The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 772 - 278 Who is arranging who

No one could have imagined that Lin Yun would pull off such a divine move.

However, before taking out the Statue of Qing Nu, Lin Yun reminded Qian Qian, the Snow Maiden, and Liu Ji to seal their five senses.

Although they did not understand, they quickly did as advised.

Only then did Lin Yun take out the Statue of Qing Nu, and as soon as the statue appeared, all the souls that had intruded into the Reincarnation Ground burst open, turning into streams of Qing-colored spiritual light flying towards the statue in Lin Yun’s hand.

The statue of Qing Nu also became smoother and more lustrous.

This scene was within Lin Yun’s expectations, but not what he had hoped for.

What he had really hoped to see was those souls being scared off by the might of the statue of Qing Nu due to their own spiritual essence.

Nevertheless, Qing Nu also displayed her might this time.

She was not any kind of benevolent Divine Spirit, or rather, Lin Yun’s understanding of benevolence had nothing to do with her.

Those who dared to look directly at her face would die!

Lin Yun was the only exception.

In Yama Hall, the mirror observing the Reincarnation Well suddenly cracked completely, shattering into eight pieces that fell to the ground.

King Yama also felt a jolt of fear, and if not for his swift application of Divine Arts to sever the part of his memory that had just witnessed the sight, he too would have been injured.

"Just by seeing it, a Heaven-Opening Divine Artifact is destroyed, and Her Divine Might has grown stronger..."

King Yama, still shaken by the scene he had just observed, felt a twinge of pain at the sight of the shattered mirror fragments on the ground.

It seems the Haotian Mirror is the only Heaven-Opening Divine Artifact that has survived to this day. All the other such artifacts have, over the long eons, either degraded or completely perished, except for this Haotian Mirror, which, since it did not partake in war, still retains the stature of a Heaven-Opening Divine Artifact.

The Haotian Mirror could observe all realms in the world, leaving no place unseen. It could view forbidden places like the Reincarnation Well at will, without being detected by anyone, not even a Divine Emperor such as Canglan could discern the probing of the Haotian Mirror.

Even within the Desolate Ruins, it was under the observation of the Haotian Mirror.

Furthermore, the Haotian Mirror could gaze ten thousand years into the past and a thousand years into the future, knowing both the bygone and the impending; although it held no battle prowess, in terms of functionality, no other Divine Artifact could compare to it.

This kind of treasure was most suitable for someone like him who schemed from the shadows.

Those who were outwitted wouldn’t even know how they fell into the trap.

But this time, King Yama realized he had suffered a huge loss.

The loss of the Haotian Mirror pained him more than if he had been bitten by Canglan just earlier.

Without the Haotian Mirror, it would not be so easy for him to scheme in secret in the future.

However, compared to Lin Yun, his loss was not so great.

"You are indeed clever, knowing that both choices were unfavorable, but did you expect that summoning Her would be the worst choice? She does the killing, but the karmic force is yours to bear!"

King Yama understood where he had gone wrong, and he knew why he had suffered the loss.

While the mantis catches the cicada, the oriole lies in wait; he had schemed for Lin Yun to bear the guilt of disrupting the cycle of reincarnation and to decrease Lin Yun’s merit and destiny to achieve his own ends.

He arranged everything very ingeniously, with no one discovering his meddling.

However, that forbidden presence, through his arrangement, achieved its own goals.

Fortunately for him, the responsibility was not on his shoulders; all of it lay on Lin Yun.

Both he and that entity were the ones playing chess, and Lin Yun was merely the piece destined for destruction.

Inside the Reincarnation Well, an endless torrent of souls continued to rush in; even though the statue of Qing Nu would brutally kill them and strip their souls to nourish itself, they still came to offer themselves to death in an unending succession.

Lin Yun raised his hand to take back the Statue of Qing Nu, but this time, as soon as he touched it, he was repelled by a great force.

Indeed, he could release Qing Nu, but taking her back was not so easy.

Moreover, it was Qing Nu’s feeding time.

These souls that had been cleansed by the River of Oblivion were her best food.

"So, you have been lurking by my side for so long, just for today?"

Lin Yun said to the Statue of Qing Nu with some disappointment; this time, he still did not get any response.

It seemed that he was just a chess piece that had been used, and now could be discarded.

However...

Both Qing Nu and the person behind the scenes had still underestimated him.

Lin Yun’s hand remained on the Jade Wall; the passage that couldn’t be closed before now moved with just a push, the reincarnation passage was completely covered by the Jade Wall, and the force that attracted the souls vanished.

The souls that had already entered were ultimately destroyed by the Statue of Qing Nu, becoming her nourishment, but the countless souls outside would no longer come here.

The Statue of Qing Nu lying on the ground slowly turned around, facing Lin Yun, her opened eyes as if expressing her dignity and anger, and perhaps, a bit of confusion.

Lin Yun picked up the scroll that had been burned by fire, and said slowly, "You must be wondering why I could suddenly close the passage, right? That’s because I’ve made an agreement with it."

His pacing resembled that of a classic villain who, having succeeded, felt the need to boastfully reveal his plan.

The Statue of Qing Nu did not move, and at this moment, a spatial rift suddenly appeared, swiftly engulfing Lin Yun and the others before rapidly closing, leaving only the Statue of Qing Nu behind.

The best strategy is to retreat.

If one could negotiate one condition with the Earth Scripture, then another could be negotiated.

Otherwise, Lin Yun did not even have the confidence that he could escape from the Statue of Qing Nu.

Although he did not know why he did not die instantly upon seeing the Statue of Qing Nu, the only way to get rid of her was to use this method.

All this time, with Qing Nu residing within Lin Yun, he had felt uneasy – with such a terrifying figure inside, who knew what she was plotting.

In the past, Lin Yun had been rather laid-back, thinking that since the overlord was so powerful, she would probably not bother to give him a hard time.

But upon learning that Qing Nu might be a world destroyer, Lin Yun knew he could not continue to be so carefree.

He had to figure out exactly what kind of relationship he had with Qing Nu, whether she was using him or genuinely had a connection with him.

Lin Yun felt the former was more likely, but that required a test.

He had never found the opportunity before, but this time, Lin Yun seized it.

The people Qing Nu killed made his Merit Golden Lotus lose a petal.

Obviously, he was still the one who bore the blame, the Statue of Qing Nu could only be considered his property, and the souls she killed were counted against him.

Qing Nu’s unmasked slaughter was enough to shatter any illusions Lin Yun might have had about her.

Therefore, he had to think of a way to escape.

Collaborating with the Earth Scripture was a good choice; although the Earth Scripture was equally ferocious, he at least knew how to restrict it, but against Qing Nu, he could only let her do as she pleased.

Lin Yun did not like being controlled by others; he only liked to control others.

Finally, he successfully left the Statue of Qing Nu in the Reincarnation Well.

After crossing two worlds, can you still come back to find me?