spoke. When he spoke, his throat seemed hoarse. His mouth was slightly parched as well. He could not make a sound.
Si Wuya gulped. His voice returned to normal.
He said, "Before the Nine-leaf stage appeared, I'd always thought the great limit was merely a tool the Imperial family used to manipulate the hearts of the people.
That's why I entered the palace.
I succeeded, Grand Tutor.
"Master …"
His voice deepened as he said, "Do you remember Emperor Yong Shou?"
Lu Zhou did not reply.
Emperor Yong Shou was an old acquaintance.
However, one lived in the imperial court while the other lived in the martial world.
Si Wuya continued to say, "The palace treasury was built by Emperor Yong Shou … Only the emperor himself or someone with the imperial token can enter. When Emperor Yong Shou was on the throne, he studied the Nine-leaf stage. There were many secrets. After Emperor Yong Shou passed away, the key to the palace treasury was lost. Many things were buried in the treasury.
At that time, I was wondering … The truth is the truth.
Why is the Imperial family so obsessed with studying it? Why are they trying to overthrow the truth?
The Nine-leaf stage doesn't exist. Why would it appear in the history books?
The victors write history. What's he hiding? "
"…"
Lu Zhou frowned as he listened to Si Wuya's explanation.
'This rascal is truly suited for research.'
However, after saying so much, he still did not get to the main point.
At this point, Si Wuya kowtowed at Lu Zhou and said, "Over the years, I've painstakingly built the Darknet and spread it across Great Yan. I've been investigating in secret … Later on, I learned that you're not the only one who's pursuing the Nine-leaf stage. Yun Tianluo, Gong Yuandu, the King of Mobei, the King of the Other Tribes, the King of Lou Lan, and the patriarchs of the major sects … They're all studying it … The funny thing is … "
Perhaps it was because of his habit of speaking, he used the word "ridiculous", but it was too late to retract it. He only paused for a moment before continuing, "They all ended in failure …"
Lu Zhou's expression remained unchanged. He looked at Si Wuya and asked indifferently, "What happened after that?"
Si Wuya's expression turned solemn as he said, "I've been asking one more question …
"The Golden Lotus absorbs energy, be it Primal Qi or lifespan … If that's the case, where does all the energy go?"
After asking.
He lay on the ground and did not speak again.
Something stirred within Lu Zhou.
If it was someone else, or even Ji Tiandao himself, who had heard this, they would have slapped him hard in the face for speaking nonsense and misleading the public.
However, he was a modern man. This thought surprised Lu Zhou.
This was indeed a question worth pondering.
Over the past 30,000 years of cultivation, how many Eight-leaf cultivators had fallen before the Nine-leaf stage? How many had been buried under the Nine-leaf stage?
Lu Zhou suddenly remembered what the Second Prince, Liu Bing, had said during the battle at the Obedient Villa, 'If you're smart enough one day, you'll realize that the entire world is merely a cage of the cycle of the Heavenly Dao.'
Lu Zhou had only seen the secret of the Golden Lotus in Yun Tianluo's chessboard memories. He did not think further. It was just as Si Wuya had said. Where did the energy that the Golden Lotus absorbed go?
Did it return to the world?!
Lu Zhou said calmly, "The heavens and earth are the cage, and the Golden Lotus is the shackle."
Si Wuya prostrated himself on the ground and hastily said, "It's only a guess … Please look into it, master!"
"What do you think about my Nine-leaf stage?" Lu Zhou asked.
"Uh …"
Si Wuya was momentarily at a loss for words.
If the theory of the heavens and earth being a cage was true, how did his master attain the Nine-leaf stage?
When Lu Zhou saw that Si Wuya could not answer him, he said, "Severing the Golden Lotus is akin to breaking the shackle … If what you said is true, one would still be restricted by the cage of the Heavenly Dao after reaching the Nine-leaf stage."
Si Wuya lowered his head and asked, "If I may be so bold as to ask, master, how did you attain the Nine-leaf stage?"
He did not think his master had severed his Golden Lotus.
If he severed his Golden Lotus and formed another one, would he not be restricted by the Golden Lotus again?
"How dare you!"
Si Wuya shuddered in fear when he heard this.
'What a joke! I won't tell you my secret of reaching the Nine-leaf stage so easily.
Regardless of the sect, there's no reason for my master to easily hand over his greatest trump card. 'How dare this rascal question me? He must be tired of living!'
"I've made a mistake!" Si Wuya hastily said.
Lu Zhou glanced at Si Wuya.
Although Si Wuya's performance today was acceptable, there was a limit to the increase in his loyalty.
There was a moment of silence.
Lu Zhou said, "It's far from enough to deduce the cage of heaven and earth based on this alone."
"Let me borrow your brush and ink, master."
Si Wuya walked to the desk again and picked up his brush to write.
A moment later, a map appeared on the paper.
Lu Zhou looked at it.
This map was different from the old parchment drawing on the table behind the screen. It was roughly drawn, but it was mainly about Great Yan.
After drawing, Si Wuya said, "This is Great Yan. To the east is the Endless Ocean. To the west is Rongxi, and to the north is Rongbei. The Other Tribes are here … This is Blackwood Forest, Misty Forest, Heaven Moat Forest, and Heaven Moat Forest … "
Si Wuya's artistic skills were terrible.
However, his idea was shocking.
After reading it, Lu Zhou frowned as well. "A Formation?"
However, he quickly dismissed this idea.
Even if all the cultivators in the world were to gather together, they would not be able to create such a huge Formation.
It would take at least a few months to fly from the Divine Capital to Mobei.
From Golden Court Mountain to Blackwood Forest, it would take a month or so before they would enter the territory of the Other Tribes.
Nobody dared to go to the Endless Ocean. As the name suggested, there was no end to the Endless Ocean.
"It's a Formation. Perhaps, it's a natural cage. All of this is just a guess … "Si Wuya's voice deepened." That's all I know. "
Lu Zhou looked at Si Wuya.
He remembered Si Wuya's temper when he was young.
He liked to get to the bottom of things and wanted to get to the bottom of everything.
His temper hadn't changed at all.
There was no lack of smart people in the world. However, all of them had a fatal weakness; they were too full of themselves.
Si Wuya was no exception.
Lu Zhou looked at him and said, "Alas, these guesses are wrong."
"…" Si Wuya's eyes widened in shock as he looked at the ground.
'Master knows!'
He suddenly felt his heart pounding.
Lu Zhou placed his wizened hand on Blackwood Forest and said, "Pan Litian has been to Blackwood Forest before. The fire burned for seventy-nine days. If the heavens and the earth were a cage, the fire broke through Blackwood Forest. The natural Formation no longer exists. "
"You've only drawn what you know … In that case, do you know what's beyond the Other Tribes?" Lu Zhou asked.
Si Wuya was speechless.
The reason why people made wrong judgments was because they were always based on incomplete information in front of them.
The room was plunged into silence again.
In truth, even if Lu Zhou did not ask, Si Wuya could overturn the rest on his own.
PS: I've revealed some of the worldview, but it's not the whole picture. Don't worry, I've thought of this from the beginning.
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