Chapter 855: Preparation

Eirin Yagokoro seemed to be in a great hurry; she did not stay with Lingyun for long before leaving.

Watching Eirin Yagokoro's retreating figure as she hurried away, Yakumo Yukari's tone held a hint of schadenfreude: "It seems that life in the Moon Capital isn't exactly easy for this Brain of the Moon!"

"After all, she is Kaguya's teacher, and at the same time, the person who worked with Kaguya to create the Hourai Elixir, a forbidden drug of the Moon Capital. With these two identities, it really isn't an easy thing to make the people of the Moon Capital trust her. Who knows, there might even be people on the Lunar Surface monitoring her right now, believe it or not?" Lingyun said.

"I really don't know what to say about those people in the Moon Capital. Has time made their brains rigid? Such a talented existence, known as the Brain of the Moon—instead of cherishing her, they have caused both sides to become estranged. It really leaves me speechless!" Yakumo Yukari couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"You must have met those Lunar Sages, right? Do you think that with their arrogant personalities, they would reconcile with Eirin Yagokoro?" Lingyun asked.

"This..." Recalling the scenes she had seen when she snuck into the Moon Capital in the past, Yakumo Yukari couldn't help but shrug. "If they truly reconciled with Eirin Yagokoro, I would absolutely not consider launching the Lunar War."

After Yakumo Yukari finished speaking, she reached her right hand toward the plate again, but grabbed nothing; the pastries that had been piled high on the plate were now completely gone. Behind Yakumo Yukari, Yakumo Ran quietly wiped her mouth with her sleeve, then feigned an expression of innocence.

Looking at Yakumo Ran's behavior, Yakumo Yukari suddenly felt a bit of regret, wondering if she shouldn't have brought her along. This cunning fox had actually taken advantage of her conversation with Lingyun to sweep the pastries on the table clean.

"Ah, right, Yukari, I have something for you." Lingyun stood up and walked toward the bookshelf.

"What is this thing?" Yakumo Yukari asked with curiosity, looking at the Scroll in Lingyun's hand that was permeated with an inexplicable aura.

"You'll know once you open it and take a look." Lingyun handed the Scroll in his hand to Yakumo Yukari.

Yakumo Yukari took the Scroll and opened it with some curiosity. When she saw the contents within the Scroll, her pupils constricted sharply, and her face was filled with disbelief.

"This is... a method for constructing a world?" Yakumo Yukari asked, her face full of astonishment.

"That's right." Lingyun smiled and nodded.

"What do you mean by giving this thing to me?" Yakumo Yukari couldn't help but tighten her grip on the Scroll.

What a method for constructing a world signified was an indescribable treasure. Someone with sufficient strength could even comprehend the method of constructing a world from this Scroll. In the process of constructing a world, one could even avoid many pitfalls through the information within this Scroll. If this method were thrown into the outside world, it would absolutely be enough to incite a bloody storm.

"Isn't this exactly what you need most right now?" Lingyun said with a smile. "If your plan had this extra piece, it should be quite a bit easier, right?"

Yakumo Yukari looked at the Scroll in her hand and fell into silence. Before this, she did indeed have a plan for constructing Gensokyo, but that plan was not very perfect. If she had the help of this Scroll, she would certainly be able to establish a more perfect Gensokyo.

"But the origin of this Scroll?" The aura revealed by the Scroll made even Yakumo Yukari feel a sense of alarm; this indicated that the person who wrote this Scroll must have had unimaginable strength. If the owner of the Scroll knew that Lingyun had given it to a Youkai, she didn't know if he would mind.

"There is absolutely no problem with the origin of the Scroll, so feel free to use it." Lingyun comforted her with a smile. "Now what you need to consider is how to find someone capable of supporting the activation of the Barrier."

"Rest assured, I already have a candidate in mind for the Shrine Maiden who will preside over the Barrier." Looking at the Scroll in her hand, Yakumo Yukari said to Lingyun with a smile.

"Since you have a plan in mind, then I can rest easy." Lingyun nodded.

"However, seeing Eirin Yagokoro today, I discovered another troublesome matter," Yakumo Yukari said.

"What troublesome matter?"

"The Lunar Great Barrier that envelops the Moon Capital is the problem I've thought of," Yakumo Yukari said. "This layer of the Barrier has protected the Moon Capital for so many years; it must possess extraordinary qualities. If we cannot break this layer of the Barrier, the people of the Moon Capital will be able to rely on it to cause massive casualties to our forces. Therefore, we must find a way to break the Lunar Great Barrier when the battle begins, or at the very least, make it lose its effect!"

"A barrier can also be considered a type of Array, though the Moon Capital's Lunar Great Barrier should possess extremely formidable restorative capabilities." Lingyun's fingers tapped lightly on the table. "If that is the case, it is not impossible to make this barrier lose its effect temporarily."

"You have a way?"

Hearing these words, Yakumo Yukari's heart couldn't help but leap with joy. The only method she could think of was for a large number of Great Youkai to gather and bombard the Lunar Great Barrier with all their might when the Lunar War began, causing the Lunar Great Barrier to experience a temporary overload and lose its effect. Although this approach would cause the Youkai side's top-tier combat strength to be depleted at the very start of the battle, it was a method born of necessity.

"Take a look at this." Lingyun extended his hand, and an awl appeared in his palm.

"What is this?" Yakumo Yukari took the awl and discovered that it seemed to be shrouded in some kind of special aura.

"The name of this awl is the Array-Breaking Awl. The Array-Breaking Awl itself has no lethality, but it possesses the ability to break various Arrays and Barriers."

Yakumo Yukari toyed with the Array-Breaking Awl in her hand for a moment, then returned it to Lingyun: "Although this Array-Breaking Awl has some miraculous aspects, it is far from enough to use it to break the Lunar Great Barrier!"

"I naturally know that this is far from enough; after all, this Array-Breaking Awl is merely the most basic version," Lingyun said.

"The most basic Array-Breaking Awl?" Yakumo Yukari's eyes brightened suddenly.

"That's right, this Array-Breaking Awl can be upgraded. If it were the top-tier Array-Breaking Awl, while destroying the Lunar Great Barrier might be impossible, making it lose its effect for a short period of time would be no problem at all," Lingyun said.

"You can craft such an Array-Breaking Awl?" Yakumo Yukari knew that Lingyun wouldn't have brought this out without a purpose.

"That's right, I can indeed do it," Lingyun said. "After all, with the interference of the Lunar Great Barrier, it isn't very easy for me to go looking for trouble with Tsukuyomi; I can only let it rest for a while." Lingyun shrugged and said.

"If that's the case, then that would be wonderful. Without the Lunar Great Barrier, the casualties of the Youkai will inevitably be reduced by a great deal. Plus, with the information Eirin Yagokoro gave us, I already know how to reasonably arrange for certain troublemakers to disappear." A hint of excitement couldn't help but appear on Yakumo Yukari's face. "I think it won't be long before the Lunar War can be put on the agenda!"

"The Lunar War, huh!" Lingyun's gaze looked toward the distance. "Fujiwara no Mokou should be able to make it in time, right!"