Chapter 3301: The Right Path

Before anyone could recover from the shock, Progenitor Xi’s expression turned even more somber. “There’s another sequence base that they call Everstone. If we had to pinpoint the moment my Consciousness Megaverse started to lose, it would be when the Everstone sequence base appeared.

"Before that, we were evenly matched against the Spirit Nidus. While they may have held the upper hand, they lacked the strength to outright defeat us. What truly broke us was the Everstone sequence base. It ranks third out of Spirit Nidus’s top ten sequence bases."

She took a deep breath, and when she spoke again, both hatred and fear could be heard in her voice. “In the Spirit Nidus, the Law of Everstone ranks second out of their eighty-eight laws of the universe. It’s incredibly difficult to master, and cultivating that law essentially means turning into stone. This requires incredible willpower, intelligence, and sacrifice. Even in the Spirit Nidus, very few pursue this law of the universe, but in every era, there are a few who believe that they have the will and attempt it.

“Throughout history, only five people have ever successfully cultivated the Law of Everstone. Each one was exceptional for their era, and they dominated the megaverse during their lives. This law of the universe allowed them to transform their thoughts into reality, and they used their immense willpower to alter the universe and even other people.

“Since arriving in your Tianyuan Megaverse, I haven’t seen anyone who has comprehended this law of the universe. Throughout the Spirit Nidus’s entire history, only five people have ever succeeded, and they created the Everstone sequence base. With an unparalleled power of consciousness, they are able to simply erase any consciousness lifeform, as if they were erasing a stain from a canvas.”

At this moment, Progenitor Xi looked at Lu Yin. “Lord Lu, I know that you devoured Xu Jin’s consciousness, but if you faced the Everstone, the outcome would be decided in an instant. That sequence base can completely destroy your consciousness. It would not be consumed or exhausted, but rather obliterated. Your consciousness would be utterly erased from existence, leaving you as only a mindless shell.

“Xu Jin was one of Aeternus’s Three Pillars and Six Skies and was incredibly powerful. Its consciousness was practically invincible, but if it tried to go against the Everstone sequence base, there would be no contest. Not even Blackless God, who possesses a stronger consciousness than Xu Jin ever did, would stand a chance against that sequence base.

"Everstone is the bane of all consciousness."

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed, and everyone else remained silent.

Progenitor Xi had only shared a bit of information about three sequence bases, but each one sounded more terrifying than the last. The power that these tools possessed was overwhelming.

Distorting distance, reversing impressions, and destroying consciousness: three sequence bases had these three devastating abilities, and there were still seven more, as well as eighty-eight laws of the universe. These laws of the universe were the same in the Tianyuan Megaverse. Had anyone claimed that the Spirit Nidus lacked strong sequence powerhouses? Not only did they have them, but they also most likely had a great number of them. How else could they have confidence to wage war against both the Consciousness Megaverse and the Tianyuan Megaverse at the same time?

Progenitor Xi's expression fell. "I’ve only spoken about the strength of the Spirit Nidus, but that megaverse is most terrifying because of their unified cultivation methods that uses Spirit Ignition and Spirit Rebirth. Even if our two megaverses join forces and succeed in defeating the Spirit Nidus right now, they will rise back up very quickly. They already have their paths laid out before them. They have no need to undergo any breakthroughs. They simply need to keep progressing, as they will eventually surpass us. Their path allows for fast progression, while ours are slow and filled with obstacles."

Progenitor Xi then left. She had now shared everything that she knew about the Spirit Nidus. Now, it was up to the Heavens Sect to decide how they would deal with this enemy megaverse.

The woman had once sought to provoke the Tianyuan Megaverse to fight against the Spirit Nidus, but there was no longer any need to do that. The Spirit Nidus would not spare the Tianyuan Megaverse anymore. War was simply a matter of survival, and regardless of whether either megaverse wanted war, it was already inevitable.

People remained silent. What truly weighed on them was not the knowledge of the sequence bases, but rather the Spirit Nidus’s cultivation method and the existence of Master Qing Cao. The enemy megaverse had already given rise to an Immortal, the existence of which proved that the Spirit Nidus’s path was correct.

The greatest pressure came from understanding that the Spirit Nidus had found a shortcut, one that actually followed the correct path.

If the ancient Heavens Sect had not been destroyed and had endured throughout the ages, Lu Yin believed that the Tianyuan Megaverse would have been fully unified and might have also developed a unified cultivation method. This was the real reason why Master Qing Cao had sent the Boundary Guardians to attack the Origin Progenitor. The Tianyuan Megaverse could not be allowed to travel down the same path as the Spirit Nidus, and it was because that path was correct.

Lu Yin barked a soft laugh.

Everyone turned to look at him.

"Everyone, our megaverse is far from a lonely place. After all the time we’ve spent cultivating, wouldn’t life be too boring if we were only pursuing the next realm?" Lu Yin asked as he stretched out lazily.

Sovereign Dou Sheng smashed his fists together. "Only battle will always give a bit of thrill!"

"I don’t want to fight, but I also don’t want things to be too dull," said Garan Zhiluo.

Chu Yi shook his head. "I once thought that Master had reached the pinnacle, but it now seems that even he has room to grow. Master, keep pushing."

Wu Tian chuckled. "No creature can ever break free of the constraints of the megaverse. As long as the Spirit Nidus is still a megaverse, we can fight back."

"It won't be easy. We need to come up with a plan, preferably an ambush," Ce Wangtian grumbled as he idly swung his slippers about.

Progenitor Ku clasped his hands behind his back. "I can scout ahead."

Who were the people participating in this meeting? They were the Three Realms and Six Daos and the Three Suns and Six Rulers. They were the greatest powerhouses in the Tianyuan Megaverse. No matter how hopeless Progenitor Xi’s words sounded, these people would never give in to despair.

The Spirit Nidus and an Immortal—the Tianyuan Megaverse was undoubtedly facing incredible pressure. While the threat of death was suffocating, it was not enough to break them.

People were only focused on one thing at this moment: how to deal with Master Qing Cao and the Spirit Nidus.

"Our biggest problem right now is that we don’t know when the Spirit Nidus will arrive," Hongyan Mavis said as she massaged her temples.

Lu Yin’s eyes lit up. "We’ve also got our own troubles already. There’s Yong Heng, Forgotten Ruins God, and the old freak from the Spirit Nidus, Yuan Qi. If we don’t deal with them, they’ll always be a threat.

"However, finding them won’t be easy. So for now, we’ll prepare for the Spirit Nidus."

Lu Yin then looked over at Zhao Ran, who was happily picking flowers on the side of the mountain. Lu Yin intended to use branches of the River of Aeons to explore the Spirit Nidus.

The group dispersed. They had gained a basic understanding of the Spirit Nidus, and they each had their own ideas. Lu Yin would not interfere with their plans. His only goal was to use the full power of the Heavens Sect to destroy the Spirit Nidus’s mortal forces that threatened the Tianyuan Megaverse.

That meant that they would be going up against cultivators who had cultivated with Spirit Ignition and undergone Spirit Rebirth.

Even if those cultivators were weak, losing them would cause the Spirit Nidus to hesitate, and it might even prevent a full-scale invasion.

In the Heavens Sect’s main hall, Wang Wen, Wei Rong, and the other top officials gathered. There were also researchers, such as Backyard’s Zi Jing.

Reports on Backyard’s research progress were being shared, as well as information regarding the production of energy converters and microarray weapons.

After listening to the reports, Lu Yin ordered Backyard to be moved to the Five Spirits Alliance’s universes so that their research would be expedited by the accelerated time flow there. Wang Wen and Wei Rong were also told to use the Heavens Sect’s authority to consolidate all the various parallel universes’ resources that could be used to produce energy converters, microarray technology, and more. They were also to gather materials and send them to the Infinity Empire so that more mechas could be produced.

The Spirit Nidus enjoyed a consolidated cultivation method, which was not something that the Tianyuan Megaverse could match. However, the Tianyuan Megaverse has its own advantages.

While their cultivation methods were diverse, many of the paths taken by the people of the Tianyuan Megaverse were rooted in the wisdom of their ancestors. This was not without its own value.

For instance, this was the time to fully leverage the advantages of energy converters and mechas. Doing so could greatly enhance the strength of the Tianyuan Megaverse. While neither tool could ever help someone fight against a sequence powerhouse or sequence bases, an overall quantitative increase in power would still threaten the Spirit Nidus's ground forces, which would effectively cut the invasion off at the root.

War was not always about overpowering the enemy; strategy and intelligence were also key components.

At this moment, Lu Yin particularly felt the absence of Progenitor Hui. If that man were thrown into the Spirit Nidus, who could imagine what sort of chaos he would create?

It was impossible to hide such large movements of the Heavens Sect. As the activity increased, so too did speculations. Many people started to claim that the Heavens Sect was preparing to attack any parallel universes that had not yet connected to the Origin Universe or submitted to the Heavens Sect.

These rumors terrified many universes into visiting the Origin Universe and requesting a connection to be made.

Many parallel universes had previously assumed that the Heavens Sect did not know about them, but they had decided that it was too risky to maintain that assumption.

Wei Rong was actually the instigator of the rumors. This was his area of expertise, and with nothing more than rumors, more than ten universes stepped forward to join the Heavens Sect, bringing vast resources with them.

Lu Yin stared out across the lake. The Spirit Nidus was an opponent that they would have to fight against openly. They would appear, and then the fight would begin. In contrast, until Yong Heng and Yuan Qi were dealt with, they would remain hidden thorns in Lu Yin’s side.

The Rivers and Mountains Painting was still in the Tianyuan Megaverse. Just because Progenitor Chen had managed to escape, that did not mean that the others would be able to do the same.

Yuan Qi was also quite powerful on his own.

While the Heavens Sect busied itself with the new war effort, news came from Whitecloud City that the Ancient Lightning Locust had attacked.

Lu Yin immediately left for Whitecloud City.

As soon as he arrived in the city’s universe, he saw lightning erupting in the distance. His expression turned cold. The Ancient Lightning Locust had always been a problem for Whitecloud City. During the battles in the war between the Heavens Sect and Aeternus, the Ancient Lightning Locust had frequently appeared, but always as an enemy. It was finally time to deal with the bug once and for all.

Above Earth, Kong Tianzhao was fighting the Ancient Lightning Locust back. He had borrowed Jiang Feng’s sword, but he was only barely able to hold the bug off. It was clear that the man could not last for much longer.

Upon seeing Kong Tianzhao, Lu Yin thought the man to be unfortunate. He had survived numerous life-and-death battles, but he had failed to break through. It seemed that, while the people of Whitecloud City had taken a shortcut in their cultivation methods, progressing further would be quite difficult.

Lu Yin arrived. The Pridebeast on his shoulder bared its teeth, and the Megalith wrapped around his waist swished its tail.

The Ancient Lightning Locust spun around and stared at Lu Yin. Golden lightning blasted out and shot at the man.

One hand grabbed the Pridebeast while the other grabbed hold of the Megalith. Lu Yin then flung both beasts forward. "Deal with it."

Both the Pridebeast and the Megalith were stunned. Before they could react, the lightning struck. Furious, they threw themselves at the Ancient Lightning Locust.

The Ancient Lightning Locust had always been a thorn in Whitecloud City’s side, and it was undoubtedly a powerful creature. Still, the Pridebeast and the Megalith were no weaklings. They represented the peak of physical strength in the megaverse. The collision of the three titanic creatures was nothing short of earth-shattering.

There was a thunderous crash as the Pridebeast’s fist shot forward, scattering the lightning. The Megalith followed up and slammed into the Ancient Lightning Locust. The creature did not rely purely on its lightning, and it was strong enough to resist the Megalith’s body slam. The battle shook the surrounding void.