"If the Di family is targeting you, can you still hold on?" Lu Yin clearly didn't believe him.
Starfox replied, "The Di family's patriarch is dead, and he died on the Sixth Mainland. This news is no secret."
Lu Yin suddenly understood.
"The Di family's patriarch is dead, and more than half of the Di family's experts are either dead or scattered. The remaining ones still have to deal with the enemies they've accumulated over the years. They only sent someone to contact Aegis and ask us to think things through. Otherwise, if the Di family was at its peak, Aegis would have been long gone," Starfox said.
Lu Yin relaxed. He didn't care about Aegis. After his experience in the Cosmic Tree Domain, he didn't even care about the Di family at its peak, let alone Aegis. There would always be a way to deal with them. What he cared about was the aura-concealing stone, which was a strange item.
There were very few Emissaries on the Fifth Mainland, and those who became Emissaries couldn't pay attention to an assassin organization like Aegis. There were no Emissaries within Aegis, which led to the aura-concealing stone being buried. This was what Lu Yin cared about the most.
"Aegis is still a subordinate organization of mine. Don't worry, I'll help you," Lu Yin said.
Starfox stared at Lu Yin, deep distrust in his eyes. He understood Lu Yin, and he knew that he had to be repaid for his actions. Aegis' current existence was due to the Great Eastern Alliance, and the Great Eastern Alliance received information from Aegis, which was mutually beneficial. However, it was unrealistic to expect Lu Yin to help them unconditionally and become enemies with the Di family unless he had some other plans.
"Alliance Master Lu, what do you want from Aegis?" Starfox asked.
Lu Yin was disdainful. "What can you give me?"
Starfox thought about it, but he really couldn't think of anything. An expert?
Blackface was Aegis' top assassin, but he only had a power level of around 300,000. Although he was very powerful in the Outerverse, he was still far from Leon's Armada. Even the Hall of Honor's head inquisitor supported Lu Yin, so what could Aegis give him?
Lu Yin didn't say much to Starfox, and he had En Ya keep an eye on Aegis to prevent it from being swallowed by the Di family. He would immediately head to the Outerverse after dealing with the black street.
Now that he was done with his business, it was time to contact Big Sis. Lu Yin panicked when he thought of her. She was different from Long Xi; she was like a sister and a mother. This feeling of panic was contradictory, but it was very comforting.
The light screen connected, and an old woman with a face full of pockmarks appeared. She had a cigarette in her mouth and was puffing out smoke.
Lu Yin almost fainted at the sight.
"Damned brat, you still know how to come back." The old woman spoke. It was precisely Big Sister's voice, and her face was fierce.
Lu Yin blinked. "Big … Big Sis?"
"What do you think?" Big Sister's tone turned cold and threatening.
Lu Yin swallowed his saliva and forced out a dry laugh. "Big Sis, you've changed again."
Big Sister's cultivation technique caused her to undergo a myriad of transformations. Sometimes she would be ugly, and sometimes she would be beautiful. This caused everyone around her to feel helpless. Even Highsage Leon felt a headache when he saw her.
Big Sis snorted. "Where did you go?"
"We'll talk about this later. Big Sister, I'll have to trouble Leon's Armada to help me keep an eye on Aegis. The Sixth Mainland's Di Family wants to deal with Aegis, so nothing must happen to Aegis. There's something I want there."
"Woman?" Big Sister raised her eyebrows.
Lu Yin was speechless. "No."
"It's been so many years, yet you disappeared just like that. Hurry up and give me a son. No one will care if you die," Big Sister said roughly.
Lu Yin was helpless. "Got it."
Uncle Reuben appeared behind Big Sis, as well as a group of familiar and unfamiliar faces who greeted Lu Yin.
…
After ending the call, Lu Yin felt a warmth in his heart. Talking to his family was different from talking to other people. He had left the call with Big Sis to the end because he wanted to preserve this warmth.
Wait, Lu Yin suddenly thought of someone else: Huan Sha.
She was in charge of the Great Yu Empire's internal affairs, but Lu Yin did not care. With En Ya and the others around, the Great Yu Empire would not be in trouble. What he wanted to know was how much money he had received over the next two years.
Back when Zhao Ran had forgotten about his share, Lu Yin had taken note of it and told Huan Sha to keep an eye on it. He did not ask Zhao Ran, but he could ask Huan Sha directly.
"Your Highness, over the next two years, the Great Eastern Alliance, the mainland's auction house, the mainland's shipping company, and …" Huan Sha wanted to give him a detailed report, but Lu Yin cut her off. "Just tell me how much it is."
Huan Sha looked up. "Twenty-three million and ninety thousand."
Lu Yin was not as excited as he had been when he had received his share. Twenty million was not a lot.
However, two years ago at the Realm Mountain, he had only received a little more than ten million, and that was for eight years of benefits. Now, twenty million was for two years, which was a huge jump. It was still alright.
He told Huan Sha to keep the money. With his current wealth, he could easily come up with a figure that far exceeded this sum, so there was no need to rush to withdraw it.
He looked up and let out a long breath. After contacting many people, he finally understood what had happened during the past two years.
It had already been a few hours!
Lu Yin disappeared and returned to the top floor of the tower. Zi Jing was humming a tune as she leisurely watered the flowers. The tea was still warm.
"Where's Bai Qian?" Lu Yin suddenly asked.
Zi Jing replied, "He said he went home."
Home?
Earth?
Zi Jing was a gentle person, and anyone who faced her would unconsciously feel at peace.
Lu Yin chatted with her for a while and thanked her before leaving the Starlink Realm. He headed to the Lockbreaker Realm, as he wanted to increase his lockbreaking level.
Currently, he was a One Star Boundless Advanced Lockbreaker. This was not the full extent of his abilities, and he was confident that he could break through to a higher level.
When he arrived at the Lockbreaker Realm again, Lu Yin was not surprised by the Six Ancient Spirit Arrays. He had been shocked at first, but after seeing Unlimited Energy, sourceboxes and arrays were no longer as shocking. That was what was truly shocking, as it could even withstand a Progenitor.
There was a planet in the Lockbreaker Realm that belonged to him, and he could enter and leave as he pleased.
This time, he still wanted to find Gui Junheng, but halfway there, he heard a voice. He turned around and flew in the direction of the Ancientspirit Sea.
Not long after, Lu Yin landed on the Ancientspirit Sea's Ancientspirit Continent. This was where many Lockbreakers took their examinations, and it was also the holy land that many Lockbreakers from the Fifth Mainland yearned for.
Lu Yin did not head to the examination site, but instead headed in a certain direction. That direction was where the Lockbreaker Association's President, Xiu Ming, lived.
The Fifth Mainland had two Origin Heavenly Masters. One was a Supreme Sage Heavenly Master, and the other was Xiu Ming.
Lu Yin had not expected that his arrival would attract Xiu Ming's attention.
Although Supreme Sage Heavenly Masters and Xiu Ming were both Heavenly Masters, their paths of development were different.
Supreme Sage Heavenly Masters were more inclined towards battle, while Xiu Ming focused on lockbreaking and studying sourcebox arrays.
Lu Yin quickly arrived at Xiu Ming's residence. The environment was simple: a thatched cottage, a flowerbed, and a waterfall in the distance. It looked like a normal person's place of seclusion.
A normal cultivator might have just walked in, but Lu Yin's eyes were filled with star energy, and he could see rune lines.
After arriving at the Fifth Mainland, he could finally see rune lines again. With rune lines, he could use the Aeon Evolution Scripture, which meant that his power level had risen to a whole new level.
Although there were many places in the Neoverse where rune lines could not be seen, such as Everlasting Island, Lu Yin could still see them clearly here.
Xiu Ming's residence had a sourcebox array set up, but it did not have any offensive capabilities.
Lu Yin did not need to decipher the sourcebox array in order to enter.
He followed the path of water plants and slowly approached the waterfall.
The first person he saw was not Xiu Ming, but Wu Dan, the most gifted Lockbreaker in the Lockbreaker Realm.
Wu Dan also saw Lu Yin and was astonished. "You're still alive?"
This was the first thing many people would say when they saw Lu Yin.
Lu Yin replied, "I'm lucky to have survived."
Wu Dan felt rather uncomfortable. Back in the Lockbreaker Realm, he had told Lu Yin that he would show everyone how Lockbreakers fought during the Sovereign Tournament. He had been very arrogant at the time, but unfortunately, he had been defeated by Bu Kong.
"Did Xiu Ming send you here?" Wu Dan asked.
Lu Yin nodded and faced the thatched cottage. "Junior Lu Yin greets Xiu Ming."
The thatched cottage's door slowly opened, and a man appeared in front of Lu Yin. He looked slightly older than a middle-aged man, but he could not be considered an old man.
Lu Yin had assumed that Xiu Ming was an old man.
After all, Xiu Ming had reached the level of an Origin Array Heavenly Master and had lived for a very long time.
Wu Dan saw Xiu Ming walk out and immediately bowed.
Xiu Ming looked at Lu Yin with a smile. "You've been here for two years. Are you planning to increase your lockbreaking level?"
Wu Dan was shocked and looked back at Lu Yin. He was also a One Star Boundless Advanced Lockbreaker like Lu Yin, but he had advanced a step earlier than Lu Yin. He had thought that this step would increase the gap between them. After all, Lu Yin had gone missing, and many people had guessed that he had been killed by the Neohuman Alliance.
Lu Yin respectfully replied, "I feel that I can increase my lockbreaking level, so I came to the Lockbreaker Realm to give it a try."
"Arrogant!" Wu Dan could not help but mock Lu Yin.
He wanted to increase his lockbreaking level in a mere two years? Throughout the history of Lockbreakers, such a situation had only occurred to Discerning Elementary Lockbreakers, and that was only if they were extremely talented. Everyone needed to spend at least a hundred years to increase their lockbreaking level to Perceptive Intermediate or even Boundless Advanced Lockbreakers. Even if he wanted to increase his lockbreaking level to the next level, it would probably take him more than a hundred years.
Xiu Ming walked under the waterfall. "If you want to increase your lockbreaking level, you need to unlock a corresponding number of sourceboxes."
Lu Yin had naturally researched this before. If he wanted to become a two-star Boundless Advanced Lockbreaker, he would need to unlock at least four One Star sourceboxes and one more two-star sourcebox. Previously, on Dragon Mountain, Celestial Master Qiuling had given him three sourceboxes that she had played against him. One of them was a Three Stars Boundless Advanced sourcebox, which was the third tune-type sourcebox to be added.
Two One Star Boundless Advanced sourceboxes and one Three Stars Boundless Advanced sourcebox were enough for him to become a two-star Boundless Advanced Lockbreaker.
Lockbreaking Three Stars or even Four Stars Boundless Advanced sourceboxes was a shortcut to increasing one's lockbreaking level, and he had done so in the past.
"You want to continuously unlock Boundless Advanced sourceboxes?" Wu Dan exclaimed.
Lu Yin remained calm, as he was confident in his abilities.