Xie Jiang told Lu Yin everything he had seen, and the more Lu Yin listened, the heavier his expression became. How could there be such a way to die when a spirit seed left one's body?
Xie Jiang was terrified as well, as the scene had been too shocking. He felt like he had seen the spiritualized universe's greatest secret. Along the way, Wu Jiang had wanted to join not only because he wanted to cultivate, but also because he had felt that he would fall into a desperate situation and that only Wu Jiang could save him.
Even as a Spirit Progenitor, he did not know what he had seen.
Xie Jiang did not say much, and after he finished speaking, he was taken away. Lu Yin had allowed him to join Wu Jiang.
Lu Yin stood in place with a spirit seed in his hand.
No wonder Wu Huang had been forced to do such a thing. He had been afraid that the Myriad Beasts Border would end up like the Wei Territory, where all the cultivators would die after their spirit seeds left their bodies. If that really happened, then the spiritualized beasts would never be able to make a comeback.
Which Xingfan had done such a thing?
Xingfan had threatened Wu Huang with this matter. Did Xingfan have the ability to cause all the spiritualized cultivators' spirit seeds to leave their bodies?
In that case, was using spirit seeds to cultivate still considered cultivation?
Why did it feel more like a scam?
Spirit seeds would not leave their bodies for no reason. Either the Ninth Firmament Universe was using this to threaten the spiritualized universe, or the spirit seeds themselves were helpful to the Ninth Firmament Universe.
Lu Yin suddenly thought of the seven karmic lands, the seven giant funnels, the word "spirit", and the liquid formed by the spirit seed in his heart.
Could it be that?
The void in his heart was released, and Lu Yin looked at the liquid on the ground. There was still very little of it. The first time he had seen it, it was only the size of a palm. Now, because of the increase in spirit seeds, especially the ones given to him by the Chamber of Commerce, it should eventually reach the size of a human body. However, it still needed time, and it was still liquefying.
If spirit seeds could turn into liquid, then the liquid in the funnels could also be formed by spirit seeds.
After a spiritualized cultivator died, their spirit seeds would also disappear. No one had ever investigated where they disappeared to. This was only seen on the surface, but in reality, it was not that no one had investigated. It was just that they could not find out.
Those spirit seeds might have turned into liquid in the funnels and been taken away by the Ninth Firmament Universe every time there was a sacrifice.
According to this theory, when a cultivator died, their spirit seeds would turn into liquid. Then, what about the Wei Territory?
The Nine Clouds Universe could forcibly take away the Spirit Seeds and cause the cultivator to die.
This was another situation. It was a method of using the spiritualized universe as a sacrifice. It could allow the spiritualized universe to live or die.
Who could do such a thing?
Inferior Defense Deity or Superior Defense Deity?
What was the position of Master Green Grass?
Since Emperor Wu dared to walk out of the Ten-thousand Beasts Border to lure him into the Tomorrow Beast's palm, without Yu Sang Tian's approval, he wouldn't be able to get close to the Tomorrow Beast. Then, did that mean that Yu Sang Tian agreed because of what happened to the Wei Region?
However, the old salamander had stopped Emperor Wu midway and prevented this from happening. Perhaps this was Yu Sang Tian's counterattack.
Lu Yin gradually saw through the veins, and this veins also corresponded to what the foolish old man had said.
The person behind the game was a strong cultivator from the Nine Clouds Universe. He must be the Defense God.
Yu Sang Tian was one, Xingfan was another, and as for the others, he didn't know.
Lu Yin just felt sad for Emperor Wu. He was a powerful cultivator who was qualified to challenge Yu Sang Tian, but he had died in a game. If not for Xingfan's threat, Emperor Wu would have been able to recover and challenge Yu Sang Tian again.
If he could restart the universe in the future, he would have been qualified to step into the Eternal Realm.
However, such an expert had died for no apparent reason, and the reason for his death was unknown to outsiders.
Lu Yin exhaled deeply. The spiritualized universe was too passive compared to the Nine Clouds Universe. It was so passive that even Yu Sang Tian could die casually. Zhan Ming, Su Shidao, and the others didn't know anything about it.
The spiritualized universe was a strong enemy of the Tianyuan Universe, but this enemy was even more pitiful than the Tianyuan Universe.
At least, the Tianyuan Universe didn't have a Spirit Seed Sacrifice.
The Nine Clouds Universe controlled the spiritualized universe's life and death, and the spiritualized universe was just a puppet.
The foolish old man was right. Yu Sang Tian had been bestowed with favor.
For the position of Superior Defense Deity, both the Nine Clouds Universe and the spiritualized universe would fight for it, and this fight would become more and more obvious.
But what role did Lu Yin play in this?
If it was Xing Fan who had forced Wu Huang into the Tomorrow Beast's palm, then Xing Fan could very well be the person behind Ru Mu. Why would he want Lu Yin to go to the Tomorrow Beast's palm?
Previously, he had guessed that the Tomorrow Beast's palm could lead him to the Nine Clouds Universe. If that was the case, why would Xing Fan want Lu Yin to go there?
If Lu Yin went, how would it help him fight for the position of Superior Defense Deity?
Did he help Wu Huang because of this?
Seeing that Wu Huang had been defeated, he targeted Lu Yin?
No, Ru Mu had already come to his side.
Then why?
There was too little information. Only the foolish old man, the Ninth Spirit, Yu Sang Tian, and a few others knew, but these people wouldn't tell him.
Lu Yin had to figure out his position in this so that he could plan for the future. Otherwise, the thirty-six filaments would follow in the footsteps of the Wei Territory. Although Wu Jiang didn't cultivate a Spirit Seed, the Nine Clouds Universe's power was enough to destroy him. There was no need to act personally.
As long as he was in this universe, he couldn't escape the Nine Clouds Universe's pressure.
Suddenly, Lu Yin thought of something.
Whether the liquid in the funnel was a Spirit Seed's liquid could be verified.
If it was the same type, then the funnel could hold that liquid. His own liquid could also be held by the funnel. What would happen if he was wrapped in liquid?
Lu Yin's eyes lit up, and he immediately stepped out of Wu Jiang and headed for the Grand Domain.
In the past, he had always gone to the Intent Realm. Now that Wu Wei was in his hands, he had no reason to go to the Intent Realm. Naturally, he would go to the Grand Domain because there were Spirit Seeds there.
The outside world knew that he was collecting Spirit Seeds to limit the number of cultivators in the spiritualized universe. This was a good reason.
Of course, he would try his best not to let others know that he was going to the Grand Domain. But once the outside world found out, the reason would be useful. The so-called preemptive strike was just an extra layer of preparation.
If he mysteriously went to the Myriad Beasts Border and was exposed, how would he explain it?
Lu Yin wouldn't underestimate the spiritualized universe.
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In the Grand Domain, the Yi family occupied a large area. Lu Yin appeared on a mountain range outside the Yi family and looked ahead.
The Yi family had borrowed Yi Shang's glory. Although Yi Shang had been stripped of his position, the Yi family's foundation still remained, and they still controlled the Grand Domain's Chamber of Commerce unless Yi Shang died.
Now that Lu Yin had taken Yi Shang away from the Ruined Garden, the spiritualized universe knew that the Yi family was the most nervous.
If Yi Shang died or never appeared again, the Yi family would definitely be replaced.
There were too many people eyeing the Yi family's position, and they didn't trust Rong Xiang at all.
Lu Yin stepped into the mountain range, and the mountain seemed to melt. Lu Yin stopped in the middle of the mountain range, and his consciousness opened the nine heavens behind him as he slashed with the Azure Sword. At the same time, a spiral revolved around his fingertip as he tapped out.
The seven powers were the seven karmic locations of the spiritualized universe. Although Lu Yin hadn't tried to see the karma in the other six locations, there were definitely some.
Karma collided with the Azure Sword, and the world rumbled. Only Lu Yin could hear it, and his vision turned white. The next moment, Lu Yin saw the Karma City Wall and the giant funnel that covered the horizon. Even further away, karma was connected.
Lu Yin waved his hand, and the liquid formed from the spirit seed in the void above his heart boiled. A drop flew out and headed for the funnel, instantly disappearing into it.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up.
He reached out, and the spirit seed's liquid coiled around his palm as if it had a mind of its own. He grabbed the funnel with one hand.
An indescribable feeling washed over him. Soft?
Hard?
Neither. It felt more like he was grasping air, and it felt like he could pierce through it at any time, but he would never be able to.
Immortal Wood's Strange Fate.
Lu Yin had grabbed the funnel, which meant that he had grasped karma.
Suddenly, the funnel shook, and the spiritualized universe's thirty-six filaments shook as well. It was as if an earthquake had occurred in the entire spiritualized universe.
Within the Zenith Palace in Beyond Heaven, Yu Sang Tian suddenly walked out and looked into the distance, his eyes filled with suppressed excitement. "You didn't disappoint me. Continue. I want to see how far you can go."
The skies of the Grand Universal Territory darkened, and the firmament pressed down, making it difficult to breathe.
Countless people looked up in shock, but there was nothing there. It also felt like something was about to fall.
Lu Yin hurriedly let go, and the scene in front of him changed. The funnel disappeared, and so did the Karma City Wall. Everything that he had seen vanished in an instant.
He looked at his right hand. He had indeed grabbed the funnel. The funnel formed by karma had caused the spiritualized universe to shake. No, the commotion was too great. He wasn't sure if Yu Sang Tian had noticed that he was the one who had caused it. At this moment, the entire spiritualized universe was probably searching for the source of the change.
The liquid in his hand almost didn't feel anything, but he had relied on this liquid to grab the funnel.
As expected, the liquid in the funnel was the spirit seed.
He recalled the lotus vines that Bai Xianer had planted, which had tyrannically absorbed the surrounding nutrients. At this moment, the Nine Firmaments Universe was using the spiritualized universe as nutrients to continuously nourish the Nine Firmaments Universe itself. This was how the Eternal Realm Superior Deity had been born, who was comparable to the five Inferior Deities of Yu Sang Tian.
Yu Sang Tian was extremely powerful, and the Nine Firmaments Universe had four of them. It was simply terrifying.
Lu Yin believed that the Nine Firmaments Universe's overall strength would definitely surpass the spiritualized universe, and of course, it would also surpass the Tian Yuan Universe.
Using an entire universe's cultivation system to nourish one was truly domineering.
Now, it seemed like the spiritualized universe's unified cultivation system might not have been voluntary. Perhaps the Nine Firmaments Universe was behind this. So, what was Grandmaster Qingcao trying to do?
The Nine Firmaments changed, and the Zenith Sword slashed down once again. Lu Yin's left hand was wrapped in a karma spiral, and they collided.
He didn't touch the funnel anymore, as the commotion was too great. However, he could still touch the Karma City Wall.
He could only see part of the Karma City Wall, and he couldn't see anything beyond that. He didn't know how far it stretched, but since it was a city wall, he could break it open.
In any case, it was karma.
The world rumbled, and a white light flashed. Lu Yin saw the Karma City Wall, and his left hand was wrapped in liquid as he grabbed it.