Chapter 2840: The Law Of Undoing
Countless people heard the two’s laughter, including people from four ruling powers and some independent cultivators. They had been waiting for the Perennial World to change once more.
The Lu family was finally back.
"Xiaoxuan, use Heaven’s Sight," Lu Tianyi said as he looked towards the Wang family.
Lu Yin knew what was about to happen, and he immediately activated the ability.
Lu Tianyi raised his finger and slowly pointed it at the Wang family’s floating continent.
The Wang family’s floating continent was shaped like a hand, and there was a ball of light floating above it. This orb represented the Wang family’s continent, and it was also Wang Fan's Mountain and Sea.
"Wang Fan's Mountain and Sea are known as the Shadow of Life. Its inheritance allows a person to form a shadow that can recultivate from the beginning, becoming a second life. While this sounds similar to the Xia family’s Nine Clones Secret Technique, they are completely different. One forms a clone from the shadows, while the other forms clones from consciousness. It is said that Xia Chan created the secret technique after being inspired by this Mountain and Sea.
"Given Wang Fan's personality, he must have hidden his shadow clone in this place. Can you find out who that is?"
Lu Yin answered softly, "Specter Progenitor."
Lu Tianyi was not surprised. "Specter Progenitor? So he used his shadow clone to cultivate the God of Death’s power. That sounds just like him. It's a pity that they all fled to the Sixverse Association. If not for that, none of them would have been able to escape. As it is, let’s first destroy his base of power and suppress the Mountain and Sea, as well as the Wang family.
"Heaven’s Sight should allow you to see the sequence particles that are invisible to most people. The sequence particles that I have mastered are called Undoing. Everything in this universe and all others, even the stars, can be undone, and everything is born after being undone. Undoing and reforming are among the most basic principles of reality. With Undoing, it is possible to revert everything back to the origin."
As he spoke, his finger moved.
Lu Yin's eyes focused. He could see a line of energy shooting towards the ball of light that hung over the Wang family’s continent. The energy only contained one sequence particle, and it was invisibly connected to the void.
Lu Tianyi had forcibly extracted a sequence particle from the universe, and doing so gave his attack a terrifying power that left Lu Yin's scalp numb.
The line of energy swept through the sky, not damaging anything. However, its power was not hindered in the slightest by the light of the floating orb, and the line pierced the ball of light without issue.
On this day, all who had not abandoned the Wang family’s floating continent bore witness to a scene that they had never imagined possible. The ball of light that represented Ancestor Wang Fan shattered.
It happened in a moment, just a single moment.
Lu Yin saw the ball of light erupt with its full power in an attempt to block the attack. This was Wang Fan's power, and it was enough to block an ordinary Progenitor’s attack. When Chen Le had attacked the Wang family’s continent, he had been blocked by this orb of light.
However, this move seemed ridiculous in front of Lu Tianyi. It failed to even slow his attack, and it was instantly shattered.
The shattered ball of light transformed into stars and sprinkled down on the heads of the countless people living on the Wang family’s continent. It looked like a rain of light and was very beautiful, but it only struck a deep chill into the hearts of the members of the Wang family.
Lu Tianyi and Lu Yin then appeared above the floating continent, and they looked down at everyone in the Wang family.
It was a pity that Wang Fan, Wang Jian, and Specter Progenitor were not present, not to mention that Wang Si was already dead. The only important individuals still in the Wang family were Patriarch Wang Zheng and Semi-Progenitor Wang Xun.
As for Wang Su, Wang Yi, and Wang Xiaofan, all of them had left, most likely taken away by Wang Jian. They were the most gifted youths in the Wang family, so even if Wang Fan died, those young elites represented a chance for the family to return to the peak once more.
Wang Dashuai had been a part of the Heavens Sect for a long time, as there was no place for him in the Wang family.
Seeing Lu Tianyi and Lu Yin high above, Wang Zheng closed his eyes. "Our ancestor has not returned, so as the patriarch, I will shoulder all of the blame."
"I as well," Wang Xun said. He had been the general of the third array base on the rear battlefield, but he had possessed the same attitude towards the Lu family as most of the four ruling powers’ people.
Lu Yin vividly remembered the general, as he was the one who had protected Xiao Can during his time of service on the rear battlefield. Xiao Can had paid a Root of Intelligence to be protected from death.
However, after Xiao Can left the rear battlefield, he had been immediately captured and forced to work in the Wang family’s mines. That had also been done by Wang Xun.
A Root of Intelligence had been tempting enough for a Semi-Progenitor to personally strike a deal with Xiao Can. Still, while Wang Xun was a selfish person, he had also been dedicated to his job of defending the rear battlefield.
There were too many people like that. All people had selfish aspects, as well as selfless aspects. Everything depended on their bottom lines.
"Take responsibility? Are you even qualified to do so?" Lu Tianyi rebuffed indifferently. Without Wang Fan or Wang Jian, what did it matter if the Wang family was destroyed?
Realm Array Master Wang Nian lifted his head. "Senior, while our ancestor has not returned, we and the other members of the Wang family have made no attempt to escape. We represent the Wang family."
Lu Yin looked at Wang Nian. "As a Realm Array Master, you would receive quite decent treatment even if you had fled to the Sixverse Association. Why didn’t you leave?"
Wang Nian looked at Lu Yin. "We are people of the Fifth Mainland, and when we die, we will remain as ghosts of the Fifth Mainland. We are willing to die here. We will not escape."
Wang Zheng looked up at the sky. "The Wang family has betrayed the Lu family, but we are willing to atone for our sins. Even so, only one person is responsible for what took place, and the others have done nothing wrong. I ask that the Lu family give us a chance to survive. I, Wang Zheng, would be most grateful."
As he spoke, Patriarch Wang knelt down.
Semi-Progenitor Wang Xun, Wang Yan, Wang Nian, and all the others kneeled as well.
They all wanted to live, but how? Escape to the Sixverse Association? Ancestor Wang Jian could have taken them with him, but they had refused to leave. How could they continue to cultivate in a different universe? Would they live while constantly being hunted by the Lu family? Live while being looked down upon by the entire Sixverse Association?
It was better to stay behind and beg for their lives, even if there was a great risk of death.
It was also fine, since Wang Su and others had been taken away, as it meant that the Wang family would not be completely eliminated.
"Xiaoxuan, how do you want to deal with it?" Lu Tianyi turned to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin replied, "If Wang Fan were still here, he would be punished as the guilty party, either by conferring him as a god, or by anointing a new champion. I’d be more inclined to anoint a champion."
Lu Tianyi nodded. "Me too. Unfortunately, he ran away."
Lu Yin asked, "Ancestor, how would you deal with this?"
Lu Tianyi considered the matter for a while. "Are you aware of the 100,000 currents?"
Lu Yin was momentarily stunned before he quickly remembered that his die had once allowed him to Possess a man known as Island Master Rong. That man had been the protector of one of the 100,000 currents that connected the Middle Ocean to the Mother Tree’s roots.
Because all of those water currents were connected to the Mother Tree’s roots, the Lu family had either negotiated or coerced 100,000 cultivators into becoming the protectors of those currents. This was done to prevent the Aeternals from polluting the Mother Tree.
Lu Yin had forgotten all about that matter until Lu Tianyi mentioned it now.
"Ancestor, do you intend to have the Wang family protect those currents?"
"While my Lu family was not banished for very many years, we still were missing and unable to provide resources to those people. They might all hate us now. Additionally, the number of currents must have risen during the years that we’ve been gone for, and the people of the four ruling powers should fit right in."
Lu Yin considered the option. The 100,000 currents was indeed a good choice. This would punish the Wang family, but it also would not waste resources. After all, the Aeternals were not currently attacking the Perennial World’s rear battlefield, which meant that there was no battlefield to send these people to. The only true option was having them protect the 100,000 currents.
These people had not run away, which proved that they had some measure of courage.
"Ancestor, what's the situation with the Wang family’s continent?" Lu Yin had wanted to know the answer to this question for a long time.
The hand was so strange, and Lu Yin only had a vague guess that it might be related to Burial Garden.
Lu Tianyi grew somber. "Ask Ancestor Yuan about that. While I have my own suspicions, Ancestor Yuan has never verified anything. Only he can give you an answer."
"I might have guessed something as well," Lu Yin said softly, "Still, I don't understand why the Wang family was able to control this continent."
Lu Tianyi replied in a low voice, "My Lu family can act superior to others, but we cannot deny others their own opportunities. That would be beyond despicable. The Wang family was able to control this place due to their own abilities, and how they use it has nothing to do with us."
Lu Yin pursed his lips. "But they used the Yellow Springs to render my Lu family unable to resist."
Lu Tianyi agreed, "No one expected that. Sometimes it's not your enemies who hurt you the most, but rather your own friends."
Lu Yin completely agreed. "As for us being hated by others, I don’t think that there’s anything that could rouse more hatred than our innate gifts."
Lu Tianyi smiled. "Those are our own abilities."
Wang Fan was the person responsible for the Lu family’s exile, but he was missing. Neither Lu Yin nor Lu Tianyi were people who would condemn the innocent, so Lu Tianyi’s suggestion was followed. The members of the Wang family were sentenced to protect the water currents that streamed out of the Middle Ocean.
The Wang family had many experts who were capable of guarding the currents, as the guardians had to be at Enlighters at the very least. Many of those experts were conscripted, with none of them daring to put up any resistance, and then thrown to the Middle Ocean.
The Lu Sanctum then slowly moved over to the sky above the Wang family’s continent.
On the Lu Sanctum, many members of the family worked together to release a formidable power that suppressed the entire Higher Realm, which firmly pressed down upon the Wang family’s continent.
The four ruling powers had all agreed that none of them could exceed a certain height. The orb of light above the Wang family’s continent had been at the exact same height as the clouds above the Celestial Frost Sect, Shenwu Sky’s chained jiao, and Dragon Mountain’s peak. However, at the moment, the Lu Sanctum rose above that limit, and it pressed down upon the Wang family’s continent.
The Perennial World trembled, and the ground of the Higher Realm shattered as the stars of the Outer Realm swayed.
Countless people's eyes were drawn to this scene. They had watched the four ruling powers replace the Lu family and occupy the Higher Realm years ago, but now, just a few years later, the four ruling powers were being forced back into their original locations.
In the Middle Realm, the place directly beneath the Wang family’s continent in the Higher Realm was where the Wang family had once been located. Even now, many members of the Wang family lived there. They looked up and saw dust falling from the Higher Realm. From a distance, it looked as though rain was falling through the sky, connecting the Higher Realm to the Middle Realm. However, this rain was gray and composed of dust.
The gray dust fell upon the Wang family, and the hearts of all the family members dropped in unison with their continent. Finally, the Higher Realm cracked, and the hand-shaped continent of the Wang family appeared before the eyes of countless people in the Middle Realm. They watched the continent slowly fall through the sky, struggling to breath. It felt as though something had grabbed their hearts.
The Lu family had ruled over the Fifth Mainland for countless years. How could they be replaced by the four ruling powers?
At the same time, the seals that the four ruling powers had placed in the minds of everyone in the Perennial World regarding the Lu family’s exile were shattered. Every person bowed low, no matter if they were in the Middle Realm, the Lower Realm, the Outer Realm, or even the rear battlefield.
The Lu family had returned.
It was not that Lu Taiyi did not want to destroy the Wang family’s continent and utterly destroy the family. Rather, the hand that formed the continent was simply too important. It contained the Yellow Springs water, so he had merely pressed the continent back down into the Middle Realm to be dealt with later.
Next was Shenwu's Sky. The highest point in Shenwu's Sky had been the chained jiao that Lu Yin had taken away. Unfortunately, the beast had fled during the battle at the Tea Ceremony. As for Shenwu's Sky, it had not changed at all. Ever since they had lost the jiao, their status had plummeted.
When it came to Shenwu's Sky, the Lu family had no intention of punishing anyone. After all, Xia Shenji's main body had already been replaced by a clone, and Shenwu's Sky was essentially under Lu Yin's control. As for Xia Xing and the other direct descendants, Xia Shenji's clone was willing to allow Lu Yin to deal with them to his satisfaction. There was only one person who could not be allowed to go free: Xia Ziheng.