If anyone else had made such a claim to Lu Yin, he would not believe them. As one of the four ruling powers, the Wang family had more than one Progenitor, so how could anyone hope to take away their Yellow Springs?
However, Lu Yin trusted Wei Rong, and he believed that the youth could do as he claimed. There were times when a sharp mind was even more reliable than absolute power.
Lu Yin rose to his feet. "Regardless, you gave me a nice surprise by sharing the location of Wang Jian and those with him. If not for you, they would have all escaped. I’ll credit their capture to you."
Wei Rong quickly stood up and bowed. "That was all a result of Wang Wen’s doing. If he hadn't taken control of the guides from the Sixverse Association, even if I had exposed their location, they would have still been able to leave. I don’t dare to take credit for that."
"You’re still responsible. Both of you worked to make that capture possible," Lu Yin said appreciatively.
Recruiting Wang Wen and Wei Rong was the best decision that Lu Yin had ever made all those years ago. Of the two, one was a brilliant strategist who could see the overall picture and long-term goals, while the other was scheming and skilled at manipulating the situation to deliver fatal blows to an enemy without them ever seeing anything coming. Having the two support him provided Lu Yin with a tremendous amount of peace of mind.
"How are those pawns?" Lu Yin suddenly asked.
Wei Rong straightened back up. "We released them."
Lu Yin nodded, his eyes flickering. "Then we need to just wait for the final results."
For a time, the Sixverse Association experienced a period of peace. The Endless Frontier returned to its typical condition, as the Aeternals neither increased nor decreased the intensity of their offensive on that battlefield.
Information regarding the captains of the True God Guard slowly trickled into the Origin Universe.
Ancestor Lu Yuan continued to try to revive Progenitor Ku while Lu Tianyi stood guard over the Perennial World, safeguarding against a sudden attack on the rear battlefield from Aeternus.
The Lu family had returned to the Perennial World, and the Heavens Sect was protecting the Fifth Mainland. Everything appeared quite harmonious.
However, Lu Yin knew that this stability would not last.
For countless years, the person who had fought against Aeternus the most was none other than Ancestor Lu Tianyi, and he had warned Lu Yin that the Aeternals had always maintained a certain balance. It might be a balance of strength, or some other balance that they observed, but the sudden return of the Lu family had clearly upset that balance. The Aeternals would absolutely take action.
There was no question that they would seek to regain the balance that they sought. If they could not handle the Lu family, then they would simply start elsewhere.
Lu Tianyi asked Lu Yin to be very careful, and he also asked him to warn the Sixverse Association.
Lu Yin sent a warning to Lord Xu and the other rulers of the universes, and all of them acknowledged Ancestor Lu Tianyi’s warning. After all, all of them had been fighting against Aeternus for a very long time.
Everyone was waiting to see what Aeternus would do.
After Lu Yin warned Lord Xu and the others, he had a strange suspicion that Aeternus might already be making their move, but so was the Sixverse Association.
As the ruler of the Origin Universe, Lu Yin would definitely be informed if the Sixverse Association was targeted, but he had not heard anything. This made him increasingly uneasy. No matter if the Aeternals or the Sixverse Association did something, the actions would definitely impact the Origin Universe.
For this reason, Lu Yin went to speak with Lord Xu, Great Elder Shan Gu, and others. He asked pointed questions and received clear answers. The Sixverse Association would certainly make a move soon, but only sequence powerhouses would be included. Anyone who had not yet reached that level would be excluded.
Lu Yin then understood that both Ancestor Lu Yuan and Ancestor Lu Tianyi must have already known about this, but that they had not mentioned anything to him.
While Lu Yin was indeed the ruler of the Origin Universe, as far as the rulers of the other universes in the Sixverse Association were concerned, the one who was truly in control of the Origin Universe was Ancestor Lu Yuan.
This was rather expected, as Lu Yin truly was unable to participate in battles at that level.
Ancestor Lu Yuan and the others had not told Lu Yin because they did not want him rashly getting involved. It would be too dangerous for him.
At last, Lu Yin experienced what it felt like to be protected.
If the sky fell, Ancestor Lu Yuan and others would hold it up. If attacks happened elsewhere, no matter how serious things might become, it was possible that Lu Yin would not even hear about such matters, as there was no point in him knowing about them.
After Lu Yin returned to the Heavens Sect, he considered the situation and then went to the Lu Sanctum to speak with Lu Tianyi. Lu Yin needed to be sure that, whatever the Sixverse Association did, it would not affect his own plans.
"Aeternus attacked the Great Sovereign’s Tea Ceremony, as well as our own Heavens Sect. Naturally, we should return the favor," Lu Tianyi replied.
Lu Yin was startled. "You’re invading the Aeternals?"
Lu Tianyi's expression grew stern. "Even after all these years, I still haven’t been able to determine the true depths of the Aeternals’ strength. If we rashly charge into their territory, we might be doomed. However, even without invading Aeternus, we can still beat them by removing their external claws.”
The man stared at Lu Yin. "Given that you are the ruler of the Origin Universe, I should have told you about this earlier, but Ancestor said that you are both the ruler of the Origin Universe and a child of our Lu family. You are still young, and there’s no need for you to bear these burdens. Go and do whatever you want to do. According to Ancestor, even if you don’t like the Great Sovereign and call her a crazy bitch, he will still support and protect you.
"Xiaoxuan, go enjoy your life. Before we die, the Lu family doesn't need you to protect us. Do whatever you wish. If the universe collapses, we will hold it up. After all these years, you must be tired."
Lu Yin stared at Lu Tianyi, stunned. He had already known that his family cared for him and that they wanted to repay him for what he had done to bring them back. However, for years, he had climbed up, step by step, to eventually reach his current position. He had been under so much pressure that it was difficult for him to lay it aside.
He had often dreamed that someone else would come and take his burdens from him, allowing him to return to the relaxed and carefree Lu Xiaoxuan who had loved delicious food. But now that that day had finally arrived, he could not adjust to it.
How many people had plotted against him? How many people had bullied him?
He had overcome everything with his own abilities.
Soon after he had started cultivating, he had been in awe of the power of theDaynight clan. With Lu Yin’s current status and strength, the threats he faced were from powerhouses such as old Mo, Sovereign Shao Yin, and the Seven Skygods. However, he had also obtained the support of other powerhouses, and he no longer needed to face the threats arrayed against him on his own.
For a moment, Lu Yin was more than a little confused, as he did not know what to do.
Do whatever he wished to do?
Lu Yin sat on the mountain behind the Heavens Sect, staring off into the distance. What did he want to do? Quietly cultivate until he became a Progenitor? Travel around the Sixverse Association and visit the people who had offended him so that he could settle past grudges? It was a rather tempting thought, but who was even left? Lu Yin had personally killed Sage Yuan and exposed Sovereign Shao Yin as a spy, which had forced the man to flee.
Also, there were still Destiny’s pearls.
It was then that Lu Yin remembered that he had forgotten to ask about the whereabouts of the pearl that Destiny had given to the Lu family.
Regardless, he knew that there was still a pearl in the Sixth Mainland, which should be collected. Lu Yin might not be able to do that on his own, but the Heavens Sect had a number of Progenitors and peak powerhouses. Still, if he took a few of them, there was a risk that they would be ambushed by the Aeternals and trigger a massive battle. It would be best to go with just Ancestor Lu Tianyi.
Lu Yin reached out to Lu Tianyi, only to learn that Lu Tianyi and Ancestor Lu Yuan were attempting to revive Progenitor Ku and had just started.
All Lu Yin could do was wait.
A month later, a young man arrived at the Heavens Sect from another universe. He appeared nervous as he knelt down and tried to acknowledge Lu Yin as his master.
It was a perfectly common sight, as countless people arrived at the Heavens Sect on a daily basis, just to ask to become Lu Yin’s disciple. They would boast about how talented they were, how they were an old friend of Lu Yin, or other such tricks. Most of the people were unable to even enter the Heavens Sect.
There was an impressive number of highly talented cultivators gathered outside of the Heavens Sect. Most of them would find some way to join the sect, intending to rise through the ranks one step at a time to eventually become Lu Yin's direct disciple. Lu Yin did not even know that these people existed. They wanted to ascend into the heavens in a single step, but that was impossible.