The tree seemed to have taken root, and it did not move for several days.
On the treetop, the sapling had a new friend, which was that man.
The man was still panicking, as the tree that had sent the Emissary flying was too terrifying and sinister. As for this sapling, it should be the tree's main body. No matter what the sapling did, he could only grit his teeth and accompany it for fear of offending it.
On this planet, the Enlighter elder also accompanied the sapling, not daring to disturb it in the slightest. At the same time, he hoped that the Emissary would have a good impression of him and that the Emissary would bestow upon him something that would allow his cultivation to advance.
The entire street was sealed off, and the cracks on the ground grew larger and larger. There was no sign of life, and only the tree's branches swayed in the breeze.
Rain began to fall from the sky.
The Enlighter elder hurriedly waved his hand to disperse the clouds so that the sun could continue shining.
Beside him, the void distorted, and Lu Yin walked out.
After receiving news of the sapling, Lu Yin had immediately rushed over, but he had only just arrived.
"Has this tree been here all this time?" Lu Yin asked.
The Enlighter elder replied, "Yes, that tree." At this point, he was stunned and hurriedly turned around to look at Lu Yin in shock. "You- you-" He had wanted to ask who Lu Yin was, as he had not noticed this person standing right next to him. However, he felt that Lu Yin looked familiar, and his thoughts became extremely complicated. He did not know what to say.
Lu Yin calmly asked, "There are traces of battle." He raised a hand and pinched his fingers. "Do you have any images of the Emissary's battle?
Let me take a look. "
The Enlighter elder stared at Lu Yin in a daze, but then, he suddenly remembered something and was shocked. "Lu- Lu Yin?
No, Alliance Master Lu. "
Lu Yin looked at him and smiled. "Do you have any images?"
The Enlighter elder was shocked. It really was Lu Yin, the Great Eastern Alliance's Alliance Master who had unified the Innerverse. He had never thought that he would be able to talk to such a person in such close proximity while he was still alive. Lu Yin had only ever appeared on a screen on that dazzling stage, the Astral Combat Tournament, the Supreme Tournament, and the most recent battlefield in the Outerverse. It was said that there were dozens of Emissaries there, and the elder could not imagine how someone like him could interact with such a person, even if he was an Enlighter.
It was said that there were several hundred Enlighters in the Outerverse Battlefield.
But now, such an influential figure was actually standing right next to him. The Enlighter elder forgot to reply and hurriedly bowed. "Zang Nan from Fisha Planet greets Alliance Leader Lu."
Lu Yin asked again, "Do you have any recordings of the battle?"
Zang Nan was still immersed in the shock of Lu Yin's sudden appearance, and she hurriedly replied, "No, no, the battle was too sudden. Even I didn't see it clearly, let alone the surveillance equipment. I was right there."
"Oh?
What did you see? "Lu Yin curiously looked at the Enlighter.
The Innerverse was still the Innerverse, and there were also Enlighters in the small flowzones. Back when the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated, Lu Yin had gradually begun to see Enlighters. At that time, he had referred to them as Enlighters.
Enlighters were considered very powerful experts in the Outerverse, but there weren't many of them in the Innerverse, and every Flowzone had at least one.
Zang Nan respectfully replied, "I couldn't see anything clearly; the attack was too sudden. All I saw was a shadow rushing towards the tree before it was sent flying. I couldn't see what it looked like."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "Did it rush towards the tree or the tree crown?"
Zang Nan thought about it and gritted her teeth.
"The tree crown."
"Are you sure?"
Lu Yin asked again. He had asked casually, but with his status, any one of his questions could decide Zang Nan's fate and her future.
Zang Nan firmly replied, "I'm sure, because it was sent flying towards the tree crown."
Lu Yin turned to look at the tree. It was the Leaf King again. Who else would be targeting the tree besides him?
Or an Envoy?
Now, it seemed that the tree wasn't as simple as it seemed. If it could send the Leaf King flying, then it had to have a power level of at least 800,000. How had such an existence been captured by the Saber Mercenaries?
Lu Yin had not forgotten the scene of Qi Jin carrying the tree into the botanical garden. He had originally thought that it was just a very ordinary tree.
He casually gave Zang Nan a natural treasure that could help her avoid danger. Zang Nan thanked him profusely as he approached the tree step by step until he was about a hundred meters away.
At the tree crown, the sapling suddenly raised its branches as if it had sensed something. It slowly turned towards Lu Yin and then jumped down happily.
Lu Yin hugged the sapling and smiled as he stroked its leaves. "Naughty."
The sapling was very happy, and it emitted a gentle glow as it wrapped its branches tightly around Lu Yin's fingers.
In the distance, the man on the tree crown stared blankly at Lu Yin. It was him?
Lu Yin looked up. He had originally been looking at the tree, but when he saw the person on the tree crown, he was shocked. "Qian Zou?"
The man who had been chased after stealing something and then hiding in the tree crown to live out his days in fear was Qian Zou, whom Lu Yin had met in the Neoverse. He remembered this person because Progenitor Chen's clone had used Reverse Steps during his Origin Tribulation. Lu Yin had an impression of Qian Zou's Reverse Steps, but he hadn't paid much attention to it. However, Progenitor Chen's clone had used it to break through Lu Yin's Codex of Eon Evolution, which had shocked Lu Yin.
Ever since he had broken through to Origin Tribulation, Lu Yin had ordered a search for Qian Zou. He had not expected to run into him here.
Qian Zou's head popped out with a miserable expression. "Uh, Bro, no, Seventh Bro, save me. I'm scared."
Lu Yin smiled, as Qian Zou had come without any effort. "Why are you in the Innerverse?"
Qian Zou replied, "I'm just taking a stroll. I've heard about the Innerverse and Outerverse, and I'm also interested in the Cosmic Sea, so I came here."
"You were caught stealing in the Neoverse and couldn't hide anymore, so you came here."
Qian Zou felt awkward and coughed. "Uh, Seventh Bro, can you save me?"
"How did you get up there?"
"I climbed up."
"Then climb down."
Qian Zou wanted to cry. "Uncle Tree is an Emissary. I wouldn't dare."
Lu Yin replied, "Don't worry. Uncle Tree won't do anything to people who aren't a threat."
"Really?" Qian Zou was suspicious.
Lu Yin replied, "Otherwise, how could you have gotten up there?
You would have been whipped to death. "
Qian Zou thought about it and agreed, but he still didn't dare. "Seventh Bro, you have to protect me. I'm counting on you."
Lu Yin gestured for him to calm down.
Qian Zou gulped and climbed down nervously, afraid that he would provoke the tree and get whipped. Even an Emissary had been whipped so miserably, let alone someone like him.
When Qian Zou's feet touched the ground, he couldn't believe it. He slowly distanced himself from the tree, and when he was about ten meters away, he suddenly charged towards Lu Yin and quickly hid behind him. When he saw that the tree still hadn't moved, he sighed in relief. He had survived.
It was only then that Zang Nan realized that Qian Zou wasn't an Emissary.
Not only that, but he wasn't even a Hunter. Qian Zou immediately felt aggrieved. He had kowtowed to this brat and was as respectful as he could be, but he had actually been played for a fool. For a moment, he looked at Qian Zou with an unfriendly gaze.
Qian Zou patted his chest, glad that he had escaped death.
Lu Yin squatted down and stroked the sapling's green leaves. "Good boy, you've played enough. Let's go back, okay?"
The sapling jumped up and down excitedly, which surprised Qian Zou.
He wasn't unfamiliar with the sapling, as he had been the one to play with it during the few days that he had been trapped on the tree's crown. He had originally thought that this sapling was the main body of the Emissary tree, but now it seemed that the tree and the sapling were two different things. He had actually been played for a fool and had been frightened for a few days.
"Can you bring that tree back as well?" Lu Yin asked the sapling.
The sapling's branches bent and twirled around its green leaves. It seemed to be thinking, but it also didn't seem to understand Lu Yin's words.
The sapling didn't understand, but the tree did. It plucked up its roots and ran away like a madam running away while holding up her skirt.
Around them, a few Limiteers rushed out to grab the tree.
Strangely enough, the tree was able to send the Leaf King flying with a single branch when he tried to grab the sapling. However, when faced with a few Limiteers, the tree couldn't escape at all. In the end, it was tied up and carried on their shoulders. The tree's branches frantically tried to escape, but they couldn't.
Qian Zou's eyelids twitched. How was this possible?
Those were Limiteers, right? They couldn't be hidden Emissaries, right? How could it be that easy to capture that tree?
How could they dare to do that?
Lu Yin relaxed, as he had guessed correctly. Those who weren't a threat to the tree would be fine no matter what they did to it. Someone like the Leaf King would be sent flying.
He waved his hand, and the cultivators carried the tree onto a spacecraft that headed towards the Ross Empire's stronghold. They wanted to lock the tree up in the botanical garden.
The sapling's branches rubbed against Lu Yin's face.
Lu Yin smiled. "Don't worry, the tree is fine. We won't hurt it."
The sapling was happy again, and it jumped around Lu Yin.
Qian Zou smiled. "Well, Seventh Bro, I'll take my leave now. Thank you for saving me. If you need anything in the future, feel free to tell me as long as it's within my means."
Lu Yin smiled and patted the man's shoulder. "There's no need for the future. I have it now."
Qian Zou's face twitched. "Seventh Bro, I'm tired. Why don't I rest for a few days?"
Lu Yin opened his hand, revealing a pill. "Here, eat it. You'll recover quickly."
Qian Zou was speechless, and he asked carefully, "Seventh Bro, do you have any instructions for me?"
Lu Yin's hand on Qian Zou's shoulder tightened slightly, and he solemnly said, "I don't have any instructions. I just want to make a deal. I'm very interested in your technique, Reverse Step."
Qian Zou was astonished. "Reverse Step?
Seventh Bro, you're interested in it? "
Lu Yin nodded.
Qian Zou was puzzled. They had known each other for a long time. They had met during the Star Tower contest and the Sovereign Tournament. If Lu Yin was interested in Reverse Step, why hadn't he mentioned it at that time?
How long had it been since then?
"Seventh Bro, it's not that I don't want to teach you, but I really don't know how to."
Lu Yin was curious. "What do you mean?"
Qian Zou explained, "Some battle techniques require a technique to exert force, a method to convert star energy, and a method to circulate it. They're easy to teach, but some battle techniques are directly branded into the body and cannot be taught. Reverse Step is one such technique. I learned it all because of a piece of jade."