Published at 7th of January 2026 6:57 am

Chapter 4015: Borrowed

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Wu Er thought that Hua Wuzui had been asleep throughout the entire process, but he had actually woken up early and seen her.

The cultivators who helped Wu Er with her multiple spirit seed fusion experiments all knew her name, which meant that they could never leave this place, not even if they had succeeded in fusing with more than one spirit seed.

Lu Yin turned the bodys head to the side. Suddenly, a pair of eyes appeared, and they locked gazes with him.

His eyes narrowed as he stared into the slitted red eyes. They belonged to the withered old woman, Wu Er.

"I told you not to move," Wu Er said, her voice hoarse and grating.

Lu Yin silently turned his head back and held still.

She continued to stare at him for a long while. Finally, she turned and walked over to another floating coffin that was nearby. It was her own coffin, and unlike the others, it was red. It actually looked even more sinister and disturbing than the others.

When Wu Er arrived at the red coffin and grabbed it, Lu Yin expected her to enter it. Instead, she turned back to glance at him. With a wave of her hand, she tore the void open and vanished through it, along with the red coffin.

Lu Yins eye twitched. He had been caught.

Elsewhere, the Netherfiends were being targeted and dealt with on a large scale, and news had naturally reached Wu Er. She was an extremely cautious person, and the moment she sensed anything wrong, she had simply fled.

The black tree shook violently, and all the floating coffins in the surrounding area shattered, releasing the Netherfiends within. People scattered in all directions.

Lu Yin instinctively searched for a communication device, but the person he was Possessing did not have one. Helpless, all he could do was use the bodys own power and attack upwards in the direction of the sunlight.

Red energy shot straight into the sky.

In the Frightened Sparrow Terrace, Greater Sancte Awe Gate suddenly looked over. A single step caused her to vanish. When she reappeared, she was already above Lu Yin.

Senior, stop them, Lu Yin called out, even though this body was only capable of broken, halting speech.

Still, even if his manner of speech caused a brief delay, it did not matter. The fleeing Netherfiends were simply too weak compared to Greater Sancte Awe Gate.

But Lu Yin could not understand why Wu Er had not fled along with the Netherfiends. There only seemed to be one possible reason: she believed that the one actually targeting them was Greater Sancte Awe Gate. She must have feared that it was barely possible to escape on her own, let alone while trying to take others along.

The Netherfiends might be fierce and fearless in the face of death, but they were also not very bright. With more intelligence, those fleeing could have torn through the void and escaped when Lu Yin had been busy contacting Greater Sancte Awe Gate. Fleeing to a parallel universe would have prevented them from being caught this easily.

Lu Yin rushed through a gate, and Greater Sancte Awe Gate also tossed all the Netherfiends that she had captured through, delivering them to the location of Lu Yins body.

His mind returned to his body, and Lu Yin took control of the captives. He started to extract the red energy from them.

It took quite a while before he finally finished.

Greater Sancte Awe Gate waited the entire time.

Thank you, Senior, Lu Yin expressed his gratitude while watching the last Netherfiend melt away completely.

Greater Sancte Awe Gate offered a faint smile. We should be the ones thanking you. We have never managed to capture so many Netherfiends at once before. This could be considered the destruction of their headquarters, couldnt it?

Lu Yin nodded. More or less. The Netherfiends are divided into three groups: the first was Zhi, who did nothing but protect the gate.

The second group is the Netherfiends who are scattered across the Nine Odysseys Megaverse that collect spirit seeds and cooperate with various people.

The third group is the place we just raided. I dont know if that was their most carefully hidden base, but it should be close to it.

The truth is that, ever since Qi Xu died, the Netherfiends have been reduced to little more than a name. Protecting Obscuras gate and experimenting with multiple spirit seed fusion were both tasks that Qi Xu gave them, but the Netherfiends themselves fulfill no real purpose in performing them.

Greater Sancte Awe Gate replied, But if Obscura manages to connect with the Netherfiends, things will change completely. That gateyou noticed it, didnt you? Obscura could have opened it at any time.

Lu Yin agreed, With that gate destroyed, even if Obscura had no plans of immediately attacking our human civilization, the Netherfiends still held value, as they could have sent another gate over at any time. However, if Obscura had intended to strike immediately, the Netherfiends would have held no value at all.

They can only be considered cannon fodder.

No, theres another purpose: the method of fusing multiple spirit seeds, Greater Sancte Awe Gate interjected.

Lu Yin nodded, his expression grave. Spirit seeds are only used as a cultivation method here the Nine Odysseys Megaverse. If Obscura has never used spirit seeds to cultivate, then it means that this method doesnt exist anywhere else. Thats also why, despite countless attempts over the years, the Netherfiends experiments have only succeeded on a few individuals. However, if the method is delivered to Obscura

He fell silent, as he was uncertain of what the exact consequences might be.

Would Obscura even care about this method? No could be sure.

If Obscura was powerful enough to simply disregard human civilization and casually guide a stronger civilization over to destroy them, then humanitys cultivation methods might be useless to Obscura. However, that was not certain. It was possible that humanitys cultivation method might be an alternative path that would cause a universal increase in combat strength.

Regardless of which was true, this cultivation method could never be allowed to fall into Obscuras hands.

Lu Yin met Greater Sancte Awe Gates eyes. I will do everything I can to find Wu Er.

Wu Er is that the one Netherfiend who escaped?

Yes. Shes the one whos been conducting experiments on multiple spirit seed fusion.

Greater Sancte Awe Gate let out a long breath. I never suspected her to still be alive.

Lu Yin was surprised. Senior, you know her?

Greater Sancte Awe Gate nodded. She was Qi Xus disciple.

Lu Yin understood. This made sense, and it also confirmed some of his suspicions. The method of fusing multiple spirit seeds had originally come from Qi Xu, and it had been passed down to Wu Er. However, Qi Xu had died before the method could be perfected, so Wu Er was trying to finish the research.

It wont be easy to deal with Wu Er. You must be very careful. Before Qi Xu died, she was one of the most powerful beings in the entire Nine Odysseys Megaverse. Unfortunately, there was a gap between Wu Ers disappearance and my rise to power. If not, Wu Er would have been my ultimate goal to challenge.

In comparison, Qing Xing rose an entire generation later.

Wasnt Senior Greater Sancte Mi Jin alive when Qi Xu appeared?

Not exactly. Greater Sancte Mi Jin wasnt suited to teaching disciples, and he preerred to develop his own cultivation methods. On the other hand, Qi Xu had her own goals and purposefully accepted many disciples. Most of them died while following her, but Wu Er simply disappeared. She hasnt shown herself at all during the years since, and we all thought that she was dead. But it turns out that she has merely been hiding. Such patience She is truly ruthless.

Lu Yins eyes narrowed. For someone to endure for so many years was indeed amazing forbearance.

It meant that Wu Er clearly knew about the Heavenly Karmic Macrocosm and that its existence meant that there was no way for her to escape. So, she had hidden herself underground.

Such an enemy simply could not be allowed to live.

Going forward, I will focus solely on finding Wu Er. Other Netherfiends can be ignored, but Wu Er needs to die, Lu Yin stated gravely.

Greater Sancte Awe Gate said nothing more as she turned and left.

Lu Yin released his inner universe. The ring around the star of divine energy had grown much larger compared to when he had first extracted the red energy from Zhi. It had been greatly strengthened by the various Netherfiends who had just been captured. Some of them had even succeeded in fusing with multiple spirit seeds and become peak Dukkhans as a result. Even if they were weaker than Zhi, the amount of red energy that Lu Yin could extract from a Netherfiend was not dependent on their strength, but rather on how intensely he could withdraw it.

He was far more skillful compared to when he had made his first attempt.

However, Lu Yin was not sure if the red energy would be able to help him find Wu Er. Ultimately, it would still come down to luck.

Thats right, luck.

Lu Yin released Qian Shu from a Zenith Mountain.

When the man saw Lu Yin, he bowed respectfully. Mr. Lu.

Lu Yin gave a slight nod. How much progress have you made in writing the Luck characters?

Qian Shu replied, I have succeeded in writing one.

Lu Yin arched a brow. Its been more than fifty years, and youve only written one?

Qian Shus voice grew bitter. The Luck character is hard to draw. I thought that, by becoming a peak Dukkhan, I would be able to quickly finish five, but I underestimated the difficulty.

After so many years, the Autumnspring Slip only ever managed to obtain eight Luck characters. I now understand why.

In front of Lu Yin, the Autumnspring Slip appeared with a single Luck character written on it. It was complete and seamless, looking as if it had been drawn in a single stroke. However, this one character had taken Qian Shu, a peak Dukkhan, more than fifty years to create.

This character represented luck, but could Lu Yin use it himself?

He did not know.

He had previously thought about the question of what sort of luck the character had brought to the Autumnspring Slip. They had won a bet, but that victory had ultimately led to the sects complete destruction.

All things in the cosmos followed the natural laws. Forcefully breaking those laws would only bring about retribution.

If he forcibly increased his luck right now, he would inevitably have to pay a price at some point in time and be unlucky in return. He had no desire to suffer such a misfortune.

He stared at the character for a long time, but Lu Yin still could not decide whether he should use it.

Can this character be used? Lu Yin asked, uncertain of whether he was asking himself or Qian Shu.

Qian Shu replied, It can be used.

Lu Yin looked at the man. But should it?

Qian Shu froze, hesitating. This was not a question that he could answer.

His sects fate had unsettled him. Lu Yin had once asked Qian Shu what kind of luck the characters had ultimately brought to the Autumnspring Slip, but even after so long, Qian Shu still had no answer.

This time, it was Lu Yin himself who was hesitating. He felt just as lost.

Lu Yin looked away from Qian Shu and stared at the Luck character. It could indeed bring him good fortune, possibly even helping him find Wu Er. However, he had no idea when he would be struck by misfortune as repayment.

The greater his understanding of karma, the more clearly he understood the concepts of cause and effect. Increasing his luck in the present would surely cause a loss in the future; it was only a question of when.

Everything in the cosmos was fixed. That was why it was so difficult for cultivators to fight against fate. The more they tried to take, the harder the struggle became.

Fighting for ones life, for greater cultivation, for greater strengththat was cultivation. However, to fight for luck? That was also a fight, and the opponent was the omniverse itself. Whatever one seized in the present would inevitably exact a price in the future.

As for the cost, Lu Yin did not even know if his future self could afford to pay it.

Luck was something that everyone needed, even mortals. In fact, it was something that even Immortals needed.

Ultimately, Lu Yin put Qian Shu and the Autumnspring Slip away. Qian Shu was left to continue drawing characters, and Lu Yin reached out to the Great Master.

Ive heard that you have someone known as the Living Lucky Charm, right?

Dont be absurd! Her name is Xiang Siyu! That was much too rude.

My apologies. I would like to ask Xiang Siyu for help.

After a pause, the Great Master asked, Help with what?

I need some luck.

Mr. Lu, if you have time on your hands, you could continue hunting for Silent Death, rooting out the Netherfiends, or perhaps even studying the spirit treasure formation that was found in the Blackmarsh. Ive heard that you are also a Spirit Formation Grandmaster.

Lu Yin replied, I am in desperate need of luck. Im hunting for someone who is not at all simple: Wu Er. Have you heard of her?

Wu Er? Is she still alive? The Great Master was taken aback.

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