Hold on, Lu Yin looked up. He had forgotten that he was right next to the Divine Tree. Wouldn't the tree be able to monitor him?
He sighed and thought about it for a moment. It didn't matter anymore. So what if he exposed his innate gift? There was no need to hide it anymore. Kui Luo knew that when the Undying God and Xia Ji had been fighting, those two might have seen it. There was also the Mavis family. Who knew if they had been monitoring him?
Lu Yin wasn't the same as before. He didn't have the ability to protect himself, and even the four Half-Ancestors of the Cosmic Tree wouldn't be able to do anything to him. As long as he didn't reveal his innate gift, others would at most know that he had it, but they wouldn't know what it was used for.
He tapped the die and it slowly stopped. Lu Yin was pleasantly surprised. That was it?
It was four pips.
Lu Yin didn't cultivate after entering the Time Stop Space. He only drank a cup of fake wisdom root tea from the Hui Family and rested.
The backlash from his innate gift was a headache, but he could recover with enough time. Who could compete with him in terms of time?
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In the blink of an eye, Lu Yin had been in the Time Stop Space for more than half a year. His headache finally subsided, leaving only occasional headaches that didn't affect his cultivation or battle.
He didn't immediately cultivate, but instead took out Mount Supreme and entered after some thought.
Mount Supreme was bustling with activity. Besides Long Xi and the others, Liu Shaoge and Xia Taili were also present.
Lu Yin had originally planned to release Xia Taili after releasing Wang Su and Wang Yi, but Hen Xin and the others had suddenly attacked the Everlasting Tribe. He hadn't had the time to release Xia Taili before going to the Innerverse. Now that he had fallen out with Ni Huang and the others, he naturally couldn't release Xia Taili.
Lu Yin appeared in front of Liu Shaoge and the others.
Wang Dashuai and Xia Taili were the first to react. One ran over to flatter Lu Yin while the other raised his leg to kick him.
Lu Yin rolled his eyes and easily grabbed Xia Taili's leg. It was smooth and comfortable to the touch.
"Long Seven, let go of me, you wretch!" Xia Taili was furious and glared at Lu Yin.
Wang Dashuai licked his lips, "Seventh Bro, I finally see you again. Seventh Bro, do you know how much I missed you?"
Lu Yin loosened his grip, and Xia Taili kicked out again. This time, he used the Divine Martial Qi. Layers of dust surrounded his feet and turned into chains in an attempt to trap Lu Yin. This was the Xia family's secret technique, Lock. Everything could be turned into chains to trap the enemy.
Lu Yin didn't dodge and allowed the chains to bind him. Xia Taili kicked him in the chest, but he didn't move an inch. Instead, Xia Taili took a few steps back and almost fell.
She was so angry that her face turned red, "I don't believe it!" As she spoke, her palms flew out, and dozens of palms landed on Lu Yin's body, but Lu Yin remained motionless. Xia Taili's palms hurt, and she looked at Lu Yin as if he were a monster.
Lu Yin raised his eyebrows as the chains on his body shattered. He took a step forward and appeared directly behind Xia Taili. Xia Taili turned around abruptly and transformed his Divine Martial Aura into a sharp blade, but Lu Yin caught it with his bare hands.
"You!" Xia Taili was furious.
Lu Yin found it funny and flicked his finger, shattering Xia Taili's Divine Martial Aura, "Even if we're at the same level, you're still far from being my opponent. Not to mention, I've already become an Envoy. Even your brother, Xia Shenfei, would be no match for me."
"Nonsense, my brother is much stronger," Xia Taili was unconvinced.
Lu Yin smiled, but before he could say anything, Wang Dashuai shouted, "Nonsense, my seventh brother took care of the Fourth Young Ancestor alone. Even ten Xia Shenfei's wouldn't be his match."
Xia Taili glared at Wang Dashuai, "You're itching for a beating."
Wang Dashuai shrank back, thinking.
If Lu Yin didn't take him away, he would still be locked up with this woman. Would he be beaten then? He panicked at the thought and forced a smile.
"Alright, I didn't do anything to you. I just locked you up for a few days. Is there a need for that?" Lu Yin said casually.
Xia Taili snorted, annoyed at Lu Yin, "You played us like monkeys for so long. Was it fun?
Lu Xiaoxuan. "
Lu Yin looked at Yu Chen and Liu Shaoge, then turned to Xia Taili, "It's alright."
Xia Taili gritted his teeth, wanting to bite Lu Yin.
"I was going to let you go, but unfortunately, that old man Xia Yingxiong didn't have the foresight to go against me. You'll have to suffer for a while," Lu Yin said.
Xia Taili was disdainful, "It doesn't matter. You'll be caught by the Four Way Scales sooner or later."
"That confident?" Lu Yin was surprised.
Xia Taili replied, "The Four Way Scales' foundation isn't something you can imagine."
At this point, Lu Yin suddenly thought of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas.
During the Above Heaven's Sect era, the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas were second only to the Three Realms and Six Daos. They were Progenitors who were second only to the Daolords. They were present on all six continents, but during the Daosource Sect era, the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas had all been on the Fifth Mainland. Either the Fifth Mainland's Nine Mountains and Eight Seas were fake and different from the Above Heaven's Sect era, or the Fifth Mainland had truly flourished during that era and supported the entire Nine Mountains and Eight Seas with its own strength.
Lu Yin believed that it was the latter, as he had experienced the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas' trial and failed.
During that era, the Xia, Wang, and Bai families had all had Progenitors who had become the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas, and they had regained part of the Above Heaven's Sect era's glory. If those ancestors were still around, then the Four Way Scales' strength would have to be reevaluated.
Lu Yin had not told Lu Buzheng about this, as the latter definitely knew more about the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas' strength than he did.
"How's the situation outside?"
Liu Shaoge asked.
Lu Yin replied, "It's alright. The humans are holding on, but there's a huge change. You definitely wouldn't expect it."
"What change?
The elders haven't left yet, right? "Xia Taili was curious.
Lu Yin smiled at her. "I'm not telling you." He then left.
Xia Taili was stunned, and then she cursed out loud. That bastard Long Qi — no, that bastard Lu Xiaoxuan!
Wang Dashuai's heart sank. Left?
Just like that?
Did they not care about him anymore?
It's over. How much longer am I going to be trapped here?
It's over, it's over, it's over.
Suddenly, Lu Yin sensed danger, and he slowly turned around to see Xia Taili's fiery gaze.
"Did you say something just now?"
Xia Taili clenched her fists and stared at Wang Dashuai. She was clearly very cute, but also very malevolent.
Wang Dashuai was about to cry. "You heard wrong."
The next moment, a pitiful cry for mercy rang out.
At that moment, Lu Yin saw Long Xi.
Lu Yin actually didn't want to face Long Xi. She was different from the others in his heart, especially now that she should know his identity.
In a corner of Mount Supreme, Long Xi sat quietly. Beside her, the sapling would occasionally jump around. There was a flower further away, the one that could produce delicacies from Clover World.
The sapling immediately sensed Lu Yin's arrival and leaped into his arms. Lu Yin laughed, "Did you have fun?"
The sapling's branches tightly wrapped around Lu Yin, unwilling to let go.
Lu Yin could feel its grievance. It was very uncomfortable being trapped in Mount Supreme.
"Don't worry, I'll bring you out soon.
Go out, "Lu Yin comforted.
The sapling happily let go of its branches and jumped around Lu Yin. It believed everything Lu Yin said.
Lu Yin looked at Long Xi.
Long Xi opened her eyes and looked at Lu Yin. Her gaze seemed calm, but it couldn't hide the indescribable complexity within.
"You know?"
Lu Yin asked.
Long Xi's gaze dimmed, "You're him, but also not him."
Lu Yin sighed, "That depends on what you think. You can treat me as him or Long Qi. Of course, you can also treat me as Lu Yin. It's up to you."
Long Xi looked at the ground. Up to her?
What a simple word.
Lu Yin didn't know how to face Long Xi, but this day would have come sooner or later. This time, he wanted to learn more about the Daosource Sect through Long Xi, such as the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas, the grudges between the Lu family and the Four Cardinal Scales, and Lu Xiaoxuan's past. However, he didn't know how to bring it up.
"You're really different from him," Long Xi said slowly. She didn't look at Lu Yin and only stared at the ground, "He's a cheerful person who likes to make friends and eat good food. He treats people with sincerity. You, on the other hand, are full of lies, deceit, and shrewdness."
Lu Yin frowned, "Lu Xiaoxuan was born into the Lu family and was incomparably noble. He only surrounded himself with friends that he chose. He had no enemies, no schemes, and nothing at all. What he wanted to do was to rely on his own innate gift to walk the path of invincibility. It seemed like freedom, but his future had already been set in stone.
"He was one of the Seven Heroes, and he would have been invincible among his peers in the future. He would have stepped into the Half-Ancestor realm and become a Progenitor. He would have inherited an ancient orthodoxy and brought the next direct descendant of the Lu family to protect humanity. He rarely experienced any hardships in his life, especially among the humans. The Lu family was a huge tree that would always protect him, and he didn't need to do anything himself. Everything that he wanted would naturally appear.
"As for me, I came from a small planet and experienced a piece of paper with the surname Lu and seventy-two lives. I was burdened with hatred even before I started cultivating, and ever since I stepped onto the path of cultivation, I've faced countless enemies, but the only one who could help me was myself. I had to rely on myself to carve out my own path. You said that I was full of lies and deceit, but without that, you wouldn't have been able to see me. You said that I was shrewd, and that's right, I am, and I should be. If I was still the Lu Xiaoxuan of the past, I would have died long ago on the path of cultivation."
Long Xi listened quietly and didn't refute him. Lu Yin was talking about two completely different lives, but he was talking about the same person.
Everyone liked Lu Xiaoxuan because he was sincere, friendly, and loved his friends. However, Lu Xiaoxuan couldn't walk Lu Yin's path. He couldn't adapt to the things that Lu Yin had experienced and the people that he had met.
Everyone wanted to be like Lu Xiaoxuan, but in the end, they had all lived as Lu Yin.
Lu Xiaoxuan couldn't become a legend, and even if he became a Progenitor, he would only be a Progenitor in the Lu family. Lu Yin was different; he was the true legend.
The two fell silent, and only the sound of the sapling's hopping could be heard.
"I'll let you go. Elder Ni Huang is in this region of space. Go find her yourself," Lu Yin said.
Long Xi looked up. "No need."
Lu Yin was surprised. "You don't want to leave?"
Long Xi was lost. She didn't know. She missed Lu Xiaoxuan and wanted to bring her original smile back to him. However, this person was Lu Yin, and she would never be able to return to Lu Xiaoxuan's era. Even so, she still couldn't bear to part with him and didn't want to leave. She just wanted to be with him.
She didn't know if she was doing the right thing.
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