Several days passed, and no one contacted Lu Yin. Ten days later, Qiong Xi'er contacted him. "The Four Way Scales agreed."
"Mm, help them recover the wireless gu."
"Their focus isn't on the wireless gu right now, but on the ore."
"Then sell it to them. This is a one-off opportunity, and they won't be able to do anything to the Cosmic Tree in the future. They'll only lose money."
Qiong Xi'er was speechless. "No matter how much money they lose, it won't hurt the Four Way Scales at all, but the Daoist values it greatly."
Lu Yin had no choice. Even if he didn't want to repair the Progenitor's Sword, he was still extremely short on money.
Just as he had said, this was a one-off opportunity. Qiong Xi'er had mentioned it to him three years ago, and he had agreed to it with the mindset that he could scam as much money as he could. Fortunately, three years later, he had made considerable profits.
Now, he wasn't too far away from recovering the Progenitor's Swordsman's Sword. He was still four trillion away.
Lu Yin sighed. Four trillion? Where would he get it from?
On the other side, the Four Way Scales didn't seem to be angered by this matter.
"Lu Xiaoxuan coming up with such a method for mere star essence is laughable," Xia Shenji commented.
Wang Fan said, "The rumors are true. Lu Xiaoxuan values star essence very much."
"The Lu family does consume a lot of resources for their cultivation, but it's rare to see someone as unscrupulous as him," the Dragon Ancestor commented.
Bai Ze said, "Since he likes it, then give it to him. I want to see how much he can take."
…
He had obtained two trillion star essence from the Four Way Scales, but he was still short of four trillion.
If Lu Yin wanted, he could obtain it from the Fifth Mainland, but this was not a small sum. Even if he obtained it, the Fifth Mainland's economy would collapse, and the consequences would be dire.
The Fifth Mainland couldn't be touched, so Lu Yin looked around. Only the Cosmic Tree was left.
At this moment, Nong Yi came over. "What are you doing with the Four Way Scales?
The wireless gu is useless now. "
Lu Yin sized up Nong Yi but didn't answer.
Nong Yi felt a chill run down his spine.
"What does the seed garden lack?"
Lu Yin suddenly asked.
Nong Yi didn't understand. "What do you mean?"
"What do you lack? If my Fifth Mainland has it, we can make a deal," Lu Yin said.
Nong Yi sighed. "You're really short on money." At that moment, the wireless Gu vibrated, and he accepted the call. Not long after, he ended the call and looked at Lu Yin strangely. "What do you need so much money for?"
"You know?"
"The wireless Gu was broken and recovered, the Four Way Balance bought a large amount of the cloud stone ores, the news has already spread, was it done by you?
Are you short of money? "
Lu Yin sighed. "We're in dire need. How much can we borrow from the seed garden?"
Nong Yi shook his head. "My seed garden doesn't have any money. At most, I can lend you a few hundred million Crystal Essences."
"So poor?"
Lu Yin asked subconsciously.
Nong Yi was dissatisfied. "My seed garden is used to being self-sufficient."
"Where can I get the money?"
Lu Yin asked.
Nong Yi pondered for a moment before replying, "Actually, the Lu family has the most money in the Starry Sky Tree. The Lu family consumes a lot of resources to cultivate, so the entire Starry Sky Tree has to pay tribute to the Lu family. The Lu family has a heavenly treasury. If you can find it, you won't have to worry about money."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. "Heavenly treasury?"
"The Lu family's heavenly treasury is known as the Heavenly Treasury. It's specifically used for the Lu family's cultivation, and it's based on each person's cultivation aptitude and completed missions.
No one knows exactly how many star essence there are, and I'm guessing that only the few ancestors of your Lu family know about it. "Nong Yi sighed.
Lu Yin anxiously asked, "What about the heavenly treasury?"
Nong Yi shook his head. "I don't know. The Lu family was exiled, and the Four Way Balance, including my Nong family, the Liu family, and Ghost Abyss, searched for it, but nobody found it. However, they didn't care too much about it, as there were only star essences and nothing else that the Four Way Balance needed. They gave up after searching for more than ten years, and nobody mentioned it again."
Lu Yin was disappointed.
"How long are you going to stay in my seed garden?"
Nong Yi asked.
Lu Yin looked at the big-faced tree. "I'll chat with it for a while longer. Maybe I'll learn something valuable."
Nong Yi replied, "That's fine too. The reason why my Nong family allows our descendants to continuously chat with the big-faced tree is because we want to learn more about the Above Heaven Sect's era. Perhaps it'll be helpful. Unfortunately, there are too few people who can hear clearly."
"Then I'll stay for the time being. It'll be fine as long as you don't chase me away," Lu Yin said casually.
Nong Yi replied, "Don't provoke the Four Way Balance too much. It's best if you don't have absolute confidence in dealing with them."
The Four Way Balance wouldn't let Lu Yin off, and Lu Yin wouldn't let them off either. They had an agreement that they wouldn't go to war for the time being, but that day would come sooner or later.
This was something that everyone was worried about.
Although the Four Way Balance hadn't appeared yet, the two sides were constantly fighting in secret. Nong Yi didn't want to drag the seed garden into this, and he wanted to avoid this confrontation as much as possible.
Nong Yi left, and Lu Yin watched his retreating figure.
Some things might seem beautiful, but they would never be realized.
The seed garden wanted to avoid conflict, but unless Nong Yi died and the Nong family scattered, they would never be able to avoid it.
…
Lu Yin stayed in the seed garden for two months. During this time, he often listened to the big-faced tree's chatter, and he learned quite a bit about what had happened in the Third Mainland.
However, the Third Mainland's war didn't even cover 1% of what he wanted to hear, such as why the Daolord of Gu Yizhi had betrayed the humans and become an Ancient God, or how the Netherworld Ancestor had been tricked by Ce Wangtian. Ce Wangtian also belonged to the Third Mainland.
However, during these two months, he had heard about the parallel space-time continuum.
The big-faced tree had mentioned that cultivators who didn't belong to the Third Mainland had appeared during the Battle of Jiu River. These cultivators had used trees to fill up the Jiu River, and the Netherworld Ancestor had split the Jiu River to kill the Seven Skygods. At that time, the Third Mainland hadn't been completely split apart, and it had relied on trees to connect the entire Third Mainland.
The cultivators who had used this tree technique had come from outside, and Lu Yin subconsciously asked where they were from. The big-faced tree then began to explain everything from the beginning, which gave Lu Yin a headache.
"Are you still going to listen?
The Nong family is grateful that you saved them from being tortured, "Bai Xue smiled as she poured tea for Lu Yin.
Lu Yin replied, "Tell them that I'll come here often in the future."
"You're leaving?"
Bai Xue was astonished.
Lu Yin looked into the distance. "I'm leaving for a while."
Not long after, Lu Yin headed towards Huaiyuan.
At this moment, atop a cloud ladder, Bu Tian's expression was calm. An old woman stood next to him, her face withered and haggard. Her eyes were filled with exhaustion and grief. "You'll see them soon. Even if Shenwu Plane discovers you, it'll be useless. You belong to the Lu family, and the Four Cardinal Scales won't fall out with the Daozi."
The old woman's name was Lu Xun, and she was an elder of one of the Lu family's side branches. She had once been a Half-Ancestor, but her inner world had been destroyed, and her cultivation had been crippled. She had been locked up in Shenwu Plane for many years.
She had only been able to escape because of Xia Xing.
More than four years ago, Lu Yin had made an agreement with the Four Cardinal Scales to release all of the Lu family's survivors.
From that moment onward, many of the Lu family's survivors had been released, including many who had remained hidden. As long as they revealed their identities, the Four Cardinal Scales wouldn't make things difficult for them, unless they took the initiative to attack.
The Lu family's survivors could walk openly in the Astral Tree Realm.
However, Lu Yin didn't believe that the Four Cardinal Scales would release everyone from the Lu family. If it were him, he wouldn't have done so either.
Lu Xun was the Half-Ancestor who had been hidden in Shenwu Plane.
It was Xia Xing who had been able to release her.
Lu Yin had information that could be used against Xia Xing, and Xia Xing himself was also under Lu Yin's control. It had taken him nearly four years to release Lu Xun from Shenwu Plane, but Lu Yin wasn't interested in finding out what method he had used.
Lu Xun was excited. "Young Master, you're really back."
Bu Tian nodded. "You've reached an agreement with the Four Cardinal Scales. From now on, you can enjoy your old age in peace."
Lu Xun hadn't expected this day to come. "Enjoy my old age in peace?
No, we must take revenge. Our Lu family shouldn't have died in vain. The Lu family is the true ruler of the Fifth Mainland. "
With that, the ladder descended, and the people from the Smoke Cloud Sect came to inspect it.
Bu Tian quickly led Lu Xun away from the ladder and towards Huaiyuan. They finally met there.
Lu Xun's eyes reddened when she saw Lu Yin, and she ran forward excitedly. Lu Yin hurriedly supported her.
"Young Master, it really is Young Master!" Lu Xun trembled.
Lu Yin apologized, "I'm sorry for being late."
"It's not your fault, Young Master. The spirits of the Lu family in heaven will be gratified that you're able to do this."
Lu Yin asked, "I lost my memories and don't remember you."
Lu Xun nodded. "I know, I know. I'm Lu Xun, an elder of the Qinshan branch. Back then …"
Lu Yin listened quietly. Skymender Imperial Tutor stood in the distance and did not approach.
Gradually, Lu Yin learned of Lu Xun's identity. The Lu family had both direct and side branches, and Lu Xun was an elder of the side branch, a Half-Ancestor.
Only such people had the right to be imprisoned.
Lu Xun spoke for a long time before calming down.
Lu Yin took out the wireless Gu and contacted Xia Xing.
"Did you get her?"
Xia Xing asked.
Lu Yin replied, "Only her?"
"Only her. You can ask her if you don't believe me. There are no other Lu family members in Shenwu Plane. She's the last one, and the most important one."
"Important?"
Lu Yin didn't understand.
Xia Xing fell silent for a moment before replying, "Do you know how I got her out?
Lu Xun died underground, and the person you're looking for isn't Lu Xun. She's just an ordinary old woman. Because of this, I used Xian Mo's favor. I saved him back then, and now he's returned it to me. We don't owe each other anything. "
"Thank you for your hard work. You used up a favor from a Half-Ancestor," Lu Yin replied. He knew that Xian Su was the Half-Ancestor who had been guarding the bottom of the Divine Martial Realm. He had even suppressed the Sword Stele three years ago. "Why is Lu Xun important?"
Xia Xing replied, "Because she might know the location of the heavenly treasury."
Lu Yin's eyes went wide. "Heavenly treasury?"
"That's right. The Qinshan branch has a very high status in the Lu family. Every time there's a distribution of resources, the Lu family's disciples have to gather at Qinshan and be distributed by the Qinshan branch. That's why the Qinshan branch is the only branch that has access to the heavenly treasury. Lu Xiaoxuan, I've already given her to you. I hope you'll keep your promise."
Lu Yin replied, "Don't worry, I won't look for you again from now on."
"I hope so." Xia Xing sighed and ended the call.