Days passed, and Lu Yin continued to tell stories to the bear. Although it was only for two hours, he still needed time.
Outside the two hours, he would listen to Le Gu's Withered Bones' music to build a mental wall.
Just like that, a hundred years passed.
Lu Yin could not understand why this bear liked to listen to stories so much, and for a hundred years at that. It did not seem disgusted, and even asked him to tell stories every day.
Fishbone and the rest were numb.
Ol 'Six was also numb, and he could not help but ask, "His stories are getting sloppy. Do you still want to listen to them?"
The bear flipped through its book and nodded.
"Is there something different about him?
You care too much about him, "Ol 'Six asked again. He was puzzled, and he even looked into the distance.
The bear raised its head and looked in that direction as well. Lu Yin and the rest were there, and they were not far away. Lu Yin and the rest had stopped hiding, as there was no point in hiding and it was a waste of time. He would take the initiative to tell stories every day, and the sooner he finished, the sooner he could leave.
After a while, the bear lowered its head again and did not answer.
Ol 'Six looked at Lu Yin. Humans were very special in the Core Space, but there were many humans in the Death Universe, and some had even come from the Nine Bases Era. The old man admired the humans of that era, but he also feared them. Still, he had to admit that the humans of that era were very strong.
But even the humans of that era had not been valued so highly by the bear.
What was so different about this human?
Another few decades passed, and Lu Yin was still making up stories for the bear. Even though the stories he made up were terrible and completely unfocused, the bear listened with great interest. It kept fiddling with the void and describing the stories that Lu Yin was telling it.
Lu Yin could not take it anymore, "Haven't you heard enough?"
The bear grinned and shook its head.
Lu Yin did not need Ol 'Six to translate, as he could roughly understand what the bear meant.
"A story a day. It's been a hundred years, and there are more than forty thousand stories. If you haven't heard enough, I've already told enough. If you really want to listen to stories, can you find someone else to tell it to?"
The bear raised a hand and drew a circle.
Lu Yin sighed, "I still have to compose, so I really don't have time to continue."
The bear propped up its chin and sized up Lu Yin, especially when it saw that the specks of light on his bones had increased a little.
Lu Yin understood, "Alright, I'll continue."
Xiong raised his hand, pointed at the castle, and raised a finger.
Lu Yin didn't understand, and he looked at Ol 'Six.
Sixth Brother said, "Your state of mind is constantly getting closer to the music of this world. This is a good thing for you. As long as you keep this up, you'll be able to transform after some time."
"Especially listening to Le Skeleton Withered's singing, it will be even more beneficial for you."
"If you need, I can ask Le Gudu to sing one more song every day. I believe it won't refuse."
Not far away, Yu Gu was stunned. "This can be translated?
You made it up yourself. "
Lu Yin didn't care about these details. Instead, he stared at the bear. "Can you make Le Guu Wither sing more than once a day?"
Bear smiled and pointed at the castle.
Old Six translated, "Le Guku is very good. He usually won't reject others as long as you have a need. Moreover, he also likes to sing. If you're willing to listen, he's willing to sing. It's just like you telling stories. If you're willing to tell, he's willing to listen."
Lu Yin glanced at Ol 'Six, and he was certain that Ol' Six had exaggerated his own story. Otherwise, Ol 'Six would have just pointed at the castle.
"Alright, sorry for the trouble," Lu Yin said. At the same time, he felt that this bear was not simple.
However, he only told stories for two hours every day. Compared to having Le Gudu sing a little more, which would speed up the transformation of his state of mind, these two hours were clearly worth it.
There were still more than a hundred years until the protection period of the three universes ended. His initial plan of starting a forced war for the unknown could no longer be realized. The Keeper of Balance had already made his move, and the only thing he could do was try his best to break through to immortality as soon as possible.
Le Gudu really did sing more every day, and it wasn't just one song. Sometimes, he would sing two, sometimes three, depending on his mood.
Lu Yin also felt that he was becoming more and more attuned to this world.
In the blink of an eye, another hundred years passed.
On this day, he composed his own song, and he was very excited.
He had finally reached this step.
The inspiration for this song came from the stories that he had told the bear. From the initial resistance to the later adaptation, he had even perfected each story.
The stories were fabricated, but the emotions were real.
Every choice and decision made by the creatures in the stories came from the creature's own emotions.
This became the skeleton of the song.
When the song was completed, Lu Yin saw a wall of his state of mind that covered the sky and blocked his path forward. He had finally completed the transformation with this wall.
The next step was to tear down this wall.
When he did that, he could attempt to step into immortality.
Breaking through to immortality was complicated, but it was also simple. At least, it was not what he had imagined.
At first, he had thought that breaking through to immortality not only required one's state of mind, but also one's understanding of battle techniques, cultivation methods, sequence laws, and ancestral worlds. However, he had later learned that immortality was a qualitative change in life itself. Battle techniques and other things were all cultivated by life. When breaking through to immortality, one would be able to transform if they were enlightened, but if they were not, it would not affect them.
For example, Master Bitter Lamp had barely surpassed the Nine Abyss Realm before breaking through to immortality, but after breaking through, he had transformed into the Eighteen Abyss Realm. His battle techniques had not been enlightened before the breakthrough, and they had only been strengthened as his life essence changed.
The Elder God was the same; his battle techniques and cultivation methods had not transformed either.
The reason why they were strengthened was because the carrier had become stronger.
The biggest difference between immortality and non-immortality was the comprehension of the universe, which allowed one to grasp the laws of the universe. Whether it was rebooting the universe to step into immortality or breaking through, one had to comprehend the laws of the universe. This law was related to all the cultivation in the first half of one's life.
It was equivalent to an overall transformation.
What Lu Yin needed to do now was to tear down the wall of his state of mind and find the laws in his comprehension.
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
The rhythm of the music blended together, and Lu Yin used his own composition to make Gu Yu and the others feel comfortable.
However, he still could not challenge the castle because Eternity had not caught up.
Yu Gu was quite annoyed with Eternity; this guy's progress was too slow.
Eternity was also helpless; he felt that his progress was already very fast. At least the rhythm of his tapping was not as annoying as before.
"Give me some more time," Eternity said.
Yu Gu flicked his tail, full of disdain.
Le Cheng suddenly stopped.
Lu Yin looked up at the sky; why had it stopped?
"Hey," Ol 'Six shouted.
Lu Yin looked over.
The bear waved at him.
It was not time to tell the story yet, so Lu Yin went over with doubts.
The bear smiled at him and opened his hand. A black disc appeared in his palm and extended towards Lu Yin.
"What do you mean?" Lu Yin asked.
Ol 'Six said, "You're lucky. This is an invitation letter, a place where countless creatures fight to the death but can't go."
"What place?"
"The abyss of a thousand tricks." Ol 'Six's tone was solemn.
Lu Yin was surprised; the abyss of a thousand tricks?
He knew; after all, he had merged with so many skeletal creatures. Some of them had lived for a long time and had heard the words "Thousand Tricks."
The Thousand Tricks was one of the seven great abysses of the death universe. Legend had it that there were invincible battle techniques in the abyss.
There was a general outline of a technique in the death universe called the Death Threshold Code!
It was something that all creatures in the death universe wanted to learn, including the abyss like Le Gu. It was said that the Death Threshold Code came from the abyss of the Thousand Tricks.
Any creature that entered that abyss would transform when they came out.
The skeletal creatures that he had merged with wanted to go as long as they knew about the Thousand Tricks.
He did not expect to receive an invitation letter.
Lu Yin took it, "This is the invitation letter?"
Ol 'Six replied, "The invitation letter only says that you have the qualifications to enter the abyss, but that doesn't mean that you can actually enter. You have to find the abyss yourself, and you'll only be picked up once you're within a certain range."
"That depends on your luck."
Lu Yin put the letter away, "Thank you."
The bear stood up and waved. Just as he was about to leave, he thought for a moment and then moved his hand.
Lu Yin looked at Ol 'Six.
Ol 'Six lazily said, "I told you to take care and not die. This battle isn't that simple, and it might lead to a large-scale war."
"What war?" Lu Yin asked.
At this moment, Joy City became transparent; this was a prelude to war.
Lu Yin and the rest looked forward, where the void distorted and a large mountain appeared. It was faintly discernible, almost like an illusion.
A familiar figure appeared in front of the mountain; it was You Che.
Was this Dongxu Mountain?
"Yo yo, you'll die if you don't tell me."
Le Gu 'Le Gu's voice spread throughout the universe, and then music was released, suppressing all of the skeletal creatures' killing intent.
Up ahead, You Che was shocked, "How did you find my Dongxu Mountain?"
"Yo yo, I'll ask you one last time. Are you going to tell me or not?"
"War isn't good for either of us. Is the Death Universe about to go to war with the Unknowable?"
Boom!
The music exploded as boundless killing intent was released. Le Gu 'Le Gu took a step forward, destroying the world.
You Che's gaze turned cold. All things in the world, Qiankun Reversal.
An unimaginably intense battle erupted, and a single flash of light was enough to bury everything.
Joy City swayed.
Lu Yin hadn't expected Le Gu 'Le Gu' Le Gu to use the Death Shift to target Dongxu Mountain. Had the Balance Envoy revealed its location?
If You Che died in this battle, then he would have nothing to worry about controlling Xiang City.
If he could incite an all-out war between the Unknowable and Death Universes, then the three universes would be safe. Regardless of whether the Unknowable or Death Universes suffered losses, it would be beneficial to the human civilization.
"This battle won't be simple. The enemy is very strong, so protect yourselves." Boss Zhou charged out.
Fishbone jumped into the water with a splash.
Eternity and Bane exchanged glances, neither of them having any intention of joining the battle.
Lu Yin looked at Bear and Ol 'Six, who were already heading towards Dongxu Mountain.
A group of creatures also walked out of Dongxu Mountain. You Che wasn't alone; he had a civilization with him, although they didn't seem very strong.
However, You Che himself was very strong. Otherwise, Le Gu wouldn't have used the Death Shift to reinforce him.
Lu Yin walked into outer space, wanting to see the true face of Dongxu Mountain.
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End of chapter.