Lu Yin could change the minds of everyone in the Sixth Night Pillar at will and have the Fifth Night Pillar participate in the battle to completely resolve the Tian Yuan Universe's crisis. He could also control Liu Li alone and have him be the villain who would bear the Sixth Night Pillar's abuse and have the Fifth Night Pillar participate in the battle.
As long as he could control people's minds, he had plenty of ways to do so.
However, he did not do so. He simply sat on the side of the broken piece of land and watched the cultivators visit from time to time, hesitating over whether or not to join Yu Jiuxiao.
With a single thought, these people would all join.
He did not care whether they joined Yu Jiuxiao or not, but the ability to change everyone's minds with a single thought was too tempting.
He had wanted to try it many times, but in the end, he had not done so.
Everyone had their own choices for survival, and others had no right to interfere with their own lives. One could deprive others of their lives, but they could not deprive others of their ability to think for themselves.
This was challenging the bottom line.
Enemies were one thing, but how could ordinary cultivators be interfered with?
They had not done anything; they were independent beings with their own dignity, their own concerns, and their own families.
Two months passed in the blink of an eye. Lu Yin had been looking at the ground the entire time, listening to the cultivators discuss whether or not to join Yu Jiuxiao.
Liu Li had tried to approach Lu Yin several times, but had not been able to.
He had put the Wise Silk away, and even Lu Siyu could not contact him.
On this day, he stood up and disappeared, leaving the Sixth Night Pillar.
Liu Li had asked to see him, but when she saw the empty ground, she wondered if he had left.
She was a little apprehensive; could he be angry?
…
The bamboo raft, the sunglasses, the drinks, and the strange attire attracted many people's attention, but no one paid him any attention. Everyone discussed him behind his back, calling him a liar.
Lu Yin appeared in the mortal city closest to the Sixth Night Pillar. He was still dressed in the same attire as before, flowing with the flow of the water. Wherever he went, he would ask for divination if he was fated to do so.
He did not take out the Wise Silk to contact Lu Siyu, nor did he care if she tried to contact him.
Right now, he only wanted peace of mind.
The water continued to flow, and after a few days, it left the city and connected to the next one.
No one in the entire city asked him for divination. The appearance of cultivators had allowed many people to see the world clearly. Omnipotence was only a fantasy, and they would rather live peacefully.
Lu Yin was not in a hurry. He spread out a piece of white paper and wrote the word, "Obsession."
Everyone wanted to let go of their obsessions, but he wanted to pick them up.
If there was no obsession, how could there be adversity? If there was no adversity, how could there be eternal life?
He suddenly understood the meaning behind that sentence.
The Five Skandhas are all emptiness, transforming all bitterness.
A full three months passed before someone finally wrote a word for Lu Yin: "Money."
This word again. Mortals' thoughts were very simple. As long as they had money and lived well, it was fine. This wasn't greed, it was precisely not greed.
Another half a year passed in the blink of an eye, and more and more people sought out Lu Yin for fortune-telling. Lu Yin was able to change many people's minds, and he didn't rely on his words to enforce the law. Instead, he gained a broader understanding of the world. He felt more and more that his existence wasn't just because he was alive, but also because he was helping others see the world, experience it, and comprehend it.
Perhaps this was the meaning of life.
"I want to do some calculations."
A middle-aged man walked slowly along the riverside, not even looking at Lu Yin. It was as if he was talking to the air.
Lu Yin looked at the man, who had a dispirited expression. The stubble on his face was a mess, and his eyes were cloudy. His clothes were dirty, and he seemed to be shrouded in a dark haze.
That person was a cultivator, and he was an Emissary. He was very ordinary in the Continent of the Nine Clouds, but in the Tian Yuan Universe, he could be considered a strong cultivator.
Of course, in this mortal city, he was a high and mighty figure.
Lu Yin didn't know why he had become like this.
"Alright, go ahead," Lu Yin said.
The man wrote in the air, and the air was frozen into the word "Li."
Li?
Lu Yin raised his brows. This was the first time someone had sought him out for this word. He had thought that this person would write the word "love." No matter how he looked at it, this person seemed to have fallen into the word "love."
The man still didn't look at Lu Yin, and he walked slowly along the river. Along the way, people saw him and hurriedly avoided him like a snake.
Lu Yin listened to his surroundings, and when the man appeared, there was a lot of discussion.
"It's been nine years, and he's still here. Are all celestials so infatuated?"
"But Kui Niang won't go with him. Why can't he see through her?"
"If only the celestial liked me. I'd be willing to go with him."
"You can go. You're not married, but Kui Niang can't. Eh …"
At Lu Yin's fingertip, a karmic spiral shot towards the man, piercing through him and revealing images.
This person was called Yuan Huo, and he was a cultivator from far away. He had once wanted to join the Sixth Night Pillar, but he had been chased down by his enemies and landed in this city with heavy injuries. He had been rescued by a woman called Kui Niang, and the two had developed feelings for each other over time.
However, Kui Niang was a married woman. Even though her husband had died many years ago and she could have remarried, the rules of this city forbade her from remarrying. This was because this city had been built by a clan, and it had a large population. Although it was called a city, it was more like a clan. It was just a mortal clan with a large population.
The rules of this city forbade women from remarrying. Once they were married, they would have to stay for the rest of their lives. There were many women in this city who had lost their husbands, and they lived their lives alone. At most, they could raise a child.
Kui Niang had developed feelings for an outsider and wanted to leave, but the people in the city naturally did not allow it. They could not stop Yuan Huo, but Kui Niang herself did not want to leave. She had been born in this city, and although her surname was an outsider's, this city was still her home. There were many people she was familiar with here, and there were many people she missed. If not for her feelings for Yuan Huo, her life here would have been quite good.
Yuan Huo had wanted to forcefully take her away, and he had displayed his strength to intimidate the entire city. No one dared to say a word, but the gazes of the people in the city made it difficult for Kui Niang to leave. She could not leave, as those gazes were filled with coldness and disgust. It was as if she was a traitor.
Strength could be used to seize life and death, but it could not change a person's heart.
In the end, Yuan Huo was unable to take Kui Niang away. She continued to live in the city, just like before. She did not leave, and the people in the city did not make things difficult for her. They could see that she had feelings for the city, and they did not dare to make things difficult for her because of Yuan Huo.
Yuan Huo did not leave either, and he stayed in the city to accompany Kui Niang from afar. Just like that, nine years passed.
He did not know what he should do. He could not let go of his feelings for Kui Niang, but he could not forcefully take her away either. Kui Niang was just a normal person, and her appearance had changed a lot over the past nine years. She had become more and more unwilling to see Yuan Huo, and she had locked herself in her room. Yuan Huo did not want her to suffer, but he did not want to leave either. Thus, he had told Lu Yin to leave.
Lu Yin had done his own divination before, and he knew that other people's feelings were much more complicated than Yuan Huo's. Yuan Huo had been waiting for Kui Niang's courage.
Kui Niang wanted to leave with him, but she could not let go of the city and the people here. She could not let go of the rules and restrictions that she had once had.
Lu Yin had seen many things in the world. Different civilizations had different rules, but some rules were not necessarily wrong. It was just that people had different ways of thinking.
He lay down on the bamboo raft, his sunglasses darkening the sky. Yuan Huo walked beside him on the raft. He didn't believe in fortune-telling, and how could a cultivator believe in such things? All he wanted was to talk to someone. Lu Yin was also a cultivator, and he just wanted someone to help him find a way out or give him a reason to leave. That was all.
"Is Kui Niang willing to leave with you?" Lu Yin asked.
Yuan Huo was not surprised that Lu Yin could see through this. After all, Lu Yin was a cultivator, and his cultivation was definitely higher than Yuan Huo's. "Yes."
"Then let her leave with you."
Yuan Huo suddenly stopped and turned to leave. This person could not even find a reason for him to leave. If it was that easy to let Kui Niang leave with him, then why would Yuan Huo have stayed here for nine years?
"She will be willing to leave with you," Lu Yin's voice rang out in Yuan Huo's ears.
Yuan Huo pretended not to hear.
However, when he saw Kui Niang run out of her room towards him and tell him that she was willing to leave with him, Yuan Huo was stunned. Everyone else in the city was stunned as well, and they all had complicated expressions on their faces. They did not know what to do.
They had trapped Kui Niang for nine years. Now that she wanted to leave, what were they supposed to do?
They could not stop her. Would she still be the same as she had been nine years ago?
However, Kui Niang did not even look at those gazes. She just hugged Yuan Huo affectionately, "Let's go."
Yuan Huo turned to look at the river, where Lu Yin was smiling at him.
It was him. He must have changed Kui Niang's mind, but how had he done it?
There were ways to control others in the cultivation world, but was this necessary?
"Senior, what do you want?" Yuan Huo regretted his actions. What was this person's goal? Why was he controlling Kui Niang?
Lu Yin replied, "Since you want to take her away and she's willing to leave with you, then just leave. What's the point of asking?"
Yuan Huo did not understand, "What does Senior want?
Please be direct. "
"I don't need anything. Just take her away," Lu Yin said.
Yuan Huo's eyes flickered as he looked at Kui Niang, who was still hugging him. He gritted his teeth and flew into the distance.
Within the city, everyone was silent. He really left.
On the bamboo raft, Lu Yin retracted his consciousness.
The next moment, Kui Niang changed her mind, "Brother Yuan, please let me go."
Yuan Huo did not understand, "Kui Niang, you're the one who's willing to leave with me."
"I know. I'm willing, but … but I can't let go."
"Why?
It's been nine years. I've waited for you for nine years. "
"You shouldn't have waited for me. Let me go back. I'm begging you, Brother Yuan."
Kui Niang returned to the city and ran back to her house, locking the door behind her.
The people in the city did not understand what had happened.
Yuan Huo ran over to question Lu Yin.
Lu Yin retorted, "Why do you have to take her away?
Could this city be a cage? "
Yuan Huo trembled and stared at Lu Yin blankly.
Lu Yin stared into his eyes. "You want to take her away because you want to fulfill an obsession in your heart. You think that taking her away will give her an explanation and an explanation for your relationship, but have you considered her?
She's not willing to leave, and the city hasn't chased you away. Why must you leave? "
"This is her home. Do you hate staying here so much?
The fact that you've stayed here for nine years means that there's no one in the outside world that you care about. If that's the case, why do you want to leave? "
Yuan Huo stared blankly at the river.