Yu Jing clenched his fists in anger. Yu Xing must have contacted his family, but because the news was blocked by the Heavenly Gate, Yu Jing couldn't get any news. In Yu Jing's opinion, the Luo Family should have told Yu Jing about this, but he didn't expect Luo Nanshan to have forgotten about Yu Jing.
"Alright, now is not the time to find out who is responsible. Brother Yu, the most important thing is to solve this matter," Luo Nanshan said.
Yu Jing was furious. "Solve?
How?
Can you and I suppress the entire spiritualized universe?
Besides, there must be someone behind this. It should be the Everlasting Grass. "
Luo Nanshan sighed. He had also guessed what the Everlasting Grass wanted to do.
Although the spiritualized universe had been plundered by the Nine Heavens Universe, it still existed well. Why did it have to do this?
What good would it do him?
It had been peaceful for so many years.
"Let me contact Yu Xing. I want to know what happened to the spiritualized universe," Yu Jing shouted.
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Three years passed in the blink of an eye. Lu Yin had been in the Orchid Universe for almost six years. Counting the time from the Nine Heavens Universe to the Orchid Universe, it had been nine years. He had been out of the Nine Heavens Universe for nine years, which wasn't a long time.
It would take another ten years to reach Torch City from the spiritualized universe.
In six years, Lu Yin had caught a total of ten thousand immortal substances. Even so, there was still no sign of backlash.
He didn't know where Grand Sage Lan Ye and the others had placed the immortal substances they caught. Everyone had a different cultivation method.
The biggest difference between him and Grand Sage Lan Ye and the others was that they didn't need to rely on the spirit seed liquid to catch the immortal substances, but he needed to rely on the spirit seed liquid. However, the immortal substances had indeed entered his body and were in the starry sky of his heart. This was true.
Did he have to touch his body?
Lu Yin tried but couldn't touch it.
Perhaps this was the only reason. The gap between him and Grand Sage Lan Ye and the others was huge, but it wasn't that big.
He should be able to touch the immortal substances directly when he reached the peak of the Bitter Disaster Realm.
Lei Hong's second attempt had allowed him to catch enough immortal substances, but this time, he had died.
Lu Yin, Gu Duanke, and Grand Sage Lan Ye were far away as they watched Lei Hong scream. His body had gone through the origin and decay process. It was originally a repeated process, but after decay, he couldn't go through it again. They watched his body disappear bit by bit and finally turned into ashes....
The three of them were silent as they watched this scene.
This was the price of immortality.
Trying to achieve eternal life was not without a price. The physical body relied on the matter of eternal life to cooperate with the origin and decay of the universe. If there was any mistake, the body and dao would vanish. This was the only outcome.
"Once, I almost died," Gu Duan Ke said with a sigh. "If I hadn't realized something before I died, this universe would have ceased to exist."
Lu Yin looked at him.
Gu Duan Ke had a complicated look on his face. "There is no shortcut to anything. The shortcut you think is often more expensive than the right way. If it weren't for the fact that many people died trying to become immortal, there would be more strong cultivators at the peak of the Ku Ai Realm in the Nine Clouds Universe."
"When the universe was rebooted, only a few of us were able to cross Ku Adversity Great Perfection. Firstly, the Eternal Life Substance was unable to satisfy too many people. Secondly, we were afraid that too many people would die."
Lu Yin's gaze grew heavy. He had used the universe's rebooting to take a step towards immortality, but could he also be taken away by the universe?
Backlash from the Eternal Life Substance. That's right, backlash was a synonym for death.
Try immortality.
Either you successfully improve your state of mind and step into immortality with the universe's rebooting, or you fail and lose the Eternal Life Substance. The worst case scenario was that you couldn't even control the Eternal Life Substance, and you would eventually die.
"Since ancient times, there have been many people who died trying to become immortal?"
Gu Duan Ke nodded. "Many. Every time the universe rebooted, there would be people dying, and most of the time, there would be more than one."
After he finished speaking, he looked to the other side. There, Grand Paragon Lan Ye was silently looking at the place where Lei Hong had died. He noticed that Gu Duan Ke and Lu Yin's gazes met, but he didn't respond and left directly.
"I don't plan to try anymore. I've watched the universe rebooted twice, and I've tried no less than three times. I'm lucky that I didn't die. Mister Lu, I'll return to the Seventh Night Pillar first. Good luck."
Lu Yin watched Gu Duan Ke leave and then looked at the place where Lei Hong had died. There was nothing there. Whether it was the spirit seed or the cosmic ring, everything had turned to ashes.
The word "luck" was written on the Spring and Autumn Scroll. It used luck to obtain something, but it lost itself.
He had walked the world and divined the mortals, and he had learned a principle: what you gain, you must lose. Everything in the universe was equal.
It was the same when trying to break through to immortality. There was a price to pay for taking a shortcut.
The universe was here, and it could be rebooted. However, the universe that truly encompassed the endless stars was not something that could be seen clearly by humans. What was at the end of the universe? Who was in control of karma, luck, opportunities, and so on?
Lu Yin sighed and left after half a day.
In the blink of an eye, another two years had passed. Grand Paragon Lan Ye tried a third time, but he still failed. Gu Duan Ke really did not try again.
Lu Yin had met Grand Paragon Lan Ye when he was trying to capture the eternal substance, and he had asked him a question. If he didn't plan on trying to break through to immortality, had he ever thought of using the eternal substance as a weapon?
Grand Paragon Lan Ye's answer was simple. "I can't bear it."
It was only three words, but they expressed the pain and desire of a powerhouse who had completed the Bitter Adversity.
How could they bear to try to break through to immortality and be stuck at the Bitter Adversity level forever?
Who could bear the opportunity to reach the heavens in a single step?
Once they succeeded, they would have endless immortality and could overlook the heavens.
For a cultivator to reach the Bitter Adversity level, their state of mind must be extremely high. However, a high state of mind did not mean that they had no desires. Their desires were often greater than ordinary people's, more difficult to satisfy, and more difficult to give up.
However, Gu Duan Ke endured it. Was he afraid of death?
Perhaps, only obsession could defeat obsession.
Gu Duan Ke did not even grab the eternal substance because he was afraid that he could not bear it.
Once the eternal substance reached the point where it could backfire, how could he bear the opportunity to try to break through to immortality?
Gambling could magnify the most terrible desires of the human heart.
Unless there was no gambling capital.
Lu Yin met Qing Yun and had just greeted her when Granny Yin appeared in front of her and stared at Lu Yin vigilantly.
Lu Yin smiled. "Senior, you haven't tried to break through to immortality?"
Granny Yin raised her eyebrows. "Little guy, you're rude."
Lu Yin looked past Granny Yin and looked at Qing Yun. "In our hometown, we should shake hands every time we meet."
Granny Yin moved two steps and completely blocked Lu Yin's gaze. "Little guy, if you want to shake hands, find me."
"Senior, don't meddle in the affairs of the young."
Granny Yin stared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin bade farewell to Qing Yun and left.
Watching Lu Yin leave, Granny Yin said angrily, "This junior is too rude and shameless."
Qing Yun smiled. "Granny, he was joking with you."
Granny Yin was helpless. "Miss, you are too kind. You must stay away from that junior in the future. I don't have long to live and can't accompany you all the time."
Qing Yun shook her head. "Granny, you think too much." After that, she looked into the distance. "Continue. The universe's reboot gave me a lot of insights."
On the other side, Lu Yin returned to the Seventh Night Pillar and asked Gu Duan Ke to help him catch the eternal substance.
Gu Duan Ke was speechless. "Mr. Lu, why do you think I am unwilling to catch the eternal substance on the premise that I don't want to try to break through to immortality?"
Lu Yin asked, "Why?"
Gu Duan Ke said, "Because there is no need. Once I catch the eternal substance, I can't help but want to catch more and try to break through to immortality. The eternal substance itself is not of much use to me. First, I don't have the Eternal Battle Technique to cooperate with the eternal substance. Second, no one in the Jiu Xiao Universe needs me to use the eternal substance. More importantly, there is another point."
He looked at Lu Yin. "Any extra eternal substance will be taken away by the Supreme God after returning to the Jiu Xiao Universe."
Lu Yin guessed the first two answers and deliberately came to verify them, but he didn't expect there to be a third answer. "The Eternal God will take away the eternal substance?"
Gu Duan Ke nodded. "The Great Perfection of Du Ku Er is the first echelon combat power in the Jiu Xiao Universe. If everyone has the eternal substance, it will be chaotic. You know, if someone can use the Eternal Battle Technique with the eternal substance, even the Eternal God will have to be vigilant. Do you think the Supreme God will be willing?"
"Although there are very few people who practice the Eternal Battle Technique."
Lu Yin understood. That's right. Why didn't he think of it before?
The Supreme God was absolutely superior in the Jiu Xiao Universe. Except for each other, there would be no threat and they would not be willing to have any.
The Eternal Battle Technique with the eternal substance could definitely threaten the Supreme God. Even if it was only limited to a few opportunities to attack, the Eternal God would not allow this to happen.
What they wanted was absolute authority.
No wonder Gu Duan Ke didn't catch the eternal substance directly.
Then, when he used the eternal substance to kill the Jiu Xiao Universe, the Supreme God must have known, but he didn't find trouble with him. Was he too good to him?
Lu Yin could vaguely understand the Supreme God's thoughts.
Their pattern was completely different from ordinary cultivators.
Even Ku Yuan, who had never looked down on the three universes, could not reach the level of the Supreme God in terms of pattern. Ku Yuan only followed his heart, while the Supreme God looked at the whole space.
After another two years, Supreme Master Lan Ye tried for the fourth time to achieve immortality. Lan Yuzhou was too compatible with him. He thought he should succeed. If he didn't succeed, others would not succeed.
But, this time, he died.
Lu Yin and Gu Duan Ke watched from afar. Supreme Master Lan Ye roared unwillingly, but he couldn't stop death from coming. His body turned to ashes like the thunder bow, dying in the ruins of Lan Yuzhou's mother tree.
Gu Duan Ke didn't say a word and returned to the Seventh Night Pillar.
Lu Yin watched quietly. Another powerhouse at the peak of the Bitter Adversity Realm had died. The difference between this realm and the Eternal Realm was like heaven and earth.
No one could calculate the probability of breaking through to immortality.
Supreme Master Lan Ye was more likely than others to break through to the Eternal Realm in Lan Yuzhou, but how much did this increase the probability?
He thought it was ten percent, but the real situation might be one percent, one thousandth, or even one ten-thousandth.
Even the Eternal God couldn't give an answer.
If he knew that he would die, would he still try?
The answer was yes. He would not give up any chance to break through to immortality. Immortality was the ultimate pursuit of every cultivator.
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