"She's not here?"
Bai Qi found it strange as well. She had first contacted Mu Shang before contacting Qiao 'er, and she had never come here before. After finding out that Qiao' er had lost the key, she had gone to the fourth base to look for Lu Yin. She did not know that Qiao 'er was not here.
Lu Yin remained calm.
Bai Qi summoned a Lockbreaker who was only a Junior Discerning Lockbreaker. He could be considered Qiao 'er's follower, and he respectfully said, "It'll be Celestial Master Mu's birthday soon. Sister Qiao' er has gone to prepare a gift for him, so she's not here."
Bai Qi was about to speak, but Lu Yin beat her to it. "When did she leave?"
The Lockbreaker did not recognize Lu Yin, and with his cultivation, it was impossible for him to have seen what had happened at the fourth base. "A month ago."
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold. She had left a month ago, but no one had told him. He calmly said, "I heard that the key to the sourcebox array was lost?"
The Lockbreaker replied, "Yes, Sister Qiao 'er accidentally lost it."
"Then how do we deal with it?"
Lu Yin asked.
The Lockbreaker did not care. "Deal with it?
Let's talk about it later. Sister Qiao 'er is still in a hurry to prepare Celestial Master Mu's birthday gift, so she doesn't have the time to care about this. "
Bai Qi's expression turned ugly.
Lu Yin smiled. "Yeah, so what if she lost it? It doesn't matter. Those people in the new city were destined to die anyway, so it's fine if they're dead."
"Sister Qiao 'er said the same thing." The Lockbreaker smiled. "Those people were exiled by the Four Way Scales, and they're all sinners. It doesn't matter if they die. If they die on the battlefield, it'll be considered atonement for their crimes, and they'll have to thank Sister Qiao' er."
"Enough, shut up!" Bai Qi barked.
The Lockbreaker was startled and did not dare to say anything else. He felt that something was wrong and was somewhat apprehensive, but he was not afraid. He was Qiao 'er's follower, and Qiao' er was Celestial Master Mu Shang's disciple. Mu Shang was the Origin Array Celestial Master, and even a half-step Ancestor would not dare to offend him.
Lu Yin laughed again and looked at the Lockbreaker. "Does Celestial Master Mu know that the key is lost?"
The Lockbreaker thought about it but did not answer.
"It seems like he doesn't know. If Celestial Master Mu finds out that Qiao 'er is hiding something from him, he'll definitely be furious.
Lu Yin muttered.
The Lockbreaker immediately replied, "Of course, Celestial Master Mu knows that the key has been lost, but the birthday celebration is more important. He said that everything will be discussed after the celebration."
Lu Yin smiled and nodded. "It seems like those people from the new city will have to wait until after Heavenly Master Mu's birthday."
The Lockbreaker was about to say something when Bai Qi frowned. "Let Qiao'er do it."
The Lockbreaker was confused. "Sister Qiao 'er is currently preparing Heavenly Master Mu's birthday gift, so it's not convenient for her to come."
"It's fine, there's no rush. Celestial Master Mu's birthday is important, so she can come back when she's done," Lu Yin said. He then waved his hand. "You should go too. Aren't you going to give Celestial Master Mu a birthday gift?"
"Thank you, Senior. This junior will take his leave now." The Lockbreaker was delighted, and he did not ask Bai Qi any further as he hurriedly retreated. The Lockbreaker felt that Lu Yin was an easy person to talk to, and he probably wanted to build a good relationship with Heavenly Master Mu. If there was an opportunity in the future, the Lockbreaker could put in a few good words for Heavenly Master Mu.
After the Lockbreaker left, Bai Qi wanted to say something, but Lu Yin's lips curled up. "Do you think that the key has been lost?"
Bai Qi's calm demeanor suddenly became hesitant. She knew that using the key to unlock the sourcebox array would take a certain amount of time, at least five days. Mu Shang's birthday was approaching, and Qiao 'er was in a hurry to prepare a gift.
Qiao 'er might have really lost the key, or she might not want to waste time. It was even possible that she had thrown the key away to save time.
Bai Qi hoped that Qiao 'er had simply not wanted to waste time and that she could still unlock the sourcebox array if she found her now. She had not really lost the key, as that would make things even more troublesome.
Just as she was about to discuss this with Lu Yin, he summoned the Hellwyrm and said to Bai Qi, "Unlocking the sourcebox array isn't that troublesome."
The next moment, the Hellwyrm roared, causing the first array base to tremble. Countless people paled in shock as the Hellwyrm swept across the first array base, blocking out the entire area. Following that, its enormous strength sent countless people and Corpse Kings flying, and even Bai Chi was almost sent flying.
He angrily glared into the distance, but he did not dare to voice his anger. This was a Progenitor.
Xia De's expression turned ugly. This was the Hellwyrm of the Shenwu Plane, and now, it had been reduced to Lu Xiaoxuan's mount.
Bai Qi was shocked when she saw the Hellwyrm approach. "Lu Xiaoxuan, what are you doing?"
With the might of a Progenitor, any action would attract everyone's attention, including Bai Wangyuan and the others from the Sovereign Realm.
Lu Yin replied, "Don't worry, I'm not planning on doing anything. However, this sourcebox array needs to be broken, or else my people won't be able to come out." He then looked at Bai Qi. "Or do you want me to wait as well?"
Bai Qi did not reply. She wanted him to wait?
In the current Astral Tree Realm, only a Progenitor would dare to do such a thing. Mu Shang had gone overboard, and so had Qiao 'er. She was clearly such an obedient girl. Did she have a grudge against the Lu family?
Even if she did, this was not the time for revenge.
The Hellwyrm arrived and bared its fangs at Bai Qi.
Bai Qi remained vigilant and apprehensive. She had spent so many years in the back of the battlefield, and she had experienced many life and death situations, but she had never been threatened by a Progenitor at such close range.
Lu Yin stood on the Hellwyrm's back. "Let's go."
The sourcebox array did not need to be broken, as it could be torn apart. The Hellwyrm could completely tear apart the sourcebox array below.
As for the threat of the new continent, to a Progenitor, the new continent and array base were all the same. If the Eternals could threaten him on the new continent, then they could do the same on the array base.
Bai Qi was envious as she watched Lu Yin nonchalantly charge towards the new continent. Progenitor was a realm so far away that countless people could not reach it no matter how hard they tried. How many Progenitors had been born since ancient times?
It seemed like a lot, but when compared to the entire human population, it was unimaginably low. It was not something that could be counted with one in a hundred million.
Out of a hundred cultivators who had the qualifications to become Progenitors, it was already quite good if one could become one. These so-called one hundred cultivators were mostly people like the Four Young Progenitors and the Twelve Elysian Gates' leaders. However, the number of such people in the human population was also incalculably low.
How many Ten Arbiters had been born in the Fifth Mainland, and not all of them had the qualifications to become Progenitors. Even if they had the qualifications to break through three stages, they would only be at the Four Young Progenitors' level. What were the Four Young Progenitors' chances of becoming Progenitors?
It was far too low.
However, such a low probability of becoming a Progenitor had actually been subdued by Lu Xiaoxuan, who was only at three Origin Tribulations. She could not figure out how Lu Xiaoxuan had done it.
Lu Yin did not care about what Bai Qi thought. Even Bai Wangyuan and the others could not figure out how Lu Yin had done it, let alone Bai Qi. The one who regretted it the most was Xia Shenji. If he had known that it was possible to tame the Hellwyrm, he would have tried it a long time ago.
In their minds, how could a Progenitor be a mount?
They did not have such a concept. All they knew was that the Hellwyrm had been locked up in Shenwu Plane and had promised to help them more often. Every time they helped Shenwu Plane, they would have one less chance. Once that chance was used up, the Hellwyrm would be free.
This was the only way that Xia Shenji could think of to use the Hellwyrm. He had not thought of taming it, and the Hellwyrm had not thought of such a thing either. If given a choice, the Hellwyrm would rather be tamed by Xia Shenji. At least it would be able to go out and bare its fangs and claws. After all, it was still trapped in Shenwu Plane.
One did not think, and the other did not have any intelligence. In the end, they had both helped Lu Yin.
Lu Yin stood on the Hellwyrm's head and charged towards the new continent. How long had it been since they had fallen from the Second Matrix?
Only a few decades had passed, and now that he had returned to the new continent, everything would be different. He would also have the qualifications to take these people away.
When he had left, he had promised that he would take them away, and that day had finally arrived.
The closer he got to the sourcebox array, the more amazed Lu Yin was at Mu Shang's abilities. This coiled sourcebox array did not have any offensive or defensive capabilities, but it was interlocked with layers upon layers. It formed a deadly sourcebox array that even a Half-Ancestor would not be able to break through.
Lu Yin fell into deep thought as he looked at the sourcebox array. It seemed like this sourcebox array could be stacked, and as long as a suitable sourcebox was found, the array could be stacked infinitely. Lu Yin could tell, but he did not know if Mu Shang had intentionally created this array or if he had obtained it. If Mu Shang was the one who had created this array, then he truly deserved the title of the youngest Origin Array Celestial Master in history.
Lu Yin had originally wanted to tear apart this sourcebox array, but that would have been too much of a pity. He could have used this sourcebox array to gain insights, and with his knowledge of lockbreaking, he would have been able to learn it.
Mu Shang had gone to Serenity Memory Academy to decipher the Fire Phoenix Dark Phoenix sourcebox array that Progenitor Wen had left behind because he wanted to gain insights and learn from it. For any Origin Array Master, the opportunity to gain insights and learn from a sourcebox array was very rare. Of course, this was an exception to the battlefield.
This sourcebox array made Lu Yin feel an urge to learn it.
However, he still needed to bring Zhou Tang and the others out first. They had been in the new city for too long, and they could have left long ago.
Since he did not want to destroy the sourcebox array, Lu Yin had the Caged Wyrm shrink before entering.
This sourcebox array could only allow entry and not exit, so it would not stop him if he wanted to enter.
Actually, with his understanding of sourcebox arrays, he could easily pass through most sourcebox arrays. It was very difficult for a sourcebox array to trap an Origin Array Celestial Master, but Mu Shang could easily pass through Serenity Memory Academy's sourcebox array. Even if Lu Yin was not an Origin Array Celestial Master, his experience did not lose out to any of them.
Lu Yin looked at the two sides of the sourceboxes that were wrapped around each other like knots. Although this arrangement was not difficult, it was very cumbersome. One or two knots would be easy, but there were at least tens of thousands of knots as far as the eye could see. Every knot was composed of the sourcebox's killing intent, and it was thousands of times more complicated than lockbreaking. It would be very difficult for anyone who was not an Origin Array Celestial Master to set up this array.
Lu Yin did not spend too much time studying it. After entering the sourcebox array, he arrived at the new city.
The new city was silent, and when he looked down from above, he saw that the ground was dark red.
Lu Yin frowned. With this sourcebox array, not only would Zhou Tang and the others be unable to leave, but the Corpse Kings would also be unable to leave. This meant that any battle would be a battle to the death.
If he did not kill all of the Corpse Kings, then they would not be able to leave. Even the Eternal Race's Demi-Ancestor powerhouses would not be able to leave. The battlefield here was crueler than any that Lu Yin had ever seen before.
And the result of this cruel slaughter was death. How many people were left in the new city?
Lu Yin had the Caged Wyrm retract its aura, and he slowly descended to the ground. He had returned to this place.