Lu Yin thought of that technological fishing civilization. The most powerful thing about technological civilizations was that they did not have any karmic restraints, but the difficulty of their progress was also equivalent to karmic restraints.
"Are there any powerful technological fishing civilizations around us?"
"Not around us, but there are some farther away. I know where they are, but I don't want to deal with them. They're all creatures of light and have no bones, so they can't give us the Bone Language. Even if we kill them, there's no benefit."
"Senior, do you know how to use the Eternal Dream?"
"Of course not."
Thousand Trickery looked at Lu Yin speechlessly. "That's their innate power, and it's difficult to teach. Otherwise, I would have learned it long ago."
Lu Yin felt pity. "That's true. Otherwise, there would be civilizations everywhere that covet the Eternal Dream."
"Those mixed birds are not to be trifled with. Jiu Lei wanted to destroy them, but he died in the end. Your human civilization was born weak, but its possibilities are limitless. This is what I'm most interested in about you."
"There must be many human skeletons in the Death Universe."
"Not as interesting as you."
Lu Yin looked at Thousand Trickery. Was it interesting?
After Jiu Lei's defeat, the death of his family, and his flesh being torn apart by the skeletons, even if he retained his original consciousness, he had changed. How could it be interesting?
Those human skeletons were two completely different concepts from him.
"Do you know why I like to listen to your stories?"
Lu Yin was curious. "To let me release myself."
Thousand Trickery smiled. "Your stories are messy, but you yearn for the light. This is rare in the Death Universe. Look at those skeletons, they're lifeless. You're different. The more you make up a story, the more it fits your heart. Listening to your stories is contradictory, but it's also very comfortable."
Lu Yin was alert.
He had been exposed.
Yes, all skeletons were lifeless. Even those who had willingly betrayed their civilization and joined the Death Universe would become like that in this dim world. Music Skeleton's music was loud and shocking, but it was still close to death. Thus, every time there was a war, its music would be more intense.
Goldwing, Sword Stone, and all other existences were gloomy.
Lu Yin was different. Even if he did not usually show it, his stories represented his heart, completely revealing his yearning for the light in front of Thousand Trickery. This was why Thousand Trickery looked at him differently.
Lu Yin's existence was quite special in the Death Universe.
It was like the sun falling into the darkness.
Thousand Trickery squatted down and patted the surface of the water with his bear paw. "Don't think too much. Everything in the outside world has nothing to do with me. What I like to do is to try and study combat skills. Do you see those white bone creatures in my abyss?
Previously, there was nothing but me, the toad, and the experimental materials in the abyss. "
"I won't participate in the war."
Lu Yin was surprised. "Not participating in the war?
Then what about the battle between Le City and Dong Xu Mountain?
Without you, Le Gujin would not have been able to kill that Cave Void Mountain's master. "
What he was most curious about was why Le City had started a war with Dong Xu Mountain, and what role Wang Wen had played.
Thousand Trickery continued to play with the water. "Who told you that I participated in that battle?"
Lu Yin stared blankly at Thousand Trickery's crouching figure. What was the meaning of this?
Qian Ji stood up and stretched. "I didn't participate in that battle. I just wanted to see how Le Guku was doing and wait for a result. Unfortunately, the result didn't come."
Lu Yin was shocked, "Without you, Le Guku would have been able to kill me."
"That Cave Void Mountain's master?"
Thousand Trickery grinned. "How he killed me has nothing to do with me. Furthermore …" It raised its head and stared at Lu Yin. "How can you be sure that You Che is dead?"
Lu Yin and Thousand Trickery exchanged glances. The skeleton's eyes did not have pupils, otherwise, Thousand Trickery would have been able to see through it.
How could he be sure?
Firstly, he had seen You Che's death in battle through the skeleton's memories in Le City.
Secondly, he had encountered You Che at Dong Xu Mountain and had used the Heart Change Gate on him. In the end, he had ended You Che's life.
Based on the results, You Che should have died by his hands. However, how did Le Guku kill You Che in that battle?
Without the help of the Act of a Thousand Trickeries, Le Gudu Jin and You Che should be on par at most, and should not be able to destroy You Che.
However, You Che had clearly said that the Karmic Binding had landed on Le Guku.
For a moment, Lu Yin's thoughts were in a mess.
You Che should be dead. Le Guku had killed him, and he had personally admitted it.
However, according to common sense, Le Guku should not have been able to kill You Che. You Che was not an ordinary powerhouse.
"Did the toad make a move?"
"Nope." Thousand Trickery was certain.
Lu Yin suddenly felt uneasy, and Wei Rong's words surfaced in his mind. Wang Wen's schemes could not be broken so easily, and anything related to Wang Wen could be done in the opposite direction. Only then would one be able to obtain a sense of wonder, which was why Lu Yin had not immediately taken control of Xiang City.
Logically speaking, at his level, he should have been able to control Xiang City, and he should have done so. Xiang City was known as the Turbid Treasure with the strongest defenses, and it would not be right for him to not use it.
However, because of Wei Rong's warning, Lu Yin was not in a hurry to make a move.
Wang Wen had gone to Le City and instigated a war between Le City and Dong Xu Mountain.
Strange. Had Wang Wen plotted against Lu Yin's current situation and forced him to participate in the Karmic Binding?
Or did he have other motives?
If Le Guku should not have killed You Che, then You Che should not have died, and he should not have admitted that he had died at Le Guku's hands.
The more things that should not have happened, the more uneasy Lu Yin felt.
There had to be another explanation for everything that did not conform to common sense. It was just that this explanation was not within the understanding of some people.
Lu Yin looked at the Thousand Trickery once more. Wang Wen had been able to plot for an eternity, but he had not expected that Lu Yin would encounter the Thousand Trickery.
Wang Wen, You Che, what was real and what was fake?
Plop.
The rock crashed into the river, interrupting Lu Yin's thoughts.
The Thousand Trickery's voice sounded out. "You seem to be thinking a lot, but there's no need to think too much here. The purer, the better. Right, what's your name?"
"Chen."
"Chen?
That's a good name. The toad has become the new Abyss. From now on, you'll be translating my words for it. "
Lu Yin nodded. "Understood."
"Then, let's deal with your problem first."
The Thousand Trickery raised its bear paw, and although it did not seem to do anything, an extremely dark and deathly power appeared in its palm, causing the surrounding void to distort as if it was being devoured. Space was distorted and devoured, but the grass beneath Lu Yin's feet did not move at all. Even a gust of wind blew past, completely unaffected by this devouring power.
The only things that were affected were the fishes around Lu Yin's broken bones. They turned into strands of deathly black energy that flowed through the void and into the bear's palm, disappearing without a trace.
Lu Yin stared at the darkness in the Thousand Trickery's palm. The pure darkness seemed to be able to devour all of the deathly still energy, and it was even more domineering than when he had devoured the deathly still energy of other skeletons. It also gave him a familiar feeling.
This feeling was similar to how he had used the Underground Abyss.
That's right, it was similar to how he had used it.
This was a powerful battle technique from the Death's Threshold Code. Could this battle technique get rid of the fishes around the broken bones?
He had tried before, but he had not been able to do it. However, the Thousand Trickery had been able to do it. It was similar, but not completely.
The Thousand Trickery casually dispersed the deathly still energy and looked at Lu Yin. "You can recover now."
Lu Yin reconnected the broken bones and finally recovered.
"Senior, what was that just now?"
"The way to use the deathly still energy."
"The triangle in the Death's Threshold Code?"
"It's called the Three Deaths Technique. It's separated from this method and makes it easier for creatures who cultivate the deathly still energy to grasp it. Unfortunately, there are very few who have been able to master it since ancient times."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "Very few?"
He did not find it difficult to master it. The reason it had taken him so long was because he had to make the skeletons use the Three Deaths Technique. Every time a large pile of skeletons used the technique, it would take a lot of time. If the Thousand Trickery personally taught him, he would be able to master it in a short time.
The Thousand Trickery smiled. "That's why you're different from them. Whether it's your innate ability or your control of the deathly still energy, they're all different."
The reason Lu Yin could control the deathly still energy was because it originated from the Death God's death energy. Its nature was close to that of the deathly still energy. Then, he used the method of 'Extreme Matter Will Reverse Effect' on the rogue Gou Lian's active substance. As a result, his usage of the deathly still energy was not as standard, but he could still devour the deathly still energy of other skeletons.
"The Three Deaths Technique is just a simplified version of my method of using it. It can already allow you to use the weak deathly still energy to strike the Underground Abyss.
However, you can also feel how powerful its control and storage of the deathly still energy is. The true method of using the deathly still energy is with me. "The Thousand Trickery stared at Lu Yin." Do you want to steal it? "
Lu Yin was stunned. "What do you mean steal it?"
The Thousand Trickery smiled, "This is no longer a battle technique. It's something similar to an external object formed through years of cultivation of the deathly still energy. I can use it at any time, so anyone who steals it can use it. You can treat it as a different kind of turbid treasure."
"This is something that contains far more deathly still energy than you can imagine. Do you want to steal it?"
Lu Yin smiled wryly, even though his skeletal face couldn't see it. "Senior, you must be joking."
The Thousand Trickery turned around, "You can try to steal it from me. Don't worry, I won't get angry."
He then disappeared, "The toad is about to leave the Ocean of Death. When that happens, the Great Death Shift will appear again. Send it to where it belongs and build its own abyss there. At that time, you can enter the Great Death Shift to absorb the deathly still energy and recover. I'm also quite curious as to how much deathly still energy you can absorb with the Three Deaths Technique."
As he watched the Thousand Trickery leave, Lu Yin looked down at his arms and abdomen. They had finally recovered, but the deathly still energy hadn't.
The amount of deathly still energy he could absorb here was about the same as the Underground Abyss. He couldn't completely recover, let alone fill up the Three Deaths Technique. The Great Death Shift was the most suitable place.
The Three Deaths Technique?
The three lines intersected to form a triangle, and then the triangle condensed infinitely towards the center to form a black dot.
This was his method of using it, but it was a simplified version.
Lu Yin felt that having this method of using it made him even more confident.
He was certain that he had far more deathly still energy than he had in the past. Then, what about the Thousand Trickery?
Its power level far surpassed this skeleton clone of his, and it even had a complete method of using that energy. Just how much deathly still energy did it control?