Was it related to the creature that had rescued the toads?
It should be, but how long had that creature been gone?
It was clearly not from a technological civilization, as it was impossible for them to teleport.
What was going on?
Suddenly, it saw Lu Yin. It was him, the creature that had rescued the toads.
Before it could even react, Lu Yin appeared beside the unknown door, glanced outside, and then vanished.
The door disappeared as well.
Confusion saw the door. It was that door, but it was not the toads' door. It was the door that had been left behind by that creature.
Could it be a door that connected to a distant civilization?
That creature had used the door to connect the technological civilization to this place and bring about war. So this was its method.
The Unknowns, that was what that old fart had called it. Was this the Unknowns' method?
Using a civilization to destroy another civilization was despicable.
Teleportation and the door. The Unknowns had such terrifying methods.
If it had known that the door was the reason, it would have destroyed it. It did not believe that the Unknowns had many of those doors.
But now, the door had been taken away.
Lu Yin had no choice but to take it away. After this defeat, the technological civilization would not be able to attack again so easily. They would need to prepare as well. The technological civilization was at least a hundred years away from the location where they saw the civilization. Considering the preparation time, they might not attack again for at least a hundred years.
How could the door not be discovered by the Black Apocalypse in a hundred years?
He had to preserve it for another hundred years.
"Boss, how long can Patriarch Shan last?"
"Not optimistic."
"Roughly?"
"If Confusion doesn't attack, at most a thousand years."
Lu Yin raised his brows. This was not optimistic?
Then how long could Optimism live?
He had only cultivated for a little more than a thousand years.
"That's enough for the technological civilization to prepare for their next attack. Let's go back and release the door later," Lu Yin said. He then led everyone back to the human civilization.
This battle was the first war between the human civilization and a fishing civilization, excluding the Unknowns.
It gave Lu Yin a deeper understanding of fishing civilizations.
It also gave him a better understanding of what a civilization was.
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The human civilization had arranged for the toads to stay in the consciousness universe. There was no one in that universe, and there were almost no sentient lifeforms there either. It was a suitable place for the toads to stay.
Aside from their own kind, the toads were very nasty to outsiders.
Lu Yin was also worried that the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad would come into conflict with the humans, which was why he had forbidden humans from entering the Consciousness Universe. In any case, there was no point in going since there was nothing in that universe.
No, there was still the broken world. The broken world was formed by the immortal matter.
However, those broken worlds no longer had any value to him. Even if he took out all of the immortal matter from all of the broken worlds in the consciousness universe, it wouldn't be of much value.
The Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad race also liked this place very much. At least they didn't have to be together with humans, and there was still some distance between them.
If it weren't for the fact that they needed Lu Yin's help to save Patriarch Shan and deal with the Black Apocalypse Civilization, the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads would rather live outside the Karmic Phenomenon.
Humans were forbidden from going to the universe of consciousness, and the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad was also forbidden from going to the three universes of humans. They would not interfere with each other for the time being.
The Star Toad was overjoyed. Whether it was the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad or the humans, they were all its backers. It had the highest status. Thinking of this, it couldn't help but grin.
Furthermore, it was the only one that was not restricted and could travel between the three universes of humans and the Universe of Consciousness.
This made it even happier.
The only thing it was worried about was that it didn't know how long this state would last.
It understood Lu Yin too well. Lu Yin had paid such a huge price to save the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads. He had even fought against powerful Eternals and ran back and forth, racking his brains to frame the unknown. How could it really be as simple as saving the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads?
He would definitely use the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads.
Although Big Brother was very powerful, and Ol 'Four and Ol' Five were also experts, they couldn't compare to the current human civilization. In terms of intelligence, they couldn't compare to Lu Yin's.
Especially that idiot, Fifth Uncle.
The Star Toad didn't know when Lu Yin would make a move against them.
It had already acknowledged the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads and wanted to help them, but it didn't have the ability to do so. Moreover, Lu Yin would at most use them. To put it nicely, they were helping each other, and he wouldn't really harm them. What it needed to do now was to help Lu Yin pacify the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads.
Bah, not toads. Star toads.
Lu Yin had plenty of methods. The worse the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads' tempers, the more they would suffer in the end.
It had to think about this carefully.
Sigh, how good would it be if I were that idiot, Fifth Uncle? I wouldn't have to think about anything.
On the other side, Lu Yin brought Mister Mu back to the Tian Yuan Universe.
The Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads had been arranged to not disturb them for now. They would talk about it later.
Jiang Feng was curious about this trip, so Lu Yin briefly explained it to him.
"With Big Brother around, will the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads be obedient?" Jiang Feng asked.
Lu Yin shrugged and told him what Patriarch Shan had said. He also told Qinglian Yu and the others the same thing.
When Qinglian Yu and the others heard this, their expressions turned solemn. They agreed to save Big Brother, and so did Jiang Feng.
"If the unknown is really that scary, then we have to think about how to maintain our relationship with the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads. At the very least, we can't let them run away, and we can't force them too much."
Mister Mu said, "Currently, the human civilization doesn't have any external enemies, and we can't force the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads to do anything. It's fine as long as we live in harmony."
Jiang Feng said, "But these toads can't be fed well. They only care about their own kind. Once Patriarch Shan dies, they might leave immediately."
At this point, he looked at Lu Yin. "Patriarch Shan might have promised you something, but this promise is too insignificant for the continuation of the civilization."
Lu Yin understood. "So the Star Toad is useful."
"You want to use the Star Toad to tie down the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads?
That's not very likely, "Mister Mu said.
Lu Yin's tone was calm. "I want the Star Toad to become the second Patriarch Shan."
Mister Mu and Jiang Feng stared at Lu Yin in a daze. They had expected Lu Yin to have thought of something since he had saved Big Brother, but they did not expect him to be so bold.
The second Patriarch Shan?
How was that possible?
Not to mention Patriarch Shan, the Star Toad would be very lucky if it could break through to Eternal Life.
Lu Yin looked up. "I won't only talk to Patriarch Shan once. Next time, I'll bring the Star Toad over and let it talk to Patriarch Shan. No matter what the content of their conversation is, I can determine it. The Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads have to believe it whether they believe it or not, because only I can decide which Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad will talk to Patriarch Shan in the end."
Jiang Feng smiled. "Good idea. Patriarch Shan can see through your intentions, but he can't tell Big Brother and the others. In order for the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads to survive in the human civilization, he must let the Star Toad truly obtain his inheritance to ensure that the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads won't fall out with the human civilization."
Mister Mu sighed. "Because he believes that the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads can't outplay you."
The smartest and wisest member of the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads was Patriarch Shan. He could see through Lu Yin's intentions at a glance.
There was nothing to hide in front of him.
Furthermore, he did not have a good impression of the human civilization. Back then, he had directly cut off all communication with them.
Furthermore, when he said that he wanted Lu Yin to save Big Brother, did he not consider that once Big Brother was saved, the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads might not cooperate with the human civilization obediently?
Of course, he had considered this, and he was also thinking for his tribe.
When faced with such an intelligent creature, there was no need to waste energy. He could just do it openly and analyze the pros and cons.
Doing this was rather cruel to an old fellow who was walking on the line between life and death. However, the human civilization had saved the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads. This was an indisputable fact. Since they had saved Big Brother, the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads had to repay their kindness.
Of course, everything he thought of was based on the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads' personalities. If they were not so vile and knew how to repay kindness, Lu Yin would not have used this method to deal with them.
The Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads had to be tied to the human civilization. No one could leave.
The more Patriarch Shan described the unknowns, the more Lu Yin wanted to tie the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads.
Not long after, Mister Mu and Jiang Feng left. Lu Yin released Kui at the back mountain of the Heaven Above Sect.
Qinglian Yu and the others had already met Kui, but Jiang Feng had no interest in him. The most suitable person to talk to Kui was Lu Yin because his karma was the most suitable.
Kui's body had been torn apart by Confusion's laws. Now, it was only a small part of its original body. Only half of its eye remained, and it barely managed to turn and look at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was still in disguise and did not reveal his human identity. This was to prevent the Black Apocalypse from spreading the news.
The back mountain of the Heaven Above Sect was also sealed.
"You didn't have to die. Confusion doesn't care about your life at all. He just tore you apart," Lu Yin said slowly as he looked at Kui's half eye.
Kui stared at Lu Yin, "Why did you take me away?
What do you want from me? "
Lu Yin was disdainful, "What's there to get from a half-dead Eternal? I was just curious. After all, this is a fishing civilization."
"What kind of creature are you?" Kui asked. They were even more curious about Lu Yin.
Lu Yin stared at it, and a karma spiral appeared at his fingertip and circled around Kui.
Kui did not see it.
Lu Yin raised his brows, "See what?"
Kui did not understand, "What should I see?"
Lu Yin did not waste time, and the karma spiral pierced through Kui's karma past.
Kui's half eye suddenly changed, and it felt like it had been penetrated. It was not obvious, and its body had long since gone numb. However, the feeling was still there.
What did he see?
An invisible power?
This creature used some kind of invisible power. Was it an inheritance from the civilization that this creature belonged to?
That was expected. After all, the other party was a fishing civilization and was on the same level as them. It was normal for them to have powerful abilities.
Kui's karma past had always been Black Apocalypse beings.
Lu Yin continued to watch, and time continued to trickle by.
An Eternal had been cultivating for a very long time. It was impossible for him to watch Kui's entire life. He could only rely on luck.
If there was an existence similar to Patriarch Shan behind Kui, then the other party would be able to sense his karma.
This was Lu Yin's test.
Such a test might attract that powerhouse, but the possibility was minuscule. The Black Apocalypse civilization should not have powerhouses similar to Patriarch Shan.