The Seven-Treasure Anuras also regarded Obscura as their mortal enemy.
Lu Yin went to find Old First, teleporting again and again. Old First was still searching for Little Eighteen, but since he could not teleport, he was restricted to a limited search range.
However, while the range was limited, the directions that Old First could go in were countless.
Lu Yin arrived at where he had found Old First before and scanned in all directions. There was no question that Old First did not want to see Lu Yin again.
He teleported again and again, searching in multiple directions.
Hm? All of a sudden, Lu Yin saw something strange. Is that a Thread of Heaven? A Jade Thread of Heaven?
Lu Yin teleported over and stared at the Thread of Heaven ahead of him. It was misty and looked like a cloud. From afar, it looked just like jade. This was it. This was the three-star mission that Lu Yin had accepted, the Jade Thread of Heaven that he had to capture.
If he had not seen it, he would have forgotten that he still had an unfinished mission from Obscura. He had not expected to find it by coincidence.
"Lu Yin?" A familiar voice called out from the distance.
Lu Yin looked over in surprise. "Old First?"
He had not expected the toad to also be nearby.
While Old First was not far from the Jade Thread of Heaven, he was not within Lu Yin’s sight. Without the Mirrorlight Art active, a powerhouse like Old First could see much farther than Lu Yin, and Lu Yin’s attack range could not even begin to compare to such an expert’s.
Old First regretted speaking up. The brat had not seen him. He should have kept his mouth shut.
Lu Yin was thrilled to see Old First. "I finally found you!"
Old First warily eyed Lu Yin. "What is it this time? You still remember what you said before, right? That that was the last time you would ask me to make a move?"
Lu Yin’s expression turned solemn. "Of course I do. I came to find you this time because of Obscura."
Old First’s eyes flared with a surge of killing intent. "Obscura?"
When Ancestor Shan fell in battle, he had said that an existence was watching him from the dark. After that, Lan Meng had launched their sneak attack. Coupled with the toads’ ancient feud with Obscura, Old First was convinced that the existence who had driven Ancestor Shan to his death was a member of Obscura.
For that reason, he took anything related to Obscura very seriously and desperately wanted to destroy them completely.
Lu Yin said in a low voice, "Obscura is about to accept a new member. Once they join, Obscura’s strength will increase. Also, because I still have not gone to Vestigium to worship the Divine Tree, not only will this force me to go to Vestigium, but I will also be forced to hand them over..."
This time, Lu Yin concealed nothing and laid out all of the pros and cons. There was no need to hide anything, as Old First would oppose anything that benefited Obscura.
After listening to Lu Yin, Old First understood. He said in a low voice, "You want me to kill this Miao Zun to stop it from joining Obscura."
Lu Yin nodded. "Though, you don’t necessarily have to kill them. Capturing them would also be fine. After all, killing an Immortal increases one’s karmic chain too much."
Old First’s eyes radiated killing intent. "Obscura! One of them died, so they want to just add another? Impossible! I will never allow Obscura’s power to increase again. Rest assured, you can leave this Miao Zun to me."
Right after that, the toad gave Lu Yin an extremely suspicious look. "You aren’t lying to me again this time, are you?"
Lu Yin was left speechless. "I’ve never lied to you, Old First."
Old First remembered hearing Lu Yin mention a powerhouse who "might resonate with two cosmic laws" so vividly that a shadow lingered in his mind.
But Lu Yin truly had not lied by saying that, and Hong Xia really was a two-law Immortal. There was nothing wrong with what Lu Yin had said.
"By the way, Old First, why are you here?" Lu Yin asked.
Old First looked forward. "That thing is strange."
"That is a Jade Thread of Heaven."
"The Jade Thread of Heaven? You know of it?"
Lu Yin nodded. "The three-star mission that Obscura gave me is to capture a Jade Thread of Heaven. That’s it."
Old First was not surprised. "Capture it? Then we can’t let that happen."
Lu Yin laughed. "There are many Jade Threads of Heaven. They come from a civilization known as the Jade Megaverse, which is close to becoming a fishing civilization. The mission to destroy the Jade Megaverse is a four-star mission in Obscura, but another member has already accepted that mission. My mission is just to locate the Jade Megaverse by capturing a Jade Thread of Heaven. Whether or not Obscura obtains this one won’t really change anything."
Old First said in a low voice, "What if we find the Jade Megaverse first and then join hands with them to fight against Obscura?"
Lu Yin looked at Old First. "I asked Ancestor Shan the same thing back then."
Old First fell silent. Ancestor Shan had not agreed, and he had even told his descendants not to interact with human civilization.
The chances of an alliance were also quite low. In the Aevum Inch, civilizations did not interact with each other, other than to wage war.
The idea of an alliance was far too rare in the Aevum Inch.
"By the way, Old First, you don’t seem surprised to learn that this is connected to Obscura."
"Do you know why I set my sights on it?"
Lu Yin was curious, and Old First explained, "This Thread of Heaven is different from the ones that we normally see. This one not only broadcasts information outward, but whenever anyone approaches it, it can easily carry them away and send them who knows where. I suspect that Little Eighteen’s disappearance has something to do with this thing, so I was planning to use it and see where it sends me."
"Teleportation?"
"More or less."
Lu Yin examined the Jade Thread of Heaven. This sounded just like Obscura’s gates. Was it possible that Obscura wanted to destroy the Jade Megaverse because this civilization possessed a similar ability? That was not impossible. Otherwise, how could Obscura fail to find the Jade Megaverse? How could they issue such a mission, even if it had four stars?
"What information does it broadcast?" Lu Yin asked again.
Old First said, "Every few years, this thing spreads information about Obscura. Though the information is limited, it clearly states that Obscura is a fishing civilization and to beware of their gates. That’s why I’m not surprised to learn that there’s a connection to Obscura, and it’s also why I’ve been watching it."
Lu Yin arched a brow. Was such a thing happening? Ba Se had never mentioned it.
It seemed that the Jade Megaverse was truly at odds with Obscura. Not only was it spreading information about Obscura through their Threads of Heaven, but the civilization also possessed an ability similar to Obscura’s gates.