However, ever since his main body had joined the Unknowns, none of the creatures he had come into contact with seemed to be particularly loyal to them. There had even been some who had secretly tipped him off, causing him to stop other creatures from joining the Unknowns twice.
Either those creatures were strong enough to not be affected, or they had not reached the level of betrayal.
With all sorts of thoughts in mind, Lu Yin got closer and closer to the Divine Tree. Beside his feet, the river of divine power flowed with multicolored light. It looked beautiful, but it flowed into an abyss that was even darker than the Death Universe. At the bottom of the abyss were many doors and hanging coffins.
Lu Yin did not know how other creatures cultivated, but he looked down at the river of divine power and slowly squatted down. He stretched out his skeletal hand and reached into the river. What he touched was the multicolored green.
As the skeletal palm came into contact with the river of divine power, the green color seemed to have a life of its own as it spread along the skeletal palm. In an instant, it covered Bai Yu's entire body, and an unparalleled impact shook Lu Yin's mind. Slaughter, slaughter, slaughter. The slaughter engulfed everything and swallowed up all reason. This was an unimaginable level of control, and Lu Yin was unable to resist at all as he was drowned out.
His entire skeletal body turned green, and he roared at the sky as if he wanted to devour everything.
At that moment, a force enveloped him, and his divine power was forcefully extracted from his body. He turned into a pool of green liquid that fell into the river with a soft thud.
Only then did Lu Yin come back to his senses. His body swayed twice before he sat on the ground.
"Hahahaha."
"Haha."
"Hmph."
"You dare to touch the river of divine power for the first time? You have a strong will if it doesn't turn you into a monster that only knows how to kill." Da Mao laughed again.
Lu Yin panted heavily as he looked at the river of divine power with lingering fear.
It was so beautiful, but it had almost swallowed him.
His will was not a clone, but his real self.
This meant that even if his main body came and touched the river of divine power, he would not have a good ending.
"Haha, kid, the matter in the universe goes from formless to tangible, and then from tangible to formless. You haven't even grasped the first step, and yet you want to touch the second step. Aren't you too impatient? Or did you do the same when you cultivated the power of death in the Death Universe?"
"I'm also curious as to where your majestic power of death came from," Da Mao asked.
Lu Yin panted heavily and did not reply. He stared at the river of divine power. From formless to corporeal, and then from corporeal to formless. Yes, he had overlooked such a simple principle.
He could only blame himself for being overconfident. This was Knowing Whereabouts, the source of divine power.
Although he possessed three-colored godly power and seemed to have more than any of the Unknowns, it was still far from being comparable to Zhi Zong.
The godly power of Knowing Whereabouts and the deathly silent power of the Nether Sea were both existences that he could not detect at the moment.
The small river was no less deep than the Netherworld Sea.
He slowly got up and looked at the Divine Tree. "I was too impatient. I'm sorry." After saying that, he moved his body and sat down cross-legged. He quietly felt the divine power in the air.
Formless divine power naturally existed between heaven and earth.
There was divine power everywhere under the divine tree, but it was hard to see with the naked eye.
What he needed to do now was to sense this formless divine power, absorb it, and use it as a guide to begin the cultivation of divine power.
Wang Wen's voice was filled with admiration. "Although he is arrogant, his comprehension is extremely high. Qing Se, you have indeed brought a genius."
Da Mao was smug. "Your trip to the Dead Universe wasn't in vain."
Wang Wen said, "Then …"
"That depends on the results. I hope he won't disappoint us."
Knowing Whereabouts fell silent, and all the Unknowns watched Lu Yin cultivate.
It was not easy to cultivate divine power for the first time in Knowing Whereabouts. Da Mao's "not difficult" did not mean that it was easy to cultivate, but rather that it was not difficult to get started. It could be absorbed, and it needed to be connected to one's heart.
This kind of cultivation that was based on one's heart could be easy, but it could also be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
The Unknowns kept watching Lu Yin, waiting for the moment when he truly absorbed the divine power, but they did not expect it to be so fast.
Seeing the storm under the Divine Tree, the divine power seemed to have found the eye of the storm and gathered around Lu Yin's body. They were all shocked.
"It can't be, that fast?"
"Sensing and absorbing divine power requires at least a process, but how can he be so fast?
How long has it been? "
"Haha, looks like he really is a genius."
"Looking at the way he is absorbing, he doesn't resist at all."
Under the Divine Tree, Lu Yin naturally would not resist the divine power. He had cultivated divine power before, and he understood the feeling all too well. However, understanding was one thing; the divine power's influence on the skeleton clone would not decrease.
A faint green color appeared on the clone, like a meridian attached to the skeleton. More and more of it appeared, and if it was red divine power, it would really be like blood vessels.
As the divine power increased, a thought appeared in Lu Yin's mind. At first, it was vague, but then it became clearer and clearer. This thought was the Divine Tree.
In Lu Yin's mind, or rather in his consciousness, the shadow of the Divine Tree grew clearer and taller, as if it was branded in his heart and soul.
An irresistible sense of reverence for the Divine Tree grew clearer and clearer.
This …
This was the price to pay for cultivating divine power.
If it was really a creature that cultivated divine power for the first time, their consciousness would definitely be affected by the killing frenzy, and they would focus on suppressing this madness and neglect the reverence for the Divine Tree. This was the method of the Unknowns.
Because Lu Yin understood divine power too well, the killing frenzy did not affect him at all. Instead, he clearly felt another kind of influence.
This influence would become clearer as more and more divine power accumulated.
Lu Yin looked at the Divine Tree and felt that it was very sacred. Even though he knew that this feeling came from the divine power, it could not be changed.
It was just like how mortals revered gods. Even if they were told that the gods were fake or that there were mortals pretending to be gods, would that mortal really dare to disrespect the gods?
He did not dare to do so, not because the gods were fake, but because his heart had long since been affected.
The Divine Tree gave Lu Yin the same feeling.
It was still fine now, but if he continued to absorb divine power until he reached the level of deathly stillness, he was certain that he would not dare to disrespect the Divine Tree. This kind of reverence that came from the heart surpassed all external influences.
Even though he had seen this clearly, he still had to continue absorbing divine power.
Even though his main body had not come to pay respects to the Divine Tree, his consciousness was still affected. Lu Yin felt helpless, as this was the main effect of paying respects to the Divine Tree.
In that case, if there were no other effects, then his main body could pay respects to the Divine Tree.
More and more green divine power appeared on the surface of his skeleton, constantly attaching to it. From afar, he looked like a green, hazy, glowing creature.
"Haha, this is your first time cultivating, and you've absorbed quite a lot."
"More than I expected. I thought that his deathly stillness power would be so majestic that the absorption of divine power would not be smooth.
I didn't expect this, "Da Mao exclaimed.
Wang Wen said calmly, "Deathly stillness and divine power do not conflict. I'm curious where his deathly stillness power is hidden."
"Deathly stillness power is most suitable for merging with the body. This is the most correct path that the Death Universe recognizes, but he did not take this path."
Da Mao said, "I saw that he hid his deathly stillness power in a triangular black line."
Wang Wen smiled. "The Three Deaths Technique?
It is indeed the work of a thousand trickery. No wonder there are so many. Then there is even less of a conflict. "
As he spoke, Lu Yin continued to absorb divine power.
The more divine power he absorbed, the more these unknowns would feel at ease.
Lu Yin looked deeply at the Divine Tree. It was clearly just a small branch of the Mother Tree, but it was different from the other Mother Trees. This Divine Tree should have been watered by divine power for countless years.
He suddenly had an idea. If this small branch could be influenced to become a Divine Tree, then, if he followed the Divine Tree and poured divine power into the Mother Tree, would it eventually turn the Mother Tree into a Divine Tree?
The moment this idea appeared, it grew wildly and could not be suppressed. He thought of the largest Mother Tree, thought of this small branch, and thought of the Divine Tree that was imprinted in his heart. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case.
If the entire Mother Tree became a Divine Tree, the Mother Tree would become an unknowable world.
Who would resist the unknowns?
The Divine Tree was the unknowns, and the unknowns were the Divine Tree.
At this moment, the green threads of divine power floated down from the branch and slowly fell towards Lu Yin.
Lu Yin raised his bony palm and caught the green threads of divine power. The threads of divine power followed his bony arm and wrapped around his body.
As the green threads of divine power acknowledged him, Lu Yin's absorption of divine power gradually slowed down.
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It was the same as absorbing the power of deathly stillness. He could have absorbed more, but in order not to be feared and to reduce the Divine Tree's influence on him, he stopped.
Da Mao's praise came from the cliff. "Congratulations on obtaining the green threads of divine power. From this moment on, you are a member of the unknowns, the green unknowns."
"Haha, finally, a new member has joined. Little Lu Yin has stopped several others, but he couldn't stop you. Da Mao, on this point, you have won."
Da Mao was proud. Of course, no matter how skilled Lu Yin was, he could not stop it.
Below the abyss, the portal and the hanging coffin were connected by the green threads of divine power.
A cosmic ring floated down, and the eight-colored voice said, "Most of the creatures of the dead universe do not use cosmic rings, but you need to hide the hanging coffin and carve the portal to enter the Trace Realm, so you still need to use it."
Lu Yin took the cosmic ring. "Thank you."
He put the hanging coffin into the cosmic ring and knew how to carve the portal. His consciousness entered the Trace Realm.
"Although the Trickery of a Thousand Devices does not care, isn't this too obvious?" Lu Yin asked uneasily.
At this moment, his whole body was shrouded in green divine power. It was as if he was wearing a layer of green gauze, and he was filled with divine power.
If he came into contact with other creatures of the dead universe in this state, he would definitely be recognized.
Even with the help of the Trickery of a Thousand Devices, he would still need to explain.
Wang Wen said, "Don't worry, I will help you later. Now you can learn the battle skills of the unknown inheritance, Sword Nurturing and Sword Planting."
"No need, I have many battle skills."
"These are unknown battle skills, and you need to learn them," the eight-colored voice emphasized.
Lu Yin had no choice but to learn these two battle skills.
Sword Nurturing was a green sword. In the battle between You Che and Le Ku Jin, the green sword was shattered.
The unknown gave Lu Yin another sword, allowing him to store it with his own green divine power. This sword could sever karma.
Sword Planting was to root the sword in the void. This was a commonly used sword technique of the unknown. Lan Meng, Da Mao, and the others had all used it.