People said that power did not distinguish good from evil, only people. But if the Path of Dispassion was cultivated wrongly in the current era, then it was wrong. Its power made people turn cold towards their families while causing their emotions to vanish. If that was not wrong, then what was?
Chu Songyun had lived under the Path of Dispassion, and yet he was able to discern between good and evil while following the Path of Dispassion. What about him?
Being able to distinguish between the good and evil of a power was only one detail. Lu Yin also detested the current era’s Path of Dispassion and could see what was good and evil about it, but that did not mean that he could see everything else. The higher a person stood, the more likely it was that there were things beneath them that they could not see.
Chu Songyun’s purity lay in his cultivation, so where did Lu Yin’s own purity lie?
At this thought, the wall in his heart rose up before Lu Yin’s eyes. He looked at the black and white bricks, as though seeing the countless faces and countless events that made up the wall.
The wall was divided between black and white. Lu Yin reached out to touch the boundary between the two colors. The next moment, the wall turned into two beams of light that wrapped around Lu Yin, still black and white. The countless experiences and events from the past appeared one after another. Lu Yin stood in place, not moving as he allowed the black and white lights to coil around him.
However, in the eyes of a spectator, there was nothing at all.
Long Xi took one look and withdrew. It was clear to her that Lu Yin was in a state of enlightenment.
What was a genius? Someone who easily understood what ordinary people struggled with was a genius. A genius often attained enlightenment through small matters.
Chu Songyun’s choice had granted Lu Yin an opportunity for enlightenment.
The more one gains, the harder it becomes for them to see clearly, to distinguish good from evil, or gain from loss. In the end, a person must return to the ordinary. The more ordinary they become, the more clearly they can see.
This step was for shedding the extraordinary and returning to the mortal state.
Undergoing metamorphosis into mortality!
Lu Yin’s eyes snapped open as he stared out into space. Cultivation was a circle, which meant that the entire path of cultivation was linked together. Beside the Immortal realm, there were mortals.
Shed the mortal to become Immortal... Is this truly my path?
To hold fast amid confusion, to keep one’s heart and mind unmoved, and thereby break into the Immortal realm, it was never a matter of how much time had passed. What truly mattered was one’s understanding of themselves, one’s understanding of the universe, and one’s understanding of the Aevum Inch.
At this moment, Qing Cao suddenly arrived at the mountainside, but Long Xi quickly stopped him. "He is having a moment of enlightenment."
Master Qing Cao looked across the mountain. Didn’t he just accept a disciple?
"Come in," Lu Yin’s voice called out.
Master Qing Cao stepped past Long Xi and he arrived on the mountain. As soon as he saw Lu Yin, the man simply announced, "A new member is joining Obscura."
Lu Yin was surprised. "Who?"
"I do not know."
Lu Yin frowned and immediately entered outer space. Arriving on a barren planet, he laid in the red coffin and entered Vestigium.
The moment he arrived, he heard Furball say that they agreed. Right after that, Lu Yin heard several unfamiliar voices. Some he had heard before, such as the one that he had almost called Second Furball, but others had not spoken even once in his presence.
Lu Yin etched those voices into his mind as he asked, "Ba Se, will there be a new member joining us?"
Ba Se replied, "Miao Zun."
Lu Yin arched a brow. Miao Zun? What a strange name. "Tell me about them."
"Heh heh, brat, this will be fun. This Miao Zun is very interesting," Furball announced with obvious schadenfreude. The more they acted like that, the more uneasy Lu Yin became. This meant that Miao Zun joining would benefit Furball while putting Lu Yin at a disadvantage.
In fact, regardless of what Miao Zun was like, as long as someone joined, they would undoubtedly worship the Divine Tree and be chosen by a color. At the moment, Lu Yin knew of three available colors which could choose a new member: red, silver, and blue. No matter which color chose Miao Zun, Lu Yin would have to deliver the corresponding line.
Those three lines had allowed Lu Yin to defeat Ni Ren. Although he could not control them and using them caused a severe backlash afterwards, to the point where even a slight mistake would be disastrous, they were still a trump card that he could use to fight with his life on the line when there was no other choice.
If even one line was lost, he would lose that trump card.
Furthermore, since Miao Zun was going to join, Ba Se would certainly force Lu Yin to worship the Divine Tree first, and that meant entering Vestigium with his real body. That was a risk that he was unwilling to take no matter what.
At this thought, Lu Yin’s heart sank. This was trouble.
"No information about any member of Obscura will be disclosed by Obscura. I can only tell you the reason why they were invited. First, cultivation. Miao Zun is a one-law Immortal whose strength is in no way inferior to Lan Meng’s. Second, Obscura has suffered multiple losses recently and needs to refill its numbers," Ba Se said.
"Is that all?"
"That is all."
Lu Yin asked, "Do I have any right to decide?"
Ba Se said, "Every member of Obscura has the right to choose whether they are willing to allow a new member to join."
Lu Yin was just about to speak when Furball spoke up again. "But your choice no longer matters. Most of Obscura has already made their choice and have agreed to let them join. Even if you are against this, it means nothing."
Lu Yin grew curious. "Furball, from what you’re saying, it sounds like you know this creature well."
Furball snorted. "There was once a war, and Miao Zun’s civilization was the enemy. In the end, the civilization was completely wiped out, with only Miao Zun surviving. If you want to see what they look like, it’s simple. Their species is drawn on Obscura’s gates."