Someone like Grandmaster Lan Ye was proud and arrogant. The more arrogant and domineering a person was, the more they would admit defeat once they saw the gap between them. If there was even a sliver of a chance to turn the tables or escape, he would not stay. Staying meant that he had completely given up on resisting.
This was not cowardice or fear of death, but rather a responsibility.
A responsibility for the cost of this attack.
Grandmaster Lan Ye had entered the Hell of the Appointment Stage.
Lu Yin's karma continued to increase. Of course, it was far from being comparable to Yue Ya's, but he was still a powerhouse at the peak of Bitter Adversity, so the increase was not small.
One day, he hoped that his karma would expand to encompass the Nine Firmaments Universe, or even all three universes.
Such a day would come, just like the Azure Lotus Defense. Lu Yin trembled when he thought of the Azure Lotus Defense's karma phenomenon.
Below, the spectators were silent. It was over, and Grandmaster Lan Ye was no match for Lu Yin. This Lu Yin was terrifyingly strong.
Far away, Jian Hong saw this and retracted his gaze. Had he lost?
As expected, he had lost.
No one knew better than him how arrogant Grandmaster Lan Ye had become after breaking through to the peak of Bitter Adversity in Lan Yuzhou. He had not even put the Night Chief in his eyes, especially when he had been summoned by the Emperor. That time, Grandmaster Lan Ye had changed. He had become calmer, but his gaze had changed from arrogance to disregard. This was what the Seventh Night Pillar's friends had told him. At the time, Jian Hong had been chased by the Fifth Night Pillar, so he had not seen Grandmaster Lan Ye with his own eyes.
According to those friends, Grandmaster Lan Ye looked at others as if he had already become an Eternal Realm powerhouse.
Jian Hong did not know what the Emperor had told him, but he could guess.
The next to be reactivated was Lan Yuzhou. No one knew Lan Yuzhou better than Grandmaster Lan Ye, and once it was reactivated, he would definitely comprehend more than the other powerhouses. In other words, his chances of becoming an Eternal Realm powerhouse were much higher than others.
This was very frightening.
Thus, Grandmaster Lan Ye was the first to jump out and cause trouble for Lu Yin.
However, he had no idea who he was facing. Lu Yin was someone who had defeated Yue Ya with the help of the Teal Lotus Guard. Even though Jian Hong did not understand Lu Yin's strength, he had a feeling that Lu Yin was above them.
Grandmaster Lan Ye, who had reached the peak of Bitter Adversity, did not give him this feeling.
He wasn't the only one who felt this, but the entire Sixth Night Pillar felt this way, including Senior Liu Li.
This battle had completely awakened Supreme Venerable Lan Ye.
However, if the Lan Universe was rebooted and Supreme Venerable Lan Ye really broke through to the Eternal Realm, what would happen to Mr. Lu?
Would he kill him for fear of Grand Venerable Lan Ye's future?
Jian Hong wasn't the only one who thought so. Everyone who knew Supreme Sovereign Lan Ye thought so, especially those from the Seventh Night Pillar.
Someone had already informed the 7th Night Pillar of this battle, causing an uproar.
Grand Sovereign Lan Ye belonged to the Seventh Night Pillar, so they naturally had to protect him. However, Grand Sovereign Lan Ye had been the one to cause trouble for Lu Yin, and it wasn't Lu Yin who had taken the initiative to cause trouble for the Seventh Night Pillar. It wasn't appropriate for them to step in, but what could they do even if they did?
Other than Night Chief, no one else could fight against Lu Yin.
Countless eyes looked at the Seventh Night Leader.
On the seventh night pillar, a sigh could be heard before disappearing.
"Night Chief has gone."
"Save Supreme Venerable Lan Ye?
To be honest, it's not worth it. That Supreme Venerable Lan Ye has never regarded himself as a member of the Seventh Night Pillar. "
"But he is indeed a member of the Seventh Night Pillar. The Night Chief cannot sit idly by."
"It's mainly because he's too special. Supreme Venerable Lan Ye is not from the Lan Universe, but he can still survive after absorbing the miasma. He has his own value."
"Chief Night, will you fight with Lu Yin?"
"Maybe."
"Let's go. It's been a long time since we've seen Night Chief use his second sword. Many people might have forgotten the title of Nine Firmaments Sword Leader."
"Let's go."
"Let's go …"
In the Eastern Region, Lu Yin looked at the General Appointment Platform and the increased karma. Hmm, it's about time. A peak Bitter Adversity expert's karma had increased by quite a bit.
He casually released Supreme Venerable Lan Ye.
Lan Ye was in a daze. He was in the same state as Yi Shang, but in a better state. He quickly regained his senses and looked at Lu Yin in disbelief. "You, you?"
Lu Yin looked at him. This person seemed to have guessed something. After all, he was a peak Bitter Adversity expert. It was not impossible for him to guess karma.
Lan Ye was shocked. He did not know if he had guessed correctly. Karma? Someone else in this universe had comprehended karma?
If it was not karma, how could he explain what had happened to him?
Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly looked in a certain direction.
Lu Yin was one step ahead of Lan Ye, and his expression froze. What a powerful sword intent!
In his eyes, a sword intent tore through the void and rapidly approached him. It was the strongest sword intent Lu Yin had ever seen, surpassing all other sword experts, including Lu Sizhan. Even Lu Sizhan knew that he could not reach this level of sword intent.
Not only did this person use the sword, but he also had other techniques. This sword intent was so sharp and pure that Lu Yin had never seen it before.
"Night Chief." Lan Ye was dazed. Night Chief was here.
Lu Yin looked at him. "The Seventh Night Pillar's Night Chief?"
Qian Shu exclaimed, "Senior Gu Duanke?"
He looked at Lu Yin. "The Seventh Night Pillar's Night Chief is Senior Gu Duanke. He is also the top sword expert in the entire Nine Firmaments Universe. He is known as Nine Firmaments Sword Leader."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed, and his lips curled up. Nine Firmaments Sword Leader?
Interesting.
Gu Duanke's soaring sword intent announced his approach, but the closer he got to Lu Yin, the fainter the sword intent became. When Lu Yin saw Gu Duanke, the sword intent had already disappeared.
Lan Ye and Qian Shu were not surprised. It was normal for Gu Duanke to have the strongest sword intent in the Nine Firmaments Universe, and it was even more normal for the sword intent to retreat. He was showing respect to Lu Yin and did not want to use force.
If Gu Duanke really approached with that powerful sword intent, it would be a provocation. No matter what he wanted to do, he had to win first, or he would not be able to do anything.
"I am the Seventh Night Pillar's Gu Duanke. Mister Lu, long time no see."
In Lu Yin's eyes, Gu Duanke was a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance. There was nothing special about him. If there was anything special, it was just that his eyes were tired. Lu Yin had rarely seen such tired eyes in cultivators.
Was Nine Firmaments Sword Leader like this?
Lu Yin nodded. "Long time no see, Nine Firmaments Sword Leader."
Gu Duanke smiled. "Long time no see. Perhaps Mister Lu has not heard of my name before today."
Lu Yin did not deny it. He really had not heard of it.
When he had helped Lu Sizhan become the Four Firmaments Sword Leader, he had only heard that the strongest swordsman was in the Seventh Night Pillar. At that time, the Seventh Night Pillar was far away in the Orchid Universe, and no one had talked about it.
Gu Duanke glanced at Lan Ye and said helplessly, "I told you not to be impulsive, but you still came. What do you think? I was right. Does Mister Lu still remember the lesson?"
Lan Ye looked at Gu Duanke, not knowing how to reply.
Ever since he had broken through to the peak of Bitter Adversity, he had not taken this person seriously. Yes, this person was very powerful, but he was going downhill. Everyone knew that this person was not far from the end of his life. Over the years, more than one person had challenged this person's swordsmanship, but this person had always avoided the challenge.
The Seventh Night Pillar had gone to the Orchid Universe, and it was said that this person had chosen to leave in order to avoid the challenge.
Lan Ye actually disdained this person, but he had to admit that this person's strength was terrifying. Even if he was constantly regressing, he was still terrifyingly strong. This was something that everyone in the Seventh Night Pillar knew.
However, no matter how strong he was, if he did not have the heart to fight, he would eventually disappear from the world.
If not for his understanding of this person's temperament, the Fifth Night Pillar would not have dared to surround Jian Hong.
He had been waiting for this person to withdraw from the Seventh Night Pillar or lose the ability to compete for the position of Night Pillar's Head. Of course, this was under the premise that this person had not broken through to the Eternal Realm. If he did, he would directly become a Supreme Deity.
"You don't want to talk?
Even if you don't want to talk, you still have to. Why aren't you apologizing to Mister Lu for disturbing him? "Gu Duanke scolded while winking at Lan Ye.
Lan Ye closed his eyes. So what if Gu Duanke was here? If Lu Yin really comprehended karma, then in the Ninth Firmament Universe, no, in the entire human race, no, besides the three Supreme Deities, no one would be able to order him around. This little trick was laughable.
Seeing that Lan Ye was ignoring him, Gu Duanke sighed and bowed to Lu Yin. "The Seventh Night Pillar has not taught you well. I hope that Mister Lu can forgive me. If Mister Lu has any requests, the Seventh Night Pillar will do his best to satisfy you."
Lu Yin didn't know how to deal with Lan Ye, but he couldn't let him go so easily. Otherwise, if anyone dared to cause trouble for him, then the might of the Spring and Autumn Scroll would be wasted.
Everyone had a different understanding of what it meant to break through to the Primordial Realm. There were many people like Lan Ye who thought that Lu Yin was provoking the Ninth Firmament Universe, or rather, most people thought so. Therefore, Lu Yin had to intimidate them, or at least let them know that they shouldn't cause trouble for him unless they were stronger than Lan Ye.
Hold on. Lu Yin raised his brows and glanced at Lan Ye. That's not right. If no one is causing trouble for me, then why am I forcing them into Hell?
Previously, he had wanted to intimidate the people of the Ninth Firmament Universe in one go for the sake of the Tian Yuan Universe. Only by using himself as a barrier would he be able to stop these people from looking down on him and scheming against him. His method of killing was to make the cultivators of the Ninth Firmament Universe fear him, but this way, the Tian Yuan Universe would always be on the opposite side of the Ninth Firmament Universe. Unless he reached the Eternal Realm and no accidents happened, he would be able to protect the Tian Yuan Universe. Otherwise, if something happened to him, the Tian Yuan Universe would suffer retaliation.
However, if he allowed these people to cause trouble for him, it would be inconsistent with his belief of being invincible. But if it was for the sake of increasing karma in Hell, then it would be reasonable.
He couldn't kill them until they didn't dare to cause trouble for him, but he also couldn't let them think that he was easy to bully and that they were afraid of the Ninth Firmament Universe, so they didn't dare to kill him.
He had to be careful about what he should do.
Only by increasing karma could he increase his strength. Lu Yin needed karma, and the more, the better. When karma spread to the Tian Yuan Universe one day, he would truly be invincible.
Thinking of this, Lu Yin looked at Gu Duanke. "Causing trouble for me?
It's not that exaggerated. He can't cause me any trouble. "
Lan Ye opened his eyes and looked at Lu Yin's back with a complicated expression. There was no way to refute this. His actions were just playing around with this person. How could there be any trouble?
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