Not long after, Granny Chan left. She needed to properly consider her relationship with this young man.
Lu Yin did not care. He had killed Lei Long, and with the Nalan family's help, he should be able to obtain enough money to upgrade the gun to a level that could threaten powerhouses with a power level of 300,000. With this kind of strength, even if Granny Chan ignored him, it would not matter. Besides, she probably would not ignore him, as Enlighters were all very smart.
There weren't many members of the Dire Barbarian Clan on the meteorite continent, and most of them were former members of the Nine Stacks Sect who had surrendered to the Dire Barbarian Clan. This group of people should be punished, but Lu Yin spared them. Compared to the cultivators who were loyal to the Nine Stacks Sect, these fence-sitters were more beneficial to him. He wasn't actually trying to rebuild the Nine Stacks Sect; it was just a name. The Nine Stacks Sect should disappear at this moment.
Tianming, Lan Wu, and Kayze stood in front of Lu Yin.
Lu Yin said to Tianming, "From today onwards, you are the Sect Master of the Nine Stacks Sect."
Tianming was shocked. "Your Highness, I want to return to the Great Yu Empire."
Lu Yin smiled. "Stay in Grandtop Weave for now. Once Grandtop Weave has stabilized, I'll let you return."
Tianming nodded.
Lu Yin looked at Lan Wu. "Why are you willing to join me?"
She respectfully replied, "I want a way out."
Lu Yin nodded and praised her. "You're smart. Stay here and help Tianming stabilize the Nine Stacks Sect. In the future, I'll rebuild the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons, and you'll have a chance to become a captain."
Lan Wu was delighted. "Thank you, Your Highness."
Lu Yin knew that she was faking it. Compared to being a captain of the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons, it was much better to live a carefree life in Grandtop Weave as a border official. However, he did not have anyone available for the time being, so this was the only thing he could do. However, things would change soon, and she would be transferred to the Great Yu Empire.
He had Tianming and Lan Wu leave and reorganize the Nine Stacks Sect before looking at Kayze.
Kayze lowered his head. The Dire Barbarian Clan had been completely wiped out, and he was the only survivor. It was all thanks to this person in front of him, who had even killed an almighty Enlighter.
Kayze did not have any thoughts of revenge, as that was unrealistic. He just wanted to survive.
"I heard that your innate gift is very special," Lu Yin asked curiously.
Kayze hurriedly replied, "Yes, my innate gift allows me to determine a person's strength through their voice."
Lu Yin was surprised. "You heard about my strength back then?"
Kayze nodded.
He felt that this person was useful, but he didn't know how to use him. He also didn't know how to get this person to willingly help him, which made him feel very conflicted. After all, the Dire Barbarian Clan members were known to be despicable, which was a problem.
"Seventh Bro, there's a method in the Innerverse's Beast Tamers Flowzone that prevents your enemies from betraying you. That method is to brand your enemy's tamed beast. As long as you can guarantee that your tamed beast is loyal to you, then it can be used as a tool to monitor that person," the monkey suddenly said.
"There are also some technologically advanced countries that place things on their enemies to ensure their loyalty. I've met such people on the border battlefield. It's very sad, but it's very useful."
Lu Yin fell into deep thought.
Kayze waited nervously, and not long after, Lu Yin decided to temporarily let Kayze join the First Imperial Squadron. He wanted to turn the First Squadron into his personal guards.
Lei Long's death shook the surrounding weaves. After the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated, Lei Long was the second Enlighter to die. The first, Karthika, had also died at Lu Yin's hands. This fact caused the remaining Enlighters in the Outerverse to tremble in fear. They had no choice but to admit that Lu Yin had the ability to instantly kill Enlighters.
Because of this, Lu Yin had gained a nickname: Enlighters' Bane.
When Lu Yin found out about this nickname, he was speechless. Now that he had a nickname like this, it would be impossible for him to scheme against Enlighters in the future. Perhaps those people would not even dare to touch the things that he had given out.
Fortunately, no one knew the true method that he had used to kill Karthika and Lei Long. Even Granny Chan, who had witnessed the entire process, did not know the reason behind it. She only knew about the gun and not Progenitor Wushang's hide, so she did not ask.
After returning to Zenyu Star, Lu Yin went straight to King Zishan's palace and used Lei Long's blood to open Lei Long's cosmic ring.
These Enlighters were afraid that they would not be able to obtain enough resources and would enter a period of exhaustion, so they would store all of the resources they had obtained in their own cosmic rings. Lei Long's cosmic ring had about 20,000 star essence, which was 10,000 less than Karthika's, and there were also hundreds of thousands of star crystals.
Lu Yin was disappointed, as Lei Long's was 10,000 star essence less than Karthika's. Unfortunately, it seemed like the Dire Barbarian Clan was not as wealthy as the Second Grade Hall, and Lei Long had not obtained many star essence from the Nine Stacks Sect.
That shouldn't be the case, as the Nine Stacks Sect shouldn't be so poor.
Lu Yin immediately contacted Tianming and asked about the Nine Stacks Sect's resources. Lan Wu told him that most of the Nine Stacks Sect's resources were used to maintain the sect's operations, and the sect's treasury did not have many star essence. However, there were tens of billions of star crystals.
Those star crystals were still in the Nine Stacks Sect's headquarters.
Lu Yin was speechless, as he had forgotten to use his domain to check the situation. Lei Long's cosmic ring could not hold that many star crystals.
Tens of billions of star crystals were equivalent to tens of thousands of star essence, which was a terrifying amount.
However, it was not convenient to use, as the screen that appeared on his die's Three Pips was not very large. It was more suitable to store star essence, but if he used star crystals, his hands would probably become sore, and he would not be able to upgrade it even once.
Star crystals could not be used, but he could not allow the Nine Stacks Sect to benefit from them. Lu Yin immediately ordered Lan Wu to escort these star crystals to Zenyu Star so that they could be added to the Great Yu Empire's treasury.
As for Grandtop Weave, it would slowly recover!
Aside from money, there were many other things in Lei Long's cosmic ring. Just like Karthika, there were also many healing medicines. Lu Yin suddenly discovered something good that had been stored in the ring, and it had been preserved by Spiritual Threads. This material was most suitable for storing one type of item: a sourcebox.
He had not expected Lei Long to have a sourcebox.
Lu Yin looked at the box that was several meters wide and thought for a moment. He then put on his universal armor and slowly opened the box. Suddenly, an invisible force swept past the armor and pierced through King Zishan's palace, shooting into the void. Many people below the palace saw a giant crack extend into space before slowly dissipating.
Lu Yin immediately closed the box, and his eyes widened in shock. He raised a hand to touch the area where the sourcebox had touched his universal armor, and he could clearly see a white mark. The sourcebox's formless killing intent had actually been able to damage this universal armor, which was something that could withstand an Enlighter's attack.
Lu Yin hurriedly put the box away. Outside the palace, Bronsen rushed in, but Lu Yin stopped him.
He touched the box and found that the invisible killing intent had damaged the universal armor. This sourcebox was probably a Boundless Advanced sourcebox, and it might even contain the power of a predecessor. This sort of sourcebox was not something that he could come into contact with.
Lu Yin put the box away and then looked through the other items.
Frostwave Weave was located near the edge of the Outerverse's Astral Wilderness. It was bordered to the south by Darkmist Weave, to the north by Northcastle Weave, to the east by Grandtop Weave, and to the west by Lars Weave.
The moment news of Lei Long's death spread, the Blaze Realm's organizations that had been in Lars Weave immediately left. The Second Grade Hall that had occupied Northcastle Weave also retreated north.
All of the Enlighters in the weaves that bordered Frostwave Weave felt their hearts tremble.
This was especially true for Huo Houye, as he felt that Lu Yin would cause trouble for him. Faced with Lu Yin's thunderous killing intent, Huo Houye did not dare to meet Lu Yin until he had a clear understanding of Lu Yin's methods.
Enlighters could not be blamed for being so cowardly, as anyone who could become an Enlighter was a genius. These people had many ways to preserve their lives, and it was not easy for them to die. It was very rare for someone to die in a battle, but Lu Yin had killed two of them in one go, which made many Enlighters feel uneasy.
Even Enlighters from large organizations like Nightqueen Qiuyu, Viletree, and Wen Qichen were shocked, and they did not dare to rashly make contact with Frostwave Weave.
The Nine Stacks Sect had been handed over to Tianming, which was equivalent to Frostwave Weave merging with Grandtop Weave. Their territory had instantly doubled, and although they had not completely occupied the weave, it was only a matter of time. At present, the lack of talent was becoming more and more serious.
There was a severe lack of troops and experts, which gave Lu Yin a headache.
He had already handed over many memorials from the cabinet to Huan Sha of the Lu Ministry of Staff, but even with Huan Sha's innate gift, she was too busy to handle them all. Many of the memorials were still transferred to King Zishan's palace.
Lu Yin also wanted to transfer the memorials to Wendy Yushan's residence, but the residence was not open at all. Even the courtiers could not enter, which made him very helpless.
After half a month passed like this, Lu Yin finally could not take it anymore. He was not cut out for government affairs, and coincidentally, Madam Nalan requested an audience.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. That's right, Madam Nalan! How could he have forgotten about her? The Nalan family was one of the wealthiest corporations in the Outerverse, and their businesses spanned all seventy-two weaves. In terms of influence, they were much stronger than the Great Yu Empire, and the matters that they had to deal with were far more complicated than those in the Great Yu Empire. Madam Nalan would definitely be able to handle such matters.
She was quickly brought into King Zishan's palace.
The moment he saw her, Lu Yin's breath caught in his throat, and he was stunned once again. This woman always gave him a sense of novelty. She was naturally charming, and she exuded a seductive aura from the inside out. When paired with her white, tight-fitting dress that revealed her smooth, white calves and her feet that were painted with red nail polish, she was simply too beautiful.
Lu Yin knew that he had a certain level of resistance to women's charms. After all, there were so many beauties around him, including his beloved Ming Yan, Bai Xue, Starsibyl, Wendy Yushan, and so on. All of them were absolute beauties, but his resistance to Madam Nalan continued to decrease. She was too seductive, and most importantly, she was not doing it on purpose.
Lu Yin could not imagine whether he would be able to control himself if she was trying to seduce him on purpose.
Madam Nalan looked at Lu Yin, and her eyes curved into crescents. "Your Highness, you're making me feel uneasy with you staring at me like that."
Lu Yin hurriedly retracted his gaze and apologized. "My apologies, madam. I was distracted."
Madam Nalan smiled. She had seen too many gazes that were infatuated with her beauty, so she did not find it strange. No matter how talented or invincible this person was, he was still a man, and a hot-blooded one at that. "Your Highness, what are you worried about?
You can tell us, and the Nalan family will definitely help if we can. "