Ascend to the Origin realm. Overcome Dukkha. Gain Immortality
Lu Yin had taken the first of those final three steps.
His physical strength had increased a great deal. When Ancient God had stepped into the Origin realm, his battle force had transformed into Wielder - God battle force. As for Lu Yin, he had reached that stage far earlier. While his battle force did not undergo any change, his physical body had transformed.
Even he was no longer certain of just how strong he had become.
If only Mo Shang was here... He’d be perfect to test things out on.
As Lu Yin stared at the horizon, he wondered if the words that he had uttered during his breakthrough would stir up trouble in the Nine Odysseys Megaverse. It seemed likely, but that was good if people targeted him. He could use a test.
Twelve years had passed since he had left the Sixth Night Pillar. For the first time in over a decade, Lu Yin took out his communication device and reached out to Lu Siyu. Surely, the Seven Fairies had decided on their tasks by this point in time.
No matter how well Greater Sancte Green Lotus treated him, Lu Yin was not conceited enough to believe that he would receive the Immortal’s support no matter what. He felt that it was better to make good on his promises, and that meant that it was necessary to complete the Seven Fairies’ tasks.
The communication device vibrated as Lu Siyu’s image appeared. She gave Lu Yin a look of curious surprise and carefully examined him from head to toe.
Lu Yin was puzzled by the reaction. “Why are you looking at me like that? Haven’t your sisters decided on their tasks by now?”
Lu Siyu blinked. “You’ve really never had a dull moment in your life.”
“What does that mean?”
“I’ve seen your past. You fought across universes, founded a sect, and so much more. You’re genuinely impressive.”
“You’re only realizing that now? Consider how you treated me in the past, don’t you regret it now?”
Lu Siyu rolled her eyes. “You’re still nothing compared to Master.”
Lu Yin laughed. “And yet I’m still something that you’ll never be able to compare to no matter how long you live!”
Lu Siyu fumed. “Can’t you show even a little decency when speaking?”
“What? Am I ruining your admiration for me?”
“Shameless!”
“Alright, let’s hear it. What’s the next task?” Lu Yin was in a good mood.
Lu Siyu's expression immediately turned serious. “My second sister’s task is that she wants you to take her to see the most beautiful sight in the entire megaverse.”
Lu Yin was stunned. “What?”
“You are to take my second sister to see the most beautiful sight in the entire megaverse. Simple, right?” Lu Siyu said.
Lu Yin frowned. Simple? No, this was incredibly difficult. What defined “the most beautiful”? What qualified as “most”? This task was entirely subjective.
Depending on the person, even an ordinary pebble could be the most beautiful sight in the megaverse. On the other hand, even all the stars in a universe might fail to meet the criteria.
“Your second sister is making things difficult for me,” Lu Yin said.
Lu Siyu shook her head. “She’s not making it hard for you. Even before you appeared, everyone who visited Skyveil City and wanted to propose to my second sister was given the same task: she wants to see the most beautiful sight in the megaverse.”
Lu Yin fell deep into thought.
“Take your time to think about it. Oh, and Sixth Sister is waiting for you at the Sixth Night Pillar. She wants to meet you.” With that, Lu Siyu’s image vanished.
Lu Yin put away the communication device. The second of the Seven Fairies was named Jue Qing, and she was the young mistress of the Skyveil City’s Jue family.
The most beautiful sight... It was a very difficult task for Lu Yin to complete.
However, he actually had the means to find the correct answer: use a karmic act to find a signpost. If she wanted to see the most beautiful sight in the megaverse, he could simply search for what she considered to be such a scene.
To do that, he needed to go to Skyveil City.
Lu Yin lazily stretched. The truth was that, even if Jue Qing did not have a task there, he had always intended to visit Skyveil City.
That was the Cheng family’s home, and there were a few debts that he needed to settle.
...
Lu Yin was currently in the East Domain, which was also where the Sixth Night Pillar stood. Far to the west, past the Mother Tree, there was another region of the Nine Odysseys Megaverse: the West Domain.
The West Domain was very different from the East Domain. Yellow sand filled the sky, while twisted, savage-looking trees sparsely dotted the landscape. Even so, vegetation thrived, growing in the sand, and oddly enough, there were streams that were even cleaner than those in the East Domain.
From time to time, people would burst out from the streams and leap straight into the yellow sand.
To outsiders, it was a bizarre sight, but it was considered perfectly normal in the West Domain.
At first glance, the yellow sand looked like flowing silk, and yet people frequently leapt in and out of the sand, as if it were a sea. Their movements ripped the appearance of silk to tatters.
Legends said that the yellow sand was a remnant of the Skyveil Megaverse, which had developed the method of carving with spiritual treasures. Supposedly, that technique lay hidden within the grains of yellow sand, and it could be obtained by those with fate. By comprehending the method, they would rise to prominence in the Nine Odysseys Megaverse.
But despite the legends, only the Cheng family had ever managed to actually master carving.
It did not matter if it was possible to master the method or not; what did matter was that the correct sand could be sold to the Cheng family at an astronomical price.
Unfortunately, the West Domain was vast and seemingly infinite, and the sand grains there outnumbered the number of stars in the universe. Finding the carving method hidden in the sand was harder than ascending to the heavens, and it depended solely on luck.
For this reason, many powerful families hired cultivators to search for the carving method in the sand. In the West Domain, this was a legitimate path to becoming rich.
In the distance, a city floated a hundred meters above the ground. In the West Domain, it was not possible to build cities directly atop the yellow sand. Doing so would result in the city being swallowed by the sand in no time at all.
At the very center of the West Domain stood Skyveil City. It was the only city in the West Domain that had been built directly on top of the yellow sand. Rumor had it that Skyveil City was connected to the roots of the Mother Tree, which prevented the city from being consumed.
Skyveil City was enormous, and it was also home to the vast majority of lockbreakers in the Nine Odysseys Megaverse.
During Lu Yin’s breakthrough to the Origin realm, the character "Vengeance" (仇) had fallen near Skyveil City, and everyone in the city had witnessed related scenes play out. The event had incited endless discussions.