The Mist Ancestor looked at Lu Yin with a rare look of confusion. "She's also called Zhao Ran?"
"Senior, you know her?"
Lu Yin asked again.
The Mist Ancestor looked at Zhao Ran's departing figure with a complicated expression and muttered to himself, "That shouldn't be the case. So much time has passed. Even if she's still alive, why hasn't she changed at all?
Could she have been frozen?
But she's just a normal person, so she shouldn't have been frozen for so long. Strange, her name and appearance are exactly the same. Right, there's also that cup of tea. "
"Senior?"
Lu Yin called out.
The Mist Ancestor looked at Lu Yin. "Why is she here?
Do you know who she is? "
Lu Yin shook his head. "I don't know. She said that she lost her memories, and so did I. I took her in out of pity. Why, have you seen her before?"
The Mist Ancestor nodded. "You might not believe me, but I've seen her in Dried Up's Mountain Sea."
You don't believe me?
How could that be? Lu Yin had seen her in Dried Up's Mountain Sea as well. He had thought of Zhao Ran and had brought the Mist Ancestor to see if they were the same person.
"How much do you know about her?"
The Mist Ancestor asked.
Lu Yin shook his head. "I don't know much about her. I only know that she's called Zhao Ran and that she often loses her memories. She might even forget what happened the day before, but I don't know anything else.
Senior, how much do you know about her? "
The Mist Ancestor shook his head. "I don't know much either. I just drank her tea when I saw Dried Up, and it left a deep impression on me."
Lu Yin was amused. "It seems like her tea left a deep impression on you."
"Nonsense, that tea leaves a deep impression on anyone who drinks it. It's like poison, and Dried Up drinks it every day. I even suspect that he's been poisoned silly," the Mist Ancestor grumbled. He then continued to look in Zhao Ran's direction as if he was thinking about something.
"It seems like Senior can relive old memories today." Lu Yin smiled. Zhao Ran had arrived in front of them with two cups of tea. The steam rising from the teacups resembled skulls.
The Mist Ancestor stared at Zhao Ran as if he wanted to see through her, but no matter how he looked at her, she was just a normal person with nothing special about her. But how had a normal person survived until now?
Her appearance hadn't changed at all?
At that time, he really should have asked Ku Jie about her background. At that time, who would have paid attention to this girl and only stared at that cup of tea.
Thinking of the tea, the Mist Ancestor looked at the teacup and his eyelids jumped. This was something that only an idiot would drink.
Lu Yin took a sip, "Not bad."
Zhao Ran was very happy. "Thank you, Your Highness."
The Mist Ancestor looked at Lu Yin. "You're exactly the same as Ku Jie. You can even drink this?"
"Senior, please drink. Don't hurt her feelings," Lu Yin smiled.
The Mist Ancestor rolled his eyes. Little girl?
Only the heavens knew how old this girl was. Looking at her appearance now, perhaps she had lived for a long time when he first saw her at Ku Jie's place.
"Zhao Ran, do you still remember me?"
The Fog Ancestor asked Zhao Ran.
Zhao Ran and the Fog Ancestor exchanged glances. Zhao Ran blinked in confusion before shaking her head. "I'm sorry. I'm an idiot, and I've forgotten many things. Have we met before?"
The Mist Ancestor was strange. Out of stock?
Who scolded her?
"If we have, can you tell me what happened?
Who am I? "
Zhao Ran looked expectantly at the Fog Ancestor.
The Mist Ancestor shook his head. "I don't know. I just feel that you look familiar."
Zhao Ran earnestly begged, "If we really have met before and you remember, please tell me. I really want to know who I am, where I came from, and if I have any relatives. Thank you."
The Mist Ancestor nodded. "I understand. I'll tell you when I remember."
"Thank you." Zhao Ran smiled and blinked. "The tea is getting cold."
The Mist Ancestor looked at the teacup and saw that the skull's mist was still there. It was definitely poison, definitely poison. She couldn't help but glance at Lu Yin. Crazy! How could he drink something like that? She then disappeared and returned to the mirror.
Zhao Ran was confused. "Your Highness, where is she?"
"She left. Zhao Ran, you can drink this tea yourself. She doesn't know how to appreciate it," Lu Yin said.
Zhao Ran grunted. "It'll be a waste if I don't drink it. I spent so much effort on it."
Not long after, Zhao Ran left with the empty teacup. The Mist Ancestor appeared once again. "She really doesn't remember me."
"Senior, I've thought of a way to exchange intelligence roots with you," Lu Yin said.
The Mist Ancestor was interested. "Let's hear it. I don't lack anything."
Lu Yin thought about it. "I remember you saying that you can use Wei's power to create cultivators, right?"
"It's creating Astral Envoys. Low-level cultivators don't need to be created," the Mist Ancestor reminded him.
Lu Yin replied seriously, "Then, this technique might be suitable for you. It's called the Blood Refinement Technique."
"What's the Blood Refinement Technique?"
The Mist Ancestor was confused. "What a strange name. It sounds like it came from an evil scripture."
Lu Yin didn't know where it came from, but perhaps it really did come from an evil scripture.
He explained the Blood Refinement Technique's functions to the Mist Ancestor, who fell into deep thought.
Wei's power could replace a person's meridians and astral origin cyclones. Perhaps it could even replace a half-step Ancestor's inner world one day, but it couldn't replace blood. Wei was just a type of power that couldn't be created out of thin air, just like how the Symbol Ancestor's True Scripture of Eon Evolution couldn't create a person out of thin air.
No matter how exaggerated the Mist Ancestor's words were, Wei's power was limited.
The Blood Refinement Technique could make up for this weakness to a certain extent, and it might be possible to use it to replace a person's blood and create a true lifeform.
The Mist Ancestor fell into deep thought, and the more she thought, the more a strange power appeared around her. Lu Yin was enveloped by that power, and he saw countless illusions. There were all sorts of scenes, but the one that appeared the most was mist. Could this be what the Mist Ancestor was thinking about?
Lu Yin hurriedly retreated, and his eyes turned into runes as he looked at the Mist Ancestor.
There weren't many rune lines around the Mist Ancestor, and this should be a battle technique from the Mountains and Seas: think. Focus on one's own thoughts, forgetting oneself and forgetting time.
To a certain extent, this was similar to an epiphany.
Lu Yin had thought that she would take a long time to think, so he had been prepared to leave the mirror behind and take care of other matters. However, it had ended so quickly.
"We can trade," the Mist Ancestor said after she left her thoughts and looked at Lu Yin with excitement.
Lu Yin was curious. "Is the Blood Refinement Technique useful?"
The Mist Ancestor nodded. "It's very useful. I feel that this technique can help me make up for Wei's weakness, but that will take a long time. I'll have to return to the mirror and think about it myself. I just thought that since this technique can extract an innate gift, then it should be possible to transplant this innate gift into an Emissary created by Wei and create a powerhouse with an innate gift.
Lu Yin's eyes widened. "If it succeeds, then you can create a powerhouse with an innate gift?"
The Mist Ancestor nodded. "That's right."
"How likely is it?"
Lu Yin asked excitedly.
The Mist Ancestor replied, "I still have to think about it. How can I see it clearly so quickly? Alright, let's trade.
I only have Hui Gen, and I'll give them all to you. "
"Only three?
Didn't you say that you had a lot? "
Lu Yin was dissatisfied.
The Mist Ancestor rolled her eyes. "I said that I had more than two, not a lot."
"You did." Lu Yin was certain.
"Go back in time and see. I didn't say anything," the Mist Ancestor said.
Lu Yin wanted to threaten not to hand over the Blood Refinement Technique, but even though that was useful to the Mist Ancestor, it would be a great loss to him. He still hoped that the Mist Ancestor could create Emissaries to increase the Fifth Mainland's overall power level.
Forget it, he would just treat it as an investment.
Lu Yin taught the Blood Refinement Technique to the Mist Ancestor, and the Mist Ancestor gave him three roots of wisdom. The trade was completed.
The Mist Ancestor returned to the mirror to study the Blood Refinement Technique, and she probably wouldn't come out for a while.
Lu Yin left the Sky Sect and headed to the Great Yu Empire to look for Wendy Yushan.
With the threat of the Eternals removed, many people returned to their original locations. Even the Sword Sect returned to the shattered Sword Mountain. Only the Seven Courts and Progenitor Chen's tomb had been occupied by the Three Ultimates, so they had no choice but to stay in the Heavenly Sun System near the Sky Sect.
Twenty years had passed, and Zenyu Star hadn't changed much. The war with the Eternals hadn't affected it either.
The Great Yu Empire's Royal Regent was still Lu Yin, even though he had disappeared for twenty years. However, Wendy Yushan was now in charge of the Great Yu Empire.
She had changed from a martial arts fanatic who only knew how to cultivate to a qualified manager. Furthermore, with her status, she could officially become empress.
However, she had yet to ascend to the throne, as she wished to travel the universe with her sword rather than be bound to this place.
Wendy Yushan still lived in the Fifth Princess' residence.
There were many courtiers waiting outside the residence, but Lu Yin didn't attract any attention when he landed.
"Uncle, will the princess pursue the matter from back then?"
A young man dressed in luxurious clothes asked nervously outside the residence as he looked at the old man in front of him.
The old man's expression was calm. "Are you afraid?"
The young man's face was pale, but he didn't speak.
The old man's tone was calm. "If you knew that this day would come, then you wouldn't have done what you did back then. If Lord Pilu found out about what you and your father did, he would be so angry that he would come back to life."
The young man's face paled even further. "We know that we were in the wrong. Father resigned. Actually, I'm here to resign as well."
Not too far away, a voice could be heard intermittently.
"Lord Pilu passed away, and the princess allowed his son, Pilu, to be promoted out of respect for the old man's loyalty to the empire. Over the past twenty years, Pilu secretly roped in a large group of courtiers and tried to force the princess to marry his son, Pi Xin, while Huan Sha, En Ya, and the others were at Lu Tianmen's Gate and the Great Eastern Alliance was too busy to care about the Great Yu Empire."
"But now, the Royal Regent has returned and is above Lu Tianmen. He's now the most powerful person in the Fifth Mainland, and they're afraid. Pilu resigned, and his son came to atone for his crimes. If it were up to me, it would be best to capture both father and son."
"Poor Lord Pilu was upright all his life, and he even dared to reprimand the Royal Regent. He even rebutted the Royal Regent, and the Royal Regent appreciated him. He spent his entire life in the cabinet, but he gave birth to two unfilial juniors."
"That's right. If Lord Pilu was still alive, he would have beaten them to death."
…
Lu Yin listened for a while, looked at the young man, and then walked towards the princess' residence.
The guard of the residence was Kayze, who had been transferred over when Lu Yin had disappeared. With his strength, he didn't have to come, but he had still ended up standing in front of the residence.