When Lu Yin arrived, no matter how much the Daynight clan hated him, they did not dare to show it. Lu Yin was practically the strongest person in the eastern weaves, as long as there were no Enlighters around.
Lu Yin looked around. "Madam didn't go, but the other Daynight clan member did. Zhanlong Daynight isn't here either. Why didn't he return?"
Madam Meilan's eyes narrowed. The last time she had seen Lu Yin, he seemed to know everything, and nothing could be hidden from him. "How did you know that they didn't return?"
Lu Yin smiled, but he did not explain. Rune lines were something that could only be believed when one saw it. Those who had never seen it would not be able to understand it, and even Lu Yin himself could not understand it.
"Why have you come here?" Madam Meilan asked.
Lu Yin raised his gadget and casually answered, "Before leaving Ironblood Weave, I had a deep discussion with Elder Lohar. The elder hopes that the Outerverse can stabilize and unite. I'm here to carry out the elder's wishes, or rather, the Hall of Honor's wishes. I'm going to Shenwu Continent to take a look."
Madam Meilan looked at the gadget in Lu Yin's hand and was shocked. It was a custom-made gadget, and she could tell at a glance that it had come from the Hall of Honor. This person definitely had more than five Honor Points, and it seemed like the Hall of Honor intended to nurture him.
"It might be too late for you to go now," Madam Meilan said helplessly.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "What do you mean?"
Madam Meilan ran her fingers through her hair. "Ever since you told Tang Si about the Innerverse and Outerverse's separation and safely sent him back to Shenwu Continent, Ming Zhaoshu's attitude towards the foreigners has changed. He's no longer as warm as before, and Ming Zhaotian's actions have become even more ruthless. They're starting to not care about us anymore."
Lu Yin could hear the dissatisfaction in her voice, but he did not care. "This is my problem, and I'll take care of it."
"What did Elder Lohar say?" Madam Meilan asked.
Lu Yin glanced at her. "You can ask the elder."
Madam Meilan smiled. "Don't overthink it, Student Lu. I just want to better understand the Hall of Honor's intentions and help you better. I don't have any suspicions."
"Send me to Shenwu Continent. I'll talk to Ming Zhaotian and Ming Zhaoshu," Lu Yin said.
Madam Meilan nodded and did not refuse. Regardless of whether or not this was Elder Lohar's idea, she did not have the strength to stop Lu Yin. Furthermore, she glanced at the Blind Monk, as this person made her feel a little apprehensive. How could there be such a person in the Outerverse? There seemed to be quite a few powerhouses in the Great Yu Empire.
The process of entering Shenwu Continent was the same as during the Outerverse trial. The reason why Lu Yin had brought the Blind Monk along was because he was worried that he would not be able to return. With the Blind Monk around, as well as the Hall of Honor's background, he could ensure that nothing would go wrong.
The problem now was that he didn't know where he would land.
The location where he had landed on Shenwu Continent was not fixed. Last time, he had landed directly in Ming Yan's bathtub, which had led to his relationship with Ming Yan. As he thought about Ming Yan, his heart grew warm, as he was about to meet her.
This time, without Ming Zhaotian's obstruction, Lu Yin was able to see the Shenwu Continent's sky. After that, he landed straight in front of a luxurious residence that was located in the inner courtyard.
He was speechless. Was he really so fated with the Inner Yard?
Fortunately, he was prepared this time, and he used his physical strength to forcefully twist his body. There was a loud boom as he landed in the garden of the inner courtyard, smashing into a patch of trees.
The commotion was too loud, and it attracted the attention of the guards, so Lu Yin immediately left.
This residence was located in the middle of a city. When Lu Yin walked out of the city, he specifically looked at the city gates, but he did not find any heavenly globes. This meant that he had landed within the Reverent King's territory.
Only Ming Zhaoshu's territory would not resist outsiders.
Before coming here, Lu Yin had specifically investigated the rebellion against the Shenwu Empire. Ming Zhaoshu currently controlled twelve continents. Qiong Continent had originally been next to the central Ming Continent, and these twelve continents were located to the east of Qiong Continent.
There were only twelve continents, and even the furthest continent from Qiong Continent was not that far for Lu Yin.
He had asked around and found that this was the Great Plate Continent, which was only three continents away from Qiong Continent.
The twelve continents controlled by the Reverent King were very particular, and they formed a line that connected directly to the sea. There was no such thing as being surrounded, and it was equivalent to being in the direction of Ming Continent.
Although it was not easy to be surrounded, the battle line was stretched out too far. If not for the cooperation with the outsiders and the assistance of many powerhouses from the Innerverse and Outerverse, Ming Zhaoshu would have been eliminated long ago, even if he had the strength to resist Ming Zhaotian.
Lu Yin made a special observation on his way to Qiong Continent. The people of Shenwu Continent still strongly rejected the outsiders, but they had been suppressed by Ming Zhaoshu, and they did not dare to voice their anger.
This made Lu Yin frown. Pressure was indeed one of the ways to solve this problem, but this pressure would be released sooner or later. When that time came, Ming Zhaoshu's situation would not be good. The only way to solve this problem was to connect with the Outerverse and shift the conflict. Either the people would accept the Outerverse and integrate with the Outerverse, or they would fall into fear of the Outerverse. Otherwise, the situation would explode sooner or later.
With Ming Zhaoshu's intelligence, it was impossible for him not to see through this. It could only be said that he was too confident in himself.
On his way to Qiong Continent, Lu Yin bought a copy of the List of Tempering and found that there had been a lot of changes. Many people who had broken through to the Martial Emperor realm were automatically removed from the list. For example, Hua Ying, who had been ranked ninth and was known as a dual genius, had left a deep impression on Lu Yin. After all, she was an absolute beauty who was on par with Ming Yan. There were also many newcomers on the list.
During the battle at the Tower of Resonating Light, the person at the top of the list had ambushed Lu Yin and been killed. Now, the person at the top of the list was called Wu Qing, and he did not hide it. Instead, he openly announced it. The strange thing was that Li Zimo was still ranked second, and he had not broken through to the Martial Emperor realm.
During the Outerverse trial, Lu Yin had been most impressed with Li Zimo, aside from Ming Yan and Ming Zhaoshu. This person was a genius in the way of the sword, and in his opinion, if Liu Shaoqiu had not relied on the Thirteen Swords, then Liu Shaoqiu might not have been his opponent. But now, Liu Shaoqiu might have broken through to the Explorer realm, while Li Zimo was still a Limiteer.
Tang Si had also been removed from the list. The last time Lu Yin had seen him, he had been a Limiteer, but now, he had broken through to the Explorer realm.
The List of Tempering did not hold much value to Lu Yin, and he had only taken a look out of curiosity. With his current strength, he did not need to compare himself with the List of Tempering, but rather to compare himself with the top powers of the entire Shenwu Continent.
Due to his desire to see Ming Yan, Lu Yin traveled as fast as he could to Qiong Island, and soon, the island was in sight.
The closer he got to Qiong Island, the more cultivators he saw from the Innerverse and Outerverse, and he even saw members of the Daynight clan among them.
Even though many people hated the foreign races, they forcefully restrained themselves and didn't dare to erupt.
After entering Qiong Island, Lu Yin headed straight for the Reverent King's Residence, which was heavily guarded. Now that the Reverent King had rebelled against the empire, he was frequently attacked by various parties. Even the Ming Constables and the Demon Hunters Society had sent people to assassinate him.
Many of the outsiders had also participated in the defense of the Reverent King's Residence.
However, this was useless against Lu Yin, as his domain ensured that no one would be able to detect him once he entered the Reverent King's Residence.
Fortunately, the Reverent King, Ming Zhaoshu, was not present. There was a Martial Sovereign in the Reverent King's Residence, but that person was far weaker than Ming Zhaoshu and would not be able to detect Lu Yin, who had comprehended a domain. Lu Yin entered the Reverent King's Residence without a hitch, and then used his domain to envelop the area. He saw Ming Yan smiling sweetly as she sat in a pavilion with a small bridge over flowing water in the back garden. At the same time, he also saw a very handsome youth with eye-catching black and white hair, with a few strands of grey mixed in. He was from the Nightking clan.
Hundreds of flowers bloomed under the small bridge, and Ming Yan's happy laughter could be heard from the pavilion.
"Brother Changfeng, are there really people that short?" Ming Yan asked curiously, her eyes wide.
The Nightking clan man smiled. "Of course. Many planets in the universe have different gravitational forces, and some have especially strong gravity. As a result, the people on those planets are usually very short. But don't underestimate them; they're all very strong."
Ming Yan stuck out her tongue. "I'm not underestimating them. The heavens have taken something from them, so naturally, they will be given something in return."
The Nightking clan man looked at Ming Yan's cute and beautiful face, and a trace of passion flashed through his eyes. "Yan 'er, I'll take you around the universe."
Ming Yan was stunned, and she lowered her head without saying anything.
The Nightking clan man moved closer. "The universe is vast, and there are many mysterious things. Shenwu Continent is too small, and Uncle Ming also wants to integrate into the universe. Unfortunately, Ming Zhaotian and the others are too closed-off. But as long as you want to, Yan 'er, Brother Changfeng will immediately take you away."
Ming Yan stared at the stone table, but no one knew what she was thinking.
The Nightking clan man took a deep breath and felt that it was time. He had wasted so much time on this woman, and now, he was finally seeing some results. He raised his hand and slowly approached Ming Yan. Suddenly, a shadow enveloped him, and his pupils shrank. There was someone behind him. When?
In an instant, green veins covered his body, and blue stripes appeared. It was seven-lined battle force. He turned around and saw that a young man had appeared behind him at some point in time. The young man was calmly looking at him, but the Nightking clan man could feel that there was an indescribable murderous intent hidden beneath that calm gaze. This murderous intent was directed at him.
"Who are you?" The Nightking clan man did not move. That person was only a meter away from him, and if he moved, he might fall into a trap.
"Brother Lu?" Ming Yan exclaimed and looked over in disbelief.
The man frowned. Brother Lu?
Lu Yin?
His expression changed drastically.
Lu Yin's gaze swept past the Nightking clan man and landed on Ming Yan. He saw the pleasant surprise in her eyes, but he also saw a trace of unfamiliarity in her eyes. This made his heart sink. Two years … Two years of separation … This should have been expected!
It had been a coincidence that he had met Ming Yan, and he had entered her heart partly because Ming Yan had not had much contact with other men, and partly because of the restricted customs of the people, which had caused Ming Yan to fall in love with him. He had fallen in love with Ming Yan the moment he saw her, and he had fallen in love with her beautiful face.
That had been the first time Lu Yin had felt a heartbeat, and it had been a beautiful one.
However, after two years of separation, as well as the invasion of foreign cultures, Ming Yan had come into contact with more than one outsider. Her way of thinking had changed, and she was no longer restricted by the conservative customs of the Shenwu Continent. Perhaps she still had feelings for him, but those feelings were no longer pure and unyielding.