Jiu Xian sneered as she quipped, "The longer a person lives, the craftier they become. He’s already come up with countless answers on his own. When those don't match what people tell him, he accuses others of lying. How shameless."
Lu Yin agreed, saying, "Absolutely shameless."
Old Yu sighed and shrugged. "You two... I just lost my composure, but let's continue."
It was his turn to ask a question, and he did not want the conversation to end too soon, as that would put him at an even greater disadvantage.
Lu Yin glanced at Jiu Xian. To be honest, he did not believe her either. Had she really entered the Spirit Nidus from the Nine Odysseys Megaverse without any additional motives? That was completely impossible.
The conversation had already reached the point where it had become impossible to tell who was speaking the truth and who was lying.
While Old Yu appeared to be the one losing out the most, the old man was really quite cunning.
He thought for a moment before asking Lu Yin, "Lord Lu, how much do you know about the Nine Odysseys Megaverse?
"Be honest."
Lu Yin had already anticipated this question. "Not much, actually. There was a man by the name of Feng Bo in my Tianyuan Megaverse. He’s my enemy, and he used the battle technique of the Greater Sancti of the Nine Odysseys."
As he spoke, he made a point to observe Old Yu’s reaction, but the old man’s expression never wavered. It was clear that he was familiar with the Greater Sancti.
"At that time, I didn’t think much of it, but while dealing with the Phantom Reach in the Roaming South Realm, I saw the Codex 16 Spirit Treasure Formation. That formation somehow felt similar to Feng Bo’s Greater Sancti battle technique. More than that," Lu Yin paused as he turned to Jiu Xian. "I saw Feng Bo’s picture in Jiu Xian’s valley, which confirmed the connection. So, I tested Jiu Xian, and sure enough, I felt the same familiar sensation from her battle techniques.
"Oh, and Su Shidao told me about the existence of Codex 15."
This time, Old Yu did not dispute Lu Yin’s honesty, as this answer was perfectly reasonable. Lu Yin actually had not known about the existence of the Nine Odysseys Megaverse, and he had only had a vague sense that both Feng Bo and Jiu Xian came from the same place, and that there was also some connection to Codex 15 and Codex 16. Those connections had led to the current conversation.
"That’s not all," Jiu Xian countered.
Old Yu was still staring at Lu Yin. "The Day of Offering... Is what you saw then the primary source of your suspicions, Lord Lu?"
Lu Yin nodded. "That was precisely my next question: what does that strange scene represent?"
"There’s no need to ask, Lord Lu, as I won’t answer that question," Old Yu replied.
Jiu Xian also shook her head. "I don’t understand it. It has nothing to do with me.
"Alright, now it's my turn. You already know my question."
Lu Yin replied, "Yong Heng is the ruler of my Tianyuan Megaverse’s Aeternus. As a Seraph, is it possible for you not to know about Aeternus?"
Jiu Xian thought for a moment. "Are you talking about the Aeternus that collaborated with the Spirit Nidus to work against the Tianyuan Megaverse?"
Lu Yin nodded.
Jiu Xian let out a breath. "I thought that the name sounded familiar. So, it’s him."
Suddenly, her expression grew sharp. "Are you telling me that the one who took Feng Bo from the Nine Odysseys Megaverse was Yong Heng?"
Lu Yin chuckled. "Is that your third question?"
"Fine." Jiu Xian's face flushed slightly, though a terrifying killing intent burned in the depths of her eyes.
Lu Yin shrugged. "You should come up with another question, as I don’t know that answer."
He then turned to Old Yu. "What lies past the Gate of Laws?"
"I don't know. Ask another question."
"Do you really not know, or do you just not want to answer?" Lu Yin asked.
Old Yu poured Lu Yin a drink. "Is that your revised question?"
"No." Lu Yin dismissed the idea and asked a different question. "Tell me about the Nine Odysseys Megaverse."
Old Yu chuckled. "Fully answering that question would take far too long. I can only tell you about that place’s people and events that are significant enough to influence you, Lord Lu."
Lu Yin just silently stared at Old Yu, waiting.
The old man looked up at the starry sky. "Given your strength, Lord Lu, there are very few who are able to truly influence you. Even in the Nine Odysseys Megaverse, you would stand near the peak. That peak, as a whole, is what we call the Nine Odysseys.
"The Nine Odysseys consists of the 'Four Above and the Five Below.' There are four Greater Sancti and five Lesser Sancti. Their actual names cannot be mentioned, but I can tell you this, Lord Lu: the High Seraph is one of the Lesser Sancti."
Lu Yin was shocked. "Isn't the High Seraph from the Spirit Nidus?"
Old Yu nodded. "It was a gift."
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. A gift?
What an impressive “gift.” The High Seraph, an unparalleled powerhouse who had reached the ultimate extremes of Dukkha, a supreme being who had already overpowered three different megaverses and forced the Tianyuan Megaverse to go so far as to reverse time, was actually a Lesser Sancte only because of a gift?
If the High Seraph is a Lesser Sancte, then...
Lu Yin stared at Old Yu in shock.
Old Yu’s expression turned bitter. "It appears that you’ve reached the proper conclusion, Lord Lu. There are some matters that cannot be spoken, but you are not wrong. However, when it comes to that level, those like us are forbidden from saying anything. There are things that cannot be spoken and names that must not be mentioned."
Immortals. Lu Yin believed that all four of the Greater Sancti were Immortals. Only beings with that level of power could suppress the High Seraph.
Was that really possible?
Lu Yin was not surprised to learn that the Nine Odysseys Megaverse had an Immortal. He had already started to suspect as much after seeing the giant on the Day of Offering. However, four Immortals? That defied all he had imagined.
Just Master Qing Cao alone had rendered the Tianyuan Megaverse entirely helpless, as no one and nothing could even touch him. If there are four such beings...
Lu Yin's mouth went dry as he looked up at the starry sky. Supremacy, a gift—so that was the truth.
Only Immortals could offer such a gift.