The rest of the gathering was a complete waste of energy. Everyone went their separate ways, and Lu Yin did his best to avoid the people from the Bloodburn Realm.
Xu San could not fit into Shang Rong's circle, so he could only pester He Xiang.
Sixteenth followed Xu San, as he was determined to curry favor with Xu San.
Although Ancestor Lingtong was a World Imprinter, he had only cultivated for a short period of time. In a few more years, it was very likely that he would become a Universe Imprinter. Xu San was Ancestor Lingtong's only disciple, and his status had risen greatly. No matter how weak he was, his status would not be any lower than a Realmling's. Sixteenth felt that he had to curry favor with such a person.
After half a day, the gathering finally ended.
Lu Yin impatiently left, but Xu San could not bear to leave He Xiang, who quickly ran away in fear.
"There are at least ten million cultivators from the Sixth Mainland participating in the struggle for the magnetic pole. The team we joined should have at least a few hundred thousand people, or even a million. It's a small number in the Cosmic Sea, but the number is actually quite exaggerated. No matter how strong you are, you can still die if you're not careful," Ling Que said solemnly as he returned to Xu San's residence.
Starsibyl looked outside. She had barely spoken since entering the gathering.
"Just follow at the back and find a chance to slip away. There are so many people here, so no one will care about you," Xu San said.
Ling Que did not have the time to talk nonsense with Xu San. He had always been fighting guerilla warfare in the Innerverse, and it was rare for him to encounter such a large-scale battle.
Elsewhere, Lu Yin was alone in his room. He looked up and saw his die appear. He tapped it, and it slowly spun until it finally stopped at Possession. Time Stop Space.
Entering the Time Stop Space meant that he would definitely be able to roll Enhance. Lu Yin was not in a hurry, as he had plenty of money. If not for the fact that he was afraid of being too lonely, he could even cultivate in the Time Stop Space until the end of time.
Actually, he had only been cultivating for close to ten years, but if he added in the Time Stop Space, it would be a different story. It would take him at least thirteen or even fourteen years.
In the Time Stop Space, he would rest for ten days after rolling the die. After 30 days, he finally rolled three pips.
He placed the half-life origin token on the upper screen and casually tossed out tens of thousands of star essence. The half-life origin token immediately fell to the ground, and its color changed as it became darker. It also felt different; he had spent over a thousand star essence.
The material was not bad, as it was equivalent to a piece of Void Thunderbeast flesh.
After upgrading the Half Life Origin Token, the next step was to give it a try. However, now that he had obtained three days, he could not waste it.
There doesn't seem to be anything worth upgrading. Right, Heavenly Flame Stones.
He threw the Heavenly Flame Stone onto the upper light screen. This thing should be the source of the Heavenly Flame Dojo's fire dragon's power. He wondered if it could be upgraded.
Reality proved that the Heavenflame Stone could be upgraded, as the star essence that had been placed on the upper light screen had disappeared. The disappearance of the star essence meant that it could be upgraded, but it did not seem to have dropped much.
He thought about it for a moment and then continued to toss star essence into the upper screen. Ten thousand, twenty thousand, a hundred thousand, two hundred thousand …
As more and more star essence was consumed, the Heavenflame Stone's power gradually decreased. Finally, it leveled up once, and the entire stone became different. A faint roar could be heard from it.
Lu Yin looked at the upper light screen and smiled bitterly. A single upgrade had cost him 1.2 million star essence, which was too much.
However, it was understandable. The Heavenly Flame Dojo's fire dragon had not been weak, and even the weakest one had been at least 300,000 to 400,000 Enlighters. The Heavenflame Stone was also an item on that level, so it was normal for it to cost a million star essence to upgrade it. The broken universal armor that had been upgraded to the point where it could barely withstand an Enlighter with a power level of 400,000 had cost him nearly 900,000 star essence.
That was normal, but he could not afford such a consumption.
If he did not have a few dozen million star essence on him, then it would be best not to upgrade it.
As he thought about it, he took out the Giant Emperor's third eye and tried it out, but it was useless. It was the Giant Emperor's eye, so it could not be upgraded.
Then, what about the spring water?
He also tried it out, and it was useful. The spring water could allow his eyes to see more clearly, and he continued to toss star essence into it. Now that he had money, he might as well upgrade it to the best of his abilities.
After fourteen tries, the spring water completely changed. It no longer looked like spring water, but rather a mixture of energy. He had already used up about 560,000 star essence.
Could this thing still be used?
Lu Yin was not sure, but he decided to find someone to test it out.
He still had 7,140,000 star essence on him, which was a lot compared to before. However, when he thought about the dozens of mountain ranges that had been filled with star essence, his heart ached. If he had been given a little more time, even if it was just a few seconds, he would have been able to double his wealth. What a pity!
The scene in front of him changed, and Lu Yin appeared in a room. Only a second had passed in the real world.
From Starsibyl and the others' point of view, Lu Yin had only entered the room for a moment before exiting, so they did not think much of it.
"Xu San, let me take a look at your command token," Lu Yin said. Before returning, he had asked Xu San to bring over Sixteenth's other command token.
Xu San took it out.
Lu Yin tested it, and words suddenly appeared on the token in Xu San's hand. "Hello."
When they saw this, Starsibyl and the others' expressions changed.
Xu San was shocked. "Zhi- Zhitian gave me an order."
Lu Yin's lips curled up, but he did not say anything. He had succeeded.
Starsibyl immediately looked at Lu Yin.
Ling Que did the same, as they were not stupid.
Only Xu San stared at the command token in a daze. He felt the token in his hand heat up because Zhitian's words were written on it. Zhitian was actually greeting him.
Those were the Daosource Three Skies! Even with Xu San's current status, it was impossible for him to even meet one of them, let alone receive a greeting from one of them. This was something that he could not even dream of.
Actually, he could tell that Lu Yin had asked him to take out the command token for no reason, which was very suspicious. However, Xu San had been too excited, and deep down, he had hoped that it was Zhiyi who had greeted him. He had not considered anything else.
Starsibyl looked at Lu Yin in astonishment. "How did you do that?"
Lu Yin smiled. "I have raw materials. I just need to fuse them into the command token. Don't forget that I'm a Lockbreaker."
"What a coincidence!" Ling Que could not believe it.
Lu Yin took out the broken sword that he had unlocked on Planet Hydrotink. "Raw materials are softer than half-raw materials, so they're easier to fuse into the command token."
Raw materials were unique to the Sixth Mainland's Daosource Sect, and the outside world did not recognize them.
Starsibyl's eyes flickered, as she felt that this person was becoming more and more unfathomable. She could not even tell if he was lying or not, which was a very strange thing to her. Even without her divination abilities, she could easily tell if someone was lying or not. However, she could not tell if this person was lying, as he seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog.
If she said that he was lying, then how could he have tampered with the items from the Daosource Three Skies? If she said that he was not lying, then that would be too much of a coincidence.
Ling Que sighed in admiration. "Bro, you're amazing. Quick, tell Zhiyi that Brother Que is missing a support group. Ask her if she's interested, and the price is negotiable."
Lu Yin smiled. "Don't worry, I'll pass on your message to her before I leave."
Ling Que was stunned, and then he laughed dryly. "Actually, I was just joking." He did not want to be targeted by the Daosource Three Skies.
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Thunder rumbled in the sky, occasionally crashing down with loud booms.
On the surface of the sea, an endless line of cultivators headed in a certain direction. These cultivators were led by Sixteen, who was a Cruiser and a descendant of the Lingtong Clan. His status was extremely high, and no one had any objections to him leading a group.
There were nearly 800,000 people in the group, and they formed a dense mass. Most of them had not reached the realm of space-exploring, but even so, there were still many who had.
The Cosmic Sea's weather was unpredictable, and the thunderstorm zone was not just filled with lightning. Occasionally, spatial cracks would explode, which made many people's scalps go numb.
Lu Yin was in the middle of the group, and they headed southeast. The magnetic pole that they were fighting over was in that direction.
The closer they got to the magnetic pole, the more complicated the lightning in the sky became. Sometimes, large amounts of lightning would be attracted to bombard the void, and other times, it would be completely silent. It was very strange.
Sixteen's face was solemn as he led the way.
Most of the people following behind him were cultivators from the Lingtong Clan, and almost all of them were Explorers or Cruisers.
"There's a reef beach up ahead. There might be natives from the Fifth Mainland hiding in ambush. Everyone, be careful!" someone shouted.
As soon as that person finished speaking, a reef suddenly exploded, and then all the other reefs on the beach exploded as well. Each of the reefs had a power level of over 100,000, and the Fifth Mainland's cultivators were attacking from all directions, be it from the bottom of the sea or in the void.
However, they were all in the periphery, and no one dared to enter the Sixth Mainland's group. Their purpose was to stall for time.
Since both sides were fighting over the magnetic pole, it was only natural that some people would fight over it, while others would delay. The Sixth Mainland was doing the same.
Zhiyi had considered many possibilities, and some of the 800,000 cultivators split up and blocked the Fifth Mainland's cultivators from the outside. They did not want to waste any time.
Not only that, but there were also tens of thousands of cultivators who spread out to probe the surrounding area and ensure that the hundreds of thousands of cultivators in the center would not be disturbed.
The entire process was very orderly.
Even Lu Yin felt some admiration, as they could actually control so many cultivators. The Daosource Three Skies had a very high status.
Ling Que sighed. "It would be great if so many people were willing to risk their lives for me." He then looked at Lu Yin. "What do you think?"
Lu Yin ignored him as he continued to observe his surroundings.
Ling Que then looked at Starsibyl, but she ignored him as well and continued to observe her surroundings.
Ling Que felt awkward, and he raised a hand to pat the shoulder of an unfamiliar cultivator in front of him. "Brother, what do you think?"
The cultivator had a strange expression, but he nodded. "That's right. You're right."
Ling Que's eyes lit up, as this person's attitude reminded him of the Sixth Mainland's cultivator that he had killed. Was that scene about to repeat itself?
Ling Que's interest was immediately piqued, and he hurriedly sped up to the cultivator in front of him. He began to ramble on about all sorts of things, including his life's ideals, his cultivation goals, his future prospects, and so on. He spewed out a whole bunch of nonsense that left the cultivator somewhat dazed.
More and more lightning bolts appeared in the sky, and they intertwined with one another.
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Thank you, brothers, for your support. I've been too busy these past few days, and I've delayed the chapters that I owe. The Windswept Guild will make up for them. Thank you, brothers, for your support!