Cultivators from the Fifth Mainland arrived at the Cosmic Tree Domain one after another, which meant that it was destined to be lively.
Back at the battlefield, Skymender Imperial Tutor answered tiredly, "No, not even one."
Lu Yin fell into deep thought. He had asked Skymender Imperial Tutor to divine the Fatesand, but there was not a single grain in this domain. He naturally did not believe that Bai Xianer had obtained it.
"Then forget it." He looked at the fourth base. It was time to leave and leave this place to Elder Chan and the others.
Not long after, Lu Yin rode the Caged Wyrm out of the fourth base. Wan Zhiyi and the others would leave as well, but he did not bring them along. He wanted to find the Food Paradise in the Top Realm and see if he could recover his memories there.
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The heavy chains clanged against each other, and light footsteps slowly approached.
Liu Shaoge opened his eyes, and his blurry vision appeared red against the lava.
He was underground, in the depths of Shenwu Plane, where the criminals of Shenwu Plane were imprisoned. They were surrounded by chains that were identical to the ones that had been intercepted when Lu Yin had tried to break out of Shenwu Plane.
Even a Half-Martial Ancestor would not be able to break free from these chains, so no one would be able to escape.
The footsteps drew closer and closer.
Liu Shaoge panted heavily, but there were no injuries on his body. Shenwu Plane was not stupid, and they could tell that Liu Shaoge had been abandoned by Lu Yin. They knew that Liu Shaoge might even be Lu Yin's enemy, so they just wanted to obtain some information from him.
Liu Shaoge was very cooperative, and he told them everything he knew about Lu Yin. Only two people had come looking for him during this time.
The first was Xia Xing, the master of Shenwu Plane, and the second was the cultivator in charge of the interrogation.
Now, the third person had appeared, and it was Xia Ziheng.
Liu Shaoge relaxed when he saw that it was Xia Ziheng. "You're finally here."
Xia Ziheng looked at him. "You knew that I would be here?"
Liu Shaoge smiled. "There are very few people who can make decisions for me. Regardless of whether it's you or Sect Master Xia Xing, one of them will definitely come."
Xia Ziheng calmly replied, "I don't like people who think they're smart, but I can give you a chance to guess why I'm here."
Liu Shaoge did not hesitate. "You need my help, or rather, cooperation."
"How?"
Xia Ziheng clasped his hands behind his back and looked down from above.
Liu Shaoge looked up at Lu Yin like an ant begging for its life. "Lu Yin, or Lu Xiaoxuan, as you call him, has the power to cause you trouble. Although I don't know what he'll do, I'm guessing that you haven't done anything to him."
Xia Ziheng frowned. "You know him very well?"
Liu Shaoge smiled. "Did I guess correctly?
That's right, I know him too well. Ever since I stepped onto the path of cultivation, I've known him too well. His methods of doing things, his psychological changes, I even know what he's thinking right now. So, if you need my help, I can help you find his flaws. "
Xia Ziheng asked, "Then tell me what he's thinking and what he's going to do next."
"Can I know the situation in the outside world?"
"Sure."
Xia Ziheng briefly introduced the situation in the outside world.
Liu Shaoge pondered for a moment, then raised his head to look at Xia Ziheng. "There are people around you."
Xia Ziheng's expression changed. "What do you mean?"
Liu Shaoge asked.
"Lu Yin won't do anything that he's not confident in. He dared to lay his cards on the table, come to this region, and even take over the defense of the fourth base. This means that he's already prepared for an all-out war with you. He definitely has people inside the Four Way Scales, and there's more than one of them. He's confident in obtaining all of your information, and what he's best at right now is forming alliances.
"The Four Way Scales dominate the Tree of Outer Space, and the Fifth Mainland is unable to resist them. He'll think of a way to use this region as a fulcrum to move you and cause your power to be unbalanced."
"What will he do?"
Xia Ziheng asked in a low voice. They knew the old Lu Xiaoxuan, but they did not know much about the current Lu Yin. When it came to methods, only Bai Xianer could see through them. However, they had to be wary of both Lu Yin and Bai Xianer.
Even now, in the eyes of the Xia family, Bai Xianer was a greater threat than Lu Yin.
Even if Lu Yin was only a third tribulation cultivator and could fight against four Half-Ancestors, even if he could fight against a Progenitor, he still could not compare to Bai Xianer's threat. This was why Bai Wangyuan was willing to let Lu Yin become a Half-Ancestor in order to protect Bai Xianer. It was also why the Xia family, Wang family, and White Dragon Clan had to compromise. Nothing could happen to Bai Xianer; this was the bottom line of the Frozen Immortal Sect.
The Four Way Scales were also competing internally, because only one family would be in charge of the Fifth Mainland.
Lu Yin's threat made the Four Cardinal Scales apprehensive, but the Xia Family didn't just have to be wary of Lu Yin; they also had to be wary of Bai Xianer. Right now, the Xia Family hoped to take the initiative in the face of Lu Yin's threat and throw his threat to the Frigid Immortal Sect.
Liu Shaoge stood up, and his chains swayed as they clanged against each other. "I don't know how much he knows about the Tree of Outer Space or how many trump cards he has, so it's impossible for me to guess his next move. But if it were me," he looked at Xia Ziheng, "I would find someone you can't control to rebel against you."
"Apart from that, what else?"
Xia Ziheng was not surprised, as the Four Way Scales had already guessed this.
Liu Shaoge said, "Senior, you might not have heard me clearly. I'm talking about someone you can't control. It's not just the Nong family, the Liu family, or Ghost Abyss."
Xia Ziheng frowned. "What do you mean?"
Liu Shaoge thought for a moment. "Survey the entire Tree of Outer Space and list out everyone you think is worthy, regardless of friend or foe. See who you can't control. Right, that includes the Eternals."
Xia Ziheng's eyes went wide. "The Eternals?
Lu Xiaoxuan is colluding with the Eternals? "
Liu Shaoge quickly denied it. "I didn't say that, but that doesn't mean that he can't use the Eternals. As for how he uses them, that depends on his own methods, just like how the Four Way Scales banished the Lu family. Senior, are the Eternals not involved?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Ziheng casually waved his hand, and a blade pierced through Liu Shaoge's forehead. Liu Shaoge's eyes widened, and he stared at his bloodied eyes in disbelief. "How … how could this be?"
Xia Ziheng stared at Liu Shaoge. "I've already said that I don't like people who think they're smart. Some things can be said, and some things can't be said. Junior, you're still too inexperienced."
Lu Yin's impersonation of Yu Hao had caused the Xia family to suffer greatly, and Xia Ziheng had also been punished by Xia Shenji. The reason for this was that he had guessed that Yu Hao was Celestial Master Gu Yan's disciple, and Xia Shenji had been infuriated.
Now, Liu Shaoge had analyzed Lu Yin's actions step by step. In Xia Ziheng's eyes, Liu Shaoge was slowly overlapping with Lu Yin. They were both cunning and smart, and Liu Shaoge's last sentence had been the fuse.
Just as Liu Shaoge had said, he could not say or even think about it.
Liu Shaoge's death didn't affect the Xia family at all, and Xia Ziheng quickly forgot that Liu Shaoge thought too highly of himself. Did Liu Shaoge really think that the Xia family needed his help to deal with Lu Xiaoxuan?
How laughable! This was the Xia family, one of the Four Libras. It had a deep foundation and a Progenitor, so it wasn't a place where a junior who liked to scheme could act as he pleased.
Not long after Xia Ziheng left, two cultivators from Shenwu Plane walked in to collect Liu Shaoge's corpse.
"I thought that this guy wouldn't have to die, but he's still dead."
"There aren't many underground criminals who can be killed by Patriarch Xia Ziheng himself."
"This guy isn't ordinary. He was caught in Shenwu Plane while impersonating Yu Hao. I heard that Lu Xiaoxuan abandoned him."
"Who cares? Just throw the corpse into the lava and burn it."
Fresh blood dyed the dark ground red, and it evaporated under the high temperature, causing Liu Shaoge's corpse to be enveloped in a bloody mist.
The two Sky of Shenwu cultivators opened the lock that locked Liu Shaoge up. Just as they lifted up Liu Shaoge's body, Liu Shaoge suddenly moved and smashed their heads into the lava. The headless bodies also fell into the lava under his gentle push and were burned into ashes.
These two cultivators were only Explorers, and they couldn't compare to Liu Shaoge at all.
Liu Shaoge's body swayed. "I'm really dizzy." He then looked in another direction, where there was another person who had been chained up. At this moment, this person's forehead had a scar that was identical to Liu Shaoge's.
"Nightking Zhenwu's ability isn't bad, even though he's a little dizzy. Thanks, brother." Liu Shaoge wiped away the bloodstains and then transformed into one of the cultivators who was collecting the corpse.
"I told you that I could escape, but you didn't believe me. How about it? I can escape now, right?" Liu Shaoge muttered to himself, as if he was talking to himself, but also as if he was talking to someone else.
The chains vibrated at a special frequency, and Liu Shaoge's gaze followed the chains to the deepest part of the underground. "There's a half-step Progenitor watching?
Is this for real? "
The chains vibrated again.
Liu Shaoge scratched his head. "That's troublesome, but I don't have the key to help you open these chains. I saw it the other day, and the Progenitor who was with Lu Yin had to rely on external items to break the chains."
The chains vibrated.
"It looks like you've been preparing for a long time. Alright, since Lu Yin attacked Shenwu Plane, we'll keep a low profile and sneak out," Liu Shaoge said again. He then followed the vibrating chains and dove into the lava, heading towards the deepest part of the underground.
Underground, a pair of eyes opened, and a boundless gaze seemed to pierce through Shenwu Plane to see the Sovereign Realm. "Xia Shenji, I'll look for you."
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Lu Yin rode the Prison Drake to the Top Realm, but he did not know that Liu Shaoge had already escaped from Shenwu Plane.
He did not feel any guilt towards Liu Shaoge, as this was the law of cultivation in the universe. Powerhouses could kill and seize. Lu Yin was not a benevolent person, nor was he a good person. It was just like how he had been treated like a piece of white meat and thrown onto Driftcharge Planet. Those people had not felt any guilt either, as this was the reality.
He could abandon Liu Shaoge because Liu Shaoge was not his friend, and Liu Shaoge had not hesitated to betray him. They did not owe each other anything.
Liu Shaoge understood Lu Yin, and Lu Yin understood Liu Shaoge as well. Liu Shaoge knew that if possible, Liu Shaoge would do everything in his power to survive and gain the trust of Shenwu Plane to deal with Lu Yin. However, that was only for the sake of survival, not because of hatred.
They were all too clear about the laws of survival in this universe.