Chapter 3009: Visualization Method
The Divine Maiden had instantly erupted with her full power. This demonstrated the level of the threat that she faced. If she was unable to stop this invader, only disaster awaited G.o.d’s Domain.
Even if Lu Yin’s companions had not embraced the att.i.tude of the inhabitants of G.o.d’s Domain, they still did not wish to witness its destruction.
Jiang Qingyue quickly arrived in the universe where Lu Yin had been training. “Brother Lu!”
Her voice echoed throughout the entire universe, instantly drawing Lu Yin’s attention. “Qingyue?”
He quickly recovered and shot through s.p.a.ce. “What’s wrong?”
“Di Qiong is attacking.”
Lu Yin took a step, leaving the universe and returning to G.o.d’s Domain. What greeted him was a terrifying aura, but just as he was about to advance, it vanished.
At this same moment, the Divine Maiden’s eyes flared in surprise. He left? How irritating
She understood that Di Qiong had only appeared to test the strength of G.o.d’s Domain and to see how close he was to overcoming the four elephants’ power. Each of his attacks continuously brought him closer to success.
What disturbed the Divine Maiden the most was the fact that she had no idea if Di Qiong might succeed in his next attempt.
Di Qiong was confident that he would eventually succeed, but the Divine Maiden did not have the same self-confidence.
This left her very uncomfortable.
Lu Yin made his way straight to the Divine Maiden’s residence, and he then waited for her outside.
She soon stepped out. She appeared calm, but her eyes lacked their previous gentleness. Instead, there were hints of confusion and unease.
Lu Yin spoke up, “Why did Di Qiong leave so quickly? Why did he come here?”
The Divine Maiden shared her speculations.
Lu Yin frowned. “If you’re right, then the next time he comes, or the time after that, he might overcome the four elephants’ power, which will be the end of your G.o.d’s Domain.”
At that moment, Jiang Qingyue, Arch-Elder Zen, and others all arrived. Further away were various cultivators from G.o.d’s Domain. The strongest were only Semi-Progenitors, and their presence would do nothing to help protect their civilization.
The Divine Maiden looked torn as she stared off into the distance. She had thought that Lu Yin and others could have helped defend G.o.d’s Domain, but Di Qiong had left too quickly. Was he done testing her?
“Do you want to lead G.o.d’s Domain to destruction?” Lu Yin suddenly asked.
“We can leave,” she replied.
“What if you can’t? Or what if Di Qiong catches up to you?”
“That won’t happen.”
Lu Yin suggested that they join the Sixverse a.s.sociation, as that would prevent even Aeternus from touching G.o.d’s Domain.
The Divine Maiden met Lu Yin’s gaze. “There’s no need to try to convince me. I’ll find a safe place for my people. We don’t want to be part of any war.”
Arch-Elder Zen sighed. “How can there be any eggs left intact beneath a fallen nest?”
The Divine Maiden stayed true to her ideals and was unyielding. While Lu Yin wished to bring more strong allies into the Sixverse a.s.sociation, he could not force them to join.
“My apologies, but we can no longer host you,” she apologized.
Di Qiong had attacked, which meant that he would not attack again for at least a century. However, G.o.d’s Domain could not ask Lu Yin and the others to stay for so long. Despite their reluctance, G.o.d’s Domain could only allow Lu Yin’s group to leave.
Jiang Qingyue said, “Trying to flee will be very risky. As soon as Di Qiong finds you again, it will be over. You should reconsider joining the Sixverse a.s.sociation in order to survive. Why do you insist on this? If you need, you can join Whitecloud City instead.”
The Divine Maiden shook her head, determined. “I’m sorry, but please leave as soon as possible.”
Lu Yin stopped Jiang Qingyue from saying anything further and instead told the Divine Maiden, “Your Excellency, I need only a few more months in the last universe that you’ve allowed me to use in order to finish my current training. Could you allow us to stay for just a few more months?”
The Divine Maiden nodded. “Certainly.”
“Thank you.”
The Divine Maiden had a favorable impression of Lu Yin and his companions. When Di Qiong had attacked, Jiang Qingyue had raced off to get Lu Yin’s help before the Divine Maiden had even asked for help. On top of that, Lu Yin had arrived as quickly as possible. Regardless of whether or not they had actually taken action, she appreciated their efforts. Besides, they were only asking for a few months.
Lu Yin returned to the same parallel universe, and he once again disguised himself as one of the pangolins that he had posed as for over a hundred years. He felt rather numb to his experience, and he had even tested to see if he had received the universe’s acknowledgement about halfway along. However, he had to continue.
A few months in G.o.d’s Domain was equivalent to Lu Yin spending several decades in this parallel universe.
In the blink of an eye, several decades pa.s.sed for Lu Yin as he crawled through outer s.p.a.ce with a group of the creatures. They relied on their own abilities to move through outer s.p.a.ce, while Lu Yin used his cultivation.
Let’s give it a try.
His second attempt did not present any feeling of danger, which allowed Lu Yin to breathe a sigh of relief. He had succeeded. The universe had finally acknowledged him.
This might have been the most challenging universe to receive its acknowledgement yet. After all, Lu Yin had been forced to act as one of the indigenous creatures for over a hundred years. This was even longer than his total time spent cultivating in the Origin Universe.
While it had been difficult to be acknowledged by the universe, the reward that Lu Yin reaped in the boost to his Lightstream was equal to the obstacle that he had overcome.
For G.o.d’s Domain, over half a year had pa.s.sed since Di Qiong’s attack. The Divine Maiden did not try to rush Lu Yin.
When he emerged from the adjoining universe, he and his companions bade the Divine Maiden farewell.
Before leaving, Lu Yin tried to leave behind a few things to pay for borrowing the parallel universes and training, but the Divine Maiden refused.
“While I may have let you use those universes for your cultivation, I did so with the intention of using your strength against Di Qiong. Whether or not I succeeded in my goals, our transaction is completed,” the Divine Maiden stated bluntly.
Lu Yin nodded. “In that case, I won’t insist. However, for the sake of G.o.d’s Domain, I suggest that you put a contingency plan in place.”
The girl appeared puzzled.
“Send someone with us to the Sixverse a.s.sociation so that they can leave their mark on a coordinate seal. That way, should you encounter any danger, or if Di Qiong catches up to you even after you escape, you can use this to travel to the Sixverse a.s.sociation,” Lu Yin said.
The Divine Maiden was not a naive person, and while she was unwilling to join the war due to her ideology, putting a contingency plan in place was never a bad idea.
Lu Yin and his companions mounted the jiao, and a Semi-Progenitor-equivalent cultivator from G.o.d’s Domain joined them. They tore through the void and returned to Aeternus Nation.
Before they left, Jiang Qingyue could not stop herself from saying, “I hope that we will have the chance to meet again someday.”
They had spent nearly six years in G.o.d’s Domain, and Jiang Qingyue had spent the most time with the Divine Maiden, and the two had developed a bond.
The Divine Maiden’s expression was complex as she answered. “I also hope so.”
The jiao shot through the spatial tear and instantly arrived in Aeternus Nation.
The cultivator from the G.o.d’s Domain who had accompanied them marveled at the sight of the death energy beneath Aeternus Nation. The energy gave the man chills, as this power was beyond his imagination.
Lu Yin quickly had the man leave a mark on the coordinate seal and then watched as he left. Lu Yin’s time with G.o.d’s Domain was over.
“What do you think about the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant?” Jiang Qingyue suddenly asked.
Lu Yin countered with his own question, “How much did you manage to learn about the four elephants over the years there?”
Jiang Qingyue thought back. “The four elephants are the guardians of G.o.d’s Domain, and they have existed since the ancient days, when the civilization was first established. Each generation of Divine Maidens possesses the ability to wield the four elephants’ power to protect G.o.d’s Domain. That’s basically all I know.”
“All it means is that the four elephants have never changed,” Arch-Elder Zen spoke up.
Jiang Qingyue’s eyes flickered as she stared at Lu Yin.
He spoke as he clasped his hands behind his back. “Ancestor Lu Yuan once used the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant as his mount. Unless I’m mistaken, G.o.d’s Domain lost their Immovable Heavenly King Elephant long ago. Even so, they have been able to stop Di Qiong all this time. Whoever created G.o.d’s Domain is definitely someone unlike the Divine Maidens. Those women do nothing more than borrow power that was left behind.”
“And what about the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant? Where is it?” Dragonturtle asked.
Lu Yin shook his head. “Ancestor Yuan never mentioned that, but I know that it isn’t in the Lu Sanctum. I’ll ask when we get back.”
Jiang Qingyue’s tone grew heavy. “If the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant doesn’t return to G.o.d’s Domain, the Divine Maiden might not be able to stop Di Qiong again.”
“That’s possible. We’ve given G.o.d’s Domain an escape, but whether or not they use it depends on their Divine Maiden. There’s no need to get sentimental,” Lu Yin stated. He then led everyone back to the Heavens Sect, while he went to the Lu Sanctum.
At the Lu Sanctum, Lu Yin met with Lu Tianyi, as Lu Yuan was still in seclusion.
“Why are you suddenly asking about the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant?” Lu Tianyi questioned.
Lu Yin shared all that had happened in G.o.d’s Domain.
Lu Tianyi was stunned. “Such a place exists? The megaverse really does give birth to all kinds of civilizations. For a place like that where humans are so kind and tolerant of each other, while it may appear beautiful, it is extraordinarily dangerous.
“As for the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant,” Lu Tianyi paused as he fell silent for a moment, “When the Second Mainland was destroyed, Corpse G.o.d tried to destroy the Fifth Mainland as well, but the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant pushed past Corpse G.o.d. Ultimately, it was destroyed along with the Second Mainland.”
“The Immovable Heavenly King Elephant is dead?” Lu Yin exclaimed.
Lu Tianyi sighed. “During the battle that caused the destruction of the Second Mainland, our Ancestor received a vicious wound, which is why he was asleep for so long. During that battle, the Second Mainland’s powerhouses perished, and I watched with my own eyes as the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas’ Silver River Blade Emperor died. He was never even given a chance to enter Burial Garden. The Mavis family owed our Lu family too much for saving them, which is how they ended up becoming our wallet. Without us, the Mavis family would have perished long ago.
“The death of the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant has become a constant wound in our ancestor’s heart.”
Lu Yin felt puzzled. “If the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant is dead, then why can our Lu family still use it as a visualization method?”
Lu Tianyi stared at Lu Yin. “Visualization methods rely on faith. This is also how the Sixth Mainland was led astray by Aeternus and how their cultivation method deviated. They started cultivating imprints, which can indeed boost their strength quickly. However, as soon as their Imprinter dies, the imprint disappears. This is a critical flaw in the Sixth Mainland’s imprint method, and it is a deadly flaw, as their faith disappears with the imprint. A visualization method, on the other hand, is different.
“As long as there is faith, there can be visualization.”
Lu Yin understood. Aeternus had given the Sixth Mainland the cultivation method of imprints not only to grant them the strength to deal with the Fifth Mainland, but also to destroy the faith of the Sixth Mainland’s cultivators.
After all, could a person truly become strong without faith?
Aeternus had succeeded in undermining the very foundation of the Sixth Mainland’s cultivation while simultaneously eliminating the Fifth Mainland’s strength.
This was how the Aeternals worked.
“You were right to not mention the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant to that Divine Maiden. When she learns of its death, her faith might not survive. Right now, G.o.d’s Domain relies on the power of the four elephants and their Divine Maiden being acknowledged by the will of their universe, as well as utilizing something similar to the faith that is the foundation of visualization methods. Should that faith collapse, G.o.d’s Domain will crumble.
“On top of that, if they learn that the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant died here, their att.i.tude towards our Origin universe might change entirely,” Lu Tianyi concluded.
Lu Yin had already considered this, which was why he had refrained from mentioning anything. It would have been too easy to complicate things and unintentionally turn G.o.d’s Domain into their enemy.