They had encountered too many withered creatures on their way here, so they decided to work together to return to Junior Progenitor Planet as quickly as possible.
The four junior progenitors being trapped was a disaster for this region of space, and it was unacceptable.
Lu Yin pushed back a withered creature with great difficulty, but not only did it not die, it even grew stronger. Behind him, Xia Taili was annoyed, "How can you be so useless?"
Lu Yin retorted, "I'm injured, seriously injured."
"Scram to the center, don't get in the way!" Xia Taili was especially irritable and shouted at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin leisurely returned to the center and was protected by everyone with a clear conscience.
Xia Taili gritted her teeth; if not for the fact that she needed this bastard to prove her words, she wouldn't have brought him along.
Suddenly, Lu Yin cried out, "Yu Hua!"
Xia Taili was shocked and looked in the direction of the voice. In the distance, the withered creatures were also attacking another person, and that person was Yu Hua Mavis.
"Stowaway!" Xia Taili shouted and raised her hand, using her Divine Martial Force to push away the withered creatures and arrive in front of Yu Hua Mavis.
Yu Hua frowned and punched out, a huge force colliding with the Divine Martial Force and disintegrating it. She then fled in another direction.
Xia Taili quickly chased after her, followed by Wang Mingguang, Yao Xuan, Lu Yin, and Shangqing.
Yu Hua Mavis hadn't expected five people to come just to deal with her.
Xia Taili didn't even think of bringing her along, and she looked at Lu Yin in surprise, "What are you doing here?"
Lu Yin's expression turned serious, and he whispered something to Xia Taili. She was shocked and didn't seem to believe him.
Seeing that Yu Hua Mavis was getting further and further away, Xia Taili raised her hand and trapped her with a seal. Divine Martial Force's secret technique — Lock.
Yu Hua Mavis couldn't break free for a moment. Xia Taili and Wang Yi were almost on the same level, so it would be difficult for her to break free from this secret technique.
Xia Taili didn't hesitate to attack, using her Divine Martial Force to smash Yu Hua's head.
Suddenly, a sphere appeared in front of her. "Divine Burst."
Xia Taili immediately retreated, the void trembling as a majestic spiritual force swept out in all directions, causing her to faint.
She raised her head to look, but there was no light. It was just the right time to rescue Emergence Mavis.
"You really are stowaways!" Xia Taili shouted.
Prime Clear made his move, and three streams of qi coiled around Yao Xuan and Wang Xian.
Concealed Light and the other two attacked at the same time, repelling the air currents. Lu Yin attacked as well, injuring Concealed Light with his Emptiness Palm. Yao Xuan coldly said, "There's no need to send me off. We'll never meet again." He then retrieved something from his cosmic ring and tossed it out.
Lu Yin, Xia Taili, and Shangqing hurriedly retreated as the void was torn apart. A power vessel that surpassed an Emissary's power erupted, creating a huge gale that swept them all away. At the same time, cracks appeared on the ground and branches.
By the time peace was restored, Yu Hua Mavis and the other two had already disappeared.
Xia Tai Li frowned and looked into the distance. He had actually escaped. Was that power a treasure?
Lu Yin coughed when he saw Xia Taili. "I didn't think that it would actually be a stowaway."
Xia Taili glared at him. "If you know, why didn't you say so earlier?"
Lu Yin was helpless. "I'm not sure. I just happened to see Invisible Light in the Spirit Void Temple, but he didn't make a move against Yu Hua. That's why I had this guess."
"You're old friends with Concealed Light. That's one of the reasons, right?"
Lu Yin sighed. "These stowaways are too powerful. Now that I think about it, they must have deliberately befriended me in order to hide their identities."
Shangqing arrived.
"Let's go."
Xia Tai Li scanned the area once more before helplessly returning.
Lu Yin and Shangqing exchanged glances as they watched Xia Tai Li's retreating figure.
This was a countermeasure that they had come up with long ago. Yu Hua Mavis had been exposed, and since there had already been one stowaway, it was unlikely that there would only be one. Once they returned to Junior Progenitor Planet, even if the Four Young Ancestors were trapped and the Four Cardinal Scales didn't pay much attention to them, their investigations would still not be peaceful.
Of the group, Concealed Light and Yao Xuan's origins could not be explained, so they simply hid with Yu Hua in Lu Yin's Supreme Mountain.
Lu Yin was the son-in-law of the White Dragon Clan, and his bloodline had been tested.
Shangqing came from the Nest, and according to him, no one knew who lived there. Some people were even born there, so there was no way to investigate.
Wu Taibai was one of the twins of Shenwu Plane.
As for Liu Tianmu, she really was someone from the Liu family. The Fifth Mainland's Liu family had originated from the Liu family in this part of the universe, and even the Thirteen Swords had been passed down from there. She had long since passed the bloodline test. Lu Yin still remembered Liu Tianmu mocking him, "Do you think the Liu family is stupid?
How can anyone with the surname Liu join? "
Concealed Light and Yao Xuan's exposure made it easier for the group to shake off their identities as stowaways, and they could also be safely taken away, killing two birds with one stone.
After all, the stowaways knew each other, and if they had to leave, they would leave together. Who would have thought that the others were all stowaways?
In previous expeditions to the Sovereign Realm, Lu Yin had heard from Long Xi that eight or nine out of ten stowaways had died. Even if one or two managed to escape, they would still be extremely lucky. No one had expected that Lu Yin would be able to bring all of them away safely. Not even a Progenitor would have expected this.
Their greatest reliance was the remaining people, and the Four Cardinal Scales had them. It was impossible for them to join forces, or else they wouldn't have been able to hide from those old fellows so easily.
The return trip was much faster than when they had arrived, and several days had passed by the time they saw Junior Progenitor Planet.
Xia Taili heaved a sigh of relief and shouted, "Senior Jun."
"We are not allowed to set foot in the Sovereign Realm. Please return to Junior Progenitor Planet," a voice said.
Xia Taili panted heavily as he led everyone onto Shenwu's Junior Progenitor Planet.
As the group stepped onto Shenwu's Junior Progenitor Planet, the void in front of them distorted, and an elder with a solemn expression walked out. "What happened, Taili?
Where's the Junior Progenitor? "
Xia Taili hurriedly told the elder everything that he had seen.
The elder was shocked and immediately contacted Shenwu Plane.
At the same time, three more people appeared in front of the group.
There were three men and one woman, and all of them looked rather old. They were the four powerhouses who had survived six Origin Tribulations on Junior Progenitor Planet. According to the Fifth Mainland's standards, their power levels were over a million, and they were on the same level as Master Yuan.
Because they were old, they had no hope of advancing any further. They could only rely on the Junior Progenitor and hope that when he became a Progenitor, he would be able to take them one step further.
Although they were old, their ambitions had not diminished.
When they heard that the Junior Progenitor had been trapped in the Meditative Ruins, they all panicked.
Lu Yin looked towards the Sovereign Realm. At this moment, their fates were uncertain. He thought back to the location that Nuan had mentioned. Only by going there would someone bring them back to the Fifth Mainland, but whether or not they could actually get there was another question.
In the history of the Fifth Mainland, many people had snuck into this part of the universe to fight for the Origin Artifact and the chance to become a Progenitor, but very few had succeeded. Those who could reach this part of the universe were the Fifth Mainland's top geniuses, and they were not any weaker than Feather Mavis and the others.
To survive, luck was more important than strength.
The rest would be up to fate.
Half a day later, a terrifying fluctuation appeared. Lu Yin and the others looked up at the same time, sensing an unfathomable power enter the Sovereign Realm. This should be the power of a Half-Progenitor.
Not long after, more terrifying auras entered the Sovereign Realm.
Lu Yin's scalp went numb. No one knew what these old fellows were up to. He prayed again, hoping that these monsters would give him some strength. Although it was wrong to think that way, he did not want to die just yet.
One day passed, two days passed, and then five days passed. On Shenwu Junior Progenitor Planet, everyone was still waiting. No one spoke, not even the four elders.
Finally, after ten days, the Four Way Scales reacted. The first thing it did was to disperse everyone and ask them about everything that had happened in the Sovereign Realm.
During the two days that Xia Taili and Nong Sanniang had been at the location indicated on the map, everyone had already discussed this.
Without the two flaws of Obscurity and Yao Xuan, the other people's identities and backgrounds were very clear. Other than Shangqing, there might be some setbacks, but it wouldn't be too severe.
The Four Way Scales only investigated whether there were any more stowaways among them. As for the four young ancestors being trapped, that had nothing to do with Lu Yin and the others. They did not have the ability to set up the Meditative Ruins, so it was obvious that it had been done by those monsters.
As for Long Xi and the others' whereabouts, they did not know anything. If they could find out, then there was no point in trying to cover it up. If they couldn't, then there was no need to say anything.
"Did you all see it clearly? It's indeed the Meditative Ruins, and it's not an ordinary one either. There's definitely something hidden there. If we try to take them away by force, we might trigger something."
"Old Whitehead, if you want to talk nonsense, then talk to your disciples."
"Old Dragon, do you have any ideas?"
"Hmph, nothing."
"If you don't, then stop talking nonsense. Your descendants are also trapped there. Think of something useful."
"Enough, enough nonsense!" A stern shout came from an old woman.
The other two stopped talking.
"This Meditative Ruins is very old. It should have been left behind during an ancient battle. The Desolate Ancestor was probably still alive when this trap was set up."
"Yeah, if they can set up such a trap, then they're not afraid of us saving them. Let's wait until the Ancestor comes out. It shouldn't take long."
"So cowardly. That's not like you, Xia Yingxiong." Old Whitehead laughed strangely.
Old Dragon laughed as well. "You're a hero."
"Shut up, you two. Let's put this aside for now. How are those kids?
Old Dragon, I heard you lost another one of your descendants. "
"Hmph, how can there be no deaths in the exploration of the Sovereign Realm?"
"You're not human," Old Whitehead said.
Old Dragon was furious. "Old Whitehead, do you want to fight?"
"Enough!" the old woman shouted again. Suddenly, there was silence. "Apart from the Four Way Scales, Yi Xian Academy, Ghost Abyss, the Yun family, and the Liu family all have people missing. If those monsters can set up a trap, then there might be a second one. Everyone, think about how to explain this to them."
"There's no need to explain anything. We expected this to happen in the exploration of the Sovereign Realm. The four junior ancestors are trapped, so what can they say?" Old Whitehead said.
"Three ants from the abandoned land managed to sneak in. We still need to investigate the rest," the old woman said.
"That's not very likely. It's already pretty good that three ants managed to sneak in," Xia Yingxiong said.
"Cough, the Meditative Ruins belong to your Wang family. Don't you have any ideas?" Old Whitehead asked.
The old woman said, "You know what happened to my Wang family in the past."
They all stopped talking.
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I've been staying up all night for four days, so I'm still too tired. I need to rest a bit. I'm going on a business trip anyway, so I'll continue to update after a while.