Lu Yin tossed the Time Withering Wood onto the upper screen and then began to crazily smash star essence into it.
Even though he didn't know what the oldest piece of Time Withered Wood that Ancestor Ku had left behind was, it didn't stop him from looking forward to it. Ancestor Ku was one of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas, and he was a ruthless person who had dared to charge at the Eternals alone.
The more silent a person was, the more ruthless they were.
The Time Withering Wood could be upgraded, but the cost was ridiculous. The first upgrade had already consumed six billion star essence.
It was understandable. The Ku family had said that this Time Dead Wood was the closest to the one left behind by the Desolate Ancestor, and it had existed for the longest time. It could withstand an attack with a power level of one million.
To be able to withstand an attack with a combat power of a million, it was understandable that it would consume so much energy.
Lu Yin did not hesitate to upgrade it again, but this time, he spent ten billion star essence.
At this moment, the Aged Withered Wood seemed to have changed a little. The void around it was distorted, and it was a little blurry. Lu Yin didn't know what kind of power level it could withstand or what other effects it had.
Originally, he wanted to upgrade it again, but after thinking about it, he gave up. If he upgraded it again, he wouldn't be able to upgrade anything else.
Next was the Styx.
Right now, what he lacked the most were offensive treasures. He already had the Medicine Skin and Time Dead Wood as defensive treasures. The Styx River could be used to escape, so it was quite useful.
Lu Yin looked at the Styx, which was just a small river that was a few meters long. It was actually a power vessel. The universe was vast, and there were all sorts of mystical things.
As long as he stood on it, he would be able to travel a great distance in an instant. In fact, it wasn't just for escaping. It could also be used as a means of transportation. The only problem was that he couldn't control where he landed. If he landed right in front of the enemy, he would be finished.
Darkriver had been upgraded a total of three times, which had consumed a total of 26 billion star essence, which was quite painful.
After some calculations, he realized that he still had less than 20 billion star essence left in his cosmic ring. He had consumed them too quickly, but he had only upgraded two things.
He didn't even have 20 billion star essence, but he wasn't in a hurry to upgrade anything else. Next up was Tear Dust, which didn't cost too much. Of course, that was only when compared to the Time Withering Wood.
Lu Yin had upgraded the teardrop dust he had obtained from the first city eleven times, which had consumed two billion star essence. Hui Kong had given him twice as much teardrop dust as he had obtained from the first city, which meant that he would only need four billion star essence to upgrade to the same level as the teardrop dust.
When had he ever thought that four billion star essence was too little?
He discovered that his consumption of star essence was simply too great, and no one would believe him if he told them about it.
If he didn't have the money to improve, then he would cultivate.
Lu Yin recited the Primogenitor's Scripture and began to practice the Sirius Art.
…
In the Innerverse, the Northline Flowzone was not too far from the Blazing Mist Flowzone. There was still less than a month before the Northline Flowzone's Northgate Platform Competition.
The Northgate Platform Contest was held once every fifteen years. However, due to the separation of the Innerverse and Outerverse, the Sixth Mainland's attack, the Great Eastern Alliance's invasion, and many other matters, the Northgate Platform Contest had been delayed.
The Northgate Family, Lily Family, and Barthe Jacques Family were currently having a secret meeting.
"Every time the Northgate Platform Competition is held, we always invite important figures to attend. Northgate Family Chief, who are you planning to invite this time?"
Barthe Jacques Family's patriarch, Hoba, asked. Behind him stood Harrow. His other successor, Barnicho, had died during the Sixth Mainland's invasion. As for the Scarlet Mercenary Group that was employed by the Barthe Jacques Family, half of them had died.
The head of the Lily Family, Lily Liana, also looked at Northgate Kong curiously. Lily Anne and Lily Shu'er were standing behind her.
Northgate Kong solemnly replied, "Ku Wei of the Great Eastern Alliance."
Lily Lianna and Hoba were shocked. Even Northgate Lie, who was standing behind Northgate Kong, was shocked.
"Ku Wei?
That bootlicker? "
Lily Lianna was flabbergasted.
Northgate Kong nodded. "Don't underestimate him. Although he's a bootlicker, he's from the Seven Courts' Ku family. He's very powerful at such a young age, and I don't know why he's able to command the Giant Legion. He's also Lu Yin's disciple, so it's appropriate to invite him to attend the competition."
Hoba replied, "I know this person. He's arrogant, but he has the ability to be arrogant. During the Sovereign Tournament, even if he wasn't as strong as the Ten Arbiters, he was still quite strong. He fought to the first level and lost to Wang Yi. Although he's a bootlicker, that's only towards Lu Yin. He's arrogant to everyone else and doesn't hold back at all."
"Northgate Family Chief, how did you manage to invite him?"
Northgate Kong replied, "He likes to be in the limelight. As the most dazzling guest of the Northgate Platform Competition, it wasn't difficult to invite him. Most importantly, during the previous Northgate Platform Competition, Lu Yin was the one who represented the Ten Arbiters Council. Since his master was there, he naturally wanted to go as well."
"It would be great if we could invite Lu Yin to attend the competition," Lily Lianna sighed.
Hoba laughed. Lu Yin?
What kind of status was that?
How could he possibly come to a tiny Northline Flowzone to attend the competition? Forget about the Northgate Platform Competition, he might not even be interested in the internal struggles of the eight great flowzones.
"Where's Ah Fan?"
Northgate Kong suddenly asked.
Lily Lianna replied, "He's taking the students from Shangwu Academy to train."
Ah Fan was originally just a normal student from Shangwu Academy and wasn't worth their attention. However, Ah Fan had managed to get close to Lu Yin and had a special status in the Northline Flowzone.
"Let him host the Northgate Platform Competition this time," Northgate Kong said.
The other two families did not object.
After the meeting ended, Lily Anne met with Lily Lianna alone. "Mother, you were looking for me?"
Lily Lianna looked at Lily Anne apologetically. "Do you still remember the gift I promised you?"
Lily Anne was confused and thought for a moment. "Fatesand?"
Lily Lianna nodded and took out a box from her cosmic ring. She solemnly opened it, revealing a grain of Fatesand.
Lily Anne was delighted. "Mother, how did you find this?"
This was a precious treasure that was difficult to find even for the leading powers of the Eight Great Flowzones, let alone a small family like the Lily Family.
Lily Lianna replied, "I didn't find it. It was Xiaoyi."
"Xiaoyi?
Isn't she dead? "Lily Anne did not understand.
Lily Lianna's eyes flashed. "Xiaoyi brought it out of Burial Garden. She died not long after returning to the family."
Lily Anne stared at the Fatesand in the box, the face of a stubborn girl appearing in her mind. Xiaoyi was one of the many adopted daughters of Lily Lianna. She had been the most diligent, but she had never expected to die. "I remember that she finally returned to the family half a month ago. Although she was heavily injured, she shouldn't have died."
Lily Lianna replied, "You don't have to worry about that. Anyway, you obtained this Fatesand from Burial Garden with great difficulty, and you brought it back because you wanted to give it to Lu Yin."
Lily Anne did not understand.
Lily Lianna did not want to meet Lily Anne's gaze and solemnly said, "Do you remember?"
Lily Anne looked at Lily Lianna and then back at the Fatesand. She seemed to have thought of something, and her face paled. "Mother, Xiaoyi …"
"There's no such person. From the moment she died, there was no such person in the Lily Family. You were the one who obtained the Fatesand from Burial Garden with great difficulty. The Great Eastern Alliance has been collecting it all this time, and when Lu Yin returns, you will personally give it to him. This is the best opportunity for our Lily Family to establish ties with him. Remember," Lily Lianna said in an unpleasant tone.
Lily Anne nodded silently. "I understand."
Lily Lianna watched Lily Anne leave with a bitter expression. For the family and for her daughter, she was willing to sacrifice anything. The Fatesand was supposed to be a gift for Lily Anne, but it was not her who had wanted to give it to her, but rather Xiaoyi. The two of them had a very close relationship, and Xiaoyi had risked her life to escape from the Innerverse's western flowzone for the sake of the Fatesand.
But how could this sisterly love compare to the family business? Xiaoyi, don't blame me.
Lily Anne arrived at a courtyard in a daze. A stubborn girl had once lived here. Although her innate talent had not been high, she had still persisted in her cultivation. The two of them had grown up together, but in the end, they had been separated by life and death. The Fatesand in her hands had become scalding hot, to the point that Lily Anne could no longer hold it.
If not for the Great Eastern Alliance collecting it, Xiaoyi would not have died!
Xiaoyi would personally give this gift to Lily Anne with a beautiful smile.
She looked up at the sky with a complicated expression. The young man she had met by chance was now standing at the peak of the clouds. In order to meet him, countless people had sacrificed countless precious things. This was power!
One day, she would also reach such heights and make everyone look up to her for herself and for Xiaoyi.
Beep beep beep beep!
Her gadget beeped, and Lily Anne glanced at it. Her expression changed, and she hurriedly returned.
Lily Lianna was currently in her study, looking at the screen in front of her with a grave expression.
Lily Anne returned and looked at the screen as well.
On the screen, a spacecraft had exploded. That spacecraft belonged to Shangwu Academy, and there were several Corpse Kings attacking the instructors from Shangwu Academy. Many of them had already fallen to the ground and died.
The screen continued to tilt, occasionally looking in another direction. There was also the sound of heavy breathing. Evidently, the person who had recorded this scene was fleeing and was getting further and further away from the spacecraft.
There was a loud boom as the spacecraft exploded. Many students from Shangwu Academy were incinerated and died miserable deaths. The instructors had also died tragically. Only one person had managed to escape and pushed the Corpse King away with a single palm strike.
That was the combination of Overlaying Stacks and battle force. Countless people had seen this scene before; it was Lu Yin's standard battle technique, but now, it was being used by another person.
It was this palm strike that forced the Corpse King back, allowing the person to escape. He looked back at the spacecraft and said, "I'm sorry, I can't teach you battle techniques. I'm sorry."
At the end of the video was a pair of scarlet eyes that were getting closer and closer to the person who had recorded the video. It was obvious that this person would not have a good ending either.
It was just a short video, and there was nothing special about it. There were too many such incidents in the universe, but because one of them was a Corpse King, it had attracted a lot of attention.
"Only Ah Fan escaped," Lily Lianna said in a low voice.
Lily Anne heaved a sigh of relief. "It's good that Ah Fan escaped. When did this happen?"
Lily Lianna looked at Lily Anne. "Not long ago, this video wasn't that big of a deal. More than a thousand people from Shangwu Academy die every year. After all, there's no such thing as absolute safety in the world of cultivation. However, this video has gone viral on the internet, and countless people are arguing about it. Take a look for yourself."
Lily Anne was surprised. What was there to quarrel about with such a video?