The middle-aged man smiled. "Please forgive me, Alliance Leader Lu. I'm always like this when I meet anyone, even Elder Chan."
Lu Yin raised a brow. "How should I address you, Senior?"
The middle-aged man smiled as he raised his hand and wrote a word in the air: "Pearl."
Lu Yin was confused. "Pearl?
Senior Pearl? "
The man nodded. "Yes."
Lu Yin was bewildered. "Pearl" sounded exactly the same as a pig.
"It's not the same. One is an object, and the other is a living creature." The man smiled.
Lu Yin was shocked. He had only thought about it, but he had not said it out loud. "You can see through my thoughts?"
The man laughed. "It's just a simple guess. Anyone would think the same thing. It's very simple."
Lu Yin's expression turned strange. "May I know why Senior has invited me here?"
The man sized Lu Yin up seriously. "The champion of the Sovereign Tournament and the king of the younger generation. Everyone would like to meet you."
"That simple?" Lu Yin was confused.
The man replied, "My Starsibyl Sect would like to establish good karma with Alliance Leader Lu. I'll give you a piece of advice, and you might be able to help us in the future."
"What kind of good karma?" Lu Yin was curious.
The man's eyes twinkled, and Lu Yin knew that he was trying to divine something. He calmly stood there and waited.
Starsibyl had not been able to divine him, and Xuan Jiu had shed tears of blood when he had divined for Lu Yin. He had even sworn to never do so again. Lu Yin wanted to see what abilities this sect leader had.
"There are traces of the Xuantian Mirror on Alliance Leader Lu's body. It seems that my useless junior brother has caused trouble for you."
Lu Yin was astonished. "You can tell?
Wait, did you say the Xuantian Mirror?
Xuan Jiu has really cultivated it? "
The man nodded. "Of course."
Lu Yin blinked. This was a pleasant surprise; Xuan Jiu had actually cultivated the Xuantian Mirror. This was the Xuantian Mirror, a famous divination technique that was rumored to be the Starsibyl Sect's most mysterious technique. Lu Yin had originally thought that Xuan Jiu had been bragging, and everyone else had thought that he had been bragging. Who would have thought that it was actually true?
Lu Yin felt that inviting Xuan Jiu to become the Great Yu Empire's Imperial Tutor was not a bad idea?
"Is there anything in particular that Alliance Leader Lu wants to know?
The only good karma that my Starsibyl Sect can do is divination.
"Family? I want to know where my family is."
The middle-aged man's eyes narrowed as he stared at Lu Yin.
Xuan Jiu's state after his divination had left him feeling uneasy. Xuan Jiu's gaze had been filled with sorrow, and he was most afraid of hearing a certain result.
After a while, the middle-aged man's body suddenly began to circulate and distort. His originally refined temperament became anxious and even somewhat incredulous.
Lu Yin's heart sank as he clenched his fists.
The middle-aged man retracted his gaze from Lu Yin and lowered his head, his eyes flickering.
"How is it?
Did you manage to divine it? "Lu Yin hurriedly asked.
The middle-aged man raised his head and looked at Lu Yin with a strange gaze. It was different from Xuan Jiu's sorrowful and sympathetic gaze; it was more like … How should he describe it?
Lu Yin had an indescribable feeling.
"I can't give you an answer about Alliance Master Lu's background," the middle-aged man said.
Lu Yin frowned. "Why?
You can't divine it? "
The middle-aged man withdrew his gaze and seemed to be thinking about something.
Lu Yin stared at him.
After a while, the middle-aged man said, "It's not that the divination is impossible. Your past has been concealed." He raised his hand and drew a finger in the air.
When he saw the finger, Lu Yin's pupils shrank. This was the Dream Finger.
The middle-aged man drew again, but this time, he drew a General Appointing Platform.
"One is an attack, and the other is a defense. Alliance Master Lu, as long as you can find these two truths, then you will be able to discover your background. However, it will be very difficult, as someone can conceal your past from even me. This proves that this person's ability might be related to time and might even be able to block the river of time." The middle-aged man then looked at Lu Yin seriously. "I only have one piece of advice for Alliance Master Lu: you must succeed in this fight for the opportunity.
Lu Yin watched the image in the air dissipate and then looked at the middle-aged man again. "Anything else?"
"Nothing else." The man shook his head.
Lu Yin did not believe him, but he could not force the man to tell him. Being able to divine the Dream Finger and the General Appointing Platform had given Lu Yin a new understanding of divination.
The General Appointing Platform was his second innate gift, and it should be related to his family's inheritance. Finding the truth behind the General Appointing Platform would allow him to discover his background.
The Dream Finger was definitely related to the Daynight clan, and Lu Yin wondered if he should make another trip to the Daynight clan.
"Thank you for your divination, senior. I am eternally grateful."
The middle-aged man looked at Lu Yin. "Remember my advice. You must obtain this opportunity, as it is the key to unlocking the mystery of your background."
"What exactly is this opportunity?" Lu Yin asked. Even though he had become the champion, no one had explained to him what he was about to fight for.
The middle-aged man shook his head. "I can't tell you in advance. Alliance Master Lu, just wait for a while."
Lu Yin asked again, "Senior, did you manage to divine anything about that finger?"
The man shook his head. "I really didn't."
Lu Yin felt helpless. "In that case, this junior will take his leave. If the Starsibyl Sect needs anything in the future, this junior will definitely not decline."
The middle-aged man nodded and watched Lu Yin leave.
After Lu Yin left the room, the middle-aged man frowned. "It actually involved that place. No wonder the girl couldn't divine it. This child's path is difficult, more difficult than anyone else's. He has a supreme status, but he has to climb up from the bottom. It's even harder than becoming a Progenitor."
After leaving the room, Lu Yin was still immersed in their conversation.
"How was it, Brother Lu?" Starsibyl asked.
Lu Yin looked at her. "What a wonderful divination."
Starsibyl did not know if he was telling the truth, so she changed the topic. "Brother Lu, it's rare for you to come here. Why don't you try some of our Starsibyl Sect's specialties?"
Lu Yin smiled. "Then I won't stand on ceremony." He had not come here purely because he had been invited; there was another important matter that he needed to attend to, and that was to ask the Starsibyl Sect to investigate the person behind the bets. He was unwilling to give up just like that. 900 million star essence! What kind of concept was that?
Even the Blaze Realm's treasury, combined with the Xun family's, did not amount to even half of 900 million star essence.
To Lu Yin, this amount of money could allow him to upgrade many of his external items, and he would not have to worry about money for a long time. How could he just give up?
At Starsibyl's invitation, Lu Yin tasted the Starsibyl Sect's delicacies and toured around the planet. One day later, he asked Starsibyl to divine the person behind the bets.
Starsibyl was put in a difficult position.
Lu Yin replied, "I know that it's not easy to ask the Starsibyl Sect for a divination. If you have any conditions, you can state them."
Starsibyl replied, "It's not that we're refusing, but there are some things that can easily offend people if they're divined."
Lu Yin replied, "That depends on whether it's worth it or not. Of course, I'm not trying to force you. You can divine it first, but if it turns out to be someone that you really don't want to offend, then it's fine if you don't tell me. I'll investigate it myself."
Starsibyl sighed. "Please wait a moment, Alliance Leader Lu." She then left.
Lu Yin stood in place and waited for more than an hour before Starsibyl returned.
Lu Yin was filled with anticipation.
Starsibyl earnestly said, "The person who borrowed a billion star essence from the Mavis Bank is called Nan Yuan."
"Nan Yuan?" Lu Yin was puzzled, as this name sounded very familiar.
Starsibyl replied, "He's one of the nine directors of the Hall of Honor, Nan Yuan."
Lu Yin recalled that Nan Yuan was actually one of the nine directors of the Hall of Honor. It was no wonder why he had been able to borrow a billion star essence from the Mavis Bank. This person was backed by the Seven Courts, and most importantly, the Xia family.
The nine directors of the Hall of Honor represented many different interests. There were two from the Innerverse, one from the Sword Sect and the other from the Daynight clan. There were two from the Cosmic Sea, and Xin Jiao was from there. There were five from the Neoverse, and the Unaging Old Man was one of them. Nan Yuan was also one of them.
Lu Yin had never thought that this matter would involve the directors of the Hall of Honor. He really did have some sort of fate with these directors.
"Brother Lu, Director Nan Yuan is different from the Unaging Old Man. The Unaging Old Man has many interests behind him, but there are no behemoths that directly protect him. Director Nan Yuan is backed by the Seven Courts, and if the one who tried to seize control of the Great Eastern Alliance had not been the Unaging Old Man but Director Nan Yuan, then things would have been even more complicated," Starsibyl said, trying to get Lu Yin to give up.
Lu Yin also knew that Nan Yuan represented the interests of the Seven Courts. Once he touched Nan Yuan, it would be equivalent to becoming an enemy of the entire Seven Courts.
Even though the Seven Courts did not have many experts among the younger generation, and Xie Xiaoxian, Ku Lei, Hui Santong, and the others had performed poorly during the Sovereign Tournament, that did not mean that they were easy to provoke. Everything else aside, the Seven Courts had monopolized Progenitor Chen's tomb, and every family had their own secret techniques. This was not something that the Daynight clan or the Sword Sect could achieve. The depth of their foundation was not something that Lu Yin could imagine.
With the power behind him, he could overturn the Daynight Flowzone, but if he went up against the Seven Courts, he would not even know how he died.
He still had some self-awareness, and he was not arrogant enough to disregard the Seven Courts.
However, that was 900 million star essence, and he was not willing to give it up.
Starsibyl did not disturb Lu Yin. Lu Yin thought about it for a long time, but he still could not think of a way to take away 900 million star essence from Director Nan Yuan. It was very troublesome, and even if this matter was exposed, Director Nan Yuan would definitely have a way to escape.
He could not think of anything for the time being, so Lu Yin could only bid farewell to Starsibyl.
Starsibyl said, "Brother Lu, there's no rush. I invited you here for another matter."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "What is it?"
Starsibyl and Lu Yin looked at each other. "Brother Lu, do you know about the Hidden Earth Organization?"
Lu Yin's face changed, and he looked at Starsibyl in shock. He obviously knew about the Hidden Earth Organization. It was a mysterious organization hidden on Jupiter that did not have any contact with the outside world. Once someone left, it was impossible for them to return to Jupiter. It was a mysterious organization that had preserved the seeds of Earth's civilization during its reincarnation cycle.
The first time Lu Yin had heard of this organization's name was from Huo Qingshan, as Huo Qingshan was a member of the Hidden Earth Organization. It was also at that time that Lu Yin had learned about Earth's mysterious history.