Star Odyssey

Chapter 1369: Top Secret

Lu Yin had to ask, “Even if I offend others by gaining achievements, there’s nothing that anyone can do about it given the fact that I have the White Dragon Clan behind me. Even the Celestial Frost Sect is a bit cautious of the White Dragon Clan, so others will be far less likely to try to threaten me. Since this is the case, just what does he mean by trying to help me get some accomplishments?”

Suddenly, Lu Yin remembered something, and at the same time, Unseen Light spoke up, “False achievements.”

“Humility’s Gate has tremendous power, but this also means that they have more rules, and there are incredibly strict punishments for breaking those rules. The worst crime is that of falsifying military exploits,” Lu Yin said.

Unseen Light interjected, “First, he intends to have you expose the Zhu family as traitors to offend Humility’s Gate in Huaiyuan, and then he wants to report you for falsely instigating a war. There wouldn’t even be any need for the Celestial Frost Sect to take any action, as the three Guan brothers would never let such a thing go, which would throw things back to the White Dragon Clan. It would be useless for them to try to step forward. The least they would do would be to expel you from the clan and leave you to Humility’s Gate.”

Lu Yin felt a chill go down his back. “That’s ruthless. If not for you, if anyone else had tried to push me into this, I would likely have fallen for it. And even if I don’t expose the Zhu family, Mo Gaohe has to have a way to force things onto me by claiming that I knew that the Zhu family had betrayed humanity. In that way, I would still offend the three Guan brothers, so no matter what I try, there’s no way out of this trap.”

Unseen Light admired the plan. “The people behind this were very thorough, and they linked each stage to the others. Even if things change, they can adapt to the situation to make sure that you can’t get free of their scheme no matter what you do. It’s actually amazing.”

Lu Yin had no motivation to praise others. There was a truly ruthless person hidden in the dark who was plotting against him. Lu Yin had managed to discover it this time purely because of Unseen Light, but what about the next time? With such an elaborate plan, there was no way that they would easily let Lu Yin escape them.

Who was behind this? Bai Shaohong? Probably not. He was a Junior Progenitor, and thus had no energy to bother with such things. In that case, who was it? Regardless, it had to be someone from the Celestial Frost Sect.

If Lu Yin wanted to find out, his only option was to start from Mo Gaohe.

“Try to find out who’s behind Mo Gaohe. I want to know who’s plotting against me,” Lu Yin said.

Unseen Light replied, “That’s going to be very difficult. Mo Gaohe has a sharp mind and a closed mouth, so it won’t be easy to get anything out of him, and he might even see through my efforts. Right now, what we can do is uncover his tricks and disable them while waiting for him to reveal the next stage of the plan. Let’s first take care of any possible hidden threats around him before dealing with him in one move.”

Thinking about it, Lu Yin felt that Unseen Light was right. Mo Gaohe was essentially just a medium put forward by his enemies to attack Lu Yin. If this medium was removed, then the enemies could simply send another attack through it anytime they wished. Lu Yin had to have Mo Gaohe removed while making sure that there any no enemies hidden in Yinshan Mountain’s/Mountain District

The only thing Lu Yin could do at this time was wait around for Mo Gaohe to make his next move.

Half a month soon went by, and one day, Lu Yin’s communication crystals vibrated on his wrist.

Long Xi had given Lu Yin his communication crystals so that she would be able to easily contact him.

Communication crystals were not as common in the Perennial World as gadgets were in the Fifth Mainland, and only a few people had them.

An image of Long Xi appeared in front of Lu Yin. She was as beautiful as ever; her long, sea-blue hair was enchanting, and her amber eyes revealed a charming demeanor.

“How have things been going for you?” Long Xi asked. She had been very worried about Lu Yin during the month she had not seen him. This was not because of any sort of affection, they had not known each other for long enough for her to develop any feelings. Instead, Lu Yin was a hidden weakness.

Lu Yin did not say anything about Mo Gaohe’s scheme, as revealing such things would only cause Long Xi to be more worried. Also, Lu Yin had no way to explain Unseen Light’s identity or their connection. If Long Xi grew too worried, she might even ask Long Tian to make arrangements for Lu Yin to be transferred elsewhere, which would require everything to be done all over again. In the Yinshan District, Lu Yin could at least work with Unseen Light to take advantage of the enemy’s schemes and stay safe from the various plots.

“It’s been fine, nothing’s happened. I spend all day with Fatty- ahem, Wang Dashuai keeps me safe even when we go to Yinshan City to hang out,” Lu Yin said.

Long Xi frowned. “Stay away from that Captain Wang. His behavior is sloppy and his mind is simple, so he’s easy to take advantage of.”

These words were true, so Lu Yin just nodded. “I understand.”

Long Xi stared at Lu Yin for a while, thinking about the situation, but without anything more to say about it. “Things have been quiet lately, and it seems like Bai Shaohong hasn’t had much success with his attempts to deal with you, so don’t make any trouble of your own. I’ll push my older brother to get you some military achievements as soon as possible, and then it will be safe for you to retire. Remember, don’t make trouble!”

“Don’t worry, I’m a very honest person,” Lu Yin said.

Long Xi shot him another sharp glance before ending the call.

Lu Yin looked outside the room and saw a gloomy sky. The fatty had led his team out on patrol, and it would take them two days to come back. During this time, Lu Yin could not casually wander about as he needed to avoid getting provoked by Mo Gaohe and inadvertently revealing unnecessary information. As he thought for a moment, he felt that it was time to roll his die.

If he wanted to gain a better understanding of this universe, the most effective method would be to read someone else’s memories. Rolling six pips would be the best way to handle this, and it should not cost too much star essence to Possess someone within this same universe.

Lu Yin entered a secure room. Everyone’s quarters in the base included a secure room for their cultivation.

Lu Yin set his cosmic ring aside and took out a few thousand star essence. He lifted his hand and caused his die to appear, slowly rotating.

Lu Yin tapped a finger, and the dice spun before slowing and stopping at three pips. The two light screens appeared, and Lu Yin pursed his lips. This was not the time to upgrade his items, as he had nothing left to Enhance.

He used some star energy to restore the die before tapping it again. This time he rolled one pip: Pilfer, and a piece of metal fell out. It was quite hard, but Lu Yin was still able to crush it with his hands. Given this toughness, the metal was enough to stand up to a powerful Hunter. It would make a good weapon for many people, and would probably be considered a great treasure by them, but it was completely useless for Lu Yin.

He rolled the die again, and this time his wish was granted. He rolled six pips: Possession. He appeared in a strange, dark space that was filled with orbs of light. Lu Yin instantly made for the ball of light that was closest to him, and he immediately merged with it.

The next moment, Lu Yin’s body trembled as the scenery again changed around him. He appeared high in the sky with a sea of flames spread out beneath his feet. There were countless people in the flames burning in anguish. There was a person next to Lu Yin whose aura was enough to cause Lu Yin’s scalp to tingle. This was the power of an Envoy.

As memories poured into his mind, Lu Yin’s mouth fell open and he stared down at his hands. This was miraculously lucky: he had actually possessed Guan Yun!

A month before, Lu Yin and Unseen Light had discussed Mo Gaohe’s scheme to set Lu Yin up, and it involved the three Guan brothers who led Humility’s Gate’s base in Huaiyuan. Unexpectedly, a month after that discussion, Lu Yin had Possessed Guan Yun’s body. Guan Yun was an Enlighter with a power level of more than 400,000. He was a powerhouse who was close to becoming an Envoy, and it was no surprise that he was a suitable target for Lu Yin to Possess, as the two possessed similar combat power.

The person standing next to Lu Yin was Guan Yun’s second brother Guan Hai. He was an actual Envoy.

At this moment, the brothers were finishing up a mission, and the people in the flames down below were members of a family that had betrayed humanity. Humility’s Gate had identified the traitors, and so the family had been destroyed.

As more and more memories poured in, Lu Yin discovered that the Higher Realm and the Middle Realm were the front-side of the Mother Tree, but the back was the greatest battlefield in the Perennial World. The enemy of the Mother Tree was a battlefield where endless monsters that had scarlet irises and slitted pupils poured through from it.

The Neohuman Alliance! Three words appeared in Lu Yin’s mind. He had never considered that the Perennial World’s greatest enemy would be the same monsters he had fought before. Also, the Neohuman Alliance had planted moles in the Perennial World, just as they had done in the Fifth Mainland.

However, unlike the Fifth Mainland, in this universe, the monsters remained hidden and did not have a massive force, whereas the Fifth Mainland had to suffer the Neohuman Alliance.

This information told Lu Yin that Humility’s Gate was to the Perennial World what the Hall of Honor’s Interstellar Supreme Court was to the Fifth Mainland. Also, this meant that the four ruling powers formed this universe’s match to the Hall of Honor.

Lu Yin had joined the Interstellar Supreme Court.

More and more memories entered his mind, and Lu Yin learned more and more about the place he had found himself. Suddenly, he was shocked to discover a secret: Guan Yun himself was actually a Redback! Someone who had been sent by the enemy to infiltrate humanity.

“Second Bro!” Lu Yin roused himself and looked over at Guan Hai standing next to him.

Guan Hai pressed, “Second Bro, what’s wrong?”

Lu Yin shook his head and answered in a hoarse voice, “Nothing.”

Guan Hai frowned. “You must be tired. You’ve done a lot of the work this time around, so after this mission is over, head back to get some rest. Big Bro was looking for you for something.”

“Alright,” Lu Yin said.

Suddenly, the scenery again changed before Lu Yin’s eyes, and he passed through that strange, dark space before returning to his own body. He opened his eyes, still overwhelmed with shock. However, he still quickly wrote down a list of names. They were all of the names of people Guan Yun had worked with. They had all betrayed humanity.

Who could have imagined that Guan Yun, one of the three brothers leading Humility’s Gate in Huaiyuan, would actually be a Redback? He was someone who openly and boldly eliminated such traitors.

If Guan Yun was a Redback, then what about Guan Hai and Guan Tong?

Unfortunately for Lu Yin, he had not pulled out enough star essence for his Possession to last long, as otherwise he would have been able to read more memories. However, even if Lu Yin had freed up more star essence, he might have ended up Possessing someone further away and not have merged with Guan Yun at all.

Complicated thoughts fly through Lu Yin’s mind. He quickly made a record of all of the spies and Redbacks he had learned about from Guan Yun’s memory. Lu Yin stared at the densely packed names and realized there were quite a few. If he turned in this list and the information was confirmed, he would receive tremendous merit, and he might even be summoned to the supervisor of Humility’s Gate’s nine bases in the Middle Realm.

The Middle Realm’s supervisor was a man named Qing Chen, and he was a super-powerhouse. As for what his exact power level was, Lu Yin did not know, but he did know that the man had to at least be stronger than Yuan Shi, and possibly as powerful as the Chief Justice of the Fifth Mainland’s Interstellar Supreme Court.

The master of the entire Humility’s Gate was rumored to be a Progenitor, though a very paranoid and well-guarded Progenitor.

In addition to the names that Lu Yin had written down, he had also learned from Guan Yun’s memories the truth of the situation regarding the Zhu family. It was true that there was a traitor within the family who had remained hidden for decades, but the person had not been purposely left there by the Guan brothers. The traitor had only been revealed through a coincidence, but Guan Yun had developed a plan to use this traitor for something specific.

Lu Yin organized his thoughts and took a deep breath. The people behind Mo Gaohe were only aware that the traitor inside the Zhu family had been purposely left there by the three Guan brothers. Due to this, the moment that Lu Yin revealed the presence of the traitor, he would offend those brothers, not to mention a Redback like Guan Yun. The moment that Lu Yin revealed anything, it was likely that Guan Yun would eliminate Lu Yin before he even had a chance to realize he was being targeted.

This was too ruthless of a plan, and if not for Unseen Light, Lu Yin might have fallen right into this trap and ended up as nothing more than a pawn for others’ game.

Lu Yin rubbed his head. The important thing was that he had managed to gain the initiative. If he could come up with a way to expose the identity of the person behind Mo Gaohe, then everything would be perfect. Lu Yin stared at the overcast dim sky. He had not expected to remain nameless in this universe, but he had also not expected to be embroiled in a never ending war. This was really troublesome.

The next day, Unseen Light sought out Lu Yin. “Mo Gaohe’s made his move.”