Chapter 547: Refining the Giant Lungs (1/2)

Three hundred and sixty-five star divinities!

They were the strongest forces of the ancient immortal dynasty. Though they were only ingress realm existences, they could threaten the immortal emperor himself when fighting in concert!

Lu Yun quailed slightly at the revelation.

“Star divinities who can manifest a myriad of cosmic phenomena?” Inspiration struck him.

He was familiar with the concept, thanks to the cosmic feng shui method recorded by his sect. A cosmic manifestation was a sea of stars, not something that could be summed up by three hundred and something celestial bodies.

“If that was really the case, there was probably some enmity between the Monster Celestial Master and the ancient immortal court, so he deliberately engineered its fall.”

Hearing his new master’s murmurings, Kui looked up in shock, wanting to contradict him. But it didn’t have the courage as it was now one of Lu Yun’s Infernum.

“Star divinities who can match an emperor-level powerhouse when acting together... As well as Fengbo, Yushi, and you, who were peak principal realm existences, half a foot in the emperor realm yourselves... Altogether, that made up roughly half of the immortal court’s strength.”

Lu Yun cast a glance at Kui. “The Monster Celestial Master buried all of you together with himself before the cataclysm arrived. The immortal dynasty might’ve stood a chance if it could call upon every resource at its disposal, but it didn’t have a prayer with you people gone.”

Kui fell silent. It hadn’t experienced that great battle for itself, and the immortal court had become history by the time it’d reawakened. Even the immortal emperor it’d always revered as unparalleled had perished for good.

If Kui, Fengbo, and Yushi had still been there, with all four of the celestial masters and the complete regiment of the star divinities, it might not have been impossible to save the day.

“In any event, you stay here and cultivate… While you’re at it, you can also give pointers to the other Infernum.” Lu Yun waved Kui off. As if it’d been pardoned from a death sentence, the latter hastened to bow and cautiously withdrew.

“Now, how am I supposed to leave?” Lu Yun couldn’t help but feel a little vexed. “Should I turn into dust, or maybe something else? But Scarlet Ape’s staff is too heavy. It’d crush me dead even if I transformed into air.”

By air, he meant an actual gaseous substance, but even air was composed of material particles that would be destroyed by Scarlet Ape’s staff, killing Lu Yun in the process.

“Or perhaps I should turn into gaseous sand so that I can be sucked away by the lungs’ layout again…” He quickly considered many possible means of escape. “It’s too bad that Violetgrave’s sealed inside hell. I can’t summon the corpse puppet inside the sword.”

That would’ve been the best solution, but the power of hell had grown alongside his rise in cultivation. Treasures containing additional consciousnesses, like Qing Han’s Scroll of Shepherding Immortals or his own Violetgrave, were sealed upon entry as a self-defense mechanism.

“The only way is to become a grain of gaseous sand and be sucked away by the lungs before the staff lands on me.” Lu Yun’s brow furrowed lightly.

“Hmm?!” His expression abruptly stiffened and with a wave of his hand, pulled Xing Chen and Qing Yu tumbling awkwardly into hell.

He hastily sent Qing Yu into the resurrection layout on the floating peak, where her replica immediately merged into her body.

“What a close call, I almost died! What the heck was that?!” Qing Yu opened her eyes and looked at Lu Yun, her face flush with trepidation.

“I’m not sure… but I think I saw Chen Xiao and Qing Buyi!” Lu Yun’s eyes lit up. “It looked like they’re trapped inside a giant cocoon of light.”

Their replicas possessed complete consciousnesses of their own, since a cultivator’s tremendous mental capacities made splitting their awareness into three an entirely normal occurrence, to say nothing of merely two.

“Right! I think I also saw my cousin wink at me!” A smile emerged on Qing Yu’s lips.

She’d been worried sick ever since Chen Xiao and Qing Buyi had gone missing, afraid that some misfortune had befallen them. But now, her fears could finally be put to rest. Qing Buyi and Chen Xiao were simply trapped; their lives weren’t in danger.