It was because the Seven Fairies were brazen about their willfulness. To put things harshly, they acted without thinking and cared more about people than principles. To phrase it more kindly, they were people of genuine emotion.
"Just what did I do to earn your favor?" Lu Yin asked curiously. He could not remember doing anything that would stand out enough to move the Seven Fairies.
Qiunan Hongye thought for a moment. "You apologized to the Four Commands Sword Sect and helped Lu Sizhan enter Dukkha.
"You rescued Ming Xiaochou while destroying the Autumnspring Slip, which was a terrible sect that plundered spirit seeds.
"You escorted Jian Hong and demonstrated your respect for the Sixth Night Pillar.
"You kept your promises, even when they cost you your own goals, and you accepted our tasks without complaint."
Lu Yin arched a brow. Had he really done so many things that the Seven Fairies found pleasing? Also, how did they know he admired the Sixth Night Pillar? While he certainly did, he could not think of any actions that had explicitly shown that. The truth was that he had personally fought in many wars, and because of that, he respected all who fought on behalf of humanity as a whole.
"We’ve witnessed much of your past. You are highly respected throughout the Tianyuan Megaverse, you have a straightforward personality, and you even dared to challenge the entire Nine Odysseys Megaverse for the sake of your home.
"While Master values fate, he values humanity even more. The fact that he holds you in such high regard speaks volumes about your character.
"Is that enough? Or should I keep going?"
Lu Yin replied, "That’s enough. Those are some very fair points."
Qiunan Hongye nodded.
"Still, you don’t know me well enough."
Qiunan Hongye seemed puzzled. "Not well enough?"
Lu Yin looked at her. "When the Sixth Night Pillar returns from this war, you’ll probably see that there are already more stories about me in the Nine Odysseys Megaverse. We’ll talk again then."
Qiunan Hongye was speechless. She then realized that this man had already left her unable to even respond to his remarks several times now.
Was this really how a peerless expert who was devoted to serving humanity should talk? There was not even a hint of humility.
Suddenly, the ground trembled.
Liu Li's voice echoed through the sky. "All who belong to the Sixth Night Pillar, silence!"
The entire Sixth Night Pillar, with its millions of cultivators, fell completely silent.
Deep underground, the Morrow Behemoth opened its eyes and let out a few heavy breaths. On the surface of the ground, a line trembled, and then the earth tore open to reveal a band of elastic, grayish-brown skin.
A scarlet light shone down from the sky as a blood-colored tower slowly appeared. It illuminated the eyes of all who looked at it, and their breath quickened.
The tower could only be seen by those occupying the Sixth Night Pillar. No one outside of the Night Pillar’s territory was able to see a thing.
At this moment, only cultivators who had been officially acknowledged as members of the expedition were allowed to remain on the Sixth Night Pillar. All others had been driven away, except for Lu Yin alone. No one dared to drive him away, and Liu Li was even hoping that he would join the expedition. No one would disturb Lu Yin, no matter how long he stayed on the Sixth Night Pillar.
The light from the Blood Tower enveloped the entire Sixth Night Pillar, also shining down upon Lu Yin.
It felt warm, yet it also carried an indescribable pressure and majesty that caused him to instinctively become more alert. This was the aura of an Immortal. Previously, Lu Yin had clashed with Master Qing Cao and also escaped from the Immortal beast, so he was somewhat familiar with the pressure.
The pressure from the Blood Tower was within Lu Yin’s level of tolerance, and he realized that it was no more than what he had felt from Master Qing Cao.
He wondered how overwhelming the aura would be if Greater Sancte Blood Tower appeared in person.
Lu Yin had not felt any pressure from Greater Sancte Green Lotus, though he was very eager to meet Greater Sancti Blood Tower and Awe Gate.
No one on the entire Sixth Night Pillar dared to lift their head while they were shrouded by the scarlet glow, no one but Lu Yin. He even considered releasing a Tri-Azure Sword Intent to test Greater Sancte Blood Tower’s strength. Lu Yin knew that his physical strength had transformed after his breakthrough into the Origin realm, and his newly acquired power of Word Manifestation could only be truly tested against an Immortal opponent. He eagerly awaited battle again.
Of course, this was not the time.
Greater Sancte Blood Tower’s voice rang out. "The cosmos conceals unfathomable depth. No one knows what may lie within the Aevum Inch, and no one can see it entirely.
"My Nine Odysseys Megaverse is powerful. I, as an Immortal, am strong and believed to be invincible. Even so, I still cannot see the end of the omniverse.
"Do you still remember our war with the Skyveil Megaverse?
"Do you still remember our war against the Morrow Behemoth Megaverse?
"You may not remember, yet I do. During every expedition to a foreign megaverse, five or six out of ten fall in battle. Yet still, we fight. This is not for any particular reason, but rather simply because we must. That is the most fundamental rule of the cosmos. There is no hatred, and there never will be. We destroy all who invade. We destroy all whom we encounter.
"We destroy all... whom we wish to destroy."
The Sixth Night Pillar boiled with excitement and bloodlust. Qiunan Hongye stepped forward, appearing before a massive war drum. The drum thundered in bursts. It was time for war.
"War."
"War."
"War..."