With the Fifth Mainland's strength, as long as they didn't step out of the Progenitor realm, they should be able to deal with a half-step Ancestor.
Lu Yin sighed and decided not to think about the Cosmic Tree Domain for now. Right, he checked his cosmic ring to see how many star essence he had spent. He had wasted a lot of time in that valley, and he had even taken control of Long Quan's body to commit suicide.
Twenty billion.
Lu Yin's face twitched, and his expression turned ugly. It wasn't that he had twenty billion left, but that he had spent twenty billion.
That was twenty billion! Twenty billion, and it was gone just like that. Lu Yin closed his eyes in pain; he was out of money again.
The only consolation was that this money had been well spent. It had definitely been well spent.
He put down his cosmic ring and stopped thinking about this annoying matter. He raised his hand, and his die appeared. He tapped it, as cultivation was still more important.
This time, things went smoothly. At four o 'clock, he entered the Timestop Space.
After entering the space, Lu Yin immediately extended the time to nearly a year. He then sat down cross-legged and recited the Primogenitor's Scripture. At the same time, he recalled the time when he had played against Ce Wangtian and the feeling of wanting to regret a move.
One month, two months, three months … Finally, half a year passed. Lu Yin suddenly opened his eyes, as he still felt like he was missing something. Although reciting the Primogenitor's Scripture had allowed him to touch upon a thread, it would take him a very long time to fully comprehend it. He didn't have that much time to waste.
When he thought about this, Lu Yin reluctantly took out the Root of Wisdom.
The astral source in his palm boiled, and he used the root of wisdom to brew tea. A complete root of wisdom could only be used to brew three cups of tea.
After the first sip, Lu Yin recalled that feeling, and it immediately became much clearer. It was as if he was experiencing it himself. He had thought that the Plan Secret Art's Regret Move was related to time, but in reality, it had nothing to do with time. Instead, it was related to space.
After drinking the Root of Wisdom Tea, it was as if he had been enlightened. At the same time, he recited the Primogenitor's Scripture and used the hazy voice to impart enlightenment. Lu Yin finally grasped that thread, but it still wasn't enough. He drank another sip of the Root of Wisdom Tea, and after a month, his eyes shone with a divine light. He stood up and waved his hand, distorting the void. At the same time, the Star Scattered Chessboard appeared beneath him. "Plan Secret Art: Scattered Star Chess, Regret Move." Lu Yin stared at the distorted void, and the Star Chessboard, the Star Chessboard. The Star Chessboard's Regret Move..
He had clearly distorted that part of the void, but he had used the Secret of Plan to perfectly restore it. This was the Secret of Plan's Repentance.
The so-called Retracting Move was to use its influence on space to perfectly restore it.
Anyone who made a move would definitely affect the space around them. Even the weakest ordinary person would affect the air around them. Retracting Chess was to restore this effect. This was Retracting Chess, reverting to the previous step.
It had to be said that Ce Wangtian was truly a genius. He had created such a terrifying secret technique just to reverse a move.
Lu Yin suddenly developed a great interest in Countermeasure Wangtian.
Now that he had comprehended the Strategy Secret, Regretful Chess, there was only one last sip of Wisdom Root Tea left. Lu Yin drank it all in one gulp, recited the Primogenitor's Scripture, and then began to cultivate the Art of Sirius.
Sirius Art was the inheritance of Progenitor Chen. He wanted to cultivate it to the highest level as quickly as possible so that he could unravel the secret of the pattern beneath his feet.
When he'd become an Emissary, he'd used the Primogenitor's Scripture to cultivate the Sirius Art to ten thousand stars. Now that he had the Wisdom Root Tea, he didn't know how many stars he could cultivate.
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As the scenery changed, Lu Yin returned to the Ce Family's ancestral home with an excited expression.
With the Wisdom Root, the Sirius Art could now revolve thirty-five thousand stars, which was an increase of more than twenty thousand stars. With the Wisdom Root and the Primogenitor's Scripture, there had been a qualitative change.
If he had two more Wisdom Roots, he was confident that he could reach the peak of the fifth level in the shortest amount of time and advance towards the sixth level of the Sirius Art.
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It had only been twenty years since he'd started cultivating the Sirius Art. When Progenitor Chen had created the Sirius Art, he'd managed to condense more than thirty thousand stars. How much time had it taken?
His predecessor had planted the tree while his successor reaped the shade. Lu Yin had benefited greatly from Progenitor Chen.
He pushed open the door and walked out.
Ce Yue and Ce Lao Yan had been waiting outside the ancestral home the entire time. When they saw Lu Yin appear, they stared at him.
"What's wrong?" Lu Yin was puzzled.
Ce Lao Yan asked nervously, "Alliance Master Lu, did you just comprehend something?"
Lu Yin didn't try to hide it. "I think so."
"What did you comprehend?" Ce Lao Yan asked anxiously. He was both nervous and expectant.
Lu Yin raised his hand and a stone appeared in his palm. He casually tossed it out and the Star Chessboard appeared beneath his feet. "Secret Word: Retraction." The stone that had been tossed out returned to its original path without any deviation.
This scene seemed ordinary, but it shocked Ce Yue and Ce Lao Yan greatly. This was because the stone had not returned to its original state, but rather reverted to its original state. Just like the word "Retraction."
Retracting one's move and returning it to its original state was Retraction.
Ce Yue was shocked. "I never thought that I would be able to see Retraction in my lifetime."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "You guys didn't comprehend Retraction?"
He had thought that someone from the Ce family would be able to comprehend it. After all, the chessboard had been left untouched for so long, and Ce Yue and the others had been watching it every day. How could they not comprehend it?
Ce Yue shook his head. "Our aptitudes are far inferior to Alliance Master Lu's, and we haven't comprehended Retraction. We can't sense that concept at all."
"Alliance Master Lu, how did you comprehend Retraction?" Ce Lao Yan asked hopefully.
You haven't comprehended Retraction?
How did you comprehend it if you didn't?
Lu Yin blinked. This was interesting. "Ce Wangtian taught me."
Ce Yue and Ce Lao Yan were stunned, unable to react.
"Alliance Master Lu, what did you just say?" Ce Lao Yan asked again.
Lu Yin shrugged. "When I saw the chessboard, I heard someone called Ce Wangtian tell me about Retraction. He was also playing against someone with the surname Yu." At this point, Lu Yin recalled that someone with the surname Yu should be an ancestor of the Yu family. Someone who could play against Ce Wangtian was also a Progenitor.
There were actually quite a few Progenitors in human history. There were six continents, and even if each continent only had a few Progenitors, there were still dozens of them in total.
Ce Yue and Ce Lao Yan might not have believed Lu Yin's words, but Lu Yin had revealed the identities of both parties, so they had no choice but to believe him. According to the ancient records, the Ce Secret Word had indeed been created because their ancestor had played against a Progenitor with the surname Yu.
This was the Ce family's top secret, and even the Yu family didn't know about it.
Ce Yue was excited. "You heard the ancestor's voice?"
Lu Yin nodded. "I heard it the last time when I comprehended the Ce Secret Word. This time, it's even clearer."
Ce Wangtian was the ancestor of the Ce family, and Lu Yin had heard the ancestor's voice.
"Alliance Master Lu, what else did the ancestor say?" Ce Yue asked anxiously.
Lu Yin rubbed his chin. "He said quite a bit, but I don't really remember. I'm only thinking about comprehending Retraction. I can't remember anything else for now."
Ce Yue hurriedly said, "Ce Wangtian is the ancestor of the Ce family. Alliance Master Lu, please think about it carefully. The Ce family will be eternally grateful."
Ce Lao frowned, as this sentence put the Ce family in a passive position.
Ce Yue was Elder Yun of the Ce family, and he had a high status. Although he also wanted to know what the ancestor had said and wanted to comprehend Retraction, this was not the way to go.
However, Ce Yue had already spoken, and he would definitely be led by the nose when facing Lu Yin.
Lu Yin realized that ever since he had used the Literary Prison to hang the Wen family, there was no turning back. He had used Liu Hao to hang the Sword Sect, used his feet to hang the Sirius Sect, used the decomposition of ancient materials to hang the city, used the Ku family to hang the Ce family, and now, used the Ce Secret Word to hang the Ce family. There was nothing in the universe that he could not hang.
No, it should be fishing. He had hooked many big fish.
Ce Lao's heart sank when he saw Lu Yin's expression change. When facing someone like Lu Yin, it was best not to give him any leverage, or it would be troublesome. Unfortunately, the Ce family's leverage was now in Lu Yin's hands.
The Ce Secret Word was fine, as they could just not comprehend Retraction. Since Lu Yin could comprehend it, it was possible that no one in the Ce family would be able to do so in the future.
What attracted the Ce family the most was the ancestor's words.
What had the ancestor said?
Or had Lu Yin made it up?
The key was that there were no records, and no one in the family had comprehended Retraction.
The possibility of it being made up was not high, as Lu Yin had accurately stated the identities of both sides. This was the most troublesome part. As the Ce family's patriarch, he would rather not know what the ancestor had said than be passive.
Unfortunately, Ce Yue was too concerned about this.
"Senior, is there a place for me to rest? I'm dizzy, and the ancestor said many things. I need time to sort out my thoughts," Lu Yin said painfully.
Ce Yue hurriedly replied, "Alright, alright. Immediately arrange a place for Alliance Head Lu to stay."
Ce Lao was helpless, "Alliance Head Lu, please."
"By the way, why does the Ce family like to play chess?" Lu Yin suddenly asked.
Ce Yue was stunned, and his expression turned solemn, "The ancestor liked to play chess. Chess is like life, so the ancestor must have wanted the younger generation to find the true meaning of life through chess. Every Ce family member is adept at chess and scheming."
Ce Lao nodded. This was why the Ce family could compete with the Hui family. In terms of influence, the Ce family even surpassed the Xia family in the Seven Courts. This was because there were many outsiders in the Ce family, and this was one of the benefits of playing chess.
Only by playing chess would one know how to scheme.
Of course, another reason was that it was easier to comprehend the Ce Secret Word.
Lu Yin grunted and left with Ce Lao. He wanted to laugh at Ce Yue's words.
Although he didn't know Ce Wangtian well, it wasn't hard to tell from his words that he wasn't trying to comprehend anything. He just liked to play chess, and he was particularly bad at it. The worse he was, the more he wanted to find someone to play with him. The more he played, the more he lost. In the end, he was forced to create the Ce Secret Word, Regret.
It was just a hobby, but it would affect the lives of his descendants.
Perhaps behind many brilliant achievements, there was often a very small reason.
That night, Zhu San met Ce Lao again.
Ce Lao stared at her, "You know Lu Yin very well?"
Zhu San panicked, but she nodded, "Yes, I know him very well."
Ce Lao's eyes narrowed, "What should I do if I want to obtain some information from him?"
Zhu San hesitated for a moment before mustering her courage, "That depends on how important the information is to the patriarch. Does Lu Yin know how important it is?"
"And if he does?" Ce Lao asked.
Zhu San shook her head, "Then it'll be troublesome. Unless the Ce family has something that Lu Yin cares about, it'll be very costly to obtain information from him. Most importantly, even if we do pay the price, we might not be able to obtain the information in a short period of time."
"If I'm not wrong, then Lu Yin will leave tomorrow."