The next day, Lu Yin was summoned by Gong Ling alone.
"Alliance Leader Lu, I was remiss yesterday," Gong Ling said politely when he saw Lu Yin.
Lu Yin replied respectfully, "You're too kind, Senior."
Gong Ling looked Lu Yin over. "Alliance Leader Lu, you're not even thirty yet, are you?"
Lu Yin nodded.
"Young and accomplished. When I was your age, I could only dream of competing for the Top 100 Battle Ranking. Yet you've already achieved so much. Give yourself another ten years, and perhaps this entire eastern region will be yours," Gong Ling said with a smile.
Lu Yin's eyes flickered. "You flatter me, Senior. I'm not particularly capable. The situation we have today is mainly thanks to the help of friends from all sides, as well as the threat from outside."
Gong Ling grew curious. "A threat from outside? Are you referring to the Giant Beast Starfield?"
Lu Yin looked at Gong Ling. "May I ask if the Sect Master has ever heard of the Sixth Continent?"
Gong Ling's expression changed, and he blurted out, "How do you know about that?"
Lu Yin's gaze deepened. "I'm more curious how you know about it."
The secret of the Sixth Continent had long been buried by the Glory Hall. Even many forces in the Inner Universe were unaware of it. Lu Yin had only asked Gong Ling on a whim. After all, Tai Mo Hall's hidden Rune Dao Numbers were terrifying. Even if Gong Ling hadn't known, Lu Yin could have easily played it off. But Gong Ling did know, making Lu Yin even warier of Tai Mo Hall's reserves.
Gong Ling met Lu Yin's gaze, trying to read something in his eyes. But Lu Yin's gaze was deep, and he had been through too much. Gong Ling