Two days after Lu Yin left Astral-10, something major happened in the Outerverse.
The Outerverse should have been taken over by the Sixth Mainland, but due to the issue of time, it was impossible for the Sixth Mainland to take over the entire Outerverse all at once.
Thus, the Great Eastern Alliance had the time to prepare. Under the arrangements of Chief Commander Shui Chuanxiao, the western border was confirmed.
Other than the Fourth Alliance Army guarding the border, there was also Master Yuan.
On this day, at the borders of the Great Eastern Alliance, Sigmund Mathers, the commander of the Fourth Allied Army, looked at the increasing number of cultivators from the Sixth Mainland in the distance. His face gradually turned pale, and he urgently contacted En Ya.
Sigmund Mathers had originally belonged to the Lu Pavilion and had been stationed in Grandtop Weave. As the Great Eastern Alliance grew stronger and more talented, Sigmund Mathers had been reassigned to the position of commander of the Fourth Allied Army. This had nothing to do with his ability or strength, but rather because he was trustworthy.
The cultivators of the Sixth Mainland's Di Family, Mo Jiang Family, Qiuhan Family, and Yan Family appeared at the border of the Great Eastern Alliance. All of them were from the Bloodburn Realm. Then, the Blood Worshipping Realm's Farmer Clan, the Blackblood Realm's Eyeless Clan, the Martial Immortal Realm's Yun Gu, the Grand Martial Realm's Righteous Manor, and so on appeared. Almost all the cultivators of the Sixth Mainland's Three Ancestral Realms had appeared.
Forefather Autumn Frost, the corpse guardian of the mortuary, Forefather Eyeless, Cloud Valley's Sword Valley Master, and the Forefather of the School of Agriculture appeared together, shaking the starry skies.
The Fourth Alliance Army was silent. They didn't dare to move in front of so many experts.
Sigmund's face was pale as he looked at the starry sky. The ship's combat prowess detector had long since exploded, and he saw an unimaginable powerhouse descending.
Any one of these experts could easily wipe out the Fourth Alliance Army with a flick of their finger.
At this moment, his life was no longer in his hands.
Fortunately, Master Yuan appeared in time and dissipated the Heavenly Might that engulfed the Fourth Coalition Army.
"So many experts from the Sixth Mainland have arrived. What advice do you have for us?" Master Yuan spoke with a solemn expression.
The Eyeless Old Ancestor, the Cloud Valley Sword Valley Master, and the School of Agriculture Old Ancestor were all Cosmic Imprinter, and their strength was on par with his. He had no confidence in defeating any one of them. After all, the cultivators of the Sixth Mainland had an advantage over the cultivators of the Fifth Mainland.
Now that there were three of them, even Master Yuan felt pressured.
Sword Valley Master's gaze swept across the Fourth Alliance Army. As his gaze landed, the cultivators of the Fourth Alliance Army were all terrified. It was as if they were being cut by sharp blades. No one dared to look him in the eyes.
Finally, the Sword Valley Master's gaze met Master Yuan's. "Leave the Outerverse. My Sixth Mainland will take over."
Master Yuan frowned. "The Outerverse is huge, and even if your Sixth Mainland wants to take over …" Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Sword Valley Master. "Whether or not I can take over the Outerverse has nothing to do with you. Withdraw from the Outerverse for one month. Those who don't withdraw from the Outerverse will be considered to have voluntarily stayed behind, and they will be ruled by my Sixth Mainland."
Master Yuan's gaze turned cold.
There were too many people in the Great Eastern Alliance, and countless people in the eastern weaves wanted to leave. They were not willing to be ruled by the Sixth Mainland. How could a mere Astral River Ark take them away in a month? Even if it took one year, two years, or even ten years, it would still be very difficult.
There were also countless people in the western weave who wanted to leave, but they didn't have the time to do so.
"Is this your decision, or is it the Sixth Mainland's Daosource Sect's decision?" Master Yuan asked.
Sword Valley Master replied, "The Daosource Sect's decision."
"One month is impossible," Master Yuan said.
The Sword Valley Master's eyes narrowed. "The Sixth Mainland has given you too much time. If you don't leave, then it has nothing to do with us. It's only a month."
Master Yuan shook his head. "I already said that one month is impossible. If you insist on doing so, then my Fifth Mainland will view this as a provocation."
The Sword Valley Master laughed, and a longsword appeared in his hand.
It had a five-colored pattern, and a terrifying aura swept towards Master Yuan.
The Sword Valley Master's aura was incomparably sharp, while Master Yuan's aura was vigorous.
The two enormous auras intertwined, causing the heavens to tremble and stars to sway.
At this moment, Ancestor Eyeless stepped forward. He was also a Cosmic Imprinter, and his appearance together with the Sword Valley Master immediately suppressed Master Yuan.
Master Yuan clenched his fists, as he alone could not stop the Sixth Mainland.
The Sixth Mainland had decided to shed all pretense of cordiality. Master Yuan had heard that Lu Yin had learned that the Sixth Mainland had requested reinforcements from a city and that they wanted to bring more androids to the Outerverse. There was no need to mention their motive — it was definitely related to the war. Now that this matter had been exposed, the Sixth Mainland was no longer restraining themselves, and they wanted to make a move.
The hatred between the Fifth Mainland and the Sixth Mainland ran too deep. The Sixth Mainland had won a war in ancient times and had changed the Fifth Mainland's sky. However, the Fifth Mainland's Ancestor Hui had schemed against the Sixth Mainland, causing the Sixth Mainland to be destroyed.
The hatred between the two sides far surpassed the hatred between the Human Domain and the Astral Beast Domain.
They had agreed to give the Outerverse to the Sixth Mainland because the Fifth Mainland needed to borrow the Three Progenitors' strength to resist the Eternals. They had no other choice, as the Hall of Honor would rather watch the Sixth Mainland fight the Eternals to the death than give them any room to survive.
Both sides knew that the Sixth Mainland was eager to conquer the Outerverse, and their next step would be to covet the Innerverse, the Cosmic Sea, and the Neoverse.
This was something that could not be controlled.
Hatred could not be resolved in a short period of time, and greed could not be resolved either.
Both sides were on the verge of breaking out.
Sigmund clenched his fists. Once the battle began, the Fourth Allied Army would not even be able to retaliate against the numerous experts from the Sixth Mainland.
At this moment, there was a cough, and Old Farmer walked out with a helpless expression. "Gentlemen, we haven't finished talking yet. Why start a war?"
The Sword Valley Master and Master Yuan looked at Old Farmer.
"What else is there to talk about?"
The Sword Valley Master's tone was cold, as he had always looked down on Old Farmer. The man had only been lucky, but in terms of power, he was trash.
The Sixth Mainland's Old Farmer was a legend. His luck was heaven-defying, and he had been endlessly lucky. It was precisely because of this that he had been able to break through and become a Cosmic Imprinter. As for his battle prowess, very few people had seen him fight, as he was not adept at it.
The Sword Valley Master had only sent him here to keep up appearances.
Old Farmer said, "Sword Valley Master, have you forgotten what the Firmament Sovereign said?
The person in charge of the Great Eastern Alliance is still Alliance Master Lu Yin. "He then looked at Master Yuan." We need to speak with Alliance Master Lu. "
The Sword Valley Master was disdainful. Lu Yin?
He was just a junior.
"That's right. Let's speak with Alliance Master Lu," Ancestor Eyeless said.
Since the two Cosmic Imprinters were speaking, the Sword Valley Master did not want to interrupt them.
Master Yuan had not expected them to want to speak with Lu Yin. Although Lu Yin was very famous and had an extremely high status, he was still a junior who did not have the qualifications to decide the Fifth and Sixth Mainland's affairs. Why would they want to speak with Lu Yin?
"Speak with Lu Yin?
About what? "Master Yuan asked.
Old Farmer smiled. "Master Yuan, right? Although you're a powerhouse, you're just a protector. You don't have the authority to decide whether the Great Eastern Alliance stays or leaves. Let Alliance Master Lu come. Who knows, he might even make the entire Great Eastern Alliance join our Sixth Mainland, haha."
Master Yuan could not understand what the Sixth Mainland was trying to do. "You must guarantee that you won't act against Lu Yin."
Old Farmer was solemn. "Even if the war starts, we can still give Lu Yin some time to safely leave as long as he doesn't take the initiative to attack."
Master Yuan thought about it and then had the Fourth Allied Army contact Lu Yin. After all, the Great Eastern Alliance belonged to Lu Yin, and it was not his place to make decisions.
Many cultivators from the Sixth Mainland had arrived at the Great Eastern Alliance's borders not long ago, but Lu Yin had already received the news. When he found out about this, he immediately headed towards the Outerverse.
At the same time, he contacted Wang Wen, Shui Chuanxiao, and the others and asked them to think of a way to delay as much time as possible so that the Great Eastern Alliance would have enough time to enter the Innerverse.
He had not expected the Sixth Mainland to act so quickly.
Wang Wen and the others felt helpless when they heard the news. They were smart, but they could not go against the general trend. The Sixth Mainland had mobilized so many experts, and it was clear that they had made a decision. No matter what they did, it would be useless.
Beep beep beep beep!
Lu Yin's gadget beeped, and Lu Yin answered the call. "The Sixth Mainland wishes to speak with you. Are you coming?"
It was Master Yuan's voice.
Lu Yin replied, "Of course. Before I arrive, Senior, try not to clash with the Sixth Mainland as much as possible. They might wish to start a war."
"I've already informed the Hall of Honor that the Neoverse will send experts over. The Three Progenitors are outside, and without any Progenitors, the Sixth Mainland does not have much of an advantage over my Fifth Mainland. Feel free to discuss," Master Yuan said.
"This junior understands." Lu Yin then ended the call.
Aside from the Three Progenitors, the Sixth Mainland also had many Envoy-level experts. However, Lu Yin did not know how many Half-Ancestors there were.
The Fifth Mainland had seven Half-Ancestors in the Human Domain. Mavis had died, but there were still six left. With the Astral Beast Domain and the Technocracy's strength, the Sixth Mainland should not be any weaker than the Human Domain. If that was the case, then the Sixth Mainland was definitely hiding a Half-Ancestor powerhouse who was specifically trying to break through to the Progenitor realm.
Once the Sixth Mainland and the Fifth Mainland went to war again, the Great Eastern Alliance would be the first to bear the brunt, which would not be a good thing for Lu Yin.
He did not want to start a war.
Small matters were small, but big matters were big. Madam Red and the others could fight with him through Qingtan and other schemes, but in the face of the Sixth Mainland's power, such schemes were useless.
While Lu Yin waited for the Second Nightking and Emperor Liu to meet up, he also looked at the star chart. Big matters — big plans.
How could he resolve this crisis?
…
More than ten days later, Lu Yin reached the Great Eastern Alliance's border as quickly as possible and met up with Valley Master Sword and the others.
He looked at the boundless rune lines in outer space. Too many experts from the Sixth Mainland had arrived, and the Great Eastern Alliance would not be able to stop them. Even if they gathered the entire Innerverse's strength, it would still be difficult to stop them.
Valley Master Sword and the others looked at Lu Yin and gave him a deep look.
They had never met Lu Yin before, but they had all heard of him. They had even seen him in the Sovereign Tournament, and they knew that he was a legend. What they cared about the most was the Nine Cauldrons battle technique that had been found in the ruins of the Fifth Mainland's Daosource Sect, as well as the legendary Grim Reaper's power that he possessed.
He had single-handedly defeated all the experts of his generation. This was a power that only a young Progenitor would possess.
If nothing unexpected happened, then this person would have the greatest chance of becoming a Progenitor, as he already had the potential to do so.
"Lu Yin greets the various seniors." Lu Yin's expression was calm and filled with confidence as he looked at Valley Master Sword and the others calmly and arrogantly.
Valley Master Sword asked coldly, "You're Lu Yin?
Junior, take your Great Eastern Alliance and withdraw from the Outerverse within a month. Otherwise, my Sixth Mainland will act, and everything that remains after a month will belong to my Sixth Mainland. "
Lu Yin's lips curled up. "One month isn't enough."
"Whether it's enough or not is not up to you to decide," Valley Master Sword said coldly.
To the side, Old Farmer looked at Lu Yin curiously. It was truly rare for a youth to be able to do what Lu Yin had done. More importantly, this kid had stolen something from Old Farmer.