“The core of the Inner Peace Sword Arts is to allow your heart to join together with your sword. Everything that you have ever seen and heard of in the universe can be displayed through a sword. The highest level of this art allows the sword to represent your entire existence. I have always believed that the Thirteen Swords is a sword technique while the Inner Peace Sword Arts is a state of mind,” Elder Lianxin said.
Lu Yin became intrigued; everything could be fused with one’s sword? Even what he had seen and heard? Would that be somewhat similar to the final result of him combining his Vacuum Palm and the Overlaying Stacks Path? This successfully roused his attention.
“If Elder is willing to teach me, then I’m definitely willing to learn. However, what conditions would you have?’’ Lu Yin asked.
Elder Lianxin looked at Lu Yin with a meaningful expression. “There’s no conditions. You can consider it a reward for not killing Tianmu.”
A sword appeared in the woman’s hand, but the moment the sword left the sheath, it felt as though she had disappeared. However, she had truly not disappeared, as she was still standing in the same place. Despite her obvious presence, Lu Yin was unable to detect the elder and could only see the sword at the moment.
Lu Yin was startled; Elder Lianxin was a part of her sword. Aside from what she saw and heard, she had joined herself to her sword. It was no wonder why she had claimed that the Inner Peace Sword Arts was a state of mind.
During his battle in ZENITH, Li Zimo had showcased a unique characteristic of the Inner Peace Sword Arts. Those who had been able to understand his actions had been amazed while those who saw nothing were only able to complain.
Suddenly, the sword disappeared from Lu Yin’s sight and shot towards him.
Warning bells went off in his mind; this woman was trying to kill him!
Before Lu Yin could even react, the sword touched his neck. At the same time, an astral chessboard appeared beneath his feet, and he nearly succeeded in moving away. However, there was no need for that, as the sword was unable to pierce his neck.
Elder Lianxin’s gaze grew sharp; that had been her most powerful attack, so why was Lu Yin unharmed?
Although Lu Yin had not been injured, he was still shocked, as everything had occurred very suddenly. Despite his impressive reflexes, he had only managed to move away after the sword touched him. If not for the fact that he was always wearing his bodysuit armor, this attack would have seriously injured him even if it could not kill him.
Lu Yin used a Vacuum Palm with his right hand.
Elder Lianxin was struck by the Vacuum Palm and sent flying backwards. She crashed into the ground, and her sword fell to her side. Her face turned pale, and blood leaked out from the corner of her mouth as she helplessly glanced over at her sword; she had failed.
Lu Yin touched his neck. He had made all the necessary preparations in advance since he had been planning to visit the Sword Sect. Even with the protection of Liu Ye and Fei Hua, not to mention Elder Jiu Shen, Lu Yin had still made sure to wear his bodysuit armor after his fight with Liu Tianmu concluded. No matter what, the Sword Sect was still one of the most powerful organizations in the entire Innerverse.
He had not expected Elder Lianxin to attack when even Liu Qianjue had given up. What’s more, her attack had almost given him a serious injury. She truly was an Envoy who belonged to the Sword Sect and had created a unique battle technique.
“Don’t you find it disgraceful for the Sword Sect’s second most powerful expert to ambush a junior like me?” Lu Yin reprimanded.
Elder Lianxin rose to her feet. Even though Lu Yin’s Vacuum Palm had injured her, her wounds were not that serious enough. She was an Envoy with a power level of almost 600,000. “If I can remove a threat to the Sword Sect, then I don’t care about my honor or life. Unfortunately, you’re too cautious.”
Lu Yin gazed at the woman with icy eyes. “Even if I didn’t have my armor, you still wouldn’t be able to kill me. Just now, you said that the Thirteen Swords is a sword technique while your Inner Peace Sword Arts is a state of mind. In that case, I’ll allow you to experience the Thirteenth Sword.”
He then formed a sword from star energy and attacked the woman.
The Thirteenth Sword: Emotion.
He had wanted to use this attack against Liu Tianmu, but she had used Liu Guai’s version of the Thirteenth Sword instead and then promptly collapsed. This had taken away Lu Yin’s opportunity to use the Thirteenth Sword, but now, the opportunity had appeared in the form of Elder Lianxin.
The Thirteenth Sword was invisible and was able to manifest from any kind of emotion.
It did not matter whether this particular attack was used on an Enlighter like Liu Tianmu or an Envoy like Elder Lianxin. The Thirteenth Sword could not be avoided by entering the true universe as it was truly unavoidable.
Elder Lianxin stood in place and made no attempt to dodge. She had already accepted her death after failing to kill Lu Yin. If not, the Sword Sect would be forced to pay the price for her actions. Lu Yin would actually be able to use her actions to move against the Sword Sect, which meant that her only option was death.
Blood dripped from her abdomen as the attack delivered a heavy wound. She looked down as the pain spread through her body. Her body was numb, and she knew that she was dying. She slowly bent forward, as she was no longer able to support her own weight.
Lu Yin was about to continue his attack, but Li Zimo rushed forward. “Alliance Leader Lu, please stop.”
Elder Lianxin was coughing blood onto the ground, but she frantically whirled around upon hearing Li Zimo’s voice. “Don’t come over here! Leave! Leave!”
Li Zimo instead rushed over to Elder Lianxin and turned towards Lu Yin to beg. “Alliance Leader Lu, please let my master off. Please.”
Elder Lianxin commanded, “Zimo, leave! Go far, far away and never come back. Go now.”
Li Zimo continued to anxiously stare at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin stayed silent, but the sword disappeared from his hand. He glanced at Elder Lianxin. “You have a good disciple. I’ll let you off today.”
Elder Lianxin closed her eyes. “This will become an excuse for you to move against the Sword Sect. Alliance Leader Lu, I will take responsibility for my own actions. I refuse to implicate the Sword Sect.”
Lu Yin sneered. “I don’t need such an excuse to deal with the Sword Sect. Isn’t the Sea King here?”
Elder Lianxin’s eyes went wide. “The Sea King isn’t in the Sword Sect.’
Lu Yin shook his head. “He’s here, and there’s no point in lying. Whatever, just leave before I change my mind.”
Elder Lianxin anxiously continued, shouting, “Alliance Leader, someone must be trying to slander us. The Sea King is not here in the Sword Sect!”
However, Lu Yin did not even listen to the woman and simply disappeared.
“Master, let’s go. Let’s go back.” Li Zimo hurriedly helped Elder Lianxin to her feet.
Elder Lianxin wanted to look for Lu Yin, but he did not show himself again.
She suddenly understood that the rumors claiming that the Sea King was being held by the Sword Sect was a part of Lu Yin’s plans. These rumors had originated from the Sixth Mainland, which meant that Lu Yin really was cooperating with the Sixth Mainland! She had to tell the sect master about this immediately.
Lu Yin reappeared after the two had left.
If not for Li Zimo, he absolutely would have killed Elder Lianxin. Well, this was also fine; he would just allow her to live for a while longer.
Some time later, Lu Yin spun around, as he had sensed a group of rune lines rushing towards him. However, he could not see any attacks, only Starsibyl’s runes. To his surprise, Starsibyl’s runes extended into the sky and even around Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was confused by what he saw.
Starsibyl appeared, her face solemn.
Lu Yin glanced at her. “What just happened?”
“Do you remember when we investigated Xia Ji?” Starsibyl asked.
Lu Yin’s eyes flashed. He looked up: one, two, three, four… fifteen, sixteen… “Are you telling me that Undying Yushan has that many clones?”
Starsibyl shook her head. She was also confused. “I’m not sure. I just conducted a divination on Undying Yushan, and each direction represents an Undying Yushan.”
“That’s impossible! How could he have so many clones?” Lu Yin refused to believe it.
Starsibyl replied, “I know that. Another possibility is that each direction represents a member of his bloodline and that he can detect each one of them. And-” Starsibyl suddenly stopped talking.
Lu Yin watched her closely.
She finally continued, “Each of the energies that I discovered were very powerful, and not one of them included Wendy Yushan.”
“What are you saying?”
“Each person is closer to Undying Yushan than even Wendy Yushan.”
Lu Yin could not understand this. Closer? What did that even mean? Did each of these directions represent a different person who was related to Undying Yushan?
“Don’t misunderstand, Alliance Leader Lu. Even if Undying Yushan’s biological son is still alive, not even he would be included. These people are extremely close to Undying Yushan, or to put it another way, each one can be seen as Undying Yushan himself. I don’t really understand this situation completely, as I have never encountered such a thing before. However, maybe my master will know,” Starsibyl said.
“What about me? Why would I be implicated?” Lu Yin asked.
Starsibyl stared at him. “I don’t know.”
Lu Yin’s eyes flashed, and he started reviewing his memories with Undying Yushan. What was going on? Undying Yushan was clearly still alive, but why would there be so many energies that matched his while Wendy Yushan was excluded despite being his daughter?
Xia Ji had only possessed three clones when he had been investigated, and that had already been a huge problem. Just what had Undying Yushan done?
Lu Yin had a feeling that Undying Yushan had set some complex scheme in place. This thorn kept poking Lu Yin deeper and deeper.
However, there was one thing that Lu Yin was certain of: Undying Yushan could not compare to Xia Ji. The man had only been a Hunter when Lu Yin had first seen him, and even if he had hidden his strength, it was impossible for him to have become a Semi-Progenitor. That would be too much.
“If you want to find out more, then all you can do is go to my master,” Starsibyl suggested.
Lu Yin immediately said, “Then let’s go to Little Millenium Flowzone.”
The Starsibyl Sect was actually quite close to the Sword Sect, and he still had seven days before his meeting with Master Qing Hua. Thus, Lu Yin had enough time for a visit.
Lu Yin left the Sword Sect that same day. He said nothing to anyone about Elder Lianxin’s attempt on his life.
Wendy Yushan made her way back to Zenyu Star.
Just when Lu Yin left the Sword Sect, news arrived from the Outerverse’s western weaves that Master Qing Hua had moved out and was heading to the Innerverse.
This news astonished many people, and the Sword Sect felt a great deal of pressure.
Everyone wanted to see what Master Qing Hua would do, but not even Yuan Shi was able to keep track of such a powerhouse, so there was no need to even mention the others.
Many people believed that Lu Yin really was working with the Sixth Mainland.
Given Master Qing Hua’s speed, he arrived in Blazing Mist Flowzone very soon. However, it was not yet time for his meeting with Lu Yin, so the man simply disappeared. No one knew where he had gone.
The Sword Sect was naturally the most anxious. Since they were not able to observe Master Qing Hua, they could only keep an eye on Lu Yin, but they soon discovered that Lu Yin had gone to visit the Starsibyl Sect in Little Millenium Flowzone.
In First Flowzone, the Yōu family could be found beneath a dim sky.
Their matriarch, Madam Yōu, was staring at a star chart with excitement. She kept lifting her gadget but hesitated every time she did so.
She was considering whether or not she should call Lu Yin. If Lu Yin truly was working with Master Qing Hua, then it was absolutely possible for him to eliminate the Sword Sect. However, in that case, the Yōu family would not be able to join Lu Yin, as doing so would make them the enemy of the entire Fifth Mainland.
Lu Yin would not be dumb enough to cooperate with an enemy just to defeat the Sword Sect, would he?
OMA’s Thoughts
Translated By: WQ
Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox
TLC’ed By: OMA
