He saw Mister Tide-listener, the third generation master of the Five Palms, die in battle. He saw Qing Yun crying as she hugged the Stargate Protector. He saw Progenitor Chen silently hugging Wang Xiaoyu's corpse while Lu Hui's corpse lay beside him. He also saw Qiunan Hongye beating her drum. Half of her body had been destroyed, and only one arm remained. She had fulfilled the Qiunan Clan's oath.
At this moment, the three universes suddenly felt strange. If everyone he knew died one by one, would this world still be the same?
Behind Lu Yin, the trident teleported and stabbed towards him.
"Careful!" someone shouted. They saw it, but they couldn't stop it.
Lu Yin was stunned, and his hatred for Nan Ling reached its peak.
Suddenly, the trident stopped, and the surrounding void shattered. The sky and the stars changed. Was this the consciousness universe?
"Zhu Zi, what are you doing?"
Was this the progenitor's voice?
Lu Yin looked into the distance and vaguely saw the Heavenly Tower.
At this moment, the old man who controlled the Life and Death Tribulations, Ni Bieluo, and even the Godking stopped and looked into the distance in bewilderment. What was this strange feeling?
It made them subconsciously want to stop.
The consciousness universe's second shift had come from the progenitor. More accurately, it had come from the creature who had left the Heavenly Tower behind.
That creature had been disappointed in the Azure Lotus Protector, and now, Lu Yin could see the true strength of the Azure Lotus Protector. He couldn't determine what kind of existence that creature was.
"Zhu Zi, what are you doing?"
Lu Yin looked into the distance. "Senior."
"Are you at a loss?"
"No, I'm hating."
"The heavens circulate, and so do all living things.
What do you hate?
Civilization hasn't been destroyed, and its legacy continues. No creature is truly immortal, and only civilization is eternal. "
Lu Yin clenched his fists. "I understand. This is the end, but it shouldn't be the process."
"It shouldn't be like this."
The progenitor sighed. "Child, you are more ruthless than anyone, but you are also kinder than anyone else. If you hate, then change everything."
Lu Yin's eyes widened. "How?"
"I don't know, but what I can do is to give you a chance to change. It might be an instant, or it might be a long time. I don't know how much time you have. Go, child, do what you want to do. Living creatures are afraid of death, so they want to live. Being afraid of death is not shameful. Survival is both instinct and the cornerstone of civilization."
After he finished speaking, the thatched cottage in the Heavenly Imperial Palace suddenly appeared, followed by a cliff. Above the cliff, there was a palace that they had never been able to reach before.
Within the palace, the progenitor was seated cross-legged. At that moment, he opened his eyes and smiled at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin saw the Primogenitor's familiar face once more.
The first time he saw it was in the underground of Primeval City. The primogenitor had lost both of his arms. He knelt on one knee and bit the String of the Sequence, protecting the Tian Yuan Universe for countless years.
This time, Lu Yin felt an inexplicable sense of unease, as if he was about to say goodbye.
"Senior, what are you doing?" Lu Yin shouted.
The Primogenitor smiled happily. "Do what you want to do. Human history has never lacked people who sacrificed themselves for civilization, but I hope you're not that one. Go."
With that, he put his palms together, and the palace suddenly expanded, covering the three universes in an instant. Everything was frozen, be it time, space, or anything else.
Including Ni Bielan.
The top experts who controlled the Life and Death Tribulations were also frozen in the void, unable to move.
The entire three universes were trapped within the palace.
An unimaginable might suppressed everything.
Even the old man Hehe didn't say a word.
It was eerily quiet.
The stronger one was, the more they could feel the terror of this suppression. It was like a power on another level.
Lu Yin was the only one who was pushed out of the palace. He looked at the palace and saw that all the living creatures were frozen. He looked at the Primogenitor again and called out nervously, "Senior."
The Primogenitor's figure distorted and gradually faded. "We will meet again, Zhu Zi. I don't know where or how long, but as long as you live, there will be a day when we meet again. Do what you want to do, child. Protect our civilization and protect yourself."
With that, the Primogenitor's figure completely faded away.
Lu Yin watched the Primogenitor disappear, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. He suddenly opened his eyes, raised his hand, and touched the palace.
He couldn't enter.
The creatures inside couldn't come out either.
They were all frozen.
He looked deeply at the three universes and teleported away.
Within the three universes, the Godking was uneasy. "What kind of power is this?"
The Life and Death Tribulations Master said in a low voice, "The power of the Master Dao."
Ni Bielan said, "I didn't expect the human civilization to be hiding such a power."
"Hehe, fortunately, it's just a remnant power and not the human civilization. Otherwise, the outcome of this battle would be hard to say." The Primogenitor's tone was unusually solemn.
The Godking didn't understand. "What does the power of the Master Dao mean?"
The Life and Death Tribulations Master said, "Join my Death Universe and you'll understand."
"Then why don't you join my Mudwater Kingdom?" Ni Bielan said.
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"Hehe, joining the Unknown is not impossible."
Their conversation was heard by Uppermost Lotus and the others, but even the Godking didn't understand, let alone them.
Uppermost Lotus' cultivation talent was extremely high, and the Grass Grandmaster was extremely intelligent, but their knowledge was still limited.
However, this was even more frightening. Their limited knowledge allowed them to possess power and schemes that were beyond their knowledge. This was transcendence.
"Where did that human go?"
Ni Bielan was curious. He had been chasing Lu Yin with his trident, but he knew that Lu Yin wasn't within the fixed three universes.
Nan Ling's voice was cold. "No matter where he is, this civilization is doomed. This power won't last for long."
Mister Mu was helpless. If Nan Ling wasn't so strong, Lu Yin would have been able to replicate his feat of killing Chang Dou. However, Nan Ling wasn't Chang Dou.
The despair of the human civilization had only been fixed, not removed.
At this moment, everyone hoped that Lu Yin could change all of this in the limited time he had, even though the possibility was very small.
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Xiang City was some distance away from the three universes, but occasionally, the aftermath of the battle would sweep over, causing the stone monster to tremble.
It didn't know where these aftershocks were coming from, but wasn't that the direction of the human civilization?
At this distance, it couldn't be. How could the human civilization's battle reach so far?
It looked into the distance, its heart palpitating.
Lu Yin's sudden appearance in front of it gave it a fright. This was mainly because Lu Yin was covered in blood, and it was obvious that he had been severely injured. In particular, there were several piercing wounds on his body, which made him look extremely miserable.
"Is Tuo Lin inside?" Lu Yin asked.
The stone monster hurriedly nodded. "Yes, he's been in Xiang City all these years."
Lu Yin entered Xiang City.
The only way he could think of to break through was to break through.
Only by breaking through to immortality could his power level transform, and only then would he be able to fight for a chance at survival for the three universes.
Over the past few years, he had been comprehending through music in Delight City, and he had built a high mental wall. However, it had yet to fall, and as long as he did, his mental state would be complete.
Building a high mental state wall was equivalent to completing Ku Adversity, but this final step was even more difficult. Many people had been stuck at the peak of Ku Adversity, unable to break through.
Lu Yin had taken a shortcut by building a high mental state wall, and now, he needed to borrow Xiang City's power to take a shortcut.
Only Xiang City could help him take this final step.
He hoped that the Primogenitor's palace would stabilize the three universes as much as possible and wait for him to succeed.
It had been nearly eight hundred years since he had last entered Xiang City. At that time, he had seen Tuo Lin help build the river and the inheritance of life within Xiang City. Those people were just words in Tuo Lin's eyes, like books. So many years had passed since then, and Lu Yin wondered how Tuo Lin was doing.
Although Tuo Lin did not cultivate much, his meridians had been reconnected by She Sheng, so he could definitely survive for a long time.
A few hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.
Lu Yin entered Xiang City and transformed into a bird. He circled around the city and looked down, only to be stunned.
He saw statues, statues after statues, many of them, all of them of him.
These were all statues of him?
Lu Yin looked around. Xiang City had changed greatly, and there were statues of him everywhere. Needless to say, this was definitely the work of Tuo Lin and Xiaoyu.
Lu Yin's power of belief fused into each person's body, and after seeing their experiences and listening to their words, he soon understood.
The people in Xiang City could not cultivate and had a fixed lifespan, but Tuo Lin did not. Tuo Lin, because of his request, constantly talked to everyone. Even though Xiang City was big, everyone knew him over the years. It was also because of him.
He had lived for so long without showing any signs of aging. He had become a master and was respected by the people of Xiang City.
His master was Tuo Lin, and Lu Yin was known as the Sagemaster.
Lu Yin had never expected that he would become Xiang City's Sagemaster before he had even transformed into a human.
If he had appeared in person, wouldn't these people have listened to him?
Lu Yin quickly found Tuo Lin, who was now at the center of Xiang City.
This should have been a place similar to the city lord's residence, but it had now been given to Lu Yin.
However, the area was not as large as before. It was as if a room had been specially set aside for Tuo Lin.
This small courtyard was not large, but there were flowers, birds, fish, and insects, trees, mountains, and rivers. Tuo Lin was still carrying Qinghe on his back, smiling as he conversed with an old man. Not far away, Hui Can, who had transformed into a kitten, was yawning in boredom. There were also puppies, turtles, and so on.
There were many creatures that had transformed into humans in this courtyard.
After the old man left, Tuo Lin bowed to Lu Yin's statue, "Master, your disciple has not let you down. I've seen everyone in Xiang City these past few years and have seen many words. Those words jumped out in front of my eyes, waiting for you to come so that I can point them out to you."
"Tuo Lin," Lu Yin said.
Tuo Lin looked up and saw a flying bird. He was delighted, "Master."
When Hui Can heard Tuo Lin's shout, he hurriedly jumped up and looked up, revealing a fawning smile, "Master."
The entire courtyard boiled over. The trees, the fish, the insects, the table, and even the puddle were all moving as if they were bowing.
They had all entered from the three universes, so they naturally knew who Tuo Lin's master was.
Lu Yin landed on the statue, "Tuo Lin, let me take a look at the words you spoke."
He was very anxious and wanted to break through to eternity.
However, the more anxious he was, the harder it would be to break through. He had taken a shortcut to come to Xiang City, and the key to this shortcut was on Tuo Lin.
Tuo Lin was delighted, "Yes, Master. I'll show you."
Lu Yin landed on Tuo Lin's shoulder.
Xiaoyu was delighted; she was so close to her master.