Chapter 702: The Four Guardians (1/2)
It’d been five years since Lu Yun first set foot into the world of immortals. He’d started as a youngster so weak he couldn’t fight his way out of a wet paper bag. In desperation, he’d turned to tomb raiding just to stay alive. With that, five years passed in the blink of an eye.
Now, he’d not only become an immortal, but also a famous household name across the world. Perhaps he wasn’t the strongest of them all, but he could rival anyone in reputation.
Five years!
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When he casually tossed the crystal core emitting demonic energy into hell, Ge Long gulped it down whole. Lu Yun didn’t mind either way.
The demonic energy emanating from the Ancient Tree of Life was entirely gone now. Firmly taking root in the immortal crystal garden west of Dao City, the tree covered half the city with its shadow, like a sacred mountain.
To the surprise of many… Lu Yun then made the garden open to the public. Any immortal was free to go inside and cultivate or simply admire the giant tree!
His decision unnerved more than one; the garden and the tree was yet another sacred land of cultivation in Dusk Province. That Lu Yun would eventually find great success in establishing a sacred land seemed only a matter of time.
Inside the garden, the Dao Flower projection blossomed peacefully next to the ancient tree. Everyone knew Lu Yun was delaying his second attempt at a sacred land of immortal dao because he was waiting for Qing Yu’s ascension to immortality.
Without question, she was the one he cared most about in this world. Before she became an immortal, worries and concerns would always niggle at his mind.
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Rather than ply Chen Xiao with jugs of liquor, Lu Yun ordered a grand feast for the entire province. Dao City, Dusk City, and the other cities open to the public all held magnificent celebrations.
Out of the cities in the province, five were occupied by the Lus, Qings, Chens, Xues, and Yins, the thirteen merchant alliance inhabited another ten, the ten Yama Kings ruled ten as well, and the capital of Dusk City made for twenty-nine cities accessible to the public. Dao City wasn’t part of the three hundred and sixty-five cities. Technically, it was the three hundred and sixty-sixth.
Twenty-nine cities might not sound all that impressive at first blush, but the atmosphere and momentum reigning in Dusk Province surpassed that of many other great provinces.
Inside Dao City.
Qing Buyi, Chen Xiao, and Zhao Shenguang gorged themselves on food, like hungry wolves that’d been starving for several lives.
“So that dick Zhao Changkong’s dead… That’s wonderful!” Zhao Shenguang chugged an entire jug of wine and waved his arms around happily. “That means I can go back and be celestial emperor of Nephrite Major!”
Chen Xiao sent him sprawling with a kick and snorted, “Be mindful of where you are!”
Zhao Shenguang scratched his head with embarrassment. That was right… they were attending a great banquet.
Everyone that was someone in the world of immortals was here. When they heard Zhao Shenguang, they couldn’t help but pause. If he were indeed to ascend the celestial throne, there was no doubt he’d be Dusk Province’s ally. By then, Dusk would have the strength of all of Nephrite Major behind it.
Thanks to the presence of Art and Zither Saint, few dared entertain the idea of invading the major. Moreover, the two devils Chen Xiao and Qing Buyi had also returned and were standing behind Dusk Province and Lu Yun.
The future was already a frightening thought to contemplate.
But while Dusk Province was indeed formidable, it was nothing but a tiny province at the end of the day. That no one dared invade it didn’t mean no one was plotting to curb its growth and confine its influence to firmly within its borders.