A half-progenitor with no intelligence.
Right, Lu Yin suddenly recalled that Kui Luo had been fishing at the easternmost border of the Innerverse to catch a fish that had slipped away from Lu Yin's hands. At the time, they had quarreled over that fish, and Lu Yin remembered that Kui Luo had promised to use Progenitor Chen's power to help Kui Luo catch the fish.
This couldn't be it, right?
He didn't believe that there were many half-progenitors in the Astral River.
In the past, the Astral River had surrounded the six continents and nourished the Mother Tree. There had to be many powerful creatures, but that might not be the case now.
Lu Yin immediately contacted Kui Luo.
He couldn't get in touch with his gadget, but the wireless gu did. "What's up?"
"When we went to the Tree Star, I promised to use Progenitor Chen's power to help you catch a fish. Do you remember?"
Kui Luo rolled his eyes.
"I didn't take it seriously. Using Progenitor Chen's power to catch a fish? Only you could think of that."
"Then, what about the Hellwyrm?"
Kui Luo's eyes lit up.
"That's not bad. Its claws are so long that they're perfect for catching fish. Hurry over, I'm at the easternmost border of the Astral River."
"You do it. I caught a fish that has the power of a half-progenitor. Let's see if it's the one that slipped away from your hands," Lu Yin said.
Kui Luo ended the call and rushed over.
Kui Luo stared at the fish in the Hellwyrm's claws for a long time before confirming, "That's the one. I remember its teeth."
"Now that I've caught it, I don't owe you anything," Lu Yin said. He then saw Kui Luo staring at the fish. "Why did you catch it?"
Kui Luo was about to speak, but Lu Yin continued, "Don't try to brush me off by saying that the fish slipped away from your hands unless you never fish again."
Kui Luo opened his mouth, but after thinking about it, he rolled his eyes. "I'm looking for something good."
"Something good?"
Lu Yin was curious.
Kui Luo leaned over. "You know the origin of the Astral River, right?"
Lu Yin nodded. "The river that once flowed around the Mother Tree went around six continents."
"Since you know, you should also know that the creatures here have been around for a very long time. Let me tell you, in the Astral River, the more powerful a creature is, the harder it is to die. For example, this fish's lifespan is more than ten times that of a human Half-Ancestor. It can also bury itself in sand, which can nourish its mother tree. Its effect is similar to being sealed in ice, so it can live longer. Besides the fish, there are many other strange creatures here. Some of them …" Kui Luo paused for a moment before continuing, "I reckon they've lived since the era of Above Heaven until now."
"That's impossible," Lu Yin said doubtfully.
"I don't believe it either," Kui Luo said. "It's all from the Lu family's records. Back then, your father, Lu Qi, even sought me out. He wanted to go deep into the Zhongping Sea to catch some fish, to see if we could catch any of those ancient creatures."
"What's the point of capturing those creatures?"
Lu Yin still didn't understand.
Kui Luo rolled his eyes. "You're still not as smart as your father. Look at this fish. Does it have any intelligence?"
"No."
"What does it mean to have no intelligence?"
Qui Luo asked.
Lu Yin thought about it. "Tell me."
"It means that it eats everything," Kui Luo said loudly. "The less intelligent a creature is, the more it eats everything. That's the nature of living things, especially this huge one. Who knows what it eats in one bite? There might be treasures in its stomach that it can never digest. No matter how long it's lived, even if it's from the era of the Daosource Sect, there might still be treasures from the Daosource Sect, such as power vessels, carriers that record battle techniques, or even ancestral weapons."
Lu Yin was stunned. "My father told you this?"
Kui Luo nodded. "Your father is a shameless bastard, and he's a completely different type of person from you. During Lu Xiaoxuan's era, your personality was similar to your mother's, and your father tested you several times to see if you were his biological son."
Lu Yin was speechless.
"If your father saw you now, he would definitely be certain that you're his biological son. Although you're not a bastard, you're very two-faced," Kui Luo said before looking past Lu Yin and sizing up the strange fish.
Lu Yin turned around. "Did you guys go deep into the Midplains Sea in the Astral Tree Realm?"
"We didn't have the time, and the Midplains Sea isn't as old as this Astral River. This Astral River was the one that nourished the Mother Tree, so there should be something good here." Kui Luo observed the fish and said, "Deal with it and see if there's anything good in its stomach."
"Don't pity it. This fish doesn't have any intelligence, and it doesn't just eat things from the Astral River. You know what I mean."
Lu Yin obviously knew that countless people died every year after falling into the Astral River, and most of them were eaten by the creatures of the Astral River. This fish didn't have any intelligence, so it was normal for them to eat people.
Following Lu Yin's signal, the Prison Drake exerted force with its claws, and the fish's body exploded with a bang.
Kui Luo immediately went forward to check its stomach to see what was inside.
Lu Yin looked at him calmly, and then at the Astral River. Kui Luo was right; the creatures here had lived for a long time and didn't have any intelligence. They ate everything, so Lu Yin might really be able to find something good.
The fish was huge, and even Kui Luo couldn't search it that quickly.
"Kid, where's your domain?
It's time to put it to use, "Kui Luo urged.
Lu Yin released his domain and swept past Kui Luo to search the fish's stomach.
The fish's stomach was filled with gravel, but he did find a few things, such as a corroded cosmic ring. The presence of a cosmic ring meant that there were human skeletons, but the bones had been digested, so there were also some strange items.
The item that caught Lu Yin's attention the most was a damaged weapon. It was a very strange weapon that looked like a harpoon or a rake.
Kui Luo came over to take a closer look. "It's very ancient, and the words on it are from before the Daosource Sect era. Take a look."
Lu Yin couldn't understand what the words said, so he let Yu Chen out. Although her cultivation wasn't high, she had a certain level of understanding of ancient characters.
"Take a look at what these words are." Lu Yin had Yu Chen look at the weapon.
Yu Chen looked over and was shocked. "This is the weapon of the Fiend Ancestor. The word 'Fiend' is a symbol of the Fiend Ancestor."
"Fiend Ancestor?"
Kui Luo was astonished. "The legendary Fiend Ancestor that specializes in creating strange weapons?"
Yu Chen nodded.
"What Fiend Ancestor?"
Lu Yin asked.
Yu Chen replied, "Legend has it that during the Daosource Sect era, there was a Progenitor who specialized in creating weapons. The weapons that he created were all very strange, and not a single one could be used by an ordinary person. However, the materials used to create these weapons were extremely rare, and he used these rare materials to create weapons that ordinary people couldn't use. At the time, the Daosource Sect had a huge headache, but they couldn't do anything about him.
"The Fiend Ancestor left the word 'Fiend' on each of his weapons, and it's this word."
Lu Yin looked at the weapon in his hand. It was very sturdy, and it should be infinitely close to an ancestral weapon, but it wasn't at the level of an ancestral weapon. Otherwise, this fish wouldn't have been able to digest it, and the weapon had already been slightly corroded.
"I heard that this Fiend Ancestor had an armory filled with weapons that he created. At the time, he constantly invited people to take a look, but no one was able to use the weapons inside," Kui Luo said.
Yu Chen replied, "According to the records, there was indeed an armory, but after the Fiend Ancestor died, the armory disappeared as well. Apparently, all of the weapons that the Fiend Ancestor created were stored there."
"A lot?"
Lu Yin's eyes lit up.
Yu Chen nodded. "There should be a lot. According to the ancient records, the Daosource Sect sought out the Fiend Ancestor several times to ask him to smelt and reforge those weapons, even if they were just materials. However, the Fiend Ancestor refused. If there wasn't a lot, then the Daosource Sect wouldn't have done that."
"Is there a record of the location?"
"No."
"Kid, what are you thinking about? If there was a spot, would it have been your turn?
The Four Cardinal Scales were taken away a long time ago, "Kui Luo grumbled.
Lu Yin felt that it was a pity. It would have been difficult for others to smelt these weapons after obtaining the armory, but Lu Yin was different. He had thrown two pips on his die, and everything had been broken down for him.
This was a material that even the Daosource Sect regretted, and it was a material that could be used to forge ancestral weapons.
Lu Yin put Yu Chen away, looked at the weapon in his hand, and then passed it to Kui Luo. "Do you want it?"
Kui Luo was speechless. "What for?
To pick my teeth? "
Lu Yin grinned as he put it away, as he could break down materials.
"But how did this fish eat this thing?
Do you think that the Fiend Ancestor's armory is at the bottom of the Astral River? "
Lu Yin analyzed.
Kui Luo replied, "I don't know about that, but the Astral River has existed for so many years, so who knows what else is out there? Now you know where this old man's interest in fishing comes from."
Lu Yin looked at Kui Luo in admiration. "Senior, fishing is a good hobby, very good. It can become your lifelong hobby. If you come across another fish like this, just contact me, and I'll catch it for you."
Kui Luo bared his teeth. "Anything good is mine."
"I'm not going to fight with you." Lu Yin smiled, and then had the Hellwyrm continue to stir up the Astral River to see if he could catch another big fish. However, after a few days, there was nothing.
According to Kui Luo, no matter how many powerful creatures there were in the Astral River, they wouldn't line up for him to catch. In the vast Astral River, it was impossible for there to be so many half-progenitors that had survived since ancient times to be able to catch two in one place.
Lu Yin felt that this made sense.
Beep beep beep beep!
His gadget rang, and Lu Yin's eyes flashed as he accepted the call.
"You can go now." Qing Ping's voice came through.
Lu Yin grunted and ended the call. He then said to Kui Luo, "Take your time fishing, I'm leaving."
Kui Luo waved him off, as he wanted to find a new place to fish.
After bidding farewell to Kui Luo, Lu Yin rode the Hellwyrm to the Outerverse and then headed towards Ironblood Weave. Along the way, he constantly had the Hellwyrm retract its aura until others could no longer sense its pressure.
The Hellwyrm arrived outside Ironblood Weave, which was still being guarded by the cultivators of the Sixth Mainland. Lu Yin had unified the Fifth Mainland with the Overseer Sect, and the situation had not changed much for the time being. There was no need for any changes, as he had not only unified the Fifth Mainland, but also the Sixth Mainland.
Hellwyrm had hidden himself outside Ironblood Weave, and Lu Yin had disguised himself and entered Ironblood Weave by himself. Then, without attracting anyone's attention, he had passed through Ironblood Weave to enter the Primal Zone, and then through the Primal Zone to enter the Astral Beast Domain.
This was his first time in the Astral Beast Domain.
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