The expressions of Elder Jiu Shen and the others from the Fifth Mainland changed when they heard Lu Yin’s comment. If Lu Yin became a disciple of the Progenitor of Bloodlines, would he be considered part of the Sixth or Fifth Mainland?
The Second Nightking was stunned. He understood that Lu Yin was a direct descendant of the main branch of the Lu family, and he had seen a few members of that family in his youth. Back then, the Lu family had been completely invincible. Even if the Xia family had Progenitor Chen, they still had been unable to surpass the Lu family. The brilliance of the Champions’ Stage had once swept through the entire Celestial Frost Sect, and that incident had left a deep impression on the Second Nightking.
Lu Yin’s future would have no limits after he accepted the Progenitor of Bloodlines as his master.
“Commander Xu Qing, don’t forget about our deal. You’ve already taken Progenitor Wushang’s hide,” Lu Yin reminded Xu Qing as he stared at the astral beast commander-in-chief.
Xu Qing’s eyes flickered, but it was impossible to see through his thoughts.
“All of you leave. I wish to have a private conversation with Alliance Leader Lu,” Lan Xian suddenly stated.
Lu Yin’s eye twitched, and he warily stared at Lan Xian. “If you have anything to say, please say it, Senior.”
Lan Xian laughed. “There’s no need to be so nervous towards me. If I wanted to attack you, could these people stop me?”
Lu Yin then said, “The Progenitor of Bloodlines wants to accept this junior as his disciple.”
“I know. I just want to say a few words,” Lan Xian said casually.
Xu Qing and the other astral beasts immediately left. They were terrified of this Semi-Progenitor. They were no longer considering invading the Outerverse, but instead how to interact with Lan Xian. If she wanted to attack, they would be completely helpless.
Elder Jiu Shen and the other human powerhouses glanced at each other, but they similarly had no choice but to step back. Trying to stay would not help Lu Yin.
Even Qing Hua retreated, which left Lan Xian alone with Lu Yin in the middle of space.
“What do you think of the Daosource Sect?” Lan Xian asked as she stared at Lu Yin with her sparkling eyes.
Lu Yin was caught off guard. “The Daosource Sect? You mean the ruins?”
“It is the Daosource Sect. From ancient times until now, the Daosource Sect has always ruled humanity. That’s why I’m asking you this. What do you think of the Daosource Sect?” Lan Xian asked again.
Lu Yin had no idea why Lan Xian was asking him this particular question, but his intuition told him that odd questions would always have a specific motivation behind them. Thus, he tried to answer cautiously. “I don’t have any opinions. It’s all history for me.”
“In that case, would you like to see it for yourself? My Sixth Mainland’s Daosource Sect still stands,” Lan Xian offered in a tempting manner.
Lu Yin’s expression changed. “Senior, what do you mean?”
“There’s nothing hidden in this offer. I’m asking you to visit my Sixth Mainland’s Daosource Sect as a guest. Right now, it’s located in Southside Weave, which you should already be quite familiar with.” Lan Xian smiled, unconsciously causing the nearby cherry blossoms to open into full bloom. It was a truly beautiful sight, but Lu Yin felt his heart drop.
“Senior, what does a Semi-Progenitor want with a mere Enlighter like me?”
“You’re an Envoy now,” Lan Xian corrected. Cherry blossoms moved beneath Lu Yin’s feet and twirled around them. He was then pulled closer to Lan Xian without any control over his movements. Lu Yin had become an Envoy and had four stellular energy vortices, which was beyond most people’s imaginations. Even though all that stellular energy had transformed his body, it was all still useless against a Semi-Progenitor.
This was the strength of an inner world. This was a power that Lu Yin could not resist.
“Senior, this junior will be accepted as the Progenitor of Bloodlines’ disciple!” Lu Yin shouted, trying to intimidate Lan Xian.
Lan Xian just found his behavior amusing. “I am very familiar with Senior Progenitor of Bloodlines. If he was going to take you as his disciple, you wouldn’t be here right now. Alliance Leader Lu, there’s no need to worry. I won’t do anything untowards to you, and you will be treated as a guest.”
Lan Xian was a stunningly beautiful woman, but in Lu Yin’s eyes, she was more like a beautiful snake at this moment. The closer he moved to her, the more panicked he became. There was absolutely nothing that he could do at all with Lan Xian present.
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“Senior, what do you intend to do to me by capturing me?”
“You’re going to be a guest of the Daosource Sect.”
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“Senior, aren’t you concerned about Arch-Elder Zen and the others? Some time ago, Xia Ji attacked this junior, and Elder Gong and Highsage Grandmaster personally went to confront him in the Seven Courts.”
“If they dare to come, we’ll let them.”
“Senior-” Lu Yin did not get a chance to say anything more. Lan Xian had suddenly frozen in place and was gazing upwards. Something in the region had changed at an unknown point in time, as an urn had appeared. On top of that, things had also changed beneath Lu Yin’s feet, as a lake had appeared and started replacing all of the cherry blossoms.
Lu Yin’s expression changed. He had not noticed when any of these changes had taken place. He took the chance to catch his breath. Wait, was this wine? Was that an urn of wine?
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A drop of wine fell down and floated over in front of Lan Xian. It then transformed into a human figure, and even the facial features were perfectly clear. The man took a drink of wine and hiccupped. “Want a drink?”
Lan Xian stared at the man who was standing less than a meter away from her who had appeared from the drop of wine. “Jiu Chi.”1
“Want a drink?” The person formed from wine repeated.
Lan Xian frowned, and her cherry blossoms danced about, causing the urn of wine to quiver. Lu Yin saw that the clear urn of wine had been filled with cherry blossoms, and it looked about ready to burst.
“You’re young, yet so irritable. Be careful, or else you’ll never get married.” The figure of wine hiccupped again and then suddenly appeared right next to Lu Yin. “Child, let’s go.”
With that, the urn of wine exploded, space distorted in all directions, and the disturbance quickly spread out.
The Second Nightking and the other powerhouses were all stunned when they felt the ripples of power, as it forced them all to retreat. They turned pale; had another Semi-Progenitor appeared?
In the epicenter of the spatial disturbance, Lan Xian waved a hand. Her cherry blossoms swirled about, and her three-stringed instrument suddenly appeared in her hand as she stared off into the distance.
Lu Yin reappeared. There was wine swirling next to him, and he also saw an ordinary-looking old man. The man’s nose was bright red, and he kept hiccupping, making him look both drunk and hungover, and he also stank of alcohol.
The fact that this man had managed to get Lu Yin out of Lan Xian’s inner world proved that the old drunk had to be a Semi-Progenitor, but Lu Yin had never heard of such a person before.
Music rang out from Lan Xian’s three-stringed instrument, and it echoed throughout space. The eyes of the old man next to Lu Yin grew a bit wider. “You’re still not giving up? Yinyang Trisage Technique.”
A surge of power swept out, and it even passed through Lan Xian’s inner world to slam into her three-stringed instrument, instantly cutting off her music.
Her expression changed, and she froze. Silence reigned in the region.
“Why push this matter? Aren’t you embarrassed to attack a mere child as a Semi-Progenitor? I’m an old man, and I’d feel embarrassed to attack you.” A belch erupted from the old man. He rubbed at his nose as he addressed Lan Xian.
Lan Xian frowned. “I merely invited him to be our guest. I won’t do anything to harm him.”