Chapter 00140: The Second Classic
# The Second Classic
Chapter 140
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 140: The Second Classic
Seeing that nobody had any objections, Gai Hou continued speaking, "There were originally two top-quality spiritual veins guarding this place, but now they should have dissipated. Therefore, breaking this concealment array won't be too difficult. With over two hundred of us here, if you all attack according to my flag, we should be able to break this concealment array in just one day."
"There's no problem at all, just give us the orders, Senior Brother Gai."
The crowd replied in unison, clearly demonstrating Gai Hou's influence.
Lan Xiaobu was certain that Gai Hou had some records from Mu Qian's dao field; otherwise, he wouldn't believe that a fourth-grade formation master like himself couldn’t discern the core of this concealment array while Gai Hou could.
"Alright, I will attack from this direction, and everyone should follow my lead. Remember to exert your full strength. Though the concealment array has endured for a long time, it is left by ancient experts and ordinary methods won't break it," Gai Hou said, summoning his treasure, a Leopard-Headed Breaking Light Spear.
With one thrust, Gai Hou's spear blasted forth, creating a whistling sound through the air as if the space itself was about to be pierced.
Lan Xiaobu focused his divine sense around Gai Hou's spear and immediately noticed that Gai Hou possessed formidable strength, likely surpassing even the Golden Core Stage.
This thrust from Gai Hou struck nothing but empty space, seemingly meeting an invisible barrier, causing a shockwave of light to erupt.
Even those who weren't adept at formations could see that there was indeed a concealment array here.
In the next second, all of the magical treasures were unleashed on the same location where Gai Hou’s spear had struck.
Over two hundred Golden Core practitioners joined in, their true essence erupting, causing the air to tremble.
Lan Xiaobu could discern that Gai Hou probably wasn't stronger in formations than him but knew exactly where to strike.
Gai Hou's attack direction was slightly off; if they continued attacking based on his position, it would likely take more than a day to break this concealment array.
This concealment array had defensive properties, at least of level seven and above.
Years had passed, and with the spiritual veins drifting away, the effective defense of this concealment array had diminished to a middle-tier formation.
Its concealment effect was severely flawed.
Lan Xiaobu summoned his axe, deliberately adjusting his strikes just slightly in an effort to save time.
With so many Golden Core experts attacking a severely damaged concealment array, combined with Lan Xiaobu always targeting the core location, they didn’t need a full day; within just half a day, there was a resounding crack, and an entrance to a cave appeared before everyone.
The entrance was dark inside; despite everyone wanting to rush in, no one moved without Gai Hou’s orders.
“Let's go in,” Gai Hou was the first to step into the cave, and the others naturally followed suit.
To Lan Xiaobu's surprise, he spotted Liu Li among them.
This woman seemed to have incredible luck, having arrived right after the concealment array was broken.
Timing can often be fortune.
However, it was obvious that Liu Li's injuries hadn’t fully healed, so what was she doing here? But at this moment, she had donned a veil.
Liu Li scanned the crowd, seemingly looking for something.
Due to her status, many actively greeted her.
However, Liu Li only responded with a few murmurs.
In her eyes, perhaps these greetings seemed like sycophantic flattery.
As they entered the cave, they were greeted by a vast hall.
Surrounding the hall was a Bright Light Formation, but over time, this formation had aged, only emitting a dim glow.
In the center of the hall was a sacrificial array, and atop the altar lay several sacrificial treasures.
“This can’t be Mu Qian’s dao field; it looks more like a burial chamber,” someone commented.
Gai Hou frowned.
According to the information he had, this was indeed Mu Qian's dao field, yet the setup here did resemble a tomb.
Lan Xiaobu found the layout of this tomb rather strange; the hall appeared more like a cave dwelling, with the only jarring aspect being the sacrificial array.
One cultivator activated a treasure and struck the altar, producing a loud crack.
Another entrance appeared at the back of the hall, with array patterns blocking it.
“This is indeed a sacrificial array gate; it requires two people to activate it together. The layout here deviates greatly from what I know, and I can’t say what’s behind this sacrificial gate. I suggest we pair up and form a line to enter,” Gai Hou proposed.
“Let’s proceed that way. I’ll go in first. Sister Ge, let’s go together.” While speaking, a man of average build was the first to approach the sacrificial gate, followed closely by a woman in matching attire.
Regardless of whether there were good treasures within, entering first meant an advantage.
“Fairy Liu, how about we enter together?” A handsome young man stepped forward to invite Liu Li courteously.
The Western Kunlun sect had no disciples here, and at this moment, many also sought to invite Liu Li in, but this good-looking man was simply ahead of them.
Liu Li did not respond but stepped forward towards the entrance.
The handsome man hurried to follow, his heart racing with excitement.
Liu Li’s actions indicated her acceptance to enter together.
“Master Lan, shall we enter together?” A disciple from a three-star sect approached Lan Xiaobu.
“Of course.” Lan Xiaobu also stepped up to the sacrificial gate, placing his hand in the left slot.
The disciple quickly joined him, placing his hand in the right slot.
The formation of the sacrificial gate lit up, and Lan Xiaobu rushed through the passage.
A man abruptly shot out, passing close by him and instantly exiting the sacrificial gate.
The sacrificial gate respected the initiators; thus, only those who entered together would be controlled by the mechanism.
Upon emerging from the passage, Lan Xiaobu was astounded; before him stood another grand hall, the true sacrificial hall.
What shocked him was that the cultivators who had entered before were now engaged in a fierce battle, with over ten corpses lying on the ground.
What’s going on? The hall had nothing but a transparent dome atop.
However, Lan Xiaobu quickly discerned the reason behind the conflict.
Inside the dome, a scroll of scripture had appeared out of nowhere.
His divine sense scanned the scroll, and he could clearly read the title, “The Second Classic."
In the moment “The Second Classic” appeared, everyone surged forward.
In that instant, Lan Xiaobu witnessed true madness.
Every person had bloodshot eyes, madly launching their treasures.
Everyone fought to break apart the contents before them and grasp the “The Second Classic.”
Lan Xiaobu realized that this scripture must be an exceptional cultivation technique, possibly surpassing all sects from Yuan Continent.
But he wasn't particularly interested; with his abilities, snatching the “The Second Classic” would not be easy.
Everyone was frantic; in their eyes, only the “The Second Classic” mattered.
Whether you were a five-star sect disciple or a four-star disciple didn’t matter.
In that moment, no one cared.
Not wanting to join the fray, Lan Xiaobu instead focused on disabling the storage pouch restrictions on the corpses lying on the ground.
He didn’t want to open the pouches; he aimed to unlock the restrictions that connected the pouches to their belts.
To Lan Xiaobu’s surprise, Liu Li was the first to rush forward.
She seemed to possess a powerful evasion technique, arriving at “The Second Classic” before anyone else and reached to grab it.
Despite her defenses being maximized and a massive shield behind her, numerous treasures hit her at that moment.
Lan Xiaobu clearly saw that the most potent attack on Liu Li came from the handsome man who had entered the sacrificial gate with her.
Before Liu Li could retreat, the shield shattered, and a burst of blood mist erupted.
Liu Li collapsed, falling to the ground, leaving Lan Xiaobu speechless.
With her current status, her family not being present, and now injured, why was she trying to seize “The Second Classic”? Wasn’t the Grand Mystic Scripture good enough?
A huge hand reached for the scripture in Liu Li’s grasp.
Before it could snatch the scripture away, several treasures simultaneously bombarded the owner of that hand.
No one wanted “The Second Classic” to be taken by another, leaving Liu Li already unconscious on the ground, making the scripture no longer rightfully hers.
The transparent dome that had just covered “The Second Classic” displayed another ancient scroll.
When Lan Xiaobu saw the two characters inscribed on it, he charged forth without hesitation, his giant axe slicing through the air.
Those two characters were "Seven Sounds."
Lan Xiaobu didn't care if this "Seven Sounds" was related to his Seven Sounds Model; he certainly didn't want to miss this book.
As he dashed towards the dome, Lan Xiaobu frantically activated his Undying Technique.
In such a situation, avoiding collective attacks was nearly impossible.
Two Golden Core cultivators, who had previously rushed ahead of Lan Xiaobu, hadn't grasped the “Seven Sounds” before Lan Xiaobu's axe cleaved them in half.
At the same time, several treasures slammed into Lan Xiaobu's back.
He coughed up blood arrows, astonishing everyone; despite being injured, with his body nearly drenched in blood, he hadn’t been cleaved in half.
Instead, he succeeded in seizing the “Seven Sounds.”
At that moment, logic ceased to matter.
A flurry of treasures was directed at Lan Xiaobu, yet he remained undeterred, unleashing a Soul Thorn at the Golden Core cultivator who was about to tear “The Second Classic” from Liu Li's hands.
The cultivator's shriek echoed as his mind shattered.
“Puff!” Another mist of blood erupted behind Lan Xiaobu.
Despite his body having undergone physical refinement, he still suffered broken ribs in that instant.
In the brief moment, Lan Xiaobu reached Liu Li’s side, grabbing her and dashing toward the exit.
Simultaneously, the restrictions on the storage pouches from the ten corpses had been lifted.
As Lan Xiaobu charged toward the exit, those storage pouches flew towards him.
(End of Chapter)