"There are sixteen Half-Ancestors here. How long will it take for the next batch to change?"
Hen Xin asked.
The Blood Ancestor looked at him and sighed. "You came from the Ancient Era and are one of the leaders of the Twelve Gates. You truly live up to your reputation. If all of you can break through to the Progenitor realm, then the human race will have nothing to worry about."
Kui Luo rolled his eyes. If they broke through to the Progenitor realm, then the Everlasting Race would have been destroyed long ago.
At the same time, the Ghost Monkey rolled his eyes as well.
"Let's do it for half a year. What do you all think?"
The Blood Ancestor obviously hadn't considered this question, so he casually answered.
Hen Xin answered, "Sure."
The Blood Ancestor continued, "During this time, I hope that you won't fight amongst yourselves, at least not until the Everlasting Race can't invade. I hope that you can give me some face." He then raised his hand, causing sixteen spots to appear in the sky. Each spot represented a number. "You may draw lots."
Lu Buzheng raised his eyebrows. This was a deterrence, right? At first glance, those spots looked like numbers used for drawing lots, but they were unable to see the numbers inside and were unable to use any means to find out. This ability to block everyone's perception was directly proportional to one's combat strength. As expected of the Ancestor Realm.
Hen Xin was the first to act, casually grabbing a spot. Next, the other Half-Ancestors followed suit.
"Lord Inquisitor, there's no need. You're not a Half-Ancestor," Lu Yin called out. He wanted Senior Qing Ping to not participate in the defense. That way, even if Lu Buzheng, Kui Luo, Heavenly Master Shangsheng, and the others were unlucky enough to participate, he would still have a senior to rely on.
"Yes," Inquisitor Qing Ping replied with a single word, which left Lu Yin depressed.
On the other side, Ni Huang bowed to the Blood Ancestor. "Senior, Wang Si's inner world has been destroyed, and it will be difficult for her to use her full strength. She might even become a cripple.
Wang Si's expression turned ugly, but she didn't refute.
"Yes," the Blood Ancestor replied. The spot on Wang Si's hand disappeared, and she glared at Lu Yin once more. She swore to herself that she would find a chance to kill him.
Lu Yin also looked at Wang Si, not bothering to hide the killing intent in his eyes.
The remaining fifteen Half-Ancestors could be divided into four groups.
"The one with the number one will be the next person to guard the entrance to the Starfall Sea," the Blood Ancestor said.
Lu Yin quickly looked at Kui Luo and the others.
Kui Luo had a constipated expression on his face, and he was mumbling something under his breath. Lu Yin's heart sank. Kui Luo was definitely involved. He looked over at Lu Buzheng, who had a relaxed expression on his face.
Lu Yin looked at Senior Brother Qing Ping, but he couldn't read his expression. He then looked at Elder Chan and the others, but he couldn't read their expressions either.
Cultivators who had reached the half-group realm basically didn't show their emotions on their faces. It was very difficult for him to tell. Very few people were like Kui Luo.
"Alright, since you've chosen, the four of you can follow me to the entrance of the Starfall Sea," the Blood Ancestor said before heading towards the Starfall Sea.
Elder Gong, Xia De, Medicine Immortal, and finally Kui Luo.
Kui Luo sighed and glanced at Lu Yin. "Take care of yourself. Stay on the Ancestral Turtle's back and don't go down."
The Blood Ancestor hoped that there wouldn't be any internal strife among the humans for the time being out of respect for him. However, no one knew how important this restriction would be to Jue One and the others. At least, from Kui Luo's point of view, this restriction was nonsense. Thus, he warned Lu Yin not to leave the Ancestral Turtle.
Lu Yin watched as Kui Luo and the others headed towards the entrance of the Starfall Sea. He suddenly thought of how powerful it would be if he could make all of these Half-Ancestors listen to his orders. More importantly, there were many powerhouses who had broken through three Gates amongst these Half-Ancestors. The Twelve Gates of Heaven's Above the Heavens, the Astral Tree Society's Half-Ancestors, Elder Chan, and the Nine Luminaries were all Half-Ancestors who had broken through three Gates.
How many of them could break through to the Progenitor realm?
Lu Yin looked at the many Half-Ancestors and suddenly had a whimsical idea. Why didn't he try to control them all?
When he had been a mere Explorer, he had wanted to unify the Outerverse, and he had succeeded. When he had unified the Innerverse and Outerverse, he had only been an Enlighter. To those who knew of his experiences, he had become a legend. Only when someone achieved something that others thought was impossible could be considered a legend.
If he could create a legend, why couldn't he create a second one?
As an Emissary, he had roamed the battlefields of Half-Ancestors and even decided the outcome of battles involving Progenitors. He had done it, and there was nothing that he couldn't do.
The more he thought about it, the more excited Lu Yin became. At the same time, the pain in his head grew even more intense.
"It hurts, doesn't it?" Lu Buzheng climbed onto the ancestral turtle and looked into the distance. Hen Xin had left with Ni Huang and the others, heading towards the Neoverse. Elder Chan had just mentioned Team Yi, which had been established by Hen Xin, and Lu Yin was going to take it away.
Jue Yi had also left, as it was impossible for him to deal with Lu Yin on his own.
Lan Xian also left with the Nine Luminaries, but before she left, she reminded Lu Yin that he owed her a drop of blood. She knew her own limits and knew that the chances of her asking for it now were not high, as Lu Buzheng was keeping an eye on her. However, she would firmly remember this point, and she would make Lu Yin pay her back one day.
Elder Chan and the others were the last to leave, and before they left, they told Lu Yin to have the Great Eastern Alliance cooperate with the Hall of Honor to eliminate the Corpse Kings that had spread throughout the universe. There was no need for Elder Chan to give any instructions, as Wang Wen and the others had already been making preparations to eliminate the Corpse Kings.
The imminent battle between Half-Ancestors had ended, but the grudges that had been left behind still remained. Regardless of whether it was the conflict between the Lu family and the Four Libras of this era, the conflict between the Fifth Mainland and the Sixth Mainland, or the conflict between the Above Heaven Sect's era, all of these conflicts would erupt in the days to come, and this did not even include the experts that had yet to appear.
"How many experts were there that turned into sourceboxes back then?"
Lu Yin asked as he rubbed his forehead. The ancestral turtle changed directions and headed towards the Outerverse.
Lu Buzheng thought about it. "Many. More than half of the twelve Elysium Sect Masters are with us."
Lu Yin's brows rose, as three Elysium Sect Masters had appeared. He suddenly thought of something. "What about the Eternals?
If you guys were sealed in ice, then they should have been sealed in ice as well. Why haven't we seen any Eternals after Jieyu came out? "
"There aren't many Eternals that were sealed in ice. It was all a ruse, a scheme. Almost all of the Elysium Sect Masters are quasi-Ancestors, and there are also the elite cultivators from the six mainlands, especially the Dao Child, who was confirmed to be a genius that would break through to the Progenitor realm at such a young age. That one ice seal ended an entire era," Lu Buzheng said with a solemn expression.
Lu Yin looked up. "Ended an entire era?"
Lu Buzheng replied, "No, it ended two eras. Sky Ceylon was right. We are from one era, and they are from the next. Ever since the Above Heaven Sect's golden age, the next two generations of elites disappeared, and a gap appeared in the cultivation ladder. This gave the Eternals a chance. Otherwise, if things had developed normally, the humans would have produced many Progenitors, and even if a few Dao Masters betrayed us, the mainlands would not have been destroyed.
"Now that I think about it, the Eternals have been scheming against us for far too long, and it can be traced back to the Above Heaven Sect's era.
That period, that ignorant period of chaos. "
"If the Eternals didn't have any experts sealed in ice, then how did you guys get tricked?"
Lu Yin was puzzled. These Half-Ancestors were not stupid, and there were still the Three Realms and Six Daos back then.
Lu Buzheng sighed. "The Eternals aren't the only ones scheming against us. I'll tell you about this in the future, but it's hard to tell who's right and who's wrong right now."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. Humans' arrogance came from their intelligence, and the Eternals also possessed unfathomable intelligence. When the humans had been at their peak during the Above Heaven Sect's era, they would not have looked down on an ant. Who would have thought that that ant would overthrow the giants?
As long as one had intelligence, even an ant could not be underestimated.
"How should I address you?"
Lu Yin asked Lu Buzheng.
This question stumped Lu Buzheng, and he thought about it. "Although the Lu family is divided into direct and side branches, we don't have the merciless concept of hierarchy that other families have, and we still get along quite well. How about this? Back then, Lu Tianyi called me Third Uncle. You can call me Third Uncle as well."
Lu Yin blinked and looked at Lu Buzheng in shock. "You … Who did you say called you Third Uncle?"
"Lu Tianyi. During the Above Heaven Sect's era, my Lu family's Daoist was on the same level as Sky Ceylon," Lu Buzheng said. He then realized something and became excited. "You know Lu Tianyi, right?
How is he? "
Lu Yin was amused. "Ancestor Lu Tianyi was a Daoist from the Above Heaven Sect's era?
Just like Sky Ceylon? "
Lu Buzheng nodded. "Yes, they were on the same level, but he was more arrogant than Sky Ceylon. Of course, he had the right to be arrogant, but how is he now?"
Lu Yin sighed. "The Lu family disappeared, and I don't know if he's dead or alive, but I've heard Kui Luo mention Lu Tianyi's name before. He was an ancestor of my Lu family a long time ago, and he was also one of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas during the Daosource Sect's era."
Lu Buzheng was not surprised that Lu Tianyi had become one of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas. He looked to the west and sighed. "That former junior has already reached the same level as the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas?
Haha, I told you that kid could do it and that his future was limitless. I never thought that he would really reach the same level as the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas. How ruthless, how ruthless! Hahaha, I should tell Sky Ceylon about this. I want to see his expression. "
"Our Fifth and Sixth Mainlands didn't get along, and Lu Tianyi competed with Sky Ceylon all year round. Now, Sky Ceylon will have to kneel down and call him ancestor when they meet again."
Lu Yin sighed as well. If Lu Tianyi and Sky Ceylon met again, it would be a dramatic reunion, and he was very curious about Sky Ceylon's expression when he saw Lu Tianyi.
According to Kui Luo, the Lu family had more than one Progenitor, and the oldest one was Lu Tianyi. The Lu family ancestor that Kui Luo had mentioned was also Lu Tianyi.
Now that Lu Yin thought about it, with Lu Tianyi's absolute talent and the fact that Sky Ceylon had been able to compete with him, his strength was definitely not simple. It was no wonder why Lu Tianyi was a Daozi and why Lu Tianyi looked down on him.
Lu Yin really wanted to meet him.
"Tell me, who else is in the Lu family?
See if there's anyone that I know, "Lu Buzheng asked anxiously.
At this moment, the monkey brought over two cups of tea and tried to curry favor. "Seventh Bro, Senior, please have some tea."
Lu Buzheng impatiently waved a hand. "Go away."
Lu Yin took the tea and looked at the monkey. "I'll talk to you later."
The monkey hurriedly replied, "Seventh Bro, feel free to tell me anything. I'll tell you everything I know."
"Is that so? That's not how you addressed me in the Eternal Kingdom." Lu Yin raised his brows.