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Chapter 1748: Soul Ghost
“Who wants to remain buried in hell after the world of sequence has matured? Me taking the senior with me is a release for him,” Lu Yun declared self-righteously. For some reason, his words seemed to be punctuated by a faint figure nodding at him with a smile from the Tome of Life and Death.
“Have you ever considered that a second world of sequence can form here?” Chu Xingran asked solemnly.
“Just one world of sequence caused flaws in the worlds of our land. If another one comes about, the entire Land of Reincarnation will collapse!” Killing intent shone in Lu Yun’s eyes when he heard Chu Xingran’s suggestion. “That one world raised such a crazy disturbance that even chickens and dogs have no peace. If another world of sequence comes about, not only will our land shatter, but so will the four seniors buried here completely perish. Every trace of their existence will be erased!”
For certain cultivators, death didn’t mean ceasing to exist. It was a simple transformation from one state to another and the purpose behind hell.
Traces of one’s existence lingered even if the soul disintegrated and the true spirit was extinguished. That meant there was always hope of returning to the world one day. But if those traces disappeared as well, that meant the person in question had never existed or appeared in this world.
Lu Yun didn’t think that the four great personages here were present under duress. They’d volunteered to be buried in order to nurture the world of sequence. Rather than an unwanted development, the appearance of the world was a grand opportunity—one meant for everyone instead of one specific person. He’d won out from the crowd of hopefuls, so he was immensely grateful to the four.
Forming one world of sequence, however, was their limit. It was also the limit for the Land of Reincarnation and these four hells. If another appeared, that would mean destruction of everything and anything.
“You think so, but those in the outside realm don’t think so,” Chu Xingran sighed. “They’ll still restrain themselves somewhat after you obtained the first world of sequence, but if you destroy its foundations, you’ll form death feuds with those outside.
“The Esteemed Nebula from before is just small fry. He doesn’t mean anything.”
“I know,” Lu Yun nodded. “What would you do, if it was you?”
Chu Xingran blinked, then grinned. “I’d blow the roof off this thing.”
Lu Yun grinned as well.
Jian Bu’er and the Demonic Vine finally understood the conversation and where the world of immortal dao sequence had come from. It looked like Lu Yun had seized it from the heavyweights of the outside realm!
He’d snatched food from the mouth of a tiger and wanted to go one step further and destroy everything here, making it impossible for another world of sequence to appear.
Just as Chu Xingran said, Lu Yun was being completely reckless and not considering the caliber of opponent he was up against.
“I won’t try to convince you otherwise since you’ve made up your mind. But if you want to completely destroy the foundations for the world of sequence, you’ll need to raze all four tombs and the four hells,” Chu Xingran explained solemnly. “The outside realm is so much bigger than what you can imagine. They’ll quickly find a replacement if you destroy only this tomb or just take one of the hells!”
“I know,” Lu Yun nodded. Xie Tianxun’s Netherdark Talisman had completely changed his perspective. Not only was he curious about the outside realm now, but he was also respectful toward it.
“The fifteenth level sequence ghost that herded us here seems to be that Princess Mu!” The Demonic Vine tilted her head to the sky.
Lu Yun opened the Spectral Eye to view the same location. A couple of black thunderclouds were gathered there in the shape of a ghostly face. Plainly, something had been observing them from that spot and had just left.
“What is that Princess Mu?” he asked reflexively. He’d only seen her zombie form being controlled by something like a yin spirit, but he couldn’t tell what the thing was.
Chu Xingran shook his head; this was his first time meeting Princess Mu. However, Lu Yun was certain that the vine was correct. The ghost that’d forced them into the Abyssal Hell was whatever was inside the princess, and it wasn’t an ordinary ghost.
“Someone from the Hun Clan,” Chu Xingran suddenly frowned. “Hun as in the character for soul!”
“The Hun Clan?” Lu Yun blinked.
“Mmhmm,” Chu Xingran nodded. “The person who once assumed the Poison King’s identity was Hun You, first genius of the Hun Clan. However, the Poison King is destined to be refined by the Curse King in this Land of Reincarnation, thereby facilitating the Curse King’s command of poison curses. Therefore, I’ve already refined Hun You.”
Hun You should’ve been able to read the Poison King’s fate before deciding whether or not he wanted the identity. But someone had blinded his eyes and prevented him from seeing many truths, which was why he’d opted to become the Poison King and Chu Xingran’s replica later on.
“So was that Hun You?” Lu Yun’s frown deepened.
“I don’t know,” Chu Xingran quickly answered. “But it's very similar to when someone from their clan dies. They can transform into a soul ghost as long as their soul persists and can possess zombies. They then come and go without leaving a trace.”
“More trouble, in other words,” Lu Yun grumbled. “Ah, yes, you’re here in replica form, aren’t you? If my guess is right, this Poison King replica is the last trace of your karma with this land. Everything ends if you dismiss it and you’ll no longer share any grudges or hatred with us. So what are you still doing here?”
Chu Xingran had essentially gifted the world of sequence to Lu Yun. He had had countless opportunities to take it for himself, but he’d stood by and watched as Lu Yun claimed the core essence.
Lu Yun had no idea what he was planning.
“I wanted to leave, I’d already dissolved this replica,” Chu Xingran chuckled wryly. “I was interrupted by the Esteemed Nebula arriving with Xie Tianxun. I killed Xie Tianxun and scared off the Esteemed Nebula, then ran into Qing Buyi.”
Chu Xingran was thoroughly done with this land and about to completely destroy his replica when Qing Buyi appeared. The newcomer plied him with presents and promises, then raised Chu Xingran’s strength to unfathomable levels. He wouldn’t have been able to kill Jiang Kui’s replica with two punches otherwise, especially as that’d been a zombie king.
Therefore, Chu Xingran stayed.
etvolare's Thoughts
I really wonder who this senior with a good temper is!