What was going on?
"That is extreme compression. It’s the compression of the River of Aeons," the Origin Progenitor’s voice rang out, echoing throughout the Immemorial Citadel.
Everyone turned to look at the depths of the Immemorial Citadel.
The Origin Progenitor looked up at the boat in Lu Yin's hand. “Those who have comprehended the laws of the universe and mastered sequence particles go against the River of Aeons, or else their karma will become entangled. Those who have entered the Origin realm or beyond are also unable to reverse the flow of the River of Aeons, as doing so will cause their cultivation to fall back to the Progenitor realm. Loam, Chu Yi, both of you should have felt this.”
Lu Yuan frowned. He had indeed felt that sensation when he had tried to reverse the flow of the River of Aeons for Lu Yin. The moment the gray power had appeared, Lu Yuan’s cultivation had become unstable.
However, he had not stopped because of that instability. Even if his cultivation was reverted and he fell back to the Progenitor realm, he would have preferred to do that on Lu Yin’s behalf.
“Origin Progenitor, none of that applies to me,” Lu Yin replied.
The Origin Progenitor praised the young man. “Precisely. That means that you are free.”
Everyone was astonished. Was that really how things were?
Lu Yuan was thrilled. “Master, are you saying that Little Seven can turn back the flow of the River of Aeons?”
The Origin Progenitor replied, “He can, but in doing so, he will accumulate karma. It’s just that he will not suffer as much accumulation as the rest of you. I don’t recommend for Pillar to reverse the flow of the River of Aeons, but his Progenitor’s world doesn’t need to. He can simply cross the river. Traversing and reversing the River of Aeons are completely different. Pillar, you can do it.”
Lu Yin was ecstatic. Traversing the River of Aeons; that was what Lightstream had become capable of after transforming into a Progenitor’s world. His breakthrough really had succeeded.
When he had first transformed Lightstream into a boat, he had dreamed of eventually using it to sail up the River of Aeons. He had truly achieved just that. While he was only able to traverse the river, to him, traversing and reversing were not much different.
He was so happy that he completely ignored the fact that the Origin Progenitor called him Pillar.
Just as Lu Yin was about to use Lightstream to travel along the River of Aeons, a rumble echoed across the Immemorial Citadel and its surroundings. Outer space tore open, and a familiar starry sky appeared in Lu Yin and the others’ sight. Was that the Origin Universe?
Vast amounts of stellular energy surged forth, and the gray color once again obscured everything overhead.
Lu Yin felt terribly confused; what was this?
An even more familiar sight then appeared above his head; it was the black hole surrounded by the vortex of a stellular tribulation.
Everyone was stunned.
“A stellular tribulation? Didn’t he just pass his Progenitor’s breakthrough? Why is there another tribulation?”
“Is that the Origin Universe tribulation?”
“Origin Progenitor, what’s going on?”
“Master?”
In the depths of the Immemorial Citadel, the Origin Progenitor looked up and met everyone’s stares. He casually explained, “Pillar is about to break through to become a Progenitor.”
Lu Yin wanted to curse. He had already broken through to the Progenitor realm! Why was the old man saying that this was his Progenitor’s breakthrough?
Could it be? Lu Yin looked down at his chest. Could there be another one?
He had forgotten that his inner universe was not an inner world, and neither had it broken through. Because of this, Lu Yin had assumed that his inner universe would not transform and that he would simply reach the Progenitor realm. However, the appearance of the black hole of a stellular tribulation shattered Lu Yin’s preconceptions. Had he overlooked something? His inner universe was surrounded by a black and white mist, and stellular energy acted as its shell. If that inner universe were to also transform into a Progenitor’s World, it would certainly trigger a tribulation.
However, what Lu Yin was seeing was simply too much. Had he really drawn the entire Origin Universe onto himself?
“Everyone fall back!” Hongyan Mavis ordered sharply.
No matter why it had appeared, a stellular tribulation was something that no one wanted to get caught up in.
Anyone who knew about the Origin Universe’s tribulations fled faster than their companions.
Everyone was watching Lu Yin in shock.
Throughout history, he was most likely the only person to have broken through to the Progenitor realm five times.
The Origin Progenitor praised, “Others break through to become Progenitors in the Origin Universe, but Pillar, the Origin Universe comes to you for your breakthrough.”
Lu Yin felt bitter. He did not want the Origin Universe to visit him for his breakthrough.
He was completely unprepared for this. How was he supposed to break through at this moment? What power did he have left that he could transform? Should he just release his inner universe?
“The Progenitor realm is the culmination of all of a cultivator’s efforts throughout their entire life. To reach that realm, one must achieve completeness. No matter how many paths you have walked, no matter how much power you have cultivated, ultimately, there is no escaping the need for completeness.”
Lu Yin’s eyes flickered. Completeness. He looked into the depths of the Immemorial Citadel and met the Origin Progenitor’s eyes.
In an instant, like a great river flowing, images of great powerhouses appeared in Lu Yin’s mind: the Origin Progenitor, Mister Mu, Tai Hong, True God, the Three Realms and Six Daos, the Three Pillars and Six Skies. Each of these powerful individuals flashed through Lu Yin’s mind. Every one of them had possessed the potential to walk multiple paths, but in the end, they had all walked a single path.
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Translated By: OMA
Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox
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