Star Odyssey

he patriarch shot a glance at Ce Yue.
While the elder was indeed the most powerful person in their family, he had never been considered as a candidate to become the Ce family patriarch.
Ce Laoyan had not understood why for a long time, but he had since come to understand that Ce Yue did not have any of the Ce family’s scheming nature.
Instead, he behaved more like the people from the Xia family, particularly Xia Yi, as the elder was both impulsive and ruthless.

It would indeed be simple to capture Lu Yin, but the people supporting him were not at all easy to deal with.
When Xia Ji had captured Lu Yin, he had forced both Elder Gong and Highsage Grandmaster to take action.
Lu Yin’s status had risen even higher since then.
Forget their Ce family, but not even the combined might of the Seven Courts would be enough to stop the people behind Lu Yin.

Ce Laoyan smiled wryly.
He had never expected to be relieved that his opponent was strong.

Lu Yin appeared outside of the Starpiece Region.
He wanted to discuss the Perennial World’s invasion with Wang Wen and the others, but before he was able to go almost anywhere, he saw Xie Ahua, the matriarch of the Xie family.

He had not expected to encounter her in this place.

”Alliance Leader Lu, did you enjoy yourself with the Ce family? This little girl’s been waiting here for you for a long time. ” Xie Ahua wore extremely revealing clothes and possessed a beautiful smile, but it was useless against Lu Yin.

Lu Yin had to ask, “Matriarch Xie, why have you been waiting for me here? ”

Xie Ahua smiled.
”Alliance Leader Lu, have you ever considered visiting my Xie family? ”

Lu Yin blinked.
The truth was that he had considered visiting them, but after seeing that the Perennial World was about to launch an invasion, he had realized that he had very little time.
Thus, he had dropped his plans to visit the Xie family.

After all, they possessed nothing that he desired.

”It appears that Alliance Leader Lu really doesn’t want to visit my Xie family.
It looks like it was the right decision for this little girl to have waited for you here. ” Xie Ahua smiled cutely.

Lu Yin shrugged.
”It’s true that I’ve forced your family to wait for quite some time for my visit, but unfortunately, I have some urgent tasks that I need to see to.
So, I will have to postpone my visit to your Xie family until next time. ”

Xie Ahua stared at Lu Yin with sparkling eyes.
”Alliance Leader Lu visited the Seven Courts, and yet you won’t visit my Xie family? If such rumors of this matter spread, people will believe that my Xie family holds a grudge against you, Alliance Leader Lu, which would not be good for us.
Please do us this favor and stop by our home. ”

Lu Yin frowned.
”Matriarch Xie, you can be direct if there’s something that you want to say to me.
There’s no need to wait for me to visit your home.
Honestly, I really am in quite a rush right now. ”

Xie Ahua lifted a hand and twined her hair about her finger.
”It seems that my Xie family has nothing that can draw your interest, Alliance Leader Lu.
However, you don’t know much about my Xie family.
We once had a massive war against the Specter clan, and although we eventually came out victorious, we have continued to decline since that time.
However…”

The woman paused for a long moment before finally continuing, “Despite our fall from glory, we still possess trophies from the past, all of which were won from the Specter clan. ”

Lu Yin ’s heart finally moved.
”The Specter clan’s treasures? ”

The corners of Xie Ahua ’s mouth curled upwards.
”That’s right.
We have a great, great many items from the Specter clan, as well as a massive amount of death energy. ”

Lu Yin was finally convinced.

”Also, aside from death energy, my Xie family also possesses a massive collection of bones, which we’ve gathered in a place known as the Bone Plains.
There might even be bones there that would interest you, Alliance Leader Lu.
For example… the bones of a Progenitor? ” Xie Ahua carefully enunciated.

Lu Yin was stunned.
”You possess the bones of a Progenitor? ”

Xie Ahua rolled her eyes.
”It’s possible, but I can’t say for sure.
Our collection of bones is something that has been passed down from before my family started to decline.
During our peak, not even the Xia family would have dared claim to be able to compare to my Xie family.
How powerful was the Specter clan? Alliance Leader Lu, you should already be aware that my Xie family was able to fight the Specter clan to the death as we were unable to coexist. ”

Lu Yin nodded.
”Since you are inviting me so kindly, Matriarch Xie, then I’ll be disrespecting your Xie family if I don’t visit your home. ”

Xie Ahua smiled.
”Please follow me, Alliance Leader Lu. ”

The Second Nightking followed behind Lu Yin, and he continued to stare at Xie Ahua. The Xie family? I think I’ve heard of it, but they weren’t very famous in my era.
The Specter clan, on the other hand, was incredibly renowned.
How was this Xie family actually able to fight against the Specter clan?

According to the Second Nightking’s memories, the Specter clan had not been enemies of humanity during the Daosource Sect’s era, but rather had simply been a group of people with a unique cultivation method.
However, in the current era, the Specter clan had joined the Neohuman Alliance and was considered an enemy of humanity on the same level as the Neohuman Alliance.

During the Daosource Sect’s era, the Specter clan had been incredibly powerful, and they had not fallen under the influence of the Celestial Frost Sect or of any other force.
They had kept many secrets, but despite their strength, they had since vanished.

Lu Yin followed Xie Ahua to the Bone Plains, making no attempt to hide his actions from the Ce family.

Both families were part of the same Seven Courts, and as long as Lu Yin remained within their territory, nothing he did could be hidden from any of the families.

Even when considering the entire Fifth Mainland, just how many people were able to visit each of the Seven Courts one after another as Lu Yin was doing? How many people could influence each of the Seven Courts? Lu Yin’s status was already approaching the peak of the Fifth Mainland.

…

The Bone Plains were stark white.
This whiteness was not like that of snow, but rather a different shade of white.
This was the whiteness of bones, though it was oddly bright.

This was Lu Yin’s first time seeing a landmass formed completely of bone.
He could not understand what he was seeing; just how had the Xie family managed to gather so many bones?

”Where did all of these bones come from? ” Lu Yin voiced the question in his mind.

Xie Ahua replied, ”We’ve collected them all.
When my Xie family was at its peak, we had many members, as well as many other organizations which were loyal to us.
Our members were expected to collect bones, and also, whenever anyone visited my Xie family, they would bring a gift of bones with them.
It was the only gift that would be offered to us. ”

”These aren’t ordinary bones, ” Lu Yin commented.

Xie Ahua smiled.
”Of course not.
All of these bones belonged to cultivators, as how else could they have deserved to be added to my Xie family’s collection? This way, please, Alliance Leader Lu. ”

Lu Yin scanned the Bone Plains again before following Xie Ahua onto the landmass.

While the Xie family had been on a decline, they still possessed some powerhouses, though they still fell far behind the other Seven Courts.
Their strongest elder was Xie Sen, but his power level did not even reach 900,000, which Lu Yin found rather disappointing.

The Xie family still had many members, but the direct family line only had a single heir: Xie Xiaoxian.