"You've surprised me. Since you've reached the Origin realm, perhaps I may not be able to do anything to you. But you should think carefully. If I leave, Heavenly Punishment will take my place. Its power is focused entirely on killing. Even Origin-realm experts can barely withstand it. If it attacks, there's little chance your entire race will survive. It fears no living being and will negotiate with no one."
Elder Dan Gu looked at Lu Yin.
"Is Heavenly Punishment stronger than you?" Lu Yin asked.
Butterfly Tian En said, "I am Tian En, who bestows Heaven's grace. It is Heavenly Punishment, which carries out Heaven's sentence."
Lu Yin frowned. "Dealing with the Lost Race should be your responsibility. Our Heaven's Sect hasn't interfered. Why would Heavenly Punishment come?"
Butterfly Tian En was surprised. "How do you know? Usually, no one knows about us. Even your Progenitor might not have understood us. Back then, we did our best to avoid him and keep our distance. The only beings who could truly understand us are those who don't belong to this universe but intend to come here. Are there beings like that among your people?"
Lu Yin's expression remained calm. "I guessed."
Even Elder Dan Gu glanced at him.
Butterfly Tian En said helplessly, "Lu Dao Master, please understand that expelling beings who don't belong to this universe is our way of taking responsibility for it. If other universes could travel through ours at will, the disasters that followed would be unimaginable."
Lu Yin agreed with that much. If the Four Directional Guardians were truly fulfilling this duty and had no part in the conflicts among the various factions of the universe, he had no reason to oppose them. Even if he was protecting Mr. Mu, Elder Dan Gu, and the