Kui Luo was surprised by Lu Yin’s story. “That youth should have been an adopted grandson. He became so good-natured all because of an adopted child…”
Good-natured? Lu Yin could still remember the first time that he had seen the old man on Driftcharge Planet, and there had been a dark aura around the man. That grandpa had forced Lu Yin to memorize the complete Stonewall Scriptures, and he had even threatened to eat Lu Yin as white meat. The old man’s personality had not been pleasant at all, and he actually had been rather similar to Kui Luo.
“No wonder the Perennial World was never able to trap and capture you. Two Semi-Progenitors working as one? Who could have stood up to you?” Lu Yin muttered to himself.
Suddenly, he remembered something, and he turned to stare at Kui Luo. “Give me that leaf.”
Kui Luo just rolled his eyes. “You threw it away.”
“I was trying to find a way to instigate people into attacking Sky Creation Academy so that their collaborators from the Perennial World would have some trouble.”
“Yet nothing happened, so that was pointless to do.”
“That’s because you stole the leaf!”
“Don’t worry. As long as it actually showed up for some time, nobody who dreams of becoming a Progenitor could forget about it.”
“Everyone will at least think that Sky Creation Academy has some Origin Matter. Do you think that those Semi-Progenitors are just idiots?”
“Quit trying to act smart. You raised hell in the Perennial World, but in the end, you were exposed by a girl who met you before. It wasn’t Progenitor Long who figured out that you were an impostor, so don’t bother giving people too much credit for being intelligent.”
“People aren’t stupid! Give it back!”
“You threw it away.”
“Do you need Origin Matter too?”
“Duh! I also want to open my meridian points to become a Progenitor.”
“Haven’t you already done that?”
“What? Who else has Origin Matter in their possession other than the four ruling powers?”
…
It was not long before the group left the Technocracy.
Suddenly, Kui Luo was startled. “There’s a powerhouse, and they are far from weak.”
The First Protector’s expression grew solemn. “That should be one of the Sixth Mainland’s Empyrean Imprinters.”
Lu Yin had already expected that the Cloud Valley Master’s swordsman had to have contacted with the Sixth Mainland, and it looked like they had received word early. There was no way that the Sixth Mainland would be willing to allow Lu Yin to return from the Technocracy.
“Boy, what do you want to do?” Kui Luo asked. He was actually quite curious about the Sixth Mainland’s so-called imprints.
Lu Yin shook his head. “Let’s try to avoid them. The Sixth Mainland has Progenitors.”
Kui Luo lost all motivation the moment he heard the word “Progenitor.”
“Alright then, let’s go.”
With Kui Luo leading them, not a single one of the Four Empyreans were able to notice Lu Yin and the others. After all, the First Protector himself was a powerful expert on the same level as an Empyrean Imprinter.
As such, it did not take Lu Yin and the others long at all to leave Endless Weave and enter Southside Weave.
All of the Empyrean Imprinters had been sent to Endless Weave to block Lu Yin’s return, so Southside Weave was relatively safe.
Kui Luo prepared to leave the group after he confirmed that they had passed the most dangerous phase of their trip.
“Leave? Where are you going?” Lu Yin asked. “Are you not going to go to the Innerverse with me?”
Kui Luo rolled his eyes. “Why would I follow you around? Hey, this old man’s tired from being stuck in the Perennial World for so many years, and I’ve never been to the Fifth Mainland. Now that I’m finally here, I want to wander around and see the various local cultures.”
Lu Yin arched a brow—local cultures? He was well aware of the reputation that Kui Luo had built up for himself in the Perennial World. The old man had offended almost everyone and everything. He was a terrible person who was gifted at distorting the truth, fabricated stories left and right, and was always able to dig up some sort of earth-shattering event that had been kept secret.
This could be interesting… There were still many secrets in the Fifth Mainland that Lu Yin wanted to learn about.
However, Kui Luo could not be allowed to dig into Lu Yin’s own secrets. “Cough, um… don’t mess around here. People here are civilized, so just take it easy. If you can’t get through, then will you just stay here in the Outerverse?”
At this moment, the First Protector checked his gadget and then looked at Kui Luo. “Arch-Elder Zen would like to speak with you.”
Kui Luo and Lu Yin glanced at each other. “Arch-Elder Zen? That doesn’t sound like a very nice name. Who is he? The boss of your Forsaken Land?”
The First Protector frowned; what kind of Semi-Progenitor acted like this?
Lu Yin whispered, “Arch-Elder Zen has always been the master of our Fifth Mainland’s Hall of Honor. He is on the cusp of becoming a Progenitor, and he should be at almost the same level as the All Dao family’s ancestor.”
Kui Luo was shocked. “There’s such a powerful person here?”
Lu Yin did not actually know how strong Arch-Elder Zen was, but it seemed appropriate to intimidate Kui Luo a bit.
“Arch-Elder Zen once spoke with the Sixth Mainland’s three Progenitors as an equal,” Lu Yin added.
Kui Luo instantly grew cautious. The All Dao family’s ancestor was almost able to speak with Progenitors as an equal because all the Progenitors were absolutely certain the man would eventually become a Progenitor. That was an untouchable level of self-confidence, and yet this Arch-Elder Zen was capable of the same thing.
Kui Luo then started speaking with Arch-Elder Zen, though Lu Yin could not hear a word of their conversation. He simply hoped that Kui Luo would not create too many problems for the Fifth Mainland, such as revealing the existence and history of the Perennial World and other such things.
In the past, a sourcebox array had been planted within both Liu Ye and Fei Hua’s bodies that was able to instantly kill either of them. However, Kui Luo was a Semi-Progenitor, and no one was capable of doing the same thing to him. All Lu Yin could do was hope and pray that the old man would exhibit a bit of self-control.
Kui Luo did not cause a scene, but he had a bad attitude throughout the conversation. Still, he never flipped out.
Lu Yin started thinking about his upcoming conversation with Arch-Elder Zen. The First Protector had already reported everything to the Semi-Progenitor, so Lu Yin was absolutely certain that Arch-Elder Zen would want to speak to him as well.
His conversation with Arch-Elder Zen would directly determine whether the Great Eastern Alliance would be allowed to continue existing.
If Arch-Elder Zen despised Lu Yin’s true identity, the Great Eastern Alliance would instantly be erased. After all, they were in the Fifth Mainland, and the Hall of Honor was the absolute master of the Human Domain. Many of Lu Yin’s accomplishments had only been achieved because of the Hall of Honor’s backing.
Without the support of the Hall of Honor, no one would fear Lu Yin, and many people would lose all hesitation in acting directly against him.
It did not take long for Kui Luo to throw the gadget back at the First Protector. “I can’t understand a thing that that old man says! That was a complete mess.”
With that, Kui Luo left as the First Protector glared at his back.
The old man also took the Origin Matter with him; Lu Yin had not been able to get it back. The old man had refused to return it, and there was nothing that Lu Yin could do about it.
Kui Luo had been quite rude when speaking to Arch-Elder Zen, but the two were powerhouses on the same level, so the First Protector could not really say anything. He dismissed the matter from his mind after a moment’s thought and looked at Lu Yin, only to find that the youth had already opened his own gadget. “Arch-Elder Zen, Junior Lu Yin needs to apologize to you.”
The First Protector was completely speechless; this kid worked fast!
Arch-Elder Zen had also not expected Lu Yin to take action so quickly. The moment he had ended his conversation with Kui Luo, Lu Yin had called. There had been less than two seconds between the two calls.
“Should I call you Lu Yin or Lu Xiaoxuan?” Arch-Elder Zen solemnly asked.
Lu Yin grew bitter. “Before my amnesia, I was Lu Xiaoxuan, but now I’m Lu Yin.”
The old man said nothing.
Lu Yin continued, “I’m sorry, Senior. The Fifth Mainland has given this junior too much support, and in return, I let you down.”
Arch-Elder Zen answered in a light tone, “If you don’t become a Progenitor, only then will you disappoint me.”
“This junior is someone from the Perennial World, and I have a genuine primeval surname.” Lu Yin continued his confession.
Arch-Elder Zen asked, “Are the primeval surnames in this Fifth Mainland fake?”
Lu Yin felt puzzled.
“The truth is that many of the ancestors of the families with primeval surnames in the Fifth Mainland came from the same place as you. While we hate it, we also do not. The primeval surnames abandoned this place, leaving it desolate. This was their choice. However, have you ever seen the Hall of Honor hunt down those with primeval surnames?” Arch-Elder Zen continued his questioning.
Lu Yin answered in a low voice, “This junior understands.”
“His identity as Lu Xiaoxuan will bring war upon us.” The First Protector suddenly spoke up, and he did not keep his voice subdued.
Lu Yin’s finger twitched. This was the matter that he was the most worried about.
Arch-Elder Zen remained silent for some time. “Lu Yin.”
“This junior is here,” Lu Yin quickly replied.
Arch-Elder Zen solemnly stated, “Humanity cannot survive an internal war, regardless of who is right or wrong in that place. You cannot do Aeternus’s work for them. Do you understand?”
Lu Yin clenched his fists. “This junior understands, and Senior can rest assured that I will find a way to deal with this.”
The old man then ended the call. Neither person had spoken clearly, but they both knew the truth of the matter. Lu Yin could not willingly accept his death, and Arch-Elder Zen could not allow the Fifth Mainland to go to war with the Perennial World. Everything would depend on how Lu Yin handled matters.
Lu Yin had expected such an outcome the moment he had been exposed as Lu Xiaoxuan. As the master of the Hall of Honor and someone aware of Aeternus, Arch-Elder Zen’s response was not wrong. Lu Yin had already known just how large of a challenge stood before him, and yet he still wanted to lead his forces against the four ruling powers. This was another major obstacle in his path.
However, it was an obstacle that would have appeared sooner or later. Even if Lu Yin had not been exposed at this time, Arch-Elder Zen would have learned the truth as soon as the Perennial World’s forces arrived. It was simply a matter of time.
Still, Lu Yin had not expected Arch-Elder Zen to let the matter drop so easily. The old man had not even brought up the Great Eastern Alliance, and he also showed no intention of driving Lu Yin out of the Fifth Mainland. When Arch-Elder Zen and the other Semi-Progenitors had first shown their support for Lu Yin, it had been because he had opened his three meridian points and because he had a chance of eventually becoming a Progenitor. This fact had, in some ways, given Lu Yin a status almost equal to the Semi-Progenitors. However, it had just been revealed that even if Lu Yin did become a Progenitor, he would not belong to the Fifth Mainland alone, but also to the Perennial World’s Lu family.
Arch-Elder Zen did not seem to even mind this fact, which was beyond Lu Yin’s expectations.
In the Neoverse, on Mt. Microcosms, Arch-Elder Zen lowered his gadget, stepped out, and quickly entered the Arbitration World. It was not that the old man was unbothered by Lu Yin’s identity, and he had supported Lu Yin not just because he stood a chance of becoming a Progenitor. No, there was someone else who Arch-Elder Zen also needed to keep in mind when it came to Lu Yin.
There were many geniuses in the Neoverse. In fact, when Highsage Wudi had led Lu Yin to Mt. Microcosms and created a big fuss, Lu Yin had not been a match for Shang Qing, and the Hall of Honor had not placed the same value upon the two of them. Despite that disparity, Arch-Elder Zen had clearly shown his support for Lu Yin at that time, which had been the start of Lu Yin receiving the Hall of Honor’s support.
Arch-Elder Zen was not concerned about Eversky Island, and there was no need to even mention a loose union of small powers like the Great Eastern Alliance. Such an organization could be destroyed with a single breath. No, the person behind Lu Yin was the same person who supported the Chief Justice.
In the Arbitration World, a voice spoke out from within the darkness. “Lu Xiaoxuan?”
In front of the darkness, Arch-Elder Zen had his hands clasped behind his back. “That’s right, Lu Xiaoxuan. The Perennial World has changed drastically, and the Lu family was destroyed by the current four ruling powers, including the Celestial Frost Sect. Lu Xiaoxuan managed to survive under his current pseudonym of Lu Yin. Did you know about this?”
“He’s my junior disciple brother.”
Arch-Elder Zen stared into the dark, and it seemed that the old man’s eyes could pierce through the darkness to see the Chief Justice himself. “Did your master know about this?”
“I don’t know, but he is my junior, and that position has nothing to do with his identity.”
Arch-Elder Zen sighed. “I already knew that he was a peerlessly talented youth, but who knew that he also came from a top family, or rather, the top family. The Lu family. You realize that it’s possible that my Fifth Mainland will end up at war with the four ruling powers because he wants to fight against them by leading the Fifth Mainland to war, right? Did you know about all of this?”
“It doesn’t matter. All I know is that he is my junior disciple brother.”
“If he ends up being the cause of the destruction of my Fifth Mainland and inadvertently helping Aeternus, I will become humanity’s greatest sinner,” Arch-Elder Zen lamented.
The darkness surged, and a set of scales slowly appeared. It was the Chief Justice’s innate gift.
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