“Why should I believe you?” Lu Yin asked in a cold voice.
Suddenly, his mind went into a daze. He had no time to think, but the person that he had Possessed had to die. Otherwise, the grandfather and his grandson would die.
Lu Yin had already returned to the strange space with the glowing orbs.
As the scenery changed before Lu Yin’s eyes, his consciousness returned to Hidden Dragon Lake.
His eyes flickered. So it turned out that the Hidden Earth Society did indeed exist in the Perennial World as well. However, Lu Yin did not know how much of the old man’s words had been truths or lies. It was possible that the man had exaggerated some details in order to survive, but the Hidden Earth Society’s existence had been confirmed. The relationship between the members was also a very close one, as the members had come from Earth, which was in the Forsaken Land.
It was much like the relationship between Lu Yin and Liu Shaoge; no matter what the relationship between them might be, neither could reveal the other’s truth, as doing so would place both of them at risk.
As far as the Perennial World was concerned, everyone from the Forsaken Land had to be captured and killed.
If the Hidden Earth Society truly did exist, then its members had to be extremely secretive.
Lu Yin wanted to find the old man and his grandson so that he could ask the old man for some concrete details, but it was not time for that. From the memories that Lu Yin had gleaned from this most recent Possession, he knew that the old man and his grandson were currently outside of Dragon Mountain and waiting to enter in order to offer their congratulations. The old man was known as Lei Wu, and he was also the patriarch of the Lei family from Dragon Seek City. It would not be difficult to find the old man.
Lu Yin let out a long breath; at long last, he had finally found a clue regarding the Hidden Earth Society. As long as he found the society and the Primeval Surname Alliance, he would be able to start solving mysteries of his past one by one.
At the moment, the most important thing to do was to speak to Long Xi.
At this thought, Lu Yin rolled his die again. But he had run out of luck, as he rolled three pips: Enhance. There was nothing that he needed to upgrade at the moment, and he also could not actively and openly do so on Dragon Mountain.
For his third roll, the die landed on four pips. Lu Yin snatched up his cosmic ring as the scenery changed before his eyes, and he appeared within the Timestop Space.
As soon as he entered, he pulled out Zenith Mountain and entered.
Things had become quite lively on Zenith Mountain, as eleven people currently lived there; five were from the Perennial World and six were from the Fifth Mainland.
Before going to find Long Xi, Lu Yin made it a point to find Luo Shen first. He found her happily dancing and practicing in a secluded location on her own. The woman was happy as long as she was with Lu Yin, no matter where that was or how frequently she met with Lu Yin—none of that mattered. She just wanted to be at Lu Yin’s side, which made Lu Yin feel somewhat guilty towards Luo Shen.
He found that Long Xi was also much calmer than when they had last met. Her eyes went flat when Lu Yin appeared. “Are we in the Forsaken Land?”
Lu Yin shrugged. “Almost.”
Long Xi said nothing.
Lu Yin pursed his lips and coughed. “Actually, I have a question for you: do you know the proper etiquette to worship the White Dragon Clan’s ancestors?”
Long Xi was caught off guard. “Worshiping the ancestors? You want to worship the clan’s ancestors?”
Lu Yin nodded.
“For what reason?” Long Xi asked in an odd tone.
Lu Yin licked his lips. “Actually, they’re going to be my ancestors as well. My name’s going to be officially added to the main family’s genealogy.”
Long Xi stared blankly at Lu Yin, feeling rather incredulous at his claims. “You? Why? I’m missing, so how can the main family accept you?”
Lu Yin nodded. “They’ve already accepted me, and everything is just about to happen.”
“What did you do? You’re not even a member of my White Dragon Clan to begin with! Your surname is Lu-” Long Xi no longer sounded calm. Instead, she sounded torn as she rambled quietly.
Lu Yin decided to tell Long Xi the truth, so he shared how he was about to be accepted as Humility Gate’s Commander’s disciple, as well as what had happened on the rear battlefield. “So that’s why the White Dragon clan doesn’t just want to add my name to the main family—they also want to find me a good Lockbreaker teacher. They want me to excel as an Array Master and have me become the pride of the White Dragon Clan.”
The longer Long Xi stared at Lu Yin, the more unbelievable she felt his story was. Could this really be happening? She was not particularly surprised that her clan had not managed to uncover Lu Yin’s true identity, but for them to add this particular outsider to the clan’s main family, especially since his surname was Lu, was a terrible joke.
“So, what’s the proper etiquette for worshiping the ancestors? Can you teach me?” Lu Yin carefully asked.
Long Xi glared at him. “You’re an outsider! Why would you think I would help you become a member of the main family? Why should I teach you anything?”
Lu Yin had already known that she would say this. “I’m your husband.”
“You are not.”
“Yes.”
“No.”
Why did this exchange feel so familiar? Lu Yin felt helpless. “Let’s make things clear: I am already on Dragon Mountain right now, and I’ll worship the ancestors in just a few more days. As soon as they discover that I’m not from the White Dragon clan, they’ll definitely kill me. If I die, all of you will be trapped in here forever because no one even knows that Zenith Mountain exists. No one realizes that I have a hidden world, and that’s not even considering how Zenith Mountain is always stored in my cosmic ring.
“If anyone knew that this place existed, you would have already been rescued, but no one knows you’re here. How many years do you think you would remain trapped in here for? How many years can you endure?”
“Are you threatening me?” Long Xi glared at Lu Yin with cold eyes.
Lu Yin shrugged. “I already know that you’re not afraid of death, but the day I worship the ancestors is also the day I worship the commander as my master.”
Lu Yin then pulled out one of the invitations that the White Dragon Clan had distributed and tossed it over to Long Xi. “See for yourself. On that day, the four ruling powers, as well as people from the Middle Realm, and even the Lower Realm, will attend to witness the ceremony. You could even say that this will affect the entire Perennial World. If my identity is exposed at that moment, regardless of whether or not I die, the White Dragon Clan will be completely humiliated, especially since you, Long Xi, were the one to confirm my identity. Do you think that anyone will believe that you, The White Dragon Clan’s princess, made a mistake when verifying me as a clan member?
“Everyone will believe that you did it on purpose and that you pushed the entire White Dragon Clan into the abyss. This shame will plague the White Dragon Clan for countless years, and it will even be recorded down in history. Even more problematic is that, if my identity is exposed, it will come out that I am from the Forsaken Land. That is not something that can be allowed, so how will the White Dragon Clan explain things? The White Dragon Clan will be left with no choice but to assume responsibility for the four Junior Progenitors being trapped and all that has come about from that.
“On top of that, I’m about to become the commander’s disciple, which means that the White Dragon Clan will also have to weather the commander’s wrath. A day that the White Dragon Clan intended to brag to the entire Perennial World will instead become a nightmare that will haunt the clan for countless years to come.”
Lu Yin carefully enunciated each word, and Long Xi listened quietly. When Lu Yin finally finished, she looked up at him. “Are you finished?”
“That’s it,” Lu Yin replied.
Long Xi’s eyes were emotionless. “If you are discovered, then you’re dead, and so are we since we’ll be trapped in here. If we’re going to die, then what do the affairs of the living have to do with me?”
Lu Yin blinked; what was this logic that she was using?
“When Bai Shaohong wanted to force me to marry him, there was no one in the entire White Dragon Clan who was willing to marry me. All that my big brother Long Tian was concerned with regarding me was getting everything he needed, and even my father, Long Ke, never showed me much affection. Yet here I am, condemned to death, and yet, I am still supposed to bear the responsibilities of the clan. Not interested,” Long Xi declared.
Lu Yin was helpless, and he could not fully process what he had just heard.
Long Xi closed her eyes, no longer wanting to speak with Lu Yin.
Lu Yin sighed. “Even if you don’t care about anyone else, you should still think about yourself, right? I promise that I’ll release you as soon as I get back to the Forsaken Land, and I’ll also tell you how to return.”
Long Xi was unfazed and kept her eyes closed.
“After all, it’s just a couple-“
The next time Lu Yin spoke, Long Xi cut him off, “Shut up.”
Lu Yin pursed his lips. “Well, don’t you hate Bai Shaohong? In that case, how about an equal trade? I’ll just kill him for you.”
Long Xi stared at Lu Yin. “By yourself?”
Lu Yin’s brows rose, and he started to grow uncomfortable. Long Xi had spoken as though Lu Yin could not measure up to any other man. He immediately took out the Void Rip sourcebox array that he had taken from Bai Shaohong. “Look for yourself. While you all were sitting in the Forgotten Ruins, I dealt with him. I just didn’t say anything.”
Long Xi sprang to her feet to observe the sourcebox array. She started to question the matter, but she was not fully convinced.
Lu Yin took out the fruit that he had taken, as it was something else that he had found in Bai Shaohong’s cosmic ring. “There was also this.”
“The Celestial Frost Fruit?” Long Xi was surprised, but then she said, “People can get those if they’re willing to pay enough.”
Lu Yin finally pulled out the delicate red flower. “What about this? This was also in Bai Shaohong’s cosmic ring.”
Seeing the red flower left Long Xi truly shocked. “A Fay Blossom?”
She turned to stare at Lu Yin in shock. “You really killed Bai Shaohong?”
Lu Yin nodded. “Actually, if you went out right now, you’d hear about it. The Celestial Frost Sect already knows that he’s dead, and they’re doing their best to capture me so that they can question me. If I get exposed, it won’t just be the White Dragon Clan—the Celestial Frost Sect also won’t drop this, so-” He gazed at Long Xi with a sincere expression. “I’m asking you to help me just this once.”
Long Xi stared at the Fay Blossom, her emotions in chaos. These flowers were not something that just anyone could get and yet Lu Yin possessed both a Fay Blossom and a Celestial Frost Fruit. She was already almost completely convinced.
After hearing Lu Yin’s explanation, she turned to look at him, her emotions in turmoil. “Why did you kill Bai Shaohong?”
Lu Yin answered firmly, “I had to kill him since he bullied you.”
Would Long Xi believe this? Of course not, but it still sounded nice.
“After all, we’re married,” Lu Yin finished.
Long Xi let out another sigh. “Shut up.”
She found such words grating on the ears. Lu Yin said nothing further, but Long Xi had already developed a headache.
“You could always just find a way to escape from Dragon Mountain,” Long Xi said.
Lu Yin bitterly answered, “You’re still refusing to help me?”
Long Xi shook her head. “Teaching you the etiquette to worship the ancestors is pointless, as there’s also a blood test. Everyone’s blood is unique. When I gave you my blood, it was able to trick a normal test from the clan, but there’s no way that’ll work for the test that they’ll use this time. My blood will be recognized for what it is the moment it appears when you are worshiping the ancestors, and the same is true of even my brother’s blood. Your own blood would also be recognized. Unless…”
At this point she hesitated.
Lu Yin’s expression also changed. “Unless what?”
Long Xi continued in a more solemn tone, “Unless we can fundamentally change the blood. We would then be able to conceal your fake blood even when worshiping the ancestors, but it’s impossible. Any blood from outside of the White Dragon Clan would never pass, and any blood from a clan member would also be discovered and ruin any efforts.”
Lu Yin suddenly thought of something. “Are you saying that things would work out fine if your blood was more pure?”
Long Xi nodded.
“How can you make it more pure?” Lu Yin asked.
Long Xi stared at Lu Yin. “Open the three meridian points and completely awaken your potential, or with the Ancestor Python’s blood.”
Lu Yin felt speechless, as he had both options available.
“Which do you prefer?” Lu Yin asked.
Long Xi was startled at his question. “What does that mean?”
“Tell me which you want, and I’ll give it to you.”
Long Xi became rather amused and she looked at Lu Yin with an odd expression. “Do you really think that either option is easy to accomplish?”
“Is it complicated?” Lu Yin asked. He then took out the Ancestor Python’s blood and tossed it over. “Try it.”
Lu Yin had received this bottle of the Ancestor Python’s blood from Long Ke before traveling to the battlefield behind the Mother Tree. Long Ke had given it to Lu Yin to appease him and as a bribe to tempt him into dealing with the side families, all so that Long Ke’s position as clan patriarch would be more secure. Lu Yin did not even know how to use the blood, and at this moment, it had come in handy.
