After hearing Bei Ze's words, Lu Yin had a different idea. He didn't know why Yi Xian Academy had made such a change, but regardless of the reason, since Yi Xian Academy was cooperating with the Four Way Scales, it meant that Lu Yin could enter the Four Way Scales by relying on Yi Xian Academy's name.
This was interesting. The Four Way Scales' control over the Astral Tree Domain was impregnable. Even if Lu Yin could enter Shenwu Plane with his identity as Yu Xiaotian, it was unlikely that he would be able to approach the other three families. If he wanted to investigate the Lu family's banishment, he would have to go to the Four Way Scales.
Of course, this was just a possibility.
"Ancestor, you promised me. I want to go to Yi Xian Academy," Bei Xiaoyu pleaded.
Bei Ze replied, "I'll ask around."
Two more days passed, and on this day, Lu Yin's expression changed. He disappeared from the pond, and Bei Xiaoyu soon arrived but couldn't find him. "Where's Senior?"
The surface of the Midplains Sea was calm, and stars of varying sizes hung above it. There were even islands in the middle of the sea that couldn't be seen.
The Midplains Sea surrounded the entire Midplains Realm, and it was even larger than the Midplains Realm itself.
Lu Yin arrived at one of the islands with Kui Luo beside him. They both looked towards the north, where Qing Ping was already preparing for his Origin Tribulation.
"Old man, get ready. Senior's tribulation will definitely cause a huge commotion," Lu Yin reminded him. He then took out a mirror. "Senior, come out and watch the show."
Kui Luo sneered. "How big can it be?
What haven't I seen before? Can he undergo a Progenitor's Origin Tribulation? "
Lu Yin's expression changed. It wasn't impossible!
He remembered the lightning that had appeared at the end of his Envoy Origin Tribulation. If not for that corpse, he would have died.
He took out a needle and handed it to Kui Luo. "I'll lend it to you, just in case."
Kui Luo rolled his eyes. "No need."
Lu Yin put it away. "I hope I don't need it."
At that moment, the Mist Ancestor appeared. "What's the commotion?"
Lu Yin beamed. "Senior, my senior is undergoing his tribulation. Come and watch."
The Mist Ancestor looked towards the north. "He's about to undergo a Half-Progenitor's Origin Tribulation?
You're very powerful, aren't you? You asked me to come out to protect him, right? "
"My senior apprentice-brother fought against a Half-Ancestor as an Emissary, and his tribulation will definitely attract powerful enemies. With Senior by my side, I feel much more at ease. Let alone a Half-Ancestor, even if Wang Fan or Bai Wangyuan came, I wouldn't be afraid."
"Wang Fan?
Bai Wangyuan?
Where is this?
Will they appear? "
The Mist Ancestor was astonished. He looked around, and his gaze was suddenly attracted to the mother tree. He was pleasantly surprised. "Is that the mother tree?"
Lu Yin replied, "That's right, it's the mother tree. This is the Astral Tree Realm, as I've told you before."
The Mist Ancestor raised his head and saw the Top Realm. Perhaps it was not just the Top Realm. "Wang Fan and the others must be here. It's been a long time since I've seen them. I'm really looking forward to it."
Lu Yin suddenly thought of a serious problem. The Fog Ancestor was from the same generation as Wang Fan, so how close were they?
In the past, he had heard that she was closer to Progenitor Chen, the Withering Ancestor, and the Symbol Ancestor. She also respected Ancestor Lu Tianyi, but if she was on good terms with Wang Fan and Bai Wangyuan, then would she ask them to help her break through Micro?
When he thought about this, Lu Yin felt a headache coming on. The Fog Ancestor's respect for the Lu family and her concern for Progenitor Chen and the Talisman Ancestor had caused him to overlook this point. The Fog Ancestor's relationship with Wang Fan and Bai Wangyuan was something that she had never personally mentioned.
"Senior, how is your relationship with Wang Fan and the others?"
Lu Yin asked carefully.
The Mist Ancestor sneered. "We don't get along."
Lu Yin relaxed.
The Mist Ancestor glanced at him. "What, are you afraid that I'll run?"
"Of course not. Senior, you're free. Who can trap you?"
Lu Yin hurriedly explained.
The Mist Ancestor was satisfied. "That's more like it. Let me tell you, no one can trap me aside from myself."
Lu Yin was speechless, as this was indeed the case. She was indeed trapped by her own strength.
As they spoke, the world suddenly darkened as a pressure descended from above. Lightning flashed and rumbled.
Many people in Bay City and several cities along the coast looked towards the north. What was going on?
Was the sky changing?
Bay stood by the sea with a solemn expression. This pressure … Was someone undergoing an origin tribulation?
It was unknown how many tribulations that person was undergoing.
Outside of the coastline, some people could also see some of the larger islands in the central sea. Some of them were Envoys, while others were just Enlighters.
One cultivator after another walked out and looked in the direction of Qing Ping's tribulation before rushing over. Undergoing an origin tribulation was difficult, and watching someone undergo it was a valuable experience. Some organizations might even be able to recruit them as long as the person undergoing the tribulation did not have a very high cultivation.
More and more cultivators approached from all directions.
Lu Yin sensed them, but he did not pay them any mind. These people would quickly retreat, as a Half-Progenitor's Origin Tribulation covered a huge area. They would gradually realize that Lu Yin's location was not necessarily outside of the Origin Tribulation.
The vortex formed, and Qing Ping looked up with a calm expression. He had been waiting for this day for a long time.
Actually, with his cultivation, he could have broken through long ago, but he had been accumulating his foundation. Just as he had said to Kui Luo, an Envoy could fight a Half-Progenitor, and a Half-Progenitor could fight a Half-Progenitor. Although it sounded exaggerated, this was a requirement from his master and Mister Mu.
If not for the fact that he could fight a Half-Progenitor as an Envoy, he definitely would not have broken through.
Cultivators gathered around him, and three or four of them were Envoys. Bei Ze was one of them, but he did not recognize Qing Ping. Even when Qing Ping and Kui Luo had been released, Bei Ze had not seen them.
"Friend, may I ask how many tribulations you've undergone?" someone asked loudly, and the rest looked on curiously.
Qing Ping ignored the person and closed his eyes.
The person who had asked the question snorted. "It seems like you don't think highly of us. In that case, I wish you success in your tribulation."
"It's not that he doesn't think highly of us, but that he's just focused on his tribulation and doesn't care about anything else," someone else said.
The person who had asked the question sneered. "Perhaps, but there's still time to talk. The more serious one is about the Origin Tribulation, the more likely the outcome will be." He did not elaborate, but his meaning was clear.
No one dared to refute him, as he was the person with the highest cultivation in the area. His name was Liu Bo, and he controlled an island that was even larger than Bay City. He was also a cultivator with three Origin Tribulations, and it was rumored that he had the Liu family's background.
"The Origin Tribulation is expanding. It doesn't look like it's going to be two Origin Tribulations, but three," someone else said.
Liu Bo frowned. Three Origin Tribulations … Once Qing Ping succeeded, his cultivation would be on par with his. This was not a good thing, as he was used to being tyrannical in the surrounding seas, so how could he allow others to interfere? However, this person looked unfamiliar, so he was most likely just passing by.
"Brother Liu, once this person succeeds, you won't be the only cultivator with three Origin Tribulations around here," someone else said with a smile.
Bei Ze also laughed as he thought of the person by the pond in his home. He still did not know that person's exact cultivation, but he was definitely not someone Liu Yibo could compare to.
He could still see the depth of Qing Ping's cultivation, but he could not see through that person at all.
Liu Yibo looked unhappy. "That person will have to pass first."
As he spoke, the range of the Origin Tribulation continued to expand, gradually enveloping Liu Yibo, Bei Ze, and the others. As for the cultivators who had not reached the Emissary level, they had long since retreated, not daring to get close.
Liu Yibo watched the Origin Tribulation expand above his head, and his expression turned ugly. This did not look like a third Origin Tribulation, but rather a fourth.
The others had also guessed this and did not dare to say anything else, afraid that Qing Ping would attack them.
No one dared to interfere with someone else's tribulation.
When the Origin Tribulation enveloped their heads, Liu Yibo and the others quickly retreated, but the Origin Tribulation continued to expand.
Liu Yibo's face paled. This was already beyond the range of a fourth Origin Tribulation. Could this person be facing a fifth Origin Tribulation?
Then why could he not sense his aura at all?
At that moment, a figure tore through the void and walked out. He looked at Qing Ping with a serious expression. "I am Yue Fan, the Humble School Master of the Azure District. May I know your name?"
Qing Ping still ignored him.
Bei Ze said, "School Master Yue, this senior is probably just passing by. We've never seen him before."
Liu Yibo saw that Yue Fan had arrived and said, "He's already at the range of a fifth Origin Tribulation. This person's cultivation is very high."
Yue Fan was one of the Humble Nine School Masters in the Central Plain Realm. His cultivation was extremely high, far surpassing that of the Green Moon District's Liu Zhan and the former Huaiyuan District's Guan Tong. After all, the Azure District was close to the sea, and there were still some experts in the Central Plain Sea. It was also the best place to hide, and there were even more red-backs here.
Yue Fan himself was at the fourth Origin Tribulation. "I can't see his cultivation level."
Liu Yibo and the others looked at each other in shock. If even Yue Fan couldn't tell, could this person be at the fifth or sixth Origin Tribulation?
That couldn't be.
Even though there were many experts in the Starry Sky of Trees, how many could there be in the Central Plain Realm?
It had been a very long time since a fifth Origin Tribulation expert had appeared in the Azure District.
The Origin Tribulation continued to expand.
Yue Fan, the Humble School Master of the Azure District?
Yes, he had seen him before at Cleardust Mountain. However, he had changed his name back then to Long Qi and had kept a low profile, so he hadn't had any contact with Yue Fan. Now, it seemed that this person had the highest cultivation level among the Nine School Masters, far surpassing Guan Tong and Liu Zhan.
Was the Humble School Master one of their own?
The governor, Mu Xie, was Lu Yin's senior brother, and Superintendent Qingchen treated him well. When his identity had been exposed, the Fourteenth School had helped him block the Four Cardinal Scales. Even Superintendent Qingchen's eldest disciple, Cai Shu, was a member of the Hidden Earth Sect. No matter how he looked at it, the Humble School Master was one of their own.
Liu Yibo and the others continued to retreat, and soon they were close to Lu Yin's island. His face was filled with shock and lingering fear. Fortunately, he hadn't spoken carelessly. How could this be a fifth Origin Tribulation expert?
This was a seventh Origin Tribulation expert! Even in the Peak Realm, such an expert would be treated with great respect by the Four Cardinal Scales. As long as they were willing, any of the Four Cardinal Scales could become a high-ranking member.
Why would such a person undergo tribulation here?
Yue Fan also stared at Qing Ping. Such an expert had appeared out of nowhere, so he had to report it to the superintendent.
However, their shock didn't end there. From what they knew, the current range should be seven Origin Tribulations, but that was for ordinary cultivators. Someone like Qing Ping was different.
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