The monkey's mouth fell open, as if he couldn't believe that Lu Yin knew about his deeds in the Eternal Kingdom. That was impossible, as only the Corpse Kings knew about his deeds in the Eternal Kingdom. How did Lu Yin know?
No, someone must have told him that besides the Corpse Kings, there were only the Spectres. Could it have been him?
The monkey thought of Silver, who had a wicked smile on his face and looked like he deserved a beating.
"Seventh Bro, this little monkey has never been disrespectful to you. If there is, this little monkey is willing to suffer the pain of being struck by lightning and never become a Progenitor," the monkey shouted with a sincere attitude.
Lu Buzheng looked at the monkey in astonishment. Most cultivators wouldn't dare to make such an oath, but this strange thing seemed to be telling the truth.
Lu Yin didn't believe the monkey, and he was more willing to believe that the monkey had never thought of becoming a Progenitor.
After chasing the monkey away, Lu Yin took a sip of tea, and his headache eased a little. "Third Uncle, Ancestor Lu Tianyi is the oldest Progenitor in the Lu family. Aside from the legendary Ancestor of the Lu family, you wouldn't know anyone else even if I told you their names. Also, I don't know that I've lost my memories."
Lu Buzheng sighed. "To think that the dignified Lu family would fall to such a state. How sad. I would rather die in battle during that era than live alone and watch the family wither away."
Lu Yin put down his teacup. "Third Uncle, tell me about the era of the Above Heaven Sect."
Lu Buzheng replied, "That era is already a thing of the past, and there's nothing much to talk about. All I can tell you is that those who witnessed that era view the Eternals differently from those of your era. Perhaps you don't think that you can defeat the Eternals in this era, but in our era, the Eternals were nothing but ants."
Lu Yin interrupted, "Your arrival has given us confidence."
Lu Buzheng was stunned, and then he thought about it. "That's true. Actually, I wanted to say that the people of our era were inexplicably arrogant, and that arrogance came from the Above Heaven Sect, from the astral beasts and Eternals that were enslaved by humans. However, from another perspective, our arrival did instill confidence in you."
"Wait." Lu Yin grasped the crux of the matter, and he looked at Lu Buzheng. "Did you say that they were enslaved?"
Lu Buzheng's gaze trembled, and he nodded. "Enslaved."
"Humans enslaved astral beasts?"
Lu Yin was shocked.
Lu Buzheng replied, "That's nothing. The Astral Beasts are nothing more than mounts for humans. During that era, the Fourth Mainland had the most Astral Beasts, and the ruler of the Fourth Mainland was the Desolate God, one of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. He could do nothing about the Astral Beasts entering the Fourth Mainland to enslave the Astral Beasts, and he could only turn a blind eye to it. To the Astral Beasts of that era, humans were perhaps even more despicable than the Eternals we're facing now."
"Back then, part of the plan was related to them, but it was just a guess."
Lu Yin looked to the east, towards the Astral Beast Domain. A bolt of lightning flashed by, but he couldn't catch it. He had clearly thought of something, and he should have thought of something, but he just couldn't remember it.
What was it?
Enslavement, astral beasts, Aragami, and the Eternals. What could he possibly think of when he connected all of these together?
Did the Giant Starry Sky Beast also participate in the plot against them?
That was why the human race was cut off for two eras?
"I remember now," Lu Buzheng suddenly shouted, and under Lu Yin's confused gaze, he gritted his teeth and said, "Hen Blackie wants to rebuild the Above Heaven."
Lu Yin was shocked. "What did you say?"
Lu Buzheng solemnly explained, "Don't be fooled by Hen Blackie's carefree appearance. That guy is actually quite shrewd.
Back then, he was just an ordinary person, and he thought of all sorts of ways to enter the eyes of Ancient Dao Master. Under Ancient Dao Master's guidance, he chose cultivators with tenacity and willpower to join Team Yi and build up his own strength. Right, that guy even said that he had a chance to fight for the position of Dao Master. "
"No wonder he wanted to form an alliance with those guys and was in such a hurry to find Team Yi. He definitely wants to rebuild the Above Heaven, break through to the Progenitor realm, and become a Dao Master."
Lu Yin was confused. "Breaking through to the Progenitor realm is understandable, but what's the point of becoming a Dao Master?
The Daosource Sect is no more. "
Lu Buzheng explained, "In our era, there was a legend that said that only a Dao Master could know the core secrets of this region of space. Below the Dao Master level, even the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas didn't have the qualifications to know. Although the Daosource Sect has been destroyed, we will never forget this legend."
Lu Yin shook his head, as this legend was based on the fact that the Daosource Sect still existed. Out of the six mainlands' Daosource Sects, only the Sixth Mainland's Daosource Sect remained, and it had even been relocated. What secrets could there be? Becoming a Dao Master was already considered a top expert in this era, so who else could tell a Dao Master's secrets?
Perhaps this was the reason why humans still pursued cultivation in the Above Heaven era.
Lu Yin did not know if Henxin would establish the Above Heaven Sect, but he had a premonition that Sky Sapphire would.
Lu Yin felt another wave of pain, and he could not help but clutch his forehead. The pain made him dizzy.
Lu Buzheng was helpless. "Your innate gift has backfired, and no one can help you. You can only rely on time to recover, and this period of time will greatly affect your battle prowess. So, you should go into seclusion and cultivate. Listen to that old man and don't leave this ancestral turtle. No one can do anything to you." He then turned to look at the tree. "Speaking of which, I never thought that the Mavis family would fall to such a state."
The pain subsided slightly, and Lu Yin's face paled. "Was the Mavis family once very powerful?"
Lu Buzheng replied, "Of course. The family that controls the Second Mainland has a Dao Master just like my Lu family. As long as it's a plant in this region of space, it's bound to be under their control. In our era, it was common knowledge that when fighting the Mavis family, it's best not to have any plants around you. Otherwise, you won't even know how you died. It's just like how when others fight my Lu family, they'll do everything in their power to prevent the direct descendants of my Lu family from summoning their generals."
"How is that possible?" Lu Yin asked.
Lu Buzheng nodded. "Yes, how is that possible? That's why the Mavis family was very powerful."
Lu Yin wanted to know too much about the Above Sky Sect era, but Lu Buzheng wanted to help him recover from his innate gift's backfire as soon as possible, so he did not say much. Lu Buzheng also wanted to understand this era as soon as possible. In his own words, Henxin and the others wanted to rebuild the Above Sky Sect, and he also wanted to rebuild the Lu family and restore their former glory.
He did not know how many members of the Lu family had been frozen and turned into sourceboxes, but he did not know.
Lu Yin went into seclusion, and before that, he introduced Lu Buzheng to Wang Wen and the others so that they could assist Lu Buzheng in finding the powerhouses from the Above Sky Sect era that had been unlocked.
Lu Yin wanted to bring as many people as he could, as he did not know what the Fifth Mainland would become in the future.
Before going into seclusion, he had also specifically reminded Wang Wen and the others to be cautious when dealing with those ancient powerhouses. The Great Eastern Alliance had originally unified the Innerverse and the Outerverse, and Leon's Armada also controlled the Cosmic Sea. Now, however, that might not be the case.
Lu Yin went into seclusion right below the divine tree.
"Alliance Master Lu, you can rest easy here. If there's anything you need, just instruct Lulu and the others," Cloud Shadow Mavis said. The Mavis family had already decided to follow Lu Yin.
If the Starfall Sea could not be defended, then they could immediately follow Lu Yin to the Astral Tree.
Lu Yin looked around and rubbed his head. "Senior Cloud Shadow, I know a little about the Mavis family, but I've never heard that the Mavis family was good at making money." He looked at Cloud Shadow strangely. "Is it because of the Lu family that you're working so hard to make money?"
Cloud Shadow Mavis was helpless. "Aside from this, we don't know how to repay the Lu family. As for making money, plants are the best way to do so. Which part of the universe doesn't have plants?
All of them can be our eyes and ears. "
Lu Yin's face twitched, as this was shocking. It was no wonder why the Mavis family was able to control the universe's economy. It was very difficult to do business with them even if one wanted to scheme against them. Who would have thought that a plant beneath their feet would be able to find out everything about their partners? In their eyes, there were very few people in the universe who could keep secrets.
What about himself?
He stared at Cloud Shadow. "Senior, how much do you know about me?"
Cloud Shadow was very calm. "We never spy on our friends, and it's not as exaggerated as Alliance Master Lu thinks. Don't worry."
Lu Yin pursed his lips. "Right, the Lu family has already left this continent, so why are you still working so hard to make money?"
"We're used to it," Cloud Shadow replied.
"Is that so?" Lu Yin continued to look around.
"Alliance Master Lu, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
Lu Yin thought about it. "Do you think that there were any Mavis family members among those ancient powerhouses?"
Cloud Shadow's expression turned solemn. "Maybe."
"Then why didn't they appear?
The battle with the Eternals caused quite a commotion. "
"I'm not sure about that. Maybe they're recuperating."
"Maybe. I hope that there are more people who can help us," Lu Yin said. He then paused. "I remember that your Mavis family's tea is very delicious. Give me some."
Cloud Shadow's eyelids twitched, and she looked deeply at Lu Yin. "Alliance Master Lu, most of the Mavis family's money is scattered across the various banks, and there isn't much left in the divine tree. If you need it, I can only lend you five billion star essence to help the cultivators of the Great Eastern Alliance recover their star energy. I can't do anything more than that."
"Thank you, senior. Alright, I'm going into seclusion," Lu Yin said, and then entered the wooden house without looking back.
Cloud Shadow was speechless. Lu Yin endured his headache and kept talking to her. At first, she didn't understand, but later on, she realized that this guy wanted to borrow star essence, but he was too embarrassed to ask. Thus, he dragged it out and let her figure it out herself.
How could there be such a person?
Cloud Shadow shook her head and turned to leave.
After entering the wooden house, Lu Yin sighed, as he had no other choice. The Eternals had countless Corpse Kings scattered across the Fifth Mainland, and the Great Eastern Alliance had to be eradicated as well. Technological weapons alone wouldn't be enough to eradicate these Corpse Kings, and cultivators would have to fight as well. However, the astral source universe had been devoured, and there was no way to replenish star energy. He could only rely on star crystals and star essence.
Fortunately, he was doing this for the sake of humanity, so Lu Yin consoled himself. He raised his hand, and his die appeared. He suddenly went on guard and looked around. There were no plants in the wooden house, so the Mavis family shouldn't be monitoring him.
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