Human civilization’s current situation actually bore some resemblance to the Tianyuan’s early struggles against Aeternus. It remained unknown just how many Immortals Obscura had, but only one of those Immortals was targeting human civilization, while the others had their own targets. That greatly resembled Aeternus’s initial case.
The key difference was that, in the Tianyuan, Mister Mu had already built bridges for Lu Yin. Lu Yin had only needed to locate the various civilizations.
This time, humanity needed to search on their own.
Exploring the Aevum Inch was far more perilous than wandering between parallel universes. A single misstep could drag all of human civilization down.
“There is no doubt that Obscura has a great number of enemies throughout the Aevum Inch. The Seven-Treasure Anuras are one. If a Thread of Heaven can lead us to others, it might be possible to unite and turn our defense into offense,” Greater Sancte Awe Gate said.
Greater Sancte Blood Tower agreed. “If Immortals were allowed to enter that place, I wouldn’t have returned so soon.
“There are some Threads of Heaven that admit Immortals, but others that do not.”
Ku Deng asked, “The creator of this Thread of Heaven should be an Immortal, right?”
Greater Sancte Blood Tower nodded. “Absolutely. If not, they would have never escaped, or even detected me.”
Ku Deng continued, “Those who dare to enter a Thread of Heaven are also taking on a great risk.”
“There’s usually no other choice. Someone needs to forge a path for their civilization. Many who enter a Thread of Heaven may look weak, but they could very well be the most powerful of their civilization. They are trying to pave the way. If they do well and can grasp the rules of the Aevum Inch, their civilization might endure. If they do poorly, it will all be over,” Greater Sancte Blood Tower replied, “Bear in mind that there are most likely some fishing civilizations that make use of the Threads of Heaven to seek out and crush weaker civilizations. We may not have witnessed it, but it is a logical inference.”
Greater Sancte Awe Gate added, “In the Aevum Inch, what can be inferred is practically fact. What’s most frightening is what is impossible to even infer.”
Everyone was waiting for Lu Yin’s answer.
He hesitated. While sixty years might sound like a long time, it was actually short. If they lost focus, they might not even be able to find their way home.
The Lost Clan was completely unable to find the Third Rampart. They had lost all sense of direction regarding their native megaverse.
Seeing how Lu Yin felt conflicted, Greater Sancte Blood Tower exchanged a look with Greater Sancte Green Lotus, who nodded.
“All right, stop fretting. You should go to this Thread of Heaven.”
With that, as Lu Yin looked over in confusion, the Immortal brought out a stone. “See for yourself.”
Lu Yin accepted the stone, and a single glance at it caused his eyes to narrow sharply. He stared at Greater Sancte Blood Tower in disbelief.
The man confirmed, “It’s no mistake. You’ve decided to go, haven’t you? That Thread of Heaven uses stones like this to communicate.”
“Who?”
“I don’t know. I was shocked when I saw it. Fortunately, when Senior Green Lotus investigated your past, we saw this person. If not for that, I would have believed that someone was simply searching for humanity and nothing more.”
Lu Yin looked back at the stone. Etched on it was a portrait of Mister Mu.
Someone in that Thread of Heaven was searching for Lu Yin’s master.
It was no wonder why Greater Sancte Blood Tower had said that LuYin had to go. Mister Mu had arrived at the Tianyuan from another megaverse, but not even he knew where he was originally from or how to get back to that place. Similar to the Lost Clan, Mister Mu had lost the way home.
But now, someone was suddenly searching for him in a Thread of Heaven.
Who could it be?
It could not be another human. Mister Mu had already said that, aside from himself and Mu Zhu, no one else had escaped from his megaverse. It had likely been reset long ago. Most likely, the creatures who had destroyed Mister Mu’s home were searching for him. They had never given up and were still hunting him.
Lu Yin clenched a fist. For a long time, he had intended to avenge Mister Mu. Lu Yin had simply been waiting to accumulate the necessary strength.
But before he managed to do so, Mister Mu’s enemies were already closing in.
Their presence in that Thread of Heaven suggested that they might already have approached close to human civilization.
In fact, that made sense. Mister Mu’s native megaverse should not be some great distance from the Tianyuan. If it was, he would have never been able to reach the Tianyuan.
Greater Sancte Blood Tower eyed the stone. “After I saw your master’s picture here, I tried to find out who had sent out that stone, which violated a rule of that Thread of Heaven. The master of that place slipped away with the Thread of Heaven, which is why I wasn’t able to stay any longer.
“Now, it’s your turn. Go or don’t—it’s your decision.”
Lu Yin no longer hesitated. “I’ll go.”
Greater Sancte Green Lotus and the other Immortals were not at all surprised. Given this new piece of information, it was impossible for Lu Yin to not to go. He had to find those who were searching for Mister Mu.
These creatures were another hidden threat to humanity.
Given the fact that they had already destroyed Mister Mu’s native megaverse, they would probably also yearn for the destruction of the Nine Odysseys Megaverse.
Both were human civilizations, which made their enemies the same.
“But before I go, I need to speak with my senior sister and understand what exactly happened in their megaverse,” Lu Yin said, immediately reaching out to Mu Zhu.
Greater Sancte Green Lotus spoke up again, “One more thing before that: the Willbound Spire has reappeared.”
Lu Yin was startled. “It’s reappeared? How is the Origin Progenitor, Senior?”
Greater Sancte Green Lotus smiled. “Rest assured, he’s doing well. He’s already inside the palace, having seized his own chance. See for yourself.”
Lu Yin asked to speak with Senior Sister Mu Zhu, and while doing so, he also used his Karmic Dao through the Heavenly Karmic Macrocosm to see the Consciousness Megaverse.
Days later, Lu Yin was looking at the Consciousness Megaverse. He could see the familiar broken realm with the small cottage. That structure was the path to the Willbound Spire, while the Nine Odysseys Megaverse had another path. Previously, people had ridden on a green lotus leaf to directly reach the top of the cliff within the Willbound Spire.
At this moment, Lu Yin followed that secondary path with his sight so that he could see the steep cliff, as well as the palace above it.
He first saw the High Seraph, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground. He was badly wounded and covered with dust. Only after that did Lu Yin see the Origin Progenitor, though he could only see a silhouette inside the palace. The man’s condition remained unknown.
Lu Yin ended his observation. “Senior, that palace is the condensed consciousness of the creature that once observed you, isn’t it?”
“That is likely the case, consciousness made tangible. That does not mean that the creature is dead, though the palace could also be its legacy. Tai Chu has obtained an incredible fortune there.”
Lu Yin breathed easier.