Chapter 2491: Transcendent Universe

Bai Xian'er said, "The rift that Sage Yuan opened up should have led to a battlefield, which is why a Progenitor-level corpse king was drawn here. That's also why it didn't stay long and left as soon as Arch-Elder Zen appeared. It has its own battlefield."

Lu Yin and Arch-Elder Zen breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. They were afraid that someone like Sage Yuan could let Aeternus enter their dimension at any time, which would be the greatest threat.

"Lu Xiaoxuan, bring Xia Shenji back," Bai Wangyuan said abruptly as he looked at Lu Yin. "Sage Yuan meant what he said—the Great Sovereign has a good impression of Xia Shenji, and if the Great Sovereign decides to attack, no one can save you."

"Isn’t that what you’re hoping will happen?" Lu Yin sneered.

Bai Wangyuan coldly replied, "We don't want to draw the Great Sovereign to this place."

Bai Xian'er warned, "Regardless of whether Sage Yuan came here on the Great Sovereign's orders or not, he still represents the will of the Sixverse Association. War with Aeternus is approaching, and if Progenitor Xia doesn't return, we will have one less powerful ally. If Aeternus defeats us, then you already know what fate awaits humanity. Also, banishing Progenitor Xia doesn’t mean that you’ve gotten your revenge on him. Given his strength, he is able to roam freely in any universe."

Lu Yin looked at her and asked, "Did you lure Sage Yuan here? Didn’t you challenge your Semi-Progenitor stellular tribulation in the Main Universe?"

Bai Xian'er refused to answer.

Before long, most of the people left the Fifth Mainland.

Several days later, the Wang family's Sit and Forget technique was shared publicly, and Lu Yin learned that Wang Fan himself had decided to spread it as a form of compensation.

No one was able to learn the truth behind why Specter Abyss had leaked the battle techniques. Wang Fan refused to admit his guilt, but he was also unable to find a scapegoat. Bai Wangyuan and the others were not stupid, and Specter Progenitor’s true identity had already been revealed.

Wang Fan’s only choice was to publicly disseminate the Sit and Forget technique in hopes of placating the anger of the Celestial Frost Sect and Shenwu's Sky.

Given a choice, he would have never chosen to reveal the technique, but he knew that it was impossible to keep his secret forever, and it would be far better for the Wang family if they revealed it themselves instead of waiting for the Celestial Frost Sect to do so. Wang Fan could also use this to raise the reputation of his family.

With battle techniques from the four ruling powers all being released to the public, they quickly started to replace the Corpse King Transformation that people had acquired.

Those who sought power for revenge, or aspired to learn a powerful technique, abandoned the Corpse King Transformation and instead started cultivating the Divine Martial Armor, the Sit and Forget technique, or the Celestial Frost Sect’s Wind God battle technique. With this, Undying God's plans were finally destroyed.

Lu Yin once again visited Shenwu Continent to ask about the possibility of sneaking into the Three Monarchs Universe. However, he received the same answer as before.

He wanted to enter the Three Monarchs Universe so that he could use that as a springboard to contact the Sixverse Association.

He would always be at a disadvantage for as long as he did not understand the Sixverse Association.

Even if he unified the entire Fifth Mainland and eliminated the four ruling powers, it would all be for nothing before an existence like the Main Universe.

The opinions of Bai Wangyuan, the other Progenitors from the Perennial World, and Sage Yuan had made many things very clear to Lu Yin.

Fortunately, he still had time. He had reached his current level of cultivation after a few mere decades in the Fifth Mainland. With such a starting point, he was confident that he could be successful in the Sixverse Association as well.

At the moment, the only way for him to interact with the Sixverse Association was through Shenwu Continent.

After half a month passed, the Ghost Monkey suddenly approached Lu Yin, claiming to have made a great accomplishment.

Lu Yin could not understand how someone who spent almost all of their time within the confines of the Heavens Sect could accomplish anything.

"Hehe, I made this accomplishment inside the Heavens Sect, Seventh Bro! Little Monkey noticed that someone was asking about if any outsiders have recently appeared in the Heavens Sect. I didn't think much of it at first, but I still secretly followed them. You know what? There really was something. That person was asking about Attendant Wu's whereabouts." The Ghost Monkey proudly shared the entire story in detail.

Lu Yin grew a bit curious. "Asking about Attendant Wu? Bring them here."

Soon, a petite and frail-looking woman was brought before Lu Yin. She trembled with fear as soon as she saw Lu Yin, and she immediately dropped to her knees. "Greetings, Dao Monarch."

Lu Yin looked over at the Ghost Monkey, who said, "Seventh Bro, don't let her deceive you! This woman has a wireless jincan and a Void Wanderer."

Lu Yin looked back at the woman. "Speak up. Since you're already here, there’s no need to beat around the bush. Otherwise, I can just kill you. Someone like you can't do anything to affect me in the least."

The woman trembled as her face grew pale. Her fear was genuine. "This small one was ordered to investigate if there were any suspicious foreigners within the Heavens Sect."

"What do you mean by ‘foreigners?’"

"Those who do not belong to this universe."

Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "Who sent you here to investigate?"

"The Celestial Frost Sect."

"Do you think that our Seventh Bro is stupid? You confessed too quickly, which means that you must be lying! Tell us the truth—who sent you?" the Ghost Monkey shouted.

The woman hurriedly said, "Everything that I told you is true! I would not dare to deceive the Dao Monarch! I was sent here by the Celestial Frost Sect. Several years ago, I was tasked with serving within the Heavens Sect, and I received my assignment from the Celestial Frost Sect at that time. I don’t dare try to deceive the Dao Monarch!"

"How dare you talk back! Take her away!" the Ghost Monkey yelled. Outside the main hall, the Second Nightking was left speechless. Should he go in or not? The damn monkey was bullying him! If the Second Nightking went in, he would be humiliated, but if he did not, what would happen if the Dao Monarch held it against him?

The Ghost Monkey continued to shout.

Lu Yin waved a hand to silence the monkey while looking at the woman. "When were you given this assignment?"

"Half a month ago."

Lu Yin waved his hand, gesturing for the woman to be taken away.

"Seventh Bro, are you really going to just let her go like this?" The Ghost Monkey was unwilling to accept such a thing.

Lu Yin laughed. "What do you want me to do?"

"Interrogate her until you've learned her ancestors’ identities up to the 18th generation! You should even demand about her ancestor wetting the bed!" the Ghost Monkey answered seriously.

Lu Yin stopped the monkey from continuing. "Enough. What can such an insignificant person do? I already know why she came here to ask about Attendant Wu. Head on out now."

He bluntly dismissed the Ghost Monkey.

The Ghost Monkey felt disappointed. He had worked hard on this self-appointed task, but everything had ended so quickly.

Lu Yin stared into outer space. He had still been too careless.

Half a month ago, Bai Wangyuan and several others had mentioned the Sixverse Association on numerous occasions, but Lu Yin had not acted surprised and also had not asked any questions about the name. From his reactions, they must have assumed that he had already been aware of the Sixverse Association, and that was why the woman had been tasked with investigating the Heavens Sect. Whether or not she actually found anything did not matter, as they had never expected much from her.

Ever since people had started to travel between the Fifth Mainland and the Perennial World again, the four ruling powers had sent many people to infiltrate the Fifth Mainland. Lu Yin was aware of this, but he had never conducted any checks on anyone. After all, he had his own people within the four ruling powers.

At the moment, he was contemplating how he could make contact with the Sixverse Association.

Should he really try to enter the Three Monarchs Universe through Shenwu Continent?

Several days passed. One day, as Lu Yin was busy admiring a new tea that Zhao Ran had created, the Second Nightking delivered a report. "Dao Monarch, Zi Jing requests an audience with you."

"Show her in."

Zi Jing was escorted in front of Lu Yin by the Second Nightking. "Greetings, Dao Monarch."

Lu Yin gestured for her to have a seat. "The scenery here is quite pleasant, isn't it?"

Zi Jing nodded. "It's just a pity that so much has been destroyed."

"What brings you here?" Lu Yin asked.

At that moment, Zhao Ran delivered some tea, and Zi Jing took a sip. Her eyes lit up when she tasted it, and she exclaimed, "It's delicious!"

"Thank you," Zhao Ran was delighted by such a positive response.

𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Zi Jing smiled and set down her teacup. She looked at Lu Yin and asked, "Do you remember the promise that you made to me, Dao Monarch?"

Lu Yin nodded. "Of course. As long as you don't betray humanity, I will protect you."

Zi Jing's expression grew serious. "Please fulfill your promise, Dao Monarch."

Lu Yin swirled his tea, remembering the reward that Zi Jing had requested when she had provided him with the battlefield navigation system. She had asked for Lu Yiin’s promise, and at the time, she had told him that they would discuss the details after the war with Aeternus, but Lu Yin had forgotten about it since then.

"Have you heard of the Transcendent Universe?" Zi Jing asked, surprising Lu Yin.

"Transcendent Universe?" Lu Yin gave Zi Jing a questioning look. Naturally, he had already heard of it. Just like the Three Monarchs Universe, the Transcendent Universe was a member of the Sixverse Association.

"It appears that you do know of it, Dao Monarch," Zi Jing commented, unsurprised.

Lu Yin set his own teacup down. "I don't know if your Transcendent Universe is the same as the one that I know of."

Zi Jing answered with another question. "What of the Sixverse Association?"

Lu Yin nodded and smiled. Was it fate that had brought him to this point? When he was short of money, the four ruling powers had given him the opportunity to enter the Celestial Treasury. Now, he wanted to contact the Sixverse Association, and the opportunity had come to him.

"Speak up. Since you've come to see me, then you must be in trouble. Is this related to the Transcendent Universe?" Lu Yin asked.

Zi Jing sighed. "I've been located."

From Zi Jing, Lu Yin gradually learned more about the Transcendent Universe.

The Transcendent Universe was a member of the Sixverse Association, and it was a powerful parallel universe that had developed in a completely different direction from the Fifth Mainland. In fact, the Transcendent Universe more closely resembled the Technocracy, though it was absolutely incomparable to the Technocracy.

The Technocracy was nothing more than a backup plan that Progenitor Hui had left behind in order to deal with the Aeternus’s endless hordes of corpse kings. On the other hand, the Transcendent Universe was one of the main forces that fought against Aeternus.

Lu Yin listened as Zi Jing slowly lifted the veil that had covered the mysterious and brilliant Transcendent Universe. "The Transcendent Universe’s cultivation systems are extremely rudimentary, to the point where it can be regarded as a cultivation wasteland. However, they have developed cultivation technology, which as the name suggests, is all about the usage of cultivation to drive technology. It can also be regarded as technology for cultivation.”

"In the Transcendent Universe, there are two very well-studied cultivation technologies. With these two cultivation technologies, the Transcendent Universe has managed to become a member of the Sixverse Association, and it is certainly not the weakest universe either. One of the cultivation technologies is called ‘energy converter,’ which is able to interact with and analyze all material and immaterial power and then convert it into raw energy that is made available to the user. The other cultivation technology is called Bestowal Art." Zi Jing looked at Lu Yin. "Dao Monarch, you are a lockbreaker, so you should have a good understanding of sourceboxes. The Bestowal Art is the technological version of lockbreaking. However, compared to lockbreaking, it is even purer. Bestowal Art is able to extract all material and energy from a sourcebox to create a force that the user can then utilize as an attack. For this technology, sourceboxes are essentially fuel."

Lu Yin thought that he must have misheard. "What did you say? Fuel? Extract energy and material? What does that mean?"

He had never heard anyone place fuel and sourceboxes in the same category.

Zi Jing explained, "The megaverse is a magnificent place, but that does not mean that parallel universes are as well. Some parallel universes are nothing more than small spaces, which you must have already encountered, Dao Monarch. Other parallel universes are infinitely vast, just like our own Fifth Mainland.”

"Dao Monarch, if it’s a small universe, is it possible to analyze all of the matter in that space, given our abilities?" Zi Jing asked.

"Of course," Lu Yin replied.

"The people of the Transcendent Universe have fully analyzed their entire universe. The sourceboxes and all matter that come from that universe can be analyzed, extracted, and then harnessed for their own use," Zi Jing replied.