Chapter 389: The Thrill of Walking on a Tightrope (1/2)

Chapter 389: The Thrill of Walking on a Tightrope

Translator: Subudai11 Editor: Chrissy

Afternoon the next day, under the scorching sun, w.a.n.g Lu has reappeared in the boundary of the royal tomb.

And this time, he was no longer alone. Behind him was the highest authority in Cloud Country, King Yunyang. And behind King Yunyang was a luxurious and s.p.a.cious carriage, which was steadily towed by an invisible force. On the soft bed inside the s.p.a.cious carriage was the extremely weak Princess Yunyue who sat in repose with eyes closed, looking like she was sleeping.

The three people stopped at the boundary of the royal tomb. At the front, w.a.n.g Lu had already raised his Non-Phase Sword Defense even before they arrived at the boundary of the royal tomb. However, even at the boundary of the royal tomb, they did not encounter any of the expected obstruction.

w.a.n.g Lu thought about it. He did not think that Yunkongjun has become weak and unable to see people in these two short days. Perhaps it was quite the opposite. In two days, he had gained a breathing time and had completely recovered from the weak period in his millennium of slumber, becoming even stronger than before. Stronger than he had ever been able to perceive.

Although the might of the just woken up Yunkongjun was already very terrifying, it did not really reach the realm of peak Yuanying. Although it was already enough to make w.a.n.g Lu helpless against him, if w.a.n.g Lu went all out, under certain circ.u.mstances, at least in a short time, w.a.n.g Lu would be able to break free from the fetters, to reach the place where Yunkongjun's power was unable to reach, and thus save his life.

For a Peak Xudan Stage to do this feat in front of a peak Yuanying Stage was already very commendable. However, now, the binding on Yunkongjun by the stele was getting increasingly weaker. Thus, w.a.n.g Lu was already risking his life simply by getting close to it. Although he still had cards up his sleeve, the risk has undoubtedly increased a lot.

w.a.n.g Lu didn't really like to gamble, because for cultivators, in their long process of cultivation, if everytime they needed to gain victory they relied on gambling, they would end up dead sooner or later. However, if they didn't take even a little bit of risk, then they should just give up on immortal cultivation. Cultivation to immortality was basically a path that went against the heaven, an absolutely no safety path.

And now, after weighing the pros and cons again and again, compared to what he might gain, the risk was entirely within the reasonable range. Thus, he made his decision.

Shortly after entering the royal tomb boundary, although w.a.n.g Lu didn't perceive any threat to them at all, he still focused all of his attention on it. Unable to resist Yunkongjun was one thing, but whether or not he had the will to resist was another thing entirely. However, before they could walk for several steps, Yunkongjun's voice has rung in w.a.n.g Lu's ears.

”You really do keep your words. But why are you bringing these two ants with you? One is a king who has lost his virtue and another is a dying mortal, where is your so-called heavenly spirit root princess?”

Yunkongjun's tone of voice has a slight ridicule in it. Apparently, he had already recognized Princess Yunyue within the carriage, which was said by w.a.n.g Lu to possess heavenly spirit root. At the same time, the true qualification of Princess Yunyue could no longer be hidden from him.

Were it not that Yunkongjun found w.a.n.g Lu to be interesting, since a young cultivator of Peak Xudan was able to stand toe to toe against a Peak Jindan necromancer, as soon as he found out the truth about Princess Yunyue, he would've made w.a.n.g Lu pay for his wild talk. However, now he needed a reasonable explanation.

”The king who has lost his virtue is just today's stage prop. As for the heavenly spirit root princess, she is in the carriage. Senior, please.”

”Are you joking with us? Do you think our eyes are blind?”

Just at this time, the hoa.r.s.e voice of the dwarf jumped out. He viciously stared at w.a.n.g Lu. He then stared at King Yunyang, and the carriage behind them, scanning them with immense disgust.

”That woman at most only possess earthly spirit root, and even that is pus.h.i.+ng it. And this time, the poison has ravaged her body that she's on the verge of death. Yet you intend to use her to fool us?”

w.a.n.g Lu lightly smiled. ”Us? Do you think you deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as the senior? I am talking to the senior here, so you should step back.”

Towards Yunkongjun, w.a.n.g Lu showed a modest respect, but for the dwarf, he was unbridled. Although Yunkongjun has a certain preference for the dwarf, obviously, he didn't care about his face. Listening to w.a.n.g Lu talking like that to the dwarf, not only Yunkongjun was not angry, he was even more curious instead. And the dwarf suddenly seemed unsightly in his eyes.

” Yunchang 1 , stand down.”

”Ancestor, but…” Before the dwarf called Yunchang was able to continue his words, an invisible force came cras.h.i.+ng down on him, making all of his bones tremble. Thus, he no longer dared to say any more words but just scurried away from w.a.n.g Lu's line of sight in distress.

At this time, w.a.n.g Lu said, ”As you can see, right now the qualification of Princess Yunyue is at most a second-rate earthly spirit root. But this is not surprising, because currently, she is just a semi-finished product, far from being completely processed.”

Hearing this made Yunkongjun really want to laugh. ”Semi-finished product? Does heavenly spirit root really have a semi-finished product?”

w.a.n.g Lu nodded. ”Of course it has. As you know, many of the cultivators acquire their spirit root only after it awakens, but before that awakening, they are no different from ordinary mortals. However, for some people, although their spirit root seems to have been awakened, it's actually not a complete awakening. If properly guided, they can see their true light.”

Yunkongjun sneered. ”An absurd nonsense!”

w.a.n.g Lu, however, seriously replied, ”In the matter regarding spirit root, you must believe in my professionalism. In dealing with high level spirit root problem, my sect is second to none. For example, me…”

With that, w.a.n.g Lu suddenly deeply took a breath. Very quickly, the almost real Void Core in his Jade Mansion crazily contracted, pulling the surrounding spiritual energy from hundreds of miles away towards it like a vortex.

With a simple breath, w.a.n.g Lu was able to pull the surrounding spiritual energy like a terrifying tidal wave. This was a surprise to Yunkongjun. ”What is your spirit root?”

Originally, in Yunkongjun's eyes, w.a.n.g Lu only possessed earthly spirit root—his Non-Phase Method certainly covered the property of his spirit root. However, even heavenly spirit root was unable to generate this kind of rus.h.i.+ng tide surrounding spiritual energy. This was the first time Yunkongjun saw it happened, which was simply jaw-dropping!

Yunkongjun's talent was really not that special, but, different from Princess Yunyue, only after he bitterly cultivated and had a fortuitous encounter did he finally reach a stage where the majority of cultivators could not hope to reach. Consequently, he didn't put any special value for the other ordinary earthly spirit root. Yet, w.a.n.g Lu's qualification was far beyond his imagination.