Uncle He watched Mr. Guo’s back as the man left with a complicated expression. “Waiting for death is actually a greater agony than just dying, but there is also greater hope. How many of the Lu family’s former retainers are also waiting with the same hope? Who can endure?”
Two days later, Mr. Guo approached Lu Yin. “Brother Long Qi, thank you so much. If not for you, I would have never been able to speak with a senior from my family.”
Lu Yin was curious. “A senior from which family?”
Mr. Guo explained, “I am the teacher from the All-Dao family, and there are still some seniors from my family who are around.”
Lu Yin was surprised to learn that Mr. Guo was another person from one of the Lu family’s vassal clans who had been sent to the New World.
“Mr. Guo, it’s not really a good thing to find members of your family here. After all, this is the New World,” Lu Yin reminded the older man.
Mr. Guo sighed. “I had thought that everyone was already dead, so it’s enough to know that there are others who are still alive.”
Lu Yin could tell that Mr. Guo had been suppressing some issues deep in his heart for too long. He needed to vent his burdens to someone, and Lu Yin just happened to be the person present to listen.
Although the older man took a while to speak, Lu Yin came to understand that the Forsaken Soldiers were home to more than just one or two people from the Lu family’s former vassal families. There were many people from the All-Dao family and the Qiming family present, but few of them had the strength to live far up the mountains.
The two Semi-Progenitors did not care about such things. Many other members of the Forsaken Soldiers had been sentenced here after committing a serious crime or after offending one of the four ruling powers, and such people had no connection to the Lu family’s former vassal families at all. However, the former retainers actually represented the most powerful group within the Stacking Mountain Range.
Lu Yin also learned that the Forsaken Soldiers had another powerhouse just beneath that of the two Semi-Progenitor was someone known as Big Sister Luo Sha, and she was actually someone who did not come from the Perennial World. No one knew precisely where she was from, only that she hailed from a parallel universe.
As for why such a person had been sent to the Forsaken Soldiers, Mr. Guo had not investigated, and his senior did not know either.
Two days later, Lu Yin emerged from his quarters. When he looked up, he saw a bored Young Master Tubai off in the distance. Once again, there was a casual blade of grass in his mouth, and he looked both relaxed and irritating.
When Young Master Tu noticed Lu Yin, he let out a snort and deliberately turned to face another direction.
Lu Yin was left speechless, but he really wanted to beat this person within an inch of death.
Lu Yin leaped up so that he could look down at the Folded Mountains.
Young Master Tu commented, “That’s right, living is too painful, and it’s better to just die. The higher you fly, the easier it’ll be for those monsters to see you. Then they’ll focus you down or come out to play with you.”
Lu Yin returned to the ground. “Thanks for the reminder.”
“Remind your grandpa!” Young Master Tu instantly became upset, and he turned around to leave.
Lu Yin frowned; that guy really liked to mouth off.
Lu Yin spent some time studying a sourcebox array. The Stacking Mountain Range were also protected by a sourcebox array, though it had been damaged beyond the point of functioning for a long time. However, it also happened to be a sourcebox array that Lu Yin was familiar with: it was the same array of cones that also protected the second array base’s headquarters.
This array had also been used by the second array base’s headquarters, Xiang City, and even the Stacking Mountain Range. It seemed that this array was quite popular. However, Lu Yin remembered that Master Zan had claimed to be the only person who could repair this sourcebox array even though that was clearly nonsense.
Lu Yin wanted to repair this sourcebox array. After all, he had nothing to do at the moment, and fixing the sourcebox array would be rendering a great service to the Forsaken Soldiers.
After a while, Lu Yin raised his head to look up. He had no idea when the massive assault on the five array bases would let up, but once the fighting stopped, he was confident that Xia Yan would send someone down to the New World to collect Lu Yin. Thus, his time here in the Stacking Mountain Range was limited.
The sourcebox array protecting the Stacking Mountain Range was about the same size as the array protecting the second array base’s headquarters, and both were powerful enough to threaten Envoys, even powerhouses who had survived several stellular tribulations.
However, the array that Lu Yin was examining had suffered much more damage than the sourcebox array that he had repaired before. Several of the sourceboxes were out of place, but no one cared about them. Naturally, no one was foolish enough to step anywhere close to the sourceboxes or the damaged array.
Lu Yin moved closer to one of the cone-shaped sourceboxes, but when he was still thousands of meters away, several cultivators noticed him, and one of them warned him. “Brother, don’t wander around over there. That thing can’t distinguish between enemy and ally.”
Lu Yin looked at sourcebox. “No one has any plans of repairing it? With this sourcebox array functioning, the Stacking Mountain Range will be much safer.”
“Fix it my ass! How would any Lockbreaker be willing to come down here? We haven’t had any Lockbreakers come here for years. Just stay away from it,” someone commented.
Lu Yin stared at the cone-shaped sourcebox. Even though all of the sourceboxes in this array were shaped like cones, each one produced a different danger field.
No two sourceboxes in the entire universe were identical, which meant that no two danger fields were identical either. Naturally, this also meant that no two sourcebox arrays were the same, but the same array could still be set up with different sourceboxes through adjustments and modifications, though that also meant that the power of each array would vary.
Lu Yin questioned whether or not he was capable of arranging this sourcebox array in the optimal setup, but even if that was impossible, he should still at least be able to repair it.
Higher up the mountain, Young Master Tu was looking down and watching as Lu Yin moved into the sourcebox array. “That kid really is an Array Master. He repaired the spherical red sourcebox array before, and now he wants to repair this one.”
Although there were not many people near the sourcebox array, Lu Yin’s actions nonetheless attracted a great deal of attention.
Even Semi-Progenitor Ji Feng and Semi-Progenitor Liu Hua took notice.
Semi-Progenitors were true powerhouses, but that did not mean that they could be Lockbreakers much less Array Masters. The two of them also wished for the mountains’ defensive sourcebox array to be repaired, but they had zero expectations that an Array Master would descend down to the New World to help them.
Any Array Master was an invaluable treasure for humanity, and even if such a person committed a heinous crime, they still would not be sent down to the Forsaken Soldiers.
No one caused any problems for Lu Yin after seeing that he was able to enter the array without triggering it. Many people even started to hope that he would be able to repair the array.
As for Che Zhan and the others, they had great confidence in Lu Yin.
Up above, the assault on the array bases continued unabated, and corpses occasionally fell down to the New World.
Lu Yin had already found all of the sourceboxes, so he was currently studying them and spending his days rearranging and adjusting them.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.
The fighting on the battlefield behind the Mother Tree never paused. Part of it was that it was not easy to put an end to a large-scale battle like the one that had been launched on the array bases.
Lu Yin had no idea when things would let up.
Marquis Xiang once again left Xiang City to rejoin the war efforts, though it was possible for him to return at any moment. After all, Xiang City was a vital geographic location.
Lu Yin spent his time repairing the sourcebox array, and as he worked, Young Master Tu spent his time spouting nonsense at the side. He did not particularly like Lu Yin, but Young Master Tu continued to stare at Lu Yin and try goading him into beating him up. After ten days, Lu Yin obliged the man.
“Come on, can’t you even fight?!” Young Master Tu taunted. There was something inside his head bulging out, and it caused him excruciating agony, and it even caused him to suffer from visions. In particular, whenever he looked at Lu Yin, Young Master Tu seemed to see that person from the past.
“Whoever wins will call the other grandson! I can call you boss, but I want to be the eighth hero! I want to travel throughout the Perennial World…” Young Master Tu shouted, his eyes bloodshot as he was already delusional. He was suffering from a torture that no one could endure. And it was all to guarantee that he would stay alive.
With a single punch from Lu Yin, Young Master Tu was smashed into the ground. Lu Yin calmly bent over, grabbed Young Master Tu’s shoulder, and whispered, “Who am I?”
Young Master Tu’s nose had been smushed, and his face was swollen, though Lu Yin was not as ruthless as last time. After Mr. Guo informed him of Young Master Tu’s situation and learning that Young Master Tu was from one of the Lu family’s vassal families, Lu Yin was some sympathy for the youth. Thus, Lu Yin struck out with still powerful, but not ruthless attacks to relieve Young Master Tu’s mental pain with some physical pain. Still, it was clear that Young Master Tu was seeing someone else in Lu Yin and that he would much rather be beaten by that other person. This was what was helping Young Master Tu through his ordeal. “Lu- Lu- Boss Lu.”
“My name,” Lu Yin eagerly asked. However, he saw Uncle He approaching them.
Young Master Tu hoarsely answered, “Lu- Lu Bastard.”
Lu Yin was left speechless; he should have beaten this person far harder!
After arriving, Uncle He took Young Master Tu with a nod to Lu Yin. “I’m sorry.”
With just those words, the older man picked up Young Master Tu and left.
Lu Yin’s mood was ruined. It was clear that Young Master Tu had been an old friend of Lu Yin’s back when he had been the seventh sibling and that Lu Yin had called himself Young Master Tu’s boss. Young Master Tu would also rather endure this mental torture every month as he waited for the Lu family to return. This was honorable, and it also demonstrated incredible loyalty. Such behavior reminded Lu Yin of Luo Shen. Being the target of such honor and loyalty was a heavy weight.
It had become clear to Lu Yin that many of the Lu family’s former retainers had survived. How many of them were still waiting for Lu Yin? Waiting for the Lu family?
Lu Yin looked up at the second array base, and his eyes seemed to pierce through it to the rest of the Perennial World and up to the four ruling powers in the Higher Realm. Lu Yin also wanted to bring the Lu family back, as well as all of their surviving vassal powers.
“Just wait. I will return this pain to the four ruling powers a hundredfold times over,” Lu Yin muttered to himself. He shook off the heavy emotions weighing his heart down and returned to studying the sourcebox array.
The very next day, Young Master Tu returned, though he was in the same miserable state that he had been in the day before. He occasionally sneered or taunted Lu Yin, and the moment that Lu Yin showed any sign of discomfort, Young Master Tu seized the opportunity to schedule another duel for the following month.
“Brother Long Qi, don’t be too rough,” Mr. Guo cautioned. He was afraid that Lu Yin would end up killing Young Master Tu.
Lu Yin asked, “What was his previous cultivation?”
Mr. Guo brushed the question off in a regretful tone. “Why bring up such matters from the past?”
“Is there no way for him to recover?” Lu Yin asked. His voice was casual, but his eyes were serious.
Mr. Guo shook his head. “There’s no way. I actually don’t even know how to ruin someone’s cultivation, let alone restore it. It’s possible that a Progenitor might have the means.”
Lu Yin nodded.
He was about to finish repairing the sourcebox array.
A few days later, a loud vibration echoed out overhead, and the gears on the second array base that had been turning throughout the entire assault slowly stopped turning. Everyone in the Stacking Mountain Range looked up. The assault had ended.
The all-out attack had not lasted for long, but there had been terrible casualties on both sides. Corpses had rained from the sky without end, including both humans and corpse kings.
Young Master Tu looked up. “If Ceaseless Impetus ever breaks in the future, I don’t know who will be capable of fixing it.”
Lu Yin glanced over. This person really did have a way of bringing up the worst possibilities.
With the assault on the array bases over, Semi-Progenitor Ji Feng spoke up and spread his voice throughout the Stacking Mountain Range. “Everyone needs to prepare themselves. With the battle above us over, the war will soon return to us. We can be attacked at any moment.”
Lu Yin quickly resumed working on the sourcebox array.
The following day, just as the Semi-Progenitor had warned, the fighting returned to the Forsaken Soldiers. Countless corpse kings poured out of Xiang City and charged towards the Stacking Mountain Range.
A disturbing and massive figure stood above Xiang City as it stared at the distant Stacking Mountain Range.
Semi-Progenitors Ji Feng and Liu Hua stepped forward, and all three figures entered the true universe. Lu Yin sped up, and he also entered the true universe to watch the battle. He still had almost no understanding of the power that Semi-Progenitors wielded.
Countless corpse kings had reached the foot of the mountains. Of the nearly 10 million people who had been rescued by Lu Yin and the others, most had already recovered, and they formed defensive lines at the front and did not back down. They had resisted the corpse kings at this place for countless years, and it was littered with dry bones by now.
Lu Yin saw Big Sis Luo Sha in the true universe. She was an ordinary-looking woman, though her appearance was very young. Currently, she was moving straight at Xiang City with her robust body, but she was shrouded by a dark cloud that made her look like a ghost. Every so often, strange cries could be heard from the dark cloud, which was very disturbing.
