White Knight was confident that Lu Yin would succeed since Lu Yin had been able to withstand the spiritual pressure of her castle and Blood Looney’s blood lotuses had collided. In the end, Lu Yin was able to fly all the way up to the floating mainland in one go. Even if his spiritual force felt like it was about to completely crumble by the time he finally arrived on the mainland, he just had to recite the Stonewall Scriptures to help him ascend the last stretch and land atop the mainland.
The area where he landed was very spacious and broad, and it seemed to be roughly ten times the size of East San Dios.
Lu Yin panted heavily, and he even felt slightly numb in his limbs. When he looked over the edge and down at the ground from the mainland, he could see an endless range of mountains as well as a boundless ocean in the distance.
This place seemed to be very similar to the hidden space he had visited that had the golden ocean, as there had also been mountains and seas in that place, and the only notable difference that he could see was the color of the sea.
White Knight watched on as Lu Yin landed on the mainland, and her eyes flashed. She leaped up, though she clearly used much less effort than Lu Yin had exerted, quickly flying through the sky.
“You’re slightly more useful than I had previously thought,” she commented.
“It’s actually pretty good when you don’t speak,” Lu Yin retorted.
White Knight looked at the ground seriously and then narrowed her eyes..
Lu Yin looked over to see what had caught her eyes, and his expression changed. “Someone else has been here.”
There were three different sets of footprint visible on the ground: his, White Knight’s, and someone else’s.
“This place isn’t too hard to find, so this isn’t something to be surprised about,” White Knight said indifferently.
Lu Yin frowned. Not something to be surprised about? Ever since he had learned the Stonewall Scriptures, he had recited it constantly, and his spiritual force had long since far surpassed that of those in his same generation and even the average Hunter. In terms of strength, some people in the younger generation might still be able to measure up to Lu Yin, such as the top ten of the Top Hundreds Rankings, or a few experts who were second only to the Realmlings from the Sixth Mainland. However, in terms of spiritual force resistance, Lu Yin dared to compete against even the Ten Arbiters themselves.
Despite that, he had still been forced to recite the Stonewall Scriptures to reach this floating mainland. Those who could reach this place were definitely cultivators at the same level as the Ten Arbiters and Realmlings.
The fact that such an expert had appeared here was certainly concerning to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin unleashed his domain, and it gradually enveloped the entire mainland. Aside from White Knight and himself, there was no one else on this mainland.
“There’s no need to search. They are already gone,” White Knight said.
“Aren’t you worried about bumping into a Realmling?”
“If I bump into one, I’ll just kill them.”
Lu Yin was speechless. “You’re certainly confident.”
“How many days more do you have here?” White Knight asked.
Lu Yin shook his head. “I’m not sure. It’s my first time.”
White Knight glanced at him. “I don’t believe you.”
“There’s nothing I can do about that,” Lu Yin casually replied.
White Knight turned around. “Since you were able to get up here, your time limit should be more than twenty five days. How long have you been here?”
“About twenty days.”
“Then you still have a few days left. It’d be best for you to stay here and not move out, as no one will save you if you end up in danger. Also…” She paused for a moment as she stared at Lu Yin. “Do you want to obtain a Progenitor’s inheritance?”
“No.” Lu Yin gave a very blunt reply, but it was one that made even White Knight think that she had misheard.
“What did you say? No?”
“Yep. I don’t want it. I absolutely don’t want it.” Lu Yin sounded very certain.
White Knight fell silent, as the words she had planned to say had been thrown into chaos, and she no longer knew what to say.
Lu Yin sniggered inwardly. This brat wanted to use a Progenitor’s inheritance to lure him in, most likely because she could not obtain it on her own. However, this was also proof that the danger was extreme. He did not want to end up becoming this brat’s scapegoat while she got her hands on the inheritance.
White Knight was rather irritated, and she glared at Lu Yin in her frustration. What kind of person did not want to obtain a Progenitor’s inheritance? This was completely illogical! A cultivator’s ultimate goal was the Progenitor realm. But when a Progenitor’s inheritance was placed in front of Lu Yin’s eyes, why was he not moved? This shouldn’t be happening!
“Only a Progenitor is able to split the mountains and seas in the Daosource Sect. This place is a true Progenitor’s inheritance,” White Knight said softly.
Lu Yin casually roamed about the floating mainland before leisurely responding, “That’s none of my business. In any case, I don’t want some Progenitor’s inheritance. I’ll cultivate by myself, and I won’t follow the path of others.”
White Knight frowned. This sentence was rather ambitious, but what did it have to do with a Progenitor’s inheritance? “A Progenitor’s inheritance contains arts, battle techniques, secret techniques, and power vessels as well.”
“I don’t want any of that.”
White Knight fell silent again, as she did not know what else to say. Instead, she decided to stop pushing this matter. She leaped towards another mainland. “It’s best not to leave this place lest you die.”
“Seventh Bro, this woman got so upset at you that she left! You played your cards too unconventionally. Even if you search through the entire Fifth and Sixth Mainlands, who would be able to resist the allure of a Progenitor’s inheritance? How many people would still charge in towards a Progenitor’s inheritance regardless of the danger? Despite all of that, your answer was still so blunt! This monkey thinks that she’s started to doubt her own life, hahaha!” the Ghost Monkey ridiculed.
Lu Yin smiled slightly. “I know myself well. Let’s not even mention a Progenitor’s inheritance—just an Envoy’s inheritance would be turning out well if I’m able to make a narrow escape. There’s no need to hurry, and I have no desire to rush to my death.”
“That’s true. I appreciate this part of you.” The monkey was thrilled. He felt like enlightenment had come to Lu Yin and that he would not court disaster any longer.
Lu Yin was able to set a Progenitor’s inheritance aside as it was something that was way too far from his reach. In contrast, he could not let go of the battle technique that he had found in one of the Nine Cauldrons. He was clearly capable of comprehending it, and this made his heart ache. He could still wait a little longer, and he planned to wait around for a while before heading back to that cauldron again, as he would only make another attempt after the numerous battles that had broken out in the Daosource Sect had died down a bit.
Lu Yin waited on the mainland for a few days as his time ran out. He was very curious about the mountain in front of him, but he did not charge over to it. Even White Knight of the Ten Arbiters wanted to team up with him to challenge it, and Lu Yin did not want to kill himself.
Three days later, the scenery before his eyes changed. When he opened his eyes once again, he saw the secret room in King Zishan’s palace.
He had finally returned to Zenyu Star, and he felt a lot more at ease while in King Zishan’s palace. He intended to avoid returning to the Daosource Sect’s ruins for the next two months, as the battles there would have likely burned out by then. At that point, he would be able to safely head to the Nine Cauldrons region and comprehend that battle technique. There was no need to hurry.
After he returned to the Great Yu Empire, the first thing that Lu Yin did was head to Wendy Yushan’s home and look for her. He was afraid that something might have happened to her in the Daosource Sect’s ruins.
Fortunately, Wendy Yushan had returned to Zenyu Star long ago.
“I remained in the Daosource Sect for nine days,” Wendy Yushan informed him.
Lu Yin was surprised. “Only nine?”
Wendy Yushan nodded and then asked in a strange voice, “How long can you stay there for?”
“Twenty three days.”
Wendy Yushan fell deep into thought, as this disparity seemed a little too extreme.
Lu Yin could not wrap his head around this difference. Even that fatty was able to remain in the sect for around fifteen days, and Lu Yin had heard his companions mention that a normal person could stay there for about fifteen days or so. Why was Wendy Yushan only able to remain there for nine?
The duration that one could stay in the ruins was related to their spiritual force and their futon. Could it be possible that Huang San’s spiritual force surpassed even Wendy Yushan’s? With her current strength, even without using the Yu Secret Art, she could smoothly enter the top twenty five of the Top 100 Rankings, which greatly surpassed the fatty’s strength. Despite that, was her spiritual force really inferior to the average standard of the Sixth Mainland’s cultivators?
Perhaps it was related to the Sixth Mainland’s style of cultivation. Lu Yin recalled that they did not really bother with domains or battle force. Instead, they focused on their imprints and bloodlines, which were fundamentally different forms of cultivation than the Fifth Mainland’s.
“How was it in the Daosource Sect? Did you face any danger?” Lu Yin asked.
Wendy Yushan serenely answered, “I bumped into someone, a Realmling.”
“A Realmling?” Lu Yin was stunned. “Are you alright?”
Wendy Yushan shook her head. “That person called himself the Realmling of the War Martial Realm, and apparently, he’s from the Toolcasting family. He called himself Toolwielder. His power was very impressive, and I wasn’t even able to hold on to my sword when facing him.”
“And then?” Lu Yin hurriedly asked.
Wendy Yushan saw the concern in Lu Yin’s eyes, and it caused her heart to warm. “Relax, he didn’t do much to me. He just took me on a trip to the Scripture Pavilion. But my time expired while I was in there, and I left.”
Lu Yin released a pent up breath. “Alright. Also, you need to remember; don’t go back to the Daosource Sect for a while. It’s turned into a battlefield.”
Wendy Yushan nodded. “I heard about that while I was in the Scripture Pavilion. Both the Ten Arbiters and the Realmlings appeared there. You can’t go back there either. The Daosource Sect is truly out of bounds right now.”
Lu Yin smiled. “I got it.”
“Right, what did you encounter there?” Wendy Yushan asked curiously.
Lu Yin did not mention anything about his encounter with White Knight, as he was afraid that Wendy Yushan would want to enter the Daosource Sect again to look for White Knight. He instead only briefly mentioned the situation at Heaven’s Pit and the region with the Nine Cauldrons.
“The duration that one can stay in the Daosource Sect should be related to spiritual force. Do you have any ways to improve your spiritual force?” Lu Yin asked.
Wendy Yushan shook her head. “In this universe, the knowledge about spiritual force is very limited, almost as if it’s something that has been intentionally hidden away. The strongest people on this path should be the Daynight clan.”
Lu Yin replied, “Then just forget it. Do you have enough resources?”
Wendy Yushan nodded. “Yes.”
Not much later, Lu Yin left the princess’s residence. He had a way to improve his spiritual force, which was the Stonewall Scriptures. However, he could not recite the Stonewall Scriptures in full, much less teach them to Wendy Yushan. It seemed that he had to have a chat with the Daynight clan. The Daosource Sect contained quite a few lucky opportunities and inheritances. He hoped that not only he, but also Wendy Yushan would be able to obtain some of them.
After having interacted for so long, Wendy Yushan had started to treat Lu Yin as her only living relative, and she had even passed over control of the Great Yu Empire to him. Lu Yin, in turn, had also started to treat her as his family.
He returned to King Zishan’s palace and found that En Ya was already waiting there for him. “Greetings, Your Highness.”
“How’s the situation pm Shenwu Continent coming along?” Lu Yin asked expectantly.
En Ya took out a letter and handed it over to Lu Yin. “This is a letter for Your Highness that arrived from the Shenwu Emperor, Ming Zhaoshu.”
Lu Yin’s brows knitted as he opened it and took a look. His expression changed rather drastically. Ming Zhaoshu has been poisoned? He can’t live for much longer?
In the letter, Ming Zhaoshu pleaded for Lu Yin to find a way to treat the newly crowned emperor. Before he fully recovered, Ming Yan would not be able to leave Shenwu Continent, as he had to avoid the worst-case scenario of the Shenwu Empire being left without an heir in the event that Ming Zhaoshu could not be treated.
Nobody had expected such an accident to occur.
“Did our messenger in the Shenwu Empire see Ming Zhaoshu himself?” Lu Yin asked.
En Ya replied, “Yes, once.”
Lu Yin muttered to himself. He had to cure Ming Zhaoshu, or else Ming Yan would become the ruler of the Shenwu Empire, which would be rather troublesome. It would be impossible for the ruler of the Shenwu Empire to conduct their affairs from the Great Yu Empire, and it would also be too difficult for Lu Yin to meet with Ming Yan if she took over the empire in the future.
According to the description in Ming Zhaoshu’s letter, there had been no signs whatsoever of him being poisoned, only the result of the poison quickly depleting his life force.
Lu Yin dismissed En Ya and then summoned the Great Yu Empire’s imperial physician.
“Depletion of life force? Your Majesty, there are countless poisons in the universe, but your subject has never heard of a poison that will so ruthlessly sap away at one’s life force without showing any other symptoms. Thus, I have no way to treat it,” the man answered respectfully.
Lu Yin waved his hand to dismiss the man. Then, he immediately contacted the Limiteer Mistchild.
“A poison that can directly sap away at one’s life force? Where is it?” Her eyes lit up brilliantly.
Lu Yin replied, “I’m asking you how such a poison can be treated.”
