“By the way, I’m curious. How did you break through Zhi Yi’s Vitality Qi?” Lu Yin asked.
Wendy Yushan stayed silent for a while, but just when she was about to answer, Lu Yin interrupted her. “Looks like I guessed right. You have a power that you’ve kept hidden, but that shouldn’t have been enough for you to challenge Zhi Yi, so don’t bother telling me.”
Wendy Yushan looked at Lu Yin and said, “Rewind.”
Lu Yin was confused. “What about rewinding?”
Wendy Yushan sat down across from Lu Yin, her long hair hanging down in cascades. She was a natural and graceful beauty, and at this moment, she was not holding her sword. “My innate gift is called Rewind.”
“It isn’t healing?” Lu Yin wondered.
Wendy Yushan explained, “Rewinding, as in going back in time.”
Lu Yin’s face changed, as this reply stunned him. “Going back in time? You can rewind time?”
Wendy Yushan remained calm. “In front of other people, I’ve always called my innate gift one of healing, but in truth, I’m not actually healing people. Rather, I’m simply rewinding time at the location of a wound to before the injury was received.”
Lu Yin could not believe what he was hearing. Time was a great mystery of the universe. Even with Lu Yin’s current status, he still had never heard of anyone being able to control time. When Mister Mu or Blackless God had appeared before Lu Yin, it felt like they had frozen time itself, but Lu Yin was not certain if that was what actually happened. They could have frozen time, or they could have frozen everything around themselves.
And yet, right in front of Lu Yin, there was Wendy Yushan. This was someone whom he was very familiar with, and yet she was claiming to be able to control time!? What a joke.
“Really?” Lu Yin asked again.
Wendy Yushan was a very cold person, and she was like this to everyone. However, she did add something to her explanation for Lu Yin. “As long as I’m not dealing with an item, I can use this innate gift somewhat freely, so it works best for healing and less so fighting. I also can’t use it to look back into people’s past. Maybe I’ll be able to do so in the future, but I can’t for the time being.”
Lu Yin suddenly understood. It was no wonder why she had been able to ignore Zhi Yi’s Vitality Qi—all Wendy had needed to do was reverse time slightly for everything in front of her sword. Then, there would be no need for her to break through the Vitality Qi, as she had not actually touched the barrier at all, though to everyone watching, it would look as if Wendy had shattered Zhi Yi’s Star Dipper.
Her innate gift was related to time.
Lu Yin just stared at Wendy Yushan in complete shock. What she had just told him was even more shocking than when he had learned about her family’s secret technique. If word of her innate gift leaked out, the attention she would receive from the universe to her might just be as much as Lu Yin had..
“Besides me, who else knows about your innate gift?” Lu Yin asked.
Wendy Yushan glanced back at him. “No one.”
“Where’s your father?” Lu Yin could not resist asking.
Wendy Yushan stared at Lu Yin. “Do you really think that he’s still alive?”
Lu Yin did not answer, and Wendy also remained silent.
Lu Yin suddenly smelled a refreshing fragrance. When he looked at Wendy Yushan’s slender figure, her long black hair, and her beautiful face, he was suddenly struck by an inexplicable impulse. At this moment, he did not know why he felt a special attraction towards Wendy…
Suddenly, a voice broke the silence, “Seventh Bro, we’ve entered Ascension Flowzone, and the Xun family has sent you an invitation to meet with them and talk.”
Ku Wei interrupted the atmosphere, and that strange impulse instantly vanished.
He glanced over at Wendy Yushan, and she was still staring at him, making Lu Yin feel somewhat guilty. “Well, I’ll head out now.”
Wendy Yushan nodded. “Be careful—the Xun family might not have good intentions.”
“Don’t worry, I already know,” Lu Yin said. He then left the vessel.
In front of his spacecraft, Lu Yin saw a massive ship that was many times larger than his own. This large ship was not made of metal, but rather wood. In fact, it looked like a toy that had been blown up to absurd proportions and then sent out into outer space. This was the Xun family’s spacecraft.
The Xun family’s Gear Construction Technique was well-known throughout the universe. Their combat style was also the foundation for their lifestyle, and even their spacecraft and architecture were based off of this Gear Construction Technique.
The Xun family wielded a great deal of influence in the universe, and many different organizations had used the family’s Gear Construction Technique to complete certain tasks. Specifically, when it came to exploring ancient tombs or other similar tasks, the Xun family could be quite useful.
Needless to say, the Xun family had always held some degree of enmity with Lu Yin, especially when he had been stuck in the Outerverse. At that time, the Xun family had forced Lu Yin to reveal some things to Elder Lohar.
In the middle of outer space, a group gathered to meet Lu Yin. Their leader was an ordinary looking, middle-aged man with an elegant temperament. He approached Lu Yin with a smile and said, “Alliance Leader Lu, I am Xun Baitao, patriarch of the Xun family. I hereby invite Alliance Leader Lu into my home for a talk”.
Lu Yin stared at Xun Baitao. He was Xun Jiong’s father, and the two looked very similar.
Lu Yin then looked past Xun Baitao and saw Xun Jiong behind his father. Xun Jiong was pale, and he seemed to have been seriously injured.
He had also participated in ZENITH, and he had been eliminated by Liu Tianmu’s Fifth Sword, which had taken Xun Jiong’s left arm, but fortunately left him with his life.
“Patriarch Xun, it would seem that there is nothing for your Xun family to say to me,” Lu Yin bluntly replied.
Lu Yin’s words infuriated an old man standing behind Xun Baitao. “Alliance Leader Lu, this is Ascension Flowzone. My Xun family is the ruler of this flowzone, and we have invited Alliance Leader Lu to a meeting. You are being too arrogant by not offering us any respect.”
Xun Baitao immediately reprimanded the old man. “Xun Ye, silence.”
Lu Yin’s eyes snapped over to the old man, and his expression grew sharp. “I’m speaking with your patriarch, and yet you dare to interrupt?”
After Lu Yin spoke, the elder was suddenly overcome by a space of darkness, and his mind was dazed. He was unable to stop himself from coughing up blood and collapsing.
Xun Baitao quickly moved in front of Xun Ye. “Alliance Leader Lu, if you have something to say, then please be merciful and tell us.”
Lu Yin had used Night Advent just now, and even though the elder was an Enlighter, he could not resist Lu Yin attack. After all, the old man’s power level was only a bit more than 200,000, and his strength could not compare to any of the youths who had entered ZENITH’s top ten.
Xun Jiong stared at Lu Yin in horror, and fear reached the very bottom depths of his heart.
Lu Yin did not continue attacking, and he retracted his spiritual force. His intentions had just been to teach the old man a lesson, not seriously attack him. After all, if Lu Yin had wanted to, then he could have simply used Daynight Praises to kill the old man.
The old man was panting heavily, and he looked like a fish that had been taken out of water.
As an elder of the Xun family, he had always focused his efforts on cultivating the family’s Gear Construction Technique, and he had never paid much attention to the outside world. Even during ZENITH, although he had watched it in amazement, he had lacked any sort of real understanding of the top ten’s power.
Due to the elder’s excellent relationship with Xun Jiong, he had heard about the previous grievances between Lu Yin and Xun Jiong, as well as between Lu Yin and the entire Xun family. Thus, the old man had wanted to teach Lu Yin a lesson, but instead, the elder had been the one to be taught one.
Xun Ye, a strong Enlighter with a power level that exceeded 200,000, had almost instantly died to a child before he could even move. He expected that he would never forget the terror of this moment for the rest of his life.
Was this the strength of the younger generation? Xun Ye felt that he was getting quite old, as even a child was able to terrify him now.
Xun Jiong responded in a straightforward manner, and he remained silent as he lowered his head, not daring to even look at Lu Yin.
Xun Baitao quickly apologized to Lu Yin. “Thank you, Alliance Leader Lu, for showing kindness. Elder Xun Ye has been studying the Gear Construction Technique in isolation for a long time, and so he is quite uninformed of the outside world. Please don’t be angry, Alliance Leader Lu.”
Lu Yin’s expression softened a bit. As far as he was concerned, Xun Ye was just a random nobody. Yes, he might be an Enlighter, but to Lu Yin, even Enlighters were nobodies who did not matter.
“Patriarch Xun, what is it that you want by coming here? It’s clearly not to just catch up. As I said, there is nothing that needs to be discussed with your Xun family,” Lu Yin spoke indifferently. Given his current status, there was no need for him to show the Xun family any respect.
Xun Baitao smiled apologetically. “In the past, there was a bit of a misunderstanding between my son, Xun Jiong, and Alliance Leader Lu. My Xun family has arranged a banquet, and I would like to invite Alliance Leader Lu to attend so that I can congratulate you and personally apologize.”
As his father spoke, Xun Jiong walked forward and knelt without any hint of hesitation. “Alliance Leader Lu, this one was a small man with no eyes, and I beg for Alliance Leader Lu’s forgiveness.”
Lu Yin arched a brow as he looked back up at Xun Baitao. In Xun Baitao’s eyes, all Lu Yin could see was kindness and a trace of hope.
Given Lu Yin’s current status and glorious future, it was perfectly normal for any organization to try to curry favor with him at this time. Even Chaosgod Mountain’s Cang Zhou had tried to get closer to Lu Yin and had spoken to him as an equal. However, the Xun family was different, as they were traitors to the entire Fifth Mainland.
“I also ask that Alliance Leader Lu allow us to honor you, as my Xun family is very grateful.” Xun Baitao slowly bowed to Lu Yin.
As the Xun family’s patriarch, Xun Baitao himself was a powerhouse with a power level of more than 400,000. That was not a level that just anyone could reach.
Lu Yin nodded. “Very well. Patriarch Xun, please lead the way.”
Xun Baitao was overjoyed. “Alliance Leader Lu, please follow me.”
“Very well.”
The Xun family had already set up a banquet, and it would either be on their main planet or in the wooden vessel in front of Lu Yin. Xun Baitao explained that the ship was the Xun family’s pride and that only their most distinguished guests were allowed to enter it.
Lu Yin’s expression remained calm. While a slight smile could be seen on his face, Xun Baitao was far more enthusiastic. The Xun family waited on Lu Yin hand and foot, and it did not take long for them to arrive at the banquet hall.
Aboard Lu Yin’s own ship, Ku Wei muttered to himself about how Seventh Bro had not taken him along to the banquet. Along with that line of thought, Ku Wei went pale that he would not be able to perform for Lu Yin.
Wendy Yushan frowned as she looked at the Xun family’s vessel off in the distance. She was fully aware of the enmity between Lu Yin and the Xun family, though she did not know what Lu Yin was thinking about at this moment.
The Xun family’s Gear Construction Technique was famous throughout the universe, and Lu Yin was very curious about it.
When Xun Baitao heard this, he immediately called for some of the family’s youths to compete and put on a performance that would fulfill all of Lu Yin’s desires. At the same time, the patriarch arranged for two beautiful women to sit next to Lu Yin. If he wished to eat, then all he had to do was open his mouth—nothing else was necessary.
Lu Yin was really not used to such extravagant treatment.
“Patriarch Xun, given the Xun family’s children’s excellent control over the Gear Construction Technique, it should not be difficult for them to improve their star energy control. I’m curious, who has developed the most profound star energy control in the history of your Xun family? What realm did they achieve?”
Xun Baitao replied, “Alliance Leader Lu is exaggerating. My Xun family has indeed combined star energy into different forms and has also come up with various methods to use it. However, these methods rely on ingenuity, and they are actually a non-standard form of star energy control. The person who achieved the greatest level of star energy control was an elder from 7,000 years ago, and he managed to reach the Worldliness realm of control, which is basically the limit.”
“Oh? Is it that difficult to reach the Creation realm of star energy control?” Lu Yin was genuinely curious, as he did not have much experience in improving his star energy control. After all, improving his control to that level required a certain amount of luck as well as comprehension.
During ZENITH, Liquor Hero’s fights had opened Lu Yin’s eyes. The way in which she had absorbed everything into her world of star energy had looked like a god’s ability, and watching her had aroused a sense of envy in Lu Yin. It would be wonderful if he could also improve his star energy control to the Creation realm.
Xun Baitao sighed. “Creation, that is a truly legendary realm. Reaching that level has nothing to do with strength, as comprehension, talent, and luck are each indispensable without measure. My Xun family has never received such a blessing. Even if you search through the entire universe, there should not be more than five people who have reached that realm of star energy control, and in the younger generation, only Liquor Hero has accomplished such a miracle. If a member of my Xun family managed to reach that level, then we would be able to soar to greater heights in power as a family and not be limited to just Ascension Flowzone.”
