Chapter 2724 – Xuan Qi’s Influence
When Lu Yin received the Evernight card, he also returned the Hidden Mountain card to Shan Gu.
"Whether it is Evernight or Hidden Mountain, these cards are the life of the Lost Clan. Xuan Qi, I hope that you will respect this card and give it the attention it deserves," Shan Gu said somberly.
Lu Yin solemnly replied, "Senior, you have no need to worry. This junior will be sure to take care of it."
Lord Xu felt quite envious. "You are incredibly lucky. A seven-star Immemorial card should be no weaker than old man Shan Gu"s Heavenly King card. When you use it, not many in the entire Sixverse a.s.sociation will be able to stand up to you."
Lu Yin asked, "I wonder, can this junior even use it?"
The Hidden Mountain card was only an Ancient card, which corresponded to the Envoy level, which was why Lu Yin had been able to use it the moment he had obtained it. However, it would be impossible to use Evernight with the same sort of ease.
Shan Gu explained, "If you want to use Evernight, then it would be best if you first improved your cultivation to a higher realm. Even if you don"t become a peak powerhouse, you will need to at least reach the realm directly below that. If not, even if your enemy is dragged into Evernight, without you controlling the card, they will be able to easily escape. Cards are regarded as the life of my Lost Clansmen, but they are still only tools. People remain the most important, and no matter how strong a card may be, it must be controlled by a person, and this even applies to Evernight.
"See for yourself. The first person to enter a card will become the master of the card, so it won’t do anything to you, but that does not mean that it will be easy for you to use it."
Lu Yin nodded as he solemnly put Evernight away. He had obtained yet another trump card, but he really needed some time before he became familiar with the card.
"Alright, this matter is finished, so you can go," Lord Xu urged. He then turned to look at Lu Yin. "Kid, I would like to see how you manage to avenge your Lu family. Although my Voidforce universe does not hate the Origin Universe, we will not help you act against another member of the Sixverse a.s.sociation. There cannot be internal strife within humanity.”
This was the same thing that many other people had already said to Lu Yin. If mankind fought against themselves, only Aeternus would benefit.
"This junior understands," Lu Yin replied.
"Wait a minute, I just remembered something." Lord Xu thought of something and looked over at Shan Gu. "Do you remember what Sovereign Shao Yin wanted to propose?"
Shan Gu frowned. "He wants to make the Origin Universe part of the Endless Frontier."
Lu Yin was startled. "What?"
Lord Xu looked back at the young man. "You heard correctly. Sovereign Shao Yin intends to propose to add the Origin Universe to the Endless Frontier. If this happens, you will be doomed. You need to find a way out of this for yourself!"
Lu Yin"s eyes radiated a chilling killing intent. Sovereign Shao Yin was incredibly vicious. Lu Yin was fully aware of just how terrifying the Endless Frontier was. A special method had been used to connect sixty two parallel universes and the Aeternals’ territory. It was the battlefield where Aeternus focused most of their power.
The Sixverse a.s.sociation fought against Aeternus on the Endless Frontier. Every last universe that made up the Endless Frontier was a battlefield, and it was difficult to survive in any of them. Once a universe was added to the Endless Frontiers, the Aeternals will invariably flood in with large numbers, while the Sixverse a.s.sociation would do the same. When that happened, the Fifth Mainland and the Perennial World would both become battlefields. How would the people living there survive? The fighting would fill the entire universe, leaving it entirely unfit for life.
"Sovereign Shao Yin is so insidious!" Lu Yin clenched his fists as his eyes blazed with killing intent. Rarely had he ever wanted to kill someone so badly.
Lord Xu commented, "If you ignore the grudges between him and your Origin Universe, then there is nothing wrong with his proposal. The Endless Frontier has to be continuously expanded, or else it becomes difficult to continue the war with Aeternus. This protects the six member universes of the Sixverse a.s.sociation. It’s certainly selfish, but that’s the way of the memgaverse: survival of the fittest. Right now, the sixty two parallel universes are enough to stop the Aeternals, but if any of our six universes encounters any trouble, the next most powerful universe in the Endless Frontier will replace them.
"You are from the Origin Universe, so you naturally see this proposal as evil, but the truth is that most people from the Sixverse a.s.sociation will agree to it."
Lu Yin understood, "Senior, how will Sovereign Shao Yin go about seeing his proposal enacted?"
Shan Gu spoke up, "He needs more than half of the rulers of the Sixverse a.s.sociation’s member universes to agree."
"How many people have already agreed?" Lu Yin asked.
Lord Xu glanced at Shan Gu, who shook his head. "My Lost Clan has already basically opposed Sovereign Shao Yin"s proposal."
"I also haven"t agreed," Lord Xu stated.
Lu Yin sighed in relief. "Is that enough?"
Xu Zhu shook his head. "Don"t get ahead of yourself. It will be difficult to change this. To begin with, the Great Sovereign will agree to this proposal, though his consent is not actually needed. The Three Sovereigns are qualified to make decisions on the Great Sovereign’s behalf regarding many matters. The fact that Sovereign Shao Yin is the one presenting this proposal means that the Cyclic Universe supports it.
"The Transcendent Universe’s Lord Wei and the Three Monarchs Universe’s Monarch Luo have already agreed. All that remains is Mu Shen’s decision.
"I don"t know if he will agree, though you are even less likely to know, not unless you find some way to meet with him. Don’t count on us for any help, as we can’t find him ourselves. All you can do is wait to see the results."
Lu Yin frowned. "The Three Monarchs Universe’s Luo Shan agreed?"
"What"s strange about that? The Three Monarchs Universe is too weak, so they’ll agree to anything that the Cyclic universe says," Lord Xu stated matter-of-factly.
Lu Yin fell deep into thought. There was no way that Luo Shan would actually be willing to accept this, or else why would he have put so much effort into opening the spatial pa.s.sage connecting the two universes? How would that be any different from sending the Three Monarchs Universe onto the Endless Frontier? Monarch Luo had wanted to annex the Origin Universe with the Three Monarchs Universe, which meant that there was no reason for him to agree to Sovereign Shao Yin’s proposal.
It seemed that something had happened.
"When did Luo Shan agree?" Lu Yin asked.
Lord Xu replied, "It was not too long ago, though everyone only gave informal, verbal answers. Sovereign Shao Yin has simply been canva.s.sing for votes. Once he’s confident that he has support from more than half of the universes, he will formally appeal to the Great Sovereign for instructions. Only after that will anything happen."
Lu Yin heaved a sigh of relief. As long as there had not been an official decision, he still had a chance.
"Now, you can only find out Mu Shen’s position on this, though it will be very difficult for you to find him. That means that all you can do is wait," Lord Xu explained.
Lu Yin looked over at Shan Gu. "The Great Sovereign has always strictly prohibited anyone from entering the Origin Universe on their own, so why would he agree to Sovereign Shao Yin’s proposal?"
"I can’t tell you that, and all I can tell you is that you need to prepare. You can’t stop Sovereign Shao Yin from presenting his proposal for now.
“Alright! Time to go!" Lord Xu said.
Lu Yin hoped that Shan Gu and Lord Xu could help him, but this was not their battle. For other parallel universes, the Cyclic Universe was far more important than the Origin Universe.
Lu Yin left and was delivered to the Red Zone by Lord Xu himself.
What had happened during the Lost Clan’s Shangsan Festival created shockwaves throughout the entire Sixverse a.s.sociation.
Originally, the fact that Xuan Qi had obtained the seven-star Immemorial card Evernight should have been the most sensational part of the event, but it had been completely overshadowed by the appearance of the Primeval card.
The Lost Clan had always claimed that Primeval cards existed, but not even their Great Elder Shan Gu had such a card. Shan Gu’s power was on par with the other rulers of the universes, so if Primeval cards existed, then it indicated that there was a realm beyond that of peak powerhouses. This was something beyond even the Great Sovereign himself, so no one had ever believed it.
However, a Primeval card had been publicly exposed, and its existence shook the megaverse. Sovereign Shao Yin had seen it with his own eyes, and his account was beyond shocking.
Everyone had started guessing about what sort of realm could exist above peak powerhouses. Could there really be a G.o.d? A G.o.d to cultivators?
Soon, many peak powerhouses visited the Lost Clan, hoping to learn more about Primeval cards, or at least discover who had managed to attract the Primeval card, but they all failed. The Lost Clan was a closed community, and they were now more isolated than ever before, closing their doors completely. Not a single word was shared with any outsiders.
The longer the Lost Clan’s silence stretched out, the more convinced people became that a Primeval card had appeared. Many people even said that the Lost Clan might surpa.s.s the Cyclic Universe and that Shan Gu would replace the Great Sovereign to lead the Sixverse a.s.sociation.
The Lost Clan was incredibly busy during this time, and so was the Voidforce Universe’s Red Zone.
Xu Wuji stared blankly at the Evernight card in Lu Yin’s hands. The man’s mouth practically watered as he asked, "Is that really a seven-star Immemorial card?"
Lu Yin proudly stated, "Yes, this is Evernight."
He was eager to make public that he had obtained Evernight, as it might be regarded as proof that he had nothing to do with the appearance of the Primeval card. After all, if he had triggered the appearance of the Primeval card, he could not have obtained Evernight.
As for the timing between when Evernight and the Primeval card had appeared, that would trigger some people’s suspicions, but Lu Yin already had Evernight in his hand at that moment. Even if anyone had any doubts, no one would ever consider that Xuan Qi was in possession of the Primeval card, as it was impossible. No one possessed two cards.
Many different people speculated that it must have been someone from the Lost Clan who had drawn out the Primeval card.
"Can I touch it?" Xu Wuji felt an incredible amount of envy.
Lu Yin pursed his lips as he pulled a box out from his cosmic ring. "Xiao- Senior Fang Yi asked me to deliver this to you."
Xu Wuji accepted the box and stored it in his cosmic ring without even glancing at it. "Let me touch the Evernight card. Don"t worry, I won"t try to steal it."
Lu Yin rolled his eyes. "It feels exactly the same as every other card. What’s the point in touching it?"
Xu Wuji said longingly, "It’s a seven-star Immemorial card! Unless that Primeval card shows up again, this is the most powerful card in existence! If you can use it properly, even I will die if I get pulled in. Xuan Qi, you are too lucky! How did you manage to convince the Lost Clan to let you keep it and leave?"
This was the question that Lu Yin feared the most. "Everyone was forced out, and I alone was kept behind. Fortunately, the Lost Clan kept their word and did not force me to give Evernight back to them. Not only that, but they’ve even recognized me, Xuan Qi, as a quasi-member of the Lost Clan."
As he spoke, Lu Yin pulled out the metal emblem.
Xu Wuji"s eyes grew large. "Shan’s Emblem?"
"You know what this is, Bureau Director?"
"You"re so lucky! That’s a one-word order! A real one-word order! This isn’t as simple as them accepting you as a quasi-member of the Lost Clan. To a certain extent, you’re more of a Lost Clansman than a real clansman. If anything happens to you, the Lost Clan will help you."
"Oh… The Great Elder didn"t tell me."
Xu Wuji’s jealousy was almost enough to drive him insane.
Xu Heng and Xu Leng arrived, worried about what might have happened to Xuan Qi. Xu Heng had personally seen Xuan Qi be sealed within the floating island and unable to leave, and so he had been quite worried for his junior brother.
A short time later, Bureau Director Gan arrived, and he was Lu Yin"s biggest headache.
Fortunately, the Bureau Director did not press his request for Xuan Qi to visit the Arboreal Realm, as he instead simply wanted to ask about the Evernight card.
There were many other people who wanted to learn more about the Primeval card from Xuan Qi, but Lu Yin knew to tell them nothing.
Xuan Qi"s status was climbing higher and higher within the Sixverse a.s.sociation. Not to mention how he was already supported by several peak powerhouses, acquiring Evernight by itself was enough to elevate his status to that of any peak powerhouse. Everyone understood that the moment that Xuan Qi became a peak powerhouse, Evernight would grant him a huge boost in strength that would allow him to stand far above his peers. Few within the same realm as him would be able to compare to him.
Even if Xuan Qi did not become as powerful as Shan Gu, he would not be much weaker. Another incredibly important detail was his exceptional talent for cultivating voidforce energy. No one could say how powerful Xuan Qi would become when he became a peak powerhouse—only that he was guaranteed to reach that level. For the time being, his influence matched that of a true peak powerhouse.