Kui Luo spread rumors purely to get under people's skin. The Four Sides Heavenly Balance could hunt him down if they couldn't take it. But the owner of Ancestor Gazing Tower was different. He didn't openly offend the Four Sides Heavenly Balance, yet he protected Yixian Academy as it stood against them. The Four Sides Heavenly Balance, for all that, didn't dare truly antagonize him.
Lu Yin marveled. Now that was a master. Afraid he might fail to break through to Ancestorhood, the man had kept his current identity and used it to hold the Four Sides Heavenly Balance in check. It was even more effective than actually becoming an Ancestor. After all, once he became one, he'd have to go to the Dominion Realm and face the Eternal Clan. He didn't have to—he could live free and easy.
What Kui Luo had said also caught Lu Yin's attention. If Yixian Academy had an Ancestor guarding it, wouldn't it be able to rival the Four Sides Heavenly Balance to some degree? The Four Sides Heavenly Balance kept the Nong and Liu Families and Ghost Abyss under surveillance. Even if they had Ancestor-level powerhouses, they couldn't interfere in certain matters in the Tree Starry Sky. Yixian Academy was different. Below the Ancestor level, it enjoyed more freedom than anyone else.
Moreover, Bei Ze had learned that Yixian Academy now dealt with the Four Sides Heavenly Balance, and that—aside from the Four Sides Heavenly Balance—it could openly visit other families, the Upper Realm, the Backside Battlefield, and the Lower Realm.
Lu Yin considered it. Perhaps going to Yixian Academy was a good choice. He could thoroughly muddy the waters in the Tree Starry Sky and see who could be useful—and who was an enemy.
Just as he was thinking this, a tremendous