In the Tianyuan Megaverse, countless insects filled a universe, the swarm continuing on without end.
This was not happening in just a single parallel universe, as it was repeating endlessly throughout multiple universes.
The number of insects continued to rise, and they were slowly devouring one universe after another.
In the Origin Universe, a gloomy atmosphere shrouded the Heavens Sect. People were constantly coming and going. Cultivators were covered with bloodstains and numb expressions on their faces. It was a stark contrast to the day that Boundless had departed.
People were feeling as if they had returned to the days of war against Aeternus.
In the Heavens Sect’s main hall, Great Elder Shan Gu reproached himself. “This is all my fault. I actually forgot something so important. The Nests don’t just breed insects, they can also serve as an anchor point.””
Yu Leng had been the only person in the Tianyuan Megaverse with a Nest for a time, but he had never been caught. Eventually, he had succeeded in producing a Verdant Sage from his Nest. The moment that creature emerged, Nests had become increasingly prevalent throughout the entire megaverse. Eventually, it seemed as though the entire megaverse had been overturned with Nests scattered throughout it. An unstoppable insect crisis had arrived.
Despite the Heavens Sect’s relentless efforts to destroy the Nests, it was impossible to purge all of the insects from every parallel universe in a short amount of time.
There was never a shortage of individuals with dark intentions who were willing to use the Nests for their own advantage. It took just a few short years for the insects to spread throughout countless parallel universes.
This wave of Nests had developed incredibly quickly. If Lu Yin had been present, he would have noticed it immediately.
The temporal reversion had caused everyone else to forget about their thirty-seven year campaign to eradicate all the Nests, but Lu Yin still remembered.
No one had expected the Nests to develop at an accelerated pace.
Lu Yuan softly commented, “This isn’t your fault. Even if we had remembered, what of it? There would have always been Nests hiding in the shadows, and a Verdant Sage would have inevitably appeared. We simply don’t know how powerful this one is.”
Shan Gu said, “Back in our own megaverse, Nests could anchor themselves to a set of spatial coordinates. I had assumed that it could only be done within our megaverse. I never expected it would work even beyond it.”
“That is the power of an Immortal. To those who have reached that realm, we are mere mortals,” Ancient God said. He had personally experienced the terror of Master Qing Cao. The man possessed unfathomable might, and no power in the megaverse could touch him. He was capable of erasing Ancient God without even touching the man. It was a miraculous ability.
Lord Xu stepped forward. “It’s my turn now. We don’t have a choice. With this crisis involving the Nests before us, we must either resolve it or escape.”
That said, the man left the Heavens Sect.
There was no need to bother searching for the insects any longer, as they had filled countless parallel universes. There were simply too many of them, and they had even appeared in the Origin Universe. While eliminating the insects was simple, the trouble was that they would instantly reappear afterwards.
In Whitecloud City, Jiang Feng had achieved a mobile state; he could move about and even skillfully avoid living creatures, though he could not avoid inanimate objects.
He would walk into tables, stools, walls, and so on, but he would step around living creatures.
Liu Pianran and the others grew excited at this development, as it indicated that Jiang Feng was progressing in a positive direction. They did not care if his cultivation was restored, as they merely wanted the man to regain normal functionality.
It was as if he was somewhere between being blind and being able to see.
In the Mirari Realm, Wei Nu strolled along the banks of the River of Aeons. She could vaguely make out a small boat drifting along the river in the distance carrying Zhao Ran.
Step by step, Wei Nu followed the River of Aeons until she finally arrived at its end. This was not the true end of the River of Aeons, as it had no end. Instead, it was instead the end of the river that had been anchored.
Mister Mu had used Origin Tracer to anchor the River of Aeons to the Tianyuan Megaverse, effectively permanently locking the Mirari Realm to the megaverse.
While it sounded simple, it was beyond even Lu Yin’s current ability.
Time was considered one of the greatest powers. Anyone who mastered it could turn decay into wonder and even reverse all that had come to pass. And Mister Mu—he had anchored time itself.
Spellbound, Wei Nu stared at the end of the River of Aeons. “To fix the Mirari Realm in place... that should be a feat reserved for an Immortal. Even then, not every Immortal might be capable of such a thing. Just how powerful was that old man at his peak? Beneath the Immortal realm, there would have been none who could rival him. What a pity.”
After staring for a long while, Wei Nu eventually sat down. She did not leave.
In one of the Tianyuan Megaverse’s parallel universes, Skydog swiped with his claws, tearing the void open and annihilating numerous insects.
Some distance away, Forgotten Ruins God and Wang Xiaoyu were similarly working to exterminate the insects.
“This isn’t working. There are just too many! How long do we need to keep killing them? Why are there so many?” Forgotten Ruins God lamented wearily.
Wang Xiaoyu silently continued to kill insects.
Skydog worked tirelessly.
Forgotten Ruins God glanced around the nearby universe. These insects were not very strong, but their numbers were so overwhelming that one’s scalp would go numb. Their group had avoided the temporal reversion, and they were quite familiar with the methods by which the Heavens Sect had exterminated the insects in the branch stream of the River of Aeons. Things had not been nearly as troublesome at that time. While Lu Yin and a large number of experts were no longer present, and even Yong Heng and the people from Spirit Nidus were similarly absent, the Heavens Sect’s current power was more than enough to eliminate the insects before their numbers snowballed. How could they have developed so quickly?
“Stop fighting. Let’s go hide,” Forgotten Ruins God announced.
Wang Xiaoyu looked over. “When these insects fill the entire megaverse, there won’t be anywhere to hide.”
Forgotten Ruins God giggled. “No, there won’t, but it won’t be long before we leave this megaverse. The Heavens Sect won’t be able to hold on, and when they’re overwhelmed by these insects, they’ll have no choice but to escape. Their only possible refuge is the Spirit Nidus.
“All we need to think about is how to blend in with the refugees and escape with them at that time, hehe.”
Wang Xiaoyu looked away and peered into the distance. These insects were endless and ferocious. She could not help but wonder what the ultimate fate of this megaverse would be.
“What a pity, this Tianyuan Megaverse,” Forgotten Ruins God remarked wistfully.
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At the same time, in a valley in the Spirit Nidus’s Roaming South Realm, Lu Yin was ignorant of the fact that three more domains had been destroyed. Had Master Qing Cao not appeared, the High Seraph might have been forced to attack Lu Yin.
Boundless had gone to the Ark Domain, and Ru Guo had returned empty-handed. Lu Yin was very curious to see what Yue Ya would do next.
Still, curiosity did not prevent him from extracting more karmic bricks.
He continued his efforts until Jiu Xian returned.
Lu Yin stared at the woman sitting and drinking in the courtyard, speechless. “Weren’t you leaving?”
“I’m not going anywhere.”
“Aren’t you searching for Yong Heng?”
“I can’t find him.”