Furthermore, he had obtained the True Scripture of Eon Flow from the Astral Combat Academy's Sky Platform. It was rumored that some of the Ten Arbiters had reached the top of the Sky Platform as well. Lu Yin did not dare to underestimate the Ten Arbiters' innate gifts. If he could reach the Spiritual Realm in a short period of time in the Innerverse, then the Ten Arbiters could do the same, and they might even be stronger.
He was definitely not the only one searching for the Rune Technology inheritance in the universe.
If there were any ruins in the Innerverse, then Lu Yin might not be able to compete with others. However, in the Outerverse, it had to be his.
"After so many years, your Zi family has only found four ruins?" Lu Yin asked.
Zi Fang fell silent and did not speak.
Lu Yin's heart skipped a beat. "Tell me the truth, and not only can I make you the head of the Zi family, but I can also make your family one of the four major corporations. You can even surpass them and become the only intelligence organization in the Outerverse."
Zi Fang's eyes flickered, and he thought about it for a moment before gritting his teeth. "Actually, a hundred years ago, our Zi family found the location of the fifth ruin, but we did not inform the Home of the Gods. My father wanted to use this as a bargaining chip to get the Home of the Gods to support us in entering the Innerverse. Our Zi family has been in the Outerverse for a long time."
Lu Yin shook his head. Zi Tianchuan was being too whimsical. The Rune Technology ruins were very important, and if they were searching for them in the Outerverse, then there would definitely be people in the Home of the Gods in the Innerverse searching for them as well.
"Your father definitely hasn't negotiated with the Home of the Gods yet," Lu Yin said.
Zi Fang was puzzled. "How do you know?"
"If there were negotiations, your Zi family would have ceased to exist a hundred years ago," Lu Yin said confidently.
Zi Fang sighed. "The location of the fifth ruin is our Zi family's greatest secret. Alliance Master Lu, I can tell you the exact location, but I hope that you can promise me that you will not do anything to harm me before I betray you. You must ensure that I become the only head of the Zi family. That is my condition."
Lu Yin agreed without hesitation. The Zi family's greatest use to him was information. Whether it was Zi Fang or Zi Xianxian who became the head of the family, as long as they could provide him with information, he did not care about anything else.
On the surface, it seemed like he was closer to Zi Xianxian, but that was before Zi Rong's death. Now, Zi Xianxian did not have a good impression of him.
The location of the Rune Technology Ruins was not far from Armament Weave. It was located in the middle of the two weaves. That location had unstable weather all year round, so the spacecraft would automatically choose to go around it.
As of now, there was nothing for him to take care of in the Great Yu Empire or the Great Eastern Alliance. Even if he wanted to take care of something, he would not be able to do so, such as the issue of Undying Yushan's life and death.
It was worth mentioning that the Auction House had transferred the proceeds from the auction to Lu Yin, which amounted to nearly 450,000 star essence. If this had been before the border wars in the Endless Weaves, this amount of money would have been an astronomical figure to Lu Yin. He rarely received so much money in one go. Even now, he had more than two million star essence on him, which was still an enormous sum.
This was the money that the auction house had given him. The auction house itself had made a lot of money, and this money also belonged to Lu Yin.
Originally, that money had been used for cash flow purposes, but Lu Yin had ordered Bei Qing to take it out and establish a charity in his name. It was called the Continental Charity, and Bei Qing had even invested tens of thousands of star essence into it.
Suddenly, the Mainland's Charities Association became one of the largest charities in the Outerverse.
What kind of concept was tens of thousands of star essence?
If converted to cosmic dollars, it would be incalculable, and it would be enough to improve the lives of countless people.
Ninety-nine percent of the universe's money was hidden in the hands of those at the top, while the average person only had one percent. Lu Yin could casually reveal a bit of money, and that was enough to change the fates of countless people.
This was just a small matter, as his cultivation was the most important thing.
In order to avoid being ambushed during his search for the tinder, Lu Yin immediately donned his universal armor and was prepared to take out his walnut at any moment. He did not believe that with his current equipment, even if Zi Fang dared to join forces with the Neohuman Alliance to ambush him, he would still be able to escape unscathed.
This time, Lu Yin was overthinking things. After the incident with Zi Rong, the Hall of Honor had investigated the Zi family thoroughly. If Zi Fang had really been in cahoots with the Neohuman Alliance, he would have been exposed long ago.
The ruins were real, and Lu Yin was certain of this when he saw the unstable astronomical phenomenon in the distance. It was not an unstable astronomical phenomenon at all, but rather a rune that wandered through the void. It was very similar to the astronomical phenomenon that had enveloped the entire Innerverse, and it covered an entire region of space.
Lu Yin did not know if this astronomical phenomenon was suppressing something, but to be cautious, he took off his universal armor and suppressed his power level to around 10,000 before slowly entering the area covered by the astronomical phenomenon.
It was fine, and he continued to raise his power level. At the same time, he nervously observed the astronomical phenomenon. There were no abnormalities, and it continued to wander through space in a very unstable manner.
Lu Yin relaxed, as this was his first time coming into contact with the Rune Technology ruins, and he really did not understand what the runes were used for. It was fine as long as they did not directly erase his existence.
The Rune Technology ruins were too mystical, and even if Lu Yin had the walnut, he did not dare to say that he would be able to escape unscathed from the power of the Rune Technology ruins.
The Rune Technology ruins were a city that had been built in space. There was no land, and there was nothing to support it. It was an abandoned city that simply floated in space.
Lu Yin slowly stepped into the city, and as he looked around, he saw that everything was in ruins. He was not stepping on mud, or more accurately, he was not stepping on anything. Wherever he walked, runes would appear and condense under his feet, supporting him. The entire city was built on runes.
From time to time, black flames would drift across the sky, and it was as if this city had been incinerated by these black flames.
The city's structure was simple, and the houses were made of minerals that Lu Yin had never seen before. Since they could float in space, they should be very sturdy, but perhaps because they had been here for a long time, Lu Yin could easily crush them.
He was not the only one who had been here before, and Lu Yin could clearly see that many of the houses had been destroyed recently.
It was not difficult to enter this place, but the difficulty lay in finding it. As long as someone passed through the astronomical phenomenon, they would be able to reach this place. However, very few people dared to do so, as the astronomical phenomenon was very frightening. According to the number of rune lines, it was roughly equivalent to a peak Hunter.
Any spacecraft that approached would be able to detect a power level of 190,000 or even 200,000. This was the Outerverse, and no one would dare to approach such a terrifying power level.
Although the city was not large, that was only in comparison to the cities that Lu Yin had seen before. If this city had been placed on Earth, it would have been the size of a country.
As he walked through the abandoned city, Lu Yin saw a blade in a corner. It had been there for an unknown number of years, and its surface was full of holes. Strangely, there were no traces of rust on it.
Lu Yin picked it up, and his eyes trembled. This was no ordinary blade. If he was not mistaken, this blade had been forcefully condensed from rune lines, which was why it would not rust. However, as time passed, the rune lines that had formed this blade had slowly disappeared, which was why the blade had become like this. In another few hundred thousand years, this blade might completely disappear without a trace.
Lu Yin frowned. If he could weaken his enemies' rune lines, then conversely, he could also condense rune lines and transform them into anything that he wished. This was no longer a battle, but rather a creation.
Could rune lines really achieve the effect of creation?
If so, could he directly create a person?
A living being?
Or even a civilization?
Lu Yin could not understand, as this was beyond his understanding.
In theory, in the civilization that the Rune Progenitor had created, everything in the universe was formed from rune lines. Thus, he could directly erase certain rune lines and deny the truth of an object's existence. This meant that he could similarly form rune lines and create the truth of an object's existence. This was Rune Technology.
In the theory of Rune Technology, this was possible, but normal people knew that nothing could be created out of thin air. Otherwise, the universe would have long since fallen into chaos. Creation was not something that humans could do. Even the Progenitors who were known to be at the peak of cultivation would not be able to create things out of thin air.
However, what he saw in front of him was real. This blade was indeed formed from rune lines, and he could clearly see that this blade had been created out of thin air. This meant that the other things in the ruins of Rune Technology might also be formed from rune lines.
What exactly was going on with Rune Technology?
The Spiritual Overarching Realm that he had reached was only the most basic realm.
Lu Yin was now eager to know how the experts of Rune Technology fought. Could they really create things out of thin air?
"Monkey, how much do you know about Rune Technology?" Lu Yin asked.
The monkey replied, "Not much, but according to a powerhouse's notes, Rune Technology is a civilization that should not exist. There are too many inconceivable things in this civilization. Biological civilizations can be cultivation, technology, or even very primitive. However, Rune Technology can do everything. It seems similar to your current human civilization, where cultivation and technology are placed side by side, but Rune Technology is different. Their technology is not research, but creation. I'm not sure about the specifics."
"There's a common knowledge regarding Rune Technology, which is that a piece of heaven covers another piece of heaven."
Lu Yin did not understand this saying. The Innerverse's sky had been covered by the Rune Progenitor's power. Perhaps this was what it meant, but what did this have to do with creation?
Holding the blade, Lu Yin continued to wander around the city. His domain expanded, but he did not discover any other blade-like objects.
Half a day later, Lu Yin leaped up and flew towards a certain corner of the city. When he had swept through the area with his domain, he had discovered a strange building in that corner. Its style was completely different from the other buildings.
When he landed, he saw a building with a completely different style. There were countless architectural styles in the universe, and Lu Yin was not sure which style this building belonged to. What truly attracted him was the pair of eyes on the building's door. The pupils were actually runes.
This scene was all too familiar, as this was the appearance of the pupils after reaching the Spiritual Overarching Realm with the Aeon Evolution True Scripture.
Lu Yin slowly approached the door and raised a hand to press against it. He tried to push it, but it did not budge. He tried again, but it still did not budge. His domain was isolated here, and he could not peek inside the building from the outside.