Star Odyssey

Chapter 1368: Where Opportunity Lies

If he offended Humility’s Gate in Huaiyuan, Lu Yin would end up suffering within Humility’s Gate. If Mo Gaohe then pinned a random crime onto Lu Yin, Humility’s Gate in Huaiyuan would speak out against him, and then even if Lu Yin did not end up dead, he would still lose his skin.

Given Mo Gaohe’s ability, it was impossible for him to have any information regarding the Zhu family. This information had to have come from Bai Shaohong, the Celestial Frost Sect’s Junior Progenitor.

Lu Yin was in Humility’s Gate, which provided him with a different status that made it so that he could not easily be openly targeted, which made it harder to use Realmless’s assassins. The only way to deal with Lu Yin was by taking advantage of Humility’s Gate’s rules. If the White Dragon Clan’s son-in-law was expelled from Humility’s Gate, it would be a joke for all of the Higher Realm and even the Perennial World. Not only would Lu Yin himself be humiliated, it would also embarrass the White Dragon Clan.

Long Xi had sent Lu Yin to Humility’s Gate to protect him, but there were pros and cons to the situation.

“I didn’t expect you to get here a step ahead of the rest of us. Not only that, you’ve already become a member of the White Dragon Clan,” said Unseen Light, clear amazement in his voice. He seldom felt such things, but Lu Yin’s accomplishments left Unseen Light feeling quite impressed.

Lu Yin smiled bitterly. “I actually didn’t want to do this. Look at me; I was sent to Humility’s Gate so that people can deal with everything without me. I’m really not in a good position ,and I can easily be killed.”

“You’re incredibly lucky that Mo Gaohe actually found me. If he had found anyone else, you might have ended up falling into his plot. After all, you’re not really part of the Linjiang clan, so there’s no way for you to know if claiming to be part of the family is real or fake. You would have to claim that the person was real, and that would set you up step by step,” Unseen Light commented.

Lu Yin nodded. Mo Gaohe had definitely not been the one behind this scheme. Even if he had the cunning to come up with such a plot, he did not have the means and connections. However, Lu Yin was very curious as to what would be next in Mo Gaohe’s plan.

Since Lu Yin had uncovered Mo Gaohe’s scheme, there was no longer any need to worry. No matter what Mo Gaohe wanted to do, there was no way for him to avoid using Unseen Light.

“So our opportunity is in this universe, but what is the opportunity we’re supposed to get?” Lu Yin asked, changing the subject.

Unseen Light said, “Arch-Elder Zen talked about Origin Matter.”

Lu Yin was lost.

Unseen Light pointed up above. “This universe was born from a tree, and the Dominion Realm is at the top of this tree. There are countless things there from ancient times, including something called Origin Matter. Supposedly, you have to use Origin Matter to help when you try to break through to the Progenitor realm.”

Lu Yin understood. “So it’s an opportunity for a chance to eventually become a Progenitor.”

“When the Sixth Mainland covered the Fifth Mainland’s sky, Arch-Elder Zen and the others weren’t able to become Progenitors even with Origin Matter. They did have the ability to revert the sky back, but they had been delaying that for various reasons. However, the change has already happened, and Arch-Elder Zen and the others sent us here to fight to get a hold of Origin Matter.”

Lu Yin’s heart moved; stowaways. He remembered that Long Tian had once mentioned that there had been stowaways from the Forsaken Land who would frequently mix in with the teams that would enter the Dominion Realm, which had been the reason he had wanted to team up with Long Xi, as he knew that she was reliable. It was only because of that matter that Lu Yin had gained the opportunity to enter Humility’s Gate.

Lu Yin had not considered that he had only been able to join Humility’s Gate because of the actions taken by the Fifth Mainland’s stowaways from previous generations.

“So you want to get close to one of the Junior Progenitors identified during the Yuanlun Festival so that you can join him when he goes to the Dominion Realm?” Lu Yin asked.

Unseen Light was taken aback by Lu Yin’s question. “You’re pretty well informed. You uncovered all that already?”

“I overheard that bit by accident,” Lu Yin said.

Unseen Light nodded. “During the Mother Tree’s Yuanlun Festival, the Junior Progenitors are confirmed, and only the Junior Progenitors are qualified to lead teams up to the Dominion Realm. Our Fifth Mainland has sneaked people in here since ancient times to have us join the Junior Progenitors’ teams. Our best geniuses, even if they can’t match up to a Junior Progenitor, can still present a challenge to them, and that’s enough strength to qualify for the teams as long as there’s no issue with the person’s identity.”

Lu Yin knew that Long Tian acknowledged Long Xi’s strength, and she was on the same level of strength as Wang Yi and Wu Taibai. That was comparable to ZENITH’s top five, though not enough to compare to Lu Yin or Shang Qing. There was not a huge discrepancy in the strength of ZENITH’s top ten, so the power of any one of the ten would be enough to catch the attention of the Junior Progenitors.

“What about the others?” Lu Yin asked.

Unseen Light shook his head. “We were scattered all over so that we wouldn’t get captured in one go.”

Suddenly, Lu Yin remembered a serious matter. “Did Wang Yi know you were on the list for coming to this place?”

Unseen Light shook his head. “No, he doesn’t. We only found out about this right before we were sent her. Why? Did Wang Yi also get here early?”

“He’s actually from this Perennial World. He’s from the Wang family,” Lu Yin solemnly replied.

Unseen Light’s heart sank; he had not changed his name! Things would be over for him the moment that Wang Yi heard his name.

“Fortunately, he was seriously injured by the Neohuman Alliance’s attack, and he’s not expected to show himself for the next ten years. There’s no chance of him going to the Dominion Realm,” Lu Yin said.

Unseen Light let out a sigh of relief. “You should have said that first!”

He had been badly startled by Lu Yin’s information. “However, this means that Wang Yi is able to travel to and from the Fifth Mainland, which means that the Wang family has access to the Fifth Mainland. That’s not good.”

“How are you planning to get back?” Lu Yin asked.

Unseen Light gave Lu Yin a location. “We’re supposed to gather there.”

Lu Yin got it. Though he still had a lot of questions, it was impossible for him to get an answer from Unseen Light. “Do you know how the people in this universe refer to the Fifth Mainland?”

Unseen Light grew more serious. “The Forsaken Land.”

Lu Yin nodded. He guessed that the people of the Fifth Mainland hated those with primeval surnames because the primeval surnames had abandoned them long ago.

“You can’t get any help from the Hall of Honor in this place?”

Unseen Light replied, “The situation’s changed. The Yuanlun Festivals are only held once every era, and do you have any idea how long an era is?”

Lu Yin pursed his lips. Too much time had passed. While Lu Yin believed that Arch-Elder Zen and the other Semi-Progenitors were far from young, it was not a surprise that the Hall of Honor was not able to offer any help in the Perennial World. Too much time had passed, and while it was possible that the Hall of Honor had set up some support systems in the Perennial World, it was just as likely that the forces of this universe had discovered those organizations and were waiting for the stowaways to reach out to them.

“I can’t help you. How were you planning on using Mo Gaohe to get into the Celestial Frost Sect?” Lu Yin asked.

Unseen Light said, “Man proposes, but heaven disposes. There’s no way I can sell you out. How about you? Don’t you want to go to the Dominion Realm?”

Lu Yin thought for a while. “Even if I want to, I still have to find a way. Right now I’m supposed to be a son-in-law who needs to be protected.”

The pale fat man approached Lu Yin from the other side and patted his chest in a self-satisfied manner. “Brother Linjiang, Zhuo Si is feeling very generous! What’s your brother’s name? Cannot?”¹

“Unseen Light.”

“Right, Unseen Light. You can join the Yinshan District Humility’s Gate. Bro, you don’t know, but I did my best, and fortunately, my brother’s a captain here in the Yinshan District, and he’s got a bit of influence…”

With that, Unseen Light officially joined Humility’s Gate and became part of the fatty’s team, following in Lu Yin’s footsteps.

Mo Gaohe watched everything from the side, and every time he and the fatty saw each other, they ridiculed each other. He also revealed his contempt for Lu Yin each time they met, but Mo Gaohe essentially ignored Unseen Light and did not even make eye contact. Well, it was impossible to make eye contact with Unseen Light given that his eyes were always completely closed.

“Hahaha, Mo Gaohe, look at this handsome guy! Isn’t my team growing stronger? Look at your guys; you’ve got two or three who are basically kittens.” The fatty was very proud of his recent acquisitions, and he deliberately chose to wait on a path that Mo Gaohe frequently used in order to have the opportunity to mock Mo Gaohe.

Mo Gaohe sneered. “Damn fatty, don’t get too complacent. The happier you are now, the harder you’ll cry soon.”

“Hahahaha, I’ll just laugh, hahahaha! Mo Gaohe, you’re the one who should cry! Hahahaha” The fatty showed a brilliant smile.

Mo Gaohe had no desire to pay any attention to the fatty. Instead, Mo Gaohe was concerned with Lu Yin, or rather Long Qi, the White Dragon Clan’s son-in-law. Every time this thought entered Mo Gaohe’s mind, a killing intent would fill his eyes. He was a high ranked disciple of the Celestial Frost Sect who was pursuing Wang Yun to have the chance to rise to a higher position. His ultimate goal was why he had not hesitated at all to come to the isolated Yinshan Mountains. Long Qi had married one of the Higher Realm’s most dazzling pearls, which had catapulted him up to the position that Mo Gaohe coveted.

However, Long Qi’s good days would soon come to an end. It would not be long before he and the fat man would both cry. Thinking of this, Mo Gaohe’s mood swung back up, though he was careful to maintain a gloomy expression. “Let’s leave.”

“Hahahaha!” The fatty was still laughing.

Lu Yin looked at the fatty as though looking at an idiot. This man was nothing more than what he appeared to be. There were no deep plots floating through his mind, and he was as clean as a piece of white paper.

…

After Unseen Light joined Humility’s Gate, Lu Yin saw the same events play out as before, and the two of them were led by the fatty into Yinshan City to play around.

“Cultivators should remain calm and not be disturbed by external things.” This was how Unseen Light responded to the fatty’s encouragements to enjoy himself.

The fatty was not able to see Unseen Light’s eyes, but this guy seemed to be an even better actor than Lu Yin; he kept his eyes closed all the time to pretend to be mysterious.

Lu Yin was also confused by Unseen Light’s answer, but the guy was quite strange to begin with. In order to cultivate his domain, Unseen Light had lived with his eyes closed for years, which was certainly ruthless enough.

Half a month has passed, and the fatty was thrilled the entire time. According to him, the Yinshan District had not seen such peace for a long time. In the past, he and Mo Gaohe would fight every few days, but recently, Mo Gaohe would turn and walk away every time he saw the fatty. This was all because Lu Yin and Unseen Light had joined the fatty’s team, so he had adopted an arrogant attitude in recent days and had spent all of his time entertaining people.

At night, the dark mountains grew even deeper shadows. All kinds of strange creatures would move about beneath the ground, surfacing only briefly before returning beneath the earth or racing away.

Unseen Light appeared in a small hollow, and Mo Gaohe also appeared in that same place after a while. “So Long Qi wasn’t able to find anything suspicious?”

Unseen Light replied, “Don’t worry, he’s already convinced.”

Mo Gaohe sneered. “Everything about him is fake, so of course he’ll doubt others.”

He hesitated for a moment. “He still doesn’t want to expose the Zhu family?”

Unseen Light shook his head. “He said nothing when I told him about them. He later said that the White Dragon Clan wants him to stay quiet for a few months, and then they’ll arrange for him to receive some accomplishments in order to be able to retire.”

“He wants to retire with achievements? He must be dreaming! Whatever, if he wants to get some accomplishments, then we’ll give them to him,” Mo Gaohe mocked.

An hour later, Unseen Light appeared in Lu Yin’s quarters.

“He’ll give me accomplishments? That’s really what he said?” Lu Yin wondered.

“Yes.”

[1] Unseen Light’s name is literally “don’t see/cannot see the light.” ☜