Lu Yin frowned. "The Great Yu Empire never noticed?"
Huo Qingshan gave a bitter smile. "And what if they had? Nothing could be changed. No one could change it. All they could do was save themselves. The cultivator who was lucky enough to survive would secretly visit Earth every so often, select those with exceptional talent, and take them away to join the Di Yin Organization, preserving the organization's spark."
"Generation after generation, just like the extinction of Earth's civilizations, in an endless cycle."
"Wait. What was that Ancient Solemn Surname Alliance you mentioned?" Lu Yin asked.
Huo Qingshan replied, "It was an alliance from a very ancient time. In all these countless years, the Di Yin Organization has never found it. The alliance seems to have been wiped out, just like Earth's civilization."
"How many people were in this alliance?"
"It wasn't a group of people. It was a set of symbols. The agreement discovered on Jupiter had eighteen symbols, and the Di Yin symbol was one of them. But in all these countless years, we haven't found a single one. I ventured through the universe to search for this alliance. That was how I met His Majesty Undying Yu Shan and became the Di Yin Organization's representative to the outside world." Huo Qingshan finished speaking and let out a breath. This secret had been buried for too long, and he'd never had anyone to tell it to.
"Doesn't the Great Yu Empire have any records of Earth's extinction?" Lu Yin asked.
Huo Qingshan shook his head. "No. No one knows how Earth's previous civilizations were wiped out, but we're all certain it was done by someone. Someone was slaughtering the Ancient Solemn Surnames."
Lu Yin's mood grew heavy. "How can I know you're telling the truth?"
Huo Qingshan's