The old man retreated, layers of timelines separating him from the void, making it seem as if he was walking within time itself.
Ji slashed out, severing the timelines and Li Luodui's space.
Lu Yin looked at him in surprise, as Ji was helping the old man.
Li Luodui had no idea what method Li Luodui was using to bring the old man into the River of Time. Once he entered, he would not be able to return.
The old man was leaving, and Ji was helping him.
Lu Yin hesitated for a moment, but then he acted as well. The old man had helped three universes, but he had not participated in the siege of Ninth Base. Strictly speaking, he was not an enemy. Although he was unknown, there had been someone who had sent him a note, so it should have been him.
It was better for the old man to stay.
In the distance, Red Hero watched without any intention of helping. It was better for the purple unknown to disappear.
He now had a new position.
Lu Yin and Ji continued to help the old man pull away from Li Luodui. This distance was both spatial and temporal.
The River of Time covered the entire Core, so even if the old man tried to escape, it would be useless. Otherwise, he would have done so long ago. Li Luodui had unraveled an unknown technique, but he still had the confidence to take the old man away.
All they could do was try their best to isolate the old man.
The river of time descended, and Li Luochen was dragged away without any power to resist, following the flow of time upwards.
Lu Yin watched on. This was the true master of the River of Time. The old man had only been guiding a small wave. Although he was also a master of the River of Time, he was not as vast.
The stronger Li Luodui was, the more exposed the River of Time would be.
The more exposed the river was, the more exposed it would be.
Li Luodui continued to move towards the River of Time, and the gray timelines suddenly shrank and condensed in front of him. Finally, they condensed into a drop of water that slowly floated in the air.
"Do you recognize this drop of water of time?" Li Luodui asked as he continued to move towards the River of Time.
Lu Yin, Ji, and Red Hero looked at the drop of water that had been condensed by time.
The old man's voice grew solemn. "It's mine."
"That's right, it's yours."
"The Death Universe wanted to bring death to all living beings, but it was defeated by the eternal existence of the universe. As the ferryman of the River of Time after the Death Universe was defeated by the Death Universe, you are indeed the same as the Death Universe itself. When I enlightened you, I left behind a backup plan. Hehe, the Death Universe should indeed perish."
Li Luochen sneered, "As a fellow ferryman of the River of Time, I didn't believe that you would be kind enough to help me."
"Especially since you're the ferryman of the River of Time."
Lu Yin suddenly looked at the old man. What?
Hehe, this old man is the ferryman of the Nine Towers River of Time?
Red Hero wasn't surprised. He was born during the Nine Bases Era, so of course he knew the old man's identity. It was just that he didn't know much about this matter. Some people knew about it, while others didn't.
Lu Yin looked at the roly-poly with a completely different gaze.
No wonder it helped the three universes survive the calamity without asking for anything in return. No wonder it never forced him to do anything even though it disgusted him with its words. No wonder it was in a hurry to provide support during the war with the Mudwater Country. Who knew that they wouldn't support each other like this?
Now, there was an answer.
In that case, the one who passed the note to him along the River of Time must be this old man.
It was the old man, the ferryman of the Nine Towers River of Time.
As he spoke, the drop of water of time headed towards the old man, leaving behind a trail of water along its path. Following that, the trail of water grew larger and larger until it formed a miniature River of Time.
The Lord's River of Time seemed to have sensed something as it descended and connected with the miniature River of Time. It kept extending, and its target was the old man.
"This drop of water of time comes from your River of Time. Under the guidance of the Lord's River of Time, you'll be taken away no matter where you escape to. Purple, although you didn't help the humans fight against us at the Nine Towers, you helped the human civilization escape. Don't think we don't know that you were involved in the escape of the Fourth Stronghold and the Eighth Stronghold. If it weren't for the fact that you might be able to draw the power of the Lord's River of Time, we would have eradicated you a long time ago.
"But it's not too late now. Let's go together."
Li Luochen's voice resounded throughout the starry sky, revealing some dusty history.
Red Hero took a deep look at the old man and recalled that there were traces of this old man's involvement even in the Second Stronghold. It was just that he had restrained himself after his betrayal.
It was just that this old man did not openly participate in the Battle of Nine Towers.
Lu Yin clenched his fist and struck out with his palm, trying to stop the miniature River of Time from extending towards the old man.
At the same time, he slashed out with his Blackmoon Scimitar.
The old man laughed. "Li Luochen, you'll easily cause misunderstandings if you say that. I've never helped the human civilization."
"Don't make it sound like I've silently contributed to the Nine Towers. Humans aren't worth it."
"You know very well whether you've done it or not," Li Luochen said loudly.
The old man's body swayed as the miniature River of Time stretched out in front of him.
The River of Time pierced through the void. This was the power of the Lord's River of Time.
At this moment, the old man and Li Luochen had both been targeted by the Lord's River of Time.
"You can't escape."
Li Luochen was excited. In this battle, his mission was to perish together with the old man. Everything else had nothing to do with him.
The old man kept retreating. Lu Yin's voice rang out, "Old man, how can I help you?"
The old man was surprised. He looked past the miniature River of Time and looked at Lu Yin. "So it's you, kid."
"How can I help you?"
"You want to help me?
Why?
Because I'm the ferryman of the Nine Towers River of Time? "
Lu Yin stared at the old man and did not answer.
Ji seemed to be even more anxious than Lu Yin, and he immediately used Time of the End in an attempt to dissolve the miniature River of Time. Unfortunately, it was useless.
"Kid, I have no feelings for humans. I don't care about the life and death of the Nine Towers. I did help, but I didn't help the humans. Now, do you still want to help me?
"I'll tell you one more thing. If the Unknowns start a war against the three universes, I won't show any mercy."
Lu Yin's expression was solemn. "No matter what, you've saved the three universes. We'll call it even."
"Alright."
Gray time flowed around the old man's body. "It's not the Lord's River of Time that's targeting me. That drop of time water was too small, and it wasn't enough for the Lord's River of Time to target me. However, if this miniature River of Time continues, then I might be targeted.
"Trying to destroy this miniature River of Time is the most unwise decision. Once it's destroyed, the Lord's Path will look over. This is the source of Li Luochen's confidence.
But it's easy to break it. "
"Just find a ferryman of the River of Time to go to the Lord's River of Time for me."
Lu Yin was shocked. "That simple?"
"That simple. My situation is different from Li Luochen's, but where can I find one in such a hurry? I can only rely on your teleportation," the old man said.
Lu Yin simply collapsed, and his consciousness was transferred to his main body. His main body directly teleported out and disappeared with his clone.
It was only for a moment.
But this moment was too clear for an Eternal Realm cultivator.
Li Luochen had seen it, and so had Red Hero.
Red Hero felt like he was dreaming. How could such a thing happen?
He had seen Lu Yin, and that Lu Yin actually knew that rogue who had just joined the Unknowns. Hold on, he suddenly reacted and was shocked. He had almost been fooled.
Lu Yin had purposely used his divine power clone to say that he was a new member of the Unknowns. His goal was to make Red Hero lower his guard. As long as Red Hero successfully dealt with Li Luochen, he would be able to ambush Red Hero. This was because Red Hero saw Lu Yin as one of his own.
In particular, he had purposely pointed out that Red Hero was an unknown. From Red Hero's point of view, Lu Yin's divine power clone would inevitably compete with Lu Yin for the red line, and he would subconsciously acknowledge the clone.
Thus, with Ji's help, ambushing Red Hero would not be impossible.
Unfortunately, Li Luochen's plan had been interrupted. This guy actually had the ability to drag the old man away. Lu Yin had not expected the old man to be the ferryman of the Ninth Rampart's River of Time. He had to find a way to take action.
At the very least, the possibility of the old man being an enemy was too low.
This would expose Lu Yin's main body and clone. Red Hero was not stupid, and he would definitely be able to guess that Red Hero wanted to ambush him.
Not only that, but the fact that he had a clone would also be exposed, and the price would be great. It might even affect the white bone clone.
Lu Yin had no other choice, but now was not the time to consider such things.
He was willing to suffer losses to keep the old man alive. This was all for the possibility that the old man might have helped the human civilization. No matter how low the possibility was, it was worth it.
Li Luochen was stunned. He did not recognize Lu Yin, but Lu Yin could actually teleport?
A human could teleport?
Damn it.
No, this old man must have thought of a way. Hurry, hurry, hurry, I have to drag him away.
The old man continuously retreated, increasing the distance between himself and the miniature River of Time. He could not move too quickly, or the main River of Time would sense him. He could not move too slowly, or the miniature River of Time would touch him.
This was the helplessness of all ferrymen of the River of Time. Their lives were linked to the River of Time, and they came from the main River of Time. This was something that not even the old man could avoid.
If not for the Death Universe knocking him down from the main River of Time, this little trick would not have been able to threaten him.
Not long after, Lu Yin appeared again, grabbing another ferryman of the River of Time.
Only a short time had passed, and the old man had thought that he would have to do his best to increase the distance between them.
Lu Yin brought his avatar to a known universe and had it destroy it. He then forcefully grabbed the ferryman of the River of Time and brought him back with his main body.
It seemed complicated, but for the avatar's current strength, it was very simple.
To the avatar, capturing someone who was not in the Eternal Realm was no different from capturing an ordinary person.
The ferryman that had been captured didn't even have time to react before Lu Yin brought it here.
Look!
When the main River of Time descended from the sky, the ferryman was dumbfounded. He frantically struggled to escape, but there was no chance.