Gu Jianlin was already on the edge of his patience, his face tense as he said, "Can you come down and talk?"
Su Youzhu said coldly, "If I come down, you'll just find an excuse to brush me off."
It had to be admitted, the girl standing in front of Gu Jianlin was the person who understood him better than anyone else in the world. No exceptions.
"The Immortal Lock, as long as you wear it, can block your pain and offset the side effects of the Yin Yang Twin Jade. I specifically consulted the teacher, and he gave this to me."
He lied with a straight face, then quickly changed the subject: "Didn't you say the death of a clone has no side effects?"
Su Youzhu felt a bit guilty for a moment. To be honest, she didn't have a particularly strong concept of Catastrophes. Those figures standing at the pinnacle of two worlds seemed to know everything—so annoying.
"Even a Ninth-order Great God couldn't solve it, and you think an alchemy weapon can?"
She sounded skeptical.
Gu Jianlin had even hidden the master lock of the Symbiotic Lock in advance.
The art of lying was to mix nine parts truth with one part falsehood.
Although Su Youzhu had her doubts, she had no evidence, so she puffed out her cheeks and said, "Honestly, you don't have to worry so much about me. The teacher left me with quite a few things while he was alive. I even have a secret little warehouse. Besides the Yin Yang Twin Jade, there are two other Mythical Weapons."
She started counting on her fingers: "The teacher also left some coordinates in the Qilin Immortal Palace. I bet there's a lot of good stuff stashed there."
Gu Jianlin's mind stirred: "Secret outposts he left behind?"
Su Youzhu nodded affirmatively.
Gu Jianlin asked, "What are those two Mythical Weapons?"
Su Youzhu, sitting on his leg, pulled back her short pale-green hair, revealing her delicate, petite ears. Hanging from her earlobe was a teardrop-shaped pendant: "The Tear of the Abyss, a Mythical Weapon unearthed from Atlantis. Its effect is to evade all forms of divination and fortune-telling. The Ether Association has investigated our family many times but has never found anything on me."
She paused: "This item has a side effect; sometimes it makes you forget you're an Ascender."
Gu Jianlin nodded slightly: "Old Gu was a crafty man. Whatever he left for you must have a deeper intent."
No wonder this girl could conceal her Extraordinary Abilities from him whenever she wasn't using them. He wouldn't even sense her presence.
In the Extraordinary World, all her activity relied on Mirror Image Clones.
Aside from her growth in strength, she seemed like a slightly dazed yet aloof beauty.
You could sense she had secrets, but never exactly what they were.
Especially this side effect; it was an impeccable disguise.
Su Youzhu then pulled out a silver cross necklace from her neckline and remarked earnestly, "The Heavenly Holy Cross, a Mythical Weapon unearthed from the Dead Sea. Its effect is to neutralize all poisons and mental interference, but it requires monthly sacrifices of deeply sinful prisoners to function. That's easy enough to handle."
She paused: "You know about the Yin Yang Twin Jade already. Its effect is creating a Mirror Image Clone. The clone carries over all Mythical Weapons and rank abilities from the original body—extremely handy."
After pondering for a moment, Gu Jianlin admitted, "Indeed, the Mirror Image Clone is quite useful. As long as it doesn't encounter the barrier of the Red Qilin Ancestor, its safety level is significantly higher. Hmm… can it still be used in the future?"
Su Youzhu nodded: "Yes, once I've recovered from my injuries."
Gu Jianlin felt much more at ease hearing that.
Su Youzhu suddenly looked at him intently and said seriously, "I need to ask you something."
Gu Jianlin raised an eyebrow: "What?"
"About the fragments of the Qilin Wedge."
Su Youzhu spoke deliberately: "Are you sure that thing isn't in your hands?"
Feeling a bit uneasy, Gu Jianlin shook his head.
If he wanted, he could give the Qilin Wedge fragments to anyone freely.
After all, the artifact had already returned to its place and was under his full control.
Even if he gave it away, he could summon it back anytime with a sword.
"Then how did you reverse the authority of the Red Qilin Ancestor?"
Su Youzhu furrowed her elegant brows.
Gu Jianlin replied with suspicion: "You didn't see it?"
He had felt pretty cool during that sword-drawn moment.
Su Youzhu curled her lips: "I was almost asleep by then."
After a pause, Gu Jianlin found the perfect scapegoat: "The teacher helped me."
Su Youzhu's eyes widened: "Catastrophe-level entities can reverse the authority domain of an Ancestor?"
The teacher had once explained it to him.
A Catastrophe-level being was defined as someone capable of confronting Supreme-level entities in the real world.
Some exceptionally powerful ones, with various supportive means, could even wrestle Ancient Supremes in the Ancient God Realm.
That said, the price for doing so was immense.
Ancient Supremes could afford countless mistakes, but a Catastrophe taking them on essentially got one shot at it.
Because after one battle, a Catastrophe's life was pretty much at its end.
Technically, Catastrophes could defeat or kill an Ancestor. It would be easier in the real world and harder in the Ancient God Realm. But outright domination was impossible in any scenario.
As for interfering with an Ancestor's authority, that was inconceivable.
Such powers were exclusively within the realm of Supremes.
"Other Catastrophes might not manage it, but the teacher could."
Gu Jianlin didn't actually know if the teacher could, but he figured he might as well brag.
Su Youzhu was visibly astonished: "So the King of Qing has already reached such heights? Does that mean he possesses power equivalent to a Supreme?"