Once all of the books were sorted, Tuo Lin dragged a statue out from the house, hoisted it onto his back, and then smiled at Hui Can. "Let's go."
Hui Can was stupefied, "Senior Brother, is that... a statue of Master? Where did you steal it from?"
Tuo Lin’s expression instantly grew serious. "Watch your words! I carved this statue of Master myself. I’ll carry it during my travels as the ultimate act of devotion and respect."
Hui Can was even more stunned. He felt that Tuo Lin must have lost his mind.
Hui Can started imagining traveling with someone who constantly carried a statue on his back, and he instantly cringed. That would attract attention everywhere. While their Master was greatly revered and admired by countless people, this was still too much.
Awkwardly, he said, "Um, Senior Brother, I thought about it, and... Why don’t we travel separately?"
Tuo Lin appeared puzzled. "Are you worried about something, Junior Brother?"
"It’s not that," Hui Can protested. "It’s just that I focus on combat, while you’re more skilled in academics. We have different goals, so it only makes sense for our journeys to diverge."
Tuo Lin gave the explanation some serious thought and then nodded. "You’re right. Alright, Junior Brother, take care of yourself."
"You too, Senior Brother. Take care," Hui Can replied, suddenly feeling immense relief. He quickly ran off.
As Hui Can disappeared into the distance, Tuo Lin muttered, "Junior Brother must have his own merits, but only Master is able to see them.
"Little Ruyu, let’s go. Where do you think we should go? The Endless Frontier? Are you familiar with that place? Alright then, the Endless Frontier it is. But why did you say ‘again?’"
...
After Lord Wei’s death, the Transcendent Universe had become nothing more than a vassal of the Heavens Sect. However, it did not take long after that for Lu Yin's Heavens Sect to dominate the entire Tianyuan Megaverse. It was not just the Transcendent Universe, as the entire Sixverse Association had become the sect’s vassals.
He Ran sat above a staircase in a familiar location, stars filling the sky above her as she stared off into the distance. Only a few short decades had passed, yet so much had changed. The once-familiar Transcendent Universe had become an alien place.
In the past, when Lord Wei had been in power, He Ran had competed with Bai Qian within a tangled web of various competing factions. All of that had been completely overturned by Lu Yin.
The Transcendent Universe was far stronger than in the past. Even without Lord Wei, their connection to the Origin Universe meant that the Transcendent Universe was protected by the Heavens Sect. They had also lost none of their black energy converter users, as Lu Yin had left behind the original devices and instead only taken the ones that had been manufactured in the Mirari Realm.
Boundless’s departure marked the start of a war on an unprecedented scale. No one knew how long the war between the megaverses would last, or where things might lead in the future.
Across the vastness of the omniverse, just how many enemies would humanity face?
"Congratulations on once again gaining command of the Transcendent Universe," a cold voice rang out.
He Ran turned to look, surprised by the voice. "Bai Qian?"
Boundless's departure had also taken the thoughts and focus of countless individuals with it.
Long Xi held a gleaming spear that she pointed at Garan Zhiluo. The older woman frowned. "Your emotional state leaves you unable to even hold your spear properly."
"I'm sorry, Master."
"Boundless's departure might not mark the end of a war, but perhaps the beginning of one. Keep a grip on your spear. In the future, you will also need to step onto the battlefield. Even if Lu Yin dies and you follow his path, you must act with dignity."
"I understand, Master."
In the Cyclic Universe, Wendy Yushan blankly stared at the stars.
How much time had passed since she had last seen Lu Yin? This was not because she had been prevented from seeing him, but rather because there had been no need.
He stood too high above her and had moved too far away, progressing too quickly. She was unable to keep up, and she did not want to be a burden.
While Wendy also had a Progenitor as her master, if she was compared to Lu Yin, Wendy was only average. Her progress was far too slow.
However, she would one day reach that same height.
She did not doubt that there would be a place for her on the Stairway to Heaven.
Liquor Hero raised her bottle. "Farewell, Boundless."
Mira, Zhuo Daynight, Madam Nalan, Zhou Shan, Ku Wei, and many others whose paths had crossed with Lu Yin’s gradually learned of the news, and they all bade their farewells from across the vast distance.
On Nightking Star, a solitary figure slowly walked across the land.
Ever since the Daynight clan had been defeated by Lu Yin, the Nightkings had become slaves under the Sealed Cage Technique. They would never be able to rise again. Nightking Star had once been a place where many had witnessed Lu Yin's rise, and it had attracted countless visitors who marveled at every inch of the battlefield. But over the years, it had gradually fallen into obscurity.
After all, it was nothing more than the location of some of Lu Yin's earliest battles from when he had still been weak. Instead, people had started seeking out places like the Immemorial Citadel or the Scourges. Those places were where Lu Yin had fought after reaching the peak of his power.
The figure slowly continued forward, their shadow stretching long across the cold and desolate place.
Nightking Star had always been the same, unchanging. Lu Yin’s victory over the Daynight clan had altered nothing. The planet was still a planet drifting through the vastness of space.
The person did not keep track of how long they spent walking before they finally stopped. They crouched down and touched a crater in the ground that vaguely had the outline of a human figure. "Brother."
The woman was Nightqueen Yanqing. She had once been regarded as a princess of the Nightking clan. She was the original cause of the enmity that had developed between the Daynight clan and Lu Yin. She had instigated a series of battles of wits and courage. She had watched as her Nightking clan had declined, watched as Nightking Zhenwu had been crushed to death by Lu Yin's foot on Nightking Star. That was the moment when her pride and dignity had also perished.
Nightqueen Yanqing had once been a dazzlingly beautiful woman: proud, vivacious, and arrogant. She looked to have aged decades, despite the fact that her cultivation was high enough for her appearance to have stayed the same. She looked like a middle-aged woman now. Her hair had started to lose its color, and it no longer carried the distinctive the black-and-white of the Daynight clan. She wore plain clothes that were unbefitting of a cultivator.
"Brother, I’m here to see you again. I visit you every year at this time.
"Lu Yin, you’re probably no longer in this megaverse, are you? I heard something about that. Brother, you died too early, far too early. This megaverse is so vast! The Perennial World, the Sixverse Association, other parallel universes, and even other megaverses beyond our own. If you were still alive, you’d probably be very happy..."
Nightqueen Yanqing continued to mutter to herself. She had once greatly admired Nightking Zhenwu, though she had also resented him and been afraid of him. After so many years, all of those feelings had transformed into pure longing for her family.
"Nightking Zhenwu was lucky to have a sister like you," someone said.
Nightqueen Yanqing spun around to stare at the speaker. "You- Liu Shaoge?"
Liu Shaoge lifted his head, revealing eyes that had been hidden beneath a hat. There was a smile on his lips. "It’s been a long time, Nightqueen Yanqing."
...
It had been nearly a year since Boundless had left the Tianyuan Megaverse. Lu Yin and the others were all quiet aboard the battleship, staring out at the all-encompassing darkness.