"Brother Bai, what's going on?"
Wang Fan asked calmly from the Sovereign Realm.
Bai Wangyuan answered, "Astral origin liquid is about to appear."
Xia Shenji sneered and looked down. "It seems like Lu Xiaoxuan discovered those two rats long ago. No matter what, we can't let him have the astral origin liquid."
"Of course!" Bai Wangyuan's anger surged. No matter how much astral origin liquid flowed out of the mother tree, it still belonged to the Frigid Immortal Sect. He had wanted to use it to help Bai Qi increase her cultivation and break through to the Ancestral Star realm as soon as possible. Now that Lu Yin had exposed him, the other three families wouldn't give up.
"Chase Lu Xiaoxuan away first." Xia Shenji raised a hand and pressed down, causing a blade to descend.
Halfway through, Mu Xie attacked. "What are you doing?"
"Mu Xie, this has nothing to do with you. We're just chasing Lu Xiaoxuan away. We don't intend to violate the agreement," Bai Chi said. He was about to attack as well. The threat of the Eternals had been temporarily lifted, and they would not be trapped in the Sovereign Realm.
Below, Lu Yin looked up. Chasing me away?
What a joke. He tore through the void and appeared at the crack in the mother tree. He looked at the astral origin liquid within the thin layer of bark and cut it open.
"Lu Xiaoxuan, stop!" Bai Wangyuan shouted. There was a special way to absorb astral origin liquid, and doing so would only cause the liquid to evaporate.
They all thought that Lu Yin wanted to fight to the death. If he could not obtain it, then no one else could.
However, Lu Yin had never wanted to fight to the death. He wanted to monopolize it.
As the bark was cut open, he immediately began to absorb the astral origin. In just a few breaths, a black hole appeared above his head. He was about to undergo his fifth tribulation.
It had not been that long since he had undergone his fourth tribulation.
The astral origin within his body had already reached the threshold of the fourth tribulation, so it was only natural for him to break through now.
Five Origin Tribulations was not enough to make others pay attention to him, especially when it came to Lu Yin. He already had the battle prowess of a Half-Martial Ancestor. Even though advancing a realm would increase his strength, regardless of whether his realm increased or not, his strength had never stopped increasing. In comparison, advancing a realm was not that surprising.
With Lu Yin's strength, he could have advanced a long time ago, even though his rate of advancement was ridiculously fast compared to his peers.
With five Origin Tribulations descending, Bai Wangyuan and the rest could no longer take action. Although five Origin Tribulations weren't that powerful, if they took action, then the Origin Tribulations wouldn't just target Lu Yin. They would also be affected, and some unpredictable changes might occur.
"We'll make our move after the Origin Tribulation," Bai Ze replied. This time, he had made up his mind to chase Lu Yin away. This brat had actually used the astral origin liquid to break through. Fortunately, Bai Ze had not used much astral origin liquid, so there was still a considerable amount left.
All he needed to do was survive five Origin Tribulations.
"We can't let this kid fight to the death. Attack immediately after the fifth Origin Tribulation ends," Wang Fan reminded.
Next to the mother tree, Lu Yin easily dealt with the five Origin Tribulations. However, because he had four Astral Origin Cyclones, his Origin Tribulations were equivalent to four Origin Tribulations. He could only raise his Origin Tribulations at the same time as before so that no one would notice anything amiss.
Mu Xie appeared, standing far away from Lu Yin as he calmly watched.
His appearance caused Bai Wangyuan and the rest to frown. Mu Xie was only one person, and they could chase Lu Xiaoxuan away if they wanted to. However, Mu Xie could give Lu Xiaoxuan time to react. If Lu Xiaoxuan intentionally activated the Astral Origin Liquid, they wouldn't be able to do anything.
"Mu Xie, you've really done well to fall out with us now.
Are you ready? "
Xia Shenji threatened.
Mu Xie didn't reply, and he only looked at the black hole above his head. Strange, why are five Origin Tribulations constantly appearing?
Junior Brother's Origin Tribulations are truly abnormal.
At that moment, Lu Yin's voice rang out. "Don't worry. I won't let the Astral Origin Liquid evaporate."
Bai Wangyuan stared at Lu Yin. "If you want to snatch the Astral Origin Liquid, then you must be prepared to fall out with us, Lu Xiaoxuan."
Lu Yin laughed. "I was the one who forced the Eternals to retreat. I was the one who shattered the Astral Gate, and I was the one who led the fourth base into the New World. I was also the one who opened the entrance to the Starfall Sea to share some of your pressure. Now that the Eternals have retreated, you want to be ungrateful and eliminate me, a direct descendant of the Lu family?"
Lu Yin's words made them fall silent. Now was not the time to fall out with him. Even if they were confident in controlling the Cosmic Trees and the Fifth Mainland, they couldn't stop the flow of history from spreading.
If they fell out now, no matter what reason they had, they would be seen as trying to eliminate the Lu family, which would greatly affect their reputation. Of course, reputation was only one aspect. More importantly, they weren't sure what the outcome would be if they fell out with Lu Yin.
How many Progenitors would help them in the Cosmic Trees?
How many Progenitors would Lu Xiaoxuan have?
It was rumored that when the Sixth Mainland's Progenitor of Mystery had attacked the Fifth Mainland, Xia Shang's blade had appeared. These were all uncertain factors.
They wanted to take complete control of the Cosmic Trees and determine the power behind Lu Xiaoxuan before eliminating them in one fell swoop.
If they made a move now, it would really be a life and death struggle. Other things aside, a few Progenitors would definitely die. This was not a loss they wanted to see.
The destruction of the Astral Door meant that the Eternals couldn't launch a large-scale attack, but the Seven Skygods and Progenitor Corpse Kings could definitely come. If they suffered too many losses, how would they deal with it?
"I wonder how the Ancestral Mang's injuries are. I should go visit him," Lu Yin muttered.
Bai Wangyuan and the others' expressions turned ugly. Right, there was still the Ancestral Mang.
Back when the Ancestral Mang had trapped the Undying God, it was Lu Xiaoxuan who had gone to find the Ancestral Mang and gotten the Ancestral Mang to cooperate. Even the Dragon Ancestor couldn't do this. If they attacked Lu Xiaoxuan, who would the Ancestral Mang help?
This was another unknown.
They didn't speak, and Lu Yin didn't say anything either. The origin tribulation above his head dissipated.
Mu Xie looked up at the Sovereigns Realm.
Wu Yao, Bai Qi, and the others waited.
The Prison Flood Dragon bared its fangs and brandished its claws, also looking up at the Sovereigns Realm.
"Lu Xiaoxuan, we can give you some of the Astral Fluid, but before we solve the problem of the Fifth Mainland's astral source, you can't come back to the Cosmic Trees," Bai Wangyuan said, compromising.
Lu Yin retracted his gaze and suddenly pressed down on the Mother Tree, continuing to absorb the Astral Fluid.
"Lu Xiaoxuan!" Bai Wangyuan barked.
Mu Xie walked out and faced the Sovereigns Realm.
"What's with the noise? Who dares to absorb the Astral Fluid?" the Mist Ancestor's voice rang out.
Lu Yin looked up, and through the void, he saw the furious Bai Wangyuan, as well as the gloomy Wang Fan and the others. "I'm sorry, but I want to break through to the sixth Origin Tribulation. The astral liquid here seems to be enough."
Astral Fluid continuously entered Lu Yin's body, frantically replenishing the four cyclones.
Bai Wangyuan descended. "Don't go too far!" He attacked Lu Yin, but Mu Xie blocked him. Xia Shenji, Wang Fan, the Dragon Ancestor, and the Mist Ancestor all appeared. The Caged Wyrm roared as the Progenitors faced each other.
They immediately attacked.
Lu Yin placed his right hand behind his back and tapped out with a finger. The die slowly spun, but it was useless.
"Do you really think that we won't attack you? Lu Xiaoxuan, you're the one who provoked us this time. You'll pay the price," Xia Shenji sneered as his Divine Sword Domain erupted and countless blades slashed out.
Lu Yin tapped out with another finger.
"Xia Shenji, stop!" The Mist Ancestor stopped him and looked back at Lu Yin with a frown. "Lu Xiaoxuan, stop! You can't absorb the Astral Fluid."
The die stopped at four pips. Lu Yin exhaled and entered the Time Stop Space.
He had absorbed a wave of Astral Fluid, but that was only a small portion. The rest would be replenished by the sapling's Astral Fluid. This way, he wouldn't absorb too much of the mother tree's Astral Fluid while hiding the fact that he had consumed too much astral source.
Absorbing the Astral Fluid and converting it into one's own strength required time, so it couldn't be done in a short amount of time.
This was also why Bai Wangyuan and the others hadn't immediately attacked and had instead continued to threaten Lu Yin. However, they had never imagined that Lu Yin would be able to cultivate in the Time Stop Space.
A year quickly passed, and Lu Yin sensed that his four cyclones were close to the threshold of the sixth Origin Tribulation. He only needed to absorb a little more, which was the result of a year's worth of cultivation.
The scene in front of him changed, and he reappeared a mere second later.
"Lu Xiaoxuan, retreat immediately, or don't blame me for being impolite!" The Mist Ancestor was truly furious. She wouldn't allow anyone to absorb the mother tree's Astral Fluid, be it Bai Wangyuan's group or Lu Yin.
Lu Yin and the Mist Ancestor exchanged glances. "Senior is right. The Astral Fluid cannot be absorbed, or it would be irresponsible to the mother tree and this region of the universe. My Lu family will definitely protect Senior's ideals, and I will eliminate anyone who tries to absorb the Astral Fluid. Senior, let's work together." He then pointed at Bai Wangyuan and the others. "The rest of you are not allowed to have any ideas about the mother tree's Astral Fluid."
The Mist Ancestor was stunned. These words made it sound as if Lu Yin wasn't the one absorbing the Astral Fluid. What had she just said?
How could this guy change his mind so quickly?
Mu Xie was also puzzled, as the Mist Ancestor had only said a few words.
Bai Wangyuan was annoyed. "Lu Xiaoxuan, you're the one absorbing the Astral Fluid right now."
Lu Yin blinked and coughed. "I'm not absorbing it anymore. I won't allow anyone to do such a thing in the future. No matter who it is, I'll beat them up. Am I right, Senior?"
The Mist Ancestor raised her brows. "You're not absorbing it anymore?"
Lu Yin was about to speak when a sudden clap of thunder rang out. Everyone looked up to see that a giant black hole had appeared above their heads and was rapidly expanding. Was this … an origin tribulation?
"I'm about to undergo my tribulation. Do you all want to go together?"
Lu Yin asked. His sixth tribulation had finally arrived.
When they heard the words "tribulation," the others all hurriedly retreated.
Mu Xie glanced at Lu Yin. Was this junior brother's cultivation that fast?
The Mist Ancestor intentionally glanced at the mother tree and saw that it hadn't absorbed much Astral Fluid. How could this brat's astral source be so little? Furthermore, he had just undergone five Origin Tribulations, so it shouldn't be possible for him to undergo six so quickly. Even if he absorbed the Astral Fluid, it should take some time for it to be converted.
Bai Wangyuan and the rest were thinking the same thing, but no one could understand how Lu Yin had managed to undergo six Origin Tribulations.
This was a sixth Origin Tribulation, which was far from what a fifth Origin Tribulation could compare to.