Star Odyssey Chapter 3287: Opportunity

Chapter 3287: Opportunity

Lu Yin agreed. Scheming had nothing to do with one’s level of cultivation. Anyone who schemed from the shadows would have an advantage. But, whether or not their plans succeeded was an entirely separate matter.

Ever since he had first started cultivating, Lu Yin had partic.i.p.ated in countless battles of various forms. He had fought against strange innate gifts and miraculous battle techniques. Still, the battle between Destiny and Wei Nu completely redefined his perspective of things.

The two never even physically fought each other. Instead, they used the power of time and altered the future as their battlefield. If their fight had not been revealed to Lu Yin, he would have never known about it.

Who could have imagined that Destiny, one of the Three Realms and Six Daos, and Wei Nu, a Dukkhan on the same level as the Origin Progenitor and other such powerhouses, had always been fighting in the River of Aeons?

"Can it really... start again?" Lu Yin took a sip of tea, seemingly asking both Mister Mu and himself.

Mister Mu looked at him. "What if you can?"

Lu Yin looked at Mister Mu. "Master, I'm not a naive kid anymore. Was this the true goal when anchoring the Mirari Realm?"

Mister Mu smiled. "This was my purpose in helping Tai Chu, though he didn’t know that."

"Then how did you know? How much did you know from Destiny?"

"Destiny never told me."

"Then how did you-?"

Mister Mu's eyes fell, and he stared into his teacup in a daze. "I once had my own megaverse."

A tremor ran through Lu Yin, and he nodded. "I understand."

The Origin Progenitor and Mister Mu had had different motivations for anchoring the Mirari Realm. The Origin Progenitor, like Mister Mu before, was in his own megaverse. After having already experienced the destruction of his own megaverse in the past, Mister Mu had sought to control all variables.

If it were truly possible to start again, Lu Yin could understand why the Boundary Guardians had gone to such lengths to eliminate the Origin Progenitor. Even at the moment, the Origin Progenitor remained unaware of their true motivation.

The Origin Progenitor had been much luckier than Mister Mu, as he did not need to know why he had been targeted.

"Wei Nu scattered her Dukkha for a reason. That reason-"

Lu Yin started, but Mister Mu cut him off. "Wei Nu’s reason is none of our concern. Now, you can decide: what will be the start, and what will be the end."

Destiny had plotted against Wei Nu, but there had been no clear start or end to their conflict. For the future of humanity, Destiny’s plans had started with Sage Yajna’s first cup of tea and had ended with another. At the moment, Lu Yin needed to decide when humanity’s future would begin, and when it would end.

While it appeared as if the Aeternals had been defeated and that humanity was experiencing an unprecedented time of prosperity, only Lu Yin and a handful of others understood that their current prosperity was accompanied by extreme danger.

The Heavens Sect had once risen to the pinnacle, only to fall and collapse. It was inevitable that it would suffer the same fate once again. How their tortuous path in the future looked was up to Lu Yin.

He thought for a moment before looking up across the table. "Kill Professor Wei."

"Another part of Wei Nu’s Dukkha?"

"She once gave Ancestor Tianyi a paper cutout, and she also held him back when my Lu family was being banished."

"Good. Let that be the start. The end will be with her." Mister Mu stared off into the distance in the direction Zhao Ran had gone.

Was Wei Nu truly an enemy of humanity? Lu Yin had no clear answer to that question. She wanted to escape from the Mirari Realm and leave the River of Aeons, while also entering the Immortal realm. She had schemed against Destiny and targeted both humanity and Lu Yin. Lu Yin could only treat such a person as an enemy.

The easiest and most straightforward path to becoming an Immortal was to reset a megaverse.

Lu Yin was certain that, given the chance, Wei Nu would help Yong Heng reset the megaverse. As for why she had not yet done so, the woman had to have her own reasons.

What Lu Yin needed to do was weaken Wei Nu’s power as much as possible. However, it was not really about the woman’s power. Since Professor Wei, Zhao Ran, and others were all part of Wei Nu’s Dukkha, eliminating them would simply extend the time that Wei Nu needed to overcome Dukkha; she would not truly be weakened.

What intrigued Lu Yin the most at this moment was the future that Destiny had seen. What had she seen to make her willingly abandon her efforts against Wei Nu so that she could give Lu Yin a chance?

He knew that, if he truly chose to restart things, all of Destiny’s efforts would fail. Everything that she had worked for would vanish.

While Destiny had offered Lu Yin a chance to start over, the gift made Lu Yin feel even more burdened.

It would not be easy to find Professor Wei, just like how Progenitor Xi was struggling to find True G.o.d.

All Lu Yin could do for the moment was wait. He had seen the truth of the megaverse, but he could not yet pursue it. All he could do was wait.

No, there was one thing he could do, what he should as well.

The Tower of the Fifth stood in the Cosmic Sea. It was a place that contained many inheritances that countless people in the Origin Universe longed to obtain.

It stood in the place where Lu Yin had ordered the Tower of the Fifth to be first built, above the Eye of the Seam and it was used to pa.s.s down battle techniques. When Aeternus had launched a ma.s.sive invasion of the Fifth Mainland, the tower had been relocated several times before eventually finding a home in the Heavens Sect. With the Heavens Sect having stabilized, the Tower of the Fifth had been returned to the Cosmic Sea.

The tower held too many inheritances, many of which had originally belonged to Lu Yin. However, as time pa.s.sed, people from the Fifth Mainland, the Sixth Mainland, the Perennial World, and even other parts of the Sixverse a.s.sociation had entered the tower, obtained inheritances, and left their own legacies behind.

At the moment, no one, not even Lu Yin himself, knew just how many inheritances were stored in the Tower of the Fifth. There were simply too many.

At any time of year, many people would seek their lucky opportunity in the Tower of the Fifth. Everyone who received an inheritance as reward from the tower was obligated to acknowledge Lu Yin as a half-master. This had contributed to Lu Yin’s reputation throughout the Fifth Mainland. He had risen from being an ordinary cultivator to leading humanity to victory in wars and defeating Aeternus. But even more than that, the Tower of the Fifth had played a significant role in spreading Lu Yin’s fame.

More precisely, the Tower of the Fifth was the source of many people’s grat.i.tude towards Lu Yin, as they saw him as a half-master. Even if some people did not truly feel any respect for him, as long as they received an inheritance from the Tower of the Fifth, they had to show him at least a token of respect.

The phrase "disciples across the world" perfectly described Lu Yin.

His fame had spread everywhere, in a manner that no one other than could have accomplished.

Lu Yin arrived beside the Tower of the Fifth in the Cosmic Sea. He watched as people came and went. On the surface, the tower was still being protected by experts like Jiu Chi, Liu Ye, Fei Hua, and Man Li. But secretly, there were multiple peak powerhouses keeping an eye as well. Otherwise, anyone capable of taking the tower itself would also succeed in stealing countless legacies.

Every era had its own symbol. In the ancient era, Burial Garden had been the symbol of the Heavens Sect, which in turn had represented the height of human civilization. Later, as one Mainland after another was destroyed, the Daosource Sect era had created Boundless, which was the vessel that held the Fifth Mainland’s inheritances. It was a battles.h.i.+p capable of traversing the Hollow, and it had even slammed into the Ossis Ark. For the modern era, the Heavens Sect had the Tower of the Fifth as its symbol.

Lu Yin’s eyes turned to the Inheritance Ranking for the Tower of the Fifth.

The Inheritance Ranking was a unique list. It was composed of the individuals who had made the greatest contributions to the Tower of the Fifth, and it did not list sects or families.

Anyone who could leave their name behind on the Inheritance Ranking would be recorded in the annals of history.

Countless independent cultivators and powerhouses had chosen to leave their inheritance to the Tower of the Fifth if they failed to find an heir or had no descendants. If they could leave their name on the Inheritance Ranking, then their legacy would endure for countless years. There was also no doubt that, someday, someone would obtain that inheritance and remember the one who had left it behind, which would also ensure that their name would be remembered.

There were many names on the Inheritance Ranking, as there was no limit to how many names could be on it. Anyone who offered a significant contribution to humanity's inheritance deserved to be remembered.

Of course, ordinary battle techniques and cultivation methods did not qualify. If they did, then anyone could leave anything behind to have their name recorded down in history.

Only forty-nine names were currently listed on the Inheritance Ranking. This indicated that forty-nine significant inheritances had been left behind. The name at the very top of the list was Wu Tian’s.

Lu Yin was not surprised to see the man ranked first. During the Heavens Sect era, Wu Tian had taught the ma.s.ses, and he had already relocated the Wu Stele to the Tower of the Fifth. It took up a place on the ninth level. The man deserved to hold the top place on the Inheritance Ranking.

When the Liu family had been destroyed by the four ruling powers, the Sword Monument had been lost and eventually picked up by Lu Yin. When Wu Tian returned, Lu Yin had given the Sword Monument back to the man, and Wu Tian had then left his Wu Stele behind. Lu Yin had not asked about it at the time, but he had later learned that Wu Tian had left the Wu Stele within the Tower of the Fifth.

Wu Tian had never been the strongest of the Three Realms and Six Daos, but he had done more for humanity as a whole than any of his peers.

Second on the Inheritance Ranking was Big Sis, who had left her Impious Sutra behind. Of course, she had only left behind a refined version of the Impious Sutra that was no longer capable of controlling people.

Big Sis did not leave her name as Progenitor Yōu Ming, but rather as Lei Qingqing.

Lei Qingqing was Progenitor Yōu Ming’s name in the modern era. She viewed Leon's Armada as her family, as well as Lu Yin.

Leng Qing was ranked third, and he had left behind his insights on the path of the saber.

The fourth was a name that Lu Yin did not recognize. This person had left behind a secret technique that was valuable enough to have been left on the seventh level, which was the same as the Yu Secret Technique.

Unfortunately, secret techniques were no longer of use to Lu Yin.

More and more familiar names appeared on the ranking list. It could be said that Lu Yin personally knew most of the people whose names were on the list. After all, those whose inheritances qualified to be placed on the Inheritance Ranking were not ordinary individuals. Naturally, there were also a few strangers.

The inheritances that the Tower of the Fifth held had become truly extraordinary treasures.

Lu Yin also knew that, aside from the inheritances that were mentioned on the Inheritance Ranking, some inheritances had been left anonymously, such as another secret technique: Phoenix Tail Sweep.

Chu Jian had once used that secret technique. It had been developed by the Great Sovereign.

While the Great Sovereign was the creator of the secret technique, Lu Yin did not bother asking who had left it in the Tower of the Fifth.

The Tower of the Fifth showcased the c.u.mulative efforts and legacies of countless people. It was the glory of humanity’s legacies. Lu Yin was visiting the tower to ensure that its brilliance would illuminate the entire megaverse.

His Wordless Heavenly Book started to s.h.i.+ne, and light radiated across the Origin Universe. Everyone turned to look towards the light.

Lu Yin stood beneath the Wordless Heavenly Book, the Tower of the Fifth before him.

He raised a hand and proceeded to etch a name into the Tower of the Fifth: Tai Hong.

"The Great Sovereign, Tai Hong, perished in battle at the Immemorial Citadel. Today, I leave her name here, so that no future generations will ever forget."

As the two characters "Tai Hong" appeared on the Tower of the Fifth, a shadow entered the Wordless Heavenly Book. Throughout the entire Origin Universe, the universes of the Sixverse a.s.sociation, and even more beyond them, countless people witnessed this moment. They all slowly bowed towards the Wordless Heavenly Book.

In the Cyclic Universe, Chu Jian, Sovereign Ninth Lotus, and many others had their eyes flush red with emotion.

The Great Sovereign's death at the Immemorial Citadel had drastically weakened the Cyclic Universe. Many had expected Lu Yin's Heavens Sect to take advantage of the situation and annex the Cyclic Universe. Given the antagonistic relations.h.i.+p that had existed between the Great Sovereign and the Lu family, many had believed that her death would bring suffering to the people of the Cyclic Universe.

Instead, the Great Sovereign was the first fallen hero whose memory was honored at the Tower of the Fifth.

Lu Yin was worthy of leading all of humanity; he did not deny the Great Sovereign’s contributions.

At the Immemorial Citadel, Mister Mu and Tai Chu both watched the scene with complicated emotions. In the end, Tai Hong had left before either of them.