BXBX NOVEL Chapter 3278: The Tianyuan Megaverse
However, Progenitor Xi had arrived at an unfortunate time. Before she could do anything at all, the ancient Heavens Sect had been destroyed.
"Why did you attack the Lu Sanctum back then?" Lu Yin asked, puzzled. Progenitor Xi should have maintained a neutral position, at least before she made a decision. She certainly should not have done anything to make humanity her enemy. At the time, they had been her only option.
Progenitor Xi shook her head. "That was a personal grudge between Lu Yuan and me. It was something that had nothing to do with the megaverse as a whole. He was simply too rude."
Lu Yin understood and did not press the matter further. "So, after the Heavens Sect was destroyed, you joined Aeternus, hoping that they would become the key to turning the tide of your war?"
"Not just that. By joining Aeternus, I wouldn’t be targeted by the Boundary Guardians. Those four have their own agenda, and it was possible that they wouldn’t spare a powerful expert like me," Progenitor Xi explained.
Lu Yin laughed. That was certainly true. After all, the Boundary Guardians had already been in league with Aeternus back then.
"Did you know back then that Aeternus was working with Tian Ci and that his Spirit Nidus wants to take over our megaverse?"
Progenitor Xi took a moment. "Not at first, but I did find out about it later. However, I was also certain that Yong Heng would never help others without his own motives. There was no question that he had his own schemes.""Reset the megaverse and break into the Immortal realm," Lu Yin stated bluntly. Many people had already figured out True God’s goal.
Progenitor Xi was not surprised to learn that Lu Yin was aware of this. "Yong Heng wants to become an Immortal, and Tian Ci wants to raise the entire Spirit Nidus up to another level. It’s possible that he himself wants to try to break through and become an Immortal as well. All of their goals are reliant on resetting your Tianyuan Megaverse.
"It’s honestly quite unfair to the people of this megaverse, but I can’t help you. The best I can do is try to deal with the Spirit Nidus at the last moment. Yong Heng will never willingly abandon this megaverse. As far as I’m concerned, the Aeternals are a species set on an endless path of expansion. Once they’re done with this megaverse, they will certainly target others.
"The most troublesome thing about the Spirit Nidus is that the creatures from there can appear as human or as other creatures. Even now, I still haven’t managed to find a way to counter them. However, with your Heavens Sect rising back to the peak, Dao Monarch Lu, you’ve now entered the game and restored balance. This isn’t something that just my Consciousness Megaverse needs—you need it as well. The Spirit Nidus has reached the limit of a megaverse. They can no longer survive, and their people need to leave. So, they are pushing out to conquer other megaverses. They are the enemy of all megaverses."
Lu Yin observed Progenitor Xi. "How did you survive Progenitor Chen’s palm strike?"
Progenitor Xi replied, "My body did die, but I’m not human. We conscients are beings of consciousness and spiritual force. As long as those aspects survive, I will continue living."
"Why did you take Xi Wei as your disciple?"
"To observe humanity."
"What do you know about the being that we of this megaverse call the Fated One? By that I mean, what do you know of the being behind the Boundary Guardians."
Progenitor Xi’s eyes flickered. "Nothing."
Lu Yin looked at her intently. "After all your years in the Scourge, you still know nothing?"
Progenitor Xi shook her head. "Honest, I know nothing."
"The Boundary Guardians can detect creatures from other megaverses. How did you manage to hide from them?"
"Because my body does belong to this megaverse. I only acquired my body after coming here. I even used that body for my Origin realm breakthrough in the Mirari Realm. You’ve probably heard of the monument there. I was the one who left that behind."
Lu Yin stared at the woman for a while, and then asked, "What happened the day that Progenitor Ku invaded the Scourge?"
Progenitor Xi thought back. "He attacked the black Mother Tree while using both Extremes Must Be Reversed and Triumphant Brawl. He faced Yong Heng himself. However, it was only a brief fight as Progenitor Ku was defeated instantly. He is still not even an Ortuser. Honestly, it’s a miracle that he even managed to survive at all."
"I want details," Lu Yin demanded. He was no longer being polite, and he addressed Progenitor Xi as though giving orders to a subordinate.
Progenitor Xi was an Ortuser, but that did not matter. Lu Yin had already killed more than one Origin realm powerhouse. To him, Ortuser were no longer mysterious beings. Besides, Progenitor Xi was an enemy.
She was not just someone who had joined Aeternus and worked to harm humanity, but rather someone with ulterior motives even when she had first arrived in the megaverse. She wanted to start a war between Lu Yin’s megaverse and the Spirit Nidus in order to save her own home.
While Progenitor Xi’s megaverse might consider her a hero and a savior, to Lu Yin and his megaverse, she was nothing more than another enemy. She was trying to start another war.
Progenitor Xi was not at all bothered by her shifting roles. She knew exactly who she was facing and did not dare to underestimate Lu Yin, even if he had not yet comprehended any sequence particles.
She shared everything she had seen on the day that Progenitor Ku invaded the Scourge, right down to the smallest detail.
Lu Yin listened in silence. The entire attack had been quite brief. From the moment that Progenitor Ku had suicidally charged into the Scourge and attacked the black Mother Tree, to the moment that he had used his sequence particles to escape, everything had happened in a flash. While Progenitor Ku had shone brilliantly at that moment and had succeeded in paving the way for future generations, his glorious moment had truly lasted for just a moment.
"So what you’re saying is that you saw nothing of Progenitor Ku’s battle at the black Mother Tree. You didn’t even see any of his attacks or techniques?" Lu Yin asked in a low voice.
Progenitor Xi replied, "There’s no way I could have. I’m an Ortuser, someone who was second only to Yong Heng in Aeternus. He would have never allowed me to get close to his black Mother Tree."
"Useless," Lu Yin spat as he stood up. He turned his back to Progenitor Xi. "All you’ve given me is a bit of insight into your plans for our megaverse and shared the names of your Consciousness Megaverse and the Spirit Nidus. Your visit is worthless to me. Whether you joined Aeternus by choice or not, you were with them for countless years, and a few words cannot smooth over all of the damage that you’ve done to humanity. And your information? It’s completely worthless."
Lu Yin whirled around and stared straight into Progenitor Xi’s eyes. "I told you to give me a reason not to kill you."
Progenitor Xi met Lu Yin’s gaze. "I am willing to pay with my death."
Lu Yin sneered. "Then I’ll grant your wish."
"Dao Monarch Lu, the Spirit Nidus has already targeted your Tianyuan Megaverse. You cannot avoid this. Tian Ci has been here for so many years. There’s no way he’ll just give up."
Lu Yin remained unfazed. "Even if we do go to war with the Spirit Nidus, what does it have to do with your Consciousness Megaverse? We won’t help you."
"You are likely no match for the Spirit Nidus. No, I should mention that there is no doubt that you are absolutely no match for them," Progenitor Xi said solemnly.
Lu Yin raised an eyebrow. "Is the Spirit Nidus really that powerful?"
Progenitor Xi’s expression fell. "They’re fighting our Consciousness Megaverse while also trying to take over your Tianyuan Megaverse. As you might imagine, the Spirit Nidus seeks unmatched power. Yong Heng has his own plans, and I doubt that he would willingly reset this Tianyuan Megaverse just for the Spirit Nidus. However, the people of the Spirit Nidus are also not foolish enough to believe that Yong Heng will give up his own plans so easily.
"All creatures seek Immortality, but beyond even that, everyone involved in this matter has their own interests. The reason why they are able to collaborate for the moment is because they are all confident in their own strength or abilities.
"Now that you’ve destroyed Aeternus, there’s no doubt that you will have to face the Spirit Nidus itself. It would not be wise to try to face them without us to hold them back. Your Tianyuan Megaverse cannot face the Spirit Nidus alone."
Lu Yin did not argue, as it was clear that the Spirit Nidus was a significant problem.
"You’ve spent so many years in the Scourge that you should understand that there is someone else behind Yong Heng and the Boundary Guardians. There’s some sort of invincible being."Nôv(el)B\\\\jnn
Progenitor Xi’s eyes flickered. "I’ve never even thought about them."
Lu Yin was surprised. "Why not?"
Progenitor Xi shook her head. "Since nothing can be done about them, there’s no point in thinking about them. It’s much like how, long ago, when our Consciousness Megaverse first encountered the Spirit Nidus, we realized that they were much, much stronger than us. No matter how hard we fought back, we would eventually be destroyed. It was only a matter of time.
"All the creatures in my Consciousness Megaverse were simply waiting for extinction, right up until we discovered the existence of your Tianyuan Megaverse. Only then were we able to ignore our pending doom.
"We’ve already experienced that feeling of utter helplessness, and we don’t want to suffer it again. Whether or not there’s an invincible being makes no difference to us because, in the end, we still face extermination."
At this moment, she gave Lu Yin a look of open admiration. "Honestly, the humans of your megaverse should have suffered even worse despair than us. The Aeternals’ Scourge and Seven Skygods had you gasping for breath. I’ve always believed that it was just a matter of time for humanity to be wiped out here and that you would be destroyed even before my Consciousness Megaverse. However, you managed to pull humanity through the crisis. You created a miracle.
"I find you even more impressive than Tai Chu, which is why I came to speak with you.
"Dao Monarch Lu, I’m not asking you to save my Consciousness Megaverse. Even if our megaverses eventually end up as enemies, before that happens, the Spirit Nidus needs to be dealt with. They currently stand between our Consciousness Megaverse and your Tianyuan Megaverse."
Lu Yin stared at Progenitor Xi’s face. "No matter how eloquent your words are, it won’t work. I refuse to believe that, after all those years in the Scourge, you know nothing about the Fated One. When Progenitor Ku invaded the Scourge, he left behind some clue that prompted Tian En to hunt him down. All of that happened in an instant.
"If you really know nothing, then you were either also exposed to what he saw and Aeternus has kept you in check, or you’re like Blackless God and simply pretending to ally with us, only to eventually betray me."
Progenitor Xi sighed. "Progenitor Ku found whatever he discovered at the cost of his life. Dao Monarch, I could have never attacked the black Mother Tree and confronted Yong Heng. I could have never found what Progenitor Ku discovered."
While much of what Progenitor Xi’s said sounded reasonable, ultimately, she might as well have said nothing at all.
She had clearly decided before meeting with Lu Yin what she would and would not say to him.
Lu Yin turned around, sat back down, and resumed fishing.
Progenitor Xi remained motionless as she stood behind him, waiting. Her fate had been placed in Lu Yin’s hands.
In the Heavens Sect, even Ortusers had to kneel to Lu Yin. Progenitor Xi’s strength had fallen, and she no longer possessed the power of an Ortuser. At best, she was a sequence powerhouse who could occasionally use the strength of an Origin realm expert.
Lu Yin had never seen Progenitor Xi repel the laws of the universe. There was no doubt that her cultivation had fallen from its peak.
"Where did you get your body?" Lu Yin suddenly asked.
Progenitor Xi was surprised. "My body? I’m a creature of consciousness. It’s not hard for us to take over a body."
Lu Yin said calmly, "What if I not only refuse to ally with your Consciousness Megaverse and fight against the Spirit Nidus, but also decide to go after your megaverse?"
1. The Tianyuan (Chinese: 天元; pinyin: Tiānyuán) is a Go competition in China organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association. The word tiānyuán literally means the center or origin of heaven, and is the center point. ☜
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Translated By: OMA
Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox
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