The Skybearer Gates!
Lu Qishan had brought the door to Dusk Province with the goal of capturing Diexi, but ended up dying to the concerted attack from the Black Tortoise image that was formed by the juba and blackwater snake.
The black dragonguard thatâd collected them at the end had also snagged the Skybearer Gates and delivered it to Qing Han. Since it belonged to the Lu Clan, the imperial envoy gave the dao-grade treasure to Lu Yun.
The gates cast a jade sheen over all of Dusk City, replacing even the blazing sun in the sky, and instantly blocked the golden bellâs attack.
Within the Gates of the Abyss, Beigong Yu and LĂŒ Biao channeled all of their energy into Lu Yun, supplying him with enough power to activate the gates, a treasure that could counter all things yin in the world.
The two dao-grade treasures came to a standstill after clashing against each other, neither able to gain the upper hand. The Qing dao immortal could only exert the power of an august immortal, while LĂŒ Biao and Beigong Yu could call upon their full power as peerless immortals. Moreover, Beigong Yuâs cultivation was only a hairâs breadth away from the dao immortal realm. They were the ones giving Lu Yun the ability to channel the true power of their sideâs treasure.
âHow is this possible?! Itâs completely impossible!â Dao immortal Qing Quan looked on incredulously. âWhy is Skybearer in your hand? Didnât that old monster from the Lu Clan refine it? How are you able to use it?â
Most dao-grade treasures in the world were already refined and branded by dao immortals, making it impossible for other immortals to use the treasures without their permission.
To control the gates, Lu Yun would need the permission of a Lu dao immortal. However, the governor had fallen out with his clan after humiliating the faction and killing the genius Lu Yuanhou. Thus, Qing Quan couldnât wrap his head around the unbelievable sight in front of him.
Thatâs because the brand on the treasure has been removed, Lu Yun thought calmly.
After Empress Myrtlestar came to, sheâd removed the ownership brand on the treasure with the Scroll of Shepherding Immortals, turning it into an unclaimed treasure. Even if the Lu clanâs dao immortal came himself, he wouldnât have a hope of taking the treasure back.
That was precisely the reason why the Lu Clan didnât dare come after Lu Yun again. They didnât even have the courage to demand the clanâs ultimate treasure back. Only the top heavyweights of the world would be able to remove the brand. Theyâd just recovered from a calamity and didnât dare provoke such a powerful being at the moment.
Lu Yun was having a very rough time. The power of two peerless immortals was flowing into his body through the realms of yin and yang, which he was in turn sending into Skybearer. If he didnât have a daily regime of refining his constitution with connate elemental power, he wouldâve broken under the pressure. Even so, strands of bloody mist furled out of his pores and stained his clothes, collecting into droplets of blood and dripping onto the ground.
âYouâve reached your limit, havenât you?â Qing Quan regained his calm and manifested clothes with his inner energy. âThen shatter!â
He swallowed a pill that increased his power by thirty percent, increasing the golden bellâs size by a similar amount and firmly suppressing Skybearer, even threatening to take it away.
Wham!!
An incredible explosion of sound rang out as a snow-white path emerged beneath Lu Yunâs feet. It expanded forward and slammed right into Skybearer and the golden bell, eliciting dramatic trembles from both dao-grade treasures.
Pah!
Qing Quan threw up a mouthful of blood and his clothes disintegrated yet again. The collision caught the immortals behind him, flinging them backward.
âThe Path of Ingress!!â screamed the dao immortal, his expression colored by fear. That was the most important treasure of the Nephrite Court! Neither him, nor any of the onlookers had expected Lu Yun to bring it out. Was the celestial emperor truly the governorâs patron?
Qing Quan was starting to regret his actions now. Heâd reached an agreement with Zhao Changkong that the crown prince would help the Qing Clan gain the heritage of the ancient lord, as long as Qing Quan killed Lu Yun and gained the Formation Orb for the prince.
This was why heâd shown up and openly threatened Lu Yun with a frankly laughable excuse. Zhao Changkong would soon assume the celestial throne. His every word and action represented the Nephrite Court, so Qing Quan had no reason to turn him down. However, Lu Yun had the Path of Ingress!
Zhao Changkong would never give the treasure to Lu Yun. It must have been the celestial emperor.
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âThose three pieces of trash are still making trouble for me even after death!â Enraged, Zhao Changkong made a hand seal to collect the replica of the Path of Ingress. Before the seal could shoot out from the verdant hilltop, however, Chen Xiaoâs chilling voice sounded in the air.
âWeâre keeping you company here instead of intervening in the Dusk City battle out of respect for your rules. If you dare violate them, I will immediately kill you.â
Zhao Changkong trembled, the seal in his hand dissipating. This was Dusk Province. Heâd sealed his cultivation before coming in, and wasnât powerful enough to ignore the restriction here even if his cultivation werenât sealed.
More than a dozen years ago, Qing Buyi and Chen Xiao had gone on a rampage and slaughtered numerous subsidiary houses of the Qing Clan. At that time, Zhao Changkong had wanted to arrest them to do the clan a favor, but his father stopped him.
âDonât provoke those two devils, or even I wonât be able to save you,â heâd said.
The crown prince was already starting to grasp the reins of power in Nephrite Major and would soon become the celestial emperor. How dare these two warn of preventing his ascension and even threaten to kill him?! It instilled an inexplicable fear in his heart.
What a pity that Wayfarer was unwilling to come to the province....
He ground his teeth, making plans to deal with the two irreverent men. He had no choice other than to stay put for now, but he transmitted a message to Qing Quan to assure the immortal that his concerns were unfounded.
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The Path of Ingress sent the Qing dao immortal flying.
The tremendous counterforce left Lu Yun bleeding from his seven orifices. However, he ignored his injuries and sent out a winged golden coin with a wave of his hand. âFall!â
The hole at the center of the coin exerted great suction force on the golden bell.
âThatâs the Treasurefall Coin! Itâs Hongchenâs!â Qing Quan yelled furiously, his eyes widened. âWhy is it in your hand?! Where is he?! It can only collect treasures up to the ninth-rank, how naive of you to try it on my Arcane Golden Bell.â Paying no mind to his nakedness, Qing Quan extended his arms and poured all his power into the golden bell, blocking both the Skybearer Gates and the Path of Ingress.
âDie!â Receiving Zhao Changkongâs message had left him with no further reservations. He abandoned the bell and attacked Lu Yun himself.
âNothing is impossible.â Lu Yun was at his limits, but his lips curved into a mocking smile.
Buzz!
The coin hummed and landed on the Skybearer Gates, becoming one with it.
Rumble!
The gates opened wide and swallowed the sparkling bell with the assistance of the Path of Ingress. But at the same time, Qing Quan arrived next to Lu Yun and smashed down with a punch at the young governorâs head.
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