After Lu Yin had broken through, his star energy absorption rate had become even faster. He quickly completed twenty-one cycles, then twenty-two, twenty-three … When he reached twenty-four cycles, he had no more star essence left, and the high temperature flames within the Heavenflame Stones were also running low.
Mister Mu's eyes flickered with curiosity and anticipation. He waved his hand, causing a large pile of star essence to fall out. At the same time, the surrounding star energy boiled and replaced the Heavenflame Stones, melting the star essence for Lu Yin to absorb.
Lu Yin had no idea that he was still absorbing star energy at a faster and faster rate.
Twenty-five cycles, twenty-six cycles … twenty-nine cycles … all the way to thirty cycles, and finally, thirty-two cycles.
Breaking through to the Enlighter realm in one go had taken him more cycles than a normal cultivator would take to go from the Explorer realm to the Hunter realm.
This was his foundation.
Even Mister Mu had not expected Lu Yin's foundation to be so terrifying.
No one knew that Lu Yin had absorbed Progenitor Chen's blood in Progenitor Chen's tomb. In addition, he had broken through three stages and accumulated the dragon saliva, as well as his Origin Item and formcast model. His foundation surpassed everyone else's, and not only in terms of power level, but even in terms of realm, he had surpassed everyone in his generation and truly stood at the peak.
Lu Yin opened his eyes and stood up. He felt the surging star energy within his body and was stunned.
When he had been a Hunter, the amount of star energy within his body had far surpassed that of his peers, but it had been much, much less than now. If he really wanted to compare, the difference was almost ten times. In other words, the amount of star energy within his body was ten times greater than before his breakthrough.
How could the difference be so great?
"Master?
Disciple absorbed all the star essence that I just took out? "Lu Yin asked in surprise, as there were no more star essence left on the ground.
Mister Mu looked at Lu Yin. "Take out all the star essence from your cosmic ring."
Lu Yin did not hesitate, and a small mountain quickly formed on the ground. Then, Mister Mu took it all away.
Lu Yin was stunned. What was the meaning of this?
"You just became an Enlighter and went through thirty-two cycles. In total, you absorbed nearly 600 million star essence," Mister Mu said.
Lu Yin understood that Mister Mu was collecting a debt from him. The star essence that he had absorbed during his breakthrough had been paid for by Mister Mu, and now that his breakthrough was over, Mister Mu was taking the money back.
Lu Yin was speechless. Was this even possible?
It had to be known that Lu Yin only had around 600 million star essence left, and he didn't have a single cent left.
He wanted to ask for the money back, but when he looked at Mr. Mu, he decided to forget it. Even Huigen was worth more than this.
"Master, are we going back now?" Lu Yin asked.
"Return to where?" Mister Mu asked.
"Back to the Fifth Mainland."
Mister Mu raised a hand and placed it on Lu Yin's forehead. He did not know what he did, but Lu Yin did not feel any changes in his body, and his face was filled with confusion.
"I've already hidden your current realm. No one can clearly see your strength," Mister Mu said calmly.
Lu Yin had a bad premonition and laughed dryly, "Master, what do you mean by this?"
Mr. Mu replied, "I came here on my own, so I'll think of a way to go back."
What?
Lu Yin was stunned. "Master, I can't go back. There's a shameless old Half-Martial Ancestor keeping an eye on me, and I can't shake him off."
Mister Mu did not say anything to Lu Yin, and his body immediately disappeared. Everything returned to normal, leaving behind only a piece of jade.
Lu Yin stared blankly at the empty space around him, as Mister Mu did not care about him anymore.
The jade quietly fell to the ground, and Lu Yin helplessly picked it up. He sighed. Fortunately, he had left this jade behind so that he could contact Mister Mu. Otherwise, he would have been at a loss.
However, Mister Mu had hidden his true strength, which was a good thing since it was less conspicuous.
"Eh? Bro, you're out?" The white fatty walked over from a distance and asked in astonishment.
Lu Yin was stunned. Out?
Hold on, he suddenly thought of something and casually asked, "How long has it been since we returned?"
Fatty Bai calculated. "It's been more than a month."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. It seemed that Mister Mu had not frozen time, and time was still flowing normally. However, Lu Yin had been taken to another void, isolated from everyone else, and misled everyone. Although this power was not as shocking as freezing time in the void, it was still a power that Lu Yin could not fathom.
After all, there was still a Half-Martial Ancestor in the Humble Huaiyuan Sect.
"Did anything happen during this period of time?" Lu Yin asked.
The fatty thought for a moment. "Elder Long Kui from the White Dragon Clan passed by once, but he left after hearing that you were in seclusion. A few other people came by and said that they were looking for you. Right, one of them was Liu Yefei."
Lu Yin frowned. It seemed that this duo was not planning on letting him go.
"An elder from my Wang family also asked me to contact you and talk to you," the fatty said. "Governor Qingchen also wants to talk to you. Many people are looking for you, and the White Dragon Clan is the most proactive."
"What about the Frigid Immortal Sect?" Lu Yin asked. He had captured Yu Die, and that woman, Yu Chen, would not let him off easily.
The fatty shook his head. "No one from the Frigid Immortal Sect is looking for you. Also, the Yanyun Sect has already recovered and is continuing to guard the sect. The Four Cardinal Scales have also transferred a group of experts over, and it's said that there are even Emissaries overseeing the sect. Even that Half-Ancestor from the Yanyun Sect has come out."
All of this was within his expectations.
After speaking with the fatty, Lu Yin went straight to find Shang Qing and asked about Yu Chen's movements.
Unfortunately, Shang Qing had not contacted Yu Chen during this period of time. "She didn't trust me in the first place. After you captured her, she would rather expose Yu Die, who was hidden in the Humble Huaiyuan Sect, than look for me."
That girl had been locked up by him, and unless it was someone from the Humble Huaiyuan Sect, no outsider would be able to take her away.
"Why do I feel like you're different?" Shang Qing looked at Lu Yin in astonishment.
Lu Yin shrugged. "What's different? I've broken through to the Enlighter realm."
Shang Qing was not surprised, as it was time for Lu Yin to break through as well, even though he was already the strongest. "It's good that you broke through. Congratulations."
Lu Yin smiled. Mister Mu had concealed his strength, but he had not hidden it until he was a Hunter. He could have revealed his Enlighter realm since he had been in seclusion, so breaking through to the Enlighter realm was not a surprise.
Breaking through to the Enlighter realm was also an excuse for his strength to increase.
Lu Yin went to find Cai Shu and learned that Qingchen had gone to the Top Realm. He would contact him when he returned to the Middle Realm.
That night, the old half-ancestor came looking for Lu Yin. "Kid, do you want to contribute to the Humble School?"
"No," Lu Yin answered straightforwardly. At this moment, he was much less apprehensive when facing this old man. With Mister Mu as his backing, he was not afraid of anyone, and having an escape route was indeed different.
"Kid, why are you acting like an old antique at such a young age?
Don't you want to be famous in the Astral Tree Realm?
Let Four
Fang Tianping be afraid of you?
Don't you want to be above everyone else?
Or even make your bloodline the main bloodline of the White Dragon Clan in the future?
Let me tell you, the current main bloodline of the White Dragon Clan rose to power because of a huge change. Before that, they were just side bloodlines, "the old man said.
Lu Yin's heart skipped a beat, as he had almost forgotten that he still needed to investigate the Lu family. Since he could not return, he might as well investigate this matter first.
If he wanted to investigate the Lu family, this old man would be the best place to start. A half-ancestor powerhouse should not have any restrictions in his mind, right?
"Senior, just tell me what your goal is," Lu Yin said.
The old man lazily replied, "I already said that it's just for fun. This old man has lived in the universe for far too long, so I know many things that ordinary people do not. I can tell you everything."
Lu Yin met the old man's gaze. "So?
What do you want this junior to achieve with this information?
This junior does not like being used by others, but we can cooperate. "
"Hahahaha, kid, you're overthinking things. You don't have the qualifications to cooperate with this old man. Many people have contacted you recently, and they all want to ask you about certain things. Forget about the others, but how do you plan on explaining this to Qingchen?
Even the Humble School could not find out that Yun Mubai was a redback, but you could. Without a proper explanation, will Qingchen give up?
You don't want him to send more people to keep an eye on you all the time, right? "The old man smiled.
"If Senior Qingchen insists, then this junior will have no choice but to tell the truth," Lu Yin said seriously.
The old man did not mind. "Sure. Then, before you met this old man, where were you planning to go with those two people who were transporting astral fluid?
Are you done? "
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. He was not sure if this old man knew that he was from the Fifth Mainland.
"This junior doesn't understand what Senior is talking about."
The old man stretched lazily. "If you don't understand, then don't." He then opened his palm to reveal an exquisite jade pendant. "If you really don't know how to deal with Qingchen, then show this to him. He'll understand." With that, he slowly walked away.
Lu Yin looked at the jade pendant in front of him and felt that he could not understand the old man anymore. He definitely had a motive, but why hadn't he said anything?
Was he afraid that his identity would be exposed?
Or had Lu Yin not reached the level where he could make the old man reveal his motive?
This old man wanted Lu Yin to make contributions to the Humble School, so his motive definitely had something to do with the Humble School.
Lu Yin muttered to himself for a moment, and when he sensed that the old man was far away, he closed his eyes and slowly spread his domain through the air.
With his breakthrough, his domain also changed, reaching the Spiritual Transformation Realm in one go. This realm was not very useful in battle, but it made Lu Yin more sensitive and easier to sense Cai Shu and the old man's presence.
They could naturally sense Lu Yin's domain as well, but they did not react, which made it easier for Lu Yin to monitor them.
When he saw that they were no longer watching him, Lu Yin placed his cosmic ring to the side. It was time to roll his die.
He hid in a corner and raised his hand, causing the die to appear. He tapped it without hesitation, and it slowly spun until it showed four pips. Lu Yin was secretly delighted that he had obtained the number he wanted so easily. He immediately picked up his cosmic ring, and the scene in front of him changed as he appeared in the Time Stop Space.
The first thing he needed to do after arriving here was to extend the time. Unfortunately, he had almost no star essence left, so he could only extract the star energy from his body to extend the time.
He then took out the root of wisdom, as it was time to upgrade his Overlaying Stacks technique. The Empty Palm was always the most convenient attack method.