Chapter 486: A Pathetic Worm (2/2)

“That’s right!” the human youth nodded next to him. He hadn’t sensed anything either, when he himself was a peak spirit realm cultivator. “He wasn’t the only one at that. There were geniuses like him in the Primordial Era, outside the world of immortals!

“They refused to ascend to immortality and sealed themselves away when they reached peak spirit realm, consigning themselves to drift about the endless cosmos in a deep sleep.”

Since the void realm had been revealed to the world, the information recorded in the texts of the Fangyang Nobles was no longer secret and could be openly discussed.

“Back in the Primordial Era, immortals ascending from the other worlds were much weaker than the natives of the world of immortals. The world of immortals was considered the higher plane and the center of the universe, which many believed was the reason why native immortals were especially powerful… Now it seems...”

The Thunder Lord fell silent, and the Fangyang youth’s words had also reached the others by now.

Some great geniuses of the Primordial Era had sensed the incompleteness of the path of cultivation. They’d thus sealed and exiled themselves to float among the cosmos, awaiting the chance to soar to new heights.

Here was a living example in front of them—someone who had sealed himself away thirty thousand years ago!

There also seemed to be bad blood between the Fangyang Nobles and Corpse Refiners, a feud stemming from countless years in the past. Hence, their factions knew a thing or two about each other.

……

“How unexpected!” Battle intent lit up in Lu Yun’s eyes, but was extinguished as quickly as it came. “You aren’t as great a genius as those who came before you.”

Facing the charging horde of skeletal beasts, he manifested the Sugato Sword and unleashed an ocean of sword energy.

“Oh?” Jiangchen Xie put on a thin smile. “How so?”

Hands twisting, he commanded the beasts to form great combat arts and tangle with Lu Yun. Both sides deployed bitterly harsh techniques and put their lives on the line with every move.

“Because you’re still alive,” Lu Yun said, too composed for someone engaged in a fierce battle. “When I guarded the Dao Flower, I set foot on that misty white path. The blood splashed there belonged to the geniuses who came before us. They’d attempted to restore the path in the past!”

Jiangchen Xie shook and balled up his fists, lunging at Lu Yun. “So? They failed, and they died trying. They were nothing but failures!”

Countless skeletal beasts howled and abruptly disassembled, then reassembled themselves as a wild current of white bones that slammed into Lu Yun.

Lu Yun used the Sugato Sword as an anchor and made several slashes, countering the terrifying current.

“There’s no pursuit of dao in your heart, you’re just a pathetic worm waiting for handouts from others! The seniors who came before us may have died, but their spirits live on. One day, they’ll return to the world of immortals and take their place as great people!

“You live, yet you lack devotion to dao. You didn’t dare set foot on the path of cultivation. You are the truest failure!” Lu Yun put his hands together and transformed into a giant sword, stabbing at Jiangchen Xie’s chest. “By the way, you have a detail wrong. Jiangchen Wushang was killed by a water ghost in the dragon tomb. I’m not responsible for his death.”

Bam!

Lu Yun’s attack landed smack on Jiangchen Xie’s chest, hurling him back like a cannonball.