This trip to the Wang family was mainly for the students to gain experience. Once all the students entered the Triple Despair, the people outside would be safe.
The Food God informed Lu Yin and the others that they could leave at any time as long as they returned after half a month.
Lu Yin stayed outside the Triple Despair for a few days before leaving. It was time to continue rolling his die. Since he had no luck, he would make up for it with numbers.
Lu Yin had just returned to his residence when someone came looking for him. It was the Wang family's Jieyuan formation master.
"I am Wang Nian, and I hope that Mister Haoyu will not take offense at my sudden visit," the Wang family's formation master said politely.
Lu Yin replied, "Senior is too polite. What is it?"
Wang Nian replied, "I'm curious about something and would like to ask you in person. Would it be convenient for you?"
Lu Yin did not decline. "Of course. Senior, please come in."
Lu Yin invited Wang Nian into his residence, and Wang Nian did not stand on ceremony. He went straight to the point. "May I ask if you helped set up those students' sourcebox arrays?"
Lu Yin immediately denied the question, and his expression turned solemn. "I didn't set them up, just guide them. I'm a teacher at Yi Xian Academy, and I have the responsibility to guide the students. If the Wang family has any questions, you can directly look for the Food God."
Wang Nian laughed. "Mister Haoyu, you don't have to worry about it. I'm just a Jieyuan formation master who wants to get to know another formation master. Lockbreakers are connected, and whether it's on the backside or in the Astral Tree Domain, our relationship can transcend the constraints of our families. This is something that Lockbreakers have carved into their bones over countless years. Even if I'm a member of the Wang family, I won't say a word about what I've said here today without your permission."
Lu Yin's expression softened. "Forgive me for my lack of manners."
Wang Nian smiled. "From your perspective, your reaction is normal. Are you still willing to talk to me?"
"Of course. To be honest, I was the one who guided them," Lu Yin said.
Wang Nian sighed and sized Lu Yin up. "Mister Haoyu, you're so young, but you're already so accomplished in lockbreaking. That's rare and admirable."
Lu Yin smiled wryly. "If you were forced to lockbreak every day for decades without stopping, then it wouldn't be surprising."
Wang Nian suddenly understood. "So that's how it is. Divine Master Gu Yan's teachings are really …" He didn't know what to say.......
.. Lu Yin didn't have the energy, and even if he did, he wouldn't have so many sourceboxes.
It could only be said that Divine Master Gu Yan had too many sourceboxes.
"It's not just Jieyu. Even my cultivation has improved by dealing with the dangers of sourceboxes. There are some sourceboxes that I can't deal with at all. If not for Master, I would have died a long time ago," Lu Yin lamented.
Wang Nian nodded. "Mister, you're young, but you're no less experienced than us old men. You're truly admirable. Perhaps the next Origin Celestial Master of the Starry Sky Tree will be you. Mister might even replace Celestial Master Mu and become the youngest Origin Celestial Master in the history of the Starry Sky Tree."
"You can't become a Sage Master just by lockbreaking. That's why Master was willing to let me out. He wanted me to experience some things, resolve some things, and let go of my obsession."
Wang Nian's eyes flashed. "Then, has Mister Haoyu finished his task?
If not, the Wang Clan is willing to help. "
Lu Yin looked at Wang Nian. "Senior, are you speaking to me as a Lockbreaker, or as a member of the Wang family?"
Wang Nian couldn't help but laugh.
"Mister Haoyu, as which identity?"
Lu Yin thought about it and then looked away. "It doesn't matter if you're a Lockbreaker or a member of the Wang family. Some things aren't so easy to resolve."
Wang Nian didn't say anything else and just left behind a cloudconnection stone. "Contact the people on the other side. Perhaps they can help you resolve it." He then bid farewell and left.
His main goal in coming here was to leave behind the cloudconnection stone. As for his conversation with Lu Yin, it was really out of curiosity as a Lockbreaker. How could such a young Lockbreaker accomplish something that even he couldn't?
Even Celestial Master Mu or Celestial Master Qiuling would be curious.
Lu Yin sighed. Fortunately, he had merged with Celestial Master Qiuling's body before. Although he hadn't seen many of her memories regarding lockbreaking, even just a portion of them combined with the experience he had gained from merging with Master Hao Yue's body had given him much more experience than other Lockbreakers. This experience had come from the Realm's Formation Masters and Origin Celestial Masters, and he himself had considerable lockbreaking experience as well.
However, he hadn't expected that the Wang family would care so much about setting up a single sourcebox array. He had underestimated the value of being a Lockbreaker.
Lu Yin looked at the cloudconnection stone, but he didn't immediately contact it. Actively contacting it and passively contacting it were two different concepts.
This was the Wang family's continent, and as a precaution, he asked the Mist Ancestor to help him see if anyone was monitoring them.
The moment the Mist Ancestor appeared, he looked up at the ball of light in shock. "The Mountain Sea?"
Lu Yin was shocked. "The Mountain Sea?
Where? "
The Mist Ancestor pointed up. "Isn't that the Mountain Sea?"
Lu Yin was stunned. "That's the Mountain Sea?"
The Mist Ancestor nodded. "Yes, Wang Fan's Mountain Sea."
Lu Yin was stunned, as he hadn't expected Wang Fan's Mountain Sea to be right above them.
"If the Mountain Sea is here, does that mean that Wang Fan can control the entire Wang family's continent?"
Lu Yin asked.
The Mist Ancestor thought about it. "In theory, yes. Perhaps the entire Wang family's continent is part of the Mountain Sea."
Lu Yin took a deep breath. "Does that mean that we're constantly being watched?
Senior, why didn't you say that last time? "
The Mist Ancestor replied, "We were in too much of a hurry last time, so we weren't this close. Wait, are you blaming me?"
Lu Yin hurriedly explained, "No, definitely not. I was just curious. After all, you came out last time, and I thought that Wang Fan's Mountain Sea would be able to hide from you."
"Hmph, I'm not sure if this continent is Wang Fan's Mountain Sea. After all, everyone's Mountain Sea is different, but it definitely isn't under this continent. I didn't sense the Mountain Sea's aura last time," the Mist Ancestor said.
Lu Yin grew nervous. "Then if you appear now, does Wang Fan know?"
The Mist Ancestor rolled his eyes. "The Mountain Sea isn't as godly as you think. He might be able to do something through the Mountain Sea, but it's impossible for him to know everything like the back of his hand. If that's the case, then who would still have secrets? The young ladies of the Wang family would be embarrassed to death."
Lu Yin was speechless. He had actually thought of this?
The Mist Ancestor's way of thinking was quite strange!
"Don't worry, with me here, Wang Fan won't be able to watch you." The Mist Ancestor raised her head confidently. Lu Yin could only trust her.
Even though he didn't know what cultivation level the Mist Ancestor was at, it should be possible to not be detected by Wang Fan. Wang Fan himself was in the Ruler's Realm, which was quite far away from this place.
Lu Yin placed the mirror to the side and looked up. The die appeared, and he tapped it.
Regardless of whether Wang Fan could monitor him or not, he still had to do it. Next, he would go to the White Dragon Clan, the Frigid Immortal Sect, and the Deity.
It would be very difficult for him to leave the Martial Sky alone. In the Divine Martial Sky, he would have to give his final answer. At the same time, it was also the day of the Xia family's ancestral worship. Many things would be revealed at that moment.
As the die slowly came to a stop, it was four pips. He had to continue cultivating in the Time Stop Space.
The second time, it was five pips. Lu Yin subconsciously looked above his head. He didn't know what Wang Fan's innate gift was, but it should be very powerful.
The third time, it was still four pips.
The fourth time, it was one pip.
As the scene in front of him changed, Lu Yin stretched lazily. He would have to wait another ten days if he wanted to roll the die again.
This time, he was unlucky and didn't get six pips.
Although he had been cultivating for almost two years, the outside world felt like the blink of an eye.
Lu Yin looked at the Cloudpass Stone on the table again and then went to rest. Even if he was pretending, he still had to stay in his room for two days before going out.
A few days later, Lu Yin went out to take a look at the San Ah Despair. No students had come out, so he returned to his room and continued to wait.
Ten days passed quickly, but there was still no response from the Cloudpass Stone. Lu Yin didn't know which important figure in the Wang family was waiting for him to contact them, but he decided to wait and see who would outlast the other.
He raised his hand and the die appeared. He tapped it with a hopeful gaze, hoping that his luck would be better this time.
He had hoped that his luck would be good, but he hadn't expected it to be so good that he rolled six pips. The next moment, his consciousness appeared in a dark space. Lu Yin's gaze was immediately drawn to a bright ball of light not too far away, but there were no other balls of light around.
Sometimes, many powerhouses would gather together to form many balls of light, but other times, that might not be the case. He didn't know the pattern of the balls of light appearing in this dark space.
This ball of light wasn't as bright as Celestial Master Qiuling's, and it wasn't even as bright as the Corpse King's. It was probably somewhere between five and six Origin Tribulations.
When he opened his eyes, he was greeted by darkness. He looked around; was he underground?
At the same time, memories flooded into his mind, and he heard a strange sound.
"Come in." It was an extremely unpleasant sound that sounded like metal biting and walls being pierced. Lu Yin's expression didn't change, and he walked in a familiar direction. He was clearly at five Origin Tribulations, but he still walked step by step, following the dark and damp environment underground.
He was indeed underground, and the person he had fused with was a cultivator at five Origin Tribulations. He had no name, only a code name: Servant One, which literally meant servant number one. This person was indeed a servant, and he served some unknown lifeform within.
No one would believe that a cultivator at five Origin Tribulations was actually a servant who had been raised from a young age. He had never left this place, and he had no knowledge of the outside world. He didn't even know what the lifeform that had raised him was. His memories were very simple, and he only knew how to clean up the leftovers. There was very little else besides that.
The reason he was called a lifeform that had raised him was because the leftovers were left behind by the lifeform. They were all foreign objects, such as power vessels and all sorts of mineral resources. They had all been chewed up, and humans couldn't do such a thing.
Lu Yin followed the path that had been carved into his bones, and he continued to search through his memories. He saw the memories of this servant's childhood cultivation, countless star essence, various cultivation methods, and the process of his Origin Tribulations.
There had been many other servants before him, and they had all been raised together. However, he was the only one who had successfully survived his Origin Tribulations and cultivated to five Origin Tribulations.
Unfortunately, he had no combat experience as a fifth tribulation cultivator.