“Hang on!” Lu Yun interrupted when he read the expressions on Mo Yi and the Dao King’s faces. “What’s all this talk about living and dying and whatever? If you two have time to make these grandiose statements, you should go up there and help Qing Buyi take those three down!”

“There’s no point.” The Dao King shook his head when he looked at the three balls of light overhead. “Their primary bodies aren’t here, it’s just three projections. Qing Buyi would be no match for the three of them combined otherwise.

“Of course, his primary body isn’t here either. He’s only here as a wisp of will. They’re all existences beyond sequence, but he’s stronger than them.” The Dao King paused before...