They could no longer stay in Shanhai City. After dealing with Ming Zhaoshu's affairs, Ming Yan and many other courtiers headed to Mingdu to prepare for the succession.
When Lu Yin returned to Mingdu, the most prosperous city on Shenwu Continent had been restored to its former glory. The previous battle had caused the entire city to collapse, but under Ming Zhaoshu's orders, a group of cultivators had participated in the reconstruction of the city, allowing it to return to its original state.
Although the city's environment had been restored, those who had died in that battle could not be revived. That day had been the darkest day of Mingdu.
Lu Yin felt apologetic towards Mingdu, but even if he could do it all over again, he would still do it. If he did not deal with the Neohuman Alliance, then the one billion people on Shenwu Continent would eventually turn into zombies. The final outcome would be complete destruction by the Hall of Honor.
After this incident, Lu Yin once again traveled around Shenwu Continent to see if there were any Corpse Kings from the Neohuman Alliance left behind.
Half a month later, on a lone island off the coast of Shenwu Continent, numerous ships were anchored. The ships were filled with boorish pirates who tied up a group of people and dragged them onto the island. Cries could be heard from time to time, causing the pirates to angrily rebuke them.
The entire island was ruled by pirates, and there were at least a few thousand of them.
The pirate leader was a cultivator who had reached the Martial King realm, which was the equivalent of a Limiteer.
On the shore of the island, a group of women in ragged clothes were being forcefully dragged onto a ship to be sold to other pirates. Some of the women were crying their hearts out.
At this moment, a figure was riding the waves over the sea at a moderate speed.
Some of the pirates noticed the newcomer and immediately shouted, "Be careful!"
In this era where cultivators reigned supreme, there were times when a single cultivator could cause an entire army to collapse. This was very common, and even pirates were afraid of encountering an expert.
As the newcomer approached, the pirates could clearly see that it was a young man with a longsword on his back. He was walking on the waves towards the island.
A few of the pirates looked at each other and stepped forward to stop him. "Who's there?"
The young man looked up and swept his gaze across the shore. He then saw the pirate leader who was a Martial King on the island. In that instant, the pirate leader felt a chill run down his spine, and he pushed away the woman in his arms. He picked up his sword and walked out, looking towards the shore.
"Hey, kid, I'm asking you a question. Who's there?" the pirate shouted.
The young man retracted his gaze and gripped the hilt of his sword. No one saw him move, but the pirate in front of him slowly fell to the ground. In the distance, the other pirates' expressions. "Enemy attack!"
In just a few breaths of time, all the pirates on the shore had fallen to the ground. None of them could withstand the young man's Sword Qi. The women who were tied up by the pirates cried and begged the young man to save them.
The young man looked at the island again and swung his sword diagonally. There was a ripple in the void and the air was split open. Sword Qi that was visible to the naked eye swept through the space and cut off the mountain peak on the island. The pirate leader had just come down from the mountain. The oncoming Sword Qi cut him in half without any ability to resist.
This scene shocked everyone. A single sword had almost severed the island. How powerful was that?
The remaining pirates hurriedly fled.
The young man did not give chase. He sheathed his sword and looked up at the sky. "It's time to break through."
It was unknown when the sky had darkened. Strong winds howled, causing waves to form on the sea.
The people who had been kidnapped by the pirates all hid in the center of the island and looked outside in fear. The sky and earth were swept by the strong wind, and they couldn't even see a hundred meters away.
In the eyes of ordinary people, this was just a gust of wind. However, only cultivators knew that this was martial power. Someone was breaking through.
There was another island adjacent to this one, which was also occupied by pirates. The pirates who had escaped went straight to that island and tempted the owner of that island to come and take revenge.
The pirate leader of that island was arrogant, and after hearing a few words, he immediately led a group of pirates to attack with naval weapons. However, he was quickly scared away by the change in the sky. The pirate leader was not stupid. To cause such a change in the sky, one had to at least break through to the Martial Emperor Realm. Martial Emperors could travel freely in the void, and ordinary cultivators like them could not compare to them.
The sky and earth were filled with martial power. Above the sea, there were Martial Emperors who were investigating. When they approached the island, they felt a sharp Qi and were almost injured. They were also shocked. This kind of breakthrough was definitely not an ordinary Martial Emperor Realm cultivator.
The young man's breakthrough caused the sea to boil. The surrounding islands trembled one after another. Sword Qi spread through the sea, causing all the creatures within ten thousand miles of the island to disappear.
After a few hours, the sword qi split open the sky and dissipated into gas. The sky and earth returned to normal, and aside from the mess on the island, it was impossible to tell that martial power had swept through the sky.
The young man slowly exhaled and looked up at the sky. He had finally broken through. He had been stuck at the Martial King Realm for so long, and those who had entered the List of Tempering at the same time as him had already broken through.
The young man was Li Zimo, second on the List of Tempering and the commander of the Ming Vanguard.
Ever since the battle at Mingdu, there had been a change of dynasty. The Ming Constables' Ming Master, Ming Zhaocai, had been sentenced to death, and the Ming Constables had been completely disbanded. Li Zimo could have joined the Demon Hunters Society or the Reverent King's Household to serve Ming Zhaoshu, but he had declined. He had decided to wander the continent and focus on his cultivation.
This time, he had come to the sea just as he was about to break through, so he had followed his heart and immediately broken through to become a Martial Emperor, which was the same as an Explorer.
In the past, he would have been overjoyed to break through to the Martial Emperor Realm. But now, ever since Ming Zhaoshu had cooperated with the outsiders, their culture had spread to Shenwu Continent. This made him realize how small the world that he had seen was. Martial Emperors were considered experts on Shenwu Continent, and there were not many in the entire Shenwu Empire. However, when compared to the outsiders, they were nothing.
Li Zimo looked up at the five sealing planets in the sky. He really wanted to go out into the universe and see what kind of experts existed in that vast and boundless world. He also wanted to see how far his path of the sword could go.
However, it was impossible for him to leave Shenwu Continent unless he joined the new emperor, and that was only if the new emperor was willing to let him leave.
Li Zimo lowered his head and looked at his sword. His path of the sword did not allow him to put down his pride. Otherwise, without his path of the sword, he would no longer be himself.
"Congratulations on breaking through to the Martial Emperor Realm." A voice sounded out from behind him, causing Li Zimo to feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. Someone had been so close to him, but he had not noticed. When had this person appeared?
He suddenly turned around and saw a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
"It's you?" Li Zimo's tone was low as he stared at the person in front of him.
Li Zimo was facing Lu Yin. He had been searching for the Neohuman Alliance, and he had been very careful this time. He had just happened to be searching the sea, and he had been attracted by the commotion caused by the breakthrough. He had not expected to see an acquaintance.
However, he could not be considered an acquaintance. When Lu Yin had first joined the Ming Constables, he had changed his appearance. Although the two of them had fought at the Tower of Resonating Light, their battle had been too brief. Their most recent encounter had been during the battle at Mingdu, where Lu Yin had broken Li Zimo's sword but had not killed him.
Li Zimo had left a deep impression on Lu Yin, but Li Zimo had also felt the same way about Lu Yin. This was especially true during the battle at the Tower of Resonating Light, where Li Zimo had lost the most miserably. This person in front of him, who looked younger than him, had the strength to crush him. Now, the difference in their strength had become even more obvious. During the battle at Mingdu, Li Zimo's sword had been broken, and if not for this person showing mercy, Li Zimo would have died. It was also that battle that had strengthened Li Zimo's resolve to roam the continent.
He wanted to become stronger, and he did not want to meet this person again in the future without even being able to retaliate.
"Are you surprised to see me?" Lu Yin smiled.
Li Zimo gripped the hilt of his sword tightly. "I shouldn't be surprised. Shenwu Continent has already become the garden of you outsiders. You can come and go as you please."
Lu Yin looked at Li Zimo's sword. "Have you changed your sword?
Or have you fixed it? "
Li Zimo stared at Lu Yin. "What do you want?"
Lu Yin was surprised. "You don't want to challenge me?"
Li Zimo answered in a low voice, "I'm not your opponent, so there's no point in fighting."
Lu Yin nodded. "It's not bad that you can see yourself clearly. You looked up at the sky three times just now. Why? Do you want to leave Shenwu Continent?"
Li Zimo's eyes lit up, and he looked up at the sky again without saying anything.
Lu Yin sighed. "Shenwu Continent is too small for someone like you. Here, your achievements will be limited. I believe that you've heard of the Sword Sect."
Li Zimo looked at Lu Yin. "The Sword Sect of the Innerverse?"
"The Sword Sect has the Thirteen Swords, which is invincible. In the Innerverse, there's also the Myriad Swords Peak, and in the Outerverse, there's the Moke Sword Sect, the Phantom Sword Sect, and so on. There are too many sword sects out there. Do you want to go out and experience them?" Lu Yin asked.
Li Zimo gripped the hilt of his sword even tighter. "Can you take me out?"
Lu Yin nodded.
Li Zimo asked, "What are your conditions?"
"Join the Great Yu Empire."
Li Zimo fell into deep thought.
"Without me, you'll never be able to leave Shenwu Continent. Here, your achievements will be limited. No matter how strong you are, you won't be able to kill your way out. I can take you to see the vastness of the universe and the various sword sects. In the future, I might even help you enter the Innerverse and join the Myriad Swords Peak. Even joining the Sword Sect isn't impossible."
Li Zimo's tone was resolute. "I don't need to join the Sword Sect, but I want to spar with the Sword Sect's successor and experience the Thirteen Swords."
Lu Yin smiled. "No problem. I've sparred with the Sword Sect's successor, Liu Shaoqiu, a few times. The Thirteen Swords live up to its reputation of being invincible. It's indeed very powerful. Your wish can be realized in the future."
Li Zimo nodded and sheathed his sword. "I'll go with you."
Lu Yin's lips curled up, as this was an unexpected gain. Li Zimo's talent in the sword was the highest that Lu Yin had ever seen. If not for the Thirteen Swords, Liu Shaoqiu might not have been Li Zimo's opponent. Li Zimo's Silent Sword had shocked Lu Yin, which showed just how high his talent was.
Lu Yin was not joking, as he truly wanted to arrange for Li Zimo to join the Sword Sect. Of course, that would depend on when the Innerverse and Outerverse would recover. With Li Zimo's talent in the sword, joining the Sword Sect would be a piece of cake.
As long as Li Zimo could enter the Sword Sect, he would have someone he could communicate with in the future.
Another ten days passed, and during this time, Lu Yin brought Li Zimo around the continent in search of the Neohuman Alliance. During this time, Li Zimo had exchanged blows with Lu Yin several times, but Li Zimo had suffered a crushing defeat every time. Lu Yin had not held back, as he was not worried that Li Zimo would not be able to withstand the blows.
To be able to create the Silent Sword, Li Zimo's willpower had to be very strong. He was not afraid of being defeated; he was only afraid that no one would be able to defeat him.
In the end, Lu Yin had completely traversed Shenwu Continent, but he did not find any traces of the Neohuman Alliance. This time, the Neohuman Alliance had truly disappeared. Lu Yin's search this time was even more thorough than the last. With his speed, it would not have taken him long to traverse Shenwu Continent, but he had spent an entire month searching.
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