"She's not Big Sister Lu Qian, but another big sister," Lu Yin said. Lu Qian was the eldest sister of the Lu family and the leader of the Seven Heroes. They all called her Big Sister Qian, and Elder Song had seen her before and was rather fond of her, which was why he always called her Little Qian.
Elder Song nodded, "I knew it."
Lu Yin was about to say something, but Big Sister gave him a look with her back to Elder Song. Lu Yin's eyes narrowed and he clenched his fist, but Elder Song suddenly disappeared. Lu Yin struck out with a palm, but he was still a step too late.
Big Sister turned around and attacked at the same time, but she didn't discover Elder Song either.
She had just transmitted to Lu Yin that she had sensed the aura of a dead bug on Elder Song's body. This bug was only present here, which meant that Elder Song had come into contact with it before. He was someone from Limitless, which was why Lu Yin had acted.
"Hellwyrm!" Lu Yin shouted.
Hellwyrm held onto the bug tightly and looked around before suddenly turning around to glare behind Lu Yin.
Lu Yin turned around and saw that Elder Song had appeared beside the corpse at some point. He grabbed the corpse and smiled at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin subconsciously released an Emptiness Palm, his domain peeling off the void as he tried to trap Elder Song in an empty space.
Elder Song took a step forward, his domain not affecting him at all. Even Lu Yin's Emptiness Palm didn't affect him.
"Die, old man!" Big Sister tore through the void and threw a blood lotus at Elder Song. Elder Song flicked his finger, causing three consecutive gusts of wind to shatter the blood lotus. Big Sister was in disbelief.
At that moment, the Hellwyrm descended, its Progenitor's power sweeping out. Elder Song's expression changed, and he disappeared with a single step.
Lu Yin used his domain to sense the void, but he was unable to detect any traces of Elder Song's movements. That was impossible. Anyone who appeared in this space would leave behind traces. As long as someone saw them, there would be traces left behind by light, and these traces should be detectable by the domain of the Empty God Realm.
However, it was ineffective against Elder Song.
"That old man knows me, or else he wouldn't have been able to break through my battle technique," Big Sister said gloomily, "Chase!"
The two of them rode the Prison Flood Dragon and instantly rushed out to chase after Elder Song. However, after the Prison Flood Dragon left the underground, it looked around but didn't know where to go.
"I can't find any traces of him." Lu Yin found this somewhat inconceivable. The Caged Wyrm was a Progenitor, but it couldn't find any traces of Elder Song, who was a Half-Progenitor. Logically speaking, this was impossible. Although the Caged Wyrm wasn't very smart and couldn't use its Ancestral World, it was still a Progenitor.
Senior Brother Qing Ping was known to be a Half Martial Ancestor or Battle Ancestor, but at most, he could only fight against Ancestors like Xia Shenji's clone. It was almost impossible for him to win, just like how it was difficult for him to defeat a Half Martial Ancestor when he was at the peak of the Emissary realm. It was even more impossible for him to escape from the Ancestor realm.
Elder Song had actually disappeared without a trace in front of the Prison Flood Dragon.
"Sis, you said that he knows you?"
Lu Yin suddenly thought of something and asked.
Big Sis replied, "No one can break through the Blood Lotus Battle Technique on the first try unless they fight it head-on. Xia Shenji's clone relied on this battle technique to meet force with force, but that old guy broke through it without hesitation. He sent out three gusts of wind that coincidentally hit the Blood Lotus Battle Technique's weak points and broke it open. This old guy definitely has faced the Blood Lotus Battle Technique more than once."
"Ever since I obtained the Yōu Secret Symbol, my memories have been constantly awakening. I only used the Blood Lotus Battle Technique on the Fifth Mainland, and I rarely used it. I definitely haven't met him before. This is the first time."
"Aside from me, who else knows this battle technique?"
Lu Yin thought of Yōu Ye'er during the Supreme Tournament.
She had also used the Blood Lotus Battle Technique, but Yōu Ye'er had nothing to do with Liu Song.
"If what you said is true, then this Liu Song might be an old friend of yours from the Above Heaven Sect?"
Lu Yin asked.
Big Sis nodded. "He's definitely an old friend, but I don't know who he is. I can't remember."
Lu Yin looked up at the Central Realm. "Looks like I'll have to make a trip to the Liu family."
Big Sis asked, "The Liu family?
That's one of the few families in the Cosmic Tree Realm that can contend with the Four Way Scales, and they're also close to your Lu family. They're someone that you want to rope in. Is it worth it to fall out with them because of Liu Song? "
Lu Yin's expression turned solemn. "That depends on who Liu Song is. If he's a Progenitor like you who has awakened the memories of the Above Heaven Sect, then it's fine. I'm just afraid."
"Afraid that he's from the Everlasting Tribe?"
Big Sis asked.
This was what Lu Yin was most worried about. If Liu Song recognized the Netherworld Ancestor's battle technique, then that meant that he had either lived from the Above Heaven Sect until now, or he had awakened the memories of the Above Heaven Sect like Big Sis. In the worst case scenario, he was like one of the Seven Skygods.
Those seven old fellows seemed to have come from the ancient era of the Above Heaven Sect.
The last possibility was the most likely. Liu Song had acted to steal that Progenitor's corpse, but it was also because he had been discovered to be related to Limitless. Why would a normal Liu family Half-Ancestor be related to Limitless?
Not only was Limitless an assassin's intelligence organization, but it also had a lot of information on spies. Liu Song had this information but had not revealed it to the public, which meant that he had no stance on this matter, just like Limitless.
It was too terrifying for such a person to be hiding in the Liu family.
"That old guy dared to run away like that. Even if we reach the Liu family, we won't have any evidence. We can't just say that he's from Limitless because we sensed the Death Bug's aura," Big Sis said.
Lu Yin also felt a headache coming on. Liu Song had acted before them, which meant that he did not care about his identity being exposed. This also meant that he was not afraid of confronting the Liu family, as he believed that his identity would not be exposed. This was the most troublesome part.
"No matter what, let's go to the Liu family and find him first. If he's willing to expose his identity to steal that corpse, then there might be something wrong with that corpse," Lu Yin said.
However, before heading to the Liu family, he still needed to collect the resources from Limitless' headquarters.
There were many resources here, but after seeing the resources from the Technocracy and Astral Beast Domains, Lu Yin's mental fortitude had greatly increased. These resources were not enough to make him lose his composure.
Unfortunately, many of the external treasures had been chewed to pieces, which should have been the Death Bug's corpse.
Lu Yin looked at the Death Bug in the Prison Wyrm's claws, but he did not deal with it. He would capture it first, as this little thing might be useful.
Lu Yin also locked up the Emissary who had no knowledge of the outside world. He was not a murderer, and this person was at most a porter. He was neither an assassin nor a spy, so he should not have died.
He did not find any information here. It seemed that the place that Xia Shenfei had destroyed was the Limitless Intelligence Center, which could also be considered the headquarters. This place was where all of Limitless' resources were gathered, and it was also where Limitless had been created. Now that the headquarters had been destroyed, Limitless did not even have a single assassin left.
Lu Yin had thought that he would be able to obtain more information, but it seemed that he had been overthinking.
However, he had managed to draw out Liu Song.
Before this, he had never thought that there was anything wrong with Liu Song. Although this person was a Half-Ancestor, Lu Yin had no impression of him, and he had not done anything in the Astral Tree Domain.
"Let's go to the Liu family," Lu Yin said.
This time, Lu Yin wanted to visit both the Liu family and the Farmer family. Now, he had even more reasons to do so.
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As usual, there were countless people lining up at the Liu family's sword stele, and the line stretched far away.
Not just anyone could view the sword stele, and only those who were within ten meters of it could view it. Some people had lined up outside the Liu family for decades without being able to get close, but they were still willing to line up. It was easy to imagine how attractive the sword stele was to these people.
Lu Yin and Big Sis arrived in disguise, and their domains easily attracted the Liu family's experts.
This person was Liu Lu, who had fought with Lu Yin in the past. At the time, both of them had been Hunters, but now, he was an Enlighter and had a vigorous aura.
Lu Yin's experience could not be replicated by ordinary people. Only Enlighters like Liu Lu, who had completed thirty cycles in a few decades, could be considered normal.
"Who are you?"
Liu Lu stared at Lu Yin and Big Sis.
Big Sis was puzzled. "The Liu family is underestimating us. They actually sent an Enlighter kid."
When Liu Lu heard this, he confidently replied, "This is my Liu family's territory, and no one dares to be impudent. Even a Sentinel would dare to come here, let alone an Enlighter like me."
Big Sis raised her brows. "Kid, you're quite active."
Lu Yin stepped forward and looked at Liu Lu, his expression changing.
Liu Lu saw Lu Yin reveal his identity, and his expression changed. "You?"
Lu Yin changed his appearance again and gestured for Liu Lu to remain silent. "We're here to visit the Liu family. Please introduce us."
Liu Lu looked at Lu Yin in shock. The current Lu Yin was no longer the Long Qi of the past, nor was he Yu Hao. He was a powerhouse who had negotiated with the Four Way Scales' ancestor and had the ability to fight against Progenitors.
"Please wait a moment," Liu Lu immediately reported. The more important Lu Yin's status was, the less he dared to bring him in.
The Liu family had long since guessed that Lu Yin would come, but they had not expected him to come so quickly.
Lu Yin's arrival could very well change the structure of the Cosmic Tree Domain, and this was not something that Liu Lu could bear.
Big Sis looked at the sword stele in the distance with interest. "Although my memories are hazy, I'm sure that I've seen that stele before. I remember that there was a guy who guarded that stele, and he was Wu Tian's disciple."
"Wu Xing, the Undying God of the Seven Skygods," Lu Yin replied.
Big Sis was vexed. "What happened back then? Everyone changed. I don't even remember how I became like this, but I'll definitely remember it one day."
Soon, Liu Lu finished his report and gestured for Lu Yin and Big Sis to enter. "It's not convenient for the family head to personally welcome you, so I hope you don't mind if I do."
Lu Yin smiled. "You and I are of the same generation. Brother Liu, please."
"Please."
Not long after, Big Sis saw that the area around the sword stele was similar to how it had been in the past. "This Liu family is quite hardworking."
Liu Lu replied, "My family wakes up and sleeps every day just by looking at the sword stele. It's not hard at all. As long as we can achieve something in the way of the sword, external conditions mean nothing to us."
Big Sis shook her head. She could not stand such a primitive way of life.
Liu Lu led Lu Yin all the way inside until they arrived at a rather large house. The house's fence was formed from sword edges, and the closer they got, the more they could feel the sharp aura.
"Sword Qi is exposed. Is this the way of the sword that your Liu family has comprehended?"
Big Sis was disdainful.
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I'd like to thank my brothers for their constant support.
Tomorrow is the day of the wedding. Let's be happy together!
Thank you brothers for your support! Thank you!