She wasn't surprised by Lu Yin's question, as it wasn't the first time someone had asked her this question. "Of course I've heard of it. It's a legendary technique from the Starfall Sea, but no one has ever obtained it."
"Not even the Sea King?" Lu Yin was astonished.
She rolled her eyes. "Hold on, I'll help you ask the Sea King."
Her sarcasm left Lu Yin speechless, but he still wasn't satisfied. "Thank you, but please help me ask if I can borrow some money."
She stared at Lu Yin, and he stared back at her. After a while, they both laughed at the same time.
"You're an interesting person. Those who participate in the selection either pretend to be virtuous or lower themselves to curry favor with us. You, on the other hand, dare to make me angry."
Lu Yin casually replied, "Marriage is destined by the heavens. If it's yours, it's yours. If it's not, you can't force it."
She snorted. "I think you just don't have the confidence, so you gave up. Or are you hiding from your enemies?"
Lu Yin's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously glanced at Feng Mo's personal spacecraft behind them. This girl was quite shrewd.
"Looks like I guessed right. You're hiding from your enemies," she said smugly.
"So what if I am? I have the qualifications."
She nodded. "Yes, you do have the qualifications, and I personally confirmed it. In order to prove that my judgment isn't bad, you have to do your best in this selection. You can't be defeated by the others, or else I'll lose face."
"Why should I?" Lu Yin rolled his eyes.
Her lips curled up. "I can tell you everything you want to know, such as the Undying Manual."
"But you don't know."
"I'm lying. I know some things."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "Alright, I'll do my best."
She grunted. "That's more like it. Alright, I'll tell you. The Undying Manual does exist, but there's a ninety percent chance that it's been taken."
"Why are you so sure?" Lu Yin was astonished.
She explained, "There are many legends about the Starfall Sea. Although they're vague, they have some basis and aren't randomly made up. The same goes for the Undying Manual. The basis for its circulation has disappeared in recent years, so the Sea King speculates that it's been taken."
"When did this happen?"
"How would I know? Those proofs are illusory, and nobody knows when they appear or disappear. Otherwise, they would have been taken away a long time ago. The proofs of the Undying Scripture have been missing for a long time, and the Sea King is only now guessing that it has been taken by someone for a long time.
It had been a few hundred years since the Undying Duo had ventured into the Starfall Sea. Could it really have been Undying Yushan who had taken it? That shouldn't be possible. If he had, he would have definitely left it behind before he died. He had even left behind the Yu Secret Art, so there was no reason for him to destroy the Undying Manual. Someone else must have taken it.
"Of course, it's also possible that no one took it away. Perhaps after a day, a year, or even a hundred years, the basis for the legend of the Undying Scripture will appear again," said the beautiful maid.
"You'll be old by then."
The beautiful maid was furious, her eyes spitting fire.
Lu Yin smiled and waved his hand, distancing himself from her.
The beautiful maid was furious. "Ugly, disgusting, blockhead, idiot …"
In the distance, quite a few people looked at Lu Yin with admiration. This bro was truly awesome to be able to anger this woman to such an extent. How many people would celebrate once word got back to the entrance?
Over the next few days, Lu Yin and the rest only saw one planet. Just as the handsome man had said, there were very few planets in the Starfall Sea, and there were no uninhabited planets either. Those planets had long since been torn apart by the current.
On the deck, Lu Yin was enjoying the breeze when the ship's alarm rang out. Everyone returned to their cabins; the current had appeared.
In the distance, surging seawater covered the entire starry sky, as if a heaven-devouring beast was roaring towards them.
This was the first time that the group had seen the current, and they all went pale. It was like a normal person facing a thousand-meter tsunami. The helplessness and despair could not be concealed, and even the handsome man was trembling in fear.
Lu Yin stood in his cabin and watched the current sweep towards them. His eyes filled with star energy, and he saw an unimaginable number of rune lines. Blood flowed from his eyes, and Coco cried out beside him.
Lu Yin hurriedly lowered his head, deactivated his star energy, and wiped away the blood. When he looked up again, he saw the same thing as everyone else: the current had already arrived.
There was a limit to the number of rune lines produced by mountains, rivers, and land, buildings, and scenery. This was because they would not have any influence on the universe itself. However, when this current surged past, the energy it produced was far too great. It was just like how a tsunami on a planet could tear apart a steel cruise ship. The power of this current was enough to tear apart a planet.
It was no wonder why a planet needed a powerhouse with a power level of over 300,000 to protect it. Only such a powerhouse could withstand the instantaneous erosion of the current.
The ship of the Sea King's Dome bobbed up and down as it was washed away by the current. Everyone inside grabbed onto something that was fixed around them in order to stabilize themselves. Many people were trembling in fear; would the ship be able to withstand such a force?
Outside the ship, a transparent membrane was being squeezed and deformed. Strangely, this membrane, which clearly did not have a strong defense, was actually able to withstand the force of the current's erosion. It was truly miraculous.
It wasn't just the ship of the Sea King's Dome; many other spaceships behind them were also swept away by the current. Fortunately, they had already been coated and were able to safely survive.
The current's erosion lasted for a full hour before it ended. At this point, the sea level had changed, and the ship of the Sea King's Dome was no longer sailing on the surface. Instead, it was now sailing at the bottom of the sea.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; they were safe now.
Coco patted her chest, her face pale. "That was so scary. I thought I was going to die."
Zora hugged Coco's shoulders and comforted her.
Michelle looked out of the ship, her eyes bright. Her sister had been here before, and now it was her turn.
"This really isn't a place for humans to live. There are still people living in this broken place. I really have to hand it to you." Big Pao sighed.
Little Pao hurriedly gestured for him to keep quiet. Not too far away, the pretty maid glared at them.
Big Pao smiled awkwardly and quickly ran away.
Urgh!
Suddenly, there was a strange sound. Everyone looked over and saw that someone had vomited.
The pretty maid's expression changed. "Get out! You're not allowed to vomit in the cabin."
That person's body went limp, and he could not move at all. He was carried out by the soldiers of the Sea King's Dome.
Everyone was astonished; cultivators could get seasick?
The pretty maid was disgusted, and she immediately left.
Not only could the membrane block the currents, but it could also isolate the seawater. Everyone could still go to the deck and enjoy the scenery of the Starfall Sea.
Lu Yin arrived at the deck and saw the person who had just vomited crazily. He silently turned around and headed to the stern of the ship.
There were already quite a few people at the stern of the ship, and when Lu Yin arrived, he brushed past a man. He suddenly reached out and pressed down on the man's shoulder, causing the man to angrily turn around and look at Lu Yin. His expression changed. "Lu Yin?"
Lu Yin retracted his hand, as he had not expected to meet someone familiar here. "I remember that you're called Xun Jiong."
Back on the Shenwu Continent, a bunch of people had been forced to write a pledge agreement, and Xun Jiong had been one of them. However, Xun Jiong's pledge agreement had long since been used up. The Xun family had helped the Great Yu Empire accuse the Ross Empire of starting a war, and the pledge agreement had ended at that time.
Actually, Lu Yin had been thinking about how to obtain more pledges, but he had not expected to meet Xun Jiong again.
Xun Jiong was not happy to see Lu Yin, as the scenes from the Shenwu Continent kept replaying in his mind. This person was definitely not someone easy to deal with. "Brother Lu, I didn't expect to meet you here."
Lu Yin smiled. "I've been on this ship for a few days now, but why haven't I seen Brother Xun? Have you been in your cabin all this time?"
Xun Jiong nodded indifferently. "Yes, I've been to the Starfall Sea before, so I've been cultivating in my cabin. But why have you come to the Starfall Sea, Brother Lu?
Also, I heard that you were swallowed by a storm, but you didn't die. "
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "Rumors. They're all rumors. Someone made them up to deceive me."
"If that's the case, why haven't you gone to the Daynight Banquet?"
Xun Jiong asked, and then he sneered. "I forgot. Ling Que is there, so it's understandable that you haven't gone. I still have some matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first." He then left without looking back.
Lu Yin frowned as he watched Xun Jiong leave. This person's attitude was very vile, but it was a pity that he had already used the agreement, so he was not restricted in any way.
"Seventh Bro, this guy is asking for a beating. Back then, you forced a bunch of people to write an agreement, but An Shaohua and Yue Xianzi didn't care about it. This guy's attitude is very problematic, and he's also very sarcastic with his words," the monkey said unhappily.
Lu Yin did not get angry, as everyone had a different view of things. He activated his gadget and looked up information on the Xun family.
He was quite surprised when he saw that the Xun family was located in the Ascension Flowzone. He had known this for a long time, but he had not known that the Xun family was most famous for a strange battle technique known as the Mechanism Technique.
The so-called Mechanism Technique was different from technology. Technology had limitless possibilities, but it was still an external source of power. Even the Technocracy, which had been left behind, had countless advanced technologies, but they could not replace human cultivation. If one wanted to become stronger, they would need to undergo modifications.
The Mechanism Technique was different. It specialized in using a small amount to gain a large amount of power. It treated star energy as intricate components that could be combined together to produce a qualitative change.
Simply put, when others fought with star energy, they could transform it into something else, such as wind or fire. The Xun family, on the other hand, could transform their star energy into intricate components. The principle was the same, but the way they fought was completely different.
This was just one application of the Mechanism Technique. The Xun family's Mechanism Technique was famous throughout the universe. Not only could it be used in battle, but it could also be used to create defensive mechanisms, tomb traps, and so on. It had a wide range of uses, and it was completely different from technology.
The Mechanism Technique piqued Lu Yin's interest, but it was a pity that the Xun family had tried their best to avoid contact with the outside world in order to protect the Mechanism Technique. They rarely sent their family members out, and they were not interested in the conflicts between the great powers of the universe. Thus, Lu Yin was unable to understand them in depth.
However, why was this Xun Jiong participating in the Sea King's son-in-law selection? Lu Yin had specially observed him, and this Xun Jiong was very handsome. There was no doubt that he had a command token.
Thirteen days passed quickly, and during this time, there were two ocean currents that passed by three planets. When they passed by the third planet, they coincidentally encountered an ocean current. This time, the crowd saw a powerhouse with a power level of over 300,000.
The vast and terrifying undulations frightened Big Pao, Meng Yue, and the rest so much that they could not speak.
This was not Lu Yin's first time encountering such a powerhouse, and he had even been killed by an elder of the Seven Courts.
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