Back in Progenitor Chen's tomb, Lu Yin had seen Progenitor Chen's past deeds in his memory bubble. Most of them were battles, but there were also moments of rest where Progenitor Chen was drunk in a sea of flowers.
Nine stars surrounded a small white flower; that represented Progenitor Chen.
Lu Yin stared blankly at Yuan Miaomiao; why did she have Progenitor Chen's symbol on her face?
It was hidden beneath the Passion Flower.
Yuan Miaomiao thought that Lu Yin was infatuated with her face, so she lowered her head and her neck turned red. "Alliance Master Lu."
Lu Yin was startled awake and stared deeply at her. The moment she looked up, he turned his head away, not wanting her to see his expression.
"Alliance Master Lu?" Yuan Miaomiao looked at Lu Yin in confusion.
Lu Yin's expression returned to normal, and he turned to look at her with some embarrassment. "My apologies, I was a little absent-minded and embarrassed myself in front of you."
Yuan Miaomiao lowered her head again, not knowing how to answer.
"Right, Miss Miaomiao, is that the Passion Flower Poison on your face?"
Yuan Miaomiao nodded. "The Passion Flower Poison is also an Passion Flower Gu, and it's very famous in the Divine Gu Dynasty. However, this Passion Flower Gu has been modified by the Grand Tutor, and it's completely different from the original Passion Flower Poison. He can control my life and death. Alliance Master Lu, please save me. I don't want to live under that person's nose and live in fear.
Lu Yin hurriedly supported her and held her wrist. It was smooth and comfortable, but her cultivation was very low. Why would someone like her have Progenitor Chen's symbol?
It was definitely not a coincidence, and Lu Yin was absolutely certain that it was Progenitor Chen's symbol that had been hidden beneath the Passion Flower. The Passion Flower could control her life and death, but it could also be used to hide Progenitor Chen's flower.
Lu Yin looked deeply at Yuan Miaomiao again and helped her up. "Don't worry, I'll definitely think of a way to save you."
Yuan Miaomiao was grateful. "Thank you, Alliance Master Lu."
"There's still time. Let's sit down and chat," Lu Yin said, looking at her with a slightly infatuated gaze. He didn't want to be separated from her.
Yuan Miaomiao was embarrassed by Lu Yin's stare. "Okay."
The two stayed in the restaurant for half a day until a man who was infatuated with Yuan Miaomiao disturbed them. Lu Yin then tossed him out, ending the meeting.
Lu Yin did not send Miaomiao back, as she did not want to be the subject of gossip.
Looking at Yuan Miaomiao's departing figure, Lu Yin's eyes were filled with unprecedented questions. What was the relationship between this woman and Progenitor Chen?
He shouldn't be related to Progenitor Chen, but he had Progenitor Chen's emblem on his face. No matter how he thought about it, he was definitely not ordinary.
There was also the fact that the Grand Preceptor had colluded with the Neohuman Alliance and that Young Empress Qing was planning to deal with him. The Divine Gu Dynasty was truly bustling with activity.
When he returned to the palace, he was informed that there was a guest waiting for him. He went to the guest hall and was surprised to find that it was Yuehua Mavis.
The two could be considered old acquaintances. Moonlight Mavis was one of the top experts that the Mavis family had sent to the Outerverse. Once she displayed the Mavis family's techniques, she would be able to contend against an Envoy for a short period of time. It should be known that Moonlight Mavis' power level had not even reached 300,000 back then.
That incident had left a deep impression on him; the Mavis Family possessed an extraordinary item.
Now that Yuehua Mavis' strength had increased again, her temperament was completely different.
"Alliance Leader Lu, long time no see," Yuehua Mavis greeted him politely.
Lu Yin smiled. "It's been a while, Senior."
Yuehua Mavis replied, "Aside from being a little older, I don't have the qualifications to be called a senior. With Alliance Leader Lu's strength, a single palm strike should be enough to deal with me."
Even without a single palm strike, his spiritual force or domain would be enough to sweep through her, Lu Yin thought to himself, but he could not say it out loud. "Senior is too humble. Please, have a seat."
Yuehua nodded and did not stand on ceremony. She sat down.
Lu Yin looked at her. "Senior, are you in some sort of trouble?"
He looked at Moonlight Mavis with a worried expression and asked.
Yuehua Mavis's gaze turned serious. "I'm here to formally invite Alliance Leader Lu to be our guest."
Lu Yin was surprised. "Why are you suddenly inviting me?"
Yuehua Mavis solemnly replied, "The Mavis Family has invited Alliance Leader Lu several times, but you have never visited us. This time, we're inviting you with great sincerity, and we hope that Alliance Leader Lu will accept our invitation." She then handed him an invitation. This was a very serious invitation, and if he did not accept, it would be disrespectful to the Mavis Family.
Lu Yin solemnly accepted the invitation. "Alright, I'll definitely pay you a visit once this trip to the Gu Flowzone is over."
"Then, the Mavis Family respectfully awaits Alliance Leader Lu's arrival." Yuehua Mavis then took her leave.
Lu Yin looked at the invitation. He had not expected the Mavis Family to be so serious. He had long since wanted to visit the Mavis Family, but he had never put it on the agenda. He was far more interested in the Mavis Family than any other organization, not for any other reason but for money. They were the wealthiest of all.
However, why had the Mavis Family invited him so solemnly?
Could it be?
Lu Yin had a guess.
That night, the Second Nightking arrived at Lu Yin's palace.
Lu Yin showed him an image. "Investigate all traces of this person in the Divine Gu Dynasty."
The Second Nightking looked at the ordinary-looking old man on the screen. "Just for this?"
"He's already dead. I need you to investigate in secret. Don't tell anyone, and use the Divine Gu Dynasty's power," Lu Yin said solemnly.
The Second Nightking left. With his strength, no matter how strange the Divine Gu Continent was, it would be impossible to detect his presence.
Lu Yin wanted to use the Second Nightking's spiritual force control to find traces of the person who had sold the information and try his best to find clues related to the information. Now that he knew that Grand Tutor Yuan might be working with the Neohuman Alliance, the authenticity of the information was intriguing. It could be fake, but it could also be true that Grand Tutor Yuan had purposely destroyed the information.
The Second Nightking was very capable, and he did not dare to be careless when it came to Lu Yin's matters. It only took a day for him to investigate the person's whereabouts, and he handed the information to Lu Yin the next afternoon. Lu Yin was surprised, as it should not have been possible to investigate someone so quickly, not even an ordinary person.
"This person's whereabouts have already been investigated by the Divine Gu Dynasty. He's a famous person," the Second Nightking said as he handed the information to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin looked at the old man's introduction. The old man's name was Shui Pai, and he was a Hunter. However, the gu he cultivated had reached the Enlighter realm.
In the Divine Gu Dynasty, all Enlighters had to be recorded, and Shui Peng had become famous because he had slaughtered several families to avenge himself. However, he was now being hunted down, which had caused quite a stir in the Divine Gu Dynasty.
He had even attracted the attention of Young Emperor Qing.
This person's whereabouts had always been monitored, and almost half of the Divine Gu Dynasty was looking for him. He had offended too many people because of his vengeance.
Lu Yin looked at Shui Pai's deeds and felt a sense of admiration. This person was a perfect example of someone who had carried a blood feud and succeeded in his vengeance. Unfortunately, this was the Gu Flowzone, and even though he had succeeded in his vengeance, he could not leave. Although the Gu Flowzone was huge, there was no place for him to stay.
Many of Shui Pai's whereabouts could not be tracked down. In order to avoid his enemies, he was very good at concealing his whereabouts. Everything that could be found had been recorded, and Lu Yin looked through the information, but there was nothing special about it. From the time that this person had become famous to the time that he had succeeded in his vengeance, his whereabouts were either unknown, or there was nothing special about him.
The only exception was that he had survived the Gu Flowzone's forbidden area when he was young. He had concealed his identity for several decades before becoming a Cruiser and becoming famous in one fell swoop. After that, he had wiped out an entire family and embarked on the path of vengeance. His starting point had been that forbidden area.
The Gu Flowzone's forbidden area, the Deep Red Hell, was a place of death filled with a deep red fog. Anyone who entered would have to rely on luck to survive. Two of the Divine Gu Dynasty's emperors had died in the Deep Red Hell, and Young Emperor Qing had not dared to enter. He had only staked everything on the verge of death in an attempt to obtain a chance of survival from the Deep Red Hell.
Shui Pai's family had been wiped out, and he had hidden in the Deep Red Hell. Everyone had thought that he would definitely die, but who would have thought that after several decades, he would succeed in his vengeance and wipe out all of his enemies? Because of his deeds, the Deep Red Hell had attracted many people to their deaths.
Lu Yin looked away. The Deep Red Hell?
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On this day, the five gates of King Gu City's imperial palace opened, and a mighty bell rang out, shaking the entire city.
In the history of the Divine Gu Dynasty, it was rare for outsiders to be invited in. This time, Young Emperor Qing had invited all of the Fifth Mainland's cultivators to King Gu City as guests, which was enough to go down in history.
The Jackal Prince personally came to Lu Yin's palace to escort him to the imperial palace.
The upper echelons of the Divine Gu Dynasty welcomed the representatives from the various powers of the Fifth Mainland.
Outside King Gu City's imperial palace, countless people from the Divine Gu Dynasty gathered to watch the show. Xiang Zhi, Wen Yao, Wen Sansi, Yuehua Mavis, and the others were all escorted into the palace through the five gates.
The palace's central plaza was surrounded by clear water, and the Jackal Prince gestured for Lu Yin to enter. "Alliance Leader Lu, please take a seat."
Lu Yin's seat was almost at the same level as Young Emperor Qing's.
Among the Innerverse's eight great flowzones, Young Emperor Qing was only the master of the Gu Flowzone, which was the same status as Liu Qianjue and the others. Lu Yin was also the master of the Blazing Mist Flowzone, and he was the only master of one of the eight flowzones present at Young Emperor Qing's banquet.
On the other side, there was another seat at the same level as Lu Yin's: Mr. Right.
Mr. Right represented the Hall of Honor's Board of Directors, and he was also a director himself. His status was extremely high, and if not for Young Emperor Qing's home court, his position might have even been higher than hers.
Mr. Right sat down, and his cold gaze swept across the room. He glanced at Lu Yin for a moment before looking away.
Lu Yin's lips curled up, as he did not care about this person at all. After all, this person was just someone who was about to be crippled. He looked at the official behind Mr. Right, who noticed Lu Yin's gaze. The official's heart sank, and his face paled.
Lu Yin sat next to the Jackal Prince. Every guest was accompanied by someone from the Divine Gu Dynasty. The one next to Lu Yin was the Jackal Prince, while the one next to Mr. Right was Tutor Yuan.
Tutor Yuan had arrived, and Lu Yin subconsciously looked for Yuan Miaomiao. He discovered that she was seated below, and she was also looking at him. When she saw Lu Yin's gaze, she hurriedly lowered her head.
Lu Yin's next guest was Yuehua Mavis. Logically speaking, someone from the Mavis family should be ranked higher than Lu Yin's, but Lu Yin was a little special, and the person next to Yuehua Mavis was Qing Longlong.
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