Chapter 1750: Sharing Intel
Lu Yin’s finger twitched; the Seven SkyG.o.ds? While that might not be impossible, even the Seven SkyG.o.ds should not be able to kill Bluedome Elder without him being able to even resist.
While Bluedome Elder might not have been a Semi-Progenitor’s opponent, he still should have been able to put up some sort of fight, so how could he have died so silently?
This particular detail was difficult for Lu Yin to accept. After all, if Bluedome Elder had died so silently, did that mean that Lu Yin could soon follow him?
Bluedome Elder’s death brought terror to people along with shock.
The Neohuman Alliance was a malevolent force that had been the Fifth Mainland’s worst enemy for countless years, and at this moment, they had begun to bare their fangs towards the Sixth Mainland.
Already, the Sixth Mainland had witnessed the World Imprinter Ancestor Autumnfrost to be a corpse king in disguise that had possessed the power to fight against a Cosmic Imprinter. Right after that, another corpse king had appeared that had fought and even injured the Second Nightking. If Bluedome Elder truly had died at the hands of the Neohuman Alliance, then they possessed a hidden strength that would intimidate even the Sixth Mainland.
At the moment, no matter who had killed Bluedome Elder, the Sixth Mainland would not stop pursuing this matter. In the end, one of their Four Empyreans had died. This was a slap to their face.
In Southside Weave, an old man emerged from a spatial crack. He looked towards the east and let out a long sigh. "I can"t even cultivate in peace. The Progenitors are going to be upset…"
He then stepped forward and disappeared.
Soon after that, the old man appeared in the Horned Galaxy. He looked at a fragment of the black crystal that he held in a hand, an odd light in his eyes. Just what was this substance capable of that it would induce such a reaction from the Aeternals?
Nearby was Bluedome Elder’s corpse, still standing still in s.p.a.ce. No one had dared to move or even touch it.
A crowd of experts from the Sixth Mainland were gathered around the corpse. Some of them had noticed the old man’s inexplicable and sudden appearance, and someone quickly stepped forward to say something, but someone else suddenly appeared in front of the old man.
When the person approaching the old man saw who had appeared in front of him, he was startled. "Your Excellency."
All of the other nearby cultivators instantly bowed as well. “Your Excellency."
The person who had appeared in front of the old man was Mr. Lifeview, one of the Four Empyreans. As soon as he had heard of Bluedome Elder’s death, he had instantly rushed over.
Mr. Lifeview ignored the cultivators around and proceeded right in front of the old man who seemed to be deep in thought. Mr. Lifeview immediately bowed, saying, "I am Lifeview, from the previous generation. I pay my respects to Senior Jiu San."
All of the other people in the place were stunned. To their understanding, the Four Empyreans were second only to the three Progenitors, and yet one of them had just bowed to this old man. Could he be a Progenitor? They did not dare even consider such a possibility.
The old man lowered his hand and looked over at Mr. Lifeview. "It’s been a long time."
Mr. Lifeview and the old man both looked at each other. "I didn"t expect you to come out, Senior Jiu San."
The old man shook his head. "It"s only to be expected. My Sixth Mainland has been taken from us, and many of my old brothers died in battle. If I’m still alive, it would be best for me to at least wander around a bit. I may die one day, but I still haven’t seen enough of this place."
Mr. Lifeview grew somber, "Senior Jiu San is destined to become a Progenitor, so how could you die?"
The old man just laughed before looking over at Bluedome Elder’s corpse. "Didn"t he die? He even died so peacefully. It looks like he didn’t suffer, so he was at least lucky for that."
Mr. Lifeview"s expression grew bitter. "He should have been killed by the Neohuman Alliance."
The old man nodded. "One of the Seven SkyG.o.ds: Forgotten Ruins G.o.d."
"You can tell?" Mr. Lifeview was surprised.
The old man"s eyes continued to stare at the corpse. "The power of the Forgotten Ruins still hasn’t completely dissipated."
Mr. Lifeview expression grew dark. "Even if one of the Seven SkyG.o.ds attacked, there’s no way that Bluedome Elder would not have been able to at least retaliate."
"The most terrifying aspect of the Seven SkyG.o.ds is not just their might, but also the fact that they remain perfectly hidden. You can never know who around you might be one of the Seven SkyG.o.ds. Those seven have been humanity’s enemies since ancient times. As far as many people are concerned, the Seven SkyG.o.ds are the foundation of Aeternus."
"They are only Semi-Progenitors."
"In this place, they are only Semi-Progenitors," the old man corrected.
Mr. Lifeview"s instantly shrank. "What do you mean?"
The old man shook his head.
"Regardless, the Seven SkyG.o.ds have made a move. This is something that we have rarely dealt with, but the Fifth Mainland has suffered it many times. Most recently, there was an attempt to a.s.sa.s.sinate the top ten of ZENITH. It’s time that we had a chat with the Fifth Mainland."
In Ironblood Weave, the Cloud Valley Master looked quite upset. Everything that had happened recently had been completely unexpected. Starting with the moment that Ancestor Autumnfrost had abandoned Ironblood Weave, numerous things had spiraled out of control, and even Bluedome Elder had died.
Bluedome Elder and Mr. Lifeview had been the driving force behind kicking the Great Eastern Alliance out of the Outerverse, and with Bluedome Elder dead, the Cloud Valley Master had no idea what to do next.
While Lu Yin’s one month time limit had already expired, Mr. Lifeview most likely had no energy to even notice the Great Eastern Alliance.
Still, the Cloud Valley Master knew that his first priority had to be to stabilize things in Ironblood Weave.
The Cloud Valley Master was not the only person to have his plans thrown into complete disarray; Lu Yin had also been caught completely off guard.
Bluedome Elder’s death caused things to escalate even further in the Horned Galaxy, and Lu Yin no longer had control of the situation, which left him scared. Once the Neohuman Alliance learned that Autumnfrost Chen was also dead and that the tool had been completely destroyed, Lu Yin could not even imagine how the Neohuman Alliance would react.
Would they kill him? Or just take back the bubble and give him a warning? If one of the Seven SkyG.o.ds appeared, would Lu Yin be willing to give the bubble back?
Lu Yin felt completely confused by the situation.
It was at this moment that Wei Rong called Lu Yin. The man wanted to know if Lu Yin wanted to take advantage of the recent developments to do something.
Lu Yin instantly shot the idea down. Wei Rong was not the one who was exposed to a blade, so he could not understand what Lu Yin was feeling, but Lu Yin was absolutely terrified that the Neohuman Alliance would suddenly find him. Each of the Seven SkyG.o.ds was a Semi-Progenitor, and there were no Semi-Progenitors nearby who could protect Lu Yin.
Lu Yin could not even determine if the tool that had been being built in the Horned Galaxy or Shaman G.o.d’s plan was more important, and thus, he did not want to take any risks.
His best choice was to just leave. He would act like everything that was happening was completely unrelated to him, as though he did not care or know anything at all.
Lu Yin immediately made a call to Arch-Elder Zen. Even if Lu Yin wanted to leave, he could not just walk away from the Great Eastern Alliance. They still needed to retreat to the Innerverse. While they had been moving quite quickly, transferring everything to the Innerverse was far from an overnight project, and so Lu Yin wanted to ask if the Hall of Honor would be able to step forwards and buy a bit more time.
Although the Great Eastern Alliance belonged to Lu Yin, it was also a power from the Fifth Mainland. After hearing Lu Yin"s request, Arch-Elder Zen agreed to help. "I will try my best to negotiate with the Sixth Mainland to get you some more time to evacuate your people."
Lu Yin felt truly grateful. "Thank you, Arch-Elder Zen."
After learning of Lu Yin’s ident.i.ty as Lu Xiaoxuan, Arch-Elder Zen no longer felt a strong need to protect Lu Yin.
From Arch-Elder Zen’s perspective, Lu Yin was a descendant of the Perennial World’s Lu family, and that family had been the ones to lead the primeval surnames in abandoning the Fifth Mainland.
Lu Yin was genuinely grateful that Arch-Elder Zen had not completely turned him away. According to the way things were normally handled, Lu Yin should have been kicked out of the Fifth Mainland entirely.
"The Neohuman Alliance has made quite a fuss this time, which is much different from their usual behavior. Be careful. They might start a.s.sa.s.sinating key people like they did after ZENITH," Arch-Elder Zen warned.
Lu Yin grew solemn. "If one of the Seven SkyG.o.ds moves against me, this junior will not be able to do a thing about it."
Arch-Elder Zen fell silent for a bit. "No Semi-Progenitor will protect you this time, so you will have to take care of yourself."
Lu Yin snorted. "Thank you for the warning, Arch-Elder Zen."
"The Sixth Mainland just sent someone to speak to me, but not one of the Four Empyreans," Arch-Elder Zen said.
Lu Yin instantly grew curious. "Not one of the Four Empyreans? A Venerable?"
Arch-Elder Zen grew serious. "The Daosource Sect’s strongest people do not concern themselves with matters outside the sect, and they are all Semi-Progenitors."
Lu Yin was not surprised by this. Bluedome Elder had been an Empyrean Imprinter, but Empyrean Imprinters were not necessarily Semi-Progenitors. For example, the most recent people holding the posts of the Four Empyreans were not Semi-Progenitors. The Sixth Mainland hid their Semi-Progenitors within their Daosource Sect. In comparison, the Fifth Mainland’s First Protector of Mt. Microcosms was powerful enough to contend with the Sixth Mainland’s Four Empyreans, but he could not come close to comparing to Arch-Elder Zen or the Fifth Mainland’s other Semi-Progenitors.
As for the Chief Justice, he remained a complete unknown, as he was too mysterious.
Semi-Progenitors focused solely on their cultivation, as they were only a single step away from becoming a Progenitor. If they could take that last step, their entire existence would change, and they would undergo a true transformation. As far as cultivators were concerned, Progenitors were essentially G.o.ds. Most Semi-Progenitors would not concern themselves with mundane affairs, which was also why most of the matters concerning the Hall of Honor were left to the overseers and the Interstellar Supreme Court to handle.
"How many Semi-Progenitors are in the Sixth Mainland’s Daosource Sect?" Lu Yin asked curiously.
Arch-Elder Zen answered solemnly, "I don"t know, but there can’t be many left. The Sixth Mainland was taken from them, their true Daosource Sect was destroyed. The three Progenitors were rebuffed, so the casualties among their Semi-Progenitors cannot have been small. The person who reached out to me was Jiu San. Jiu is the Progenitor of Combat’s surname. This man is the Progenitor’s great-grandson.”
Lu Yin was stunned. The Progenitor of Combat’s great-grandson? That was a very important person in the Sixth Mainland, and yet he had taken action at this time.
"Be sure to prepare yourself. When I speak to him, I will also bring up the Great Eastern Alliance, so if he seeks you out to speak with you, do not be rude," Arch-Elder Zen cautioned.
Lu Yin nodded. "This junior understands."
No one knew anything at all about the conversation that took place between Arch-Elder Zen and Jiu San until a day later. At that time, Lu Yin received a message from the Semi-Progenitor, informing Lu Yin that the Great Eastern Alliance had been given a reprieve of three years to move out of the Outerverse.
Lu Yin let out a big sigh of relief. Three years was enough. He quickly replied and asked Arch-Elder Zen what price had been paid for this.
Arch-Elder Zen simply explained that he had shared information regarding the Neohuman Alliance.
Regardless of the Sixth Mainland’s att.i.tude towards the Neohuman Alliance in the past, the moment the Aeternals invaded the Sixth Mainland and drove the humans out and into the Outerverse, the Sixth Mainland’s hatred of the Aeternals and the Neohuman Alliance had actually surpa.s.sed the Fifth Mainland’s. Sharing intelligence regarding the Neohuman Alliance benefited both parties.
As for the Great Eastern Alliance, this matter was considered unimportant to the Sixth Mainland. After all, three years meant nothing to cultivators.
With the threat of the Sixth Mainland removed, Lu Yin left the Outerverse with the Second Nightking and Liu Huang the same day that Arch-Elder Zen sent the message. Within three years, not only would Lu Yin shift the Great Eastern Alliance into the Innerverse, he would also unite the Innerverse, or at least ensure that he no longer had any enemies in the Innerverse.
Lu Yin knew nothing at all about the Neohuman Alliance, and the incident in the Horned Galaxy had nothing to do with him at all.
The Astral River Ark ferried over to the Innerverse. The entire thing was completely packed. The cabins, decks, and even the fishing platforms of the Ark were completely full of people. All of them were from the Great Eastern Alliance.
Lu Yin was able to cross the Astral River without the Ark if the Second Nightking or Liu Huang helped, but instead, Lu Yin chose to use the Astral River Ark to return to the Innerverse.
This was likely the first time since the moment of its construction that an Astral River Ark had carried so many people, but this would become standard for the next three years.