Long Kui replied, "You'll know when it's time, but you won't need to know for the rest of your life."
Lu Yin was speechless. Obviously, this old man looked down on him.
"I told you to keep your distance from Zhuo Si," Long Kui continued.
Lu Yin finally understood. No wonder this old man's attitude had been so bad this time. "I'm not close to Sect Leader Zhuo."
"Why is he willing to help you hide the fact that you're not in Crimson Orchid City?
Zhuo Si is lazy and doesn't want to meddle in other people's affairs, but he's willing to help you. You must have a special relationship with him, "Long Kui said confidently.
Lu Yin was helpless. "I'm really not that close to him. I've only seen him a few times at the headquarters. Maybe he wants to gain some merit."
Long Kui sneered. "He wouldn't want to gain any merit," he said no more.
Lu Yin didn't say anything else to Long Kui. Since Long Kui didn't like him, he wouldn't try to worm his way into being friends with him. In any case, Long Kui would do his best to protect him and not let anything happen to him.
A few days passed, and one day, night and day alternated. A giant stone tablet caught Lu Yin's eye and attracted his attention.
It was a very ordinary stone tablet, but the moment Lu Yin laid eyes on it, he felt as if the flow of time had slowed down for some reason. It was as if he could see the ancient past and hear the whispers of his ancestors. This stone tablet was like a landmark of time, guiding the past, present, and future.
"We've arrived at the Sword Tablet," Long Kui said as he looked into the distance. His gaze was complicated, but there was also a burning passion. All the cultivators in the Astral Tree Domain hoped to view the Sword Tablet and obtain an ancient inheritance. This was clearly a great opportunity, but unfortunately, not many people could obtain it because of the Liu family.
When Lu Yin saw the Sword Tablet, his Cloudvision Stone vibrated and a line of words appeared. "Mission Target: Liu Ke, suspected spy. Capture."
Lu Yin was shocked and looked around. He had only just seen the Sword Tablet, but the fourteenth door was already known?
And the mission had been given directly.
Liu Ke, a member of the Liu family. So this wasn't just a reward, but also a mission. No wonder the reward was so good. Lu Yin was lost in thought. He had a good habit of considering everything carefully, and this had solved many hidden dangers.
This time was no different.
The Sword Viewing Stele was an opportunity that everyone in the Starry Sky Tree wanted to obtain. Ning Cheng did not believe that the fourteenth gate would have such an opportunity. Even if the Humble Sects had an old ancestor behind them, and the Four Way Scales also had an old ancestor behind them, he did not see the people from the Four Way Scales frequently obtaining such an opportunity.
Such a good opportunity was given to someone who had just joined the fourteenth gate, and it also involved the conflict between the White Dragon Tribe and the Cold Immortal Sect. Something was not right. Even if it was a reward for exposing the three Guan brothers as Red Backs, he still felt that something was wrong.
Either the leader of the Fourteenth Gate was biased towards the White Dragon Race and was helping him on purpose, or no one from the Fourteenth Gate was willing to do this mission. If it was the latter, then it would be troublesome.
He would rather lose such a good opportunity than capture Liu Ke. Clearly, it was not that easy. The possibility of failure was very high.
As Lu Yin pondered this, the flying mounts around him were overtaken from time to time. Many people on the ground were heading in the same direction, and even more people were kneeling on the ground and muttering something to the sword stele.
"The Liu family is huge, and they control a region. They're second only to the Four Directions Scale. When viewing the sword stele, you have to be sincere and not be rude. Don't make the Liu family dislike you," reminded Long Kui.
Lu Yin nodded, but he felt a headache coming on. Not make the Liu family dislike him?
How could that be? The mission for the fourteenth gate was right here, and if he did not complete it, he did not know what would happen to him. If he was expelled as soon as he joined the Fourteenth Gate, that would be too embarrassing.
Wait, could this be Yu Chen's scheme? Was she working with the Fourteenth Gate's leader to set him up?
No, that shouldn't be the case. The Nine Gates' Supervisor, Qingchen, had specially arranged for Lu Yin to join the Fourteenth Gate, so she must have considered all of this. How could Yu Chen have the power to interfere with the Fourteenth Gate?
Outsiders were not allowed to enter a certain area around the sword stele. Only those with the Liu family's permission were allowed to visit it. Visiting the sword stele was not like viewing the stele, as one had to be within ten meters of the stele.
"Without the Liu family's permission, no one is allowed to enter, and I am no exception. You can only go in by yourself," Long Kui said. Tian Hou's size had long since attracted the attention of the Liu family, and a powerful aura swept past from time to time. Even Lu Yin could feel it. There was more than one Emissary here, and he was certain that there was a terrifying expert at the location of the sword stele.
The Tian Hou soared through the air and stopped.
Lu Yin landed alone and smashed into the ground. Behind him was a long line that stretched endlessly. Countless people were lining up to enter the sword stele.
"Who are you?" a voice rang out beside Lu Yin's ear.
Lu Yin bowed in the direction of the sword stele. "Junior Long Qi has been ordered to view the sword stele."
The voice paused for a moment, and then it said, "Wait." His tone was not very pleasant.
Lu Yin frowned, as his suspicions were confirmed. The reward this time was accompanied by a mission that would not be easy to complete. Regardless, he had to view the sword stele first.
Countless people lined up in front of the sword stele, but he still could not see the base of the sword stele from where he was standing, as there was still quite a distance between him and the stele.
There were cultivators patrolling the area from time to time, and Lu Yin saw more than one Enlighter.
Even further away, there were mountains, rivers, cities, and plains. Lu Yin focused his gaze and looked around. The area around the sword stele did not seem to be suitable for living. The environment was very ordinary, and it could even be considered harsh. The city in the distance had been abandoned, so where did the Liu family live?
There were clearly so many people, but the atmosphere was strangely quiet. It was as if no one was willing to speak, or was it that they did not dare to speak?
Were they that pious?
As he looked back at the sword stele, Lu Yin thought of the stone stele in the Daynight clan's ancestral land. These things were usually the spiritual beliefs of every clan. Should he make one?
It could increase one's strength, and it could also become a source of faith.
After waiting for about two hours, a figure appeared in the distance. "Are you Long Qi?"
Lu Yin turned around and was surprised. Zhang Dingtian?
Zhang Dingtian sped over, and when he saw Lu Yin, he smiled. "Are you Long Qi?"
Lu Yin nodded and smiled back. "I am Long Qi. May I ask who you are?"
"I'm Zhang Dingtian. I've been ordered to bring Brother Long to view the sword stele."
His words were overheard by quite a few people, and they all looked at Lu Yin enviously. Very few outsiders had the opportunity to view the sword stele, and even if they did, they had to pay a great price. Not to mention the Four Cardinal Scales in the Top Realm, there were only a handful of outsiders in the Middle Realm who could view the sword stele in a hundred years.
"Then I'll have to trouble Brother Zhang. Please."
"Please."
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"The Liu family of the Middle Realm is one of the ruling families in the Middle Realm. They don't have many members, only a few tens of thousands, and they're all scattered around the base of the sword stele. Every day, they wake up and sleep while viewing the sword stele, just like an ancient tribe. Thus, the further in you go, the more people you'll meet," Zhang Dingtian explained.
Lu Yin listened quietly.
"Normal people can only view the sword stele within a hundred thousand kilometers of the base. Brother Long, can you see that line?" Zhang Dingtian pointed at the ground in the distance, where a bottomless ravine separated the ground.
"That line separates the worshippers from the rest of the world. Only with permission can they enter the area within fifty thousand kilometers of the pedestal," Zhang Dingtian said. "Once we cross that line, we can speak normally."
Lu Yin retracted his gaze. "Long time no see, Brother Zhang."
Zhang Dingtian sighed. "I didn't expect to see you here. I'll just call you Long Qi. If that character is your surname, then it'll be different in this area."
Lu Yin was curious. "Why?
It's also a primeval surname. "
Zhang Dingtian shook his head. "I'm not sure either. Anything that involves that surname involves the secrets of the Four Way Scales. All I know is that surname can't be revealed. As for the reason, no one has told me."
Lu Yin felt that it was a pity. "Where's Bai Xue?"
"She went to the Top Realm. She should be in the Frigid Immortal Sect," Zhang Dingtian said.
Lu Yin sighed. "I didn't expect Jupiter to be a passage. I thought that a group of isolated people lived there."
Zhang Dingtian looked at Lu Yin. "Compared to the Human Domain, this region of space is indeed isolated. But do you know what this region calls the universe that we used to live in?"
Lu Yin lowered his voice. "The Abandoned Lands."
Zhang Dingtian nodded. "The Abandoned Lands. You, me, Bai Xue, and everyone else who entered Jupiter are considered illegal immigrants to this region of space. I don't know if those people from the Primeval Surname Alliance have been discovered, but I didn't."
Lu Yin replied, "Neither did I."
"I can see that. Long Seven, the son-in-law of the White Dragon Clan's main bloodline, you're involved in the struggle for the Four Way Scales. Wherever you go, it's not peaceful." Zhang Dingtian laughed.
Lu Yin was speechless. "What are your plans?
Why did the Liu family accept you? "
Zhang Dingtian replied, "I coincidentally saved someone from the Liu family and was accepted as a disciple by Grandmaster Brightblade. I've established myself in the Liu family."
"Aren't you a saber user?
How did you become Grandmaster Brightblade's disciple? "
"Sabers and swords are more or less the same."
"The difference is huge." Lu Yin was speechless.
Compared to the Fifth Mainland, Zhang Dingtian was much more cheerful, as if he had let go of a burden.
"How's Earth?" Zhang Dingtian asked.
Lu Yin replied, "Pretty good."
"That's good. I won't be able to go back in this lifetime." Zhang Dingtian had a complicated expression as he looked up at the sword stele.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "Not necessarily."
Zhang Dingtian was shocked. "You have a way to go back?"
"Not right now, but I know someone who definitely has a way," Lu Yin said. He was naturally referring to Wang Yi. That guy had been able to participate in the Fifth Mainland's Sovereign Tournament, so he naturally had a way to return. There were also those who had not seen the light of day.
As they approached the sword stele, Lu Yin and Zhang Dingtian chatted about many things along the way. Most of them were about the Fifth Mainland, and Zhang Dingtian was very interested in them.
"Speaking of which, you actually obtained the opportunity to view the sword stele. Even in the White Dragon Clan, there aren't many who can do that," Zhang Dingtian said.
Speaking of which, Lu Yin was just about to ask, "Is the Liu family disgusted with the poor?"
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Thank you, brothers, for your support!