Chapter 2296

Lin Moyu did not cross the lake; instead, he walked along the shore toward the opposite bank.

The lake was not particularly large, surrounded at the center of a world of ice and snow, like a splash of green amidst pure white, beautiful yet mysterious.

Gradually, Lin Moyu saw some houses and sensed the auras within them.

They were all human cultivators—his perception could not be wrong—numbering around thirty.

Lin Moyu released his aura as a greeting, letting them know he had arrived. Sure enough, an aura rose from the other side, seemingly greeting Lin Moyu in return. Immediately after, a figure flew through the air, streaking across the sky and landing in front of Lin Moyu. He was extremely fast, with a subtle yet powerful aura.

Lin Moyu knew the other party's realm; he was at least in the Dao Venerable 7th Realm.

There was a fundamental difference between the Dao Venerable 7th Realm and the Dao Venerable 6th Realm.

Especially at the soul level, which had ascended to a new height and could be easily distinguished. Lin Moyu bowed to him first, saying, "Junior Lin Moyu greets Senior."

The other party sized up Lin Moyu. "A High-level Heavenly Venerable… How did you get in?" Lin Moyu smiled slightly. "Star Lord Luoxing and Star Lord Erfeng sent this junior in. May I know Senior's honorable name?" The other party replied, "This old man is Gu Luochuan."

Lin Moyu's eyes lit up. "Could Senior be from the Hanshui Holy Land?"

Gu Luochuan nodded. "Indeed. Do you know someone from the Hanshui Holy Land?"

Lin Moyu said, "Some time ago, I met Ancestor Gu Cang."

"You actually met Ancestor Gu Cang!" Gu Luochuan was instantly shocked!

Chapter 2847: Hadn't Star Lord Hanjiu Fallen Long Ago?

To prove his words, Lin Moyu took out the token given to him by Ancestor Gu Cang.

Upon seeing it, Gu Luochuan's expression instantly became serious. "It really is Ancestor Gu Cang's token. For young friend to obtain Ancestor Gu Cang's token, you must be extraordinary."

Because of the token, Gu Luochuan's form of address for Lin Moyu immediately changed to "young friend," and his attitude shifted to treating him as an equal.

Lin Moyu asked, "May I ask, Senior Gu, is there a senior named Lu Shudao among the survivors?"

Over a hundred people had entered, but now only thirty-odd remained. Needless to say, the rest had surely fallen.

With so many having fallen, Lin Moyu did not know if Lu Shudao was still alive.

Gu Luochuan immediately said, "Daoist Friend Lu is still alive. Although he suffered some injuries initially, his life is not in danger, though his cultivation has been somewhat damaged."

Lin Moyu asked curiously, "Was his foundation damaged?"

Gu Luochuan nodded. "Indeed, his foundation was damaged. Did Young Friend Lin come here to find Daoist Friend Lu as well?" Lin Moyu did not hide it. "That is one of my purposes. I was entrusted by the Third Ancestor to bring Senior Lu back." He spoke honestly, not caring about winning everyone's favor.

He had come specifically for Lu Shudao; as for the others, they were just incidental.

At the mention of the Third Ancestor, Gu Luochuan showed an even more shocked expression. "To think that even the Third Ancestor would entrust you, young friend." Lin Moyu said, "Please lead the way, Senior Gu. This junior wishes to see Senior Lu."

Gu Luochuan quickly made a welcoming gesture. "Young Friend Lin, please."

Gu Luochuan led Lin Moyu toward the houses. As they drew near, Gu Luochuan took out a piece of jade.

The jade token glowed, projecting into the void, and the scenery before them instantly changed.

Like a curtain being pulled back, the true scene behind it was revealed.

There were far more houses than he had initially seen, easily seventy or eighty of them.

Each house looked identical, and they were actually built from origin crystals.

Lin Moyu sensed the power of formations from the houses; there were formations inside every single one.

Lin Moyu took a look and shook his head gently. "These are not formations, but formation eyes."

"Using origin crystals to construct houses built upon formation nodes, allowing cultivators to sit inside and control the grand formation, can dramatically increase the formation's power."

"This grand formation has likely reached the eighth rank."

Surprise showed in Gu Luochuan's eyes. "To think that Young Friend Lin is so proficient in the Dao of Formations."

Lin Moyu said modestly, "I have only dabbled in it slightly, far from being proficient."

How could Gu Luochuan believe Lin Moyu's words? To be able to see through the mystery of the formation at a single glance, how could he have only dabbled in it?

Back then, they had spent a great deal of effort to set up this formation. Led by an eighth-rank formation grandmaster and with dozens of people working together, they had finally completed it.

The formation had indeed reached the eighth rank, yet it was unexpectedly seen through by Lin Moyu at a glance.

The two entered the formation, where dozens of seniors of varying appearances and with extremely profound auras were already waiting. Curiosity gleamed in their eyes; Lin Moyu was the only person to arrive here in thousands of years.

Upon seeing Lin Moyu, every single one of them showed a look of surprise.

"How is it a little fellow in the Heavenly Venerable Realm?"

"This little fellow is truly young. Under three thousand years old and already a High-level Heavenly Venerable. By the looks of it, he might very well become a Dao Venerable before five thousand."

"What do you mean under three thousand? He is clearly only slightly over two thousand. In this old man's view, he could become a Dao Venerable before three thousand."

"Such a genius is rarely seen even in a million years, but why would he come here?"

"Didn't Star Lord Hanjiu say that the inside and outside have been completely cut off? Why was he able to enter, and how did he get in?"

"Why think so much? Why not just ask him?"

Gu Luochuan brought Lin Moyu over, and before they could ask, Gu Luochuan introduced, "This is Young Friend Lin."

His address of 'Young Friend Lin' startled everyone.

In the Origin Continent, titles and forms of address were not used lightly.

Addressing him as Young Friend Lin basically meant that Gu Luochuan felt Lin Moyu was qualified to interact with him as an equal. At the same time, it was telling others that Lin Moyu was also qualified to interact with them on equal terms.

Lin Moyu bowed to everyone at the same time. "Junior Lin Moyu greets all seniors."

Because of Gu Luochuan's address of 'Young Friend Lin,' everyone's words and expressions became very polite. "May we know how Young Friend Lin came here?"

Lin Moyu said, "Star Lord Luoxing and Star Lord Erfeng sent this junior in."

As he spoke, his gaze swept across the crowd, and he spotted one person among them.

This person bore some resemblance to Lu Fengyao, and also to the Third Ancestor.

Furthermore, he was clearly injured, and his aura was somewhat unstable. He was undoubtedly Lu Shudao.

Lin Moyu immediately addressed him, "Excuse me, are you Senior Lu Shudao?"

Lu Shudao nodded. "Indeed, that is this old man."

Lin Moyu said, "This junior was entrusted by the Third Ancestor and Sister Feng Yao to come here and bring Senior Lu back."

Lu Shudao was shocked. "You actually met the Third Ancestor and Feng Yao? How are they now?"

Lin Moyu smiled and said, "The Third Ancestor remains as before, and Miss Feng Yao achieved the Dao Venerable realm just days ago, ranking tenth in this Heavenly Pride Tournament."

Hearing that Lu Fengyao had become a Dao Venerable, Lu Shudao felt a deep sense of relief and gratification. "It is good that Feng Yao is safe."

As a father, as long as Lu Fengyao was safe, he could rest easy.

Lin Moyu looked at Lu Shudao; his injuries seemed heavier than expected, not as trivial as Gu Luochuan had described.

His foundation was already damaged, and his realm was unstable, on the verge of dropping at any moment.

For a cultivator, such injuries were already a matter of life and death.

Lin Moyu asked in a deep voice, "Senior Lu, you seem to be extremely heavily injured."

Lu Shudao waved his hand. "My life is not in danger."

At this moment, someone nearby said, "Daoist Friend Lu originally had a chance to heal his injuries. It's just a pity that he gave his only great dao longevity pill to Star Lord Hanjiu, leaving himself heavily injured and difficult to cure."

Lu Shudao quickly said, "Do not say that. Giving the great dao longevity pill to Star Lord Hanjiu was far more useful than me taking it."

"If not for the Star Lord's protection, we would probably all be dead by now."

Lin Moyu asked curiously, "Hadn't Star Lord Hanjiu fallen long ago?"

Lu Shudao replied, "He indeed fell, but the great dao longevity pill allowed Star Lord Hanjiu to experience a state of living while dead."

He explained it all, and Lin Moyu finally understood what was going on.

Although Star Lord Hanjiu was dead, his physical body still existed, only frozen in ice.

Relying solely on his Remnant Soul, it was actually very difficult for Star Lord Hanjiu to block the Divine Pet; otherwise, a gap wouldn't have been torn open back then.

Later, Lu Shudao gave his only great dao longevity pill to Star Lord Hanjiu. Under the pill's effects, Star Lord Hanjiu's physical body and soul actually recovered to some extent.

Although he was not resurrected, it allowed him to exert his peak combat power for a long period of time.

This period of time was enough for them to destroy the Secret Realm and drag the Divine Pet down to death with them.

The three Star Lords concentrated all their power to create the Secret Realm, trapping the Divine Pet inside.

Star Lord Hanjiu was constantly hunting down the Divine Pet. He could not kill it, but he could prevent it from having any chance to recover.

Aside from the old wounds left from that great war countless years ago, they could not hurt the Divine Pet at all now. They could only constantly suppress it to trigger its old injuries.

And they, along with Star Lord Hanjiu, would seize opportunities to try and suppress the Divine Pet.

Unfortunately, they had never succeeded, and those who had entered in the past died one by one.

Lu Shudao was injured by the Divine Pet during one of those great battles, which damaged his foundation.

At this moment, Lin Moyu took out a jade bottle and handed it to Lu Shudao. "Senior Lu, this is for you."

Chapter 2848: Absolutely Unprecedented

Lu Shudao opened the jade bottle with doubt, and a powerful surge of vitality burst forth from it.

Lu Shudao trembled violently. "A great dao longevity pill!"

Lin Moyu said, "Yes, please take it, Senior Lu, to repair your foundation as soon as possible."

Lu Shudao seemed somewhat hesitant and did not swallow it immediately.

The surrounding crowd said, "Daoist Friend Lu, what are you waiting for? Take it!"

"Exactly, you have dragged this out for so long, you shouldn't delay any further."

"This is truly fate. Daoist Friend Lu gave his own great dao longevity pill to Star Lord Hanjiu, and unexpectedly, someone has now brought him another great dao longevity pill."

There was nothing but envy in the words of several people.

They all knew the value and effect of a great dao longevity pill; it was equivalent to an extra life.

Even a dead person like Star Lord Hanjiu could use a great dao longevity pill to stubbornly live for another ten thousand years.

Lin Moyu asked, "Senior Lu, do you still have some worries?"

Lu Shudao said in a low voice, "I was thinking that if I gave this great dao longevity pill to Star Lord Hanjiu, could it allow him to recover a bit more?"

"If I consume it…"

Lin Moyu understood Lu Shudao's worries and couldn't help but smile. "There is no need. Even if Star Lord Hanjiu recovers to his peak, he would merely be holding back the Divine Pet. It would have no effect on the current situation."

"In that case, the ultimate result would be nothing more than dragging things out until the Secret Realm collapses, and finally dying together with the Divine Pet."

"This junior came inside carrying the entrustment of the Third Ancestor and Sister Feng Yao to bring Senior Lu out, and at the same time, investigate the true situation of this Secret Realm."

"Now that the Secret Realm's situation is known, it is nothing more than that Divine Pet. We just need to find a way to kill it."

Lin Moyu spoke lightly, but his words made everyone frown.

Their group of Dao Venerable 7th Realm powerhouses, combined with Star Lord Hanjiu, were completely helpless against the Divine Pet.

How could you, a mere Heavenly Venerable, utter such arrogant words?

Only because of Lu Shudao and Gu Luochuan did they not speak out directly.

However, the way they looked at Lin Moyu had already changed.

Gu Luochuan asked, "Young Friend Lin, did you bring some powerful magic treasure in with you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone suddenly seemed to understand.

If Lin Moyu had indeed brought a powerful magic treasure, there might really be a chance.

Lin Moyu shook his head. "I didn't bring any powerful magic treasure. On my way here, I encountered that Divine Pet and already injured it. If my judgment is correct, I should be able to kill it."

No powerful magic treasure,

encountering it on the way, and even injuring it,

and relying solely on his own strength?

No one would ever believe such words. The skepticism they had just put aside began to boil once more.

However, they were all Dao Venerable 7th Realm powerhouses, so they still possessed basic self-restraint.