An old woman walked over and respectfully said, "There are no signs of poisoning, and no outsiders have entered. Either the poison was here long ago, or it was completely absorbed."
"Absorbed?"
Long Tian was stunned, and then he suddenly thought of something. Not good! Star essence! "Immediately find Wen Yiqian and Nong Lie."
As soon as he spoke, the Cloudpass Stone trembled. "Junior Ancestor, Wen Yiqian, and Nong Lie have all been poisoned."
Long Tian roared and immediately rushed over.
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Within the dark red lava, Lu Yin was still absorbing star essence.
Half a day later, Long Tian walked out of the secret room with a gloomy expression. He had just gone to check on Wen Yiqian, and the poison was exactly the same as the one in Dragonquarry. Long Tian's first suspicion was Liu Tianmu, as only she had the motive and ability to poison the surroundings.
However, Liu Tianmu had never been to the place where Wen Yiqian and the others had collected star essence, so she could not have poisoned them. Furthermore, the star essence around Liu Tianmu's secret room also contained a small amount of poison. Although this might not completely clear Liu Tianmu of suspicion, it could not prove that she had poisoned them either.
"If it wasn't Liu Tianmu, then who could it be?"
Lu Yin's image flashed through Long Tian's mind, but he quickly dismissed it. Lu Yin was rather far from the secret room where Wen Yiqian and the others had been cultivating, so there was no way for him to pinpoint the exact location of the poison. Also, why would he poison them?
To the Ruler's Realm?
Long Tian himself might not even be willing to go.
Aside from Liu Tianmu and Long Seven, who else could it be?
Long Tian thought about the people around him. There were ten Enlighters on Junior Progenitor who had sided with him, two Envoys, and a senior who had undergone six Origin Tribulations who had protected him. All of these people were suspicious, and who could guarantee that they had not been bribed by the Frigid Immortal Sect, the Wang family, or the Shenwu Clan to cause trouble for him?
Long Tian's thoughts were complicated, and he kept thinking.
Long Xi heard the news and came over. His expression was ugly as well. "Brother, what's going on?"
Long Tian replied, "Someone is opposing me and poisoned Nong Lie and the others so that they can't accompany me to the Ruler's Realm."
"Poison?
There's still a few days until the Ruler's Realm. Can't the poison be cured? "Long Xi frowned.
Long Tian shook his head. "Even with the clan's healing medicine, it'll still take ten days to completely remove the poison. The Ruler's Realm is fraught with danger. I'm willing to go to the Ruler's Realm with a poisoned body, but the clans behind them won't agree."
Long Xi frowned. "Who isn't poisoned?"
Long Tian looked at Long Xi. "Long Qi, Liu Tianmu."
"Are you suspecting Long Seven?" Long Xi asked.
Long Tian snorted. "Of course not."
"What about Liu Tianmu?"
"There's also evidence that she wasn't poisoned, and there are traces of poisoned star essence around her. However, ever since she arrived on Junior Progenitor Planet, she hasn't absorbed any star essence, which is why she hasn't been poisoned."
Long Xi said in a low voice, "Liu Tianmu is the most suspicious."
Long Tian replied, "I know, but the only ones who can accompany me to the Sovereign World are her and Long Qi."
"Long Qi can't go," Long Xi immediately denied.
Long Tian stared at her. "Nong Lie, the top scholar, can't even go to Dragonquarry. Other than Long Qi, tell me, who else could it be?
In terms of real strength, Long Qi might not be weaker than Dragonquarry. I didn't want to take him because of you, but now, he has to go. Little sister, you promised him! "
Long Xi opened her mouth, but she couldn't refute him. She had agreed to bring Lu Yin to Junior Progenitor Planet, but now that she was faced with such a situation, she wanted to go back on her word.
"Little sister, you know the rules of the family. If you insist on not letting Long Qi accompany me to the Sovereign World, how will he establish himself in the family in the future?" Long Tian shouted. "Do you really want your husband to be unable to raise his head for the rest of his life?"
Long Xi's body trembled, and she helplessly lowered her head. "I'll talk to him."
"There's no need. He has no choice," Long Tian said firmly.
"Even if Long Qi goes, what if we're still missing one person?" Long Xi asked.
Long Tian replied, "The top scholar."
"Isn't he poisoned?
Will Yi Xian Academy agree to let him go? "
"He'll fight with the academy himself."
The next day, Lu Yin was still cultivating in the dark red lava when a shadow loomed over his head. He looked up and saw a mountain of star essence crashing down on him.
"Break through the nineteenth cycle as soon as possible. You have to accompany the Junior Progenitor to the Sovereign World," the middle-aged man's voice rang out. He felt helpless as well, as he had been watching this kid collect star essence by himself. Now, he had to do it himself.
Lu Yin was delighted. "Got it." He had succeeded. How lucky! It was time to break through the nineteenth cycle. Just as he was about to roll his die, he suddenly paused. Something wasn't right. He abruptly raised his head and looked outside.
Now that the list of people to go to the Sovereign World had been confirmed, it was likely that he was being monitored. Given Long Tian's personality, even if he didn't suspect that Lu Yin had poisoned him, he would still send someone to keep an eye on Lu Yin so that he could control everything.
He couldn't roll his die since there were only two days left. If he didn't, he definitely wouldn't be able to break through the nineteenth cycle. However, there was no other way, as it was better than having his innate gift discovered.
Two days later, Lu Yin was still absorbing star essence and had yet to break through the nineteenth cycle when Long Tian's voice echoed throughout Junior Progenitor Planet. "Gather."
Lu Yin opened his eyes and leapt out of the ground, flying towards the statue that he had visited before.
By the time he arrived, Long Tian, Long Xi, Liu Tian, Mu, and Wen Shengyi had already arrived.
Lu Yin was astonished when he saw Wen Shengyi. This guy had clearly been poisoned, but he still dared to go to the Sovereign World.
On the surface, Wen Shengyi didn't seem to have been poisoned. His face was rosy and lustrous, and he looked like a Xiao Bai.
"Everyone's here. Get ready, we're about to head to the Sovereign World," Long Tian said.
Lu Yin stood beside Long Xi and asked curiously, "How do we get there?"
Long Xi was in a bad mood, as she recalled the scene of Lu Yin moving the mountain of star essence. Her tone was unpleasant as she said, "Fly directly from Junior Progenitor Planet to the Sovereign World."
"That exaggerated?" Lu Yin was stunned.
Long Xi frowned and tossed a circle to Lu Yin. "Take it. If there's anything wrong, immediately hide inside."
Lu Yin's circle had been destroyed by Long Xian, and he looked at it and was speechless. "Your family sells circles, right?"
Long Xi glared at him fiercely. Her amber eyes were beautiful but also fierce.
Lu Yin smiled sheepishly.
Long Tian glanced at Lu Yin and Long Xi, feeling very unhappy. The two of them were of the same mind, while he was an outsider. It was very dangerous in the Sovereign World, and he would rather believe that Long Xi would save Lu Yin than save him. This was also one of the reasons why he hadn't wanted to bring Lu Yin to the Sovereign World.
Nong Sanniang and Nong Lie could not help just one person, and it was the same for Liu Hao and Liu Tianmu. The Junior Progenitor would also be apprehensive.
However, Long Tian had no other choice. Wen Shengyi could apply to Yi Xian Academy to go to the Sovereign World, but Nong Lie had been rejected by the Nong family. As for Dragonquarry, there was not much point in bringing him there. He had been poisoned and was weaker than Lu Yin.
"Where's Nong Lie?" Lu Yin was curious.
Long Tian coldly replied, "He's busy and can't come."
"And Dragonquarry?" Lu Yin asked again.
Long Tian frowned. "That's none of your business."
Long Xi looked up. "We're from the same clan. How can it be none of our business?"
Long Tian did not speak.
Lu Yin was in a good mood, as this was one of the good things about Long Xi. She could ridicule him without restraint, but she would not allow others to do the same.
As he thought about it, Junior Progenitor Planet trembled beneath his feet. Lu Yin and the others could not see it from the planet, but from a high altitude, they would see that the four bridges that connected Junior Progenitor Planet had changed directions and connected with each other, forming a square that suddenly shot into space. In the blink of an eye, countless people on the Ancestral Gazing Tower stared blankly at the sky. Junior Progenitor Planet had disappeared.
The Starry Sky Tree relied on the Mother Tree to grow, and the tree crown was the Dominator Realm. Generally speaking, the area of a tree's crown was larger than the tree's roots, and the Mother Tree was the same. The area of the tree crown was larger than the Lower Realm of the tree's roots, the Middle Realm, and the Upper Realm of the tree trunk. The Dominator Realm was the largest area in the Starry Sky Tree.
Lu Yin's understanding of the Sovereign World was that only Progenitors could survive there. Since ancient times, all of the Progenitors that had been born in the Astral Tree, regardless of whether they were dead or alive, had been born in the Sovereign World. Thus, the Sovereign World had left behind many inheritances, the most important of which was the Origin Item.
To become a Progenitor, one needed the Origin Item, and the Origin Item could only be found in the Sovereign World.
The Junior Progenitor Planets were connected to each other, and they moved towards the crown of the tree at an extremely fast speed. Lu Yin and the others could not see their surroundings at all, and all they could see was that they were traveling through space.
"Follow me closely on this trip to the Sovereign World. Take out the circle, but don't put it in your cosmic ring. You just have to think about protecting yourself, got it?" Long Xi warned Lu Yin in a low voice, her gaze stern.
Lu Yin nodded. "Don't worry. I'll do whatever you say."
For some reason, Long Xi felt even more uneasy when she heard Lu Yin's honest reply, and she even felt a shadow in her heart.
She glared at Lu Yin. "Just follow me."
Lu Yin pursed his lips. What a fierce temper! He had not said anything wrong, and her attitude was definitely good. Her temper was just too bad.
The square formed by the Junior Progenitor Planets traveled through the void from bottom to top before finally stopping on a giant branch of the Mother Tree. A single branch was enough to support four Junior Progenitor Planets.
Lu Yin and the others swayed, and the void around them slowly became clear. Lu Yin could also see his surroundings clearly. Behind him was a starry sky, and in front of him was a huge and dense tree branch. Each branch seemed to connect the heavens and the earth, and they extended from afar.
Perhaps because the Junior Progenitor Planet was shaking violently, a leaf fell, and a huge shadow covered half of the planet.
Lu Yin had never seen such a huge tree before, and a single leaf could cover a planet. What kind of concept was that?
This leaf did not even seem to be fully formed, and it was rather small.
"Everyone, we've arrived at the Sovereign World," Long Tian said in a low voice as he scanned the group with a resolute gaze. "Let's go." He then leapt forward and headed straight ahead. Long Xi, Lu Yin, Liu Tianmu, and Wen First One hurriedly followed, walking along the branches like ants entering a kingdom of giants.
A single branch could support four Junior Progenitor Planets, which was a testament to its size and toughness. Even Lu Yin could not see the edge of the branch at a glance. It was not the extension of the branch, but rather the horizontal edge. He could not even see the surface of the branch, as it was simply too large.
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