Chapter 921: A Tomb to Bury All Life (1/2)

Time trickled past slowly, but with inexorable speed.

With the world of celestials as the battlefield, the human race and connate demon gods clashed in a ghastly war.

There were also native lifeforms and connate races in the world of celestials—they’d all flocked to the celestial court’s banner to defy humanity. Despite the grim and gruesome battles that ripped through both armies, Lu Yun didn’t interfere.

He’d done enough. Humanity’s matters should now be resolved by humans themselves, not have the solution delivered to them on a silver platter by a future descendant.

The birth of the underworld, the formation of hell, the process in which empyrean masters became great emperors, and how the inexhaustible numbers of connate demon gods would eventually go extinct…

All of these had to be given room and space to develop on their own. Though Lu Yun really wanted to see everything for himself, he’d run out of time. He hadn’t even made it to the birth of Eternal and Arbiter, or learned why their surname was Carmine. Those were questions that would be answered in the future.

……

“Your return is nigh, is fellow daoist eager to be on your way?” a clear voice suddenly traveled into Lu Yun’s ears.

He lifted his head to see a smiling, purple-clad Hongjun walk toward him. Lu Yun nodded gently.

“To be frank, there is one question I have.” Hongjun looked at the youth with some incomprehension. “Fellow daoist has collected the soul force of everyone around you and even my three disciples, so as to preserve a ray of hope for them. Why haven’t you done the same for your disciple Tianqi?”

“I trust that he won’t die.” Lu Yun smiled faintly.

“Oh?” Hongjun blinked.

“He will not die, because he is my disciple.” Tremendous confidence blossomed on Lu Yun’s face—faith in Tianqi, the hell of human dao, and the wheel of reincarnation that would be constructed. He had unwavering belief in the future Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak who would set forth heavenly rules regarding punishment, reward, and define good and evil.

Tianqi wouldn’t die!

“The path nears, will fellow daoist go bid them farewell?” Hongjun sighed expressively.

“I’m afraid I’d be tempted to stay in this era.” Lu Yun shook his head slightly. “I have ties and relationships to this time period now, but I also have people I can’t bear to give up in my time. Therefore… let’s forgo farewells.”

He looked at the strands of soul force wrapped around his fingertips. “Besides, we’ll meet again, won’t we?”

Hongjun smiled. “Say hello to Violetgrave for me when you return to the future. Tell her that an old friend in the chaos is waiting for her return.”

“Are you the one who made the first transaction with Violetgrave?!” Lu Yun’s eyes shot wide open. The first person to transact with the sword and obtain the Nether Fire had become the greatest existence in the world. They’d even destroyed the hell of human dao with their own strength.

Lu Yun had once met the mysterious person when he probed great god Pangu’s body inside the ancient tomb. Was that person Hongjun??

“No.” Hongjun shook his head. “I believe Fuxi once told you that there are only two creators in the three realms of the great wilderness—Pangu and God. He didn’t list me as one of them, did he?”

Lu Yun nodded as he recalled what Fuxi and Wahuang had once said to him.

“That’s because I’m not a life form of the great wilderness, just like Violetgrave and the one you saw in Pangu’s tomb isn’t either,” Hongjun sounded melancholic.

“Are you a survivor of one of the worlds that’s now a realm monster?” Lu Yun asked subconsciously.

“Yes and no,” Hongjun sighed. “The chaos… is much more complicated than you imagine. Akasha ghosts and akasha souls are just minions in the grand scheme of things. You must be much stronger if you’d like to safeguard this realm.