Chapter 00226: The Fearless Arrives
# The Fearless Arrives
Chapter 226
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 226: The Fearless Arrives
Lan Xiaobu quickly clasped his fists and said, "My name is Lan Xiaobu, and I am also a cultivator from the Great Desolate Universe."
Hearing that Lan Xiaobu was from the same universe, Lian Yinping and Yu Chen visibly relaxed a bit.
Lan Xiaobu continued, "Actually, I came here to purchase something, so I might seem a bit presumptuous. My cultivation level isn’t as high as yours, so there’s no need to call me senior. Just call me by my name."
Lian Yinping asked, "Brother Lan, what are you looking to buy?"
Lian Yinping could tell that Lan Xiaobu’s cultivation level wasn’t particularly high, and he seemed quite young.
Lan Xiaobu clasped his fists again and said, "I heard that your sect possesses a Time Formation Disk. I’d like to purchase it. Since I happened to meet you two here, I thought I’d ask about the whereabouts of the Time Formation Disk."
In truth, Lan Xiaobu wanted to inquire about Zuo Wenxi’s whereabouts, but asking directly would have been too abrupt.
"A Time Formation Disk?" Lian Yinping fell silent.
Lan Xiaobu’s heart sank.
He knew his request might be a bit excessive.
A Time Formation Disk was something that even if Lian Yinping couldn’t access, she would know that the sect valued it highly.
Just as Lan Xiaobu was about to speak, Lian Yinping said, "Brother Lan, if the Time Formation Disk were in our hands or if we could obtain it, I wouldn’t hesitate to give it to you. In reality, the Time Formation Disk is useless. It only consumes time and doesn’t aid in cultivation or reduce the time needed for studying other paths."
At this point, Lian Yinping glanced at her partner lying on the sickbed.
"Yu Chen was once the sect master’s direct disciple. If the Time Formation Disk were still around, he would have helped you get it. However, during the recent upheaval in the Five Realms Immortal World, our Pengyue Immortal Artifact Sect was instantly crushed into nothingness and scattered. Out of all the disciples, less than one in ten survived. Yu Chen’s primordial spirit was damaged during that event."
Lian Yinping looked apologetically at Lan Xiaobu and said, "I’m telling you this because the Time Formation Disk wasn’t highly valued in our sect. The sect master used it to set up a room for disciples to comprehend the Dao of Artifacts. Normally, no disciples would go there. After the catastrophe, the sect vanished, and the Time Formation Disk disappeared along with it."
Lan Xiaobu was stunned.
A Time Formation Disk had been wasted just like that?
After a while, he remembered to ask, "Sister Lian, do you know the location of your former sect?"
Lian Yinping nodded and took out a crystal ball, handing it to Lan Xiaobu.
"This is the location of our former sect. It’s definitely accurate because there was a Dao Rhyme Monument bestowed by a sage above our sect. I used this to find the sect’s location, but there’s nothing familiar left inside. Everything has turned to nothingness."
Lan Xiaobu quickly took it and thanked her.
No matter what, he had to go and see for himself.
"Brother Lan, are you planning to go to the Pengyue Immortal Artifact Sect now?" Lian Yinping could see Lan Xiaobu’s intentions.
Lan Xiaobu said, "I heard there’s a Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flower here. I’d like to take a look."
Lian Yinping sighed, "I also heard about the Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flower a few months ago. I’ve been here for months, but I haven’t managed to obtain even one."
She wanted the Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flower to save her partner, Yu Chen, but her strength was too limited.
"Is it that difficult to obtain the Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flower?" Lan Xiaobu knew that Lian Yinping, having been here for months, must have some experience.
"It’s extremely difficult. I heard that in the beginning, you could obtain the Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flower just by standing at the edge of the Soul Nurturing Gorge. But now, it’s much harder. To get it, you have to venture deep into the gorge. And inside the gorge, there’s an overwhelming aura of soul-tearing energy. One wrong move, and your sea of consciousness could collapse…"
Lian Yinping didn’t continue, but Lan Xiaobu understood her meaning.
Once the sea of consciousness collapses, death is inevitable.
"Thank you. I still plan to take a look. Let’s meet again in the future."
Lan Xiaobu thanked her and prepared to leave.
Lian Yinping quickly said, "Brother Lan, since it’s your first time here, let me take you there."
Lan Xiaobu thought it over and agreed.
It was his first time here, and he wasn’t familiar with the Soul Nurturing Gorge.
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The Soul Nurturing Gorge wasn’t far from the Soul Nurturing Market, less than a hundred miles away.
For a cultivator, it was just a short journey.
At the outskirts of the gorge, there was a natural barrier that prevented anyone’s divine sense from entering.
After passing through the barrier with Lian Yinping, Lan Xiaobu found himself in a misty space where his divine sense couldn’t penetrate.
His vision was also obscured, making it impossible to see anything clearly.
At the edge of the gorge, there were many protruding rocks, and almost every rock had someone standing on it, observing.
Below the rocks was a deep, foggy abyss.
Lian Yinping explained, "These rocks are good spots, but they’re not for ordinary people. You need to pay a certain amount of immortal crystals to use them. The time you can spend on the rock depends on how many crystals you pay."
Lan Xiaobu asked curiously, "If you don’t get a Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flower after going up, do you get a partial refund?"
Lian Yinping shook her head, "No refunds. And if you do get a Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flower, you’ll need to pay an additional luck fee. I heard that in the past, these rocks often yielded Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flowers, but now it’s much harder. I don’t have any immortal crystals, so I can only try my luck on the outskirts. In a few days, I plan to take Yu Chen and leave. This isn’t a place for us."
Lian Yinping’s tone was somber.
There were too many people trying their luck here, and getting a Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flower was no easy feat.
"Has anyone gone deep into the gorge?" Lan Xiaobu pointed to the misty expanse ahead.
Lian Yinping said, "In the past, many cultivators ventured deep into the gorge, but most never returned. Out of ten, maybe two would come back if they were lucky. Most just disappeared. Nowadays, fewer cultivators dare to enter."
"Thank you, Sister Lian. I’ll go in and try my luck."
Lan Xiaobu thanked her and headed toward the inner rocks.
"Brother Lan, you can pay some immortal crystals and try your luck on the inner rocks."
Lian Yinping advised.
In her eyes, Lan Xiaobu likely had some immortal crystals.
As long as he paid, he could wait on the inner rocks and eventually obtain a Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flower.
Lan Xiaobu walked to the edge of the gorge where the rocks were crowded with people.
Everyone was staring into the misty gorge, hoping a Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flower would suddenly appear before them.
"This spot is taken."
Seeing Lan Xiaobu trying to squeeze forward, a cultivator couldn’t help but speak up.
Lan Xiaobu said, "Sorry, just passing through."
The cultivator looked at Lan Xiaobu in confusion, "Are you going into the gorge?"
Since Lan Xiaobu was already at the edge of the gorge, passing through meant he was heading deeper in.
Lan Xiaobu ignored the man and stepped into the depths of the gorge.
He didn’t have time to waste waiting around.
It was better to take action.
"Another fearless one."
A nearby cultivator watched as Lan Xiaobu disappeared into the white mist of the gorge and couldn’t help but comment.
"It’s nothing new. There are people like this every day."
Someone else said.
No one said anything more.
Indeed, people like Lan Xiaobu, who seemed to have a death wish, appeared daily.
Sometimes there were even multiple.
These people believed they could survive the Soul Nurturing Gorge, but in reality, few who entered ever came out.
And most who did return had damaged souls.
Even if they managed to obtain something valuable, it would likely end up benefiting someone else.
As soon as Lan Xiaobu stepped into the gorge, a force swept him deeper inside.
Lan Xiaobu quickly circulated his immortal energy to stabilize himself, but in the next moment, dozens of blade-like energies came at him from all directions, slicing through his body.
Despite having tempered his body, some of the stronger blade energies still cut through his skin, causing sharp pain.
No wonder so few cultivators survived entering this place.
Without a tempered body, surviving even an hour in this misty, blade-filled space would be an achievement.
Just as Lan Xiaobu tried to extend his divine sense, invisible killing energies surged into his sea of consciousness.
Some began tearing at his sea of consciousness, while others directly attacked his soul.
Even though Lan Xiaobu was used to soul-tearing, this sudden and intense soul attack caught him off guard, sending waves of pain through his soul.
An even more violent suction force pulled at him.
If he couldn’t stabilize his soul now, he would be dragged deeper into the gorge.
Lan Xiaobu frantically activated his Soul Tempering Technique and used his divine sense to construct multiple soul shields.
Some of the soul attacks were blocked, and Lan Xiaobu immediately felt a significant benefit.
His primordial spirit grew stronger, and his soul became more solid.
This filled Lan Xiaobu with joy.
This place was perfect for cultivating the Soul Tempering Technique.
At this point, Lan Xiaobu wasn’t going to miss the opportunity.
He pushed the Soul Tempering Technique to its limit and began reducing the number of soul shields.
Eventually, he eliminated the soul shields entirely, allowing the Soul Tempering Technique to refine his soul and strengthen his primordial spirit.
His Soul Tempering Technique, already at the peak of the fifth stage, effortlessly broke through to the sixth stage.
With this breakthrough, Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense surged once more.
Although Lan Xiaobu didn’t know how strong a Golden Immortal’s primordial spirit and divine sense were, he estimated that his soul and divine sense were at least on par with an average Golden Immortal.
Even if he didn’t obtain the Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flower, this trip was worth it.
Such a perfect place for tempering his soul and primordial spirit was not to be missed.
He began pushing for the seventh stage of the Soul Tempering Technique.
Only now did Lan Xiaobu have the chance to slowly extend his divine sense.
Previously, his divine sense couldn’t penetrate the white mist, but after reaching the sixth stage of the Soul Tempering Technique, he could extend it up to a hundred meters.
As his divine sense spread, Lan Xiaobu realized that the further it extended, the stronger the attacks on his soul and sea of consciousness became.
(End of Chapter)