Chapter 449: Just Won’t Go

"Are you coming or not?"

Nobody's going!

Not only was no one going, but Lin Wuye also took an earful.

Lin Wuye originally wanted to make his mark with the support of the Dark Origin, but now he’s completely exasperated.

Seriously, these people are just a bunch of unhinged maniacs!

They simply aren’t afraid of death—they’re here purely to leech off the Dark Origin’s power.

What kind of people are these?

Back when his lifespan was nearly exhausted, he was in an utterly deranged state—blood sacrifices, consuming younger relatives, attempting perfect soul usurpation—no matter how twisted or cruel, he did it all!

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have pledged himself to the Dark Origin.

What's family in his eyes?

Ridiculous. Everything in the world was just cultivation resources for him.

But it’s understandable that he doesn’t get it.

Over a hundred Void Realm cultivators, and in the blink of an eye, half were slaughtered.

These folks didn't put up a fight—just cursed before dying. This attitude truly infuriated Lin Wuye, and even the Dark Origin was boiling with rage.

Absolute madmen!

"What exactly can you people do?" Lin Wuye asked.

At this, the elderly group suddenly lit up with enthusiasm.

"Fishing!"

"Playing chess!"

"Dancing!"

"Patronizing the Hehuan Sect!"

"Showing off to the kids!"

They all started chiming in.

Lin Wuye’s cold face turned crimson with fury.

These people are completely aimless!

Utter lost causes!

Come to think of it, if they truly had ambition, if they were truly capable, they wouldn’t have lived out their full lifespans without breaking through, even with their families’ support.

After all, many of them were born in the Sixth Heaven. Reaching the Sixth Heaven’s limit was already a Herculean effort for them.

Ascending to the Seventh Heaven?

Come on, that's for the real elites. The leap from the Sixth to the Seventh Heaven isn’t just about facing heavenly trials—they know their limits. They didn't stand a chance!

Slacking off is just how life goes.

"This is the kind of people you found!" The chilling voice of the Dark Origin appeared in Lin Wuye's mind.

Originally, Yin Qingcheng and the Dark Origin hadn’t planned to recruit anyone, because Lu Ye would usually come charging like a rabid dog the moment he heard news of the Dark Origin.

What the hell is going on?

So Lin Wuye made a suggestion—have the Dark Origin gather thugs to provoke Lu Ye directly, knowing Lu Ye wouldn’t hold back.

But the Dark Origin didn’t know who to summon. These days, everyone knew Lu Ye was short on money and were walking on eggshells.

If they really provoked Lu Ye, given his desperate state—even swindling kids for loose change—wouldn’t he loot their homes, slaughter their families, and even strip the place bare?

No one wanted to provoke Lu Ye, dead set on not giving him a single opening to extort them.

So Lin Wuye proposed another idea: summon powerful figures on their last legs and offer them a second youth.

The first rejuvenation, though difficult, still held hope for success—just costing the Dark Origin a little power.

As someone who had died of old age in his past life, no one knew the horror of a fading lifespan like Lin Wuye!

That raw, clawing desperation to live could make these people abandon anything and pay any price.

But what happened?

It backfired completely.

These old bastards had no fear of death.

The Dark Origin had never wanted to do this in the first place, as rejuvenating others drained too much of its energy.

But after Lin Wuye’s poisonous coaxing, it went ahead anyway.

It had also realized—how much could Providence really do to it? Even if it struck for tens of thousands of years, it would only be a drop in the bucket. After all, Providence was too constrained, nowhere near as free as itself.

Even if Providence struck again this time, so what?

It still wasn’t afraid!

Lin Wuye took a deep breath.

"If they won’t go, then I’ll go myself. Don’t worry—I’ll drag Lu Ye here myself if I have to!"

Only then did the Dark Origin seem satisfied.

In a blink, all the newly rejuvenated Void Realm cultivators turned to dust.

"If you truly succeed in luring Lu Ye here, then I may consider funneling more power your way," the Dark Origin said calmly.

Lin Wuye was its attempt at training a pawn to handle Lu Ye.

First try? Flop.

Now, it was showtime for round two.

"Deal!"

Lin Wuye wasted no time and left the Dark Origin directly, heading for the Celestial Gate!

On the other side.

Yin Qingcheng was in contact with the Forgetful Immortal Palace.

"Reporting to the Saintess, according to the spies' intel, Lu Ye has not encountered any trouble. He has stopped alchemy, likely having obtained sufficient resources and went into closed-door cultivation!"

Hearing this news, Yin Qingcheng couldn't help but exhale quietly in relief.

As long as nothing happened, it was fine.

But since nothing happened, how did Lu Ye manage to resist the urge to fix Providence's coordinates and strike the Dark Origin?

Could it be because the Dark Origin itself wasn't enticing enough?

Normally, Lu Ye would frantically seek out the Dark Origin like a rabid beast, but that was only when the Dark Origin was together with An Li.

Lu Ye would charge over, attacking the Dark Origin while also trying to kill An Li—that was his drive.

Now, with only the Dark Origin present, Lu Ye might truly lack the impetus. After all, as long as Lu Ye's growth speed was fast enough, once he became a Saint, the Dark Origin could be wiped out with a flick of his hand.

Tch, the same went for the rest of them—they'd be just as easy to crush!

So how could they guide Lu Ye to strike the Dark Origin?

Yin Qingcheng mused.

But she didn’t need to think too hard, because Lin Wuye was already barreling toward the Celestial Gate at full speed.

His power was overwhelming.

A reincarnated Quasi-Emperor, wielding the power of the Dark Origin, his own cultivation had reached the pinnacle of the Void Realm—a true ninth-level Void Realm. Though the Celestial Gate was formidable, Lin Wuye dismissed it outright.

They were all just insects to be squashed.

Soon, Lin Wuye appeared outside the Celestial Gate. With a wave of his hand, an eclipse sun manifested in the void, its dark flames roaring with baleful fire, radiating an apocalyptic aura.

Within the Celestial Gate, surges of energy erupted rapidly.

"Now!"

The black sun vanished in an instant, only to reappear inside the Celestial Gate.

Just as it was about to explode, a luminous surge devoured the entire black sun whole.

Lin Wuye showed no surprise at this. He lifted his palms, and the sky turned completely black as streams of dark fire rained down from the darkened heavens.

Numerous elders emerged from the Celestial Gate, seething.

Outrageous!

First, the Monks of the Western Paradise occupied the Celestial Gate Star in the Fifth Heaven, and now someone else had come, challenging the entire Celestial Gate alone—as if they were nothing but a punching bag!

"Face the Gate’s Reflection!"

A furious roar echoed as a massive mirror unfolded. All the dark fire streams fell into the mirror's surface, sinking deeper and deeper until, at a certain point, the black sky let out a deafening explosion.

The dark fire that should have been absorbed by the mirror instead reappeared in the blackened sky, erupting in a cataclysmic detonation!