Mie Wuhuang smiled brightly. "Senior, you flatter me. It's my honor to serve you. Since I was born, I've been waiting for this moment. This moment is the embodiment of my life's worth, the most glorious moment of my life. It's enough to illuminate the entire area. Please tell me what to do, and I'll be grateful."
Looking at Mie Wuhuang's sincere face and listening to him, Che was at a loss for words. Mie Wuhuang was so passionate that he was embarrassed to say anything.
"Ahem, you're too polite. You don't have to be like this."
"Senior, please don't be so polite."
"No, it's just that I'm here to take back my things, if it's convenient for you."
"Of course, anything is convenient." Mie Wuhuang took out his cosmic ring and handed it to Clear.
Clear looked at the ring. "There are so many good people."
"I want the Sharpness Shard. It's from my weapon."
Mie Wuhuang's eyelids twitched. Sharpness Shard?
Mie Wuhuang swallowed his saliva. Sure enough, he was in the Eternal Realm. Apart from the Eternal Realm, who else could use that thing as a weapon? Mie Wuhuang thought to himself. Mie Wuhuang was in the Eternal Realm. Who else could use that thing as a weapon?
Mie Wuhuang hurriedly took out the Sharpness Shard and handed it to Clear.
Clear took it and smiled. "Thank you."
Mie Wuhuang lowered his head. "You're welcome. It's my honor to serve you, senior. I still have to thank you. Every second spent with you is worth a lifetime."
Che was not good at dealing with people like this. Their enthusiasm and politeness made him uncomfortable. Seeing Mie Wuhuang's good attitude, he hesitated for a moment. "Thank you very much for returning my things to me. How about I give you something too?"
Mie Wuhuang was overjoyed, "Senior's gift is something that Little Wu could never dream of. Can Little Wu carve Senior's voice and smile so that I can worship you for the rest of my life?"
"That's not necessary."
Clear looked at Mie Wuhuang's right index finger. Then, Mie Wuhuang unconsciously raised his hand. He couldn't control his body.
This feeling terrified him, but he'd been controlled by Yue Ya once before, so he was used to it.
"I've left a bit of power in your right index finger. If you encounter any danger, you can use it. Then, I'll be leaving," Che said softly with a warm smile.
Mie Wu Huang slowly lowered his right hand and knelt before Clear. "Mie Wu thanks Senior for bestowing me with this power. Although it is Mie Wu Huang's wishful thinking, Mie Wu Huang is willing to be Senior's disciple. Mie Wu Huang is willing to serve Senior for the rest of his life. Mie Wu only wishes to see Senior's voice and smile. Then, Mie Wu Huang can die in peace."
There was no response.
Suddenly, his body flew uncontrollably into the distance. The familiar feeling returned. This was the inertia of the springboard. How could it be connected?
Mie Wuhuang looked around. Clear had left.
He licked his lips and heaved a sigh of relief. Finally, he left. What a freak. Not only did he catch up with him, but he also changed the inertial force of the springboard. He must be an Eternal Life Realm old man.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and chose to say something nice. Otherwise, he would have died.
At this moment, his back was drenched in sweat. He wiped the sweat off and looked at his right index finger. Che had left a bit of power in it, so it was definitely at the Eternal Life Realm. Great, he finally had the power to threaten a powerhouse like Yu Sang Tian. He finally had some confidence.
He didn't know when it had started, but even as a powerhouse who had survived the Bitter Adversity, he actually felt no sense of security.
He had escaped from the spiritualized universe to Torch City.
He had been forced to leave Torch City and head to the consciousness universe. His experience there had been a nightmare.
Che had obtained a Sharpness fragment from him, and the remaining fragments were all in the consciousness universe. He would definitely go there to get them. Lu Yin, you really are full of misfortunes. I hope you can survive. If you're alive, at least you're better off than Yu Sang Tian.
A year passed quickly, and during this time, Lu Yin had caught more than two hundred specks of light.
Catching a speck of light from a meteorite would take at least five days in the smallest broken world, but Lu Yin didn't even need a day to get that crazy feeling. However, this didn't mean that Lu Yin could catch specks of light continuously.
"Above the Heavens."
In order to catch specks of light, he had to bring that crazy feeling with him. It was fine to experience it once in a while, but it would take a toll on Lu Yin's mind. During this year, he had constantly caught specks of light, but later on, he would rest every half a day, then a day, then even two or three days. It was all because his mind couldn't take it anymore.
In a year, he had only caught a little more than two hundred specks of light.
Two hundred specks of light meant that he could use the Triple Firmament Sword Intent that had the destructive power of an Eternal Life Realm over two hundred times. It seemed impressive, but those who were qualified to force him to use these specks of light were either people like Yu Sang Tian, who could heavily injure him with just one or two strikes, or true Eternal Life Realms. Against a true Eternal Life Realm expert, there wasn't much of a difference between two strikes and two strikes. This was because Eternal Life Realm experts didn't have any restrictions on their attacks.
This was equivalent to using more than two hundred chances to fight against a powerhouse who had unlimited opportunities to attack. Moreover, these two hundred chances were limited to the Triple Firmament Sword Intent and the World Lock. Anyone who could cultivate to the Eternal Realm would be able to see Lu Yin's limitations.
Thus, the number of specks of light didn't mean much. What was important was how to use them.
In this aspect, Lu Yin had yet to find a better way.
His only consolation was that even someone like Yu Sang Tian couldn't last more than a few strikes. Lu Yin could be considered the strongest person below the Eternal Life Realm.
During this year, when he wasn't catching specks of light, he was always picking up bricks. There was no shortage of karmic bricks, and he didn't know if Uppermost Lotus would notice him doing this, but there was nothing he could do. He had already done it in the spiritualized universe, which was so close to the Nine Heavens Universe, and nothing had happened. The consciousness universe would only be safer.
Let's continue picking up bricks and catching specks of light.
Yue Ya and Yu Sang Tian didn't appear, but Lu Yin did see the meteorite a few times. He greeted it, but the meteorite ignored him.
…
At the border of the Tianyuan Universe, within a portal, a huge fortress was dancing and singing. It was extremely luxurious, and countless cultivators were dumbfounded.
They had been guarding the border and had always been very quiet. They had never seen such a scene before.
The huge fortress had a planet as its foundation, and it was the Expedition of Woe.
All the members of the Expedition of Woe lived within the fortress. Because of their unique method of obtaining power, the members of the Expedition of Woe had extremely short lifespans, with an average lifespan of around 200 years.
Lu Yin had once been able to help the Expedition of Woe's ancestor free himself of the power within his body, but because he couldn't be sure if the ancestor would still be a lunatic after that, he had discussed it with the Expedition of Woe's current leader, Woe, and decided not to change the current situation. They would first borrow Ancestor Ecgar's power to increase the number of Progenitors in the Tianyuan Universe.
It had been more than 60 years since Wu Jiang had left the Tianyuan Universe. To cultivators, there hadn't been much change during this time, but to the Expedition of Woe, a group of people had died of old age.
Woe was the current leader, and he wasn't far from the end of his life.
Wu Nan was Eji's son. After Eji died, Wu Nan became the clan leader. After all these years, Wu Nan's son, Eji Kai, had grown up a long time ago. He continued to receive even more powerful blood energy from Forefather Eji. Wu Nan was relieved.
Woe walked out of the fortress and looked back with a complicated gaze.
He wanted to complete a mission for the Tianyuan Universe, which was to bring a hive to the spiritualized universe.
This was Jiang Feng's suggestion. Grandmaster Bluegrass wanted to use the Tianyuan Universe as a shield for the spiritualized universe, so how could the Tianyuan Universe allow him to do as he pleased? If he wanted to fight, then he would fight. If he didn't want to fight, then the Tianyuan Universe had its own plans.
This decision was approved by everyone. As for the person to choose, it landed on Calamity's head in the end.
Woe's battle prowess was close to the Primordial realm, so he had the right to bring the hive to the spiritualized universe. This trip was basically a suicide mission, and he was close to the end of his lifespan, so he was perfect for the job.
Aside from bringing the hive to the spiritualized universe, he also had another mission, which was to investigate Wu Jiang's situation as much as possible and return alive as soon as possible.
Standing beside the border gate, Ekai's eyes reddened as he looked at Woe. "Father, you'll return, right?"
Beside him, Jiang Feng, Lu Yuan, and the others were all there to send Woe off.
Woe looked at Ekai and smiled. "Of course. I still have a few decades left, so I won't die so easily. Live well, kid. What's the most important mission of the Expedition of Woe?
To carry on the family line. Do you remember that? "
The more people there were in the Expedition of Woe, the more they could share the burden of Ancestor Echa, and the more experts there would be in the Tian Yuan universe.
This was what Lu Yin had said to the Expedition of Woe. Many of the Expedition of Woe's clansmen were born in the Mirage Domain and received its power.
Ekai clenched his fists. "I understand, father."
Woe nodded. His gaze was mixed. "Don't worry about me. There's actually no danger in going to the Core of Woe. At the very least, there's no danger before you come into contact with the cultivators of the spiritualized universe. Even if there's danger, I still have battle prowess close to the Primordial realm. Not just anyone can deal with me in the spiritualized universe."
"Instead, the Tian Yuan universe is more dangerous."
Ekai said sternly, "I will definitely protect my clansmen."
Woe exhaled deeply. He looked past Ekai and at the fortress of the Expedition of Woe.
It seemed like they were singing and dancing in a luxurious manner, but their clansmen were actually suffering more than anyone else. In the universe, any cultivator could live for several hundred years or even longer, reaching the Emissary realm, Half-Ancestor realm, or Progenitor realm. Although they were not eternal, their lifespans were still extremely long. What about them?
What was the point of gaining strength so easily?
"Our clansmen are all looking at you," Ekai said.
Woe nodded. "I know. Let them continue playing." He smiled. "I'll be back. Take the Boundless."
Ekai became excited. "I'll be waiting for you, father."
On the fortress, all the gazes of the Expedition of Woe looked at the border gate. The joyous atmosphere was also filled with the sorrow of parting.
Woe greeted Jiang Feng and the others. There was no need for him to say anything more. He had already said everything that needed to be said.
He took the hive and stepped onto the gangplank, disappearing very quickly.
The people in the surroundings dispersed, and the huge fortress of the Expedition of Woe left as well.
Jiang Feng stood where he was and continued to stare at the empty gangplank. He muttered to himself, "I hope I didn't make a mistake."
A beautiful figure walked out from behind him. "What are you worried about?"
Jiang Feng did not answer, nor did he turn around.