Nong Sanniang's body stiffened when she heard the sound. She sighed and walked out of the field with her hoe, heading in a certain direction.
Nong Lie sat down in the mud, "Here we go again."
Lu Yin was curious, "What's up?"
Nong Lie was helpless, "It's the big-faced tree. It's our turn to talk to it."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up as he remembered. The big-faced tree was a strange tree that had seen Lu Yin's past self and chatted with him. It had also seen Bai Xian 'er.
When he had disguised himself as Long Qi, it had been the first to recognize him as Lu Xiaoxuan.
"Does the big-faced tree know a lot of things?"
Lu Yin asked.
Nong Lie nodded, "A lot, but who can hear it?
Not even Dad can. "
Lu Yin looked at Nong Ya, who had an ugly expression and shook his head before continuing to dig.
Lu Yin then looked at Nong Yi, who was leaning on his hoe. "The Big Face Tree is old, and old people like to reminisce. It often talks about ancient things, and we already know a lot about them. It just doesn't get tired of talking about them." He then looked at Lu Yin. "You can go talk to it as well. Maybe you'll hear something useful."
Lu Yin thought about it and put away his hoe, "I'll go talk to it."
"Snow, take Lu Yin," Nong Ya said.
Nong Lie perked up, "Dad, let Lu Yin take my spot."
"Dream on, farming."
"Yes."
On the other side, Lu Yin was led by Bai Xue towards the big-faced tree.
"Long time no see," Lu Yin said.
Bai Xue ran her fingers through her hair, "Yes, you've changed a lot."
"Are you planning to stay here from now on?"
Lu Yin asked.
Bai Xue nodded, "It's good here, and the people are honest."
Lu Yin didn't say anything else. Many times, as one's perspective changed, friends who could talk to each other would become strangers. It wasn't that they didn't want to be friends, but that the gap between them was too great.
Bai Xue couldn't participate in Lu Yin's conversation, and he wasn't interested in bringing up the past to improve their relationship.
"What happened to that person who came to the Seed Garden with you?"
Bai Xue suddenly asked.
Lu Yin was surprised, that person?
Shang Qing?
"Why are you asking about him?"
Bai Xue said, "His gaze is very special."
How could it not be special?
He likes you, but a woman's intuition is really scary. Shang Qing and Bai Xue only met once in the seed garden, but Bai Xue actually remembered him.
"He disappeared with Burial Garden," Lu Yin said.
Bai Xue nodded and didn't say anything else.
In front of them, they saw a big-faced tree.
Nong Sanniang, on the other hand, managed to escape at the right time.
Bai Xue looked at Lu Yin, "Are you sure?
I'm the one in charge of taking care of the big-faced tree. Even the ancestor would get a headache just from listening to it, and he wouldn't be able to listen to it for long. "
Lu Yin took a deep breath and stepped forward, arriving in front of the tree.
Last time, he had only heard the words' Third Mainland '. After that, he couldn't hear anything else. This time, he wanted to listen carefully.
"Hey, kid, you're here again. Uncle Tree is very happy, you're one of the few people who can listen to Uncle Tree's chatter. Come, listen to Uncle Tree. Last time, we talked about the war in the Third Mainland, right? Then let's continue. There's a river in the Third Mainland that runs from east to west called the Jiu River …"
Lu Yin felt a sense of familiarity, and every word that the tree said made his brain feel like it was being hammered. Even though Lu Yin's cultivation had changed drastically, there wasn't much of a difference. This wasn't just a change in his spiritual force; it was also a strange power that attacked his soul that accompanied every word.
Lu Yin frowned as he endured the pain. Hearing the tree's words, he felt much better than the last time he had been here.
"That was the Battle of Jiu He. Half of the Ancestor Realm experts of the third continent were killed in that battle. It also completely shattered the third continent, splitting it into two. That was the foundation for the destruction of the third continent. Speaking of the Battle of Jiu He, one person has to be mentioned: the Netherworld Ancestor."
Lu Yin's head felt like it was splitting, and he felt dizzy. He had no choice but to recite the Progenitor's Scriptures to alleviate the pain.
When he heard the words "Netherworld Patriarch," his eyes widened and he looked at the tree.
The tree blinked and puffed up its cheeks, "Hey, kid, you're suddenly interested?
Then Uncle Tree will tell you about the Battle of the Jiu River. There's a river in the Third Mainland that runs from east to west called the Jiu River … "
Lu Yin's mouth fell open, "Can you start with the Netherworld Patriarch?"
The tree continued talking and didn't hear Lu Yin at all.
Lu Yin's head was constantly being bombarded by the sound, and he could only endure by reciting the Progenitor's Scriptures.
"Speaking of the Battle of Jiu He, I have to mention one person: the Netherworld Ancestor. Jiu He wasn't actually torn apart by the monsters of the Eternal Race, but by her. At the cost of splitting the third continent into two, she managed to bury an old monster. That was a rare victory in the war between the humans and the Eternal Race. Although that victory almost split the third continent into two, it also forced the Eternal Race to retreat. Gu Yizhi was so happy that he even personally drank and chatted with the Netherworld Ancestor. He even taught the Netherworld Ancestor the Cultivation Method of the Spiritual Force, which made the Netherworld Ancestor's Cultivation Method more and more similar to the Spiritual Force.
Lu Yin was shocked, "The Evil Scripture is related to Gu Yizhi?"
The tree was interrupted, "What did you say?
The Evil Scripture?
Oh, speaking of the Evil Scripture, we'll have to go back to the Battle of the Jiu River. There's a river in the Third Mainland that runs from east to west called the Jiu River … "
Lu Yin ran off without hesitation, as he had to listen to the tree again. He was already at his limit, and this tree must have dementia.
In the distance, Nong Sanniang and the rest looked on in admiration, as it was rare to see a tree speak so much.
Even Nong Yi sighed, "Even I find it hard to listen to it talk that much."
Lu Yin was puzzled, "Why is it like that?
It's not a battle technique, nor is it spiritual force. Or rather, it's not just spiritual force. "
Nong Yi shook his head, "I don't know. Senior Lu Tianyi also came to investigate, but he couldn't find anything either. However, this tree knows a lot of things that have been cut off in history. What did it say to you?"
"The Third Mainland's war," Lu Yin replied.
Nong Yi sympathized, "Then you're out of luck. Whenever it sees you, it will tell you everything about the Third Mainland's war. It will even mention some small, meaningless battles."
Lu Yin's face twitched, "How long will it take?"
"A very, very long time."
"You can't ask freely?"
"No."
Lu Yin sighed, as he could only blame himself for interrupting. The moment he did, the tree had to start from the beginning.
Its stories were too shocking, so it was normal for Lu Yin to subconsciously interrupt. He had to be more careful in the future, and even if he heard something unbelievable, he could not speak.
"Do you still want to hear more?"
Nong Yi asked.
Lu Yin nodded and resolutely replied, "I've heard some things. Let's continue. There's definitely something I want to know."
Nong Yi did not stop him, "Up to you."
The farmers left one by one until only Bai Xue was left.
Lu Yin looked at the tree and rested for a while before continuing to listen. He felt that he could learn a lot of secrets from the tree.
The wireless gu vibrated from the Nine Luminaries.
"I've checked. The ten cities have a total of six billion star essence," the Nine Luminaries transmitted.
Nong Yi had told Lu Yin that he still had ten cities in the New World, and Lu Yin had sent the Nine Luminaries to investigate. No one had told him about this before, and if he did not ask, then the resources of the ten cities would all be taken away by someone else.
"Only six billion star essence?"
Lu Yin's face sank.
Nong Yi had said that each city had an average of ten billion star essence, but the ten cities that had been given to Lu Yin only had six billion, which was a little excessive.
"Yes, a total of six billion. When I went to investigate, I found traces of intrusions under the cities. I asked around and found that the other cities have far more than that. Someone must have stolen it," the Nine Luminaries replied.
Lu Yin put down the wireless gu. There was no need to guess. Even if the Four Way Scales had not done it, they had to have tacitly approved of it. Otherwise, who would dare to touch the cities that had already been allocated and were under his name?
The resources of the ten cities were not enough for the Four Way Scales to steal, so they must have tacitly approved of it. Many people had done it, so Lu Yin would not be able to find trouble with everyone.
If Lu Yin ended up causing trouble for those people, then he would have offended too many people. Not only would the Four Way Scales gain a favor, but they would also sow discord.
This should not have been done by Bai Wangyuan and the others, but by Xia Ziheng and the other half-ancestors. Bai Wangyuan and the other Progenitors were not so insignificant.
But no matter who had done it, they had relied on the power of the Four Way Scales. Did they want Lu Yin to not pursue the matter and suffer in silence?
How could that be?
Lu Yin's main goal this time was to repair the Progenitor's Sword. These people dared to touch his crystal essence? They were courting death.
He contacted Wang Wen, "I want to find trouble with the Four Way Scales, but I can't use force. Is there a way?"
Wang Wen replied, "Look for Qiong Xi 'er. She should have made her arrangements."
Lu Yin immediately contacted Qiong Xi 'er.
On the other end of the wireless gu, Qiong Xi 'er's eyes shone brightly, "Are we going to make a move?
Then let's play and let them know what it means to gain something without risking anything. "
Lu Yin put down the wireless gu. For the time being, he did not plan to leave and would stay in the seed garden to chat with the big-faced tree. He would let Qiong Xi 'er and the others deal with the outside matters.
On this day, the Starry Sky Tree suddenly became chaotic. It was not a war, vengeance, or a fight over anything, but a problem with the wireless gu.
Over the past three years, the Fifth Mainland had continuously traded with the Starry Sky Tree. The Starry Sky Tree had purchased large amounts of Void Travel, wireless gu, and universal armor from the Fifth Mainland.
These things were very convenient to use on the battlefield. Void Travel could allow cultivators to easily travel through the void. Although the wireless gu could not produce images like the cloudy connection stone, its ability to ignore distance surpassed the cloudy connection stone. Large clans and sects liked to use it because the cloudy connection stone could easily be intercepted. The wireless gu did not have such a problem.
Because the value of the wireless gu continued to rise, more and more people in the Starry Sky Tree gave up on using the cloudy connection stone and switched to the wireless gu. Although three years was not long, many people had gotten used to the wireless gu.