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“Honestly speaking,” Lu Yun said as he leveled a solemn gaze at Chu Xingran. “Are you a man or a woman??”
Anger flashed through Chu Xingran’s eyes.
“If you’re a man, then all of this is just a huge coincidence. If you’re a woman, then you could very well be the reincarnation of the dark grand supreme’s corporeal soul part.” The little fox came to mind as Lu Yun spoke.
The demon of immortal dao had grievously injured her when she traveled to the world of immortals from the great wilderness. Faced with no other choice, she had to separate her ethereal and corporate soul parts into three—the little fox, Xing Mou, and Liu Qingmiao.
Although Xing Mou and Liu Qingmiao later generated their own complete souls and wholly severed their karmic ties to the little fox, they were all women because of her influence. Given the circumstances, Lu Yun couldn’t help but be curious about Chu Xingran’s gender again.
As Yun Yi was elsewhere with the Dao King, Qiu Feishan couldn’t confirm if there was a direct connection between Chu Xingran and the dark grand supreme.
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If there was, she would gift the pristine soul part to Chu Xingran so he could utilize it to become a new peak grand supreme. If he wasn’t, his soul would reach maximum capacity and explode if he tried to assimilate it.
She’d raised the matter to Lu Yun after he returned, including her inability to determine whether Chu Xingran was a man or a woman. Likely only the person in question and Yun Yi knew the truth—she couldn’t very well pull down his pants to check, could she?
All marks and memories on the ethereal soul part had been cleanly erased, leaving it completely useless. Peak grand supremes couldn’t make use of a soul part from a dark grand supreme, and ordinary grand supremes couldn’t assimilate it either. Its only application was to meld with its seven corporeal soul parts.
The dark grand supreme had seen the possibility for this outcome when she came to the chief worlds, which was why she’d scattered her seven corporeal soul parts and left only three ethereal soul parts on her.
It was a game and both sides had placed their pieces. It was now up to individual skill to see who won.



Chu Xingran’s shining black eyes bore into Lu Yun before he nodded slightly. “I’m actually a woman.”
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 for fuck’s sake. Before Lu Yun could roll his eyes, Chu Xingran did the deed for him.
“Satisfied?” She curled her lip.
Lu Yun opened his hand to reveal a burning soul part. Chu Xingran’s expression shifted drastically upon seeing the ethereal soul part.
“Why did the Autumnus Realm grand supreme give this to you?!” he—she cried out incredulously. In her eyes, Lu Yun was just a messenger. Qiu Feishan would surely come in person once the young man obtained a certain answer. The grand supreme would then take her away and combine her with the ethereal soul part, creating a new life form.
Only in that way could they ensure that the dark grand supreme could not be reborn in her soul. Never did she imagine that Qiu Feishan would hand the soul part to Lu Yun and abstain from making a visit!
“I don’t know what peak grand supremes are capable of, but I know that if the dark grand supreme was willing to do this, that means she has other contingency plans at the ready. She’s not afraid of peak grand supremes of the chief worlds.
“Therefore, I’m the only one here. You’re my friend, so I don’t want you to disappear because of this,” Lu Yun sighed.
Qiu Feishan hadn’t trusted Lu Yun at first. The soul part was extraordinarily important as creatures of darkness could create a peak grand supreme if they got their hands on it. It would be a peak grand supreme that could walk among the orders of the chief worlds, hence one that could destroy the foundations of the chief worlds.
Mo Yi had appeared when Qiu Feishan hesitated. A quick word from her resulted in the Autumnus Realm expert handing the soul part to Lu Yun without further fuss. This made the young man wonder again who Mo Yi was. It seemed that everyone knew her and her past, but no one told her what they knew.
These days, Mo Yi still searched for who she’d been in the past.
Chu Xingran stared fixedly at Lu Yun before finally inclining her head.
“Are we going to hell?” she asked.
“Hell is in the process of forging its orders and cannot withstand the power of a peak grand supreme.” Lu Yun waved a small door into existence. “Come with me.”
The inner world of the Tome of Life and Death.
With Fairylands and the celestial world of immortals as the respective heaven and earth of the world of immortals, it was a true world now. But what supported Lu Yun’s cultivation was the world inside the Tome of Life and Death.
A world contained within his nascent spirit was the primary reason why Lu Yun was so strong.
“The inner world of an ultimate treasure! This treasure possesses its own heaven and earth! Is this your secret??” When Chu Xingran finally saw the inside of the Tome of Life and Death, she could sense a power beyond anything she knew.
“Mmhmm,” Lu Yun nodded. “Only here do I have the strength to triumph over a peak grand supreme! And perhaps
 it won’t be just one peak grand supreme who comes this time.”
Chu Xingran trembled.
“If my guess is right, the soul part isn’t meant to help the fallen dark grand supreme. She might have left another soul part in the land of darkness for insurance,” Lu Yun mused. “Instead, it’s to be a bridge connecting the chief worlds to the land of darkness. Once it combines with you or with any other corporeal soul part, it will become a doorway through which darkness descends upon the chief worlds!” A keen light sparkled in his eyes. “That is their true plan.”
Plans within plans and plots upon plots. Traps were strewn everywhere and it was up to each side’s skill to see whose pieces remained on the board.
Chu Xingran took a deep breath and nodded slowly. Although she was the reincarnated form of the dark grand supreme, she’d reformed her ethereal and corporeal soul parts thanks to the orders of the chief worlds. She was a true denizen of the realm and the victim of Yun Yi’s plots—the crown princess of Darklake.
She’d reverted to her accustomed form—a beautiful man in long black robes, black hair framing his black eyes. Lu Yun hadn’t had her appear in her true form as there was no point in doing so.
“I’m ready, go ahead,” she said slowly.
Lu Yun gently moved his hand toward Chu Xingran. When he was close enough, the soul fire leapt from his hand to Chu Xingran’s body.
Soul fire, not the original soul part.
Lu Yun had set it ablaze with hellfire and turned it into soul fire.
The soul fire also set Chu Xingran ablaze the second it touched her; a woman’s face began to form out of the flames—the dark grand supreme from earlier.
“Just as we thought, the grand supreme didn’t fully vanish from this ethereal soul part! Qiu Feishan couldn’t wipe it clean either.” Lu Yun studied the coalescing face that grew into the rest of the dark grand supreme.
“So you are indeed trying to create a peak grand supreme from my soul part. Do you think that little of me?” sneered the dark grand supreme. However, she quickly paused with surprise. “Are you the only one here?”
She recognized Lu Yun—he was a very strong adult. Nothing more, nothing less.
“Nope, there’s two of us.” Lu Yun shook his head and pointed at Chu Xingran. “There’s also her.”