Chapter 2489: I Can't Stand It

Chapter 2489: I Can't Stand It

Sage Yuan's eyes swept over the two young men before looking to the north.

"Let's go," he said. He led the two men across the Astral River and into the Outerverse. After just a few steps, they had already arrived outside the Heavens Sect, at the border of Northcastle and Frostwave Weaves.

Once there, the three of them looked at the Heavens Sect, as well as Ancestor Tortoise that was next to it.

One of the young men asked, "Is that the mount you mentioned, Senior?"

Sage Yuan replied, "No, that's a turtle. How could I offer such a beast to the Great Sovereign?"

"That's true."

"Is this the current Heavens Sect of the Origin Universe? There don’t seem to be any decent experts here."

"They're weak, and as is this entire universe."

He looked towards the Heavens Sect in the distance. "We'll start here. Since the Lu family has decided to show themselves, they must bear the consequences." He then took out a coordinate with a calm expression, "At the same time, it will serve as punishment for disrespecting us." With that, he tore the void with the coordinate. On the other side were endless pairs of scarlet irises.

At that moment, Lu Yin, who was far away in the Perennial World, suddenly felt his heart skip a beat. He had no idea what was causing him to feel such a suffocating feeling, but he knew that there was a problem.

"Brother Xiaoxuan, when someone from the Main Universe arrives, I hope that you'll be polite to them. After all, they've shared the burden with us during the ongoing war against the Aeternus. Thus, we should also share their burden," Bai Xian'er's voice rang in Lu Yin's ear.

However, Lu Yin did not pay attention to her words. His expression was solemn, and his eyes darted about. The suffocating feeling was growing heavier. Something was very wrong.

Bai Wangyuan said sternly, "Lu Xiaoxuan, this is a matter of great importance-"

Suddenly, Lu Yin's wireless jincan trembled. He immediately answered it. It was a message from Lu Buzheng.

"Aeternus has reappeared. It's a Progenitor-level corpse king," Lu Buzheng sent only a brief message before instantly ending the call.

Lu Yin was shocked. Without another word, he raced back to the Fifth Mainland. There was indeed a problem; something had happened to the Heavens Sect.

Why had Aeternus appeared at the Heavens Sect? Were they targeting him?

He had always believed that, even if Aeternus were to attack the Fifth Mainland again, they would only appear in the Starfall Sea or the rear battlefield. Why had they appeared in the middle of the Fifth Mainland?

After forcing Aeternus out of the Fifth Mainland, Lu Yin had spoken with Mu Xie. Since the Aeternus’s corpse kings were able to emerge from the colossal scarlet eyes, why had they not placed an eye within the Fifth Mainland instead of on the rear battlefield? Mu Xie had not been able to give him an answer.

Lu Yin had remained wary ever since the Aeternals had been chased out, and he had constantly been rolling his die, hoping to Possess a Semi-Progenitor from Aeternus to learn more. However, before he had been able to learn anything, the Heavens Sect was already in trouble.

Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry...

In the Fifth Mainland, the Heavens Sect shook, and blood sprinkled outer space.

Lu Buzheng fell, his body covered with wounds. A pair of scarlet eyes stared at him for a moment, and then the void was ripped from top to bottom, nearly severing the entire Heavens Sect.

Behind the Progenitor-level corpse king was an endless sea of scarlet eyes.

Within the Heavens Sect, people were panicking. "How could there be so many monsters?"

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

...

At a critical moment, the Progenitor of Bloodlines took action. He charged forward to stop the Progenitor-level corpse king. "Call the Dao Monarch!"

The Progenitor-level corpse king stood there with its head hanging low like an evil spirit. Its body suddenly disappeared as it shot through the void. The Progenitor of Bloodlines raised a hand to block the monster with the last remaining dregs of his power, but the corpse king’s fist pierced through the man’s chest. He coughed up blood.

Lu Yin kept his words to the Progenitor of Bloodlines short, as he still needed to handle the aftermath of the sudden attack. The appearance and almost instantaneous retreat of Aeternus was truly abnormal.

"The Aeternals’ appearance this time was very unusual," Arch-Elder Zen said. He and Lu Yin had gone to visit Northcastle Weave to investigate the location of the spatial rift. The older man’s voice grew heavy. "I never even managed to make contact with the Progenitor-level corpse king. As soon as it noticed my presence, it retreated. It was as though it did not actually want to get involved with us."

Lu Yin found this quite strange. "They appeared and then retreated, but there's nothing unusual around here."

"Truthfully, I feel as though they were released by someone," Arch-Elder Zen commented.

Lu Yin's gaze sharpened as he used the Cosmic Art and touched upon Progenitor Chen’s power. Instantly, the entire Fifth Mainland was revolving around him, and he could see countless planets and all the weaves. Suddenly, his attention locked onto a specific location. Found you. Star Stomp.

Far away, Sage Yuan lifted his head before leading two young men away from where they had been standing. Right after they moved, the place where they had just been standing exploded. The massive force of the explosion swept out in every direction, and the void practically boiled.

"So aggressive," the old man said as he looked up. "Members of the Lu family are still so rude to their guests."

He then started making his way towards the Heavens Sect.

Lu Yin stopped using the Cosmic Art and also headed towards the Heavens Sect together with Arch-Elder Zen.

The two parties met in outer space just outside the Heavens Sect.

"Sage Yuan." Lu Yin's face darkened. "Bai Xian'er said that someone from the Main Universe would be visiting, but I didn't expect it to be you."

Sage Yuan calmly observed Lu Yin. "Descendant of the Lu family, you're far too rude."

"How did you end up here? Is the appearance of Aeternus related to you?" Lu Yin demanded.

Sage Yuan casually replied, "You've re-established the Heavens Sect, so a mere Aeternal Progenitor shouldn’t be a big deal. If you can’t even stop a Progenitor-level corpse king, then this Heavens Sect should be dismantled."

A golden light shone above Lu Yin's head as his Investiture of the Gods appeared. The jiao behind him returned to its true size and roared. "Since you admit it, then go to hell!"

Lu Yin was ready to attack, and Arch-Elder Zen did not hesitate either. Three strands of Ancestral Qi surrounded him, and Xue Wuqing appeared and ruthlessly attacked Sage Yuan.

Sage Yuan did not even move. Instead, Bai Wangyuan and Wang Fan stepped out in front of the man, quickly followed by Bai Xian'er, Xia Qin, and Specter Progenitor.

"Lu Xiaoxuan, are you trying to invite disaster upon us all?" they demanded.

Lu Yin frowned. If Sage Yuan were alone, he and Arch-Elder Zen could attack the man. This man would not even be able to tear through the void to make his escape. However, with Bai Wangyuan and the others present, things had become troublesome.

"Senior, are you okay?" Bai Xian'er greeted Sage Yuan.

Sage Yuan waved a hand dismissively. "I'm fine. It's just that-" His gaze swept past Bai Xian'er and the others to lock onto Lu Yin. "The members of the Lu family are too rude."

Bai Xian'er looked over at Lu Yin and asked, "Brother Lu, why did you attack senior Sage Yuan?"

Arch-Elder Zen spoke up to answer, "He opened a spatial rift to Aeternus’s territory right next to our Heavens Sect, which caused us to suffer heavy losses. Corpses are scattered everywhere; can’t you see?"

Bai Wangyuan turned back to stare at Sage Yuan in shock.

Bai Xian'er, Xia Qin, and Wang Fan were similarly shocked. They had never expected Sage Yuan to do such a thing.

Lu Yin noticed their expressions. He had assumed that the attack had been a coordinated action between the four ruling powers and Sage Yuan, but their reactions made that highly unlikely.

Sage Yuan's expression remained indifferent. "‘Heavens Sect.’ That name represents the past glory of the Origin Universe. Adopting that name is not a simple matter. Descendant of the Lu family, if you want to use this name, then you also must bear the burden that comes with it. Do you think that it's easy to establish the Heavens Sect? Do you think that it's easy to call yourself a Dao Monarch?"

"This is our universe’s affair. What does it have to do with you? You have no right to spout such nonsense," Lu Yin retorted coldly.

Sage Yuan laughed and arrogantly proclaimed, "I can’t stand it."

This was the sole reason why he had opened the rift to Aeternus’s territory, which had nearly wiped out the entire Heavens Sect.