Lu Yin and the other Eternal Realms couldn't take action.
The bone avatar had to take action as well, but only at the very end. The avatar had to answer to Enact a Thousand Trickeries, so it couldn't be justified if it didn't take action.
While the Butterfly Ancestor was weak, its defenses weren't something that ordinary cultivators could break through.
Even a complete Ku Er or a rogue would have to put in a lot of effort to kill it.
"Attack," Lu Yin ordered.
Qing Xing immediately attacked, and countless attacks landed on the Butterfly Ancestor's body.
The Butterfly Ancestor was submerged in a sea of attacks. It wasn't a threat at first, but in its current state, it wouldn't be long before it was finished.
It hurriedly begged for mercy, hoping that it wouldn't die. It was even willing to help the human civilization.
Some people were tempted and looked at Lu Yin.
However, Lu Yin remained unmoved.
He also hoped that a powerhouse like the Butterfly Ancestor could help the three universes resist external threats, but the Butterfly Ancestor wasn't sincere about helping. If it encountered the Wang Wen, it could betray him with just a few words.
The karma of the Azure Lotus Empire wasn't enough to restrain it.
Any power that wasn't used by humans should be erased.
This was Lu Yin's current thought; he hadn't reached the level where he could use other lifeforms.
The Ninth Array was strong enough to allow the Core Space to communicate and have a heart of tolerance, but the result was still so miserable.
If one wanted to advance, their hearts had to be strong enough to withstand attacks, endure loneliness, and resist temptations.
The Butterfly Ancestor's vitality was almost undetectable. Qing Xing and the others had attacked it for several months, but the Butterfly Ancestor's body had shrunk and its aura had become increasingly weak. It kept saying something, hoping to preserve its life.
In return, Lu Yin looked at it coldly.
Even if some people were tempted, they would endure it.
Lu Yin was the human civilization's Heaven.
Lu Yin stared at the Butterfly Ancestor's back, where the materials for the original scroll were. He hadn't forgotten that he wanted to take them once the Butterfly Ancestor died and see if his die's three pips could help him level up.
"I don't care what relationship you have with that skeleton. Do you know that I once chased it down?"
Lu Yin remained calm as he quietly watched.
Qing Xing and the others continued to attack.
The Butterfly Ancestor's voice rang out again, "It was about to escape, but I still chased after it. Do you know why?"
Lu Yin didn't speak and just watched.
The White Bone Avatar had killed four Eternal Realm Rainbow Butterflies on the Butterfly Ancestor Continent. When the Butterfly Ancestor woke up, it buried two Rainbow Butterflies and chased after him. This was not strange. After all, he had killed four Eternal Realm Rainbow Butterflies.
The Butterfly Ancestor Continent was a fishing civilization, after all. It was unlikely that he would be able to escape safely after a massacre.
Although the Butterfly Ancestor's pursuit was irrational, it was understandable. There was nothing strange about it.
However, it suddenly brought up this matter at this time.
"That skeleton creature caused a ruckus on my back. The reason I chased after it was to confirm whether it had discovered that thing or not."
"The second time, the skeletal creature found me, fought with me, and ran away. At that time, I thought he had found that thing, but he never mentioned it."
"Whether he found that thing or not, I still stayed away from it. Even if I lose an Eternal Realm butterfly, I will stay away."
"Until now, when the white bone creature joined forces with the toad and the cyan creature to kill me, I guessed that it must be because of that thing. Otherwise, why would he chase after me so closely?
That shouldn't be the case. He has no enmity with me, so why is he trying to kill me?
So much effort.
Is the price and time worth it? "
"If you don't bring it up now, I will. Do you want that thing or not?"
The Butterfly Ancestor said a lot of things, and its voice resounded throughout the Karmic Sea.
That thing?
What thing?
Blue Lotus Protector and the others looked at Lu Yin. They didn't know either.
Lu Yin looked at the Butterfly Ancestor and raised his hand to stop Qing Xing and the others from attacking. The Karmic Sea returned to normal.
The Butterfly Ancestor sighed in relief and stared at Lu Yin. Its eyes were filled with anxiety and reluctance.
"That thing?
What is it? "Lu Yin asked as a thousand trickeries appeared in his mind.
Chasing after the Butterfly Ancestor was a mission given to him by the Thousand Trickeries, and he had to kill it no matter how long it would take. As long as he had the ability, he had to kill it.
At that time, Lu Yin was curious as to why he had to kill the Butterfly Ancestor.
The Thousand Trickeries wouldn't do something for no reason. If it wasn't for itself, then it had to be for something bigger.
Lu Yin seemed to have seen some clues.
The Butterfly Ancestor panted and crawled in the Karmic Sea. After a while, it asked, "What is your relationship with that skeleton?"
Lu Yin's tone was cold, "I'll ask you one last time. What is that thing?"
The Butterfly Ancestor fell silent and stared at Lu Yin.
It could see the killing intent in Lu Yin's eyes. It was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
This creature had experienced despair and disaster, and it didn't want to test its patience. If it lost, it would lose its life.
"A turbid treasure," the Butterfly Ancestor said without hesitation.
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes, "What turbid treasure?"
"A very powerful one. It's been in my body for countless years, but I don't dare to touch it."
"As long as you promise to let me live, I'll give it to you.
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Lu Yin sneered, "If I don't let you go and kill you, won't the turbid treasure be mine?"
"You can't see it. As long as I remove the restrictions on it, you won't be able to see it. No one will be able to see it. A turbid treasure that can't be seen will disappear forever. Trust me, I've sensed it for countless years, and I'm absolutely certain that you won't be able to find it once it disappears."
"This is also one of the reasons why I've been sleeping all this time."
Lu Yin looked deeply at the Butterfly Ancestor before looking at Azure Lotus Emperor.
Qinglian Shangyu smiled and nodded.
The next moment, Lu Yin released his Karma Heavenly Dao, but it only covered a very small area, the Karma Sea. Next, the Karma Sea's karma flowed into the Karma Heavenly Dao.
Azure Lotus Emperor was merging his karma with Lu Yin's, allowing Lu Yin to see the Butterfly Ancestor's past.
Using karma to see the past, especially against someone like the Butterfly Ancestor, would result in karma restraints. However, with Azure Lotus Emperor's help, Lu Yin's karma restraints would be minimal. In other words, Azure Lotus Emperor was helping him share most of the restraints.
If Lu Yin lent his karma to Azure Lotus Emperor, he would also be restrained by karma.
The Butterfly Ancestor didn't understand karma at all. It knew that it had karma, but it still wanted to act mysterious.
The Butterfly Ancestor looked up and saw Lu Yin controlling karma to attack it. It suddenly thought of something and threatened, "You want to use karma to see my past?
Stop, if you continue, I'll die immediately and you'll never find that turbid treasure. "
"It's because of that turbid treasure that the Taiqing Civilization fought with the Butterfly Ancestor Continent. The Taiqing Civilization values that turbid treasure greatly."
"Furthermore, you humans are also involved in this."
Lu Yin paused.
He stared at the Butterfly Ancestor in shock. "What did you say?"
The Butterfly Ancestor panted heavily and looked at the karma restraining it. It could see the karma right above its head. "I know humans. That turbid treasure is related to you humans. As long as you agree to let me go, I promise that I will never seek revenge, and the turbid treasure will be yours."
Azure Lotus Emperor shook his head. "You think too highly of yourself. Where do you think you are?"
"This is the Karmic Sea."
Karma descended and pierced through the Butterfly Ancestor.
Lu Yin used karma as his foundation to search for the past of the Taiqing Sourcebox Array. He wanted to see what had happened during that battle, but he hadn't expected that it would be related to humans.
The Butterfly Ancestor wanted to move, but it couldn't. Azure Lotus Emperor was right; this was the Karmic Sea, which was within his karma phenomenon. Even if the Butterfly Ancestor had been at its peak, it wouldn't have been able to escape easily.
Wanting to die was the same as wanting to escape; it was just a dream.
The Butterfly Ancestor screamed and tried to stop Lu Yin from looking at the past, but it couldn't.
Scenes of karma appeared one after another.
The first thing that Lu Yin saw was the familiar sourcebox array that shot into the sky. It used the danger of the sourcebox as a layout and lockbreaking techniques to isolate the colorful butterflies.
Lu Yin saw the creatures from the Taiqing Civilization and the process of that battle.
Karma continuously entered the Butterfly Ancestor's body, and the past constantly changed. Sometimes, there was a battle, and sometimes, there was a chase. The battle between the Taiqing Civilization and the Eternal Realm butterflies was not limited to a single location, but that location was the largest battlefield.
Suddenly, Lu Yin's body trembled, and he looked at the Butterfly Ancestor's map. He saw several Clear Grade lifeforms moving about, trying to break away from the Butterfly Ancestor and enter the Core. In the middle of those Clear Grade lifeforms was a sourcebox array.
The array seemed to freeze the void, and the area that it covered was completely sealed. There was only one person within the void.
It was a young man who had been fixed within the void and was being carried away by the Taiqing Civilization creatures. The young man's face was furious, and he seemed to be cursing as he tried to break free from the array's restraints. However, he was unable to do so.
What happened next caused Lu Yin's eyes to crack.
The Butterfly Ancestor used its Myriad Metal Qi to kill the Taiqing Civilization creatures and break through the sourcebox array. At the same time, it tore apart the young man's body. His arms, legs, torso, and head were all severed and scattered in all directions. Blood splattered across the sky.
That was all Lu Yin saw.
Karma continued to enter the Butterfly Ancestor's body. Karma did not appear in any particular order, and there was no fixed order.
Lu Yin looked at it for a long time, more than half a year. When he put away the Heavenly Dao of Karma, he looked at his wrist and saw that the karma restraints had increased by a tiny amount.
The Green Lotus Empire's karma restraints had increased as well.
The two of them shared the karma, and Lu Yin wanted to see if the Butterfly Ancestor's restraints could still be withstood.
The Butterfly Ancestor had fallen silent several months ago, and it could not stop Lu Yin from looking.
Lu Yin looked up at the Butterfly Ancestor, his eyes filled with killing intent.
He had clearly seen that battle.
That battle had been a coincidence.
The Butterfly Ancestor had encountered some of the Taiqing Civilization creatures in outer space. Those creatures had been using a sourcebox array to trap a young man, and they had probably wanted to bring him back to the Taiqing Civilization ruins. However, they had encountered the Butterfly Ancestor, and a huge battle had ensued.
In that battle, more than half of the Taiqing Civilization creatures had died, and only a few had managed to escape.
As for the young man who had been trapped within the sourcebox array, he had died, but not at the hands of the Taiqing Civilization creatures.
He had been killed by the Butterfly Ancestor's Myriad Metal Qi. Not only had he been torn apart, but the Butterfly Ancestor had also used a technique to absorb the Myriad Metal Qi to hollow out his body and reduce him to a pile of bones.