Chapter 00193: Unforeseen Change
# Unforeseen Change
Chapter 193
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 193: Unforeseen Change
Lan Xiaobu let out a sigh of relief and began to assess his injuries.
His dantian was cracked, the meridians were showing fissures, and a few were on the verge of breaking.
His purple mansion bore streaks of damage.
Compared to this, the shattered bones, the mangled flesh, and the numerous wounds that felt as if they had been carved with countless blades seemed trivial.
Lan Xiaobu was well aware that broken bones and mangled skin were nothing compared to the true damage—the injuries to his spiritual meridians, dantian, and purple mansion.
No matter how severe the breaks in his bones or the horrendous state of his skin, with what he currently possessed, recovering should be simple.
The difficult part was healing the dantian, meridians, and purple mansion.
With his eyes clouded in blood mist, Lan Xiaobu glanced around.
It seemed he was on the outskirts of a village.
He noticed several badly overgrown rice fields, where rice and weeds intertwined, possibly due to the owner’s absence or sheer laziness.
Luckily, there was no one around now.
Lan Xiaobu tried to take out several medicine pills, but the moment he stirred his consciousness, a tearing sensation from his sea of consciousness surged through him, making him suppress a groan.
Unable to call upon the ancient path, he closed his eyes to rest for a moment before again trying to control his thoughts.
When his consciousness wrapped around a Yulin Pill, everything went black, and he lost consciousness completely.
When he woke again, it was to the sound of monstrous roars.
A chill ran through him as he realized the place still had decent spiritual energy, but if wild beasts or even demon beasts approached, it would spell his end.
His meridians bore cracks, with his purple mansion and dantian injured, leaving him unable to cultivate.
Fortunately, before he had fainted, he had managed to retrieve a bottle of Yulin Pills.
The Yulin Pills were right next to him, but he dared not use his consciousness again.
If he fainted once more, it truly would be over.
At that moment, Lan Xiaobu hoped fervently that no beast would find him, but with the pungent smell of blood emanating from him, it was merely a game of chance.
He strained to move his fingers, wanting to grab the Yulin Pills, but with his bones shattered, movement was impossible in the short term.
Lan Xiaobu sighed.
Having cultivated the Undying Method, he only hoped its healing power could restore his mobility swiftly.
“Roar!” The beast's roar drew closer, and Lan Xiaobu’s anxiety escalated.
Lying in the pit, he caught sight of a tiger… No, wait, wasn’t that a tiger? Did tigers have horns?
The approaching creature, not only had one horn but a single horn protruding from the center of its forehead.
As the horned tiger drew nearer, it clearly caught wind of his blood scent.
Having reached the true god realm, Lan Xiaobu's blood aura carried a spirit resonance, increasing the beast’s interest.
Forcing himself to circulate the Taichuan Technique, as the true essence flowed, his dantian cracked with a loud pop.
Before it could split wider, Lan Xiaobu seized the opportunity to grab the jade bottle and crushed it forcibly.
The six Yulin Pills inside were swallowed quickly, turning into streams of spiritual liquid that began to nourish Lan Xiaobu’s myriad wounds.
His blood aura dwindled at an astonishing pace, and his bones began to heal more quickly.
Lan Xiaobu let out a breath of relief as he eyed the single-horned tiger standing merely ten or so meters away.
Should this creature dare to approach, he would choke the life out of it.
His true essence couldn’t be mobilized, but could he not deal with a beast that wasn’t even a proper demon beast? After all, he was a true god.
In Yuan Continent, that was comparable to being an earthly immortal.
The unicorn tiger stared intently at Lan Xiaobu, letting out several more roars, its eyes filled with a fiery killing intent.
Yet, its instincts warned it that this human was somewhat dangerous, causing it to hesitate in attacking.
Lan Xiaobu had already planned how to take down the tiger, but then distant hyenas began to howl, indicating there was more than one.
Lan Xiaobu frowned; a single unicorn tiger didn’t scare him because he could handle it.
But if a pack of hyenas showed up, that would truly be perilous.
He couldn’t stay here; he had to leave quickly.
Just as that thought settled in, the unicorn tiger lunged at him.
At that moment, a sharp-sounding arrow shot toward the unicorn tiger, causing it to halt mid-leap, its head turning to locate the arrow’s origin, tilting slightly.
Almost simultaneously, three long arrows silently cut through the space and pierced the unicorn tiger’s throat.
The creature fell to the ground with a thud, convulsed a few times, and lay still, never to rise again.
Lan Xiaobu silently praised the skill involved.
First, the sound arrow had attracted the unicorn tiger’s attention, and then the three arrows struck with perfect timing.
A middle-aged man, weathered and holding a longbow, approached.
He looked at Lan Xiaobu, who lay in the pit, bloodied with broken ribs and hands exposed, his internal organs even visible, and was struck with astonishment.
He had never seen someone so gravely injured yet with a gaze filled with such spirit, seemingly devoid of weakness.
How could he still be alive with internal organs exposed?
“Did a ferocious beast hurt you?” the man asked.
Lan Xiaobu was taken aback.
Had he returned to Earth? Did that huge wall of the path in Yuan Continent lead directly here? The man spoke fluent Huaxia language.
What was going on? Was his luck really this extraordinary? Or was the transmission vortex truly connected to Earth?
Wait, he needed to sort this out.
The powers of the Great Desolate Universe had separated Earth and many mortal worlds, then took Yuan Continent away from the Great Desolate Universe.
At this time, someone had secretly built a transmission route from Yuan Continent to Earth…
If that was the case, the cosmic wall was one-sided—it allowed entry from the mortal universe into the wall but barred returns.
To go back, one could only use the transmission array far in the southern region of Yuan Continent.
It seemed that this array was not meant for ordinary people.
Lan Xiaobu was confident that besides him, no one in Yuan Continent could survive passing through that transmission array.
Who could have thought that he would have bought the mid-quality immortal artifact, the Extreme Sea Cloud Boat, only to return to Earth through a transmission? It was simply astounding…
“Friend?” Seeing that Lan Xiaobu remained silent, the weathered middle-aged man inquired again.
In the distance, a pack of hyenas cautiously approached, the man turned and loosed multiple arrows.
A few leading hyenas fell dead instantly.
The remaining hyenas, sensing danger, quickly retreated.
“I’m fine, thank you for saving my life,” Lan Xiaobu replied, his gaze shifting to the unicorn tiger.
He had never heard of a unicorn tiger on Earth.
“Do you need help?” the man asked.
Though his words sounded like a question, his posture showed he was preparing to pick Lan Xiaobu up, bow slung on his back.
Lan Xiaobu was severely wounded, remaining here meant death.
Did he truly expect help? No, the man was genuinely offering assistance.
With a smile, Lan Xiaobu replied, “No need, I’ll just rest here for a bit. By the way, where is this place?”
“Ah…” The man hesitated but stopped his movements.
He suddenly realized that even if he took Lan Xiaobu back, he might not be able to save him.
With wounds like that, he would likely need to head to the best surgical hospital in Huaxia.
Not to mention if he had the qualifications to take someone there—did he have the money?
“This is outside Shujian City. This area is teeming with ferocious beasts, and very few dare to come here,” the man explained.
At that moment, a deep, low bellow came from a distance, causing the man’s expression to change dramatically.
He quickly set down his water flask next to Lan Xiaobu. “Here’s some water for you. I must go; I’ll return later…”
With that, the man seized the unicorn tiger with ease and left swiftly.
The unicorn tiger, weighing several hundred pounds, seemed light as a feather in his grasp.
Lan Xiaobu was sure that if he truly returned to Earth, things had definitely changed.
But no matter how, this was still far better than his previous life.
Last life, the alien warships would have been invading by this time, and nuclear pollution would have blanketed the land.
In this life, there was no nuclear pollution, but there were many more ferocious beasts, even tigers had mutated into unicorn tigers.
As the Yulin Pill continued to take effect, after a while, Lan Xiaobu finally managed to stand.
While the pills couldn’t completely restore his divine soul, they allowed him to use a bit of his consciousness again.
He took out some clothes and summoned the ancient path.
After changing, Lan Xiaobu sat on the back of the ancient path and said, “Let’s find a place to settle down for a few days.”
His sea of consciousness, meridians, and dantian were still injured.
Even though Lan Xiaobu possessed many treasures, he couldn't afford to be careless.
Something seemed amiss.
Perched upon the ancient path, Lan Xiaobu quickly noticed strange details.
Previously, he had seen the overgrown fields, and now he was in a village enveloped by lush vines and weeds.
The blue brick houses and beautiful western-style buildings appeared in ruin, consumed by greenery due to the absence of inhabitants.
“Let’s take a look inside,” Lan Xiaobu signaled for the ancient path to enter this desolate village.
He pondered, had everyone in this village moved away? Perhaps he could find a place to stay here temporarily.
“Wait, don’t go in there…” a startled voice called out, as a boy with a bow and arrow rushed over.
The boy’s gaze was soon attracted to the ancient path beneath Lan Xiaobu, his face showing astonishment.
He had heard that some could tame beasts but had never seen a creature as magnificent as this.
“Why can’t we go in?” Lan Xiaobu asked, curious.
He couldn’t freely use his consciousness without consequences, or he would have already swept through the ruined village.
Before the boy answered, the middle-aged man reappeared, rushing toward them, bloodied and hurrying along with a person.
“Xiao Yu, we need to leave quickly! The people from Zheng Lake are coming…” the middle-aged man’s words trailed off at the sight of Lan Xiaobu and his mount.
“You’re already healed? What is this…” The middle-aged man looked incredulous.
Everyone knew Lan Xiaobu’s injuries were insurmountable, so how could he have made it here? Had he been seeing things?
(Chapter complete)