Eyes Can Lie
The missing piece of Mu Yu’s formation was himself in the domain. Hence, he added himself to what he envisioned. Only then did it occur to him that the setting he envisioned existed in every world. Following that logic, one needed to adapt to said setting if they were to control a setting.
Mu Yu manifested himself inside the domain formation and discovered he could freely roam it, meaning he had deduced the domain’s system. In essence, he had become a citizen of the domain and, therefore, would sway if the wind in the domain blew. The same stone that returned after Mu Yu kicked it away no longer tried to break free of his hold; he had acquired ownership of the domain!
The bridges began to connect together, forming a single bridge leading into the white light up ahead.
“Mu Yu, how did you figure out the maze’s route?” Xiaoshuai asked, surprised.
“Formations derive from the eight trigrams. With the eight trigrams as the foundation, you can figure out how to dismantle any formation. It may be impossible to defuse it using Primordial Yin Yang, but you can work out the system to gain control of it,” enlightened Mu Yu, formation lines moving on his hand.
“Doesn’t that mean you’ve learnt the domain’s ability?” questioned the dragon vine.
“Big Earthworm, you really are an idiot. No, he hasn’t. He’s just taken control of the domain.”
“Is there a difference?”
“He has comprehended the domain, but he can’t create it himself, get it?”
“This is only the tip of the iceberg. Actually, it might even be his test. Think about it: I want to learn domain formations and how to control natural energy. That’s why I saw formations when I stepped onto the bridge,” added Mu Yu.
Gui Ximing waited for Mu Yu to cross the bridge, disappearing into the fog, and then walked up to the bridge, muttering, “That’s what I’m talking about.”
Gui Ximing spawned a skull shrouded in black ghost qi on his hand, then weakened a green spot of light gradually as he shook the skull. “It’s impossible for someone to cross into someone else’s Ground Fortune. We have Elder Gui Yuzi’s soul item to thank. Get why I didn’t kill him yet?”
Mu Yu ran his hands along the chains, trying to visualise the entire formation’s design. When a fork in the road formed, Mu Yu confidently took the path on the right.
Gui Ximing’s soul item flashed a green light on the left, indicating for him to turn left. “I saw Mu Yu turn right. What’s going on?”
“Is something wrong with the soul item?”
“Elder Gui Yuzi’s soul item wouldn’t dysfunction,” argued Gui Ximing.
“Which way do we go then?” asked the six dark silhouettes around Gui Ximing.
“Mm… Since this is Reverend Xuan Jizi’s domain formation, our eyes could lie. Left it is.”
Mu Yu encountered new forks in the road over and over, some paths even starting to curve. Nevertheless, he was confident in where he was going, choosing paths without even stopping to think. Given he knew it was a long journey – six hours had already passed – he kept a pace he could maintain constantly without tiring himself out.
Gui Ximing saw Mu Yu at every fork in the road, yet the soul item he carried would direct him to choose the opposite path Mu Yu chose, leading to him trusting his intuition even more. There was no way for him to determine what was real and what wasn’t as he was in Mu Yu’s Ground Fortune.
Why has the bridge broken off? Gui Ximing pondered, coming to a dead end. “My eyes may lie. The soul item is telling me Mu Yu is up ahead, so he must be up ahead. The steps must just be invisible.”
Gui Ximing prudently reached one foot out, confirming there was no hidden step.
“The soul item says Mu Yu is straight up ahead,” exclaimed a dark silhouette.
“Seventh, you souls can fly here, so go scout up ahead and report back,” ordered Gui Ximing.
Less than fifteen minutes later, the soul that went to check came back to report, “There’s a bridge up ahead, though it does split into two options. I saw hm go left.”
“How did he get across?” asked another soul.
“You six follow Mu Yu. Always take the opposite path he takes,” commanded Gui Ximing.
“What are you going to do?”
“I’m going back with the soul item and trying the other path. Once you escape this domain, I can follow your qi signals to catch up.”
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