Mu Ziying’s small group of three were talking when Lu Yin came over to join in. “Xia Jiuyou?”

Mu Ziying replied, “Yeah, he’s really unlucky. Both the Hall of Honor’s First and Second Honor Chosen have beaten him to a pulp.”

Lu Yin blinked. “Isn’t the Xia family the leader of the Seven Courts? How can he be so weak?”

“Who knows.” Hua Xiao shrugged.

Yao Ji was very uncomfortable, and he looked at his shoulder, where Lu Yin had set a hand. Right now, Yao Ji wanted to do nothing more than throw this person aside, but when he thought about how merciless Lu Yin was, Yao Ji felt that it would be better to forget things and endure his discomfort in hopes of more peaceful times.

“Brother Lu, there are still a few more days before we reach the Mountain and Seas Zone. What are your plans for when we get there?” Mu Ziying asked.

Hua Xiao and Yao Ji both looked over. 

Lu Yin did not understand. “What do you mean, ‘plans?’”

Hua Xiao was the one to respond this time. “Brother Lu, do you not know this? There are two types of people who go to the Mountain and Seas Zone to compete. First, there are those who actually want to compete to become one of the Cosmic Five, which includes Grand Senior, Brother Lu, and all the other top disciples of the various great powers as well as the Ten Arbiters. The others are going to grasp as many opportunities that they can, which may be some inheritance from the Astral Tower or rare resources found within the Mountain and Seas...