Time kept flowing backward, and the scene kept flowing backward. In the end, this place was still empty.
This proved that the creatures here had left three days ago.
He had been in Blackmarsh for more than a month.
"When did the people here leave?"
Lu Yin asked. His gaze landed on the skeleton closest to him. It was also the strongest skeleton in the entire underground world. It had the battle prowess of a Consummate Crossing Calamity.
The skeleton met Lu Yin's gaze. Its empty eye sockets were pitch black. "I don't know."
"Then, when did you find out that the people here had left?" Lu Yin asked again.
The skeleton didn't answer.
At this moment, the broken needle shattered. Chaotic time and space erupted, forming a terrifying force that swept towards the ground.
On the ground, Little Azure King and Ning Xiao were shocked and hurriedly dodged.
The chaotic flow of time and spatial cracks instantly covered the sky above Blackmarsh like a huge monster.
Countless people were shocked. Despair only lasted for a moment.
In the next moment, the consciousness blasted the world from below, forming a visible wave that scattered the stars and restored the sky above Blackmarsh.
Despair and hope intertwined, making everyone think that it was an illusion.
Only Little Azure King, Ning Xiao, and the others stared at the ground uncontrollably. Just now, the consciousness had appeared in front of them and swept up. Even a glance at it gave them a feeling that they couldn't resist. It was a torrent of the world, a vast and profound pressure.
Further away, Xue Zhan, Jian Heng, and the others also looked at the ground below Blackmarsh. They also saw the consciousness coming out from underground. Where did the terrifying flow of time and space come from?
Where did such a terrifying consciousness come from?
A figure slowly walked out from underground and gradually entered their sight. It was Lu Yin.
Little Azure King and the others narrowed their eyes. It was him?
In Blackmarsh City, Yu Sheng and the others looked into the distance and blurted out, "Mister Lu?"
The Primordial Realm expert was shocked. He bowed slowly. "Greetings, Mister Lu."
Yu Sheng reacted and shouted, "Greetings, Mister Lu."
"Greetings, Mister Lu …"
Countless voices echoed in Blackmarsh, forming a sound wave.
Little Azure King took a deep breath and bowed slowly. "Greetings, Mister Lu."
Ning Xiao, Xue Zhan, Jian Heng, and the others bowed. "Greetings, Mister Lu."
Ji Ji was excited. "Greetings, Mister Lu."
They didn't expect Lu Yin to appear here. This shock was even greater than the consciousness.
No wonder that consciousness was so powerful. It came from this person.
Lu Yin was recognized as an absolute expert second only to the Eternal Life Realm in the Ninth Heaven Universe. It was not strange for him to do anything.
Lu Yin grunted, "You guys continue, don't worry about me."
Little Verdant King and the others raised their heads and looked at Lu Yin. "That's Fugui's clothes."
"It can't be."
"Could it be?"
They couldn't see through Lu Yin's disguise, but they could tell that his clothes were exactly the same as Fu Gui's.
It couldn't be helped. They were too obsessed with riches and honor.
Back in Blackpool City, Yu Xiang 'er stared blankly at the distant Lu Yin. She was very familiar with those clothes; they were Fugui's clothes. How could this be?
"Miss, he?"
Yu Sheng growled, "Don't talk."
In the distance, the Ling Guang siblings looked at each other and stared blankly at Lu Yin.
They all recognized that the clothes belonged to Fu Gui; Lu Yin was Fu Gui.
Lu Yin tapped the void with his finger, and the ripples pushed Little Azure King and the others away.
They did not resist and allowed this force to take them away. Resistance was useless.
Ji resisted with all his might, but he was still dragged away.
This was an unstoppable force.
Their line of sight was blocked, and a door appeared beside Lu Yin. Startle Gate Superior appeared.
"Dead Silence?"
Lu Yin put his hands behind his back. "One of them ran away. It should be the skeleton that created the Dead Silence. When I came to Blackpool, that skeleton must have discovered me and ran away quickly."
"He marked you?" Startle Gate Superior was surprised.
Lu Yin thought for a moment. "Should be."
Lu Yin learned that Qing Lian Yu was marked after he chased Snowy Skeleton to Blackpool. In other words, when he learned that he would be marked, he had already been discovered. Unless this underground was Silent and not Dead Silence.
If it was Silent, everything he did would still be hidden. If it was Dead Silence, even if he was discovered, he could not leave. If he stayed, it meant that this place was not only targeted by him, but also caught the eye of Startle Gate Superior. Dead Silence would not act rashly.
It was one thing for Startle Gate Superior not to discover Dead Silence, but if he did, whether he could control Dead Silence was another matter.
If this underground was really Dead Silence, Lu Yin was betting that they would not dare to move. Even if they knew that he was watching them, they would not dare to move. Being watched by him was better than being watched by Startle Gate Superior. Dead Silence would also bet on whether they were being watched or not. Therefore, Lu Yin was constantly stirring up trouble and causing a fight for the title of First Young Master, so that Dead Silence would not know whether he was watching them or not.
Dead Silence was afraid of Startle Gate Superior. They were afraid that once they moved, they might really be watched. The result was that everyone needed time to think of a solution.
Therefore, he could still follow the established plan and hide his identity to enter Blackpool City.
Moreover, he hoped that the underground was Silent. Then, no one would be able to detect his presence.
Unfortunately, things did not go as he wished. It was really Dead Silence. The Lord of Dead Silence still escaped. He was too cautious. When he knew that Lu Yin had come, he would still escape regardless of the spirit treasures below.
He wanted to gamble that he was not being watched, but he also wanted to protect himself. Therefore, he did not take the spirit treasures with him. He was afraid that he would attract Startle Gate Superior's attention, and he would not be able to escape.
It could only be said that they did not understand Dead Silence. If Lu Yin had known that he was being watched, he would not have come to Blackpool City.
Lu Yin had done everything he could, but in the end, there was nothing he could do.
Fortunately, he still managed to uncover Dead Silence's deepest hiding place. The loss of these spirit treasures was a great loss to the Lord of Dead Silence.
It had not been easy for him to collect these spirit treasures for so many years. No matter what his goal was, it was definitely not a good thing for the Ninth Heaven Universe. Thus, it was good that his plan had been ruined.
"Dead Silence's power is actually not that strong. They are afraid of Eternal Life and do not dare to expand. Now, it seems that most of their energy is spent on searching for these spirit treasures," Lu Yin said.
Startle Gate Superior nodded. "No wonder we could not find any trace of Dead Silence for so many years. They did not plan to do anything at all. They only have one goal, which is the spirit treasure array. Nothing else."
"I am very curious. Dead Silence hides underground and does not let the cultivators find it when they are digging for treasures. They rely on the chaos of time and space. So, how did this power hide from you?" Lu Yin was puzzled. He had just looked around but could not find a way to hide from Eternal Life.
Startle Gate Superior frowned. "If it is as you said, it is indeed impossible to hide from us. Unless that skeleton left and took something with it."
Lu Yin was thoughtful, but he did not think too much about it. "Although the skeleton ran away, this can be considered a heavy blow to them. If we can find the Eternal Life, it will be perfect."
Startle Gate Superior and Lu Yin looked at each other. "Are you sure?"
Lu Yin shook his head. "No, Dead Silence hides with the power of the Death Universe. Wang Mo relies on Qi Xu, who is an Eternal Life. It is not easy for the Eternal to hide, and his personality is more cautious than that skeleton. I can only try my best."
"I will leave it to you."
Startle Gate Superior nodded. "I will gather all the Spirit Array Heavenly Masters to deduce the use of this spiritual treasure array. You do your thing."
Lu Yin left and returned directly to the Black Pool City Lord's Mansion. He gave some instructions and then went into seclusion.
Yu Sheng's attitude was extremely respectful. "I will not let anyone disturb Mister." After that, he ordered that no one was allowed to enter the City Lord's Mansion, including himself.
Yu Xiang 'er and the others looked at the City Lord's Mansion with complicated feelings.
Riches and honor were Lu Yin.
What was Lu Yin doing?
What secrets was this Black Pool hiding?
Yu Sheng wanted to know, and so did Little Qing Wang and the others. They gave up the duel and returned to Black Pool City to wait for Lu Yin to come out.
They figured out why they came to Black Pool. It must be related to Lu Yin.
They were being used, at least they should know what they were being used for.
The saddest thing was not being used, but not knowing what they were being used for.
This was not something that Little Qing Wang and the others could accept. Their pride did not allow it.
Yu Xiang 'er also could not accept that an ordinary cultivator was by her side. It turned out to be the famous and invincible Lu Yin.
Moreover, Lu Yin had interacted with the Seven Fairies before, which made her thoughts very chaotic.
The little maid was very nervous. She had said that Riches and honor was schizophrenic. Would he settle accounts with them later? Really, why was this Mister Lu pretending to be Riches and honor all of a sudden?
What kind of name was this?
Wasn't this a scam?
Regardless of what others thought, Lu Yin sat alone in the City Lord's Mansion and released the Karma Heavenly Dao. He merged it with the Karma Phenomenon and searched for traces of Cheng Xue.
Cheng Xue had taken advantage of the explosion of time and space to escape. This was a chance that Lu Yin had purposely given her and also a chance for himself to find eternity.
Far away in the Black Pool, a figure walked out. Lu Yin's voice rang out. The figure grinned. "Alright, she can't escape."
This person was the Great Master.
Lu Yin knew that he had been marked and might act in the future. He might become bait and not act, so naturally, someone had to act. The Great Master was the most suitable candidate. Whether it was her comprehension or the power of time, she could deal with many situations.
Throughout the Nine Clouds, the Great Master was one of the experts second only to him.
With the Great Master following him, unless eternity did not show up, he would definitely be able to catch his tail.
The Black Pool Change attracted the attention of many people in the Nine Clouds Universe. No one had expected that something would happen to the Black Pool before the war with a foreign civilization had even ended.
As the news of the Black Pool Change spread, many unfamiliar yet familiar terms appeared.
White Bones. Everyone had white bones, but these white bones were not what ordinary people thought of.
The word 'Deathly Stillness' also awakened some people's memories.
Some families and forces hurriedly checked ancient records to find clues about Deathly Stillness.
Even though Deathly Stillness was low-key, after so many years, if no one knew about it, it could not be completely hidden.
Especially when there was a traitor like Eternity. Only heaven knew how much he had leaked.
And the God of Defense also knew about the existence of Deathly Stillness. Since he was in the Nine Clouds Universe, it was impossible to hide from the God of Defense.
And the huge Spirit Treasure Array under the Black Pool also caused some things to surface.