"It looks like Ancestor Bai has agreed. Since that's the case, please have Xia Ziheng and the rest leave. Don't disturb the assessment," Lu Yin said.
Bai Wangyuan stared at Lu Yin. "I also hope that you will abide by the agreement and not send anyone to maliciously intercept the people from the Four Way Scales. Otherwise, this agreement will be voided. This isn't an astral palm strike agreement; it's just a verbal agreement."
"Don't worry, that won't happen," Lu Yin said.
Bai Wangyuan turned to leave, but he suddenly looked at Lu Yin. He had unknowingly been tricked by this kid. When had he agreed to the first choice?
Lu Yin smiled at Bai Wangyuan.
Bai Wangyuan took a deep breath. Forget it, it didn't matter. The Fifth Mainland's Shanhai could also accept the trial, and they would even gain the Fifth Pagoda. They wouldn't lose anything. "If you want to protect Yi Xian Academy, then don't do anything useless. Don't interfere with the decisions of the Four Way Scales," he said before vanishing.
After Bai Wangyuan left, Lu Yin raised his wireless gu and gave some instructions.
A few days later, Lu Yin thought that he would be waiting for Zhou Tang and the rest, but he didn't see them. As for Yi Xian Academy, everything was fine.
Xia Ziheng and the rest received a notification and left the Yi Xian District. Yi Xian Academy regained its peace.
Dean Wen contacted Lu Yin to thank him and also asked how he had managed to deal with the Four Way Scales.
He didn't know how Lu Yin had managed to reach an agreement with the Four Way Scales, but even so, it was unlikely that he would be able to help Yi Xian Academy. He had contacted Lu Yin with a sliver of hope, but he hadn't expected him to actually succeed.
Lu Yin didn't hide anything and told Dean Wen about his agreement with Bai Wangyuan. Dean Wen was silent for a long time, but in the end, he only said two words: "Thank you."
Although it was only two words, they were better than a thousand words.
There were some words that were useless, but there were some that could be said with two words.
A few more days passed, and Lu Yin couldn't wait any longer. He directly contacted Bai Wangyuan since there was no need to contact the others.
Bai Wangyuan didn't know that Zhou Tang and the rest hadn't left the new city, and in fact, he had never cared about them. Their life and death had nothing to do with him, so it didn't matter if he let them go. But now that Lu Yin had asked, he handed the matter over to Bai Qi. Bai Qi was the commander of the fourth base had nothing to do, and she was still at the back of the battlefield, where she was calculating her contributions.
Bai Qi arrived at the fourth formation base and found Lu Yin. "The people from the new city can't come up for now."
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold. "This is the agreement that Bai Wangyuan promised me."
At this moment, countless Corpse Kings surged towards the matrix bases. Although the fourth matrix base was far more difficult to attack than the other matrix bases, it still had to be attacked. Not only that, but there were also Emissary level Corpse Kings constantly tearing through the void and rushing into the matrix bases to fight.
Lu Yin didn't care about the battle outside as he stared at Bai Qi.
Bai Qi continued, "Ever since your identity as Long Qi was exposed, the White Dragon Tribe was enraged. Everyone who was related to Long Qi's identity was investigated, and the new city was no exception. There were too many remaining members of the Lu family there, and the White Dragon Tribe believed that they definitely knew that Long Qi was Lu Xiaoxuan, but they had chosen not to reveal it. Thus, they paid a price and asked Mu Shang to set up a sourcebox array above the new city."
"That sourcebox array can only be entered, not exited. The key is in Mu Shang's hands."
Lu Yin frowned, "Mu Shang?
He's at Yi Xian Academy, so there's no way to open the sourcebox array without him? "
Bai Qi shook her head, "Everything at the back of the battlefield has to be settled there. Once Mu Shang left the battlefield, he had to hand over the key. He handed it over to his disciple Qiao.
But … "She hesitated when she said this.
Lu Yin didn't understand. "But what?"
Bai Qi replied, "Qiao 'er lost the key."
Lu Yin's eyes widened. "What did you say?"
Bai Qi helplessly replied, "Qiao 'er lost the key."
Lu Yin stared at Bai Qi in a daze for a long time. Bai Qi's expression was unnatural, as she had not expected this outcome.
"You lost the key?"
Lu Yin confirmed once more, and when Bai Qi nodded, he laughed heartily. His laughter spread throughout the fourth foundation and into the ears of countless people.
Jiu Yao looked over, as this was the first time he had ever heard Lu Yin laugh in such a manner. It was not a happy laugh; it was filled with a chill.
Even Elder Chan could tell that Lu Yin's laughter was filled with rage.
Even the Hellwyrm could tell, and it lowered its head to look in Lu Yin's direction with a confused expression. It subconsciously raised its claws, wanting to bare its fangs and brandish its claws, but there was no one around. Not even a Corpse King dared to approach, so the Hellwyrm could only lower its claws and lower them.
Bai Qi watched Lu Yin laugh and felt uneasy. Even though she had been overseeing the fourth foundation for many years and knew Lu Xiaoxuan well, the person in front of her was Lu Yin, not Lu Xiaoxuan. This was someone who had disguised himself twice in the Astral Tree Realm and caused chaos.
The Ghost Genius of the Divine Martial Heaven in the Upper Realm was someone who dared to do anything.
"She didn't do it on purpose," Bai Qi said. Even she could not believe it. How could a cultivator lose something so important?
The key had definitely been placed in her cosmic ring, so how could it have been lost?
If Bai Qi knew Gu Xiaoer, Lan Si, and Yao Gu, then she would not have had such doubts.
Lu Yin laughed heartily. How should he put it? It had been a long time since he had felt this way. Was he being provoked?
Was he being treated like an idiot?
Furthermore, this was happening right after he had fought Xia Shenji and threatened Bai Wangyuan. What was this?
Lu Yin would never have imagined that something like this would happen. Even Bai Wangyuan and the other old fellows would not have expected this. They dreamed of killing Lu Yin, but they definitely would not use such a method.
"Let's go. Take me to see that sourcebox array," Lu Yin said. His expression was calm, and it was impossible to tell if he was happy or angry.
Bai Qi looked at Lu Yin. "Based on my understanding of Qiao 'er, she didn't do it on purpose. There are too many uncertainties in the battlefield."
Lu Yin replied, "I know. I don't blame her. Let's go."
Bai Qi did not understand Lu Yin, so she could not tell what he was thinking.
Lu Yin did not ride the Caged Wyrm, and he simply followed Bai Qi to the first formation base. The General Appointment Platform floated beside him, which attracted Bai Qi's attention several times. She could not understand why this platform was an innate gift. Could it be that it could exist forever?
She did not know that this platform did not belong to Lu Yin, and she could not imagine that it had been created by a person.
If not for the Candle God's experience, Lu Yin would not have thought of this.
Out of the five major array bases, the one closest to the new city was the first array base that could connect directly to the new city.
When Lu Yin and the others had first fallen from the second formation, they had been searching for the new city, which was also the direction to the first foundation.
The five foundations did not seem very far from each other, but they were actually piled together to form a star. If Lu Yin and the others had fallen from the fifth instead of the second formation, they definitely would not have been able to reach the new city because it was too far away.
The sourcebox array that Mu Shang had set up for the new city could only be unlocked from the first foundation with a key.
When Lu Yin arrived,
When he arrived at the first foundation, he saw a battlefield.
The commander of the first foundation was Bai Chi, and Lu Yin had heard of this person before.
He had wanted to exchange for the Cloud Landing Robe, but it had been reserved by Bai Chi. If not for Xia Yan, it would have been very difficult for him to obtain it.
The core of the first foundation was Xia De.
When he saw Xia De again, Lu Yin acted as if he did not know him at all, and he directly looked at Bai Chi. Xia De had an uncomfortable expression, as his experience in the Fifth Mainland's prison had been too embarrassing. He was afraid that Lu Yin would speak about it in front of everyone, even though many people already knew about it.
At this moment, Bai Chi was also looking at Lu Yin.
He had not expected Lu Yin to grow so quickly. How many years had it been since he had first needed to exchange for the Cloud Landing Robe to become someone who could reach an agreement with the Four Cardinal Scales' Patriarch?
Lu Yin was not interested in conversing with Bai Chi, as he only cared about Bai Wangyuan and Bai Xian 'er in the entire Frozen Immortal Sect.
However, Bai Chi was very interested in Lu Yin, or more accurately, he was interested in Bai Zheng's death. "You killed Bai Zheng?"
Lu Yin ignored him and looked at Bai Qi. "Where's the sourcebox array?"
Bai Qi glanced at Bai Chi and then led the way.
Bai Chi's expression sank. "Arrogant brat." He then looked at Xia De. "If not for your soft-heartedness, the remnants of the Lu family would already be dead. Now, not only will you leave behind a huge threat, but you will also almost be killed."
Xia De replied, "That's right. We're soft-heartedness. Lu Xiaoxuan is right there, and he's a third Tribulation Origin cultivator. Go ahead and kill him."
Bai Chi snorted and then turned to leave.
Kill him now?
Regardless of whether or not he could kill Lu Xiaoxuan, the Four Cardinal Scales had already reached an agreement with Lu Xiaoxuan. If he killed Lu Xiaoxuan and broke the agreement, he would not be able to bear the consequences. After all, this was an agreement set by the Four Cardinal Scales' Patriarch.
Furthermore, he knew that Lu Yin had single-handedly challenged four Half-Progenitors in Shenwu Plane. No matter how powerful Lu Yin was, he would not be able to do such a thing. More importantly, they had just seen Lu Yin fight against the Forgotten Ruins Deity. Killing him?
That was more like suicide.
Xia De disdainfully replied, "All talk and no action."
Elsewhere, Lu Yin saw the sourcebox array that covered the sky above the new city.
He could see the sourcebox array from the first array base, which meant that it was not too far away from the first array base. This meant that it was relatively far from the new city, and it could even be considered very far away.
"Is this … a lightshadow?"
Lu Yin was astonished.
Bai Qi nodded. "That's right, it's a lightshadow. Otherwise, you would not be able to see the sourcebox array from the array base."
Lu Yin sighed in amazement, as Mu Shang was indeed an Origin Array Celestial Master. Lu Yin did not know where this sourcebox array had come from, but this lightshadow technique should have been created by Mu Shang himself. He looked for sourcebox arrays that were related to lightshadows and then added another layer to an existing sourcebox array. This way, no matter how far away someone was, they would be able to see the sourcebox array.
This was not to increase the array's power, but rather to allow others to see it. It would not affect the sourcebox array's power.
Normal people would not do such a thing, but it was necessary here. This was because no one was willing to venture deep into the New World to help the new city dispel the sourcebox array. By doing so, the person holding the key would be able to see and dispel the sourcebox array from the first array base. It was a very effective method.
"This sourcebox array is called Coiling Knot, and Qiao 'er told me about it. I don't know its origins, but it's used to prevent anyone from leaving the new city. They can only enter, but not leave," Bai Qi explained.
Lu Yin asked, "Where's Qiao 'er?"
Bai Qi was also puzzled, and only after asking around did she realize that Qiao 'er was not around.