The more persistent one was, the easier it was to go crazy. This was not only true for people Overcoming Dukkha, but also for ordinary people.
In the eyes of ordinary people, a madman’s behavior was incomprehensible. But in the eyes of a madman, ordinary people were the true madmen.
The Great Sovereign was arrogant and determined. While she certainly had her own emotions and priorities, she also had an aspect of insanity.
Unfortunately, the Lu family just so happened to be in the way of her insanity.
When Lu Yin returned to the Heavens Sect, the event that he had been most eagerly anticipating finally occurred. All of the four ruling powers’ resources had been calculated, and he was given 100 trillion star essence.
100 trillion star essence. It was an unimaginable sum.
Never before had Lu Yin received so many resources at once.
Lu Yin was stunned by what he received.
He had known that the four ruling powers were rich, as the Junior Progenitor Stars which had been arranged for the four ruling powers’ Junior Progenitors’ training had each held trillions of star essence. It was only after seeing those planets that Lu Yin had started to understand just how deep the four ruling powers’ pockets were. They had access to the resources of the entire Perennial World through various means, and they were able to concentrate those resources.
Even so, he had not expected to receive so much at once.
After all, a considerable portion of resources had been taken away from the four ruling powers before they were suppressed by the Lu family, or else Lu Yin would have received much, much more.
Lu Yin's breathing grew a bit ragged as he stood in the place within the Heavens Sect that was used to store star essence. The sight nearly made him lose composure.
Behind him was an old Semi-Progenitor woman from the Lu family. She spoke to him in a respectful tone. "Young Master, these are all the resources from the four ruling powers. We are still in the process of tracking down the criminals who escaped from the four ruling powers, and they must have taken away a great deal of resources. Once they are found, those resources will immediately be given to you, Young Master.”
Lu Yin was surprised. "Will all of it be given to me?"
The old woman smiled. "Young Master has a use for it, so I brought everything to you."
Lu Yin felt a little embarrassed. The resources of the four ruling powers should have belonged to the entire Lu family, or more realistically, to the Perennial World as a whole. He had expected to share the majority of the star essence, not have all of it given to him.
Accepting all the star essence could be regarded as selfish, but it could also be seen as his just rewards. After all that he had accomplished for humanity as a whole, it could be regarded as a reasonable reward.
The old woman stared at Lu Yin's back, admiration filling her gaze. She had watched over Lu Xiaoxuan from birth to adulthood. She had never thought that, one day, the child would rise up to his current position. Time had flown by, and so many of them had grown old.
Lu Yin had a total of 105.5 trillion star essence. On top of that, he also had seven trillion star essence from the Cyclic Universe, but the origin of the star essence did not really matter. His die was not picky about where the resources came from.
At this point in time, it was possible that Lu Yin was even wealthier than the Merchant Exchange.
Having received so much money at once, Lu Yin’s first thought was of his die. More specifically, of Possession and Enhance.
The Books of Destiny.
Lu Yin took a deep breath. It was finally time to repair the Books of Destiny.
After announcing that he was going into seclusion, Lu Yin raised his hand and started rolling his die.
His luck seemed to be exceptional this time, as his first roll was three pips. Filled with both anticipation and anxiety, he placed the first Book of Destiny on the upper light screen and then started throwing out an absurd amount of star essence.
He already knew that it would take at least six trillion star essences to repair a single Book of Destiny.
He had not been confident that he could repair all three books in the past. But with this recent windfall, he knew that he could do it now.
His only worry was that restoring the books might trigger Destiny, but after analyzing the situation, Lu Yin realized that, even if he delayed repairing the Books of Destiny, he would still do so eventually. On top of that, he wanted to see his future.
He wanted to divine his own future and know if it was really possible to see the future.
As the Book of Destiny slowly fell through, all evidence of the flames that had scorched it gradually disappeared. With a final snap, the Book of Destiny fell out of the lower light screen, completely repaired. Lu Yin’s calculations were accurate, as it had indeed taken six trillion star essences.
Picking up the Book of Destiny, Lu Yin flipped through it, but he did not see any words. Continue.
The second book was placed on the upper screen of light, and it eventually passed through the light screens, similarly costing him six trillion star essences.
Again.
As the third book slowly fell, Lu Yin's breathing started to grow ragged, and his expression grew exceptionally somber.
Would this trigger Destiny? She was one of the Three Realms and Six Daos. What would happen if Destiny appeared at this point in time?
Despite having mentally prepared himself, Lu Yin still felt very nervous as the third book was about to be fully repaired.
After struggling for a while, Lu Yin gritted his teeth and decided to not be so nervous about Enhancing the book. He needed the Books of Destiny to locate Bai Xian'er, see his own future, and also better understand the past. How many uses did he have for the Books of Destiny? There were just too many.
Besides, even if Destiny herself was really drawn out, Ancestor Lu Yuan was present.
The current Heavens Sect did not need to fear Destiny, and the chances of her appearing were extremely remote.
There was another snap, and the third Book of Destiny fell down, completely repaired.
Lu Yin picked the book up and pulled out the other two books as well. He did not cultivate Destiny’s methods, but he knew people who did.
After leaving his seclusion, Lu Yin went to see Skymender.
Upon seeing the three, fully repaired, Books of Destiny in Lu Yin's hands, Skymender felt as though he had just been struck by lightning from a clear sky.
"Dao- Dao Monarch, are these the Books of Destiny?" Skymender was stunned.
Lu Yin tossed one of the books over. "Surprised?"
Skymender wanted to curse. How was this a surprise? This was literally unbelievable. The Books of Destiny had clearly been burned by some kind of flame until only half of each book remained. How could they have been repaired? Also, where had the other two books come from?
From what Skymender could remember, one of the books should have been with Bai Xian’er, but when had the Dao Monarch managed to get the book from her?
Skymender stared at Lu Yin with open amazement. This man was truly able to create miracles.
Lu Yin could not deny that Skymender's gaze made him feel quite good about his accomplishment. "Let’s merge these Books of Destiny. I want to see the future."
Skymender was instantly placed in a dilemma. "Dao Monarch, your servant is able to merge the Books of Destiny, but if you wish to see the future, that is only possible if we have people work to channel both Heaven’s Enigma and Inverse Enigma.