Lu Yin was astonished, and he stared deeply at the old man. Wang Fan was the Wang Family's ancestor, and he had also been one of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas during the Daosource Sect's era.
On the planet, someone else spoke up. His back was facing the crowd, so they couldn't see his face clearly. His voice was gentle, and no one could tell if he was happy or angry. "If there's a sacrifice, there's a gain. I have a plan, but it's up to you all to see if you're willing."
"If you have something to say, just say it," said a man sitting on the ground. He looked younger than Wang Fan, but that didn't mean that he was truly young. This person gave off a similar feeling to Old Whiteghost. Perhaps he was from the Frigid Immortal Sect, or perhaps he was the Frigid Immortal Sect's Bai Wangyuan.
During the era of the Daosource Sect, the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas had included the Wang family, the Cold Immortal Sect, the Xia family, and the Lu family. The others were Progenitor Hui, Progenitor Symbol, Progenitor Withering, and Progenitor Fog.
He didn't know who the people on this planet were, but he was sure that it was Wang Fan.
"I've spent many years researching a sourcebox array called the Infinite Kinesis Array. It uses a Half-Progenitor as the array's core, and it's capable of guarding against any power that isn't a Progenitor. As long as it's placed on a battlefield that's large enough to defend against the Eternals, it can ensure the safety of humanity. Of course, the prerequisite is that there's a battlefield that's large enough to defend against the Eternals' Progenitors."
Lu Yin suddenly stood up in shock. Ancestor Hui! This person was Ancestor Hui! He had actually seen Ancestor Hui!
For a long time, Patriarch Hui had never judged a hero by his combat prowess. Instead, his wisdom had determined victory for all eternity. He had schemed against the Sixth Mainland to take the Fifth Mainland's place in the calamity. The Starry Sky of the Tree of Trees was an endless source of motivation. The Fifth Mainland's Mindnet, the Technocracy, and even the Fifth Mainland's chance of sneaking into the Starry Sky of the Tree of Trees in search of the Origin Item had all come from Patriarch Hui.
It could be said that without Ancestor Hui, this era would not be what it was now. The Fifth Mainland might have been long gone.
Progenitor Chen had monopolized two mountains and one ocean, and his battle prowess was astonishing. Progenitor Rune was a genius who had founded his own civilization. Progenitor Ku had silently slaughtered his way into the Eternals and created a civilization that was almost immortal. These Progenitors were all incredibly powerful, but the one that Lu Yin respected the most was Progenitor Hui.
Hui Zu was like a lighthouse for humanity, guiding the way.
The God of Forgotten Ruins stared at the Hui Ancestor, whose back was facing them, and his face darkened. "Hui — Wen."
Lu Yin looked at the Forgetful Ruins God. "Is Huiwen Ancestor Hui's name?"
The God of Forgotten Ruins said gloomily, "This despicable person."
Lu Yin raised his head and smiled. As expected, no matter what they did, they would not be able to anger the Seven Skygods. Only the Hui Ancestor could do such a thing. Huiwen?
Chu Yuan, He Luo Mavis, and the others did not understand how respectable the person behind them was. Only Lu Yin understood. Only the God of the Forgotten Ruins hated him. No, the Nine Luminaries hated him as well. If not for the Hui Ancestor, the Sixth Mainland would not be in its current state.
On the planet, Ancestor Hui's words made everyone ponder.
A figure suddenly walked out of the void. His face was stained with blood, and most of his robes were stained with blood. His robes were exactly the same as Chu Yuan's, He Luo Mavis', Sky Jia Lan's, and the others'. They were the white robes of the Above Heaven Sect era with golden edges.
"Lu Tianyi!" "Lu Tianyi!" Chu Yuan and He Luo Mavis exclaimed in unison.
Leng Qing was shocked. "Daoist Lu Tianyi?"
Lu Yin was astonished. Lu Tianyi?
The Patriarch of the Lu Clan was also one of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas.
He Luo Mavis stared at the newcomer. "He's Lu Tianyi. I'd recognize him even if he turned into ashes. He's actually become an Ancestor."
Chu Yuan shook his head. "After sleeping for so long, my old friend has become an Ancestor. Time is truly a terrifying thing."
On the planet, Lu Tianyi and the Hui Ancestor faced each other. "If there's a battlefield like this, can we really defend the Fifth Mainland?"
The Hui Ancestor replied, "Yes."
Lu Tianyi raised a hand and pointed at the Mother Tree. "This is the battlefield."
Wang Fan and the others did not understand.
"You said that you have to give up something to gain something. Then let us bear the burden of the Eternals and completely separate them from the Fifth Mainland. As long as we don't die, the Fifth Mainland will not be destroyed."
"Senior Lu, what are you planning to do?"
Wang Fan couldn't help but ask.
Lu Tianyi stared at the Hui Ancestor. "You've already thought of this, haven't you?"
The Hui Ancestor replied, "Yes. If you do this, you'll be cursed for eternity. There won't be time to explain things to you, and your descendants might not be willing to do so either. In the future, you might be strangers to the Fifth Mainland, and you might even be considered traitors here. You'll be despised and expelled by the Fifth Mainland."
Lu Tianyi laughed. "It's still better than the Fifth Mainland being destroyed. I was born and raised here, and the Lu Clan is willing to contribute everything." He then looked around. "What about the rest of you?"
Wang Fan was startled and hesitated.
The other person was also hesitant.
"Then it's decided. The Lu Clan will bear all the curses and enjoy the glory of the Fifth Mainland. We should bear all the consequences. Huiwen, I know you've been prepared. Let's begin!" Lu Tianyi shouted.
The Hui Ancestor praised, "How heroic."
"Wait, even if we keep the Eternals outside, what about the Sixth Mainland?
Can this place hold on without us? "
Wang Fan hurriedly asked.
Lu Tianyi took a step forward. "The Nine Mountains and Eight Seas aren't completely destroyed." He then vanished.
Wang Fan gritted his teeth and exchanged glances with the other person before vanishing as well.
The Hui Ancestor had already left.
The only person left on the planet was the person from the Lu Clan. He had a blank expression and did not look very old. The others did not call out to him after they left, as if they had completely ignored him.
Lu Yin stared at this person. He did not recognize him, but he was definitely a direct descendant of the Lu Clan. Since he was a direct descendant of the Lu Clan, why hadn't Lu Tianyi brought him away?
He had not even looked at Lu Yin from beginning to end, and neither had the others.
The main hall shook; they were about to leave this spacetime.
Suddenly, another person walked out from the planet.
When they saw this person, Lu Yin and the others were shocked. "An Ancient God?"
The person who had walked out was one of the Seven Skygods, the Ancient God.
Nine Luminaries and the others subconsciously looked at the Forgotten Ruins God.
The Forgotten Ruins God calmly looked at the planet and the scene before him.
The Ancient God appeared directly behind the dumbfounded man of the Lu Family. Then, he said something and left.
The main hall shook again; they were about to leave this spacetime. Lu Yin stared at the Lu Clan descendant with blank eyes. Was this person related to the Ancient God?
Suddenly, he saw another person. It was a youth who was not too far away from the Lu Clan descendant, and he was also staring at him blankly. The Lu Clan descendant's lifeless gaze suddenly turned towards the youth.
The main hall disappeared and reappeared in the dark river of time.
Within the main hall, everyone was silent. They could not calm down after what had just happened, and they could not help but look at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's eyes flickered. So the Ancient God had been there, and he had appeared behind that Lu Clan descendant. Who was that Lu Clan descendant?
Was he related to the Ancient God?
Was he a traitor of the Lu Clan?
Was he a human Redback?
What he had just seen allowed Lu Yin to breathe a sigh of relief. He knew that the Lu Clan had not given up on the Fifth Mainland, but had instead taken on the Fifth Mainland's burden. However, the final scene that had appeared made him feel depressed. There had to be a traitor in the Lu Clan.
Where was this traitor now?
If he had been exiled by the Four Way Scales along with the Lu Clan, then this person could very well bring disaster to the Lu Clan.
The more he thought about it, the more Lu Yin felt a chill run down his spine. The Everlasting Race's methods of developing Redbacks were strange and varied, and even the Lu Clan could not shake them off.
As for the youth who had appeared at the end, he did not need to think to know that things were not looking good for him. He had seen something that he should not have, but that youth looked familiar, as if he had seen him before.
"Who was that person?"
Lu Yin suddenly asked the Forgotten Ruins God.
Everyone else also looked at the Forgotten Ruins God.
The Forgotten Ruins God shook his head. "Someone from the Ancient God. How would I know?"
Lu Yin stared at the Forgotten Ruins God. "Where is he?"
The Forgotten Ruins God covered his mouth and chuckled. "Kid, you're asking the wrong person. I can't answer that question, but rather than worrying about the Lu Clan, you should worry about yourself. You have our people by your side, and this was all planned by the Ancient God himself."
Lu Yin's fingers trembled. The Everlasting Race was all-pervasive, and he finally understood why.
In the Astral Tree Realm, he had joined the Humble School under the alias of Long Seven and had captured many Redbacks.
Although he had been wary of the Everlasting Race's ability to instigate betrayals, he had believed that he could find all of them with his die's Enhance. However, he now realized that he had still underestimated the Everlasting Race and the Seven Skygods.
The Seven Skygods had existed for a long time, and they had developed countless Redbacks. They had hidden themselves well, and it would not be easy to find them.
The scene that had just happened had deeply provoked him.
He had always believed that the Lu Clan still existed and that it would not be destroyed, but with such a traitor, how likely was that?
The main hall was still shuttling back and forth, and it didn't take long for the surging astral source to enter everyone's bodies once more. Lu Yin looked up, as they were about to reach the next space-time.
This time, more than half of the astral source cyclones within Lu Yin's body had been replenished, and only the last one had not been completely replenished. Across from him, He Luo Mavis' face was flushed red. She had tried everything to suppress the speed at which she absorbed the astral source, but she could not hold on any longer.
The main hall shook as the astral source was devoured by the statue once more.
The disparity between the two sides was enough to make anyone want to vomit blood.
A bright light appeared, and everyone looked outside. They saw a giant furnace and the familiar Daosource Sect in the distance.
Lu Yin's expression changed. "The Heaven and Earth Furnace?"
He was not mistaken, as that was indeed Progenitor Chen's Heaven and Earth Furnace.
Everyone looked into the distance and saw a figure wailing within the giant furnace. Even further away, the Daosource Sect's mountain was on the verge of collapse.
"Progenitor Chen?"
Jiu Yao cried out in alarm.
Chu Yuan and the rest looked into the distance in shock, where they saw a man standing alone outside the Daosource Sect's mountain. He was just a single person, but his aura reached the heavens, and he had replaced the Daosource Sect's main pillar. He was clearly only a meter tall, but he was taller than the entire universe.
That was Progenitor Chen.
"Xia Shang, let Progenitor Nan go! Do you want to start a war between the two mainlands?"
"Xia Shang, you've gone too far!"
"Let Progenitor Nan go!"
…
Countless voices converged, and the entire Sixth Mainland was denouncing, cursing, and threatening him.
However, the figure in front of the Heaven and Earth Furnace remained calm, and his voice was sonorous and powerful. "So what if you're Progenitor Nan? I've already said that if you provoke me again, I'll turn you to ashes. Today, in front of the Sixth Mainland's Daosource Sect's mountain gate, I, Xia Shang, will burn Nan Yi to ashes. Who dares to stop me? I'll burn down the Daosource Sect, and your Sixth Mainland can take revenge on me no matter how many people there are."