A miserable howl echoed throughout the Daosource Sect and even the heavens.
Within the main hall, everyone was dumbfounded as they watched a Progenitor being incinerated. Within the Daosource Sect, not a single Progenitor from the Sixth Mainland dared to make a move, as Xia Shang had said that anyone who dared to stop him would be incinerated.
Since ancient times, no one had dared to incinerate the Daosource Sect. Progenitor Chen, Xia Shang, had been invincible throughout the universe and had not feared his ancestors.
Even Jiu Yao and Lan Xian had not witnessed such a scene before, as they had not even been born in that era. But now, they were just as terrified as those from the Sixth Mainland. Even if they could leave the main hall, they were just like those from the Daosource Sect, not daring to interfere. Everyone below Progenitor Chen was like an ant, and no one dared to provoke him.
Lu Yin could feel the boundless domineering aura. This was Progenitor Chen, someone who dared to say that he would incinerate the Daosource Sect.
He Luo Mavis looked at Progenitor Chen's back and gulped. Such a madman was rarely seen even in the Above the Heavens.
Chu Yuan had never expected that such a person would appear in the human world after the Above the Heavens era. He had incinerated a Progenitor without any other Progenitors daring to interfere. Who could compete with such a domineering aura?
A dignified Progenitor had been incinerated into ashes right in front of Lu Yin and the others.
No one knew how long this process had been, but everyone had been staring at the Heaven and Earth Furnace as Progenitor Nan was incinerated. The mournful howls that echoed in their ears would never be forgotten. This was the first Progenitor to be incinerated in front of everyone since ancient times.
It was no wonder why Sky Ceylon had been disliked by the Sixth Mainland when she had pretended to be a member of the Nan family. They had even said that Progenitor Nan was a sinner of the Sixth Mainland.
Sky Ceylon had been unlucky to have pretended to be a member of the Nan family.
But what exactly had Progenitor Nan done?
Why had Progenitor Chen been so furious?
Although Progenitor Nan had vented his anger by doing so, he had become a mortal enemy with the Sixth Mainland, and there was no possibility of reconciliation. It was no wonder that the Sixth Mainland had fought a decisive battle with the Fifth Mainland, and the Sixth Mainland had even changed the Fifth Mainland's sky, preventing the Fifth Mainland from ever giving birth to a Progenitor.
The main hall shook once more, and then left that space-time to reappear within the river of time once more.
Lu Yin looked at the statue with a complicated expression.
Humans could not forget about history, but how many people knew that Progenitor Chen incinerate Progenitor Nan?
How many people knew the reason behind his actions?
This incident was the trigger for the decisive battle between the Sixth and Fifth Mainlands. Many people had cursed Progenitor Chen, saying that he had caused the war between the two mainlands. However, only those who truly understood the history of that period knew why Progenitor Chen had done so.
Although Lu Yin did not know the reason, the South Progenitor must have done something to infuriate Progenitor Chen to the point where he would not rest until the entire Sixth Mainland was dead.
Perhaps the Eternals had instigated this, but he was more willing to believe Progenitor Chen. He was Progenitor Chen, an ancestor of the Fifth Mainland.
Chu Yuan and Heluo Mavis were silent. They looked down on this era and believed that the era of the Above Heaven Sect was humanity's golden age. However, even in the era of the Above Heaven Sect, how many people were like Progenitor Chen?
"Is that person a hero of your era?"
He Luo Mavis asked as she looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin looked up. "His name is Xia Shang, Progenitor Chen Xia Shang. During the era of the Daosource Sect, he dominated the Two Mountains and One Ocean, and he created the Sirius Art. He relied on his own strength to fight against the Progenitors and killed more than one Progenitor."
Chu Yuan sighed. "He's actually able to monopolize two mountains and one sea. The Fifth Mainland's Xia Clan has indeed produced an absolute genius. It's a pity that they can't compete with him. What a pity."
Was it a pity?
No one knew whether or not Progenitor Chen was dead. When Mystery Progenitor had betrayed humanity and attacked Burial Garden, that attack had been from Progenitor Chen. Lu Yin had used his die's Possession to enter the body of a member of the Ce family, and he had seen Progenitor Chen beside the yellow spring in Burial Garden. He was more willing to believe that Progenitor Chen was still alive.
Lu Yin suddenly thought of something, and he looked at the Forgotten Ruins God.
The Forgotten Ruins God's gaze was gloomy. Ever since she had seen Progenitor Chen, her expression had not improved.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "The imprint on your face was left behind by Progenitor Chen, right?"
The Forgotten Ruins God looked at Lu Yin. "You saw through me because of this back then."
"You have Progenitor Chen's imprint on your face. What's your relationship with him?"
Lu Yin asked.
The Forgotten Ruins God smiled. "Why? Are you jealous?"
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. He had heard of Progenitor Chen before, and he knew that Progenitor Chen's incineration of Progenitor Nan might have been related to a woman. However, no one had mentioned who that woman was, and only those from that era knew about it. Even Elder Chan did not know much, as he had only been a minor cultivator back then.
Lu Yin had originally wanted to ask the Wang family, but he had never had the chance. Wang Si would definitely know.
The Forgotten Ruins God looked up, her eyes flashing coldly. "If we're talking about our relationship, it goes very, very deep. The person Xia Shang hates the most is me, and I …" Her gaze turned cold, and there was an intense hatred in the depths of her eyes. "I also want to return this imprint to him."
"Is Progenitor Chen dead or alive?"
Lu Yin asked.
Everyone else looked at the Forgotten Ruins God, and even Chu Yuan and He Luo Mavis were concerned. Someone like Progenitor Chen would be an outstanding person in any era, and it would be a pity if such a person died.
The Forgotten Ruins God smiled but did not answer. The surging astral source surged into everyone's bodies once more.
He Luo Mavis' expression changed, as she was afraid that she would not be able to suppress it this time. She really did not want to break through, as she had not accumulated enough foundation yet. It would be fine if she could break through, but how could she succeed in this situation?
No matter what she thought, she could not suppress it this time. Every time the astral source surged into her body, it would be more violent than the previous time. In the end, she gritted her teeth and let out a muffled groan. Within the main hall, the crazily surging astral source converged, and a blade appeared out of thin air and slashed towards her.
Leng Qing was shocked; this was his attack? Was this … Origin tribulation?
Origin tribulation was created by the Astral Source Universe to steal the astral source within a cultivator's body. Breaking through to the next realm would result in an origin tribulation, and above the Emissary level, every 100,000 power level increase would cause a minor origin tribulation.
Origin tribulations were attacks that had appeared in the Astral Source Universe before. For example, Lu Yin's tribulation had attracted Sengoku's punch and Progenitor Chen's attack.
A minor origin tribulation with a power level of 100,000 was not that exaggerated, and it could even be blocked by external objects.
Logically speaking, when the Astral Source Universe was swallowed by that liquid, there should not have been an origin tribulation. However, within this main hall, one had appeared. Leng Qing's attack was not as exaggerated as a Half-Ancestor's, but it was still close to the destructive power of a fifth tribulation.
It was just like a normal tribulation in the Astral Source Universe.
The others did not understand; how could there be an origin tribulation in this main hall?
Furthermore, they were still traveling through spacetime.
He Luo Mavis did not have time to think too much about it. The blade descended, and she instinctively took out an external object to block it. The blade was blocked by the external object and shattered, and then the origin tribulation disappeared. Following that, more astral source frantically poured into her body, cleansing her body and strengthening her astral source cyclone.
He Luo Mavis was shocked; she had really survived an origin tribulation. She was now a cultivator with three tribulations.
The others also looked at her in surprise; how could she undergo an origin tribulation here?
There was clearly no Astral Source Universe.
"How do you feel?"
Lu Yin asked, looking at the River Mavis.
He Luo Mavis blinked. "Pretty good."
"Normal?"
"What do you mean?"
"I'm asking if this is any different from a normal origin tribulation."
"No, this is an origin tribulation."
Lu Yin was stunned. She could undergo an origin tribulation here?
When the Astral Source Universe had been swallowed by the liquid, his heart had sunk to the bottom. His first thought had been that there was no way to break through. He cultivated astral source energy, so how could he break through without his astral source?
The only thing he could use was death qi.
Later, he had discovered a stable astral source in the Daosource Sect's ruins, and he had held onto some hope. Unfortunately, there had been too little astral source there, and the Sixth Mainland had been keeping an eye on it. His heart had sunk once more, as he had never expected to see hope for a breakthrough in this main hall.
If He Luo Mavis could break through, then so could he. The speed at which the statue fed back astral source was much faster than when he absorbed it normally. How much faster would it be if he absorbed it using Sirius?
Lu Yin grew excited when he thought of this. Perhaps he could break through his current realm in this main hall and increase his strength.
The main hall shook, and Lu Yin and the others adjusted their expressions, as they were about to appear in another space-time.
Everyone looked outside and saw a waterfall, a huge waterfall.
Everyone was confused; another waterfall?
It was different from the waterfall at the three gates, as this one flowed in reverse.
Lu Yin was shocked; wasn't this the waterfall at the entrance of the Starfall Sea that led to the Sixth Mainland?
The Sixth Mainland's invasion had originated from this waterfall.
Many people from the Fifth Mainland were curious as to what the peak of this waterfall looked like, and at this moment, they saw it for themselves.
Above the waterfall was a boundless starry sky. Just like how the Astral River divided the Innerverse into countless tributaries, this reverse waterfall was also divided into countless tributaries that extended towards the Sixth Mainland.
From the Fifth Mainland's perspective, this waterfall flowed in reverse, but from the Sixth Mainland's perspective, it flowed downwards.
Everyone saw the waterfall and the Sixth Mainland, and they also saw a figure walk out. With a casual wave of his hand, countless cultivators appeared and charged towards the Sixth Mainland.
Lu Yin looked at that figure, and although he could not see the figure's appearance clearly, he instantly realized that this figure matched the statue that he had been forced to kneel to in the Burial Garden. If he was not wrong, then this was the Symbol Progenitor.
After the final battle at the Daosource Sect, the Symbol Progenitor had gone against the flow and challenged the Sixth Mainland with an entire civilization on his back.
Lu Yin had heard of this story many times, and he could feel the grandeur and the determination to face death with equanimity. However, it was completely different from what he had seen with his own eyes.
Under the Symbol Progenitor's command, countless cultivators had charged into the Sixth Mainland, and the Sixth Mainland's powerhouses had also appeared one after another, all of them charging towards the Symbol Progenitor. This was a clash between civilizations, and what followed was a bloodbath and an endless sea of corpses.
In an instant, countless corpses fell into the waterfall. Some of them flowed along the tributaries to various parts of the Sixth Mainland, while others fell into the Fifth Mainland.
Lu Yin stared blankly at the waterfall, which had been dyed red and buried with countless corpses.
The Symbol Progenitor continued to press forward, and all they could hear were mournful and indignant roars.