Chapter 2323: Return
The patriarchs of the former Court of Seven Names, the Hall of Honor, and the Cosmic Sea also hosted many conversations at this moment concerning the war preparations. No one knew whom they would be fighting against.
However, Lu Yin had sent down orders of the highest priority, and he had also tasked Shui Chuanxiao and the other strategists and tacticians to provide him with a comprehensive list of the Fifth Mainland’s forces. The Fifth Mainland was moving, and even the people from the Sixth Mainland were no exception. The Progenitor of Bloodlines himself had emerged from seclusion.
Lu Yin had sent the man a message through a wireless jincan, asking the Progenitor of Bloodlines to mobilize the entire Sixth Mainland.
Throughout all of human history, there had been very few moments when different Mainlands had cooperated, but Lu Yin’s order had mobilized all the combat strength of both the Fifth and Sixth Mainlands so that they could face the four ruling powers.
It was uncertain exactly how much strength would be gathered in the end, but Lu Yin felt confident that he would be able to give the four ruling powers quite a surprise.
As the war preparations continued, the Progenitor of Bloodlines brought up some questions, as he wanted to understand whom they would be facing.
Lu Yin hid nothing, and he shared the current situation of the Perennial World with the Progenitor. This particular confrontation was inevitable. Even if Lu Yin abandoned seeking revenge for his Lu family, the four ruling powers would still never let him go.
Finally, the Progenitor of Bloodlines just sighed emotionally while expressing his hopes that this war would not weaken humanity too much.
Lu Yin did not actually know if a war would break out or not. It was possible, but it was also possible that war could be avoided. He would not know for certain until he directly faced the four ruling powers and determined their attitude. In that case, it was better to prepare for an all-out war.
If his preparations proved insufficient, he had one last option, though he truly hoped that he would not be forced to use it.
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"Skymender, is your Book of Destiny the one regarding the present?" Lu Yin asked.
"Yes."
"Could you use it to help me see if there is any threat to me in the Fifth Mainland?" Lu Yin asked.
Skymender shrugged. "Dao Chosen, while the Books of Destiny are priceless treasures, they are still nothing more than a tool to assist in divination. It’s quite simply impossible to check the entire Fifth Mainland."
"What does your book show about me?" Lu Yin asked.
"It can’t reveal anything at all about you."
"It can’t see me?" Lu Yin stared at Skymender.
The imperial advisor replied, "That’s correct. It’s never been able to see you. If it could…"
He did not finish speaking, but Lu Yin understood. If the book had been able to provide information about him, the Astral Beast Domain would have never allowed him to rise to power.
Even back when Lu Yin had first started cultivating, some of his accomplishments should have attracted Skymender’s attention. Skymender must have performed divinations on countless people, but Lu Yin’s life could only be regarded as legendary. Yao Di would have personally risked his life across the Human Domain to kill Lu Yin and prevent him from rising up.
"Then what about Undying Yushan?" Lu Yin asked.
Skymender replied, "While the Dao Chosen himself is impossible to see in divinations, those around you can be seen. Through them, it is possible to analyze what the Dao Chosen desires and what he wishes to do, within certain bounds. That allowed me to then perform a divination on Undying Yushan himself. However, it is truly impossible to perform any divinations on the Dao Chosen himself. If that were not the case, our Celestial Beast Empire would have never fallen so far."
"Do you remember the Ghost Monkey?" Lu Yin suddenly changed the subject.
Skymender went a bit stiff. "I do."
"Why did you want him back so badly?"
During ZENITH, Skymender had ordered all of the participants from the Astral Beast Domain to take the Ghost Monkey away from Lu Yin at any cost. When Lu Yin had intervened and taken over defending the Outerverse from the Astral Beast Domain from the Sixth Mainland, Feng Lin had also set the Ghost Monkey’s return as a condition during negotiations. It had become very clear that the Astral Beast Domain cared too much about the Ghost Monkey.
Skymender sighed. "I don't know how much the Dao Chosen knows about the Ghost Monkey, but it was born from Progenitor Wushang’s blood."
Lu Yin's expression did not change at all. He had learned of the Ghost Monkey’s origins during the Astral Tower competition in the Mountains and Seas Zone. At that time, the Ghost Monkey had consumed the blood of a Progenitor, and he had instantly risen from the Explorer realm to the Hunter realm. He had known that he had to be honest with Lu Yin at that time, as otherwise, Lu Yin would have killed the Ghost Monkey.
Lu Yin’s calm reaction told Skymender that the young man indeed already knew about the Ghost Monkey’s origins. "The Ghost Monkey possesses Progenitor Wushang’s blood, which is simply invaluable to my Astral Beast Domain. Even more importantly, he very likely knows the location of Progenitor Wushang’s tomb due to that blood."
"Progenitor Wushang’s tomb?" Lu Yin was surprised by this.
However, Skymender was also surprised. "The Dao Chosen did not know?"
Lu Yin started thinking. The Ghost Monkey had referred to Progenitor Wushang’s tomb on multiple occasions, trying to tempt Lu Yin with the place. However, at the time, Lu Yin had been far too weak to even contemplate searching for Progenitor Wushang’s tomb back then. He had never imagined that he would one day manage to conquer the entire Astral Beast Domain.
It had simply been impossible for a human to enter the Astral Beast Domain and search for Progenitor Wushang’s tomb.
However, things had completely changed. "Does the Ghost Monkey really know where Progenitor Wushang’s tomb is located?"
"We can’t be certain, but the Ghost Monkey is the only one who might possibly know. After all, Progenitor Wushang does not have a massive tomb, and what we refer to as his tomb is simply where his body was buried. There have long since been rumors that Progenitor Wushang was badly wounded during the war with the Sixth Mainland, and knowing that he would die of his injuries, he found a place to rest his bones. There was never any glorious tomb, but if his tomb can be found, then we can find Progenitor Wushang’s body, and we might even be able to acquire some of his blood. For our Astral Beast Domain, Progenitor Wushang’s blood is the greatest treasure," Skymender explained.
Lu Yin could not hold back a laugh. It turned out that Progenitor Wushang’s blood held the same sort of appeal for the astral beasts as Progenitor Chen's blood did for humans.
It was unexpected that the Ghost Monkey had been keeping such a secret. Did he really know the location of Progenitor Wushang’s tomb, or could he have been lying the whole time?
After another half a month, Leng Qing arrived, and with him came the Giants Army.
The moment the Giants Army arrived, Ku Wei's wailing rang out, "Master—! Master, you must save your disciple! I don't want to come to this terrible place! I only want to stay by your side for the rest of my life and serve you! Master is the greatest, and your disciple doesn’t want to be left here…"
Yao Di and Skymender both gave Ku Wei very odd looks. They had heard before that humans experienced powerful emotions, but it was still surprising to see such shamelessness.
As Ku Wei wailed, he disregarded everyone around him, including Skymender and Yao Di. He had even once proven himself capable of disregarding a Progenitor’s strength to fearlessly insult Lord Fish. This man was truly peerless when it came to flattering his master.
Lu Yin kicked Ku Wei away. "If you’re not here, the Giants Army won’t be reliable, so you need to stay here."
Ku Wei crawled back over to Lu Yin and latched onto his legs. "Master, take me away from here! I just want to stay with you, and am willing to face any dangers to do so! If I can’t see master, then your disciple- your disciple… will have nightmares!"
Lu Yin sneered. "Fine."
Ku Wei was thrilled, and he looked up at Lu Yin with great excitement. "Really?"
Lu Yin bent over. "Are you aware that the entire Heavens Sect is preparing for war?"
Ku Wei nodded ignorantly. "Yes."
"Do you know whom we will be facing?"