Lu Yin was taken aback. "Solitary Gobi?"
The Solitary Gobi referred to the area under his feet, and the Lost Tribe was located in a place called the Solitary Gobi. He did not expect that the ancient card was also called the Solitary Gobi.
Shan Gu looked deeply at Lu Yin. "Master Lu, do you know that ever since we escaped from the Third Stronghold, my heart has also fallen silent? When did I awaken that silent heart?"
"When I first drew out the Solitary Gobi." Lu Yin did not hesitate.
Shan Gu nodded and said in a heavy tone, "That's right. It was when Master Lu first drew out the Solitary Gobi. Other than me, no one in the Lost Tribe knew that it was an ancient card. The corresponding level of the ancient card is too high. Even the previous emperors of the Lost Tribe could not control it. That was why I did not tell Master Lu about it at that time.
"Even if Master Lu could fight against a Sequence Law powerhouse later on, you were still far from that card.
"Master Lu's vision is still limited to the Tian Yuan Universe, but we participated in the war against the Insectoid Nest civilization and faced an Eternal existence, the humanoid Green Immortal from the Insectoid Nest civilization. The ancient card was able to escape right under his nose, so it's not something that can be explained by the Primordial Realm experts of the Tian Yuan Universe.
Lu Yin raised his hand. "Let's not talk about the past. Right now, I just want to understand this card and …"
At this point, he looked at Grand Elder Shan Gu. "Can you control this card? Are you willing to let me control it?"
"Of course."
Grand Elder Shan Gu stood up excitedly and looked at Lu Yin with a burning gaze. "All of us are willing. The Third Stronghold has already been destroyed, and we, the losers of a civilization, are not qualified to take revenge on our enemies. Only you, Master Lu, can do it.
"I know this is very humble and despicable. The hatred of the Third Stronghold is ours, but we want to entrust it to you, Master Lu. But we really have no other choice. If there's even the slightest possibility, we also hope to take revenge ourselves, even if it means perishing together with you.
"But we can't do it. We can't reach that level at all."
The more Grand Elder Dan Gu spoke, the more excited he got. "In the history of our Third Stronghold, no one has ever been able to control the Solitary Desert. We don't know its origins, but it does belong to our Third Stronghold and is a power unique to our Third Stronghold. However, no one has ever been able to control this power, not even in history. If the Emperor could control the Solitary Desert, how could the Third Stronghold have been destroyed so easily?"
"We have already won. In the final battle, the Emperor, the Royal Regent, and the others did their best. The hidden experts of the past and present have all reappeared. The scale of the battle is definitely not below that of the Tian Yuan Universe.
He sat down powerlessly. "We lost to Eternal Life. That was a war of despair. From the joy of victory to the despair of destruction, the change happened too quickly."
"The magnificent cards of those ancient powerhouses were all turned into ashes. Many people sang war songs before they died, but they couldn't change the fact that they died."
"The Emperor has burned his last bit of blood. The Emperor Card has been snatched away. The Regent has turned into ashes. Nothing is left. Nothing …"
Lu Yin listened quietly. This was the final brilliance of civilization, and it was magnificent yet cold.
It was like the final fireworks that had splashed a wave in the long river of time.
Silence. After Grand Elder Shan Gu finished speaking, he fell into a long silence.
Lu Yin took a sip of tea and waited quietly.
After a while, Grand Elder Shan Gu came back to his senses and hurriedly apologized. "I'm sorry, Master Lu. I got distracted again."
Lu Yin put down his teacup. "I understand."
Grand Elder Shan Gu took a deep breath and suppressed his sadness. "Ever since the Insectoid Nest civilization attacked and I met Dan Xiao, many of my memories of the Third Stronghold surfaced. Those memories should have been sealed away.
"One of the legends might be related to the Desert of Dan."
Lu Yin listened curiously.
"Legend has it that a strange person appeared in the history of the Third Stronghold. No one knows what his cultivation level was, what his name was, or what his card was called. All we know is that this person used his strange ideas to construct a trap that could only be explained by coincidence. That trap once caused a sensation in the Third Stronghold and attracted the attention of the Emperor."
He looked at the teacup and the tea leaves floating in it. "It was a coincidence, a coincidence, and still a coincidence. The Emperor's evaluation of that trap was that it was a coincidence. During that era, the other powerhouses also evaluated that trap as a coincidence.
"But a coincidence does not prevent one from becoming a legend.
"However, that person was short-lived. Just as he was about to become famous in the Third Stronghold, he disappeared. No one knows where he went. Some people speculated that it was because someone wanted to steal the trap from him. Others guessed that he felt that he could no longer advance in the Third Stronghold, so he left the Third Stronghold and went to the Heart of Matter. In short, that person and that trap left a mark in the history of the Third Stronghold.
"But there's only this vague mark. There's nothing else."
After that, Grand Elder Shan Gu looked at Lu Yin. "If this legend is related to the Ancient Card, then the trap in the Ancient Card might be this coincidental trap.
"Other than this legend, I couldn't think of anything else related to the Ancient Card even after thinking about it for a long time."
That was as good as not saying anything. Lu Yin did not want to know about the legend of the card. He only wanted to know how to draw it down.
Previously, he had made a grand wish to use the Ancient Card to break through the True God Heaven Switching Technique. At that time, he thought that his ambition was higher than the sky. But now, even if his horizons were broadened, what he said could not be more exciting.
Could it be that the card wanted him to become the most powerful person in the universe and the master of all civilizations before it would acknowledge him?
This was impossible. After all, the card itself only existed in the Third Barrier. It also had its own limitations.
There might be other reasons why it did not draw it down.
"Then how did the previous Emperors draw it?" Lu Yin asked.
Grand Elder Shan Gu thought for a moment. "Some showed their heroic spirit, some showed their combat strength, and some …" He hesitated for a moment. "Some showed their muscles."
Lu Yin was speechless.
Grand Elder Shan Gu said, "Actually, the further we go, the more it seems like a joke to draw the card out. No one thinks that they can really draw this card out."
Lu Yin rubbed his head. "That's really troublesome."
Grand Elder Shan Gu said, "Moreover, it seems that this card cannot be exchanged between the Inner and Outer Realms."
The so-called exchange between the Inner and Outer Realms referred to things like Shan Gu's Stronghold Card, Dan Xiao's Emperor Card, and so on. It could be used to attack the outside world with the traps in the card. However, most of the Lost Clan's cards could not do this.
Even Grand Elder Shan Gu's Heavenly King Card and Lu Yin's Eternal Darkness could not do this.
The exchange between the Inner and Outer Realms was one of the criteria for the Lost Clan to evaluate the strong. The more powerful the card, the more it could be done.
After Lu Yin upgraded the Aurora Card to the level of an Ancient Card, the Aurora Card could also do this.
However, the Inner and Outer Realms could not be exchanged between the Inner and Outer Realms. This would be of little help to Lu Yin. If he had a way to trap the Eternal Life Realm in the card, why would he use the card to attack?
Lu Yin's interest in this super-ancient card instantly decreased.
Grand Elder Shan Gu was also helpless. This was what the Emperor said. "In fact, it is not completely certain that the Inner and Outer Realms cannot be exchanged. After all, no one has ever controlled the Inner and Outer Realms. Master Lu may be the first person to do so."
Lu Yin shook his head. "It's difficult."
Grand Elder Shan Gu did not know what to say. It was indeed too difficult.
Lu Yin looked at Grand Elder Shan Gu. "In fact, the Lost Clan's cultivation method is very strange. Although cards and traps have become your killing moves, they also limit you. However, you can still give birth to strong people like the Regent and the Emperor."
"The Emperor has definitely reached the limit of combat strength below the Eternal Life Realm."
Great Elder Shan Gu nodded, his eyes filled with respect. "The Great Emperor is definitely a peerless expert. I only felt that kind of Qi when Mie Wu Huang fought against the Eternal Life Realm's water droplets. Unfortunately, he didn't reach the Eternal Life Realm, so he couldn't take the final step.
"The Emperor once said that when a person and a card become one, although the card is powerful, the person will also transform."
Lu Yin raised his eyebrows. "Is that so?"
Grand Elder Shan Gu said bitterly, "I haven't reached this level yet, so I don't know. However, in the last battle, the top masters were indeed different from us. We could only kill the insects with card traps. However, those top masters themselves gave people pressure. Coupled with the trap killing move of the Inner and Outer Realms, they buried too many masters of the insect nest civilization."
He looked at Lu Yin hopefully. "Perhaps, the Inner Realms may not help you kill the Eternal Life Realm, but it can improve your strength again?"
Lu Yin blinked. "Do you believe it?"
Grand Elder Shan Gu coughed and did not speak.
Lu Yin wondered if Shan Gu made this up to coax him into using the Inner Realms.
However, he was indeed tempted. Although he could fight with the Eternal Life Realm now, it was too difficult. He could not even kill a half-disabled Eternal Life Realm monster, let alone Master Qing Cao and the others.
He could only fight with them, but it was still too early to win.
He wanted to talk to Uncle Jiang and see if he could cultivate the power of Uncle Jiang. However, he had asked before and the possibility was not high.
Jiang Qingyue also reminded him.
The White Cloud City's space-time had its own unique cultivation method, which was related to Uncle Jiang's three artifacts. He could not take this shortcut.
If the card could really help him go further, it would be better.
Lu Yin got up and walked outside.
Grand Elder Shan Gu followed him nervously. "Master Lu, what about the Inner Realms?"
Lu Yin said, "Take me around, senior."
Shan Gu did not understand what Lu Yin wanted to see, so he could only respond, "Okay, please follow me."
There were many traps in the space-time where the Lost Clan lived. Lu Yin was most afraid of stepping on traps here. He still remembered that when he first came here, he was told not to run around.
However, there were no traps around.
Grand Elder Shan Gu led Lu Yin to walk on the street. The street was very simple. It was not prosperous, and there were not many advanced businesses. It was like an ancient market, stretching far away.
On the way, every Lost Clan member who met Lu Yin bowed to him and thanked him for his kindness.
When the Four Guardians wanted to exterminate the Lost Clan, it was Lu Yin who saved them. They were grateful to Lu Yin from the bottom of their hearts.
It would take a long time to walk through this street, but Lu Yin was not in a hurry. He walked step by step.
Grand Elder Shan Gu also led him step by step.
They walked from dawn to dusk, and from dusk to dawn.
The people on the street did not go back, as if time was frozen.