When the group saw Long Kui and Tian Hou, they bowed and greeted them as a sign of respect.
"Wait," Long Kui said.
The group stopped, and the sturdy leader looked at Long Kui in confusion. He bowed again. "Senior, what are your orders?"
Long Kui stared at him. "You stay."
The man was stunned. "Has this junior offended you in any way?"
Long Kui indifferently replied, "If I tell you to stay, then stay. Everyone else is free to do as you wish."
The man's expression turned ugly. "Senior, my exploration team accepted a mission and headed to the third district to complete it. Without me, they wouldn't have been able to complete it."
"It has nothing to do with me. There's no need to waste time," Long Kui said.
The man was helpless. He was just an Enlighter who was close to becoming an Emissary, and there was still some distance between him and Long Kui. Tian Hou could easily destroy him.
"May I know senior's identity?
I can answer to my employer, "the man said unwillingly.
Long Kui closed his eyes. "The White Dragon Tribe."
The man was shocked, and the group behind him was similarly shocked.
"So you're one of the Four Libras. Forgive me for not recognizing you, but since senior has given the order, I dare not disobey." He then turned to the group behind him and said, "I can only stay here. If you're willing, you can head to the third district to search. If not, I'll explain to my employer."
The group behind him discussed for a while and eventually decided to head to the third district. It was not easy to come to the Mortal Realm, and not just anyone could come. Furthermore, the Bifrost Bridge was not something that could be climbed at will. The price was too high, and they were unwilling to give it up.
Not long after, the group headed to the third district.
Long Kui did not stop them. He had only stopped the man because the man's strength was close to that of an Emissary, which was enough to cause trouble or even threaten Long Xi.
Long Kui was not afraid that this person would attack Long Xi, but he was afraid that this person would attack Lu Yin. If Lu Yin died, it would be difficult for them to find another Lu Yin.
The Frigid Immortal Sect was not a charity, and they would not do such a thing. Long Kui had stayed here to stop this group of people. Whether or not they really wanted to assassinate Lu Yin, he had to stop them.
However, there was more than one entrance to the third district. Long Kui could only stop the experts in this direction, but he was powerless in the other directions.
The White Dragon Tribe had developed into the Four Libras since ancient times, and they had not relied on protection. Kui had experienced life's death situations...
In the Lower Mortal World, countless skeletons were buried there. Here, no one would even know if one died. Not even a corpse would be left behind. It was one of the cruelest places in the Starry Sky Tree.
At the same time, in the Central Plains, a city was lifted up by an unknown strength. It floated high up in the air and slowly swayed. Surrounding the city were chains formed from strange patterns, locking down the entire city. This was the sky cage – the Nest. Only serious criminals would be imprisoned in the Nest.
This Sky Cage was constantly under the threat of death. An unknown power would only ensure that it did not fall to the ground, but it would not stop any creatures from attacking. Occasionally, there would be giant creatures that would rush into the Sky Cage and snatch some of the prisoners as food. This place was both a cage and a meal for many creatures.
This was the cruelest prison.
No one would register the prisoners here because there were people dying every day and people being sent in every day.
At this moment, in a corner of the Sky Cage, the void distorted, tearing apart as it approached.
If anyone else saw this, they would be shocked. Only a powerhouse at the level of an Emissary or above could tear apart the void of the Central Plains, and to do so without being detected required even greater strength. The Nest was not without experts, and there was no prohibition against using force here.
A figure fell and smashed into the ground. Due to being eroded by storms for many years, the ground had long since dried up. The figure propped himself up with one hand and looked around. Where was this?
At this moment, a man walked over from afar, trembling in fear. The figure looked over, and when their eyes met, the man's pupils shrank as he pointed behind the figure.
The figure turned around and saw a giant bird-shaped beast rapidly approaching and swiping out with its claws.
Three streams of qi revolved around the figure's body and violently blasted out, forcing the bird-shaped beast to retreat.
The bird-shaped beast only had around 300,000 Enlighters, which was not enough to threaten the figure, so it had no choice but to retreat. In the distance, the man heaved a sigh of relief and looked at the figure. The three streams of qi around the figure made him seem like a deity.
This figure was none other than Shangqing.
Recalling everything that Elder Chan had said, Shangqing looked into the distance. Was this the legendary place behind the Three Upper Gates?
Only here could one obtain the Origin Item and obtain the opportunity to become a Progenitor. The only way to obtain this opportunity was to join a group that had become a young ancestor through the Origin Wheel Sacrifice and follow that so-called young ancestor into a place called the Sovereign Realm, where there were countless ancient ruins.
So this was the reward for the Sovereign Tournament, and it was that opportunity. Here, Shangqing was everyone's enemy as he was a stowaway. Once his identity was discovered, he would be surrounded and attacked.
In the history of the Fifth Mainland, there was no lack of elite geniuses like him who had snuck into this place, but very few had ever returned alive.
Should he approach a young ancestor?
Shangqing pondered over what to do.
Far away in the distance, there was a dazzling and beautiful golden wheat field. From above, the wheat field formed various patterns, like a child's drawing. Qiu Shi fell into the wheat field and immediately dodged. She looked up and saw the blurry image of the Top Realm, as well as the stars in the sky. This was the place where she had to approach one of the Junior Patriarchs after the Upper Three Gates.
The Middle Realm had the Middle Calm Sea, and beneath the Middle Calm Sea was a strange underwater city. Xia Luo had fallen into this underwater city.
The top ten had all fallen into the Middle Realm, and they could only fall into the Middle Realm. The Lower Realm was too dangerous, and the Top Realm was too easy to discover.
Liu Tianmu stood quietly in the middle of the ruins. She lowered her head and looked at the broken ground. This was a sword scar. She squatted down and touched the sword scar with her finger. Her finger trembled slightly. Liu Tianmu's expression, which had never changed in ten thousand years, was now filled with excitement. She could feel the terrifying sword intent. It might even surpass the Thirteen Swords.
She looked up and saw a giant stone tablet in the distance.
Ascension Mavis appeared in a river. It was not a normal river, but a strange ring-shaped river. Layer upon layer, it extended into the starry sky, as if it could connect to a certain star. She appeared in this river. There was a civilization, a ship, and a city here.
Yao Xuan appeared on the rainbow bridge. He looked at the yellow light beneath his feet and was a little confused. What the hell?
Color?
It was not the earth, nor was it the starry sky. On this yellow, there was a city. It did not seem too glaring.
There were many powerful families in the Middle Realm, and there were many Emissaries. Some of these families were attached to the Four Cardinal Scales, some were attached to the Nong family or the Liu family, and some were independent.
The Bei family was one of them. They did not attach themselves to anyone, and their huge family occupied a vast territory. They could survive because the Bei family had Emissaries.
Similar to the civilization at the peak of White Mountain, the Bei family also had ponds. Each pond had its own civilization. Some civilizations were cultivation systems. Occasionally, someone would cultivate to a certain level and break out of the pond, only to realize that they were just ants in the Bei family's pond.
Some ponds developed technological civilizations. Some technological civilizations developed too quickly, and they developed something similar to a spaceship and broke out of the pond.
Wu Taibai appeared in one of the ponds. Here, technological civilizations developed.
Zhiyi appeared on a mysterious island that was not made of stone or soil. Instead, it was made of food. Even though Zhiyi had cultivated for so long and had seen countless strange things in outer space, she had never imagined that she would one day appear on an island made of food.
Drunkard appeared on a barren land, but this was not the Middle Realm. This was because Drunkard could see the Middle Realm when he looked up. This was space between the Middle Realm and the Top Realm. She appeared on a planet in this space, and this planet's civilization had been destroyed due to the chaos of war.
The last person in the top ten was Obscured. The Hall of Honor had originally sent Starsibyl to replace Obscured, but Starsibyl had not been willing, so Obscured could only take her place. He arrived in the Middle Realm and arrived at a dusky place that was completely devoid of human habitation. Drunkard released his domain, but he did not see a single person. This was practically a no-man's land.
At this moment, Lu Yin did not know that the top ten were all here. He had been one step ahead of the others, and he was rather depressed and sullen.
"Stay away. Don't leave that circle," Long Xi's voice came from afar. She was fighting against an eight-legged, frog-like creature. Lu Yin had been ordered by Long Xi to stay in a circle and not move.
The circle was a power vessel that isolated the void and protected Lu Yin.
In the Cosmic Tree Realm, only Envoys could isolate the void. This power vessel was meant for Long Xi to protect herself, and it was now protecting Lu Yin while she faced off against these monsters alone.
The eight-legged frog-like creatures were not easy to deal with. They had a variety of colors, and it was obvious that they were poisonous. Their strange cries affected even Lu Yin, as his spiritual force was enough to resist Yao Xuan. Long Xi was also uncomfortable. She raised her hand and used the White Dragon Heaven-Inspecting Mirror in an attempt to trap the monster. However, the monster's venom was so fierce that it corroded the mirror, and it viciously slammed into Long Xi.
Long Xi's figure moved and avoided the monster's attack, but it did not attack her. Instead, it stared at Lu Yin and opened its mouth, shooting out multicolored venom.
Lu Yin felt a chill run down his spine, and he almost put on his universal armor.
"Don't leave the circle," Long Xi warned, afraid that Lu Yin would flee.
Lu Yin did not move, and the venom slammed into the circle, distorting the void. However, it did not touch Lu Yin.
Lu Yin heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this monster only had a power level of 400,000 at most, which was not enough to break out of the circle.
Still, it was strange no matter how he looked at it.
After a long time, Long Xi finally killed the monster. Its skin was soft but tough, and Long Xi's spear could not pierce through it. In the end, she had to stab it through its mouth to kill it.
Panting heavily, Long Xi put away her spear, and the circle automatically returned to her cosmic ring.
Lu Yin walked over and handed her a bottle of water.
Long Xi indifferently replied, "No need."