Liu Tianmu tried to push her away with his sword, but his star energy was disintegrated the moment it touched her. This was the absolute suppression of star energy by the astral source.
There was a thump as Liu Tianmu's abdomen was struck, and fresh blood dripped onto the ground.
Lu Yin pulled Liu Tianmu behind him and then raised his other hand to strike at the empty air.
The woman raised her claws and clashed with the empty palm. There was a loud bang as the void split open, and both Lu Yin and the woman were forced back several steps.
She was shocked; a Hunter could actually force back an Emissary like her?
Just as she was about to attack again, the ground beneath her feet seemed to come to life and firmly suppressed her legs. At the same time, the surrounding air transformed into countless sharp swords that pierced towards her.
The woman snorted and swept out with her strange weapon, deflecting all of the attacks. A terrifying domain whizzed past and pressed down on the woman as if the world was collapsing.
"A mere Spirit Transformation domain," the woman said coldly as she broke free from the ground's suppression. She disappeared and entered the Astral Source Universe, reappearing in front of Shangqing. The sallow-faced youth and the middle-aged man had been captured by Shangqing, who had placed his Spiritvoid Umbrella between them in an attempt to stop the woman.
The woman slammed her palm against the umbrella, but she was repelled by the rebound.
With her status, there was no way she could come into contact with a half-ancestor power vessel like the Spiritvoid Umbrella.
"Long Seven, it really is you!" Guo Shan shouted as he appeared. He was the one who had used his domain to stop the woman.
Behind them, Uncle Kuang and a large group of Smoke Cloud Sect disciples were chasing after them.
Lu Yin had no time to catch up with Guo Shan. "Stop those people! They're trying to steal the spy."
Guo Shan was speechless. "The Smoke Cloud Sect is rebelling."
Several figures appeared around them, all from the Fourteenth Gate. They tried to stop the Smoke Cloud Sect disciples, but no one could stop Uncle Kuang.
At this point, Lu Yin no longer wanted to hide anything. Faced with the two Emissaries, he used a tactic that he had not used in a long time. The moment Uncle Kuang broke through the void and appeared, the seaweed power vessel extended out from the ground and wrapped around Uncle Kuang's legs. Uncle Kuang growled. Although the seaweed power vessel had been upgraded several times, it was still just a power vessel. The person controlling it was a Hunter like Lu Yin, so he could not rely on it to defeat Uncle Kuang.
However, Lu Yin did not plan on using the aquatic plant power vessel to defeat Uncle Kuang. The moment that Uncle Kuang was entangled by the aquatic plant power vessel, Lu Yin took out the Splitting Heaven Array that he had obtained from Bai Shaohong.
This was a sourcebox array that had been incorporated into the Frigid Immortal Sect's ultimate battle technique — Split the Heavens.
Lu Yin immediately released one, and the two dots transformed into two black lines that swept across Uncle Kuang's body. Uncle Kuang was shocked, and his scalp felt like it was about to explode. This was the first time he had taken out a power vessel to defend himself, but Lu Yin's Yu Secret Art managed to shift his power vessel by half. That slight shift had allowed Split the Heavens to sever Uncle Kuang's neck.
No one in the vicinity saw this scene. Uncle Kuang had attacked, and his star energy had been melted away, causing the void to distort. Everyone could only see Lu Yin and Uncle Kuang fighting within a certain range, but they couldn't see what was going on inside.
With Uncle Kuang's death, the surrounding star energy returned to normal, and everyone could only see his corpse.
On the other side, Shangqing had finally manifested Ancestor Hui. He relied on Ancestor Hui's Seemingly Sealed Shut and sourcebox array to tangle with the woman, but he was unable to do so for long. Shangqing was also using star energy, so Ancestor Hui's manifestation dissipated after just a few breaths of time. The woman's claw landed on Shangqing's chest, but she discovered that Shangqing was completely unharmed.
"Impossible!" The woman was shocked.
Shangqing raised a hand. "Banish."
The woman's body was forcefully pushed back a thousand meters. She had been hit by a secret technique.
At this point, Lu Yin killed Uncle Kuang and reunited with the rest of the group.
The woman saw Uncle Kuang's corpse in the distance.
Her pupils shrank, and she looked at Lu Yin with disbelief. How had a Hunter killed an Emissary?
Uncle Kuang's death filled the woman with dread towards Lu Yin.
Lu Yin took the opportunity to lead the group towards the east.
He knew that he had caused a bit of a ruckus this time, but he had never imagined that it would be even worse than he had imagined. Lu Yin's actions had crossed the bottom line of the Four Cardinal Scales, especially since there were some people who didn't like him.
An old woman immediately descended from the Top Realm the moment she found out that Lu Yin had taken control of those two people.
Many other experts also descended at the same time, and they were all Emissaries.
The Four Cardinal Scales were shaken by Lu Yin's actions. Within the White Dragon Clan, Clan Leader Long Ke had an ugly expression on his face. In front of him, an elder had a fierce look in his eyes. "A mere son-in-law from a side bloodline dares to go against the main bloodline? That's disgraceful."
"Long Seven doesn't know that one of the people transporting the astral fluid is from my White Dragon Clan," Long Ke carefully explained.
The elder retorted, "Yun Mubai already told us."
Long Ke replied, "He's definitely a spy, so there must be a reason."
"Hmph, Clan Leader, what's the reason for him to not even answer my calls?
He doesn't even put me in his eyes. If the astral fluid is lost because of him, who will bear the responsibility?
More importantly, he'll be seen as a joke by others, "Long Quan sneered.
"That old woman, Wang Si, has already descended. That brat won't be able to survive. You all know that old woman's temper, and no one can persuade her otherwise. We can only hope that the astral fluid isn't lost. Otherwise, that old woman will definitely blame this on us." The elder helplessly shook his head.
Long Ke's expression turned even uglier when he heard Wang Si's name.
The Four Cardinal Scales had dispatched experts to descend from the Top Realm, unlike the others who had taken the Cloud Continent. They had their own methods to reach the Middle Realm as quickly as possible.
Everyone was certain that Lu Yin's group would eventually be surrounded by the experts of the Four Cardinal Scales, and their fates would be miserable.
However, Lu Yin did not think so. After killing Uncle Kuang, the other Emissary was wary of him, and she did not dare to push him too far. He took Shangqing and the others with him and used the Plan Secret Art.
The woman was shocked when she saw this, but she was not too surprised. After all, Lu Yin was from the White Dragon Clan, and it was understandable that they would hide one or two secret arts.
Although it was impossible for the Plan Secret Art to immediately escape the woman's surveillance, they were still rapidly approaching the place that Invisible Light had mentioned. Lu Yin had calculated that they would arrive in an hour.
"Are you sure that we can return once we get there?" Lu Yin asked.
Shangqing replied, "Absolutely."
"If we can't return, then we'll really be in trouble," Lu Yin said in a low voice. He had exposed the walnut power vessel, the method to kill Uncle Kuang, and the Plan Secret Art. If they could not return, then he would not know how to explain it.
At the bottom of the ladder, Yun Mubai and Cai Shu were still in a deadlock. After nearly an hour, Qing Chen finally arrived. He waved his hand, causing Yun Mubai to retreat. When he saw that it was Qing Chen, he did not dare to move.
"Where is he?" Qing Chen asked as he looked at Cai Shu.
Cai Shu's expression was solemn. "He went east, but I don't know if he was captured. The Fourteenth Gate is doing their best to stop the Smoke Cloud Sect."
Qing Chen stared coldly at Yun Mubai. Just as he was about to head east, he suddenly paused and looked up. There, the void distorted, and an old woman walked out.
When Yun Mubai saw her, he was delighted. "Senior!"
The old woman was Wang Si, a Half-Ancestor powerhouse from the Wang family. She was also the one who had ordered Yun Mubai to capture Lu Yin.
"Where is he?" Wang Si stared at Yun Mubai with a fierce gaze.
Yun Mubai's expression turned ugly. "He went east."
Wang Si sneered. "A son-in-law from a branch of the White Dragon Clan dares to make an enemy out of the Four Way Balance? Who gave him the guts?"
"Elder Wang, long time no see," Qing Chen said.
Wang Si had already noticed Qing Chen, and her words had been directed at him. "Qing Chen, your Humble School is getting bolder. You even dare to do something like this."
"My Humble School's Master has discovered a spy, and he's doing everything he can to capture him. Why? Are you going to stop him?" Qing Chen questioned.
Wang Si sneered. "Don't give me that. Those two aren't spies."
Qing Chen frowned. He had already guessed that Wang Si was a spy the moment she had appeared. If she was a spy, then this elder from the Wang family would not have appeared. If she was not a spy, then this matter with Long Seven would have gotten out of hand, and even Qing Chen might not be able to protect him.
Even though he was also a Half-Ancestor like Wang Si, Qing Chen knew her background. This old woman was enough to make everyone in the Four Way Balance apprehensive. Her background was directly connected to a Progenitor, and she was not someone that just anyone could afford to offend.
"Alright, let's go. I want to see how daring that little rat is to dare touch my things." After saying that, she headed east.
Qing Chen sighed inwardly and set off at the same time, heading east as well.
At that moment, Lu Yin finally brought Shangqing and the rest to the rendezvous point. It was a very ordinary mountain valley, and this was the place that Shangqing had said would bring them back to the Fifth Mainland.
"It's at the bottom of the valley," Shangqing said. They were finally going back, and this matter had gotten out of hand.
Lu Yin turned around and saw the woman who had been watching them the entire time. She was the only one who had caught up to them.
Actually, he should be thankful that she had not tried to stop them and had only been watching them. If she had tried to stop them, it would have taken her at least an hour to reach this place.
It was not that the woman did not want to stop them, but rather that she was afraid. In terms of strength, Uncle Kuang was slightly stronger than her, and if he had died, then she would not be able to do anything.
She was not someone who viewed death with equanimity. Otherwise, she would not have hidden at the bottom of the ladder and would have joined the Star Alliance long ago.
Keeping Lu Yin and the rest at a distance was already the limit of what she could do.
"It's time to go back." Lu Yin sighed. He was worried about Cai Shu because she had Qing Chen behind her. Qing Chen was a Half-Step Ancestor, and Elder Chan and the others who had brought them back were also Half-Step Ancestors. Although Lu Yin was afraid of them, he didn't care about this woman. After saying that, he led Shangqing, Liu Tianmu, and the two others back into the valley.
Suddenly, the group paused, and their expressions changed.
An old man had appeared in front of them at some point, and he was beaming at them.
It was normal for people to appear in such an ordinary mountain range, but that old man was smiling at them in a way that made their hair stand on end.
Lu Yin and Shangqing exchanged glances, but they decided to ignore the old man and leave.
The old man spoke up with a creepy smile. "Where do you want to go, little brats?
I'm familiar with this area, so I can take you there. "
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "There's no need to trouble you. We can find the place and go by ourselves."
"Go by ourselves?
That won't do. This old man's greatest hobby is helping others. Tell me, where do you want to go?
I'll take you there. "The old man laughed strangely, and his laughter grew colder and colder.
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