Lu Yin looked at his hands. He had used the shortest amount of time to complete the path of power that others pursued their entire lives, but he had also lost that process.
It was a long, boring, and random process.
Then, how was he supposed to reach immortality?
He was even at a loss when it came to the Primordial Realm.
"Hey, where are you going?" Lu Siyu asked, her voice startling Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was confused. "I don't know."
"Aren't you going to Fifth or Sixth Sister's place?" Lu Siyu asked.
Lu Yin looked at Ah Zuo. "Rebooting the universe will be helpful to cultivators, right? It's not just limited to those who have passed through Bitter Adversity."
Ah Zuo nodded. "That's right. Some people will gain enlightenment when they see the universe being rebooted. It's not impossible for them to transform overnight, but there are very few people who can witness the rebooting."
"Why?"
"I don't know. It's said that the resources are limited, but we don't know what the resources are."
Lu Yin looked away. Resources?
Immortality?
…
In the Continent of the Nine Clouds, in a certain direction, a gigantic pillar of the seventh night fell from the sky and pierced through the ground.
Countless people headed towards the Seventh Night Pillar. The Seventh Night Pillar had returned from the Orchid Universe, and no one knew what it would bring back. This was a good opportunity to join the Seventh Night Pillar and make a deal.
At the same time, a figure walked out from the Seventh Night Pillar. He pressed down on his hat, determined the direction, and disappeared.
Not long after that person left, another figure appeared where he had just been standing. He checked and muttered to himself, "It should be the Sixth Night Pillar."
Just as he was about to stand up, a shadow enveloped him, and another figure appeared. The figure blocked out the sunlight and stood behind him without him noticing.
The person squatted on the ground, and his expression changed.
"I knew something like this would happen, but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly." A lonely voice came from behind.
The person squatting on the ground stared at the ground, and his eyes flickered. "Please forgive me, Nighthawk."
"There's no Nighthawk anymore. When the Nighthawk returns, the war will end. I'm just a slightly powerful swordsman."
The person squatting on the ground did not dare to move. Slightly powerful?
Too humble.
"Is it useful for me to stop you here?"
"Reporting to Nighthawk, it's useless. I already guessed that he would go to the Sixth Night Pillar. I'm just confirming it.."
"Eh … Why do you have to do that?
It's too tiring to compete with each other. "After saying that, the figure disappeared.
The person squatting on the ground did not dare to get up until an hour later. Those who had not participated in the seventh Night Pillar's war would never be able to see the true face of this Night Chief. Those who had participated would all be like him.
Far away, the first person to leave the seventh night pillar stopped in place. Three figures appeared in front of him.
"Who?"
"We also want to know who you are and where you are going."
"You're blocking my way, yet you don't know who I am?"
"We'll confirm it."
"What if he dies?"
"Death is also a kind of answer."
"Cheng!" The sword flickered with a cold light, disappearing in a flash. The figure passed by the three and continued forward.
The three of them stood where they were, unable to move at all. It was only when a bird landed and accidentally bumped into one of them that the person fell to the ground, long dead.
A few days later, the figure was stopped again. There were five people in front of him.
"Or to confirm my identity?"
"Yes."
"Are you not afraid of death?"
"The answer is more important."
"Alright." After speaking, the figure took a step forward. His sword flashed and the same scene appeared again. All five of them were dead.
Another few days passed. At this time, there were ten people blocking the path. Eight of them were the ones who had died earlier. They were all spirit seeds and were still spirit seeds.
The figure narrowed his eyes. "All of you are spirit seeds. Alright, let me see how many spirit seeds you have." After speaking, his sword flashed and all ten of them died.
The figure was not in a hurry to leave. He sat cross-legged and waited quietly.
Not long after, someone arrived and walked towards the figure.
The figure opened his eyes and stood up. He slowly turned around and looked at the person with a cold gaze. "You're also here to court death."
The person looked at the figure. "You're Jian Hong."
The figure narrowed his eyes and raised his hand to take off his bamboo hat, revealing a face. It was very ordinary, but it allowed the person to verify his identity.
"It's really you, Jian Hong. We guessed that you were the most likely to go to the sixth night pillar."
"In order to seize this opportunity, you're shameless. You actually snatched it directly."
"Hmph, the sixth night pillar doesn't have the ability to handle it. It's better to leave it to us."
"Maybe the sixth night pillar will invite you?"
The person did not speak.
Jian Hong nodded. "You're all from the fifth night pillar. Only the fifth night pillar won't be invited by the sixth night pillar."
"Make your move. Let me see how strong Jian Hong, who once said that he had three of the ten sword intents in the world, is." After speaking, the person attacked. His Sequence Particles were as majestic as an abyss as they brazenly pressed down.
On the other side, Jian Hong attacked with his sword. He raised his sword and slashed down. At the same time, he released his Sequence Particles.
Kill.
A cold light flashed.
Jian Hong sheathed his sword and turned to leave.
On the spot, the person's eyes flickered. "So fast. Sword." After speaking, he fell to the ground and his body shattered into a spirit seed.
It was still a spirit seed.
The ambushes along the way were all spirit seeds.
Jian Hong quickly headed towards the sixth night pillar. The next person who appeared would not be so easy to defeat. They would only become stronger. Would Swordmaster Taicang come to the fifth night pillar?
…
The Nine Clouds Universe's starry sky did not resemble a starry sky because of the Mother Tree.
However, this starry sky that did not resemble a starry sky was truly beautiful.
Above the void, a bamboo piece floated like a small boat. It was neither fast nor slow as it headed towards the Mother Tree.
The bamboo piece was the Spring and Autumn Scroll. Lu Yin was currently sitting on it, looking into the distance as he stretched.
More than ten days ago, he had parted ways with Lu Siyu and the others in the Mausoleum Plains. Even Shui Su had bid him farewell. She looked as if she was afraid that he would stay behind, which was laughable.
However, for someone like Shui Su, it was normal for her to not be able to imagine how high he was. She could only see the danger that he brought.
After calculating the time, Lu Yin released Qian Shu.
Qian Shu had been suppressed in the Appointment Platform Hell, and these ten days had been enough for him to suffer.
Lu Yin did not know if it was because he was receiving Qing Yun or for some other reason, but Qian Shu had appeared in his true form. Otherwise, Lu Yin would have to find him again. However, if he did not appear in his true form, he would not be able to accept spiritual cultivation.
When Qian Shu was released, his expression was not as lifeless as Yi Shang's, but he was still extremely pale.
Yi Shang had lived for too long and had experienced too much. If Qian Shu had lived as long as Yi Shang, his performance might not have been better.
The Appointment Platform Hell was a hell of karma. Scenes of the past appeared one after another. Pain, happiness, and parting were the greatest emotional torment for a person. Unless one was a sentient being that only had survival instincts, it was very difficult to ignore the Appointment Platform Hell.
After a while, Qian Shu came back to his senses and looked at Lu Yin in front of him. His eyes flickered, "Where's the temple?
Where's the Spring and Autumn Scroll? "
Lu Yin pointed at his feet.
Qian Shu looked down and his pupils shrank, "The Spring and Autumn Scroll?"
Lu Yin clasped his hands behind his back and looked at him calmly, "Are you surprised?"
Qian Shu was stunned; if the Spring and Autumn Scroll had been taken away by this person, then where was Ying Mei?
Where had the seniors from the Spring and Autumn Scroll gone?
Impossible, how could this be?
Ying Mei possessed the Spring and Autumn Scroll, which could suppress everything. It was a trump card that could not be defeated even by God's Defense. How could it have been defeated?
Qian Shu looked around, but the Mausoleum Plains had long since disappeared. He suddenly stared at Lu Yin, "What's going on?"
Lu Yin frowned, "It seems like you still haven't recognized reality. Let's continue." He then reached out to grab Qian Shu.
Qian Shu immediately retreated, changing space so that no one could touch him.
But in the next moment, he was suppressed back into the Hell of the General Appointment Platform. Qian Shu could not see the Heavenly Dao of Karma appear, nor could he see that a strand of karma had been created on his body. This strand of karma had transformed his consciousness, causing him to believe that only this part of the universe could allow him to escape.
In the entire Nine Firmaments Universe, there were very few people who could so easily capture Qian Shu, who had already cultivated his spirit and had the power to complete Ku Adversity.
Another ten days passed, and on this day, Lu Yin released Qian Shu once more.
Qian Shu gasped for breath, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. The people who had been killed by the Spring and Autumn Scroll and had their spirits stolen kept appearing and wandering. He saw himself being captured by the Death Mound and being tortured until he lost everything. He saw the Spring and Autumn Scroll fall, and he heard screams, but in the end, it all became his.
He did not know that this was karma, the cause of the past, and the effect of the future. Sometimes, karma was not determined by the heavens, and some people knew their own fate. This was also a type of karma.
A person's will was unshakable. Fear, fear, and worry were all part of one's will, and such a will would bring about the corresponding effect. As for the cause, it would be the evil that one had done in the past.
Actually, as the Heavenly Dao of Karma increased, even Lu Yin himself did not know that the Hell of the General Appointment Platform had changed.
Qian Shu lay on the bamboo, sweat dripping down his face. He still had not recovered from the Hell of the General Appointment Platform.
After a while, his eyes recovered, and he slowly raised his head to look at Lu Yin. His eyes were filled with fear; he did not want to go to that damned place again.
He never wanted to go there again.
"Do you understand now?" Lu Yin asked calmly.
Qian Shu gulped. "How were you able to break through my constitution?"
Lu Yin's lips curled up. "Was it very difficult?"
Qian Shu did not know how to answer. It was not just difficult. If it had not been difficult, he would not have been able to enter the Shaoyu Pavilion, and he would not have been so valued by the Ying Mei Monastery. He would not have received the full support of the Spring and Autumn Scroll.
A cultivation spirit that had completed Ku Adversity had come from a certain ancestor of the Spring and Autumn Scroll. Its value was immeasurable, and Lu Yin had kept it with him just in case. He also had Granny Ya, who had accepted the cultivation spirit and had also completed Ku Adversity, following him and protecting him.
Qian Shu's constitution was clearly peerless.
And yet, it had been broken so easily.
"Alright, you don't need to know too much. From the moment you were captured, your future was in my hands," Lu Yin said with a smile. His expression was calm, like an ordinary person reminiscing about the past.
But when Qian Shu saw Lu Yin's expression, he felt a sense of fear that he could not suppress.
"I just want to know the answer. What happened to the Spring and Autumn Scroll, the Ying Mei Monastery, and the others?" Qian Shu asked bitterly.
Lu Yin met Qian Shu's gaze and was satisfied. "There's no sharpness in your eyes anymore. Alright, I'll tell you the answer."
Qian Shu gulped again and stared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin slowly said, "The Spring and Autumn Scroll is gone."