Chapter 00218: Cause and Effect (Eagle Fate Emperor's Red Bonus Chapter 1)
# Cause and Effect (Eagle Fate Emperor's Red Bonus Chapter 1)
Chapter 218
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 218: Cause and Effect (Eagle Fate Emperor's Red Bonus Chapter 1)
"Brother Lan, I'm afraid organizing these crystal balls won't be of much use," Fu Qianhen sighed as he watched Lan Xiaobu collect the crystal balls he had sorted out.
"How do you know they won't be useful?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Fu Qianhen gazed into the distance, his tone somber.
"No one dares to take action against the Taiyi Sect now, let alone Kunlun. From now on, our priority isn't revenge but survival..."
At that moment, the heavens and earth suddenly began to tremble violently.
Chaotic rifts appeared in the sky, but they quickly vanished.
Then, Lan Xiaobu and the others felt the ground beneath their feet shaking as if someone were shaking the entire world.
"What's going on?" Lan Xiaobu and the others exchanged bewildered looks.
Just then, a red flying sword tore through the air and landed in Fu Qianhen's hand.
He grabbed it and scanned it with his divine sense.
When he saw the contents, he was stunned.
"What happened?" Lan Xiaobu had a bad feeling.
Fu Qianhen held the flying sword and said, "Chaotic energy from beyond the void is flooding into the Great Desolate Universe. Because the Great Desolate Universe is incomplete, it can't withstand the pressure. Recently, chaotic rifts have been appearing everywhere. The sages believe that separating the first and second heavens was a mistake. This has caused the Great Desolate Universe to become unstable and unable to exist as a whole in the vast cosmos. The sages want to restore the Nine Heavens, breaking down the barriers of the Dao and the universe..."
Lan Xiaobu was also stunned.
Restore the Nine Heavens? Merge the separated heavens? Splitting them was hard enough, but merging them seemed almost impossible.
Even if Sage Hongjun intervened, it might not be enough to restore the Nine Heavens.
Unless Pangu himself were reborn, the rules of the Nine Heavens were destined to remain shattered.
Even Chang Qingshuang and Qi Hanfu, who had been overwhelmed with grief, were stunned.
Could the Nine Heavens really be restored?
"And then what?" Lan Xiaobu asked urgently.
He was genuinely worried.
Whether or not the Nine Heavens could be restored, if the passage to Yuan Continent opened, his Mubei Immortal City would be doomed.
He had taught the Western Kunlun Sect a lesson, and since they were weaker than him, they couldn't do anything to him.
But if the Nine Heavens were restored, the Western Kunlun Sect would surely seek revenge and destroy his Mubei Immortal City.
Fu Qianhen shook his head.
"This message was sent by a junior brother who escaped from the Immortal Medicine Valley. He told me to hide in Yuan Continent."
"Has the barrier to Yuan Continent been removed?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
"I don't know. My junior brother didn't say, but all the major immortal cities should know about this by now," Fu Qianhen replied.
If the sages were taking action, then it might actually succeed.
"I need to go to the nearest immortal city to find out more," Lan Xiaobu said immediately.
"Let's go together and see if we can get to Yuan Continent," Fu Qianhen suggested.
Lan Xiaobu didn't object.
According to Fu Qianhen, the attack on the Immortal Medicine Valley wasn't the work of the major sects but rather the reckless actions of some disciples.
Since it was the disciples who destroyed the valley, they wouldn't issue wanted notices everywhere.
...
A day later, Lan Xiaobu and the others arrived at Hengxing Immortal City.
Outside the city, a massive array display clearly announced the news.
"The Great Desolate Universe, due to insufficient resources, separated the first and second heavens. This has proven to be a mistake. It has caused the Great Desolate Universe to lose its heavenly rules, which cannot be restored, and its Dao foundation is missing..."
"Do you know what it means for the Dao foundation to be missing?" Lan Xiaobu asked in a low voice.
Fu Qianhen replied, "Rumors say that in the Great Desolate Universe, even in the seventh and eighth heavens, it's difficult to reach the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. As for becoming an Immortal King, that's out of the question. Only a few cultivators, after obtaining top-tier treasures, have a slim chance of reaching the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. But such Great Luo Golden Immortals are far weaker than those from ancient times."
"So you're saying that the number of immortals above the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm is fixed? They're constrained by the heavenly rules and won't increase?" Lan Xiaobu asked, puzzled.
Fu Qianhen lowered his voice.
"Not exactly. My master told me that this was done by those above. Except for those who have already advanced, ordinary Golden Immortals are no longer allowed to advance, or else they would continue to deplete resources."
Lan Xiaobu nodded.
That made sense.
He continued reading the array display.
"However, our vision is limited, and we are unaware of the countless resources that exist in the vast cosmos. Now that the Great Desolate Universe's rules are incomplete, it is being squeezed by chaotic energy. Chaotic rifts have appeared in all the heavenly domains. If this continues, the entire Great Desolate Universe will shatter and turn to nothingness. The sages of the Great Desolate Universe, realizing their mistake, have joined forces to restore the Nine Heavens. They have already merged the second heaven and are waiting for the chaotic energy to seep in. Then, the Great Desolate Universe will repair its heavenly rules... As the Great Desolate Universe merges and its heavenly rules are restored, the cultivation realms of Yuan Continent will also be restored. After Foundation Establishment, cultivators will reach the Golden Core realm, followed by the three realms of the Primordial Spirit: Spirit Refining, Void Spirit, and True Spirit. Above that are the three realms of Human, Earth, and Heaven Immortals. Cultivators from Yuan Continent who reach the Heavenly Immortal realm can enter the Great Desolate Universe and seek opportunities at the intersection of the cosmos and chaos."
As Lan Xiaobu read this, he overheard people nearby whispering.
"Brother Quan, should we go to the edge of the Great Desolate Universe? That's the only place where we might have a chance to advance to the Golden Immortal realm. I heard that the Twelve Upper Immortals and some hidden experts have already gone there."
"Aren't the Twelve Upper Immortals already Immortal Kings?"
"That's right. I heard there's even a chance to prove the Hunyuan Upper Immortal realm there. Even the Hunyuan Upper Immortals have gone, hoping to find the opportunity to become Quasi-Sages in the vast chaos."
*Crack!* A deafening sound startled everyone.
A void rift appeared, and violent chaotic energy poured out.
Everyone quickly retreated.
Chaotic rifts had been appearing frequently, and no one paid much attention to them, as they usually vanished quickly.
But this time, something was different.
The rift didn't disappear.
Instead, it grew larger, eventually forming a massive chasm.
And that wasn't the end.
Waves of chaotic energy surged out, and lands that didn't belong to the fifth heaven suddenly appeared, as if they had been squeezed out of the rift, seamlessly merging with the surrounding terrain.
"Cosmic Dimension Matrix, quickly construct a model and see what's happening," Lan Xiaobu urgently sent a mental command to the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
These chaotic rifts must contain traces of the Heavenly Dao and the rules of the universe.
As long as the Cosmic Dimension Matrix could capture these traces, it could fully reconstruct the events and reveal what was happening.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!* Not far away, Hengxing Immortal City collapsed under the pressure of the rift.
Countless caves turned to nothingness, and numerous shops, pill pavilions, and sect headquarters were destroyed and vanished...
It was clear that more than just Hengxing Immortal City would disappear from the fifth heaven.
Lan Xiaobu cursed inwardly.
This couldn't just be the result of chaotic rifts.
It must also be related to the merging of the Nine Heavens.
If the Nine Heavens could be split and merged at will, then they wouldn't be a vast cosmic world but someone's private backyard.
Now, it seemed that the merging had failed, triggering a chaotic split and causing even more terrifying consequences.
Lan Xiaobu didn't know the full extent of these consequences yet, but he believed the Cosmic Dimension Matrix would be able to deduce what had happened based on the chaotic rift's information and the rules of the Heavenly Dao.
All the cultivators retreated.
No one dared to stay behind.
If they were caught in the chaotic rift, it would mean certain death.
"Brother Lan, what do we do now?" Fu Qianhen, though a senior brother, was still reeling from the destruction of his sect and the sudden changes in the world.
He felt lost and uncertain.
Lan Xiaobu said solemnly, "I have some guesses, but I'm not sure yet. Once this upheaval is over, I'll have answers for you. Brother Fu, what's your current cultivation level?"
"I'm at the peak of the True Immortal realm," Fu Qianhen replied.
Lan Xiaobu immediately said, "I suspect that after this upheaval, the entire structure of the immortal world will change completely. It might even break free from the sages' control. That will be our chance to shine. Brother Fu, with all this chaotic energy around, let's retreat while cultivating. Let's try to advance another level. When the time comes, we might be able to settle some scores."
The Great Desolate Universe was vast, but Lan Xiaobu had always suspected it was under the control of the sages.
Although he had used the Cosmic Dimension Matrix to conceal himself, he was still under the sages' watchful eyes.
Now, with the chaotic rift, the Great Desolate Universe had become an entirely different world.
It would take the sages some time to regain control.
Fu Qianhen shook his head.
"It won't work. Even with all this chaotic energy, it's not enough to cause a qualitative change in my cultivation."
"What if we add this?" Lan Xiaobu took out a jade box and handed it to Fu Qianhen.
Fu Qianhen opened the box and exclaimed in surprise, "Five-Colored Immortal Mushroom?"
Lan Xiaobu nodded.
"Yes, the Five-Colored Immortal Mushroom. Can this help you advance?"
Fu Qianhen said excitedly, "The Five-Colored Immortal Mushroom has already healed most of my injuries. With this, I'm confident I can break through to the Golden Immortal realm."
"Sister Qingshuang, Sister Hanfu, what about your cultivation levels?" Lan Xiaobu turned to Chang Qingshuang and Qi Hanfu.
After so many upheavals, both women were in a daze.
When Lan Xiaobu asked, Chang Qingshuang finally said, "I'm at the mid-True Immortal realm, and Hanfu is at the early True Immortal realm."
Lan Xiaobu took out two more Five-Colored Immortal Mushrooms and handed them to Chang Qingshuang and Qi Hanfu.
"Let's cultivate quickly. When the time comes, we'll seek revenge."
With that, Lan Xiaobu summoned the Jihai Cloud Boat and called out to Gudao.
"We're going to cultivate in the chaotic energy. Gudao, you control the boat. Make sure it doesn't get caught in the chaotic rift, or we'll all be dog meat."
"Divine Beast Yazi?" Fu Qianhen's eyes nearly popped out when he saw Gudao.
He had actually seen a divine beast.
"Is this Yazi?" Lan Xiaobu was hearing this for the first time.
He had always thought Gudao was a mutated wolf.
Fu Qianhen said seriously, "Yes, this is the divine beast Yazi. Before it matures, you mustn't reveal it to others, or there will be endless trouble."
A divine beast appearing in the Great Desolate Universe would surely attract the attention of powerful figures.
Lan Xiaobu smiled.
"This sudden change in the world might not be a bad thing for us. Cause and effect—this is the way of heaven."
The consequences of splitting the Great Desolate Universe had been sown long ago.
Perhaps because of his cultivation of the Taichuan Technique or his connection to the Cosmic Dimension Matrix, Lan Xiaobu had a vague feeling that after this upheaval, he could establish himself here without fear of the sages crushing him with a single slap.
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