Jiu Wen was still afraid. If Red Hero had not used the Blood Tower to bind him, and he had joined forces with Qing Lian to fight, the outcome might not have been as they had expected.
Red Hero had hidden too well.
Twenty years passed in the blink of an eye. One day, Eight Color's voice was heard, "Jade. The One-Line Sky is gone. The mission to capture Jade is canceled."
"Canceled?
What about the Jade Universe?
They're spreading rumors about me everywhere. "
"Haha, that's not right."
"There's no other way. We can't find the Jade Universe once the One-Line Sky disappears.
The Jade Universe is too cunning. Even if we go through the One-Line Sky, we won't see the Jade Universe. "
"Could it be related to the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad?"
"What we see through the One-Line Sky is not the Jade Universe.
What the Seven Treasures Heavenly Toad sees might not be the Jade Universe. "
"This is my mission.
It's not fair to cancel it just like that. Am I right, Eight Color? "
Eight Color said, "Your mission is not canceled."
"But if we don't capture Jade, we won't find the Jade Universe. How can we destroy it?
Haha. "
"Haha, old man. How can you still laugh?"
Lu Yin asked. He came in because his mission was to capture Jade. Now that the mission was canceled, he had to know.
The old man said, "Young man, be optimistic.
There's no other way.
We can open another path. "He then raised his voice," White.
Help me. "
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold. White. Unknown doors all originated from white.
White was very mysterious.
"Help me find the Jade Universe. We can talk about the price." The old man said.
Lu Yin was puzzled. Why does this old man want to destroy the Jade Universe?
"Sure." An unfamiliar voice appeared. Lu Yin had never heard it before. Is this White's voice?
He immediately greeted, "White, how are you?"
White did not respond.
Lu Yin called a few more times, but White did not respond.
Lu Yin had no choice but to leave the Unknown Door.
It seemed that the war with the Jade Universe would definitely break out. But if White had the ability to find the Jade Universe, why did it have to capture Jade?
The One-Line Sky disappeared and Eight Color canceled the mission. Could it be that it could not command White?
No, it could also be that White had another mission. When it had a mission, it could not assign other missions, unless it was a war.
Lu Yin actually hoped that it was the latter. Otherwise, it would be too unsettling to know that there were existences that surpassed the eight colors.
That transparent balance is already unsettling.
After leaving Zhiwhereabouts, Lu Yin rested for a while before heading to the Sparrow Arena.
He found Jingmen Shangyu.
"There are still ten years before the Meteor Realm reappears. Senior, do you want to enter the immortal civilization again?" Lu Yin asked.
Eight hundred years had passed since his last visit to the Longevity Civilization. Time had passed too quickly. These eight hundred years felt much shorter than the hundred years he had spent cultivating in the Tian Yuan Cosmos.
Jingmen Shangyu had a complicated look in his eyes. Were they about to arrive again?
Lu Yin was certain that the longevity civilization was the Fourth Stronghold's Celestial Eye Tribe. Now that the Meteor Realm had reappeared, he had to find Chang Huu and explain everything clearly. Even if they were unwilling to be involved with this human civilization, they had to at least let him know what had happened during the Battle of Nine Bases and who the enemy was.
Each of the nine bases was equivalent to a fishing civilization. This was not a joke.
Currently, it was known that the Unknowns, Immortal Plume, the Death Universe, and the Grand Clear civilization had participated in the Battle of Nine Bases. There were also many other rogue cultivators like You Che.
But those were just a few fishing civilizations. How could they besiege the Ninth Base?
He had heard the term "besiege" many times before, which meant that there were definitely more enemy civilizations than the Ninth Base.
Those weak civilizations were not even worthy of besieging the Ninth Base. Lu Yin guessed that there had to be at least nine fishing civilizations that had participated in besieging the Ninth Base.
Otherwise, how could the Ninth Base have been defeated?
The War God Disk alone had been able to defend one side, but it had still not been able to withstand the assault. It could be imagined that there were many more enemy civilizations than the Ninth Base.
Although almost all civilizations within the Square Meter could be considered enemies, there was still a difference in order.
Compared to the technological fishing civilization, Lu Yin would rather destroy Immortal Plume first. Compared to the Mudwater Kingdom, he would rather destroy the Unknowns first.
Jingmen Shangyu pondered for a moment. "I don't know either."
She wanted to see how Chang Tian was doing. That small piece of Longevity Vine had caused Chang Tian to be punished, and this matter had always been remembered in her heart. Furthermore, Qingyun also wanted to see her biological father.
"You want the Longevity Civilization to ally with us?" Jingmen Shangyu asked Lu Yin.
Lu Yin shook his head. "I just want to ask a few questions. Whether or not we ally with them depends on themselves. They have the freedom to make their own choices."
Jingmen Shangyu nodded and did not say anything else.
Lu Yin left. Regardless of whether Jingmen Shangyu went or not, he was going anyway.
Compared to the last time, he understood much more about the Ninth Base, and he could also converse with Chang Huai.
Ten years passed very quickly, and the Meteor Realm reappeared. Lu Yin once again appeared at the Startled Sparrow Terrace. Not only did he bring Jingmen Shangyu with him, but he also brought Qingyun with him.
Qingyun held the Longevity Vine in her hand. She had no memories of her father, but she felt warmth. It was not that her father did not want her.
"Let's go," Lu Yin said.
Jingmen Shangyu grabbed Qingyun's hand and headed towards the Meteor Realm.
Lu Yin followed behind them.
At that moment, a cold light descended from the sky, and a suffocating sharpness suddenly appeared. It extended from one direction to another, and in this direction, Lu Yin, Jingmen Shangyu, and Qingyun were all present.
The moment Lu Yin sensed the sharpness, he subconsciously grabbed Jingmen Shangyu and teleported away, but the sharpness was unbelievably fast. It was as if the moment he saw it, it was already too late. Lu Yin teleported away and looked to his side. There was no Jingmen Shangyu, only a small section of her arm dripping with blood. It belonged to Jingmen Shangyu's arm.
In the distance, the Meteor Realm split into two. Then, even further away, Lu Yin could see that the spiritualized universe had also split into two. It even extended to the consciousness universe, cutting off a third of it.
A ray of sharpness filled the heavens, and nothing seemed to be able to stop it. It surpassed the limits of what the Mirroring Technique could see, and it continued to extend into the distance.
It was just a ray of sharpness.
The Meteor Realm scattered and completely disappeared.
At this moment, Lu Yin was speechless.
At this moment, the entire human civilization was speechless.
Qinglian Shangyu and the others silently looked at the heavens, as if time had frozen.
Lu Yin teleported back to Jingmen Shangyu's side. Qingyun supported Jingmen Shangyu, her face pale.
Jingmen Shangyu's arm had been cut off, and the sharpness had damaged half of her body. She coughed up blood.
"Senior."
Lu Yin immediately brought her back to Ninefirmaments Universe and appeared in Ye Hai. Qinglian Shangyu placed a hand on Jingmen Shangyu's shoulder to block the sharpness for her.
Lu Yin stared blankly at this scene, and his hands and feet went cold. What he had felt at that moment still made his scalp go numb. The entire universe had been sliced apart like a thin piece of paper. Regardless of whether it was within or within the universe, everything was the same.
Even Jingmen Shangyu had been severely injured. There was no way for him to even dodge, let alone block it.
He had also almost been unable to escape with his teleportation.
From beginning to end, he had not even seen the enemy's appearance. He did not even know where the enemy's attack had started.
At this moment, Lu Yin felt a deep sense of helplessness. It was like when he had first stepped into the cultivation world and faced the Nightking clan. It was like when the Grand Empyrean had brought him to see the Eternals clearly. It was like when he had failed to save Patriarch Shan. That helplessness, despair, and coldness filled his heart.
Everyone was silent.
Qinglian Shangyu silently healed Jingmen Shangyu, but this injury was not so easy to heal. It was not something that time could erase. There was some kind of power involved.
Qingyun stood to the side, clenching her Longevity Vine tightly.
Lu Yin did not speak. At this moment, he had nothing to say.
The Meteor Realm was gone, and the Longevity Civilization could not be found. Was this the purpose of that existence?
It had only been one move.
One move had completely torn apart the sense of security of the three universes. It had completely defeated the self-preservation power that humanity thought they had.
If this move had been just a little bit off, Jingmen Shangyu would have died.
It was not that the other party could not kill him, but that it did not want to.
Looking at the blood on the ground was telling everyone a fact. As long as it was willing, the human civilization would not be able to withstand a single move.
Lu Yin took a deep breath and teleported away. He arrived in the starry sky and lay down in the hanging coffin.
"Eight Colors."
"I'm here."
"A creature cut off the universe of our human civilization and seriously injured Jingmen Shangyu. You said that I participated in the forced conscription and that the human civilization would be protected for a thousand years. What do you say about this?" Lu Yin asked in a low voice.
Eight Colors said, "The promise of protection is not omnipotent. I can only promise you that I will investigate this matter. If there is no result in the end, I will compensate you."
"The existence that attacked should be invisible."
"Do you have evidence?"
Of course, Lu Yin had no evidence. He did not even know where that move had come from. But other than the mysterious Master of Balance who was very likely to be hidden in the three universes, he could not think of anyone else.
He joined the Unknowns to protect the three universes and to understand and finally get rid of this old enemy.
Lu Yin had never thought of truly relying on the Unknowns.
But at this moment, he actually placed his hopes on his old enemy.
He himself found it ridiculous.
That sense of powerlessness deeply surrounded him. He did not know who to talk to or who could help him. He longed for something from the Unknowns, even if it was information about the enemy.
But Eight Colors' answer was cold and merciless.
Should he be disappointed?
It was ridiculous. In this dark and deep universe, it was the biggest joke to place one's hopes on someone else, not to mention an old enemy.
It could only be said that that ray of light had cut off everything that Lu Yin thought he had done so far.
It was as if everything he had done was meaningless.
He left Jingmen Shangyu and returned to the back mountain of the Above Heaven Sect. He silently looked at the starry sky.
Mister Mu came and quietly accompanied him without speaking.
Long Xi poured tea for the two and silently retreated.
"Master, I haven't done enough. Far from enough," Lu Yin murmured.
Mister Mu took a sip of tea. "You're lost."
Lu Yin's gaze was complicated. Yes, he was lost. It was not fear or cowardice, but truly lost.
He was more lost than ever.
In the past, when he had faced the oppression of powerful enemies, even when he had seen the truth about the Eternals, he had not felt this way. He had been depressed, but he had quickly cheered up. No matter how desperate he was, there would always be someone who would go with him.
But this time, he was lost because his upper limit had been locked.
(End of chapter)