Though the overlord of Ice walked over from the other side of the void with the big-headed doll, he didnât seem to see Lu Yun. The latter was in Yueyiâs world of order; it would take another sequence expert to see the young manâs existence.
However, Lu Yun could see the outside world just fine.
âMartial grandfather, I will take the overlord and three brushes with me. It would be a disaster if they stayed by your side as you cannot protect them,â Yueyi said as she watched the overlord approach.
Lu Yun nodded. There was no point in refusing, Yueyiâs gaze was resolute. Sheâd plainly come with this idea in mind.
She was also right, the brushes of the three reincarnations were too important. Just like Lu Yun, they were existences thatâd broken free of the cycle of reincarnation. In the endless loops heâd experienced, theyâd never existed.
As a sequence expert, Yueyi could naturally see that there was something special about them. If she could, so could other sequence experts. Thus, if the brushes stayed with Lu Yun or the overlord, they would ultimately be taken by someone else.
âAnd that Brightheart, I see some traces of myself in her. She seems to share a destiny with me, so Iâll also be taking her back with me.â Startled appreciation flashed across Yueyiâs face when she looked at the girl next to Jian Juexian.
âSheâs the Cicada Sovereignâs disciple.â Instead of refusing, Lu Yun clarified Brightheartâs background.
âSo the girl is one of herâs, no wonder,â Yueyi nodded. âThen, martial grandfather, until we meet again.â
She bowed to Lu Yun and gently waved her hand, shifting the overlord, doll, and Brightheart out of sight.
âWhat just happened?â Jian Juexian jumped with shock. Brightheart had suddenly disappeared without warning; sheâd been right next to him! âWas that the Moon Sovereign King of the Luminaries? She saved us?â It was all too incredulous to process.
âYes,â Lu Yun nodded, then spoke with some trepidation. âThatâs it for everything here. Thank goodness I had the Blood Sovereign move my men, or they wouldâve all died.â
All of the Hongmeng worlds and various planes in the Eastern Cluster were empty. Everyone had been buried under the dao of burial emanating from the Tomb of the Original Emperor and turned into a zombie, or refined by the Corpse Sovereign.
If Lu Yunâs people had stayed here, the same fate wouldâve befallen them. The Blood Sovereign was no match for the Corpse Sovereign. As opposed to staying to their deaths, they were now in the innermost depths of the Boundless Planes.
As former prisoners of the Hadal Hell, they were prodigiously strong in the past. Not only were there Nihil World Sovereigns among them, but there were also sequence experts. The Blood Sovereign was helping them recover their past selves instead of staying put and training in one location. Even the weakest Bridge of Forgetfulness and She Nong were uncommon individuals, so who knew what the rest might be?
âSo the emperor of the original Hongmeng is still alive. Yueyi said just now that the original emperor is in the unknown expanses.â Lu Yun thought about it some more. âIf there are no living beings in the Eastern Cluster anymoreâdoes that mean itâs mine?â
One plane cluster was infinitely vast, containing four hundred and eighty million planes. And they were now all Lu Yunâs!
âWhen the immortal dao traverses the fourth realm, letâs rename this cluster to the âImmortal Regionâ.â A smile curved Lu Yunâs lips.
There was an Immortal Region in the Hongmeng as well. The Dao King had established it to help facilitate the immortal dao take root in the third realm. Unfortunately, the Curse Kingâs curses had proven too strongâthe immortal dao of the worlds had never been able to fully develop. The Curse King even infiltrated and controlled the faction in the end.
In the battle between the Dao King and Curse King, the Dao King was unquestionably defeated.
But now, the Curse Kingâs replicaâone with the true strength of sequenceâwas no more after a single blow from Yueyi. The curses and pawns heâd left in the Hongmeng were left without support, making them easy targets for the people that the Dao King had left behind in the Hongmeng.
However, there was still something that bothered Lu Yun.
The Curse Kingâs senior brother had been able to kill Yueyiâs primary body, forcing her to reincarnate into the Hongmeng. The poison had been so strong that itâd continued to attack her then, transforming her into a ghost. It wasnât until Lu Yun happened to hit her with the Dragonquake Scripture that it was dispelled.
âThe person who didnât have the luxury to consider anything else and called upon the great dragons of the Hongmeng⌠that probably had something to do with the Poison King. I wonder if this Poison King is still in the Hongmeng?â
Yueyi hadnât spoken about her battle with the Poison King, but judging from her expression, it was highly likely that he was still in the third realm.
âWhat are you thinking about?â Jian Juexian asked curiously when he saw Lu Yunâs expression flicker rapidly.
âIâm wondering just what are you to have Quiet meld with your sword dao.â Lu Yun summoned the sword back to him with a wave of his hand.
Though the Quiet Sovereign King had perished, there remained a hint of instinctive sword dao within the sword. Lu Yun had melded his sword dao with it to communicate with Quiet, thus establishing a partnership between equals.
At the same time, itâd never accepted Lu Yunâs sword dao. Itâd only allowed the young man to borrow the sword dao in the weapon.
But when it landed in Jian Juexianâs hand, the manâs sword dao immediately became one with the sword. Their combined might resulted in terrifying power. If it hadnât been for Jian Juexian being suppressed by the Curse Kingâs order, he wouldâve killed the Shadow Sovereign.
âI⌠donât know.â Jian Juexian shook his head with bafflement, looking at the sword with a trace of fervor.
âI canât give you the sword,â Lu Yun huffed at him. âYou lost Immortalâs End already!â
Quiet hummed at the end of Lu Yunâs words, as if agreeing with him.
Jian Juexian smiled ruefully.
âYou have no other place to go to, want to stay here and help me?â
âDidnât you say youâd take me to the old man?â Jian Juexian grumbled. Though heâd already inwardly agreed, he still had to make a show of protesting.
âYour old manâs in there. If he wants to see you, heâll come out to see you.â Lu Yun pointed at the plane of Fire where the Central Hongmeng was.
Jian Juexianâs eyes lit up.
âAlright then, Iâll stay here to protect your territory.â Jian Juexian nodded. âYou want me to kill anyone that comes out of the Central Hongmeng if theyâre not one of yours?â
âNo,â Lu Yun shook his head. âBut do capture any of the Curse King or Poison Kingâs men. If you canât, kill them.â
Since Yueyi had just killed the Curse Kingâs sequence expert replica, he wouldnât dare court death again in the short term. Yueyi didnât just represent herself, but an entire organization with three sequence experts.