At the same time, Lu Yin's vision began to blur as his perception of the outside world changed. It was as if another personality had appeared.
"Actually, I didn't expect you to come. Lu Yin, how do you know where Dongxu Mountain is?" You Che asked.
Lu Yin gritted his teeth, knowing that You Che was trying to distract him.
"Do you know who I was waiting for?"
Lu Yin's eyes flashed, "I have a question for you as well."
"Oh?
What is it? "
"How do you plan on taking Xiang City from me?"
This question had been bothering Lu Yin for a long time. He couldn't figure it out; Xiang City was known as the strongest defensive treasure. If he had it, how could it have been taken away by You Che?
You Che laughed, "Is there any meaning to this question?"
"Just treat it as satisfying my curiosity."
"I'm sorry, Lu Yin, but I can't tell you."
"You won't even tell someone who's about to die?"
"I don't dare."
"What are you afraid of?"
"I'm afraid that you'll create a miracle."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed, his heart beating like a drum, "You're afraid that I won't be swapped?"
"That's right, I was once a human. Although humans won't admit it, I …?
I understand humans very well, and some are very good at trading their lives for value. "
"Then, one last question." Lu Yin looked up, "Since when did you remember that you weren't human?"
Lu Yin's heartbeat stopped, and the void around him rippled. He took the opportunity to teleport back to Dongxu Mountain, enveloped by the power of belief.
Since a long time ago, he had been able to achieve this without being accepted by any universe, unless the current civilization was resisting him.
Dongxu Mountain wasn't a universe, but it contained countless lives and stars. The universe was just a concept, and life was everything.
Countless lives were enough for him to achieve this goal.
Lu Yin took a deep breath as his heartbeat resounded once more. His power of belief descended, causing the entire mountain to shrink. From a distance, it seemed to distort as if an invisible force was shrinking towards a single point. That point was Lu Yin.
You Wu had been forced by You Che to reveal the secret of Xiang City, but it was also afraid that it would harm Lu Yin. Thus, it had remained silent, but it had given Lu Yin a way to deal with the Formless Sky Art: the power of will.
The Phaseless Art avoided all external forces and focused on the heart. Power of belief came from countless lives, and the Phaseless Art couldn't find the heart where it belonged.
Power was the Phaseless Art's nemesis.
Coincidentally, Lu Yin's specialty.
No matter how powerful the Heart Change Gate was, it still belonged to the Formless Heaven Art. In that case, he would use the Power of Will to fight against it.
This was the first time Lu Yin had felt so powerless ever since he had broken through to immortality. His strength, his teleportation, his karma, and his various methods were all unable to force You Che's Heart Exchange Gate out. This was heartforce, and even his willpower could only block it. Lu Yin had no idea where You Che's heartforce was.
No matter how powerful he was, even if he could tear apart the Southern Spirit with his bare hands and tear apart the Life and Death Calamity with his palms, he still couldn't deal with this invisible force.
Although You Che didn't say it, Lu Yin guessed that You Che was confident that he could take Xiang City from Lu Yin's hands.
The Power of Will turned into a wall and wrapped around the heart. Since the heart was beating so fiercely, it would wrap around the heart.
"Power of Will?
I know you have it. Master has also told you that the Power of Will can deal with the Non-Phase Heaven Art. But how much Power of Will do you have?
How long can you last? "You Che said indifferently.
Lu Yin asked, "Then how long can your heartforce last?"
"Let's give it a try. Power of belief isn't easy to cultivate, and it's one of the jokes of the Core Formation.
If you succeed, it should be related to the Ninth Stronghold. I can tell you that my power of belief will definitely surpass your power of belief. "You Che was confident.
Lu Yin didn't say anything else. Surpass?
Fine, let's give it a try.
His power of belief had also improved in Xiang City.
He found this strange as well. Power of belief could restrain the Phaseless Art, and it might be able to restrain many other mental techniques. However, Xiang City could help him cultivate power of belief.
The birth of power of belief came from the Ninth Stronghold and was related to the cauldron.
The Ninth Stronghold gave birth to power of belief, while the Fifth Stronghold increased it.
The Ninth Stronghold was related to the Ninth Stronghold to a certain extent.
You Che didn't say anything after that. He used his power of belief to attack the power of belief and try to open the Phaseless Art.
Lu Yin used his power of belief to block his power of belief.
After a few years, You Che praised, "Lu Yin, your power of belief is amazing."
"This is nothing." Lu Yin didn't care.
You Che smiled. "You're really confident."
Another decade passed, but the power of belief was still tightly wrapped around Lu Yin's heart, making it difficult for You Che's power of belief to enter. You Che said, "You should be at your limit. From the first time you used your power of belief to when you used it to defeat the Immortal Master and the other powerhouses, I actually know about it."
"My limit????
It'll be over in three years at most. "
Lu Yin didn't refute.
Three years later, his power of belief was still strong.
You Che was surprised. "You've improved faster than I expected. I've always measured you as a genius, but it seems like that's not enough. In that case, you can last for another two years at most."
"Are you talking about yourself?" Lu Yin asked.
You Che was very polite. "After obtaining your body, I'll help you with some things. If possible, I'll help you preserve human civilization."
"After all, human civilization is very interesting."
Another few years passed, and You Che's voice was filled with amazement. "You're really someone who can create miracles. Your power of belief should have dried up a long time ago. Lu Yin, can you tell me how you managed to cultivate your power of belief to this level?
It's really beyond my expectations. "
"Then tell me how you originally planned to seize control of Xiang City, which is under my control," Lu Yin said.
You Che laughed. "Then forget it. It'll end eventually anyway."
Time continued to pass.
Another few years later, the Core Space was eerily silent. Lu Yin spoke up. "You Che, you're still here, right?"
"How long can your power of belief last?"
You Che's tone was heavy. "What about your power of belief?"
"Why don't we make a guess?
I'm guessing your power of belief can last for ten years at most. "
"Your power of belief is beyond my understanding. This shouldn't be happening."
"Many things shouldn't happen, but they still happen. Just like how the Fifth Stronghold didn't expect you to betray them," Lu Yin said.
You Che's voice was calm. "Since you're part of the Swap Heart Sect, you must have seen those murals. What are your thoughts?"
Lu Yin said, "If it's really as the murals show, then you've been wronged."
"Just wronged?"
"What do you care?
Are you jealous?
Can't enter Xiang City?
Or are you from another race? "
You Che did not answer.
Lu Yin continued, "All living things have selfish motives. Humans are no exception, and you're no exception. The selfishness of those people you encountered brought you bad experiences, but your selfishness buried the Fifth Stronghold."
"My selfishness?"
"That's right, your selfishness. I won't deny that those people were wrong for what happened to you, but what are you trying so hard to obtain?
That senior sister you adore?
Those senior brothers who doted on you?
Or the academy that promised you that you could enter Xiang City? "After a pause, Lu Yin said," Wrong, it's none of those.
What you're trying so hard to obtain is your own innocence and that ignorant creature called Xiaocao.
"You've always been protecting your original heart and hid your cultivation because of it. You want to immerse yourself in the love and care of your senior brothers and sisters forever. This heart might be your own innocence, but it might also come from your mental techniques.
"I've always thought that mental techniques are a terrifying power. They can make a person infinitely stronger and hold the universe in their heart, but they can also make a person completely numb. It's a power that can change a person's heart. It's very obvious that you've been changed."
You Che's voice changed. "I've been changed?"
Lu Yin was certain. "Yes, you've been changed. You've been cultivating for so long, but you still want to obtain the innocence of being loved and protected when you were young. Which adult can truly live a carefree life when they were young?"
"Even mortals can't, let alone cultivators. They have too many things to think about, too many experiences to strive for, and even too many debts to repay. Their childhood was just an unattainable dream.
"You stubbornly want to protect the innocence of your childhood. That's your selfishness.
"That senior sister might be jealous of you, but she might also be disgusted by you."
You Che was at a loss. "Disgusted?"
Lu Yin said, "Disgusted? That kind of childhood?
You're holding on to the impact of your current emotions and refusing to let go. That's disgusting. "
"No, she's jealous," You Che shouted.
Lu Yin's tone changed. "You actually saw through it. Fine, she's jealous."
You Che was stunned. "What did you say?"
Lu Yin said helplessly, "I was just trying to provoke you to see if I could find a weakness in the Heart Exchange Sect. But in the end, all my efforts were for naught. Forget it, let's continue enduring."
You Che was stunned and did not say anything for a long time. This person had spent so much effort and almost stunned him, but he was just testing him?
He would never forget the word 'disgusted' for the rest of his life. Even if he eventually changed the Heart Exchange Sect, this word would still appear.
Why did he not realize this person's words were so sharp in the past?
Lu Yin was really trying to find a weakness in You Che. However, it was not because he could not defend against the Heart Exchange Sect, but because he wanted You Che to reveal the secret that could take away Xiang City. Unfortunately, that was all he could say.
The scenes on the murals, the pitiful Little Grass, and the jealous gazes and words of those senior brothers and sisters were all things he could not explain away.
Speaking of which, the Fifth Stronghold had gone a little overboard.
The starry sky fell silent again. Several years later, Lu Yin said, "You Che, you're still here, right?"
"Your mental fortitude has exceeded my expectations. You're indeed a genius. It's not unreasonable for you to be able to cultivate the Formless Sky Skill at such a young age."
You Che did not say anything. It did not know what to say.
It had guessed that Lu Yin's willpower could not have lasted until now. However, he was still holding on. Moreover, there were no signs of it fading away. It could not understand this.
"Another three years. I'm guessing you can hold on for another three years at most." This time, it was Lu Yin's turn to speak.
You Che fell completely silent and did not say a word.
Time passed. Three years passed. Three years passed. Three years passed. Both his mental fortitude and willpower remained. They were in a stalemate.
Several decades later, Lu Yin opened his eyes and said in a low voice, "You can't hold on any longer?
A hundred years. We've been at this for a hundred years. "
"Lu Yin, can you tell me why your willpower can hold on until now?
It's more than ten times stronger than I expected. I can't even see the end of it. "
"Like you, I don't intend to tell you either. Even if I'm sure you're on the verge of death."
You Che smiled bitterly. "Yeah, we're all the same."
"But I'm really about to disperse. And you've created another miracle."
"Humans are really a magical race."