Chapter 2908: Trouble  

Mr. Daheng forced out a smile as he said, "I am honored to be able to participate in this crusade to conquer the Endless Frontier with Lord Lu. Such an opportunity is something that no one can ask for, so there is naturally no chance of me leaving."

Lu Yin nodded. "That's good. Just wait a few days, and then we will move on to the next parallel universe.

“Speaking of which," Lu Yin paused as he looked at Mr. Daheng. "One of the next few parallel universes is the Inorganic Universe. You should know a bit about it."

Mr. Daheng's expression grew solemn. "The Inorganic Universe is very strange. The entire universe is separated into various sections by the void. Due to the laws of that universe, only individuals in sections that occupy the same area are able to fight against each other. As soon as the void separates the sections, it becomes impossible for them to fight. The Inorganic Universe is a battlefield that requires a chess master to oversee the battles taking place there."

Mr. Daheng's attitude changed drastically as he told Lu Yin details about the Inorganic Universe.

Lu Yin found that mastering the laws of the universe was fascinating. Once a sequence powerhouse gained control of a given universe, they could arbitrarily change the laws of that universe, or even impose new laws upon it. This was what had happened to the Gourd Universe, the Inorganic Universe, the Umbral Universe, and the Big Stone Universe.

Too many sequence powerhouses had existed throughout the ages, but most of them were dead, having lived in past eras.

Lu Yin had no idea what sort of law he might end up mastering, or what it would do to the Origin Universe.

During the Heavens Sect era, the six Mainlands had reached incredible heights of power, and that might have been related to the laws of the universe that the Origin Progenitor had mastered.

After talking for a while, Lu Yin gained some understanding of the Inorganic Universe.

Mr. Daheng's eyes turned back to the Peaks and Rivers Rock. Lu Yin was toying with it, constantly putting it in and out of his cosmic ring.

"Lord Lu, what is that stone?"

Lu Yin arched a brow as he looked at Mr. Daheng. "Luo Shan told me that you wanted it."

Mr. Daheng exhaled and bowed low to Lu Yin. "Lord Lu, please grant me that stone."

Lu Yin gave a small smile. "Tell me why."

Mr. Daheng looked up at Lu Yin. "This stone is a map. The painting on these stones acts as a guide that directly leads one to the Mirari Realm, which you should have heard of, Lord Lu. The Mirari Realm contains the secret of attaining immortality.

"My Liberation Palace has already gathered a few of these stones, and when the full map is put together, I will invite Lord Lu to go to the Mirari Realm with me. For this reason, I ask that you grant my request."

Lu Yin moved the stone closer as he studied it. "So, how many of these stones are out there?"

Mr. Daheng shook his head. "I don't know. There could be more than a dozen, possibly several dozen pieces."

"If Luo Shan already knows that you want this, then why didn’t he just give it to you himself?"

"I can’t answer that. Maybe he misunderstood me," Mr. Daheng replied.

Lu Yin smiled. He gave the impression of having reached a tacit understanding. However, such understandings usually only appeared between people of equal power. Were Lu Yin and Mr. Daheng equals? Lu Yin did not see things that way at all, as he wanted absolute control.

"Do you really not hate me at all for what happened before?"

"You must be joking, Lord Lu. We have no grudges between us. I acted recklessly at the beginning, but my actions were not an attempt to move against Lord Lu. There’s no need to speak of any hatred. Lord Lu delivered a lesson that I will engrave on my heart. I will never do such a thing again."

"In that case, what if I told you that I don't intend to give you this stone?" Lu Yin asked in a casual tone.

Mr. Daheng's heart dropped, but he forced out a smile. "That is also Lord Lu's choice."

Lu Yin put away the stone. "You can head back to rest."

Mr. Daheng's eyes flickered as he nodded. "I’ll take my leave."

Lu Yin stared at the man’s back as Mr. Daheng left. The stone was in Lu Yin’s possession, and he had made it clear that he would not give it to Mr. Daheng. It was time to see what the man would do next.

As for Luo Shan, just because he had given the Peaks and Rivers Rock to Lu Yin, that did not mean that he had given up on the matter. The Monarch knew that Lu Yin would never give the stone to Mr. Daheng, and the ultimate victor was still uncertain.

If Lu Yin were in Luo Shan’s shoes, he would be doing his best to learn exactly what the stone was and what it was for.

Aside from Lu Yin and Mr. Daheng, who else might know about the rocks?

Lu Yin stared up at the starry sky, falling deep into thought.

…

Half a month later, the Three Monarchs Universe had been thoroughly searched and purged, and the second battalion prepared to move on to the next parallel universe.

The next universe was the Starlight Universe, and after that was the Inorganic Universe.

The Starlight Universe was Monarch Xing’s home, though most of her people had already been relocated. At one point in time, they had been protected in the Three Monarchs Universe, but they had since moved to the Heavens Sect.

There were many beautiful Starglow Grasses in the Starlight Universe. There was no denying their beauty, and Lu Yin could understand why Mr. Daheng had used collecting the grass as an excuse for his presence in the Three Monarchs Universe.

It was extremely simple to green light the Starlight Universe, though the second battalion still needed to use their sequence particle sensors to search for the Seven Skygods.

Right after the second battalion left the Three Monarchs Universe, Luo Shan stared out at the empty universe. After a moment, he tore through the void and left.

…

In the Transcendent Universe, Chen Le was sitting on a bestowal art carrier. He occasionally glanced at the border, letting out a shaky breath each time he did so.

As long as Chen Le remained in this place, he would fear another invasion from Aeternus. However, if he left the Transcendent Universe and returned to the Endless Frontier, he would have to face the terrifying battles of the crusade.

The Monarch had not had much rest ever since he joined the Heavens Sect.

Lu Yin had dragged Chen Le along wherever he went, treating the Monarch like a thug. Chen Le felt frustrated by this treatment, but there was nothing that he could do about it.

Even when looking at the entire Sixverse Association, there was no place where Chen Le could escape from the Heavens Sect.

"Where is the second battalion now?" Chen Le asked.

Someone replied, "In the Starlight Universe. They’ll be heading into the Inorganic Universe within the next day or two at the most."

Chen Le felt a flicker of fear. "The Inorganic Universe? That's not a good place. Soldiers are forced to face each other while the generals manipulate where they go. If someone faces a powerful corpse king, they won’t be able to escape. I’m lucky to be here instead."

A few days later, the second battalion moved on to the Inorganic Universe.

The Inorganic Universe had once given rise to a peak powerhouse known as Ancestor Wuji. However, the man had not been a sequence powerhouse, but rather an ordinary peak powerhouse who was a native of the Inorganic Universe. He had once hoped to have his universe become a member of the Sixverse Association, but his attempts had failed.

When the second battalion entered the Inorganic Universe, all of the cultivators were separated from each other by barriers of the void.

Lu Yin looked at the dark void that surrounded him. He was not able to see anyone on the other side of the barrier. It was as if he had been trapped in a box with no way to see out of it. The only thing that he could see was a massive old man high overhead. That old man was Ancestor Wuji.

Ancestor Wuji looked down at Lu Yin and offered a slow bow. "Lord Lu, I’ve heard of you for a long time."

Lu Yin looked back at the old man. "The fate of the second battalion is in your hands."

The Inorganic Universe had its own unique laws. If the Aeternals sent too many powerful individuals to this universe, such as the Seven Skygods, even Lu Yin would suffer upon encountering them. This was because no one could interfere in a fight. The matchups were entirely determined by the two people playing chess.

Ancestor Wuji solemnly replied, "I understand."

The game began. Ancestor Wuji’s opponent on the Aeternals’ side was another old man, rather than a corpse king. This man was a peak powerhouse from the Inorganic Universe who had betrayed humanity.

As the second battalion entered the universe, the game began. Lu Yin turned around to face the direction where the void barrier that surrounded him opened up. His opponent was an Envoy-level corpse king, which was easily obliterated by Lu Yin.

Throughout the entire Inorganic Universe, fights broke out. However, all of them were one-on-one.

Some people were unlucky and encountered powerful corpse kings. In a normal universe, they would be able to receive support or reinforcements, but in the Inorganic Universe, everyone fought alone. If they were unable to defeat their opponent, they would die.

In this universe, the second battalion lost a great deal of their advantage compared to how they had swept through the other parallel universes.

At the same moment the second battalion entered the Inorganic Universe, the Transcendent Universe welcomed its own uninvited guest.

A man with a concealed face appeared directly in front of Chen Le. The Monarch stared in horror as a hand reached out to grab him.

Chen Le's scalp went numb. He had no idea when or how this person had appeared, but that meant that he was a terrifying expert.

Right as the stranger’s hand was about to land, Chen Le used his sequence particles related to the Law of Indolence to overcome the terrible crisis.

As soon as the sequence particles touched the person, he stopped moving for a moment, unconsciously losing his motivation to move.

Chen Le took the opportunity and instantly fled. "Enemy attack–!"

A stern look appeared in the stranger’s eyes. He took a single step forward and instantly caught up to Chen Le. The Monarch turned around and fired an arrow. He did not dare to let this person get close. However, the stranger simply seized the arrow in flight and threw it aside. Black energy appeared in the arrow’s path as Qiu Zhan took action.

Farther away, Leng Qing drew his saber and attacked the invader.

The stranger remained fearless, and he even took another step forward, appearing directly in front of Chen Le. A hand fell upon Chen Le's shoulder, and the man prepared to take him away.

At the last moment, a bloody lotus blossomed from Chen Le's back. It was eye-catching and beautiful, but it also radiated terrible danger, and the stranger was forced back multiple steps. He then turned around and left, ignoring Chen Le.

"You want to leave with me here?" Big Sis looked up as her hands rose. Abyssal flowers bloomed, filling outer space and sealing off every direction of escape, making it impossible to tear through the void.

The stranger looked back at Big Sis, and then his body vanished, leaving only the Hollow behind.

Big Sis’ expression changed. “The Hollow? A true expert.”

Chen Le was terrified when he realized that he had been nearly kidnapped.

At that moment, Qiu Zhan and Leng Qing both arrived. "What just happened?"

Big Sis turned to look at Chen Le. "Sure enough, someone showed up, targeting you."

Chen Le was left completely confused. He recognized Big Sis, as who in the Origin Universe did not know the woman? She was the Heavens Sect era’s Progenitor Yōu Ming, as well as Dao Monarch Lu’s Big Sis. She was also renowned for being completely ruthless. "Senior, how did you know that someone would come after this junior?"

Big Sis could not be bothered to answer the man, and she instead turned to Leng Qing. "Be careful. That guy might return. If he does, don’t hold back and use your sequence particles to buy some time."

Leng Qing nodded.

Big Sis then left, Chen Le's question never even being acknowledged.

Naturally, Lu Yin had made arrangements for Big Sis to appear. Given Luo Shan's personality, even if he had given up on the stone, there was no way that he would allow the matter to end there. The only person who could have known about the stone being given to Luo Shan was Chen Le.

Chen Le had gone to the Transcendent Universe instead of following the second battalion. As soon as the second battalion entered the Inorganic Universe, which was difficult to escape, Luo Shan had known that it was time for him to take action.

However, Luo Shan had not considered the first battalion at all.

Chen Le could not be allowed to be captured by Luo Shan. He was currently serving as bait. The reason why Mr. Daheng had continued to target Chen Le remained unclear, and Lu Yin intended to find out.

Luo Shan returned to the Three Monarchs Universe. An ugly expression covered his face, and his breathing was ragged. He had been tricked. If that woman had managed to keep him trapped, he would have been in deep trouble.

It should have been easy to capture Chen Le, but unexpectedly, the man had used sequence particles, which he had obtained from the cultivation technology that the Transcendent Universe had developed. It was no wonder why Shaman God had stayed hidden in enemy territory for so long. Even if only a few sequence particles could be manifested at a time, such an ability could still reverse a battle in an instant.

Luo Shan clenched his fist. If he had known about this matter, he definitely would have found a way to obtain the sequence particle technology.

While Luo Shan had not been exposed during the attack, the fact that the woman had been hidden in the Transcendent Universe before he even arrived meant that Lu Yin had already predicted Luo Shan’s actions. It would be even more difficult to target Chen Le in the future.

Helpless, Luo Shan decided to put the matter aside for the time being. He would not fight with the Heavens Sect.

It would be better to let Mr. Daheng make trouble for the Heavens Sect.