She had thought about it before, but she was in the Western Regions, so how could she contact Lu Yin?
And what price would Lu Yin make the Lingbao Chamber of Commerce pay?
Now that Lu Yin had suddenly come to Lingbao City and asked for Spirit Feed, Ling Lan immediately figured it out.
Lu Yin was not looking for Spirit Feed, but for information.
No matter who Lu Yin wanted information for or who he would offend, the Lingbao Chamber of Commerce would definitely help him. This was an opportunity, or else the massive Lingbao Chamber of Commerce would slowly decay.
Of course, there was another reason. Would the Lingbao Chamber of Commerce dare to refuse Lu Yin's request?
The Spring and Autumn Slip was much more powerful than the Lingbao Chamber of Commerce.
Since they could not refuse, they might as well completely side with him.
No cultivator was stupid.
"You're only the second-in-command of the Lingbao Chamber of Commerce, right?" Lu Yin asked.
Ling Lan said, "I can make the decision."
"Even if I'm attacked by the entire Nine Heavens Universe one day?"
Ling Lan's body trembled, and she looked at Lu Yin in shock.
Lu Yin smiled and looked at Ling Lan as well.
Ling Lan's thoughts were in a mess.
She had not thought about this because Lu Yin was from Ye Hai.
A person from the Tianyuan Universe could come out of Ye Hai, walk the Nine Heavens, and not be punished by the Emperor. Thus, she had subconsciously linked Lu Yin to Ye Hai.
Now, Lu Yin's words were like evening drums and morning bells that hit her until she was dizzy.
Wouldn't he be attacked if he came out of Ye Hai?
Qing Lian Yu had not explicitly accepted him as a disciple, and this person was from the Tianyuan Universe.
The Nine Heavens Universe looked down on the three universes. If this person did something, he might be attacked.
Si Jiushi looked at Ling Lan sympathetically. He had tried his best to escape from this person, but the Lingbao Chamber of Commerce was still trying to get involved. They were really looking for trouble.
Lu Yin smiled. Ling Lan was smart and bold. In order to protect the Lingbao Chamber of Commerce, she was willing to cooperate with him, even if it meant offending the Cheng family. However, she was not bold enough.
In the world of cultivation, what kind of boldness was not gambling with one's life?
"The Lingbao Chamber of Commerce is a businessman, so let's make a deal."
Lu Yin said slowly under Ling Lan's puzzled gaze, "I can let the Luo family open the Tianmen Gate and let you go to the spiritualized universe, but in return, you have to help me do something."
Ling Lan was excited. "Sir, please speak."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed, "Keep an eye on someone."
"Lan"
Ling Lan was shocked. "Lan from the spiritualized universe?"
"You know?"
"I know. Lan has been in Sky Beyond Heaven for many years. She is also the disciple of the Spirit Alliance's leader, Hui."
Lu Yin raised his eyebrows, "Alliance Leader of the Spirit Alliance?"
Ling Lan nodded and said, "The leader of the Spirit Alliance is Hui. He's a manager of the spiritual universe. After going to the Continent of the Nine Clouds, he found people who had been destroyed by the Continent of the Nine Clouds and created the Spirit Alliance. Because there are so many people, even if they aren't very strong, they can still become an influential group in the Western Regions. His fighting abilities aren't very high, but he's very smart."
Spirit Alliance?
Lu Yin hadn't expected such an unexpected gain.
Lan was the last of the Eternals' Three Pillars and Liu Hao. She had been in the spiritualized universe for a long time. Did Hui know about her relationship with the Eternals?
Was Hui from the Eternals as well?
Eternal had left some things behind in the Continent of the Nine Clouds, which made Yue Ya see him as an enemy. Unfortunately, Yue Ya didn't know anything about Eternal's past.
Lu Yin had never neglected the Eternal.
Even if he ignored Yu Sang Tian, he couldn't ignore Eternity.
The Eternals had been sealed by the Six Paths of Reincarnation of the Grand Empyrean and had been reborn with the help of the Turbid Spirit Seed. He didn't walk the path of the spiritualized universe, but the path of the Continent of the Nine Clouds.
He was different from the people of the Continent of the Nine Clouds.
He was also different from the people of the Tian Yuan Universe.
Lu Yin didn't know how the spiritualized universe was doing after he met up with Lan in the spiritualized universe. He also didn't know what the relationship between Master Grass and the Eternals was.
It was a good idea to let the Lingbao Chamber of Commerce investigate.
Not long after, Lu Yin left Lingbao City with Si Jiushi and went to Senluo City. Ling Lan contacted the Luo family from Elysium.
Lu Yin told her to contact the Luo family directly. His attitude made Ling Lan know that the Luo family would definitely give Lu Yin face.
Senluo City was just one of the thousands of cities floating above the yellow sands of the Western Regions. It wasn't outstanding, but its location was very important. Based on the Lingbao Chamber of Commerce's layout, Senluo City happened to be in the center of a region that was convenient for deployment.
Although Senluo City was far from Lingbao City, Lu Yin reached it in a short while.
They went directly to Senluo City's Lingbao Chamber of Commerce, but they didn't find Ling Qi. The people in the Lingbao Chamber of Commerce didn't know where Ling Qi had gone. They only knew that Ling Qi was definitely in Senluo City.
"These people are all Ling Qi's subordinates. They don't have the qualifications to inquire about Ling Qi's whereabouts," Si Jiushi said.
Lu Yin's gaze swept across Senluo City, and he suddenly released his consciousness, instantly enveloping the entire city.
The entire city was enveloped by his consciousness. The cultivators were shocked as they experienced this terrifying consciousness. It was as if the sky and earth were collapsing.
In a corner of Senluo City, in a luxurious courtyard, Ling Qi suddenly looked up. Where did this terrifying consciousness come from?
Behind him, the pair of eyes looked up at the same time. "What's going on?"
Another voice sounded out. "Let's go."
Ling Qi was shocked. There was another person?
He had thought that there was only one person in the courtyard watching him. Fortunately, nothing had happened.
"Looking for us?"
"I don't know. Let's leave first."
After speaking, Ling Qi felt his body being grabbed by a huge force. The void behind him split open, and he was about to be dragged in.
At that moment, a broadsword swept through the void, brushing past Ling Qi's neck and stabbing behind him.
Blood splattered on Ling Qi's face, and he slowly turned around. The person who had grabbed him had been stabbed in the shoulder and released him. The owner of the broadsword was a young man, and the clothes he wore were extremely recognizable. Death Hill, the Fourth Peak.
With a bang, the broadsword struck out horizontally and forced Ling Qi back. At the same time, the blade tore through the body of the person behind Ling Qi and pointed to another person in the distance.
Ling Qi didn't even have time to look before blood splattered on the ground again. The broadsword slashed through the ground, emitting a metallic sound. "You're quite powerful. You want to run?"
The next moment, Ling Qi's scalp went numb as he was drowned in Sequence Particles. He didn't know if it was the person from Death Hill or the mysterious person. No matter who it was, he only wanted to run. What he had done was against the rules, and even if he had been forced, it was still against the rules. Death Hill wouldn't let him go, and the mysterious person didn't plan on letting him go either.
He suppressed his breathing and restrained his aura. Run. He had to escape.
Just as he fled to the courtyard's entrance, two figures blocked his path.
Ling Qi looked at the newcomers and exclaimed, "Si Jiushi?"
Si Jiushi didn't care about Ling Qi and instead looked into the courtyard where two people were fighting. One of them wielded a broadsword and swung it around wildly, while the other had a strange movement technique and had failed to escape multiple times. His path of retreat was sealed by the broadsword, and the other had collapsed on the ground with half his body torn apart.
Ling Qi didn't have time to pay attention to Si Jiushi and wanted to escape.
Si Jiushi grabbed at him, but a huge force pressed down on Ling Qi's shoulder and almost lifted him off the ground.
"Si Jiushi, let go of me and run!" Ling Qi shouted.
Si Jiushi looked at Lu Yin.
Only then did Ling Qi notice Lu Yin. He had been unable to sense Lu Yin's aura at all, but now, even though Lu Yin didn't reveal any of his aura, Ling Qi's heart trembled. It was as if he was facing an unimaginable heavenly might.
Bang!
The broadsword slashed down, and the strange person couldn't avoid it in time. He was struck in the head and sunk into the ground.
The man with the broadsword exhaled and hurriedly searched for Ling Qi, only to discover Lu Yin's group standing at the courtyard's entrance and Ling Qi being held by Si Jiushi. He smiled, "Isn't this Si Jiushi? Shouldn't you be playing in the east? When did you return to the west?"
Si Jiushi was puzzled, "Do we know each other?"
The man raised his broadsword and smiled, "Death Hill's Fourth Peak, Kou Feng."
Si Jiushi was shocked, "You're Kou Feng?"
"Yes."
Si Jiushi sized up Kou Feng, "I've heard of your deeds. Rumor has it that you've entered Death Hill."
Kou Feng grinned, "When I was young, I saw my father's cultivation spirit being stolen, which caused me to have no status in the Kou family. I was always bullied, but the heavens were kind and accidentally obtained a cultivation spirit, allowing me to reach my current level. I joined Death Hill and swore to eradicate these scum."
With that, he raised his broadsword and pointed it at Si Jiushi, "Give me Ling Qi. Since we're from the same hometown, I'll report this to the peak master and give you some credit."
Ling Qi's face turned ashen. It was over, he had been captured by Death Hill. His life was over.
Si Jiushi was helpless, "I also want to give you Ling Qi, but you'll have to see if Senior agrees."
Kou Feng looked at Lu Yin and frowned, "Sir, you look familiar. Are you also from the same hometown?"
Lu Yin looked at Kou Feng, "Sure, but wait for me to ask what I want."
Kou Feng shook his head, "That won't do. Ling Qi is a taboo and needs to be interrogated as soon as possible to uncover the mastermind. How can I give it to you?"
"What information does Senior want?
I know, I know everything. As long as Senior saves me and doesn't go to Death Hill, I'm willing to do anything for Senior, "Ling Qi pleaded.
Kou Feng sneered, "Dream on, I've never heard of anyone from Death Hill being intercepted."
At that moment, the two people who had been heavily injured by Kou Feng died, leaving behind only their spirit seeds.
Lu Yin was shocked, suicide?
How decisive.
Kou Feng also saw this and helplessly looked at Ling Qi, "See?
These two are also dead, so you're even more important. "
Ling Qi wailed, "But I don't know anything. I was forced to give them information so that they could find cultivators to rob. I really don't know anything."
"Whether you know or not has nothing to do with me. Only the peak lords can decide. Follow me back to Death Hill." Kou Feng walked towards Lu Yin step by step, his broadsword clenched tightly in his hand, ready to attack at any moment.
Si Jiushi rolled his eyes, "Brat from the Kou family, I advise you not to be rash. In front of Senior, even your peak lords would be useless, let alone you."
Kou Feng paused, but he didn't refute, as there was no point in doing so. He stared at Lu Yin and felt his hair stand on end. That consciousness that had swept through Senluo City might have come from this person.
This person really did look familiar, where had he seen him before?
"There's no need to interrogate him. Neither Ling Qi nor the two dead people know anything," Lu Yin said indifferently.
Kou Feng's eyes narrowed, "How do you know?"
Lu Yin glanced at the ground. Of course, he knew this, as he had already investigated the relationship between the two corpses and the spirit's gift. However, he had found nothing, which meant that no one had shown up to instruct them. At most, they had been instructed to do so through Huaisi or some other method.
This was an operation that had already reached its end.