Lu Yin bowed to the Ancestor of Sword Sect Mountain. "This junior is Lu Yin, a descendant of the surviving Human Civilization from the bait of the Nine Fortresses era. I pay my respects to you, senior."
"Oh, we're the same. We're also descendants of that group of bait. We're just far inferior to you. Sorry for the trouble we've caused you."
"Please don't say that, senior."
"Go. I'm glad Human Civilization still has a legacy. Civilization isn't alone, so I can die in peace. Thank you for being willing to return, young man."
Mud Blade shouted, "Shut up!" His body covered the Ancestor of Sword Sect Mountain's head.
Lu Yin let go, and his hook-sickle appeared, pointing toward Mud Blade. "You heard him. I can stay, or I can leave. Make your choice."
Mud Blade hesitated. "Fine. Let's see what you can do to save him." As he spoke, he threw the Ancestor of Sword Sect Mountain into the Mud Water Kingdom. "He's right there. Go on, try to save him."
Lu Yin instantly disappeared with Instant Movement. When he reappeared, he was already inside the Mud Water Kingdom, with the Ancestor of Sword Sect Mountain close at hand. But beside the old man was a White Long Knife—one of Mud Blade's Dual Knives, a Civilization Heavy Artifact that had recorded an Eternal Life Realm. The instant Lu Yin appeared, the White Long Knife swept across. Its peerless edge made Lu Yin instinctively dodge; it was the choice his life forced him to make in the face of danger. He didn't even want to touch that kind of edge.
Space was cleaved apart. Mud Blade appeared, and the other White Long Knife came down in a cross-slash.
The starry sky split into four. Lu Yin hurriedly used Instant Movement