Mu Zhu looked around. It was pitch-black and boundless.
Everyone was insignificant in the face of the Square Inch Distance, including eternal life.
Lu Yin took out the Blood Tower. Time flowed and froze. This was the power of the Blood Tower Guardian. This power was clearly separated from the Square Inch Distance and should have come from the River of Time.
This meant that the Blood Tower Guardian might have controlled a River of Time.
Lu Yin thought of the Great Master's universe. She said that her universe's River of Time had merged with the Great Master's River of Time. Was that true?
The Blood Tower expanded and enveloped the two before shaking.
Mu Zhu's face turned pale, and the uncomfortable feeling made her dizzy.
Fortunately, it was only for a moment. When she looked around again, they had already arrived at the asteroid belt. Night Pillar was very conspicuous in front of them.
Although the possibility of Night Pillar being discovered by other creatures was very small, Lu Yin was relieved to see Night Pillar safe and sound. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for him to return to human civilization.
"Let's go home, Senior Sister."
Mu Zhu nodded and felt a sense of relief.
In the One-Line-Sky, her experience was similar to when she faced a strong enemy in her own universe. She hadn't felt the pressure of being so close in a long time.
The Migrating Silver Sky Army would settle the score one day.
Night Pillar flew back the way they came. In the blink of an eye, more than two years had passed. Lu Yin saw the Blood Tower Guardian standing in the starry sky with the Karma Celestial Phenomenon behind him.
Xue Ta Shang Yu saw Xiao Zhu earlier, and a smile appeared on his face.
"You left for seven years. According to the time, you came back and forth for four years. You only stayed in the One-Line-Sky for three years?" The Blood Tower Guardian looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin said, "I know what I need to know. There's no point in staying any longer."
"That's good. Let's go back. We'll talk about it when we see Senior Lotus and the others."
Lu Yin nodded and looked ahead calmly. The One Leaf Lotus brought them back to Ninefirmaments Universe.
Another five years passed before they reached Ninefirmaments Universe.
When they left, the road from Ninefirmaments Universe to the Blood Tower Guardian's location was unfamiliar. Now that they were back, they felt that the road was very warm.
Everything was under the Karma Celestial Phenomenon.
It had been seventeen years, but there was no difference when they came back..
Qinglian Yu and the others had not expected Lu Yin to return so quickly. They had thought that it would take at least a few decades.
Lu Yin and Mu Zhu told them about what they did in One-Line-Sky. Qing Lian Yu and the others were stunned. They felt like they had hit the jackpot, but at the same time, they felt that everything was going according to Lu Yin's plan. It was a strange contradiction.
At the same time, they subconsciously sympathized with the Silver Migration Sky Army, even though they were mortal enemies.
"If we're lucky, the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad probably won't find trouble with us so easily," Lu Yin said.
Qinglian Shangyu and the others looked at each other. "The Silver Migrating Army and the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad were both recognized in the One-Line Sky. However, the Insect Nest Civilization and the Dead Universe were not recognized. It seems like the One-Line Sky does not know much and the range of the Square Inch is limited."
"From this, it can be seen that the Flowing Silver Heavenly Army and the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad are active in that area."
Jingmen Shangyu's gaze turned solemn. "The Silver Migrating Sky Army has always been an unknown force. This unknown force's range of activity is really large."
"Did the creature that tested the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad say anything in the end?" Qinglian Shangyu asked. He was very interested in the creature that directly admitted that it was the toad's son.
Lu Yin shook his head. "It has been waiting for my reply and is still waiting. It probably doesn't think that I will leave so soon."
"Until the end, I was still hesitating if I should tell it about the relationship between the Sky Bearing Civilization and the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad. After thinking about it, I decided not to."
He looked helpless. "We can't afford to take the risk. If the other party is friends with the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad, they can definitely find us through the Sky Bearing Civilization. A civilization that can befriend the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad must be very strong."
"This possibility is not high," Master Kudeng said.
Qinglian Shangyu put his hands behind his back. "Even if the possibility is one in ten thousand, we can't take the risk. With the current strength of our civilization, the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad can still hold us back. The other party can't possibly send out all of their forces as they have to be wary of the Karmic Binding. However, it will be different if there is another enemy civilization."
Qinglian Shangyu frowned. "They know their own limits."
Lu Yin's gaze shook. Yes, they knew their own limits.
Without knowing the other party, the human civilization did not have the right to make use of other civilizations. They could not afford to take the risk.
"However, if the coordinates of the Sky Bearing Civilization were exposed, the other party might try their luck. After all, the coordinates of the Sky Bearing Civilization were exposed at the same time as the Star Toad. The other party might infer that we are enemies with the Sky Bearing Civilization and find us through the Sky Bearing Civilization. I can't hide this," Lu Yin expressed his concern.
Qinglian Shangyu smiled. "Don't think too much. Before this, you didn't know that you would encounter such a creature. It can only be said that it is too coincidental."
Qinglian Shangyu sneered. "At most, we can just kill each other. There have been so many civilization wars in the past few decades when I was not around. If we don't take action, people will think that we are dead."
Qingmen Shangyu looked at the starry sky. "It is tiring to live in fear. There is no need to think too much. If the destruction of the human civilization is destined, we cannot stop it."
Then, her gaze turned cold. "But I don't believe in fate."
Master Kudeng sighed. "I am satisfied to be able to do my part when the civilization is in trouble."
Looking at the few Eternal Realm experts, Mu Zhu felt like she was looking at her old friends. Back then, they had sacrificed themselves so generously. One by one, her old friends turned into bright fireworks. She did not want such a tragedy to happen again. Master, please, you must break through to the Eternal Realm.
Lu Yin left. Before he left, he gave the coordinates to Qinglian Shangyu and asked them to determine the location.
In the vast space, only Qinglian Shangyu could determine the location. Since he was the one who fixed the time, he could deduce the approximate location of the coordinates. After all, the coordinates were spread out with the One-Line Sky as the center.
It was useless for others to get it.
Qinglian Shangyu gave Lu Yin confidence. He could deduce the coordinates quickly and relocate it with the Karma Celestial Phenomenon as the center. By then, he could roughly determine the location of Mister Mu and the others in the universe.
After bidding farewell to the few Eternal Realm experts, Lu Yin and Mu Zhu also went their separate ways.
Mu Zhu had her own training to do.
Lu Yin went to check on Tuo Lin and Yan Ruyu. After all, Yan Ruyu was the Qing Xian of the Hive Civilization and was very important.
However, before he could find Tuo Lin and the others, someone contacted him. It was Wei Rong.
"Path Master, there's something I need to report to you. It's very important."
Lu Yin knew that something important that Wei Rong had mentioned was definitely not ordinary. He immediately went to look for Wei Rong.
Wei Rong bowed, and his expression was solemn. "Path Master, do you still remember when the spiritualized universe attacked my Tian Yuan Universe? I made some arrangements."
Lu Yin shook his head. "I don't really remember. What are you referring to?"
"I directed and acted out a group of people to pretend to betray the Tian Yuan Universe and cooperate with the spiritualized cultivators."
Lu Yin recalled that it had been thirty-seven years before the flow of time had been reversed. The spiritualized universe had attacked the Tian Yuan Universe, and after a few battles, the spiritualized universe had been defeated, and many cultivators had hidden away in parallel space-time.
At that time, Wei Rong had done something superfluous, but Lu Yin had looked forward to it.
It was a self-directed performance. He had arranged for a group of people to pretend to betray the Tian Yuan Cosmos. It was not important what their goal was, nor was it important what the result was. What was important was that Wei Rong had done it without any reason or goal.
At that time, Wang Wen had told Lu Yin that Wei Rong was the kind of person who would make preparations even if there were no opportunities.
Opportunities were reserved for those who were prepared. This saying did not apply to Wei Rong, as Wei Rong did not need opportunities. He would make preparations for the sake of making preparations.
Sometimes, the preparations made were confusing.
At that time, Lu Yin had hoped that Wei Rong's arrangements would bring about a positive change in the Tian Yuan Universe's war against the spiritualized universe. However, as time passed, this arrangement became meaningless, especially when Yu Sang Tian had attacked the Tian Yuan Universe. Lu Yin had reversed time thirty-seven years, and he had long since forgotten about Wei Rong's preparations.
He had completely forgotten about it.
If not for Wei Rong's reminder, Lu Yin would never have remembered it.
"Although time has been reversed, I still did what I needed to do. I never thought that there would be such a pleasant surprise."
Wei Rong smiled, and his gaze reminded Lu Yin of the youth who had schemed against the Outerverse during the Outerverse's struggle.
In the blink of an eye, so many years had passed.
…
My name is Luo Yan. Although there's a word in my name, I'm a man of few words.
I was born in the Frostwave Weave's Great Yu Empire in the Tian Yuan Universe's origin space, and I'm a native of the Zenyu Star.
Right, before Master Lu rose to prominence, our knowledge of the universe was limited to the Innerverse and Outerverse. Later on, there were many more spacetimes, universes, and so on. Even characters from ancient legends appeared one after another. All of this filled me with admiration for Master Lu, and I was willing to die for him.
One day, someone came to find me with an enigmatic smile and asked me to act out a play with him. A play where I resented Master Lu and the Sect above Heaven.
I couldn't do it. My admiration for Master Lu came from the bottom of my heart, and even a blind person could see that.
However, that person said that he wanted my admiration and that I shouldn't hide it or be reserved. If I should worship him, I should worship him. If I should hate him, I should hate him. However, I had to hide my hatred. It couldn't be seen on the surface, but there had to be traces of it in the dark.
This was too difficult for me, and it seemed like something that could only be done by a unique profession: acting.
I couldn't do it, so that person accompanied me time after time and helped me time after time. He also said that this was something that Master Lu wanted me to do, and that I had a great mission: undercover.
Yes, undercover. I was very excited when I heard this term. I was as insignificant as an ant, but I actually had the qualifications to be an undercover agent for Master Lu. If Master Lu needed me, I would definitely work hard.
I acted out a play with that person, and then I followed his instructions and did my own things. Day after day, year after year.
I also watched Master Lu's expedition into the universe, and I didn't need to hide my admiration for him.
Because of this sacred and great mission, I received a lot of resources and was nurtured. I slowly climbed to a high position and often saw those big shots. After watching them for a long time, it didn't matter anymore. I just hoped that Master Lu would return.