Once he confirmed that even reducing the power of the five Masters to its absolute minimum would not open the Chaotic Era, Lu Yin knew that whatever happened next had nothing to do with him. There was nothing more he could do.
So he returned to Xiang City. The most important thing now was to evade the five Masters' pursuit.
The Time Master, Life Master, and Death Lord would certainly find a way to make Karma and Xiang Siyu unlock their memories. Once they did, the first thing they would do was recover, and the second would be to hunt down Xiang City. That was inevitable.
In the back hills of the Heavenly Sect, Lu Yin quietly drank tea, lost in thought.
Old Ancestor Lu Yuan arrived and sat opposite him. Long Xi hurried to pour him some tea.
"Little Seven, did you fail?"
Lu Yin nodded. "There's nothing we can do. The Three Laws have locked the era in place. It can't be changed."
Old Ancestor Lu Yuan sighed. "You've already done everything you could. Those old monsters were just too devious, though it makes sense. Think about it: they've lived for so long. If you could bring them down that easily, what kind of Masters would they be?"
"If I were a Master, I'd do everything I could to stay alive too."
Lu Yin looked at Old Ancestor Lu Yuan. "Exactly. So all we can do now is flee, and we might not even get away."
"What if you break through to the Master level?" Old Ancestor Lu Yuan asked expectantly.
Lu Yin's heart stirred. "Then we'd stand as equals."
"Then I can rest easy."
"Have you always had so much confidence in me, Old Ancestor?"
Old Ancestor Lu Yuan rolled his eyes. "Don't be modest. You don't