Chapter 3137: Lost Home

Chapter 3137: Lost Home

As the two old men spoke, Lu Yin arrived in the Lost Clan's universe to meet with their Great Elder.

Within the Sixverse Association, the Lost Clan had the smallest presence, and even the Three Monarchs Universe was talked about more. This was not because the Lost Clan was weak, but rather because they had isolated themselves and tended to stay separate from the other parallel universes.

At one point in the past, Shao Yin had deliberately provoked the situation and caused the Lost Clan to greatly resent the Cyclic Universe. After that, the Lost Clan had become reluctant to interact with other universes. Even so, they had always been friendly towards Lu Yin, as the Lost Clan’s Great Elder saw the young man as someone who would eventually be able to bring out the Primeval card.

After hearing Lu Yin's proposal, the Great Elder shook his head. "I'm sorry, Lord Lu, but we will not agree to connect our universes."

Lu Yin was surprised. "Why not? Shao Yin is a traitor, and your relationships with the other universes have improved recently, haven't they?

"It’s especially so after the Sixverse Academy was established—many youths have chosen to learn the Lost Clan's cultivation method."

The Great Elder raised a hand to stop Lu Yin from continuing. "There's no problem, and we are getting along well with the other civilizations. However, connecting our universes remains out of the question."

"Can you tell me why?" Lu Yin asked.

Great Elder Shan Gu stood up as he thought for a moment. "If anyone else asked that question, I would have simply refused to answer them, but since it's you, Lord Lu, I feel trapped."

Lu Yin observed the Great Elder. "Aeternus is an enemy of all of humanity. At this moment, we can finally see a chance of victory, so why not take it?"

Shan Gu turned his back to Lu Yin. "Can they really be defeated?"

Lu Yin replied firmly, "Yes, they can."

The old man laughed and turned back around to face Lu Yin. "True God cannot be defeated."

"If we do nothing, we will never have any hope of defeating him, so why not at least try? Do you really want things to return to how they were? The endless battles at the border of each universe, the constant threat of new battlefields appearing, the omnipresent spies... Such things bring no benefits to your Lost Clan. If the Sixverse Association is destroyed, the Lost Clan won't be spared," Lu Yin argued.

The Great Elder nodded. "Your arguments are persuasive, but I must still refuse."

Lu Yin frowned. "I need to know why, or else I won't give up."

Of the Sixverse Association’s member universes, Lu Yin had thought that there would be no major issues with convincing either the Voidforce Universe or the Arboreal Realm to connect to the Origin Universe. Lord Xu and Mu Shen seemed indifferent to worldly affairs, and both men genuinely wanted to defeat Aeternus. The Cyclic Universe was powerful, and with the Great Sovereign overseeing things there, it did not particularly matter to Lu Yin if the universe was connected to the Origin Universe or not.

Thus, he had left the Lost Clan for last, as he had thought that they would be the hardest to convince, and he was being proven right.

Not only were they difficult to persuade, but they also refused to give the reason for their refusal.

Lu Yin wanted to eliminate Aeternus, not to elevate humanity to greatness. He simply wanted to live a peaceful life, even if only for a short while.

If humanity broke apart due to internal conflicts after Aeternus was destroyed, then so be it. That would be humanity's choice. However, there was a prerequisite: Aeternus had to be defeated.

"If we allow all of the cultivators in the Sixverse Association to vote, I believe that all of them would choose to destroy Aeternus, even if doing so leads to internal wars. Dying at the hands of another human is better than being killed by an Aeternal," Lu Yin stated solemnly.

Shan Gu turned around to look at Lu Yin. "We can't find our way home anymore."

Lu Yin was stunned. What did that mean?

Complex emotions flitted across Shan Gu's eyes as the man radiated an indescribable sorrow. "We can't find our way home anymore.

"We had a home, and it was a magnificent place. There were not just one or two individuals with my level of cultivation, but many who far surpassed me. However, all of those people are now dead."

As he spoke, Shan Gu seemed to remember something, and fear filled his eyes. Someone with his level of strength should have forgotten about fear, except when facing death.

"We struggled, fought many battles, all as part of a desperate war for our species. In the end, we successfully defeated our enemy. As far as I’m concerned, our enemy was far more terrifying than even Aeternus, and they had countless peak powerhouses. We won, and we even saved our wonderful home, but just as we managed to glimpse the glory of victory, everything changed.

"They died before our eyes." Great Elder Shan Gu clenched his fists so tightly that blood leaked out from between his fingers. "An unimaginable being was enraged. Our enemy had been nothing more than slaves. That being became angry because we were not supposed to win. We were supposed to be exterminated, and the life in our universe was supposed to start again from nothing. However, we won. That being wanted events to follow a given script, and so things were reset and forced back onto their predetermined course.

"At that moment, I saw the truth of reality. It's a joke, really. We believed that we had won. We paid such a high price, and so many powerful cultivators returned from the flow of time, only to die during that battle. In the end, that was our reward."

Great Elder Shan Gu's voice cut off. He had lost control of himself, which was something that Lu Yin had never seen before. The old man was overcome by confusion, grief, and hatred.

He stared at Lu Yin. "Those ancient powerhouses, our ancestors who protected us, all of them died. Every last one of them. No one could even move before that being. No one."

The old man roared. "Why? Those who were strong beyond my understanding were effortlessly erased by that individual! There was absolutely no chance of survival, all because that being was angry that things did not go according to plan. That's all there was to it. Nothing more. Hahaha, it's absurd. Absurd! Tell me, why did we fight so hard? Just to end up as pawns in someone else's game?

"Hahaha, everyone who put forth their total efforts for countless ages was reduced to nothing in an instant. We, the few survivors, managed to escape, but only because that being had felt a sliver of mercy. Perhaps, in that creature’s eyes, we aren’t enough to even count as ants."

Lu Yin's eyes flickered. "When did this happen?"

Shan Gu took a deep breath as he closed his eyes. Only after a long time did he finally manage to calm down and weakly wave a hand. "Lord Lu, do as you wish. I must rest."

With that, the old man disappeared.

Lu Yin stood where he was, unable to believe the story that he had just heard. Had he misunderstood? Had powerhouses who had been far stronger than Great Elder Shan Gu been casually erased from existence by some unfathomable being? Could such an existence really be out there somewhere?