Chapter 3176: Method

Chapter 3176: Method

Murder appeared in Lu Yin's eyes. As expected, during the battle in the Scourge, the butterfly had only been pretending to want to put an end to the conflict. In truth, the butterfly was helping Aeternus.

Now, just as the Heavens Sect completed its military declaration, the butterfly had appeared once again. If it was allowed to take the Lost Clan away, what would happen to the Heavens Sect’s reputation? With just a little propaganda, Aeternus could portray Lu Yin as a complete joke.

No matter how he looked at things, the butterfly was clearly helping Aeternus.

Mister Mu grew solemn. "The Boundary Guardians are not to be trifled with. I only left the Immemorial Citadel because I sensed Tian En's presence here. If you want to protect the Lost Clan, you'll need to either fight against the Guardians with your full strength—humanity's current power should be enough to oppose them—but doing so will make it nearly impossible for you to fend off Aeternus."

"We'll handle this ourselves," Shan Gu declared softly.

The Lost Clan rarely interacted with other civilizations. This was something they did to avoid losing anything more. However, the current situation had reversed things; the Lost Clan would be taken away from the megaverse, but their departure would not matter to most people, due to their lack of connections.

Lu Yuan could not hold back from saying, "Since the Boundary Guardians have a duty, they shouldn't fight us to the death just because of the Lost Clan, right? If they lose, their duty will be meaningless."

Mister Mu replied, "Even if just two or three of them appear, it will be enough. The Boundary Guardians rarely show themselves. They’ve stayed hidden for countless years because of how difficult it is for any creature to enter this megaverse from the outside. Still, they have their methods.

"There is one point that might be an opportunity.

"While the Boundary Guardians may seem like four members of a single group, the truth is that each one is responsible for a specific region. If the Lost Clan fights back against one of them alone, without any outside help, the other three might not get involved. This is the only way you can hope to avoid an all-out conflict with them while also protecting the Lost Clan."

Lu Yuan shook his head. "How could the Lost Clan hope to fight back against an Ortuser?"

Shan Gu felt helpless. If the Lost Clan were still at its peak, they would not fear one or two Ortusers, but they were nothing more than the last, exiled remnant of their people.

Lu Yin's eyes suddenly lit up. It might not be entirely impossible for the Lost Clan to handle the butterfly on their own.

Mister Mu looked at Lu Yin and smiled. "Congratulations on leading the Heavens Sect out into the open again. That call to arms was brilliant."

Lu Yin grew excited. He had always sought Mister Mu's praise, but in the past, no matter how well he had performed, Mister Mu had always seemed indifferent to everything. That had somewhat frustrated Lu Yin, but this time, he could tell that his master was genuinely impressed.

This meant that Lu Yin genuinely deserved the praise.

"Thank you, Master."

Mister Mu nodded and looked back at Lu Yuan. "As for Tai Chu, if you can defeat the Aeternals, come to the Immemorial Citadel and join us there. That will be the site of the final battle. In addition to your master, you might see some other familiar faces."

Lu Yuan clenched his fists. "We will definitely go to the Immemorial Citadel to meet up with you and Master."

The gray color that surrounded Mister Mu started to slowly fade away. "I can't stay here for long as the Aeternals are always watching me. Everyone, I'll see you again at the Immemorial Citadel."

With that, the man disappeared.

There were many questions that Lu Yin wanted to ask his master, but Mister Mu was already gone.

In the past, Lu Yin had not understood why Mister Mu always came and left so abruptly, but things finally made sense to Lu Yin. Mister Mu was always keeping an eye on the Immemorial Citadel while also hiding his actions from Aeternus. Mister Mu’s knowledge and strength meant that, if he was gone for too long, the Immemorial Citadel would be placed in danger.

The stronger a person became, sometimes the more restricted their actions were.

The freedom of ordinary humans was something that could never be experienced again after losing it.

After Mister Mu left, Lu Yuan turned to Shan Gu. "Do you have any confidence in fighting against the butterfly?"

Shan Gu shook his head. "The moment it appeared, I completely fell under its control. It was like I was in a dream or an illusion of some kind, and I was completely unable to resist."

Lu Yuan was looking at Lu Yin. This was a problem. If the Heavens Sect tried to protect the Lost Clan, they would be forced to go against four Ortusers. Mister Mu had shown up at the perfect time, as without his warning, the Heavens Sect would have never known that they were offending four enemy Ortusers.

...

Far away, Tian En fluttered into the First Scourge. As soon as she arrived, her light spread out.

Sovereign Dou Sheng watched the butterfly as it flew overhead. He did not try to stop her. He knew that, while the butterfly could not kill him, he was similarly incapable of stopping the butterfly. Instead, the Sovereign simply spat in disgust.

The butterfly's arrival drew the entire Scourge’s attention.

Even the Great Sovereign opened her eyes and looked into the sky.

"Yong Heng."

Given his position at the top of the black Mother Tree, True God was nearly level with the butterfly. "Did you fail?"

"The Heavens Sect needs to be given a bit of face," the butterfly softly stated.

True God chuckled. "What of your duty as a Guardian of the Four Directions?"

The butterfly continued to flap her wings. "You told me about the Lost Clan when the Heavens Sect conducted their military declaration, intending to use me to deal a blow to the Heavens Sect. I couldn't refuse because of my duty, but their Dao Monarch told me something interesting.

"Does your Aeternus have someone named Feng Bo?"

True God nodded. "We do. He's one of our Three Pillars and Six Skies. But he hasn't been back for many years."

"Where is he? I wish to see him."

"He's already dead."

The butterfly was surprised. "Dead? When did he die?"

"Not long ago. He was killed by Lu Yin. Didn't he tell you?"

The butterfly remained silent for a moment. "This Feng Bo, he didn't belong to this megaverse."

True God showed a slight smile. "That’s true, he didn't. I brought him here."

"Why?"

"During the first Divine Commandment, my people were short of manpower. When the Second Mainland was destroyed, Feng Bo was the one who contributed the most."

"You disregarded us, the Boundary Guardians.”

"The Boundary Guardians have a duty to expel or eliminate any creature that does not belong to this megaverse, but only if that creature is in this megaverse. I brought him here, and if you had managed to find him and wanted to drive him out, I would have done nothing to stop you. But you never noticed him."

"Now I know."

"But Feng Bo is dead."

The butterfly fell silent for a second time. "Yong Heng, do you believe that I'll accept that Feng Bo was killed by Dao Monarch Lu?"

True God replied, "Whether you believe it or not, it remains the truth. You're free to look into the matter for yourself. If you can find Feng Bo, my Aeternals will do nothing to stop you from expelling him. In the same manner, I hope that you will quickly drive the Lost Clan out. After all, they're an entire civilization."

"I will search for Feng Bo, and you should remember that you should not try to use us, or else Tian Fa will come for you," the butterfly declared before disappearing with a flap of her wings.

True God watched calmly and said nothing.

A bit further down, the Great Sovereign frowned. True God had not tried to hide his conversation with the butterfly from her, and she realized that she was still too ignorant of the megaverse. The Boundary Guardians... I think that I’ve heard of them before...