Chapter 00203: Boundless
# Boundless
Chapter 203
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 203: Boundless
As thoughts crossed his mind, Lan Xiaobu quickly commanded the Cosmic Model to recreate the scene where Fu Jing had killed people into a crystal ball.
This item might prove useful one day.
No matter what the future held, he had to hold firm to his principles.
He had already invited trouble upon himself, so there was nothing left to fear.
What mattered now was to improve his own strength.
With strength, he could disregard reason; it was only when he lacked strength that he would plead with others to reason with him.
Just like now, recording the crystal ball, wasn’t it due to his lack of strength?
The Extreme Sea Cloud Boat moved swiftly.
An hour later, Lan Xiaobu stood on the desolate star, Abandoned Star No. 11. From this vantage point, without even stretching out his divine sense, he could clearly see a massive crack, hundreds of miles long, at the edge of the star.
He suspected that this was because Abandoned Star No. 11 was too large; otherwise, it might have already been sucked into this vast rift.
Yet, judging by the turbulent energy flow of the crack, it was only a matter of time before the star would be torn apart and swallowed whole.
This void rift was close to the edge of Abandoned Star No. 11. Lan Xiaobu meticulously inspected all the areas near the rift, and other than discovering a spot with traces of a Gathering Spirit Array, he found nothing else.
In this area of the Gathering Spirit Array, he found several formation flags.
These flags were rather crudely made, and the Gathering Spirit Array they formed was only a first-level formation at best.
Lan Xiaobu sighed deeply.
He couldn't ascertain whether Luo Caisi had been sucked into the void rift from this location.
Standing at the edge of the rift, feeling the energy emanating from within, he attempted to activate the Taichuan Technique.
Instantly, a more refined energy poured into all his meridians than that found in the cleansing pool.
After just one cycle, Lan Xiaobu felt a slight enhancement to his true essence.
What a great place! This was indeed the essence of the wilderness.
Lan Xiaobu thought to himself, no wonder that woman cultivated here.
Any cultivator who arrived would likely choose to practice in such an environment, as cultivating amidst the wilderness aura was far more effective than ordinary spiritual stones or meridians.
He took out a pile of spiritual stones and over a dozen celestial crystals, then proceeded to practice the Taichuan Technique.
The wilderness energy, mixed with the pure celestial spirit energy, began circulating along Lan Xiaobu's meridians.
He could distinctly feel his strength surging.
In less than an hour, Lan Xiaobu advanced from the early peak of the True God Realm to the mid-stage of the True God Realm.
Deciding to set up a sixth-level Gathering Spirit Array, he continued his cultivation.
...
Mu Zeji was feeling quite exhausted.
He dared not neglect Lan Xiaobu’s affairs.
He dispatched someone to inspect every planet within the Hundred Mo Star System.
Meanwhile, he was personally searching for Luo Caisi on Tianluo Star.
Unfortunately, nearly a year had passed, and he still hadn’t found any trace of her.
This caused him great concern.
He worried that Lan Xiaobu would accuse him of idleness or that Emperor Hou Yi might blame him and extinguish Tianluo Star.
Fortunately, when he returned to Abandoned Star No. 11, Mu Ziqiao sent word back that Lan Xiaobu was likely cultivating on the same star.
The formation was simply too concealing, making it impossible to confirm.
Mu Zeji quickly instructed his son to keep a close watch outside the formation where Lan Xiaobu was in seclusion.
As soon as Lan Xiaobu emerged, they would immediately inform him that they had done their best, but they had simply not found Luo Caisi.
Indeed, Lan Xiaobu was cultivating on Abandoned Star No. 11. Half a year ago, he had reached the peak of the True God Realm, but since then, he hadn’t made an ounce of progress.
This meant that upon reaching the peak, he couldn’t break through to the Earthly Immortal Realm, and he was thus stuck here.
This was certainly not an issue with the spiritual energy; he had more than enough energy at his disposal.
However, he found himself unable to advance further.
There was definitely something else amiss.
Lan Xiaobu let out a sigh and decided to stop his cultivation.
His divine sense had already spied Mu Ziqiao waiting outside.
Just from seeing Mu Ziqiao’s anxious expression, Lan Xiaobu knew that they had certainly not found Luo Caisi.
This realization disappointed him gravely.
If Luo Caisi had arrived in this star system, the first place she would have come to was undoubtedly the Hundred Mo Star System, yet Mu Zeji had found nothing.
As Lan Xiaobu prepared to leave the Gathering Spirit Array, a peculiar model of divine ability suddenly appeared in the Cosmic Model.
This is...
Lan Xiaobu’s mind focused on the model.
In a brief moment, he felt a surge of joy.
When he had left the Yuan Continent, a spatial blade within the vortex had severed his arm.
That spatial blade had been horrifying beyond measure.
Although he had seen it coming and attempted to dodge, it had simply disregarded his efforts and severed his arm as if he had made no move at all.
He had previously instructed the Cosmic Model to construct this spatial blade ability, and now it had actually done so.
Realizing his combat repertoire was limited, his attention naturally focused on this spatial blade technique.
However, he soon felt disappointment.
Although the Cosmic Model had produced what he asked for, it was as if it had accomplished nothing.
In reality, the Cosmic Model merely recreated the scene of how he had lost his arm to that spatial blade, without showing him how to comprehend its essence.
After repeatedly recalling this scene several times, Lan Xiaobu withdrew his consciousness from the Cosmic Model.
Was he too reliant on the Cosmic Model? Would he not be able to understand this spatial blade technique without it?
His gaze fell on the distant void rift, where chaotic energies flowed.
Sometimes the energy would surge outward, while at other moments, a powerful suction pulled inward.
This transition between the two felt remarkably smooth, as if it perennially maintained a single form.
He unsheathed the Seven Sounds Halberd, stepping out of Abandoned Star No. 11 into the void, then thrusting the weapon forward.
Upon thrusting, the space remained the same, and the trajectory of the Seven Sounds Halberd was unchanged.
No, he still hadn’t grasped the reason behind the disappearance of space.
Closing his eyes, he chose not to feel the spatial blade model constructed by the Cosmic Model.
Instead, he focused his entire being on the void rift.
The energy flow within the rift was the transformation of space.
Otherwise, within that transformation, there must be some trace present.
The Seven Sounds Halberd was summoned, slicing through the spatial distance to the other side—this was the transformation of space.
He summoned the Seven Sounds Halberd again, striking at a location several zhang away.
The sound of the halberd tore through the distance of several zhang, arriving almost instantaneously, the fierce killing intent under Lan Xiaobu’s true essence leaving faint traces in the void.
Lan Xiaobu shook his head; it still wasn’t right.
His strike still had discernible traces.
Even though it had reached several zhang away almost instantly, this wasn’t due to spatial techniques but rather a combination of true essence and divine sense.
His cultivation was only at the peak of the True God Realm, yet his true essence and divine sense had been tempered to an incredible degree.
Under such thick energy, reaching several zhang wasn’t a challenge at all.
He tried again, and the Seven Sounds Halberd traced a line through the space, tearing through once more, yet it still left traces behind.
Once, twice, three times…
Initially, each time, Lan Xiaobu had to puzzle over what was amiss that prevented him from overcoming space.
Later on, he stopped worrying about his mistakes, realizing that his halberd strike was only shy of that last bit.
Therefore, he couldn’t stop; only by repeatedly attempting could he grasp that final piece.
He feared that if he paused now, he would entirely lose that fraction of insight.
After countless attempts over the edge of the void rift for a full half year, that halberd strike still lacked that final essence.
Lan Xiaobu became somewhat obsessed.
Why could this strike not ignore space, directly smashing from his position to a location further away?
Was it due to his insufficient cultivation? Did he fail to grasp the rules of space itself?
Wasn’t space simply the distance moving from one point to another, consisting of length, width, and height? To achieve that level of severance from the wind blade that had chopped off his arm, he must disregard the length, width, and height of space...
When this thought crossed his mind, a spark illuminated the depths of his consciousness.
He had hit a dead end; who said space must have length, width, and height? He had been too concerned with concrete existence while overlooking abstract concepts.
Or perhaps, his outdated thinking limited his achievements.
What is a divine ability? If his strike was genuinely bound by length, height, and width, then it would leave traces behind.
How could one speak of ignoring space when there were always traces to follow?
Space is boundless and ever-present, much like his divine sense; it exists as a form of consciousness.
His current strength might be somewhat lacking, but now that he understood this principle, he believed he could achieve it.
Once more, the Seven Sounds Halberd swept out, carving a line through the void.
In the next moment, that halberd arc appeared several zhang away.
Yet between himself and the spatial distance of several zhang, not a trace of the halberd’s presence remained.
It worked; this was the true divine ability concerning space.
Ignoring the boundaries of space, as long as there was space, this halberd technique would remain eternal.
Lan Xiaobu clenched his fist.
He knew that gaining this ability had relied on the Cosmic Model.
The Cosmic Model had accurately reflected the trajectory, form, and rhythmic fluctuations of the wind blade.
Though he had unwittingly formed a preliminary concept during those six months of attempts.
Regardless, he still felt a surge of excitement.
Although the Cosmic Model had indeed played a role, in the end, it was still through his own comprehension that he achieved this.
The time spent was considerable, marking a tremendous breakthrough for him.
In the future, he would still have to rely on the Cosmic Model whenever he sought to understand any divine abilities.
To Lan Xiaobu, the Cosmic Model was a remarkably powerful tool, yet merely that—a tool.
His true achievements came from what he had comprehended independently, apart from the Cosmic Model.
From now on, this halberd divine ability would be called ‘Boundless.’
This strike that disregards the existence of spatial boundaries would serve as his ultimate weapon.
(End of Chapter)