Chapter 00182: Liu Li's Master
# Liu Li's Master
Chapter 182
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 182: Liu Li's Master
Three whole days had passed.
At this moment, both the flame nest and the fiery red stone had vanished, leaving only an inconspicuous orange spark at the tip of Lan Xiaobu's finger.
Lan Xiaobu was overjoyed.
This spark, though ordinary in appearance, was many times stronger than his true fire.
It was merely the first flame he had cultivated, and once it reached higher levels, it would be a tremendous aid not only for his alchemy and formation flag crafting but also for fire-based divine abilities.
With this flame, he thought, he might just find opportunities to acquire a couple of fire techniques.
Although it was his first time obtaining a flame, Lan Xiaobu understood that most flames were usually nurtured in one’s dantian.
To his astonishment, when he focused his divine sense, he found that this flame had not settled in his dantian at all but had instead landed in his sea of consciousness.
What a treasure! If someone like Fang Ang dared to invade his consciousness, this flame could make them regret their actions almost instantaneously.
Recalling the flame again, Lan Xiaobu casually pulled out a furnace and began refining a batch of Yulin Pills.
The speed at which he refined and the quality of the pills surged dramatically in that moment.
This clearly demonstrated how crucial a good flame was for an alchemist.
His divine sense scanned out, noticing that the ancient path was still under control as the ship sped through the cosmos.
The position indicated by the crystal sphere given by Shangguan Xiaoyi seemed still quite distant.
With a flick of his hand, the flame vanished again, and he resolved to use this opportunity to break through to the late stage of the Ethereal Realm.
As the Cosmic Dimension Matrix continued to establish the first cosmic wall, Lan Xiaobu knew that the higher his strength, the faster he could return to Earth.
The medium-grade spiritual vein retrieved from Ancient Star Mountain had been utilized for the construction of that cosmic wall, while he pulled out a heap of high-grade spirit stones and spirit marrow crystals to begin his cultivation.
Once he started his seclusion, he completely shut out everything around him.
Despite having a pile of high-grade spirit stones and spirit marrow crystals, his progress in cultivation slowed compared to before.
It appeared that he was still more suited to cultivating with the spiritual veins; however, he lacked the same thick skin as those from Jiuzhou Mountain.
Otherwise, he could have chosen a couple of five-star sects, found excuses, and drained their spiritual veins.
Lan Xiaobu wasn’t anxious.
He understood that his rapid progress before was due to desperately consuming colorful fairy mushrooms and sitting atop high-grade spiritual veins to cultivate.
While the high-grade spiritual veins hadn't been consumed much yet, if he continued using them at his current level, they would be depleted rapidly.
Once they ran out, what would he use to arrange defenses on Earth?
Time slipped by, and he was awakened from his meditation by Gu Dao.
Lan Xiaobu informed Gu Dao that he shouldn’t be called unless they reached the location of the Cosmic Wall.
Clearly, Gu Dao had awakened him now because they had arrived at the Cosmic Wall’s location.
As they descended from the spaceship, before Lan Xiaobu could store it away, his divine sense caught the glimpse of a figure charging towards him at high speed.
Behind this figure was another person.
From the fluctuations of their auras, Lan Xiaobu could tell that they were in the midst of a duel, one fleeing while the other pursued.
Not paying them much heed, Lan Xiaobu grasped the crystal ball from Shangguan Xiaoyi.
This place didn’t have cosmic pitfalls, yet the end of the crystal ball pointed precisely to this location.
Had Shangguan Xiaoyi made a mistake?
As he pondered, a voice called from the distance, “Fellow cultivator, please lend me your hand to stop the rebel from the Western Kunlun Sect. The Western Kunlun Sect will certainly reward you greatly.”
From the Western Kunlun Sect?
He looked at the cultivator now in front of him, a female cultivator with an alluring figure and captivatingly beautiful features.
Although Lan Xiaobu did not step in to obstruct her, the abrupt appearance of Lan Xiaobu made the woman hesitate for a brief moment.
Just when she thought to move again, the person chasing her had caught up.
Upon seeing clearly, Lan Xiaobu realized that even without his appearance causing a pause, the pursuer would soon overtake the female cultivator, for her cultivation level merely peaked at the Ethereal Realm's late stage, while her pursuer was already at the Earthly Immortal realm — worlds apart in power.
How she had fled from the Western Kunlun Sect to here must have involved some trickery.
“Thank you, fellow cultivator, for your assistance. I am Wen Wuqing, an elder of the Western Kunlun Sect…” The chasing Earthly Immortal elder only got halfway through his introduction before hesitating.
Lan Xiaobu chuckled, “It seems Elder Wen recognizes me, then? Does recognition make you hesitant to greet me?”
Wen Wuqing awkwardly forced a smile, saying, “Not at all, not at all! I hadn’t anticipated that Lord Lan would be here, a true honor!”
Though Wen Wuqing had never met Lan Xiaobu, in Yuan Continent, who held the most fame? Naturally, it was Lan Xiaobu.
Even without having seen him, he would surely know what Lan Xiaobu looked like.
To be honest, encountering Lan Xiaobu here made Wen Wuqing’s heart pound.
This man was quite notorious, having killed three Earthly Immortals from Jiuzhou Mountain.
While not fearing Lan Xiaobu, he did not want to meet him here either.
The woman beside him had also recognized Lan Xiaobu, quickly stepping forward to bow, “Yuxiang Yi greets Lord Lan. You may not know me, but you certainly know my disciple, Liu Li.”
“You’re Liu Li’s master?” Lan Xiaobu examined Yuxiang Yi closely.
Truth be told, he didn’t have a good impression of her at all.
He had heard rumors that Liu Li was to be silenced by the Western Kunlun Sect.
If her master didn’t know, he wouldn’t believe it; perhaps the order to hunt down Liu Li truly came from Yuxiang Yi herself.
“Elder Wen, why did you want to hunt down Yuxiang Yi?” Lan Xiaobu shifted his gaze to Wen Wuqing after sizing up Yuxiang Yi.
Wen Wuqing smiled awkwardly, “Lord Lan, I’ve always admired you for making such substantial achievements solo in Yuan Continent. Mubei Immortal City has become the most prosperous cultivation ground in Yuan Continent, and Mubei Immortal Academy is a place many cultivators aspire to. When Jiuzhou Mountain intended to stir up trouble in Mubei Immortal City, I was the first to oppose it. However, the trend of events was unavoidable; we had no choice but to send people there. As you know, we from the Western Kunlun Sect have always been very friendly toward you, and even after going over, we did not engage in violence.”
Lan Xiaobu looked at Wen Wuqing with indifference and said, “I asked you why you wanted to hunt down Yuxiang Yi. If you continue to ignore my question, don’t blame me for teaching you a lesson.”
Wen Wuqing felt a surge of anger but restrained it.
He replied through gritted teeth, “This is an internal matter of our Western Kunlun Sect. Just as we did not interfere with Mubei Immortal City, we hope that Lord Lan will not meddle in our Western Kunlun’s internal matters…”
After all, he was an Earthly Immortal, still retaining a bit of dignity.
Lan Xiaobu let out a hearty laugh, “Wen Wuqing, your people from the Western Kunlun Sect had already sent people to my Mubei Immortal City’s front door. Now you're talking about the trend of events? Have you no shame? Just admit what you’ve done directly; why must you make me look down on you?”
“Are you saying that Lord Lan intends to interfere in our Western Kunlun affairs?” Wen Wuqing’s tone turned icy.
He was fully aware that Lan Xiaobu had killed three Earthly Immortals but had heard that Hu You’s death was a subterfuge.
Feng Han had also fallen into Lan Xiaobu's restraining formation and had ultimately been killed.
As for Zou Zheng, he had been caught off-guard during a fight with Li Mozi, leading to his demise.
He was confident he wasn’t weaker than Zou Zheng, so although he was wary of Lan Xiaobu, he wasn’t fearful enough to consider fleeing.
Yuxiang Yi interjected, “I’ve served the Western Kunlun Sect diligently for hundreds of years. Just for a trivial matter, the Law Enforcement Hall intends to confine me to the water prison. I know that once I enter the water prison, it would almost mean the end of my life. I refuse to perish like this, which is why I left the Western Kunlun Sect.”
Lan Xiaobu scoffed, “You probably aren’t a good person either. I heard you wanted to kill your disciple Liu Li to silence her, ha-ha.”
Yuxiang Yi fell silent.
She glanced at Wen Wuqing, who was still observing her, unwilling to make a move, and suddenly said, “Lord Lan, I know you are friends with Liu Li. Do you believe that I would betray my own disciple, let alone want her dead?”
Lan Xiaobu replied calmly, “I may not believe others, but I cannot be certain about the Western Kunlun Sect.”
Yuxiang Yi slowly said, “If Liu Li had not devised an antidote, she might have already perished outside. As her master, do you think I don’t know her temperament? Liu Li is my disciple, and so is Zhao Xingyi. Zhao Xingyi has been with me longer; do I not know her character?”
Wen Wuqing scoffed coldly, “Yuxiang Yi, you have indeed gone against the sect’s wishes and allowed Liu Li to escape.”
Yuxiang Yi appeared even calmer.
She did not look at Wen Wuqing, continuing her discourse with Lan Xiaobu, “The reason I sent Xingyi to pursue Liu Li is that I understand Xingyi's character and know she possesses a top-tier spirit item mask. If Xingyi were to take lethal actions against Liu Li, she would no longer be my disciple Yuxiang Yi. Ultimately, Liu Li was careless, revealing her appearance in the Dark Bay Marsh, which led to many sects searching for her. I have let Xingyi hide in Mubei Immortal City, and I am the one leading Wen Wuqing here.”
In his heart, Lan Xiaobu began to form a suspicion; it seemed Yuxiang Yi likely knew the location of the Cosmic Wall as well.
She aimed to lead Wen Wuqing here to perish together.
Wen Wuqing merely stared at Lan Xiaobu.
As long as Lan Xiaobu did not step aside, he could not kill Yuxiang Yi.
Lan Xiaobu spread his hand, and the Seven Sounds Halberd appeared.
He was even too lazy to speak as the halberd burst forth with a frenzied killing aura, aiming straight for Wen Wuqing.
He had long since grown weary of the Western Kunlun Sect's people.
If he might have left Yuan Continent, he would have dealt with some elder from Qi Xian House long ago.
Now that Wen Wuqing dared to chatter here, he would turn this Earthly Immortal into ashes first.
The frenzied killing aura surged forward, and Wen Wuqing’s heart sank.
He realized Mubei Immortal City’s lord, Lan Xiaobu, was extremely arrogant.
However, he had not expected him to be this reckless; after just a few words, he would strike at him, an Earthly Immortal.
Did he not know he had offended Jiuzhou Mountain? Was he not concerned about offending the Western Kunlun Sect too?
Despite these thoughts, he dared not delay the slightest and immediately summoned his artifact, the Soul Snatching Lamp.
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