Long Xi glared at Lu Yin, "What are you doing?"
Lu Yin pursed his lips, "I'm going to save you, but I'm afraid that you'll talk nonsense. You can only stay in this world for now. Don't worry, I'll let you out once it's safe."
Long Xi was furious, "Let me go! I'd rather go back to the Meditative Ruins."
"Are you stupid? That's a trap set up by those monsters. Going back doesn't bode well for you." Lu Yin was in a bad mood, as he had suddenly lost 600 million star essence. His heart was bleeding, and he looked up. Spending so much money to trap Long Xi didn't seem worth it at all. No, he had to produce some value.
"Right, you must be bored here by yourself, right?
I'll find some companions for you, "Lu Yin said to Long Xi before leaving.
Long Xi stared at the empty Mount Supreme and was so angry that her face turned red. She thought back to the time she spent with Lu Yin. This guy must have been mocking her all this time. The most hateful thing was that this guy always said the most honest things. Too hateful. If she could, she would definitely tear his mouth apart.
Soon, a man was thrown in. It was Wen Shisui, and he crashed to the ground before standing up with a blank expression.
"Princess Long Xi?
Where are we? "Wen Shisui was confused.
Long Xi panted heavily and replied, "The outside world, Long Qi's place."
Wen Shisui was stunned, "We were captured by Long Qi?"
Long Xi was in a bad mood and ignored him.
Yun Tingting was then thrown in, followed by Liu Hao, and finally Crown Prince Gui Qian. Aside from the four young ancestors and Dongshan, everyone else had been brought in by Lu Yin.
He couldn't bring Long Tian and the others in, or else they wouldn't be able to withstand the Four Cardinal Scales' investigation. Only the four young ancestors were trapped in the Meditative Ruins, so the Cardinal Scales didn't care about them. At most, they would investigate them, but that was a trap set up by the monsters and had nothing to do with them. As for Wen Shisui and the others, they were even more irrelevant. The Sovereign Realm was huge, and only the heavens knew where they were.
"Everyone, relax and wait here. I'll get you out," Lu Yin said.
Long Xi was furious and gritted her teeth.
Wen Shisui and the others hurriedly said something, but Lu Yin ignored them.
In the outside world, Lu Yin stored Mount Supreme into his cosmic ring with satisfaction. Now, it was worth something.
Yun Tingting's Smoke was similar to that of the Gulping Smoke Mountain Range, but it was of an even higher grade. Liu Hao was from the Liu family, and Wen Shisui had also grasped a higher-level Literary Prison. There was also Crown Prince Gui Qian, who was from the Specter Clan. All of these people would be useful to Lu Yin if he brought them back to the Fifth Mainland, which would make the 600 million star essence that Lu Yin had spent worth it.
Yao Xuan and the rest could no longer sit still as they watched Lu Yin toss Wen Yiyi and the rest into Mount Supreme.
"Brother Lu, why did you bring them?" Invisible Light asked.
"I'm an old friend. I can't bear to see them suffer here. Take them away if you can."
Old friends my ass! Yao Xuan cursed under his breath, his handsome face filled with dissatisfaction, but he did not dare to show it. Lu Yin was much stronger than him, and it was not impossible for Lu Yin to kill him. At the very least, Lu Yin could toss him into the Meditative Ruins, and he would be finished.
"Now that these people have disappeared, the people in this region will definitely investigate. The Liu family and the White Dragon Race won't let them off so easily," said Liu Tianmu.
Lu Yin replied, "The Sovereign Realm is so big. Who knows where these people are?"
"Junior Ancestor, are the four of them the only ones competing?
How could there be such a coincidence? "Yao Xuan could not help but ask.
Lu Yin looked at him like he was an idiot. "Don't you still have us?"
Everyone was stunned. What did he mean?
"Everyone, do you know how to act?" Lu Yin asked with a smile.
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A few days later, Nong Sanniang and Xia Taili arrived outside the joint of the tree branch. The two had been trapped for a few days, but Nong Sanniang's injuries had finally healed and they had joined forces to break free.
Long Tian and the others could not keep them trapped for too long.
"This is the place?" Nong Sanniang asked.
Xia Taili nodded and looked around. "There are traces of battle everywhere. I wonder how they're doing?"
Worried about Xia Shenfei, Xia Taili leapt down and headed towards the abyss.
Nong Sanniang followed closely behind.
The two quickly reached the bottom and saw that Liu Tianmu had been stabbed in the abdomen. The sword had been stabbed into the wall, and the blood had already dried and turned black. She was in a pitiful state. The person who had stabbed her was Wu Taibai, but he did not seem to be in a good state either. Half of his body was twisted strangely, and it was obvious that he had been heavily injured and had fainted on the ground.
Xia Taili's face paled when he saw this, and he hurried over to check. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Liu Tianmu was still alive.
Nong Sanniang said, "This woman isn't dead either."
Xia Taili hurriedly shook Wu Taibai awake, who coughed and spat out a mouthful of blood. He slowly opened his eyes and was delighted to see Xia Taili. "I'm not dead?"
Xia Taili anxiously asked, "What happened?
Where's my brother? "
Wu Taibai shook his head. "I'm not sure. I was about to heavily injure this woman, but my consciousness suddenly blurred and I seemed to have forgotten everything. When I opened my eyes again, I saw you."
Xia Taili did not understand and looked at Nong Sanniang.
Nong Sanniang woke Liu Tianmu up as well. Liu Tianmu looked extremely miserable with multiple sword wounds on her body. She was lucky that she had not died.
The moment she opened her eyes, she subconsciously resisted, but Nong Sanniang easily held her down. "What happened?
I remember that you were with the White Dragon Clan. Where's Long Tian? "
Liu Tianmu solemnly replied, "I don't know. I was stabbed by a sword and fainted. When I opened my eyes, I saw you two."
Xia Taili and Nong Sanniang exchanged glances and then hurriedly walked inside.
Wu Taibai glanced at Liu Tianmu and then struggled to get up. Both of them pretended to be vigilant as they followed Xia Taili and Nong Sanniang inside.
Not long after, they saw Liu Tianmu lying on the ground, his body covered in blood.
Nong Sanniang hurriedly examined him and found that he was still alive.
He had regained consciousness without any light, and he only remembered that there had been a chaotic battle.
Xia Taili grew even more anxious, and she walked further in. She saw Shangqing, Yao Xuan, and Lu Yin. All of them were in extremely miserable states, but they all had one thing in common: they were still alive.
This was not right. How could no one have died after such a miserable battle?
Then, the Meditative Ruins appeared before her eyes. Xia Taili saw Xia Shenfei, Long Tian, Wang Su, Bai Shaohong, Dongshan Wuren, and Donghe's corpse. She was about to enter when Nong Sanniang pulled her back.
Nong Sanniang's expression was grave. "Don't be rash."
"What happened?" Xia Taili did not understand and looked at the others.
Everyone was at a loss.
Invisible Light said, "In the chaotic battle, I think I heard the words' Meditative Ruins'."
"Meditative Ruins?"
"Meditative Ruins?"
Xia Taili and Nong Sanniang spoke at the same time, their faces pale.
Invisible Light replied, "I'm not sure."
Nong Sanniang's expression was solemn. "That should be it. I remember now. The Meditative Ruins can indeed cause people to become like this. No wonder all of you collapsed in an instant. No matter how desperate the battle was, as long as you were enveloped by the Meditative Ruins, you would forget everything and become like the living dead."
Lu Yin inwardly praised Nong Sanniang. If he hadn't known that she was from the Nong family, he would have thought that she was a stowaway.
"Where are Long Xi and the others?" Xia Taili asked Lu Yin.
Lu Yin shook his head. "They were separated a long time ago. We were attacked by a large number of withered creatures on our way here, so Long Xi and the others were separated."
Xia Taili frowned. Long Xi and the others did not have a map, so they could not have found this place. But why wasn't Prince Gui Qian here?
"How do we save them?" Lu Yin asked, afraid that Xia Taili would overthink things and think of something wrong.
After Lu Yin's interruption, Xia Taili forgot what he had been thinking and was only anxious to save Xia Shenfei and the others.
However, they had only heard of the Meditative Ruins and did not know how to break through them.
Xia Taili wanted to use his star energy to drag Xia Shenfei out, but he suffered the same fate as Long Xi.
Nong Sanniang solemnly said, "The Meditative Ruins are not that easy to break through. We can't do it on our own, so we can only ask for help."
Xia Taili was helpless. "Let's return to the Junior Progenitor Planet and ask for help from the clan's elders."
Lu Yin's heart sank. For the first time, he hoped that the monsters would be more powerful and not break through so easily. Otherwise, they would all be in trouble.
"I'm curious. If the Meditative Ruins are a symbol of the Wang family's cultivation of the Meditative Realm, why would it be here?
Did the Wang family set up this trap? "Lu Yin asked curiously.
He had thought of this question a long time ago, but he had been distracted.
Nong Sanniang replied, "This involves the Wang family's past. If you want to know, you should ask the elders of the White Dragon Clan."
Lu Yin choked and fell silent.
The exploration of the Sovereign Realm usually did not end so quickly, but the situation was serious now. The Fourth Junior Ancestor had been schemed against, so they had no choice but to return to the Junior Ancestor Planet and ask for help.
Before leaving, they had discussed leaving someone behind to guard this place.
"There are stowaways among us, and no one knows what they'll do. If this trap was set up by those monsters, they might have a backup plan. We have to leave someone behind to guard it," Xia Taili said.
Everyone looked at each other, wary and on guard.
Xia Taili did not know what to do. She did not know if there were any stowaways among them, but if Mavis had managed to sneak in, then there had to be others as well. If any stowaways were left behind, then the consequences would be dire.
Leaving Nong Sanniang behind was the best choice, but she was heavily injured, and she had to face the elders herself. She had no choice but to look at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin saw Xia Taili's gaze and his eyelids twitched. He coughed a few times and coughed up blood. Everyone else was in a similar state.
Xia Taili was helpless. "Leave the power vessel behind."
"My power vessel was broken by someone else," Lu Yin said, pointing at Shangqing. "He did it."
She rolled her eyes and helplessly replied, "I wasn't talking about you." The more critical the situation was, the more one could not rely on such people.
In the end, no one knew what Xia Taili had left behind, but from her relieved expression, Lu Yin guessed that it was a protection that surpassed the Emissary level. However, her cosmic ring was still with him, so where had that power vessel come from?
Lu Yin had overlooked an important fact: these elites were all adept at concealment. The more important something was, the less likely it was to be placed in a cosmic ring. After all, a cosmic ring was a conspicuous target, and it was safer to keep it close to one's body. When he thought of this, his heart skipped a beat, and he looked at the people in the Meditative Ruins. They must have left something good behind.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
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