Lu Yin immediately thought of Yuan Shi, but he almost instantly realized that while Yuan Shi had a power level of more than a million, he still would not be able to defeat an Empyrean Imprinter. After Yuan Shi, the next person that Lu Yin thought of was the Chief Justice or one of the Semi-Progenitors.
Wait a minute, he had forgotten about Elder Jiu Shen! Lu Yin smiled as soon as he thought of that old man.
The Innerverse had recently suffered a great deal of chaos, as there had been wars in both the Cosmic Sea and Blazing Mist Flowzone, and that wasn’t even mentioning the Great Eastern Alliance’s second debut in the Innerverse. There were also rampant rumors circulating that the Sea King was being held within the Sword Sect. Something had happened at Chaosgod Mountain, and the master of the mountain had died. On top of all that, there was suddenly a new rumor that the alliance leader of the Great Eastern Alliance was working with one of the Sixth Mainland’s Empyrean Imprinters against the Sword Sect.
This rumor created a huge uproar, as the Great Eastern Alliance would never admit to such a thing. However, the Sword Sect continued to spread the rumor, and they even claimed to have evidence supporting their claim. This caused people from the Innerverse, Outerverse, and even the Neoverse to hear of it.
The Hall of Honor immediately called for a meeting of the overseers to discuss the matter.
The Sword Sect presented their evidence, which was a video of Ian muttering to himself, as well as one of the Greenmen Duo being captured.
Liu Ran roared, “How dare Lu Yin cooperate with the Sixth Mainland against the Fifth Mainland’s Sword Sect! He’s a traitor! These actions are those of a traitor!”
San Liang retorted, “How can you judge that Lu Yin is a traitor based on a single person’s words and the Greenmen Duo being captured? Overseer Liu Ran, you’re from the Sword Sect, so we really can’t take your word on this matter.”
Liu Ran continued to angrily rant, “Overseer San Liang, haven’t you heard the rumors from before? I know that you’re close to Lu Yin, but you can’t cover up the fact that he is a traitor to our Fifth Mainland.”
San Liang slammed a hand onto the table with a bang. “Nonsense! Overseer Liu Ran, are you insane? The Great Eastern Alliance has taken over Blazing Mist Flowzone, and this must be why the Sword Sect is so unhappy with Lu Yin.”
“It’s still a fact that Lu Yin has betrayed the Fifth Mainland! You can’t ignore that!”
…
The other overseers listened quietly. Half of them were happy to work against Lu Yin while the other half supported him. This made it impossible for them to reach a consensus.
The rumor continued to spread, and there were even other rumors that said that Lu Yin had gone over to the Sixth Mainland and become a disciple of one of the four Empyreans: Bluedome Elder. On top of that, still more rumors claimed that Lu Yin had become a disciple to a Progenitor and that he had gained the potential to eventually become a Progenitor, which was why he had betrayed the Fifth Mainland.
Most people believed that these rumors were merely thus, but the evidence provided by the Sword Sect did manage to convince some.
The Sword Sect truly believed that Lu Yin was planning on working with Qing Hua to deal with them. This was why they continued to frenziedly spread the rumors, as they were hoping that it would stop Lu Yin from attacking them.
Liu Qianjue solemnly stated, “I underestimated Lu Yin’s ambition. I thought that the young man would at least maintain some principles, such as not working with the Sixth Mainland.
Elder Li’s voice was vicious. “Sect Master, Liu Ran is doing his best to sway the Hall of Honor, but the members of the overseers’ council won’t be able to stop Lu Yin unless the Interstellar Supreme Court itself steps in. However, the Interstellar Supreme Court is simply ignoring this matter.”
Liu Qianjue snorted. “Lu Yin is too influential within the Hall of Honor, so we can’t rely on them unless he actually does something. What about the Court of Seven Names?”
Although news did not spread out from the Neoverse quickly, the Sword Sect was still able to gather some bits of information, such as information regarding the war that had occurred in the Cosmic Sea. They were aware that the main powers that had participated in that war were the Seven Courts’ Xia family and Eversky Island. The Xia family was Lu Yin’s enemy, so Liu Qianjue was hoping to gain their support. Otherwise, the Sword Sect had no hope of countering an Empyrean Imprinter.
Elder Li helplessly replied, “It’s too difficult for us to approach the Seven Courts. Liu Ran has spoken to Nan Yuan before, but Nan Yuan is completely ignoring us right now. I believe that the Xia family has their own plans.”
Liu Qianjue’s eyes narrowed. He had already known that it would be hard for his Sword Sect to gather allies, as nobody except a Semi-Progenitor could possibly defeat one of the Sixth Mainland’s Empyrean Imprinters. None of the Fifth Mainland’s lesser powerhouses stood a chance.
Most people were simply waiting for the Sword Sect to be defeated, as there was also no reason to help the Sword Sect if Qing Hua never attacked. If the Empyrean Imprinter really did destroy the Sword Sect, then it would be proof that Lu Yin had collaborated with the Sixth Mainland, which would give Lu Yin’s enemies an excuse to attack him.
No one actually cared about what happened to the Sword Sect.
“Sect Master, will Lu Yin truly work with Qing Hua to move against us?” Elder Lianxin asked.
Liu Qianjue frowned. “I don’t know.”
Realistically, with the rumors spreading out and the information that had been revealed so far, it should be impossible for Lu Yin to proceed with this particular plan, but it was also impossible to know what Lu Yin would actually do.
“Send out orders to seal off the mountain.” Liu Qianjue turned to Lianxin. “Take Liu Tianmu, Liu Shaoqiu, Long Yun, Li Zimo, and a few others away from First Flowzone.”
Elder Lianxin’s face sank. Their sect master was already preparing for the worst case scenario.
Although the Sword Sect was powerful enough to completely control First Flowzone, there was nothing that they could do against an Empyrean Imprinter.
The only hope that the Sword Sect had was that Lu Yin would abandon his plan of working with the Sixth Mainland. If not, the Sword Sect would be in grave danger.
Liu Tianmu quietly stood on Sword Mountain and stared off into the distance.
Liu Shaoqiu approached. “Were you looking for me?”
“How far along are you in mastering the Thirteen Swords?” Liu Tianmu asked calmly while still staring off into the distance. She was staring at where she had grown up.
“The Eighth Sword.”
“Watch carefully—this is the Ninth Sword.” Liu Tianmu lifted her sword.
Liu Shaoqiu’s eyes went wide. “What are you doing? Are you trying to teach me? Each person needs to comprehend the Thirteen Swords for themselves.”
Liu Tianmu did not answer, and instead calmly demonstrated the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Sword. After all of that, she aimed her sword at Liu Shaoqiu. “This is the Thirteenth Sword.”
Half an hour later, Liu Tianmu left, and Liu Shaoqiu stood in place, completely dazed. He did not move for five more days, and he only regained his senses on the sixth. When he roused himself, he had a much greater understanding of the Thirteen Swords. However, his expression suddenly changed; something was wrong.
He vaguely remembered that Liu Tianmu had told him to take care of himself before leaving, but she had not mentioned where she was headed.
Five days ago, Elder Lianxin had told the disciples that she would have to take them away from the Sword Sect, but Liu Tianmu had left during those five days.
Liu Shaoqiu had a bad feeling.
“You’re awake?” Liu Shaoqiu turned around to see Long Yun sitting on a rock and holding a flask of wine.
“Why are you here?” Liu Shaoqiu asked. “Where’d she go?”
“First Disciple Sister?” Long Yun asked.
Liu Shaoqiu glared at Long Yun.
Long Yun swallowed another mouthful of wine and then pointed at the ground.
Liu Shaoqiu’s eyes grew focused, and he took off in a specific direction.
Long Yun set his wine down and looked away.
Liu Shaoqiu soon arrived in a small corner of the Sword Sect where some of the top members of the Sword Sect had gathered. Among them was Sect Master Liu Qianjue.
“Sect Master,” Liu Shaoqiu rushed straight towards Liu Qianjue. “Did she go to retrieve that sword?”
Elder Li shouted, “How dare you? Leave!”
Liu Shaoqiu stubbornly stared at Liu Qianjue.
Elder Lianxin sighed. “Shaoqiu, it’s her choice.”
“Why didn’t you stop her? What does she want to do?” Liu Shaoqiu yelled.
Nobody responded.
Just moments later, the ground cracked open as sword qi tore the sky apart. Everyone turned around and saw Liu Tianmu emerge. There was blood on her clothes and wounds covering her entire body. However, she was also holding two swords; one was her usual white sword that everyone had seen before, and the other was an intimidating black sword.
As Liu Tianmu’s blood dripped onto the ground, the black sword flashed with a dark red glow.
Liu Qianjue solemnly stared at the black sword. “She managed to retrieve it.”
“Heaven and Earth.” Elder Lianxin was stunned. Although she trained in the Inner Peace Sword Arts, she was still astonished.
Elder Li, Elder Liu Shen, and everyone else had goosebumps appear as they looked at the black sword. They were all terrified, as if they were staring at their worst enemy.
Liu Tianmu approached the elders, and they were able to see just how terrible her injuries were. Her entire back had been shredded apart, and her arms and legs were all bleeding. There were even bloodstains on her glasses.
She glanced over everyone before finally turning to Liu Qianjue. “Sect Master, please submit a challenge to Lu Yin on my behalf.”
Liu Qianjue stared at Liu Tianmu with solemn eyes.
“No!” Liu Shaoqiu instantly moved to stop Liu Tianmu. He had always treated her as his rival, and even if they did not seem particularly close, they actually cared a great deal about each other. He would never allow his sister to challenge someone whom she could never hope to defeat.
So what if she had obtained that sword?
“Lu Yin invaded Blazing Mist Flowzone and even injured Emperor Luo with a single attack. You definitely know that Emperor Luo is an Envoy! Do you really think that you can defeat an Envoy with that sword?” Liu Shaoqiu shouted as he glared at Liu Tianmu. “You know how powerful Lu Yin is, so don’t go looking for trouble!”
Liu Tianmu calmly repeated herself, “Sect Master, please submit a challenge to Lu Yin on my behalf.”
Liu Shaoqiu turned towards Liu Qianjue as well. “Sect Master, don’t let her do this! She’s the most talented person in our Sword Sect’s entire history, and she even inherited the Thirteen Swords! You can’t let her just die like this.”
Liu Qianjue nodded. “Since you’ve already made your decision, I won’t stop you.”
He raised his gadget.
Li Zimo silently watched and carefully studied the black sword.
…
In the Ross Empire, Long Yi’s massive claw landed in front of Lu Yin, but the human easily dodged it. Long Yi attacked again, and even though his body covered half of the sparring area, he could not touch Lu Yin.
Lu Yin continued training with the dragon for several days.
Since the sylvan dragons had been willing to even betray the Astral Beast Domain, Lu Yin did not trust them. Therefore, he intended to completely beat them into submission before including them in his future plans.
Long Yi panted heavily as he stared at Lu Yin in disbelief. He had already known that Lu Yin was extremely powerful when he had first been defeated, but the dragon had not expected that even his full strength would be unable to touch Lu Yin even. Lu Yin was just an Enlighter, so how was this even possible?
“Is this your fastest speed?” Lu Yin was actually disappointed.
“My greatest speed can create speed clones even within the true universe, but that would attract the attention of the true universe.”
“You don’t have a curio?”
“Each clone is basically a separate entity within the true universe, so I would need a curio for each and every one of them, and I don’t have even a single one.”
OMA’s Thoughts
Translated By: WQ
Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox
TLC’ed By: OMA
