As he followed Clear Dust, Lu Yin did not encounter any danger at all. These creatures could sense Half-Ancestor Clear Dust's pressure and avoided him from a distance.
The Ancestral Mang's body coiled around the Mother Tree, extending across the entire Lower Realm. The one closest to the head was the third region, while the sixth region was similarly huge, covering the sky.
"Will the Ancestral Mang awaken?" Lu Yin suddenly asked. He looked up with fear in his eyes.
Qing Chen replied, "Usually not."
"Can the White Dragon Tribe really control the Ancestral Mang?" Lu Yin asked again.
Qing Chen was silent for a moment. "Yes." He thought for a moment. "The ancestors of the White Dragon Clan obtained the method of cultivation from the blood of the Ancestral Mang. From then on, they embarked on the path of invincibility and achieved the Four Cardinal Scales. There is a connection between the White Dragon Clan and the Ancestral Mang."
"The Ancestral Mang didn't attack those monsters?"
Qing Chen shook his head. "Neither Zu Mang nor Shen Ying took the initiative to attack."
Through this exchange of questions and answers, Lu Yin learned a lot of information from Qing Chen. Qing Chen did not hide anything, as there were many things that he did not know. For example, when Lu Yin asked how long the Ancestral Mandala had existed, he did not know. He only knew that it had existed for a very long time. Lu Yin also asked if the Godhawk had ever flown, but he did not know either. There was also the legend of the Martial Ancestor. Although Qing Chen was a Half-Ancestor, he did not know much about those incomparably ancient matters.
"Although I've been alive for a very long time, I barely know a few things that happened during the Daosource Sect's era. What you're asking about is even more ancient, and even things that happened before the Daosource Sect. Forget about me, even the Four Way Scales' Ancestor might not know about those things," Qing Chen said helplessly.
Lu Yin laughed dryly. "I'm just curious."
"You don't need to know that, the Martial Ancestor is just a legend. There are also legends about the Grim Reaper, the God of Fate, and so on. Those people are more like people from ancient times. They're a kind of religion. The Ghost Abyss has the image of the Grim Reaper, and that image has spread throughout the Starry Sky of Trees. Many people believe that the Grim Reaper really exists, but ever since the Ghost Abyss was founded, no one has been able to find the Grim Reaper's inheritance."
"There are Progenitors in the Ghost Abyss, but they still can't find the Death God's inheritance. This proves that the Death God's existence is just an illusion. In short, I don't believe it. There are people in the Four Way Balance who believe it, and they're also searching for it. But the majority still don't believe it," said Qing Chen.
"I don't believe it either," Lu Yin replied with a sincere expression.
Qing Chen nodded and praised, "That's right. Cultivate your own body well and don't pursue that kind of illusory power."
There was a loud boom as two enormous forces collided in the distance. The resulting shockwaves flattened the void, allowing Lu Yin to see the Astral Source Universe. This was a battle between powerhouses above the Envoys.
The higher Lu Yin stood, the more powerful beings he would come into contact with. When he had been a Limiteer, Enlighters had been very rare, but when he had become a Hunter, Envoys had become even rarer. Now that he had become an Enlighter, Envoys were very common. This was not because there were fewer Enlighters, but rather because those beings did not dare to approach him.
Soon, Qing Chen brought Lu Yin to the battlefield.
Two massive creatures were fighting. One of them looked like an elephant, and it was 1,000 meters tall and thousands of meters long. Every step it took caused the ground to crack, and the one fighting the elephant was a four-headed python. Its body was so long that one could not see the end of it.
Both of them had the strength of several Origin Tribulations.
"Someone's here," Qing Chen reminded Lu Yin. He looked to the right, where there were two other figures. Qing Chen had discovered them, and they had also discovered Qing Chen. They did not try to hide their whereabouts.
"The Adventurer King?" Qing Chen was flabbergasted, but he was not too surprised.
Lu Yin looked over. The Adventurer King?
He had heard of this person before. It was rumored that this person rarely set foot in the Middle Realm or the Top Realm, and that he always stayed in the Lower Realm. It was said that he liked adventure and excitement, and he also wanted to clear out creatures. He was one of the strongest people in the Root Organization.
The Adventurer King faced Qing Chen and bowed from afar. He looked past Qing Chen and saw Lu Yin, and his eyes narrowed.
Lu Yin also got a clear look at the Adventurer King, who was a very ordinary man. He was thin and short, only about 1.6 meters tall. There was nothing special about him, but he was clearly standing there. If Lu Yin had not seen him with his own eyes, he would not have noticed him at all. Lu Yin had a feeling that even if this person was standing right in front of him, he would not be able to sense him as long as he closed his eyes.
There was a young man beside the Adventurer King, and if Lu Yin was not wrong, that young man was Wan Wu.
This was the same person who had accompanied Long Tian to the Sovereign Realm when Lu Yin had first entered Junior Progenitor Planet. However, he had left at the last minute due to some matters. Otherwise, he would have been poisoned as well.
The battle between the two beasts quickly ended. The elephant was no match for the python, and it was eventually bound and strangled to death. It let out a mournful shriek before it died, and it tried to struggle free, but to no avail.
However, the python did not fare well either, as half of its body had been crushed.
The Adventurer King brought Wan Wu to a spot not far from Qing Chen. "Senior, long time no see."
Qing Chen smiled. "You've always been in the Mortal Realm, so it's hard to meet you."
The Adventurer King calmly replied, "There will always be a chance." He then looked at Lu Yin with a deep gaze. "And this is?"
"He's Long Seven, the sect master of the Humble Huaiyuan Sect," Qing Chen introduced.
Lu Yin politely replied, "Greetings, Senior Adventurer King."
"You're Long Seven?
The one who accompanied Long Tian to the Sovereign Realm? "Wan Wu asked in surprise from behind the Adventurer King.
Lu Yin looked at Wan Wu and smiled. "You must be Wan Wu."
Wan Wu nodded.
"Brother Wan left Junior Progenitor Planet because of some matters. Otherwise, you would have been the one accompanying Junior Progenitor Long Tian to the Sovereign Realm."
Wan Wu shook his head. "Impossible. I'm not your opponent."
Lu Yin was flabbergasted. "Why do you say that, Brother Wan?"
Wan Wu earnestly replied, "I can sense your aura, and it's very powerful. It far surpasses mine, and even …" He wanted to say that it was even more powerful than Long Tian, but then he thought about Long Tian's White Dragon Transformation and even more mysterious powers. He had never seen Long Tian at full power before, so he did not say anything.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. These people had been dealing with astral beasts for a long time, so they were very sensitive to auras. Mister Mu had concealed his cultivation so that not even Half-Progenitors could tell that he was a Beast King, but that did not mean that no one else could. There were always people with extraordinary innate gifts, such as Hua Beibei, whom Lu Yin had met while clearing out the Terror Ants. She had been able to tell that he was a Beast King and was the strongest person in the group.
Such people were not rare at all.
"Someone from the White Dragon Tribe?" The Adventurer King frowned, and his attitude changed slightly.
Behind them, the python had just strangled the elephant to death when it discovered Qing Chen's group. It flicked its tongue and stared at them with its vertical eyes, emitting a hair-raising sound.
The Adventurer King turned around and said in a low voice, "I'm here to retrieve this python's gallbladder. Do you have any instructions for me?"
Qing Chen replied, "We're just passing by. Do as you wish." He then turned to Lu Yin and said, "Let's go."
Lu Yin nodded and left with Qing Chen.
Not long after, the ground shook, and Lu Yin turned around. The python had probably died.
"Superintendent, the Adventurer King has been in the Mortal Realm for a long time, so he should be very familiar with this place. Why don't we use him to find that anteater?" Lu Yin asked.
Qing Chen replied, "This is a serious matter, and we cannot trust anyone easily. You exposed the three Guan brothers, and Yun Mubai is a Redback. Who can guarantee that he isn't?"
Lu Yin nodded. Those monsters had planted Redbacks among the humans not only because of the destruction they had caused, but also because of the distrust between the humans. This was a very serious problem.
Qing Chen had made Lu Yin the acting leader of the Humble Huaiyuan School in order to attract the Witch Spirit God's attention. Now, he had not asked about the Witch Spirit God, which meant that he did not have much hope that Lu Yin would be able to lure the Witch Spirit God out.
The two of them searched the Sixth District for more than ten days, and they eventually found the Atlas Grass that Lu Yin had drawn in the void. However, they did not find the anteater.
With Qing Chen's cultivation, he could sense the surroundings for a long time, but he still could not find the anteater.
"Could it have left this district?" Lu Yin guessed.
Qing Chen was helpless. "That's possible."
The Mortal Realm was vast, and it was much larger than the Middle Realm and the Top Realm. It was very difficult to find a giant beast here.
"Superintendent, if that creature feeds on terror ants, we just have to find them, and we might be able to find it," Lu Yin suddenly thought of something.
Qing Chen's eyes lit up. "That's possible." However, he immediately felt troubled. "There are many terror ants in the Mortal Realm, and there are some in every district. It's also very difficult to find that creature."
Lu Yin was helpless.
"We can only try. If it doesn't work, we'll have to issue a reward to the Roots and have them search for the anteater. But then, we might be exposed," Qing Chen said.
Lu Yin did not know what to do. He had already searched all the places where Atlas Grass had appeared in the Sixth District.
The Terror Ants were relatively easy to track down. Two days later, Qing Chen led Lu Yin to a huge ball of Terror Ants. They were unscrupulous in the Mortal World, and ordinary creatures at the level of Emissary could only avoid them.
Wherever they passed, not even a blade of grass grew.
The two of them followed behind the Terror Ant Ball for two whole days. During these two days, they also encountered other cultivators. Those cultivators thought that they would definitely die when they encountered the Terror Ant Ball. Fortunately, they were all saved by Qingchen.
They followed the ball for another three days, and one day, it suddenly disappeared. Qing Chen's expression changed, and he hurried over with Lu Yin. They found that the ball had fallen into a gap between two tree roots.
Although it was called a gap, to them, it was like a huge canyon that they could not see the bottom of.
"Superintendent, did all the terror ants fall down?" Lu Yin asked.
Qing Chen nodded. "Let's go down." With that, he jumped down with Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was a little flustered. Who knew what was down there? This was where the Mother Tree's roots were, and all kinds of strange creatures could be born here. Even the Ancestral Mang had existed, and he was afraid that there would be a monster that even Qing Chen could not deal with.
It was very dark down there, and there was no light at all.
Fortunately, Lu Yin was a cultivator and could see his surroundings clearly.
Every section of the Mother Tree's roots was like a piece of land to him. No matter how far he went, he could only see a section of roots. There were creatures, insects, and many ravines on it.
If he kept going down, he did not know if he would fall into the universe. The Mother Tree existed in the universe.