He recalled many things that Lu Yin had experienced, and no matter how he looked at it, that kid did not seem like a selfless person who would willingly share his battle techniques. However, he had still done so. When the Fifth Pagoda was built, all of the inheritances had been shared, attracting the most elite cultivators of the Fifth Mainland. Once they obtained the inheritances, they would have to acknowledge Lu Yin as their master.
In the past, Elder Chan had assumed that Lu Yin did not want to be taken advantage of, but now it seemed that if Lu Yin had known that the Astral Trees would come looking for Lu Yin, then it would have made sense.
In the past, Elder Chan had not understood why Lu Yin had insisted on keeping the new universal armor for half a year, but now it seemed that Lu Yin wanted to resist the Astral Trees. Once the cultivators of the Astral Trees went to war with the Great Eastern Alliance, then the new universal armor would be of use.
Elder Chan immediately understood many things, but there was still one big question: how had Lu Yin known about the Astral Trees' movements?
That was the Astral Trees, and even the Hall of Honor could not monitor them. Lu Yin should not have been able to do so either. Even if someone was monitoring him, they should not have been able to contact him.
The Fifth Pagoda had been built half a year ago, so Lu Yin should not have been able to know about the Astral Trees' movements that long in advance.
Strange, very strange.
"Hey, what are you thinking about? Don't tell me you don't want to protect that kid?" Kui Luo stared at Elder Chan suspiciously.
Elder Chan laughed. "I said that I won't give up on him, so I won't."
Kui Luo was confused. "Just because he took over the war against the Astral Beast Domain and built the Fifth Pagoda?"
"Is that not enough?"
Elder Chan countered.
Kui Luo did not know what to say. In his opinion, it was not enough, far from enough. He and Elder Chan were two different types of people.
Kui Luo was selfish and liked to play around, rarely thinking about others. Elder Chan, on the other hand, always considered the entire human race. Because of this, he had even made a mistake in breaking through to the Progenitor realm. They were two completely different people.
"He saved countless lives in the Outerverse and brought good fortune to the Fifth Mainland. He has innate talent and has the potential to break through to the Progenitor realm. Such a person is qualified for me to protect him," Elder Chan said. Of course, there was another reason: that teacher and the Inquisitor.
He had no way of knowing the teacher's attitude, but since he had accepted Lu Yin as his disciple, he would definitely protect him.
Qing Ping's stance was very clear. Lu Yin was his junior, and he would not agree to sacrifice Lu Yin for the sake of righteousness. However, if Lu Yin caused internal strife within the Chéng Rén and was ambushed by the Eternals, then Qing Ping would personally judge Lu Yin. This was Qing Ping's stance.
He couldn't ignore Qing Ping's attitude.
There were too many people in the Fifth Mainland who cared about Lu Yin. Regardless of why he had built the Fifth Pagoda, he had not let down the Fifth Mainland, and the Fifth Mainland could not let him down.
Kui Luo nodded. "I hope you'll really protect him. I'll give you another reason why you must protect him."
Elder Chan was curious.
Kui Luo said seriously, "The Lu family hasn't been exterminated."
Elder Chan's eyes widened in disbelief. "What did you say?"
Kui Luo replied, "The Lu family wasn't exterminated. They were just exiled. The Four Cardinal Scales can't exterminate them."
Old Zen refused to believe it. "Even if the Four Scales work together, the number of Progenitors they have already surpassed the Lu Clan. Why can't they destroy the Lu Clan?"
"You also came from that era. Have you forgotten the legend of the Lu Clan?"
Kui Luo asked.
Elder Chan's body trembled. The Lu Clan's legend?
His eyes flickered as he tried to recall. Finally, he looked at Kui Luo.
"Is that legend true?
Does the Lu family really have someone like that? "
Kui Luo solemnly replied, "I don't know, but I'm certain that the Lu family still exists, and only Lu Xiaoxuan can bring them back. If you protect him, then you're protecting the Lu family. Once the Lu family returns, this place will no longer be an abandoned wasteland. Wherever the Lu family is, that place will be the Fifth Mainland. The Fifth Mainland will be the Lu family, and the Lu family will be the Fifth Mainland."
Elder Chan looked up at the heavens. "The Lu family controls the Fifth Mainland, but that doesn't mean that it's the Fifth Mainland. Only the Daosource Sect and countless cultivators can represent the Fifth Mainland."
Kui Luo did not argue with him. "If you don't believe me, I can swear that the Lu family has only been exiled, not exterminated."
Elder Chan raised a hand to stop Kui Luo from swearing. "I believe you. Don't worry, I've already said that I'll protect that brat no matter the price." He then looked at the Outerverse and said bitterly, "Back then, the battle with the Sixth Mainland caused them to abandon this place. Now, I have to join forces with them to chase them away. Fate is preordained, and there's nothing I can do about it."
Kui Luo left to search for Lu Yin, but he could not contact him through his gadget. Where had that brat gone?
With the power of a Half-Ancestor, it was easy for him to search the entire Glory Flowzone.
Kui Luo entered the forbidden area of Glory Flowzone, and there, he found the black crystal fragment. He immediately thought of the Neohuman Alliance and contacted Elder Chan.
Elder Chan was shocked; this person was actually related to the Neohuman Alliance?
By the time Drunkard had arrived, Ni Huang had already defeated Bai Wushen. She had also attacked at the border of Glory Flowzone, so she had not noticed the forbidden area.
The Second Nightking had not spoken since the beginning, and he could not possibly tell Elder Chan the truth in front of Wang Si and the others.
"Could he have been captured by the Neohuman Alliance?
The ones who dealt with the Second Nightking weren't Wang Si and the others?
Was it the Neohuman Alliance? "
Kui Luo's face paled, as this outcome was no better than being captured by Wang Si and the others.
Elder Chan was helpless. "Only the Seven Skygods can beat the Second Nightking to such a state, and now there's only Bai Wushen left. Alright, don't make wild guesses. Let's search first."
This was the only way, as Kui Luo could not attack the Genesis Academy, and he could not find any traces of Bai Wushen.
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The Hall of Honor was searching for Lu Yin, and so were the members of the Great Eastern Alliance and Xia Ji.
At this moment, Lu Yin was standing on a barren planet, surrounded by a dense crowd of people. Everyone's faces were filled with fear, unease, and even despair.
This was the Technocracy, and above him were Wang Si and Ni Huang, as well as many cultivators from the Sixth Mainland.
The moment Wang Si and the others had appeared, Bai Wushen had thrown Lu Yin onto a planet in Glory Flowzone so that he would not be discovered.
Perhaps Bai Wushen had been too heavy-handed, but when Lu Yin landed on the planet, his mind went blank. Fortunately, he had not been unconscious for long, and when he recovered and wanted to take his futon to enter the Daosource Sect's ruins, Wang Si had swept everyone on the planet into her inner world.
This was different from when Xia Ji had dealt with Lu Yin. At that time, Xia Ji had not made a move, and Lu Yin had taken the opportunity to sit on his futon and escape.
But now, Wang Si's power had swept over everyone, including Lu Yin. The moment he took out his futon, he would be immediately discovered, and he would not have time to enter the Daosource Sect's ruins.
In the end, he had been swept into Wang Si's inner world. Wang Si had been heavy-handed, and everyone had fainted, including Lu Yin. However, before he fainted, he had used Death's Mask to disguise himself, as this was the only thing he could do. The death energy came from his body, so it would not alarm Wang Si.
By the time he woke up, he had already landed on this planet.
Looking up, he knew that this was the Technocracy, and he had been captured by Wang Si in the end.
Lu Yin was apprehensive, as he was afraid that Wang Si would find him. He did not know if Death's Mask was reliable, but it was the Grim Reaper's battle technique, so it should be reliable. Death's Mask could not only disguise one's appearance, but it could also use death energy to isolate an astral source's cyclone.
Above the planet, Wang Si's expression was gloomy. No, Lu Xiaoxuan was not among these people. Where had that brat hidden?
"Was Lu Xiaoxuan really in that place?"
Wang Si asked.
Behind her, the Second Nightking had recovered quite a bit, and he respectfully replied, "Yes."
Wang Si stared at him coldly, not believing him at all. She called Wang Shang over and had him take the Second Nightking to the Frigid Immortal Sect for the Bai family to deal with.
The Second Nightking's fingers trembled; Wang Si's attitude towards him was far worse than Lu Yin's. She really treated him like a slave.
"Elder, what should we do with these people?"
Another Emissary from the Wang family asked.
Wang Si was disgusted. "They're just wastelands. Don't worry about them." She then left.
The Wang family elder did not feel that anything was amiss and left as well.
Lu Yin only looked up at the beginning, but he did not dare to do so for fear of attracting attention.
One day, two days, three days passed, and no one cared about them.
Many of them were ordinary people. On this barren planet where the oxygen was thin, many people suffered from all sorts of strange illnesses. The most miserable ones were hunger and thirst, and no one cared about them at all. There were very few cultivators, and even fewer of them had cosmic rings, which rarely stored food in them.
Lu Yin could not bear it and wanted to save these people, but he could not even protect himself.
Finally, on the fifth day, someone from the Genesis Court arrived. They were humans, not androids.
There were also many people living in the Technocracy. Since ancient times, there had been no lack of traitors, and those traitors who had sided with the Technocracy naturally lived there as well.
The person who arrived was an Enlighter, and he led hundreds of cultivators to distribute food. He also informed them that they would never be able to return to Glory Border and would have to live in the Technocracy for the rest of their lives.
This was already the fifth day, and half of the people had died of thirst and hunger. These people did not care about whether they could return to Glory Border or not; all they cared about was surviving.
Lu Yin finally relaxed. It seemed that Death Face had successfully fooled Wang Si and the others.
He did not know whether Death Face's effects were too powerful or if Wang Si was too arrogant, but Lu Yin guessed that if Wang Si had faced him alone, she would have been able to see through his trick. No matter how powerful a battle technique was, it could not bridge the gap between an Emissary and a Half-Progenitor. Besides, he had just become an Emissary not too long ago.
He could only say that he was lucky.
One by one, the people numbly boarded the spacecraft under the Technocracy's arrangements. Just as the spacecraft was about to depart, it suddenly stopped.
For some reason, everyone was being chased off the spacecraft again.
Lu Yin's heart sank. What had happened this time?
Above him, a group of cultivators appeared, and they looked down at everyone. One of them surprised Lu Yin: Liu Shaoge?
He had not expected Liu Shaoge to suddenly appear, and it seemed like he was the leader of this group.
Lu Yin looked at Liu Shaoge, and Liu Shaoge suddenly looked over and met Lu Yin's gaze.
When their gazes met, Liu Shaoge's pupils shrank imperceptibly, and he looked away.
Lu Yin stared at Liu Shaoge, as the man had definitely recognized him. His appearance could be changed, but it was difficult to change one's gaze. The more familiar one was with someone, the more one understood that gaze.