Elder Chan frowned deeply. "Ironblood Weave should be one of her schemes, and she's trying to lessen the pressure on the Neohuman Alliance. If the place you're guarding really goes out of control, then who knows what the situation will be like? It might even be worse than the Astral Beast Domain's invasion."
"I'm going as well. I'll try my best not to lose control. You should also find Bai Wushen as soon as possible," Xiu Ming said.
Elder Chan nodded and left with a heavy heart. He had thought that the Burial Garden incident would be a turning point in the Fifth Mainland's war against the Eternals, but who would have thought that even if six of the Seven Skygods were gone, the remaining Bai Wushen would still be a huge threat? She had been hiding her methods for so many years, waiting for this moment to explode.
No one knew who Bai Wushen was, but her methods were something that the entire Fifth Mainland could not bear.
Fortunately, Lu Yin's Great Eastern Alliance had helped them shoulder much of the burden. Without the Great Eastern Alliance, the Innerverse and Outerverse would have been in a state of disunity, and they would not have been able to withstand the Astral Beast Domain's invasion.
Elder Chan looked at the battle report from the asteroid belt again. How long could the Great Eastern Alliance last?
…
In the Outerverse, in Tyrannical Weave, the corpse keeper exited seclusion.
He had been poisoned in Ironblood Weave, and not only had he used up the corpse treasures of all the cultivators who had participated in the war, but he had also used up the corpse treasures of all the cultivators in the morgue upon his return. Only then had he barely managed to control the poison.
The corpse keeper had never experienced such a terrifying poison before. It could be said that the entire morgue's power level had dropped by 70% because of this poison, and all the disciples had to refine their corpse treasures from scratch.
The corpse keeper walked out of seclusion and bowed respectfully. "Master."
The corpse keeper asked, "How's Ironblood Weave?"
The corpse keeper coldly replied, "Everyone who participated in the defense of Ironblood Weave died, and not a single one survived."
The corpse keeper did not care, even if those people had died because of him. "Has the Astral Beast Domain invaded the Outerverse?"
The corpse keeper replied, "Yes. The Astral Beast Domain is currently occupying the asteroid belt, and some astral beasts have also entered Eastly Weave and Greatwoods Weave …" He then explained the current situation in the eastern weaves to the corpse keeper.
The corpse keeper listened quietly, and after a while, he said, "It seems that I've underestimated the Great Eastern Alliance. They were actually able to stop the Astral Beast Domain's invasion. The Daosource Sect is quite ruthless to have completely given up on the eastern weaves. If not for the Great Eastern Alliance, who knows how many people from those weaves would have died." Then, his eyes lit up, as this was a good place to refine corpse treasures.
"Master, what should we do?" The corpse collector asked.
The corpse keeper calmly replied, "Don't worry about it. Let the Great Eastern Alliance fight it out with the Astral Beast Domain. Once the Secret Progenitor Region is thoroughly investigated, someone will naturally take care of it."
"Yes, Master," the corpse picker replied respectfully.
The corpse keeper looked towards the east. He had originally thought that Lu Yin was someone important, but it was a pity that he was still too softhearted. So what if the Great Eastern Alliance managed to defeat the Astral Beast Domain in the end?
Those territories would still belong to them, and they would end up exhausting the Great Eastern Alliance's strength instead.
…
Some people admired Lu Yin while others mocked him. However, Lu Yin didn't care about what the outside world thought as he stared at the flame mink. "Your recovery speed is quite fast."
The Second Nightking explained, "Astral beasts recover faster than humans. Some astral beasts pay attention to their own recovery and don't use medicines. The first time they use medicine, they'll recover much faster."
Lu Yin stared at the flame mink for three days, and when he saw that its injuries had mostly healed, he couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
The Flame Sable woke up and was at a loss.
Looking around, he only heard a single word, "It's done." Then, he was immersed in the illusion, unable to extricate himself.
The Second Nightking walked out of the spacecraft and grabbed the flame mink while he was at it. Lu Yin announced that he was going into seclusion.
Normally, no one would go into seclusion on the battlefield, but Lu Yin had done so because he relied on his die's Enhance. One year in seclusion was equivalent to one second in the outside world.
After making sure that no one was watching, Lu Yin raised his hand, and his die appeared. He tapped it and looked at it expectantly.
On his first try, it was six. Lu Yin's vision darkened for a moment before returning to normal. He sighed in relief. Fortunately, he had left his cosmic ring nearby, or else he would have entered that strange space.
Again.
On his second try, it was three pips. He was very lucky, but unfortunately, there was nothing that he wanted to upgrade. With his current cultivation, he could actually upgrade his formcast model. Perhaps he would be able to use it when he broke through to become an Envoy, but after some calculations, he realized that upgrading his formcast model for the sixth time would give him 8,000 star essence. The seventh time would give him a hundred million, and the eighth time would probably cost him a trillion. He didn't have that much money, so he could only set it aside.
There was nothing else that he needed to upgrade. After thinking about it, he realized that he lacked a powerful weapon, but the weapons in his cosmic ring had already been upgraded to the max, so they were useless.
Helpless, he continued to roll his die.
At four pips, Lu Yin entered the Time Stop Space. He picked up his cosmic ring, and the scene before him changed.
He exhaled and took out the Heavenfire Stone. It was time to reach the peak of the Enlighter realm.
The high temperature caused the star essence to evaporate, and the stars to revolve around his body as he recited the Primogenitor's Scripture. Lu Yin absorbed the star energy at a speed that surpassed the common person's three views.
Lu Yin stayed in the Time Stop Space for almost a year, and only came out when the flames within the Heavenfire Stone had disappeared.
The flame mink's high temperature exceeded 700,000, which was just enough for Lu Yin to use.
He had increased it to 46 cycles.
After resting for a few days and suppressing his aura, Lu Yin called the Second Nightking over.
The Second Nightking looked at Lu Yin strangely. Wasn't he in seclusion?
How many days had it been?
Lu Yin took out the Heavenfire Stone and placed it in front of the flame mink's mouth. "Come on, let it continue to spit fire."
The Second Nightking was confused, but he could only do as he was told.
After the Second Nightking left, Lu Yin continued to roll his die. This time, it was very successful, and he immediately obtained four pips. He then came out again and had the Second Nightking control the flame mink to spit fire.
Lu Yin spent ten days rolling the die.
After a little more than a month, Lu Yin reached forty-nine cycles and consumed more than two billion star essence, which was a very exaggerated number.
Correspondingly, the flame mink's high temperature flames were no longer of much use to him.
He had reached the peak of the Enlighter realm, which was enough to fight against powerhouses with power levels of 700,000. The flame mink's flames were not enough to help him absorb star energy, but he did not need it either. After breaking through to the Emissary realm, he would directly absorb astral sources and not star energy.
This method was about to come to an end.
Lu Yin felt that it was a pity, and he looked at the Heavenfire Stone in his hand. Once he became an Emissary, this thing would probably be useless. When the time came, he would see if a fire dragon or something like that would appear.
During this month, there was no war between the two sides, and both sides were restraining themselves.
However, Shui Chuanxiao could not wait any longer, as he was certain that the Astral Beast Domain was waiting for reinforcements from the Celestial Beast Empire. He had requested to see Lu Yin several times, wanting to start a war. He was extremely dissatisfied with Lu Yin.
He was the commander, so he should have the right to make decisions. If there were two commanders in an army, the result would be defeat.
This was a taboo for commanders, and Lu Yin naturally knew that.
Under normal circumstances, he would definitely let Shui Chuanxiao command and not interfere. However, the current situation was special, and there were too many Emissaries on the battlefield. Most of the Great Eastern Alliance's Emissaries were not willing to participate in the battle, so it was difficult for Shui Chuanxiao to take command. Moreover, both sides were evenly matched and had absolute powerhouses. No matter how talented Shui Chuanxiao was, he would not be able to change the overall situation.
Xu Qing was a famous commander like Shui Chuanxiao, but he had been defeated several times in a row. This was because of his absolute strength and not because of his tactics.
While Xu Qing was waiting for reinforcements from the Celestial Beast Empire, Lu Yin was also waiting for the Fifth Mainland to stabilize.
As long as the Human Alliance's strongholds were cleared and the Sixth Mainland cleared out the Secret Progenitor Realm, reinforcements would arrive. At that time, even if the Great Eastern Alliance retreated, it would be fine.
This led to the stability of the battle.
When Lu Yin came out of seclusion, Shui Chuanxiao immediately sought him out. "We can't wait any longer. Once the Celestial Beast Empire's reinforcements arrive, they'll attack first, and our chances of victory will be very small."
Lu Yin could sense Shui Chuanxiao's dissatisfaction, and he gently replied, "Changing commanders at the last minute is a taboo, and it's also a taboo to have two commanders in an army. I know that, but this situation is special. Even if we start fighting, we'll only be wasting each other's strength."
"Then we'll just wait for the enemy to send reinforcements and then annihilate us?" Shui Chuanxiao was not polite at all.
Lu Yin did not get angry. "I know what you're thinking. Don't worry, the Celestial Beast Empire has reinforcements, and I'm not that bad either. Commander Shui, don't forget that you're the commander of the Great Eastern Alliance. Consider the Great Eastern Alliance's interests first. The true goal of this war is to protect the eastern weaves and prevent the Astral Beast Domain from wantonly slaughtering. If the Great Eastern Alliance and the Astral Beast Domain wear each other down, then the Sixth Mainland will benefit, not the people who are hostile to us."
Shui Chuanxiao sighed, as his perspective was different from Lu Yin's. He was focused on the battlefield and only wanted to win this war. He was also looking at the situation from the perspective of the humans. He could sacrifice a region for the greater good, and he could even sacrifice himself. On the other hand, although Lu Yin was also looking at the perspective of the humans, he was still the Great Eastern Alliance's Alliance Leader and had to consider his own interests.
If they immediately went to war, then they might win, but the Great Eastern Alliance would also suffer great losses. This was not what Lu Yin wanted.
What he wanted was to protect the humans and repel the Astral Beast Domain. Now was not the time to start a war with the Astral Beast Domain.
"Back then, I promised the people of Ironblood Weave that I would one day lead them in a counterattack against the Astral Beast Domain and invade the Primal Zone. The blood debt that the Astral Beast Domain has caused in Northcastle Weave, Eastly Weave, and Greatwoods Weave will be repaid by me. I will never forget this grudge, but now is not the time," Lu Yin slowly said. "I can ignore the mockery that the Sixth Mainland has directed at me, but do you think that I don't know how the outside world is cursing me?
They say that I'm a lackey of the Sixth Mainland. I can ignore them and only care about protecting the people of the Outerverse, but that doesn't mean that I can sacrifice the entire Great Eastern Alliance. Do you understand? "
Shui Chuanxiao met Lu Yin's gaze, and his tone softened. "I was too impatient. It's already rare for the Alliance Leader to lead the Great Eastern Alliance to hold back the Astral Beast Domain."
Lu Yin knew what Shui Chuanxiao was thinking, and he seriously said, "I'll say it again today. One day, we will invade the Primal Zone and take our revenge, but now is not the time. Right now, what I need is stability. I need to hold back the Astral Beast Domain and wait for reinforcements. That's all."
Shui Chuanxiao nodded. "I understand." He paused for a moment before continuing, "However, as the commander of the Great Eastern Alliance, I need to understand all of the powers involved. Otherwise, I won't be able to make reasonable arrangements."
Not long after, Shui Chuanxiao left with his usual solemn expression. No one could tell what he was thinking.
The Second Nightking returned with the flame mink in tow.