Mu Xie was only one person, so the Mist Ancestor would not interfere. Nong Yi was not willing to do so either. They only wanted stability, as they could not face Madman Lu on their own.
Even if Madman Lu was standing right in front of him, he might not be able to kill him.
Nong Yi dug the ground. "Some things can't be rushed. Let's take it slow."
Lu Yin gripped his hoe. "Liu Yue is dead."
Nong Yi paused.
"Three years ago, we suppressed the Four Way Scales, but that doesn't mean that we can still do so three years later. Senior, have you ever wondered why the Four Way Scales exiled the Lu family?
You know how important the Lu family was in resisting the Eternals. With the Lu family gone, the Eternals are powerful enough to invade the Astral Tree Realm. The Four Way Scales can't stop them. "
"I've investigated the battles after the Lu family was exiled, and I found that the Seven Gods Sky, which had been in a stalemate with the Lu family, disappeared. The pressure on the five array bases increased, and the Four Way Scales' ancestor was forced to oversee the Master Realm. However, the battles were less intense than when the Lu family was still around. Something's not right."
"And with Liu Yue's death, where did the Four Way Scales get the confidence to kill an ancestor without any evidence?
They were prepared to fight the Nong family, Ghost Abyss, and even the Humble School. Where did their confidence come from? "
"Many of the Four Way Scales' actions are very strange. They seem reasonable, but they can't stand up to scrutiny."
Nong Yi looked up. "I feel like they're hiding something."
Lu Yin met his gaze. "That's right."
Nong Yi laughed. "Lu Qi came to me and wanted me to become a god. Guess what I said?"
Lu Yin was curious. "What did you say?"
Nong Yi smiled. "I told him to get lost."
Lu Yin raised his brows, but he did not say anything.
"Lu Qi is your father. He's so shameless that he actually made me willingly become a god. I'm not surnamed Wen. I don't have a pitiful look on my face, and I'm willing to sacrifice everything for humanity. Don't talk nonsense to me. Besides, your father isn't good at being emotional, so I threw him out of the Outer Realm. At that time, I was always guarding the Outer Realm," Nong Yi said. "But you were able to make me willingly become a god. It's not because you're more attractive than your father."
"Honestly speaking, between you and your father, I'd rather have him become a god. Even though he's a bastard, thick-skinned, and shameless, he's pure. You have so many tricks up your sleeve that it's terrifying."
Lu Yin took these words as compliments.
"But the situation is different now. The Lu Clan is gone, and the Four Cardinal Scales exiled the Lu Clan and killed Liu Yue. They're definitely hiding something. Everyone can see that I'm willing to be sealed as a god not only because I'm afraid of the Four Cardinal Scales, but also because they're hiding something. I really don't know what they're hiding. They killed Liu Yue without hesitation."
Nong Yi took a deep breath. "Only those who have been guarding the Outer Realm for a long time know how important that place is to the Cosmic Trees. Now that Liu Yue is dead, who will guard the Outer Realm?
That giant scarlet eye can only stop the Corpse Kings from coming, but it can't stop the Progenitor Corpse Kings. Even though the five array bases have relaxed, the Sovereign Realm has never relaxed.
"Under these circumstances, the Four Cardinal Scales killed Liu Yue, which is tantamount to giving up on the Outer Realm. That's not right, and it's impossible that they didn't know about it. But they still did this, which means that they have something that we don't know about."
"Senior, you don't know anything about the Four Cardinal Scales' power?"
Nong Yi shook his head. "No."
The more he didn't know, the more uneasy he felt.
Nong Yi had cultivated to the Progenitor realm, which meant that he wasn't stupid. Furthermore, with his Progenitor realm abilities, the Nong family, and the Liu family, he still couldn't find out anything about the Four Cardinal Scales' power. The Four Cardinal Scales had hidden themselves too well.
"You're far worse than your father," Nong Yi suddenly said..
Lu Yin was taken aback. "What's the difference?"
Lu Yin was confident that his cultivation speed was unparalleled when it came to battling against those in the same realm. Throughout human history, perhaps only the Three Realms and Six Daos could compare to him, but no one else, including Nine Mountains and Eight Seas, could compare to him. How could he be worse than his father?
Nong Yi sighed. "Your father isn't very strong, but he's good at dealing with women. Back in the day, he was considered a romantic figure in this universe, and as long as it had something to do with women, there was nothing that he couldn't resolve." He then noticed Lu Yin's strange expression and continued, "If you had your father's abilities, then Bai Xian Er wouldn't be a problem either."
Lu Yin felt awkward. "I'm really not that good at this."
Nong Yi sat down and pointed at the ground.
Lu Yin casually sat down as well.
The two sat in the mud and hugged their hoes. No matter how one looked at them, they looked like two simple farmers.
"Cultivation, fighting for longevity, fighting for power, fighting for benefits, fighting for all sorts of things. Who are you fighting with?"
Nong Yi asked.
Lu Yin was stunned. Who are you fighting with?
"Of course, you're fighting with your opponents and enemies."
Nong Yi smiled. "Yes, you're fighting with your enemies. In essence, you're fighting with people, whether it's cultivation, business, or politics. Your opponents are all people. As long as you can win, do you need to rely on your methods?"
"Of course not."
"Even if a normal person can win against a Progenitor, the result will be the same. In essence, your opponents are all people. You just need to understand them and defeat them. You've always walked the path of cultivation, but your father is different. He's seen through women, which is why he's always at a disadvantage against them, even if they're Progenitors. Tell me, aren't you worse than him?"
Lu Yin smiled. "That's true. Qiong Xi 'er said that business isn't about business, but about people. Understanding your opponents and winning them over is business. It's the same for cultivation."
"This Qiong Xi 'er you're talking about is the woman who represented the Above Heaven's Sect to trade strategic resources with us?"
Nong Yi asked.
Lu Yin nodded. "I gave her full authority over the Fifth Mainland's business."
"You're quite good at reading people. I've heard of that woman before. She's very difficult to deal with, and she has the Four Cardinal Scales firmly under her control."
"She mainly relies on strategic resources. If she doesn't have good strategic resources, then the Four Cardinal Scales won't care about her."
Nong Yi continued, "Many changes have occurred in this region of space over the past three years. Even though the threat of the Eternals has temporarily disappeared, the cultivators have never stopped changing their equipment. The five major array bases are still on alert, and every cultivator hopes to have a foldable spacecraft, microarray weapons, universal armor, wireless gu, and most importantly, Void Wanderers. You must have made a lot of money in this area."
Lu Yin replied, "Not much. I'm only selling and providing support."
Over the past three years, the Fifth Mainland had made a lot of money through these strategic resources, but Lu Yin did not touch a single cent. Qiong Xi 'er had her own plans.
"Right, speaking of star essence, I was reminded of the New World. There are so many cities in the New World, and each city should have a considerable amount of star essence. So, where did all those star essence go?"
Lu Yin asked, as this was one of his main goals in coming here.
Nong Yi replied, "There are two hundred and seventy-two cities in the New World, and just as you said, each one has star essence. Now that they've been divided, you naturally have some as well. Aside from eliminating the Corpse Kings, nothing else has been touched. These are the original words of the Four Cardinal Scales."
"How much?"
Lu Yin asked.
Nong Yi replied, "The Four Cardinal Scales each have fifty cities, and my Nong Yi has twenty. The five major array base cultivators will split the remaining twenty as a reward. The Lockbreaker Society has ten cities, and you have ten. Finally, there are twelve cities that will be split between the independent cultivators and the various families in the Cosmic Tree Realm. After all, these people participated in the war on the backside and contributed greatly."
"I only have ten cities?"
Lu Yin's gaze trembled.
Nong Yi replied, "You did contribute greatly to the recovery of the New World, and you were the first to attack it. But after that, because of the Fifth Mainland, you left, and the Fourth Cardinal Scales only stayed behind and did not attack the New World. That's why they gave you ten cities."
"How many star essence does each city have?"
Lu Yin asked.
Nong Yi replied, "Over ten billion. That's about it."
Lu Yin nodded. Nong Yi did not have much to say about how these cities would be divided. If Lu Yin was dissatisfied, he could only look for the Four Cardinal Scales. Of course, he would definitely look for them.
"Right, there's one more thing." Lu Yin suddenly thought of something. "Is there someone locked up in that wheat field of yours?"
Nong Yi was puzzled. "Who?
No, there isn't. "
Lu Yin replied, "A girl called Qiu Shi. She's been locked up for a long time."
Nong Yi slapped his head. "Qiu Shi? She really was locked up for a long time. She mysteriously came to my Nong Family, and no one knew where she came from. I guessed that she came from the abandoned lands."
Lu Yin replied, "That's right. She's the number one disciple of the Fifth Mainland's Sirius Sect. How is she?"
Nong Yi replied, "She's fine. She's been locked up for a long time, and I've been paying attention to her for a long time. I have to say that she's quite likable, and her innate gift is excellent. She's not any worse than Sanniang. I took her in as a disciple on a whim, but she's still in seclusion. It's been more than ten years."
Lu Yin understood. No wonder Qiu Shi had not returned. If she had not gone into seclusion after being released, she would have returned to the Fifth Mainland long ago. It turned out that she had been in seclusion. This meant that she did not know much about the outside world.
"Should we call her out?"
Nong Yi asked.
Lu Yin waved a hand. "No need. Let her go into seclusion."
The Seed Garden had a simple beauty to it. Every time Lu Yin came here, he felt as if he had returned to nature.
This time, he was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, like Nong Yi, he waved his hoe in the field again and again.
Nong Siniang came over. She was still thinking about Yu Hao, and she looked at Lu Yin strangely.
Lu Yin was speechless. "You're making me uncomfortable by staring at me like that."
Nong Siniang blinked. "I miss Mister Hao Yu."
Lu Yin rolled his eyes.
Nong Sanniang came over, grabbed Nong Siniang, and dragged her out. "She's not that big, so what's the point of looking at her looks?" She then looked at Lu Yin. "Actually, you're more attractive."
Lu Yin smiled. "You too."
Nong Sanniang was stunned, as she felt that Lu Yin was lying.
Bai Xue came over, and everyone was given a cup of tea.
Her expression was normal when she handed it to Lu Yin. Lu Yin knew that she had not been exposed. She had spent too much time in the Farmer's Manor, and perhaps she had developed feelings for this place. He did not want to be estranged.
"Sanniang, time's up. It's your turn." An exhausted voice came from the side of the field. It was a middle-aged man who looked exhausted, as if he had just gone through a great battle.