Not long afterward, Lu Yin arrived at the Second Eryu.
Ever since Xu Jin had been killed, the Second Eryu had been more or less abandoned.
Now that Lu Yin had arrived, the Second Eryu was effectively under the Heaven's Sect's control. Xu Jin was dead, but Lan Lan should still be here.
Yet, as far as the eye could see, the Second Eryu was in a state of decline. Aside from the Eternal Kingdom, there wasn't a single worthy Corpse King expert. Everyone who could be transferred had been sent to the First Eryu.
Coming to the Second Eryu from the Sixth Eryu meant Lu Yin had circled around the Black Mother Tree. Claiming that he wanted to destroy it would make a pretty good excuse, too.
He slowly approached the spot in the Second Eryu closest to the Black Mother Tree, directly beneath the area where Xu Jin's cloud had once been. Looking down, Lu Yin spread out his domain, probing the area.
Soon, his eyes lit up. There was a chance.
The roots of the Mother Tree grew in great abundance. Unlike the Tree Starry Sky, the Eryu lands had no Lower Realm—just an endless expanse of dark roots.
The other Eryu couldn't see through those dark roots, but there was a gap in the Second Eryu.
The Second Eryu was closest to the First Eryu. It seemed that because the First Eryu led directly to the Black Mother Tree's roots, the Second Eryu had a tiny opening as well.
Just as Lu Yin was about to descend, he suddenly turned around. In the distance, a figure distorted the void and slowly emerged.
Ye Wu and the Forsaken Traveler appeared, both looking toward the figure.
A man had appeared, a very young man with handsome features and