Chapter 00262: Void Array Patterns
# Void Array Patterns
Chapter 262
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 262: Void Array Patterns
May 6, 2022
The jade slip given by Yuan Zhihe clearly marked the location of Bai Duanfu's residence.
Lan Xiaobu had no trouble finding Bai Duanfu's cave dwelling.
According to Yuan Zhihe, Bai Duanfu was the top genius of the Bai Duan family and even the next heir to the family head.
Logically, Bai Duanfu's residence should have been grand and luxurious.
However, what Lan Xiaobu saw was a rather simple place, devoid of even a trace of immortal spiritual energy.
The only notable feature was a large bamboo garden outside Bai Duanfu's cave.
Lan Xiaobu swept the area with his divine sense and immediately felt at ease.
The place was only protected by a third-grade defensive immortal array and a third-grade triggering array.
For Lan Xiaobu, who was close to being a seventh-grade array master, these third-grade arrays were practically non-existent.
He didn’t even need to break the arrays; he could walk through them with his eyes closed.
It wasn’t surprising to Lan Xiaobu that Bai Duanfu’s cave was protected by only third-grade defensive and triggering arrays.
Third-grade array masters were rare, let alone those above third-grade.
Lan Xiaobu’s near-array-king status was due to his extensive time spent studying arrays, his access to a time array disk, and the assistance of the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
Few array masters had such advantages.
Moreover, his comprehension abilities surpassed those of many array masters.
Just as Lan Xiaobu was about to step into the defensive array, he felt a faint sense of unease.
While third-grade array masters were indeed rare and hard to come by, this certainly didn’t apply to the Bai Duan family.
Bai Duanfu held a high position in the family, so it was unlikely that he would only have a third-grade defensive array protecting his residence.
Even without Shangguan Qian’s involvement, Bai Duanfu wouldn’t be so careless.
Others might not be able to hire higher-grade array masters, but the Bai Duan family certainly could.
Lan Xiaobu immediately transformed into a bamboo stalk beside the bamboo garden.
At the same time, the Cosmic Dimension Matrix began constructing a model of the defensive array outside Bai Duanfu’s cave.
Lan Xiaobu also carefully probed the area with his divine sense.
After the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Lan Xiaobu noticed something unusual.
It reminded him of the void array gate he had seen when he left the Lingwei Immortal Domain.
There were faint traces of a similar void array here.
This made Lan Xiaobu doubt his own eyes.
Bai Duanfu wouldn’t just set up a third-grade defensive array, but could he really have set up a top-tier void array like the void array gate?
The Cosmic Dimension Matrix had already completed the model of the defensive array outside Bai Duanfu’s cave.
Lan Xiaobu saw that, in addition to the third-grade defensive array, there was also a first-grade void triggering array composed of void array patterns.
Lan Xiaobu was shocked.
There really was a void triggering array here.
He had underestimated the talents of the vast immortal world.
He had been fortunate to obtain the Cosmic Dimension Matrix, but others could also have their own opportunities to learn void array patterns.
If he had carelessly entered earlier, he would have triggered the hidden void array and been surrounded and killed.
After a moment of fear, Lan Xiaobu felt a surge of joy.
The void triggering array here was clearly flawed, making it perfect for him to study void array patterns.
Back in the Lingwei Immortal Domain, the void array gate was too advanced for him to comprehend.
Even with the Cosmic Dimension Matrix, he hadn’t fully deciphered it yet.
This wasn’t due to the limitations of the Cosmic Dimension Matrix but rather his own lack of strength and experience with void array patterns.
Building a top-tier void array pattern would require an endless amount of immortal spiritual energy and time.
Although he would eventually succeed, it would take an enormous amount of time.
Now, right before him was a first-grade void array, and it was crudely constructed.
This was his opportunity.
Once he mastered this basic void array pattern, the Cosmic Dimension Matrix’s ability to construct void array gates would speed up significantly.
Lan Xiaobu was certain that Bai Duanfu had obtained some extraordinary opportunity, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to set up a void triggering array.
Regardless of how Bai Duanfu had gained this opportunity, Lan Xiaobu began to deduce the patterns of the void triggering array.
Although Bai Duanfu had some talent and had learned how to inscribe void array patterns, he was only a third-grade array master.
In front of Lan Xiaobu, who was close to being an array king, Bai Duanfu’s array patterns were too obvious.
Once discovered, Lan Xiaobu quickly grasped the method of inscribing void array patterns.
It involved a clever combination of immortal energy and divine sense, finding the right points in the array space, and then sketching out the void array patterns to create a powerful void array.
After understanding Bai Duanfu’s method, Lan Xiaobu raised his hand and inscribed a void array pattern in the air.
Indeed, things were easy for those who knew how, but difficult for those who didn’t.
Unfortunately, his void array pattern, while stronger than Bai Duanfu’s, still had traces that could be followed.
If Bai Duanfu hadn’t fully comprehended the method of inscribing void array patterns, then his void array patterns were also low-grade.
A truly top-tier void array, like the void teleportation array he had seen before, would leave no traces at all.
Lan Xiaobu wasn’t concerned.
As long as he learned how to inscribe void array patterns, the Cosmic Dimension Matrix would continuously refine and integrate them.
Eventually, he would be able to inscribe perfect void array patterns with no traces.
Besides, how many people even understood void array patterns? This was why Bai Duanfu dared to set up a crude void triggering array here.
Today was a great harvest.
Lan Xiaobu was overjoyed.
He never expected to accidentally learn how to inscribe void array patterns from Bai Duanfu.
Knowing that there was a first-grade void triggering array here, Lan Xiaobu stepped into the array without hesitation.
After passing through the void triggering array, Lan Xiaobu was surprised to find a fifth-grade entrapment and killing array.
If he weren’t a top-tier sixth-grade array master, even if he were an immortal king, he would have alerted others and been surrounded and killed.
Bai Duanfu was indeed cautious, setting up so many triggering mechanisms in his own cultivation area.
Lan Xiaobu didn’t wait for the fifth-grade entrapment and killing array to activate.
He immediately threw out several array flags, creating a passageway before him.
Without even using his divine sense, Lan Xiaobu saw a cultivation room.
Outside the room, there were no protective arrays, only a meditation cushion.
In the farthest corner of the room, a beautiful but haggard woman was locked in a restraining array.
This had to be Shangguan Qian.
Lan Xiaobu stepped into the cultivation room and threw out a few more array flags, unlocking the restraining array that held Shangguan Qian.
Shangguan Qian looked at Lan Xiaobu in surprise.
She didn’t understand who this person was or how he had arrived here without Bai Duanfu’s presence.
Before Shangguan Qian could ask, Lan Xiaobu said, “You’re Shangguan Qian, right? Bai Duanfu just left and won’t be back for a while.”
“Wait, who are you?” Shangguan Qian asked suspiciously.
Lan Xiaobu took out his Forbidden Immortal Bureau badge. “I’m an officer from the Forbidden Immortal Bureau. You need to hide yourself immediately. I’ll take you out because even if you follow me, you won’t be able to get past the protective arrays here.”
The Forbidden Immortal Bureau? Shangguan Qian didn’t understand why someone from the Forbidden Immortal Bureau could come here, but she knew that whether or not he was an officer, her situation couldn’t be worse than being locked up here.
“Alright,” Shangguan Qian agreed without hesitation and cast an invisibility spell on herself.
Lan Xiaobu didn’t waste any time.
He grabbed Shangguan Qian’s waist and swiftly navigated through the layers of killing arrays, protective arrays, restraining arrays, and triggering arrays.
Shangguan Qian’s invisibility spell wouldn’t be enough to avoid detection, so Lan Xiaobu quickly inscribed concealment array patterns around her.
He had just learned these void array patterns and was already putting them to use.
Unless Bai Duanfu happened to run into them, any array master who didn’t understand void array patterns wouldn’t be able to detect his inscriptions in a hurry.
Lan Xiaobu’s inscriptions were first-grade void array patterns, but his array skills far surpassed Bai Duanfu’s.
Even though he had just learned them, his skill level already exceeded Bai Duanfu’s, who could only inscribe first-grade void array patterns.
In Lan Xiaobu’s view, Bai Duanfu’s array skills were at the third-grade level.
The third-grade arrays and first-grade void triggering array outside Bai Duanfu’s residence were likely set up by Bai Duanfu himself, while the fifth-grade entrapment and killing array inside was probably arranged by someone else.
With Shangguan Qian in tow, Lan Xiaobu left the Bai Duan Immortal Manor without incident.
After leaving, he summoned a top-grade flying immortal tool and sped off in the opposite direction of the Forbidden Immortal Bureau.
Shangguan Qian’s case was too complicated, and Lan Xiaobu knew the Forbidden Immortal Bureau wouldn’t want to take it on.
He wasn’t interested in investigating the case itself but wanted to know how the *Second Dao Codex* had appeared and where his friend was.
A million miles away from the Bai Duan Immortal Manor, in a desolate wilderness, Lan Xiaobu finally stopped his flying tool.
“This isn’t the Forbidden Immortal Bureau?” Shangguan Qian scanned the area with her divine sense and realized they weren’t at the bureau.
Lan Xiaobu apologized, “This isn’t the Forbidden Immortal Bureau. Your case is too complicated, and the bureau probably won’t want to investigate it. The reason I’m looking into it is that the *Second Dao Codex* belongs to my friend. I want to know how Xi Tu obtained it and, more importantly, where my friend is now.”
(End of Chapter)