Chapter 2507: Sixverse Academy

Zi Jing opened her mouth to reply, but nothing came out. Lu Yin was the Dao Monarch, ruler of the entire Fifth Mainland. While Zi Jing could beg for mercy on her knees, Lu Yin could not do so. On top of that, Zi Jing could never admonish the Dao Monarch.

She had literally just warned him to be careful and to not desecrate the place where they stood, and yet this had still happened.

"Kneel!" the voice commanded.

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed.

Zi Jing grew pale. "Madam, he isn't from the Transcendent Universe, and he doesn't know our rules. Please give him a chance. I beg you!"

At that moment, a cold and indifferent voice spoke up. "What’s made Sister He so angry?"

Lu Yin turned his head, completely taken aback by this new voice. Bai Qian?

It was clearly Earth’s legendary Bai Qian who had asked the question. She was the first person to leave Earth, and she was regarded by Earthlings as the perfect woman.

Lu Yin had made it a very long way since he had first started cultivating. In fact, even Semi-Progenitors had to look up to him. However, he had never forgotten about Bai Qian. Despite only meeting the woman on a few occasions, her image had been engraved deeply into Lu Yin’s memories.

Bai Qian's arrival caused the atmosphere to abruptly turn frigid. A layer of frost crept across the ground towards the stairs, freezing the flowers as it proceeded and sending the once playful creatures fleeing in terror.

"Bai Qian, what brings you here?" the pleasant voice asked, once again sounding completely calm.

Bai Qian's expression remained icy. Despite the gentleness in her eyes, she radiated an unmistakable chill. She gave off the impression of a solid block of ice that froze everything that approached her. "Your people did well on the battlefield in the Cloudflow Universe. I watched the recordings. Qiu Zhan is now wholeheartedly requesting the Ruling Council to increase the number of people being sent to the Sixverse Academy. Your plan has played out well with both the nobles and the military."

"Of course it did. As someone from the Transcendent Universe, I can see things with far greater clarity than you. I've said this before, and I'll say it again," the pleasant voice replied.

Bai Qian looked up at the top of the stairs. "Have you ever considered going to the Sixverse Academy yourself?"

"Bai Qian, please remember your place. You won't be able to defeat me, but since we’ve been set on the same playing field, don’t engage in such despicable acts. Interacting with such filthy mortals is not only shaming yourself, but also desecrating the Transcendent Universe."

Bai Qian averted her eyes. "The more you say such things, the more I want to go."

There was no answer from the top of the stairs.

Bai Qian looked at Zi Jing, who was kneeling on the ground. "Is this Zi Jing?"

"This matter has nothing to do with you," the melodious voice replied.

Bai Qian then looked at Lu Yin, apparently intrigued by him. "Why isn't he kneeling? It looks like you favor him, Sister He."

"You may leave," the pleasant voice said.

The corners of Bai Qian's lips turned up, but even when smiling, she still appeared aloof and above everything.

"What is your name?" she asked Lu Yin.

Lu Yin met her gaze, but he did not answer.action

Bai Qian asked again, "What is your name?"

Lu Yin still said nothing. He had altered his appearance with the Mask of Death, but the changes were not significant. Given Bai Qian's intelligence, she should have easily realized his true identity. Given the question directed at him, as well as the conversation between Bai Qian and that person atop the stairs, Lu Yin understood how to proceed.

"That’s none of your business," Lu Yin finally answered.

Laughter rang out from above the stairs. It was a delightful sound that melted Lu Yin's heart. He forced himself to resist the urge to look up at the woman's face. When he had looked up before, he had only focused on her eyes and had failed to make out the rest of her appearance.

"Bai Qian, you may leave. He won't tell you," the voice seemed amused.Bai Qian stared intently at Lu Yin for a moment and then asked, "Do you know who I am?"

Lu Yin remained calm.

Bai Qian turned back to look at the stairs, her expression turning completely icy and devoid of any emotion. "Your people have no respect for the rules."

With that, she turned and walked away.

Once Bai Qian was gone, Zi Jing resumed her pleading. "Madam, please consider the fact that he doesn't understand our Transcendent Universe’s rules and forgive Xuan Qi this one time. I beg you, Madam!"

"Xuan Qi, do you know who that was?" the voice fell again.

Lu Yin dropped his head. "I don't know, and I don’t want to know."

"Why not?"

"I belong to you, Madam."

"Ha, you're quite clever. Even more so than most of the people here. Most insist on doing things their own way, not understanding that, regardless of who wins, we will eventually settle the score with them. I can promise you that she's going to lose." The voice paused for a moment. "However, before that happens, she might take your life. As someone who’s risen up from the battlefield, she's incomparably ruthless."

Zi Jing was horrified. "Madam, please save Xuan Qi!"

"Don't worry, Zi Jing. Xuan Qi is clever enough that I'm counting on him to serve me. He should go to the Sixverse Academy. She has no influence there."

Lu Yin was confused. "Sixverse Academy?"

"Uncle Mo, could you please take Xuan Qi to the Sixverse Academy? Without your protection, he'll most likely die the moment he leaves this place."

A man emerged from the void close to Lu Yin and Zi Jing. "Understood."

After looking over, Lu Yin understood that this man was the source of the eyes that he had felt earlier. The black energy converter embedded in the man’s chest was evidence that he was a Progenitor-level expert from the Transcendent Universe.