Chapter 1616: Mystery

It was not long before Lu Yin received another call from Wang Wen.

"I think it would be best to release Uncle Hua and the others. Now’s not the time to try to go up against the Autumnfrost family," Wang Wen suggested.

Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "Cang Zhou still hasn’t said anything at all. Sooner or later, the Innerverse will learn that something’s wrong with Chaosgod Mountain, but they won’t necessarily know that it’s got anything to do with us, right?"

Wang Wen's eyes lit up. "Are you wanting to use the Autumnfrost family to divert attention away from us?"

"Is that possible?" Lu Yin asked.

Wang Wen thought for a while. "It'll be very dangerous, but we can use the Autumnfrost family to divert people’s attention, though it’s also possible that the Autumnfrost family will ruin or even destroy our efforts. The Sixth Mainland is incomparable to the Innerverse."

Lu Yin said, "I can antagonize the Sixth Mainland, but the Autumnfrost family can't be allowed to destroy my Great Eastern Alliance."

"This won't work for long." Wang Wen obviously did not agree with Lu Yin’s choice. In order to hide the fact that Lu Yin had gained control of Chaosgod Mountain, they would go up against the Autumnfrost family. Even if the Innerverse’s major powers did not suspect the Great Eastern Alliance of being involved in the matter with Chaosgod Mountain, they would still become cautious after learning that something had happened to Chaosgod Mountain. The only difference would be that the Great Eastern Alliance would not become a target.

Taking a greater loss than one’s gains was always only the last resort.

"Get us some time, and then we’ll think about things," Lu Yin said.

Wang Wen ended the call. He really had not expected the Autumnfrost family to approach at this time. This was really creating problems.

Even if the eight great flowzones did have their secret connections and communications to cooperate, such things could not occur frequently. Lu Yin estimated that each interval between communications had to be at least more than ten years. For people who had the time, this was already quite frequent, and the people controlling these powers were all Envoys who could frequently go into secluded training for years at a time.

What worried Lu Yin the most was that such a deadline was almost due, which would be infuriating.

Over the next few days, Lu Yin went to see Cang Zhou every single day. Each time, he tried to get Cang Zhou to speak, but all efforts were useless.

"I've already made my move against Chaosgod Mountain. Even if I fall back now, the Sword Sect and the others will still become much more vigilant, so there’s no reason for me to back down. What you need to think about is how to leave unscathed, not the stability of the Innerverse. What does that have to do with you? People live their own lives, and they also determine their own lives," Lu Yin advised.

Cang Zhou sneered, "Alliance Leader Lu, cut the bullshit; it's useless. I will never say anything, so do your worst."

Lu Yin clenched his fists tightly. The man was an Envoy, so Lu Yin really had no place to even start.

One day, an unexpected person reached out to Lu Yin: God Taiyi.

Lu Yin and God Taiyi could only be regarded as almost friends, and Lu Yin had never considered receiving a call from God Taiyi.

"Brother Lu, is it that surprising for me to call you?" God Taiyi asked with a smile.

Lu Yin replied, "It's quite the surprise. Is something wrong?"

"Brother Lu, do you still remember those people from the Ignition Crew that you handed over to my Gods' Origin back in the Neoverse?" God Taiyi asked.

"Them? That wasn’t a big deal."

"Brother Lu's hard work not only helped my Gods' Origin, but also ended up helping you, Brother Lu," God Taiyi stated. He quickly continued, "Some time ago, Arbiter Jin He used the excuse of people having the Lu surname to condemn Big Sis and various others. Her mercenary crew was targeted and 72 people with your surname were killed. I know that Brother Lu will always remember this matter, and even if Jin He is already dead, Brother Lu will continue to seek revenge from the Ignition Crew. What I wanted to tell you, Brother Lu, is that there were other people involved in that matter in addition to the Ignition Crew."

Lu Yin's expression changed a bit. "It wasn’t just the Ignition Crew?"

"In the group that you sent to Gods’ Origin, there were some who had heard about Chaosgod Mountain’s involvement as well," God Taiyi solemnly declared.

Lu Yin's expression instantly changed drastically. "Where are you?"

God Taiyi grew confused. "Where am I?"

Lu Yin pressed, "Where are you right now?"

"Gods' Origin. Does Brother Lu want to come visit?" God Taiyi wondered.

Lu Yin frowned. This was just too much of a coincidence. Briefly, Lu Yin considered that God Taiyi might be trying to toy with him. After all, Lu Yin was still on Chaosgod Mountain and had only just taken control of the place when God Taiyi contacted him. There was no way for him to not be suspicious.

"Are you sure they mentioned Chaosgod Mountain?" Lu Yin asked.

"I’ll have the person tell you himself."

Right after that, Lu Yin heard a trembling voice speak, "Yes, it’s Chaosgod Mountain. When Jin He returned to the Ignition Crew, I personally heard it mentioned that Chaosgod Mountain had cooperated. I swear it’s true! I’m not lying! Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

Lu Yin's expression turned dark. Chaosgod Mountain stood in Chaos Flowzone, which was far from the Ignition Crew or where they had been attacked; how could they be involved in such a matter?

"Brother Lu, I'm just passing you some information. This person’s terrified of death, so he’s just throwing things out. You’ll have to be the one to determine the truth of this matter. Later." God Taiyi then ended the call.

Lu Yin lowered his had. The entire situation had once again become confusing. He had originally thought that the Ignition Crew had targeted Big Sis and her mercenaries because of their connection to Leon’s Armada, and that the Ignition Crew had wanted to cut away at the strength of Leon’s forces, but seemed to not be the case.

Big Sis just led a small mercenary crew, so why had there been any need for Chaosgod Mountain to get involved. Also, just what was the connection between Chaosgod Mountain and the Ignition Crew?

Lu Yin stood in place and ran through the various details that he could remember about when people with the Lu surname had been targeted and killed. Lu Yin wanted to track down Chaosgod Mountain’s possible involvement. In the end, the only possibility that he could come up with was that there was some sort of connection between the Leo family and Chaosgod Mountain.

When Big Sis and the others had reached the Outerverse, they had been attacked by the Leo family. Later, Lu Yin had taken Zhuo Daynight to a pirate port and had run into Da Chong. At that time, the man had been investigating the Leo family, but unfortunately, the Leo family had ended up being wiped out along with Driftcharge Planet, and all leads had been destroyed.

Everyone had assumed that the Leo family had received their orders from Jin He or someone else who held enmity towards Leon’s Armada, and no one had ever cared enough to look into the matter.

As he thought through the matter, Lu Yin summoned Cang Yi.

"Darkmist Weave?" Cang Yi asked.

Lu Yin’s voice was low as he continued, "Gather any and all information on Chaosgod Mountain that’s related to Darkmist Weave going back more than ten years."

Cang Yi nodded and left.

Half a day later, Cang Yi returned to Lu Yin and respectfully informed him, "Chaosgod Mountain is far away from Darkmist Weave, and there’s almost no connection at all. The only thing that I found was an minor incident more than ten years ago when we supported a small family that once wandered about in Chaos Flowzone. We helped them strengthen a pirate port."

Lu Yin's eyes snapped wide open. "What was the name of the family?"

"Leo. The Leo family."

Lu Yin's fingers trembled. The Leo family! It really was the Leo family. At this moment, Lu Yin knew that the Leo family’s assault on Big Sis and her mercenary crew was connected to Chaosgod Mountain.

"Why support the Leo family? What’s their connection with Chaosgod Mountain?" Lu Yin asked.

Cang Yi shook his head. "There’s no information about that. All that’s recorded about the Leo family is that they were sent things to reinforce a port and some supplies. Everything else related to that matter has disappeared.

"Someone from the Leo family also stayed here in Chaos Flowzone and ended up developing a relationship with an elder from my Chaosgod Mountain, so no one really cared about a little bit of support."

"Did you meet that person?" Lu Yin asked.

"That elder’s already dead. They were killed by the Sixth Mainland."

Lu Yin blew out a long breath. He took a step and disappeared. He went to speak to Cang Zhou.

Cang Zhou coldly greeted Lu Yin, "You can either give up and destroy my cultivation."

Lu Yin stared at Cang Zhou. "I wonder if you’ve ever heard of the Leo family."

Cang Zhou's eyes twitched, though only for an instant. The man’s face immediately returned to normal. "What’s the Leo family? Never heard of them."

"There are records of the Leo family in Chaosgod Mountain. The only thing that was ever reported was a unilateral support via supplies and strengthening a port they controlled. There was nothing gained from this matter. Your Chaosgod Mountain is not a charity, so tell me why you help this particular family?" Lu Yin asked. When he had visited the pirate port he had found a lot of advanced medical equipment. He had been puzzled by the presence of such equipment at the time, but now it looked like it had been sent there through Chaosgod Mountain.

Cang Zhou just closed his eyes. "I have no idea what you’re talking about. A small family like that could just have a connection to one of my Chaosgod Mountain’s disciples. There’s nothing wrong with providing a small bit of material support."

"Things that can strengthen a pirate port are not simple supplies, though they probably aren’t seen as much to your Chaosgod Mountain. However, after thinking about it, I wonder if this is related to Leon's Armada?" Lu Yin somberly suggested.

Cang Zhou's eye twitched, and he fell silent.

"What sort of conflict does your Chaosgod Mountain have with Leon’s Armada? Why would you work with the Ignition Crew to go against them?" Lu Yin pressed.

Cang Zhou still said nothing.

Lu Yin really wanted to kill the man, but doing so would cause the truth to disappear forever.

Lu Yin walked away.

After Lu Yin left, Cang Zhou opened his eyes. They flickered, as he had been discovered. What had gone wrong? He had believed that this matter would never be exposed, and even if the Ignition Crew was annihilated by Leon’s Armada, there was still no way for his Chaosgod Mountain to be exposed, as no one would say anything. This confidence was why Cang Zhou had forgotten about the matter.

In order to remain undiscovered, he had to actually think and act as though he had done nothing. This was Cang Zhou’s personality. When speaking with Lu Yin before, Cang Zhou had assumed the youth to be ignorant of the matter. The Envoy had not expected to be exposed like this.

It looks like he could not keep things under wraps for too much longer.

"Is this all the information that Chaosgod Mountain has on the matter?" Lu Yin asked.

From behind, Cang Yi respectfully replied, "It's all here."

Lu Yin began to seriously study the information. He intended to find the connection between Chaosgod Mountain and the Ignition Crew.

It was supposed to be impossible to find any such connection through the records that had been left untouched, but Lu Yin still found some.

Chaosgod Mountain was different from other forces that controlled the eight great flowzones. One of the mountain’s defining features was that the sect was not inherited, but was gained through competition.

Cang Zhou was the master of Chaosgod Mountain, but he had not inherited it. Every single member of Chaosgod Mountain was eligible to compete for the position of the mountain’s master.

Considering this detail, Lu Yin started to think.

Chaosgod Mountain did not have an environment that was suitable for ordinary humans; it was too cold. The entire mountain was filled with a dry sort of cold that pierced to the bone.

The giants were sleeping soundly atop the black dome. Their huge bodies were thousands of meters tall and looked like mountains. Ku Wei was among them, as he had no other choice. He wanted to find a better place to sleep and relax, but Lu Yin had ordered Ku Wei to stay with the colossal giants, which gave Ku Wei a headache.

Chaosgod Mountain disciples were very diligent with their training. No matter if it was day or night, there were always people cultivating.

Even though a group of the elite disciples and many elders had been captured, their disappearance had not affected Chaosgod Mountain for the time being. Cang Yi had seized control of Chaosgod Mountain as fast as possible.

No one noticed when the two figures rushed into the mountain at an impressive speed. The two did not tear through the void, and they simply used pure speed.

After entering Chaosgod Mountain, they separated.

It was not long before a brilliant light erupted from the void and a terrifying burst of stellular energy swept over Chaosgod Mountain and caused the void to tremble.

Lu Yin instantly emerged and looked over to where Cang Zhou was being held captive.