Elsewhere, Lu Yin let go of Old First. The toad intended to continue searching for Little Eighteen. Meanwhile, Lu Yin would take Green Lotus, Ba Yue, Chu Songyun, and the others back to the Human Trio.
He first tossed Chu Songyun into the Tianyuan to let him cultivate on his own. Lu Yin was not particularly close with the man, and Chu Songyun’s cultivation was already extremely high. Thus, there was no need to personally look after him. Besides, he might one day just break through to the Immortal realm for no apparent reason.
The group from Canglan Valley was also left in the Tianyuan.
In the Sea of Karma, Ba Yue was dumbfounded as she saw one Immortal after another appear. Didn’t he say that his civilization only had one Immortal?
She had expected Lu Yin to be keeping some secrets, but never this many.
As for Ba Yue, Lu Yin neither disliked nor liked her. He simply treated her as another human Immortal. “Our human civilization has seven Immortals. You’ve already met Greater Sancte Green Lotus. This is Greater Sancte Blood Tower.”
Ba Yue looked over as Blood Tower flashed her a grin. His bloodthirsty aura churned violently, making her feel suffocated. She could tell that this man was strong, much more so than her.
She had only managed to become an Immortal by relying entirely on Hong Xia and Jiu Wen’s help. They had allowed her to observe multiple resets and had even used her connection with He Xiao to push the breakthrough forward. Under normal circumstances, she would have never become an Immortal.
While Blood Tower had also broken into the Immortal realm by observing a megaverse’s reset, he had also done so through his own efforts, which was entirely different from Ba Yue.
“This is Greater Sancte Awe Gate,” Lu Yin continued the introductions.
Ba Yue looked at Awe Gate. A woman. Crimson Starshade had Meiran Dan, while this civilization also had a female Immortal. Somehow, this woman felt even more dangerous than Blood Tower, radiating a fierce killing aura.
Awe Gate’s expression was icy, but it was not the coldness of the Path of Dispassion. Ba Yue could not say why, but her detached aura somehow felt more real.
Lu Yin continued, “This is Master Ku Deng.”
To help Ba Yue learn their faces, Lu Yin had gathered all the Immortals. Ba Yue nodded to Ku Deng. This man felt normal, not putting any pressure on her.
Ku Deng returned a courteous bow.
“This is Master Qing Cao,” Lu Yin paused before adding, “You can consider him half a traitor to humanity.”
Ba Yue was confused; what did that even mean?
Master Qing Cao was not bothered. It was true that he could be considered half a traitor and that the death of Greater Sancte Mi Jin weighed on everyone. But if they were being honest, if they had been in Master Qing Cao’s position and had witnessed Obscura use other civilizations to destroy a civilization with ten Immortals, they would have also fallen into despair. They might have even joined Obscura just to preserve humanity’s legacy via the Spirit Nidus.
However, since no one else had personally experienced that, it was normal for them to harbor resentment towards Master Qing Cao.
Lu Yin had often wondered if Mi Jin might have known something, which was why he had told Green Lotus and the others to not seek revenge before dying.
“This is Mister Mu, who is also my master.” Lu Yin introduced the Immortals in order. The only outlier was Master Qing Cao, who was placed after the Nine Odysseys Megaverse’s Immortals, despite having broken through before several of them.
Ba Yue looked at Mister Mu, and he met her gaze. A suffocating pressure enveloped her, along with an indescribable majesty. There was something that did not seem to belong to the man himself, and yet it somehow did.
Mister Mu had become an Immortal through a direct breakthrough. The moment he succeeded, he had gained the power to fight against Awe Gate or Blood Tower. He also possessed a guardian mirebound artifact, which had been enough to qualify him to participate in the war between the Seven-Treasure Anuras and the Blacklight Civilization. He had even interfered in the battles between those who resonated with two cosmic laws.
Even though Mister Mu’s breakthrough had occurred late in his life, his starting point had been high, which made his future even harder to fathom. Green Lotus had even mentioned that Mister Mu had as much potential as Green Lotus himself
Of course, the last Immortal to be introduced was Jiang Feng.
Looking at Jiang Feng, Ba Yue felt something strange from the man. He was undoubtedly an Immortal, but something felt off about him. It was as if he was present and absent at the same time.
Jiang Feng smiled politely at Ba Yue, and she returned the greeting.
“Come. I’ll show you the other Immortals too,” Lu Yin said.
Ba Yue was shocked. “There are more?”
“Of course.” As Lu Yin placed a hand on Ba Yue’s shoulder, he clearly felt her stiffen up. She instinctively wanted to resist, but she forced herself to endure.
When Lu Yin had first visited Crimson Starshade, Ba Yue had attacked him twice, only for both attempts to fail. Now, the tables had turned. She was in the Human Trio and was seeing a much broader world. Yes, this was a broader world to her eyes. Although the humans in this place had once been abandoned to serve as bait, that bait had since grown to surpass their current Second Rampart.
If the Second Rampart did not have Hong Xia, they simply could not be compared to this civilization at all.
Still, where had they gotten so many Immortals? The number was simply absurd. They practically looked like a fishing civilization.
Lu Yin first brought Ba Yue to see Kang Tian. The giant snail was on strike, refusing to produce any more colored-glass. Lu Yin and the others had not bothered forcing things; Kang Tian had already produced enough. Many cultivators were already equipped with colored-glass, which had greatly improved their defenses.
Next were Old Fourth and Old Fifth, the two Seven-Treasure Anuras.
Ba Yue had seen Old First before. That toad’s suffocating pressure was unforgettable. Though Old Fourth and Old Fifth were far weaker than Old First, they were still Immortals, and these Immortals were bizarre.
Their entire species was present.
“These are the Seven-Treasure Anuras, an outstanding civilization,” Lu Yin explained.
Old Fourth and Old Fifth were delighted to hear his words, to the point where they even forgot to ask about Old First. Only after Lu Yin left did the two remember.
But Lu Yin was only gone for an instant. He returned a few moments later, having already sent Ba Yue away.
Seeing Lu Yin return, Old Fourth quickly asked, “Has Little Eighteen been found?”
Lu Yin shook his head. “Not yet.”
Old Fourth sighed. “Old First won’t say it, but he cherishes Little Eighteen. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have forced you to fight them back then. He wanted Little Eighteen to broaden their horizons, pushing towards a breakthrough. Who would’ve thought that they would simply disappear.”
“I hope that they’re still alive,” Old Fifth agreed.
Lu Yin guiltily said, “If I hadn’t asked Little Eighteen to search for that Thread of Heaven, they wouldn’t have gone missing. I’m sorry.”
Old Fifth shook their head, causing their lotus leaf to sway. “This has nothing to do with you. Even if you hadn’t asked them to search for that Thread of Heaven, they would’ve wandered off anyway. It’s fate.”
Old Fourth added, “You can’t be afraid of death if you want to survive in the cosmos. The more you fear it, the sooner it will find you. Little Eighteen has their own fate, so don’t overthink things. By the way, why are you here now?”
Lu Yin took out a black, hexagonal scale. Old Fourth and Old Fifth were thrilled to see it and quickly took it. This plate of armor contained more of Ancestor Shan’s last words.
Lu Yin watched Old Fourth and Old Fifth. He eagerly awaited learning about what was written on this scale, hoping that it was about the Nine Ramparts Civilization.
“This scale contains half a set of coordinates,” Old Fourth reported.