Chapter 780: Volcano (1/2)

“Not only can you not manage it, but neither can the immortals navigating through the yin tomb do so either,” the priest of earth said seriously, his gaze fixed on Lu Yun.

Dangers and threats abounded in the yin tomb; it was almost impossible to get to Xuan Yuan’s burial chamber from there. Meanwhile, the point of extreme yin in the yang tomb led directly to the head of the snake outer-coffin, which housed Xuan Yuan’s coffin.

“I’ll be able to deal with it as long as I can get to the spirit manifestation of the spleen.” Lu Yun smiled when he noticed the skeptical looks on the priests’ faces. “Truth be told, the world’s kidneys had evolved into a divine spirit as well, but I still managed to kill and refine it.”

The five priests turned to Lu Yun at the same time.

“You’ve refined an organ of the world? How foolishly daring.” The priest of earth gaped at Lu Yun in disbelief. “The world’s organs were intangible and undefinable instruments ensuring the operations of the world, but they somehow took concrete shape and became the recipients of tributes. Only someone with unimaginable power would be capable of purposefully creating such an arrangement.

“Aren’t you worried that all your effort in refining the organ will end up benefitting someone else?”

Some believed that a great opportunity had fallen into their lap after laying hands on a supreme treasure, but what they didn’t realize was that they’d actually just become someone’s pawn, and all their effort would amount to nothing in the end.

In the priest’s eyes, the organs of the world must be peerless treasures that’d been years in the making by a great being of unfathomable heights.

Countless elites, including great emperors, had tried refining the organs, but all of them ended up meeting an untimely demise. Not only were their organs reclaimed, so was everything they ever were.

“If I’m daring enough to refine the organs of the world, I naturally do so for certain reasons.” Lu Yun shook his head. “Besides, I’ve already refined four organs. Once I acquire the spleen, I’ll have gathered all five yin organs and be able to create the true body of the world by manifesting the six yang organs.”

“What?!” the five priests jointly shrieked with shock. “You, you’ve refined four organs already?! Impossible!! If that’s the case, the owner of the organs must have come searching for you already...”

“It’s his replica who’s refined the organs,” said Ashu. “And his replica is the fourth holy king of the underworld!”

“A holy king of the underworld?” After a pensive pause, the priest of earth nodded. “I see, there are no problems then if you’re a holy king of the underworld. Follow me.”

Gone were the Xuan Yuan Slaves and the other four priests, leaving only the priest of earth. He set a course for Lu Yun and his companions to head south.

“Why does he trust us so much?” the demon sovereign asked, caught off guard by the sudden about face.

“Because I’m acquainted with the five former high priests,” murmured Ashu. “He must know about me since he’s the successor of the previous priest of earth.”

The priest in question nodded. “You can’t be found by the zombie tree no matter what. Otherwise, the many worlds of this universe will be doomed.”

Ashu fell into a pensive silence.

……

South of the tomb realm resided an enormous volcano belching thick black smoke. It was so large that its mouth was as big as a province in the world of immortals, running hundreds of thousands of kilometers across.