Chapter 2889: The Words On The Tree Trunk  

Behind the Mother Tree lay the rear battlefield, as well as the five array bases.

Hua Beibei swallowed his saliva as he anxiously looked forward, feeling a bit lost.

"Did you deliver the news?" Lu Yin looked at Hua Beibei. They knew each other, having met on the rear battlefield years ago, and also going through a bit of a misunderstanding at the time. Although Hua Beibei was a part of the Celestial Frost Sect, his status was very low. He was essentially a shepherd for astral beasts, and thus he had not been sent to guard the 100,000 currents by the Lu family.

There had been no need to punish the dregs of the four ruling powers who had not persecuted the Lu family.

Additionally, Hua Beibei was somewhat useful. His innate gift made him very suitable for leading astral beasts.

Hua Beibei felt unmatched pressure from Lu Yin. Lu Yin was not intentionally releasing the pressure; rather, he naturally exuded it after having held a high status for a long time, as well as fighting against peak powerhouses. This pressure made it difficult for Hua Beibei to even breathe, and he could not shake the urge to kneel down.

Lu Yin asked his question again.

Hua Beibei answered with a tremor in his voice, "Yes."

"Tell me every detail of what you found," Lu Yin quietly ordered, not wanting to scare the messenger. Hua Beibei was not very brave.

Hua Beibei spoke slowly…

The news that Hua Beibei delivered was very simple, as it was just a single name: Transcendent Universe.

The Transcendent Universe was not unknown to the Origin Universe, but things changed when the name appeared on the rear battlefield, and even more so when the name had been carved on the trunk of the Mother Tree. Given the fact that the words had been left in a well hidden location, it seemed clear that the name had been left as some sort of warning.

Someone had carved that name during the Aeternals’ attack on the rear battlefield.

Lu Yin clasped his hands behind his back as he quietly listened to Hua Beibei's story. The engraving had already been examined, and it was clear that the name had only recently been carved into the trunk. However, who had left the message, and what did the Transcendent Universe have to do with Aeternus’s attack on the rear battlefield?

Hua Beibei soon left. This contribution was clearly very important, and Lu Yin would not be stingy with rewarding the man.

After Hua Beibei was gone, Lu Yin went to see Lu Tianyi and asked, "Do we humans have any spies in Aeternus?"

Lu Tianyi thought for a moment. "I don't know, but it could be possible."

Lu Yin's eyes flickered. Long ago, he had started to suspect that there could be some human spies within Aeternus. The clearest evidence he had of this was that Cheng Feng had been exposed as a spy. There should not have been any evidence to completely uncover the man, but he had been ordered to recruit additional spies. Those spies were completely unnecessary, and they had never been given any tasks. Recruiting those people had ultimately caused Cheng Feng to be exposed.

This was how Lu Yin had learned that Cheng Feng was a spy.

Not even Cheng Feng himself had ever known which Aeternal had ordered him to recruit spies.

Why had that individual ordered Cheng Feng to do such unnecessary things? In Lu Yin's opinion, the intention had always been to expose Cheng Feng.

If the Aeternals could plant spies among humans, then it seemed reasonable that humans could also plant spies within Aeternus. It was something that Lu Yin had not even considered for many years, given everything that he knew about the Aeternals had been corpse kings. He believed that the moment any human became a corpse king, they would betray humanity and serve True God, even if they had originally intended to act as a spy.

Later, Lu Yin had learned that there were also non-corpse kings among the Aeternals.

It was true that most of their forces were corpse kings, but Aeternus also cooperated with outsiders.

"When it comes to who could possibly plant a spy within Aeternus, the first person who comes to mind is Hui Wen," Lu Tianyi said.

Lu Yin was taken aback. "Is Progenitor Hui really that powerful?"

Lu Tianyi laughed. "You've seen what he’s capable of before, haven't you?"

Lu Yin recalled how both the Sixth Mainland and Aeternus had been plotted against, as well as how the Technocracy had taken advantage of both the Sixth Mainland and the Perennial World to gather resources to manufacture the army of mechanical ants that had fought against the Aeternals. Lu Yin also thought about how Progenitor Hui had worked to seal away the humanoid sourceboxes in order to prevent Wilderness God from ever returning. Everything that Progenitor Hui had done had been impressive and admirable.

Everyone who had lived during the Daosource Sect era admired Progenitor Hui. One of Lu Yin’s deepest impressions of Progenitor Hui had been Lu Tianyi’s comment that anyone else might have truly died, but it was impossible for Hui Wen to be dead.

This was the absolute confidence that Ancestor Lu Tianyi held in Progenitor Hui. It was possible to imagine just how shocking Progenitor Hui must have been during his own era.

Even Progenitor Chen, the Rune Progenitor, and Progenitor Ku had been overshadowed by Progenitor Hui.

Was it possible for Progenitor Hui to have placed a spy within Aeternus? Lu Yin also felt that it was a possibility, if for no other reason than they were speaking of Progenitor Hui.

Lu Tianyi looked at Lu Yin as he spoke. "There must be something going on in the Transcendent Universe. It’s possible that this whole thing is some plan of the Aeternals to provoke a conflict between the Transcendent Universe and our Origin Universe. Still, just in case, we need to keep an eye on the Transcendent Universe."

"I understand." Lu Yin then solemnly shared the fact that the Transcendent Universe’s sequence particle research was at a critical juncture. He was inclined to believe that there were human spies among the Aeternals who were warning them that the Aeternals were also watching the Transcendent Universe.

So what if someone was trying to provoke a conflict between the Transcendent Universe and the Origin Universe? Lu Yin had already been carefully observing the sequence particle research being conducted.

…

Zuo Lao returned to the Heavens Sect, this time to purchase materials on behalf of the Transcendent Universe. The transaction proceeded smoothly, and nothing happened to embarrass Lu Yin at all. Not only did the Transcendent Universe trade with the Origin Universe, but resources were also purchased from the Voidforce Universe.

Back in the Transcendent Universe, Zuo Lao delivered everything to Wen Shi. Once Zuo Lao left, Lord Wei appeared, personally inspected all of the materials to confirm that there were no problems, and then took them away.

"The materials were delivered to Wen Shi," Zuo Lao reported.

Bai Qian was unsurprised. The materials were purchased by her from the Origin Universe, but it had been a different person, Wen Shi, who had collected the things. Lord Wei trusted no one, and he may have even inspected the materials himself.

At this moment, Zuo Lao's expression changed. "Madam, Luo Shan is back again."

Bai Qian frowned.

Luo Shan soon arrived.

"Monarch Luo, you should be on the Endless Frontier, and yet this is the third time that you have come to visit me, which places me in a very awkward position," Bai Qian stated indifferently.

Luo Shan stared at Bai Qian. "Does Lord Wei know that He Ran is in the Heavens Sect?"

Bai Qian stared back at the man. "Either ask Lord Wei yourself, or leave. I have nothing to do with this matter."

Luo Shan’s expression turned cold as he stared at Bai Qian. "What is your relationship with Lu Yin?"

Zuo Lao interjected, "Monarch Luo, please watch your tone! You are in the Transcendent Universe."

Luo Shan felt nothing but contempt for the two people before him. If he did not need to speak to them to communicate with Lord Wei, such ants would never be qualified to even speak to him, Luo Shan. Even if the Three Monarchs Universe had been defeated, the Monarch’s strength was not something that these two could understand.

"He Ran vanished, and then you rose to power. Now, He Ran is in Heavens Sect. It's clear that Lu Yin has been helping you. Do you really want to try to say that there is nothing between the two of you? It would be best for you to clearly tell me where Lord Wei is, and then I can help put in a few good words with Lord Wei for you. Otherwise, once Lord Wei learns that He Ran is in the Heavens Sect, you will be the first to die," Luo Shan threatened.

Bai Qian's expression never changed. "He Ran is in the Heavens Sect, so I must be connected to what happened to her? Even if I were not in my current position, there would be someone else here. Would that person also be connected to what happened to He Ran? I received Lord Wei’s personal acknowledgement.”

Luo Shan stared at Bai Qian for a long moment. "You know full well that Lu Yin was posing as Xuan Qi here in the Transcendent Universe. You cannot escape from this matter. Since you won't tell me where Lord Wei is, then I will find him myself. When I do, I will tell him everything. You will die a horrible death."

With that, the Monarch left.

Zuo Lao angrily raged, "Madam, Luo Shan is ignoring the orders of the Sixverse Association more and more, leaving and returning to the Endless Frontier however he pleases! He is violating the rules."

Bai Qian's eyes flickered. "The Great Sovereign and many others are in seclusion, while the Three Monarchs Universe has been destroyed. Luo Shan's attitude has completely changed, and if he’s pushed any further, it’s even possible that he might betray mankind."

"Then what should we do?" Zuo Lao was quite worried. He was well aware that he was not even close to being on the same level as Luo Shan. Even if Luo Shan was not comparable to Lord Wei or the other rulers of the Sixverse Association, at the very least, Luo Shan was stronger than most peak powerhouses. After all, he had the strength to cooperate with Shao Yin and scheme against Lord Wei.

Bai Qian reported Luo Shan’s actions to Lu Yin.

Lu Yin had a headache. That guy was still haunting him. It was clear that Luo Shan wanted to get revenge against Lu Yin, and he was seeking any opportunity to make trouble. Worse still, Luo Shan was no weakling.

On top of that, Luo Shan did not only bring his own trouble, but also Mr. Daheng, who was staring at Luo Shan. Mr. Daheng wanted the Peaks and Rivers Rock that was in Luo Shan’s possession, and this impacted the entire situation.

After discussing the matter with Wang Wen and Wei Rong, Lu Yin went to visit Aeternus Nation to speak with Monarch Mu.

When Monarch Mu saw Lu Yin, she got worked up. "Dao Monarch Lu, I have already been conferred as one of your gods, so why don’t you release me?"

Lu Yin moved closer. "That’s not enough."

Monarch Mu grew confused.

"I need you to help me lure out Luo Shan," Lu Yin stated.

Monarch Mu hesitated. While she had already betrayed Luo Shan by sharing a great deal of information about him with Lu Yin, she did not want to lure the man out. She did not want to completely betray her old friendship. "Dao Monarch Lu, Luo Shan is very powerful, and he hides his strength too well. You can’t comprehend the power that he wields, as there is no way to resist that sort of strength.”

"Are you talking about sequence particles?" Lu Yin asked.

Monarch Mu nodded. "I’ve already told you that Luo Shan is a sequence powerhouse. You have never fought against such an expert, so you can’t comprehend the power they wield. I promise you, you can’t stand up to him at all."

Lu Yin exhaled. "Who said that I haven't fought with a sequence powerhouse? You’re wrong, I have faced such experts."

Monarch Mu was startled, but she simply sneered. She did not believe Lu Yin at all.

Could he fight against a sequence powerhouse? Absolutely not. He would have been massacred. Not to mention one Lu Yin—even a hundred Lu Yins were incapable of standing up to a sequence powerhouse. There was a qualitative change at that level.

Lu Yin did not waste time with Monarch Mu. "If you want to be set free, then help me lure Luo Shan out. You don't need to face him yourself, as it’s impossible for you to fight against him. All I need is for Luo Shan to learn of your whereabouts."

Monarch Mu was not stupid. In fact, it was the opposite, as she was highly intelligent. From what Lu Yin said, she understood that he intended to divert trouble away.

No matter where she appeared, Luo Shan would instantly focus on that place.

This proposal allowed her to relax a bit. If this was all that Lu Yin required, there was no need to see Luo Shan at all.

"Alright, I agree."

If the Aeternals were watching the Transcendent Universe, then what Lu Yin needed to do was get the jump on them. He intended to seize the sequence particle research before the Aeternals destroyed it.

Lu Yin returned to the Ziyou Realm, and the You family gave him information about three locations.

"These are where the researchers are most likely located now. I have done my best." Exhaustion filled You Fang’s voice.

Lu Yin checked the three locations that the You family had identified. "How can I confirm which is the real location?"

You Fang shrugged. "That’s beyond what my You family can do. All we can do is set things up for you, Lord Lu. Each of these locations should be protected by a hyper-analysis mode, which means that anything that happens in these three locations will attract Lord Wei’s attention."

"So, if I stir things up in these three places, how do I determine where Zi Jing is?"

You Lele spoke up. "As long as you make trouble in just one of the places, the hyper-analysis mode will react and cause the defenses to be tightened at some of the locations. The place that shows no reaction is where you’ll find Zi Jing."

You Fang frowned as he glanced over at You Lele.

She was smiling at Lu Yin, who was looking at her as well. "Shouldn’t it be the one where the defenses are increased?"