Chapter 3124: The Core
Lu Yin was reminded of Fei again. When he first met that woman, Fei had tried to kill Wu Tian. She had attempted to do the same thing many times before, and she claimed that she did so to test the power of her battle techniques. Was that actually the truth?
Lu Yin had seen Fei"s style of swordsmanship in the memories that Wu Tian had shared with him. Her technique was based on the Divine Eagle’s actions capturing a fish. Fei should not have ever seen Wu Tian’s memories, no matter what methods Di Qiong may have used. Those memories were a form of comprehension that could not be taken away.
If Fei had seen Wu Tian’s memories, then Wu Tian must have allowed her to do so, and he might have even guided the woman.
Could it be that Fei, like Undying G.o.d, wanted to free Wu Tian?
Lu Yin considered many things. There were certain actions that may as well be invisible to others, but that did not mean they had not taken place.
That was also true of Hui Wu. Despite knowing he was condemning himself to death, he had insisted on remaining in the First Scourge. Lu Yin had no idea what the man’s goals were.
Thinking about these things made Lu Yin feel rather irritated. He desperately wanted the strength to suppress everything. He wanted to storm the Scourges, rescue Wu Tian and the others, eliminate the Three Pillars and Six Skies, and restore peace to the megaverse.
Hongyan Mavis spent a long time staring at Lu Yin"s forehead, seemingly trying to find some trace of Heaven"s Sight.
Lu Yin shook off his heavy thoughts. When he noticed that Hongyan Mavis was staring at his forehead, he couldn’t help but touch a hand to his head. "Senior, there"s no need to look. Heaven"s Sight is gone."
"What happened?" Hongyan Mavis asked.
Lu Yin replied, "I was sent here by the Origin Progenitor, which I mentioned to you earlier, but the reason I was sent here is... Well, actually, the reason why I was able to meet the Origin Progenitor is because Heaven"s Sight was broken by True G.o.d. To save my life, the Origin Progenitor filled the hole left by Heaven"s Sight with his weapon, Primaldust. Heaven"s Sight is gone, and Primaldust has taken its place."
He pointed to his forehead. "There"s a piece of Primaldust in there."
Hongyan Mavis could no longer remember how many times this young man had amazed her, and yet it was happening again. "You have Master"s Primaldust in your forehead?"
Lu Yin nodded. "That’s right. Without it, I would probably be dead."
Hongyan Mavis leaned in closer, until she was just a few centimeters away from Lu Yin. She was so close that he inadvertently caught a whiff of her fresh scent.
She stared intently at his forehead. "You really are extraordinary, living through something like that. Do you know how much Master values his Primaldust? Very, very much. And yet, he gave one to you... Could you be his illegitimate child?"
The more she considered this, the more suspicious she became.
Lu Yin sighed. "Of course not."
"Right, did he give you a name when he gave you Primaldust?" Hongyan Mavis suddenly thought of something.
Lu Yin blinked. "No."
Hongyan Mavis did not believe him. "That’s impossible. That’s a habit of his. He believes that a demeaning name ensures a person’s survival. The more he cares about someone, the more likely he is to give them a ridiculous name. It"s an obsession of his."
Lu Yin remained calm. "Nope."
"Come on, tell me what it is."
"Senior, are you really this certain that the Origin Progenitor gave me a name?"
"Absolutely."
"Then what"s your name?"
"First Blood."
Lu Yin arched a brow. "You told me so easily?"
Hongyan Mavis shrugged. "It"s a nice name. Now, what"s yours?"
Lu Yin opened his mouth. He did not want to answer, but Hongyan Mavis"s persistence forced him to eventually give in. "Pillar."
After Hongyan Mavis learned that the Origin Progenitor had named Lu Yin “Pillar,” she looked at him with a rather unique expression. It was somehow amused, and yet also gloating. Just the sight of that expression made Lu Yin very uncomfortable.
Still, she also shared a very important piece of information with Lu Yin: the Origin Universe had originally only had one Mainland, the First Mainland. The other five Mainlands had been created by the Origin Progenitor, and the core of each Mainland was Primaldust.
Hearing this caused Lu Yin to sit, frozen, for a long time. He felt like he had grasped hold of something, and he entered a state of enlightenment.
His inner universe housed various powers and energies, and mastering any given cultivation method would yield insights that Lu Yin could then apply to other aspects of his cultivation.
He wanted to create a unique power, but that did not mean that he had to create something completely different from every other cultivation method.
Primaldust had become the cores of the various Mainlands, which made Lu Yin think of the landma.s.s in his own universe. That landma.s.s was formed from fatesand, and it had given birth to all of the stars in Lu Yin’s universe, including the Withered Bark’s power of time, voidforce energy, monarch essence, consciousness, divine energy, and many more. Lu Yin had used this landma.s.s as the foundation for his universe, while the Cosmic Art served as the sh.e.l.l. All together, Lu Yin’s inner universe had transformed into a power that not even Mister Mu could know how it would develop.
There was no doubt that the landma.s.s in Lu Yin’s universe was the foundation of everything.
It had come about when the Origin Progenitor’s sword had triggered the formation of Lu Yin’s inner universe. It had set forth a chain reaction in the fatesand that Lu Yin had gathered, causing the landma.s.s to take shape.
Since the landma.s.s within Lu Yin’s chest was the foundation of his universe, then could he copy the Origin Progenitor and give that landma.s.s a core? The Origin Progenitor had created six Mainlands, and he had done so in an actual universe by using his Primaldust as the core of the other Mainlands. Lu Yin had decided to use Dust World as the core for his own landma.s.s, and he would transform both his inner world and his inner universe by doing so.
This would affect not only his inner universe, but also Dust World.
Upon realizing this, Lu Yin stopped hesitating. Dust World appeared, and as Hongyan Mavis watched on in astonishment, it merged into Lu Yin’s chest, where it subsequently appeared in his inner universe. It was like a meteor crashing into the landma.s.s. In the end, it silently merged with the continent of fatesand.
The moment that happened, the landma.s.s underwent a complete transformation. Lu Yin could not quite describe what exactly occurred, but it felt as though the continent of fatesand had transitioned from an illusory state to a real, tangible object. It was like the pièce de résistance that brought a painting to life.
Hongyan Mavis stared as Lu Yin"s silhouette somehow grew more defined.
She found this change to be quite strange. How could someone become more real? The newfound clarity that had manifested in Lu Yin felt out of place, as there was a sense of discord between him and the surrounding universe.
At this moment, Lu Yin was staring at the landma.s.s in his inner universe, examining the changes that had taken place.
How was he supposed to use it? Every time he released his inner universe, it isolated him from whatever universe he was in, surrounding him with a barrier of the Hollow. The landma.s.s itself had never been used for combat, and he did not know how to even begin trying.
Lu Yin fell back into deep thought. His presence faded, and he became like a stone that sat in front of the cabin.
Hongyan Mavis sighed. Were all of the youths of the new generation so formidable? In her day, she and the others had trained under their master, but they had not nearly been this well-behaved. They had not even competed with each other, as while they might have bickered over who had been advancing faster, none of them had truly cared.
They had been relaxed and carefree back then.
In contrast, this descendant of the Lu family constantly wore a troubled expression. Even when he smiled, Hongyan Mavis could sense the heavy burden that he carried. How old was Lu Yin, really?
The child must have suffered a great deal before entering the Mirari Realm.
She knew that it was impossible to offer Lu Yin any guidance in his cultivation, but she could still share her knowledge. The greatest help that she could offer was to ensure that Feng Bo stayed here as Lu Yin’s sparring partner. That old man could not be allowed to leave the Mirari Realm, no matter what it took. He had to stay and serve as Lu Yin’s sparring partner.
With this in mind, Hongyan Mavis"s eyes grew cold, and she glanced out beyond the bamboo forest. No one would be able to escape from her.
A long time pa.s.sed, but Hongyan Mavis had long ceased tracking the pa.s.sing of time. She merely noticed that a layer of dust had acc.u.mulated on top of Lu Yin, and there was even a bit of gra.s.s on his head.
Beyond the bamboo forest, Feng Bo still did not show himself. The mist permeated the entire Mirari Realm as always.
One day, Lu Yin’s eyes snapped open. An idea had suddenly occurred to him: visualization.
Yes, visualization.
The moment he had merged Dust World with the landma.s.s in his inner universe, Lu Yin had been considering how he could use that landma.s.s. It was challenging to master any particular cultivation method, and Lu Yin had simulated countless battles where he used his inner universe, with a particular focus on the landma.s.s. However, nothing had felt right.
After a great deal of time, he had finally realized that the answer was to use a visualization method. By visualizing the landma.s.s in his inner universe, he would be able to better understand it and eventually unleash its potential.
The Lu family"s direct line had a visualization method that focused on the Fifth Mainland.
Since the Fifth Mainland could be visualized, then Lu Yin could also visualize the landma.s.s in his inner universe.
There could not be any method more direct than visualizing that landma.s.s.
The more he thought about this, the more Lu Yin felt that it was possible, and he quickly tried it out.
When Hongyan Mavis saw Lu Yin open her eyes, she moved to speak to him, only to see him close his eyes again. She held her tongue and settled down to resume waiting.
Time continued to pa.s.s, and one day, Lu Yin suddenly stood up, startling Hongyan Mavis.
He did not say a word as he walked straight out of the bamboo forest.
Seeing his actions, Hongyan Mavis understood that Lu Yin wanted to challenge Feng Bo again. She quickly found the old man’s location and shared it with Lu Yin.
Feng Bo had hidden himself far away from the bamboo forest. When he saw Lu Yin emerge, a sense of dread filled him. It was clear that the old man was being treated as a sparring partner, and each time he fought against the young man, Lu Yin’s strength was different from before. So much time had pa.s.sed, so what could Lu Yin have comprehended this time?
Feng Bo suspected that he would eventually be worn down by Lu Yin.
No, he absolutely could not go out. Feng Bo quickly moved further away. He refused to fight against Lu Yin.
"Little Seven, he fled again. He keeps on moving. Now he"s..." Hongyan Mavis continued to update Lu Yin.
He focused on a specific direction. Feng Bo was clearly avoiding Lu Yin, given how he was constantly moving further away. As soon as Feng Bo noticed that Lu Yin had found his location, the old man would immediately leave.
Lu Yin frowned. "Old man, why are you hiding? You’re a peak powerhouse, the one responsible for destroying the Second Mainland. You managed to take down the Mavis family’s Divine Tree. You’ve forced Hongyan Mavis, one of the Three Realms and Six Daos, to hide here in the Mirari Realm for so long. But despite all that, why don’t you have the guts to face a Semi-Progenitor like me?"
Feng Bo glared at Lu Yin. He greatly resented this accusation. "Kid, one day I"ll show you what it means to wish for death."
"One day? How about today? The longer you wait, the more progress I’ll make. I should probably tell you that I only spent about a century cultivating before I came to the Mirari Realm." Lu Yin continued to taunt the old man.
Feng Bo"s expression changed. A century? His wariness spiked. Lu Yin’s talent exceeded anything that Feng Bo had ever seen throughout his entire life. No one could compare to this child.
Feng Bo had lived through the Heavens Sect’s most brilliant period, and he had also witnessed the rise of Aeternus. He knew of the Three Pillars and Six Skies, the Seven SkyG.o.ds, and the various peak powerhouses of his own home. He had witnessed much, but no one he had ever seen had ever possessed as much talent as this startling child. Lu Yin was simply terrifying. In just a mere century, he had risen to a level that others would need countless years to reach.
There was no doubt in Feng Bo’s mind that Lu Yin had to die.
Suddenly, Lu Yin appeared right in front of the old man. After determining Feng Bo"s location, Lu Yin had moved at the speed of time. However, Feng Bo had prepared himself, and he expanded the universe between himself and Lu Yin. This time, it was not time that was expanded, as Lightstream’s boat form could instantly cross a region of expanded time, and that intimidated Feng Bo.
No, Feng Bo only expanded s.p.a.ce, which dispersed the power of all of Lu Yin’s attacks.
At the very first opportunity, Feng Bo pulled back. He completely refused to fight against Lu Yin.