The meteorite still didn't respond, but Lu Yin kept talking, telling it one story after another. He didn't talk about the past battles against the Eternal Clan, but about little things: the history of the Lu family, the bond between the Progenitor and the Three Realms Six Paths, and story after story about people who had known joy and sorrow.
He didn't know whether the meteorite had heard him. It kept searching for specks of light.
"I used to think life would go on like that forever. Then one day, the Spiritualized Universe invaded, intending to restart our Heavenly Origin Universe."
The meteorite paused, then went on blinking. The pause had been so brief it was almost impossible to notice.
Lu Yin pretended not to see it. "Yu Sang Tian was invincible beneath the stars. He slaughtered the Heavenly Sect... I could only take the Wujiang and lead the top experts of the Heavenly Origin Universe to the Spiritualized Universe. I wasn't hoping to survive. I only wanted to buy the Heavenly Origin Universe some time to catch its breath. I didn't want my home destroyed. I didn't want the people I knew, my clansmen, to disappear forever. What joy could there be in living? What fear could there be in dying?"
The meteorite slowly turned around, its enormous eyes fixed on Lu Yin, studying him intently.
Lu Yin met its gaze. "Everything I've said is true. I understand the tragedy that befell your home. If I hadn't been lucky, I'd have ended up just like you. No—at least you survived. I wouldn't have."
"I'm not telling you all this because I want something from you. I only hope that, since I was also fighting to save my people, you'll tell me something about what happened."
"That Che was clearly