Liu Qianjue looked at Lu Yin with an amused expression. "Resist?
What do you mean resist? That old man thinks too highly of himself. He's actually not that important. Even if we use a director to balance out the directors, there are still two in the Outerverse. Even if he's just a figurehead, the Innerverse's power isn't something that a single director can suppress. "
"We didn't act back then because the time wasn't right."
"Is the time now?" Lu Yin countered.
Liu Qianjue shook his head. "Regardless of whether the time is right or not, the Great Eastern Alliance must collapse. Alliance Master Lu, do you know how much damage the Great Eastern Alliance has caused to the Innerverse since its establishment?
Ignoring the other powers for now, my Sword Sect has already lost millions of star essence. "
Lu Yin frowned. "Senior, did your calculations begin when the Innerverse and Outerverse were separated?"
"It began when the Innerverse and Outerverse were reconnected."
Lu Yin fell silent.
"Cultivation is a long process, and one year isn't much. However, it's normal for any sect to exist for tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of years, or even longer. You can calculate how much they've lost."
"Senior, that's not how you calculate things. These resources aren't your surplus. Otherwise, after so many years, Sword Mountain wouldn't be able to bear the benefits of the Outerverse alone. The Outerverse doesn't have that many resources for you to enjoy."
"That's right. Even so, it's still a significant loss, and that's just the star essence. If you include the various resources and talents that were used for exploration, the losses are immeasurable. The Great Eastern Alliance cannot bear such a loss."
Lu Yin looked at the calm surface of the pond. "Senior, have you ever considered that if you catch a fish here, some planet will have one less fish?"
Liu Qianjue was amused. "So what? Do I need to think about them?"
"That's right. Senior, you don't need to think about those ants because they can't resist. Even if Senior fishes away their only food and casually discards it, they still can't resist." Lu Yin sighed and then stood up. "Then, has Senior ever considered whether I'm one of those ants?
Is there any way to resist? "
Liu Qianjue put down his fishing rod. "The incident with Old Man Bu proved that you, Lu Yin, are no ordinary person. Even in the Hall of Honor, you have people supporting you, and you have Master Yuanshi and Everlasting Island behind you. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to topple the Daynight Flowzone. You're not an ant, and I don't treat you as a junior, which is why I've said so much to you. However, everyone has a bottom line, and the Innerverse is the same.
Lu Yin's gaze was calm. "What a coincidence. This is also my bottom line."
Liu Qianjue sighed. "Very few people are able to see the big picture clearly, and that includes a director like the Old Man. You know that the Outerverse Alliance can unleash a huge amount of power, and you can even resist the Daynight clan. But have you ever thought about what kind of power the Innerverse Alliance will unleash if the Innerverse Alliance is formed?"
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold, and he bowed to Liu Qianjue, "This junior will take his leave." He then turned to leave.
Liu Qianjue didn't look back and continued fishing calmly.
It wasn't until Lu Yin was completely gone that a person in blood-red robes walked out from behind him. It was Elder Li.
"Sect Master, how should we deal with this?" Elder Li asked coldly.
Liu Qianjue was helpless. "There's an important figure behind this kid, and it's not as simple as Everlasting Island. Don't do anything to him. Promise the Blaze Realm that they'll make the decision. We'll agree to that plan."
"Yes, Sect Master."
"Have Shaoqiu show him around Sword Mountain."
"Yes."
Liu Qianjue then nodded.
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He continued fishing calmly.
Elsewhere, Lu Yin was led by a Sword Sect disciple to a pavilion. There was a waterfall nearby, and a Sword Sect disciple was cultivating beneath it, enduring the heavy pressure of the waterfall and the onslaught of sword qi.
The disciple was only a Melder, but his gaze was resolute and persistent.
Anyone who could join the Sword Sect was an elite, and any one of them would be the strongest on Earth.
When he thought of Earth, Lu Yin was reminded of Jupiter. When he had the time, he would definitely take a look at what was on that planet.
The Outerverse was probably not going to be peaceful anymore, and Liu Qianjue's attitude indicated that the Sword Sect was going to make a move against the Outerverse. The Great Eastern Alliance was too enviable, and it was either coveted and wanted to be taken away or destroyed.
Lu Yin felt that it was better for the Innerverse and Outerverse to be separated.
"Seventh Bro." Ku Wei arrived from a distance and carefully looked around the pavilion. He then whispered to Lu Yin like a thief, "Seventh Bro, guess who I saw at Sword Mountain?"
"Who?" Lu Yin was puzzled.
"I don't know him."
Lu Yin's gaze turned unfriendly. "Are you messing with me?"
Ku Wei hurriedly replied, "No, Seventh Bro, listen to me. I don't know that person, but I've seen him before. He participated in the Great Eastern Alliance's first Alliance Conference, which was held on Zenyu Star. It was the conference that elected you as the Alliance Leader."
Lu Yin was shocked. "Someone from the Great Eastern Alliance?
Are you sure? "
"I'm absolutely sure. That guy has too much personality, and he's too ugly. I've never seen someone that ugly in my life. Perhaps his race is just like that. He's even uglier than Kayze, who was your gatekeeper," Ku Wei said.
Lu Yin fell into deep thought. Someone from the Great Eastern Alliance had actually appeared at Sword Mountain. That meant that someone from the alliance had already defected to the Innerverse.
He was not surprised, as the Great Eastern Alliance had only been established because of his threats. Back then, Young Master Tian had been able to easily rope in a group of people. The Innerverse's prestige in the Outerverse had been established for many years, and a single word from him could easily rope in a group of people.
The Great Eastern Alliance had not been stable to begin with, and the only reason it had not been disbanded was because of Lu Yin's methods and the information that he had used to threaten others. Of course, there was also the threat of Aegis and Leon's Armada.
But no matter what, the Great Eastern Alliance was very easily divided.
Liu Qianjue had said so much to Lu Yin today, and it seemed that he had not been trying to persuade Lu Yin to disband the Great Eastern Alliance. Rather, he had been warning Lu Yin not to interfere and to be wary of the people behind Lu Yin. To the Great Eastern Alliance, it did not matter whether Lu Yin was present or not, as the alliance could break apart at any time.
Were they not worried about the Hall of Honor?
The fact that the old man had been able to supervise the Great Eastern Alliance through the nine directors meant that the Hall of Honor had tacitly approved of the Great Eastern Alliance's existence.
Lu Yin's expression turned solemn, and he recalled Liu Qianjue's words about how much power the Innerverse could unleash if they joined forces.
Of the nine directors of the Hall of Honor, two were from the Innerverse. Although the Innerverse could not compare to the Neoverse, the power that it contained was not something that the Neoverse could ignore. If the Innerverse truly disbanded the Great Eastern Alliance, then the Hall of Honor would not be able to interfere.
This was somewhat troublesome.
As he thought about it, Lu Yin turned around to look for Liu Qianjue again, hoping to obtain more useful information.
However, when he returned, he did not find Liu Qianjue. Instead, he met with Elder Li.
"The Sect Master wants to rest. Alliance Master Lu, please come again next time." Elder Li's attitude towards Lu Yin was very cold.
Lu Yin knew that Liu Qianjue did not intend to continue the discussion with him.
"Shaoqiu will be here soon. When he arrives, I'll have him show Alliance Master Lu around Sword Mountain," Elder Li said.
Lu Yin felt helpless, and he looked into the distance.
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Hu Yin could see the old man fishing with his back facing Lu Yin. He had a benevolent expression, and his methods might be very overbearing.
"Elder Li, please tell the Sect Master that I, Lu Yin, am able to suppress the old man, and not just because of Eternal Sky Island," Lu Yin said.
Elder Li's gaze turned sharp. "Are you threatening the Sword Sect?"
Lu Yin's tone was gloomy. "A gambler who has lost everything isn't afraid of anything. If I can topple the Daynight Flowzone, then I can topple the First Flowzone as well."
Elder Li's eyes narrowed, and they were filled with killing intent.
Lu Yin was not afraid, as compared to the Daynight clan, the Sword Sect was more rational. Furthermore, Nightking Zhenwu's hatred for Lu Yin ran too deep. No matter what kind of background Lu Yin had, the only outcome would be a fight to the death. However, the Sword Sect was different. They would not offend Master Yuan and Eternal Sky Island just to kill Lu Yin. Besides, Lu Yin was not that easy to deal with.
Elder Li's position in the Sword Sect was special. Although he did not manage the sect's affairs, he was in charge of war. When the Sword Sect was at war, Elder Li was the number one killer.
Elder Li's thoughts were very simple: anyone who threatened the Sword Sect would be killed without mercy.
He really wanted to destroy Lu Yin here and now.
Lu Yin met the elder's gaze without fear.
Elder Li's expression suddenly changed, as if he had heard something. The killing intent in his eyes vanished. "Alliance Master Lu, you should be aware that the various great powers of the Innerverse have their own interests in the Outerverse, especially the eight great flowzones. For example, the Daynight clan controls no less than ten weaves, and those ten weaves can only exchange benefits with the Daynight clan. For example, the Blaze Realm exchanges benefits with places like the Darkmist Weave."
Lu Yin was puzzled, as he did not know why Elder Li was bringing this up.
"The Innerverse and Outerverse have been separated, and they had no choice but to join the Great Eastern Alliance. The Innerverse cannot say anything about that, but since the Innerverse and Outerverse are connected, these people are still in the Great Eastern Alliance. To the Innerverse, this is considered a betrayal. They are our doorway to the Outerverse, and since they've betrayed us, we need to clean them up.
Lu Yin's eyes went wide. "The Innerverse wants to kill the upper echelons of the Great Eastern Alliance?"
"The upper echelons who are unwilling to leave the Great Eastern Alliance and are unwilling to work with the Innerverse again. The name list has already been confirmed, and it's 409 people."
Lu Yin clenched his fists. This was a threat, and it was an obvious one. 409 people were the upper echelons of the various weaves of the Outerverse. These people were all willing to stay in the Great Eastern Alliance, and the number of upper echelons in the Great Eastern Alliance far exceeded this number. This meant that the rest of them had already reached an agreement with the Innerverse.
"I'm only telling Alliance Master Lu this because I want to clarify a problem. The Great Eastern Alliance's collapse is inevitable. Forget the Great Eastern Alliance, even the Hall of Honor can't stop it. We can even hand over the list of names to Alliance Master Lu. Alliance Master Lu, do you have that many experts protecting you?
Even if you do, what about the rest?
They all want to leave the Great Eastern Alliance, so can you force them to abdicate? "Elder Li asked calmly.
"The executors of the Great Eastern Alliance's plan are the entire Innerverse, mainly the eight great flowzones. How many people can you deal with?
The plan has already begun, and there are only a few days left until the execution date. How can you stop it? "
"Why are you telling me this now?" Lu Yin asked.
Elder Li replied, "The Sword Sect does not wish to become mortal enemies with Alliance Master Lu, so we're only informing you of the Innerverse's bottom line. You've violated this bottom line. Of course, the name list does not include the Great Yu Empire or the people you value. Thus, to Alliance Master Lu, aside from the collapse of the Great Eastern Alliance, there are no other losses. This is the Sword Sect's goodwill."
Lu Yin found this funny. It was clearly a threat, but it was also goodwill.
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