Wen Sansi stood behind Lu Yin and did not speak. Wen Yao represented the Wen family while Lu Yin represented the Great Eastern Alliance. Wen Sansi could only be considered a junior.
Lu Yin smiled. "Honored guests, please take a seat." He then asked Zhao Ran to serve tea, but he specifically told her not to use any scented tea, as he was afraid of scaring the two.
The three of them sat down, and then Lu Yin said, "I heard that Senior Wen went to the Fennel Flowzone. I had some urgent matters to attend to, so I was unable to wait for you there. I'm really sorry for making Senior Wen and Brother Sansi come all the way here."
Wen Yao smiled and said, "Alliance Master Lu's matter is of utmost importance. It's fine for us two idle people to make a few extra trips. I wonder how Alliance Master Lu's matter is going?
If you need any help from the Wen Clan, just ask. The Wen Clan will not refuse as long as it is within our capabilities. "
Lu Yin was delighted. "That's great! Senior, are you serious?"
Wen Yao was stunned. He was just being courteous. Courteous words on the surface, who would take it seriously?
Wen Sansi was speechless. He had some understanding of Lu Yin, so he wasn't surprised.
"Alliance Head Lu, if there's anything that you would like the Wen family to do, please feel free to ask." Since Lu Yin had already said so much, Wen Yao could not refuse, so he decided to be magnanimous. Besides, he was about to ask about the Seven Layered Literary Prison, so it would be best if Lu Yin owed him a favor.
Lu Yin coughed. "It's like this. Senior should know that the Outerverse has been gifted to the Sixth Mainland, and there are so many people from my Great Eastern Alliance who have nowhere to stay. Would it be possible for us to settle down in the Erudite Flowzone?"
Wen Yao had not expected Lu Yin to say such a thing; how could he say something like that so casually?
If not for the smile on Lu Yin's face, he would have thought that Lu Yin was provoking him. These words were tantamount to declaring war!
"Alliance Master Lu, you must be joking. If the Great Eastern Alliance is unable to settle down, my Wen Clan is willing to help you find a place," Wen Yao said with a smile.
"That's too bad. Since that's the case, then we can only look for some small flowzones. Senior, please help us keep an eye out for any small flowzones that are suitable for our Great Eastern Alliance."
"Of course. Rest assured, Alliance Master Lu," Wen Yao replied. He did not know which of Lu Yin's words were true and which were false. If Lu Yin really did have designs on the Eight Great Flowzones, then why would he say such things? But if he didn't, then why would he deliberately say such things?
Lu Yin's goal was very simple. Even if the Great Eastern Alliance remained in Fennel Flowzone, the leaders of the eight great Flowzones would still not feel at ease. They would continue to monitor what they needed to monitor, and they would continue to resist what they needed to resist. It was better to muddy the waters first.
Wen Yao glanced at Wen Sansi, and Wen Sansi asked, "Alliance Master Lu, do you still remember our encounter in the Daosource Sect's ruins?" Wen Sansi asked.
Lu Yin thought about it. "What is Brother Wen trying to say?"
"Seven Layers of Literary Prison. Does Brother Lu have any cultivation methods?" Wen Sansi asked.
Wen Yao stared at Lu Yin, trying to discern something from his expression.
Lu Yin replied, "You can say that there is, but you can also say that there isn't."
"What do you mean?" Wen Sansi was curious.
Lu Yin replied, "There's someone who knows how to use the Sevenfold Literary Hell. Right now, that person is my captive. If you use your brain, you might be able to obtain the cultivation method for the Sevenfold Literary Hell from him. Of course, it's also possible that you won't be able to obtain anything."
"Who?" Wen Yao couldn't help but ask.
Lu Yin's lips curled up. "Wen Shizi."
Wen Yao and Wen Sansi looked at each other in confusion. "My Wen family has hundreds of disciples, but none of them have ever been called Wen Shizi. No one has ever dared to use such a name. Where did this person come from?"
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Lu Yin shrugged. "Forgive me for not being able to say where he came from, but in any case, this person knows more than just the Sevenfold Literary Hell."
Wen Sansi's eyes flashed. "How can you prove Brother Lu's words?"
Lu Yin took out Mount Supreme and gestured for Wen Sansi to enter. "Brother Wen, shall we have a battle?"
Wen Sansi's gaze turned cold. "Please."
Lu Yin brought Wen Sansi into Mount Supreme and appeared not too far away from Wen Shizi.
Lu Yin was already very familiar with this scene. He had used Yun Tingting to bait the Smokescreen Mountain Range, so he could bait Wen Shizi into the Wen family. However, there was one thing that gave him a headache: Wen Shizi was very difficult to deal with. The more educated a person was, the more unyielding they would be. Regardless of whether they were rotten or just fishing for fame, there was no shortage of unyielding people.
Since Wen Shizi dared to call himself number one, his unyielding character was probably even more troublesome. Furthermore, Lu Yin hadn't thought of what he wanted from the Wen family.
Wen Shizi was cultivating with his eyes closed, and he was even calmer than Yun Tingting. When he saw Lu Yin and Wen Sansi arrive, he asked, "Is it my turn?"
"You know why I'm looking for you?" Lu Yin asked.
Wen Shizi calmly replied, "Yun Tingting told me that we've arrived at the Fifth Mainland." He then looked at Wen Sansi. "If I'm not wrong, you should know the Literary Hell."
Wen Sansi's eyes flashed. "You're the Wen Shizi that she was talking about?"
Wen Shizi's expression was solemn. "The Wen family doesn't only exist in the Cosmic Tree Realm. The Fifth Mainland also has a Wen family. When the Cosmic Tree Realm separated from the Fifth Mainland, my Wen family left behind a bloodline and an inheritance." He looked at Wen Sansi. "The fact that you're here means that your inheritance is incomplete. How many layers of the Literary Hell can you use?"
"There's no such thing as the number of layers. The Literary Hell is just the Literary Hell," Wen Sansi replied.
Wen Shizi frowned. "The inheritance is indeed incomplete. Since I've come to this part of the universe, I won't be able to return for the rest of my life. I can teach you how many layers of the Literary Hell, but the condition is that I stay in the Wen family. I'm also a member of the Wen family."
Wen Sansi raised a hand, and the Literary Hell trapped Wen Shizi. The number nine was the limit of the Wen family's inheritance, and this was Wen Sansi's way of probing.
Wen Shizi looked at the Literary Hell around him and took a step forward. A reversed Literary Hell appeared in front of him and suppressed Wen Sansi's Literary Hell. A second layer then appeared and destroyed Wen Sansi's Literary Hell. Finally, Wen Shizi acted and used seven layers of the Literary Hell to completely trap Wen Sansi.
Wen Sansi was shocked, as there really was seven layers of the Literary Hell. Even though he had believed Lu Yin's words in the Daosource Sect's ruins, when he actually faced it in person, the feeling was completely different. The seven layers of the Literary Hell had directly broken the Wen family's countless years of common sense. It turned out that they had been cultivating an incomplete version of the Literary Hell all along.
"The Literary Hell has a total of eighteen layers in my Leisure Memory Academy. I've only cultivated to the seventh layer, and I don't have the complete cultivation method for the eighteen layers. However, this should be enough to make up for some of your shortcomings," Wen Shizi said as he withdrew the Literary Hell.
Lu Yin looked at Wen Sansi and then at Wen Shizi. The two of them were about the same level of power, but Wen Shizi had a more complete inheritance while Wen Sansi had an innate gift that could not be countered.
It would be difficult to determine the victor, but if Wen Sansi also learned the seven layers of the Literary Hell, then his power would soar, and the entire Wen family's power would soar as well.
This was a huge temptation. What was a cultivator's goal for?
They wanted to fight for their lives, and the stronger they were, the more they could fight for their lives. The seven layers of the Literary Hell had brought the Wen family their lives.
"I agree to give you the inheritance.
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But first, we need to leave. Brother Long, no, Brother Lu, what are your conditions? "Wen Shizi asked with a curious expression.
Wen Sansi looked at Lu Yin. "Brother Lu, state your conditions."
Lu Yin had not expected things to go so smoothly, as Wen Shizi had not refused to teach him the seven layers of the Literary Hell. Now, the only problem was that he had to state his conditions. What conditions?
He really had not thought it through.
"Brother Lu, what exactly are your conditions?
What are they for us to take Wen Shizi away? "
Outside Mount Supreme, Wen Yao had learned of the situation from Wen Sansi, and he suppressed his excitement.
Lu Yin pondered for a moment. "Let me think about it. Too many things have happened recently, and I haven't had the time to think it through."
Wen Yao frowned, as he thought that Lu Yin wanted more. "Alliance Master Lu, please state a price. As long as the Wen family can accept it, we won't bargain." He had done a lot of research before coming here, especially on Lu Yin's likes and dislikes. He had not expected such a person to love money so much.
Lu Yin was tempted, as star essence meant an increase in his strength. However, he did not know how much Wen Shizi could sell for, and he had no idea how rich the Wen family was.
If they had only given him a few hundred million star crystals like the Blaze Realm, then he might as well keep it.
"Senior and Brother Wen can return to the Wen family first, or you can stay on Zenyu Star to play. I'll let you two know when I've thought it through," Lu Yin said.
Wen Sansi spoke up. "Brother Lu, you should know what the seven layers of the Literary Hell means to my Wen family. I won't hesitate to say that it's very important, very important. However, don't forget that in the entire Fifth Mainland, aside from my Wen family, no one else is interested in the seven layers of the Literary Hell. This battle technique belongs solely to my Wen family, and you won't find a second buyer."
Lu Yin laughed. "Brother Wen, that's where you're wrong. I believe that the Sword Sect, Beast Tamers Flowzone, Chaosgod Mountain, and even the various great powers of the Neoverse will all be interested in Wen Shizi."
The various great powers were interested in Wen Shizi, not the seven layers of the Literary Hell. All they wanted was to prevent the Wen family from obtaining the seven layers of the Literary Hell. It did not matter if they could cultivate it themselves, but once the Wen family used the seven layers of the Literary Hell to increase their strength, they would become a threat to everyone, especially the Sword Sect.
The Daynight Flowzone had been overturned by Lu Yin, and the Wen family and the Sword Sect had become the top powers in the Innerverse. They were both competing against each other. Once the Sword Sect learned of the existence of the seven layers of the Literary Hell, they would do everything in their power to destroy it. They would not allow the Wen family to obtain it.
Wen Sansi's eyes flashed. "Brother Lu, have you thought of your conditions?"
Lu Yin replied, "I've already said it. You two can wait on Zenyu Star. I'll tell you once I've thought of my conditions."
Wen Yao anxiously said, "Alliance Master Lu, you're from the Astral Combat Academy, and my Erudite Flowzone's Lost Radiance Academy has always had a good relationship with your academy. Sansi has also helped you in the past, so I hope that Alliance Master Lu can quickly hand Wen Shizi over to us on account of our past friendship. If we delay any longer, things might change."
"Brother Lu, the Innerverse hasn't been peaceful recently. My Wen family might have been targeted by someone, and so is Lost Radiance Academy. Han Chong is also dead, so please make a decision quickly," Wen Sansi said.
Lu Yin was shocked. "Han Chong is dead?"
Wen Sansi nodded. "It's not just Han Chong. Several elders of the Han family, including some disciples of my Wen family, have all died. It should be related to the Neohuman Alliance. They've been targeting us, so I'm afraid that the matter of the seven layers of the Literary Hell will be leaked, which will lead to killing intent."
Lu Yin was puzzled. Why was the Neohuman Alliance targeting the Wen family?
Was there something about the Wen family that was worth their attention?
Even if there was, what did it have to do with Han Chong?
Han Chong was just a Cruiser cultivator.
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