Chapter 2084: Trouble
Many distinct layers of authority had been implemented in the newly established Heavens Sect.
Naturally, only the gatemasters and a select few were allowed to freely enter the Heavens Sect. In other words, only a handful of elites were allowed to freely roam about Earth’s solar system, and the people who lived on Earth were not allowed to leave the planet. Essentially, they were prisoners.
This was not something that the Lu Heavenly Gate could change or control, as these rules had been insisted upon by the other Heavenly Gates to prevent Aeternus’s spies from slipping in, as well as to maintain the image of the Heavens Sect.
Lu Yin finally met Lu Buzheng on the back of Ancestor Tortoise.
The older man used a great deal of force as he patted Lu Yin's shoulder and nodded. "You seem to have gotten stronger."
Even as he spoke, he threw a punch at Lu Yin’s chest.
However, the punch had absolutely no effect, and Lu Yin just grinned. "Third Uncle, is this how you’re welcoming me back?"
"Didn’t I hear that you got stabbed by a sword? Are you alright?" Lu Buzheng asked.
Lu Yin let out a breath. "Luckily, I didn't die."
"Was it really the Origin Progenitor’s sword?" Lu Buzheng was very curious about this.
Lu Yin nodded and pulled the sword out of his cosmic ring. "I’m going to tell you this right now, but don’t touch it. Forgotten Ruins God did, and she completely disappeared. Later, some other guy named Old Hei touched it as well, and he also vanished."
Lu Buzheng had indeed wanted to reach out and touch the sword, but he stopped himself when he heard Lu Yin’s warning. "Then hurry up and put it away. Seeing something that you can’t touch is frustrating to begin with, and this is the Origin Progenitor’s sword! It’s one of the six swords that suppressed the entire Heavens Sect, and it possesses the power of time."
Lu Yin smiled as he put away the sword. "How’s the Lu Heavenly Gate doing?"
Lu Buzheng replied, "We’re doing fine. Thanks to you, Corpse God's hand is gone, or else things wouldn’t be as they currently are."
"What happened?" Lu Yin felt puzzled. It had been impossible for Xi Yue to have a comprehensive understanding of the Fifth Mainland’s situation.
Lu Buzheng explained, "When the Fifth Mainland’s Daosource Sect appeared, the entire thing broke apart. Countless ancient golden characters scattered everywhere, as did the Mountains and Seas. The only place in the entire ruins that didn’t collapse was the main hall that sent you and the others traveling through time and space. Corpse God tried to steal the main hall, but his attempt forced him to put all his eggs in one basket. The main hall ended up disappearing right from underneath his hand, and then his hand was cut off by the cooperation between the Progenitor of Bloodlines and the mental network, though it destroyed the mental network as well…"
"So that's what happened. So apparently, Corpse God also wanted to get his hands on this sword," Lu Yin murmured.
Lu Buzheng replied, "Everyone wants it. It holds the power of the Origin Progenitor, and if anyone can comprehend even a thousandth of that power…”
The man suddenly shot a glance at Lu Yin. “From what Heluo Mavis was saying, were you acknowledged by those two?"
Lu Yin shrugged. "Doesn't matter. Whether or not they acknowledge me, they still can’t beat me."
"Hahahaha! Those two are Chu Yuan and Heluo Mavis, the Dao Chosen from the Heavens Sect era, and yet you aren’t intimidated by them! You really can compete for the position of Dao Chosen," Lu Buzheng said happily.
"By the way, what did you manage to learn from the Three Fatalities Heavenly Gate? You were only there for a few days."
When this question came up, Lu Yin instantly grew solemn. He quickly shared all that he had seen and experienced while on Sword Mountain with Lu Buzheng.
Lu Buzheng rubbed his chin. "When the Origin Progenitor encouraged people to create unique energies, the Three Realms Six Dao still existed. The ancient Dao Monarch of the Third Mainland did talk about how all cultivation can be categorized as internal or external, but most people didn’t care. Very few were willing to try the external cultivation method that he mentioned, but the people of the Three Fatalities Heavenly Gate were always absolutely loyal to their Dao Monarch, and his knowledge was genuine.”
"We never even considered that battle force could be comparable to stellular energy."
"You didn't know about this?" Lu Yin was surprised.
Lu Buzheng responded, "Who paid attention to any of that in the past? The Dao Monarchs were too far above our level, and all of them created their own cultivation methods. As for me, I was too caught up in Destiny’s divination to focus on anything else, so why would I give a damn about battle force?”
"If I had known I’d eventually live to see this day, I might have just tried getting my third stream of ancestral qi to be of the Third Mainland’s Dao Monarch."
Lu Yin arched a brow. "How’s Heluo Mavis’s training been going?"
Lu Buzheng shook his head. "No idea. The Mavis family developed their own cultivation method, and even though our Lu family had a good relationship with the Mavis family back then, we didn’t study them very much."
"I captured a member of Team Resolution," Lu Yin stated.
Lu Buzheng was stunned. "What do you mean, ‘a member of Team Resolution?’"
Lu Yin repeated himself. "I captured one of the members of Team Resolution."
Lu Buzheng was shocked. "You captured a member of Team Resolution? For real?"
Lu Yin released Hen San from Zenith Mountain. The man was still seriously injured, as Lu Yin had not dared to heal the man, as he feared that everything on Zenith Mountain would be destroyed after that.
When Hen San appeared, he first saw Lu Buzheng, and the man’s scarred face changed expressions. He gritted his teeth and angrily stated, "It was you, Gatemaster Lu? You’re such a conniving bastard!"
Lu Buzheng was left speechless. "I didn't capture you."
Hen San then saw Lu Yin, and since Lu Yin had already reverted to his normal appearance, Hen San recognized him. His expression changed yet again. "Lu Yin?"
Lu Yin was taken aback. "The Three Fatalities Heavenly Gate seems to know a lot about me. What’s the deal with that?"
Lu Buzheng explained, "Who hasn’t heard about how you were stabbed by the Origin Progenitor’s sword? If anyone finds you, they’ll also find the Origin Progenitor’s sword. Forget the Three Fatalities Heavenly Gate—everyone in the current universe is looking for you right now, though no one has any idea what time period you might have fallen into."
Lu Yin finally understood.
"Lu Yin, you’re despicable! You disguised yourself as Xing Kai and attacked us!" Hen San yelled as he glared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin just winked at the man.
Lu Buzheng then knocked Hen San unconscious with a single attack. "Why did you kidnap him? You can’t possibly expect him to teach you how to train battle force, right? You should drop that idea, as the members of Team Resolution aren’t afraid of death."
"I still want to try." Lu Yin put Hen San away again. He did not share his plan with Lu Buzheng, as the older man would definitely stop Lu Yin.
"How long until the Heavenly Gates meet again?"
"A bit more than three months."
"What about our ten-man team for the competition that you agreed upon? Were you able to talk to Wang Wen and the others like I asked?" Lu Yin asked.
Lu Buzheng slapped his forehead. "I forgot to talk to them. Our representative team’s already been selected, and you already know all of them."