Lu Yin visibly hesitated.
Ge Yao’s heart clenched. If she still could not get this man to follow her even after paying such a heavy price, she had no idea how she would answer to Lesser Sancte Yue Ya.
100 trillion spirit seeds, as well as an absurd assortment of rare materials. Even if it sounded like nothing more than mere resources, it was more wealth than any one organization could gather on their own. Collecting these resources had shaken the balance of the megaverse itself.
“What about this? One last thing,” Lu Yin said, raising a finger. “Help me with one last request, and then I’ll follow you to Heavenspire.”
Ge Yao hesitated. “One like me cannot agree to this on my own.”
“Then go ask Lesser Sancte Yue Ya.”
Ge Yao frowned. It was clear that she wanted to say something, but she restrained herself.
Lu Yin stared at the woman. “If there’s something on your mind, then just say it.”
Ge Yao pursed her lips before finally speaking, her tone solemn. “Lesser Sancte Yue Ya has agreed to help you replace the High Seraph, Lord Seraph Lu. To my knowledge, you and the High Seraph are already enemies, so why make things difficult now?
“I meant no offense. It’s just... if Lesser Sancte Yue Ya becomes upset and decides to choose someone else, you will lose out as well, won’t you?”
She quickly bowed low. “Please do not take offense, Seraph Lu. I may have overstepped myself.”
Lu Yin slowly smiled. “Don’t worry. I won’t touch you.”
Ge Yao let out a breath relief, her expression relaxing noticeably. “Thank you, Seraph Lu.”
Lu Yin looked up at the sky, leaning back in his chair. “Do you believe that 100 trillion spirit seeds and the materials that I was given are as valuable as allowing a Seraph to cultivate the Nine Heavens Transformation?”
Ge Yao took a moment to consider the question. “I do not know.”
“Then let me tell you: it’s not even close,” Lu Yin stated, staring at Ge Yao. “This is because it’s necessary to first split apart the Nine Heavens before one can cultivate the Nine Heavens Transformation. The higher one’s cultivation, the harder it is to accomplish that. Lesser Sancte Yue Ya paid a tremendous price to split apart the Nine Heavens for Emperor Wu, and he would have never abandoned Emperor Wu easily, not unless Emperor Wu completely failed.
"As for me, since Lesser Sancte Yue Ya has only paid some trivial resources so far, I am far more likely to be abandoned. After all, the High Seraph is not one to be trifled with. While Lesser Sancte Yue Ya sits high above in the Nine Odysseys Megaverse, fearless of everything, I am different. I have but one life, and no one can change that. That is why I must ensure that Lesser Sancte Yue Ya pays a high enough price that he will not easily cast me aside. Do you understand?"
Ge Yao replied, "The Nine Odysseys Megaverse has already decided to replace the High Seraph. Nothing will change that."
"‘Nothing will change that.’ It’s true that the High Seraph will eventually disappear, but while I have been chosen to replace him, someone else could do so just as easily. Just think about what you just said: ‘the Nine Odysseys Megaverse has already decided to replace the High Seraph.’ It’s not that I, Lu Yin, will replace him."
Ge Yao’s brow furrowed as she looked at the ground. She could not find any way to refute Lu Yin’s objections.
This was because she had no idea if he was lying or not. Her sole objective was to find a way to lure Lu Yin to the Morrow Behemoth’s hand. While she had received that mission from Yue Ya, Ge Yao was not qualified to know why Lu Yin needed to be taken to that precise location.
Even if everything that she had been told was true and that the High Seraph would disappear, did he have to be replaced by Seraph Lu? Someone else could easily be given the title, and there was no guarantee that Lu Yin would be the next High Seraph.
He had clearly stated that he wanted Lesser Sancte Yue Ya to pay a heavy enough price to be invested in Lu Yin. Only then would Lu Yin be assured that he was the one who would replace the High Seraph. The desire for such assurances was only human nature.
"Go tell Lesser Sancte Yue Ya that I have one final request. As soon as that is taken care of, I will do whatever he asks," Lu Yin stated.
Ge Yao nodded. "In that case, I will share your third condition with him, Lord Seraph Lu."
She hesitated briefly and then asked, "What is your final condition?"
Lu Yin stared at the woman. "One of the keys to the Gate of Laws, either from the High Seraph or Yong Heng."
Lu Yin could not obtain any information regarding what lay past the Gate of Laws. There were absolutely no clues to be found, which made him uneasy.
He had even learned about the Nine Odysseys Megaverse and witnessed the strange scene that had appeared on the Day of Offering. But even after seeing the Greater Sancte with his awe-inspiring might, Lu Yin knew nothing about what lay beyond the Gate of Laws. That was not natural.
Lu Yin’s final condition was also a test. Not only was he testing the High Seraph and his peers, but he was also testing the Nine Odysseys Megaverse as a whole. Lu Yin wanted to discover what the Nine Odysseys Megaverse’s position was regarding the Gate of Laws.
A few days later, his spirit cloudstone trembled. Yong Heng was calling.
“Are you trying to use Yue Ya to get the key? Shouldn’t that be considered a betrayal of our alliance?”
Lu Yin laughed. “We’re just cooperating for now—this isn’t an alliance. If Boundless hadn’t already relocated, would you have actually helped Yue Ya?”
Yong Heng did not argue. “If I don’t give it, I won’t be able to give Yue Ya a proper explanation.”
“Then give it to him.”
“It still won’t reach you.”
Lu Yin was surprised. “You sound confident. Did Yue Ya contact you directly?”
“A girl named Ge Yao reached out, but I refused.”
“Then why are you so sure that even if you gave it, I wouldn’t receive it?”
“Because it wasn’t Ru Guo who asked me for it.”