"Haha, old man, why are you so sure that the invincible power is the Starry Fist?" Lu Yin asked.
The old man replied, "You already know the answer. Since you came to Knowing Whereabouts to ask, you must know something."
"I know that the Starry Fist destroyed a fishing civilization," Lu Yin said.
"Haha, Chi Tun."
"What?"
"The fishing civilization that was destroyed was called Chi Tun, and it was one of the fishing civilizations that once besieged the humans' Ninth Stronghold. Their opponent was the Sixth Stronghold, and they were all destroyed by a single punch. It was truly tragic, but it's also a pity. This Chi Tun civilization was actually not bad. If it had been another civilization that had attacked the Sixth Stronghold, such as those strange birds, they would have been destroyed with a single punch.
"Kid, you wouldn't have been able to teleport either. This innate gift is truly annoying."
Lu Yin fell silent. The Chi Tun civilization?
There really was a fishing civilization that had been destroyed with a single punch.
He could not imagine how resplendent that punch was to be able to destroy a fishing civilization.
"Does this Chi Tun civilization still have any inheritances?"
"No, it was destroyed with a single punch. The Core Space was completely destroyed. What a pity," the old man said.
Lu Yin left Knowing Whereabouts, and his interrogation had gone smoothly. Perhaps the old man and the others were just lamenting about the past and casually mentioning it.
However, the impact on Lu Yin's heart was huge.
This was an invincible technique that even existences like the old man and Patriarch Shan acknowledged. It would be great if he could learn it.
More than a hundred years had passed since he had last merged with a creature from Delight City. Lu Yin teleported in the direction of Delight City and rolled his die to see where it was.
Dozens of days later, in a dark space, he saw a ball of light. He rushed over and merged with it.
He opened his eyes. Eh?
It wasn't Delight City?
There was no booming music, nor was there a distant castle. There was only a dark underground, and there were strange skeletons in front of him. There were also sourcebox arrays all over the place.
Memories flooded in.
Lu Yin quickly learned that he was within a cosmic civilization, and the creature that he had fused with had accidentally escaped from a sourcebox that they had obtained from the Core of the Universe. It was exactly the same as the situation with Nine Heavens Universe's Execution.
It was the same thing.
Execution had created a deathly stillness in Ninefirmaments Universe and collected sourceboxes to create a sourcebox array that would lead to the universe of death.
This creature was the same, and it was about to succeed.
He had collected almost all of the universe's most powerful sourceboxes. This civilization had Immortal Realm cultivators, but they were far inferior to those from the Ninth Heaven Universe. There was no way for them to discover where this creature was or what it was doing.
In fact, if it weren't for Lu Yin, it would have been difficult to find traces of Zhu in the Nine-Firmaments Universe.
However, it was also impossible for Zhu to use his sourcebox array to attract the Death Universe. Lu Yin had not known about this back then, but now that he knew, the Karmic Phenomenon was more than enough to shield him from the Death Universe.
This civilization did not have any karmic celestial phenomena. Once this creature set up the sourcebox array, it would be able to send a signal to the dead universe and draw it over.
Lu Yin didn't know if this space civilization was lucky or not, but he was actually able to merge with this lifeform.
Without hesitation, he rushed out of the ground and charged toward the Eternal Life Realm of the universe. Then, as expected, he was killed instead.
Before he died, Lu Yin saw the Eternal Life Realm expert's confused gaze.
They had been looking for this creature for a long time, but to no avail. Why did it suddenly seek death?
In fact, if not for Lu Yin, he wouldn't have known about this universe.
For the sake of civilization, he would not do that.
After all, this creature had helped him collect so many sourceboxes, and this universe also had the Mother Tree and Eternal Life Realm experts, which were extremely valuable to Lu Yin.
Unfortunately, he had no way of knowing its location, so he could not allow this creature to live. Otherwise, what would he do if he sent a signal to Le City to change directions?
It had not been easy for him to lure Le City to the Divine Realm, and if he had not contacted them, things would have been even worse. Le City was only one of the abysses of the Death Universe, and Le Gu had withered away. There were other abysses in the Death Universe, and if he attracted another one, it would be troublesome.
This incident also reminded Lu Yin of something.
There were countless civilizations in the three universes that had creatures like Zhu that wanted to attract the Death Universe. If these creatures were not dealt with, they would become a hidden danger. But how could he deal with them?
That was rather troublesome.
Lu Yin continued to roll his die.
After a period of time, Lu Yin merged with one of Le City's skeletal creatures. Memories flowed into his body, and he relaxed when he learned that Le City had not changed directions.
After withdrawing from the fusion, he headed to Xiang City. It had been more than a hundred years since he had sent Tuo Lin there to observe others, so it was time to ask about the situation.
Lu Yin arrived outside Xiang City and saw the stone golem lying in outer space, bored to death. It had built a meteorite city for itself, and it was filled with its people. Of course, there were also humans who lived and traded within.
When it saw Lu Yin arrive, the stone golem hurriedly walked out, not daring to show any disrespect.
"How is it?" Lu Yin asked.
The stone golem replied, "Nothing out of the ordinary."
"Has Tuo Lin ever come out?"
"He came out a few years ago, but he usually comes out once every ten years. It will be a few years before he comes out again."
At this time, some people walked out of Xiang City, cursing as they did not see Lu Yin or the stone golem.
Lu Yin frowned as he listened to their curses. It was time to limit the number of people who could enter Xiang City. The current Xiang City was much different than it had been in the past, and everyone was suspicious. The main reason was that too many people had entered, and some people did not follow the rules and exposed their identities. Of course, they had paid a price for doing so, but it could not make up for the losses that came with controlling Xiang City.
Since Tuo Lin had his own opportunities in Xiang City, Lu Yin could not let others get in the way.
When he thought of this, he teleported back to the Tian Yuan Universe and gave the order to limit the number of people who could enter Xiang City.
Anyone who wanted to enter Xiang City would have to be carefully selected.
Only when Tuo Lin completely left Xiang City would the restrictions be lifted.
Lu Yin then entered Xiang City and turned into a bird, continuing to search for Tuo Lin while using his wish force.
Not long after, he found Tuo Lin.
Tuo Lin was currently helping someone repair a river, and he was sweating profusely. Qinghe was behind him, blocking the sun for him. Hui Can, in his cat form, was relaxing under a tree in the distance.
Lu Yin landed on the tree, "You're quite comfortable."
The cat's fur stood on end, and he subconsciously jumped up. He only relaxed when he saw that it was Lu Yin and spoke in a fawning voice, "Master, you're here."
Lu Yin looked down at Hui Can without saying a word.
Hui Can felt the pressure and hurriedly said, "Master, I'm not as comfortable as I look. I just rested for a while. I've been wandering around those people and listening to their conversations to see if I can help Master find anything. I'm also on guard against anyone trying to harm Senior Brother."
"Oh?
Then what did you hear? "
"Master, you should really take care of those cultivators. They're all messing around when they come in. We've clearly restrained them from revealing themselves unless they're facing a life or death situation.
However, when they came in, they were exposed and wanted to talk to the people here. In the end, they were burned by the people here. This makes things difficult for us. Now, everyone is looking at us like we're monsters, and I can't get close to Senior Brother. Right, Yan Ruyu was almost dragged over and burned. Fortunately, Senior Brother promised to help repair the river and save it. "
"Do those people know that Xiaoyu has changed?"
"They don't know, but they want to try."
Lu Yin looked into the distance, "I've already instructed them to reduce the number of people entering as much as possible."
"That's good, that's good." Hui Can smiled awkwardly, but he didn't dare say anything else.
By the river, Tuo Lin was working very hard. He was bent over with his back bent, but he was smiling as he talked to the others. When he was tired, he would drink water under a tree. There were also people who gave him steamed buns and other food. It was a very fulfilling day.
It seemed difficult, but Tuo Lin seemed to be enjoying himself.
There was a tent in the distance, and he slept there at night.
Without waiting for Lu Yin to move, Hui Can sprinted into the tent. He seemed very enthusiastic.
Not long after, Tuo Lin came out and ran excitedly to the tree, "Master."
Lu Yin looked at Tuo Lin, "Are you tired?"
"I'm not tired, Master. I finally understand what it means to be fulfilled through hard work. This feeling is completely different from cultivation. It's easy to see the rewards of a mortal's hard work, but the world of cultivation is different. There are dangers at every step, but the deepest feeling is not the rewards. I like this kind of life." Tuo Lin was happy.
Lu Yin sighed. This child always gave people the feeling that he was simple-minded. His gaze was pure, but he wasn't stupid. He read a lot and could occasionally give Lu Yin insights. He also had a reverence for Lu Yin that was close to faith. Who wouldn't like such a disciple?
"What about Xiaoyu?
Is it hard? "
"Master, it's not hard." Xiaoyu's voice entered Lu Yin's ears. It was very soft and comfortable, like a clear spring under the scorching sun.
Lu Yin smiled, "That's good. It's good that you like this kind of life. I don't need you to be indomitable. Just be happy and be yourself."
Hui Can rolled his eyes.
Tuo Lin was excited and his breathing became hurried, "Yes, Master. That's right, Master. I've been observing the people here all these years and found a strange phenomenon."
"Oh?
What phenomenon? "Lu Yin hurriedly asked.
Tuo Lin said, "Everyone's life here is a legacy."
Lu Yin raised his eyebrows, "Legacy?"
He knew that everyone in Xiang City had their own circle of life. The people here passed it down from generation to generation. Every generation didn't have a long lifespan, so they were still living in a fixed circle. It was indeed a legacy.
But what method did they use to pass it down?
"I found that many people are like a word." Tuo Lin said.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed, "What word?"
"For example, the granny who sells vegetables on East Street. She grew vegetables in her own garden all her life. She ate them herself and sold them herself. She always walked the same path. It was difficult to make the granny take a detour. That garden had passed through many people, but the granny never married and the garden never stopped growing."
"I helped the granny fetch water and talked to her. After many years, when I saw the granny again, I saw a word on her – Zhi."
"Zhi?"
"Yes, Zhi. I don't know why, but when I saw the granny's disciple, I thought of this word."
This was the Heart of Destiny. It was hidden in everyone's life, experience, and legacy.
Lu Yin was excited. He had found it. He had finally found the Heart of Destiny. It was definitely it.