Lu Yin was puzzled by Unfinished Daughter's words. "Explain."
Zhao Ran's voice rang out. "The main stream of the River of Time flows through the entire universe, passing through all living things. The mirage domain we are in is just a tributary. There are countless tributaries of the River of Time in the universe, flowing in individual universes or within a certain range of universes.
"The mirage domain is the embankment of the River of Time. The River of Time has a main stream and tributaries, so naturally, there are embankments that move with the River of Time."
Unfinished Daughter continued, "Once the mirage domain moves too much, it might connect with the main embankment and cause the Tian Yuan Universe to lose the mirage domain. This is the main stream of the River of Time. Even if all the Eternal Realms of your human civilization acted together, they wouldn't be able to stop it, let alone your master."
Lu Yin's eyes flickered. Was that so?
He looked at Zhao Ran. "Is she right?"
Unfinished Daughter also looked at Zhao Ran.
Zhao Ran said, "I'm just Unfinished Daughter's clone, so I don't know all the memories. However, the only memories I have are the main stream and tributaries. As for whether or not the mirage domain will return to the main stream, I don't know."
Unfinished Daughter said, "Yes, it definitely will. Lu Yin, believe me, I don't want the mirage domain to return to the main stream. Otherwise, I won't have the chance to break through to the Eternal Realm, and you will lose the mirage domain forever. Right, there's also that Mister Mu. He will also fall into the main stream of the River of Time."
"Mister Mu can come out early," Zhao Ran said quietly.
Unfinished Daughter snapped, "Shut up!"
Lu Yin stared at Unfinished Daughter. "So, you mean that the mirage domain can't cause too much of a commotion?"
"Yes."
"Then, if I cultivate here and don't break through, there won't be too much of a commotion, right?"
Unfinished Daughter was stunned, unable to refute.
Lu Yin smiled. "Let's come quietly and enjoy this time freeze. If we want to break through, we can leave. It's simple."
"You, you."
Unfinished Daughter wanted to refute, but she couldn't find a reason to. If they didn't break through, there wouldn't be much of a commotion. Was that so?
It seemed so.
Zhao Ran looked at Lu Yin. "Think of a way."
Papercut stared at Zhao Ran. "We can't take the risk. You don't know how serious the consequences will be once it returns to the main stream.
Zhao Ran swept her gaze over Papercut, "Don't think too highly of yourself. Fate is scheming against you. You will be completely defeated."
Unmarried Papercut shouted angrily, "I lost?
What nonsense are you talking about? That was a sneak attack, and I didn't lose. If you stay and become a ferryman, I can also break through to eternal life. How did I lose? "
Zhao Ran's tone was indifferent. "I know a little about what you're thinking. It seems that in some people's eyes, you're not as important as you think."
Unmarried Papercut was furious. After a moment of silence, she sneered, "Good, good, good. Both of you are very capable, aren't you? A mere clone dares to not care about me. Master Lu, don't think too highly of yourself. You haven't even reached the Eternal Life Realm."
"You can do whatever you want. There are many things that the clone doesn't know. Do you think you're so great just because you can enter the Mirage Domain?
Don't forget who it was that sealed you in the forbidden land of karma. Now, people can come in as they please. If you have the ability, grab that red sword first. "After he finished speaking, Papercut jumped into the river of time and disappeared.
Lu Yin stared at the red sword in a daze. Had she been staring at that red sword all this time?
Back then, she had been injured by that sword. At that time, Master Qingcao had said that the sword belonged to him, but that sword definitely belonged to an unknown entity.
Master Qingcao had allowed the spiritualized universe's people to stay in the Tian Yuan Universe. In fact, the Tian Yuan Universe was even less safe than the Nine Firmaments Universe, but Master Qingcao had still done so.
And now, Unmarried Woman wanted him to find that red sword again.
In addition, he had been guessing all this time.
Lu Yin was certain that there was an unknown entity hidden in the Tian Yuan Universe.
Others might not know who it was, but Unmarried Woman knew. She was human, yet not human. It was only because this was human civilization that she revealed her human appearance. She belonged to the long river of time and was a ferryman. Thus, she knew much more than the human civilization.
She had also existed for a very long time.
Lu Yin looked at Zhao Ran. "Do you know anything about that red sword?"
Zhao Ran shook her head. "I don't know."
Lu Yin was not surprised. After all, Zhao Ran was just a clone. Unmarried Woman had used her to replace Lu Yin as a ferryman in the river of time. Her knowledge was limited.
"She said that the mirage domain is just a tributary bank. Does that mean that every tributary bank has a forbidden area?" Lu Yin asked. He had wanted to ask this earlier.
These forbidden areas were not simple. Even Eternal Realm cultivators would pay attention to them. If the universe had countless tributaries, it meant that there were countless tributaries. If every tributary bank had a forbidden area, then there would be too many.
Zhao Ran said, "The mirage domain humans are in is special. Not every mirage domain has a forbidden area."
Lu Yin relaxed. This made sense.
"Then why is the mirage domain humans are in special?"
Zhao Ran thought about it. "Against the ancients."
Lu Yin was confused. Against the ancients?
"What do you mean?"
Zhao Ran looked at Lu Yin. "I don't know. It's just that the term exists in my memory. The uniqueness of the mirage domain and the forbidden areas are related to the ancients, but I don't know what they are."
"She definitely knows."
Lu Yin looked around. "Unmarried Woman, I know you're still here. Come out and talk."
No one responded.
Lu Yin continued, "Maybe I'm willing to not step into the mirage domain again?
Come out and talk. "
Still, no one answered.
Lu Yin called out a few more times, but Unmarried Woman seemed to have disappeared.
Zhao Ran said, "She won't come out unless you get that red sword. I can feel that this matter is very important to her. It's possible that she's avoiding you because she doesn't want to talk to you."
Zhao Ran did not say anything.
Lu Yin guessed that she might be avoiding danger.
The red sword had injured her once. She had no secrets in front of that sword. If she told him this now, what would she face?
Lu Yin suddenly wanted to talk to the Lord and ask her if she knew about the ancients.
"Have you seen the other ferrymen of the River of Time?"
Zhao Ran shook her head. "I don't know."
Lu Yin was helpless. Clones after clones. Unmarried Woman's clones, the Grim Reaper's clones, and the Immortal Master's clones. It seemed that the higher one's cultivation reached a certain level, the more dangerous it would be.
Since Unmarried Woman was no longer obstructing him, it was time for the cultivators of the Tian Yuan Universe to increase their power.
It was fine as long as they did not break through here.
Actually, there was no need for Lu Yin to lead the way. After talking to Zhao Ran, she directly opened the mirage domain, allowing any cultivator from the Above Heaven Sect to enter freely.
Of course, for the sake of efficiency and to not cause too much of a commotion, only a group of cultivators could enter each time. They had to leave the mirage domain if they wanted to break through.
Lu Yin went to find the crazy principal, Shao Chen. He wanted to use the crazy principal's power of the red dust to make up for everyone's mental state.
In particular, Ancestor Lu Yuan and the others had clearly lived for a long time, but because of the primogenitor, they had suppressed their cultivation. As a result, they had only reached the Primordial realm. For example, Jialan Zhiluo and Hongyan Mavis had not even broken through to the Primordial realm.
In the past, even if they had the opportunity to enter the mirage domain, Lu Yin did not let them in. They needed to break through. If they did not break through, it would be useless no matter how much time passed.
However, things were different now. The crazy principal's path of the red dust could help Ancestor Lu Yuan and the others enter the Bitter Adversity as much as possible. It could also help Jialan Zhiluo and the others break through to the Primordial realm, raising the strength of the upper echelons of the Tian Yuan Universe by a level.
"The reason why I didn't ask for your help back then was because you had just broken through to the Progenitor realm and might not be able to help them. Now that your cultivation has increased greatly and you've cultivated the Rushi Sutra, you've made a trip to the spiritualized universe. You have a deeper understanding of the red dust, so you might be able to do it," Lu Yin said.
The crazy principal looked at Lu Yin. "The one who can truly help them is you, not me."
Lu Yin fell silent.
The crazy principal asked, "What are you worried about?"
"Or do you feel that your General Appointment Platform Hell is unable to help them?"
The crazy principal could allow Jialan Zhiluo and the others to experience the red dust, while the General Appointment Platform Hell could allow them to experience their past. Even though the process was painful, they would be able to see themselves clearly. This was the Bitter Adversity.
This was what the crazy principal and the others had discovered after entering the General Appointment Platform Hell in the consciousness universe.
The crazy principal had helped the Desolate God enter the Bitter Adversity, and Lu Yin's General Appointment Platform Hell could do the same.
It was not the red dust, but it surpassed the red dust. This was the path of karma.
Lu Yin shook his head. "The General Appointment Platform Hell is too painful. If you're not careful, you might even have problems with your mind. You should know that Yi Shang went through the General Appointment Platform Hell, and he begged me for mercy the moment he came out."
The crazy principal smiled. "Then what about us?
We entered that hell before, so isn't it the same when we came out?
No, our understanding of life has become even more vivid. "
"Master Lu, can you feel my cultivation of the Rushi Sutra?"
Lu Yin nodded. The crazy principal was too suited to the Rushi Sutra, and he felt that he could step into the third level at any time.
"After the Desolate God went through the General Appointment Platform Hell, he returned with a more stable state of mind."
"Actually, everything has its pros and cons. The Hell is not just torture, but also a form of training," the crazy principal said as he looked at Lu Yin. "Only you can make up for what they lack."
Lu Yin returned to the Above Heaven and met with Hongyan, Mavis, and the others. Before he could say anything, Wu Tian spoke first. "Zhu Zi, you're not being kind."
Lu Yin was stunned. "What?"
Wu Tian replied, "You're being too biased."
Lu Yin was confused.
Hongyan Mavis spoke up. "Is it because they're willing to accompany you to the spiritualized universe and die that they're looking down on us?
Do you know that the people left behind in Tian Yuan feel even worse? "
"Senior, what are you talking about?" Lu Yin was even more confused now.
The Ancient God arrived and said in a low voice, "The General Appointment Platform Hell."
Lu Yin was astonished.
Lu Yuan arrived and grumbled, "What nonsense are you all spouting?
How can Little Seven look down on us? It's just that time is tight, and he hasn't had the time yet. Da Qiang, stop trying to drive a wedge between us. "
The Ancient God was speechless.
Lu Yuan turned and smiled at Lu Yin. "Little Seven, I heard that your General Appointment Platform changed?
What did it become? Hell?
There seems to be karma inside, right? Da Huang and the others have already gone in. Look, when are you going to let us go in and play?
Don't worry, it won't take up too much of your time. "
Lu Yin stared blankly at Lu Yuan. "Ancestor, that's the General Appointment Platform Hell. The experience inside is very painful. They …"
Lu Yuan's expression turned solemn. "Why? Are you looking down on me now? Do you think I'm afraid of pain?"
Sapphire Zhiluo arrived and stared at Lu Yin. "Who here is afraid of pain? Raise your hand."
Hongyan Mavis silently raised her hand.
Everyone else was confused.
Hongyan Mavis said, "I'm afraid of pain. The greater the strength, the greater the backlash. It's not like you don't know this."