Lily Anne turned on her gadget and took a look. Currently, the most popular video on the internet was not the video itself, but the words that Ah Fan had said before he escaped. "I'm sorry, but I can't teach you battle techniques. I'm sorry."
These words caused an uproar among countless people, as they believed that if the instructors and students of Shangwu Academy had learned Ah Fan's battle techniques, they would not have died so tragically. This conjecture caused the entire internet to follow suit.
This was especially true for the independent cultivators, who went crazy. If they had battle techniques and resources, they would not be doing so poorly. Countless people hoped that the various sects would share some battle techniques for them to learn instead of keeping them to themselves.
More and more people joined in, and some people even uploaded videos of tragic deaths. Some had been killed by Corpse Kings, some had been killed by astral beasts, and some had died due to celestial phenomena.
Every video was followed by a discussion. If these people had learned some battle techniques, then they would not have died. If these people had some resources, then they would not have died either.
In a short period of time, it was as if the entire Fifth Mainland had joined in the discussion.
Some disciples from the powerful sects also joined in the discussion and refuted these comments. After all, the battle techniques belonged to the sects themselves, and there was no need to share them. Some disciples from the powerful sects even ridiculed these independent cultivators for being useless and only coveting the strength of others.
Now, the entire internet was discussing this matter, and there were too many people participating in the discussion. Many independent cultivators had joined together in hopes that the Hall of Honor and the various sects would share some battle techniques, even if they were from outer sect disciples.
The Great Eastern Alliance was also used as a comparison. After all, Ah Fan had relied on Lu Yin's battle techniques to escape.
Overlaying Stacks and battle force were Lu Yin's techniques, and Ah Fan's last words had been directed at Lu Yin for not teaching others. Lu Yin had become the topic of discussion.
"Mother, this …" Lily Anne did not understand.
Lily Liana solemnly replied, "It's very serious. Ah Fan's last words were directed at Lu Yin. Many people on the internet have attributed the deaths of the Shangwu Academy students to Lu Yin's self-preservation. If Lu Yin blames them, then our Northline Flowzone will be in trouble as well."
Lily Anne's face paled. "Then what should we do?
Is someone targeting us?
Using Ah Fan to plot against Lu Yin? "
Lily Lianna shook her head. "It's hard to say, but there's definitely someone guiding him. Right now, all we can do is wait and see. Also, mobilize the entire Northline Flowzone to speak up for Lu Yin. We have to suppress this matter."
The Northline Flowzone was overthinking things, as it was impossible for them to suppress this matter. Even the entire Innerverse would not be able to do so, as this matter had spread far and wide, and it had even attracted the attention of the entire Fifth Mainland.
More and more videos were being uploaded onto the internet, most of them showing cultivators dying at the hands of the Neohuman Alliance.
One after another, it was a ghastly sight.
Neoverse, Jie Mountain, Star Alliance Great World. Zi Jing looked at the scenery outside the Great World with a calm expression.
Xin Jiao arrived. "Director Zijing, why didn't the Interstellar Alliance Network curb such comments?"
Zi Jing looked at Xin Jiao. "There's no way to stop them. You can delete their comments, but can you delete their thoughts?"
Xin Jiao frowned. "Even so, we can't allow you to be slandered. The great sects and organizations didn't get to where they are today for nothing. Their ancestors have experienced life and death situations, so why should we let outsiders take advantage of them? These comments are already too much."
Zi Jing looked outside again. "Times have changed. Those ordinary cultivators might want to take advantage of the situation and share their battle techniques, but we can just ignore them.
They can't change the situation, so they can only vent their anger. However, you and I both know that humanity is facing a crisis. The crisis outside the Starfall Sea is getting closer and closer, and if humanity is destroyed, these battle techniques will disappear into history. "
"What do you mean?" Xin Jiao did not understand.
Zi Jing's lips curled up. "The essence of humanity is to pass down their legacies. Only by passing down their legacies can they become stronger."
Xin Jiao shook her head. "No one will agree with your thinking. Even the Hall of Honor would not share their battle techniques for no reason."
Zi Jing did not reply, and she just looked outside quietly.
Over the next few days, the internet was in an uproar. Countless people were shouting and begging for battle techniques to be shared. More and more videos were released, and many people were moved, but the great sects and organizations remained unmoved.
They had not relied on charity from others to reach their current level, but rather on their own.
No one could say that they were wrong.
It was not as if there had never been a powerhouse among the independent cultivators.
Ku Pu snorted disdainfully at the discussions on the internet. Back then, Ku Pu had not only been an independent cultivator, but he had also been despised by them. Had he not reached the Progenitor realm and wanted them to share their battle techniques?
What a joke.
However, Ku Pu looked at the countless comments directed at Lu Yin, and his eyes flickered. No one knew what he was thinking.
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At Aurora Fort, Lu Yin exited seclusion ten days later.
The Second Nightking's expression changed. Sure enough, it hadn't even been half a month. How could this be considered seclusion?
Lu Yin had cultivated his Sirius Art to 38,000 stars in the Timestop Space, but he had not gone into seclusion after that and had only rested for a while.
He was very clear about what had happened in the outside world.
Over the past few days, his gadget had been flooded with calls. Countless people had tried to contact him, but he had not answered any of them.
After exiting seclusion, the first person he contacted was Elder Chan.
"What do you think about the discussions on the internet?" Lu Yin asked.
On Realm Mountain, Elder Chan replied, "The Hall of Honor will announce some battle techniques for ordinary cultivators to share. Don't worry."
"Is there really no need to worry?"
Lu Yin's voice grew deeper. "If this were a peaceful era, I wouldn't care, and no one would care. However, the Starfall Sea is in danger, and although these people are trying to take advantage of us, some of their words are not without reason. If the mentors and students on that spacecraft all knew Ah Fan's battle techniques, then even if not all of them could escape, at least a few more would have been able to. Perhaps there would have been Envoys, Half-Progenitors, or even Progenitors among them. No one can say for sure when it comes to opportunities."
"Then what do you want to do?" Elder Chan asked.
Lu Yin took a deep breath. "I didn't think about this before, but now, I want to try something that I can imitate my ancestors' methods. I remember that someone once said that in the most ancient times, the six continents were plagued by disasters, and it was difficult for humans to survive. Thus, the legendary ancestors established the Daosource Sect and spread their teachings. Although I, Lu Yin, am far from being comparable to them, I am willing to try."
Elder Chan's eyes widened. "What do you want to do?"
Lu Yin answered seriously, "I want to put everything that I have learned in one place. Everyone can try to go there, learn from it, and challenge it. If they succeed, they can obtain everything that I once had and use it to teach the cultivators of the Fifth Mainland so that more people can learn more battle techniques."
Elder Chan was shocked. "You're willing?"
"In peacetime, I definitely wouldn't be willing, but right now, there's no other way. If the Eternals invade and the humans maintain their current strength, I really can't think of any way to win. Senior, the humans have always been on the other side of the Astral Tree Domain.
If not for the limitless power of the sourcebox array, we would have been defeated long ago. If the Astral Tree Domain is already in such a state, then the Fifth Mainland is even worse. "
"Of course, I would also like to ask the Hall of Honor to contribute some battle techniques and even secret techniques."
"Alright, as long as you're willing, the Hall of Honor will naturally contribute," Elder Chan barked. As the master of the Hall of Honor, Elder Chan considered the entire Fifth Mainland and the entire human race. In the past, no one had ever reached his level, but now, Lu Yin had the same thoughts as him.
Regardless of the motives of the people on the internet, they should indeed increase the strength of the entire human race in order to deal with the Eternals' future calamity.
"Senior, many of my battle techniques come from various large sects. If I want to share them, I'm afraid that they won't be happy," Lu Yin said.
Elder Chan frowned. "I know, tell them to come find me."
At Aurora Fort, Lu Yin smiled. "Then I'll have to trouble senior. I've thought about it, and I'll call that place the Fifth Pagoda." He then hung up.
Elder Chan fell into deep thought. The Fifth Pagoda?
The Fifth Mainland's Tower of Inheritance.
Elsewhere, Lu Yin contacted Wang Wen.
"How was it? Did Ah Fan do well?" Wang Wen asked proudly.
Lu Yin replied, "Not bad. Those people from Shangwu Academy have to hide well. They can't be exposed."
"Don't worry," Wang Wen said.
The Corpse King's attack on Shangwu Academy had been part of Wang Wen's show from beginning to end. His goal had been to draw out the discussions on the internet and push Lu Yin to the heart of the storm, successfully drawing out his conversation with Elder Chan.
Elder Chan had a good impression of Lu Yin because he had taken the initiative to take over the war against the Astral Beast Domain. This time, Lu Yin had sacrificed everything he had for the greater good of humanity. Once the Astral Trees attacked in the future and tried to force the Fifth Mainland to hand him over, no one would dare suggest handing him over.
Even if Elder Chan and the others wanted to hand him over, they couldn't say anything. Whoever did would go down in history in infamy.
Of course, this was just a side effect. Lu Yin's true goal was to take the initiative. He didn't want to leave his fate in the hands of others. If the Astral Trees attacked and the Fifth Mainland couldn't handle the pressure and wanted to hand him over, he would take the Fifth Pagoda with him. Not only did the tower contain the battle techniques that he had contributed, it also contained the people who had learned them. The Ku family, the Sword Sect, the Ce family, and the Wen family — who wouldn't want to go?
Those who could go were all direct descendants, and he would take them all with him. Let's see who would still want to hand him over.
This was just what he wanted at the moment. The entire Fifth Mainland would be attracted to the inheritance within the Fifth Pagoda, and the Hall of Honor would be the proof. Everyone would believe that anyone who could enter the Fifth Pagoda to learn the inheritance was a genius. These geniuses were equivalent to an entire generation of the Fifth Mainland. If he took them all with him, the Fifth Mainland would have a gap, which would be far worse than the war with the Astral Trees.
This was his initiative, but it wasn't enough. The human civil war would only benefit the Eternals, so he had to find a way to pull them in. There was also the Astral Beast Domain.
"You can't really be thinking of sharing those battle techniques, right? Rather than benefiting others, why not benefit me first?" Wang Wen teased.
Lu Yin smiled. "There are some things that others won't be able to learn even if I wanted to. But to be honest, the Eternals are in grave danger. I'm willing to share some battle techniques as a catalyst. Perhaps others will be willing to contribute as well and increase the strength of humanity as a whole."
"You sound like a savior." Wang Wen rolled his eyes.