“Is Elder Tong certain that Senior Sea King isn’t dead?” Lu Yin asked.
Elder Tong nodded and grew far more animated. “We’ve been able to sense his presence after the battle in the astral cemetery, but we are unclear on his actual location.”
“Can people still borrow the Sea King’s strength?” Lu Yin asked.
Elder Tong shook his head.
Lu Yin thought about it and then asked, “Has Elder considered that Senior Sea King might no longer be on the Fifth Mainland?”
Elder Tong’s hand trembled, but his expression did not change very much. They had definitely already considered this possibility, and it seemed to be quite likely.
When they had been attempting to escape from the Innerverse, the Sea King and Dojo Master Lan and Tian Yanzi had remained behind to fight against Madam Hong. Even if they had not been killed in that battle, it was possible for them to have been captured and taken back to the Sixth Mainland when the invaders retreated.
If they had been taken to the Sixth Mainland, then it was likely that they would never be able to return.
Elder Tong fell silent.
Lu Yin’s eyes flashed. “Elder, don’t despair. Even if Senior Sea King was taken to the Sixth Mainland, it doesn’t mean that all hope of him returning is lost. The Sixth Mainland was able to invade our Fifth Mainland, so naturally, we can also invade the Sixth Mainland.
“Back when I took Qiqi away from the Sea King’s Dome, Elder Ren said that, hopefully, the current situation will reverse one day, and that day might not be too far off.”
Elder Tong’s eyes brightened until they were exceptionally fervent. “That’s true. That day will eventually come. We simply need to wait for the flow to reverse, not just to search for the Sea King, but even more so for our Fifth Mainland.”
“Before that time, Junior will continue doing his best to search for the Sea King’s traces,” Lu Yin said.
Elder Tong gave Lu Yin a serious look. “Search? How will you search?”
If he did not answer this question properly, then everything that Lu Yin had just said would be treated as him trying to dupe the elder and deceive the Sea King’s Dome’s people into supporting Lan Si. This would leave a very poor impression on everyone from the Sea King’s Dome.
Currently, Lu Yin was able to meet with these people from the Sea King’s Dome at any time due to his status as the Sea King’s son-in-law, which had not been taken away yet. In short, many from the Sea King’s Dome still regarded Lu Yin as one of their own.
If Lu Yin attempted to trick the Sea King’s Dome into supporting Lan Si, then his relationship with the Sea King’s Dome would rapidly deteriorate.
Fortunately, Lu Yin was not attempting any sort of deceit.
“Has Elder heard of the Daosource Sect?” Lu Yin answered confidently.
Elder Tong’s eyes lit up. “The ancient Daosource Sect? What is Alliance Leader Lu saying by bringing that up?”
Lu Yin replied, “Since Elder has heard of the Daosource Sect, then you must have heard of the futons. Junior has a futon, and I can meet with people from the Sixth Mainland at any time.”
Elder Tong was surprised. “You have a futon? From where? Out of our entire Fifth Mainland, only the Ten Arbiters have those.”
Lu Yin smiled and pulled out his futon.
Elder Tong was overwhelmed, as he knew that the futon was genuine the moment it appeared. The bizarre aura surrounding it could not be faked.
“Junior can enter the Daosource Sect’s ruins to look for people from Flying Horse Manor, and I can ask them about the Sea King’s whereabouts. After all, Senior Sea King was most likely taken away by the people from the Flying Horse Manor,” Lu Yin said.
Elder Tong grew emotional, and he bowed low to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin hurriedly propped the old man back up. “Elder, please don’t act this this. Junior really cannot accept it.”
Elder Tong ignored Lu Yin’s attempt to lift him up, and the old man continued to bow fully while saying, “Alliance Leader Lu, you don’t understand how important the Sea King is to me. Although he’s our master and we his servants, our relationship is even closer than the bond between blood brothers. For the Sea King, we are willing to do anything, and we will never be able to repay Alliance Leader Lu’s kindness for the rest of our lives.”
Lu Yin’s heart moved, as this was true brotherhood. For some reason, at that moment, a gentle child’s voice rang out within his brain. “Why don’t we become sworn siblings? From now on, we are the Seven Elites, and we will all share the same fate.”
“Third Bro, you’re the smallest, so from now on, you’re Seventh Bro. Come, talk to your elders!’ “
“Big Sis, Second Bro, Third Bro, Fourth Sis, Fifth Bro, Sixth Sis, hello.’”
“Good, Little Seven. Whoever bullies you from now, we’ll all help you get revenge.’”
“You’ll be called Little Seven from now.’”
“Little Seven, hurry and go! Relax, we won’t die. We’ll meet again one day, so hurry up and leave!’”
Lu Yin suddenly clutched at his heart as he took several steps back. His face became deathly white, his eyes filled with tears, and his entire body trembled uncontrollably. An agony beyond words dug into his heart. The pain he felt was not from an injury, but heartbreak. It was a penetrating ache that left him having difficulties breathing.
Elder Tong promptly stepped forward and pressed hand to Lu Yin’s shoulder. The old man was puzzled. “Alliance Leader Lu, what happened?”
Lu Yin panted heavily as tears dripped from his eyes. Why? Why was he experiencing such emotional pain? Why was he crying?
Elder Tong stared at Lu Yin, bewildered. The elder then activated his star energy to check and make sure that Lu Yin had not sustained any injuries.
Lu Yin took a deep breath and waved a hand. “It’s alright. Maybe I’m just too tired.”
Elder Tong did not understand what had happened, but he did not probe any further.
Lu Yin hesitated for a moment as he cleared the thoughts from his head. He then looked at Elder Tong. “Elder, Junior will find a way to dig out Senior Sea King’s whereabouts from the disciples of Flying Horse Manor.”
Elder Tong nodded. “Thank you, Alliance Leader Lu. Also, regarding the matter with Lan Si, our Sea King’s Dome will do its best to support him, as he also represents the Starfall Sea.”
Lu Yin nodded. “Thank you, Elder.”
After resolving the matter regarding Lan Si, Lu Yin decided to leave Planet Enron. During this entire time, Ku Wei had been waiting in the collapsible spacecraft.
The Sea King’s Dome’s people did not have a favorable impression of those from the Neoverse, and Ku Wei was even from the Court of Seven Names, which was even less in his favor. It was better for him to not even show himself.
Lu Yin was just about to board the spacecraft and leave when Elder Tong called out to him. The man asked with a serene expression, “Alliance Leader Lu, was your Honor Chosen status temporarily revoked by the Hall of Honor?”
“How does Elder know about this?” Lu Yin was puzzled.
Elder Tong explained, “My Sea King’s Dome has a relationship with one of the Judicial Commissioner’s: the Virtue of Righteousness. He knows that you are my Sea King’s Dome’s appointed son-in-law, and he made it a special point to tell me.”
Lu Yin nodded. “That’s right. Nightking Zhenwu paid twenty of his Honor Points as assurance that his words are true. Now, the Hall of Honor has to investigate me, so for the time being, they revoked my status as an Honor Chosen.”
“So you can’t participate in the contest for the Astral Tower anymore?” Elder Tong’s expression grew ugly.
Lu Yin nodded.
Elder Tong snorted. “Nightking Zhenwu! That brat sure is ruthless and decisive.”
The old man then looked at Lu Yin. “With Yuan Shi’s support, Alliance Leader Lu will not hold a disadvantage in the Hall of Honor, but I’ll also request the Judicial Commissioner, Virtue of Righteousness, to help out. After all, there’s another Judicial Commissioner who supports the Daynight clan: Calm of Despair.”
Calm of Despair—Lu Yin engraved this name into his memory.
With the current struggle between Nightking Zhenwu and Lu Yin, a few signs of chaos began to emerge within the universe.
Nightking Zhenwu represented the Daynight clan, which held a tremendous amount of influence in the Innerverse.
Although Lu Yin had no foundation in the Innerverse, he was from the Astral Combat Academy. Despite its different branches always competing against each other, regarding Lu Yin, all of them were unanimous in their decision to protect him.
Many of the Astral Combat Academy’s graduates were from great clans and families, but a considerable portion of them were also people without any background, like Lu Yin. These people sympathized with Lu Yin’s position, and they provided him with all sorts of help without any prior arrangements.
It could even be said that the Daynight clan had been too ruthless in their actions against Lu Yin, which had disgusted many people. And on top of that, there were still the clan’s various enemies that opposed them.
There were many scenes that arose of conflicts between people supporting both parties, and these conflicts would possibly grow over time.
These conflicts were only between ordinary cultivators, and moves were also being made on higher levels.
Within the Hall of Honor, there had been many rounds of discussions over who was right and who was wrong between the two youths.
Within the Interstellar Supreme Court, a debate between the Calm of Despair and Virtue of Righteousness had begun. One of them said that Lu Yin was definitely a traitor who had to be captured and put on trial. His argument was that it would be better to make a mistake and kill him without cause than let him go. The other said that Lu Yin had made great contributions to the Fifth Mainland and was also an Honor Chosen. Thus, they could not lightly believe the accusations levied against him.
The two Judicial Commissioners continued to argue, and their disagreement naturally spurred on those below them.
This was merely what was happening within the Interstellar Supreme Court, and the whole Hall of Honor had a total of nine overseers. All nine had a decisive say in a great number of the Hall of Honor’s issues and activities. Even if their status could not compare to that of someone like the Interstellar Supreme Court’s Chief Justice, the Lockbreaker Society’s Chairman, and others, these people actually had an even greater authority in specific areas and matters.
Whether Lu Yin was a traitor to the Fifth Mainland or not had also triggered a massive debate amongst these nine overseers.
One of the nine overseers was from the Daynight clan, and they had the same attitude towards Lu Yin as the Calm of Despair; they would rather have Lu Yin executed wrongly than allow him to live. However, some of the nine overseers had received Yuan Shi’s favor in the past, and every one of them fully supported Lu Yin.
Although Yuan Shi was far away from the Hall of Honor’s headquarters, his influence was still great. Despite him not being able to wipe away the accusations that Nightking Zhenwu had made by sacrificing so many Honor Points, Yuan Shi was still able to ensure that Lu Yin would not be treated as a traitor without valid proof.
Back in the Outerverse, Lu Yin and Ku Wei had returned to Zenyu Star. Lu Yin’s gadget beeped, and when he glanced at it, his expression slightly changed. Someone within the Lockbreaker Society had proposed expelling him from the society. They had supported their proposal not with claims that Lu Yin was a traitor to the Fifth Mainland, but rather by questioning the legality of his primeval surname.
Primeval surnames were a topic that Lu Yin could not really avoid.
In the past, Wei Rong had used Lu Yin’s primeval surname as a weapon against him off of the battlefield. If Lu Yin had not possessed the blood-red bell that had convinced the Hall of Honor to make a move, then the war between Lu Yin and Wei Rong might still be ongoing.
The entire universe was hostile against those with illegal primeval surnames.
When Wei Rong revealed Lu Yin’s illegal status, it had been suppressed by the Outerverse’s Hall of Honor. However, this time, the person who had voiced their suspicions was someone from the upper levels of the Lockbreaker Society, and Lu Yin could not influence the Lockbreaker Society.
Tutor Wusheng had been the one to inform Lu Yin of this development, intending for Lu Yin to find a way to prove the legality of his primeval surname. Earth was not Lu Yin’s place of birth, and it could no longer protect him from this matter.
Someone had also mentioned that Lu Yin was the true mastermind behind what had befallen the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society and that the fall of Sourcepeak Planet was related to him. Some had even suggested that Lu Yin might be a member of the Neohuman Alliance.
Lu Yin felt a headache when he saw the messages from Tutor Wusheng. He had not expected his greatest obstacle right now to suddenly be the Lockbreaker Society.
There was no way that Lu Yin could withdraw from the organization, and even if he did, he could not let the reason be because his surname was illegal. If he did, then the Lockbreaker Society would not be the only one to start making trouble for him, as the Hall of Honor would be even more adamant. There were many other organizations throughout the universe who viewed anyone with a primeval surname with a considerable amount of hatred.
Lu Yin called Wang Wen, who said, “I had assumed this long ago, but dealing with the Daynight clan will not be as simple as dealing with Wei Rong or the great powers of the Outerverse. These people will utilize all sorts of resources to strike at you, and ruining your reputation is merely their first step.”
“Is there any way to resolve this?” Lu Yin asked.
Wang Wen shook his head. “I don’t have the means, but based on what you’ve told me, the people behind you should have their own methods to deal with this.”
Lu Yin felt puzzled. “Who?”
Wang Wen’s lips curled up. “Who else is behind you? Leon’s Armada.”
