Lu Yin's eyes narrowed as he stared at Wang Miaomiao. "Who?"
Wang Miaomiao replied, "Slayer, Eternity."
Lu Yin looked at Wang Miaomiao silently.
Slayer, Eternity.
These two had joined forces to seal themselves in the sourcebox and escape to a parallel universe in the Nine-Firmaments Universe. Lu Yin and Lu Yin had not been able to find them, but Azure Lotus had said that even if they wanted to go to the Death Universe, they had to come out from the Nine-Firmaments Universe's parallel universe first.
Then, they had to fly to the Core and spend an unknown amount of time to find the Death Universe.
Azure Lotus could ensure that they would be immediately discovered once they left the parallel universe because the area covered by the Karmic Phenomenon exceeded all the parallel universes in the Nine-Firmaments Universe.
If they wanted to go to the Death Universe, they would have to go through the Karmic Phenomenon.
Because of this guarantee, Lu Yin was relieved and gradually forgot about these two.
He had not expected to hear this from Wang Miaomiao today.
Wang Miaomiao was all smiles. "One month. You only have one month to give me an answer. If you don't give me an answer within a month, Executioner and Eternity will be sent to the Square Inch, or even further away, to the places they originally wanted to go.
What will happen to human civilization then?
No one can guarantee that. "
Lu Yin asked, "They are in your hands?"
Wang Miaomiao smiled. "Don't say that.
I can't represent that person.
I can only say that we are in his hands. "
"Little Lu Yin.
Actually, I've always been helping you, so let me remind you.
A short period of glory can never cover up the eternal light. You have worked hard for only a few hundred years.
How can you suppress that person's knowledge of human civilization? "
"Any method can affect the survival of human civilization. I don't know if it can't be done, but that doesn't mean that person can't."
"After all, that person knows too much about human civilization."
Lu Yin nodded. "Thank you for the reminder. Help me pass a message to that person behind you. An ecosystem can only have one fishing civilization."
Wang Miaomiao smiled. "I will. So, I'm leaving?"
Lu Yin looked away and no longer looked at her.
"How heartless. This matter was originally left to Master Grass, but I fought for it to see you. Little Lu Yin, can't you smile at me?" Wang Miaomiao pretended to be pitiful.
Lu Yin was not in the mood to care about her.
Wang Miaomiao sighed and gradually disappeared.
After she left, Lu Yin looked back with a heavy heart.
Threat.
It was a very simple method.
However, he was really threatened.
That mysterious unknown had been hiding in human civilization for far too long. What the unknown could not do, this guy might be able to do. Wang Miaomiao was right. A short period of glory could not cover up eternal glory. This unknown had always existed and had grasped too much.
Just a few words from him could break their trap.
The Seven-Treasures Heavenly Toad's words made Lu Yin understand as well. Every fishing civilization was equivalent to an ecosystem, and they would destroy everything within their own ecosystem before gradually spreading out. However, if they encountered other fishing civilizations, they would either fight or avoid them. Both sides should have their own way of deciding.
The Unknown would not easily provoke the Death Universe. This was also his test of the mysterious Unknown.
Even though the possibility of success was extremely small.
Lu Yin's body instantly vanished, and when he reappeared, he was already in the Above Heaven Sect. Mister Mu was here, overseeing the Heaven Origin Universe.
Mu Zhu was there as well, and when she saw Lu Yin, she scolded him for not bringing her along for revenge.
Lu Yin greeted her and then took Mister Mu to the Nine Firmaments Universe's Karmic Sea. He then brought Startle Gate Shangyu and Xue Ta Shangyu along as well.
Master Ku Deng was overseeing the Gate of Techniques, which required the protection of powerhouses. In fact, there were many things that did not make much of a difference whether he participated or not. He was not good at these things.
Lu Yin relayed Wang Miaomiao's words to everyone.
When they heard this, their hearts sank just like Lu Yin's.
Mister Mu did not know who the Executioner was, but he had heard Lu Yin mention the Eternal Escape. After all, it was the Heaven Origin Universe's greatest enemy, and he still cared about it.
He also did not know much about the Death Universe.
"The Death Universe was a fishing civilization that used sourceboxes to fish and bones as bait. Back then …" Lu Yin slowly explained the Death Universe's situation, and Mister Mu's heart sank.
Everyone talked about the hive civilization and the Seven-Treasures Heavenly Toad, but they did not mention the Death Universe. This was because the Death Universe had never been at war with human civilization.
There were many things that couldn't be explained immediately.
"Was the Eternal really taken away by that unknown?" Startle Gate Shangyu asked.
Lu Yin shook his head. "I don't know. No one knows who that unknown is or what methods it has."
"At first, we thought that the red sword belonged to the unknown, but it belonged to Qiu Xu. The unknown did not reveal anything."
Mister Mu's voice was low. "I am not surprised that the Eternal could escape, and I am not surprised that the unknown knew its whereabouts. After all, it can control even Grass Grandmaster. The Eternal has long been under its control. Perhaps even the Eternal joining the Unbounded was part of its plan."
His words reminded Lu Yin. "That's right. The Eternal betrayed humanity, betrayed the Unbounded, and betrayed the unknown. Perhaps they were all guided by the unknown."
"The unknown that betrayed the Eternal was only Qiu Xu. Based on what Wang Miaomiao told me, I am certain that the Unbounded are not united. Qie's death encouraged the Unbounded to invite me to join them. This means that they do not care about Qie's death.
"So when Qiu Xu's hanging coffin did not appear and the red sword was taken away, someone must have set this up beforehand," Xue Ta Shangyu blurted out.
Qinglian Shangyu's expression was solemn. "If that is the case, this hidden unknown is too terrifying."
"It schemed against Qiu Xu and Mi Jin. It could kill two Eternals without appearing, control the Grass Grandmaster and the Eternal, and split the three universes of human civilization. Now, it can make us helpless with just one sentence. This unknown is a great enemy."
Lu Yin did not understand why this unknown wanted to scheme against Qiu Xu, but now was not the time to think about that.
Some things could be found out by talking to each other.
Now, they were even more certain that this unknown had control of Slayer and the Eternal. At least, it had the ability to send these two out of the Square Inch. This unknown's method was astonishing and terrifying.
On this basis, they now had to consider what kind of answer to give.
"If the Unbounded Universe is really lured here, can our human civilization stop it?" Mister Mu asked.
In the past, human civilization only had a few Eternals in the Ninth Heaven Universe. It was normal that they could not stop the fishing civilization. But now, human civilization had transformed. Not only did they have Mister Mu and the Heaven Bearing Immortal, but they also had teleportation, the Nirvana Tree Technique, Mansion of Mind, and other methods.
They were not inferior even when compared to the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad. The only uncertainty was the old monster's strength.
But no matter how one looked at it, human civilization could be considered a fishing civilization.
Would they still be so powerless against the Unbounded Universe?
Sacrificing the Mother Tree and Azure Lotus Defender as bait in exchange for the other party's indifference.
Only Azure Lotus Defender could give this answer because he was the only one who had experienced the pressure of the Unbounded Universe.
Everyone looked at Azure Lotus Defender.
Azure Lotus Defender's gaze was heavy as he recalled the past and gave an answer.
"I don't know what the outcome will be if we gather the entire human civilization to fight it. No matter how strong the Unbounded Universe is, it will still be bound by karma. But I can be sure." His gaze swept across everyone. "I will definitely die."
Everyone was shocked and stared blankly at Azure Lotus Defender, including Mister Mu.
Azure Lotus Defender was indisputably the strongest in the current human civilization. He could shatter a hanging coffin with his bare hands. No one could do that. Without the protection of karma, human civilization would not have lasted until now. Until now, no one had been able to see through Azure Lotus Defender.
Lu Yin had once thought that he could, but Blood Tower Defender had said that there could be more than one universal law that was compatible with Eternals. At that time, Lu Yin knew that he could not see through Azure Lotus Defender.
For the Blue Lotus Ruler to say such words, the answer was already very obvious.
If Azure Lotus Defender had to die, then what chance did the others have?
Lu Yin retracted his gaze and looked at Ye Hai. If the current human civilization could fight against the Unbounded Universe, then he would not be afraid of that unknown threat. The unknown was not one with the Unbounded Universe, and something would definitely happen if two fishing civilizations got close to each other. He was very good at dealing with a situation like this.
But now, the Unbounded Universe could not come.
Before this, he did not care whether or not he joined the unknown. If he joined, then so be it. As long as he could ensure the stable development of human civilization, then he would just betray them in the future.
But his conversation with Mister Mu had made him hesitate. He was afraid that the unknown had invited him to join in a trap.
But now, it seemed like he had no other choice.
The Unbounded Universe had passed by the human civilization once, and Zhu Yu had tried to use a sourcebox array to send the coordinates of the Ninth Heaven Universe to the Unbounded Universe. This proved that there was a high possibility that the Unbounded Universe would return. That hidden unknown knew them too well, and it was a direct threat.
Not long after, everyone dispersed without coming to a conclusion.
Mister Mu and Lu Yin returned to Heaven's Prime and sat at the back mountain of the Heaven's Sect.
"There is another way out of this. Wait."
Mister Mu took the tea that Long Xi had brewed and took a sip. "Even if the Unbounded Universe comes, we don't know how long it will take. Perhaps you will have broken through to the Eternal Realm by then. I have confidence in you. Once you break through to the Eternal Realm, your strength will surpass everyone else."
Lu Yin smiled bitterly. "Master, the fishing civilizations' absolute methods can be explained as mysterious. The Unbounded Universe might not take long to arrive. It might take a few hundred years, but I have no confidence that I can break through to the Eternal Realm in a few hundred years."
According to his normal cultivation speed, Lu Yin could break through to the Eternal Realm very quickly, but Eternal Realm was a threshold that could not be determined by time. If it was possible, then the mirage domain would have been snatched up long ago.
If he wanted to break through to the Eternal Realm, then he had to at least see the hope of breaking through.
He could not rely on the rebooting of the universe to try to break through. He had to break through on his own like Azure Lotus Defender and Mister Mu. Otherwise, there would be no point in breaking through.
He could not even see the boundary of such a breakthrough.
"Let's not talk about when the Unbounded Universe will come. Just the Unbounded Universe alone is troublesome. Yu died, and the Unbounded Universe is more willing to invite me to join them. I have proven my value and also my threat," Lu Yin said.
(End of chapter)