Su Shidao's heart was heavy. He faced Lu Yin and bowed deeply, "I thank Mister Lu on behalf of the countless cultivators in the spiritualized universe."
Lu Yin was not lying, as the Starsail's method could not be implemented with his interference. The alternative was naturally to erase the cultivators of the spiritualized universe from several eras, which was a plan that many people in the Nine Firmaments Universe supported. However, erasing the cultivators did not mean directly killing them. Instead, the cultivators would be brought to Night Pillar and sent on an expedition to the outer universe until the last person died in battle.
That was even more cruel. They had to die for the Continent of the Nine Clouds.
Lu Yin had indeed helped them by transferring all the spiritualized cultivators to the Tian Yuan Universe.
Just as Jingmen Shangyu had said, the main point was not to open the Gate of Heaven, but to go to Heaven's Prime. Once they went to Heaven's Prime, they could forget about coming back.
When the Sixth Mainland had moved to the Fifth Mainland, many of the cultivators in the Cosmic Tree Realm had also been transferred to the Fifth Mainland. There were also the three Sovereigns' space-time continuums. Lu Yin had done this many times before, so he was very familiar with the process.
However, none of them had ever been on such a large scale.
This was a task that would take a long time. Of course, the prerequisite was that they had to solve the hive crisis first.
To the spiritualized cultivators, whether or not the Tian Yuan Universe's crisis was resolved depended on Lu Yin, not themselves.
If Lu Yin said it wasn't resolved, then it wasn't resolved.
People need freedom, but sometimes, freedom may not be right.
One person was willing to exchange his life for freedom, but that didn't mean that everyone was willing to do the same.
This was the general trend.
The Plain Master Sect could not reject him. They had to go to the Tian Yuan Universe. Otherwise, no one could be sure if he would spread the truth.
When Lu Yin was around, the Master Su Sect had supported him and had a good relationship with him. If Lu Yin wasn't around, who knew what he would do?
He couldn't afford to be careless in this matter.
This was the case for the Master Su Sect, the experts of the 36 domains, Shi Xiu, and the others. This first batch could bring most of the spiritualized universe experts to the Tian Yuan Universe. There would be a second batch and a third batch. Things would be different then. They might not necessarily be willing.
Another half a month passed, and in outer space, the karma spiral pierced through sentient lifeforms. Karma was the end, and Lu Yin continued to search for Buwen.
This was the last of the thirteen Celestial Phenomena in the consciousness universe, and it had always been hiding in the spiritualized universe's parallel space-time. Even though it posed no threat to Lu Yin, it could increase his consciousness, so why not?
"You're that Lu Yin?
Why do you have such a strong consciousness?
Impossible, your consciousness is still above Old Head's. "Buwen's form was that of a woman. She was rather beautiful, but now her beautiful face had lost all color.
Lu Yin did not waste any more words with her. Consciousness lifeforms were not real people, so there was no need for him to hold back.
Soon after, his consciousness increased a little.
Then, he went to Heaven's Beyond and dragged Ye Meng away under Zi Tianshu's gaze. Ye Meng had been locked up here all this time.
After absorbing another Celestial Phenomenon, Lu Yin's consciousness increased once more.
And at that moment, the four space-time battleships were ready. Countless cultivators from the spiritualized universe boarded the battleships as they waited to head to the Tian Yuan Universe.
Lu Yin stood outside the Gate of Laws, wanting to break through the Complete Wheel and see the Gate of Laws.
However, the Great Master's constant reminders made him give up on this plan.
"Thank you for not making things difficult for me."
It was Chaoyi of Death Hill, the master of the Sixth Peak. Behind Chaoyi was a group of Death Hill cultivators, all of whom had cold expressions and overflowing killing intent. It was obvious at a glance that they were different from ordinary cultivators.
Lu Yin didn't even turn around. "Did the Head Master send you?"
"Yes."
"Staring at the Gate of Arts?"
Chaoyi looked at the Gate of Laws. "Mister Lu didn't make a move and mentioned the Great Master. Did the Great Master say something to Mister Lu?"
Lu Yin looked at Chaoyi and raised his hand. Under the vigilant gazes of the Death Hill cultivators, he patted Chaoyi's shoulder. "Guard it well. The Great Master said that this place is very important." With that, he left.
Chaoyi watched Lu Yin's figure leave, and his gaze landed on his shoulder. He wanted to avoid it, but he couldn't move.
This person was much stronger than when he was in the Consciousness Universe.
Destroying the Spring and Autumn Jade, Cheng Clan, slashing the Four Realms with his sword, suppressing Xingfan, and withdrawing from spiritualization. This was Lu Yin.
This person would break through to the Eternal Realm one day.
"Right, help me tell Xingfan to use her spirit threads to scan the entire spiritualized universe and see if there are any insect nests that we missed," Lu Yin said as he looked back.
Chaoyi was surprised. "Xingfan?
She's willing? "
Lu Yin smiled. "Let her do it. I said so." With that, he disappeared.
The Death Hill cultivators stared blankly. This was too domineering. Directly ordering the Defense Deity to do something?
Right, Xingfan was no longer the Defense Deity, but even if she was stripped of her position, she was still a peak expert at Bitter Adversity.
Chaoyi took a deep breath. Xingfan was not easy to get along with in the Ninth Heaven Universe. Aside from the Eternal Ruler, she dared not give face to anyone. Would she really listen?
It seemed that this person's fight with Xingfan had a secret that outsiders could not see.
A few days later, Lu Yin landed on the rebooted battleships and looked around. Many spiritualized cultivators were satisfied, as there were more than expected.
Although the spiritualized universe hated the Ninth Heaven Universe for plundering their resources, they also yearned for it.
As he scanned the area with his consciousness, his expression suddenly changed and he disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already outside the four battleships, on a desolate planet. An old man was standing there, looking at the battleships with a complicated expression.
Lu Yin suddenly appeared in front of the old man.
The old man stared at Lu Yin in a daze, and his eyes widened. He slowly knelt down and shouted respectfully, "Master Lu!"
Lu Yin supported the old man and stared at him in shock. "Calamity?"
The old man's eyes were red, and tears streamed down his face. "It's me, Master Lu. It's me. I'm Calamity."
Lu Yin looked at Calamity. "How did you become like this?"
Calamity grabbed Lu Yin's arm tightly and laughed. "It's worth it. Everything is worth it. To be able to see Master Lu again, my death is worth it."
"What's going on?"
Calamity panted heavily. His body was in a very bad state.
Lu Yin had used his absolute cultivation to change Calamity's physique, filling his body with strength once more.
However, Calamity was just an ordinary person. He had never cultivated before, and his strength came from Ancestor Echa. No matter how strong Lu Yin's cultivation was, he could not help Calamity recover. Calamity's body had completely deteriorated, and his vitality had long since disappeared. It was not easy for him to hold on, and this was his current state.
The only thing Lu Yin could do was keep him alive and let him continue living. His cultivation was gone, but he could live for a very long time.
"Thank you, Master Lu. Thank you, Master Lu. It's worth it. Everything is worth it. I can finally see Master Lu again …" Calamity mumbled as he continued to talk about his experiences.
Lu Yin listened quietly, and it was more or less as he had guessed. However, he had not expected that the person who had brought Calamity to the spiritualized universe with the hive was Uncle Jiang.
Calamity had brought the hive all the way here and left it in the spiritualized universe. As time passed, his body could not hold on any longer, and his cultivation had disappeared. He had tried his best to board the battleship and return home, but he could only barely explore the universe and did not have any battle power. How could he board the battleship? In the end, he had been left on this planet to die.
If Lu Yin had not used his consciousness to scan the surroundings, he would not have discovered Calamity.
During this time, Lu Yin had been searching for bugs while also looking for old friends from the Tian Yuan Universe. However, the spiritualized universe was too large, and his consciousness could not scan the entire universe. Many bugs had also escaped to parallel universes, which made it very difficult for him to find Calamity.
He had left his hopes for the end. The four battleships had headed to the Tian Yuan Universe. If someone from the Tian Yuan Universe had brought the hive here, then it would definitely follow the battleships back to the Tian Yuan Universe.
In the end, he had guessed correctly. Calamity had indeed wanted to follow the battleships back, but he did not have the ability to board them.
Lu Yin was glad that he had not given up, or else Calamity would have died here.
"Master Lu, I did not disappoint the Tian Yuan Universe. I threw the hive into the spiritualized universe," Calamity said excitedly.
Lu Yin was moved and nodded. He praised, "You're very good. Calamity, let's go. I'll take you home."
Calamity was excited. He had thought that he would die in the spiritualized universe, and from the moment he had left the Tian Yuan Universe, he had been prepared to die in the spiritualized universe. He had never thought that he would have a chance to go back.
If he did not leave the Tian Yuan Universe, he would never understand his loneliness.
As long as he had the chance, he wanted to return to the Tian Yuan Universe. Even if he died, he wanted to die in the Tian Yuan Universe.
The Tian Yuan Universe was his home.
Lu Yin brought Calamity onto the battleship and did not say anything else. He immediately gave the order to set sail. Their destination was the Tian Yuan Universe.
The four spacetime battleships started moving and headed towards the Tian Yuan Universe.
When the Reboot was thrown out by the springboard, Lu Yin once again saw the Square Inch Distance. However, after the Night Pillar expedition, he knew that the Square Inch Distance in front of him was still very small. It was just the Square Inch Distance in the Nine-Firmaments Universe.
The true Core Distance was something that even the Nine Heavens Universe had to hide.
Self-knowledge was the strongest weapon a civilization could use to gain a foothold in the universe. Humans had to know their own limits.
Just as the spacetime battleships set off towards Torch City, someone in the northern region of the Nine Heavens Universe looked at the Gate of Heaven and muttered to himself, "Let's go. If you don't go, I won't be able to come. From the start, I was ahead of you, but now, you're ahead of me. You don't know that the faster you go, the faster you'll see the darkness."
With that, he turned around and disappeared.
The void distorted where he had been standing, and a figure appeared. It was a woman wearing long white boots. Her hair was equally white, and she looked like a snow maiden.
When she appeared, the surrounding air turned cold, but it was only limited to a radius of one meter. Anything beyond that was normal.
The woman was looking for traces of that person when her expression suddenly changed. A figure appeared behind her. "You're looking for me?"
She slowly turned around and looked at the person.
"You're looking for me, right? I'm curious. How did you track me? It looks like I underestimated you."
The woman stared at the person. "You're the Eternal?"
That person was indeed the Eternal. He had used the spiritualization to break through the Gate of Heaven and enter the Nine Heavens Universe. "That's right."
The woman stared into the Eternal's eyes. Her eyes were clearly spirited, but they were also lifeless. She was clearly looking at the Eternal, but it also seemed like she wasn't looking at him. It was terrifying.
A moment later, her expression changed and became incredulous. "How is that possible?
You? "
The Eternal smiled and looked at the woman. "Is it strange?"
"How is it useless?"
"If not for the fact that I wasn't confident, why would I betray you? He was really willing to tell you my Bone Language. Unfortunately, even if he came personally, it would be useless."
The woman's face was pale, even whiter than her hair.