âBoring, how incredibly boring. Iâd wanted to see what would happen if someone from the Eastern Planes cultivated soul force.â Xing Wuliang pouted, highly dissatisfied.
It hadnât been a completely altruistic move for him to pass on the âThree Thousand Soul Daosâ to Lu Yun. That was such a common and basic method in the fourth realm that it was of no loss for Xing Wuliang to teach it to someone else.
âHmm?â He lifted his head, discovering with shock that a crack had opened in the tombstone at some point in time. Dense tomb qi filtered out of the small opening, indicating that it was truly being opened for the first time.
The four Void World Kings hadnât activated any of the killing formations or false layouts!
âThatâs⌠weird. Before I left, master told me that at least eight Void World Kings would have to die before the tomb could be opened. The blood of a Nihil World Sovereign can also dismantle the killing layout in the tombstone⌠So how come the four of them are enough to easily open the tomb?â Xing Wuliangâs jaw dropped.
âMaybe they have a shared destiny with this tomb.â Lu Yun opened his eyes with a smile. âThank you for the âThree Thousand Soul Daosâ, Brother Xing. I am now officially a supplemental dao cultivator.
âThis is one of my tokens. If Brother Xing ever encounters trouble you canât handle, you can search me out with this token.â He handed a leaf to Xing Wuliang, who took it with a dumbfounded look.
âAre you⌠really someone from the Eastern Planes?â
âWell, not really?â Lu Yun scratched his head. He was a life form from the Hongmengâthe worlds, to be more exact. He wasnât a being of the fourth realm.
What he was unaware of was that in Xing Wuliangâs eyes, it was even more impossible for life forms from the Hongmeng to cultivate soul force.
âNo wonder.â Xing Wuliang casually put the leaf away, thinking nothing more of it. He didnât explain further.
He did indeed have a powerful background; there was also an ancient and powerful inheritance reinforcing him, so he knew a little more than the typical person might about certain locales in the realm. Xing Wuliang didnât give serious thought to Lu Yunâs words.
A shared destiny with the tomb? Absolute nonsense.
But the tomb was indeed open and the four world kings, as well as numerous other beings, had gone inside. The other world kings hidden in the shadows could no longer sit still. They came out of hiding and followed the crack in.
âAre you not going in?â Xing Wuliang was quite surprised to see Lu Yun remaining still.
âI told you that that tomb has a shared destiny with those four world kings. No one else will be able to touch whatâs inside apart from them.â Lu Yun shook his head. His greatest reward for this trip was the âThree Thousand Soul Daosâ. To him, being able to direct his soul force through cultivating that method, and then truly entering the supplemental dao cultivation of the fourth realm was the most important matter at hand.
The tomb of a Nihil World Sovereign?
He himself was one. What was the point of robbing another oneâs tomb?
Lu Yun was right, to a certain degree. The tomb did indeed have a shared destiny with the four world kings. Or more precisely, Longshan Yin.
Lu Yun had determined earlier that the Tomb of the Hallowed Emperor would appear not long after Longshan Yin became a Void World King. That meant to say that the tomb was appearing because of Longshan Yin.
Lu Yun couldnât enter the tomb, nor did he want to. If he did, unexpected changes might arise.
Di Ling and the others in the world of immortals were tightly connected to Lu Yun, so the Hallowed Emperor wouldnât do anything to him. The architect of the tomb, however? That was another story entirely.
His plans targeted the descendants of the Hallowed Emperor. Once someone with the ability to open it and obtain the legacy inside appeared, the tomb would naturally manifest.
If Lu Yun dared enter it, the Cloud Sovereignâs preparations would go up in a fiery blaze.
âAre you not planning on going inside?â Lu Yun was equally surprised to see a stoic Xing Wuliang.
âIts manner of opening is too strange.â The man shook his head. âIâm not going inside until I reach true World Manifest.â
Heâd been full of confidence that he would be able to sweep through the tomb if he worked with the four Void World Kings. But not only had the world kings not seen that he was a ninth step formation master, theyâd almost killed him.
Xing Wuliang was weaker than regular major World Manifests, so there was no way he would enter the tomb by himself. He wanted to go with Lu Yun, but that was a lost cause since his new friend didnât have the desire to make the trip.
âWith your skill in formations, Brother Xing, youâd reap great rewards if you followed any of the world kings in,â Lu Yun chuckled.
âForget it.â Xing Wuliang drooped, deflated. âYouâve never cultivated soul force, have you? Iâll give you some pointers.â
Lu Yun studied the otherâs face carefully; he could read some slight changes in Xing Wuliangâs emotions. Xing Wuliangâs soul force was infinitely close to grandmaster level. If heâd really wanted to hide his emotions, it would be very hard for Lu Yun to glean anything.
Xing Wuliang shared some key points and things of note, imparting a new level of understanding to Lu Yun.
âHow strong is your soul force now?â Xing Wuliang asked after a moderate period of time.
âThird step,â Lu Yun answered. âMy soul force is now at the third step.â
âThird step⌠isnât enough!â Xing Wuliang took out something that looked like a massive daikon radish. âThis is a treasure that can manipulate and strengthen soul forceâthe Profound Nineroot. Your soul force is strong enough that if you eat it, youâll break through to seventh step.â
Lu Yun jumped with shock. Ascending from third straight to seventh step! This was an incredible treasure, but Xing Wuliang had just casually brought it out like this!
He definitely comes from an impressive background.
âItâd be such a waste to just eat it,â Lu Yun grinned wryly. âItâs better to refine it into a pill, whether in terms of potency or effect.â
âI canât do it, only a pill grandmaster would be able to refine this treasure. Thereâs a supplemental grandmaster in the Eastern Planes who can do it, but heâs been sealed into an ice cube and canât refine anything.
âDonât talk so much. Eat it, raise your soul force to seventh step and enter the Tomb of the Hallowed Emperor with me!â Xing Wuliang said. âThere are so many treasures in the tomb and any of them are worth more than this Profound Nineroot. Treat this as your compensation!â
Lu Yun chuckled ruefully and swallowed the meter long âradishâ.
Purple-golden brilliance flooded from his body and raised enormous waves in his consciousness. A tremendous vortex of soul force manifested in his consciousness, becoming the core of his mind.
Soul force would condense into a vortex when it reached the seventh step. Lu Yun had broken through the moment he ate the treasure!
This treasure would be worth more than the entire Hongmeng if it was found there! Lu Yun almost jumped with shock when he made some quiet calculations. This Profound Nineroot could enhance the soul fore of a Nihil World Sovereignâit was a heaven-defying treasure!
He looked at Xing Wuliang in a new lightâthe leaf from the Karmic Tree that heâd gifted earlier seemed a little⌠inadequate. Even if it was a token that could compel a Nihil World Sovereign to act.
âSeven step soul force is enough, letâs go!â Ignoring whether or not Lu Yun had agreed, Xing Wuliang flew toward the tombstone.
Lu Yun remained on the spot and thought for a moment, then hid all of his strength and used only soul force. This amount of soul force was already frightening enough in the fourth realm. True World Manifests wouldnât dare irritate a seventh step supplemental master.
Lu Yun skipped on formation glyphs and followed Xing Wuliang.