Starry Sky War

"Since it was speculated that they obtained the Undying Sutra, why did no one make a move on them? For the major powers of the Innerverse, destroying Undying Yushan would be as easy as flipping a hand," Lu Yin found it strange.

"Because the suspected target was not just Undying Yushan. All cultivators who have been to the Fallen Star Sea are suspected targets, and the number is enormous. Moreover, it's not that no one has made a move on Undying Yushan before; otherwise, where do you think his current injuries came from? It is precisely because he is severely injured that all the major powers have relaxed their suspicion of him. Even today, we are not sure if the Undying Sutra is with him; we are just verifying it. There are many more worthy suspected targets in the Innerverse," Ghost replied.

Lu Yin nodded; so that was the case. He had heard of the Fallen Star Sea, a very ancient place, and many, many people had been there. No matter how powerful the major powers of the Innerverse were, they couldn't possibly investigate every single one. There were a bunch of people who had been to the Fallen Star Sea and were stronger than Undying Yushan. Those people were more worthy of suspicion. Undying Yushan could only be considered a secondary target. Even so, there were still quite a few people who had ideas about him.

"You know what you need to know. Go to Planet Zhenwu of the Great Yu Empire and do your best to find the location of the Zishan clan's treasure before Undying Yushan dies. If it's impossible, then give up. The possibility of the Undying Sutra's existence is very small. Moreover, as Undying Yushan's physical condition gradually deteriorates, the experts of the Innerverse are getting restless. Do not take risks. The identity of the King of Zishan is not just for this. With this identity, you have a ladder to climb up. Do not waste it." With that, Ghost cut off the connection.

Lu Yin still had many things to ask. He hurriedly tried to call back but found that it was a non-existent number. He was helpless. His family was too cautious; he didn't even have the ability to contact them on his own initiative.

From here, it would take at least ten days to cross the battlefield to reach the first domain in the north of the Canglan territory. Lu Yin once again opened the books Mentor Wu Sheng had given him.

Several days passed unknowingly. Today, all the spaceships of the merchant fleet stopped. The starry sky ahead was sealed. A vast war appeared before Lu Yin's eyes.

Halos swept across the starry sky, planets exploded, causing space to distort, and black holes wantonly devoured everything. This was the first time Lu Yin had witnessed a large-scale interplanetary war. The weapons created by humanity made him marvel. A single beam of light was enough to destroy a planet; even an ordinary Explorer didn't have this strength.

The universe was vast; the war happening here was just a drop in the ocean. But the shock it brought was not small at all. Technological weapons bombarded, and Star-Wandering experts fought in the void. Power and technology were perfectly combined. This was modern warfare.

Lu Yin's spaceship shook for a while. Just now, several planets in front had been destroyed, causing the void to tremble.

Before long, Lu Yin, through his spaceship, saw in the distance, in the sky of a light red planet, a burly man with a battle saber, looking at the dozens of warships surrounding the planet with a bitter expression, and then he looked up to the sky and sighed.

The power of the weapons fired by the warships was enormous, enough to wipe out an Explorer. But the preparation time for the weapons was very long. Generally speaking, an Explorer could make a move before the warship was ready and destroy it very easily. Therefore, in any interplanetary war, the appearance of a warship meant there must be an expert protecting it.

The burly man was helpless. He wanted to destroy these warships, but the two enemy Explorers in front of him would not let him succeed. He could only wait for the destructive weapons of the warships to be ready, and then have them destroy him along with his hometown. This was a great tragedy.

Any interplanetary war involving an Explorer was a large-scale campaign. Lu Yin could be considered to have broadened his horizons once. But at this moment, he did not feel any excitement, only sorrow. This reminded him of his encounters in the Innerverse. The universe was a place where the strong preyed on the weak; he had a deep understanding of this point.

Following the eruption of the destructive weapons from several warships, the Explorer who was guarding his hometown screamed madly to the sky and finally disappeared into the starry sky along with his hometown.

Countless people watched this scene, all silent. An Explorer was invincible in the eyes of many, able to wander the stars, but in the face of such a campaign, he still had to swallow his hatred. The path of cultivation was endless.

After an unknown amount of time, the starry sky ahead was unsealed, and the merchant fleet could continue to head north.

As Lu Yin passed by those warships, he inadvertently made eye contact with an Explorer who was guarding a ship. This person's gaze was icy and emotionless, exuding an iron-blooded aura. This was an expert who had adapted to the battlefield, different from ordinary experts. He didn't know where he came from—the Second Prince's side? Or the Great Yu Empire's side?

The Ilfa merchant fleet was very lucky. Because the war in the Great Yu Empire had too wide an influence, many space pirates did not dare to show their faces. They arrived in the first domain after a few days without any danger.

Bidding farewell to the fat boss, Lu Yin received some payment, not much, but something was better than nothing. He set the course, and the spaceship went directly towards Planet Zhenwu.

Compared to when he had left, at this moment, Planet Zhenwu was heavily guarded. The army of the three continental rings was patrolling everywhere, investigating every spaceship that entered Planet Zhenwu.

Lu Yin saw many spaceships that should not belong to the Outerverse entering Planet Zhenwu. Among them, there were probably quite a few who were here for the Undying Sutra. As expected, with Undying Yushan on the verge of death, the experts of the Innerverse didn't even bother to hide their tracks and all rushed out.

These people even wanted to investigate the Great Yu Empire after Undying Yushan's death. Fortunately, not many people came, which showed that the Innerverse did not pay too much attention to Undying Yushan.

Thinking about it, it was right. A cultivation art that was rumored to be able to guarantee immortality should be very heaven-defying. If Undying Yushan really had such a cultivation art, he would not have fallen to this state. Undying Yushan's current state, nine times out of ten, showed that he had not obtained the Undying Sutra. Those people just didn't want to give up their efforts of hundreds of years and were making one last bet.

Looking at the long line of special spaceships, Lu Yin used the authority of the King of Zishan to find the person in charge here. The moment he saw the person who came, he smiled. It was an acquaintance, Long Chu, the first person to plot against him after he came to the Capital Star, but it was resolved by him. This person had long since defected to Sika, but now Sika had probably fled with the Second Prince, Duke Yushan. He hadn't expected this person to still be here.

"Long Chu pays respects to His Highness the King of Zishan." All the surrounding guards bowed in unison. "We pay respects to His Highness the King of Zishan."

Lu Yin hummed in acknowledgment and looked at Long Chu with amusement. "You're still on the third ring continent?"

Long Chu's expression was serious. "Yes. Please, Your Highness the King of Zishan, enter Planet Zhenwu through another passage."

Lu Yin glanced at Long Chu again and followed the army towards Planet Zhenwu.

Long Chu watched Lu Yin's spaceship leave, his eyes glinting.

The atmosphere on the Capital Star was clearly different from before, with an added sense of desolation. Many people's faces showed no smiles.

Regardless of the change of dynasties, the death of an emperor would cause a dramatic change, especially with the rebellion of the Second Prince. Everyone could guess that the next period for the Great Yu Empire would not be smooth; war was getting closer and closer to them.

Lu Yin used his status as the King of Zishan to smoothly enter the imperial palace. After continuous checks, he came to Undying Yushan's life-sustaining pod and looked at more than half of his body soaking in the liquid, taking a deep breath. "Greetings, Uncle Emperor."

Around Undying Yushan, a circle of doctors was constantly busy. In the dark, countless masters were guarding, among them, Captain Jue Lang of the Imperial Court's Third Squad and Captain Huo Qingshan of the Fifth Squad were waiting not far away, staring at everyone who entered.

Undying Yushan slowly opened his eyes. Seeing it was Lu Yin, he said weakly, "Little Yin, come closer."

Lu Yin took a few steps forward and bowed again. "Uncle Emperor."

Undying Yushan took a deep breath, his head moving slightly. Perhaps he was too tired, and he let it fall back to its original place, smiling bitterly. "Little Yin, I've made a fool of myself. Uncle Emperor is going to see your ancestor."

Lu Yin frowned and said in a low voice, "You won't. Uncle Emperor is a powerful Hunter, with at least a thousand years of life."

Undying Yushan smiled bitterly, shook his head, and sighed. "The Innerverse is cruel. What's the use of being in the top 20 of the Astral Combat Rankings? Those prodigies are too terrifying. Little Yin, are you doing well in the Tenth Academy?"

Lu Yin said solemnly, "I am the chief student of the Tenth Academy."

The people around were all shocked. The chief student, this was no ordinary honor. Even though the Tenth Academy was an exiled Academy, it must have attracted many geniuses, perhaps even geniuses from the Innerverse. To be able to snatch the position of chief student from the hands of these people, this was a first in the Outerverse!

Undying Yushan laughed loudly, then coughed violently, scaring the surrounding doctors into quickly treating him.

Lu Yin was helpless. He had just wanted to say that he had become a Decipherer, to raise his status a little to make it easier to search for the treasure. But with Undying Yushan in this state, how could he dare to say it? He was afraid that if he wasn't careful, he would talk him to death.

After a long while, Undying Yushan finally calmed down and said with difficulty, "Little Yin, congratulations. Any Astral Combat Academy has its foundation, and the Tenth Academy is no exception. You... you must cherish it. Especially the headmaster of the Tenth Academy. He... he... cough cough... he was once a supreme expert."

Lu Yin nodded. "I know, Uncle Emperor."

"And... and also," Undying Yushan's expression turned solemn. "Return to the Academy as soon as possible. Do not interfere in any of the empire's affairs. Remember, do not interfere. Leave quickly." With that, he coughed violently again.

Beside him, Huo Qingshan said to Lu Yin, "King of Zishan, you should leave first. His Majesty needs treatment."

Lu Yin bowed to Undying Yushan and slowly retreated.

Walking in the imperial palace, Lu Yin looked back. The twilight of an emperor was more sorrowful than he had imagined. Crown Prince Dolan Yushan was at war with Duke Yushan, and Wendy Yushan was far away in the Innerverse. A dignified iron-blooded emperor of the Great Yu Empire didn't even have a single child or grandchild to see him off before he died. Dolan Yushan was also several hundred years old and had a bunch of children and grandchildren, but they had all been blocked by Undying Yushan. For the current Undying Yushan, perhaps the ones he wanted to see most were still his own children.

Everyone was paying attention to Undying Yushan's condition. Lu Yin walked through the imperial palace with his status as the King of Zishan without anyone checking him. As long as he didn't get close to where Undying Yushan was, there was no problem.

The imperial palace was very large. He walked for half a day with no gain. He had no idea where the Zishan clan's treasure was. Duke Yushan had set a trap for him to find it before; could it be that he knew? Lu Yin was helpless. Even if he knew, it was useless. He couldn't contact him. He wasn't naive enough to think that no one was monitoring him. The moment he entered the imperial palace, his personal communicator was probably being monitored.

The sky gradually darkened. Lu Yin couldn't wander around the imperial palace and had no choice but to leave.

Outside the Grand Star Gate, several court officials were waiting for Undying Yushan's summons, two of whom Lu Yin had extorted from before and could be considered acquaintances.

Seeing Lu Yin, the expressions of the court officials outside the gate changed. The faces of the two who had been extorted were not very good.