School flower's personal master

Lin Yi scanned the area with his divine sense and immediately noticed something amiss.

"The track rules? It really was him."

To use track rules to conceal a secret realm, one must have sufficiently high track privileges to accomplish such a feat.

Within Lin Yi's sight, only Hua Chengying fit the bill.

Just then, a figure rushed over.

Zhang Baiyu.

"Wu Changxi sent word that Yuan Chu has spread rumors that we are preparing to eliminate those four-zhang-high Dharma Aspect experts, and has even obtained our internal encirclement and suppression plan. They are now in a state of panic."

Zhang Baiyu reported in a deep voice: "The Beast God Academy and the Goddess Academy are preparing to join forces to open a passage and bring them out of Tianjun."

Wu Changxi was one of the ten four-zhang-tall Dharma Aspect masters and also an inside agent developed by Zhang Baiyu, so his information was naturally reliable.

Lin Yi's brow twitched.

The Heavenly Prefecture is heavily guarded; even those at the Four-Zhang Dharma Aspect level find it difficult to enter or leave, requiring a significant amount of resources.

Especially picking up so many people in batches makes it even more difficult, but if the two academies really join forces, then it's hard to say.

Lin Yi was a little puzzled: "Do they really think highly of these four-zhang-tall Dharma Images?"

A master of the Four-Zhang Dharma Aspect is indeed rare in Tianjun, but if placed in the open area of ​​the Divine Realm, he's really just so-so.

Even if they have value in attracting people, it's not worth going through so much trouble.

For the same cost, you could recruit at least twenty people in the open area of ​​the Divine Realm, without having to go through so much trouble.

Would the Beast God Academy and the Goddess Academy do such a losing business?

It doesn't seem like a good deal at all.

Zhang Baiyu shook his head slightly: "Their focus is probably not on those ten people."

He paused, organizing his thoughts: "From another perspective, if we successfully recruit these four-zhang-high Dharma Aspect experts, the overall situation for Tianjun will basically be settled."

"When we're free to do our thing, they'll be in even more pain."

"Instead of letting us recruit them, it's better to cut off their supply lines directly. These ten people staying here are a variable, and getting rid of them will weaken us."

Lin Yi nodded, "That makes sense."

At the strategic level, sometimes it's not about how much you make, but about how much less the other party makes.

Zhang Baiyu suggested, "Since that's the case, why not strike first and recruit those ten people before they do? There's still time."

Lin Yi glanced at him and said, "Forced melons are never sweet. Instead of going out of your way to recruit them, we should let them come to us on their own initiative."

Zhang Baiyu was taken aback for a moment, then nodded: "What you say is true, sir."

He hesitated for a moment, but finally made up his mind: "Let me handle these matters. You can take this time to go into seclusion, digest what you've learned, and recharge your energy."

Lin Yi looked at him, his gaze shifting slightly.

If these words came from anyone else, they would seem like a power grab, but Zhang Baiyu was clearly not that kind of person.

He must have had his reasons for doing this.

"Did you see something?"

Lin Yi suddenly asked.

Zhang Baiyu remained silent for a long time before sighing helplessly, "Three days from now, you will face a great calamity. You must avoid it, or... you will die."

The word "death" was spoken very softly, yet it crashed into the lake like a boulder.

Lin Yi was taken aback, then chuckled: "Where to hide?"

If something is truly destined, there's no way to avoid it.

After a pause, Lin Yi added, "Besides, it's not certain that they'll die."

There is never a way to predict the future with 100% accuracy.

The future is constantly changing, and the act of simply "mentioning the future" can alter it.

Just like the observation itself, it can change the outcome.

This is the underlying logic, and there's no way around it.

While the strategist lineage's ability to foresee the future far surpasses other dubious predictive abilities in accuracy, it has not truly broken through this logic.

They can accurately predict major trends, but when it comes to specific individual details, their predictions may become distorted.

Zhang Baiyu did not deny it.

No one knew the limitations of his own abilities better than him.

However, he still said in a deep voice, "But this time we must be cautious, because one thing is certain..."

He looked at Lin Yi, his eyes filled with an unusual seriousness.

Zhang Baiyu said quietly, "An extraordinary being will descend upon Tianjun."

Lin Yi asked, "Is too much not allowed?"

Zhang Baiyu took a deep breath and then slowly uttered two words, as if spitting out two stones.

"God of Law".

Lin Yi was taken aback upon hearing this and couldn't help but look at Zhang Baiyu, who was not one to joke around.

Zhang Baiyu did not avoid his gaze, his eyes filled with solemnity.

God of Law.

These two words carry too much weight.

Lin Yi is now a master of the three-zhang Dharma Form, with a two-zhang Dharma Form and a Dharma Form above him.

Only after that is the life-size Dharma form in which the Dharma image is completely integrated into the body.

That realm is called the God of Law.

How big is the difference between the two?

Simply put, the gap between him and those masters with the hundred-foot Dharma Form is even greater.

If a genuine god of magic were to descend, there would be no need to do anything; one could simply wait to die.

It's all in vain; struggling will only make your death more gruesome.

However, Lin Yi quickly frowned.

He paced back and forth a couple of steps, stopped, and turned to look at Zhang Baiyu: "How could Tianjun possibly accommodate a Dharma God?"

"The Beast God Academy was in such a mess before, it was difficult to even get a 30-foot Dharma Aspect expert."

"Even if the two academies join forces, they can only manage to acquire a two-zhang-tall Dharma Image at most."

"God of Law? That's outrageous."

Zhang Baiyu nodded. That was indeed the logic, but that was the harsh reality.

"It shouldn't be a fully-fledged Archmage."

Zhang Baiyu said in a deep voice, "Even if it's not the complete form, it's still not something we can confront head-on. We have no chance against that level of existence, even if it's just an incomplete form."

The conclusion was: "A direct confrontation is suicidal; the only option is to avoid their sharp edge."

Lin Yi remained silent.

He lowered his head, looking at the coins in his hand, his thumb gently stroking the edge of the coins, when suddenly his aura faltered.

"avoid?"

Lin Yi's lips curled up: "This is not my style. If I take one step back, there will be a second step. If I keep retreating, I will eventually be forced into a dead end."

"Unless I abandon everything and flee Tianjun like a stray dog."

"But I don't want to run away."

Zhang Baiyu opened his mouth, wanting to persuade him further, but ultimately didn't say anything.

Lin Yi shifted his gaze from the coins to the distance.

The mountains rise one after another, and beyond that lies a vast expanse of land and sky.

Lin Yi withdrew his gaze, his eyes shining: "There's an old saying in my hometown: 'There's only one path to Mount Hua since ancient times; when two people meet on a narrow path, the brave one wins.'"

"..."

Zhang Baiyu fell silent.

If someone else said that, he would just think that the other person was crazy.

But coming from Lin Yi's mouth, he felt, for the first time ever...

Perhaps it's feasible?

He himself found the thought absurd, but it just popped into his head and he couldn't suppress it no matter what he did. (End of Chapter)