If it weren't for the fact that Lu Yin had obtained Qing Hua's secret from Fan Shun, he would have ignored the man.
"Senior, you'll definitely be able to help," Lu Yin said, but before he could finish, Qing Hua interrupted him. "I can't help you, Alliance Master Lu. We're even now, and there's nothing between us. Don't think that you'll be able to get any help from me. Of course, it'll be a different story if you capture those two idiots again."
Lu Yin asked, "What if it's related to a Progenitor item?"
Qing Hua fell silent for a moment before replying, "I still can't help." He then hung up.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. This old man was decisive, but since he had contacted Lu Yin, there was no reason for him to refuse. Lu Yin continued trying to contact the old man, but to no avail. Finally, he sent a message to Qing Hua Shangren.
Beep beep beep!
His gadget beeped, and Lu Yin glanced at it. Unsurprisingly, it was Qing Hua.
"Senior, I thought that your gadget was broken and wanted to send someone to fix it," Lu Yin taunted.
Qing Hua's tone completely changed. "How did you know?"
"It's not difficult. After all, I'm the Master of the Outerverse, and there are many things that I know, even things that your Sixth Mainland doesn't know." Lu Yin's tone was relaxed, as Qing Hua Guru's reaction was within his expectations.
"Who else knows?" Qing Hua asked in a low voice.
Lu Yin smiled. "So you're willing to help me now, Senior?"
Qing Hua was helpless. "Alliance Master Lu, have you been eyeing me for a long time?"
"No, it's just a coincidence. Then again, if you help me, you'll be helping yourself. It wasn't easy to find a Celestial Illuminator on the Sixth Mainland who's willing to help me. I won't harm you, right?"
"What is it?"
Lu Yin's gaze turned serious. "Senior should be aware of the war in Northcastle Weave. I've made a deal with Xu Qing. Ten days from now, I'll give Progenitor Wushang's hide to Xu Qing in Flaxen Weave. At that time, I hope that the Sixth Mainland will send someone to eliminate Xu Qing."
Qing Hua was astonished. "Progenitor Wushang's hide?
That's the Progenitor item you mentioned? "
"That's right. The Sixth Mainland should be familiar with Progenitor Wushang's reputation," Lu Yin said.
Guru Qing Hua sighed. "Progenitor Wushang was once a near-invincible expert. He was as famous as Progenitor Chen and Talisman Progenitor in the Sixth Mainland, and he was extremely difficult to deal with. Who would have thought that Progenitor Wushang's hide would appear here? Are you trying to use it in exchange for the Sixth Mainland's help?"
The Outerverse belongs to the Sixth Mainland, and the responsibility for the war against the Astral Beast Domain has always been yours. This junior hopes that the Sixth Mainland will take over all of the defenses, and in exchange, Progenitor Wushang's hide will be the price. There are currently three Half-Progenitors in the Daosource Sect, and I believe that these three Half-Progenitors will not be willing to give up on Progenitor Wushang's hide. Sooner or later, this war will be handed over to you, so why don't you do it now? "
Master Qing Hua replied, "I can contact a Half-Martial Ancestor. Whether or not you succeed will depend on your luck."
…
In the north, Xu Qing put down his gadget as the Celestial Beast Emperor stood in front of him. "Do you believe that he'll obediently hand over Progenitor Wushang's hide?"
Xu Qing replied, "I do, but it won't be that easy. He's willing to risk his life for a planet, and he definitely won't want any problems with this transaction. Thus, he'll definitely hand over Progenitor Wushang's hide to me. As for what happens after that, it will have nothing to do with him."
"The Hall of Honor?" the Celestial Beast Emperor guessed.
Xu Qing's eyes flashed. "The Sixth Mainland."
The Celestial Beast Emperor frowned. "He'll cooperate with the Sixth Mainland?"
Xu Qing looked towards the south. "The Outerverse originally belonged to the Sixth Mainland."
…
Ten days passed by quickly, and on the ninth day, the Astral Beast Domain started another war. The scale of this war was no smaller than the previous one, but Xu Qing was missing.
Lu Yin was not surprised that Xu Qing would start this war, as he wanted to use this war to keep Elder Jiu Shen, the Second Nightking, and the others on the battlefield. He wanted to prevent these people from hiding in Mount Supreme and ambushing him in Flaxen Weave. He had suffered once, and he would not suffer a second time.
Dealing with smart people was troublesome. Not only could he not scheme against them, but he also had to be on guard against them.
On the way to Flaxen Weave, Liu Huang was the only one protecting Lu Yin.
On the Astral Beast Domain's side, all of their powerhouses aside from Xu Qing were on the battlefield. At least, that was the case on the surface. Even Death Bug was on the battlefield, which gave the Astral Beast Domain an advantage.
Flaxen Weave was west of Northcastle Weave.
Under Liu Huang's protection, Lu Yin arrived at the westernmost part of Flaxen Weave, the Longxing System. Further west was Armament Weave, and the westernmost part of Armament Weave was the border between the Great Eastern Alliance and the Sixth Mainland. This was where Master Yuan had once been stationed.
"This weave seems to have been moved, and there are many abandoned items in space. There are also some damaged spacecraft," Liu Huang reminded Lu Yin.
Lu Yin grunted in acknowledgment and then landed on a gaseous planet.
There was no solid land on this planet, but there were many meteorites rotating in the gas.
Lu Yin landed on one of these meteorites, and there was a powerful airflow above him that could tear a spacecraft apart. Occasionally, there would be a high temperature that could melt metal, but it did not affect the two of them.
They waited patiently.
Half a day later, Xu Qing arrived and appeared about a hundred meters in front of Lu Yin and Liu Huang. He clasped his hands behind his back and looked around. "Alliance Leader Lu, you didn't prepare any traps for me, right?"
Lu Yin opened his eyes, and his lips curled up. "Even if I did, you would still come, wouldn't you?"
Xu Qing met Lu Yin's gaze. "If there really is a trap, then this transaction cannot be completed."
Lu Yin stared at Xu Qing and then smiled. "Of course there's no trap. My people are on the battlefield, and you should know that."
Xu Qing's eyes flashed, and he reached out. "This item."
Lu Yin took out Progenitor Wushang's hide, and Liu Huang's attention was drawn to it. He already knew that Lu Yin was dealing with a Progenitor item.
He coveted a Progenitor item, as who did not want to become a Progenitor?
With a Progenitor item, even if one could not become a Progenitor, their chances of becoming a Half-Progenitor would be greatly increased. It was a pity that he had to give it to that astral beast.
Lu Yin waved his hand, and Progenitor Wushang's hide disappeared. When it reappeared, it was in Xu Qing's hand.
Xu Qing did not dare to stare at Progenitor Wushang's hide for fear of being frozen.
Xu Qing was excited as he touched the hide. He immediately put it away and stared at Lu Yin. "Alliance Master Lu, shall we go back together?"
"No need. I'm afraid that Xu Qing will go back on his word and send experts to ambush me along the way. You can leave first," Lu Yin said.
Xu Qing's eyes narrowed, and he stared deeply at Lu Yin. "After today, it will be very difficult for us to meet again on the battlefield. I hope that Alliance Master Lu can preserve his life, as I really want to defeat you on the battlefield in the future." With that, lightning flickered, and his body vanished.
Liu Huang frowned. "You're letting him go just like that?
What a waste of a Progenitor item. "
Lu Yin looked to the east. What happened next had nothing to do with him.
No one was stupid, and Xu Qing's last sentence clearly indicated that he had guessed Lu Yin's intentions. Even so, he still dared to come, so Lu Yin wanted to know what he had up his sleeve.
Lightning streaked through the heavens as Xu Qing sped towards the east. He was certain that there was a problem, and Lu Yin did not want to travel with him.
When he thought of this, his expression grew even more solemn, and he was just about to speed up when an incomparably large wooden staff appeared in front of him.
Xu Qing's pupils shrank, and he felt a chill run down his spine.
There was danger. The wooden staff suddenly shrank and smashed towards him.
Xu Qing reverted to his Void Thunderbeast form and swatted out with a claw. There was a loud bang, and the space around him rippled before shattering. An old man walked out. He was slovenly dressed, and it was Guru Qing Hua.
Guru Qing Hua calmly looked at Xu Qing. "You can't leave." He then raised his staff and lashed out.
Xu Qing's thunder exploded. "Guru Qing Hua from the Sixth Mainland, you can't stop me."
Lu Yin and Liu Huang watched from a distance.
"Guru Qing Hua is very strong and can defeat Xu Qing, but it won't be that easy to stop him. After all, it's a Void Thunderbeast," Liu Huang said.
"It's up to you," Lu Yin said.
Liu Huang's astral source transformed into a sword as he stared intently.
Guru Qing Hua was worthy of being a Heavenly Imprint, and even without the support of the Imprint Progenitor, he was still able to suppress Xu Qing and beat him to the point where he spat out blood.
Xu Qing roared and activated his lifebound thunder in an attempt to escape through the void.
Flaxen Weave was right next to Northcastle Weave, and with Xu Qing's speed, he could reach the battlefield directly. Even Guru Qing Hua would not be able to stop him.
At that moment, Liu Huang slashed out for the fourteenth time.
In order to break through a Void Thunderbeast's lifebound thunder, one had to be superior in terms of battle prowess or prevent the beast from using it itself. Liu Huang was Xu Qing's nemesis.
Pfft!
Xu Qing spat out blood and stared into the distance with a sinister expression. "Lu Yin, you're despicable."
Lu Yin raised his head. Despicable?
Which of the famous war geniuses in the universe wasn't despicable?
Shui Chuanxiao, Wei Rong, Wang Wen, and even Xu Qing himself? Which one of them was clean?
This was war.
Outside the battlefield, there was also a battlefield.
The wooden staff descended from above Xu Qing's head. Without his lifebound thunder, Xu Qing could not block Guru Qing Hua.
The staff did not seem to possess any battle technique, but Xu Qing was unable to resist.
Even Liu Huang was apprehensive as he stared at Guru Qing Hua.
Suddenly, Lu Yin shouted, "Be careful!" An incomparably large crack appeared behind Guru Qing Hua's back, and terrifying rune lines filled the entire region. After that, everything disappeared. Guru Qing Hua, the wooden staff, and Xu Qing had all disappeared.
Lu Yin and Liu Huang were both stunned. The sky was still the same, but there was now a creature with no end in sight — a Void Wanderer.
Void Wanderers were very common creatures, and they would definitely be seen during a war with the Astral Beast Domain. They could freely travel through the void and view space as a plaything.
However, this was Lu Yin's first time seeing such a large Void Wanderer. Even Liu Huang was seeing one for the first time.
"A Void Wanderer Ancestor!" Liu Huang was in disbelief.
Lu Yin's expression changed. "A Void Wanderer Ancestor?
That's a Void Wanderer Ancestor? "
"That can't be wrong. Aside from a Void Wanderer Ancestor, which other Void Wanderer can grow so large?
And it can even swallow the Celestial Imprint in one gulp! "Liu Huang was shocked. He raised his hand and slashed out with his sword at the Void Wanderer.
The Void Wanderer suddenly vanished.