Marquis Wuyi had died on the Fifth Mainland, and Jiu Zizai hadn't heard of any new higher-ups from the Eternal Race contacting him. He had been waiting all this time, waiting for the day he could leave the battlefield on the other side and return to the Starry Sky of Trees.
Just as he was about to withdraw from the fusion, another memory suddenly surged into his mind. This time, it was related to the Broken Transaction Association.
Lu Yin hurriedly checked his memories.
In his memories, Jiu Zizai had actually joined the Broken Ease Society, and he was a high-ranking member at that. His existence was also rather secretive, and could not be found in the Unbounded Realm's information. There were also no other high-ranking members of the Broken Ease Society who knew of his existence, only that there was such an expert.
Lu Yin's eyes flickered, as the Duan Yi Society definitely hadn't disappeared. Their upper echelons weren't transparent, but rather secretive like Jiu Zizai's.
There were indeed many high-ranking members of the Broken Ease Society recorded in the Unbounded Realm's information, but that was all on the surface. At least until now, the Four Way Scales had not caught a single cultivator of the Broken Ease Society who had reached the sixth Origin Tribulation Stage. The highest was only the Left Token Master of the second formation.
Commander Zuo's reputation in the Broken Trade Association was too great, and it was all because of his nephew, Zuo Shan.
Lu Yin withdrew from the fusion and returned to his body.
They had gained quite a bit from this fusion, and this Jiu Zizai seemed to be quite the talent. He had joined the Everlasting Race and used them to climb up the ranks on the backside of the battlefield. His life was not in danger, but he had also secretly joined the Broken Trade Society for personal gain.
Marquis Wuyi did not know that he had joined the Broken Trade Association.
This person was ambitious and capable. It was a pity that his luck was a little bad and he was discovered. If not for that, who would be able to find him?
Jiu Zi Zai was not the only one. Who knew how many Red Backs there were in the Starry Sky Tree. Just thinking about it made one shiver.
Lu Yin looked down at the star essence at his feet. It was a pity that he couldn't reveal his innate gift, and he also couldn't control the entire human race. Otherwise, if he could gather all of humanity's resources and continuously roll his die for Possession, he would have been able to dig out all of the redbacks.
He didn't think too much about it and raised his hand, causing the die to appear. It slowly spun, and he tapped it with one finger. Five pips, useless. He continued, and the die stopped rolling for the third time. Two pips, and he continued. Three pips. Lu Yin heaved a sigh of relief and looked at the two screens. He didn't have to wait ten days.
It had been ten days since he had asked Tong Yu to replace him. According to his plan, Tong Yu could only replace him for half a month at most. He could not leave for too long. Otherwise, once the incident on Junior Progenitor Planet was exposed, the Four Cardinal Scales would investigate, and the longer he took to recuperate, the more suspicious it would be.
He took out the Withered Time Wood and threw it onto the upper layer of the light screen. Then, it began to rapidly increase in power. He didn't know how much this Withered Time Wood could increase, but he would do his best.
A total of 100 billion star essences had been consumed before the Time Withering Wood finally dropped.
At this moment, not only was the space around the Time Withered Tree distorted, but there was also a faint gray flowing around it, appearing and disappearing from time to time.
When he saw this scene, Lu Yin's breathing quickened. Gray was a color that had left a deep impression on him. Every time Mister Mu appeared, the surrounding void would turn gray. Mister Mu could freeze time in an area of the void, and to Lu Yin, gray was the color of time and space.
Not only that, but the lightning that occasionally flashed across the dead wood made his heart tremble. It was definitely not simple lightning.
Time Driedwood, Time Driedwood, Time Driedwood, Time Driedwood, Time Driedwood … Amidst his excitement, Time Driedwood leveled up once more.
This upgrade was different. He had upgraded the Time Withered Wood three times before, and it had rune lines at the peak of the Star Emissary level. Now that it had just been upgraded, it had already reached the level of a Half-Ancestor. Lightning appeared around it, making it look more like an inner world.
If he were to raise his cultivation now, it would probably be like a needle, and he might even be able to touch the Ancestor realm.
Lu Yin was a little flustered. There was no reaction when he raised the needle, but what about the Aged Withered Wood?
Would there be any reaction?
After thinking about it, he steeled his heart and decided not to care anymore. If he could raise the Time Withered Wood, then so be it. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to take away so many star essence from Planet Junior Progenitor, and the Four Cardinal Scales would only use them to deal with him.
Lu Yin continued to throw star essence into the Time Withered Wood. 50 billion, 100 billion, 150 billion, 200 billion, 250 billion … 400 billion. He saw that there was still a third of the Time Withered Wood that needed to be lowered, and more and more gray was flowing around it. That lightning seemed to rumble in his mind.
Lu Yin gulped. The star essence on Planet Junior Progenitor had already been used up, and only the surface layer was left. He took out all of the star essence stored in his cosmic ring and continued to throw star essence into the Time Withered Wood.
500 billion, 560 billion, a total of 560 billion. This was the largest upgrade in history, and it caused Lu Yin's heart to tremble. If not for Planet Junior Progenitor, he would not have been able to raise the Time Withered Wood at such a crazy rate. He had used up too many star essence, and it was ridiculous.
Even the Four Cardinal Scales would not be able to easily take out so many star essence. Lu Yin had used up all of the star essence on Planet Junior Progenitor and his own.
At this moment, the Time Withered Wood was completely covered in gray, and there were faint flickers of lightning.
As he watched the Time Withered Wood float in the air, Lu Yin did not know what to do. Should he touch it?
He did not dare to, as he was afraid of being torn apart by the lightning. However, not touching it was also impossible.
The miniature Candle God appeared on Lu Yin's shoulder, and he waved his hand. Rune lines enveloped the Time Withered Wood as he tried to feel it.
The moment the rune lines touched the Time Withered Wood, it turned into a bolt of lightning that shot towards Lu Yin. Lu Yin could only watch on, as he had no way of dodging. The only thing he could do was release the power in his heart in a futile attempt to suppress the Time Withered Wood.
The power in his heart was extremely strong, and it could suppress any other power, but that was under the premise that the gap between them was not too great. At this moment, the Time Withered Wood was beyond his imagination. It was at least at the level of a peak Half-Progenitor, or even a Progenitor.
The stars of Sirius shone brightly as black and white commas circled around, forming a part of the starry sky. The Time Withered Wood directly passed through this part of the starry sky and then stopped. What happened next shocked Lu Yin even more. The Time Withered Wood seemed to have taken root in this part of the starry sky, and when the power returned to his body, the Time Withered Wood also returned to his body and took root in his heart.
The next moment, a gray color spread out from his heart and enveloped Lu Yin's surroundings. He seemed to be in a daze, but at the same time, he seemed to have comprehended something as he stood in place without moving.
One day, two days, three days … It was only after ten days that Lu Yin's eyes regained their focus and vigor. The gray color that had enveloped his surroundings gradually receded as it returned to his heart.
Lu Yin looked at his heart and realized that the Time Withered Wood did not represent the power of time. It also represented that things would move in the opposite direction when they reached an extreme, but it was on a different level.
Lu Yin had learned that things would move in the opposite direction when they reached an extreme, and it could be used on himself. When he faced a strong enemy, he would have almost unbreakable methods. It was a state of indestructibility, and the Desolate Ancestor had long since reached another level. He could use things to move in the opposite direction as long as they were in an extreme state.
The so-called extreme state was extreme. For example, when he used it on himself, the more injured he was, the faster he would recover. This was how Lu Yin normally used it, but the Desolate Ancestor had already used things to move in the opposite direction.
Time itself was like this.
The extreme state was because time was constantly flowing, and it neither stopped nor reversed. It was always flowing forward, and time was always being consumed. This was a state of extreme. The Desolate Ancestor had used things to move in the opposite direction, and the carrier was the Time Withered Wood that he had created.
The Time Withered Wood that he had personally created was branded with the mark of 'things move in the opposite direction'. Once used, the Time Withered Wood could be used to reverse time around it.
The Desolate Ancestor did not control the power of time, but he had used the Time Withered Wood as a carrier to forcefully reverse time.
Lu Yin's feelings at this moment were indescribable: admiration, amazement, and disbelief.
Someone who did not control the power of time was actually able to forcefully reverse time. This kind of talent was unimaginable to the average person.
Things move in the opposite direction when pushed to the extreme, and what Lu Yin had comprehended was just the tip of the iceberg. This was not a technique at all, but an understanding of the state of the universe. It was a technique that could turn something rotten into something magical.
Lu Yin had always thought that the Symbol Ancestor's creation of the Eon Flow Scripture was the most miraculous. Now, it seemed that the Desolate Ancestor was not inferior at all, but he had been too low-key.
Lu Yin now suspected that the Desolate Ancestor might have been the strongest person of that era. The Desolate Ancestor had dared to charge into the Everlasting Tribe alone not because of recklessness, but because of confidence.
Lu Yin was worried for the Sixth Mainland. If not for the Everlasting Tribe, the Desolate Ancestor and Progenitor Chen alone would have been enough to destroy the Sixth Mainland.
Lu Yin had witnessed the Desolate Ancestor's miraculous techniques, but he also felt that it was strange that his heart could contain the Time Withered Wood. If this could be tolerated, then what else could not be tolerated?
How could it be tolerated?
Did he cultivate some kind of strange power?
Lu Yin closed his eyes and rested for a while before opening them again. He raised his foot and took a step forward. The void distorted and shattered as he approached it. This was not tearing the void apart, but rather, reversing it.
Although the Time Withered Wood was not the power of time, the moment it entered his body, the Time Withered Wood reversed time, allowing Lu Yin to truly feel the power of time. Yes, he could feel the power of time, but he could not use it directly. However, using Time Reversal was a different story.
Progenitor Chen could use Time Reversal to reverse the void, and Lu Yin could do the same.
Suddenly, Lu Yin thought of Progenitor Chen. Something was not right. He could feel Wendy Yushan's power of time, but he could not use it. Now, he could only use Time Withered Wood to touch time, allowing Time Reversal to reach the level of reversing the void. Progenitor Chen had been able to do this when he was a peak Enlighter, so could it be that he had also grasped the power of time?
It was not impossible, as otherwise, Progenitor Chen would not have been able to use Time Reversal as an Enlighter. Lu Yin had used the Plan Secret Art, Reversal Move, but he could only reverse space and not time. No matter how talented Progenitor Chen was, it was impossible for him to achieve such a feat. The only explanation was that he had already touched upon the domain of time.
When Progenitor Chen had gone through the Emissary Origin Tribulation, only eight of his clones had appeared, and there was still a ninth that had not appeared. What kind of power did that clone possess?
Progenitor Desolate was so powerful, and his Time Withered Wood could reverse time. The Symbol Progenitor was so mysterious that he could use the Eon Flow Scripture at any time to create something out of nothing. Progenitor Hui could see through everything and had unparalleled wisdom. The Fog Progenitor was not bad either, as he could create Emissaries with a minimally invasive technique that was all-pervasive. There was also Lu Tianyi, an absolute powerhouse who had been a Daozi back in the Above Heaven era. There were also the Bai and Wang families from the Frigid Immortal Sect. Even so, the most dazzling figure of that era had still been Progenitor Chen.
Why?
Why was Progenitor Chen the most dazzling?
Was it really because he kept a low profile?
Was it because Progenitor Hui did not compete?
Was it because the Symbol Progenitor was indifferent to fame and fortune?
Not necessarily.