Xia Zhen stared at Lu Yin. This person was just as Elder Chan had said: ruthless. He was completely different from the sunny Lu Xiaoxuan, but only this kind of ruthlessness could allow him to survive in space.
The Lu family was gone, but he lived a prosperous life. It was because of this ruthlessness that he relied on.
She stared into Lu Yin's eyes, but she didn't see any joy from revenge. All she saw was melancholy, which made her sigh in relief. There was a fundamental difference between someone who was forced to take revenge and someone who enjoyed it.
It was no wonder why Elder Chan had been willing to help him.
Elder Chan didn't think much about Xia Ji's death. After cultivating for so many years, he had become indifferent to many things.
"You don't have any objections to killing Xia Ji, right?" Lu Yin asked as he looked at Xia Luo.
Xia Luo shrugged. "He didn't have any objections when Xia Jiuyou died. It was just a cycle of reincarnation."
Lu Yin nodded. Yes, it was just a cycle of reincarnation.
Xia Ji was selfish and had no familial ties. He had allowed Xia Jiuyou to be killed by Xia Luo in order to nurture a better successor. He could have stopped it, but he hadn't.
Xia Yi's method of nurturing was cruel, but Xia Ji had allowed it to happen as well.
They were far inferior to Progenitor Chen, and they were more like the Xia family of Shenwu Plane.
"So, have we reached an agreement?
Senior? "
Lu Yin asked as he looked at Xia Zhen.
Xia Shenfei's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Xia Zhen as well.
Xia Zhen glanced at Xia Ji's corpse and then looked at Lu Yin. "Yes, it's quite interesting to have the main bloodline and the subsidiary bloodlines jointly control Shenwu Plane."
"Ancestor, this …" Xia Shenfei wanted to say something, but Xia Luo stopped him. "Senior, please guide me in the future."
Xia Shenfei stared at Xia Luo and clenched his fists.
Xia Luo smiled. "Path Master, even if I have Ancestor Xia Zhen's support, I won't have an easy time in Shenwu Plane."
Path Master?
Xia Zhen looked at Lu Yin in surprise. That was how he addressed him.
This was the first time someone had formally addressed Lu Yin as such, and he wasn't used to it. "Take the Xia family members here with you."
"Thank you, Path Master." Xia Luo smiled.
Xia Shenfei and Xia Luo exchanged glances, killing intent deep within their eyes.
When Elder Chan saw this scene, he could not help but laugh. Shenwu Plane was going to be lively in the future, and they could only blame themselves for offending Lu Yin.
Lu Yin had been in the Fifth Mainland for many years, and ever since he had stepped onto the path of cultivation, he had dealt with one enemy after another. No matter how powerful the behemoths were, they would all be defeated in the end, and Shenwu Plane was no exception.
From this moment onwards, Lu Yin had officially extended his hand into the Four Way Scales.
Although Xia Shenji was gone, the Frigid Immortal Sect shouldn't have allowed Lu Yin to meddle in Shenwu Plane's affairs so easily. However, when Lu Yin and Xia Zhen arrived at Shenwu Plane, the Frigid Immortal Sect didn't do anything, which made Lu Yin uneasy.
Bai Wangyuan and the others were not fools, and it was impossible for them not to have seen through Lu Yin's current actions. However, they still allowed him to do as he pleased. Even though part of the reason was that it would be useless for them to interfere, from Lu Yin's point of view, it was more like they were waiting for something.
The Lu family had controlled the Fifth Mainland for so many years, and Patriarch Lu Tianyi had even dared to face the only true god. This power was absolutely terrifying, but in the end, he had still been banished by the Four Way Scales.
They seemed to be powerless most of the time, but they would always act at the most crucial moment.
Lu Yin thought back to all the times he had clashed with the Four Way Scales. From the astral palm strike agreement to the suppression after Liu Yue's death, to forcing them to hand over their star essence, to undergoing six Origin Tribulations, to plotting against Madman Lu, to calling himself a Daolord, and so on. The Four Way Scales seemed to be useless against him, and they couldn't stop him from doing anything.
However, they had only taken the initiative to do one thing, and that was to destroy Stargazing Tower.
Stargazing Tower had been the most crucial reason for the astral palm strike agreement.
The Four Way Scales would always act at the most crucial moment. If not for the crazy headmaster's sudden breakthrough, they would have destroyed Stargazing Tower, and Lu Yin would have no way to deal with Bai Xianer. This would also mean that he would have lost the ability to control the Four Way Scales. Once a conflict arose, they would be able to act without restraint.
The Four Way Scales didn't do much, but once they did something, the results would be disastrous.
This was what made Lu Yin wary.
He wouldn't be deceived by the Four Way Scales' facade. The more they did nothing, the greater their schemes.
…
The Hellwyrm returned to Shenwu Plane.
When the countless disciples of Shenwu Plane saw the Hellwyrm's enormous figure, their first reaction was that the Forefather had snatched it back.
However, the higher-ups knew that it was impossible to snatch the Hellwyrm back, as Shenwu Plane didn't have the ability to do so.
Xia Zhen brought Xia Shenfei, Xia Luo, Xia Meng, and the rest down. Lu Yin landed at the same time.
The Hellwyrm floated in the air above Shenwu Plane, and when it saw the familiar scene, it subconsciously roared. It was clamoring to see who could trap it.
"Shut up!" Lu Yin barked.
The Hellwyrm bared its fangs and brandished its claws, but when it saw Lu Yin, it bent its claws and turned around to roar in another direction.
On Shenwu Mountain Range, the disciples and members of the Xia family were all stunned when they saw Lu Yin appear. Why had Lu Xiaoxuan come to Shenwu Plane?
Xia Zhen descended, and in front of him were Xia De, Xia Ziheng, and Xian Yu, along with a group of Shenwu Plane disciples. "Greetings, Forefather Xia Zhen."
"Greetings, Forefather Xia Zhen."
"Greetings, Forefather Xia Zhen."
Xia Zhen grunted. "Gather all of Shenwu Plane's disciples."
"Yes, Forefather." Xia Ziheng looked up and saw Xia Shenfei, Xia Luo, and the rest. More importantly, he saw Lu Yin leisurely not too far away. He had a bad premonition, so he turned around and gathered all of Shenwu Plane's disciples.
Under the dusky mountain range, all of Shenwu Plane's disciples stood respectfully, not daring to move.
Xia Shenfei, Xia Luo, and the rest didn't move either.
Xia Zhen closed his eyes and rested, his Progenitor's power spreading out from time to time.
Overhead, the Hellwyrm's shadow covered the sky.
Everything seemed so solemn.
Only Lu Yin walked around casually, occasionally ascending the peak to look around and exclaim in admiration.
Xia De's eyelids twitched, but he didn't dare to say anything.
The current Lu Yin was no longer the Lu Yin of the past. He was someone who could directly confront a Progenitor and had the qualifications to scold them. He had even schemed against Xia Shenji, causing Shenwu Plane to lose its true ruler. This person was an irreconcilable enemy of Shenwu Plane, but he was also someone that Shenwu Plane didn't dare to provoke.
With a thump, Lu Yin broke open a rock on the mountain peak and took a look.
Shenwu Plane's foundation was rather sturdy, comparable to the rocks in the Fiend Ancestor's metal box. Lu Yin wondered if these rocks could be broken down and what he could obtain from them.
The commotion here attracted the attention of the distant Shenwu Plane's people.
Shenwu Plane's people looked at Lu Yin with hatred, and many of them looked at him with resentment.
"Lu Yin, what are you doing?"
It was Xia Taili, the only person who would dare to berate Lu Yin at a time like this.
Xia De hurriedly signaled to Xia Taili with his eyes. He wasn't afraid of Lu Yin, but he was afraid of Xia Zhen's ancestor. He knew a little about Xia Zhen's past, and this ancestor didn't like the Xia Family's direct descendants.
Lu Yin crushed the rock and looked at Xia Taili. "What does it have to do with you?" He looked at Xia Taili's side, where Wu Taibai was standing and looking at Lu Yin with a rueful gaze. This person had once been one of the Sixth Mainland's Daosource Three Skies, but the difference between him and Lu Yin was like night and day.
When Xia Taili heard Lu Yin's words and saw that Lu Yin wasn't even looking at him, he was inexplicably furious. The more he looked at Lu Yin, the more annoyed he became. When he thought back to how he had been imprisoned and bullied, he cursed, "Get out of my Shenwu Plane!"
Lu Yin laughed. "You should ask your brother if he agrees."
Xia Taili looked at Xia Shenfei.
Xia Shenfei frowned. "Don't speak."
Xia Taili grew anxious. "Brother, why did you bring him to Shenwu Plane?
He's an enemy of our Shenwu Plane. "
Xia Shenfei barked, "Enough!"
Xia Taili wanted to say something else, but Xia Luo spoke up. "He'll be Shenwu Plane's benefactor in the future."
Xia Shenfei glanced at him.
The cultivators of Shenwu Plane were furious, and Xia Ziheng was even more furious. "Junior, who gave you the right to interrupt? Get over here and kneel!"
Xia Meng took a step forward. "Shut your mouth, old man."
Xia Ziheng was furious. "And who the hell are you?"
Xia De was stunned. "You're from the Xia family of the Wasteland?"
Xia Luo smiled. "I joined Shenwu Plane as well, so I'm considered half a disciple there."
"You're just a branch of a branch," Xia Ziheng scolded.
At that moment, Xia Qin opened her eyes, and her Progenitor's power swept across the sky, causing the entire Shenwu Plane to tremble.
Everyone trembled and no longer dared to speak.
Aside from the cultivators who had stayed behind to guard the battlefield and those who had gone out on missions, all of Shenwu Plane's cultivators had gathered here. There were at least ten million of them.
These were the ones who had the right to stay and cultivate in Shenwu Plane. There were even more outer disciples and cultivators who wanted to join Shenwu Plane.
This was the Four Corners Scale.
"Are you done quarreling?"
Xia Qin's voice was cold.
Everyone was shocked and no longer dared to speak.
Xia Qin scanned the crowd, but she wasn't angry. This was the effect she wanted. Shenwu Plane only valued the direct descendants and bullied the branch families. Just now, she had been able to reprimand the branch families in front of her. This was the best outcome.
She would let the branch families and the direct descendants control Shenwu Plane together and let the Xia family's ancestors see how far the Xia family would go in the future.
With a bang, Lu Yin broke another stone.
Xia Qin frowned and glanced at him with some dissatisfaction.
Lu Yin hadn't done it on purpose. He had discovered that Shenwu Plane's foundations were different, and the deeper one went, the sturdier they became. This meant that the underground prison was at the very center. How had Liu Shaoge and Xia Shenji's clone escaped?
He extended his domain and searched Shenwu Plane.
At that moment, Xia Qin's voice rang out. "Don't go overboard. Although I'm dissatisfied with the Xia family's direct descendants, I have no plans to betray Shenwu Plane. Our grudges have been resolved, and from now on, I'm still a member of Shenwu Plane and a member of the Xia family."
Lu Yin retracted his domain and smiled at her. "Alright."
Xia Qin retracted her gaze. "Where is the current ruler of Shenwu Plane?"
Xia De and Xia Ziheng exchanged glances and respectfully replied, "Ancestor, Xia Xing has been imprisoned. He's suspected of colluding with outsiders to betray Shenwu Plane."
"Bring him here," Xia Qin said.
Xia Taili hurriedly stood up. "I'll go," she said before heading off in a certain direction.
Ever since Xia Xing had been imprisoned, Xia Taili had been worried for a long time and had been thinking of ways to visit him. She didn't believe that her father would betray Shenwu Plane, but the order to imprison her father had come from Ancestor Shenji. Now that Xia Qin had appeared, she would definitely seek justice for her father.