"Wasn't there supposed to be a large-scale auction?
Why hasn't it started yet? "
"Let's wait a little longer. It might take longer to prepare for a large-scale auction."
"But no one should have informed us. We've been waiting for so long."
…
Another two hours passed. "I still need to cultivate. When is it starting? If it's not, then we're leaving."
"That won't do. We came from so far away and delayed our cultivation. How can we come here for nothing?"
"Where's Luo Bro?
That guy told me. Tell him to come out and explain, "someone said.
"That's what that guy said too."
"Me too, Ol 'Jiu."
"I was also informed by Old Ninth," said Lin Feng.
"I was informed by Brother Kang."
"Where did they go?"
Luo Bro wasn't confident, "Why hasn't it started yet? Hurry up, my heart isn't good." If this auction didn't start, then many people would come looking for trouble.
Another two hours passed quickly. They had been waiting here for six hours now, and some of them had arrived even earlier. After ten to twelve hours, the atmosphere grew heavier and heavier.
A miserable shriek attracted everyone's attention.
"How dare you run, Ol 'Jiu!" someone shouted.
A man wearing a vase mask tried to escape, but he was quickly caught, "I don't know, I'm not messing with you guys. If someone really wanted me to advertise, I wouldn't dare do that even if I had ten times the guts."
"You're going to advertise just because someone told you to?"
One of them raised his hand and slapped him.
Luo Bro subconsciously covered his face and shrank behind Lu Yin.
Ol 'Jiu screamed, "The person who told me to advertise said that they would secretly buy a ten-thousandth of the auction."
"Where's the auction?
Where are they?
Look for me! "Pah! Another slap landed on her face.
Luo Bro's heart skipped a beat, and he grabbed Lu Yin tightly, "Seventh Bro, Brother-in-law, you have to protect me!"
"Let's go," Lu Yin suddenly growled, grabbing Luo Bro and Seruzen and rushing towards the west.
"How dare you!" Mu Mu had been watching Lu Yin the entire time, and when she saw him grab Seruzen, she immediately roared, "How dare you!" She leapt up and chased after them. Suddenly, a powerful aura covered the sky, like dark clouds pressing down on a city.
Shao Qingfeng's expression changed, "It's Blind! Run!"
When the word 'blind' came out, everyone was shocked and fled in all directions.
Lu Yin turned around and saw an old man with a black veil over his eyes descend with a sinister smile on his face. He grabbed a random person and pressed him into the ground. That person was unable to move at all; this old man was at the sixth Origin Tribulation Stage.
Luo Laoer was shocked. "Why is Blind here?"
"What blind man?"
Lu Yin asked as he led Seruzen and Luo Bro into the distance.
Luo Laoer continued, "Blind is an expert in charge of patrolling the borders of the Dao Academies. The Six Direction Training Halls forbid anyone from entering the other Dao Academies, and they'll be punished if they're discovered. However, Blind is only one person, and he's blindfolded. That's why many people are still able to travel to and from the other Dao Academies, including Cliff Town. Blind doesn't do anything most of the time.
He suddenly thought of something and his expression turned ugly. Could the secret auction be fake? Was someone playing with them?
That would be troublesome. He was helping with the publicity, bastard.
Blindman was wantonly capturing people from behind. Because Lu Yin had discovered him early, he was the fastest to escape and was no longer within Blindman's range.
However, Mu Mu chased after him. "Let Seruzen go!"
Lu Yin released his hand and turned around. Mu Mu punched him, but before she could land a punch, she was dragged away.
She was pulled into the card.
Lu Yin placed the Zangshan Card a few steps away, and Mu Mu was dragged in without paying attention. Lu Yin followed closely behind and entered the Zangshan Card.
Seruzen watched the card disappear into the void. How could this be?
Even if it was a sneak attack, Mu Mu shouldn't have been pulled into the card so easily. The difference between the two was too great, and she should have discovered it.
Luo Laoer was shocked; this was the Lost Clan's fighting style, and he wanted to learn it.
Inside the card, Mu Mu was holding up a mountain with both hands, looking exactly like Jiang Xiaodao.
Lu Yin looked at her, "With your strength, I'll be heavily injured even if I don't die. That's too much."
Mu Mu stared at him, "You're Xuan Qi."
Lu Yin removed his mask, "That's right."
Mu Mu hadn't expected to be tricked by Xuan Qi as well.
She'd heard that Jiang Xiaodao had been tricked in his battle with Xuan Qi, and although he'd won, it hadn't been easy. She knew that Jiang Xiaodao had definitely lost, or he wouldn't have let it go so easily.
Xuan Qi had won because he'd drawn the village's Void God's power and also because of the Zangshan Card. She hadn't expected to be tricked as well.
But why hadn't she discovered the card's existence?
The Lost Clan's fighting style was strange, but it wasn't strange to the point where Lu Yin hadn't discovered it, "How did you hide the card?"
Lu Yin found it funny, "Should I tell you?"
Mu Mu took a deep breath, "I'm sorry, I was too impulsive. I thought you were going to do something to Seruzen."
Lu Yin shook his head, "Blind appeared, and you saw it too, but you still attacked me. I know you're anxious to protect Seruzen, but I can't accept it."
"What do you want?"
Mu Mu asked.
At that moment, a mountain pressed down on Mu Mu, pressing her into the ground. Just like Jiang Xiaodao, she spat out a mouthful of blood and glared at Lu Yin, "Xuan Qi, we have no enmity."
"But you almost killed me with one punch," Lu Yin retorted.
Mu Mu lowered her head, "I apologize."
Lu Yin's expression eased a little, "That's more like it." He then walked out of the card.
Mu Mu followed closely behind him.
It wasn't that she didn't want to burn Lu Yin's card like Jiang Xiaodao's, but it was on a different level from Jiang Xiaodao's card. Moreover, it was suppressed by the mountain as soon as it entered, so even the golden crow couldn't burn it.
It could be said that against a seven-star card, one would lose half the battle the moment they entered.
Mu Mu watched Lu Yin put away the card, "Jiang Xiaodao would be crazy if he had this card."
"That's why he doesn't have it. Everything is destined," Lu Yin replied.
Mu Mu looked at Seruzen strangely, "Did you teach him that?"
Seruzen replied, "Fate comes and goes, we all have the same thoughts."
Mu Mu rolled her eyes, "I don't know what you're talking about. Alright, let's go back. Blind is here, and if he catches you, the punishment won't be a joke."
She then looked at Lu Yin deeply and left.
Luo Laoer also headed towards the Void God Academy.
Lu Yin and Seruzen returned to the Lost Dao Academy.
The incident at Cliff Town had affected a lot of people, and dozens of them had been caught by Blind and imprisoned.
Little Lian found Lu Yin and heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that he was fine, "Brother Xuan Qi, thank goodness you didn't go to Cliff Town. It would have been terrible if Blind had caught you."
Lu Yin smiled, "I went, but I was lucky and didn't get caught."
Lu Yin smiled.
"That's amazing, Brother Xuan Qi. I heard the secret auction hasn't started yet?"
Lu Yin nodded, "The organizers probably knew that Blind was coming, so they didn't start. You didn't go, Little Lian?"
She shook her head, "I didn't make it in time."
The two chatted for a while before she left, and Lu Yin calmed down to cultivate.
The incident at Cliff Town took more than ten days to settle down. Luo Laoer didn't have a good time, with people constantly finding trouble with him. The same went for the other promoters.
Lu Yin kept looking for Seruzen and became more familiar with him. Eventually, he asked about Seruzen's experiences.
Seruzen didn't know much about the Fifth Mainland or the Genesis Space. He only knew that he had accidentally entered the Wood Spacetime from a parallel spacetime and started cultivating there. Eventually, he obtained a wood innate gift by chance and reached his current position.
Seruzen's story was simple. Although his cultivation path hadn't been smooth over the past few decades, there hadn't been any obstacles. His cultivation speed was neither fast nor slow, and he could be considered a normal cultivator.
If not for his wood innate gift, he would have died in the Wood Spacetime and Lu Yin would never have seen him again.
Just as Seruzen himself had said, everything was predestined.
"The Wood Spacetime is very strange. They've researched trees to the extreme. In their eyes, trees aren't just trees. They have breathing, thoughts, emotions, and even souls," Seruzen muttered.
"Every tree has its own unique soul, just like humans. You have to treat trees with the same respect as humans. The more respect you give, the more you'll receive."
Lu Yin didn't quite understand.
He had been in the Lost Dao Academy for more than two months, and with the two months he'd spent in the Void God Academy, he calculated that it had been five months. It was time to go to the third academy.
He decided to go to the Wood Academy.
The Fifth Mainland had the Mother Tree and the Big-Faced Tree. If he could obtain a wood innate gift from the Wood Spacetime, then he wanted to go to the Fifth Mainland. If he could obtain a wood innate gift from the Mother Tree, then it would be worth looking forward to.
…
In a hidden space within the Hyperspace, a group of people stared at the screen, their breathing stagnant.
Standing at the front was a fat old man with disheveled hair like a madman. His eyes were almost glued to the screen.
The particles on the screen spun faster and faster until finally, a green light rose.
Everyone's jaws dropped as they cheered excitedly.
The old man clenched his fists and jumped up, "Success, we finally succeeded!" He looked at Zi Jing, who was staring at the screen, "Girl, only you can achieve a breakthrough. We finally succeeded."
Zi Jing looked at him, "It's just the beginning."
The old man laughed, "Although it's just the beginning, we can definitely confirm that this method was correct. Our analysis was correct, haha!"
"Congratulations, Teacher! You've gotten what you wanted and analyzed the sequence particles," someone said.
Immediately after, everyone congratulated him loudly.
This news reached the ears of the perfect woman immediately. She walked down the stairs for the first time, her snow-white feet stepping on the petals as she walked. A gentle breeze caused the petals to spin in the opposite direction, making her look even more sacred. With every step she took, the red bell on her ankle would ring. "Seal off this information. Anyone who dares to leak it will be killed without mercy."
"Understood."
"The day when I rule over the Six Directions Society is not far away." She looked up, her flawless face seeming unapproachable under the sunlight. The red ribbon that bound her long hair danced in the wind.