The moment Mister Mu appeared, all of the spiritualized universe's cultivators retreated. The round-faced elder stood outside the stone door and glared at Lu Yin, his eyes filled with indignation and anger.
The universe finally calmed down.
The battle had not lasted for long. From the moment Lu Yuan was surrounded to the moment the Celestial Sect arrived, it had been an encounter. However, the intensity of this encounter was no less than the final battle between Immemorial City and the Eternals.
Just one encounter had resulted in heavy casualties on both sides.
The spiritualized universe did not want to fight anymore, and the Tian Yuan Universe's people were tired as well. They slowly retreated, and the two sides looked at each other across the universe.
No one had expected such a situation.
The spiritualized universe had thought that they could easily end the Tian Yuan Universe, so there had been no discussion at all from the start of the battle.
The Tian Yuan Universe's side had not expected the spiritualized universe to suddenly stop. Lu Yin had predicted that this encounter would result in a life and death battle. He did not know how many people from the Tian Yuan Universe would die, but he wanted to kill as many people from the spiritualized universe as possible.
Unfortunately, his strength did not allow him to do so. The spiritualized universe's strength had been fully displayed.
If Bao Qi had not suddenly fallen into Bitter Calamity, Lu Yin would not have been able to snatch the Sky Devourer Parasol, and he might not have survived his second life.
This was a battle between universes. It was the most intense and highest-level battlefield for all living creatures.
"Master, how's Immemorial City?" Lu Yin asked.
Mister Mu replied, "As we expected, someone from the spiritualized universe ambushed Tai Chu. It's a Dreamwalker, but it's not on the other side."
Lu Yin was surprised. "It's not?"
He looked in the direction of the stone door and saw that the spiritualized universe's experts had all gathered on the battleship. They had lost nearly half of their forces, and there was no unfamiliar expert that Mister Mu was concerned about. Where was that expert?
Outside the stone door, the round-faced elder walked out from the battleship.
Lu Yin and the others looked over and saw the elder appear between the battleship and the Tian Yuan Universe's side. "You're the current master of the Tian Yuan Universe, right? The Celestial Sect's Path Master, Lu Yin."
Lu Yin walked out and instantly appeared in front of the round-faced elder. The two were less than a hundred meters apart, and there was practically no distance between them.
This was a conversation between the highest-level people on both sides.
"You're the president of the spiritualized universe chamber of commerce, right?" Lu Yin asked.
The round-faced elder clasped his hands behind his back, sizing up Lu Yin with a sigh of admiration. "Before the battle, I didn't have the time to talk to you, but after this battle, your Tian Yuan Universe has gained my recognition. I admit that I underestimated you."
"But that's all you can do. Our spiritualized universe has a supreme pinnacle. The Imperial Mulberry Sky, the Seven Great Mulberry Skies, and countless experts from the Grandmasters."
"Cut the crap, old man," Lu Yin interrupted.
The round-faced old man had a gloomy expression. How many years had it been since anyone dared to interrupt him? Even Lord Yu Sang Tian was extremely polite to him. This junior, whose seniority was even lower than his disciples, actually dared to speak to him like this.
Lu Yin did not care about the round-faced elder's thoughts at all. "We know what you want to do. The Tian Yuan Universe cannot be handed over to you. Don't even think about convincing us to join you. That's all nonsense."
"I'll give you two choices. Fight to the death. Either we die, or you die. Go back and never set foot in the Tian Yuan Cosmos again."
The round-faced elder was amused. "Junior, do you know what you're saying?
I'll give you two choices, too. "
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You can either join our spiritualized universe and become a Mulberry Sky. This glory is something that not many people in the spiritualized universe have obtained in countless years. Or you can be tortured and imprisoned by our spiritualized universe and eventually die. You have no other choice.
"As for the people behind you, if they're willing, they can join us and enjoy the fortune of rebooting the Tian Yuan Universe. If they're not willing, then they'll die. Our spiritualized universe's strength is far greater than yours. You can't even recognize the difference in strength. You think that you can negotiate with our spiritualized universe just because you blocked our first attack? What a joke."
Lu Yin was disdainful. "You're the one who's negotiating with us. I'm not interested in talking nonsense with you. Since that's the case, let's fight. We'll definitely destroy your group. No matter how many people from the spiritualized universe come, we'll kill them all. I, Lu Yin, started as an ordinary person.
On the battleship, many people's gazes landed on Tianci with curiosity.
Lu Yin looked young, but he could actually fight with Sang Tian and become the master of the Tian Yuan Universe. They did not know how he had done it. How long had he cultivated?
Ten thousand years?
A hundred thousand years?
Or even longer?
Tianci raised his head and said in a low voice, "A hundred years."
Everyone was stunned, thinking that they had misheard.
"Sir Tianci, did you just say a million years?"
"It's a million years. Why does it sound like a hundred years?"
"Use your brain. How can it be a hundred years? A hundred years to cultivate to become a master of the universe? Are you kidding?"
Palace Master Yao's tone was cold. "A hundred years?"
Tianci nodded. He looked at Lu Yin, who was confronting the president in the starry sky. There was deep fear in his eyes. "A hundred years. This person is a descendant of the Lu family. However, his cultivation has been destroyed. It's only been a hundred years since he started cultivating again from an ordinary person. However, even if we count his status as a descendant of the Lu family, it's only a few decades longer.
Everyone was shocked. They looked at Lu Yin in the distance, unable to believe it.
It was really a hundred years. What could he do in a hundred years?
The life of an ordinary person?
No. On some planets, ordinary people could live for a thousand years or even longer. This was merely a hundred years. Just a hundred years.
The elite geniuses on the battleship had all cultivated for decades or even a hundred years. What was their strength?
How on earth had this person cultivated?
"I, Lu Yin, have faced more threats than you can imagine. Old man, your tricks are useless. Threats and temptations. What else can you do besides that?
If even the temptation of an eternal life is useless to me, what other temptations can you find? "Lu Yin's voice resounded through the universe.
At that moment, his words sounded completely different to the people in the spiritualized universe.
A young expert who had cultivated to the level of facing off against Sang Tian in a mere hundred years. No matter what he said, it was enough to change history. Even a sneeze would be remembered by history.
Countless people in the Tian Yuan Universe were shocked by Lu Yin, and this was happening in the spiritualized universe.
However, some people in the spiritualized universe were already aware that Tian Feng had been killed in the battle of E Region. Many people in the spiritualized universe had seen that scene, but they had not expected Lu Yin to transform so quickly. At that time, Lu Yin could only fight against a Primordial realm expert at most. Sang Tian was not someone he could fight against.
They had been in a hurry to come to the Tian Yuan Universe, but unfortunately, they were still a step too late.
Now, even Sang Tian could not get rid of Lu Yin.
The round-faced elder was disappointed. "Although our universes are different, our comprehension of the realms is the same. Bitter Adversity and eternal life are the ultimate pursuits of every cultivator.
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If even these things cannot tempt you, then there really is nothing that can tempt you. "
"However, this old man is very curious."
He looked at Lu Yin. "You became the master of a universe at such a young age, and you have the strength to fight against me in the Bitter Adversity realm. You are at the peak of the universe, and there are very few who can surpass you. With such accomplishments, you should be able to look down on everything and not let any living being suppress you. You should be pursuing the ultimate eternal life, so why is it that even eternal life cannot tempt you?"
"This old man and the others have lived for too long. Eternal life does not matter, but we want to experience the feeling of being invincible in the universe. To you, eternal life should be the greatest temptation."
Lu Yin's gaze swept past the round-faced elder, and then he looked at the people in the spiritualized universe. "Have you ever thought that the Progenitor realm is the peak?"
The round-faced elder could not help but laugh. "The Progenitor realm is just the beginning of cultivation. Only by stepping into the Progenitor realm can you have the qualifications to look up to eternal life. If you cannot even step into the Progenitor realm, then you are just an ordinary cultivator. How can the Progenitor be the peak?"
Lu Yin nodded. "That's right. The Progenitor realm is not the peak in your understanding, but in my understanding, the Progenitor realm has been the peak for quite some time. I worked hard to cultivate, and I climbed up step by step until I finally reached the Progenitor realm. However, I discovered that there were still the Laws, the Primordial realm, Bitter Adversity, and eternal life above the Progenitor realm.
"I don't know if there will be an even higher realm if I truly reach eternal life one day. If a path is endless, will you still look forward to the end of the path?"
The round-faced elder did not hesitate. "Of course. We have already walked so far, so why not look at the end?"
Lu Yin said, "I want to enjoy the scenery along the way."
The round-faced elder could not help but laugh. "This is a difference in cultivation culture."
Lu Yin looked at him. "This difference can never be made up for, which is why our Tian Yuan Universe cannot join your spiritualized universe. None of us are stupid, and if we join your spiritualized universe, we will never be able to blend in due to the difference in cultivation culture. You will never give us the chance to step into eternal life. Old man, it is foolish to pretend to be a fox in front of a group of foxes."
"Hahahaha, junior, you are very interesting. What you said is an objective factor, but from a subjective point of view, our spiritualized universe sincerely wishes to accept you. As for the reason, I will not tell you, as it is meaningless. Let's talk about something more practical."
The round-faced elder's expression turned cold. "You just took away the Sky-Devourer Parasol, which is ranked tenth in our spiritualized universe's sequence. I hope that you will return it."
Lu Yin looked at the round-faced elder as if he was looking at an idiot. "Do you think that I will return it?"
The round-faced elder was calm. "You will. Since you care about the scenery along the way, if it is gone, will you still be able to appreciate it?"
"What do you mean?" Lu Yin frowned, as he suddenly had a bad premonition.
The round-faced elder calmly said, "During this expedition to the Tian Yuan Universe, our spiritualized universe sent three Sangtians. Aside from Bao Qi and me, there is another one called Mengsang who went to Immemorial City. Your master knows about it, but where is it now?"
Lu Yin stared at the round-faced elder, his unease growing stronger.
"Return the Sky-Devourer Parasol. Otherwise, it will destroy a part of spacetime every few minutes, a spacetime with people." The round-faced elder's words caused Lu Yin's scalp to tingle.
Destroy a parallel spacetime with people?
Lu Yin had never thought that such a thing would happen.
Throughout the war with the Eternals, the Eternals had never destroyed a parallel spacetime with people. They had captured people to the Eternal Kingdom and broken the Sequence's string. What they were doing was completely different from what the round-faced elder was saying.
"What? You don't believe me?"
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