Chapter 00204: The Pot Bottom Prison
# The Pot Bottom Prison
Chapter 204
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 204: The Pot Bottom Prison
Lan Xiaobu contentedly put away the Seven Sounds Spear and stepped out of the Spirit Gathering Array.
Waiting for many days on one side, Mu Ziqiao rushed over when he saw Lan Xiaobu come out.
"Immortal Master, you asked us to investigate Luo Caisi, and now we have some clues."
Lan Xiaobu was overjoyed and immediately asked, "Where is she?"
Mu Ziqiao spoke respectfully, "Before, we spent nearly a year searching all the planets in the Hundred Mo Star System, but we didn't find Luo Caisi. I came here to wait for the senior, preparing to inform you about this matter..."
Lan Xiaobu wanted to give him a quick slap, wishing he could be more straightforward.
He understood they were helping him and could only exercise patience to listen.
"Two months ago, there was a breakthrough. We found information about Luo Caisi in a remote village on Sea God Star in the Hundred Mo Star System."
Lan Xiaobu understood; it seemed he hadn’t misjudged earlier, and Mu Zeji indeed did not find any news about Luo Caisi.
It was only during his retreat, pondering the infinite divine skills, that news about Luo Caisi surfaced.
Mu Ziqiao continued, "After arriving in that small mountain village, Luo Caisi bought an idle house and renamed it Qinling Residence..."
At this point, Lan Xiaobu felt certain the information was accurate.
Luo Caisi had indeed come to the Hundred Mo Star System and, like before, had chosen a planet to reside on for a period.
"Luo Caisi did not stay long on Sea God Star before leaving, and we haven't discovered where her next destination is yet. But Senior, don’t worry; we will find her news soon," Mu Ziqiao said confidently.
As long as she remained in the Hundred Mo Star System, they would certainly find her with the current leads.
"Give me the exact location where Luo Caisi resided on Sea God Star."
Lan Xiaobu said immediately.
Mu Ziqiao took out a very crude array flag and a directional crystal ball, handing them to Lan Xiaobu.
"Immortal Master, there was nothing left in that place. We searched thoroughly and only found this, which looks like an array flag. This directional crystal ball shows where Luo Caisi resided."
Lan Xiaobu grabbed the array flag, and an instant buzzing sensation filled his mind.
This array flag was evidently made by the same person who crafted the few flags he found here, and it was rougher, indicating it was produced first.
Lan Xiaobu’s hands trembled a bit.
The fact that Luo Caisi could face a tribulation here likely meant she had entered the Void God Realm.
This showed her extraordinary talent; in such a short time, she had cultivated to the Void God Realm without even going to Yuan Continent.
His own talent, while good under various spiritual veins and heavenly treasures, only brought him to the peak of the True God Realm.
But no matter how good a talent, entering that rift was perilous.
Just thinking of people like Luan Jia and Fu Jing, who were all True Immortal Realm, even if they came out of the rift, they were heavily injured.
He did not know how many entered the void rift without any chance of coming back.
Lan Xiaobu exhaled, calming his heart.
No matter what, he had to check it out.
As a body refining practitioner with the Universal Model, the void rift was terrifying but wouldn't take his life.
If Luo Caisi was trapped on the other side of the void rift and he didn’t seek her, no one would be able to rescue her.
He needed to hurry; every moment meant one more chance.
With that in mind, Lan Xiaobu put away the array flag and told Mu Ziqiao, "Thank you. You should leave now; I need to retreat here for a while."
Finishing, he handed a storage bag to Mu Ziqiao.
"There are some techniques and pills in here for you to cultivate."
Having lost too many so-called Earth Immortals under his hands, any technique for cultivating earth immortals was something many practitioners in Yuan Continent yearned for.
"Thank you, Immortal Master," Mu Ziqiao said excitedly, kneeling on the ground with trembling hands.
Even though the technological planet was suppressing cultivation, everyone wanted to practice; they just lacked the methods.
Lan Xiaobu waved his hand, not saying anything.
Knowing he shouldn’t disturb the Immortal Master, Mu Ziqiao hurriedly bowed and stepped back, his excited steps a bit unsteady.
Once back at the camp, he quickly controlled the battle disc to leave Wastes Star No. 11.
Looking at Wastes Star No. 11, Lan Xiaobu initially thought about hiding this entire star, but he realized that doing so would be a bit selfish.
He could cultivate here, and so could others.
Without this desolate star, even if the void rift remained, there would be no opportunity to practice here.
Abandoning that idea, Lan Xiaobu returned to see where Luo Caisi cultivated, glanced at the void rift outside the desolate star, stored everything into the Universal Model, took a deep breath, and then without hesitation, stepped into the rift.
Once inside the rift, Lan Xiaobu braced himself for the tearing force of the circulating breath within the rift.
To his surprise, it felt like an endless abyss; he wasn’t impacted by any powerful currents at all.
Lan Xiaobu let out a sigh of relief and extended his divine sense.
Sometimes it happens that just when you think something is dangerous, it turns out peaceful.
And just when you think you are safe, everything changes.
A sweep of violent gusts of wind surged in, and Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense was instantly scattered and vanished.
His body felt as if it was entangled by dozens of tiny steel wires, and then he was flung away.
There was no time for Lan Xiaobu to react; an even fiercer pull approached.
Even though he was at the peak of the True God Realm, he had no room to resist against such a violent suction.
Before his divine sense could extend, it was instantly swept away.
Lan Xiaobu couldn’t enter the Universal Model; he knew it would be impossible.
Just like when he was sent from Yuan Continent to Earth, his divine sense couldn’t move at all; how could he talk about entering the Universal Model?
The suction within the rift grew stronger, and Lan Xiaobu tried hard to keep his awareness awake, but he couldn’t do it.
The suction not only intensified; his body also kept spinning in this circulating force, making him feel like he was caught in a rapidly spinning centrifuge, and his consciousness gradually blurred.
…
It was unclear how long it took, but when Lan Xiaobu opened his eyes, he realized he was no longer in that void rift.
He seemed to be lying in a swamp, his body resting on a waterlogged area.
Everything around was a dull gray; without his keen eyesight, he wouldn’t be able to see clearly.
A vulture swooped down from the sky and pecked at him.
The pain jolted through him, and Lan Xiaobu wanted to reach out and grab the vulture, but his hand felt as heavy as a mountain, unable to lift it.
Lan Xiaobu understood that he woke up because the vulture kept pecking at the flesh on his body.
If he hadn’t awakened, the vulture would soon have eaten him clean of flesh.
Perhaps sensing that Lan Xiaobu could do nothing, the vulture dived down again, pecking at him and taking away a piece of flesh.
Other vultures soon caught wind that there was a barely alive meal and came flying over.
Lan Xiaobu closed his eyes and desperately operated the Taichuan Technique.
Soon enough, the Taichuan Technique formed a cycle of operation.
After the first cycle passed, a brand new true essence condensed within Lan Xiaobu’s body.
Just then, the vulture dove down again, and Lan Xiaobu seized the chance to punch it right in the neck.
The vulture let out a shrill cry before wobbling off and landing back into the swamp.
The other vultures, seeing Lan Xiaobu still alive, also screeched and retreated.
Feeling the stinking swamp water beneath him, filled with various crawling insects moving sobre him, made Lan Xiaobu’s heart tremble.
The Taichuan Technique continued to operate, and half an incense stick later, Lan Xiaobu finally stood up.
His first act was to summon the Primal Eternal Flame to burn himself.
The insects on his body were all scorched to death.
Quickly, he performed the Cleansing Water Technique and Dust Removal Technique several times to wash himself before changing into clean clothes.
His divine sense extended outward, revealing a sea of white bones.
Vultures kept flapping around among the bones, searching for the slightest rotten flesh on them.
Lan Xiaobu’s heart sank.
If Luo Caisi had come here, even if she hadn’t died, survival would be nearly impossible.
He extended his divine sense again and spotted a void rift dozens of miles away.
This void rift was only several feet long and a couple of feet wide, looking like he had been sucked out from this very rift.
Lan Xiaobu hurried over to the edge of this rift.
If Lui Caisi came out from here, he could follow the rift outward, and surely he could find her.
However, after taking a few steps, he stopped dead in his tracks.
He clearly saw the rift shrinking.
In less than an incense stick’s time, the rift disappeared without a trace.
Lan Xiaobu understood that the void rifts here could appear and disappear at any moment.
Thus, it was evident that Luo Caisi might not appear in this spot like he had.
A pack of venomous snakes swaggered past before him, which made Lan Xiaobu unable to resist extending his divine sense to check what kind of place this was.
Soon, Lan Xiaobu sensed something was amiss.
This place seemed like a vast basin, with various restricting formations locking it down; he couldn't see the sky.
It was as if he was at the bottom of a pot, with a lid placed on top.
Groups of vultures made their homes along the edges of this ‘pot,’ with some caves that likely served as their nests.
After walking a distance, Lan Xiaobu’s heart sank further.
He suspected he had entered a cage, which resembled the bottom of a pot.
This bottom was roughly several hundred miles across, filled with foul-smelling, repugnant waters and countless white bones.
In some areas, the bones were even piled together.
The rift he entered was undoubtedly a chaotic rift, one that had temporarily appeared at the bottom of this cage, bringing him inside.
Once that rift disappeared, he couldn’t escape even if he wanted to.
(End of Chapter)