Lu Yin replied, “It’s not as extreme as that, though it was definitely smoother than before.”
“Haha, definitely smoother! All Immortals have their own unseen world. You are not an Immortal yet, but the Tianyuan has already become your world. You can now be regarded as a pseudo-Immortal. If you add Lifeforce and sufficient Immortal matter,” Greater Sancte Green Lotus marveled, “Then you are no different from a true Immortal.”
There was no reason for Lu Yin to be modest at this moment. He even dared to claim that, as long as he was not facing an unfathomable Immortal like Greater Sancte Green Lotus, he was capable of defeating any individual Immortal. If they were on the level of the Immortal beast or the humanoid Verdant Sage, he could even face two at once.
Now that he could stand beside Greater Sancte Green Lotus and the other human Immortals, Lu Yin was finally qualified to be called the true master of the Tianyuan.
How could any megaverse be truly confident without an Immortal?
“Senior, do you remember the method that I mentioned for separating people’s consciousnesses into an independent body?” Lu Yin asked suddenly.
Greater Sancte Green Lotus grew curious. “Are you still considering that?”
“It’s only been two years.”
“True, two years pass in the blink of an eye, but why bring it up now? Have you made any progress?”
Seeing that Greater Sancte Green Lotus did not appear particularly invested, Lu Yin smiled. “I’ve resolved one of the obstacles.”
Greater Sancte Green Lotus paused, feeling puzzled. “Which one?”
“Within the Tianyuan, I can separate anyone’s consciousness from their physical body,” Lu Yin declared.
The Immortal’s expression changed and excitement quickly rose. “Truly?”
Lu Yin nodded. “Absolutely.”
Greater Sancte Green Lotus studied the young man. “Of course... Your status is simply too high within the Tianyuan. You are able to merge with the will of the megaverse, causing most of the inhabitants to heed you. It may indeed be possible to make people willingly allow their consciousnesses to be separated from their bodies. How could I have overlooked that?”
Lu Yin shook his head. It was not that Greater Sancte Green Lotus had overlooked, but rather that this matter surpassed the man’s belief.
Nothing was harder to measure than human nature; give someone a pint and they would be grateful, but give them a bushel and they would resent you. Even though Lu Yin had saved the Tianyuan repeatedly and risked his life to travel to the Spirit Nidus, there were still many in the Tianyuan who hated and resented him, and that was perfectly normal.
In the past, Mi Jin had earned the approval of countless creatures in the Nine Odysseys Megaverse, but he still had not managed to receive the acknowledgement of the megaverse.
The fact Lu Yin had succeeded surpassed even Greater Sancte Green Lotus’s most exaggerated expectations.
This proved that Lu Yin had truly received the recognition of the entire Tianyuan and that the hatred directed towards him was insignificant.
Unfortunately, that acknowledgement was limited to the Tianyuan.
In fact, if Lu Yin needed to do it again, he had no confidence that he could succeed. It had been extraordinarily difficult to reach his current state.
In fact, it could be said to be just as difficult as breaking through to the Immortal realm.
Not Greater Sancte Green Lotus, Greater Sancte Awe Gate, Greater Sancte Blood Tower, or even Greater Sancte Mi Jin, who had sacrificed everything for the Nine Odysseys Megaverse, had accomplished the same feat as Lu Yin.
His success was at least partially due to luck.
With one obstacle already overcome, the next might not prove to be insurmountable either.
Greater Sancte Green Lotus stared at Lu Yin. “You want to use karmic deduction again?”
Lu Yin nodded. It might take him ages to deduce an answer using his own karma. He could not even estimate how long it might take. Additionally, with Greater Sancte Awe Gate and Greater Sancte Ku Deng searching for the Nest civilization, the enemy might appear at any moment. Lu Yin wanted human civilization to advance as quickly as possible.
Greater Sancte Green Lotus did not hesitate. “I’ll assist you with everything I have.”
Days later, the Tianyuan experienced the roaring Heavenly Karmic Macrocosm yet again as Lu Yin conducted another deduction.
Ming Yan relaxed as she watched Lu Yin, a smile tugging at her lips.
No matter what kind of commotion the Heavenly Karmic Macrocosm stirred up, the people of the Tianyuan were not bothered. They would support Lu Yin no matter what he did.
The one who was the most uneasy was the one protecting Forgotten Ruins God’s group. They stared up in utter confusion. “What is he trying to do? If this keeps up, I’ll have to toss them farther away. I’m already busy, and yet more trouble keeps appearing.”
...
Karma was being consumed at a furious rate. On a bamboo raft in the Tianyuan, only Lu Yin could see that the Heavenly Karmic Macrocosm that fell down upon him like the universe was collapsing as karma spiralled down like tornados from the sky.
Countless smaller spirals twisted and scattered in all directions, many of which passed through Ming Yan’s consciousness body. Lu Yin ignored that, as the karma would not harm her at all.
In Ming Yan’s eyes, the sky remained the same beautiful blue shade as ever, and the river was still just as clear.
In the distance, a woodcutter descended from a mountain while singing a rustic tune. The world was perfectly content.
She wished that this moment could last forever.
After an unknown amount of time had passed, Greater Sancte Green Lotus finally released a heavy breath, and his Heavenly Karmic Macrocosm grew peaceful once more.
The karma that had been used for Lu Yin’s deduction dissipated.
He continued to sit on the raft, his eyes closed as though he was asleep.
He maintained that condition for the next four years.
During that time, the raft floated down the river, never reaching the river’s end.
Ming Yan stayed at his side. Even though Lu Yin was asleep, she was content.
...
A fish leaped out of the river, scattering drops of water that created a rainbow beneath the sunlight. The colors fell on Lu Yin’s face.
He slowly opened his eyes and wiped the water from his cheek. He then looked to his side.
Ming Yan had rolled her sleeves up, and a pale arm was wiping at her forehead. Despite being just a manifestation of consciousness, she seemed completely real as she intently stared down at the riverbed, apparently searching for something.
“Yan’er.”