Chapter 2150: The You Family And The Undying Manual
Lu Yin"s expression grew dark. While no one else present understood what Big Sis had said, he instantly realized that the method being used by this person in the cage was very similar to his own Mask of Death. It was a technique that had been developed by Progenitor Yōu Ming after speaking with the G.o.d of Death. It was no wonder why it was impossible for anyone to see through it.
When the man panicking inside the cage of light heard the words “Impious Sutra’s Face Change,” the expression on his face transformed so drastically that it looked as if he had suddenly become an entirely different person. He struck at the cage with a force that had the strength of a four-tribulation Envoy. The power of this attack stupefied all the nearby members of the Yōu clan.
Unfortunately for the prisoner, not even this sort of strength was enough to destroy the cage of light. It had been put in place by Big Sis, who somehow had the power of a six-tribulation powerhouse. This cage was a never-before-seen battle technique, either Big Sis had regained her strength as Progenitor Yōu Ming, or it was a technique that possibly came from the Yōu Secret Art.
After the prisoner saw that his attack accomplished nothing, he waved a hand.
Lu Yin’s eyes went wide. This was the Yu Secret Art.
The cage of light disappeared, and the prisoner shot forward. He tried to tear through the void to escape.
Lu Yin was just about to make a move, when Big Sis shouted, "You want to use my own power to escape from me? Absurd!"
As soon as Big Sis finished speaking, the man spat out blood, and his body transformed. The person who appeared was someone Lu Yin was very familiar with: Undying Yushan.
No one had been able to uncover Undying Yushan’s whereabouts for years, but he had been instantly discovered by Big Sis.
Undying Yushan stared at Big Sis with a frustrated expression for a moment before quietly asking in a hoa.r.s.e voice, "Who are you?"
Big Sis just sneered at the man, and a few beams of dark light suddenly pierced through his body. Each one of the beams left terrible injuries, and blood spilled onto the ground beneath the man. Finally, Undying Yushan dropped to his knees, humiliated. His pupils fluctuated as he panted heavily.
He was far from weak, and he had always kept his true strength hidden. On top of that, he was able to use the Impious Sutra’s battle techniques, which had given him the confidence to face even five or six-tribulation powerhouses in a confrontation. At the very least, he had always been certain that he could escape any situation. Despite that, he had been left completely helpless by Big Sis. Undying Yushan had not been able to use any of his battle techniques, and he was almost instantly trapped and rendered helpless.
This was also just Big Sis acting against Undying Yushan. There were still the rest of the Yōu clan’s top powerhouses, and even more terrifying, Lu Yin.
Undying Yushan had kept an eye on the rest of the universe’s events while hiding within the Yōu clan. Due to their proximity to the Heavens Sect, the man had been able to access a great deal of information. Undying Yushan knew that Lu Yin was unbelievably powerful, and the strength that he had revealed during the Dao Chosen selection had not been anything that Undying Yushan could deal with. Even more importantly, during the opening ceremony for the Heavens Sect, Lu Yin had personally defeated and executed Semi-Progenitor w.a.n.g Si.
Undying Yushan knew that he was much, much weaker than w.a.n.g Si. With Lu Yin present, there was absolutely no chance of escape, and the tools that Undying Yushan had used to try to seize control of Lu Yin had already been proven useless long ago.
However, he had still been confident that no one would ever be able to find him. Unfortunately, against all expectations, Undying Yushan had been exposed. On top of that, there had been no warning or sign of impending doom. There had been no time to make his escape.
A person appeared in front of the wounded man and looked down at him.
Undying Yushan lifted his head and saw that Lu Yin was the one before him.
Lu Yin could not untangle his own emotions as he looked down at Undying Yushan. "Royal Uncle, we meet again. It’s been a real challenge to find you."
Undying Yushan coughed up another mouthful of blood, before giving Lu Yin a bitter smile. "I allowed you to go free for too long. I knew that I should have taken control of you while you were still a Hunter, or even a Cruiser. You wouldn’t have been able to resist me at all back then."
"The Undying Manual?" Lu Yin"s eyes were strange.
Undying Yushan slowly rose to his feet, though he swayed after standing up. His eyes moved past Lu Yin to focus on Big Sis. "I just want to know who she is. She didn’t just see through my disguise—she even sealed my strength. It’s as though her very existence restrains me."
Lu Yin smiled, as Undying Yushan’s words were just too funny. "If she isn’t able to restrain you, then no human throughout all of time would be capable of doing so."
Undying Yushan’s pupils instantly constricted. "Progenitor Yōu Ming?"
Lu Yin arched a brow. This was a very quick realization. "You’re incredibly astute. Normally, such a thing would be considered impossible by most people, and not even members of the Yōu clan would be able to accept such a thing."
Undying Yushan just stared at Big Sis in a daze.
Big Sis stared back at the man with cold eyes that fully expressed her contempt for him.
"I can say nothing at all if it was the majestic Progenitor Yōu herself who moved against me. There’s really nothing to say at all." Undying Yushan smiled wryly. His body had been pierced by the beams of light, and even his stellular energy vortex had been shattered, so he had no strength remaining.
Lu Yin waved a hand and dismissed most of the people from the Yōu clan. Only a few people were allowed to remain.
"Royal Uncle, we can talk now." Lu Yin clasped his hands behind his back as he stared at Undying Yushan. There were just too many questions, and the two had not even exchanged more than a few words when they had seen each other last in Aeternus Kingdom.
Undying Yushan let out a long breath. "Don"t call me Royal Uncle. The truth is that the Great Yu Empire never had a King Zishan at all."
Lu Yin felt confused. "What do you mean?"
Undying Yushan laughed as he looked at Lu Yin’s reaction. "I founded the Great Yu Empire, and everything was given to the Yu family. In that situation, where did the Zishan family come from? The so-called ‘King Zishan’ was nothing more than a p.a.w.n that I created. The Undying Duo was never anything more than a cover-up."
"So you knew from the very beginning that I wasn’t really a descendant of King Zishan?" This was surprising information.
Undying Yushan laughed. "Of course!"
"Then why let me get away with it?" Lu Yin really did not understand.
Even Big Sis was surprised to learn that Lu Yin"s fake ident.i.ty as a descendant of King Zishan had been exposed from the beginning. That was something that she and her crew had arranged in order to give Lu Yin a smooth path for his initial stages of cultivation. They had never expected that the path did not exist at all.
Undying Yushan swayed once more, and blood leaked from his abdomen.
Lu Yin waved a hand and caused a chair to appear behind the wounded man. Undying Yushan was not polite, and he immediately sat down. He then looked over at Big Sis and laughed. "What an incredible honor! I’m allowed to sit in front of Progenitor Yōu."
"Why did you even allow me to stick around? Not only did you give me resources and validate my false ident.i.ty, but you also eventually gave me the Yu Secret Art. Why?" Lu Yin asked. He was really struggling to believe what he was hearing. If anyone could have foreseen Lu Yin’s future so clearly, it would never have been Undying Yushan, but rather Destiny herself.
The older man’s face grew increasingly pale, and it looked like he was visibly aging before everyone’s eyes. "It was just an act. A play that I directed for everyone to watch, and the Yu Secret Art was the grand finale. How would everyone believe me dead if I didn’t pa.s.s on the Yu Secret Art to someone?”
"Originally, the entire reason why I faked my death was to make it more convenient to find something, and I only cooperated with the Aeternals in order to find more puppets." At this point in his story, Undying Yushan looked up at Lu Yin, and his eyes flickered. "I truly never expected you to improve so quickly. You took just twenty years to conquer both the Innerverse and the Outerverse, and you even managed to become the most influential person in the entire Fifth Mainland.
"After Blackless G.o.d sought you out, your value only rose higher, and from that point on, you became my greatest treasure and bargaining piece, all because I was able to control you, hahahaha! Honestly, I never dreamed that a character in a script that I wrote would rise up to become my most valuable p.a.w.n, hahahaha."
Lu Yin stared at the man. "Then what about Wendy? Is she also another of your p.a.w.ns?"
Undying Yushan laughed. "She really is my daughter. No matter what heights I might have reached, she can do the same in the future. I would never treat her badly."
"But you also don"t care about her feelings at all. Your death was a huge blow for her." Lu Yin could not resist defending Wendy. He was immediately reminded of how Wendy Yushan had once told him that he was her only surviving family member in the entire universe. While the young woman had always acted calm and composed, Lu Yin knew that Undying Yushan’s death was a scar in Wendy’s heart.
Undying Yushan shook his head. "Time is merciless, and untold billions of years pa.s.s in a blink of an eye. How many incredible people have been born over the course of time? How much value can something as minor as familial affection hold?"
Lu Yin stared at Undying Yushan, but he could see no regret in the man’s eyes. Lu Yin had no intention of sharing these details with Wendy. "So what’s the deal with the Undying Manual?"
Undying Yushan looked over at Big Sis. "Doesn’t Progenitor Yōu know about that?"
Big Sis snorted coldly. "No."
Once again, Undying Yushan was surprised. "You created the Undying Manual. How do you not know?"
Lu Yin stared at Undying Yushan. "I"m the one asking you about this, Undying Yushan."
The man looked away from Big Sis and back at Lu Yin. "I can tell you or not, but first tell me why I should tell you anything."
"I’m curious," Lu Yin said flatly.
A fresh sharpness flickered in Undying Yushan’s eyes. "That’s all?"
"That’s right," Lu Yin said.
"You don’t want to train in the technique yourself?" Undying Yushan was truly shocked. This was a power that had been created by Progenitor Yōu. Everyone should be drawn to it.
A smile appeared on Lu Yin"s mouth. "How do you think the G.o.d of Death compares to Progenitor Yōu Ming?"
Undying Yushan was taken aback, and complicated emotions flickered through his eyes. "True, the G.o.d of Death was even more powerful than Progenitor Yōu, and you’ve inherited the G.o.d of Death’s power. On top of that, you’re a direct descendant of the Lu family, which also controlled one of the Three Realms Six Dao. How could you be tempted by the Undying Manual? I’m overthinking things."
"Little Seven, what’s that supposed to mean? Are you looking down on me?" Big Sis gave Lu Yin a very dangerous look, stunning him for a moment. Right, he had forgotten, but Progenitor Yōu was actually right behind him.
He stiffly turned around and offered a weak smile. "Big Sis, don"t listen to his nonsense! I was trying to say that the G.o.d of Death was someone on your level, and since I’ve already inherited his power, I’m not really drawn to the Undying Manual. I’m absolutely not looking down on you."
Big Sis stared at Lu Yin for a moment before looking back at Undying Yushan. "Do you practice the Impious Sutra or the Undying Manual?"
"The Undying Manual."
"But you clearly have the Impious Sutra’s energy inside your body!" Big Sis shouted sharply.
Lu Yin looked back at Undying Yushan; was the Impious Sutra able to enter a person’s body?
Undying Yushan"s expression did not change in the slightest. "It seems that you really are Progenitor Yōu, if you can even see my Impious Sutra. Yes, you’re right. Originally, I was just an average heir to the Yu family, and if I didn’t have the Impious Sutra’s energy enter my body, I would have never been able to practice the Undying Manual, though that came along later."
"What’s this about the Impious Sutra entering a person’s body? Isn"t the Impious Sutra some kind of battle technique?" Lu Yin looked over and asked Big Sis.
The woman’s expression grew ugly. "The Impious Sutra was originally a kind of power that could be transferred, but that’s changed. Right now, every member of the Yōu clan has the Impious Sutra’s energy nourishing inside them. Undying Yushan here isn’t the sole host of the Impious Sutra—he’s just one of many, and he’s only been a host for a short while."
The members of the Yōu clan who were still present glanced at each other. Was this why they had always felt like someone was watching their family? So it actually had nothing to do with Undying Yushan, as how old was the man? On top of that, he was not even the sole host.
Lu Yin"s heart dropped as he stared at Undying Yushan.
The older man stared right back at Lu Yin. "Disappointed?"
Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed. Ever since he had started to suspect that Undying Yushan had not truly died until now, he had seen hints of the man’s existence from time to time. Every time that happened, Lu Yin had wanted to find the man’s true body. Lu Yin had finally done so, only to discover that Undying Yushan was actually being controlled by another power.