Lu Yin spent a few days wandering around the Ross Empire with Sapling so that it would no longer be so scared by everything. At the same time, due to Ku Wei’s advertising, Lu Yin’s interest in collecting unique plants had been revealed to the public, and a lot of people sent unique plants over to the Ross Empire as a result.
There were suddenly a great many more plants in the Ross Empire, and the whole region had become much greener.
There were even some unique plants that could occasionally be seen moving about.
Also, half a month had passed since Shui Chuanxiao had started infiltrating Basong Flowzone. Once the Lu Elite Troops successfully infiltrated the area, they would start attacking Basong Flowzone.
Whoosh whoosh!
Sapling kept happily shaking its leaves as a beautiful blue flower gave off a blue glow that enveloped the sapling. The plant hopped about excitedly, and there was also a small shrub nearby that kept producing dew.
Birds flew overhead, creating a picturesque scenery of natural beauty.
“Alliance Leader Lu, the Ordnance Mercenaries sent someone over with a tree that can run,” someone reported.
Lu Yin said, “Send them over.”
Sapling was more comfortable with plants than people. Ku Wei had visited twice recently, but Sapling was still scared of him. However, it was unafraid of all the plants. One of the plants was even very aggressive, but it acted timidly whenever Sapling was around.
The captain of the Ordnance Mercenaries, Qi Jin, soon arrived, followed by a huge tree.
Lu Yin had a strong impression of the Ordnance Mercenaries; Shalosh, the captain of the Eighth Imperial Squadron, was the mercenaries’ vice-captain. Also, Ian, who was a part of the Allied Forces, had spent quite a bit of time as part of the crew. Finally, the Ordnance Mercenaries had worked for Lu Yin in the past.
“I’m Qi Jin. It’s good to see you, Alliance Leader Lu.”
“It’s been a long time, Captain Qi Jin. How are the Ordnance Mercenaries doing?” Lu Yin asked.
Qi Jin answered in a respectful tone, “Thanks for asking, Alliance Leader Lu. Everything is going well.”
He set the tree that he had been carrying down and warily grabbed one of its branches before turning to Lu Yin. “Alliance Leader Lu, I heard that you’re collecting unique plants, and this tree is quite strange. You can see for yourself if you’re interested in it.”
Lu Yin curiously looked at the tree. It looked quite normal and did not seem special at all.
Sapling, who had still been playing with the blue flower, suddenly rushed over and jumped up on top of the tree. The tree instantly started moving, and it raised up all its branches in a show of anger.
Lu Yin was shocked.
Qi Jin had no time to react before two thick branches appeared from between the tree’s roots, and the tree took off running.
Qi Jin anxiously chased after the tree, and Lu Yin grinned. He could see that the tree had a few runes, about the same number as the blue flower or the shrub that produced dew.
However, the tree was clearly much stronger than the other plants as Qi Jin, who was almost a Cruiser, was unable to drag the tree back to Lu Yin. Instead, Qi Jin was dragged along by the tree like a rag.
In the end, Lu Yin was forced to drag the tree back. Sapling happily leaped about, and Lu Yin Lu Yin could sense its delight.
The big tree was scared of Lu Yin, and it was also annoyed that it had been dragged back. So, it turned to escape in another direction but failed again. Regardless, the tree instantly tried to flee in yet another direction.
Qi Jin blushed in an awkward manner, as this was humiliating.
Lu Yin just laughed. They were in a place that had been built for Sapling, and it was already filled with other unique plants. The big tree fit right in.
“Captain Qi Jin, you’ve done well,” Lu Yin praised.
Qi Jin smiled. “I’m sorry for the embarrassing incident.”
Lu Yin rewarded Qi Jin with some items before sending the man away.
There were many strange things in the vast universe, and countless unique plants were sent over with every passing day. Lu Yin also spent some time playing with Sapling, and he even gave it his other stellular energy pill. Sapling was thrilled, and it grew a bit taller after absorbing the pill.
Lu Yin’s eyes gleamed after seeing that Sapling could grow by absorbing other stellular energy pills. How interesting.
Some time had passed since Lu Yin had left Gaia’s Swamp, so both Liu Huang and the Second Nightking had regained a bit of their former strength.
At the moment, the Second Nightking’s power level had returned to around 700,000 while Liu Huang’s had reached around 600,000. If not for the Warden’s attacks, the two would have recovered much more quickly, especially since they had been given Enhanced pills by Lu Yin.
“Alliance Leader Lu, when can I return to the Sword Sect?” Liu Huang asked.
Lu Yin calmly answered, “It’s still too early. We’ll talk after your power level breaks through 900,000. The current sect leader, Liu Qianjue, isn’t someone who’s focused only on swordsmanship but is someone ambitious and quite capable. If you return now, you’ll just end up as a mere elder.”
Liu Huang was not the Second Nightking, and Lu Yin had never planned on permanently keeping the swordsman around as a bodyguard. Rather, he wanted to use Liu Huang to control the Sword Sect and force them to join the Great Eastern Alliance. This was the deal that the two had made in Gaia’s Swamp.
As long as Liu Huang was present, Lu Yin had absolutely no worries regarding the Sword Sect. If Liu Huang tried to renege on their deal, Lu Yin would have a perfectly valid reason to attack the Sword Sect. He might not even need to do so, as Liu Huang had previously been secretly captured by the Hall of Honor, and the man would never dare to publicly reveal himself. This was a crucial secret that Lu Yin could use to threaten the man. However, Lu Yin had no intention of actually exposing Liu Huang, as doing so would stain the Hall of Honor’s reputation, and Lu Yin had no wish to do such a thing to one of his strongest supporters.
Also, all of this made Madam Hong’s excuse of the Sword Sect imprisoning the Sea King seem pointless.
Actually, that was quite strange; why was there still no news at all from Madam Hong?
Lu Yin had expected Madam Hong to cause some trouble for him after Master Qing Hua left. Instead, he had heard basically nothing from the World Imprinter despite so much time passing. He almost wanted to reach out to Xun Jiong.
Lu Yin’s gadget beeped while he was watching Sapling playfully leap about. He glanced down and saw that there was a call request from an unknown contact.
A voice spoke up. “This thing is pretty useful. Why didn’t I use it last time? The network isn’t bad either. There’s actually information about divination that’s even quite detailed. I wonder if it’s useful. I should try it out one day.”
Lu Yin realized who was calling as soon as he heard the voice: Xuan Jiu.
“Xuan Jiu, the position of national advisor is still waiting for you to fill it. Why haven’t you come over yet?” Lu Yin asked.
Xuan Jiu seriously answered, “I’m not going.”
Lu Yin’s brows rose high. “You don’t want to be the national advisor anymore?”
“No.”
“You were the one who asked me for the position. Why did you change your mind? The Great Eastern Alliance is only becoming more and more powerful as time goes by.”
Xuan Jiu hesitated. “You have offended too many people, and-” He hesitated before continuing. “You bring misfortune to people.”
Lu Yin felt curious about this. “What do you mean?”
“Literally what I said: whoever follows you will have an unlucky life.” The man was clearly annoyed. If he had taken the position of national advisor, then he would have been able to enjoy the rest of his life, especially since Lu Yin’s tremendous ambition meant that he would always continue expanding his territory. Given that situation, Xuan Jiu would have become the national advisor for countless people, and everyone would have had to call him Ninth Grandfather. However, he had abandoned this dream after performing a divination.
Lu Yin’s eyes flickered. “Xuan Jiu, we’re old friends, so tell me. Why would I bring misfortune?”
Xuan Jiu sighed. “I saw an incredible future with Heaven’s Enigma. Anyone near you will suffer terrible luck and die miserable deaths. I’m not cursing you, as this is just what I saw with Heaven’s Enigma.”
“I heard that the opposite of whatever you predict will occur.”
“That’s because I don’t want to perform divination for most people. You’re different. Boy, take care of yourself. I’ll never see you again—you’re too unlucky, and many people will die because of you,” Xuan Jiu stated confidently.
Lu Yin’s heart sank. “What did you see in your divination?”
Previously, Lu Yin had not believed Xuan Jiu, but that had started to change after the man performed a divination regarding Lu Yin’s family. Additionally, the sect leader of the Starsibyl Sect had also acknowledged that Xuan Jiu had learned Heaven’s Enigma, which gave Lu Yin even more cause to believe the man.
Xuan Jiu helplessly answered, “Heaven’s Enigma doesn’t show me a detailed future, and I can only see if it’s good or bad. Anyways, you won’t have a good time in the future—no, you won’t have a good time now either. Do you know when this happened? Your future changed when you returned from that place. Now it’s miserable, just too miserable.”
Lu Yin sneered. “My past was also miserable, but I don’t believe in a destined future. Ever since I started cultivating, everything that I’ve done has overthrown other people’s beliefs. Divination is nothing more than predicting the future by looking at the current situation, which is actually just another kind of perspective. I, Lu Yin, am the best at changing people’s perspectives.”
Xuan Jiu laughed. “That makes sense. You can try, but I still won’t be there.”
The man then hung up, but less than five seconds later, he called Lu Yin back. “There’s something else I want to say. Boy, you picked up some items from the Celestial Frost Sect’s ruins, right?”
“The Celestial Frost Sect’s ruins? Some items?” Lu Yin considered the question. “I got quite a few things from there. What are you referring to?”
“Something related to Destiny,” Xuan Jiu said solemnly.
Lu Yin’s eyes glittered. “Why do you think I picked up something connected to Destiny?”
Xuan Jiu answered, “Only a few can detect the aura of Destiny, and Destiny’s aura is becoming increasingly strong on you. You must have picked up something related to Destiny, so what is it?”
“Fatesand.” Lu Yin made no effort to hide it, as he wanted to learn more from Xuan Jiu if possible.
Xuan Jiu exclaimed, “How much fatesand do you have?”
“Thirty nine pieces,” Lu Yin answered.
Xuan Jiu took a deep breath. “Seriously? There’s only 108 pieces of fatesand, and you have thirty nine? That’s impressive. It’s been spread all over the universe, and I only managed to find three after a great deal of difficulty. How did you get so much?”
Lu Yin was shocked. “You have fatesand too?”
Fatesand was quite precious, and not even all of the Ten Arbiters had some. Even if they did, they normally received it from their elders, as it was too difficult for youths to obtain any. Hong Ying’s fatesand had been given to her by Madam Hong, and Lu Yin had not expected Xuan Jiu to have three pieces.
“Give me your fatesand.”
“Give me your fatesand.”
They spoke the same thing at the same time, and Xuan Jiu anxiously continued, “Boy, don’t be cocky. It’s not good to have so much fatesand, as it might cause you even further harm.”
“Thanks for the concern, but I still want more.” Lu Yin rolled his eyes.
OMA’s Thoughts
Translated By: WQ
Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox
TLC’ed By: OMA
