Big Sis gripped her blade tightly. "No need."
"I'm a half-ancestor. In this era, apart from Progenitors, no one is my match. I can even teach you destiny, so you won't lose out if you become my disciple."
Big Sis sneered. "You've got the wrong person. Destiny?
You should go to the Starsibyl Sect. I don't believe in destiny, only this blade in my hand. "
"It's the same as before. Come with me, I'll find the right person." With that, a white cloud surrounded Big Sis. At this moment, someone shouted, "Who's there?"
Elder Chan walked out and stared at the white cloud. "Who are you?"
"It's none of your business," Destiny said plainly, and the white cloud vanished.
Elder Chan was furious. "Let her go!" Three suns ancestral qi shot out from behind him and crashed into the white cloud.
The white cloud vanished completely, and Elder Chan's ancestral qi hit nothing but air.
He stared at the spot in shock. Who was it?
With that power above his head, unless he was like an ancient god, it was impossible to display strength far surpassing that of a half-ancestor. However, that thing had vanished without a trace.
What was that?
Why did it capture Lei Qingqing?
Thinking of this, Elder Chan immediately contacted the Heavenly Master. Lei Qingqing was a member of Leon's Armada, which was also a member of Eternal Sky Island.
Currently, the fifth continent's network was intermittent, so Elder Chan had to rely on wireless Gu to contact the Heavenly Master.
When Elder Chan told the Heavenly Master about this, the Heavenly Master quickly went to find Highsage Leon.
"What, Qingqing was captured?"
Highsage Leon was greatly shocked. His face was filled with rage, and his aura became unstable.
The Heavenly Master was curious. "The one who captured Qingqing is definitely an ancient expert. Even Elder Chan couldn't stop him, and we don't even know his identity. What did Qingqing have to attract an ancient expert?"
Highsage Leon panted heavily and gritted his teeth. "Master, do you remember Qingqing's constantly changing appearance?"
"There's a problem with her cultivation method. I asked you to bring her here, but you didn't," the Heavenly Master said after some thought.
Highsage Leon shook his head. "It's not a problem with her cultivation technique. It's a problem that Qingqing was born with. When I first found her, I was shocked as well. Her appearance was constantly changing, and I couldn't find the reason for it. Those changes weren't just on the surface, but rather her entire being. It was as if she had become a completely different person."
"The reason why I didn't show it to Master was because Qing Qing didn't want others to know about it and treat her as a freak."
The Heavenly Master's expression was solemn. "If that's the case, then Qingqing might not be as simple as she seems. She might have some other identity if she was able to attract the attention of an ancient expert."
"Master, please save Qingqing," Highsage Leon begged as he looked at the Heavenly Master.
The heavenly master felt helpless. "If I knew where Qingqing was, I would have tried. But I don't even know where she is right now. How am I supposed to save her?"
Highsage Leon grew anxious. That's right. How was he supposed to save them if he didn't know where they were?
With Everlasting Sky Island's influence, it was impossible to find Qingqing. Highsage Leon thought about it and then sighed. He could only tell Lu Yin and have the Great Eastern Alliance search for her together.
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In the Outerverse, Lu Yin opened his eyes. It had only been a few days since he had gone into seclusion, and the backlash from his innate gift had already been dispelled within the Time Stop Space. However, he still could not leave, as Lu Buzheng would definitely notice something.
Lu Yin did not dare to completely trust his Third Uncle until he understood the man better. According to what he knew, there had been a traitor in the Lu family.
However, even if Lu Yin had gone into seclusion to cultivate, he still did not know what to do.
He definitely had to memorize the Primogenitor's Scripture, but what else could he do aside from that?
The Sirius Art required astral sources, and the Inverse Step required astral sources. Sourcebox arrays required astral sources, and without astral sources, Lu Yin's power level would drop by a level.
Suddenly, Lu Yin's eyes lit up as he recalled something. He retrieved his futon from his cosmic ring.
He had actually forgotten about the Daosource Sect, and he had also forgotten about the Nine Yang Cauldron Transformation. Fortunately, he remembered now, or else he would have truly regretted it.
The Nine Yang Cauldron Transformation had been taught by Mister Mu, and Lu Yin was full of expectations for it. After all, he had obtained it by giving up his space-time battle technique. Once he went to the Cosmic Tree Realm, he might not have the opportunity to enter the Daosource Sect's ruins to absorb the cauldron aura in this life. Thus, he might as well take advantage of this opportunity to absorb it.
Lu Yin immediately sat down on his futon, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared in the Daosource Sect's ruins' futon plaza. First Divine Gate was not too far away.
Lu Yin's original goal had been to absorb the cauldron aura, but when he arrived at the Daosource Sect's ruins, he was astonished to discover that there was actually an astral source here.
The astral source in the Daosource Sect's ruins had not been devoured by that liquid, and it had instead remained very stable.
Lu Yin was delighted by this discovery, as this meant that as long as human experts entered the Daosource Sect's ruins, they would be able to restore the astral source.
In the distance, a figure appeared. This person had also just arrived, but he did not discover Lu Yin. Instead, he sneakily rushed towards First Divine Gate and disappeared as quickly as possible.
Lu Yin frowned, as he did not know if the outside world had spread the news that the Daosource Sect's ruins contained an astral source, but he did not think that it would be that easy. Humans were selfish, and these people had originally felt insecure after losing their astral source. Now that they had discovered that they could replenish their astral source, they might not necessarily tell others about it.
Although there were many futons in the Sixth Mainland, there was still a limit to how many of them there were. This news would definitely spread among some people, but it would not spread outside, especially to Lu Yin and the others.
Fortunately, Lu Yin had thought of the Daosource Sect's ruins. After he left, he would think of a way to obtain a batch of futons from the Sixth Mainland so that the Human Domain's experts could enter. Lu Yin wondered if even a Half-Ancestor would be able to enter.
Lu Yin stood up and quickly entered the Budding Terrace through First Divine Gate. He then headed straight for the Nine Cauldrons' space.
He estimated that there should not be many experts guarding the Nine Cauldrons' space, and there were not many cultivators in the Daosource Sect's ruins. Even if the news had spread, it would have to wait until these people left the Sixth Mainland. Furthermore, the Sixth Mainland was very chaotic in the Outerverse, and most people did not have the energy to enter the Nine Cauldrons' space. However, as time went on, there would be even more people here.
Lu Yin approached the Nine Cauldrons' space, but just in case, he disguised himself with Death's Face and stepped inside.
When he looked up, he saw five giant cauldrons floating in the air. Lu Yin had already shattered four cauldrons and was currently absorbing the fifth.
Lu Yin cautiously scanned his surroundings. One of them was just an Explorer, and the other was actually an old acquaintance, Qiu He.
Qiu He was Zhiyi's Great Crimson Servant. Back when the Sixth Mainland had invaded, Lu Yin had fought with him. Back then, Qiu He had been a Hunter and could almost fight against the Ten Arbiters. Now, he was an Enlighter, and his cultivation talent was not weak. Unfortunately, Lu Yin had long since left him in the dust.
Qiu He was fumbling around inside one of the cauldrons, and he did not notice Lu Yin's arrival.
Lu Yin casually knocked him out with a single blow, and the other Explorer did the same as well.
Lu Yin then entered the fifth cauldron and began absorbing the cauldron qi.
The astral source universe was devoured, but the Nine Yang Cauldron Transformation was a battle technique that did not necessarily require astral sources. Death qi could also be used, as long as there was enough death qi.
No matter what, even if he would never be able to use the complete Nine Yang Cauldron Transformation for the rest of his life, Lu Yin still wanted to learn it.
It was a space-time battle technique.
Every time he thought about space-time battle techniques, his heart ached. That was a space-time battle technique, so why did Mister Mu not teach him all of it?
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In the Outerverse, many cultivators from the Sixth Mainland had gathered in the central weaves because the astral source universe had been devoured. There, they could barely recover their astral sources and star energy. However, after the liquid had entered the Outer Sea of the Fallen Stars, the entire Outerverse could no longer replenish their astral sources. Thus, the Sixth Mainland's cultivators had gathered in the Daosource Sect.
Not long ago, a piece of news had quietly spread among some cultivators, saying that there was an astral source within the Fifth Mainland's Daosource Sect ruins.
Originally, this news had not spread much, and it had only spread to cultivators with futons. However, for some reason, none of the cultivators with futons knew about it. Someone had forcefully snatched a futon and entered the Daosource Sect ruins to verify it. Not every cultivator could stay in the Daosource Sect ruins for an entire month, and this depended on their cultivation.
Most of the cultivators with futons were from the younger generation, and it was already quite good if they could stay there for half a month.
As a result, the news of the Fifth Mainland's Daosource Sect ruins having an astral source spread, and it gradually spread to the upper echelons of cultivators. Hunters, Enlighters, and even Envoys gradually learned about it.
Finally, the news reached Half-Ancestor Nine Yao's ears.
Nine Yao looked at the futon in front of him with a solemn expression. "Give the order to seal off the news and gather all the futons here."
The Half-Ancestor gave the order, and the news was completely sealed off. Aside from some of the cultivators from the Sixth Mainland, no one else knew about it, much less the cultivators from the Fifth Mainland's Human Domain and the cultivators from the Astral Tree Realm. Only the Ten Arbiters had futons on the Fifth Mainland, but they had either gone missing or did not have the time to enter.
"Can we go in and replenish our astral source?" Lan Xian asked Nine Yao.
Nine Yao shook his head. "With our strength, once we enter, it will take a long time for us to come out. Furthermore, it won't be convenient for us to enter in the middle of a battle."
Lan Xian's eyes lit up. "You want to get the astral source out?"
Nine Yao thought for a moment. "Don't let any of the futons out, and no one is allowed to enter. It's meaningless for those Envoys to replenish their astral source. The astral source there will be left for us Half-Ancestors to use."
"The Fifth Mainland seems to have a futon as well. Let's not talk about the others, but that Lu Yin has one," Lan Xian said.
Nine Yao did not mind. "As long as we control the futon, so what if they know about the astral source? Can Lu Yin absorb all the astral source there?"
"But he can lend his futon to those Half-Ancestors," Lan Xian said.
Nine Yao frowned. If that was the case, then things would be troublesome. Although the Fifth Mainland did not have many futons, as long as there were enough, those Half-Ancestors would be able to enter, and their numbers would surpass theirs. Furthermore, with a Half-Ancestor's ability, once they replenished their astral source, the entire Daosource Sect's ruins might not even be enough for one Half-Ancestor. "Get ready. We'll enter and replenish our astral source as soon as possible." He then looked at Lan Xian. "Why did you help Lu Yin in the first place?"
Lan Xian hugged Sanxian, and her eyes shone brightly. "I need his blood."
"What about the Medicine Immortal?"
Nine Yao asked.
Lan Xian replied, "How would I know? You should ask him."
Nine Yao shook his head. "My Sixth Mainland and the Fifth Mainland have been enemies for generations. Without the threat of the Eternals, we would definitely have a war. If you want that brat's blood, then forget about it. But if you have other ideas, then don't blame me for being merciless."
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