With that thought, Lu Yin's entire body withered. In the face of the red sword’s killing blow, his eyes grew cold. "Ji He, don’t you want to go to my civilization? Then come with me now."
"Exactly what are you trying to do?" Ji He released another slash of his sword. His attacks were far stronger than Bing Xu's. This strike contained Ji He's understanding of the Path of Dispassion, and he was a Tenfold Crimson while Bing Xu was only an Eightfold Crimson.
Lu Yin instantly evaded, but the red beam suddenly spread out as ripples surged forth in multiple layers. Ji He spun around and released another slash. Headed straight for him were strands of Tri-Azure Sword Intent that had been released from the Investiture of the Gods. There were so many that they formed a long river of sword intent.
Clang, clang, clang...
The sound of countless impacts rang out across the cosmos, and the Tri-Azure Sword Intent was severed. Ji He forcibly cleaved the river of sword intent apart. The chill of his Path of Dispassion was bone deep.
Suddenly, the man retreated. Karma had just appeared in front of him, horrifying him. "Karma?"
Lu Yin raised his hand. His scythe appeared and slashed downward at an angle. A surge of Activeness roared out. At the same time, he released his Karmic Dao, and it expanded to replace the sky and press down upon Ji He.
The Immortal could not believe what he was seeing. That Activeness was clearly from an Immortal, and he absolutely refused to allow Lu Yin’s Karmic Dao to touch him. He had thought that he could capture Lu Yin, but at this moment, Ji He only wanted to avoid the younger man.
However, Lu Yin could teleport, and Ji He had no way to avoid that.
The scythe fell from behind him. Ji He turned around, his sword sweeping across to block. Lu Yin abruptly vanished, only to reappear on Ji He's other side.
The man endured the Activeness pouring into his body. His red umbrella shrank to block the scythe's slash, but the blow still sent him flying. As the scythe moved to fall again, Lu Yin's movement suddenly stalled. The entire void expanded, and Ji He seemed to grow larger. No, it was not the void expanding. This was Ji He's world.
The scythe viciously slammed down, but it could not touch Ji He at all.
The flash of a red beam filled his vision. The shifting void made it so that Lu Yin could not see Ji He's movements for a moment. His only choice was to teleport away.
Ji He’s sword missed again. His face was growing pale. "How do you have the Plume Immortals’ teleportation? It’s impossible!"
"Do you consider those birds to be your father? If those strange birds can do it, then why can’t us humans?" Lu Yin mocked. He vanished again. His scythe fell, and Activeness surged out while karma wildly struck.
Ji He continuously retreated while causing the void to contract and expand. He needed to avoid the karma, Activeness, and the scythe slashes. He could not relax for even a moment. The smallest slip would bring about disaster.
This child actually knows about it! Did Rang Yu tell him? No. He’s mastered karma. He might have seen it for himself. This thought caused bloodlust to surge into Ji He's eyes. He could not allow this brat to leave alive.
But Lu Yin could teleport.
Lu Yin frowned. Ji He was very powerful. After all, he was someone who had lived since the Nine Ramparts era. Even if he did not resonate with two cosmic laws, he was still undoubtedly a top tier expert among those who resonated with one law. He was in no way inferior to Hui, and with the Umbrella Dominion legacy technique, the man was capable of fighting against the Immortal Lord.
It would be difficult for Lu Yin to defeat this man by himself, but he only needed to make contact, just one touch.
But Ji He was on guard precisely against being touched by Lu Yin. Upon learning that Lu Yin could teleport, how could the Immortal not understand the young man’s goal?
The only way forward was the hard way. Lu Yin refused to believe that he could not touch his opponent.
They fought some distance away from the Crimson Starshade Megaverse. Even if Hong Xia and Jiu Wen chased after them, it would take them some time to arrive. That was enough.
Lu Yin released his inner universe. The star of divine energy rotated, and divine energy erupted from his body. The terrifying power instantly pressed down upon Ji He.
The man’s pupils shrank. "Obscura’s divine energy?"
Lu Yin stepped forward, his scythe chopping down. As he moved, he released more divine energy without restraint. His Karmic Dao had already been released, and with divine energy also thrown in, Ji He was left with even less room to dodge.
He shouted angrily, "You have Obscura’s power? So you too have betrayed humanity!"
Lu Yin exhaled. His scythe struck the red umbrella as a red beam pierced his field of vision. He dodged, only to throw a palm strike. Divine energy reinforced his peerless physical strength. There was a blast of thunder as he targeted a large area.
Ji He continued to retreat. He blocked the scythe, rebuffed the Activeness that tried to enter his body, and dodged the karma. However, he could not avoid Lu Yin's palm strike.
The blow caused his blood and qi to churn. Just how had this child cultivated? He was so difficult to deal with.
Just as Lu Yin moved to continue, he was struck by a sense of cold dread. His scalp went numb. It felt like a monster was approaching from far away.
Ji He was thrilled; his master had arrived.
Lu Yin clenched his teeth. He had not expected Hong Xia to arrive so soon. How could the man be so fast? Even a powerhouse who resonated with two cosmic laws should not be able to move this fast. The man was moving only slightly slower than Lu Yin’s own teleportation.
He considered how Hong Xia gave him the same feeling of utter dread that he had felt from Ancestor Shan and Chang Chuan. Hong Xia's strength was unfathomable, and it was possible that he resonated with three cosmic laws. Even if that was not the case, he was definitely a peak powerhouse who resonated with at least two cosmic laws, surpassing the Seven Treasure Anuras’ Old First.
Frustrated, Lu Yin glanced at Ji He before vanishing. He had teleported away.
Ji He had wanted to stop Lu Yin, but there was no way to stop his teleportation.
"Ji He, where is he?"
Ji He's face turned deathly pale, and he dropped to his knees. "He- he left. Master, he can teleport."
"Trash!" Hong Xia shouted harshly. Despite no visible action, Ji He spat out a mouthful of blood. He acted as if he was being pushed into an abyss.
"Why did you take him to see Rang Yu?" Hong Xia shouted harshly.
Ji He felt bitter. He had his own motives; he did not want to be forever suppressed by Jiu Wen and wanted to avoid cultivating Jiu Wen's Path of Dispassion. However, those reasons were not good enough to justify violating his master's orders. Ji He knew that he had caused a catastrophe. "Master, spare me! Master, spare me! Master, spare me!"
"I thought that you could hold him back. I overestimated you."
Ji He despaired. “This child can teleport, has comprehended karma, and possesses Activeness, a power that resonates with the law of weathering death. He has even cultivated Obscura’s power. Your disciple... could not hold him back.”
Boom.
Ji He was pressed down yet again. Cracks spread across his body, inch by inch.
Far away, Lu Yin did not head straight back to the Human Trio, but instead arrived at a pathfinding stone. This pathfinding stone had been placed by Old First. Years ago, when the toad had gone to search for Little Eighteen, he had occasionally left pathfinding stones scattered across the Aevum Inch.
Lu Yin had happened to sense one, and when he reached it, he could sense more in other directions. He immediately used his Mirrorlight Art to look at the next pathfinding stone.
If he was only looking across the cosmos, he would have found nothing at all, but fortunately, a pathfinding stone had been left behind for him.
He teleported away.
An enormous Seven Treasure Anura sat on a meteorite and drifted through the Aevum Inch with a lotus leaf on its head. It looked like it was asleep.