Hong Xia’s expression fell even further as he slowly said, "If one day your Trio faces destruction and can only be saved by betraying humanity, I would like to see what choice you make."
With that, he vanished.
Lu Yin stared at the empty space. He felt that that question already had an answer. Had he not joined Obscura?
Betrayal? That depended on how one betrayed. The truth was that simply joining Obscura was a form of betraying humanity, as it was a betrayal to his predecessors who had fought Obscura to the death for human civilization. However, Lu Yin’s betrayal and Hong Xia’s were two completely different things.
For a civilization to stand upright, someone had to bend low, bearing its weight on their back while climbing upward one step at a time, carrying the entire civilization with them.
"Mr. Lu, what happened?" Jiu Wen asked in confusion. Hong Xia’s attitude toward Lu Yin had changed drastically from the past. This time, when facing Lu Yin, the man had given off a bit of the impression of confronting a peer. Just what had Lu Yin done?
Lu Yin shared everything that had happened recently, utterly dumbfounding both Jiu Wen and Xi Shangfeng. Obscura had actually gone to war with the Plume Immortals, and Lu Yin had killed more than one of those strange birds, both of whom had been two-law Immortals. This accomplishment completely shattered everything that the two men had thought they knew.
What exactly was wrong with this young man? How had he managed to reach such a level? Even as Immortals, they could not understand it.
As for Greater Sancte Green Lotus sealing himself away with Nan Ling in a Crimson Lotus Tomb, Jiu Wen let out a deep sigh. "Actually, that move was originally intended for Hong Xia."
Lu Yin had guessed as much.
"But sealing Nan Ling is more fitting, is it not?" Jiu Wen grew emotional. He stared off into the distance, his expression growing conflicted. "When I first told Green Lotus about the Crimson Lotus Tomb, he swore that the Plume Immortals would pay the price. Now, he has done just that while I still have not eliminated that traitor."
Lu Yin comforted the old man. "That day will come soon."
Jiu Wen smiled and met Lu Yin's eyes. "Now I finally understand why Green Lotus dared to entrust everything to you. With you here, I can have faith."
Xi Shangfeng also looked at Lu Yin with respect in his eyes. This young man was terrifyingly powerful.
Lu Yin bowed to Jiu Wen and then left. Since he had confirmed that Hong Xia was within the Crimson Starshade Civilization, he could go to the Ten-Eyed Divine Crow.
After teleporting multiple times, Lu Yin once again saw the enormous gray figure floating through the cosmos, seemingly forever staring in a single direction.
Lu Yin took out a Zenith Mountain, and Master Qing Cao emerged, a helpless expression on his face.
He had been dragged along yet again.
"Senior, I have to trouble you again."
Master Qing Cao was speechless. "Can’t you bring someone else next time? Do not drag me into everything."
Lu Yin did not respond. He looked over, his eyes locking onto one of the eyes on the Divine Crow's forehead.
He needed to bring someone with him. Even if he had the motes of green light to protect him, there was no telling if they would work on the remaining two eyes. Having an Immortal nearby was the safer option.
Master Qing Cao glanced into the distance. So that is the Ten-Eyed Divine Crow?
During the war between the Plume Immortals and the Trio, Lu Yin's Heaven's Sight had immobilized the birds on several occasions, which had been a massive threat to them. That ability had come from this creature.
Qing Cao did not dare stare for too long, just in case something unexpected happened.
Lu Yin stared at one of the eyes on the Divine Crow's forehead. At this moment, only two remained. He stared for a while, and then moved slightly. Nothing unexpected happened. What’s going on? Why is nothing at all happening?
He kept changing angles, sometimes looking at the Divine Crow, sometimes glancing at Master Qing Cao, and yet still nothing happened.
Slowly, Lu Yin approached the bird’s corpse, until he finally stood directly in front of the eye he had been staring at and met its gaze. The Ten-Eyed Divine Crow was long dead, yet its eye still looked fully alive, just like the one that he had absorbed to gain Crow Immobilization.
Unable to resist, Lu Yin reached out to touch the eye. He wanted to see exactly what power this one possessed.
The moment he made contact, his vision shifted, and he was suddenly staring at Master Qing Cao instead of the Divine Crow.
Lu Yin was stunned. What just happened? Did the cosmos spin around?
At this moment, the Divine Crow was behind him. His posture was exactly the same, his hand outstretched as if to touch something, yet all he was reaching for was empty space, rather than the eye.
"What just happened?" Lu Yin asked, looking over at Master Qing Cao.
The man appeared to be astonished, and was almost unable to believe what he had just seen. "You suddenly turned around just now."
Lu Yin frowned. "Suddenly turned around?"
"Yes, you suddenly turned around. Did you not notice it yourself?"
Lu Yin had noticed nothing. He had thought that the cosmos had suddenly shifted orientation, which was of course impossible, and yet he had truly not sensed anything at all.
How had he suddenly turned around?
He slowly turned back to look at the Ten-Eyed Divine Crow, turning his entire body. He thought for a moment and reached out again to touch the eye.
In an instant, his perspective was reversed, and he turned around yet again. This time, he had been prepared, yet he still was unable to perceive the act of turning. It was as if the cosmos had instantly flipped around, leaving him with no time to react.
He tried again, this time forcibly controlling his body, only to once again be turned around. No matter how he tried to control himself, he would still turn. The motion seemed virtually impossible to resist.
Lu Yin stared at the Ten-Eyed Divine Crow's eye. Was it possible? Could the innate gift of this eye simply force creatures to turn around? That was truly... frustrating.
He could just imagine it; what would it mean to force an opponent to turn around in the middle of battle? That creature would not even be able to react in time. Leaving aside what sort of attack might follow such a forced shift, the sheer psychological trauma alone would be immense.
The Ten-Eyed Divine Crow's innate gifts were truly bizarre. One of its eyes could immobilize any who looked at it, while another could force other creatures to turn around. Could the other eight eyes each possess similarly strange abilities?
If that was true, then it was no wonder why no one had been able to defeat the Divine Crow on their own. The bird had essentially had direct control over all opponents it faced.
Lu Yin was certain that, if the Plume Immortals' ability to teleport had met the Ten-Eyed Divine Crow, the birds would stand no chance at all. They would be immediately controlled like puppets.
To be honest, Lu Yin was very tempted by this ability, but how could he obtain it?
He released his inner universe, and motes of green light spread along his arm. Only these green lights gave him any confidence in being able to obtain the Divine Crow's innate gift.
Lu Yin did not know how others had obtained the bird’s abilities during the Nine Ramparts era. The only thing that he could rely on were the green lights.
If he thought about things carefully, was it guaranteed that only Immortals had obtained the Ten-Eyed Divine Crow's innate gifts during the Nine Ramparts era? That was necessarily the case. It was possible that some beneath that realm had done so as well, but how? What method could they have used? Could there be some special technique?