"What's going on?" Lu Yin's expression turned ugly. Bai Wushen had designs on Yan 'er, which was intolerable.
The Ice Master told Lu Yin what she knew, and he frowned. Actually, the Ice Master didn't know much. She had been trapped by Bai Wushen the entire time.
Lu Yin suddenly looked into the distance, where Bai Qing walked out.
Lu Yin was no longer wary of her. Jiang Feng had placed her in the Ice Heart to sleep, which meant that she was from White Cloud City. At least, she wasn't an enemy.
"Master Lu?" Bai Qing's expression was calm as she looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin looked at her. "You are?"
"You can treat me as someone from White Cloud City," she said.
Lu Yin nodded. "Thank you."
If not for Bai Qing, Ming Yan would have been taken away by Bai Wushen. The consequences would have been unimaginable.
Lu Yin hadn't expected Bai Wushen to still be alive.
"I heard what Bai Wushen said." Bai Qing looked at Lu Yin. "But only the last two sentences."
"If not for your consciousness, I wouldn't have saved him and caused this disaster."
"But now, I have no choice but to look for you."
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold. Bai Wushen had controlled Yan 'er's consciousness? When?
He had no idea.
Also, save him? Was she referring to him?
During the battle in Immemorial City, Bai Wushen, who was also Luo Shen, had said that he owed her a life. Was that true?
When?
"Thank you for telling me," Lu Yin said gratefully.
Bai Qing said, "Who made Jiang Feng like that?"
Lu Yin had told Liu Pianran and the others in White Cloud City, but Bai Qing hadn't been there. Otherwise, Lu Yin would have found out.
She had come specifically to find Lu Yin.
Lu Yin told Bai Qing about the Grass Grandmaster. Bai Qing silently thanked him and left.
After Bai Qing left, Lu Yin went to the Ice Heart, and the boat appeared. He wanted to cross the River of Time to find Bai Wushen.
Bai Wushen had touched his bottom line.
No one could hurt Yan 'er. No one.
He also wanted to find out when Bai Wushen had controlled Yan 'er's consciousness.
The River of Time rolled over, and Lu Yin took a deep breath. He stepped onto the boat and entered the River of Time.
Every time he crossed the River of Time, it was very dangerous. The first time was because he wanted to eradicate the Eternals. The second time was to find the Book of Destiny. The third time was for Yan 'er...
This was Lu Yin's biggest weakness.
In the distance, the Ice Master was shaken. Was that crossing the river of time?
It hadn't expected someone to be able to do it. It was too shocking. Master Lu's current power level must be the strongest in the universe.
Elder Chan and the other Ancestral Realm experts had all rushed over after receiving news from the Ice Spirit Clan. As soon as they arrived, they saw Lu Yin crossing the River of Time, and they all fell silent.
Lu Yin was truly enraged.
Within the River of Time, images flashed by one after another, and Lu Yin soon saw the battle between Bai Wushen and Bai Qing. Fortunately, the battle had happened very quickly, so he quickly found it.
After crossing the river of time, Lu Yin appeared beside Bing Xin.
Images constantly flashed by. Lu Yin had crossed the river of time and changed his position, but he could not change the past. He was like a wave in the river of time.
He watched as Bai Qing obtained the three divine artifacts, defeated Bai Wushen, and left. He also saw the Ice Master arrive in front of the Ice Heart. He hurriedly notified White Cloud City.
He stared at the image of Bai Wushen leaving in that direction.
Time returned to normal, and Lu Yin continued his journey.
This time, he found time and stood in a new position. This position was where Bai Wushen had left and torn through the void.
As he stood there, images constantly flashed by. When Bai Qing had defeated the ripples, the ripples had torn through the void, and Lu Yin had also been beside her.
The torn void had taken both Lu Yin and the ripples away.
The images around him returned to normal, and Lu Yin appeared under an unfamiliar starry sky. He crossed the River of Time again, and he refused to believe that he would not be able to catch up.
He could cross the River of Time, and as long as he was given a clue, he could find anyone he wanted. The prerequisite was that not too much time had passed.
Of course, accidents could easily occur, but Lu Yin did not think too much about it. Bai Wushen had crossed his bottom line, and he had to deal with him.
This time, Lu Yin saw the ripples rushing in a certain direction, and he followed them. As long as he lost any clues, he would cross the River of Time again. He stared at the images that flashed by in the river of time, searching for traces of Bai Wushen.
Once, twice, thrice, five times, nine times … He crossed the River of Time again, and his eyes were bloodshot as he continued to track Bai Wushen.
He had finally found Bai Wushen.
Bai Wushen appeared on a barren planet. There were no humans on this planet, and there were only some strange-looking creatures that burrowed out of the ground and then burrowed back in.
Lu Yin landed on the planet and looked into the distance. There was a ripple there.
"You want to catch up to me so badly?" Bai Wushen said. "If you're not careful, you'll be swept up. That's something that even the One True God would not want to do."
Lu Yin stared at the ripples. "Why are you looking for Yan 'er?"
"Because she's very important to you."
"That's why I want to find you."
The ripples changed and turned into Luoshen. She looked at Lu Yin. "Brother Lu, you've already killed me once. Do you want to kill me again?"
Lu Yin looked at Luoshen, and memories of her appeared in his mind. He felt guilt and pity for this woman, but now, there was only fear and killing intent. "You're not dead. You won't die a second time."
Luoshen smiled beautifully. "More than one person can die a second time. Isn't the Ancestor the same?"
Lu Yin's expression changed. "How do you know?"
"I'm the same as her. I'm from the Consciousness Universe."
Lu Yin understood. No wonder she hadn't died. The Ancestor had also survived Progenitor Chen's attack. It wasn't impossible that Bai Wushen hadn't died in the Ancient Battlefield.
"Brother Lu, have you ever liked me?" Luoshen suddenly asked.
Lu Yin frowned. "Everything you've done is fake. You pretended to like me and got close to me on purpose. You even chased me to the Starry Sky Tree. It's all just a disguise. Why are you saying all this now? Since you dared to attack Yan 'er, I won't let you off."
The Ancestor had said that the lifeforms of the Consciousness Universe weren't humans. They weren't the same species, so how could he like her?
Bai Wushen, or rather, Luoshen's actions were all fake.
On a barren planet, a rough wind blew past. Luoshen was as beautiful as a painting, and she was the only decoration on this planet. "What if it's true?"
Lu Yin released the starry sky from his heart and enveloped the surroundings. "Stop pretending. You can't escape. Let me ask you, what do you mean when you say that I owe you a life?
When did I owe you a life? "
Luoshen smiled. "I won't tell you that. You really do owe me a life. I hope that this question will leave a deeper impression in your heart."
Lu Yin stared at her. "Did you take a hit for me on a planet at the edge of the Outerverse?"
Luoshen shook her head. "I intentionally got close to you. Even without me, you would have been fine."
So it really wasn't that time.
"I envy Ming Yan." Luoshen looked up at the dim starry sky. The dark yellow atmosphere was like a demon's eye that stared at the ground.
"Actually, the root cause of the Eternals' defeat is Ming Yan. If not for her, the Eternals would not have lost."
Lu Yin didn't understand. "What does that have to do with Yan 'er?"
Luoshen smiled at Lu Yin. "If not for Ming Yan, why would I save your life?"
"I once controlled her consciousness and wanted to use it to attack you and turn you into the Eternals' Redback. Unfortunately, she only has you in her life. I can change the minds of Progenitors and make them kill each other. I can also change the minds of Sequence Laws powerhouses, but I can't change her. At most, I can only influence her. However, the one who was affected the most was me, as I developed a feeling called love for you."
"How laughable. My consciousness was actually changed by such a weak ant."
"Perhaps this is the tragedy of intelligent creatures. The power of a consciousness is limitless and unpredictable. Brother Lu, I really envy her. She bears all of your love and is your greatest concern. I, on the other hand, loved you as much as she did, but in the end, I ended up like this."
Lu Yin's eyes widened as he recalled the past. "Nightking Changfeng?"
Luoshen sighed deeply. "Yes, Nightking Changfeng. He's a very handsome young man, isn't he?"
Lu Yin hadn't expected things to turn out this way.
Back then, Lu Yin and Ming Yan had pledged their love for each other and had left Shenwu Continent for two years. When he saw her again two years later, her feelings for him had become unfamiliar. Instead, she was happily chatting with someone called Nightking Changfeng. At that moment, Lu Yin's heart had ached. It had been extremely painful. After two years of separation, feelings would naturally fade. Lu Yin had never blamed Ming Yan, but Ming Yan had blamed herself.
Lu Yin had never imagined that the unfamiliarity back then had been because of Bai Wushen.
"You had your eyes on me back then?" Lu Yin couldn't believe it.
Luoshen smiled. "The Immortal List doesn't care about cultivation. It only cares about unimportant things. At that time, you were very important."
Lu Yin found it hard to believe that this was Bai Wushen's method.
Bai Wushen controlled the Immortal List and controlled many people to work for the Eternals. Lu Yin had seen how the Eternals had induced humans to betray them and become Redbacks, but he had never thought that such a thing would happen to him.
If Yan 'er had really betrayed him back then, what would have happened to him?
Lu Yin didn't even dare to think about it.
He could also imagine how Yan 'er, an ordinary person, had been able to maintain her original heart in the face of a change in consciousness at the level of a Seven Skygods.
"I never thought that that woman would be able to maintain her original heart. Even if I only subtly influenced her, she was still just an ordinary person. Her love for you was truly selfless and pure. You were the only one in her world. Brother Lu, a person like her would be happy to live. Even if she died, she would still be happy." Luoshen was envious.
"Consciousness is a person's emotions. The deeper the emotional bonds, the harder it is to change one's consciousness. I could have easily erased her memories, but then you would have realized that a Ming Yan who was unfamiliar with your feelings would have dealt a much greater blow to you than a Ming Yan whose memories had been erased.
"But the two of you still ended up together, and I was burdened by her feelings. I appeared as Luoshen and gradually fell in love with you. Brother Lu, I really do love you.
"Whether you believe it or not, human emotions are the most difficult power to understand. This power is something that even I, a creature of a different species, can't escape from."