Necropolis Immortal

his lips and refrained from commenting.

A deep rumble preceded the opening of the eastern city gate.
Lu Yun marched into the city, escorted by his soldiers.
Sir Ying, officer of the city defenders, was tied up and thrown in front of him.

Sir Ying strained his neck to look up at Lu Yun and stammered, “Lu-Lu Yun, how dare you attack the city?! Are you rebelling??”

“Rebel?” Lu Yun scoffed.
“I am the overlord of Dusk Province.
Who would I rebel against? Myself?”

Sir Ying fell silent.
He hadn’t expected Lu Yun to be this lawless.
He’d only locked the young governor out of the city, but this was how he responded?!

“Enemies incoming! Enemies incoming!” The city devolved into utter chaos.

Formations and restrictions lit up as cultivators and armies within the city gathered and rushed toward the eastern gate.
Leading the charge were the three major families in the city, Houses Ge, Feng, and Gongsun.

“Who dares attack the capital of Dusk Province! Are you tired of living?!” The crowd parted and let through a young man in white, a black longsword on his back.
He jabbed a finger at Lu Yun and his companions.

Dusk City was a major city under the jurisdiction of Nephrite Major.
Attacking the city meant making an enemy out of the imperial court, which would only result in death.

Wanfeng, still in Lu Yun’s arms, had finally come to.
She stood helplessly beside him and stared blankly ahead.
The current situation couldn’t be more confusing.

Lu Yun clasped his hands behind his back and cocked his head at the man in white.
“How dare I?” he scoffed.
“Ying occupied the city gate and tried to stage a coup.
Are you his accomplice?”

“I, I didn’t—” Sir Ying got on his knees to attempt a defense, but Lu Yun interrupted him with a kick to his chin that dislocated his jaw.

The young man’s pupils contracted.
“I don’t care who you are,” he huffed.
“Anyone who attacks the city must be sentenced to death.
Guards, take him!”

That elicited various reactions from the cultivators around him.
Some laughed at Lu Yun’s misfortune.
Some frowned deeply.
But even more were genuinely ecstatic.

The young man in white was Ge Chengxian, sixth son of House Ge.
Departing Dusk Province at a young age to train under his master, he’d only recently returned after the completion of his studies.
Thus, he didn’t recognize Lu Yun.

Most of the onlookers deliberately obfuscated the truth, hoping that Ge Chengxian would kill Lu Yun for them.
Even House Ge hoped so.
Ge Chengxian’s master hailed from an exceedingly powerful sect.
No one would say a single word if he mistakenly killed a governor who’d fallen from grace.
Not even His Majesty the Celestial Emperor would risk offending a powerful sect for a young man who couldn’t cultivate, would he?

“Understood!” Many cultivators rushed at Lu Yun with great gusto.

A simple “kill” was Yin Xuantian’s only rejoinder.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Brilliant spear slashes descended from the sky, slaying all those who dared make a move.

“You foolish rats have impudently challenged your superiors.
Die!” Yin Xuantian stepped forward, his black spear lunging at Ge Chengxian like a wyvern.

“Spirit realm!” Ge Chengxian panicked.
This was beyond his wildest expectations! He himself had only reached the golden core realm and was no match for a spirit realm cultivator!

Pfft!

Before he could react, the black spear pierced through his throat.

A prodigy who’d just returned home after reaching the core realm and forming his golden core had died beneath Yin Xuantian’s spear before he could fully stretch his wings.

1.
The character for Dusk is 玄, and the name of the Black Tortoise is 玄武, something we’ve already seen a reference to in the feng shui layout associated with Mount Carmine Dusk.
Given the name of the province, there seems to be some sort of connection to the Black Tortoise.
In my opinion, what’s particularly clever about the Dusk Phalanx name is that the phalanx military formation also resembles the shape of a turtle.
Special thanks to Citrus for brainstorming this name with me.

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