Liu Shaoge was encouraged and continued, "Last time, Yu Die tried to take the children away but was caught at the ladder. Yu Die, who was hidden in the Humble Huaiyuan Sect, should have been exposed. This was confirmed when she couldn't find the captured Yu Die, but this exposed Yu Die is completely fine. This person is a pawn that Long Seven deliberately left behind to mislead us."
Liu Shaoge glanced at Yu Chen and continued, "This time, Long Seven wants to use her to send us a message. He has already changed his route and will be going up the ladder."
"No matter where they go to Dragon Mountain, our people will be able to find them," Yu Chen said confidently.
Liu Shaoge said, "Perhaps this is what he wants us to be sure of."
Yu Chen frowned. Liu Shaoge's words reminded her of the lesson she had learned in the Yin Mountain Region. Long Seven was good at scheming, and his schemes were definitely not below hers. She looked at Liu Shaoge and asked, "What do you think?"
Liu Shaoge shook his head. "I don't understand."
Yu Chen's gaze turned cold. "He wants to take a detour."
Liu Shaoge did not understand.
Yu Chen said, "The Rainbow Bridge and the ladder all have to pass through certain places to reach Dragon Mountain. Our people can set up an ambush at any of these places and wait for them, but what if they take a detour?"
"Are you saying that Long Seven deliberately spread false information to attract our attention? In reality, he will still take the Rainbow Bridge, but will take a detour to reach Dragon Mountain?" Liu Shaoge was shocked.
Yu Chen said, "That must be it. This person is very cunning. The Rainbow Bridge and the ladder are all tricks to confuse us. His real goal is to take a detour." When she thought of this, she immediately contacted Sect Master Bai Teng and asked the people who were ambushing Long Seven to change their location.
"He wants to take a detour, but Dragon Mountain's location won't change." Yu Chen looked at the star map above her and immediately confirmed a location.
Liu Shaoge was worried. "If Long Seven doesn't take a detour, won't we fail?"
"Impossible. With his shrewdness, he'll definitely take a detour," Yu Chen said in a low voice.
If Lu Yin had heard Yu Chen's words, he would have definitely sighed in admiration. If it hadn't been for Liu Shaoge guiding him step by step, if he hadn't wanted to go to the agreed upon location, and if he had really wanted to go to Longshan to become a disciple, then he might have really taken a detour. Most people would have been fooled, and if they knew that he had returned to the Humble Huaiyuan School, they would definitely have taken the ladder to the Topmost Realm. The smarter ones would have guessed that this was fake news and would have taken the Bifrost Bridge, but in reality, Lu Yin wouldn't have taken either of these paths.
Taking a detour was the best choice, but all of these speculations were not Lu Yin's goal. His true goal was not to go to the Top Realm at all.
The reason why he did this was just in case. Even if he really went to the Top Realm, he couldn't let the Cold Immortal Sect capture him. That would be the end of him.
While all parties were in an uproar over the White Dragon Clan's invitation, Lu Yin had already arrived at the ladder under Qing Chen's lead.
Looking at the huge trunk of the Mother Tree in the distance, Lu Yin felt uneasy.
Qing Chen grabbed Lu Yin and appeared on a piece of cloud land.
"Superintendent, can't we fly up directly?" Lu Yin asked curiously.
Qing Chen said, "Other than the people of the Four Way Scales, no one else is allowed to enter the Top Realm and the Middle Realm by any other means, unless specially approved."
Hegemony again. Lu Yin looked around. Why hasn't the old man arrived yet?
Is he reliable?
Just as he thought of the old man, the void below the ladder exploded in midair. Countless people who were waiting in line to board the cloud continent and many disciples of the Smoke Cloud Sect fainted instantly. Lu Yin felt as if his head had exploded, and he almost vomited blood. His body swayed for a moment.
Qing Chen's expression changed drastically. "Not good!" He grabbed Lu Yin and tore through the void toward the Top Realm.
"Still want to run?"
The loud voice exploded again, and the void was flattened by an indescribable force. The force affected Qing Chen, causing him to feel dizzy.
Qing Chen's pupils shrank. An absolute master.
"Who are you?"
Qing Chen shouted, and an invisible force emerged from the surface of his body, isolating him from the starry sky. Suddenly, a force exploded from his arm and pushed Lu Yin to the east.
Qing Chen roared and attacked.
An earth-shattering battle erupted below the ladder. The battle between two Half-Ancestors was enough to destroy the heavens and cover an endless land.
Lu Yin's head was dizzy, and he patted his head hard. He cursed the old man for being too ruthless. If he hadn't been reciting the Stonewall Scriptures, he might have fainted already.
Lu Yin looked at the scenes flying past him, tearing apart the Astral Source Universe from time to time. He didn't stop them, as this was the old man's power, and he wanted to throw Lu Yin directly to the agreed upon location.
There was a whistling sound, and the agreed upon location was getting closer and closer. As long as he arrived, Elder Chan and the others would discover him and immediately bring him back to the Fifth Mainland. Soon, soon.
Suddenly, Lu Yin's body froze as he was surrounded by smoke.
A cloud of smoke rose up in front of him, and an old man appeared, calmly looking at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's pupils shrank when he saw the old man. This pressure and the ability to block the old man's power … Could it be another Half-Ancestor? Where did so many Half-Ancestors come from?
"You have a strange look in your eyes. Shouldn't you be thanking me for saving your life?" the old man asked as he looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin panted heavily and barely managed to move his arm. He bowed respectfully. "This junior is Long Seven. Thank you for saving my life, senior."
The old man stared at Lu Yin for a while before looking off into the distance.
Lu Yin's fingers twitched, and he decided to crush the jade to summon Mister Mu.
"The Governor will descend," the old man suddenly said, startling Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was stunned. "The Governor will descend?"
The old man looked at him again. "Even if he doesn't, he still has the power to act. Don't worry, Kui Luo won't be able to take you away. Or do you wish to be taken away by him?"
Lu Yin was stunned. "Kui Luo?
Half-Ancestor Kui Luo? "
The old man replied, "You don't know that person?
He possesses such terrifying spiritual force that even Qingchen and I were affected. In the entire Cosmic Tree Realm, only Kui Luo was able to do so. "
When the old man had given Lu Yin the jade pendant that Qing Chen had recognized as belonging to Kui Luo, Lu Yin had guessed that the old man might be Kui Luo. However, the old man had denied it, saying that he was merely borrowing Kui Luo's token. Now, this old man had actually recognized him as Kui Luo?
Lu Yin felt helpless. Perhaps he had been targeted by the real Kui Luo the moment he had pretended to obtain his inheritance.
The question now was whether or not to summon Mister Mu.
Qingchen had been so confident, and this old man had said that the Governor could act. Even if Mister Mu was a Progenitor, he might not be able to take Lu Yin away from this region of space. After all, there was more than one Progenitor in this region, and if the Governor could act, then the other Progenitors might not be able to as well. Also, if Lu Yin's guess was correct, this old man should be that Half-Ancestor from the Smoke Cloud Sect.
If Mister Mu forcefully took Lu Yin away, then his identity would be exposed, and he might not be able to leave.
Lu Yin was conflicted about this choice. He was also worried that if Mister Mu appeared, the Governor would injure him, and he might even be intercepted by the other Progenitors in this region of space. These were all things that Lu Yin's mind was currently conflicted.
He really wanted to grab Mister Mu and ask him if he could take him away, but he could not afford to gamble.
While he was hesitating, the power of the Half-Ancestors in the distance disappeared. The old man had left, and Qingchen appeared. He seemed to be in a sorry state, but he had managed to defeat the old man in the end.
"Yun Wang?" Qingchen was surprised to see the old man.
The old man looked at Qingchen. "Long time no see, Nine Gates Supervisor."
"You didn't come out to see me when Yun Mubai was confirmed to be Redback. You only returned to the Smoke Cloud Sect. Why are you here now?" Qingchen asked.
Yun Wang shook his head. "Kui Luo appeared again. I wanted to ask him some questions, but unfortunately, no one could stop him."
Qingchen said, "Kui Luo is one of the most powerful Half-Ancestors. Back then, he faced the encirclement of several Half-Ancestors in the Astral Tree Realm and still managed to survive. He's not someone that the two of us can stop." He then looked at Lu Yin. "Kui Luo's target is you, Long Seven."
Lu Yin no longer planned to summon Mister Mu, as he was not confident that he could succeed. He would have to take things one step at a time. "I don't know what Kui Luo's goal is."
Yun Wang stared deeply at Lu Yin, but he did not speak.
"News of your battle with Kui Luo will soon reach the Top Realm. We need to hurry." Qingchen did not chat with Yun Wang any longer and left with Lu Yin.
Yun Wang watched Lu Yin's departing figure with a complicated expression.
Yun Mubai was the sect master of the Smoke Cloud Sect that he had chosen, but he was actually a Redback. Yun Wang was grateful to Long Seven, who had exposed Yun Mubai as a Redback, but he also held some grudges against him. It was just like how the entire Smoke Cloud Sect was grateful to Lu Yin for exposing Yun Mubai, but they also ostracized him.
Just as Qingchen had said, if Yun Wang could recognize Kui Luo, then others would as well.
The moment Qingchen brought Lu Yin to the Cloud Continent, news of Kui Luo's reappearance spread throughout the Astral Tree Realm.
The Cloud Continent quickly approached the Top Realm.
Lu Yin was thinking about the old man when Qingchen spoke up. "Long Seven, it's not easy to become a Progenitor. Even if the governor is willing to accept you as a disciple, others might interfere. After all, once you become a Progenitor's disciple, your status will be completely different, and you'll be comparable to the Four Young Ancestors."
Lu Yin respectfully replied, "Your subordinate understands."
Qing Chen said, "Remember, although the Governor is in charge of a poor family and is decisive in killing, he prefers intelligent people who don't show their emotions on their faces. He doesn't like boorish people. Your previous performance was not bad, so keep it up. Don't forget this even if others interfere."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up, and he was happy. He was just thinking about how to not become the governor's disciple when Qingchen gave him an answer. Did the governor not like boorish people?
He remembered that there were always people from the White Dragon Clan who wanted to cause trouble, and the Frigid Immortal Sect would probably do the same. "Rest assured, Superintendent. Your subordinate knows what to do."
Qingchen nodded. He admired Lu Yin's attitude. Even if he had to become a Progenitor's disciple and become a supreme core member of the White Dragon Clan, he would not be arrogant and recognize his status. There weren't many people like him in this world.
Lu Yin was thinking about how to stir up trouble, but to be honest, he didn't think he was good at this.
"Right, you still don't know the governor's name, right?" Qingchen asked.
Lu Yin respectfully replied, "Your subordinate does not know."
Qingchen slowly said, "The governor's name is Mu Xie."
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