Seeing the hint of disappointment on Senju Yukika's face, the Stone City Lord's heart stirred.
He promptly offered, "Brother Yukika, there's no need to worry. I can reach out to neighboring cities to borrow their stone wall images. We should be able to locate this individual!"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Ning's expression shifted from disappointment to elation and excitement.
He quickly responded, "In that case, I must trouble you, City Lord!"
However, somewhat awkwardly, the Stone City Lord paid no heed to Shangguan Ning, keeping his gaze fixed on Senju Yukika. In the City Lord's eyes, Shangguan was merely an ordinary martial artist. Despite his notable backing, Shangguan's personal strength was insufficient to earn the City Lord's respect.
This planet operates on a harsh reality: to gain others' respect, one must possess formidable strength; otherwise, it's unattainable.
Take, for instance, the daughter of the Lord of Wolf Fang Tower—a prime example. Though she was powerful, she met a tragic end outside, dying miserably.
Senju Yukika nodded in agreement, indicating that this approach was worth trying.
Consequently, the Stone City Lord immediately dispatched people to nearby cities to borrow the stone wall images.
The main cities are quite distant from each other, but this planet possesses a tool akin to a spaceship—a flying magical artifact capable of traversing space in a short time to reach another main city.
This is a creation of the Rakshasa Kingdom's dynasty and is commonly used across major cities.
Although the Stone City Lord had sent people to borrow the stone wall images, the round trip would still take about a day at the earliest.
Therefore, the Stone City Lord invited Senju Yukika to stay at the City Lord's mansion.
That night, the Stone City Lord and the two sect leaders convened in a secret chamber to discuss the day's events, which had disrupted their plans. It was necessary to deliberate on how to handle the situation.
In the secret chamber, Sect Leader Qianyue spoke first, "City Lord, this individual's strength is formidable, and his background is mysterious. He might be here for that treasure!"
The other sect leader, from the Black Tiger Sect, nodded in agreement, "I also believe his intentions are impure. It seems we must expedite our actions. With the treasure's emergence imminent, perhaps we should seize the initiative?"
The Stone City Lord stroked his beard in silence, his eyes flickering as if deep in thought.
After a long pause, he finally said, "The current situation is unclear. Although we hold the geographical advantage, we mustn't act rashly to avoid alerting others!"
In his plan, the treasure's birthplace wasn't far from Stone City. However, various factions were already aware, and many powerful martial artists were en route.
At this moment, their best strategy was to plan in secret, ensuring no information was leaked.
If they openly ventured to the treasure's birthplace, they wouldn't just fail to monopolize the treasure but would also invite attacks from all sides!
In that case, not only would they lose the treasure, but their lives would also be at risk!
Although the Stone City Lord was one of the rulers of the Rakshasa Kingdom's thirty-six main cities, he was well aware that countless powerful individuals were eyeing the entire planet!
These terrifying powerhouses could destroy mountains and rivers with a mere gesture—entities he couldn't possibly contend with.
The Stone City Lord immediately said, "Forget about others; even Senju Yukika, if tempted by the treasure, would render our efforts futile!"
Considering Senju Yukika's strength, the three felt helpless.
Sect Leader Qianyue added, "Therefore, if Senju Yukika has any requests, we should do our utmost to fulfill them, hoping he'll leave soon..."
Unbeknownst to Senju Yukika, his arrival had caused concern among the three, making him a hot potato.
At this moment, deep into the night, Senju Yukika spread his spiritual pressure throughout the City Lord's mansion, including the heavily fortified cages within the beast arena, rendering them invisible under his spiritual pressure.
Through this exploration, Senju Yukika gained a clear understanding of the City Lord's mansion's strength.
It turned out that the Stone City Lord's strength was at the super-grade level, while the two sect leaders were high-grade martial artists, just a step away from reaching the super-grade level.
Having been on this planet for some time, Senju Yukika had learned about the local strength classifications from Shangguan Feng.
Martial artists on this planet were divided into lower ninja, middle ninja, and upper ninja. According to Senju Yukika, they corresponded to the lower and upper ninja levels in Earth's ninja world.
Above that were high-grade martial artists, followed by world-class martial artists, and then the supreme level.
In this world, super-grade martial artists were roughly equivalent to the level of a village's Kage in the ninja world. Master Shipo Tianjing belonged to this category.
What surprised Senju Yukika was that at this moment, Tanaka Xiaoxiong was not asleep but continuously cultivating in his room.
Around him swirled an invisible chakra aura.
However, Tanaka appeared to be struggling, with sweat constantly dripping from his forehead...
Senju Yukika observed that Tanaka's strength was only that of a lower-grade martial artist, equivalent to the most ordinary lower ninja in the ninja world.
Nevertheless, it was evident that Tanaka was very diligent, practicing late into the night before sleeping.
Senju Yukika muttered to himself, "If you're on the wrong path, running faster only leads to a dead end."
As Senju Yukika said, often, choice outweighs effort. If your choice is wrong, the further you go down that path, the deeper the mistake. It's better to turn back in time.
However, at this moment, Senju Yukika didn't intend to intervene forcibly. He wanted to wait for the right moment for Tanaka to realize this truth himself.
As the night deepened, Senju Yukika sat cross-legged, slowly closing his eyes, unlocking numerous templates within him.
He could sense that the "Peak War" scenario was nearing completion.
Behind Senju Yukika, the shadow of Acala gradually appeared, silently floating in the room.
With a staff in his left hand and a vajra in his right, he exuded the vast and ancient aura of Buddhism!
Senju Yukika now placed great importance on the power of magic, especially since, above the ancestors of the Ōtsutsuki clan, there were more opportunities to harness this power.