The war in Ironblood Weave was within Lu Yin's expectations. The Astral Beast Domain would not be able to resist the temptation of entering the Outerverse, and the Sixth Mainland would not just hand over Ironblood Weave to the Astral Beast Domain. It was only a matter of time before war broke out.
Now, it all depended on what Yiben City would do. If Yiben City could force the Sixth Mainland to declare war on the Heaven Founding Academy, then he would have the upper hand.
Right now, there was no need for him to negotiate with the Sixth Mainland, and he could just wait for news from the Technocracy. However, Lu Yin did not want to just wait.
Since he had come to the border and was not far from Aegis, he could replenish the death aura.
Lu Yin led the Second Nightking and the Liu Emperor towards Aegis' planet. The border was still guarded by Master Yuan.
Many of the Sixth Mainland's cultivators who had been confronting the Great Eastern Alliance left and headed towards Ironblood Weave.
The Astral Beast Domain had come with a vengeance, and it was only thanks to Lu Yin's advance warning that the Celestial Beast Empire had sent experts over. Otherwise, Elder Autumn Frost would have been able to slaughter the entire Primal Zone on his own.
But now, they were in a stalemate.
It was only half a day's journey from the border to Aegis.
Although it was called a border, most of the regions in the universe were not easy to pass through. The routes that cultivators often took were all developed.
Although Lu Yin's route to Aegis wasn't considered secretive, it was still rather remote.
He didn't expect to meet someone he knew.
Up ahead, a spacecraft shaped like a giant claw drew closer and closer. It was on the same line as Lu Yin's spacecraft, and they passed by each other. The distance between them was less than a hundred kilometers.
A hundred kilometers was nothing in the universe.
In order to avoid being detected by the Sixth Mainland, Lu Yin had intentionally kept a low profile.
As for the claw-like spaceship, it was obvious that it belonged to the Autumnfrost family.
The Autumnfrost family should be heading to Ironblood Weave right now, and the route to Ironblood Weave should be further north instead of here.
Logically speaking, if the members of the Autumnfrost family were not going to Ironblood Weave, they should be meeting up with the cultivators from the Sixth Mainland at the border. However, Ancestor Autumnfrost was not at the border, so what was the point of the Autumnfrost family going there?
As the two spacecraft drew closer, Lu Yin suddenly felt his heart palpitate.
"There's an Emissary on that spacecraft," the Second Nightking said.
"Power."
"Not strong."
Lu Yin raised an eyebrow. "Stop him."
He didn't care what the Emissary in the spacecraft wanted to do. Even if the Emissary was going to meet up with the Sword Valley Master and the others at the border, it would only increase the Sixth Mainland's strength. It would be better to destroy it here.
The Second Nightking looked at the clawed spacecraft, and his gaze turned cold. His spiritual force erupted, shaking the heavens.
The clawed flying shuttle exploded with a boom. A middle-aged man pulled a young man and rushed into the distance. His face was pale. Just a moment ago, he felt an incomparably terrifying spiritual energy. An extremely powerful expert had appeared.
This flying ship belonged to the Autumnfrost Family. Since someone had attacked them, it was obvious that the person was an enemy and did not fear the Autumnfrost Family.
With a swoosh, the Sword Qi tore apart the Stellar Source Universe. The middle-aged man was shocked. There was another expert?
He turned around and saw the spaceship. He saw many pairs of cold eyes. There was more than one expert.
The imprint shone outwards. The middle-aged man's left arm was hacked off by sword energy, his body flung into the distance. Meanwhile, that youngster fell down, long unconscious, floating in the starry sky.
Half of the middle-aged man's body was bleeding. He gritted his teeth and stepped into the Stellar Source Universe to escape, ignoring the young man.
The Second Nightking sneered as he stared at the Astral Source Universe. In an instant, the starry skies rippled, and the middle-aged man spat out a mouthful of blood.
Falling into an illusion, his entire body trembled.
It had only been a few seconds since the Second Nightking had made his move, but an Emissary was already severely injured and on the verge of death.
Lu Yin looked at the youngster floating in the air. It was actually him, Autumnfrost Qing.
Within the spacecraft, Lu Yin clasped his hands behind his back and looked at the middle-aged man with interest. Autumnfrost Qing was still unconscious beside him.
"I- I'm from the Blood Homage Realm's Nan family," the middle-aged man said with great difficulty. Half of his body was stained with blood, and beads of sweat were dripping down his forehead. He glanced at the Second Nightking and Liu Huang before his gaze finally landed on Lu Yin. His pupils shrank imperceptibly.
Lu Yin asked, "Your name."
"Nan Qi."
"You know me, right?" Lu Yin asked.
Nan Qi hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Lu Yin, Alliance Leader Lu."
Lu Yin looked at him. "Where are you going?"
Nan Qi calmly replied, "To the border. The various families have been ordered to send Imprinters to meet up with the Sword Valley Master and the elders to suppress the Great Eastern Alliance. My Nan family sent me, but the other families' Imprinters are still on the way. They should be arriving soon."
"You've said too much. What, have you already thought of how to answer me?" Lu Yin laughed.
Nan Qi's expression changed slightly, but he remained silent.
Lu Yin looked at Autumnfrost Qing. "I'll wake him up. Do you think he'll be able to remain conscious under the illusion created by this expert beside me?
Won't you say anything?
If what he says is different from what you say … "Lu Yin's eyes turned cold as he stared at Nan Qi." I'll torture you to death. "
Nan Qi's face turned even paler, but at that moment, Autumnfrost Qing's fingers twitched. Nan Qi's pupils shrank as he looked at Lu Yin. "We're going to Frostwave Weave."
Lu Yin's originally smiling expression sank, and his expression turned ugly. "Frostwave Weave?"
Nan Qi nodded and helplessly replied, "We've received orders to go to Frostwave Weave's Earth and Zenyu Star."
"What are we going to do?" Lu Yin asked in a low voice.
Nan Qi shook his head. "I don't know the specifics. Although I'm from the Nan family, I've long since submitted to the Autumnfrost family. This time, the Autumnfrost family has received orders, so I'm accompanying Autumnfrost Qing. You can ask Autumnfrost Qing about our objective."
Lu Yin woke Autumnfrost Qing up, and when Autumnfrost Qing saw Lu Yin, he was stupefied. He never would have dreamed that he would run into Lu Yin when he was supposed to go to Frostwave Weave to take revenge on Lu Yin. He had even become Lu Yin's prisoner.
If he had known that this would happen, he would never have come out. Actually, he could have stayed out, as he wasn't the one who had received the orders. It was his father, the Autumnfrost family leader.
Lu Yin had no interest in wasting words with Autumnfrost Qing, so he directly used the Daynight's Tribute to control the illusion and caused Autumnfrost Qing to fall into an endless trance. He quickly revealed the truth.
The orders had come from Elder Autumnfrost, and he had ordered the Autumnfrost family to head to Frostwave Weave's Earth and Zenyu Star to force Lu Yin to reveal a few things. Elder Autumnfrost did not specify the specifics, as he had only told them to wait until they completed their mission.
The Autumnfrost family leader had wanted to head out himself, but Autumnfrost Qing had coincidentally overheard the conversation. Nan Qi had also arrived, and Autumnfrost Qing had been ordered to head to Frostwave Weave. Autumnfrost Qing had volunteered to head there, all for the sake of revenge against Lu Yin.
They were unlucky to have run into Lu Yin midway through their journey.
Lu Yin's face darkened. Earth and Zenyu Star were places that he had to protect, but the Autumnfrost family had actually set their sights on them. This shouldn't have happened. What could Elder Autumnfrost have asked him about?
Lu Yin could only think of Elder Cangqiong, the person behind Elder Autumnfrost.
Elder Autumnfrost Qing had most likely come for the Origin Item, as Lu Yin had gone to the Dimensional Battlefield for the Origin Item.
Elder Cangqiong and the others also did not understand why Lu Yin knew that the Origin Item had appeared.
Only the Origin Item could cause Elder Cangqiong and the others to be so concerned about it. Otherwise, Ironblood Weave had already started a war, and even if they forced Lu Yin, he would not be able to chase the Astral Beast Domain out. Elder Autumnfrost had no reason to threaten him.
More importantly, this Elder Autumnfrost was a fake, and Lu Yin did not know his true identity. Elder Autumnfrost did not need to cause trouble for Lu Yin for the sake of the Sixth Mainland, as it was meaningless.
Unless, of course, Elder Autumnfrost knew that Lu Yin knew that he was an impostor.
Lu Yin's mind raced, as the Autumnfrost family's actions had touched his bottom line. Since that was the case, no one would have an easy time.
"Take care of them," Lu Yin said.
Nan Qi was aghast. "Alliance Lord Lu, please don't! I can rely on you! I can!" Before he could even finish speaking, he was killed by the Second Nightking's spiritual force attack. Autumnfrost Qing's death was not as painful, as he had been directly drowned in an illusion.
On the surface, Nan Qi was a member of the Blood Homage Realm's Nan family, but in reality, he had sided with the Autumnfrost family. Now, he had unhesitatingly joined Lu Yin. Lu Yin would not want such a two-faced person, even if he was an Emissary.
As for Autumnfrost Qing, he was an old enemy, so Lu Yin would just kill him and help Fatty Huang vent his anger.
"Let's change directions and go to the Autumnfrost family," Lu Yin said. Since the Autumnfrost family wanted to touch his bottom line, he would make the first move. Right now, it was very safe to attack the Autumnfrost family, as he would not run into Elder Autumnfrost or the Four Sovereigns. Furthermore, Lu Yin was curious as to what kind of device the Autumnfrost family was making.
He was even more curious about Elder Autumnfrost's true identity, and he hoped to discover something in the Autumnfrost family.
The Autumnfrost family was the closest to the Great Eastern Alliance's border, and it was not far from Aegis' planet.
Lu Yin's group of three hurried to the Autumnfrost family as quickly as possible.
At this moment, only Autumnfrost Family Head Autumnfrost Chen was an Imprinter. Uncle Hua and the other Imprinters who had joined the Autumnfrost family had all gone to Ironblood Weave.
In the Bloodburn Realm, the Di family's Patriarch had died at the hands of the Eternals, while Patriarch Mo Jiang had died at the border of Endless Weave. In the end, the Autumnfrost family had benefited.
The Di family and Mo Jiang's Imprinters had all joined the Autumnfrost family, causing their strength to skyrocket. Once Elder Autumnfrost broke through to become a Cosmic Imprinter, his strength would surpass the Di family's, and they would dominate the Bloodburn Realm.
This was also why the Autumnfrost family was qualified to go to Ironblood Weave to fight the Astral Beast Domain.
At this moment, the Autumnfrost family was very quiet. Many cultivators had gone to Ironblood Weave, causing the Autumnfrost family to relax like never before. No one had expected Lu Yin to show up at this time.
Within the Autumnfrost family's study, Autumnfrost Chen looked at the star chart tiredly. No matter how he looked at it, the family would not benefit from going to war with the Astral Beast Domain. He could only hope that Elder Autumnfrost would be able to break through during the war in Ironblood Weave, and that the Daosource Sect would be able to see the Autumnfrost family's efforts.
"Family Head, we still haven't been able to contact Young Master," an old servant respectfully reported from outside the study.
Autumnfrost Chen frowned. "Continue to contact him."
"Yes."
Autumnfrost Chen felt uneasy, and he regretted sending Autumnfrost Qing out. After all, that place belonged to the Great Eastern Alliance, and Lu Yin was known for his ruthlessness. If he was threatened, it was hard to guarantee that he would not do anything.
He had to contact Autumnfrost Qing and ask him to return. Such a risky task could be left to Nan Qi.
Autumnfrost Chen shook his head and waved his hand, causing the star chart to dissipate. He was just about to leave when he suddenly turned to look at a corner. At some point in time, another person had appeared there. It was a youth, a youth that caused Autumnfrost Chen's expression to change.
"Lu- Lu Yin?" Autumnfrost Chen was aghast, and he stared at the youth in disbelief. Why was this person here?