Chapter 2076: Representing The Heavens
Lu Yin pointed at the fish. "I had a breakthrough after eating more and more of these."
He then pointed over at Xi Yue. "Also, she taught me."
The supervisor looked over at Xi Yue.
Purple battle force spread across Xi Yue"s body as well, and it looked much more stable than Lu Yin’s.
The supervisor had already been aware that Xi Yue had reached four lined battle force, but that it was merely unstable due to her severe injuries. Still, she genuinely possessed four lined battle force, and it was why she had been allowed to stay. "You’ve recovered?"
"Mostly because of these fish," Xi Yue answered indifferently.
The supervisor looked intently at Old Hei. "I’ve heard from many people that you’ve been risking your life trying to catch these fish in order to heal her. It looks like you wanted to use them to heal her so that you could get her to help you improve your battle force. I gave her some fish long ago—the value of a person with four lined battle force is not low."
Lu Yin smiled. "It was just a bit of good luck. Supervisor, should we have a meal together?"
The supervisor grew earnest. "Old Hei, staying here with your strength is too wasteful. You’ve improved your battle force from two lines to four in a very short amount of time, which shows that you are quite talented for this cultivation method. I’m going to recommend you to the higher-ups, so remember your old supervisor."
Lu Yin stood up as he replied, "Thank you, Supervisor."
He then grabbed a fish and threw them to the man. "Then I"ll say goodbye now."
The supervisor was rather speechless. He truly wanted to accept the fish, but he did not dare to. Becoming a supervisor of this tidal flat was his limit, despite being a Hunter. In the current universe, battle force and a domain were the prevailing indicators of one’s status and potential, and the Hunter did not have any talent for either method. However, Old Hei was different, and it was impossible to guess how far the man would eventually go. It was possible that he might even eventually join Team Resolution itself. Thus, it was important to establish the proper relationship with someone with so much potential.
Thinking of these things, the supervisor declined Lu Yin’s gift and instead smiled at him. "Old Hei, keep these for yourself. I’m going to do what I can to get Team Resolution to notice you. You have a lot of talent for battle force, and you’ll go far in the future. I’ll be happy as long as you don’t forget your old friend from here."
Lu Yin remained polite, "Don"t worry, Supervisor. I, Old Hei, am not an ungrateful person."
The supervisor laughed. "Alright, I’ll believe you then, haha! If you need anything before you leave, just tell me, and I’ll do my best to take care of it for you."
"Could you let me borrow your wireless jincan?" Lu Yin asked.
The supervisor was caught off guard, as he had not expected Old Hei to be so direct. The supervisor grew a bit bit embarra.s.sed. "We aren’t allowed to communicate with the outside world while we"re here, so I don"t actually have a wireless jincan, and I can’t even use one unless I can get Master Jiang"s approval. Still, I’ll try to help you apply for one."
"Thank you, Supervisor."
After the supervisor left, Lu Yin grilled the rest of the fish. It really was quite tasty.
As he enjoyed the meal, Lu Yin realized that he quite enjoyed good food, and Lu Xiaoxuan had been the same. In fact, Lu Xiaoxun had even created the Food Paradise because of his love for food.
Two days pa.s.sed, but the supervisor still did not return to speak with Lu Yin.
It was only on the third day that the supervisor returned and led Lu Yin away, saying that he was going to be allowed to use a wireless jincan.
Lu Yin had no reason to question where he was being taken, so he followed the supervisor across the tidal flat and into outer s.p.a.ce. They soon arrived next to a s.p.a.cecraft.
After then entered the vessel, the supervisor"s expression changed, and he suddenly looked at Lu Yin with wary eyes.
Lu Yin felt the change, and as he glanced around the ship, his pupils transformed into runes. A careless smile appeared on his face. There were some powerhouses on this ship, but they were only Enlighters. Judging by their rune lines, no one had a power level of even 300,000. There was absolutely no threat to him anywhere nearby.
"Wait here," the supervisor ordered before leaving.
Some time later, two people approached Lu Yin. "Are you Old Hei?"
Lu Yin looked at the two, though he focused on the younger man. Isn’t that Xia Sheng?
Xia Yi’s b.a.s.t.a.r.d son had been sent to represent the Seven Courts on the overseers’ council after Nan Yuan had been dismissed. Lu Yin’s strongest impression of Xia Sheng was that he was a brown-noser, and it felt like the young man had wanted to rely on Lu Yin. This was quite an unexpected encounter.
"I asked you a question: are you Old Hei?" Uncle Jiang was standing next to Xia Sheng, and he spoke up loudly.
Lu Yin answered, "I am."
"You wanted to use a wireless jincan?" Uncle Jiang stared at the man in front of him as Lu Yin nodded.
Uncle Jiang took out a wireless jincan. "You can use this one."
Lu Yin"s eyes flickered, as he realized that he had overlooked a problem. Things were different from how they had been twenty years ago. Back then, gadgets had been everywhere, and almost every location had a connection to the Human Domain’s network, so borrowing a gadget from someone was not a problem. However, due to the scarcity of the wireless jincans, just how many people throughout the known universe actually owned one? Anyone who could get their hands on one would not be an ordinary person.
Old Hei had been a perfectly average cultivator, so why would he ask to use a wireless jincan? Who could he possibly know? On top of that, his battle force had quickly risen from just two lines to four. No matter how you looked at the matter, things were suspicious.
"I said you can use it!" Uncle Jiang yelled. He was eager to see just who this Old Hei was going to call.
When the supervisor had first submitted the request for Old Hei to use a wireless jincan, Uncle Jiang had immediately felt that there was something wrong. How could any of the people working at the tidal flat possibly have a connection to someone with a wireless jincan? Unless they were a spy, of course, but no spy would ask to borrow a wireless jincan in such a bold manner. Besides, they would have one of their own.
Uncle Jiang had thus become incredibly curious as to just who Old Hei wanted to contact with a wireless jincan.
Xia Sheng was also staring at Old Hei. Sure enough, there was no sign of a disguise, and the man truly did seem to be just an ordinary cultivator who had simply quickly managed to master four lined battle force. Still, the fact that this person wanted to borrow a wireless jincan had also aroused Xia Sheng’s curiosity.
Lu Yin realized what he had just overlooked. The changes that the universe had seen over the course of twenty years were not something that Lu Yin could quickly adapt to. Given this mistake, Lu Yin decided to just roll with it. He took the wireless jincan and sent a message to his old friend.
Xia Sheng and Uncle Jiang watched intently, as they both wanted to see who was going to be contacted.
"Who is this?" The jincan moved in a manner that communicated the response Lu Yin had just received.
Lu Yin stared at the thing. "Third Uncle, it"s me."
The wireless jincan stayed still for a moment. "Who are you?"
"Third Uncle, you’re using my wireless jincan. Do you really not remember me?" Lu Yin smiled as he sent the message.
Far away, Lu Buzheng leaped to his feet as he sent a response, "Lu Yin?"
"It"s me," Lu Yin replied.
To the side, both Xia Sheng and Uncle Jiang were dazed. Naturally, the two of them both understood what the wireless jincan’s movements meant, but what had they just seen? Lu Yin? What the h.e.l.l?
The two both stared at Lu Yin, but he ignored them both. "How is everyone there? How’s the Great Eastern Alliance? Are you all right?"
Far away, outside of Earth’s solar system in the Outerverse, Ancestor Tortoise had dozed off. Suddenly, a wild laugh echoed, startling the ma.s.sive creature.
Lu Buzheng laughed as he sent back a message, "We’re all fine, just fine. Are you really still alive?"
"Of course! I can’t die that easily." Lu Yin smiled.
Lu Buzheng was absolutely ecstatic. "I knew that you couldn’t be dead! Chu Yuan and Heluo Mavis both insisted that you were dead, and they were completely certain that they were telling the truth, but I knew you weren’t dead! The people of my Lu family aren’t that easy to kill, hahahaha!"
"Third Uncle, how have things been going at home lately? I heard that several Heavenly Gates have been founded, and that Hen Xin also made a big move." Lu Yin sent a question.
Lu Buzheng quickly answered. "That’s just how Hen Xin is. He suffered a lot back when he was just an ordinary person, so he now wants to achieve both fame and fortune. Still, he’s done a lot of good."
"Everything he’s taken credit for are my accomplishments," Lu Yin retorted.
Lu Buzheng answered, "No one can take anything from him right now. The Three Fatalities Heavenly Gate has the most Semi-Progenitors, and while the rest of the Heavenly Gates have a greater number of Semi-Progenitors when united, most of us cultivated with stellular energy. My visualization method combined with that old b.a.s.t.a.r.d Kui Luo"s spiritual force are barely able to compare to Hen Xin’s power. Battle force has become the primary cultivation method now.
"Are you alright? Heluo Mavis said that you were stabbed by the Origin Progenitor’s sword."
"I"m fine. I’m currently adjusting myself."
"Get back here as soon as you can. You might be able to compete for the position of Dao Chosen," Lu Buzheng encouraged.
This caught Lu Yin off guard. "What exactly is this position of Dao Chosen?"
Lu Buzheng explained, "We humans have a lot of Semi-Progenitors right now, and as a whole, humanity can stand up to the Aeternals by using microarray technology and pyrolyte. However, the Aeternals don’t use stellular energy. No matter what, a Semi-Progenitor is still a Semi-Progenitor, and humanity needs to unite to hold back the Aeternals. So, Hen Xin proposed that we rebuild the Heavens Sect and choose Dao Chosen to receive inheritances.”
"The Dao Chosen will be given a tremendous amount of authority. During our era, the Twelve Heaven Gates were established to protect the gates of humanity’s Six Mainlands, while the Dao Chosen were said to act on behalf of the heavens. The Dao Monarchs did not reveal themselves. Instead, the Dao Chosen handled most matters."
"Who’s Hen Xin supporting to take the position?" Lu Yin asked. He already understood Hen Xin"s purpose without even needing to guess. It was clear that the man intended to support a Dao Chosen would then control the Heavens Sect when it was reestablished, using past precedent. However, would a Dao Chosen really wield that much authority? They were nothing more than Envoys.
"Chu Yuan," Lu Buzheng replied.
"Will a Dao Chosen really be given that much authority? Will Chu Yuan even be able to help Hen Xin control the Heavens Sect?" Lu Yin was surprised.
"Of course not. That’s impossible. If we were still in the Heavens Sect era, then it would be fine, as the Dao Chosen were representatives of the Dao Monarchs. However, all the Dao Monarchs are gone now, so there’s no way that everyone will listen to any of the Dao Chosen. Just to start, there’s no way anyone’s ordering around old Kui Luo, but selecting a Dao Chosen is for more than being a symbol of the Heavens Sect. There’s also someone very important: Destina."
"Destina?" Lu Yin was puzzled.
"She was another of the Twelve Heavenly Gates’ gatemasters, and she"s Destiny’s heir. She’s already announced that she will help whoever becomes the Dao Chosen, no strings attached," Lu Buzheng explained.
Lu Yin"s expression instantly changed. Could this be real? Destina was a powerful Semi-Progenitor. Anyone who managed to get her unconditional support, regardless of how pathetic the person themselves might be, would instantly become a person of influence in the Fifth Mainland. This was even ignoring the fact that the person would also be a Dao Chosen.
Destina, gatemaster of one of the Twelve Heavenly Gates, Destiny’s disciple. Any one of these ident.i.ties was terrifying.
While Destina had not appeared during the ma.s.sive battle with the Aeternals, Lu Buzheng’s third stream of ancestral qi could summon Destiny. Only by relying on Destiny’s predictions had he managed to find a path towards survival when facing Ancient G.o.d. That had been more than enough to demonstrate the power of Destiny.
Lu Yin had long since dispelled his disbelief in Destiny, and he had instead come to greatly fear Destiny. That person had been one of the Ancient Progenitors who had stood on the same level as the G.o.d of Death. During the Heavens Sect era, Destiny had controlled one of the Three Realms Six Dao.
"Why would Destina support the Dao Chosen?" Lu Yin wondered.
"Who knows? Maybe it’s because of something she’s divined. She revealed herself all the way back when Chu Yuan appeared, and it’s already been more than ten years since then. Chu Yuan, Heluo Mavis, Sky Garan, and Destina will draw out more people to compete, and it’s possible that the Honor Gate still has some talents that they’ve kept hidden. People have been preparing for more than ten years for this compet.i.tion to select the next Dao Chosen.
"On top of that, Hen Xin was unwilling to share what he controls. A few years ago, we planned to have Team Resolution share the methods to cultivate battle force and domains with the entire Fifth Mainland, and because of that, all of us met with him. The final result of our negotiations is that all the newly established Heavenly Gates will send out their own selected representatives who have recently started cultivating a domain or battle force, and they’ll compete with each other. If our people win, Hen Xin will have to freely share the Three Fatalities Heavenly Gate’s methods for training battle force and other cultivation methods. He promised that Team Resolution would act as trainers."