Lu Yin reached out and pressed the butterfly against the door. He watched her struggle with a ferocious look in his eyes. "Answer me."
"Lu Yin, you have no future. You're touching the taboo. Tai Chu doesn't dare to leave Immemorial City, but you dare to touch the taboo. You'll die a horrible death!" the butterfly shrieked. In an instant, she shone brightly, lighting up the entire sky and gathering towards herself.
Jiang Feng pulled Lu Yin over. "Retreat. She's going to self-destruct."
Boom!
There was a loud bang as the door shook. Space distorted and spread out like a wave, tearing apart the endless darkness and revealing a huge world of nothingness.
The self-destruction of a Primordial Realm expert was extremely powerful. Even Jiang Feng was afraid and pulled Lu Yin back.
Lu Yin looked at the charred butterfly imprint on the door. This butterfly was clearly afraid of death and wanted to live, but she had self-destructed when Lu Yin questioned her about her fate. Clearly, fate was more terrifying than death in her heart.
The Desolate Ancestor must have seen something that might involve fate. That was why the butterfly had chased after him.
What had the Desolate Ancestor seen?
"You can go back. I'll keep watch here," Jiang Feng said.
Lu Yin was about to speak when an indescribable fear appeared. Both he and Jiang Feng's expressions changed at the same time as they looked at the door. The universe seemed to be collapsing. They saw the word "Tian" rise from where the butterfly had died and press down on them.
The sky was collapsing.
They were like ordinary people who had seen the sky collapse and were about to be buried. They fell into endless despair.
Lu Yin stared blankly at the word "Tian." This word had appeared when Karma had been chosen. He had clearly felt it then. If not for the fire from Immemorial City in the die, he did not know what would have happened.
Fire. Fire. The fire in the die had disappeared.
The sky was pressing down, and the stars were collapsing. Everything was being destroyed, but this was only what Jiang Feng and Lu Yin felt. They stared blankly at the word "Tian" approaching.
Lu Yin subconsciously took out the die while Jiang Feng took out his sword.
As the word approached, they both spat out blood. The die and the sword vibrated, especially the sword. It flashed and pierced through the word, returning to Jiang Feng's hand.
When everything returned to normal, the two were still in shock.
They looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.
At their current strength, what kind of power could make them feel despair?
The two of them didn't say anything. They were silent in tacit agreement.
They knew very well what this power represented.
Jiang Feng sat calmly in front of the door. "You can go back. I'll stay here."
Lu Yin nodded. "Sorry to trouble you, Uncle Jiang." He then tore through the void and left.
After a period of time, Lu Yin returned to Primeval City.
Everyone was waiting for Lu Yin's return, especially Lu Yuan and the rest. They were worried about his safety, and they only relaxed when they saw him return.
Lu Yin announced that the bone galleon had been destroyed, but the Eternals had not been exterminated. The Sole True God, the Ancient God, Hei Wushen, and Zhan Yan had all fled.
This result wasn't surprising, and it would have been surprising if Lu Yin had been able to kill the Sole True God.
No matter what, the Sole True God was a top powerhouse of this universe. Lu Yin had only just broken through to the Progenitor Realm. Even if he had the strength to fight the Sole True God head-on, and even if the Sole True God was restrained by the Grand Empyrean's Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm, he should not have succeeded.
The destruction of the bone boat was the greatest harvest of this battle.
To the experts of Primordial City, the bone boat had been pressing down on their heads for far too long. They had always been fighting against Primordial City.
Bone boat.
Now that the bone boat was gone, the pressure in their hearts had also disappeared.
Even if the Sole True God was still alive, it was not impossible to resist.
The Eternals had been completely defeated.
They had almost been exterminated.
Beneath Primordial City, the progenitor smiled, but he still held onto the Sequence's String.
Lu Yin arrived and looked at the progenitor. "If there is no way to suppress the Sequence's String, will the universe have to restart?"
"More or less. Zhu Zi, do you know why I took in the Three Realms and Six Paths as disciples?
It was because I needed people to destroy parallel space-time. "
The progenitor looked at Lu Yin. "It was not to kill, but to maintain a stable state for this universe. I alone was not enough, so I created the Above Heaven Sect.
"The Eternals brought out so many experts to destroy the Sequence's String and restart the universe. I created the Above Heaven Sect to destroy parallel space-time and stabilize the universe. There are too many parallel space-time now, and many parallel space-time have given birth to life. It will not be easy to destroy them."
Lu Yin's heart sank. Yes, it would not be easy.
Even if he destroyed all the parallel space-time that had not given birth to intelligent life, the remaining parallel space-time would be enough to restart the universe after the Sequence's String was released.
This was a difficult choice.
"But you cannot suppress the Sequence's String forever," Lu Yin said.
Mister Mu's voice sounded. "This is the ecology of the universe."
Lu Yin looked at Mister Mu.
Mister Mu sighed. "Creation, destruction, maintenance, and stability. The universe is like a balloon. When there are fewer parallel space-time, it will dry up. When there are more, it will explode. When intelligent life reaches a certain height, they will be able to see clearly. They will either stand on the side of stability or the side of explosion.
"In the end, there are two camps. It depends on which outcome is beneficial to intelligent life.
"The Eternals want to restart the universe and enter the Eternal Realm. That is why they attacked the Immemorial City and destroyed the Sequence's String."
Mister Mu was silent for a moment and looked at Lu Yin. "If you do not care about the life and death of intelligent life, this choice is undoubtedly beneficial."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "Is this the price to enter the Eternal Realm?"
It was also at this moment that Lu Yin realized how great the progenitor and the rest were.
How tempting was the Eternal Realm to cultivators?
However, the progenitor was willing to give up the Eternal Realm for the sake of the countless lives in this universe.
In the distant past, if the progenitor had not made such a choice and entered the Eternal Realm at the cost of restarting the universe like the One True God, his advantage would be far greater than the One True God's.
"Master, what about you?" Lu Yin asked.
Mister Mu did not answer.
The progenitor answered on his behalf. "If it was another choice, he would not be here."
A woman landed. It was Mu Zhu, who was guarding the progenitor.
Lu Yin looked at Mu Zhu, and Mu Zhu looked back at him.
"This is your senior apprentice sister," Mister Mu said.
Lu Yin was surprised. "Senior apprentice sister?"
Mu Zhu's expression was cold, and she looked at Lu Yin without exception. "Junior apprentice brother, we finally meet."
Lu Yin nodded at Mu Zhu. "Senior apprentice sister."
"Hehe, Zhu Zi, it was your master and senior apprentice sister who saved me. If it were not for them, I would not be alive now. They are the benefactors of our universe," the progenitor said.
Mister Mu was calm. "Well, not really. We just have a common goal. But even now, this goal is still there.
It has not been achieved. "
He looked at Lu Yin. "The Eternal is too powerful. In the Above Sky Sect era, I am confident that I can fight him. But now, I may not be able to defeat him."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "Even Master can't defeat the Eternal?"
He could not see through Mister Mu's strength. On the surface, Mister Mu, the Progenitor, and the Only True God were all passing through Bitter Adversity. However, Lu Yin did not see Mister Mu's ancestral world or the Sequence Laws. Only the flute had offset Primordial Beginning's bell.
"Master's strength has long since declined. Otherwise, the Eternal would not have lasted until now," Mu Zhu said.
Lu Yin looked at Mister Mu. "Declined?"
"I know you have many questions. The battle of Immemorial City is over, and we will have many opportunities to meet again. Take your time." Mister Mu finished and left with Mu Zhu.
Only the progenitor and Lu Yin were left underground.
Lu Yin looked at the progenitor. "What happened to Destiny?"
"Niu Niu?"
"I obtained the Book of Destiny. The Book of Destiny had once been burned by the flames of Immemorial City. I used a Turbid Treasure to restore it. Just as I was about to use the Book of Destiny to perform a divination, the Book of Destiny disappeared. Someone denied the reason I obtained the Book of Destiny, causing the karma to change."
"I just want to know what is Destiny's position in this universe?" Lu Yin asked solemnly.
He had always been concerned about Destiny, especially what had happened in the mirage domain. He and Hongyan Mavis had both speculated about it, and if their speculations were correct, he did not know what kind of fate would befall him.
The progenitor muttered to himself, "Denied the reason?
It does seem like Niu Niu's methods. Niu Niu is a gentle child with outstanding talent. She is the most talented of all the disciples, but ever since she went to the mirage domain, she completely changed. She scattered her previous cultivation and started cultivating again using Destiny. To be honest, I can't see through her. "
Lu Yin did not understand. "If even you can't see through Destiny, does that mean that it has changed?"
The progenitor paused. "What do you mean by change?"
"Destiny is no longer destiny. Niu Niu has become someone else," Lu Yin said. This was what he and Hongyan Mavis had guessed.
The progenitor immediately denied it. "Impossible. Niu Niu is still Niu Niu. She hasn't changed."
"Destiny once told Hongyan Mavis and the others that there is a way to break through to the Eternal Realm in the mirage domain. Startoad was tricked into entering, but not only did he not obtain anything, he almost lost his life. If she is Destiny herself, why would she harm Hongyan Mavis and the others?" Lu Yin asked.
The progenitor fell silent, not knowing how to answer.
"I can only say that Niu Niu hasn't changed. If what you said is true."
At this point, he looked at Lu Yin with a serious expression. "Ask Kai Hong if the Niuniu she saw is the same person as the Niuniu I saw."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "Two Destinies?"
The progenitor shook his head. "One. Niu Niu can't be a disguise in my eyes."
"But she can be a disguise in front of the Three Realms and Six Daos," Lu Yin continued.
The progenitor did not say anything else, but he seemed to be having a headache. "Go and remind Kai Hong and the others that they have been in contact with Niu Niu. Reorganize everything. The person they encountered might not be Niu Niu."
Lu Yin's heart sank. "If Destiny appears again, can I trust her?"
The progenitor smiled. "You can just call her Niu Niu."
Lu Yin looked at the progenitor deeply and nodded. "Understood. One more question. What is the flame in Immemorial City?"