Chapter 00211: Human Immortal
# Human Immortal
Chapter 211
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 211: Human Immortal
As soon as Lan Xiaobu left Pill Capital Immortal City, he immediately sent a message to Chang Qingshuang.
He was worried that he might not be able to leave without her knowing.
Chang Qingshuang and Qi Hanfu were both too innocent and easily trusted the kind-hearted nature of the Yan family.
If he spoke ill of the Yan family, who knew what Chang Qingshuang might do?
At this moment, Chang Qingshuang and Qi Hanfu had just reached the entrance of the Colorful Immortal Breath Building.
Seeing the communication orb light up, Chang Qingshuang curiously picked it up and said, “Lan Xiaobu just parted with us. What could he want to say?”
As she spoke, she noticed the contents of the message, and her expression tightened.
“Sister Qingshuang, what did that guy say? Is he too embarrassed to say it in person and sending us a message instead?” Qi Hanfu asked.
“Take a look for yourself.” Chang Qingshuang handed the communication orb to Qi Hanfu.
“Senior Sister Chang, I couldn’t say this before, but now I must tell you: the Yan family isn’t a good family; they are wicked and cruel. They have a Soul Refining Cauldron that captures countless innocent cultivators to extract their souls and boil their essence. You have to be careful. If you don’t like what I am saying, just send me a message, and I won’t return to Pill Capital Immortal City.”
Qi Hanfu huffed, “This person is truly wicked. He was originally a gardener for the Yan family, and now he suddenly starts slandering them. Sister, we shouldn’t let him help us with alchemy.”
Chang Qingshuang put away the communication orb. “Let’s not bother with him for now. Let’s check into our accommodation first.”
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Lan Xiaobu was unconcerned about what Chang Qingshuang thought.
If they wanted him to help, he would return; if not, he would simply leave.
Days later, Lan Xiaobu stopped his spaceship at the outskirts of a canyon far from Pill Capital Immortal City.
He extended his divine sense around.
There were no signs of people, and the spiritual energy here was only slightly below average.
Occasionally, some immortal beasts passed by, making it the perfect place for him to undergo his tribulation.
Lan Xiaobu set down array flags, starting with a Spiritual Gathering Array.
He then added a defensive array to guard against anyone coming to disturb his tribulation.
Even if the spiritual energy was weak, it was still spiritual energy; he didn’t need to draw from a spirit vein.
Lan Xiaobu didn’t even take out any low-grade immortal crystals.
He feared that if he became accustomed to using low-grade immortal crystals, if he needed even more resource-intensive training in the future, it would cause problems.
He activated the Taichuan Technique to cycle through the heavens.
With a decisive push, he began to challenge the Human Immortal realm.
Just one turn of the cycle caused a rumbling sound to reverberate above his head.
The thunderous calamity was approaching, confirming that the pace of his training was quick.
Lan Xiaobu summoned the Light of Heaven Seal.
Dozens of arcs of lightning cascaded down like a curtain; he did not immediately unleash the Light of Heaven Seal.
He wanted to gauge the intensity of the calamity.
Typically, his thunder tribulation consisted of nine waves, usually ranging from five to six waves.
Yet this time, at least thirty-six arcs descended; could it be that this tribulation had only three waves?
Boom! Boom! Boom! The arcs of lightning slammed into Lan Xiaobu, tearing through his skin and bursting forth with sprays of blood.
Crack! A bone broke, but Lan Xiaobu felt relief wash over him.
Thankfully, he had completed the refining of his immortal physique.
If not, he would have been finished with this wave of thunder calamity.
The robust physical body saved him from needing to use the Light of Heaven Seal.
He frantically operated the Taichuan Technique, absorbing the thunder source and the immortal spiritual energy, continuously attacking the shackles of the Human Immortal path.
At the same time, Lan Xiaobu made a resolution that upon entering the Human Immortal stage, he must ensure that the Cosmic Matrix would establish continued body-refining methods.
This wave of thunder calamity was clearly stronger than usual; without physical refinement, even a strong cultivation foundation would ultimately meet its end under such tribulations.
Amazingly, he didn’t even need a talisman to cross this calamity.
As the first wave of arcs passed, the second wave again unleashed thirty-six bolts of lightning.
Because Lan Xiaobu did not resist, all the arcs, without exception, struck him.
The Taichuan Technique whipped together the thunder and spiritual energy to smash against the constraints of the Human Immortal realm, which had already loosened up from the previous crushing.
With this impact, the barrier broke apart with a thunderous crash.
The spiritual energy from the seventh-level gathering array churned into a vortex, swirling towards Lan Xiaobu’s spiritual nexus.
Boom! Boom! Boom! As the third wave of arcs fell, this time nine bolts struck down, followed by another nine.
Lan Xiaobu’s cultivation skyrocketed, reaching the first level and then the second level of the Human Immortal realm…
Compared to the tribulations encountered in Yuan Continent, the energy from the arcs here was a tenfold improvement over merely absorbing spiritual energy for cultivation.
Once he reached the peak of the second level of the Human Immortal realm, while his advancement stuttered, his strength continued to rise.
The Taichuan Technique was far superior to typical cultivation techniques; even at the Human Immortal stage, it could swiftly convert immortal essence.
Each additional trace of immortal essence elevated his strength by another layer.
A gentle rain fell, each drop infused with rich immortal spiritual energy.
Lan Xiaobu felt overjoyed; he recognized it as the rainborn from the rhythm of his thunder tribulation, the best for cultivating and recovering physical injuries.
Originally at the peak of the second level, Lan Xiaobu’s strength leapt to the third level of the Human Immortal realm.
Two days later, Lan Xiaobu barely stabilized his cultivation and ceased his training.
He needed to find a better and safer place for seclusion, aiming to break through to the late Human Immortal stage, preferably reaching the pinnacle.
In Yuan Continent, Lan Xiaobu understood that the Human Immortal realm was an illusion.
Or rather, the Human Immortal realm in Yuan Continent was actually akin to the True Deity realm.
Arriving here, he grasped that the true Human Immortal tier was not simply divided into early, mid, and late stages as a general categorization.
Every subtle advancement within the Human Immortal realm could be distinctly felt, thus it comprised nine levels.
Moreover, Lan Xiaobu learned that his thunder calamity differed from others.
He had never heard of a nineteen-wave thunder calamity, and today he had encountered one.
If this was not related to the Taichuan Technique, it might be tied to the Cosmic Matrix.
This heightened Lan Xiaobu's vigilance; he must ensure that no one sensed his tribulation.
If any astute individuals suspected something unusual about his nineteen-wave tribulation and decided to use him as a test subject, his current strength would be of no help against their malice.
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A day later, Lan Xiaobu entered the deepest part of the mountain range and discovered an abandoned cave.
This place had once been used for cultivation but had since been abandoned.
This was a perfect spot for Lan Xiaobu.
He set several protective arrays outside the cave, including strangling arrays and concealment arrays before stepping inside.
Upon entering the cave, the first thing Lan Xiaobu did was retrieve the ring belonging to the True Immortal of the Yan family from the Cosmic Matrix.
The True Immortal he had defeated was from the Yan family.
Previously, he only had True Deity strength, and while aboard Chang Qingshuang’s spaceship, he didn’t dare to recklessly break the ring’s restrictions.
If the ring’s restrictions were lifted and there were any divine sense traces within, the Yan family would immediately sense it.
Now that he had stepped into the Human Immortal realm, although his true essence had not fully transformed into immortal essence, he believed the Yan family wouldn’t be able to notice in the Cosmic Matrix.
The ring was quickly unlocked, and upon seeing the contents inside, Lan Xiaobu couldn’t help but marvel at how poverty limited his imagination.
The ring of Luan Jia contained some spiritual herbs and low-grade immortal crystals, leading Lan Xiaobu to believe that most True Immortals were not much better off.
But when he obtained Fu Jing’s ring, which contained nearly ten thousand low-grade immortal crystals and dozens of middle-grade ones, he realized that not all True Immortals were as poor as Luan Jia.
Luan Jia wasn’t from any notable sect, but Fu Jing had an extraordinary background, being under the Taiyi Sect.
This showed that those with grand backgrounds tended to be wealthier.
Seeing the ring of the Yan family’s True Immortal, Lan Xiaobu then discovered that Fu Jing was also a penniless individual.
This ring contained at least five hundred thousand low-grade immortal crystals, over ten thousand middle-grade ones, and even a thousand top-grade immortal crystals.
There were also plenty of fourth-level and fifth-level spiritual herbs.
The spiritual herbs in this ring differed vastly from what Chang Qingshuang had given him; theirs contained significantly stronger spiritual rhythms.
It was clear that Chang Qingshuang’s spiritual herbs were artificially cultivated, whereas the ones from this ring grew wild.
Though the flying talisman was inferior to his Extreme Ocean Cloud Boat, it still had a low-grade flying spirit tool.
There were no attacking talismans; he guessed they were what he had discarded into the void previously.
Previously, before Chang Qingshuang and Qi Hanfu, Lan Xiaobu couldn’t just take away their attacking talismans.
Instead, he threw them and the bodies into a spatial rift.
Lan Xiaobu set aside the pills and materials found in the ring, pulling out an ancient token inscribed with the words “Yan Ji Jian.”
Almost as soon as Lan Xiaobu took out this token, a blue light shot towards his brow.
Without a moment's hesitation, he summoned the Primal Eternal Flame to shield his brow.
With a piercing screech, that blue light disintegrated to ash under the Primal Eternal Flame, leaving behind a foul odor.
Lan Xiaobu felt a chill of dread; thankfully, his cautiousness paid off.
If he hadn’t come to the Cosmic Matrix and opened Yan Ji Jian’s ring after stepping into the Human Immortal realm, even if he could burn the mark, traces would remain.
First, the place he burned the mark definitely would be found, establishing Chang Qingshuang and Qi Hanfu as scapegoats.
Second, he would also expose his Primal Eternal Flame.
The Primal Eternal Flame was truly a profound asset.
After obtaining the Celestial Fire from Yu Xiangyi, he merely transformed the Primal Eternal Flame into a true spiritual flame.
Now, having come to the Great Desolate Universe, it could be considered that he arrived in a true immortal realm.
The spiritual flame now could no longer satisfy his demands; he needed to upgrade the Primal Eternal Flame to an immortal flame.
The flames that were capable of upgrading, once leaked, could lead to widespread pursuit by countless powerful beings.
Looking at the strong individuals in the Great Desolate Universe who possessed flames, such as the wielders of the Samadhi True Flame, the brothers Nezha, Yang Jian, Lei Zhenzi, and so forth, and Laozi as the possessor of the Six Ding Divine Fire, the Washaway Gold Fire, belonging to the Primordial Saints, and the Nether Ghost Flame owned by the Buddhist lamp master…
Any supreme flame you could think of, any flame capable of upgrading, belonged to those powerful in their ranks.
Were those weaker practitioners just lacking in fortune? Were good flames entirely claimed by the strong? Hah, to think that would be too naïve.
The real reason is that whoever obtains supreme flames eventually has them possessed by the strong.
As for ordinary practitioners getting their hands on flames, it’s likely that no one truly knows.
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(End of Chapter)