Lu Yin swept the entire area with his consciousness and then slowly smiled. Much like he imagined, the Five-Palm Sect was even more hated than expected. Interesting.
With that thought, he took a step forward and disappeared.
There were many people at the foot of Five-Palm Mountain, while only a few were on the mountain range. Only the members of the Five-Palm Sect were on the mountain.
“Ha! Look, that’s the guy! I punched him once some time ago, and here he is, still holding a grudge. He actually came all the way here.”
“Seventh Junior Brother, you’re as mighty as ever.”
“Sixth Senior Brother, you’re also here. So? Is there anyone stirring up trouble?”
“Hmph, just a defeated wretch. After losing, you still want to fight me when we’re in the same realm? Ridiculous! Do you think that I’m so free?”
“Exactly. If they’re not an entire realm above us, they’re not even qualified to make a move.”
“Look at Martial-Aunt Liu, so graceful and heroic.”
“She’s more than just beautiful. Martial-Aunt Liu is ruthless. She spent half a year investigating her opponent’s secret mistress just to force him into a duel. Her condition was that, win or lose, no one would leak a word.”
“The results?”
“Martial-Aunt Liu won, of course.”
“Wait, I passed by a group on my way back and overheard them talking about that exact situation. How did the story get leaked?”
“Shh! That was Martial-Aunt Liu herself! She said that the man was shameless, broke his vow to his wife, and lacked morals, so...”
“So Martial-Aunt Liu broke the agreement.”
“That’s just how Martial-Aunt Liu is. Now that guy’s family keeps watch here and attacks whenever she leaves.”
“Huh? Isn’t that Martial Granduncle? When did he return?”
A short distance away, Si Jiushi was sitting inside a beast-drawn carriage. The curtain was pulled back, and he occasionally directed a smile outside. Everywhere, the disciples of the Five-Palm Sect bowed to him, including even Martial-Aunt Liu. Normally, the woman looked aloof, but she was incredibly respectful towards Si Jiushi.
The fat man was a third-generation elder of the Five-Palm Sect, as well as a peak powerhouse. Very few in the sect could outrank him.
While he had kept his identity a secret outside, upon returning to the sect, he became the center of attention. It was extremely uncomfortable for him.
Soon, the carriage was out of sight.
“Martial Granduncle is so impressive! I’ve heard he’s a close friend of that Mr. Lu.”
“I heard the same thing. Just because of Mr. Lu’s reputation, Martial Granduncle was allowed to go to the Orchid Megaverse with the Seventh Night Pillar to watch it be reset. His strength must have improved from that.”
“Rumor has it that Martial Granduncle even fought against the Scion Spire’s Luo Ning while on the Seventh Night Pillar! He may have lost, but it was still an honorable defeat.”
“I heard that he got beat up pretty badly, though.”
“I heard Martial Granduncle was tricked by the Dream Dominion’s Wu Jie.”
“Nonsense! With Mr. Lu around, who would dare to mess with Martial Granduncle?”
"That’s true. He really is ruthless..."
From a distance, Lu Yin was also watching the carriage speed away. He smiled. Fate truly worked in mysterious ways. No matter where he went, it always seemed that certain people would be brought back together.
The carriage was headed straight for the base of Five-Palm Mountain.
Although Five-Palm Mountain looked like a hand, everyone in the Five-Palm Sect knew that it was not just a shape, but rather an actual hand. The mountain range was the hand of the first sect master.
The palm faced downward, with the rest of the hand rising high into the sky. Beneath the palm, there was a terrifying hidden power that constantly released enough pressure to peel space itself apart. That was the Five-Palm Art.
Everyone in the Five-Palm Sect trained beneath the palm, enduring the agony of the constant pressure. Day after day, year after year, they honed their strength while nurturing their ambition to overturn the very hand that pressed down on them. They refused to live under anyone’s weight. This mentality had continuously shaped the sect’s unique culture.
There were certain things that did not need to be spoken, and a unique environment would naturally foster a unique atmosphere.
Inside the carriage, Si Jiushi dropped the curtain and looked forward. “I’m back again.”
He really had not wanted to return. Who knew if some of his enemies were still outside, waiting to cause him trouble? Unfortunately, he had no choice.
No matter where he went—the East Domain, the North Domain, or even the Seventh Night Pillar—he had kept running into Lu Yin. He had no idea where else he could go. Strangely, returning to the Five-Palm Sect had felt like the safest option.
His uncle-master had also run out of luck. There were rumors that he had been dragged off to the Fifth Night Pillar by that madwoman from the Rift of Suffering. And who was the Odyssey Commander of that Night Pillar? Lu Yin, of course.
While the Night Pillars returned, Si Jiushi had no idea if Lu Yin had stayed behind in the Allsense Megaverse or not. He also had no idea how that war had gone. He could only hope that Lu Yin stayed away for a bit longer. As for Si Jiushi’s uncle-master, well, given his character, it was no wonder that he had run into trouble.
That thought prompted a laugh that the fat man could not hold back.
There was a sweet sense of revenge to what had happened.
“What’s so funny?” a voice asked from right beside him. It was a very familiar voice.
Si Jiushi instinctively replied, “Uncle-Master Lang Ruyu was dragged off to the Fifth Night Pillar, and Lu Yin’s there too. Poor guy.”
“Is that so?”
Si Jiushi’s expression then suddenly changed. He slowly turned his head and froze. His mouth dropped open in horror, and he let out a scream, as if he had just seen a ghost.
The carriage screeched to a halt and the driver rushed inside, where he saw Lu Yin. The driver instantly turned deathly pale and quickly bowed low. “Mr. Lu.”
Lu Yin nodded. “We meet again. Carry on.”
“Yes, sir.”
The carriage door closed, and Lu Yin turned to grin at Si Jiushi. “You don’t seem very happy to see me.”
Si Jiushi stared at Lu Yin in disbelief. “Why are you... why are you here?”