Chapter 00268: Bai Duan Panics (Silver Alliance Shangguan Yulin Bonus Chapter 6)
# Bai Duan Panics (Silver Alliance Shangguan Yulin Bonus Chapter 6)
Chapter 268
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 268: Bai Duan Panics (Silver Alliance Shangguan Yulin Bonus Chapter 6)
Ju Xiuruo hesitated for a moment, as if she had made some kind of decision.
"Brother Lan, I think you're a trustworthy person. I've always been used to fighting my own battles, and I managed to cultivate to the Profound Immortal Realm relying solely on my own abilities. If the two of us stick together, we can take care of each other. I can teach you some things gradually, and eventually, we'll be able to establish ourselves."
Ju Xiuruo was clearly a kind-hearted person.
She didn't want Lan Xiaobu to suffer after she left.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have risked so much to come here and warn him.
Just finding out where Lan Xiaobu lived wasn't an easy task.
Lan Xiaobu bowed sincerely to Ju Xiuruo and said, "Junior Sister Ju, I really must apologize to you. Earlier, in order to escape, I told the Grand Immortal Officer that you were working for Prince Jing. I even set up a trap for Prince Jing, and it's already halfway done. So, you must leave and disappear. Staying here any longer won't be good for you."
"Ah..."
Ju Xiuruo was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "Then I'll leave right away. Take care of yourself."
She didn't care at all about Lan Xiaobu's claim that she was working for Prince Jing.
No matter what, Lan Xiaobu had saved her life.
Now that Lan Xiaobu was safe, she needed to leave as quickly as possible.
"Wait..."
Lan Xiaobu stopped Ju Xiuruo and handed her a jade slip.
"Learn this technique before you leave."
Ju Xiuruo took the jade slip with a puzzled expression, then exclaimed in surprise, "This is the False Form Technique from the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques?"
"Yes, start learning it now. If there's anything you don't understand, I'll teach you. I estimate it will take you at most three days," Lan Xiaobu said seriously.
Lan Xiaobu had the Heavenly Pivot Transformation's Fetal Transformation Technique, but he chose to teach Ju Xiuruo the Earthly Fiend's False Form Technique instead.
First, the Fetal Transformation Technique was more difficult to learn, and Ju Xiuruo would have to stay here for more than ten days.
Second, the False Form Technique was more than enough for Ju Xiuruo to escape any pursuers.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Xiaobu," Ju Xiuruo said excitedly, bowing deeply.
When she had suggested that Lan Xiaobu leave with her, she had already made up her mind.
If Lan Xiaobu didn't mind her, she was willing to cultivate together with him as a dual cultivation partner.
In her eyes, Lan Xiaobu was just like her—someone from the very bottom.
If the two of them escaped together, lived together every day, and supported each other, it was inevitable that they would eventually become dual cultivation partners.
Ju Xiuruo had long seen through this and didn't bother being coy about it.
In the path of cultivation, wealth, partners, methods, and location were all important.
Forming a partnership with someone she found agreeable and who had seen her true self wasn't unacceptable.
Now that Lan Xiaobu had set up a trap, and judging from his tone, it seemed he had already extricated himself from the situation, it was clear that Lan Xiaobu wouldn't be living a life on the run with her.
That's why she was in such a hurry to leave.
What she hadn't expected was that Lan Xiaobu would give her the False Form Technique, a top-tier technique.
For a rogue cultivator like Ju Xiuruo, the False Form Technique was something she had only heard of in legends.
As for seeing it or learning it, that was simply impossible.
"No need to thank me. You're a good person, and this technique is best suited for you," Lan Xiaobu said with a smile.
"I promise I won't teach this technique to anyone else," Ju Xiuruo said firmly.
Lan Xiaobu didn't pay much attention to Ju Xiuruo's words.
Whether she taught the technique to others or not didn't really matter to him.
Techniques like these were meant to be learned by those who had the fate to do so.
As for the idea that certain techniques could only be learned by disciples or those approved by the creator, Lan Xiaobu thought that was nonsense.
Techniques created by oneself were indeed only for disciples and those one approved of, but the Earthly Fiend Techniques were natural techniques of heaven and earth, not created by any one person.
Even if they were created by someone, that person was long gone.
...
The False Form Technique was one of the more difficult techniques among the Earthly Fiend Techniques, but Lan Xiaobu had learned it when his cultivation was still low.
Now, with Ju Xiuruo at the early Profound Immortal stage and with Lan Xiaobu's guidance, she managed to learn the technique in just two days.
Although Ju Xiuruo couldn't change her aura like Lan Xiaobu could after transforming her form, Lan Xiaobu had used the Cosmic Dimension Matrix to correct her technique.
As a result, Ju Xiuruo's False Form Technique was already better than 80-90% of cultivators who had learned the same technique.
"Senior Brother Xiaobu, I'm leaving now," Ju Xiuruo said, not bothering with further thanks.
Gratitude was something to be remembered in the heart, not spoken aloud.
"Take this with you. Be safe on your journey. There's also a flying treasure inside," Lan Xiaobu said, handing her a ring.
Ju Xiuruo didn't refuse.
She didn't have a ring of her own, and this one would be useful to her.
After seeing Ju Xiuruo off, Lan Xiaobu took out a pile of immortal crystals.
He was preparing to break through to the Great Immortal Realm as soon as possible.
Ju Xiuruo transformed into an ordinary middle-aged woman and quickly left.
She planned to find a place to refine the flying treasure in the ring.
When Ju Xiuruo's divine sense scanned the contents of the ring, she was almost stunned.
One hundred thousand top-grade immortal crystals? Attack treasures, pills... and this... this was the Silent Yi Immortal Pill? A pill that could help one break through to the Great Yi Immortal Realm?
For a moment, Ju Xiuruo thought Lan Xiaobu had given her the wrong ring.
She was about to turn back when she suddenly realized that Lan Xiaobu couldn't have made such a mistake.
Besides, Lan Xiaobu's weapon was a long halberd, and there wasn't one in the ring.
Even if Ju Xiuruo was slow, she now understood that Lan Xiaobu was no ordinary Immortal Officer.
His background must be extraordinary to be able to give away so many treasures.
"Senior Brother Xiaobu, thank you," Ju Xiuruo said, bowing deeply in the direction where Lan Xiaobu was before speeding away.
...
Lan Xiaobu had billions of top-grade immortal crystals on him.
The one hundred thousand he gave to Ju Xiuruo had come from Teng Yi's ring.
As for the Silent Yi Immortal Pill, which others considered priceless, to Lan Xiaobu, a fifth-grade Great Immortal Alchemist, it was something he could produce in abundance.
At that moment, Lan Xiaobu was once again surrounded by immortal spiritual mist as he furiously circulated the Longevity Technique to boost his cultivation.
...
*Crack!* A fine jade table was shattered into pieces by a slap from a beautiful woman.
The jade pot and cups on the table were also smashed to pieces.
"Fang Zecheng, you were supposed to protect Teng Yi, and now you're telling me you don't know where he is? Do you think the blades of Prince Jing's mansion can't cut through your skull?" The woman's eyes were blazing with anger.
This woman was none other than Gong Congyun, the primary wife of Prince Jing.
When Prince Jing Teng Jilou was away, Gong Congyun held the highest authority in the mansion.
What infuriated her was that the first time Teng Yi had been killed, she had used a ninth-grade immortal spiritual herb, the Nine-Colored Void Lotus, along with a trace of Teng Yi's soul, to restore his body and soul.
But now, not long after that, her son Teng Yi had been killed again.
Although Teng Yi still had a trace of his soul left, the Nine-Colored Void Lotus was gone.
Even if she had another one, she doubted she could restore his body again.
The last time she had been able to restore Teng Yi's body, it was because Prince Jing Teng Jilou wasn't in the mansion.
If he had been there, he might not have agreed to it.
The Nine-Colored Void Lotus was simply too precious—so precious that no amount of immortal crystals could buy it.
Fang Zecheng, the Great Luo Golden Immortal who had been tasked with protecting Teng Yi, felt a deep sense of despair.
He knew he was finished.
He had explained himself countless times, but Lady Gong hadn't listened to a single word.
Just then, a deep voice rang out, "Madam, we've found the Third Young Master's body, but..."
"What? Hurry, bring Yi'er to me!" Gong Congyun no longer cared about killing Fang Zecheng.
She rushed forward anxiously.
A Immortal King entered, carrying Teng Yi's body, which was laid out on the ground.
Anyone who had converted their immortal energy could see at a glance that Teng Yi had not only been killed, but his sea of consciousness had been completely destroyed, and his spiritual meridians had been torn apart.
In this state, it would be better to find a new body for Teng Yi.
"Who dares kill my son? I will devour you!" Gong Congyun's eyes were bloodshot, and her entire body trembled with rage.
No one dared to speak.
Everyone knew that the person who had killed Teng Yi the first time still hadn't been caught, let alone "devoured."
After a while, Gong Congyun finally calmed down.
"Qi Sha, tell me where you found Teng Yi."
The Immortal King named Qi Sha bowed and said, "When I found Teng Yi, there was someone examining his body. I immediately tried to capture that person, but as soon as they saw I was an Immortal King, they activated a talisman and fled. The key is, I recognized who that person was."
"Who was it?" Gong Congyun's killing intent was almost tangible.
"It was Bai Duanfu. After Bai Duanfu left, I found a divine sense mark on Teng Yi's body. This mark must have been placed by Bai Duanfu," Qi Sha said, taking out a jade sphere.
Inside the sphere was a divine sense mark he had sealed with a restriction.
"Good, good..."
Gong Congyun spat out a few "good"s, her anger palpable.
"That shameless wretch dares to lay a hand on my Yi'er, even after raising a bastard in the Bai Duan family."
Qi Sha said respectfully, "This matter might not be as simple as it seems on the surface. Although Bai Duanfu had a reason to place a divine sense mark on Teng Yi, he had no reason to kill him. I think we should wait..."
Before Qi Sha could finish, Gong Congyun waved her hand.
"No need to say more. Gather four Immortal Kings and bring Teng Yi's body to the Bai Duan Immortal Manor."
...
In the main hall of the Bai Duan family's Immortal Manor, the two Immortal King elders of the Bai Duan family, Bai Duanqi and the family head Bai Duanhuang, both had grave expressions.
Bai Duanfu, sitting to the side, was also frowning.
All fourteen Great Luo Golden Immortal elders and nine Great Zhi Immortal elders of the Bai Duan family were present.
The silence was broken by Bai Duanqi.
"Shangguan Qian's divine sense mark was found on Teng Yi's body, and Teng Yi was killed. This shows that someone is trying to frame our Bai Duan family. The person who saved Shangguan Qian from the void array must be an expert in void arrays. When did our Bai Duan family offend such a powerful figure?"
As he spoke, Bai Duanqi's gaze swept over the crowd.
Everyone remained silent.
Others they might not care about, but Prince Jing was a different matter.
Several elders even glanced at Bai Duanfu.
Everyone knew that Bai Duanfu's father had been cuckolded by Prince Jing.
Now that this had happened, the only solution was for Bai Duanfu to ask his mother to intervene.
However, no one dared to say this out loud.
Bai Duanfu wasn't just some insignificant figure—he was the Bai Duan family's top genius.
The void array gate at the Ximu Market had been his work.
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