Chapter 1638: Contradiction

Lu Yin helped the Sea King to his feet. "Let's get out of here, unless you want to say something. Madam Hong will return soon."

Lu Yin then stepped into the true universe, taking the Sea King with him as they immediately left the planet.

Sea King was incredulous; not that how much time had passed, so how was this child already able to enter the true universe? How was this possible?

In outer space, above the planet, Liu Ye and Fei Hua had already retrieved all of the giants. "We can go."

Any activity on this particular planet would be reported to Flying Horse Manor almost instantly.

"Alliance Leader Lu, what should I do?" Xun Jiong quickly asked.

At the same time, Cang Yi also spoke up. "Alliance Leader Lu, please take me with you!"

Lu Yin glanced at Liu Ye and Fei Hua. Liu Ye grabbed Xun Jiong and Cang Yi, tore the true universe open, and sent the two back to Flying Horse Manor. Upon leaving the true universe, Cang Yi was only a corpse while Xun Jiong had received Lu Yin's communication information.

The giants had been rescued, but Madam Hong could never be allowed to learn of the truth of the matter. After all, the woman was a powerful expert with a power level of more than 900,000. Lu Yin had no desire to have such a powerhouse targeting him.

Cang Yi had to die, and anyone else who knew about the matter had to be dealt with as well, though Xun Jiong could not die quite just yet. What’s more, with Hong Ying dead, no one would have any idea that Xun Jiong had been involved in the incident. Lu Yin wanted to keep the young man alive as his personal eye in Flying Horse Manor.

Glancing back at the planet, star energy gathered in Lu Yin's hand and then took the form of a sword. It looked like a very ordinary sword formed from star energy.

The Sea King, Liu Ye, Fei Hua, Ku Wei, and all the giants stared at Lu Yin in confusion, not knowing what he intended to do.

Lu Yin's eyes went wide as he lifted the sword and swung it down. They didn’t see anything happen, but a sword slash appeared on the distant planet that they had just left.

The Sea King's expression completely changed, and he blurted out, "The Thirteen Swords?"

Ku Wei was startled. Thir- Thirteen Swords? How? Isn't that technique exclusive to the Sword Sect? I thought that only Liu Tianmu and Liu Shaoqiu had mastered that technique in our generation. How did Master learn that?

"Let's go," Lu Yin said. With that, Liu Ye and Fei Hua led the way towards the Innerverse, though they took a detour towards the Great Yu Empire.

The Sea King was still in a daze after seeing Lu Yin use the Thirteen Swords, though he was even more taken aback at Liu Ye and Fei Hua. Even though the Sea King had been seriously injured, his senses and perception were still fully intact, and he could tell that neither of these two was much weaker than him. And yet, they were clearly following Lu Yin's orders. Just what had happened? This kid had even learned the Thirteen Swords!

"Master, Master! Little Wei thought that he would never be able to see you again, Master!" Ku Wei quickly started to wail, and he went rather overboard this time, as he had truly believed that his life had been over.

Lu Yin was curious about Chen Huang’s situation, as the tribe’s leader had actually become an Envoy while his strength had completely transformed. This meant that the Great Eastern Alliance had gained another Envoy.

"Hey, you little rascal, what about Qiqi and the others?" the Sea King soon asked. He looked rather embarrassed, but there was no way that he could change his domineering personality.

Lu Yin replied, "Don't worry, Senior, all of them are doing very well. The people from the Sea King’s Dome are all in the Outerverse."

The Sea King frowned. "The Outerverse was given to the Sixth Mainland."

"It looks like Senior is up to date with current affairs."

The Sea King solemnly replied, "Madam Hong came to visit me every once in a while, trying to force me to submit to her. When she did, she usually shared a bit of information with me."

"Did she say anything about this junior?" Lu Yin felt curious.

The Sea King shook his head. "She just told me that the Hall of Honor agreed to give the Outerverse over to the Sixth Mainland, and there was also something about their three Progenitors arriving."

Lu Yin sneered. "She was trying to deceive you. The Sixth Mainland has already been completely destroyed, and too many of their powerhouses were killed. Of their three Progenitors, only the Progenitor of Combat came to the Fifth Mainland, but only for a moment. He wasn’t able to enter the Fifth Mainland and demonstrate his power. And…"

The Sea King had already learned of a few details, but he was ignorant of almost everything that Lu Yin shared. It was impossible for Madam Hong to mention anything that would show the Sixth Mainland in a bad light to the Sea King, so after hearing everything from Lu Yin, the Sea King was left in a bit of a daze from the conflicting information.

"So you’re saying that the Sixth Mainland is gone?" the Sea King could not believe this. "And the Starfall Sea as well? It was all part of Progenitor Hui's master plan?"

Liu Ye and Fei Hua were also shocked, as this was their first time hearing the full story.

Lu Yin sighed emotionally. "Progenitor Hui's plan took eons to be carried out, and it managed to trick everyone, even those monsters. When the Sixth Mainland attacked the Fifth Mainland and destroyed the Fifth Mainland's Daosource Sect, Progenitor Hui plotted all of this as revenge."

"Hmph! The Sixth Mainland were not the ones who destroyed the Daosource Sect back then," the Sea King suddenly shouted in clear anger. "Those idiots from the Sixth Mainland were tricked, but they were just pawns. If not for them, with my Fifth Mainland’s Nine Mountains and Eight Seas, how could we have been so easily defeated? Not to mention having our sky changed!”

Lu Yin grew curious. "Does Senior know the details about what happened back then?"

The Sea King let out a long breath. "I know a small bit. It’s said that a traitor from a certain family in my Fifth Mainland deliberately incited war with the Sixth Mainland and that the Sixth Mainland was similarly deceived, causing them to become those monsters’ unwitting blade. This eventually led my Fifth Mainland to suffer terribly, have our sky changed, and have no Progenitor rise here ever since.”

"What about the place beyond the Upper Three Doors?" Lu Yin suddenly asked.

The Sea King was startled. "You know about that?"

He stared intently at Lu Yin. "The place beyond the Upper Three Gates also belongs to a bunch of traitors, but those people did not attack my Fifth Mainland. Instead, they abandoned the Fifth Mainland. The people there are those who have spurned my Fifth Mainland, and the primeval surnames also come from there."

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed. He had already known that bearers of primeval surnames were considered public enemies within the Fifth Mainland, but they had a different status from the Neohuman Alliance. There were some people who hated those with primeval surnames and wanted to kill them, but there were also others who did not care and considered everything to be fine so long as the names were legal and registered.

The bearers of primeval surnames were not really public enemies, but more like universally despised people.

Because the ancestors of the people with primeval surnames had abandoned the Fifth Mainland, the Fifth Mainland had undergone great changes and lost all of its Progenitors. However, was that really the truth of the matter?

The Fifth Mainland had not had any Progenitors emerge in many years, and it was impossible for them to stop Aeternus. The only reason why Aeternus had not destroyed the Fifth Mainland yet was because it was protected by the Stellular Tempest which blocked their path. The other reason was the existence of the Perennial World, which also blocked Aeternus. The Fifth Mainland had not suffered any invasion from Aeternus away from the Upper Three Gates.

This was what had allowed the Fifth Mainland to exist as a sheltered greenhouse for so many years.

As for the actual truth of the matter, only those who had witnessed history would ever know it. The primeval surnames had abandoned the Fifth Mainland, but they were also protecting the Fifth Mainland. However, the Perennial World considered the Fifth Mainland to be an abandoned wasteland, and they looked down on it. They protected the place, but they also looked down on it. This was a very contradictory situation and viewpoint.

"Senior used something from a Progenitor and pyrolyte to force open the Upper Three Gates. You wanted to use the place past the gates to change the Fifth Mainland’s sky back to its original sky. Did you think that doing so would trigger a war with the Sixth Mainland? Does Senior believe that it was worth it?" Lu Yin asked a question that many people wanted to know the answer to.

The Sea King's expression grew complicated. "Was it worth it? That’s a matter for future generations to determine. Many people hate me because I started the war which killed their loved ones. I don’t care how people may curse me—I just hope that, for now, the Fifth Mainland’s sky is no longer hidden by the Sixth Mainland’s."

Lu Yin smiled. He also did not care about what others might think about the Sea King. After all, Lu Yin was currently taking similar actions to the Sea King’s, as Lu Yin was working to trigger a war among humanity that would benefit Aeternus. Still, why should Lu Yin willingly sacrifice himself for the so-called greater good? He was not such a selfless person. The Lu family had to return, and he also had to dominate the universe. The more the four ruling powers wanted to stop the Lu family from returning, the more Lu Yin wanted his family back.

Basically, Lu Yin felt that he was the same kind of person as the Sea King, and it was a wonderful thing to fight for what one wanted in life.

Neither Liu Ye nor Fei Hua had any thoughts about the conflict between the Fifth and Sixth Mainlands, but they were truly amazed by Progenitor Hui’s plan. He had plotted a scheme spanning eons, and he had even used the passage of time to deceive everyone. In the end, his plan had actually succeeded, which was truly unimaginable to the two of them. This was the power of a Progenitor.

Shortly after Lu Yin and the others left, Hong Ying's body was discovered, followed by the destruction of the planet that had been the Sea King and the colossal giants’ prison. These discoveries sent the entire Flying Horse Manor spiraling into chaos.

Xun Jiong watched the figure dash about through the sky and at the chaos that filled Flying Horse Manor. Madam, come back soon!

He wondered just how Lu Yin had managed to time his visit right when Madam Hong had been absent; was it just a coincidence?

He looked down at his gadget, thinking that he should call Lu Yin before Madam Hong returned. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for Xun Jiong to contact Lu Yin once the powerful woman returned.

A group of people traveled through outer space, making their way towards Chaos Flowzone. They had already used the Ark to cross the Astral River.

Liu Ye and Fei Hua had been traveling at top speed due to their fear of being caught by Madam Hong. Even they were fearful of an expert with a power level of over 900,000. Such a person was a top powerhouse even in the Perennial World.

When his gadget beeped with the alert of a call request, Lu Yin answered it.

"Alliance Leader Lu, this is Xun Jiong."

Lu Yin replied, "Flying Horse Manor must already be a mess."

"Yes. Madam Hong will return soon."

"She won’t be there that soon," Lu Yin commented.

Xun Jiong was startled; what did that mean? Could Madam Hong’s absence have had something to do with Lu Yin? This thought sent chills running down Xun Jiong’s back, as this indicated that Lu Yin’s influence was beyond powerful. Was he actually able to affect even the Sixth Mainland? How?

No matter how hard Xun Jiong tried to refute this suspicion, when he thought of what Lu Yin had just accomplished, every action that Lu Yin had made truly seemed like it had been dependent on being sure that Madam Hong would not immediately return, as no one would willingly risk their life so casually.

"You were also quite lucky to be able to enter Flying Horse Manor, but don't forget who gave you this opportunity," Lu Yin stated.

Xun Jiong's heart fell. "Alliance Leader Lu was the one who allowed me to die so that I would have a chance to survive."

"It's good to hear that you know. You did well just now, taking me to see the giants and the Sea King and getting me into Flying Horse Manor."

"Alliance Leader Lu, Cang Yi was the one who led you into the manor."

"That was you. Cang Yi’s dead."

Xun Jiong's face turned pale, and he helplessly replied, "I see. Might I ask what Alliance Leader Lu would order this one to do?"

"Tell me everything you know about Flying Horse Manor and the Sixth Mainland. It would also be best if you can find out what Madam Hong wants to discuss with me. She seems to want to negotiate something with me," Lu Yin said.

Xun Jiong bitterly explained, "Alliance Leader Lu, it's impossible for me to speak with Madam Hong. While in Flying Horse Manor, I have only been following Hong Ying. I have never once had any contact with Madam Hong at all."

Lu Yin believed that Xun Jiong was just a minor character, and Madam Hong would view such a person as an ant. If not for the fact that the Xun family had been traitors and that Xun Jiong’s name had been on the list, there was no way Xun Jiong would have ever been allowed within Flying Horse Manor. He did not qualify to pass through the gates of that place.

"Stay focused on Flying Horse Manor. I need useful information. As long as you’re able to provide it, I’ll help you change your identity and give you a place to live in the Innerverse. If you can't, then you’ll meet Cang Yi's fate," Lu Yin threatened.

Xun Jiong's heart trembled. "I understand."