As a whole, Spirit Nidus cultivators were stronger than Tianyuan cultivators, but after everything that had happened, the Spirit Nidus’s top experts had been almost completely wiped out. People like Su Shidao completely understood that there was no way home for them, and they did not dare to stir up trouble within the Heavens Sect. Ultimately, Lu Yuan had simply waved his hand and forced the dissenters out.
“You must be joking! You still think that you can go back? Have you ever heard of anyone returning after coming here?” Lu Yuan bellowed, his voice rang from the main hall and reached the ears of the Spirit Nidus cultivators who had just been driven out. They were furious to the point of cursing, but they could only swallow their anger.
The man’s words even reached the Origin Universe’s Sixth Mainland and many of the Tianyuan’s parallel universes. The people in those places could also only resign themselves to their fate. They were also unable to return.
“All right, quiet down. You’re making my ears ring,” Wu Tian complained.
Lu Yuan shot him a sidelong glance. “Big Thug, you’ve been looking weak recently.”
Wu Tian frowned. “Do you have too much time on your hands, Loam?”
“He hasn’t been idle—he’s just showing off. He happened to get himself a fine descendant, didn’t he?” Hongyan Mavis interjected.
“You’re really starting to see yourself as the ruler of the Tianyuan,” Ancient God observed in a cold tone.
Lu Yuan flashed his teeth. “That’s right. What of it? If you have the ability, bring out your own impressive descendant. Can you? If not, stop running your mouths.
“Especially you, Musclehead. Quit acting all tough. Who was lying flat on the ground like a dead dog?”
Ancient God frowned. “I was lying down.”
“What’s the difference?”
“Lying down is dignified.”
“What about you, First Blood? If not for Little Seven, you’d still be doing embroidery in the Mirari Realm,” Lu Yuan mocked.
Hongyan Mavis shot the man a glare. “Who was doing embroidery? That was Lassy!”
“Wasn’t it Flora?” Big Thug chimed in.
At that moment, Garan Zhiluo arrived, and she directed a pointed stare at Big Thug. Embarrassed, he coughed twice. “Uh, well... I’ll go... look for more bugs. Maybe I can find some.”
“While you’re at it, try finding your brain,” Garan Zhiluo called out with a frigid voice.
Big Thug scurried away.
Ancient God turned and left without speaking another word.
Hongyan Mavis snorted before also leaving.
Lu Yuan happily laughed. “It feels good! None of you can even tell who’s the real boss here.”
Garan Zhiluo calmly sat down.
Lu Yuan grinned. “Thanks for your hard work, Flora.”
“It’s not hard work. Just a hard life.”
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In the Nine Odysseys Megaverse, there was a faint smile on Lu Yin’s face. Everything was in order in the Tianyuan. His efforts to save it had not been in vain. His next task was to deal with the Immortal monster.
Several days passed before Lu Yin finally saw the beast. The Immortal creature was racing towards the Nine Odysseys Megaverse, using the same method to move as when it had been hunting him. Come. I’m not who I was back then.
If the monster had arrived earlier, it might have succeeded in getting revenge. If it had attacked the Nine Odysseys Megaverse with the Nest civilization, both Master Qing Cao and Greater Sancte Awe Gate would have been forced to take action.
In that scenario, would the Immortal Lord have also appeared?
Lu Yin and Greater Sancte Awe Gate both believed that the Insect Lords were nothing more than pawns intended to strengthen the karmic chains of Immortals. The Immortal Lord would surely intervene, but only if an Insect Lord successfully increased the burdens of the karmic chains of humanity’s Immortals. There would be no reason for the Immortal Lord to personally take action otherwise.
If the Immortal monster had joined the assault on the Nine Odysseys Megaverse, the outcome would have become completely unpredictable.
The next question was if the Immortal beast had a karmic chain of its own. Why did it seem capable of acting without any restraint?
Lu Yin asked this question to Greater Sancte Awe Gate.
The woman replied, “All Immortals are bound: us, the Immortal Lord, and even that beast. The only difference is that you cannot see its karmic chain. It might have slept too long, shrinking its chain.”
“Can karmic chains shrink?” Lu Yin asked in surprise.
“If that were not possible, every Immortal’s ultimate fate would be to sit around and wait for death. What would be the point of cultivating in such a situation?” Greater Sancte Awe Gate retorted, “You can’t expect an Immortal to simply take a beating without fighting back.”
Lu Yin thought it over and agreed. “Then, what happens if a karmic chain is completed?”
“I don’t know for sure,” Greater Sancte Awe Gate replied, “But according to Greater Sancte Green Lotus, once an Immortal’s karmic chain is completed, they will suffer backlash from the cosmos itself.”
“Backlash from the omniverse?”
“Exactly. Immortals also live in the omniverse. As for how vast it truly is, or if it even has an end, no one knows. The unknown is always the most terrifying thing.”
“Is there any historical record of an Immortal suffering from that kind of backlash?”
“I’m sure that there is, but we have no knowledge of it. There are gaps in human history. The people that you saw during your Origin realm breakthrough lived in an age older than what we can even imagine. You don’t need to dwell on this for now. Just focus on what you need to do before that beast arrives.”
Lu Yin gave a low grunt. “Actually, there’s something that I’ve always been worried about.”
“What’s that?”
“Will the Nest civilization abandon the Nine Odysseys Megaverse and target the Tianyuan instead?”
Greater Sancte Awe Gate said nothing.
Lu Yin waited a moment before continuing, “Senior, you’ve considered this possibility too, haven’t you?”
“Lu Yin, if you were forced to abandon either the Nine Odysseys or the Tianyuan, which would you give up?” Greater Sancte Awe Gate suddenly asked.