Lu Yin was surprised by what he heard, and he focused intently on the tired looking old man. Wang Fan had been one of the Wang family’s Progenitors, and he had controlled one of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas during the Daosource Sect era.
Another person on the barren planet spoke up. Their back was facing the people watching from the main hall, so they were unable to see the person’s face clearly. Still, they clearly heard an emotional voice respond, “We can win by giving up. I have a plan, though I don’t know if you are willing to risk it.”
“What are you thinking?” The next to speak was a man sitting on the ground. He looked younger than Wang Fan, though that did not necessarily mean the man really was young. This man gave off a very similar vibe as Bai Laogui, so he might also be from the Celestial Frost Sect. If that was accurate, then he might be another master of one of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas: the Celestial Frost Sect’s Bai Wangyuan.
The Celestial Frost Sect, and the Wang, Xia, and Lu families had all controlled some of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas while the remainder had been controlled by Progenitor Hui, the Rune Progenitor, Progenitor Ku, and Progenitor Smoke.
Lu Yin might have any idea who else was standing on the barren planet, but he at least knew that the tired looking old man was Wang Fan.
“I’ve spent many years researching and designing a sourcebox array called Ceaseless Impetus. With a Semi-Progenitor acting as the central focal point, it is capable of blocking anyone beneath the Progenitor realm. As long as we place that on the battlefield, we will be able to hold back the Aeternals and protect humanity. Of course, this is all based on the assumption that we have a battlefield where it can be used, and we will also need powerful Progenitors to hold back the Aeternals’ powerhouses.” The person with his back to Lu Yin and the others continued his explanation.
Lu Yin leaped to his feet, stunned. Progenitor Hui! This was Progenitor Hui! Lu Yin was actually looking at Progenitor Hui.
For countless years, Progenitor Hui had stood as an example of a powerhouse who could not be estimated by mere combat strength, as the man’s intelligence and resourcefulness had been enough to save humanity multiple times. He had predicted the course of the future and caused the Aeternals to target the Sixth Mainland instead of the Fifth Mainland. After the Fifth Mainland had been defeated and abandoned, Progenitor Hui had established the Technocracy as another means of insurance. He had even set the means for the Fifth Mainland to sneak people into the Perennial World to compete for Origin Matter in place. All of these various plans had come from Progenitor Hui.
It could easily be said that without Progenitor Hui, the current era would have never existed and that the Fifth Mainland would have likely disappeared long ago.
Progenitor Chen had been powerful enough to control two Mountains and one Sea, which demonstrated his unparalleled combat strength. The Rune Progenitor had been amazingly talented and created an entire civilization. Progenitor Ku had silently gone off to slaughter the Aeternals after creating Extremes Must Be Reversed. Each of these individuals had been incredible Progenitors, but Lu Yin had always admired Progenitor Hui the most out of all the famous Progenitors.
Progenitor Hui had been a guiding light for humanity, leading them to their destination.
Forgotten Ruins God stared at Progenitor Hui’s back as he faced away from the hidden main hall, and her expression grew dark. “Hui Wen!”
Lu Yin looked over at Forgotten Ruins God. “Hui Wen? Is that Progenitor Hui’s name?”
When Forgotten Ruins God answered, she sounded depressed. “That’s the despicable bastard.”
Lu Yin looked back over with a smile. Just as he had thought, no matter what most people did, it was impossible for them to actually make the Seven Skygods angry. That was something that only Progenitor Hui had managed to accomplish.
Hui Wen?
Chu Yuan, Heluo Mavis, and others from the ancient era could not understand the respect owed to the person with his back facing them. It was something that only Lu Yin could understand, as Forgotten Ruins God simply hated the man. Wait, Jiu Yao also hated him. That only made sense.
Down on the barren planet, Progenitor Hui’s comment left everyone lost in their own thoughts.
Suddenly, a person with bloodstains covering his face and most of his robes appeared. Those robes looked exactly the same as what Chu Yuan, Heluo Mavis, and Sky Garan were wearing. He wore the robes of a Dao Chosen from the Heavens Sect era.
“Lu Tianyi!” Chu Yuan and Heluo Mavis exclaimed in unison.
Leng Qing was startled. “Dao Chosen Lu Tianyi?”
Lu Yin was similarly surprised. Lu Tianyi? This Progenitor from his Lu family had also controlled one of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas.
Heluo Mavis stared at the man who had just arrived. “That’s Lu Tianyi! I would even recognize his ashes. So he already became a Progenitor.”
Chu Yuan shook his head. “We were sealed away for so long that our old friends rose up to become Progenitors. Time is a terrible thing.”
Down on the planet, Lu Tianyi faced Progenitor Hui. “If such a battlefield is found, can we really protect the Fifth Mainland?”
Progenitor Hui did not hesitate. “Yes.”
Lu Tianyi lifted his hand and pointed at the Mother Tree. “That’s the battlefield.”
Wang Fan and others all showed their confusion.
“You say that we can only win by making sacrifices, so we’ll face the Aeternals and completely separate them away from the Fifth Mainland. As long as we live die, the Fifth Mainland won’t be destroyed,” Lu Tianyi explained.
“Arbiter Lu, what are you going to do?” Wang Fan could not resist asking.
Lu Tianyi stared at Progenitor Hui. “You’ve already thought of this, haven’t you?”
Progenitor Hui replied, “Yes, but if you do this, you will be hated for eternity, as there won’t be any chance to explain your actions. In the future, this Fifth Mainland might have nothing at all to do with you. Your family will likely be regarded as traitors, rejected and exiled by the Fifth Mainland.”
Lu Tianyi answered with a loud laugh. “That’s still better than watching the Fifth Mainland be destroyed! I was born and raised here, and my Lu family is willing to give up everything we have for it.”
As he spoke, he glanced around at the other people. “What about the rest of you?”
Wang Fan was taken aback, and he hesitated.
The last person also hesitated.
“That’s it, then. It’s settled. If anyone needs to suffer the hatred of the Fifth Mainland, then my Lu family and I will take on all of it. We’ve been given the highest respect from the Fifth Mainland, so it’s only right for us to shoulder the entire burden. Hui Wen, I already know that you’re ready, so let’s begin!” Lu Tianyi shouted.
Progenitor Hui admired Lu Tianyi. “That’s the attitude of a hero!”
“Wait, even if we hold back the Aeternals, what of the Sixth Mainland? Without us, will this place be able to survive?” Wang Fan quickly asked.
However, Lu Tianyi simply picked up his feet and walked away. “The Nine Mountains and Eight Seas aren’t dead.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared.
Wang Fan gritted his teeth, looked over at another person, and then they also vanished.
Progenitor Hui was already gone.
Only a single member of the Lu family remained on the barren planet in front of the main hall. He looked rather stunned, as well as quite young. None of the other people even acknowledged him before leaving. He had been completely ignored.
Lu Yin stared at the man. Lu Yin had no idea who this man might be, but he was absolutely part of the Lu family’s main line. However, given his status, why had Patriarch Lu Tianyi not taken him away? Lu Tianyi had not looked at the other member of the Lu family once while they were both on the planet, and he had been completely ignored by everyone else as well.
The main hall started shaking again, indicating that they were about to leave this particular space and time.
Suddenly, another person appeared on the barren planet.
Everyone who recognized the individual was startled. “Ancient God?”
The person who had appeared was indeed Ancient God, one of the Seven Skygods.
Jiu Yao and everyone else reflexively glanced over at Forgotten Ruins God.