Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. It had only been a month, but Lu Yin's strength had increased by leaps and bounds. This was the Sixth Mainland's unique cultivation system.
Clap! Clap!
Mr. Bai clapped. "As expected of one of the unparalleled bloodlines. Fatty, as long as you continue cultivating, you'll be qualified to challenge Autumnfrost Qing once you become a Cruiser."
The fatty was pleased with himself.
Miss Qing pointed behind the fatty. "Be careful, that First Divine Gate Guardian is coming again."
Before the fatty could react, a gust of wind brushed past his ears. There was a thump, and the First Divine Gate Guardian turned into scrap metal. The fatty slowly turned around and saw a smiling Mr. Bai.
"Let's go. We still need to hurry," Mr. Bai said casually.
The fatty's face twitched, and he looked at the shattered First Divine Gate Guardian on the ground. This guy was a bit abnormal, and the fatty's confidence that had just risen had suffered a blow.
Lu Yin and Miss Qing slowly walked past the fatty.
The fatty hurried to keep up.
"Where are we going?" Miss Qing asked.
Mr. Bai spun his fan. "Let's go to that affiliated city. It's safer there."
Miss Qing pouted. "I don't want to go."
Mr. Bai looked at her. "The other places are more dangerous, and the chances of obtaining anything are even lower."
"Let's give it a try. It wasn't easy to get a futon, so we can't just stay in the city forever," Miss Qing said. She then looked at the fatty. "What do you think?"
The fatty looked at Lu Yin and gestured.
Lu Yin remained calm.
Mr. Bai shrugged. "Alright, since that's the case, I'll take you to a place. Although it's dangerous, if you're lucky, you might be able to obtain a secret technique."
"Secret technique?" Miss Qing and the fatty exclaimed.
Mr. Bai's lips curled up. "That's right. A secret technique. Have you heard of the Fifth Mainland's Progenitor Chen?"
"Progenitor Chen?" Miss Qing exclaimed, as if she had just heard of an incredible person.
Mr. Bai's gaze was filled with reverence. "Even when the Fifth Mainland was defeated and in despair, it still couldn't hide his brilliance. The Fifth Mainland's Progenitor Chen is a name that the Sixth Mainland considers taboo. Although there are no clear records, it's said that in an ancient battle, Progenitor Chen fought to the death two Progenitors from our Sixth Mainland. It was an earth-shattering event."
Miss Qing was shocked. "Legend has it that Progenitor Chen was a genius who created a cultivation method for the stars. He was praised as a genius of the present age, and in every great battle, Progenitor Chen would need at least two Progenitors to hold him back. He was the most dazzling star of the ancient era."
Mr. Bai continued, "Legend has it that Progenitor Chen created the Nine Clones Secret Technique, which allowed him to split himself into nine clones, giving birth to nine progenitors who were invincible throughout the universe. Ever since he began cultivating this technique, he has been invincible among those at the same level as him. He has never been defeated, and is considered a true pinnacle powerhouse."
Miss Qing added, "Legend has it that when Ancestor Chen stepped onto the path of cultivation, a phenomenon appeared in the heavens. He is one of the few people chosen by the heavens who can avoid divination."
"There are far too many legends about Progenitor Chen, and they're all passed down from the Legacy Families. There are no clear records, and the more this is the case, the more it proves that Progenitor Chen is not tolerated by the Sixth Mainland. Even though he's been dead for countless years, no one has ever acknowledged his existence. He's not someone who can be tolerated by history," said Mr. Bai.
Lu Yin listened quietly, and although he didn't show much on his face, his heart was filled with shock. Countless people cultivated and battled for the sake of leaving their names in history, but if there was someone who didn't even dare to acknowledge history, then what level was he at? Was it Progenitor Chen?
"Seventh Bro, this monkey once read about Progenitor Chen in a powerhouse's autobiography. He was a powerhouse who truly existed, and he was someone who almost changed history. However, there are too few records about him, and even the history of the shattered Fifth Mainland doesn't have any records of him," the monkey said.
"There's such an incredible person?" the fatty cried out in surprise, as he found it hard to believe.
Mr. Bai sighed. "It's not an exaggeration. What we're talking about might not even be close to what Progenitor Chen did. There's even a terrifying rumor." At this point, Mr. Bai's gaze swept across the group. "Progenitor Chen is still alive."
"That's impossible. That's a conspiracy theory. Someone is trying to stir up trouble and change the situation," Miss Qing immediately refuted.
Mr. Bai nodded. "That's right. No one is willing to believe it, or rather, no one dares to believe it."
"Does Progenitor Chen have anything to do with where we're going?" the fatty couldn't help but ask.
Mr. Bai replied, "Progenitor Chen left behind a palm print somewhere in the Daosource Sect. It's rumored that someone copied that palm print and comprehended some of Progenitor Chen's battle techniques. According to some records, that palm print might contain a secret technique that Progenitor Chen created."
"The Nine Clones Secret Technique?" Miss Qing was stunned.
Mr. Bai shook his head. "I don't know, but it shouldn't be the Nine Clones Secret Technique. If that technique really existed, then the three progenitors would not have allowed anyone to come into contact with it. They would have done everything they could to comprehend it, and that would have nothing to do with us."
Miss Qing was disappointed. "What a pity. It would be great if he could learn the Nine Clones Secret Technique. He could split into nine, and all of them would have peak power. Just thinking about it is terrifying."
The fatty was speechless. "There really are all kinds of secret techniques. It has to be fake."
"Perhaps. Come, let's go take a look at the palm print that Progenitor Chen left behind. That might be the most direct proof that Progenitor Chen once existed," Mr. Bai said as he led the way.
Lu Yin and the other two followed behind him.
Elsewhere, Wendy Yushan had been waiting for Lu Yin for an entire day, but she did not see him. Instead, she went directly to the entrance of the sect, where the words "Third Azure Sect" were written on the gate. She did not wait any longer and directly entered.
Lu Yin could not see through Mr. Bai's strength, but with him leading the way and the fatty occasionally exploding with power, they quickly passed through First Divine Gate and arrived at the Budding Terrace.
The Budding Terrace was the safest place in the Daosource Sect's ruins, but the group did not stop there. They followed Mr. Bai to the place called Heaven's Pit, which was the name of Progenitor Chen's palm print.
The journey was not safe, and although there were no man-made disasters, the occasional void cracks and the aftershocks from the ancient battle had almost taken the fatty's life.
The fatty had thought that after absorbing the Sky-Eater Pig's bloodline, his strength would increase greatly, and he would be able to follow the three of them, but he still felt that he was very far away.
After an entire day, the four of them finally arrived at the light pillar. "After passing through here, we'll reach the space where Heaven's Pit is. After the ancient battle, the Daosource Sect was split apart, and many places have changed. The space where Heaven's Pit is located has been isolated."
"Originally, there were many places in the Daosource Sect that couldn't be entered. Apparently, these light pillars were connected by our Sixth Mainland's Progenitors," Miss Qing said.
Mr. Bai looked at Miss Qing in surprise. "You know quite a bit."
"You're not bad yourself," Miss Qing replied.
The fatty muttered beside Lu Yin, "Do we look like bumpkins?"
Lu Yin silently moved aside. Based on his status, he knew the universe's greatest secret, so he was not a bumpkin. This fatty was the bumpkin who did not know anything.
They stepped into the light pillar, and soon, the four of them appeared in another space. The fatty cried out in alarm as a void crack streaked across. If not for Lu Yin's quick reflexes, even if he did not die, a chunk of his fat would have been sliced off.
"This isn't safe!" the fatty howled.
Mr. Bai smiled. "That's right. Aside from the Budding Terrace, there is no safe place in the entire Daosource Sect. Brother Fatty, it's not too late for you to go back now."
The fatty shook his head. "Brother Fatty has an unparalleled bloodline, so it would be too embarrassing for me to cower."
The four of them looked around, but all they could see was darkness. Above them was not the sky, but rather a spatial crack that flowed like water. This space seemed to have been intentionally cut out.
Lu Yin's heart trembled, as this was his first time coming to such a place. If there was a problem with space, then everything within this space would disappear, and not a single person would be able to escape.
The fatty glanced at the sky and did not dare to raise his head again, as he was terrified.
"Up ahead is Heaven's Pit. Let's go," Mr. Bai said. He then leaped up and charged forward.
The four of them did not fly, as the sky above them that was formed by spatial cracks made them lose the desire to fly.
The space where Heaven's Pit was located was not very large, and the four of them quickly arrived at its edge.
A giant palm print covered an area of fifty kilometers, and the ground was pressed down by at least fifty meters. Even the lines on the palm could be seen clearly.
This palm print was a huge crater, and around the crater, there were more than twenty people comprehending it. There were also five stone walls that rose into the sky, pressing down on the palm print and fingertips, like a seal. Each stone wall was one square meter in size and could accommodate four or five people at most.
"Only by standing on these stone walls can we see the entire palm print and better comprehend it," Mr. Bai said as he looked at the five stone walls.
There were people at the top of each stone wall. Some had more people, while others had fewer people. The one with the fewest people only had one person at the top.
"Let's go snatch one!" Miss Qing was eager to try, as she had a tendency to be violent.
The fatty frowned as he stared at the stone wall that was pressing down on his index finger. There was only one person at the top of it. "That person looks familiar. He should be from our Bloodburn Realm."
Mr. Bai looked over. "I don't recognize him."
Miss Qing shook her head. "I don't."
There was no need to mention Lu Yin, as he had been staring at the palm print the entire time. These were the palm prints of the Fifth Mainland's Progenitor Chen. They should have been the ones to comprehend them, but the Sixth Mainland had taken over.
The fatty looked at it for a while and felt that it looked familiar, but he could not recognize it.
"Which one do you guys want to snatch?" Mr. Bai asked.
Miss Qing pointed at the stone wall that was pressing down on her middle finger. "That one. We can see it the most clearly."
Mr. Bai looked over and saw that there were five people at the top of that stone wall, which was one more than their group.
"Brother Deaf-mute, what do you think?" Mr. Bai asked Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's gaze swept across the five stone walls. Miss Qing was right; the stone wall on the middle finger was the clearest. Just as he was about to speak, his eyes trembled as he saw three figures rush up the stone wall. It looked like they wanted to snatch it. They wanted to snatch the stone wall on the index finger, which was the stone wall that had a single person on it.
There was a tall man standing on the stone wall on the index finger. When the three figures rushed up from below, the man licked his lips, and a bloodthirsty killing intent and excitement appeared in his eyes.
"Brother, make way." One of the men rushed up to the top as his imprint appeared behind him. He waved his hands, causing a strange beast to appear in the void and roar as it charged forward. At the same time, the other two attacked as well. They knew that if one person could monopolize a stone wall, then he was definitely an expert. However, they were also confident that if the three of them worked together, then even if they were defeated, they would still be able to retreat safely.
The tall man's eyes widened, and he did not dodge at all. He clashed with the void beast, and a dense array of white bone spikes appeared on his body as he tore the beast apart. He then grabbed at the first man who had rushed up. The man's eyes narrowed, and he hurriedly retreated. "Retreat! Cover me!" This person knew that this person was not someone that they could deal with.