Lu Yin smiled, unbothered by Wen Ran's attitude, and turned to leave. Ever since he'd set foot on this path, he'd known he would become the enemy of countless people. It didn't matter.
Wen Ran watched Lu Yin leave. Though they might become enemies in the future, he couldn't help admiring him. Not everyone dared to do something like this, much less had the ability to.
"Hey, isn't that Lu Yin?"
"It really is him. He defeated Ten Deciders God's Hand, and I heard he's only been cultivating for a little over ten years."
"An unparalleled genius, and he even unified the Outer Universe. I have no idea how he cultivated."
"Someone like him is asking for death. He's challenged the interests of the entire Inner Universe, and he's also an enemy of the White Night Clan. How dare he come here?"
"He won't live much longer. The Eight Great Flowing Realms of the Inner Universe won't let him survive. A divided Outer Universe is what best serves the Inner Universe's interests."
"Whatever else you say, he unified the Outer Universe and defeated a Ten Decider. That's enough to go down in history. What a pity. If he could grow without trouble, he'd surely shake the heavens one day."
Lu Yin had restored his appearance, and everyone who saw him recognized him.
He walked step by step toward the ancient building in the center of Sleepless City. All around him, he heard talk, ridicule, and exclamations of amazement, but he remained utterly unruffled.
At the center of Sleepless City stood a pavilion called the Night Watch Pavilion. It had ninety-nine floors and had been built to protect the Night King Clan. It was once the place from which the First Night King surveyed the world.
Legend had it that