At this moment.
Lin Rong looked at the Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall with a smile.
"Fellow Daoist has paid a great price for the lives of all realms. I admire you immensely!"
"Since we are all family from now on, please take the Heavenly Demon Path Oath and vow never to harm the Nine Rings!"
Upon hearing this.
The Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall looked stunned.
But under Lin Rong's menacing gaze, he did not dare to refuse.
"I, Zhou Ling, the Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall, swear..."
Once the oath was made, a mysterious power descended from the heavens, branding itself into the Hall Master's Sea of Consciousness. Should he violate the oath, he would pay a heavy price, and that price was death!
"Good, we are family from now on. I will now integrate the River of Life and Death into the Heavenly Realm. In the future, with countless Life and Death energies in the void of the Blue Star, your River of Life and Death will surely be restored, and even reach a higher level!"
Hearing this, the Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, he had done all this to save his life.
Although he had taken an oath not to betray the Blue Star, he had no intention of betraying it in the first place.
The Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall asked, "Fellow Daoist, don't leave yet!"
"Why?" Lin Rong asked, puzzled.
The Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall said, "I have one last request, which I hope Fellow Daoist can grant."
Lin Rong smiled and said, "Speak freely."
"Since the River of Life and Death was about to dry up, the fierce beasts within it have broken free from its constraints and their numbers are increasing. They are hidden in the mist. Did you see them when you came?"
"Yes, I naturally saw them!" he replied, recalling the monsters that had attacked him.
"Fellow Daoist, you are powerful, far more so than I was in my prime. Please clear out these monsters!"
Lin Rong nodded, "Don't worry, they should have been cleared out by now."
Hearing this, the Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall was stunned.
Looking at Lin Rong, he thought of another possibility. Could there be others who came with him?
Just as he finished speaking, a thumping sound was heard.
"Fellow Daoist, people are here."
"Let's go, they are our own."
"Alright!"
With his strength greatly diminished, the Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall naturally followed Lin Rong's lead.
He returned to the main hall with trepidation, only to see several people who looked exactly like Lin Rong guarding outside.
Seeing them, he asked doubtfully, "Who are these people?"
"You'll know later," Lin Rong waved his hand. "Are they all cleaned up?"
"They have all been cleaned up!" the clones replied.
Lin Rong said, "Good, let's leave. We will need everyone's help to transport the River of Life and Death later."
"Don't worry, with so many of us brothers, the small River of Life and Death will be a piece of cake!"
With a total of five trillion clones, each with strength hundreds of times greater than a giant, transporting the River of Life and Death was a trivial matter.
"Yes, you may go!"
"Yes!"
After dismissing the clones, Lin Rong turned to the Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall and said, "Fellow Daoist, let's go!"
The Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall looked confused. The River of Life and Death was not small.
Even though it was almost depleted, it was still not something that a few Da Luo experts could move.
However, after they walked out of the main hall, the Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall finally understood.
Looking at the dense, countless number of clones, he was utterly shocked.
He stood there, frozen, forgetting to move.
"Fellow Daoist?"
"My apologies, I... I am truly astonished!"
"These are all my elder brother's clones. There are five trillion of them. You don't need to be too nervous, they won't attack you."
"Five trillion..."
His eyes widened, as if he had heard something unbelievable.
"Yes!"
Five trillion!
These three words echoed in his mind.
He simply couldn't believe it.
That was five trillion.
Although his strength was greatly reduced, his eyesight was still sharp. Each of these clones was no weaker than he was in his prime.
Five trillion peak Da Luo clones?
Shocked!
All he felt was shock!
By the time he recovered, Lin Rong had already walked far away. He quickly followed.
His expression now carried a hint of reverence.
Along the way, his mind raced.
Who was this elder brother of the Fellow Daoist?
In the past, there were experts in the Three Realms who were skilled in the art of cloning. However, even though they could create hundreds of millions of clones, each clone only possessed one ten-thousandth of the main body's strength.
The more clones they had, the weaker they became.
"Fellow Daoist, we're outside. Let's go meet my elder brother!"
Lin Yu emerged from the void, his form manifesting.
He looked exactly like Lin Rong, but because he was a permanent clone, he was a physical clone with flesh and blood, making him an independent life form.
Even a Da Luo expert could tell at a glance that ordinary clones were not flesh and blood beings, but they could not discern the true nature of a permanent clone.
In the eyes of many, permanent clones were indistinguishable from living beings.
Therefore, although the Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall had suspected Lin Rong of being a clone, he had dismissed it as impossible!
"Elder Brother, this is the Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall!"
The Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall quickly bowed, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist!"
"Zhou Daoist, you are too polite. From now on, we are all family. To restore the glory of the Nine Rings, we will need your strength."
Lin Yu was humble and courteous, his tone gentle, which put the Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall at ease.
"Fellow Daoist flatters me. I will do my best!"
Lin Yu smiled and said, "Yes, I'll have to trouble you then."
He looked towards the direction of the mist, a sense of awe filling his heart.
The number of fierce beasts that had escaped from the River of Life and Death was no less than a trillion.
While not every fierce beast was at the Da Luo level, even one in ten thousand was an unignorable quantity.
No wonder the Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall dared not come out. The sheer number of fierce beasts outside was no longer something he could handle in his current state.
"All clones, action!"
He shouted loudly.
The next moment.
All the mist was sucked into a bottle, revealing the本体 of the River of Life and Death.
The River of Life and Death was now only four to five meters wide.
Under the transport of the clones, it was easily lifted onto their shoulders.
"Lift!"
With a rumble!
The River of Life and Death was raised.
"Go!"
With another roar, all the clones, like carrying a long snake, walked towards the direction of the Blue Star.
Their strength was considerable, and their speed was incredibly fast.
Furthermore, with Lin Rong's occasional assistance, they only took half a month to return to the Blue Star.
Looking at the void of the Blue Star, Lin Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they had only been out for a little over half a month, it felt like a millennium had passed.
It was truly moving.
"We've arrived!"
Lin Yu pointed to the void of the Blue Star and said.
Looking at the vast and boundless void of the Blue Star, which was still merging with other voids, even the Hall Master of the Life and Death Hall, who had seen the true Nine Rings, was stunned.
"This is the void of the Blue Star? How can it be so enormous?"
Lin Rong chuckled, "We have merged countless voids to allow the void of the Blue Star to grow to its current extent. Fellow Daoist, take a look inside. This will be your home from now on."
"Thank you!" He cupped his hands in gratitude and stepped into the void of the Blue Star.
Following closely behind, the River of Life and Death was also transported into the void by the clones.