Lu Yin wanted to tell Long Xi that he didn't need her protection, but after some thought, he decided against it. If he acted too well, it would arouse suspicion. Right now, he was most curious about the White Dragon Clan's secret technique. Long Xi hadn't used any during the difficult battle just now, which was too strange. The Four Way Scales couldn't possibly have any secret techniques.
He turned to look at the eight-legged frog-like monster. One could easily encounter such a monster in the Lower Realm. If the entire Lower Realm was thrown to the Fifth Continent, wouldn't the Fifth Continent be flooded with blood?
"Let's go," Long Xi said. She identified the direction and walked off.
Lu Yin followed closely behind her.
A day later, they were attacked again. This time, it was a bug that burrowed out of the ground and tried to burrow under Lu Yin's feet. Lu Yin was so frightened that he quickly dodged, but the bug was too weak. It was an Explorer at most, and Long Xi instantly killed it. However, when the two saw that the ground was filled with bugs, they quickly fled. There were just too many of them.
From Lu Yin's perspective, these towering trees in the Mortal Realm weren't trees at all. They were roots. The two trekked for a few more days, and during this time, they were attacked by various creatures no less than ten times. As their field of vision widened, Lu Yin saw a gigantic white head in the distance that almost covered the entire sky. It was the Ancestral Mang's head.
Lu Yin couldn't see its full appearance at all. Most of the head was above the clouds, and only a small portion was visible. Even so, that small portion was so huge that it looked like a continent hanging upside down in the sky.
Lu Yin was stunned. No wonder it could wrap around the mother tree. He couldn't even see the end of the head. It was just a head, but it was so huge.
Long Xi's eyes burned with respect when she saw the Ancestral Mang's head. She slowly bowed, and Lu Yin followed suit.
"The Ancestral Mang should be the most powerful existence in the Mortal Realm," Lu Yin said.
Long Xi's voice carried a rare hint of shock and excitement. "Of course. Without the Ancestral Mang, these creatures would have rushed to the Middle Realm. The Ancestral Mang suppressed the entire Mortal Realm on its own."
"What's the most powerful creature in the Mortal Realm besides the Ancestral Mang?" Lu Yin was curious.
Long Xi muttered, "I'm not sure. It's said that a few thousand years ago, a monster at the level of a Half-Ancestor was killed, and even before that, there was a catastrophe. Everyone who entered the Lower Realm died, and it even caused a white dragon to rise. Even before that, it was said that there was a fish in the Lower Realm's ocean that was incomparably huge. It was comparable to the Ancestral Mang, and it was recorded in history as the Ship Fish."
"Despicable Fish?" Lu Yin immediately thought of Lord Fish on top of Xi Qi's head.
Long Xi glanced at him. "The word 'ship' means that the fish is so huge that it's comparable to the Ancestral Mang and the Sovereign Realm's divine eagle. However, it's just a legend, and there's no concrete evidence. There are no historical records to prove that it's true."
Lu Yin sighed. "The Lower Realm is truly mysterious."
"Many people hope that this place isn't so magical, especially the Roots Organization," Long Xi said.
The Root Organization had been established by the Four Way Scales, and it was a respectable organization that specialized in killing creatures that could easily cause damage to the Mother Tree. Despite the rewards, the death rate was simply too high. Lu Yin remembered Shou Sheng mentioning that he belonged to the Root Organization.
Shou Sheng would rather have Lu Yin impersonate Long Qi and trick the White Dragon Tribe than come back to the Lower Realm, which showed just how much Shou Sheng feared this place.
They walked step by step towards the Ancestral Mang's head. As time passed, Long Xi's attitude towards Lu Yin improved, perhaps because they had experienced life and death together.
Lu Yin had never experienced something like this before, and it felt pretty good to be protected by a woman, even if it was a little stifling.
The third district was huge, and the two walked for a few days, but they still didn't get close to the Ancestral Mang's head. This had to do with the fact that they didn't dare to move too quickly.
Previously, they had been moving too quickly, which had caused fluctuations in their star energy and attracted attacks from some monsters. Now, however, the frequency of monster attacks had clearly decreased.
Suddenly, Long Xi stopped and glanced behind them. "Someone's here."
Lu Yin was a step faster than her, but he had discovered it not through a domain but through star energy.
Long Xi's control of star energy wasn't as high as his, and he had long since sensed that there was someone behind them through the star energy fluctuations. Furthermore, they had been following them for quite some time.
The two of them stopped and waited just like that.
The other party suddenly stopped as well and didn't approach.
Lu Yin frowned, as this person had ill intentions.
Long Xi took out a ring and wrapped it around Lu Yin. "Don't go out."
Lu Yin was speechless as he watched Long Xi walk away. Not long after, she returned, her gaze even colder than before. There was a drop of blood on her cheek that belonged to someone else.
"Someone who wants to kill me?" Lu Yin asked.
Long Xi replied, "Let's go."
She didn't want to talk about it, so Lu Yin didn't ask. Actually, he didn't need to, as no one would come down to the Mortal Realm to assassinate Long Xi. Their target was obviously Lu Yin. Had the Frozen Immortal Sect's junior ancestor not given up yet?
Long Xi was already married to him and had given him her essence blood. To the White Dragon Tribe, this was a marriage between husband and wife. If Bai Shaohong didn't care about this, then it was either that he really liked Long Xi, or he had such a grand scheme that he didn't even care about his reputation.
Right, Long Xi had mentioned something about a white dragon turning over.
"What's a white dragon turning over?"
Lu Yin asked. Suddenly, his heart clenched. Not good! If Long Xi had told him about it, then it wasn't some secret. It might even be common knowledge.
Long Xi paused and looked at Lu Yin strangely.
Lu Yin pursed his lips and didn't say anything.
"You're not from the White Dragon Tribe, so it's normal that you don't know," Long Xi said.
Lu Yin relaxed. Right, he had become a son-in-law using Long Qi's identity. Although Long Xi knew, sometimes she would unconsciously treat him as Long Qi. It seemed that the so-called white dragon turning over wasn't common knowledge in this part of the universe, but rather common knowledge among the White Dragon Tribe or the Four Cardinal Scales.
"The Ancestral Mang is the White Dragon. When the White Dragon turns over, the Ancestral Mang will turn over," Long Xi explained.
Lu Yin was puzzled. "Why would the Frozen Immortal Sect want the Ancestral Mang to turn over?"
Long Xi looked up at the Ancestral Mang. "Because once the Ancestral Mang turns over, it might topple the entire Mortal Realm."
Lu Yin didn't understand.
"You don't need to know too much. Bai Shaohong covets me because he wants the White Dragon Tribe's power to turn over. For that, he'll do anything to deal with you. The only thing he'll be wary of is the Humble Class. Other than that, even the White Dragon Tribe, Shenwu Plane, and the Wang Family aren't enough for him to be wary of. The Four Cardinal Scales has its own rules, and the Humble Class is independent."
"So you want your brother to think of a way for me to join the Humble Class?" Lu Yin asked.
Long Xi replied, "Once you join the Humble Class, keep a low profile and don't reveal your identity. With Bai Shaohong's abilities, he can arrange for someone to join the Humble Class, but even if he wants to deal with you, he'll have to abide by the rules of the Humble Class. As long as you don't make any mistakes, no one can do anything to you. In half a year at most, my brother will let you retire, and it won't be so easy for Bai Shaohong to deal with you then."
Lu Yin sighed. "Just listening to it makes me tired."
Long Xi looked at him. "From the moment you agreed to impersonate Long Qi, your life's trajectory changed. You can either die or do as I say." She then walked away.
Why was her temper so bad again?
Lu Yin felt helpless.
"With Bai Shaohong's methods, there's definitely more than one group of people," Long Xi said and threw the circle to Lu Yin. "Protect yourself."
Just as Long Xi had said, they were ambushed by many people along the way. Some of them were even openly besieged. These people didn't just come from the third district; some had come from other districts. They had suffered heavy losses, but Lu Yin didn't know what conditions Bai Shaohong had given them, but they were willing to risk their lives to kill him.
Lu Yin could feel Bai Shaohong's influence.
If they were in the Fifth Mainland, Lu Yin could also arrange for countless people to assassinate Bai Shaohong. Lu Yin's status in the Fifth Mainland was similar to Bai Shaohong's in the heavens.
He could already imagine how exciting the next few days would be.
Long Xi dealt with group after group of people. Blood dripped from the tip of her spear, and there were still three people around her who looked at her in fear. They then looked at Lu Yin, who was in the middle of the circle. They growled and attacked at the same time.
Long Xi's spear drew an indescribable trajectory and pierced through the necks of three people. In Lu Yin's eyes, it was only one spear, but it also seemed like three spears. He saw the movement of the spear being retracted, but he didn't see the moment when it was pulled out.
The White Dragon Clan's spear techniques were invincible, and he had seen it for himself during this period. Long Xi's spear was just as threatening as Wang Yi's Four Ultimates.
Lu Yin walked out of the circle and looked around. There were fifteen people who had surrounded them openly, but they had all been dealt with by Long Xi alone. Long Xi had also been injured this time, and her thigh had been cut open. However, this injury was nothing to her.
Long Xi didn't say anything and just walked forward, as if she was used to this.
Lu Yin hurriedly followed, but suddenly, he felt a sense of danger. He subconsciously released his domain and restricted it to a radius of one meter. An old woman who had been killed before suddenly appeared and raised her arm. There was nothing in her hand, but Lu Yin's domain seemed to have been pierced by something. He raised his foot to avoid it, but Long Xi hadn't expected anyone to still be alive. She stabbed out with her spear.
Long Xi's spear also pierced into Lu Yin's domain, and she looked at him in shock. She hadn't expected Lu Yin's domain to be so powerful.
Lu Yin's domain's might was comparable to Invisible Light's. Although it couldn't predict attacks like Invisible Light's, it wasn't too far off in terms of defense. Long Xi's spear was extremely powerful, but after it pierced into Lu Yin's domain, it was restrained as if it had fallen into a quagmire. The old woman's attack was the same.
Lu Yin suddenly retracted his domain, and Long Xi's spear pierced through an invisible weapon. Sparks flew in all directions.
Lu Yin still couldn't see the old woman's weapon, but his control of star energy allowed him to sense that it was an invisible thread.
The old woman's figure flickered, and she rushed in the same direction as Lu Yin. Lu Yin raised a brow; if he hadn't known about her weapon, he would have thought that she was trying to escape. The old woman clearly wanted to use the thread to cut off his neck, and even Long Xi thought that she was trying to escape.
Lu Yin immediately took out the circle, and the old woman's thread slashed at it. It distorted the void and was unable to penetrate.
The old woman's eyes flashed, and she immediately fled.
Long Xi's palms were sweaty; if Lu Yin hadn't taken out the circle in time, he would already be dead. She couldn't let this person go, or she wouldn't have the confidence to deal with him and the monster from the Mortal Realm at the same time. She also knew the old woman's origins, and she couldn't afford to be careless.