Kui Luo was surprised by Lu Yin’s story. “That youth should have been an adopted grandson. He became so good-natured all because of an adopted child…”
Good-natured? Lu Yin could still remember the first time that he had seen the old man on Driftcharge Planet, and there had been a dark aura around the man. That grandpa had forced Lu Yin to memorize the complete Stonewall Scriptures, and he had even threatened to eat Lu Yin as white meat. The old man’s personality had not been pleasant at all, and he actually had been rather similar to Kui Luo.
“No wonder the Perennial World was never able to trap and capture you. Two Semi-Progenitors working as one? Who could have stood up to you?” Lu Yin muttered to himself.
Suddenly, he remembered something, and he turned to stare at Kui Luo. “Give me that leaf.”
Kui Luo just rolled his eyes. “You threw it away.”
“I was trying to find a way to instigate people into attacking Sky Creation Academy so that their collaborators from the Perennial World would have some trouble.”
“Yet nothing happened, so that was pointless to do.”
“That’s because you stole the leaf!”
“Don’t worry. As long as it actually showed up for some time, nobody who dreams of becoming a Progenitor could forget about it.”
“Everyone will at least think that Sky Creation Academy has some Origin Matter. Do you think that those Semi-Progenitors are just idiots?”
“Quit trying to act smart. You raised hell in the Perennial World, but in the end, you were exposed by a girl who met you before. It wasn’t Progenitor Long who figured out that you were an impostor, so don’t bother giving people too much credit for being intelligent.”
“People aren’t stupid! Give it back!”
“You threw it away.”
“Do you need Origin Matter too?”
“Duh! I also want to open my meridian points to become a Progenitor.”
“Haven’t you already done that?”
“What? Who else has Origin Matter in their possession other than the four ruling powers?”
…
It was not long before the group left the Technocracy.
Suddenly, Kui Luo was startled. “There’s a powerhouse, and they are far from weak.”
The First Protector’s expression grew solemn. “That should be one of the Sixth Mainland’s Empyrean Imprinters.”
Lu Yin had already expected that the Cloud Valley Master’s swordsman had to have contacted with the Sixth Mainland, and it looked like they had received word early. There was no way that the Sixth Mainland would be willing to allow Lu Yin to return from the Technocracy.
“Boy, what do you want to do?” Kui Luo asked. He was actually quite curious about the Sixth Mainland’s so-called imprints.
Lu Yin shook his head. “Let’s try to avoid them. The Sixth Mainland has Progenitors.”
Kui Luo lost all motivation the moment he heard the word “Progenitor.”
“Alright then, let’s go.”
With Kui Luo leading them, not a single one of the Four Empyreans were able to notice Lu Yin and the others. After all, the First Protector himself was a powerful expert on the same level as an Empyrean Imprinter.
As such, it did not take Lu Yin and the others long at all to leave Endless Weave and enter Southside Weave.
All of the Empyrean Imprinters had been sent to Endless Weave to block Lu Yin’s return, so Southside Weave was relatively safe.
Kui Luo prepared to leave the group after he confirmed that they had passed the most dangerous phase of their trip.
“Leave? Where are you going?” Lu Yin asked. “Are you not going to go to the Innerverse with me?”
Kui Luo rolled his eyes. “Why would I follow you around? Hey, this old man’s tired from being stuck in the Perennial World for so many years, and I’ve never been to the Fifth Mainland. Now that I’m finally here, I want to wander around and see the various local cultures.”
Lu Yin arched a brow—local cultures? He was well aware of the reputation that Kui Luo had built up for himself in the Perennial World. The old man had offended almost everyone and everything. He was a terrible person who was gifted at distorting the truth, fabricated stories left and right, and was always able to dig up some sort of earth-shattering event that had been kept secret.
This could be interesting… There were still many secrets in the Fifth Mainland that Lu Yin wanted to learn about.
However, Kui Luo could not be allowed to dig into Lu Yin’s own secrets. “Cough, um… don’t mess around here. People here are civilized, so just take it easy. If you can’t get through, then will you just stay here in the Outerverse?”
At this moment, the First Protector checked his gadget and then looked at Kui Luo. “Arch-Elder Zen would like to speak with you.”
Kui Luo and Lu Yin glanced at each other. “Arch-Elder Zen? That doesn’t sound like a very nice name. Who is he? The boss of your Forsaken Land?”
The First Protector frowned; what kind of Semi-Progenitor acted like this?
Lu Yin whispered, “Arch-Elder Zen has always been the master of our Fifth Mainland’s Hall of Honor. He is on the cusp of becoming a Progenitor, and he should be at almost the same level as the All Dao family’s ancestor.”
Kui Luo was shocked. “There’s such a powerful person here?”
Lu Yin did not actually know how strong Arch-Elder Zen was, but it seemed appropriate to intimidate Kui Luo a bit.
“Arch-Elder Zen once spoke with the Sixth Mainland’s three Progenitors as an equal,” Lu Yin added.
Kui Luo instantly grew cautious. The All Dao family’s ancestor was almost able to speak with Progenitors as an equal because all the Progenitors were absolutely certain the man would eventually become a Progenitor. That was an untouchable level of self-confidence, and yet this Arch-Elder Zen was capable of the same thing.
Kui Luo then started speaking with Arch-Elder Zen, though Lu Yin could not hear a word of their conversation. He simply hoped that Kui Luo would not create too many problems for the Fifth Mainland, such as revealing the existence and history of the Perennial World and other such things.
In the past, a sourcebox array had been planted within both Liu Ye and Fei Hua’s bodies that was able to instantly kill either of them. However, Kui Luo was a Semi-Progenitor, and no one was capable of doing the same thing to him. All Lu Yin could do was hope and pray that the old man would exhibit a bit of self-control.
Kui Luo did not cause a scene, but he had a bad attitude throughout the conversation. Still, he never flipped out.
Lu Yin started thinking about his upcoming conversation with Arch-Elder Zen. The First Protector had already reported everything to the Semi-Progenitor, so Lu Yin was absolutely certain that Arch-Elder Zen would want to speak to him as well.
His conversation with Arch-Elder Zen would directly determine whether the Great Eastern Alliance would be allowed to continue existing.
If Arch-Elder Zen despised Lu Yin’s true identity, the Great Eastern Alliance would instantly be erased. After all, they were in the Fifth Mainland, and the Hall of Honor was the absolute master of the Human Domain. Many of Lu Yin’s accomplishments had only been achieved because of the Hall of Honor’s backing.
Without the support of the Hall of Honor, no one would fear Lu Yin, and many people would lose all hesitation in acting directly against him.