He would wait. If more than half of them were affected, he would make a move.
His previous analysis of Jiu Wen was based on the fact that there was only one Eternal Life Realm in the three universes.
There were many Eternal Life Realms in the three universes.
He could not let the Heartless Dao affect the three universes.
He had to win this bet.
"Where are we going next?"
Elder Qiu thought for a moment. "There are many families with inheritances in the universe, but there aren't many that have been around for as long as the Lian family. I've taken you around these past few years. The next family history might not be that important."
"It's fine," Lu Yin said.
Elder Qiu said, "Then let's go to the Stonewall Clan."
"Stonewall Clan?" Lu Yin was puzzled. What a strange name.
Elder Qiu explained, "The Stonewall Clan's inheritance comes from their ancestor.
That ancestor was just an ordinary cultivator. One day, he accidentally saw a stone wall fall from the sky and brought it back to cultivate.
That stone wall actually belonged to Sect Master Jiu Wen. For some reason, it fell and was coincidentally picked up. Later, Sect Master Jiu Wen searched for the stone wall and found that cultivator. He took him away and took him as a disciple. This is the origin of the Stonewall Clan. "
"Now that the Stonewall Clan's ancestor has passed away, this clan is still considered the lineage of Senior Jiu Wen's disciple. Although the inheritance is not long, it is still considered complete.
No one is looking for trouble, so you can go take a look. "
Jiu Wen's disciple?
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "Okay."
In the face of Lu Yin and Elder Qiu's visit,
The Stonewall Clan was very welcoming.
They did not reject it at all.
They even took out all the records of their ancestors and placed them in the most beautiful pavilion.
There was a waterfall next to it.
The sky was blue, and it was very comfortable.
Lu Yin gladly accepted it.
He praised the Stonewall Clan.
The Stonewall Clan was flattered, and they all retreated to not disturb Lu Yin.
Elder Qiu did not expect the Stonewall Clan to be so welcoming. It was different from their usual attitude toward outsiders.
The Stonewall Clan had always given outsiders the impression that they were cold and aloof, but now they were so respectful to Lu Yin.
The current chief of the Stonewall Clan did not hide anything and said to Elder Qiu, "Our ancestor has passed away, and our descendants are unable to protect the clan. Even though we are the descendants of Master Jiu Wen's disciple, we all practice the Heartless Dao. No one can say for sure if Master Jiu Wen will intervene when our clan is in danger. Therefore, our clan has always avoided contact with outsiders as much as possible, not because we are arrogant, but because we are uneasy."
Elder Qiu understood. The Emotionless Dao couldn't be linked by emotions. This was the case for the Stone Wall Race.
It was the same for the rest of the civilization.
The reason why he could live so comfortably was not just because of his relationship with Ba Yue.
Furthermore, he was a six-tenths Red Specter.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to attain his current status.
Now that he was facing Lu Yin, all he could do was lead the way. He was in the same situation as the Stonewall Tribe when they faced Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was someone who could do some things.
The history of the Stone Wall Clan was very short. After all, their heritage was not as long as the Lian Clan's. Most of the history was the autobiography of their ancestor, which described in detail his training in the Heartless Sect and his interactions with Jiu Wen. It was not to reminisce, but to let the later generations know how to establish themselves in the Heartless Sect. If the later generations were lucky enough to be valued by Jiu Wen again, they could use these experiences to do something.
Of course, this was only the lowly possibility that he had left behind.
This person cultivated the Emotionless Dao, but he was not heartless to his own clan. His Emotionless Dao was also divided into right and wrong.
This was why this person was Jiu Wen's disciple.
Lu Yin looked through the history of the clan and suddenly stared at a passage.
"If I had been able to find Master that time, perhaps I wouldn't have been trapped at five-tenths Red Specter forever. My talent is average, and to be honest, I don't know why Master took me in as a disciple. Perhaps my understanding of the Emotionless Dao is different. Unfortunately, no matter how much Master nurtured and taught me, I could only reach five-tenths Red Specter in the end.
"But that time, I could have broken through to six-tenths Red Specter. I came out of seclusion, but I couldn't find Master. Everyone said that Master was in seclusion, but he wasn't. I knew that because the place where I was in seclusion was where Master was. Where did Master go?
"I couldn't find Master. For more than three hundred years, I couldn't find Master. I knew that Master was definitely not in this universe. Perhaps when Master returned, he would never see me again."
Lu Yin stared at this passage. This was the record of the ancestor of the Stonewall Clan. He had been cultivating in Jiu Wen's seclusion place and was close to breaking through to six-tenths Red Specter. At the critical moment, he had wanted to seek Jiu Wen's guidance, but Jiu Wen was not there. He had been searching for Jiu Wen for three hundred years.
Lu Yin continued reading.
Jiu Wen had returned, but this ancestor had missed the opportunity to break through. In the end, he was trapped at five-tenths Red Specter forever.
The later records were meaningless compared to the previous ones. Only this passage was left.
More than three hundred years. Lu Yin's eyes flashed. With the speed of an Eternal Realm, it would take more than three hundred years to travel from the Underworld Red Specter Civilization to the three universes.
Of course, this was not absolute. If Jiu Wen knew the coordinates of the three universes, he could travel even faster. With his strength, he was definitely not an ordinary Eternal Realm cultivator. The so-called three hundred years was based on the speed of an ordinary Eternal Realm cultivator.
The time taken to disappear also included the time taken to return.
If Jiu Wen did not know the coordinates of the three universes, he would not be able to reach the three universes in three hundred years. It could even be said that he would never be able to reach the three universes.
Throughout the records of the ancestor of the Stonewall Clan, this was the only part that involved Jiu Wen's unknown whereabouts and time.
Lu Yin looked through it again. The other records were useless, but this was the only one.
He recalled the histories of the Lian family's long-established families, and the contents of the records allowed him to understand the Underworld Red Specters better. Those histories mostly recorded the rise and fall of their civilizations and their families, but this kind of family that did not have a long history would have some random records.
He found the Stonewall Clan's patriarch and asked if there were any other records of that ancestor, but the answer was that there were none.
"Rest assured, Mr. Lu. The Stonewall Clan would not dare lie to you," Elder Qiu said. He could empathize with the Stonewall Clan's experiences.
Lu Yin looked at Elder Qiu. "Does Senior Jiu Wen still have any disciples?"
Elder Qiu shook his head. "No. Ba Yue should be considered half a disciple. The rest are either dead like the Stonewall Clan's ancestor, or none of them are alive."
The Stonewall Clan's patriarch had an unnatural expression.
"Continue. Next family."
"Alright."
Elder Qiu led the way and continued searching for the next family. Along the way, Lu Yin intentionally chatted with him, from the Stonewall Clan to the Lian family. He analyzed the pros and cons of the Heartless Path in the family, then moved on to the civilization itself. Elder Qiu was surprised, as he had thought that Lu Yin did not like to talk.
At the start, Elder Qiu would not have been able to keep up, but now, he wanted more.
Lu Yin finally pulled the timeline of their conversation to the Stonewall Clan's ancestor's records, where Jiu Wen had disappeared for three hundred years. He wanted to learn more about that period of history from Elder Qiu.
Next, he searched through the various family histories for records that focused on that period as well.
However, because that period of time was relatively long ago, it was impossible to find out in a short time.
In the blink of an eye, ten years passed.
During this time, Elder Qiu had taken Lu Yin to read through many family histories. Of course, he had not been reading them all the time. There was a time when Elder Qiu had an epiphany and went into seclusion for several years.
Lu Yin did not force him and simply waited.
Elder Qiu was very grateful to Lu Yin when he came out of seclusion, as he felt that he had taken another step towards becoming a Seven Percent Red Specter.
Of course, from Lu Yin's point of view, he was getting further and further away.
The history of a family could help one grow, and history was a part of one's emotions. Elder Qiu's Heartless Path was getting weaker and weaker, but he did not notice it. The obvious proof was that he was becoming more and more talkative.
It had been twenty years since the people from the Valley of Storms had left. During this time, some people had been tempted to join the Heartless Sect, while others had tempted others to leave. Countless people had been watching them.
One of the most active people had even created a faction specifically to oppose the Heartless Path. At first, there had only been ten thousand people in the Valley of Storms, but now, there were a hundred thousand.
A hundred thousand cultivators had opposed the Heartless Path, which had infuriated Jiu Wen greatly. The various large families had strictly forbidden their disciples from interacting with the Heartless Path.
Even Lu Yin felt that it was strange.
One person had actually dared to fool an entire civilization and change its cultivation attribute. Lu Yin had never thought that such a thing would happen.
Of course, the prerequisite was that he had the backing of the Valley of Storms, and no one dared to act against him. If not for this, he would have died long ago.
The faction that this person had created was called the Heartless Sect. In a few days, it would be the twentieth anniversary of the Heartless Sect's establishment. At that time, the people from the Valley of Storms would gather at the Heartless Sect and cheer for it. They would also announce that they would expand their disciples by a million, which would shock countless people.
Lu Yin had also heard of this, and he felt that it was absurd that one person could achieve such a feat. Furthermore, he did not rely on his strength, but on his mouth. He decided to go and take a look.
"How ruthless. I heard that wherever this Heartless Sect goes, three out of ten cultivators from the Heartless Path will leave. That's a rather exaggerated number."
Elder Qiu sighed and looked at Lu Yin. "Of course, that's not true. There are countless cultivators from the Red Shirt Civilization, and a mere hundred thousand is not enough to cause much of a stir. However, it's already quite impressive that this person could achieve such a feat. There are many talents under Mister Lu."
Lu Yin's expression was calm as he walked on the ground. Many cultivators around him were rushing towards the Heartless Sect. Some wanted to join, while most wanted to see what the Heartless Sect was up to.
This was because, in addition to the news about the Heartless Sect, there was also another piece of news that someone was going to attack the people from the Valley of Storms.
The Heartless Sect's leader, Jiu Wen, had forbidden anyone from attacking the people from the Valley of Storms. That bet had already spread throughout the Red Shirt Civilization, but now that things had developed to this point, there were finally people who could not take it anymore.
The bet only restricted the Heartless Sect and not the entire Red Shirt Civilization.
If someone really wanted to attack the people from the Valley of Storms, they would definitely not be from the Heartless Sect. Furthermore, there would definitely be an Eternal Realm cultivator behind them. Otherwise, who would dare to do such a thing?
Not long after, Lu Yin and Elder Qiu arrived at the Sea of Emotions. This was the Heartless Sect's encampment. The hundred thousand cultivators were all smiling as they warmly invited all cultivators to enter. Their enthusiasm was very dazzling in the Red Shirt Civilization, and many people were not used to it.
Lu Yin and Elder Qiu were also invited in. They stood on the surface of the sea and looked at the island. The island was shaped like a tower, and the person standing at the top was the acting leader of the Heartless Sect, Ming Qu. He was the one who had founded the Heartless Sect. The reason he was the acting leader was because the position of the leader had been left to Lu Yin.