Lu Yin was not surprised. If it had been so easy for him to find a way to unlock these ancient characters, then these characters would have disappeared long ago. He was just trying his luck.
He stood up and left the Scripture Pavilion, as he would not gain anything here.
There was less than a day left, and Lu Yin planned to ask someone how to get to the Mountain Sea. If he could not absorb the cauldron qi the next time he came, then he would either go to the Beginner Enlightenment Platform or the Mountain Sea.
Aside from the Scripture Pavilion, the closest place was the Budding Terrace.
Lu Yin arrived at the Budding Terrace and grabbed a random cultivator from the Sixth Mainland. "Take me to the Mountain Sea."
The Sixth Mainland cultivator stared at Lu Yin in astonishment, but then he became furious. "How dare you capture me?
Do you know who I am?
My senior is the Eastern Region's Realmling, the Little Arrow Saint. You're courting death! Scram! "
Lu Yin was astonished. "The Little Arrow Saint?"
"It's good that you know. Scram!" the cultivator bellowed.
Lu Yin sneered. "I don't care who your senior is. Take me to the Mountain Sea."
Just as he finished speaking, Lu Yin felt a chill run down his back. The void distorted as an arrow pierced through the void and shot towards him.
Lu Yin turned around and raised his hand. His nine-lined battle force imprint slapped out with the Skybeast Claw, and with a bang, the arrow was stopped in its tracks and shattered into dust. A shockwave spread out from beneath Lu Yin's feet, and the cultivator who had been captured was sent flying before crashing into the distance and fainting.
Lu Yin looked in the direction that the arrow had come from with a grave expression. This power belonged to the Little Arrow Saint.
In the distance, the Little Arrow Saint slowly walked over and glanced at the unconscious cultivator. He then looked at Lu Yin and frowned. "You look familiar. Who are you?"
Lu Yin had not expected himself to be so unlucky as to run into the Little Arrow Saint by randomly grabbing a random person. However, this was also good. This person had chased him for more than ten days on the miniature continent, and it was time for him to have a real showdown with him.
"I've heard that the Little Arrow Saint's archery skills are unparalleled, so I'm here to experience it," Lu Yin said.
The Little Arrow Saint's gaze landed on Lu Yin's hand. "Nine-lined battle force. Which region are you from?"
"The Martial Immortal Realm."
The Little Arrow Saint raised his eyebrows, and his eyes flashed with battle intent. "If the Realmlings of the Nine Domains were ranked, then the Realmlings of the Celestial Martial Domain would at least be in the top three. The Celestial Martial Domain is just like the Stone Domain in that it has many experts. I didn't believe it before, but now I do."
"Cut the crap. Let's fight." Lu Yin's figure flashed as he appeared in front of the Little Arrow Saint. He raised his right fist and imprinted nine-lined battle force onto it as he punched out. This punch was much stronger than when he had fought in the Cosmic Sea. His battle force had risen to nine-lined battle force, and his strength had also increased greatly after he had practiced the Arcane Art of Life and Death.
The Junior Arrow Saint's eyes widened, and his own nine-lined battle force soared into the sky and imprinted itself onto his longbow. He used it to block Lu Yin's punch, and there was a loud bang as the ground shook and cracked. Countless shattered rocks shot out in all directions, each one containing the might of nine-lined battle force as they tore through the void.
There were originally some cultivators on the Budding Terrace, but the clash between Lu Yin and the Little Arrow Saint had caused a violent gale that swept through the entire terrace. Many of the cultivators were shocked and hurriedly fled.
The Little Arrow Saint stared at Lu Yin in shock, as he had almost been unable to withstand the might of Lu Yin's punch. He was a Hunter and a Realmling, but this person's strength was actually so great. As he thought about it, the Little Arrow Saint drew his bowstring to a full moon, and his star energy transformed into an arrow that was aimed at Lu Yin. He fired an arrow that was even more powerful than the previous one.
Lu Yin dodged and pushed the longbow away with a single hand. He spun around in midair and tapped out with a finger. The Dream Finger caused the void to freeze, and the Little Arrow Saint was caught off guard. The finger pierced through his shoulder, and the aftershock spread out in a fan shape that shattered the ground.
The Little Arrow Saint endured the pain and grabbed onto Lu Yin's arm. Their nine-lined battle force collided, and the longbow was drawn to a full moon once more. This time, it was not just one arrow, but dozens of arrows. The power of each arrow overlapped, and the void was unable to withstand the pressure. Lu Yin's pupils shrank, but it was too late for him to retract his right hand. His eyes suddenly changed, and his pupils became deep and dark. The Daynight clan's battle technique — Nightfall.
Lu Yin's spiritual force transformed into a curtain of night that covered everything that the Little Arrow Saint could see. The Sixth Mainland's cultivators were already powerful to begin with, and Lu Yin's spiritual force was also extremely powerful. Coupled with the Daynight clan's battle technique's perfect eruption, the Little Arrow Saint was unable to withstand Nightfall's attack for a moment. The arrows that he shot flew out in all directions uncontrollably, and only a few managed to strike Lu Yin and injure him.
Lu Yin retreated dozens of meters, and his chest felt heavy as a trace of blood flowed out of the corner of his mouth.
Every single arrow that the Little Arrow Saint had shot could be overlapped, and their power had increased exponentially. They also contained nine-lined battle force. No matter how tough Lu Yin's body was, his internal organs were still under great pressure, and he was slightly injured.
The Little Arrow Saint did not have it easy either. Lu Yin's finger had pierced through his shoulder, and Nightfall had caused him to feel dizzy, and he almost lost his footing.
The two were separated by a hundred meters and looked at each other. They could see the seriousness in each other's eyes.
"What's your name?"
The Little Arrow Saint asked. He had never thought that a Cruiser from the Martial Immortal Realm would be able to fight him to such an extent. Lu Yin's strength was not much weaker than the Realmling's Jian Ru.
Lu Yin wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "I'll tell you if you win."
The Little Arrow Saint's eyes narrowed. "Don't you know that I'm from the Secret Progenitor Realm?" As he spoke, the wound on his right shoulder that had been pierced through by the Dream Finger healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Lu Yin's eyelids twitched. Resurrection techniques were truly disgusting. The Sword in the Stone and the Little Arrow Saint were both from the Secret Progenitor Realm, and both of them had resurrection techniques. It would be very difficult to defeat them unless they won in a single blow, and this was only their resurrection techniques. There was also the God Fusing Technique, which had left a deep impression on Lu Yin.
During the battle at the Cosmic Sea, neither the Sword in the Stone nor the Little Arrow Saint had needed to use the God Fusing Technique or imprint because their power levels already exceeded 200,000. However, there were no such concerns here, and the Little Arrow Saint could perfectly display his strength and display the strength that a Realmling should possess.
The Little Arrow Saint gave Lu Yin a similar feeling to Lan Si. Similarly, he did not have any dazzling battle techniques, but he did have a technique that allowed him to stack his arrows to unleash explosive power. This technique could be displayed even under the suppression of astronomical phenomena.
Lan Si similarly relied on Overlaying Stacks.
However, compared to Lan Si, the Little Arrow Saint was much more difficult to deal with because he had a secret technique.
The existence of the Sixth Mainland's Three Progenitors had given low-level cultivators many opportunities to rise above others. In the Blood Progenitor Realm, one could coincidentally obtain an unparalleled bloodline and immediately become a top-notch expert. Bloodlines surpassed battle techniques and innate gifts.
In the Martial Progenitor Realm, as long as one comprehended a martial seal, one's power level would also increase by several times.
The Secret Progenitor Realm was the most obvious. The more one comprehended the Secret Progenitor's inherited secret techniques, the more powerful they would become. Although the Little Arrow Saint was powerful, he might not have been qualified to become a Realmling. However, he had comprehended two secret techniques, and by relying on his nine-lined battle force, he could crush all of his peers in the Eastern Region and become a Realmling.
The Little Arrow Saint seemed easy to deal with, but the simpler someone was, the harder it was to deal with them.
In front of Lu Yin, dozens of arrows tore through the air. Their trajectories were ever-changing, but they could fuse together at any time to form an indescribably terrifying force that could sweep through everything.
The Little Arrow Saint was not fast enough, so his arrows covered a large area. In the face of such an attack, very few cultivators below the Realmling level could evade it, and Lu Yin was not one of them. Speed was useless against Lu Yin.
Lu Yin weaved through the arrows and quickly approached the Little Arrow Saint. His left palm faced each other from a distance, and his right palm slapped against the back of his left hand. A sharp gale whistled through the air as it rushed towards the Little Arrow Saint.
The Little Arrow Saint easily dodged the attack, but his mind was constantly thinking. When had there ever been someone in the Martial Immortal Realm who could challenge a Realmling as a Cruiser? Suddenly, he thought of a rumor that he had heard before. Could it be that rumor was true?
"You're Little Qing?" the Little Arrow Saint shouted as he stared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was confused. Little Qing?
"Rumor has it that the Martial Immortal Realm's Realmling, Jian Ru, was defeated by someone called Little Qing several years ago. However, it's only a rumor and has not been confirmed. The Martial Immortal Realm's Realmling hasn't been replaced, and you're still a Cruiser despite your strength. You must be Little Qing," the Little Arrow Saint said confidently.
Lu Yin did not refute him, as Little Qing was Little Qing.
"Rumors really can't be trusted. They say that Little Qing is a woman, but I never expected her to be a man!" the Little Arrow Saint shouted as an imprint suddenly appeared behind him. It was a three-inch old man, and Lu Yin had seen this imprint on the Sword in the Stone before. It should be a powerhouse at the Secret Progenitor Realm's Celestial Imprint level.
With the appearance of the imprint, the Little Arrow Saint's power level, which had been infinitely close to that of an Enlighter, suddenly increased dramatically. His entire body seemed to grow taller, and the arrows he shot out became even more powerful.
Lu Yin's eyes widened, but he was not surprised. Realmlings had imprints that could increase their power level, and the Ten Arbiters had always fought against Realmlings who were using their full strength. Lu Yin had already been prepared for the Little Arrow Saint to use his imprint during his battle with him.
An arrow tore through the air, and Lu Yin raised a hand to grab it. His entire body was pushed back by the arrow. He also had nine-lined battle force, but his battle force was on the verge of collapse.
The Little Arrow Saint snorted and shot out another arrow. A Realmling could not be provoked. He did not know how Jian Ru had been defeated, but he would not lose.
Lu Yin growled and used all of his strength to crush the arrow. Several more arrows appeared in front of him, and the Little Arrow Saint did not give him any time to catch his breath.
Lu Yin felt a little sullen, as he was afraid of exposing his identity. He had not used any of his secret techniques, such as the Overlaying Stacks Path or the Nine Yang Cauldron Transformation, but his opponent was a Realmling.
He calculated the time and estimated that he would be able to leave the Daosource Sect's ruins soon, so it would not be too much of a problem for him to expose himself now.
Lu Yin suddenly looked up and gathered star energy in his right hand. A scorching sun blossomed with radiance, and he fiercely swatted it out to meet the incoming arrows.
The Little Arrow Saint's pupils shrank. What?
There was a boom, and the Budding Terrace shook once again. The cultivators who had wanted to get closer to watch the battle were all blown away. Only one or two Imprinter disciples managed to hold on, but they did not dare to get any closer.
Lu Yin had used up a third of his One Star to display One Sun, and its power was enough to contend against an Enlighter with a power level of over 200,000. The Little Arrow Saint's arrows were about the same level of power, so they were able to cancel each other out.
Lu Yin tore through the void and charged towards the Little Arrow Saint, who shouted, "You're not Little Qing! You're Lu Yin!"
Lu Yin did not say a word as he activated Night's Advent. His spiritual force caused the Little Arrow Saint to see the sky darken. The Little Arrow Saint's body was branded with nine-lined battle force, and his longbow shook in all directions. Suddenly, the longbow froze, and Lu Yin grabbed it with both hands. His Overlaying Stacks exploded, and a hundred stacks shot through the longbow towards the Little Arrow Saint.