Star Odyssey

Chapter 1636: Deal

Just as Lu Yin had said, many Innerverse forces had already secretly joined the mess in Blazing Mist Flowzone, and it had become a chaotic storm.

"Alliance Leader Lu, I’m embarrassed to say that you must already be aware that the overseers are not allowed to interfere in disputes between the Human Domain’s various powers,” Qing Tan replied. “Might I ask, why does Alliance Leader Lu wish to acquire Blazing Mist Flowzone?"

Lu Yin answered in a low voice, "I no longer want to hide this from Miss Qing Tan. The truth is that I’ve come to an agreement with people from the Sixth Mainland for the Great Eastern Alliance to retain five weaves that the Sixth Mainland will never interfere with. These are the weaves that are closest to Blazing Mist Flowzone, and the alliance already has control of the Astral River Ark, which will not change.”

Qing Tan's eyes narrowed. "Alliance Leader Lu managed to reach an agreement with the Sixth Mainland? There are very few from the Sixth Mainland who would dare to agree to such a thing."

Lu Yin smiled. "Of course."

"Might I ask, who promised you this, Alliance Leader Lu?”

Lu Yin hesitated, and Qing Tan quickly back stepped. "If it’s inconvenient for Alliance Leader Lu to say more, Qing Tan will not insist on an answer."

Lu Yin replied, "Miss Qing Tan, it's not that I don’t wish to share this, but…” He hesitated again. “If I tell you, can Miss Qing Tan keep this matter a secret?"

"Definitely," Qing Tan firmly promised.

"The Autumnfrost family, Flying Horse Manor, and the Arrow Sect."

Qing Tan took a deep breath. "Alliance Leader Lu, how did you accomplish this? Qing Tan is only curious, so if it is difficult for Alliance Leader Lu to say more, Qing Tan won't push."

Lu Yin proudly replied, "It's quite simple. The Autumnfrost family relies on bloodlines for their power, and I happened to come across Progenitor Chen’s blood in his tomb. One of his nine clones was a giant, and that bloodline can help Ancestor Autumnfrost advance his own bloodline, as the blood of a Progenitor is invincible. When the Autumnfrost family visited Frostwave Weave, while it might seem like they came to take Autumnfrost Qing and the others back on the surface, they actually visited to take away Progenitor Chen’s blood. It was all an act.

"As for Flying Horse Manor’s Madam Hong, that was even easier. She was given Progenitor Wushang’s hide. It’s an item from a Progenitor, and Madam Hong has been a World Imprinter for a long time, so she is very eager to become a Cosmic Imprinter. Progenitor Wushang’s hide is naturally something that she was happy to acquire to try to improve her strength.

"As for the Arrow Sect, they have wanted to seize control of the Neo-Vestige Sect in order to claim the inheritance of the Sixth Mainland’s Arrow Progenitor. This is not a secret, but I intend to simply give them the inheritance that they are after. There is already someone from the Arrow Sect at the Neo-Vestige Sect, and while he looks to be blocking access to the sect, they have already come to an agreement with me to peacefully obtain the inheritance from the Neo-Vestige Sect."

"The Autumnfrost family, Flying Horse Manor, and the Arrow Sect together are enough to offer my Great Eastern Alliance five weaves."

Qing Tan listened quietly. She knew of the conflict between the Autumnfrost family and the Great Eastern Alliance that had happened rather recently, and the rumors claimed that when the people from the Autumnfrost family had arrived at Zenyu Star, a fight was brewing. The truth turned out to be very different, as it had actually been a cover for secret negotiations. Knowing this, she quickly reached out to a contact to have them look into the Arrow Sect’s matters, and she almost immediately learned that the Arrow Sect’s Man Li was blocking all traffic to and from the Neo-Vestige Sect.

The Arrow Sect had already made preparations to fight against the Great Eastern Alliance, but that was the Arrow Sect’s affairs, and no one else from the Sixth Mainland had any intention or desire to interfere. The Outerverse had been given to the Sixth Mainland, and the entire Sixth Mainland had long since wanted to drive the Great Eastern Alliance out. Their only hesitation was due to a certain level of wariness, but it was clear that the Arrow Sect was more confident than others.

Qing Tan sneered; were they acting as though they planned to start a war? Was it possible that the Arrow Sect’s brutish giants had actually become enlightened to carry out such schemes? No, knowing the hidden strength of the Outerverse, that was most likely wrong. It was more likely that Lu Yin had proposed this scheme.action

Even the Arrow Sect had secretly reached an agreement with the Great Eastern Alliance. Qing Tan's eyes blazed.

While the Sixth Mainland did not forbid people from communicating with those from the Fifth Mainland, they were forbidden from getting involved with the Outerverse. The Outerverse was the Sixth Mainland’s, so dividing or giving away weaves was something that the Sixth Mainland’s Daosource Sect absolutely would not allow.

The Sixth Mainland’s Daosource Sect had already been destroyed by those monsters, but some powerful experts had survived, particularly their three Progenitors. As long as these powerhouses were still alive, their Daosource Sect would not vanish, and everyone had to obey the will of the Daosource Sect.

"Miss Qing Tan, what about the overseers’ council?" Lu Yin asked.

Qing Tan smiled. "Alliance Leader Lu, please rest assured. Qing Tan will work hard on this matter, though the final result will depend entirely on how well Alliance Leader Lu manages to persuade the other overseers. After all, the council decides upon matters through voting, and old man San Shang does not have the final word."

"Of course, that’s only natural." Lu Yin expressed his gratitude and hung up before calling the other overseers.

Qing Tan waited a long time before calling Overseer Xin Jiao and asking him if Lu Yin had already spoken to the overseer. Qing Tan quickly learned that Lu Yin had indeed spoken with Xin Jiao and asked the overseer to propose to the council that all fighting in Blazing Mist Flowzone be stopped and that the Great Eastern Alliance be given authority over the Blaze Realm. After that, Qing Tan also called Overseer Si Hong, who had received the same request from Lu Yin.

Only then did Qing Tan feel that she had confirmed Lu Yin’s words. The woman was a cautious person, and although Lu Yin had no motive to lie to her, as doing so would be useless, she could never be too careful. After all, she could verify his words with an investigation through the Daosource Sect. Even if he had lied to her, it would not harm her or her position. Ancestor Autumnfrost, Madam Hong, and the Arrow Sect, not to mention Lu Yin, could not possibly know that Qing Tan was actually someone from the Sixth Mainland, so there was no motive for them to lie to her. Still, she worked hard to confirm what Lu Yin had said.

Only once she felt that she had confirmed everything did she submit a secret report to Bluedome Elder in the Outerverse.

Bluedome Elder and the Arrow God of Wilderness were both powerful Empyrean Imprinters, but Bluedome Elder was one of the Daosource Sect’s Four Empyreans, while Arrow God of Wilderness was not. Their statuses were not the same, and Bluedome Elder held a much higher status than the Arrow God of Wilderness.

When going through the report that Qing Tan had submitted, Bluedome Elder did not believe the information; how could the Outerverse’s weaves be given away to the Great Eastern Alliance so easily? Even if the three organizations had agreed to the matter, no one else would. Bluedome Elder alone could drive the Great Eastern Alliance away with a single word.

However, he still needed to look into this matter. In particular, he stared at some specific words in the report: Progenitor Wushang’s hide. Lu Yin actually possessed something from a Progenitor! Anything from a Progenitor could not be underestimated. Madam Hong certainly did not have the qualifications to possess anything that once belonged to a Progenitor.

Elsewhere in the Outerverse, Flying Horse Manor was currently settled in Suna Weave in the western regions of the Outerverse. The Moke Sword Sect had been the original masters of this weave, but after the Sixth Mainland arrived, the sect had moved to the east, leaving Suna Weave for Flying Horse Manor.

The colossal giants had all been tossed onto a planet close to where Flying Horse Manor had settled. It was a barren planet, and the indigenous creatures had no intelligence, only a primal instinct for hunting and killing.

There was a bang as Chen Jian smashed a kilometer long giant python to death with a single punch. The massive snake was then butchered section by section and roasted. To the giant, the kilometer long python was just a small snake.

Ku Wei sat on Chen Jian's shoulder, an expression of despair on his face as he stared upwards; where in the universe were they?

"Master, help!" Ku Wei wailed.

Above the planet, Madam Hong was watching with great interest. These colossal giants were natural born warriors that possessed unlimited potential. Once they were properly trained, Flying Horse Manor’s strength would experience a transformation. After all, in the ancient war against the Fifth Mainland, these giants had been very powerful. As she watched and contemplated, Madam Hong’s eyes fell onto Ku Wei; how did this person become mixed up with these giants?

Just as she was about to drag Ku Wei away, Madam Hong suddenly received orders to travel to Southside Weave to meet with Bluedome Elder.

She found these orders odd. Bluedome Elder? She was someone from the Progenitor of Combat’s Territory while Bluedome Elder was from the Progenitor of Bloodlines’ Territory. What did one of the Daosource Sect’s four Empyrean Imprinters want with her? There was no reason for them to ever meet.

Despite the oddness of the orders, she did not dare to refuse a command from Bluedome Elder.

She glanced back down at the colossal giants and decided that she would tame them after her meeting with Bluedome Elder that they were returning to training. Lu Yin would soon learn that she had taken the giants, but regardless of the price he offered to pay, she absolutely could not return all of the giants to him.

One day after confirming that Madam Hong had left Flying Horse Manor, Lu Yin, Liu Ye, and Fei Hua headed towards Flying Horse Manor.

As they traveled, Cang Yi had a clear path before him, as Madam Hong had already prepared everything for him. She was merely waiting for him to arrive at Flying Horse Manor so that he could safely contact Lu Yin.

They stared at the towering mountain with streams before them. Flying Horse Manor had taken over the Moke Sword Sect’s former headquarters.

Flying Horse Manor's special production had been horsebeasts, but that had been back in the Sixth Mainland.

When Aeternus had invaded them, the Sixth Mainland had collapsed, and Flying Horse Manor’s former territory had been devastated.

When Madam Hong had first laid eyes on the giants, she had been delighted to see such powerful beings, and a big reason behind her enthusiasm was because she wanted the giant to replace their former specialty.

"You’re Cang Yi." At the entrance to Flying Horse Manor, an extremely ugly woman stood quietly in front of Lu Yin and the others, and she stared straight at Cang Yi with gloomy eyes.

Cang Yi’s hair rose on end at the sight of this woman, but he still quickly stepped forward and bowed. "Yes, this one is Cang Yi, arriving as ordered."

"Madam had to leave temporarily, but do as Madam ordered." The ugly woman then looked over at Lu Yin, Liu Ye, and Fei Hua. Because of their cloakstones, she was unable to determine their strength at all.

However, Lu Yin was clearly able to see the old woman’s strength, and she was an Imprinter with a power level of more than 500,000, though it did not reach 600,000.

Aside from Madam Hong, this old woman was the only other Imprinter that belonged to Flying Horse Manor. Before the Sixth Mainland had invaded the Innerverse and Cosmic Sea, Flying Horse Manor had had another Imprinter, but that expert had died to the headmaster of Astral-3.

"Who are they?" the ugly woman asked as she stared at the other three people.

Cang Yi respectfully answered, "They are this one’s followers from Chaosgod Mountain."

The ugly woman did not say anything more, as she did not care about Lu Yin and the other two at all. As far as she could see, none of them were even Hunters.

"Get in." The woman then led them all inside.

Cang Yi glanced over at Lu Yin, who nodded. He did not know where the giants were being kept, so he wanted to defeat this ugly woman after entering Flying Horse Manor and then force her to reveal where the colossal giants were being held.

Madam Hong would not be gone for very long, so Lu Yin did not want to drag things out. However, he also did not want to create too much chaos. Flying Horse Manor was not close to the Great Eastern Alliance.

After they all entered Flying Horse Manor, the hideous-looking woman casually said, "You can call Lu Yin now and tell him that if he doesn’t come, the giants will all die. Also, mention that we already know that he’s the one secretly controlling Chaosgod Mountain. If he comes, his safety will be ensured.” At the end of her words, the woman’s tone grew incredibly serious.

According to the original plan, the woman would be subdued the moment Lu Yin and the others entered Flying Horse Manor, and they would extract the location of the giants from her. However, Lu Yin quickly stopped the two Envoys as soon as he heard the woman’s words and glanced over at Cang Yi.