Chapter 4636: The Plan Begins
Chapter 4636: The Plan Begins
After a brief pause, Wei Rong explained, “This plan targets only twelve divine envoys. Divine Envoy Gui Xing is excluded, because as you’ve said, Lord Lu, that Divine Envoy Gui Xing is somewhat special. The lord of the Divine Palace is also excluded, simply because we know absolutely nothing about them.”
Lu Yin said, “That damned turtle is definitely hiding something. I have a feeling that it is far from ordinary. As for the lord of the Divine Palace, there’s no need to consider them for now. They’ll remain in seclusion for a very long time.”
He had arrived at this conclusion after Possessing many gods. The golem had also asked around about the lord of the Divine Palace, and all of the divine envoys had said the same thing: as long as nothing unexpected occurred and the offerings were harvested normally, the lord of the Divine Palace would not emerge from seclusion anytime soon.
The Divine Palace was merely a tool to the one in charge. What they truly cared about was their own strength. Only by increasing their personal strength could they climb higher. On this point, the lord of the Divine Palace saw things very clearly. Over the course of countless years, the lord had only appeared a few times.
Wei Rong said, “According to my plan, once three divine envoys are replaced, the Divine Palace will notice that something is wrong. At that time, things on the battlefield—”
Lu Yin had been quietly listening to Wei Rong’s plan, but his expression suddenly changed slightly. “Why has it come here?”
Lu Yin stepped out, and Manifest City retracted, along with the megaverses. He sat in a lotus position alone in outer space beside an altar, quietly waiting.
Very soon, someone came through the altar. It was none other than Divine Envoy Gui Xing.
The turtle had only just been mentioned, and it had already arrived.
In the Divine Palace, this turtle ignored everyone and treated them all with complete indifference, but before Lu Yin, it showed a playful grin and acted as though it were very easy to get along with.
“Yo, if it isn’t my little friend Nie? What are you doing here?” Gui Xing grinned as it looked at Lu Yin with an expression that was half mocking and half amused.
Lu Yin put on a surprised expression. “Senior Gui Xing, why have you come here?”
Divine Envoy Gui Xing shook its head, causing the hat on its head to sway continuously. “I came to commemorate the memories of two powerhouses who once fought here. Both were old acquaintances of mine. Unfortunately, they perished together.”
Lu Yin nodded. “Those two were terrifyingly powerful. Their battle caused time and space here to collapse, leaving this Godless Territory completely sealed on three sides.”
He was speaking sincerely. A single battle had caused time and space to fall into chaos. Whoever had fought here had definitely been supreme experts of the powers of time and space. As for whether they were actually dead, no one knew.
Lu Yin believed that anyone capable of damaging the cosmos so grievously that the effects lingered for countless years had to be, at the very least, a peak two-law Immortal. It was very likely that the ancient battle had been fought between two Primacy Path Sequences.
Divine Envoy Gui Xing’s voice grew sympathetic. “Speaking of which, was this Godless Territory assigned to you?”
Lu Yin nodded. He was unaware that Gui Xing had specifically sought out Divine Envoy Yan. Even if Divine Envoy Wu Hen had not interfered in which territory Lu Yin had been assigned, Gui Xing still would have ensured that he was thrown to the Godless Territory.
“How pitiful. There are no megaverses here. Where have your offerings come from all these years?” Divine Envoy Gui Xing asked.
Lu Yin replied, “My neighbors are quite generous and have covered them for me.”
“Is that so?” Divine Envoy Gui Xing glanced into the distance. It had thought that the father and son, Yan Gong and his son, had been paying the offerings on Lu Yin’s behalf. It was unexpected that those two were completely uninvolved.
Lu Yin continued to quietly sit in a lotus position, looking like he was cultivating.
Divine Envoy Gui Xing said, “After all these years, where have your thoughts wandered? This Godless Territory must be very unpleasant.”
Lu Yin sighed. “A little.”
“Do you know why you were sent here?”
“Divine Envoy Wu Hen.”
“That’s right. You offended a divine envoy. Without the help of another divine envoy, you will have to stay here until you die. Let me tell you, even if you break through... Hm? You’ve already broken through and become a Void Realm combat god? That was quick enough...
“Still, that is useless. I suppose that you want to return to the battlefield, don’t you? Even staying there until you break through to the Origin Realm would be better than lingering here, since the offerings are a burden for you. Unfortunately, you cannot do it.”
Lu Yin frowned, and his voice dropped. “Why not?”
Divine Envoy Gui Xing sneered. “You underestimate a divine envoy too much. Just a single word from them will prevent you from going anywhere. That is reality.”
“But the Divine Palace has its rules.”
“Rules are made to be broken.”
Lu Yin was left speechless.
The turtle let out a heavy sigh. “In the past, there was another little friend who offended a divine envoy and was thrown to this Godless Territory. He was your predecessor. Unfortunately, he was unable to leave until the day he died. To be precise, anyone thrown to this Godless Territory remains here until they die.”
After saying this, Gui Xing continued to stare at Lu Yin.
His expression shifted, and he gritted his teeth, making his anger plainly visible.
“Eh, someone smart should be trying to find a backer right about now. The only ones who can oppose divine envoys are other divine envoys,” Divine Envoy Gui Xing commented in an off-handed manner before slowly strolling off into the distance. From its behavior, the turtle truly wanted to go and look at the traces of the ancient battle. Its pace was very slow. It was waiting for Lu Yin to ask it to stay.
Lu Yin watched Gui Xing leave without ever saying anything.
The divine envoy continued walking step by step, increasingly puzzled. Could this brat be an idiot? Was he still refusing to ask to become Gui Xing’s disciple?
This did not seem right. A thousand years had already passed. This creature had been exiled for a thousand years. Upon seeing Gui Xing, this Nie should have immediately knelt down, wept bitterly, and lamented on how he had missed his chance in the past.
So why was he still not asking Gui Xing to stay?
If he still did not ask it to stay, it would really leave.
Lu Yin simply watched the turtle in silence until it was completely out of sight.
Gui Xing then quickly rushed back and glared at Lu Yin. “Kid, are you really stupid, or are you just an idiot? Even now, you still won’t ask to become my disciple?”
“Why should I become your disciple?”
“If you become my disciple, I can take you away from here. You won’t be stuck in this Godless Territory. If I help you, Wu Hen won’t dare to let out so much as a fart!”
Lu Yin solemnly replied. “If one only thinks of seeking help when they face a difficult situation, how can one possibly climb to the summit?”
Divine Envoy Gui Xing’s mouth fell open. What does that have to do with anything? Where does this inexplicable pride come from?
It left, mentally exhausted.
Only after seeing the damned turtle truly leave did Lu Yin breathe a sigh of relief.
He had been afraid that the damned turtle would stay and refuse to leave. That would have been a problem, and who could even guess at how long humanity’s plan would be delayed.
However, before the turtle left, it took the gods assigned to several of the nearby territories away, leaving the surrounding region masterless.
This meant that no one would be able to help Lu Yin pay his offerings. The turtle was now openly putting pressure onto Lu Yin.
But in Lu Yin’s perspective, his territory had just expanded.
***
One day, ten years after Divine Envoy Gui Xing had left, Lu Yin’s skeleton clone emerged and used an altar to travel to a specific territory.
At the same time, two individuals left the Divine Palace, also using an altar.
They were the golem and a Divine Envoy named He.
Divine Envoy He was the divine envoy with whom the golem had developed the best relationship over the past millenium. All creatures inside and outside the Divine Palace knew about this.
At the moment, they were heading out to search for a specific material that would help Divine Envoy He cultivate.
After moving through multiple altars, they arrived in a universe full of ice and snow.
The entire universe was incomparably cold. One star after another was frozen white, and from the distance, they looked like ice crystals dotting the sky.
“Is what I need here?” Divine Envoy He asked.
The golem replied, “I saw it when I passed through this universe before.”
“Then let’s search. I am not good at finding things. If I had to search an entire universe on my own, who knows how long it would take? Fortunately, you are helping,” Divine Envoy He said gratefully.
The golem smiled. “No need to be so polite.”
Soon enough, they split up to search.
Lu Yin stepped off of a planet in the same universe. He looked over at Divine Envoy He, who was searching all over. A skeletal hand rose. From the tip of the white bones, a needle shot out: the Yan Gate’s First Needle.
The First Needle instantly crossed the universe and struck Divine Envoy He.
This Divine Envoy He was nothing more than a very ordinary Immortal who had stepped into that realm by relying on the reset of a megaverse. If placed in the Trio, it would barely be comparable to Ku Deng. Naturally, it was completely unable to sense the First Needle’s approach.
The First Needle struck, causing the creature to freeze in place.
The next moment, Lu Yin arrived. He grabbed Divine Envoy He’s head and abruptly used a great deal of force. The divine envoy collapsed.
It had never been able to put up any sort of fight at all.
Lu Yin’s skeleton clone was strong enough to fight against even two-law Immortals. Compared to Divine Envoy He, it was a difference of heaven and earth.
The golem saw everything from the distance and felt fear from the bottom of its heart. Too powerful! That skeleton was clearly not an Immortal being, so how could it be so strong? Who was it?
The golem was unaware of the existence of Lu Yin’s clone.
He turned to look at the golem and smiled.
The golem was horrified. The face of the skeleton was too terrifying. It immediately bowed.
Lu Yin’s voice rang out. To the golem, the voice was completely unfamiliar, and it was reminiscent of metal scraping against metal. “You are quite good.”
The golem quickly answered, “Many thanks for your praise, Your Excellency.”
“Continue. Finish this show.”
“Yes.”
Lu Yin left, taking Divine Envoy He with him.
Still standing where it had been left, the golem heaved a sigh of relief. Although Divine Envoy He was not strong for an Immortal, it was roughly equal to the golem itself. If it had been the one facing that skeleton, it would have also been unable to endure even a single exchange.
The human civilization was too terrifying. Just how much was it hiding?
The golem quickly adjusted its mental state as it continued to search the universe for several days before rushing away, frantically shouting, “A powerful enemy...!”
Throughout the history of the Divine Palace, there had been no shortage of anecdotes of divine envoys going out and dying when encountering a powerful enemy. Very often, the appearance of an unfamiliar and powerful civilization would be accompanied by the deaths of several divine envoys. This was considered perfectly normal.
The golem had accompanied Divine Envoy He to search for materials, and they had encountered a powerful and unknown enemy. Divine Envoy He had died in battle, while the golem had been severely injured. This matter soon reached the entire Divine Palace.
Two divine envoys were quickly dispatched to accompany the golem and investigate this unknown enemy. Lu Yin had left some evidence in the universe to help the golem cover things up.
Before long, while no powerful enemy had been found, the Divine Palace was able to confirm Divine Envoy He’s disappearance. Of course, the divine envoy’s death was not verified. That would still take some time.
No one suspected the golem. It simply lacked the strength to kill Divine Envoy He, much less have any motive to do so.
In the Nine Odysseys Megaverse, Lu Yin threw Divine Envoy He into the Champions’ Stage Purgatory to increase his karma.
Unfortunately, the creature had far too little karma. It was only a bit more than what Lu Yin would expect of a peak Dukkhan.
He was quite disappointed.
The divine envoy was then handed over to Qing Xing and the others. It had to die. Since humanity intended to use the Divine Palace as a shell, they could not leave any flaws behind. Even if Divine Envoy He wanted to join their human civilization, it was simply not qualified to do so.
It was not like the golem, which had witnessed humanity’s wars and understood how powerful the civilization was. With the addition of Senior Jiu Wen’s Cloudiness wine, the golem could be controlled.
To do the same with Divine Envoy He would require a great amount of time and effort, while also bearing the risk of betrayal. Not only that, but it was also a weak Immortal. The reward was simply not worth the cost.
***
100 years passed quickly. During the century after Divine Envoy He’s death, the golem spent the entire time frantically searching for the killer.
The Divine Palace was pleased to see such behavior. After all, someone had killed Divine Envoy He, an Immortal being, which meant that a powerful enemy was still hidden from them. Until that enemy was found, every member of the Divine Palace would remain on edge.
During this time, Ba Rong appeared. When Divine Envoy Wu Hen went out of the Divine Palace, the fish flashed into view before immediately vanishing. Divine Envoy Wu Hen had wanted to chase after the unfamiliar Immortal being, but it quickly remembered Divine Envoy He’s death and decided not to give chase. Instead, it just watched helplessly as Ba Rong left.
What Lu Yin wanted was this exact opportunity for Ba Rong to reveal itself. This was all in preparation for the fish to join the Divine Palace.