Xia Shenji had gone to the Three Sovereigns' space, and if he joined forces with the Three Sovereigns to open up a parallel space, it would be hard to say what the Fifth Mainland would face.
There had to be a reason why Gu Yue had spent so much effort to seal this space.
With Elder Chan around, even if the Four Cardinal Scales went, it would be useless.
It was very difficult for anyone to find a parallel space, but the parallel space where Lu Yin had been born was as bright as a lighthouse. Thus, anyone from the Fifth or Sixth Mainland who had wandered into a parallel space could be found as long as they had the ability to travel through spacetime. Of course, this ability was not simple. The more powerful a spacetime was, the more difficult it was to travel through it. However, it was not difficult for a Progenitor as long as they could find their way back. The Cosmic Tree was an exception.
Because the Cosmic Tree had been separated from the Fifth Mainland, no one from the Cosmic Tree would be able to find it in the vast parallel spacetime. At the same time, because the Cosmic Tree had been separated from the Fifth Mainland, no one from the Cosmic Tree could sense the Fifth Mainland. This meant that if anyone from the Cosmic Tree was stranded in a parallel spacetime, they would truly be stranded.
This was one of the reasons why the Lu family had not been able to find them.
Xia Shenji had been thrown into the Three Sovereigns' space, and he could not find the Cosmic Tree either. The only way back was to open up a passage between the Three Sovereigns' space and Shenwu Continent.
Elder Chan's success in breaking through gave Lu Yin a lot of confidence. This old man who had protected the Fifth Mainland for his entire life had finally made a breakthrough. If not for Lu Yin's prestige, Elder Chan could have taken control of the Fifth Mainland once again, but he had no such plans.
Everyone dispersed, and Lu Yin returned to the Heavenly Realm's treasury. The Fog Ancestor followed behind him.
"I'll ask around about the situation in that main space. Lu Xiaoxuan, if things don't work out, just bear with it for the time being," the Fog Ancestor reminded him.
Lu Yin smiled. "Don't worry, Senior. Even if I want to take revenge in that spacetime, I need to be able to go there."
The Fog Ancestor rolled his eyes. "I know you very well. As long as you want to, you can definitely do it. The Four Cardinal Scales can contact that main space, so you've already set your sights on them."
Lu Yin was speechless, as that was indeed what he had been thinking. The first person he had thought of was Xia Xing, but since she had been used, she was no longer of any value. He was thinking about who else in the Cardinal Scales could be used by him. The Fog Ancestor understood him too well since he had been with him for a period of time.
"Anyway, I'll help you inquire about the situation in the main space. Before you break through to Ancestor Realm, don't mention this matter," said the Fog Ancestor.
Lu Yin nodded. "With my strength, even if I go to that main space, I won't be able to take revenge. Bai Wangyuan said that there are powerhouses comparable to Primogenitors there."
The Mist Ancestor was disdainful. "I don't believe that, but if the Sole True God is really being held back, then I have no choice but to believe it." She then sized up Lu Yin. "Where did Xia Shenji go?"
Lu Yin smiled. "Are you helping Bai Wangyuan and the others find out?"
"No," the Mist Ancestor replied bluntly.
Lu Yin nodded. "I threw him away."
"What do you mean?"
"Parallel space-time. The main space is one, and there are many others. I threw him into a parallel space-time, and it will be very difficult for him to come back."
The Fog Ancestor sighed. "How ruthless! The Four Way Scales banished the Lu Clan, and now you've banished Xia Shenji."
Lu Yin straightened his back. "Yes, this is exile. Thank you, senior. This junior can see the future."
The Mist Ancestor was speechless. "I didn't teach you anything." She then left.
At present, there were two opposing factions in this space-time.
On one side was the Four Way Scales, and on the other side was Lu Yin. Lu Yin's side had once been the weaker side, but that might not be the case anymore.
Madman Lu had been beaten away, and Xia Shenji had been banished. The Four Way Scales' power was growing weaker and weaker.
The Mist Ancestor could not stop these two sides from fighting, and all she could do was conserve her strength as much as possible in order to deal with the Eternals who would definitely appear.
Before leaving, the Mist Ancestor reminded Lu Yin, "The Eternals will definitely not let this space-time go."
Lu Yin believed the Mist Ancestor's words, as the Eternals would definitely not let this space-time go. He could either deal with the Four Way Scales before the Eternals arrived and conserve his strength, or he could set aside his grudges and ally with the Four Way Scales against the Eternals.
He looked up at the sky. "Even if I want to set aside my grudges, the Four Way Scales won't. This grudge will have to be resolved sooner or later."
The treasury was already unstable due to the great battle, and the space was constantly being torn apart. It would soon disappear.
There was a layer of star essence within the treasury, but many had been destroyed during the battle. There were less than ten million left.
Lu Yin still took them away, as it was still money.
Elder Chan had returned to the Fifth Mainland, and Mu Xie had gone to the Sovereign Realm. They no longer needed to follow him.
Madman Lu had disappeared, and no one in this space-time posed a threat to him.
At this moment, Lu Yin finally felt true freedom.
Sometimes, the stronger one was, the less freedom one would have. What was the goal of human cultivation?
Immortality?
What was the point of eternal life?
If one did not have freedom, then what was the point of living?
He took out Mount Supreme and released Lu Xun.
Lu Xun walked out and looked around in confusion.
"Does this look familiar?"
Lu Yin asked.
Lu Xun's expression changed. "Is this the treasury?"
She suddenly looked at Lu Yin. "Young Master."
Lu Yin met her gaze. "Right here. I had a fight with Madman Lu."
Lu Xun's expression changed, and her face turned deathly pale.
"The Lu family has been exiled, and countless Lu family members have either died or been crippled. I'm very curious as to why you would betray the Lu family and help the Four Way Scales set up a trap that they thought would lead to their deaths."
Lu Xun closed her eyes and slowly knelt in front of Lu Yin. "I'm sorry, Young Master."
Lu Yin calmly replied, "I don't blame you. It's the Lu family that couldn't protect you."
Lu Xun looked up, her eyes red. "It's my will that wasn't strong enough. Young Master, you brought the family to prominence and reached an agreement with the Four Way Scales, but I still betrayed you. Young Master, please kill me. It's my fault, I betrayed the main family."
Lu Yin truly did not blame her. Everyone had a weakness, and some could withstand it while others could not. He could not expect all of the remaining members of the Lu family to face death with equanimity under any circumstances. He did not have the right to do so.
"It must have been hard on you all these years," Lu Yin asked.
Lu Xun knelt on the ground and clenched her fists in silence.
Lu Yin sighed. "You can leave."
Lu Xun looked up and stared blankly at Lu Yin. She had thought that she would definitely die.
Lu Yin turned around and stepped out of the treasury. "From now on, you have nothing to do with the Lu family."
Lu Xun watched Lu Yin's departing figure as tears streamed down her face. The main family did not want her anymore.
Betraying the main family had caused her heartache, and now that her name had been removed from the main family, she felt an indescribable pain that was worse than death.
Nong Yi had said that only the Lu family had the charisma to make people like Wan Zhiyi pledge their lives to serve them.
Within the Lu family.
The void of the treasury continued to crack, and this space was about to disappear along with everything inside.
Lu Xun closed her eyes again and sat up, but she did not leave. She just sat there and looked around.
When the main family had sent people over, she had accompanied them in choosing resources and had been the one to watch over the treasury. That was a sign of the main family's trust in her. Who would have thought that, after so many years, she would use the treasury to scheme against the heir of the Lu family? She did not know how the young master had survived, but the treasury had explained everything. The battle must have been intense.
She suddenly saw the fragments of the distant General Appointment Platform. She saw a fragment of the Divine Seal Catalog that was emitting a dim golden light. She thought back to the Lu family, which had once been at its peak. She suddenly laughed. "I shouldn't have betrayed them.
Her voice echoed throughout the treasury, but it could not be heard outside. The treasury had completely shattered into the void, and everything inside had disappeared, including Lu Xun.
Lu Yin looked back, but Lu Xun did not come out. He had given her a way out, but she had not taken it.
Betrayal was wrong, and she had used her death to atone for it.
Lu Yin's emotions were complicated. Family ties, familial ties, friendships, and love were the things that people should pursue in life. These were the things that represented freedom.
He looked up, opened his mouth, and let out an angry roar, venting all of his repressed emotions.
Bai Xianer had shown him a future where he would kill his family and friends, one sword at a time. This had left a shadow in his heart, and even now, he did not dare to face it.
Lu Xun had used her death to atone for her sins, and she had shown him what a person should pursue in life. He would not kill his family and friends, and no matter what happened, even if he had seen the river of time or just a corner of the future, he would change that future.
He knew why he had become like that in the future, and he also knew that when the Grim Reaper had slashed at Madman Lu, he had lost consciousness because of his divine power. The red dot that had been left in his heart after the Astral Door had shattered was something that he would do everything in his power to deal with.
He would not harm his family and friends. Xuan Jiu had not been very clear, and the future that Bai Xianer had shown him would never happen.
Lu Yin took a step forward and appeared above the Hellwyrm's head. "Let's go, Nightstar."
The Hellwyrm bared its fangs and brandished its claws, roaring as it charged towards the Nightstar.
The Nightstar belonged to him.
As the red planet approached, Lu Yin had not expected it to belong to him so quickly.
The first time he had seen the Nightstar many years ago, he had been killed by the Divine Seal Catalog. After that, nothing good had come out of it.
Although the thorn in Madman Lu's heart had not been completely removed, it had been dealt with for the time being.
The Hellwyrm streaked across the sky and landed on the Nightstar under everyone's watchful eyes.
The Nightstar's environment was extremely rare. Although there was star energy and astral sources, they could not be absorbed or used to cultivate. The only power that could be cultivated here was the power of nightmares.
The Hellwyrm's enormous shadow covered the entire Nightmare Shrine.
Within the shrine, everyone's jaws dropped as they stared in shock.
Lu Yin landed in front of the shrine with a boom and looked ahead.
Feng Lan and the rest of the Nightmare Shrine's cultivators stood in the distance, looking at him with confusion and helplessness.
"Ancestor Nightmare is gone. From now on, this Nightstar belongs to me," Lu Yin said calmly.
Feng Lan and the rest were shocked. "May I ask who Ancestor Nightmare is?"
The Hellwyrm bared its fangs and brandished its claws as it glared at them, startling them and causing their faces to pale.