Pausing for a moment, Grand Elder Shan Gu let out a deep breath. "Qing Xian seems to know the fate of all the insects. It's an incomprehensible creature. It's as if a pair of eyes has been watching us from the beginning, seeing our every move. Then, a creature was born that could decipher our every move. That creature is Qing Xian."
"It knows everything and can use the abilities of all the insects. What's more terrifying is …"
He looked at Lu Yin with deep fear in his eyes. "It has the ability to learn."
Lu Yin was surprised. "Learn?"
Grand Elder Shan Gu said in a deep voice, "Qing Xian has the strongest learning ability I've ever seen. In our universe, Qing Xian has mastered everything that the human civilization has mastered. No matter how difficult it is to learn a battle skill or the path taken by a powerful cultivator, Qing Xian will always be able to learn it. Nothing can stump them. Their learning ability is too strong."
"The most terrifying thing is that before they take the initiative to reveal themselves, no one can tell. If Qing Xian is an insect, it is an insect. If it doesn't reveal its strength, no one will know that the inconspicuous insect is Qing Xian. If Qing Xian is a human, he is the most outstanding elite of the human race since ancient times. He is a cultivator with incomparable talent."
"To be honest, Master Lu, I once suspected that you are Qing Xian."
Lu Yin looked at Grand Elder Shan Gu in shock. "Senior, you must be joking. Is Qing Xian that powerful?"
Grand Elder Shan Gu sighed deeply. "Our universe has given birth to many unparalleled heroes. There were also legendary seniors who traveled through time to participate in the final battle. In that final battle, we killed all of the Green Immortals. But Master Lu, do you know what price we paid?"
He looked up at the starry sky. "Almost all of time and space."
"Almost all of people."
"Almost all of the strong ones."
Grand Elder Shan Gu looked at Lu Yin. "In the Tian Yuan Universe, the result of that battle is that other than Master Lu and the people of the Tianxin Sect, there are almost no humans left in the Tian Yuan Universe. This includes the Three Realms and Six Paths, the Three Suns and Six Lords, the Eight Paths, your ancestors, Mister Mu and the rest, and even the Eternals. Everything is gone."
"Even so, we were very fortunate to have won that war. There was an element of luck involved."
Grand Elder Shan Gu smiled when he met Lu Yin's shocked gaze. He finally saw hope in Lu Yin's eyes. It was fear and even a trace of fear towards the nest.
"The biggest mistake we made in the battle with the nest was not to destroy these nests early on."
He picked up the jade ball and said in a low voice, "Every hive can give birth to a Green Immortal. Any Green Immortal can become a supreme master. No, it's not just a possibility, it's a certainty. The starting point of their birth is very, very high. As for the end point, we haven't seen it yet."
"I even suspect that the omnipotent being was the first Qing Xian, because she called herself the Immortal Master."
Lu Yin looked at the jade-colored sphere, and the information that Elder Dan Gu had brought to him had refreshed his knowledge. Humans were definitely not the most powerful lifeforms in the universe, but over the years, the human race had shone brilliantly twice. This time, Lu Yin was confident that he had surpassed his previous brilliance, and he was confident that he could gather everyone in the current universe to fight against the spiritualized universe.
But who would have thought that before the spiritualized universe arrived, a worm nest would appear first?
He took the jade-colored ball and his eyes flickered.
"Senior, are the nine types of insects that you mentioned all of the nests?"
Grand Elder Shan Gu smiled bitterly and shook his head. "If it was all of them, then with the intelligence of our universe's countless people, we would not have been completely helpless. We would not have allowed Qian Li to suffer and the stone dragon disaster to happen. One terrifying thing about these nests is that the insects inside can change."
Lu Yin was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"When the number of these insects reaches a certain level, they will undergo a transformation. Maybe they will turn into very powerful insects, or maybe they will turn into very weak insects. No one can say for sure. In short, these nine kinds of insects are the ones we have encountered the most. There are also a number of strange insects whose names we don't even know. There are many, many of them. Those insects also come from the insect nest. They are quite troublesome," said Great Elder Shan Gu.
Lu Yin's expression turned ugly, and he fell silent.
He had not seen the true power of the spiritualized universe, but these nests were indeed troublesome.
Just the insects were easy to deal with, but the mutated insects were troublesome. There was also Qing Xian, which was the most difficult to deal with. Qing Xian's form could not be determined, but her learning ability was heaven-defying. Just thinking about it gave Lu Yin a headache.
After a long silence, Grand Elder Shan Gu said, "Master Lu, the threat that these nests pose to intelligent civilizations is hopeless. Our universe is an example. I don't know how many insects there are in our universe, or rather, how many places there are without insects, but we cannot allow these nests to overrun. Perhaps you have considered using these nests to deal with the spiritualized universe, but in my opinion, this will bring an unimaginable disaster to humanity."
Lu Yin was indeed considering transferring the threat of the nests to the spiritualized universe. He could not let the Tian Yuan Universe and the nests fight to the death and allow the spiritualized universe to take advantage of the situation.
This was human nature, and it was normal for Grand Elder Shan Gu to immediately think of it.
"Why not?
I'll try my best to deal with the nests in our universe, but can't I leave a few for the spiritualized universe? "Lu Yin asked.
Grand Elder Shan Gu was very serious. "Even if it's just one, if it's not dealt with properly, it will be a disaster in the future. These are nests, and there can be an endless number of them. No one knows how many nests a single nest will produce or how many Qing Xian it will bring out. Any Qing Xian is extremely dangerous, and if an Immortal Master is lured here, it will be a disaster for the Tian Yuan Universe."
"But our universe has its own destiny," Lu Yin retorted. He recalled Wang Wen's analogy of another fisherman.
Grand Elder Shan Gu was stunned, and he exchanged glances with Lu Yin before looking away in exhaustion. "I'm powerless to change Master Lu's mind. I can only remind you that you've seen the insects that covered the heavens. You definitely do not want to see them appear again, not even one."
With that, Grand Elder Shan Gu left.
At that moment, he seemed to have aged even more.
He had already escaped the shadow of the nests, but now, they had suddenly appeared again. Only he could understand the feeling of desolation and despair.
"Master Lu, I'm sorry," Grand Elder Shan Gu apologized with his back facing Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was helpless. "I should be the one apologizing."
Why had the nests appeared?
It was definitely not the Lost Tribe, or else they would have appeared long ago. During this period of time, the Above Heaven Sect had captured those who possessed nests, and they had discovered that quite a few of them had obtained nests at the same time, which was more than seven years ago. That period had been the time of the final battle in Immemorial City.
At that time, Lu Yin and the others had been trapped in the Second Disaster Zone. They had no choice but to ask the Lost Tribe to open the upper three segments in advance and draw out that card to break the True God Heaven Switching Technique. At that moment, Lu Yin and the others had felt a bone-piercing chill descend upon them. That chill had followed that card, and it was very likely that the nests had entered the Tian Yuan Universe at that time.
Who could be blamed?
That card had been received by Lu Yin, and that chill had probably come from that omnipotent existence in the nests. However, if Lu Yin had not done so, then the humans would have already lost the battle in Immemorial City, and they would have no future.
Nobody could be blamed. It could only be said that fate was playing tricks on people. What was meant to come could not be avoided.
After Grand Elder Shan Gu left, Lu Yin told the Three Realms, Six Paths, Three Suns, and Six Lords about the nests, including Wang Wen and the others.
For a moment, everyone was shocked once again.
The pressure from the spiritualized universe had not yet subsided, and the pressure from the nests followed closely behind.
Void Master felt like he was about to collapse. Enemies, enemies, they had never lacked enemies. How could there be so many enemies?
And each one was more perverted than the last.
Wood God was very quiet. During this time, he had been thinking about the Ancient God the most. He had wrongly blamed the Ancient God.
Actually, he could not be blamed, as no one had expected the Ancient God to do such a thing.
Ku Zu, Lu Tianyi, and the others were very calm. They only had one life, and in the end, they would die. While they were alive, they would do their best to complete what they should do. Once they died, they would have no regrets.
Chu Yi and the others felt more complicated than the others. In their minds, if this universe had not declined during the Above Heaven Sect's era, how glorious would it be now?
Even the spiritualized universe would not dare to provoke it, and the nests would not have brought so much pressure. In fact, no nests would have even come.
This was all fate.
Not long after, the Above Heaven Sect issued an order to the outside world that anyone who discovered a nest had to report it immediately. No one was allowed to hide it. There was only one way to deal with the nests: destroy them without mercy.
Lu Yin wanted to use the nests to deal with the spiritualized universe, but he still listened to Great Elder Dan Gu's opinion. The nests could not be controlled, and Lu Yin was afraid of playing with fire.
Another order was issued at the same time. It was to record the locations of all the nests that had appeared before and kill anyone who tried to hide the information.
No matter how one looked at it, this order was meaningless. No matter where the nests appeared, if they were not destroyed, they would definitely have run away. Was there any meaning in recording the locations that had been discovered?
However, the rewards that came with this order were extremely rich, and countless people rushed to find them.
Bang!
Lu Yin shattered the jade ball with one palm, causing it to turn into dust. There was nothing inside.
"I have to destroy all the nests in the shortest time possible. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable."
…
Under the starry sky, a spacecraft was flying steadily. Suddenly, a violent explosion erupted from a corner of the spacecraft, and a figure rushed out. Then, a stream of light flashed past, and the figure was split into two.
Within the shattered spacecraft, a woman wearing a luxurious robe was revealed. Jade butterflies fluttered around her, and she smiled seductively. "You want to kill me?
Dream on. "A jade butterfly then appeared beneath her feet and lifted her up into the sky.
In the distance, golden lights lit up one after another, attracting the woman's attention.
She looked over, and her face paled. "Not good, I'm visualizing an ancient text. It's the Heavenly Army."
She waved her hand, and the jade butterfly tore through the void to escape. The next moment, beams of light shot out from all directions and forced the woman out of the spatial tear. If she tried to force her way into the spatial tear, she would be struck by the beams of light.
These beams of light came from Money Bombs, and each beam had a destructive power of 500,000. The woman was only a Cruiser.