In the eastern weaves, the future weave, Dongli Weave, announced that it would join the Great Eastern Alliance. Soon after, two more weaves joined the alliance. At this point, only Mordor Weave, Myriad Veil Weave, and Ironblood Weave had not joined the alliance.
Ironblood Weave was not a problem, so Lu Yin directly contacted Wang Wen.
Not long after, Ironblood Weave also announced that it was joining the Great Eastern Alliance.
The Great Eastern Alliance had officially joined twenty weaves, and its strength had doubled. It spanned the eastern and central regions, forming a colossus that overlooked the west.
Twenty weaves represented that the Great Eastern Alliance had unified a third of the Outerverse. This meant that Lu Yin's influence had surpassed that of anyone in the Outerverse, and a single word from him could influence countless people. His hand was already close to the west.
Since it was an alliance, there would naturally be allied forces as well.
En Ya began to recruit people based on the Great Eastern Alliance's allied forces, which doubled the alliance's strength in a short period of time. This was especially true for the rapid response team, which had six Hunters and more than two hundred Cruisers and Explorers. They only lacked an absolute powerhouse, or else they would be able to rival the group from Zhongshan Dojo.
The various weaves in the central region were scared, and they all set aside their past conflicts and began to work together to resist the Great Eastern Alliance.
Under such circumstances, Lu Yin announced that he was going into seclusion.
This situation was not suitable for him to do anything, but it would be good for him to rest for a while.
En Ya's contributions to the five central weaves joining the alliance could not go unnoticed. Of course, Aegis and Qian Yan's intelligence had also contributed greatly. They had reached this stage in just half a year, and their achievements were comparable to when the Great Eastern Alliance had been established.
En Ya's methods were becoming more and more seasoned, but to increase her strength so much in such a short period of time, there were also many problems that needed to be dealt with.
The secret room in King Zishan's palace had changed. Before Lu Yin had gone to find Hai Qiqi, he had instructed En Ya to find the best materials to rebuild the secret room to prevent the cultivation's shockwaves from spreading.
Now, this secret room had gathered the best materials from the Great Eastern Alliance. Although it could not compare to the cultivation rooms of the Innerverse's great powers, it was still much better than before.
Lu Yin sat down cross-legged and retrieved the Grayweed Continent's High-Temperature Stone from his cosmic ring. It had been left behind after the fire dragon had dissipated, and he had obtained it with the Yu Secret Art.
On his way back from the Starfall Sea to the Outerverse, he had felt that he would call it the Heavenflame Stone.
Lu Yin guessed that this stone was the stone's natural Stone, and it was the stone's Stone's High-Temperature Stone's, Lu Yin's Lu Yin's,'s. and even Lu Yin's Was was unable to withstand the stone's High-Temperature....
Lu Yin tested it out, but his hand trembled and the scorching lines that had spread to his arm were scorched.
He endured the intense pain and applied some special medicine before looking at the Heavenflame Stone with a burning gaze. This was good stuff.
Lu Yin waved his hand, and some star essence appeared in the secret room. He tried to hold the Heavenflame Stone in his hand and press it against the star essence. The next moment, the extremely high temperature rapidly evaporated the star essence at a rate that was even faster than the Daosource Sect's ruined furnace. At the same time, his body was branded by the High-Temperature Stone, and it was also withstanding the high temperature. The two energies fused together, and a red barrier appeared around his body. Star energy was absorbed into the barrier at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then into his body.
This environment was exactly the same as the Daosource Sect's ruined furnace and the cannon in Myriad City. Lu Yin was also ecstatic about the speed at which star energy was absorbed. A single stone had created a unique cultivation environment that was the same as the furnace and cannon.
This was no longer a matter of absorption speed, but rather of devouring.
However, this was still not enough. Lu Yin circulated his Sirius Art, and ninety-nine stars revolved around him as he took out another batch of star essence. As more star essence evaporated, the red barrier grew larger, and with the addition of his Sirius Art, the star essence on the ground was completely gone.
Lu Yin did not hold back as he took out another batch, and then another, and another …
There were countless cultivation methods in the current universe, and someone must have found a way to rapidly absorb star energy like Lu Yin's. Lu Yin knew that his own cultivation speed was very fast, but he did not neglect others.
Ten days later, he had consumed a considerable amount of star essence. The temperature of the Heavenflame Stone in his hand had decreased, and the rate at which the star essence was evaporating had also decreased.
Lu Yin continued to cultivate.
A month quickly passed, and he had absorbed 160,000 star essence, which was the total amount of star energy he needed to complete his fourth cycle. In other words, he had used the Heavenflame Stone to assist his cultivation, and it had only taken him a month to complete his fourth cycle as an Explorer. As long as he could complete one more cycle, he would become a Cruiser.
The most common cultivator would only need 800 star essence to complete four cycles, but Lu Yin had required 160,000 star essence, which was an extremely exaggerated figure. Even if he accelerated his cultivation with ninety-nine stars, it would still take him two hundred years, but Lu Yin had accomplished this in a single month.
This was the effect of the Heavenflame Stone; it was able to roast his body at high temperatures and evaporate star essence.
He did not know what other people's fastest absorption speed was, but it should not be as exaggerated as his!
He always felt that his body was different, and it was constantly strengthening. It was the same for his spiritual force, which was very strange.
Perhaps it was related to his lost memories.
Lu Yin shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He put the Heavenflame Stone away. The stone's current temperature was not very high, and most Hunters would be able to withstand it. This kind of high temperature was useless to him, and he wondered if he could replenish the stone's extreme heat in a month.
He suddenly thought of a problem. If this stone really was the source of a fire dragon's power, then it would be the same as him using up a fire dragon in a month of cultivation. That was too extravagant.
Lu Yin walked out of the secret room and felt comfortable all over. He went to the courtyard and listened to Zhao Ran hum a little tune, which made him feel very relaxed.
"Your Highness, you've come out. Have a taste of the new flower tea." Zhao Ran looked at Lu Yin expectantly as she blinked.
Lu Yin nodded. "Alright, I'll have a cup."
Zhao Ran was very happy, and she brought out a cup of thick green flower tea.
Lu Yin stared blankly at it. "This is tea?"
"That's right. Your Highness, have a taste." Zhao Ran looked at Lu Yin happily.
Lu Yin did not want to disappoint her. Although this, uh, flower tea looked horrifying, he still took a sip. His eyes lit up; it was delicious. He could not help but drink the entire cup in one go. He looked at Zhao Ran in astonishment. "This is pretty good. Have another cup."
Zhao Ran cheered. "That's great! As long as Your Highness likes it." She then poured another cup.
Lu Yin had never tasted such delicious tea before. Actually, it could not even be considered tea, as Zhao Ran might have misunderstood the word tea. This tea was more like a beverage, and it tasted even better than the drinks he had at the Daystar Line and the Amethyst Company.
"Zhao Ran, make more of this flower tea in the future," Lu Yin said.
Zhao Ran hurriedly complied, feeling a sense of accomplishment.
After resting for half a day, En Ya heard that Lu Yin had come out of seclusion and immediately requested an audience.
"Your Highness, our Great Eastern Alliance now encompasses twenty weaves, and the military express routes are being constructed. The previous Alliance Army's numbers are insufficient, and I feel that we should expand the army. Aside from the current First Alliance Army and the express response force, we should also expand a few more legions to prepare for war …" En Ya said a lot.
Lu Yin listened quietly, as he did not know much about these matters. Many of them had been left to En Ya, Huan Sha, the Lu Ministry of Staff, the Lu Ministry of Defense, and the Imperial Cabinet to handle. Over the past few years, the various officials of the Great Yu Empire had displayed their abilities, and those who were not capable had been replaced.
Unfortunately, although En Ya had military capabilities, she was still too inexperienced. There were many things that she did not dare to do, so she could only ask for Lu Yin's advice.
Lu Yin did not know much about this, but he thought of Wang Wen, who was a true military genius. He had been able to calculate the strength and speed of the Astral Beast Domain's reinforcements just by relying on battles. His intelligence was terrifying.
"Your Highness, in the east, only the Mordor Weaves and Myriad Veil Weaves have not joined our Alliance. The rest have already joined," En Ya reported.
Lu Yin grunted in acknowledgment and then called Gong Ling in front of En Ya.
The call quickly connected, but it was not from Gong Ling, but his son Gong Chou. "Hello, Alliance Leader Lu."
"Where's Headmaster Gong?" Lu Yin asked.
Gong Chou replied, "The Headmaster is in seclusion. Alliance Leader Lu, you can tell me if there's anything. I'll pass on the message when he comes out."
Lu Yin's lips curled up. "He's in seclusion again. When will Headmaster Gong come out?"
Gong Chou apologetically replied, "I'm not sure. If Alliance Leader Lu has anything to say, I'll pass on the message when the Headmaster comes out."
"There's no need. I'll personally go to Taimo Hall to meet Headmaster Gong." Lu Yin's tone changed, and there was a chill in it.
Gong Chou was shocked. "Alliance Leader Lu, is there something urgent?"
"Something like that. I need to talk to Headmaster Gong," Lu Yin said in an unquestionable tone. His attitude was completely different from when he had first met Gong Chou. Back then, Taimo Hall had Ancestor Arrow Mountain and three Enlighters. They had a powerful foundation and were one of the three powers in the Outerverse that could not be provoked.
Now, even if Ancestor Arrow Mountain was still alive, Lu Yin would not care, let alone dead.
It was not that he wanted to do anything to Taimo Hall, but Gong Ling had personally confirmed that as long as the Great Eastern Alliance covered twenty weaves, Taimo Hall would join. Now, trying to stall for time was somewhat unwise.
Gong Chou could hear Lu Yin's anger, and he helplessly said, "Since Alliance Leader Lu has something urgent to attend to, then I can only ask the Headmaster to come out of seclusion in advance. Please wait a moment."
Not long after, Gong Ling's voice rang out. "I heard that Alliance Leader Lu is looking for me. Is there something urgent?"
Lu Yin found it funny, as Gong Chou was still pretending. "Headmaster Gong, do you remember what you promised me?"
Gong Ling was confused. "Alliance Leader Lu, please speak clearly."
"As long as my Great Eastern Alliance covers twenty weaves, Taimo Hall will join. Headmaster Gong, you haven't forgotten, right?"
Gong Ling fell silent for a moment. "Alliance Leader Lu, you're making things difficult for me. Taimo Hall has been passed down since ancient times, and our ancestors have instructed us not to participate in any power disputes. Alliance Leader Lu, this …" "Headmaster Gong, you were very straightforward when you agreed to that promise," Lu Yin said unhappily.
Gong Ling did not reply.
Lu Yin raised a brow. "It seems like Headmaster Gong doesn't want to keep his promise."
Gong Ling was helpless. "That's not it. I did promise Alliance Leader Lu that time. Alright, my Taimo Hall, Modo Weaves, and Myriad Veil Weaves will join the Great Eastern Alliance from today onwards. I will immediately announce this to the public."
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