Darkstar Gorge had led the various great powers to form an alliance against the Great Eastern Alliance, but it had only been a few days since such a great power had been uprooted. Although it had been the Hall of Honor that had taken action, it had still been Lu Yin's methods. Darkstar Gorge had been an enormous power that had existed for countless years, and it had been annihilated with a single strike. This had terrified the elders of the Vastdearth Sect, and it wasn't just them; all of the powers that had been allied with Darkstar Gorge were terrified.
Nobody knew who Lu Yin's next target would be. Since the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated, the Outerverse's order was determined by itself, and Lu Yin was the one who had set that order.
"Elders, since you've all come to a decision, this sect master will not oppose it. As such, our Vastdearth Sect has decided to join the Great Eastern Alliance," Meng Tianlong said.
Many of the elders had ugly expressions on their faces. There was bitterness and helplessness.
Bard Weave was close to Darkmist Weave, and it was close to the Astral River. There were 103 filaments in the weave, and it wasn't that far from Frostwave Weave.
Evenground Palace was the power that controlled Bard Weave. When Lu Yin had returned from the Outerverse's trial, the Great Yu Empire had been pressured by the Ross Empire. Lu Yin had used Evenground Palace's Young Mistress Doro's promise to get Evenground Palace to speak up for the Great Yu Empire and stop the Ross Empire's attack. This was not the first time that Evenground Palace had come into contact with the Great Yu Empire.
Young Mistress Doro had also met Lu Yin once.
Previously, the Great Yu Empire had wanted to establish the Great Eastern Alliance, but Evenground Palace had not agreed to it. Instead, they had taken advantage of the situation to join Darkstar Gorge's alliance against the Great Eastern Alliance. However, they had not expected that Darkstar Gorge would be destroyed in the blink of an eye, which had caused Evenground Palace to panic.
"Palace Master, please make a decision as soon as possible." More than ten women were seated in the main hall of Evenground Palace. Evenground Palace was similar to the Innerverse's Frostmoon Sect, but there were also some differences. The Frostmoon Sect's members were all women, while Evenground Palace's members were mostly women. There were also quite a few men, but the palace master and the young palace master were definitely women.
The palace master of the Evenground Palace, Mu Nichang, had a beautiful appearance and a cold expression. She gave off an otherworldly feeling. "Let Doro in."
The elders looked at each other. "Hall Master, although Doro is the Young Hall Master, she's not qualified to participate in such a major event," one of the elders said.
Mu Nichang replied, "Doro has interacted with him before."
The elders no longer objected.
Doro quickly entered the main hall. Although Lu Yin had seen her before, he didn't have a deep impression of her. After all, too many trialtakers had been trapped in the Tower of Resonating Light, and she had only been one of them. Her appearance wasn't that stunning either.
"Doro, what do you think of Lu Yin?" Mu Nichang asked.
All the elders looked at Doro.
Doro replied respectfully, "I've only interacted with Lu Yin once, but he left a deep impression on me. I can describe him in one sentence." Doro thought for a moment before continuing, "He doesn't rise early if there's no benefit to him."
"What do you mean?" An elder asked.
Doro replied, "This person only cares about profit. Back in the Tower of Resonating Light, when many trial takers were trapped, this person made everyone sign an agreement before he was willing to save them. I believe that if everyone had not been willing to sign that agreement, he would not have saved them."
"Any other thoughts?" Mu Nichang asked.
Doro thought for a moment before replying, "This person is ruthless, extremely talented, and somewhat lawless."
Everyone fell silent, as these points were in line with their understanding of Lu Yin. If not for his extraordinary talent, how could he have become the strongest Limiteer and suppressed all the other Limiteers in the Outerverse? If not for his ruthlessness, how could he have dared to kill Enlighters? If not for his lawlessness, how could he have formed the Great Eastern Alliance?
In everyone's eyes, Lu Yin was a madman with extraordinary talent and ruthless methods. However, this madman had an ability that suited his ambitions, which was the most disgusting thing.
"Alright, you may leave," Mu Nichang said.
Doro respectfully left.
"Elders, what do you think?" Mu Nichang asked.
On the left, an elder named Meiya spoke up. "Hall Master, Darkstar Gorge has already been destroyed. I do not wish for Evenground Palace to follow in their footsteps."
"Elder Meiya, that's too serious. Darkstar Gorge was destroyed because Puyu colluded with the Neohuman Alliance. Evenground Palace has nothing to do with the Neohuman Alliance."
Elder Meiya sneered. "Colluding with the Neohuman Alliance? Who here would believe that?"
Everyone looked at each other and helplessly shook their heads. No one believed her, as the Hall of Honor had not found any evidence that Darkstar Gorge had colluded with the Neohuman Alliance. Even so, Darkstar Gorge had still been destroyed.
"From what I know, Lu Yin once came into contact with a Corpse King called Vulture several years ago. Everyone, Lu Yin didn't expose Vulture even though he knew that Vulture was a Corpse King. This person's schemes run deep. If he can use Vulture to destroy the entire Darkstar Gorge, who can guarantee that he doesn't have similar pawns in other organizations that can destroy an entire organization," Elder Meiya said coldly.
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines when they heard this.
Mu Nichang's eyes flashed. "Does Elder Meiya agree to join the Great Eastern Alliance?"
"Yes, I agree," Elder Meiya replied.
Mu Nichang looked at the others. "What about the other elders?"
The other elders looked at each other and then helplessly said, "Agreed." "Agreed."
No one objected. The more they understood Lu Yin, the more terrified they became. This person could not be viewed as a junior, as he was a genius that transcended time.
"Alright, since all the elders have agreed to join the Great Eastern Alliance, I hereby announce that Evenground Palace will join the Great Eastern Alliance. Immediately send someone to contact the Great Yu Empire," Mu Nichang announced.
Flaxen Weave was located to the west of Lars Weave, and it bordered Lars Weave. The strongest power there was the Tri-Banner Federation.
When news of Darkstar Gorge's destruction reached Flaxen Weave, the Tri-Banner Federation's previous chairman, Gibu, led a group of people to where the people from Northline Flowzone were and requested to meet with the person in charge there. However, when they arrived, they were informed that everyone from Northline Flowzone had already left. They had taken all of the Tri-Banner Federation's star crystals, crystal essence, and a large amount of resources with them.
Many of the Tri-Banner Federation's representatives were furious, but they did not dare to chase after them. Northline Flowzone was an Innerverse power, and they also had Granny Chan, an Enlighter. No one dared to make an enemy out of them.
"Chairman Gibu, since the people from Northline Flowzone have left, the Tri-Banner Federation hopes that you can resume your position and negotiate with the Great Yu Empire."
"That's right, Sir Gibu. Please negotiate with the Great Yu Empire."
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Gibu looked at the crowd with satisfaction and smiled. "Everyone, the people from Northline Flowzone have left, and our Tri-Banner Federation has regained its freedom. Everything will be democratic again. Since you want me to negotiate with the Great Yu Empire, we must at least vote on our Federation's position. Will we join the Great Eastern Alliance or not?"
The representatives did not hesitate. "Of course, we'll join."
"We'll definitely join."
"We'll join."
Compared to Evenground Palace, the Vastdearth Sect, and the other powers, the Tri-Banner Federation was much more lax and did not care about honor or disgrace. After all, they had all come from different regions, and they had just merged together. They did not have a strong sense of belonging to the Federation, and surviving was more important than anything else.
Darkstar Gorge had already been destroyed, and they did not want to follow in its footsteps.
Gibu grunted in response, as this was too easy. He had already contacted the people from the Great Yu Empire because his secrets were in the Great Yu Empire's hands. Although he had been threatened into cooperating, as long as he allowed the Tri-Banner Federation to join the Great Eastern Alliance, he would still be the chairman of the Tri-Banner Federation. This had been personally confirmed by the Great Yu Empire's Royal Regent, and Gibu could already see the glory of his new position.
On the Great Yu Empire's Zenyu Star, in King Zishan's palace, En Ya urgently requested an audience.
Lu Yin was currently conversing with Yue Xianzi. He had originally arranged for this woman to go to Yu Academy and teach the empire's elites a lesson, but she was unwilling, as she looked down on the Great Yu Empire's elites.
This was not the first time something like this had happened, and even Wendy Yushan looked down on them. It was normal for the Innerverse powers' heirs to have such an attitude, but Lu Yin was not happy about it. From his perspective, this woman had yet to correct her attitude.
"Have you forgotten that the Innerverse and Outerverse have been separated? You can only stay in the Great Yu Empire from now on," Lu Yin said in a low voice.
Yue Xianzi snorted, and she was as proud as a peacock. "When the sect told me to go to San Dios to look for you, it was just to keep in touch. Don't think that I'm going to rely on you."
"Your sect is gone, and it's gone forever. You're now an independent cultivator," Lu Yin grumbled.
Yue Xianzi raised her head. "My Frostmoon Sect has roots in the Outerverse. I'm not an independent cultivator."
Lu Yin felt a headache coming on.
Kayze saw that En Ya had arrived, and he was about to speak when he heard Lu Yin's words. He gestured for En Ya to enter.
En Ya hurriedly entered King Zishan's palace and reported to Lu Yin, "Your Highness, good news! The Vastdearth Sect, Evenground Palace, Tri-Banner Federation, and more than ten other powers have contacted the empire at the same time and expressed their willingness to join the Great Eastern Alliance."
Lu Yin was delighted. "Really?
That's great! "
En Ya smiled. "Your Highness is truly capable. You're right, these are all sheep. As long as we eliminate the wolf in the lead, they'll be slaughtered."
Lu Yin waved a hand. "Not anymore. We're the wolves, and we won't slaughter them, haha."
"Your Highness is right." En Ya smiled, but she looked at Lu Yin with a complicated expression. She could vaguely see Shui Chuanxiao's shadow in him.
"Did they contact the empire at the same time?" Lu Yin changed the topic.
En Ya nodded. "Yes, they did so at almost the same time."
"Is there such a coincidence?" Lu Yin muttered.
"These powers must have contacted each other before, which is why it's so coincidental," En Ya replied.
Lu Yin frowned. "That won't do. Think of a way to split the alliance. I don't want an alliance within an alliance."
"Yes, Your Highness," En Ya answered.
"Also, since they've joined the Great Eastern Alliance, have them send me a list of all the resources in their weaves. Send a copy to Ban Jiu and see if there's anything useful. Of course, we'll send them a list of our Frostwave Weave's resources as well," Lu Yin said.
Yue Xianzi rolled her eyes. Lu Yin had just said that he wouldn't slaughter them, but now there was a split and a list of resources. Was there a need to be so anxious?
"Yes, Your Highness. May I ask when the Alliance Conference will begin?" En Ya asked.
Lu Yin muttered, "What do you think?"
En Ya looked at Yue Xianzi hesitantly.
Lu Yin casually replied, "Don't mind her. She's just a wandering cultivator."
"I'm not a wandering cultivator," Yue Xianzi retorted.
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