Encounters I

In the distant void, two enormous figures watched the situation from afar through a secret technique.

"You see?" Junchen Primordial Lord said calmly.

"Which one are you talking about?" asked the Four Seasons Primordial Lord from the side, puzzled.

"It's the brightest one."

The Four Seasons Primordial Lord looked closely and saw that there was only one person inside the entire abyss. His body was like a searchlight, with so many colorful rays of causal lines that they illuminated almost everything around him.

The little figure's every move, from top to bottom, affected the surrounding environment of the abyss, causing it to flicker between light and darkness.

"That's the thread of cause and effect...?" asked the Four Seasons Primordial Lord.

"Yes, the causal thread." Junchen Primordial Lord nodded.

Suddenly, Siji didn't know what to say.

"This is genius," Junchen Primordial Lord sighed. "Even as Fusionist, he's still caught in a vortex of troubles and causes. Countless people have laid traps around this kid. I was stunned the moment I saw him, and immediately shrunk down to examine him closely. But aside from a very few clues, I couldn't even see through the rest of the causal chain around him."

"How is that possible!? You're not... Even you can't see through him, so doesn't that mean he's at least at the sect leader level?" Siji was astonished. "I'm just a little stronger than you, but... maybe. Anyway, this kid is a huge problem. I tried to get close to him before, to pass on my techniques to him, but now there's been no response at all. I guess he was taken care of by some unknown contingency plan. I'm really fed up... I don't want to touch this kid again." Junchen Primordial Lord shook his head.

"Looking at it this way, my Dinisha is definitely the least troublesome one," Four Seasons nodded and sighed.

"Fortunately, it's still very useful on the battlefield." Junchen Primordial Lord smiled.

I can't smile through any season.

Just looking at the dense causal lines on Lin Hui's body, most of which were at levels she couldn't perceive even with her full strength of exploration, she felt a chill run down her spine.

So, for Junchen Primordial Lord to be able to laugh was truly finding joy amidst hardship.

Why didn't you refuse in the first place?

"Why refuse? Even if the Thunder King Sect and the Myriad Stars Tower were together, our realm would only be a small part of this Stagnant Storm. The Heartless Belt Zone is vast, with countless places similar to the Stagnant Storm. Although we appear strong, there are countless others at our level." Junchen Primordial Lord replied.

"I haven't seen a genius I can't understand in millions of years. Since I can't understand him, why not support him and make a good connection? Otherwise, we Fusionist are destined to weaken in the future. What way can we escape this sea of suffering? Have you thought about that?"

"Outside the courtyard... Ever since my homeland was completely destroyed and disintegrated, I have never had the thought of leaving this place." Siji said. "Enough said, they've arrived." Junchen Primordial Lord looked up ahead, where three identical enormous figures were approaching. This was above Falling Star Abyss, a large enough area for them to act freely.

In reality, once they reach their level, they almost never fight to the death for their sect anymore. They usually just spar a bit, determine who is better, and then call a truce.

After all, in a true fight to the death, unless the gap is so large that one side can unilaterally and overwhelmingly dominate for a long time, it will always be a lose-lose situation.

It's simply a matter of one side dying more and the other dying less; that's all.

People who have lived to their age all hope to die as few times as possible.

Each time their souls are revived, it gives the Wind Disaster an opportunity to erode them even further.

Inside Falling Star Abyss.

After a moment of silence, Lin Hui and the group of the Thunder King Sect members realized that they were all smart enough to have witnessed the encounter between Lin Hui and the mysterious expert.

The other side was about to question and attack, but suddenly ran away on their own.

"Brother Lin, what do you think we should do next?" a gentle-looking female cultivator asked telepathically.

"We've all gone out this time to earn more energy to complete the sect's mission. If you were to lead the team, perhaps..."

"Alright, since Brother Guo isn't here, I'll reluctantly lead everyone. What are your tasks?" Lin Hui recalled the mysterious man's reaction earlier and had some guesses in his mind. Now that he had calmed down, he asked.

"Our mission is to intercept at least one of the Myriad Stars Tower teams in Falling Star Abyss. The interception time must be at least one hour," the gentle female cultivator replied. "Okay... So how do we find the Myriad Stars Tower team? If we can't find them, are we just going to keep wandering around here?" Lin Hui asked. "Of course not, but we can find a secluded place to ambush and wait. We'll use stillness to control movement," a handsome male cultivator suggested. "Of course, it still depends on your decision, Brother Lin. We'll all listen to you."

Lin Hui glanced at the crowd. There were still more than eighty people present who hadn't been scared away earlier. Although this force consisted entirely of Fusionist, it was not to be underestimated, as they were all materialized elites.

If this were placed outside, it could easily annihilate countless realms.

A realm like the Three Realms of the Endless Divine Clan could be wiped out in just a few days.

This enormous force, however, was merely an elite team within the court, not even considered a mid-level unit.

He accepted the company of a group of people and led his team without going any deeper. Instead, he found a stone wall in a parallel area nearby, cast a spell to condense stone similar to that of the Falling Star Abyss, disguised everyone, and lay in ambush to cultivate in seclusion.

It was said to be an ambush and a period of secluded cultivation, but in reality, Lin Hui wanted to slack off. The others, having been frightened by the sudden attack from the powerful figure, realized that they had probably been used as bait and thrown into the Myriad Stars Tower's scattered External Source firepower.

The current situation is that even if they want to regain their strength, it depends on whether they have the luck. Therefore, everyone agreed to Lin Hui's suggestion to quietly hide away and not continue to participate in the war.

That's how the Fusion Faction works: you sell to me, I sell to you, and everyone just needs to find some plausible excuse.

They're all united by power; when it comes to making real contributions, nobody's willing to.

What genuine feelings? Those are things that the Resistance Army and neutrals talk about; they have nothing to do with them.

Time passed day by day.

Inside the Falling Star Abyss, within a black stone wall, Lin Hui and more than eighty others were scattered in black caves, each absorbing Disaster Energy to cultivate. The Disaster Energy here was mixed with a faint trace of star power as impurities, which should have been quite troublesome for ordinary people. However, for Lin Hui, who had once cultivated the Star Breath Sword Classic, his familiarity with star power was no less than that of his former internal energy.

Star power, an impurity that is even a tough nut to crack when facing Wind Disaster Energy, was the core power that the Star Gods used to fight against the Source Disaster. But he easily separated it and integrated it into his Star Breath Sword Classic cultivation.

After all, his previous cultivation level had only been condensed and stored separately, not disappeared.

Using the secret method taught by Fusheng, they condensed their former bodies into different individuals and stored their souls in their current bodies.

At this moment, this indigestible stellar energy was far more powerful and pure than the stellar energy he had absorbed and drawn before. Conversely, it rapidly enhanced his cultivation and strength in the Star Breath Sword Classic.

They had been hiding in the Falling Star Abyss. At first, everyone was worried that the Myriad Stars Tower team might actually show up, but after hiding for more than ten days, they didn't see a single person from Myriad Stars Tower.

Inside the cave, two beautiful female cultivators with contrasting temperaments—one gentle and the other alluring—were cultivating close to Lin Hui.

The two appeared to be practicing cultivation, but in reality, they were dressed provocatively, their sensitive areas faintly visible, and glimpses of their bodies could be seen from time to time with their movements. In addition, their spirits subtly emitted a mysterious and alluring fragrance, clearly indicating that they were secretly using some kind of special seductive art, intending to take advantage of the situation to get on Lin Hui's good side. Fortunately, Lin Hui was already experienced and had strong self-control, and remained completely unmoved.

Otherwise, given his reputation, he would have had thousands of female companions by now.

Just as the people around were quietly practicing their meditation, a muffled thud suddenly sounded.

The entire cave suddenly began to shake.

The crowd sensed that the already dim light in Falling Star Abyss had become even darker.

The world was pitch black.

Even the blue fluorescent light that the Wind Disaster itself emitted quickly turned black.

"It's the signal that Yuanjun mentioned!" one person said in a deep voice.

Everyone remained still, their minds focused on Lin Hui, leaving the decision to him.

"Let's go." Lin Hui actually wanted to stay put, but... a wisp of Junchen Primordial Lord's aura locked onto him from afar, carrying a warning that made him dare not continue to slack off.

He was the first to open his eyes, his figure flashed, and he left the cave in the stone wall, flying towards a certain direction of Falling Star Abyss.

At that moment, a cluster of red lights flew towards them from that direction.

The leader was not humanoid, but a huge, milky-white worm with a plump body, resembling a caterpillar with many fine rings and wrinkles on its body. A blue-gold halo floated above its head, making it look like an angel.

"Myriad Stars Tower, Xie Wenjing." The insect paused, announcing its name in advance.

"Thunder King Sect Lin Chengdao!" Lin Hui knew there was no way to dodge this time, so he immediately gripped the hilt of his sword.

Laugh!

The man and the insect clashed simultaneously, exchanging countless blows in an instant.

"You!!?" The insect opened its mouth as if to say something, but it was too late.

Countless blue sword marks suddenly appeared on its body, and its body instantly disintegrated, turning into basic Disaster Energy particles and disappearing completely.

Lin Hui sighed, sensing that Junchen Primordial Lord was still staring at his wisp of aura. Helpless, he could only look at the other Myriad Stars Tower cultivators opposite him. Sure enough, the moment he killed the insect, all the cultivators opposite him retreated immediately, scattered, and fled. Most of them had already disappeared.

"This is the Fusion Faction." Lin Hui was speechless. He turned to look at his teammates.

At this moment, the team behind them, which was mostly men just moments before, has now been entirely composed of women, each with their own unique and beautiful style.

There were quite a few who weren't even human before... but now they've all turned into human form.

"You..." Lin Hui suddenly felt a sense of unbearable urge to look at them.

He knew he had a good reputation, but he never expected it to spread to such an outrageous extent.

"Captain Lin, please bear with us for the rest of the time." The two female cultivators stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, one speaking softly and the other gently. Lin Hui looked down at the hilt of his sword.

He knew the Fusionist were shameless, but to be this shameless...

Swish!

The next instant, his figure vanished.

They made a clean getaway.

This team is all a burden; let whoever wants to lead them take them. He doesn't have his soul controlled by the sect. He just dealt with one of the leaders from Myriad Stars Tower, and that's enough to settle his mission.

The rest is none of his business!