Kui Luo lay down. "Right, you said you had to break through to the Ancestral Realm before you could return? Xia Shenji's clone said that? Why? "
Lu Yin replied, "Xia Shenji's clone can find the Lu family's location, but he can't bring it back. If I don't break through to the Ancestral Realm, how can I enter the boundless spacetime and bring it back?"
Kui Luo's tone was natural. "Let them come back on their own."
Lu Yin met Kui Luo's gaze, his expression unfriendly. "So you're saying that all my efforts over the years were for nothing? That the Lu family can come back on their own?"
Kui Luo coughed. "Calm down, think about it from another perspective. Aren't you underestimating the Lu family's ancestor?"
"Forefather Tianyi?"
"The oldest one."
"So you're saying that he can come back on his own if he wants?"
"Not really, he's asleep. But you can wake him up."
Lu Yin blinked and stared at Kui Luo. "Any more nonsense and I'll throw you into the Astral River like bait."
Kui Luo pursed his lips. "Young man, be patient. There's no point in telling you sooner, and there's no point in telling you earlier. The more anxious you are, the harder it will be to succeed.
Lu Yin stood up and grabbed at Kui Luo.
Kui Luo cried out, "Stop, stop! Is there a seal behind you?"
Lu Yin stopped and stared down at Kui Luo. "Is this a seal the family placed on me?"
"There's no other way. You can't awaken the Forefather unless you reach a certain level." Seeing Lu Yin's murderous glare, Kui Luo had no choice but to bite the bullet.
Lu Yin gritted his teeth. "Explain."
Kui Luo exhaled and coughed. "Don't be hasty, that's why I'm here. You're already a peak Emissary, and the next step is to break through to the half-step Ancestor realm. Your current level of strength should be enough."
"Hurry up and speak!" Lu Yin barked, his entire body growing vexed.
Kui Luo didn't dare waste any more words, so he told Lu Yin everything he knew.
After a long while, Lu Yin drove Kui Luo away. He sat down on the beach alone, feeling exceptionally relaxed.
He knew that the clan wouldn't be so easy to deal with. The living had ascended to godhood, and the dead had ascended to godhood. Furthermore, there was an ancestor at the level of a Daolord. How could the clan be destroyed so easily?
Back then, the Grand Empyrean had isolated Ancestor Lu Yuan so that Ancestor Lu Yuan didn't know that the family had been pushed out by the White Dragon. Due to the urgency of the situation, no one in the family could awaken the Ancestor, not even Ancestor Tian Yi. Helpless, he could only seal Lu Xiaoxuan's cultivation and memories and throw him to the fifth continent. The goal was to gamble that Lu Xiaoxuan could return to the peak and reach an even higher peak without relying on the family's resources.
The Lu family had a tradition that whenever a direct descendant who had awakened the God Seal Catalog broke through to the Half-Ancestor realm, they could awaken Ancestor Lu Yuan and obtain the Ancestor's favor. This had been the case for every generation, and this was the only way to break through the Grand Empyrean's seal and awaken the Ancestor.
In the current generation, only Lu Xiaoxuan had awakened the God Seal Catalog without reaching the Half-Ancestor realm. Thus, when the Lu family had been exiled, the family had done everything they could to throw Lu Xiaoxuan to the fifth continent so that he could cultivate there until he reached the Half-Ancestor realm. Then, he could awaken the Ancestor with his bloodline. Because the Lu family had been exiled and was located far away, the family was afraid that even if Lu Xiaoxuan broke through to the Half-Ancestor realm, the Lu family wouldn't be able to detect it. Thus, they had sealed him. Only by breaking through the layers of seals, especially the final fourth seal, could he succeed.
This was because Lu Xiaoxuan's only chance to break through to the Half-Ancestor realm, and the Lu family couldn't take this risk.
Without breaking through the fourth seal, the Lu family would rather not attempt it. Otherwise, breaking through to the Half-Ancestor realm would be meaningless.
Now that Lu Yin had shaken the Ancestor realm with his cultivation as an Envoy, he was definitely qualified to awaken Ancestor Lu Yuan when he was about to break through to the Half-Ancestor realm. No matter how far away he was, it was enough.
As long as he could awaken Ancestor Lu Yuan, the Ancestor would be able to bring the Lu family back, and Lu Yin wouldn't need to search for him.
In short, once he broke through to the Half-Ancestor realm and broke through the fourth seal, his bloodline would be able to awaken Ancestor Lu Yuan. At that time, the Lu family would be able to return.
To be safe, the Lu family had given Lu Yin a backup plan. It was the numbers that Luo Zhe had asked Lu Yin to recite before his death.
On the Driftcharge Star, Luo Zhe had asked Lu Yin to recite two things. One was the Stonewall Scriptures that had been disrupted, and the other was numbers.
The Stonewall Scriptures were the Primogenitor Scriptures, and the numbers were the rhythm of the Ancestor Lu Yuan's closed-door cultivation. If the fourth seal was broken, and his bloodline still couldn't reach Ancestor Lu Yuan's, the numbers would be the key. This set of numbers had a special meaning to Ancestor Lu Yuan as it could increase the possibility of awakening him.
This was the true reason why Kui Luo and Lu Yin had stayed behind.
Lu Yin laughed heartily. So that was how it was. No wonder the seal on his back had blocked his path and saved him at a critical moment.
Kui Luo had also cleared up some of Lu Yin's doubts: Luo Zhe hadn't recognized the seal on his back on the Driftcharge Star.
Even Kui Luo hadn't been able to recognize it, let alone Luo Zhe. They had only known of the seal's existence, but the universe was too vast, and there were too many powerhouses who could leave behind seals. At the time, Luo Zhe had been so severely injured that he couldn't even escape from the Driftcharge Star and had died under a warship. His power level had only reached 10,000 at most, so how could he have seen through the Lu family's seal?
It could only be said that fate had been decided by the heavens. The Lu family had left behind a backup plan that had helped Lu Yin survive on the Driftcharge Star and allowed him to reach the peak of cultivation. With the Primogenitor Scriptures, he would be able to overcome any difficulties in the Fifth Mainland. Even if the scriptures weren't of much use outside of the Fifth Mainland, they would still be useful as long as he was there.
In the end, he had also memorized the numbers.
Fate was like a circle that spun and returned to its starting point.
That old bastard Kui Luo had never told Lu Yin about this because he was worried that Lu Yin would find out. Forcefully breaking through the fourth seal and forcefully breaking through the fourth seal were two completely different concepts. Lu Yin didn't want to take the risk, as he only had one chance. If he couldn't awaken Patriarch Lu Yuan, then who knew how long it would take for the Patriarch to awaken and bring the Lu family back?
Patriarch Lu Yuan had been asleep since the era of the Above Heaven Sect, and he had slept for countless years. The Patriarch could afford to wait, but they couldn't.
Moreover, the Lu family's exile had to be avenged. The Four Way Scales were just a small fry; the one who truly needed the Patriarch's help was the Grand Empyrean.
Of course, Kui Luo didn't know this. Before coming into contact with the Six Way Association, he hadn't even known that the Grand Empyrean had been involved in the Lu family's exile.
This was something that Lu Yin had always been puzzled about. The Lu family was clearly so powerful, and Patriarch Lu Tianyi had become a deity in the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas. He could even directly face the only True God. Even if he couldn't save Lu Yin, he should still be able to awaken Patriarch Lu Yuan. However, in the end, the Lu family had still been exiled.
Now, everything was clear. Lu Yin roared as the knot in his heart was lifted. Half-Ancestor. As long as he broke through to Half-Ancestor, he would be able to awaken the Patriarch. Once the Patriarch and the Lu family returned, what did Lu Yin have to fear?
With the Lu family, Mister Mu, his senior apprentice brothers, and the seniors from the Above Heaven Sect, what problem in the universe could not be solved?
Fate? To hell with fate! Lu Yin didn't believe that there would be people standing behind him.
Mister Mu and Patriarch Lu Yuan. Lu Yin would still kill those close to him like fate had predicted.
He didn't believe that Patriarch Lu Yuan would not be able to save Yan 'er once he returned. There was no need for Patriarch Lu Yuan; Patriarch Tianyi was enough!
Yan 'er would wake up, and Lu Yin would deal with those troubles. What Six Direction Society? What Reverend Shaoyin? What Above Heaven Sect? He would wipe them all out.
Half-Ancestor. As long as he broke through to Half-Ancestor …
Lu Yin let out a long breath. How could he break through to Half-Ancestor?
He was very clear that breaking through to Half-Ancestor would cause a huge commotion. It was something rarely seen since ancient times, and he himself was not confident that he could succeed.
Sometimes, being too strong could be troublesome.
Furthermore, the strength of his heart had returned to Myriad Daos Unification. He had taken an unprecedented path, and he didn't know what kind of origin tribulation he would encounter.
Mister Mu had said that the Grand Empyrean's tea might be helpful to him. In that case, Lu Yin moved his arms. He would give it a try when the time came. He was really looking forward to the Grand Empyrean Tea Party!
…
The Astral Combat Academy was the starting point for Lu Yin's cultivation journey. As Lu Yin's legendary experiences unfolded, the Astral Combat Academy also became the most dazzling star, mainly because of Astral-10.
Astral-10's headmaster had originally been crazy, but after the crazy headmaster used the mortal world as a medium and returned to the path of cultivation, he broke through to Half-Ancestor. Countless people sought an audience with him every day, hoping to receive his guidance. Even Half-Ancestor powerhouses often visited him.
The crazy headmaster did not refuse, as he had originally walked the path of cultivation in the mortal world. He had seen through the good and evil of the world, and he had gone from being normal to being crazy, and then from being crazy to being enlightened. He enjoyed watching everyone's lives and absorbing the nutrients of his cultivation from their experiences.
The Rain Observatory was the crazy headmaster's favorite place. Watching the rain fall from the sky and land on the bluestone made him feel calmer.
"Headmaster, Lu Yin is here," the Rainmaster whispered. There was an incomparably large tree in front of him. Standing on the Rain Observatory, Lu Yin could only see enormous trees as far as the eye could see.
On the tree trunk, the crazy headmaster opened his eyes. "Let him come."
Not long after, Lu Yin arrived at the Rain Observatory. He looked at the trees and bowed. "Student Lu Yin greets the headmaster."
The crazy headmaster walked through the rain and slowly descended onto the Rain Observatory. He faced Lu Yin. "You don't have to be so polite, Headmaster Lu."
Lu Yin replied, "Since I'm from the Astral Combat Academy, it's only right."
The crazy headmaster smiled. Lu Yin was unfamiliar with him at this moment, and he was not used to it. He was clearly a crazy old man, but he had become normal.
The first time he had seen the crazy headmaster was when he had broken through to the Melder realm. He had almost been killed by the crazy headmaster's shockwaves, and that pressure was still fresh in his mind. Scenes from the past replayed in his mind, as if they had just happened yesterday.
Although the crazy headmaster was crazy, he had helped Lu Yin several times. He had broken the seal, modified the Sirius Art, forced Xia Meng away, and protected Stargazing Deck. Even if he was crazy, he had still fulfilled his duties as a headmaster. This old man deserved Lu Yin's respect.
"Everyone's experience is like a starry sky. Lu Yin, yours is very exciting," the crazy headmaster said calmly.
Lu Yin replied, "An exciting starry sky is never lonely."
The crazy headmaster smiled and raised his hand, allowing the rain to fall onto his palm. "You once cultivated in the Rain Observatory. How does it feel to be here again?"
Lu Yin looked around. "It feels like yesterday."
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Thank you.
Yuanfei 1985
I'm tired of it.
Zhang Dameng.
Brother's reward, I'll give it to you!
These past few days of meetings, I've been carsick, and I even have the urge to jump out of the car! Despair!
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