Chapter 154: Cleaving the Heavens with One Strike (1/2)

Bam!

Something seemed to wash over the sky, leaving it a deep blue without a trace of clouds or impurity. The patch of sky within a dozen kilometer radius was even bluer than the surrounding air.

There was no sign of Lü Guhong, nor the peerless immortal who didn’t lift his cultivation seal in time, but no one had any doubts about their fate.

Lu Yun’s attack just now had contained the absolute determination to kill. Any impediment, even from gods and immortals, would fall beneath his sword and be rendered unto dust.

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Hell.

Lu Yun lay prone on the ground, panting heavily. He’d exhausted all of his strength and mystic force with that attack. If he hadn’t activated the realms of yin and yang and entered the Gates of the Abyss at the last second, he would’ve fallen out of the sky and been smashed to his death.

Yuying meekly placed energy-replenishing pills into Lu Yun’s mouth, helping him digest them. After a long while, he exhaled all of the impurities in his body.

“It seems that hell has regained some life since I refined my nascent spirit.” A smile tugged at Lu Yun’s lips. Hell was still dark and oppressive, but it was much more lively than before.

While Lu Yun’s envoys could come and go freely, the Infernum could only leave with his permission. They also couldn’t stray too far from him. Therefore, Infernum like Zhao Dianliang, the rimesnake king, Lau Nuo, and Beigong Yu had settled down and built a small village.

“Uh, I killed a peerless immortal by accident when I took down Lü Guhong?” Lu Yun saw two men in some distance watching him with uneasy looks.

“Lü Biao greets the master!” The green-haired peerless immortal was the one who’d tried to save Lü Guhong at the last second. Both of them were now Lu Yun’s Infernum after dying at his hand.

“Well, I didn’t expect this.” It was quite a pleasant surprise to gain a peerless immortal as his Infernum. This one would be a powerful bodyguard.

Although Lü Biao couldn’t deploy his full power in Dusk Province, Lu Yun wouldn’t stay there forever. After gaining the heritage of the ancient lord, he would have to make his way to the Nephrite Capital to be confirmed as the governor.

That was when the real trial would begin.

“Where’s the Poison Fiend?” Lu Yun levelled a piercing gaze at Lü Guhong.

The young man hurriedly hauled out a wheel-like treasure. “Master, this is the Wheel of Poison, a ninth-rank treasure. The fiend is within the wheel.”

“A ninth-rank treasure… but it’s more valuable than that.” Lu Yun nodded and took the wheel. “I don’t want your treasure. Besides, only you can tap into its full power, I’m just borrowing it to save a friend.”

“The Poison Fiend can consume all poisons in the world,” said Yuying. “We can save Sir Qing Han now.” She sighed with relief at the development. She’d continuously been studying how to cure Qing Han, but to no avail.

Between Qing Han and Lu Yun lay a bond forged through life and death. Lu Yun cared deeply about Qing Han, and had even revealed his secrets to him. Therefore, Yuying and the other envoys considered Qing Han second only to Lu Yun.

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“Is that the true power of the Vast Dragon Seaturner?” Horror flickered through Wu Tulong’s face. “I think an august immortal rushed in at the last moment and died along with Lü Guhong!”

Mo Qitian’s face paled. “So cultivators really can kill august immortals!”

“That wasn’t a regular august immortal!” Dongfang Hao’s teeth chattered. “That was monster spirit king Lü Biao, a peerless immortal with his cultivation sealed!”

“But....” Zi Chen shuddered as his gaze settled on Lu Yun, who remained quietly in midair. “Why hasn’t he consumed any energy after killing Lü Guhong? That monster spirit could rival us, and there was also a sealed peerless immortal?!”