Chapter 2375: Boss

Wan Zhiyi kept staring at the image of Bai Xian'er, hoping to find out exactly where the woman was. Wan Zhiyi would gladly die if he could drag this woman down with him and avenge his master's family. It would also serve as revenge for Tu Qiming and the Lu family’s vassals who had survived, only to be driven insane.

𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

After staring at Bai Xian'er for a moment, Lu Yin slowly said, "Actually, there’s something that I wanted to tell you when I last saw you in Crimson Garden."

Tu Qiming and Wan Zhiyi both looked over at Lu Yin, and Bai Xian'er also focused on him and smiled.

Lu Yin opened his mouth. "You really are a bitch."

Bai Xian'er's smile instantly disappeared.

Tu Qiming’s mouth fell open as he stared at Lu Yin in a daze. It was as if he was seeing Lu Yin in an entirely new light.

Wan Zhiyi was also completely stunned.

For some time, everyone was completely silent.

Tu Qiming finally was the first to respond. "You- what did you just say?"

Lu Yin looked over and smiled at Tu Qiming. "What? Am I wrong?"

Tu Qiming shook his head vigorously, and an excited grin spread across his face. "No, you’re absolutely right! How could that be wrong? Hahahaha!"

He then turned to glare at Bai Xian'er. "Bitch, did you hear that? Lu bast—no, Boss says that you’re a bitch, hahahaha!"

Wan Zhiyi continued to stare at Lu Yin in shock. The Lu Xiaoxuan that the old man had once known would never have ever said that to Bai Xian'er. After all, Lu Xiaoxuan had been completely obsessed with Bai Xian'er. Was this person really still Lu Xiaoxuan?

Even though the young man was swearing and insulting someone, for some reason, Wan Zhiyi could not help but feel that, at this moment, Lu Xiaoxuan—no, Lu Yin possessed a more arrogant personality. This sort of overbearing behavior was what the ruling Lu family was supposed to possess.

"Hahahaha, bitch!" Tu Qiming cursed excitedly.

Further down on the array base, the Lu Elite Troops shifted to a defensive strategy. More than one person glanced upwards with an odd expression. It was just too strange to hear laughter on an active battlefield.

Lu Yin and Bai Xian'er stared at each other, but at this moment, there was open hostility between them.

Still looking as calm as ever, Bai Xian'er stared intently at Lu Yin for a long moment. Then, without saying another word, her image disappeared.

"Hey, why are you running away? I haven't had enough yet! Get back here, bitch," Tu Qiming yelled, clearly enjoying himself quite a bit.

Lu Yin rolled his eyes. "Alright, that’s enough. There’s no one around any more. No matter how loudly you yell, it'll still be pointless."

Tu Qiming looked over at Lu Yin, still quite excited. "You’ve convinced me, Lu basta- No, you're Grandpa Tu’s boss! Boss, I'm truly convinced today."

Lu Yin stared at Tu Qiming. "So were you lying before?"

Tu Qiming dismissively waved a hand. "You managed to convince me before, but this time, I’m thoroughly convinced. You are my boss! My boss for life! Hahahaha, too cool!"

The man walked off, laughing as he went. "Bitch! Hahahaha, bitch!"

Wan Zhiyi stared at Tu Qiming’s back as the younger man left and then let out a sigh. "He hasn't been this happy in a very long time. While I did not speak to him almost at all while we were at the Stacking Mountain Range, I kept a close eye on him. I was afraid that he would eventually give up and want to kill himself, as it would provide relief for him. However, I always believed that the young master would return, and I’m certain that he believes it as well. I’m happy to see that he hasn’t lost himself."

The old man then looked back at Lu Yin. "You just insulted Bai Xian'er for his sake. That has resolved much of his hatred."

Lu Yin grew serious. "I did that for my Lu family, and for all the surviving vassals of the Lu family. Forget insulting her—given the chance, I’ll kill her."

Wan Zhiyi cautioned Lu Yin, "Do not underestimate Bai Xian'er. While she was never one of the Seven Heroes, nor even acknowledged as being capable of becoming the Eighth Hero, she was the one who concealed themselves the deepest. That could not have been easy."

Lu Yin was well aware of this. After all, if he had not received Progenitor Smoke’s message and attacked Bai Xian’er first, Bai Xian’er would have traveled to the Fifth Mainland and killed Lu Yin.

The woman might not be a Progenitor, but she was an even greater threat to Lu Yin than any Progenitor-level enemy.

…

In the Perennial World’s Higher Realm, in the mountain valley beneath the Wang family’s floating mainland, people from the Fifth Mainland arrived one after another. Aside from the fourth array base’s defenders and the Semi-Progenitors, these people were the first to be sent to the Perennial World from the Fifth Mainland.

When it came to these people, the four ruling powers would not do anything.

Everyone entering the Perennial World from the Fifth Mainland was required to cooperate with the four ruling powers and register themselves, as well as where they intended to go in the Middle Realm so that the four ruling powers could have their records.

Even for residents of the Perennial World, it was not easy to travel from the Middle Realm to the Higher Realm. To do so, they would need to allow their cosmic rings to be searched, and all of their weapons confiscated. Naturally, the four ruling powers were not willing to allow people from the Fifth Mainland enter the Higher Realm without passing through some level of security checks.

If not for the fact that the New Corridor could not be moved, it would have absolutely been moved to the Lower Realm. Then, the people from the Fifth Mainland would find it difficult to gain access to even the Middle Realm.

"Name." At the edge of the valley, a member of the Wang family was lost in the process of registering all the arriving foreigners.

There was a long line in front of the clerk, as regardless of their strength, everyone from the Fifth Mainland was required to register themselves and then travel to a specified location in the Middle Realm while being supervised by the four ruling powers. Only after that would the Fifth Mainland cultivators be free to move about as they wished.

"Leng Zhao."

"Cultivation?"

"Twenty-second cycle Enlighter."

"Why are you visiting the Perennial World?"

"To cultivate."

"Can't you cultivate in the Forsaken Land?" Other people from the Wang family looked over, disgust and contempt openly displayed on their faces. Everyone from the Perennial World had an innate sense of superiority towards the people of the Fifth Mainland, and they always referred to it as the Forsaken Land. It was impossible to quickly remove prejudice that had been deeply ingrained, no matter how powerful the Fifth Mainland had shown itself to be.

Leng Zhao lifted his head. "No."

"What's with that attitude?" People from the Wang family became furious. All of the members of the family in the area looked over, their eyes cold. Even Envoys were paying attention.

Despite the hostile reaction. Leng Zhao showed no hint of panic. "The Dao Chosen has already said that we are allowed to freely travel between the Fifth Mainland and the Perennial World."

The clerk responded with a derisive snort. "This is the Perennial World, and this area belongs to my Wang family! Watch your tone when speaking, or else, while you may be allowed to enter this place, there’s no guarantee that you’ll be able to return home."

"You know, I still can’t believe this. Is your Wang family going to fight against our entire Fifth Mainland?" Someone stepped out of line. His entire demeanor was arrogant, and he glared at the people from the Wang family.

Someone from the Wang family also stepped forward. It was Wang Yan, the patriarch of a branch family who had served as the acting patriarch of the entire Wang family while Wang Zheng had been missing. Wang Yan had stepped down as soon as Wang Zheng returned, but almost immediately after that, Wang Zheng had asked Wang Yan to oversee the registration of the arriving Fifth Mainland cultivators.

Wang Yan did not want this job. Everyone knew in advance that it would be a terrible, thankless job, but the four ruling powers had assigned the task to Wang Yan. Thus, he had no choice but to accept it.

"Our Wang family has no intention of going to war, but we also won't allow you to act this arrogantly in our domain," Wang Yan stated in a rather impressive manner. No matter what, he was still the patriarch of a Wang branch family.

"What kind of attitude do you want from us? Do you want us to kneel on our knees when we speak to you?" Highsage Shenwei spat out. The man had a temper similar to Highsage Leon’s.

Wang Yan instantly had a headache. How could the Wang family possibly wage war against the Fifth Mainland? They had taken over the defense of the entire fourth array base, which meant that war was simply impossible.

"What? Do you want to question us about what secret techniques or battle techniques we know?" Highsage Shenwei continued. The other people from the Fifth Mainland all shouted their support of the man.

Of course, the people from the Wang family were unwilling to show any sort of weakness, which led to the tension between the two sides worsening.

A few people from the Wang family suggested that they should kill the chickens to scare monkeys. In other words, killing Highsage Shenwei would certainly cow the Fifth Mainland cultivators. However, Wang Yan instantly and aggressively shut down that suggestion.

Even before the man stepped forward, Wang Yan had known who Highsage Shenwei was, which was why Wang Yan was hesitant to do anything. Besides, how could any normal cultivator have the courage to step forward and pick a fight with the Wang family?

Highsage Shenwei was a disciple of Eversky Island, and Eversky Island belonged to a Semi-Progenitor. But most of Wang Yan’s hesitation came from the fact that Lu Yin had a close relationship to Eversky Island, and Wang Yan did not want to give Lu Yin any cause to visit the Wang family.

The Wang family had no desire to suffer the same humiliation that the Xia family had gone through.

Wang Yan spoke to Highsage Shenwei, and the man raised a hand. Everyone from the Fifth Mainland instantly stopped arguing. At the same time, Wang Yan silenced the members of the Wang family.

"Arguing is pointless. You don’t need to worry, as we won't ask about anything private or sensitive," Wang Yan stated.

Highsage Shenwei sneered. "Get rid of the stupid question asking why we’re visiting the Perennial World. You already know why we’re all here, which makes it a bullshit question."

"You!" The people from the Wang family were infuriated by Highsage Shenwei’s demanding tone.

Wang Yan replied, "We ask that question because there are several locations in the Middle Realm for you to go to, and the question will help us determine where to send you. Of course, it’s fine to refuse to answer, and the truce does mention free travel between here and your place. However, let me remind you that the truce only allows for free travel. We cannot guarantee your safety here. The Perennial World is very vast and very dangerous.”

Highsage Shenwei arrogantly replied, "My Fifth Mainland’s people have all emerged from blood and fire! We don’t fear death."

Everyone from the Fifth Mainland cheered.

The people from the Wang family forcefully suppressed their anger.

On the other side of the New Corridor, there were many people from the Perennial World visiting the Fifth Mainland as well, but they were not faced with a similar interrogation or registration. This was because there was no stellular energy in the Fifth Mainland, and it was impossible to cultivate there. Nearly everyone from the Perennial World was visiting the Fifth Mainland to go to the Tower of the Fifth, and if they could not reach it, they would quickly return to the Perennial World.

At this point in time, the agreement for free travel between the two places clearly benefited the Fifth Mainland.

At the same time, the four ruling powers could do nothing about that, and they could only do all that they could.

"Name."

"Wen Sansi."

The clerk was surprised. "Wen? Destination?"

"Virtue Archives."

"Are you from Virtue Archives?"

"No, I intend to enter the academy."

"Cultivation?"

"Enlighter."

The man looked up at Wen Sansi in surprise. "So young?"

Instantly, a smile appeared on the man’s face, and he tried to look welcoming. "Have you considered joining my Wang family?"

Wen Sansi was caught off guard. What was this?

Behind the young man, Highsage Shenwei arched a brow and sneered. The Wang family wanted to recruit Wen Sansi.

"Since you've come to the Perennial World, you already understand the status of our four ruling powers, as well as what it means to join our Wang family. What do you say? If you join us, you will immediately become a member of my Wang family and obtain the backing of the entire Wang family."

Wen Sansi stared at the man and smiled. "I don’t need that."

The clerk was genuinely shocked. He had not expected anyone to actually refuse such an offer. After all, this was an opportunity to join the Wang family. It was something that many people throughout the entire Perennial World dreamed of, including many of Virtue Archives’ students. In fact, many former students of the academy had already joined the Wang family. "I'm offering you the chance to join the Wang family and officially become one of us. There’s no need for any assessment. You will just be accepted."

Wen Sansi smiled and shook his head. "No, I enjoy studying."

People from the Wang family who heard this response became upset. What was this Wen Sansi implying? That the Wang family were illiterates? The man questioning Wen Sasnsi opened his mouth to say more, but he noticed that Highsage Shenwei was staring at him, as well as Wang Yan. Helpless to do anything, the man irritatedly pointed to the side. "Just leave by yourself, you good-for-nothing!"