Listening to the two bicker, the Lianlian Ruler said helplessly, "Stop arguing. Restrain yourself in front of the younger generation."
Lu Yin was already used to it; the Bloodtower Ruler and the Stargate Ruler quarreled every day.
Master Bitter Lamp had said that it wasn't obvious before, but ever since the Stargate Ruler had merged with the Mystic Ruler's cultivation spirit and suppressed the Bloodtower Ruler, the Bloodtower Ruler's self-esteem had begun to stir.
"If that hidden Unknowable were to appear and invite you, would you join them?" Qinglian Yu asked solemnly.
The Bloodtower Ruler and the Stargate Ruler both looked at Lu Yin.
They knew that if they were faced with such a choice, they would also find it difficult to make a decision.
Lu Yin was silent for a moment. "I don't know."
The Lianlian Ruler nodded. "No one can easily make a choice.
Unless they forget history, they won't forget it, and they shouldn't forget it. "
"But you have to consider the present and the future." The Bloodtower Ruler sighed.
Not long after, Lu Yin left the Spatial Ocean and returned to the Tianyuan Universe. He sat in the back mountain of the Above Heaven Sect and silently looked at the stars.
In the distance, the Ancestral Turtle slowly swam, opening and closing its eyes at times.
The Strength Beast and Xu Wang had disappeared, and they had even taken the Hellwyrm with them.
Many cultivators entered and exited.
The Above Heaven Sect had long since returned to its former liveliness.
The Blood Ancestor liked to sit in a corner and watch the cultivators enter and exit.
Elder Chan did the same.
Trade ships constantly passed by, and cultivators strolled through the stars. It was a bustling scene.
Long Xi walked over and made a cup of tea for Lu Yin.
Lu Yin took it and watched the tea rise and fall. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't.
Long Xi didn't disturb him and quietly left. Then, Wang Wen arrived.
"Why are you here?" Lu Yin found it strange that he hadn't called Wang Wen.
Wang Wen was puzzled. "Chess Path Master, did you call me here?"
"No."
"Miss Long Xi asked me to come. Then, should I leave?"
Lu Yin smiled. "Since you're here, take a seat."
Long Xi walked over and made a cup of tea for Wang Wen.
Wang Wen looked at her helplessly. "Miss, you're making me feel awkward."
Long Xi smiled. "It's fine. We're old friends catching up. I won't chase you away."
"I'm a very conscientious person, and I don't really want to be chased away," Wang Wen said. He then looked at Lu Yin and smiled. "Goodbye, Chess Master."
Lu Yin looked at him. "I'm faced with a choice."
Wang Wen was curious. "What choice? Why are you in such a dilemma?"
Lu Yin put down his teacup. "The unknown has invited me to join."
Wang Wen and Long Xi were both surprised. "Did they invite you to join?"
Lu Yin didn't say anything as he calmly looked into the distance.
Wang Wen gulped and leaned closer. "Are you serious?
I wonder if we can invite Chess Daoist Master to join us?
You are not in the Eternal Life Realm. "
Lu Yin said calmly, "Yes, it's not the Eternal Realm, but it's an invitation.
Do you think I should join? "
"Of course. What's there to hesitate about?" Wang Wen was puzzled.
Lu Yin asked, "How do you let go of past grudges?"
"Then let's take revenge before joining," Wang Wen said.
Lu Yin's lips curled up, as he wasn't surprised by Wang Wen's words at all.
That's right, he would join them after taking his revenge.
"Can I still join after taking my revenge?"
"Why can't we do that? After we take our revenge, we will definitely need to fill up the ranks with experts. If we let you join us, we will have one less enemy and we will be able to rope in an expert. Why not?"
"What if the Unknowns ask me to destroy human civilization?"
"That's impossible."
Wang Wen was very certain. "Even Master Green Grass can protect the spiritualized universe. Chess Daoist Master, your value is much higher than Master Green Grass's. At the very least, you can protect the Tian Yuan Universe."
Lu Yin looked at him. "So, if I can protect human civilization, I can join after taking my revenge?"
Wang Wen took a sip of tea. "You have already thought of this. Why ask me?"
Lu Yin said, "I just want to hear the opinion of a smart person."
Wang Wen nodded and praised, "Good tea."
He then put down his teacup and thought about it seriously. "If I were the Unknowns, I would have thought through my decision to invite you. Since I invited you, I would not give up so easily. Even if you killed some of the Unknowns' experts, it only proves that those creatures were not experts and that you were. Doing so would only make the Unknowns want to invite you."
"I believe that your greatest psychological burden now is to join the Unknowns for some reason, such as destroying certain civilizations."
Lu Yin held his teacup and took a sip. He didn't deny it.
Wang Wen sighed deeply. "Everyone says that I'm the smartest person. Is that true?"
"No one dares to claim to be the smartest because there will always be areas that you cannot reach. Even mortals in those areas can surpass you. There are no absolutes."
"This is even more true for the universe. Chess Daoist Master, have you ever thought about why those fishing civilizations keep destroying other civilizations?
Because they like to?
Because they are bored?
I don't think so. "
He looked up and met Lu Yin's gaze. "I've thought about it for a long time. Perhaps it's because they have no other choice."
Lu Yin's gaze deepened. "No other choice?"
Wang Wen nodded. "It's a very simple answer, but it's not simple at all. Fishing civilizations can destroy ordinary civilizations with a flip of their hand, and they have indeed done so. Why?
No one can give us an answer, so we have to guess one ourselves. "
"If all fishing civilizations do the same thing, is it because they have to do it?
If they don't do it, will they endanger themselves? "
"We are not willing to destroy other civilizations under the premise that we are unrelated to. This emotion is called benevolence, but benevolence might be the death line of fishing civilizations."
"Chess Daoist Master, even if you don't join the unknown, when the human civilization steps into the fishing civilization level under your leadership, will they still face a choice?
A choice that requires them to destroy all civilizations they see? "
"How likely is this?"
Lu Yin stared at Wang Wen in a daze. Would they still face a choice?
He had indeed not considered this point.
He had thought of taking revenge before joining the unknown. He had thought of many possibilities. If Wang Wen could think of these, so could he.
However, he had not thought about whether he would face the same choice in the future.
He had been cultivating, but Wang Wen had been thinking. He had considered much more than Lu Yin.
At this moment, Lu Yin realized that Wang Wen had aged a little. He was no longer as lively and energetic as when they first met. Lu Yin's thoughts were deeper.
Wang Wen drank his tea in one gulp. "This is a guess that took me hundreds of years to come up with. How is it?
Don't you feel like you've been enlightened?
Haha, goodbye. "
Lu Yin did not stop him from leaving. He looked at Wang Wen's back. This guess was invaluable.
Long Xi poured more tea for Lu Yin and turned to leave.
She understood Lu Yin very well. She understood Lu Yin's happiness, sadness, troubles, and difficulties. That was why she had invited Wang Wen. Only Wang Wen could counsel him.
Wang Wen said that he was not the smartest, but everyone in the Heaven Above Sect knew that he was the smartest. He could always help Lu Yin out of his predicament at the right time.
Even when faced with the threat of the teardrop-shaped Qing Xian, Wang Wen could think of ways to stop her. This kind of flash of inspiration was not his forte. He was good at long-term planning and thought very far ahead.
Lu Yin sat at the back of the mountain for more than ten days.
Wang Wen's words made him think of the future. The fishing civilization would unanimously destroy other civilizations and try their best to destroy them. Why?
The only thing that could make one guess was that they had to do so. If the human civilization reached the fishing civilization level, they would also have to find a way to destroy other civilizations. What was the difference between doing this and the unknown?
It was no longer important whether he joined the unknown or not. He would eventually encounter this day.
As for when he would join the unknown, he had the same thought as Wang Wen. Revenge could wait.
However, revenge would not be easy.
The unknown's hatred for the humans was endless. He wanted to get rid of the Migrating Silver Sky Army the most. Was it appropriate to start a war with them now?
He could start a war, but Qinglian Yu and the others might not be willing.
Qie was not weak and should not be weaker than Lan Meng. The cracks on Immortal Master Qinghe's surface were caused by a clash with Qie. Mobai had already explained this. Lu Yin and the others did not ask Luo Chan or the Immortal Master. They were afraid that they would know about the relationship between the human civilization and the Migrating Silver Sky Army. It was fine to ask Mobai, as Mobai was not in the Immortal Master's eyes. He was just a tool.
If Qie could injure the Immortal Master, he should be as strong as Lan Meng or even stronger.
He would not be able to fight the Migrating Silver Sky Army alone. Only Qinglian Yu was suitable. However, Qinglian Yu could not leave the human civilization. Lu Yin did not know what to say about the others, such as Qinglian Yu and Xue Ta.
Would he join the unknown to protect the human civilization and ask the Eternal Realms to accompany him to kill Qie and avenge his master?
He could not bring himself to make such a deal.
The Eternal Realms were already very good to him. How could he suggest a deal?
But without them, how could he take revenge?
Half a year passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, time in the universe was in chaos. Countless people were affected. Some people inexplicably retreated while walking, some people fell back to their original realm after breaking through, and some people vomited their food halfway through their meal.
The entire Tian Yuan Universe was affected.
Lu Yin suddenly stood up and stepped into the void. When he reappeared, he had already entered the mirage domain.
Something had happened to the River of Time.
He came to the riverside and saw Zhao Ran staring at the bottom of the river with an uneasy expression.
Lu Yin also looked over. "Master?"
He saw a blurry figure sitting at the bottom of the River of Time. It was Mister Mu.
Mister Mu did not enter the River of Time alone, as he would be lost in time. He sat in the cauldron and used the cauldron and the Ancient Tracing battle technique to stabilize the River of Time and stabilize the mirage domain.
Originally, when he entered the cauldron, the outside world could not see him. They only knew that he had entered the bottom of the River of Time.
Now, the cauldron was slowly floating, affecting the River of Time and the Tian Yuan Universe.
"Zhao Ran, what's going on?"
"I don't know. The cauldron suddenly rose, and the River of Time is about to flow."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yin suddenly looked at the lower reaches of the River of Time. The mirage domain was drifting, and the Ancient Tracing had disappeared. The River of Time was no longer fixed. From now on, the mirage domain would not only belong to the Tian Yuan Universe, but it would also flow into the spiritualized universe and the Jiuxiao Universe.
This was not important. The current human civilization was one. Lu Yin only cared about Mister Mu.