Chapter 226: Ten Yins Estuary (1/2)

The Lunar Wings were only a fragmented part of the connate-grade Lunisolar Wings. No matter how useful and powerful it was, it couldn’t measure up to the completed form.

“Oh?” Yue Longsha swiveled her head, casting a meaningful glance at Qing Han. “You want the Solar Wings, Sir Lu? That’s fine, if you refine a Heaven Descent Pill for my clan.”

“Is that so? I bid you good day then, Miss Yue.” Lu Yun pressed his lips together before turning around.

Yue Longsha gaped slightly, but nothing came out. She hadn’t expected such firmness, but her counteroffer was quite unreasonable.

A Heaven Descent Pill?

Ten complete pairs of Lunisolar Wings wouldn’t be a fair trade for that, much less a single pair of Solar ones. Yue Longsha took another thoughtful look at Qing Han before departing in turn.

The imperial envoy tilted his head, then shrugged; it helped him shake off some of his discomfort.

……

“Why do you look so awful?!” Wu Tulong and the others were just as shocked as Qing Han had been.

“Does Mauve Peace Paradise have a ten-thousand-year-old fox spirit or something? Did she suck the life out of you with too much bedtime activity?” It’d been less than twenty-four hours since they’d last met. Lu Yun’s emaciation in the interim scared the living daylights out of his friends.

“Refining a treasure did a number on me, but I’ll be okay.” Lu Yun coughed. Five hundred years of sedentary fasting would do this to anyone. “How’re your preparations?”

“We’re pretty much ready. The important thing is how you are….” Dongfang Hao furrowed his brow. “Why not rest a few days?”

His sentiment was echoed by the others; Lu Yun looked like he would be bent over by a stiff breeze.

“I’m alright, really.” Laughing helplessly, Lu Yun drew upon a little bit of the Sal Tree of Life and Death’s lifeforce. He carefully fed it into his veins for immediate results, restoring him back to nearly good as new. He’d been concerned that using too much would accidentally cause him to break through, but there was nothing for it.

Lu Yun’s companions breathed collective sighs of relief. They were curious as to exactly what he had refined, but their questions could wait. What in the world could do this to a man?

……

There was one day remaining before Zhao Shenguang’s coronation. All of Xiankan was renovated and redecorated. It was more aureate, splendid, and magnificent than ever. Throngs of immortals lined the streets, bustling with excitement and anticipation.

It was on this day that Lu Yun and his six friends quietly left the capital. The moment they did so, a flurry of movements ensued in other places. Many immortals discreetly followed their tracks.

Mauve Peace Paradise was densely surrounded by spies. As soon as Lu Yun left the place, reports were sent to certain individuals’ hands. Even if he’d disguised himself, his enemies had treasures that could pick him out. Besides, he had no intention of doing so in the first place.

Lu Yun’s departure from Xiankan made huge waves in the city. No one had dared attack him within city walls. Wayfarer had already saved him twice, but the Lu ancestor awaited in the wings as well. Once outside the capital, he was easy pickings—in theory.