Chu Yuan, He Luo Mavis, and the others from the Above Heaven Sect were also stunned. How many cultivators did a civilization have?
It was truly uncountable. The Rune Progenitor had used his immense power to lead the entire Rune Technology's cultivators into the battlefield, and they had occupied the entire region.
What kind of hatred could make a civilization face death with equanimity?
Chu Yuan and the others did not know, but Lu Yin did. The Sixth Mainland had swapped the Fifth Mainland's sky, and from then on, the Fifth Mainland would never be able to produce a Progenitor. This was an extreme hatred, and even the Hui Ancestor had schemed for the Sixth Mainland to collapse.
Nine Luminaries clenched his fists. He had not experienced the war of the Daosource Sect, but he had heard of this scene far too many times. It was precisely because of this battle that the Sixth Mainland had declined, and they could no longer do anything to the Fifth Mainland. Otherwise, it would not just be swapping the sky, but also enslaving them.
The hatred between the Sixth and Fifth Mainlands was too deep, and they had never let go of it. They had always wanted to enslave the Fifth Mainland, but because of this battle, they had delayed the enslavement of the Fifth Mainland until after the Three Upper Gates had been broken. If not for the Rune Progenitor, how could the Fifth Mainland still be the Fifth Mainland? How could they have been able to scheme against the Sixth Mainland?
No one understood why the Rune Progenitor had used his civilization to challenge the Sixth Mainland. He had sacrificed the entire Rune Technology, and many people felt that it was not worth it. Only the Sixth Mainland knew that this battle had knocked out their last fangs.
Countless corpses flowed along the waterfall and piled up in space. The main hall remained silent for a long time. At that moment, a strange and terrifying doll flew past the main hall and headed towards the Sixth Mainland.
Lu Yin saw it and was shocked. "The Witch Spirit God?"
Everyone else looked at the doll and watched as the Witch Spirit God strangely pierced through the void and approached the battlefield. It then faced the Rune Progenitor's back.
Suddenly, the astral sources within everyone's bodies were devoured by the statue once more, and the main hall shook before vanishing.
The main hall reappeared in space.
Lu Yin retracted his gaze. The Seven Skygods, it was the Seven Skygods again. They were everywhere. Could it be that the Rune Progenitor's battle with the Sixth Mainland was related to the Witch Spirit God?
That's right. Otherwise, who in the Sixth Mainland could deal with the Rune Progenitor?
During that era, the Fifth Mainland had been able to crush the Sixth Mainland. Although the Sixth Mainland had quite a few Progenitors, they could not compare to the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas.
"I always feel like I'm seeing major events from history," Lan Xian said...
Lu Yin frowned. Strange, how could this be?
According to the order of history, the Symbol Ancestor's invasion of the Sixth Mainland should have happened a long time after Progenitor Chen incinerated Progenitor Nan. How could they see Progenitor Chen incinerating Progenitor Nan before seeing the Symbol Ancestor invading the Sixth Mainland?
History could not be wrong. The only possibility was that this space-time travel might not be as smooth as expected.
Lu Yin looked at Chu Yuan. "How much do you know about that sword?"
"I said, I don't know," Chu Yuan said.
"The primogenitor didn't mention it?"
Compared to He Luo Mavis, this Chu Yuan was much more thoughtful.
He Luo Mavis sneered. "How could he not have mentioned it? He just doesn't want to talk about it."
Lu Yin looked up at the Forgotten Ruins God. "Do you know?"
Jiu Yao and the others found it strange that they were actually asking about the Seven Skygods.
What was even stranger was that the God of Forgotten Ruins actually answered. Just like before, one dared to ask, while the other dared to answer. "You are curious about the sequence of space-time travel, right?"
Lu Yin nodded.
The Forgotten Ruins God was indolent.
He leaned against the wall. "I'm not sure either. Legend has it that the primogenitor had six swords that possessed the power of space-time. It's obvious that the six swords each have different functions, and he never announced them to the public."
Lu Yin retracted his gaze. If time was compared to a long river, then they were like a small boat that was being pushed by the current. It could move forward or backward.
What he wanted the most was to return, but if he did not understand that sword, then the possibility of returning was not high.
"Hehe, since you all want to return, then give me the sword. I can try to bring you back to the beginning of the universe. Otherwise, I'll just give up on the half-ancestor's body." The Forgotten Ruins God smiled.
"You can give up on the half-ancestor's body, but you won't give up on the sword," Lan Xian said. This was the first time she had spoken to the Forgotten Ruins God.
The Forgotten Ruins God looked at Lan Xian. "What a beautiful sister. I wonder if anyone would like you even if I disfigure your face."
At that moment, the surging astral source surged out once more and rushed into everyone's bodies. Everyone was speechless; it was happening again.
He Luo Mavis had broken through once, but she still had to forcefully suppress the absorption speed.
It was the same for Chu Yuan. The total amount of astral source in his body far exceeded that of He Luo Mavis, and he was also better at suppressing the absorption speed.
Only Lu Yin was able to calmly absorb the astral source and even use the Sirius Art. Eighty thousand stars revolved around him and crazily devoured the astral source at a much faster rate than before. The astral source in the entire hall was like a whirlpool that was gathering towards him.
Everyone looked at him; was this kid crazy?
If he continued to absorb astral source like this, he would break through very quickly.
Even though He Luo Mavis had successfully broken through, the others still did not intend to break through. This was especially true for the half-ancestors, as they definitely could not break through to the Progenitor realm.
"What are you trying to do?"
Chu Yuan could not hold back any longer and barked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin looked up. "That's none of your business."
Chu Yuan's expression turned ugly, but he did not want to stop Lu Yin from absorbing the astral source. Lu Yin's breakthrough had nothing to do with him, but he was currently in an awkward situation. He was the closest to Lu Yin, and the latter was crazily absorbing the astral source. The amount of astral source surging towards him was much greater than before, and no matter how hard he tried to suppress it, the astral source still rushed into his body faster than before.
"Chu Yuan, break through. You've suppressed it for so long, it's time to release it," He Luo Mavis laughed heartily, but her words sounded strange.
Chu Yuan's expression changed, and he looked around before leaping towards her. He Luo Mavis was on guard. "What are you doing?"
Chu Yuan quickly approached her, but she snorted and unceremoniously punched out. The attack landed on Chu Yuan's body, but it was neutralized by Formless.
"Lend me some space," Chu Yuan said as he moved to the side of He Luo Mavis.
He Luo Mavis angrily shouted, "Scram!"
"Try me if you can," Chu Yuan said coldly.
He Luo Mavis was furious, but she could not chase him away. She could only remain vigilant against Chu Yuan while suppressing the speed of her absorption.
The most troublesome thing was that she was afraid of breaking through again. If Chu Yuan interfered during the breakthrough, the backlash would be severe.
Regardless of whether it was Chu Yuan's star energy reserves or his rate of absorption, she couldn't compare to him. Even if she had already broken through once, she might be able to do so again. At that time, she would have to be on guard against Chu Yuan while trying to break through, which would make it easy for her to be distracted.
The more she thought about it, the more her head hurt. She couldn't help but look at Lu Yin; this guy was actually breaking through on his own accord.
She should not have told him that he could break through normally.
Seeing Chu Yuan run towards He Luo Mavis, Lu Yin's eyes lit up. He expanded the range of his Sirius Art, and the absorption sped up again.
The astral energy spread towards He Luo Mavis and Chu Yuan, and they both angrily shouted, "Brother Lu, that's too much."
Lu Yin opened his eyes. "I can't control myself."
Only an idiot would believe him. The two were helpless; this guy was a bit of a scoundrel.
As a Daoist of the Above Heaven Sect, which one of them wasn't full of righteousness? Their words carried enormous weight and gathered a myriad of brilliance on their body. They cherished their wings and were deeply afraid that their words and actions would be disliked by the Daoist Master. This fellow was the exact opposite, even daring to say such words.
The astral source surged more violently each time, and He Luo Mavis could not take it anymore. She had no choice but to jump up and rush towards the first level of the main hall. Although the statue was on the first level, because Lu Yin had used his Sirius Art, there was less astral source than there was on the second level.
Chu Yuan also rushed towards the first level.
The first level was a battlefield for half-ancestors. Fortunately, half-ancestors did not dare to fight while traveling through spacetime, so they were still safe.
He Luo Mavis and Chu Yuan left, and the second level of the main hall was now Lu Yin's. He exhaled and expanded his range once more, absorbing the astral source of the entire second level. Absorbing wasn't the right word; more accurately, he devoured it.
He frantically devoured the astral source, filling up the cyclones one after another. In the blink of an eye, he had already filled up four.
Lu Yin was overjoyed; he was about to face his tribulation.
Everyone looked down in amazement; this person was truly different from ordinary people. If it had been anyone else, they would have already faced six tribulations.
Not long after, the lower level's cyclones continued to expand. Lu Yin suddenly realized that if the lower level's cyclones were filled up and he underwent his tribulation, then the middle finger, upper intelligence, and finally the visible cyclones would be filled up one by one. Wouldn't he be exposed?
No, he could not be exposed.
When he thought of this, he hurriedly used his death Qi to block the Lower Breakthrough Pass from absorbing the Astral Origin. Then, the Astral Origin crazily spread towards the Middle Finger Pass. When the Astral Origin Cyclone at the Middle Finger Pass reached the critical point of the Second Origin Tribulation, he used his death Qi to block it. Then, it was the Upper Wisdom Pass, and finally the Astral Origin Cyclone on the surface.
At that moment, the main hall shook, and Lu Yin hurriedly dispersed his Sirius Art. He could not absorb any more astral source, or he would definitely undergo his tribulation. However, he would probably only be halfway through before the astral source was devoured by the statue, which meant that he had failed. He could only wait for the next attempt.
On the first floor of the main hall, the Nine Luminaries felt that it was a pity that Lu Yin had managed to hold himself back. If he had failed his second tribulation, then it would have been a huge blow to him.
Light replaced the darkness of space, and everyone looked outside the main hall. They had arrived at another spacetime.
This time, they were not on a battlefield or in space, but rather above an ocean. In the distance, there was a tall mountain that emitted a hazy halo.
"A Mountainsea?"
Leng Qing exclaimed.
Chu Yuan and He Luo Mavis both stared at the mountain in the distance, their eyes filled with shock.
Lu Yin was shocked. "That's a Mountainsea?"
Only the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas could shock Leng Qing.
Lu Yin had seen the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas before, but they did not look much different from ordinary Mountains and Seas.
"There's someone here," Lan Xian reminded him.
Everyone looked down and saw a floating continent above the calm ocean. Flowers bloomed, and the scenery was beautiful. There were two people on the continent, one sitting and the other standing.
Lu Yin's jaw dropped when he saw them. Zhao … Zhao Ran?