In the Outerverse, outside the Solar System, dozens of cultivators stared blankly at the Caged Wyrm and Ancestral Tortoise.
"Senior Brother said that the Divine Martial Caged Wyrm is here and that it's huge. I didn't believe it before, but now it's really here."
"That's your Divine Martial Plane's Caged Wyrm?
That's terrifying. Your Divine Martial Plane's losses are too great. "
"Lu Xiaoxuan will pay the price sooner or later."
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From their conversation, Lu Yin knew that these people were from the Sixth Mainland, but he did not know how they had gotten past Chu Yuan and the others.
Lu Yin paid a price to have Chu Yuan, He Luo Mavis, and the others seal off the Xinkong Corridor and prevent the cultivators of the same generation from entering the fifth pagoda. Those who could come from the Cosmic Tree were all from the Four Way Scales, and Lu Yin could use Chu Yuan to suppress them.
Lu Yin did not know how these people had gotten past the blockade, but that was it, as Skyblue had already caught up.
"Run! It's him!" A group of cultivators from the Cosmic Tree were shocked when they saw Skyblue appear. They hurriedly rushed into the Solar System, as they knew that the fifth pagoda was in the Solar System.
In reality, a group of people from the Cosmic Tree had already entered the fifth pagoda. Chu Yuan and the others could only block a portion of them, and they could not block the younger ones. As long as the Fifth Mainland had no peers who could stop them, they could only let them enter the fifth pagoda.
However, there were too few of them, and they were all very young. The strongest among them was only an Enlighter. As for the Emissaries from the Cosmic Tree, Chu Yuan could intercept those who were at the fifth tribulation stage, but there were others who could intercept them. Furthermore, there were too many restrictions for Emissaries to enter the fifth pagoda.
Thus, the cultivators from the Cosmic Tree were all very young.
"Hey, you can't attack us!" someone shouted at Skyblue.
Skyblue looked around. "That's why I'm chasing after you." He then waved his hand, and a figure walked out. Lu Yin did not recognize this person, but he seemed to be a very young cultivator from the Sixth Mainland who was a Hunter. Perhaps he was a Realmling.
"He's your opponent," Skyblue said.
On the other side, the group from the Starry Sky Tree was disdainful. After such a long time, they had figured out that there were indeed a few freaks in the Fifth Mainland. Even the Fourth Young Master could not defeat them. However, apart from a limited number of people, the rest could not stop them. Of course, the gap was not that big.
Twenty years ago, the gap between the cultivators of the same generation on the Fifth Mainland and the Starry Sky Tree was huge. The Fourth Young Ancestor would have been able to sweep through the Fifth Mainland's Star Supremacy Tournament. However, with the emergence of Hen Xin, Lu Buzheng, and the others, who had brought with them part of the Above Heaven era's cultivation methods, the gap between the two sides had narrowed significantly.
At the very least, the cultivators of the Fifth Mainland wouldn't be at too much of a disadvantage when fighting against cultivators of the same cultivation level. If they used the Void Wanderers, it wouldn't be difficult for them to win.
But now it was a fair fight.
The Sixth Mainland's Realmling that Sky Ceylan had brought along had defeated half of the cultivators in the Starry Sky of the Trees. He had relied on battle force and domains, as well as battle techniques that Sky Ceylan had imparted to him, as well as his imprint. As for the remaining half, Lu Yin could not stop them, so he could only allow them to enter the fifth tower. He had done his best.
Skyblue watched as the cultivators from the Cosmic Tree Realm entered the fifth pagoda, but he did not care. Lu Yin had only asked them to try their best to stop the cultivators from entering the fifth pagoda. If they could not do so, then there was nothing he could do. After all, he could not personally deal with these young cultivators.
This group of people looked to be in their twenties or thirties.
Lu Yin did not show himself, as the Fifth Mainland alone would not be able to stop some of the people from the Four Libras. They would have to deal with them in the Cosmic Tree Realm.
How was Wang Wen? Had he started to act?
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Lu Yin's departure from the Cosmic Tree Realm had indeed caused the Four Libras to feel much more at ease. However, when a piece of news reached Xia Shenji's ears, he was immediately enraged. He did not even care about the safety of the Sovereign Realm as he descended upon Shenwu Plane.
In Shenwu Plane, a man knelt on the dusky ground. His face was pale, and his head was lowered. He looked at the ground with eyes filled with fear and despair.
Xia Ziheng and Xia Xing stood behind him, and the atmosphere was terrifyingly quiet.
At this moment, Xia Shenji walked out of the void and arrived in front of the kneeling man. His Progenitor's might enveloped the man, causing the ground to collapse and the man to cough up blood.
The man was a Half-Ancestor, and he was a Half-Ancestor who had been hidden underground in Shenwu Plane to watch over criminals. No matter what happened, this person would not appear. Even if Shenwu Plane was facing a calamity, this person would not appear. He only existed for one purpose, and that was to keep an eye on the underground.
"Say that again," Xia Shenji said coldly as he stared at the man.
The man closed his eyes and said hopelessly, "That person ran away."
Xia Shenji was furious and cut off the man's arms. Even though the man was a Half-Ancestor, he couldn't fight back at all. His blood splattered all over the ground, and Xia Ziheng and Xia Xing were terrified. Even when Lu Xiaoxuan had attacked Shenwu Plane, the Half-Ancestor hadn't been so furious.
"I told you to keep an eye on the underground, and you didn't need to do anything. You could have enjoyed all of Shenwu Plane's resources, and even if Shenwu Plane was destroyed, you didn't have to come out. Now, you're telling me that that person ran away?"
Xia Shenji squatted down and stared at the man. He didn't look like a Progenitor at all. "Raise your head and look at me."
The man's eyes flashed as he raised his head and looked at Xia Shenji.
Xia Shenji's eyes were filled with savagery. "How did he run away?"
"I don't know," the man said helplessly. Fortunately, he was a Half-Ancestor, or he wouldn't even have the courage to speak in front of Xia Shenji.
"Then how did you discover that he had disappeared?"
Xia Shenji asked again, looking at the man with murderous eyes.
The man knew that he wouldn't be able to survive today. "Ancestor Xia, can you not pursue this matter with my clansmen?"
"I just want to find him. Your clansmen are worthless to me," Xia Shenji said sternly.
The man sighed. He didn't know what would happen to his clansmen, but he had no other choice. "I discovered that the disciple who was collecting the corpses had disappeared, so I immediately went underground to look for him. I discovered that he had disappeared along with that person called Liu Shaoge."
Xia Shenji frowned. "Liu Shaoge?"
"Liu Shaoge is already dead," Xia Ziheng interrupted. When he saw Xia Shenji looking over, he said nervously, "Ancestor, Liu Shaoge was abandoned by Lu Xiaoxuan. He was the one who was captured in Shenwu Plane. That day, he disguised himself as Yu Hao and bought time for Lu Xiaoxuan. We only discovered him when Lu Xiaoxuan returned."
"Lu Xiaoxuan's people?"
Xia Shenji's eyes went wide.
Xia Ziheng hurriedly explained, "He was abandoned by Lu Xiaoxuan. He told me everything he knew about Lu Xiaoxuan in the Fifth Mainland, and I killed him with my own hands. If there's any falsehood, I will die a horrible death."
Xia Shenji's eyes narrowed. "Are you sure he's dead?"
Xia Ziheng promised, "I killed him with my own hands. There's no way he could have survived."
"What if Lu Xiaoxuan helped him?
How can you be sure that Lu Xiaoxuan didn't leave him alive on purpose? "
Xia Shenji gritted his teeth.
Xia Ziheng was terrified, as he could sense the Ancestor's killing intent. "Ancestor, Liu Shaoge is definitely dead.
If he's not dead, I'm willing to accept any punishment. I swear that I will never be able to improve my cultivation and that I will die a horrible death. "
Xia Xing didn't say anything. This matter was beyond his control, and neither he nor Xia Ziheng knew who was being held underground. Even the kneeling Half-Martial Ancestor didn't know.
He didn't understand why the Ancestor was so angry. Fortunately, this matter had nothing to do with him.
"What do you think?"
Xia Shenji suddenly asked Xia Xing.
Xia Xing was even more shocked. Even though he didn't have much contact with Forefather Shen Ji, he knew that Forefather Shen Ji rarely asked for the opinions of others, especially those of the younger generation. Now that Forefather Shen Ji had asked him, it meant that this matter was so serious that even Forefather Shen Ji was at a loss.
Even the matter with Lu Xiaoxuan hadn't caused the Ancestor to act this way.
Xia Xing's mind spun rapidly, and he said cautiously, "Ancestor, Lu Xiaoxuan shouldn't have anything to do with this."
Xia Shenji looked at him calmly.
Xia Xing saw that the Ancestor didn't say anything, so he took a deep breath. Xia Ziheng and the Half-Martial Ancestor guarding the underground watched him nervously as he continued, "Even I, the Xia Clan's Patriarch, don't know about the situation underground, let alone Lu Xiaoxuan. That includes Half-Martial Ancestor Ziheng. The only people who truly know are you and …" He glanced at the Half-Martial Ancestor guarding the underground.
"Lu Xiaoxuan couldn't have known about this, so he couldn't have planned anything. Also, Half-Martial Ancestor Ziheng is a Half-Martial Ancestor. Someone who isn't even an Emissary couldn't have pretended to be dead in front of him. Half-Martial Ancestor Ziheng was already very cautious and personally killed Liu Shaoge.
Xia Shenji said, "Are you saying that it's a coincidence?"
Xia Xing's face paled. "Lu Xiaoxuan's actions in the Starry Sky of the Trees only have one goal, and that is to save the remaining members of the Lu Clan. He had Liu Shaoge stay in Shenwu Heaven to buy time for the Red Garden. It has nothing to do with the people underground.
Xia Ziheng hurriedly said, "Ancestor, please understand."
The Half-Martial Ancestor who was guarding the underground also said, "Ancestor, please understand."
Xia Shenji thought for a moment, and the killing intent in his eyes faded. "Find that person for me. Do everything you can, but do not expose him."
Xia Xing and Xia Ziheng looked at each other, but they didn't know who that person was.
Xia Shenji slowly opened his mouth and said something. When Xia Xing and Xia Ziheng heard this, their minds went blank. They were shocked. "Him? Him?"
"Find him for me. I will personally capture him," Xia Shenji said in a low voice before disappearing.
After Xia Shenji left, the kneeling Half-Martial Ancestor heaved a sigh of relief. Although his arms had been cut off, they could be reattached. The only reason he hadn't died yet was because he had to complete this mission.
Xia Xing and Xia Ziheng looked at him. "You already knew?"
The Half-Martial Ancestor said bitterly, "Logically speaking, unless I become an Ancestor, I will never be able to leave the underground. I never thought that I would be able to leave because of something like this."
Xia Xing looked away. Become an Ancestor?
If this person had even the slightest chance of becoming an Ancestor, Ancestor Shenji wouldn't have treated him like this. This was already the peak that this person could reach.
Not long after, a large group of people from Shenwu Heaven moved out. They headed to the Top Realm, Middle Realm, and Lower Realm to secretly search for someone. Although they didn't cause much of a commotion, even Xia Xing had moved out. This meant that Shenwu Heaven's attitude towards this matter was far greater than their attitude towards Lu Xiaoxuan.
Xia Shenji's clones walked out one by one, avoiding Bai Wangyuan and the others. They also spread out throughout the Starry Sky of the Trees to search.