Chapter 4365: The Plume Immortals’ Great Tree

Furball was not cursing Lu Yin, but rather Hong Xia. It was the kind of cursing where one completely lost all composure, and Furball was shouting so loudly that even the Divine Tree trembled.

Che kindly said, "Could there be a misunderstanding? It might not have been Lu Yin."

Furball was furious. "Shut up! This has nothing to do with you! The forest of Mother Trees is all gone! Who else would want that thing besides Lu Yin?

"Hong Xia, if you have the guts, come out and fight me to the death!"

Old Man Hehe was speechless. "Why does Hong Xia know your whereabouts so clearly? Shouldn’t you reflect on yourself?"

Furball was momentarily struck speechless. They had indeed been careless. Hong Xia must have been watching them all along. They had believed that Hong Xia only knew one or two of their locations, but that no longer seemed to be the case.

But why was Hong Xia watching them? Could he be planning an ambush?

That thought caused Furball to break out in a cold sweat. If Hong Xia truly intended to ambush them, they might not be able to escape. While they were confident that they could fight Hong Xia head-on, an ambush was another matter entirely.

Fortunately, Lu Yin had pushed Hong Xia into a corner, which had forced the man to incessantly reveal Furball’s location. If not for that, they might have never realized they had been watched so closely.

No, all of their locations had to be changed. Hong Xia had forced them to take action. He could not be allowed to have an easy time either.

"I said before, every time Lu Yin finds me, I’ll expose something about one of you! Lu Yin, I know that you’re here! Listen! Obscura’s gates all come from White!" Furball shouted.

"Green!" A sharp rebuke came from Ba Se.

Even Lu Yin was startled. He had never seen Ba Se get angry before.

Vestigium fell silent. The Divine Tree trembled. The multicolored light carried a chill at this moment, making Lu Yin subconsciously want to withdraw from Vestigium. He felt as if the sky were collapsing and the earth shattering. There was a sense of despair.

Was this Ba Se’s power? It was clear that only Lu Yin’s consciousness had entered Vestigium.

"Ba Se, you don’t need to threaten me. Everyone knows Obscura’s rules, and I didn’t break them. Hong Xia did! You should go find him," Furball roared fearlessly.

Ba Se did not reply, and Vestigium sank back into silence.

Lu Yin’s eyes flickered. Things had been pushed so far. First it had been Che, and now Ba Se. One after another, the members of Obscura had been driven to real anger. He could not push them further, or else the situation would spiral out of control.

He had already learned quite a lot during this time, and Ba Se would certainly find a way to stop Hong Xia from sharing Furball’s location with Lu Yin again.

They would compromise with each other, and Lu Yin would also compromise. It was time to change directions.

Meanwhile, Ba Se spoke with Hong Xia.

Hong Xia’s voice was cold. "You shouldn’t interfere. I haven’t broken the rules either."

"Sometimes, the unspoken rules are more important than the overt rules. Do you understand, Orange?"

"I know, but I also want an answer. I didn’t join Obscura to be schemed against."

"What answer do you want?"

"Who told Jiu Wen what I said? Who is scheming against me from behind the scenes? That is the answer I want."

"I cannot give you that answer."

"Then Lu Yin can help me find it."

"Orange, do you still remember why you chose Obscura instead of the Plume Immortals back then?"

Hong Xia’s body trembled, and fear flashed in his eyes.

"When the terror of Obscura falls upon you, it will already be too late. The Nine Ramparts could not endure it. You, even less so," Ba Se spoke slowly.

Hong Xia took a deep breath. Given the passing of so many years, he thought that he had forgotten that fear, only for it to return in a moment.

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Yes. He had forgotten. All along, he had sought to break through for no other reason than to escape that fear. At this moment, he realized he was provoking that same terror.

Lu Yin could provoke it because he could not see clearly, but Hong Xia should not. He had indeed forgotten. "Ba Se, please tell me again. Members of Obscura cannot attack each other, correct?"

Ba Se replied, "Correct."

"This rule cannot be broken by anyone, right?"

"Correct."

"Good. I understand. One last question: has my mission been completed?"

Ba Se replied, "It has not been completed yet."

Hong Xia withdrew from Vestigium.

Lu Yin continued to wait. He was waiting to learn the outcome of the matter, yet all that he received was silence.

More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye. There was no sound, and he knew that he would not get an answer.

He needed to go see Hong Xia’s attitude.

Upon arriving at the Crimson Starshade Megaverse, Lu Yin looked for Hong Xia. The man initially avoided Lu Yin, but as he started to take people away, Hong Xia could not help but appear.

"If you take one more person away, I will kill one of those who remains." Hong Xia’s words echoed across the megaverse.

Lu Yin did not doubt Hong Xia would do it. There was no line that the man would not cross. "You know why I’m here, so there’s no need for nonsense. You have your plans, and I have mine. Hurry up."

Hong Xia directed a cold glare Lu Yin’s way. "Have you checked all the locations that I gave you?"

Lu Yin indifferently replied, "You’ve given me coordinates three times. The first time, I found Furball right away. I also found their location from the second and third batches of coordinates that you gave me. I haven’t checked the remaining ones, as there’s no need. Just give me new ones.

"After all, the remaining coordinates are definitely not Furball’s location, but they might be traps. I have no intention of going to any of them."

Hong Xia left without saying a word, neither agreeing nor refusing.

Lu Yin frowned. "What? No more? We cooperated quite well so far. A few more times, and you might be able to get the information you want."

Hong Xia still did not respond at all.

Just what did Ba Se do to make Hong Xia abandon his plan of using me to find the hidden mastermind? At that moment, Lu Yin became even more wary of Ba Se.

Next, he would check the final coordinates: the Plume Immortals.

Lu Yin took a deep breath. He did not dare to visit Vestigium in person because it was terrifying. Likewise, he did not quite dare go to the Plume Immortals’ location, as they must have three-law Immortals.

However, there was a fundamental difference between the two; if he went to Vestigium, all of Obscura there would know, but if he went to see the Plume Immortals, they could not know in advance.

Though risky, what was not risky on the path of cultivation? It had been dangerous each time Lu Yin checked a location. Answering Obscura’s draft and going to war had also been a risk. If Obscura gained another new member, Lu Yin would have to go to Vestigium in person, which was an even greater risk.

Compared to going to Vestigium, he would rather go to the Plume Immortals Civilization.

It was said that those strange birds eroded their karmic chains by sleeping. When Yue Lu awakened, it had happened to attack the Human Trio. According to the Immortal Lord’s speculation, if a stronger Plume Immortal awakened, it would join Yue Lu in attacking the Trio. Since no such attack had occurred, it proved that no other Plume Immortal was awake.

Going to the Plume Immortals’ civilization was relatively safe at this time.

Lu Yin’s eyes flickered. He teleported in the direction of the Trio. He wanted to first leave Hong Xia’s line of sight before making a detour and heading for the final location.

Within the Crimson Starshade Megaverse, Hong Xia watched Lu Yin disappear by teleporting away. A single leap could not take the brat outside of Hong Xia’s attack range. He could sense where Lu Yin moved, even if he could not see it.

He’s gone back?

Aside from the first time when Hong Xia had simply given Lu Yin a single location, between the next two times, he had provided a total of seven sets of coordinates, including the Ten-Eyed Divine Crow and the Plume Immortals. That brat’s luck is too good. He managed to find Origin Master without touching either of those two locations.

But even so, would Lu Yin truly avoid the remaining coordinates? Hong Xia did not believe that. As long as Lu Yin had the coordinates, he would eventually go to them.

No matter if he went to the Ten-Eyed Divine Crow or the Plume Immortals, either would bury him, especially the Divine Crow. Those strange birds might be asleep, but the Divine Crow was already dead. As long as one met its gaze, they would not even be able to move. And if he could not move, Lu Yin would eventually die there.

"To deal with you, I even revealed the location of the Ten-Eyed Divine Crow. That is something that even Obscura and the Plume Immortals want," Hong Xia muttered, his eyes filled with cold malice.

***

The endless darkness of the Aevum Inch seemed no different, but after repeated teleports, differences could always be found.

Several days had passed since Lu Yin had left the Crimson Starshade Civilization. He continued teleporting forward without pause, drawing ever closer to the final location.

Since gaining the innate gift of teleportation, he had never used it so often.

To be honest, the farther he moved from the Trio, the more uneasy he became. He was so far away that even an Immortal would need a long time to return.

And he still had not reached his destination.

He pressed on. He had guessed that the most distant location was the Plume Immortals, but actually seeing the distance for himself brought about an entirely different feeling.

He stared at a massive tree in the distance that seemed to hold up the Aevum Inch itself. Lu Yin felt as though he were facing Obscura’s Divine Tree. That tree was just as large and magnificent. Mother Trees appeared small compared to the Divine Tree, and the Plume Immortals’ tree made one feel just as small.

Countless creatures flew around the great tree, yet none flew towards the top. It was as if some invisible force was blocking them.

That should be where the Plume Immortals lived. The strange birds likely lived in the tree’s canopy.

Lu Yin did not dare look at the canopy. There were certain levels of strength where even a gaze could be sensed, no matter how distant.

He suppressed his aura, took out the floating coffin, and drew a gate. This gate led straight to Vestigium. It had been prepared for him to go and worship the Divine Tree. For the moment, he would leave it here.

He could not stop Ba Se from selecting new candidates to join Obscura. He could only create trouble for them.

It was just that the timing was uncertain. He could not determine when the Plume Immortals would discover the gate. As for actively luring them to it, that was impossible. He feared that, if he tried to do that, he would not be able to escape. Even getting as close as he had was an enormous risk.

After placing the gate, Lu Yin took another glance at the distant tree. In his mind was the image of that dark-red land with the Plume Immortals flying through the sky as a solitary figure climbed a mountain. The hatred of the Crimson Lotus Tomb and the enmity of the Nine Ramparts would one day be settled.

Teleporting away, Lu Yin returned to the Human Trio and went straight into the Mirari Realm. He needed a place where time did not flow to cultivate the Mirrorlight Art.

The distance that he could see was still too short. He needed to see even farther. If he could see 100 or 200 years’ travel distance, he could truly be fearless. At that point, even three-law Immortals would find it difficult to chase him.

Time flowed on endlessly. Within the Mirari Realm, Lu Yin deduced more layers of the Mirrorlight Art, reaching thirty years, thirty-five years, forty years, and finally fifty years.

He let out a breath. He could finally see a distance equal to what an ordinary Immortal could traverse in fifty years. For the moment, it was enough.

He rubbed his head. If he could take control of that technological fishing civilization, it would likely be much faster to deduce these layers with their technology.

Thinking of this, he moved toward the forbidden region to again try to find Hong Shuang.

He circled the region once, finding nothing. Unwilling to accept this, Lu Yin conducted several more searches, but still found nothing.

If that gate really did manage to lure the Plume Immortals into fighting a war with Obscura, it was inevitable that Lu Yin would also have to appear on the battlefield. How would he deal with the Plume Immortals at that time? Should he take Uncle Jiang along? That would not be convenient.

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