After twelve days, the selection process ended. Out of more than a hundred thousand people, 1,700 passed and were allowed to enter the Hexagon Training Grounds.
Lu Yin leisurely sipped his tea until he was notified that someone was coming to pick them up. Only then did he leave.
"What the … Brother-in-law?"
Luo Laoer exclaimed.
Zuo Yu, Muduo, and the rest stared blankly at Lu Yin as he walked out of the spacecraft. None of them had expected Lu Yin to be here.
Lu Yin smiled and greeted them.
"Why are you here, Brother-in-law?"
Luo Laoer asked.
Lu Yin found it strange. "How can a hostage like you go to the Hexagon Training Grounds?"
"You've been here for a long time?"
Zuo Yu was surprised.
Many people looked over, but most of them did not recognize Lu Yin. When they saw him walk out of the spacecraft, they were all unhappy. They had gone through so much to get here, but this guy had actually gotten in through the back door.
However, despite their displeasure, no one dared to cause trouble for Lu Yin. Being able to get in through the back door represented his background and status. They were not stupid, and no one dared to casually make enemies.
There were some who wanted to befriend him, but Lu Yin was not interested. Right now, he wanted to know more about the Hexagon Training Grounds, and he could just ask Luo Laoer about it.
Although Luo Laoer had only just obtained the right to go, he was quite good at gathering information. Furthermore, as a hostage, he was actually able to enter the Hexagon Training Grounds.
"Brother-in-law, you don't know anything about the Hexagon Training Grounds?"
Luo Laoer and Lu Yin stood in a corner, waiting for someone to pick them up.
Lu Yin replied, "I feel like it's a place where the Hexagon Training Grounds exchange information about their civilizations."
"That's right," Luo Laoer said softly. "The Hexagon Training Grounds has always been difficult to deal with the Eternals, and they've always been on the defensive. However, after the Seven Skygods mysteriously left a few years ago, the Hexagon Training Grounds gained an absolute advantage and continuously regained their lost territory. They even had the opportunity to cooperate with each other, which opened the door to a fusion of civilizations.
"The Transcendents do not cultivate. Once their energy source runs out, they'll be finished. Thus, they want to cultivate, not only to protect themselves, but also to adapt to a stronger energy source. Reality has proven that it's very effective, and their battle techniques can better utilize energy. The Void God Civilization's power is also a weapon for self-preservation."
Lu Yin interrupted, "How many years ago did you say?"
Luo Laoer replied, "That's right. The Hexagon Association has always been on the defensive when dealing with the Eternals, and the Eternals have even occupied many parallel universes that the Hexagon Association can use. This has resulted in the Hexagon Association being unable to join forces even if they wanted to. However, several years ago, the Seven Skygods left one by one, and the Hexagon Association took the opportunity to reclaim some of the parallel universes. The Hexagon Training Hall is located in one of these parallel universes."
A few years ago, wasn't that the time when they had besieged the Undying God?
It seemed that he had helped them in the end.
"Brother-in-law, you joined in advance because of my sister, right?" Luo Laoer was curious.
Before Lu Yin could reply, Old Second Luo pitied him, "Then you're in trouble."
Lu Yin raised a brow. "What do you mean?"
Luo Laoer looked around sneakily and said in a low voice, "Do you know how many people will come at the intersection of civilizations?
How many geniuses will there be?
There are too many. According to the information I gathered, it's not just the Hyperspace Society that's joining, but also the various universes. The number of people has increased by more than ten times since Sister Hong's generation. It's said that there will be a second expansion, and it won't be just the Hexagon Association's Spacetime that will join, but many other universes that can communicate with the Hexagon Association will join as well. "
"There are all sorts of civilizations, and the Hyperspace Society is still considered normal. Some of them even call themselves gods. Think about it, wouldn't it be great to find a goddess to be your wife?
The main space, the Wood Realm, the Void God Space, and so on. Any one of them would make you rich. Unfortunately, you won't have that chance. "
"Right, Brother-in-law, which academy do you want to join?"
Luo Laoer asked.
Lu Yin didn't understand. "What do you mean?"
Luo Laoer was speechless. "My sister didn't tell you?"
"I also didn't tell Zijing that I helped her take in a younger brother," Lu Yin said.
Luo Laoer wailed, "Brother-in-law, you can't do this! I've already called you brother-in-law so many times! You have to get my sister to accept me! I don't plan on returning to the Three Sovereigns' Space for the rest of my life! I'm definitely going to follow my sister! Brother-in-law, you can't go back on your word!"
Lu Yin felt a headache coming on. "Tell me what that academy is first."
Luo Laoer cleared his throat. "The Hexagon Training Grounds have a total of six academies, each representing the Hexagon Association. Anyone who joins the Hexagon Training Grounds has to choose a academy to join, and after successfully learning the civilization's power from that academy, they can join the next academy. Don't think that joining the Hexagon Training Grounds will be easy.
"One year. If you can learn the power of a civilization other than your own within a year, you can stay in the training grounds and continue learning. If you can't learn it, you'll be eliminated."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "Where did you hear all this from?
Why are you so detailed? "
Luo Laoer replied, "Everyone knows that the Hexagon Training Grounds aren't a secret anymore. Otherwise, why do you think so many people are begging to join?"
Lu Yin looked around and saw that more than a thousand people were discussing amongst themselves, and he could vaguely make out the names of academies and training grounds.
He had gone to Zi Jing's side after retreating from the battlefield, and then been thrown here. He had no chance to learn about the outside world at all.
Although the Hyperspace Civilization was close to a technological civilization and was connected to the internet, Lu Yin had yet to connect to this place's network, so he couldn't learn anything from it.
"Brother-in-law, which academy do you want to join?"
Luo Laoer asked curiously.
Lu Yin's eyes twinkled. The Hexagon Association was made up of six civilizations, and the leading one was the main space, also known as the Reincarnation Universe. Below them were the Hyperspace Civilization, the Three Sovereigns' Space, the Wood Realm, the Void God Space, and the Lost Clan.
Wu Junshi had first told Lu Yin about the Hexagon Association, but with Wu Junshi's status, he didn't know much. It was only after Zi Jing's explanation that Lu Yin gained a better understanding of the development of human civilization.
The main space was a standard cultivation civilization, led by the Grand Celestial. Below him were the Three Sovereigns and Nine Sages, all of whom had once been Progenitors. As for whether there were still any Progenitors left, or how many Half-Ancestors and Envoys there were, Lu Yin didn't know.
The Three Sovereigns' Space consisted of Lord Luo, Lord Mu, and Lord Taixuan. If they worked together, they could resist the Forgetful Ruins God. As for their power system, Wu Junshi had said that it belonged to the Monarch Aura, which was more suitable for weapons.
In the Wood Realm, all life could be woodified. This was Zi Jing's introduction to the Wood Realm, which was also a cultivation civilization. The difference was that the cultivators of the Wood Realm could obtain the power of the trees through woodification. To put it bluntly, every cultivator of the Wood Realm had an innate gift of all sorts.
How many cultivators in the Fifth Mainland had such innate gifts?
Anyone with such innate gifts could join the Ten Arbiters Council unconditionally. From this, one could see how rare innate gifts were. The Wood Realm had all kinds of cultivators, and it was extremely prosperous.
Zi Jing did not know much about the Void God Spacetime, which was why Lu Yin had been so confused when he had seen Shi Hong and the others use the Void God Spacetime in the Drifting Cloud Space. Zi Jing's description of the Void God Spacetime was that it was similar to puppets, but Luo Laoer's introduction made Lu Yin feel that it was not puppets, but rather control. It was a very strange civilization.
There was no need to talk about the Void God Spacetime; he already knew a lot about it.
The last one was the Lost Clan.
Zi Jing did not know much about the Lost Clan either, but there was a phrase that she had memorized very well. It was also the Six Direction Society's greatest understanding of the Lost Clan: every Lost Clan warrior would plan a meticulous assassination that was most suitable for them.
Lu Yin did not understand the meaning of this phrase, so he was especially curious about the Lost Clan.
"Which academy do you want to join?"
Lu Yin asked.
Luo Laoer replied, "The Void God Academy."
"Why?"
"The Void God Spacetime is best at protecting itself, and it's always at the back of the battlefield. It's relatively safe."
Lu Yin asked, "The Void God Realm?
That's amazing. I'll join the Void God Academy as well. "
"That's great! Brother-in-law, let's fight side by side in the Six Direction Training Halls, snatch goddesses, and fight against elites! We'll dominate the Six Direction Society!"
Many people looked over with strange gazes.
Lu Yin quickly distanced himself from him, regretting speaking to him.
Half a day later, a person appeared and coldly scanned the crowd. With a wave of his hand, a white energy enveloped everyone and brought them away through spacetime.
Ever since he had come to the hyperspace, Lu Yin felt that the word "distance" had changed.
In the Fifth Mainland, distance could be measured, and it represented space. Now, however, distance not only represented space, but also dimensions. It represented positions that humans could not measure, and this universe had expanded countless times.
No matter how humans developed, they could not escape the universe. Even if they reached the Progenitor realm, there were still parallel spacetimes waiting to be explored. No one could explore all of them in their lifetime.
The Astral Wilderness, the parallel spacetimes, everything reminded them of how vast the universe was and how insignificant life forms were.
In such a short time, Lu Yin had already gone from the Fifth Mainland to the hyperspace and the Drifting Cloud Space. This was the fourth parallel spacetime.
No matter how many parallel spacetimes they entered, the universe was the same. It was dark, deep, and filled with all sorts of rotating planets and constellations.
However, when they arrived at this spacetime, Lu Yin was astonished. It was such a pure place.
"This spacetime is called Taiyi, and it means that it has not been modified by any power. It is the most primitive spacetime." The person who had brought them here looked at the sky. "Many spacetimes have changed because of the appearance of extreme powerhouses, forming a unique civilization system, technology, cultivation techniques, or even various strange constellations. However, this spacetime is different. It does not have any unique power system, and it is very clean. That is why it is suitable for the Six Direction Training Halls."
With that, the person led the group and instantly appeared at the peak of the clouds. The clouds formed a ring that headed towards the sky, like a door that was connected to the darkness.
Outside of the clouds and the sky, they could not see anything else.
"This peak rises steeply from the ground, but it stands at the edge of the sky. This is the Six Direction Training Halls' ASXS. You entered from here, and in the future, you will dream of leaving from here. Unfortunately, there are too few people who can actually do that."
The group did not understand. Enter from here and leave from here?
The person did not explain too much. With a wave of his hand, six screens of light appeared in the void. The enormous screens covered almost all directions and attracted the group's attention. There were people fighting on each screen.
"Each screen represents a civilization. Choose the civilization that you wish to study, and that will represent the academy that you will enter. Let me remind you that if you cannot successfully enter the academy within a year, the civilization that you choose will be eliminated and will never be able to enter the Six Direction Training Halls again. This is your only chance."
The group stared at the six screens. Choice, opportunity. This was entering the academy.