The void returned to its original state.
Marquis Qing Zhu felt bitter. According to the Ancient God's instructions, the half-ancestors had formed a team to search for and kill those ancient people, but they had been killed the moment they encountered them. How laughable.
This was a powerhouse from the era of Tianzong when the humans were at their peak. If he wasn't wrong, then she was the leader of one of the twelve Elysium Gates. How terrifying.
The Ancient God had tried to eliminate those ancient powerhouses one by one before they joined forces, but he had overestimated the strength of his subordinates.
Even Marquis Qing Zhu could only choose to protect himself against the leader of the Elysium Gates.
On the other side, Lu Yin planned to roll his die to see if there was a chance for him to merge with these ancient powerhouses and examine their memories.
The Fifth Mainland was huge, and it might not be easy to run into these ancient powerhouses. If they really had the ability, then Lu Yin hoped to contact them as soon as possible so that they could join forces to deal with the Eternals.
What would truly decide the Fifth Mainland's fate was the battle between the half-ancestors. Currently, the humans' half-ancestors were concentrated in a few strongholds, and the internet was cut off. It was very difficult to find out what was happening in the outside world, so this was the only method Lu Yin could think of.
Although the chances weren't high, he still had to try.
Rolling the die depended on luck. Several months had passed since his last roll, so it should be easy for him to roll six pips.
Lu Yin tapped out with his finger, and the die slowly spun until it stopped at three pips.
There was nothing to improve, and even if he wanted to, he didn't have the money to do so. He only had around seventy billion star essence, which wasn't enough.
Once again, the die stopped at four pips. Time Stop Space.
After arriving at the Time Stop Space, Lu Yin wanted to cultivate the Sirius Art the most.
This time, however, he took out the Wisdom Root, and he wasn't too far away from the fifth layer.
With the support of the Primogenitor Scripture, Lu Yin could cultivate the Sirius Art by about 4,000 stars a year. This time, with the Wisdom Root Tea, he didn't know if his comprehension of the art had deepened or if his realm had increased. When he walked out of the Time Stop Space, his Sirius Art's revolving stars had reached 75,000, and he wasn't too far away from the 99,000 stars needed to reach the fifth layer.
He raised his hand, and the die appeared once more as he tapped out.
This time, it stopped at five pips. Lu Yin pursed his lips. It was useless. Wait, wasn't Kui Luo outside?
He immediately walked out of his seclusion.
His place of seclusion was in Jinling, and Kui Luo was also in Jinling. He had asked Kui Luo to help guard him. So far, only Kui Luo knew that he had a talent for dice, but he hadn't told Kui Luo the specifics.
The moment he stepped out of seclusion, Lu Yin's domain swept across the entirety of Nanjing, and he found Kui Luo in a roast duck restaurant.
The old man stared blankly at Lu Yin, who had suddenly appeared and was still chewing on a duck leg.
Lu Yin patted Kui Luo's shoulder and said seriously, "Eat slowly." With that, he left.
From beginning to end, Kui Luo was in a daze. He even thought he was hallucinating. It was only when people around him started talking that he was sure that the Lu brat had really been there and even patted him. What was the meaning of this?
Lu Yin returned to his seclusion grounds with a gloomy expression. That old bastard Kui Luo had no innate gift at all. No wonder he hadn't used it. It was a waste of his energy.
Again.
He raised his hand, and his die appeared. He tapped it and watched it slowly come to a stop. Four pips: Time Stop Space again.
This time, he did not plan to use the Root of Wisdom. There was only one Root of Wisdom left, so he had to use it sparingly.
By the time he left the Time Stop Space, Lu Yin's Art of Sirius could already circulate 80,000 stars.
A total of 80,000 stars. He just needed to enter the Time Stop Space a few more times to reach the peak of the fifth level.
"Kid, what's the meaning of this?"
Kui Luo asked.
Lu Yin didn't understand. "What do you mean?"
"This old man is eating roast duck. Why did you pat me?"
Kui Luo asked. As an old monster who had survived the Four Cardinal Scales' pursuit, he was very vigilant. If not for Lu Yin, even Ni Huang wouldn't have been able to pat him. However, it was precisely because of Lu Yin that he had acted strangely. The more abnormal a person's actions were, the more suspicious they were. This was Kui Luo's life principle.
Lu Yin had forgotten that to Kui Luo, it had only been a few seconds since he had patted him, but to Lu Yin, almost a year had passed.
"I told you to eat slowly," Lu Yin said.
Kui Luo fell silent. "What do you mean?"
"Eat slowly, don't choke."
"Kid, are you crazy?"
"Keep eating."
In the roast duck restaurant, Kui Luo stared at the duck leg in his hand, unable to eat it.
Lu Yin took a deep breath and ignored Kui Luo. Again.
Suddenly, an earth-shattering roar rang out. Lu Yin's expression changed, and he walked out of space.
Within the Solar System, countless cultivators looked towards the south.
One of the astral beasts let out a howl as it tried to ram into the stars. A figure on its back shouted, "Bastard, you still dare to resist? Stop!" The figure exerted force with one foot, causing the astral beast to howl again. It spat out blood, and its ferocious eyes dimmed.
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. It was Wang Si. He didn't know where that old bitch had found this astral beast, but if he wasn't mistaken, it was from the same era as Hen Xin. She wanted to learn more about that era through this astral beast.
It didn't take long for the beast to be captured by Wang Si.
Lu Yin was envious; he wanted it too. The reason he had rolled the die was because he wanted to enter the body of a primordial powerhouse and examine their memories. He hadn't expected Wang Si to capture an ancient beast.
"Senior, go listen," Lu Yin said to Kui Luo, who had just walked out.
Kui Luo rolled his eyes. "I don't want to get beaten up."
"Don't you want to know what happened in the primordial era?
Back then, the humans were known as the Heavenly School, and even the Eternals looked down on them. How did it become like this? There's also the Dao Master and the twelve Heavenly Gates. Don't you want to know? "
Lu Yin tempted him; he knew that Kui Luo couldn't stand gossip.
Kui Luo sneered. "You're too inexperienced to trick me. Let me tell you, the more you want to know, the more you can't rush it. Take your time." He then let out a strange laugh and glanced at Wang Si and the others.
Lu Yin understood; the old man had set his sights on Wang Si.
He returned to his seclusion grounds and rested for ten days before continuing to roll the die.
This time, he was lucky and rolled six pips.
Lu Yin's consciousness appeared in the dark space with anticipation, and he was surprised to see several bright orbs around him. Was his luck that good?
He casually picked one and merged his consciousness with it.
A fierce roar rang out, and before he could react, a huge shadow appeared beside him and sent him flying. He could vaguely hear the screams of many people.
Lu Yin crashed into the ground and coughed a few times. He endured the pain and looked up, only to see a familiar starry sky. He looked back and saw the mother tree connecting the heavens and the earth. Was this the battlefield on the other side?
"Order Master Chun, are you alright?" someone shouted.
"Order Master Chun?"
Lu Yin was confused, but the next moment, memories flooded in. His expression changed; he had actually merged with the body of the second formation.
He knew of this Order Master Chun, and he had even seen him before. Back at the second formation base, it had been him who had controlled the giant corpse king, which had prevented the sourcecone array from being completely destroyed. This person was a fourth tribulation expert, so it was no wonder that Lu Yin had merged with him.
"Be careful, Order Master Chun!" someone shouted.
Lu Yin looked up and saw a giant corpse king descend from the sky, viciously stomping on him.
He hurriedly dodged, but the ground shook as the giant corpse king pressed down with a terrifying force that distorted the void.
Lu Yin continuously dodged as he looked around. This was still the second formation base, so where was the sourcebox array?
Memories continued to flood in, and Lu Yin focused on this period of time. His expression changed again; how could it have been so intense?
Roughly three months ago, a rare and intense battle had broken out on the other side of the battlefield. From the Sovereign Realm to the new continent, battles had broken out everywhere. The Eternal Race's Twelve Marquises had all been mobilized, and the Cosmic Tree Domain had also sent several Half-Progenitors as reinforcements. The battle had already been going on for three months without pause.
The humans had started this war, and on the surface, their goal was to seize control of the new continent. Order Master Chun had only received this order, but in reality, Lu Yin knew that their goal was to delay the Eternals.
It was no wonder why the Eternals had remained so quiet even after two months had passed since that battle. They had probably not sent any reinforcements. The Cosmic Tree Domain had been frantically attacking, but the second formation base had not made much progress. Beneath the new continent, Lu Yin had learned from Order Master Chun's memories that the Myriad Dao Ancestor had led the remaining troops to break through Xiang City and head towards the center of the new continent.
Occasionally, Progenitor shockwaves would descend from above. Of the original five Order Masters, three had died, including Lu Yin, who was the hidden sixth. They had all been fourth or fifth tribulation experts.
The other formation bases had also suffered heavy losses.
As for when this war would end, even Order Master Chun had no idea.
Lu Yin controlled Order Master Chun's body to continuously retreat before withdrawing from the fusion. He could not control Order Master Chun any longer, or the bastard would be beaten to death.
Lu Yin's consciousness returned to his body, and he hurriedly left his seclusion to look for the Elysian Heavenly Master.
He had previously guessed that once the Fifth Mainland was in trouble, the Cosmic Tree Domain would likely take action to delay the Eternals and prevent them from sending more experts. However, that was just a guess without any evidence.
Now that he knew the situation at the Cosmic Tree Domain, the Eternals probably did not have the energy to send reinforcements here. He had to unite with the Primordial Era's powerhouses and force the Eternals out. Otherwise, he would not have another chance.
On the battlefield at the back of the Cosmic Tree Domain, the humans had always been on the defensive. They had been able to suppress the Eternals because the Progenitors had been delayed by the Fifth Mainland. However, this situation would not last for long. The humans were different from the Corpse Kings, and they were not as resilient.
Once the Eternals turned around and suppressed the humans and sent reinforcements to the Fifth Mainland, the humans would have no hope at all.
"Senior, how is the sourcebox array coming along?"
Lu Yin asked. Only the Elysian Heavenly Master could set up an ultra-long-distance teleportation sourcebox array that would allow him to contact Elder Chan and the others.
The Elysian Heavenly Master replied, "It's done, but this type of array can only be used in one direction. After all, the time it takes to set it up is too short. Once you go to the Neoverse, you'll have to run back on your own if you want to come back."
Lu Yin nodded and looked towards a corner of the solar system. That was where the Wen family was.
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