After formalizing the terms of the truce, clouds appeared behind Bai Wangyuan, and people quickly emerged from the clouds. They were the surviving vassals of the Lu family whose release had been promised. Lu Yin also saw the insane people from Crimson Garden.
Those people no longer appeared crazy. Their eyes were clear, and they seemed to have regained their sanity.
Lu Yin suppressed his excitement and took out Zenith Mountain. He proceeded to release Long Xi and everyone else.
Bai Wangyuan frowned as he saw the various people appear from Zenith Mountain. He had assumed that Lu Yin had only captured the army that the Perennial World had sent to the Fifth Mainland. But surprisingly, Bai Wangyuan saw Yun Tingting and many others as well. There were also people who had disappeared decades before, as well as Xia Yuan, Wang Zheng, and more. Lu Yin followed the agreement and released absolutely all of his captives that were from the Perennial World.
The terms of the truce meant that even people like Long Xi and Liu Hao, who had already been released, were also brought out by Lu Yin. They could choose if they wanted to return to the Perennial World or remain in the Fifth Mainland.
When Long Xi appeared in space, she quickly noticed Bai Wangyuan and immediately offered a bow to the Progenitor.
One by one, all the cultivators from the Perennial World paid their respects to Bai Wangyuan.
Bai Wangyuan allowed everyone to enter the clouds.
Long Xi did not want to leave, but so many years had passed, and everyone was being brought out by Lu Yin at once. Thus, it simply did not make sense for Long Xi to stay behind.
Lu Yin just glanced at the woman and nodded to her.
"Lu Xiaoxuan, you vile bastard! You’re finally letting me go? Just wait! My Xia family won’t let you get away with this!" Xia Taili shouted threats, and she was nearly kicked away by Lu Yin. However, as soon as she stopped ranting for a moment, she realized what she was seeing, though it was clearly impossible. "That- what- the jiao?"
Xia Taili’s shouts caused Wang Su, Wang Yi, and everyone else who had been released to stare blankly at the jiao. The sight of the massive beast shattered their understanding of the world, and even the Semi-Progenitors like Xia De, Bai Laogui, and Ni Huang were just as incredulous as everyone else.
Finally, when people started recovering from their stupor, they noticed that Lu Yin looked perfectly calm. There was no fear to be seen on his face, despite facing Progenitor Bai. What was going on? With Progenitor Bai present, why was Lu Yin not already captured? What was going on with this odd situation?
A smile crept across Lu Yin’s face as he glanced around at everyone. "Congratulations! You’re all free to go. You should all thank Progenitor Bai. The four ruling powers and I have reached a truce, and you’re all being let go because they’ve agreed to not attack me for now."
Ni Huang and the others instantly turned to stare at Bai Wangyuan. What they were hearing was simply impossible. Given their understanding of a Progenitor’s power, as well as the known enmity that the four ruling powers held towards Lu Xiaoxuan, how could Bai Wangyuan ever have agreed to stop pursuing the young man? Such a freakish genius could not be allowed to live.
Bai Laogui quickly called out, "Progenitor Bai, please kill Lu Xiaoxuan! The child is unbelievably talented! He already killed Wang Si with his own strength, and there is no one from his generation who can compare to him. If he does not die, the universe will never be safe."
Xia De also spoke up in a respectful tone. "I respectfully request Progenitor Bai to take action."
Everyone else started bowing, one by one. "We respectfully request Progenitor Bai to take action."
"We respectfully request Progenitor Bai to take action."
…
Bai Wangyuan's expression turned ugly, and his eyes suddenly focused on a certain location. It was where Xia Shenji's clone stood. Even a Progenitor had been captured by Lu Xiaoxuan, and the clone looked to have been badly wounded as well.
Naturally, Xia Shenji would not openly reveal himself at this moment, and he tried to simply sneak into Bai Wangyuan’s clouds.
Unfortunately, Kui Luo suddenly shouted, "Isn't that Progenitor Xia Shenji? He was captured too? Are you alright?"
Xia Shenji froze in place, and his expression twisted horribly as he shot an angry glare at Kui Luo.
Lu Yin took advantage of this moment to speak up. "Dear Progenitor Shenji, I’m sorry to see you go so soon. This junior was not a good host to you, and we also did not have a chance to catch up. I can only hope to make up for this oversight next time."
Everyone from the Perennial World turned to look at Xia Shenji, and they all froze in shock.
Xia De stared as though looking at a ghost. "Progenitor Shenji’?"
Xia Taili could not process what she was seeing.
Everyone from the Xia family was completely dumbfounded.
Even Xia Luo, who was still disguised as Luo Zhong, felt terribly confused at the moment. Was this real life?
Bai Wangyuan's eyes flashed, and he quickly waved Xia Shenji into the clouds.
Lu Yin glanced back at Bai Wangyuan and stared at the old man for a moment.
Bai Wangyuan could have easily taken Xia Shenji away the moment the clone had appeared, but that had not happened. Xia Shenji’s exposure had completely humiliated the Xia family.
Seeing as how all of his former prisoners were frozen in place, Lu Yin let out a loud laugh. "Progenitor Bai Wangyuan won't attack me right now, so let me bid goodbye to you all. You won’t have such an easy time of things if you fall into my hands again, but it’s time to leave now!"
Bai Laogui finally reacted and broke free from his stupor after seeing that Xia Shenji had also been captured, mostly because he had heard Bai Wangyuan’s name. The Semi-Progenitor reacted to Lu Yin’s words as though his tail had been stepped on. "How presumptuous! Lu Xiaoxuan, how dare you speak Progenitor Bai's name?"
"Enough!" Bai Wangyuan shouted. The pressure of a Progenitor suppressed everyone present.
The old man’s eyes ran across the gathered crowd. "Follow me to return."
He then casually waved a hand, and everyone started obediently entering the clouds. No one dared to speak another word.
However, not everyone was willing to leave with Bai Wangyuan. Crown Prince Gui Qian refused to leave. Specter Abyss was not on good terms with the four ruling powers, which was fine with Lu Yin. At worst, Gui Qian would remain Lu Yin’s prisoner. Lu Yin still cultivated death energy, and he was the God of Death heir. No matter how one looked at matters, Lu Yin and Specter Abyss had a strong connection. Crown Prince Gui Qian did not feel comfortable returning with Bai Wangyuan, and he felt that he would have no future if he returned to the Perennial World.
Bai Wangyuan glanced at Crown Prince Gui Qian, who quickly started begging Lu Yin. "I won't go! I won’t return with the four ruling powers. You are the God of Death’s heir, which makes you my young master. I must follow you."
Lu Yin nodded and pointed to Zenith Mountain. "Then head back on your own."
Crown Prince Gui Qian quickly returned.
Bai Wangyuan was unconcerned about someone from Specter Abyss. Even though Crown Prince Gui Qian was the heir of Specter Abyss, he remained nothing more than a junior, which made it impossible for him to matter to a Progenitor.
"Lu Xiaoxuan, don't forget the deadline. You must take over protecting the fourth array base within ten days, or else our agreement will be void." Bai Wangyuan’s cold eyes locked onto Lu Yin as he delivered a final warning.
Lu Yin replied, "You don’t need to worry about that. We will take control of the fourth array base within that time. Also, my name is Lu Yin."
Bai Wangyuan’s eyes narrowed. "I hope that your name really is Lu Yin."
With that, the old man turned and left.
Once Bai Wangyuan left, the Fifth Mainland grew much clearer, and the jiao lowered its claws a great deal. The beast had never stopped baring its fangs and claws, as it had been constantly trying to intimidate Bai Wangyuan. It firmly believed that its antics were effective.
Finally, Lu Yin turned to the surviving vassals and followers of the Lu family. There were thousands of people, most of whom had been prisoners of the four ruling powers for a very, very long time.
Lu Yin observed the people, and they all did the same of him.