Boss understood. "That's why you're asking me if I have any enemies."
Lu Yin nodded. "Because the possibility of the Unknowns acting is too small. However, Lan Meng has appeared, so I'll still investigate within the Unknowns. However, because of the Unknowns' rules, they won't admit it even if an unknown lifeform acts. Since the other party was able to force Patriarch Shan to be unable to escape even if he teleported, you can imagine how strong they are. It'll be very difficult to find out if they don't admit it."
Boss bowed again. "We know this is difficult. Thank you for being willing to help us. Not only did you take in the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad Clan, help us deal with the Black Revelation Civilization, save Patriarch Shan, and help us investigate our enemies. Our clan owes you too much."
Lu Yin sighed. "Let's not talk about this. Patriarch Shan's death is regrettable. In the end, he couldn't be saved."
Boss and the others looked into space. Father, rest in peace.
Not long after, Lu Yin, Mister Mu, and the others roamed the surrounding space and collected a hundred armor plates.
Lu Yin told Boss and the others about some of the things that Ancestor Shan had recorded on the hundred plates. After Boss and the others collected the plates, they gathered a total of eleven plates with Lu Yin's.
Lu Yin was helpless. The spatial turbulence had taken away all the plates, and it was already difficult to find eleven.
He was most afraid that some of the plates would be destroyed.
"These plates are different from the ones on the surface of the Black Revelation lifeforms. Bewilderment's ninety-nine plates are worthless. However, these plates were created during the peak of the Black Revelation Civilization to deal with Father. They're so hard that spatial turbulence can't destroy them. We should be able to find them," Boss said.
Mister Mu was helpless. "But we don't know how far they are."
This was also a headache-inducing phenomenon. Space turbulence was an astrological phenomenon, and its greatest characteristic was that it was impossible to know where the end was. Even if it was only a hundred meters or so of space turbulence, it could sweep a person to a place that they would never be able to reach in their lifetime.
It was quite troublesome.
"What language is this?" Lu Yin asked as he looked at the plate in his hand.
Ol 'Five said, "This is a secret recording method passed down by the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad Clan. Outsiders can't learn it. Only our clan can decipher it."
Lu Yin looked at Boss.
Boss said in a deep voice, "Father has lived for far too long. His experiences are the greatest treasure to a civilization. That's why he created a method of recording inheritance based on the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad's bloodline. Outsiders won't be able to learn it. Only I, the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad, can understand it."
It was no wonder why Patriarch Shan had purposely left behind records on the armor plates. This was to make the Seven-Treasures Heavenly Toads even more valuable. If no one was able to save the Seven-Treasures Heavenly Toads in the end, then it would be fine since no one would be able to understand the records. However, if the Seven-Treasures Heavenly Toads were saved, then the records on the armor plates would represent the toads' value.
For the sake of passing down the legacy of his race, Old Ancestor Shan had put in a lot of effort.
Not only Old Ancestor Shan, but Huo as well.
This time, they were only attacking a portion of the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad race. Although this portion of the race was currently the strongest group of creatures in the Black Apocalypse Civilization, they still retained most of their biological inheritance.
Even Kui, an Eternal lifeform, didn't know where it was. Perhaps only Confusion and Rainbow knew.
In the previous battle, Lu Yin had launched a karmic sneak attack on Bewilder, using the Dark Dawn Civilization's legacy as his last resort to search for the Dark Dawn Civilization's location. However, Bewilder had managed to evade him.
Even if it was a battle to the death, Bewilder would not allow a karmic sneak attack, even if he did not know that Lu Yin had karmic methods beforehand.
This showed that he was extremely cautious about his own civilization's inheritance.
Back when Lu Yin had gone to the One-Line-Sky, the Crimson Tower's Yu had also said that if he died outside one day, he had to leave behind clues to tell others who had killed him so that they would have a target for revenge. The other meaning behind these words was not to lead the enemy to the human civilization.
This was not only for him, but also for everyone who was far away from the human civilization, including himself.
Civilization's inheritance was more important than anything else.
Soon, Lu Yin took Boss and the others and teleported away from the Rainbow Lands' location to prevent them from being targeted by the creature that was targeting Patriarch Shan.
Lu Yin was not afraid of that creature. Although it was very strong, so strong that even Patriarch Shan was wary of it, they had so many Eternal lifeforms. If the creature wanted to kill them, it would be done for. Furthermore, Lu Yin did not believe that they would not be able to retaliate.
Mister Mu's Quintessence Turbid Artifact had not been used yet.
Lu Yin also had the Plate Transformation Technique. Coupled with his teleportation, he was confident that even Patriarch Shan would not be able to kill him easily.
Furthermore, Boss and the others were not weak, especially Boss himself, who could match Confusion in her normal state.
However, it was better to be cautious when translating the contents of the armor plates.
Of the eleven armor plates, eight of them recorded the glorious civilizations of the past. These civilizations were either ones that Patriarch Shan had come into contact with or had heard of and confirmed their existence. The reason why they were recorded was that if these civilizations still existed, they were likely not too far away from here. They could be considered to be within the same Square Kilometer ecosystem. It was a warning to Lu Yin in advance and let him know.
The civilizations that Patriarch Shan recorded all had Eternal lifeforms. Some had one, while others had two or three. They did not seem strong, but that was a long time ago.
Since they had given birth to Eternal lifeforms, it would not be so simple if they could be passed down to this day.
Lu Yin silently memorized these civilizations.
There were three more armor plates.
Ol 'Five lifted the armor plate. "This has records of Avici Flow."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "Avici Flow?"
"It's a method of movement that uses the void to move. The body does not need to move. Once there are changes in space, it can move with it. It's a very good method of movement and is more suitable for Square Kilometer. However, it should be useless for you, Lu Yin," Ol 'Five said.
Lu Yin was disappointed, as it was indeed useless for him. He had Instant Transmission. "It can be taught to the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads and human cultivators."
Ol 'Five handed the armor plate to Lu Yin. "We don't need it. The Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads have their own methods of movement. It can be taught to human cultivators."
Lu Yin solemnly put it away. Although it was useless to him, it was definitely not simple since Patriarch Shan had recorded it with an armor plate.
If human civilization developed smoothly, there would be more cultivators who could enter Square Kilometer in the future. This method of movement could save them a lot of time, so it was always good to learn more.
Lu Yin looked at Boss, who also had an armor plate to translate. It seemed like he had recorded quite a lot.
Boss looked up at Lu Yin. "This has records of a place called the Seventh Stronghold of your human civilization."
Lu Yin was shocked. "The Seventh Stronghold?"
Mister Mu was also surprised.
Patriarch Shan had once said that during the peak of human civilization, there were nine strongholds. What they knew now was the Lost Tribe's Third Stronghold and Mister Mu's Ninth Stronghold. They were not sure if their own civilization was a stronghold, but Patriarch Shan had recorded the Seventh Stronghold.
The Seventh Stronghold, also known as Hell's Gate, was the seventh of the Nine Strongholds of human civilization. It was extremely powerful and glorious since ancient times.
The Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads did not have much interaction with human civilization, so they did not know much about the Seventh Stronghold. There were only eight incantations that had been passed down.
The strongest inheritance of Hell's Gate was the Seven Needles. Seven needles to open Hell's Gate.
One needle to distract the mind.
Two needles to open the heart.
Three needles to shake the world.
Four needles to descend to the mortal realm.
Five needles to break the soul.
Six needles to guide the laws.
Seven needles to seal the human.
All needles to fall within Square Kilometer.
These eight incantations represented the Seventh Stronghold's Hell's Gate. The origin of this incantation was unknown, and it was unknown if it was described by the outside world or circulated within the Hell's Gate. In short, the Seventh Stronghold's Hell's Gate was extremely powerful and could not be provoked during the peak of human civilization.
With the destruction of human civilization, the whereabouts of the Seventh Stronghold were unknown. It was very likely that it had been completely destroyed.
If they could find the Hell's Gate, it would not be long before human civilization returned to its peak.
Boss slowly recited the contents of the armor plate.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. Hell's Gate, Seven Needles. Seven needles to seal the human. All needles to seal the human. All needles to seal the human. What a boastful claim. So this was the Seventh Stronghold's Hell's Gate.
Mr. Mu praised, "Through these eight incantations, you can imagine how glorious and prosperous human civilization was back then. This is only the Seventh Stronghold, and human civilization has the Nine Great Strongholds. Perhaps even the unknown would not dare to provoke them during that period."
"What a pity, what a pity."
Boss and the others were also shocked. Was what Pops had written down real or fake? Was human civilization really that powerful?
This feeling was similar to when Pops was spying on the stars and the sun from a corner. Human civilization was that star and the sun, looking down on everything.
The contents of this armor plate pushed Lu Yin's interest in collecting armor plates to the peak. Patriarch Shan was really scheming. A single armor plate had recorded the history of the Seventh Stronghold, making him unable to stop himself. If he wanted to understand human civilization's Nine Great Strongholds, collecting other armor plates would be the fastest way.
Among the 100 armor plates, nine of them should have recorded the history of human civilization's Nine Great Strongholds.
He really wanted to know what happened to the Nine Great Strongholds in the past, how it was destroyed, and who the enemy was.
Lu Yin had no doubt that when human civilization developed to its limits, they would inevitably attract the attention of the powerful enemy that destroyed the Nine Great Strongholds.
Patriarch Shan had powerful enemies lurking in the dark, and so did they.
Boss handed the armor plate to Lu Yin. The information recorded on the Seventh Stronghold would definitely be passed down in human civilization.
It would be great if they could really find Yama.
The last armor plate was in Ol 'Four's hands, and Lu Yin was looking forward to it. Could it also contain information about the strongholds?
"Boss, this is the toad token."
Boss's eyes widened as he took the armor plate and looked at it excitedly. At the same time, his eyes were filled with cruelty and killing intent. "It really is the toad token. The Dark Apocalypse Civilization is finished."
Lu Yin was disappointed that it did not record information about the Nine Great Strongholds. "What does this toad token mean?"
Boss said in a low voice, "This is a method Pops specially left behind to find the Dark Apocalypse Civilization. The Dark Apocalypse Civilization thought that since they had sent a batch of life forms here, as long as they did not intend to return alive, they would not expose their location. They were too naive. How could killing Pops be that easy?"
"This toad token can lead us to the Dark Apocalypse Civilization."
Lu Yin and Mister Mu looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes. "How do we find this toad token?
Other than Confound, the other Dark Apocalypse beings do not even know where their homeland is. I can't see through it even with my karmic methods. "
Ol 'Five did not hide anything. "Pops is in accordance with the laws of the universe. One of them is connection. Everything related to Pops, be it bloodlines, battle techniques, power, or even breathing air, can be found by Pops."