Lu Yin looked at Elder Chan. "Senior, you overestimate them. The stupidity of the Four Way Scales is beyond your imagination. If they weren't stupid, then they wouldn't have dug their own graves and instigated a civil war between humans to benefit the Eternals. To be honest, I even suspect that many of them are Redbacks."
"Remnant of the Lu Clan, you're too impudent," Wang Si said coldly.
Ni Huang looked at Lu Yin. "Why did someone from my White Dragon Tribe appear in the first place?"
This was the first time that Ni Huang had seen Lu Yin in person. Back in the Cosmic Tree Realm, a huge battle had broken out the moment Lu Yin's identity had been exposed, and Ni Huang had never had the chance to speak to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin looked at Ni Huang. "Coincidence."
Great Elder Ni Huang had a complicated look in her eyes. "I really hoped that you were from the White Dragon Clan. Unfortunately, you failed to live up to my expectations. You used and deceived the White Dragon Clan."
"If your White Dragon Tribe hadn't used the White Dragon Tribe to make a comeback, my Lu family wouldn't have been exiled. You and I will always be enemies."
"Well said," Ni Huang shouted as she looked at Lu Yin. "You and I will always be enemies. Even if we survive this calamity in the Wasteland, we will still be enemies."
"Nonsense," Lu Yin replied coldly.
Ni Huang clenched her fists. There were very few people who dared to speak to her in such a manner. Even Wang Si and the others, who were also Half Martial Ancestors, did not dare to be so impudent.
Old Whiteghost's eyes were cold. "Little bastard, you killed the Young Ancestor of the Frigid Immortal Sect and provoked the Frigid Immortal Sect. I won't let this matter rest."
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes and stared at Old Whiteghost. "I'll add one more thing. In the future, I'll destroy your Frigid Immortal Sect. You can tell those words to me."
Old Ghost Bai was furious.
Xia De was helpless. These Half-Martial Ancestors were very formidable in battle, but how could they win against a junior with a glib tongue? Moreover, this kid still had the most detestable Kui Luo, who hadn't spoken yet.
"Lu Xiaoxuan, you know that the Xin Kong Corridor was destroyed, right?" Xia De asked.
Lu Yin raised his head. "Yes."
"Now that we're all on the same side, we can only work together to fight against the Eternals. Release the expeditionary army, they're also a force to be reckoned with," Xia De said.
Ni Huang and the rest stared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin nodded. "You're right. Alright, I agree."
Xia De was surprised. So easy?
Even Elder Chan was shocked, as he was beginning to understand Lu Yin more and more. Although Lu Yin had the greater good of the human race in his heart, he still could not shake off his own selfish schemes.
The construction of the Fifth Tower and the creation of the Aurora Stronghold's universal armor that contained microarray technology were probably all part of the plan to deal with the Cosmic Tree Expedition Army. Although Elder Zen did not know how Lu Yin had found out about the Cosmic Tree Expedition Army in advance, he was increasingly certain that Lu Yin would never allow himself to be taken advantage of.
Agreeing to release the Starry Sky Expedition Army so easily was unlike him.
"Sure, but only on the battlefield," Lu Yin said.
Ni Huang frowned. "What do you mean?"
Lu Yin replied, "If I release them now, who knows if you'll go into hiding or find another way to escape back to the Astral Trees? You said that we'll work together to fight against the Everlasting Tribe, so that's not a problem. I'll release them on the battlefield where we're fighting against the Everlasting Tribe, and we'll all work together."
"Bullshit!" Xia De couldn't help but curse. "If you left them in a desperate situation, wouldn't they be dead for sure? Lu Xiaoxuan, you're too evil."
Lu Yin casually replied, "I didn't plan on doing that, but you did remind me that it's possible."
"How dare you!"
Lu Yin shouted.
Ni Huang frowned and looked at Elder Chan. "Is this what you meant by letting go of our grudges and dealing with the human race's calamity?
Lu Xiaoxuan is clearly using his position to avenge his personal grudges. "
Elder Chan was helpless. If Lu Yin wanted to do it, he could do it. If he wanted to, he could do it. Why did he have to say it out loud?
Elder Chan was in a difficult position now.
Just as he was about to say something, Lu Yin spoke up again. "But don't worry, I'm not that despicable. I won't leave them in a desperate situation. After all, even if I do leave them in a desperate situation, I'll still go. What if I die?"
Ni Huang's expression softened a little when she heard this.
"But …" Lu Yin's lips curled up. "Releasing them will take some time, and that time might bring danger to me. It might even threaten my life, so it won't be that easy to release them. I'll need to find the right opportunity and also have the ability to protect myself. Do you understand?"
Ni Huang was confused. What did he mean?
Elder Chan raised a brow. As expected, this brat had his own plans.
Xia De didn't understand. "What do you mean?"
Lu Yin was annoyed. "Have you guys gone stupid from cultivating?
Is your brain damaged? "
Old Whiteghost sneered. "Just tell us what you want, but don't get your hopes up. We're only here for an expedition to the Abandoned Lands, not to cultivate. We didn't bring anything too precious."
"If it's a battle technique, then forget about it," Wang Si said.
Only then did Ni Huang and Xia De realize that Lu Yin wanted something. They looked at Lu Yin strangely, but there was also a sense of familiarity. This was indeed the style of the Lu family.
Lu Yin raised his head. "I don't care about your lousy battle techniques. Just give me some star essence."
If a half-ancestor from the Sixth Mainland or someone who didn't know Lu Yin at all had heard this condition, they would have been shocked. Star essence was practically useless to an Emissary.
However, Ni Huang and the others weren't surprised at all. They understood the Lu family too well.
The direct descendants of the Lu family had dozens or even hundreds of times more star energy than ordinary cultivators. Summoning generals at the Platform also required star energy. Even though Lu Yin was already an Emissary and summoning Emissaries required star sources, there were still many people who weren't Emissaries that needed to be summoned. This was the Lu family.
Cultivating in the Lu family required a ridiculous amount of resources.
"We can give you star essence, but you have to release them now. Otherwise, if they suddenly appear on the battlefield, they'll only suffer losses," Ni Huang said in a low voice.
Lu Yin hesitated.
Old Whiteghost said, "The astral source universe of the Abandoned Land has been absorbed, and it doesn't just affect the astral source, but also the star energy. Only this region is slightly more stable. Release them now and let them make the necessary preparations."
Elder Chan said, "That's right. We're here because of this as well. Not only us, but all the half-ancestors and Emissaries will be gathering here. We'll prepare in the shortest time possible before we launch a counterattack on the Starfall Sea. We must force the Eternals back and seal the Starfall Sea again. We really do need to give them time to prepare."
Lu Yin sighed. "Alright, I agree."
Xia De was the most straightforward. "I have 600 million star essence. I'll give them all to you."
Lu Yin frowned. "That little?"
Xia De was astonished. "That's little?
I'm a half-ancestor, and I don't have much use for star essence. I'm just keeping them in case I need to buy something or give them to my juniors. "He then looked at Lu Yin seriously." If even 600 million star essence is too little, then you must have earned quite a bit in the Abandoned Land. "
Elder Chan subconsciously looked at Lu Yin, as no one knew exactly how much Lu Yin had earned. In any case, it was quite a lot.
Even Lu Yin himself had not calculated it.
During this period alone, he had earned more than 200 billion star essence. Unfortunately, he had used up most of it, and there were only about 70 billion left in his cosmic ring.
Although it was still too little, it was better than nothing. Lu Yin accepted it and then looked at Ni Huang and the other two.
Ni Huang had given him 900 million, while Old Whiteghost had given him 800 million. Finally, Lu Yin looked at Wang Si.
Wang Si looked at Lu Yin with a gaze filled with disgust and killing intent. She wanted nothing more than to attack him, but in the end, she handed over 300 million star essence to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin had obtained 2.6 billion star essence from these four Half-Progenitors, which wasn't too bad.
"Although you're so poor, I'll still fulfill my end of the bargain," Lu Yin said. He then took out Mount Supreme, causing people to fall out one by one and land on a nearby planet.
These people looked around blankly when they came out.
Wang Si barked, "Recover your strength immediately! What are you looking at?"
Within Mount Supreme, Wang Dashuai watched as the people around him disappeared one by one, including the Emissaries and elders. He was hoping that it would be his turn.
Unfortunately, he was unable to leave in the end. It wasn't just him; Yu Chen, Liu Shaoge, Wang Su, and Xia Taili were all unable to leave.
"Where are Wang Su and Wang Yi?"
Wang Si glared at Lu Yin.
Xia De looked around. "Xia Taili isn't here either."
Lu Yin answered matter-of-factly, "I'm keeping them to prevent you from playing any tricks."
"Lu Xiaoxuan, how dare you lie to me!" Wang Si was furious.
Lu Yin replied seriously, "I'll let them go as long as we survive this calamity. But before that, I'm sorry, but I can't let them go. I don't trust your character, especially you, old hag. You're too despicable."
Wang Si gritted her teeth, wanting nothing more than to kill Lu Yin.
"Get ready." The Celestial Master's voice rang out from the distance.
Lu Yin and the others looked over and saw a giant sourcebox array appear in the sky.
"This is a sourcebox array unique to Everlasting Island that was created by the Celestial Master himself. It can draw in astralsources for a certain amount of time, and the sourcebox array can hide them from the universe's detection," Elder Chan explained. He then looked at Lu Yin. "Immediately have all the Emissaries you can contact come over and use this sourcebox array to recover their astralsources. We need to counterattack as soon as possible."
Lu Yin nodded and had Liu Yefei and the others enter the sourcebox array.
The Emissaries of the Astral Tree Expedition walked out one by one and entered the sourcebox array as well.
The next moment, Lu Yin contacted Liu Qianjue and the others and had the various powers of the Innerverse send out their elite disciples. All the Emissaries entered the sourcebox array to recover their astralsources while the rest of the disciples waited for the battle to begin.
Elder Chan notified the entire Fifth Mainland, including the Sixth Mainland of the Outerverse. The various powers all sent out their elite disciples to the western Flowzone of the Innerverse in preparation for the counterattack.
The most important thing at the moment was to confirm the strength of the attacks allowed by the mind net and to allow all the Emissaries to recover.
As for the border of the Starfall Sea, the Eternal Corpse Kings continued to pour in and fight against the mechanical ants.
One day, two days, three days passed.
A full ten days passed, and the mechanical ants were completely suppressed. However, the Corpse Kings did not completely disperse, and they instead gathered at the border of the Starfall Sea.
At the same time, the Fifth Mainland's Half-Ancestors all gathered at the Blazing Mist Flowzone, and they also brought along the Emissaries who could follow them. There were dozens of them gathered at the sourcebox array, and it was a magnificent sight.
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