Lord Wei had already confirmed that the You family had not freed Cloudflow, and while he had not initially suspected anyone from the Three Monarchs Universe due to their cooperation with He Ran, in the end, Monarch Luo had actually been working with the You family. This naturally caused Lord Wei to suspect Monarch Luo, and he even met with Monarch Luo in person.
Monarch Luo had denied doing anything to the Energy Research Group or any research facility. The only people from the Three Monarchs Universe who had known about the location of that hidden research facility were Monarch Luo and the leader of the Mo Courtyard: Chen Le.
As a Monarch, Chen Le was a peak powerhouse who was capable of breaking into the hidden research facility. Additionally, when Lord Wei had been fighting against the You family, someone had broken into the senior researcher’s personal lab and stolen a black energy converter. That was another attack that could have only been made by a peak powerhouse.
"Monarch Luo assured Lord Wei that I had nothing to do with either attack, but it’s clear that Lord Wei is still suspicious of me," Chen Le said.
Lu Yin started thinking. Lord Wei did not truly care about the research facility that had been attacked; he might not even care that Cloudflow had escaped and that a black energy converter had been stolen. Rather, Lord Wei was most likely concerned about how everything had happened, including how Xiao Hai had disappeared. Lord Wei was no fool, and he was likely able to infer a great deal about what had happened.
The members of the You family were all highly intelligent, but Lord Wei was just as smart.
With such a person suspicious of him, it made sense for Chen Le to be worried.
"If you aren’t guilty, then just let him investigate," Lu Yin suggested.
Chen Le frowned. "I'm afraid that he’ll learn about the Liberation Palace."
That caused Lu Yin's heart to sink. While it was true that Chen Le had not attacked the Transcendent Universe, his connection to the Liberation Palace was not something that could stay hidden after any sort of real investigation. As soon as Lord Wei decided to investigate Chen Le, he would undoubtedly find the connection to the Liberation Palace, as well as the attack on the Bai clan.
Monarch Luo had not bothered to look into anything, but Lord Wei was different, as he was already suspicious of Chen Le.
As soon as Chen Le’s connection to the Liberation Palace was discovered, Xuan Qi would have no place to stay in the Transcendent Universe.
Lu Yin rubbed his head. No plan was perfect, no matter how much effort was put into it. Flaws would always appear.
He had always known that his activities in the Sixverse Association would eventually be discovered and that Xuan Qi would be connected to Lu Yin, but he had wanted some more time.
At the very least, it should be after he had dealt with the Three Monarchs Universe or the Transcendent Universe.
Chen Le did not disturb Lu Yin. The Monarch also had a headache, as he was unexpectedly and suddenly being targeted by Lord Wei.
Only the bad timing of Chen Le’s breakthrough could be blamed. If he were still a Demi-Monarch, Lord Wei would not have any suspicions, as a Demi-Monarch was incapable of what had happened in the Transcendent Universe.
The Monarch glanced at Lu Yin with a sudden coldness in his eyes. This boy's wanton behavior had driven Chen Le to despair.
Lu Yin noticed the glance and frowned. "You're blaming me."
Chen Le stated in a cold voice, "You and I should have taken everything into account when we first decided to work together. If I had known that this would happen, I would have never given you that location."
Lu Yin stared at Chen Le. "Because of you, I’m also being targeted by the Liberation Palace. If not for our cooperation, I wouldn't have asked my senior brother to help you break through. There’s a price to pay for any cooperation."
"You’re being targeted by the Liberation Palace?" Chen Le was taken aback.
Lu Yin explained, "I'm not entirely sure. I’ve received multiple invitations from the Arboreal Realm’s Bureau branch, and Bureau Director Gan even made a personal visit to see me in the Red Zone. I can’t say for sure whether Mr. Daheng is connected to any of it."
Chen Le was rather irritated. He was being targeted by both Lord Wei and the Liberation Palace, and if either he or Lu Yin made the slightest mistake, Chen Le would be exposed. If that happened, where would he be able to go?
Even if he was not hunted down due to his status as a peak powerhouse, at the very least, his reputation would be completely destroyed.
The megaverse was massive, but even the most powerful people could only see the Sixverse Association and its associated parallel universe. If Chen Le was driven from there, what else was there?
"In that case, what should we do now?" Chen Le felt rather confused. He was not afraid, but just very nervous.
Lu Yin spent some time thinking about the situation. "Right now, Lord Wei is merely watching you as he hasn’t been able to confirm if anything is really connected to you. On top of that, you truly don’t have anything to do with what he’s looking into, so I’m going to go create some trouble for Lord Wei."
"What are you going to do?" Chen Le asked.
Lu Yin replied, "Don't worry about it, you won't be exposed. Your status and position here are going to be very useful as I work against the Three Monarchs Universe. Have you forgotten that I’m targeting the Three Monarchs Universe? Neither Monarch Luo nor Wei Lord are able to stop me."
Chen Le exhaled. "There’s nothing I can do."
Lu Yin nodded. "True, you can’t do anything. Since Lord Wei is watching you, I’m quite sure that he has some way to track your whereabouts. It might be something that not even Monarch Luo can detect or see through, so don't do anything at all.”
“I’ll bring out Cloudflow. It’s time for him to get some revenge.”
Chen Le stared at Lu Yin. He had not known about the connection between Lu Yin and Cloudflow, but it was clear that Cloudflow had also fallen under Lu Yin’s control.
Regardless of anything else, Cloudflow was still a peak powerhouse. Even if he had been defeated and was one of the weakest people at his level, that did not change that Cloudflow was a peak powerhouse.
Lu Yin’s power base was constantly rising, and it seemed quite likely that the Heavens Sect had already surpassed the Three Monarchs Universe.
Thinking about this, Chen Le felt a bit better.
"I want to remind you about something. Will you listen?" Chen Le’s eyes locked onto Lu Yin.
Lu Yin looked back at the man.
"You can target the Three Monarchs Universe, but you must never even think about trying to go after the Sixverse Association," Chen Le stated.
A smile spread across Lu Yin's face. "Don't worry, I'm not that stupid. All I want is to replace the Three Monarchs Universe as a member of the Sixverse Association."
Chen Le nodded. "Good."
The Monarch was ignorant of Lu Yin’s conflict with the Sixverse Association, and he also knew nothing about the fact that the Lu family had been exiled by the Cyclic Universe. The man had only just become a peak powerhouse, and he had spent all of his time in the Three Monarchs Universe. He knew nothing about such matters.
If Chen Le had known of such things in the past, he would have never cooperated with Lu Yin, even if it had cost him his life.
For people like Chen Le who had been born within the Sixverse Association, the organization was a true monster. It was impossible for them to imagine even a peak powerhouse becoming the enemy of the Sixverse Association.
Lu Yin left and returned to Aeternus Nation before making his way to the Heavens Sect. He sought out Master Shan and took back the black energy converter from the man before going to find Cloudflow. "It's time to move. I’m giving you a chance to get revenge on the Transcendent Universe."
Cloudflow’s head rose. His crippled limbs were gradually recovering, and the moment he heard Lu Yin’s words, excitement filled the older man’s eyes, concealing an unforgettable hatred. "Thank you, Dao Monarch."
…
The Cloudflow Universe was exactly the same as when Lu Yin had last visited it. It was a parallel universe that had been conquered by the Transcendent Universe, and it was also one of the frontlines in the war against Aeternus. It was the permanent site for one of the three largest bestowal art carriers in existence.
The constant fighting, blood, and death that filled the universe had long left the cultivators from the Cloudflow Universe numb.