Lu Yin smiled. "I'm helping Ninefall Universe. If you want to repay me, you can find the Almighty or the Great Master."
"Sir, does my hand feel comfortable?"
Lu Yin almost choked and looked at her hand, not knowing what to say.
Xiang Siyu smiled. "You don't have to sell your body to help. If you hold my hand, I won't be able to get married."
Lu Yin sighed. "It's just holding hands, that's not necessary."
Xiang Siyu looked at Lu Yin seriously. "It's not necessary in Ninefall Universe."
Lu Yin suddenly remembered what had happened at the Lotus Pond. Almighty Lotus had said the same thing.
"You can choose not to look for Wangli, but you've already held my hand. If you don't want me, I won't marry anyone in this life."
Xiang Siyu smiled at Lu Yin, "Does this count as satisfying Sir's possessiveness?"
Lu Yin looked at her. "If you don't say it, I won't say it."
"I'll definitely say it."
Lu Yin was speechless.
He had faced similar situations several times, and it wasn't easy to be passive. If it were any other woman talking to him like this, he would have ten thousand ways to take the initiative. He wouldn't be at a disadvantage anyway, but for some reason, he couldn't do it with Xiang Siyu.
She had a different temperament from all cultivators.
Was it because she was lucky?
She hadn't experienced any hardships, so Lu Yin always felt like he was looking at a little girl.
How could he be serious with a little girl?
Xiang Siyu sighed. "It seems like you really don't want to marry me. Forget it."
Lu Yin relaxed but didn't ask any more questions. He nodded and sat down cross-legged to rest.
The two didn't speak again, and a few days passed.
One day, Xiang Siyu's voice sounded. "Do you know why I want to marry you?"
Lu Yin opened his eyes. "You said it's because of the Almighty Blood Tower."
Xiang Siyu looked at the Mother Tree in a daze. "I'm lucky, so I don't think too much. But you're an exception. Let me think."
"I thought about it for a few days, and I finally understood. You misunderstood."
Lu Yin didn't understand.
Xiang Siyu's back was to Lu Yin, and he looked at her. The wind blew from her side, bringing with it a pleasant fragrance.
"It wasn't the Blood Tower Emperor who wanted me to marry you, but he told me that you had suffered a lot."
Lu Yin's gaze shifted as he looked at Xiang Siyu's back.
Xiang Siyu said, "The Blood Pagoda Emperor said that your life is bitter, unlike mine. My life is too smooth, it's sweet, but yours is bitter."
She then turned to look at Lu Yin and smiled. "That's why I want to marry you. I want to see how bitter you are. I want to add some bitterness to my life, and I want to add some sweetness to yours."
Lu Yin stared at Xiang Siyu in a daze. Scenes from the past flashed through his mind. The world of cultivation where he barely made it out alive, the struggles for power and profit, the illusory pursuits, and the self-aware civilizations of the universe … He had too much on his shoulders. Even in the Ninth Heaven Universe, he had to bear some of it.
He did not seem to have many smiles in his life. Was it bitter?
"Sir, are you bitter?"
Lu Yin looked deeply at Xiang Siyu before retracting his gaze, "It's not bitter."
Xiang Siyu shook her head. "I don't believe you. The Blood Tower's Guardian has never lied to me."
Lu Yin said, "The Blood Tower's Guardian's vision is limited. He saw my bitterness, but he didn't see my sweetness."
After saying that, he smiled. "I have family, lovers, teachers, disciples, friends, people I want to protect, people I want to see, and many, many things I care about. These are all mine."
"All the bitterness is to protect the sweetness in my heart."
"I'm not bitter at all. You've found the wrong person."
Xiang Siyu looked lost. "I don't think I have what you have."
Lu Yin's eyelids twitched as he looked at her.
Xiang Siyu turned around and rested her chin on her hand as she continued to look at the Mother Tree.
Lu Yin looked at her back, sympathy in his eyes.
Between him and her, who was bitter and who was sweet?
Ten days passed. The two had fallen into silence since their conversation a few days ago.
Lu Yin raised his hand and the die appeared. He reached out with his left hand.
Xiang Siyu generously reached out and shook Lu Yin's hand.
That soft, boneless feeling came once again.
Lu Yin took a deep breath. "Thank you."
Xiang Siyu smiled. "Feel free to use it. You don't have to take responsibility."
Lu Yin was speechless. There was something wrong with her words.
He tapped the die and it spun slowly until it stopped at six.
Lu Yin wasn't surprised. Was his luck so good that he was numb?
His consciousness appeared in a dark space. A bright ball of light appeared in front of him. Although it was far away, he could still see it.
Lu Yin was excited. This was it. Such a bright ball of light was close to his own. Even Zhi, who had fused three spirit seeds, might not be able to reach that level.
His consciousness traveled towards the ball of light. Lu Yin then saw an invisible barrier. This was a barrier between spacetime. He had encountered it in the Tianyuan Universe before.
Charge.
The first time he had encountered this barrier, he couldn't break through it. But now, it was too easy.
Breaking through the barrier, Lu Yin's consciousness slammed into the ball of light and merged with it.
His vision changed. Was this the earth's core?
At this moment, "Lu Yin" appeared in the core of a planet in a parallel universe. Red lava flowed around him.
Memories merged.
Half a day later, "Lu Yin" walked out of the earth's core and looked at the stars.
This was just an ordinary parallel universe. It wasn't where Wangmin was. Wu Er had sensed that the Wangmin cultivator in the hanging coffin was abnormal. She had thought about how Wangmin cultivators were constantly being found in the outside world. She had guessed that someone had somehow appeared in a specific Wangmin cultivator's body, so she had escaped without hesitation.
And the person Wu Er had guessed was Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was the strongest consciousness cultivator in the Ninth Heaven Universe.
She had even guessed that Lu Yin could achieve the Absolute Command because Yue Ya had died at Lu Yin's hands. Yue Ya was a thought body.
She had guessed that since Lu Yin had appeared, Startle Gate Shangyu must also be there. So, she had no time to worry about the Wangmin cultivators in the hanging coffins. She had escaped silently. Those Wangmin cultivators were of no value to her, so it wasn't a pity.
Now, she was hiding in a parallel universe that she didn't even know was to guard against Startle Gate Shangyu.
Wu Er had lived for too long, so it was difficult for Lu Yin to see through her memories. They were too vast, and many of them could not be seen unless one actively tried to recall them.
What Lu Yin wanted to know the most was the method of fusing spirit seeds and the experiment process. He also wanted to know information about Wangmin and Qiu Xu. He didn't care about the rest of the memories.
He looked through Wu Er's memories as he tore through the void and returned to the Ninth Heaven Universe.
Wu Er was originally from the Ninth Heaven Universe, so she could easily return to the main space-time.
After returning, Lu Yin took out Wu Er's bosom and contacted Startle Gate Shangyu. The door appeared in front of him, and he stepped out. When he reappeared, he was already at the place where he had fought Zhi. In front of him was Lu Yin and Xiang Siyu, holding hands.
Xiang Siyu stared blankly at Wu Er, who had stepped out of Startle Gate, and then looked at Lu Yin. She wanted to say something, but she didn't.
Wu Er had walked out of Startle Gate, which meant that she had obtained Startle Gate Shangyu's approval.
Lu Yin controlled Wu Er's body to walk towards him.
Xiang Siyu frowned. "Who are you?"
"Lu Yin" looked at Xiang Siyu. "Don't worry, I'm him." He pointed at Lu Yin.
Xiang Siyu's eyes widened in disbelief. She looked at Wu Er and then at Lu Yin. "You're him?"
"Lu Yin" laughed. It felt like he had a wicked sense of humor.
Xiang Siyu immediately reacted. "Consciousness?
I'm impressed, Mr. Lu. "
For such a powerhouse, there were very few things that could not be explained.
Lu Yin continued to control Wu Er's body until it was five meters away from him. Then, his consciousness returned.
The moment he returned, Lu Yin pointed at Wu Er. Almost at the same time, Wu Er regained consciousness. His right hand pointed at his forehead, but he was one step slower than Lu Yin. Lu Yin pointed at Wu Er's forehead first. "Your reaction is fast, but it's not enough."
Wu Er stared at Lu Yin, who was so close to her. It really was him, but how did he find her?
Even a Shangyu God would find it difficult to find her in a parallel universe. With so many parallel universes, it shouldn't be that easy to find her.
One point of concentration, pointing at the forehead, Heaven and Man Exchange, Mind of Ten Thousand Worlds. This was Wu Er's power and also her technique, which originated from Qi Xu.
If Wu 'er had pointed at her own forehead, she might have escaped. That was a battle technique from Septuple Immortality, and even Lu Yin had to be careful and stop Wu' er from using it.
The Startling Gate Lord said that Wu Er was once the strongest in the Jiuxiao Universe because of this technique.
Heaven and Man Exchange, Mind of Ten Thousand Worlds.
Unfortunately, although Lu Yin had obtained this technique from Wu Er's memories, he couldn't practice it. This technique required the power of Qi Xu's Immortality as a guide. That power had dissipated long ago, and it wasn't the emotions of the Seven Fairies.
But it didn't matter. Although this technique was powerful, it wasn't invincible. Otherwise, Wu Er would have stepped into immortality long ago.
Qi Xu also didn't rely on this technique to step into immortality.
At most, she could rely on this technique to move unhindered under immortality. Lu Yin could already do this.
Even if Wu Er fought with Lu Yin, she wouldn't be his match. At most, she would be comparable to the Insect Lord.
In Wu Er's memories, Lu Yin saw that the Jiuxiao Universe had spent a lot of resources to cultivate her. She was equivalent to the First Junior Imperial Tutor of that era. At that time, Qi Xu hadn't completely become enemies with the humans. When she came to the Jiuxiao Universe, her attitude was to join.
If an Eternal Realm wanted to join the Jiuxiao Universe, even if the Jiuxiao Universe didn't want to, they couldn't directly fall out with her.
However, Qi Xu didn't plan to leave. At that time, Qinglian Yu and the others couldn't chase her away, so they could only let her stay.
Wu Er was Qi Xu's disciple, and Qi Xu had given too many resources from the Jiuxiao Universe to Wu Er. Before Qi Xu became enemies with the humans, Qinglian Yu and the others had appreciated Wu Er's talent and given her resources. That was how she became an Ultimate Powerhouse.
With Qi Xu's death, Wu Er's power from Qi Xu disappeared, and her power cultivation stopped, making it difficult for her to advance.
Thus, this technique had both good and bad.