Chapter 00286: Wealth Lies in Danger
# Wealth Lies in Danger
Chapter 286
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 286: Wealth Lies in Danger
Lan Xiaobu was surprised to find that the teleportation array at the consignment area was only a sixth-grade immortal array.
For him, this was a piece of cake.
In just two days, he had crafted a new teleportation array flag within the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
While working on the array flag, Lan Xiaobu kept a close eye on the consignment area.
For the first ten days or so, he saw many cultivators coming and going without any unusual activity.
On the seventeenth day, he noticed an Immortal King exiting the consignment area.
This Immortal King was of average height, with long hair and wearing a brown Immortal King robe.
Lan Xiaobu remembered every person who entered and exited the consignment area.
He was certain this Immortal King had never entered before.
The only possibility was that the Immortal King had descended from the fifth floor.
Judging by the date, today should be another auction day at the Jiting Chamber of Commerce.
The fact that this Immortal King appeared on an auction day suggested he was related to the auction.
Seeing the Immortal King leave the consignment area, Lan Xiaobu immediately followed.
To his disappointment, the Immortal King didn’t leave Tianyun Immortal City but instead entered a pill pavilion affiliated with the Jiting Chamber of Commerce.
This was the only opportunity Lan Xiaobu had waited for over half a month.
Even though the Immortal King hadn’t left the city, Lan Xiaobu couldn’t let this chance slip.
"Fortune favors the bold," Lan Xiaobu muttered to himself, gritting his teeth.
He transformed into the appearance of the Immortal King using the Heavenly Pivot Transformation technique and swaggered into the consignment area.
The Heavenly Pivot Transformation was indeed a handy skill.
The steward, Xing, saw the Immortal King return shortly after leaving but didn’t pay much attention.
Although Xing was only a Great Luo Golden Immortal, he didn’t bother with Lan Xiaobu.
The clerk, however, stood respectfully to the side.
With a stern expression, Lan Xiaobu stepped into the hidden array behind the consignment area.
What greeted him was the sixth-grade teleportation array gate he had already modeled in the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
Lan Xiaobu took out the array flag and stepped into the teleportation array.
Activating the flag, he was instantly teleported away.
As soon as he arrived, Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense detected numerous trigger formations—all seventh-grade immortal array traps.
Even though no one was present, an Immortal Emperor would be discovered the moment they took a step.
While the Cosmic Dimension Matrix worked on modeling these trigger formations, Lan Xiaobu began studying the seventh-grade trigger arrays himself.
It took nearly half an hour for both Lan Xiaobu and the Cosmic Dimension Matrix to navigate through these trigger formations and reach a massive door sealed by an immortal array.
Lan Xiaobu couldn’t see what was behind the door, but he was relieved to find that the door was only locked by a seventh-grade immortal array.
After another incense stick’s worth of time, Lan Xiaobu opened the door.
Inside was a grand hall bathed in a soft, white jade light, exuding a warm and soothing atmosphere.
Twelve transparent barriers were arranged in the most optimal positions, each containing an item.
The gentle glow from these barriers created a harmonious and beautiful scene.
Lan Xiaobu’s eyes swept across the room, and his heart raced with excitement.
The months of effort hadn’t been in vain.
The first barrier contained twelve crystal stones.
Even though they were sealed, just a glance at these crystals filled Lan Xiaobu with an urge to cultivate.
These were undoubtedly treasures.
The second barrier held a flame, still in its nascent state.
Sealed within the barrier, Lan Xiaobu couldn’t identify what kind of flame it was.
To his astonishment, the third barrier contained a Fire Origin Crystal.
He had come here searching for Earth Core Flame Crystals, but instead, he found a Fire Origin Crystal.
Lan Xiaobu was ecstatic.
Even if he didn’t find the Earth Core Flame Crystals, this trip wouldn’t be in vain.
The fourth barrier held a cultivation manual, something Lan Xiaobu wasn’t particularly interested in.
The fifth barrier, however, contained the Earth Core Flame Crystal.
Although inferior to the Fire Origin Crystal, it was still a valuable find.
It seemed that Fu Xun hadn’t lied—there really was an Earth Core Flame Crystal here.
Lan Xiaobu wondered how Fu Xun had known about it.
The sixth barrier contained a vial of Void Immortal Marrow, a truly life-saving treasure.
The seventh barrier held a treasure shaped like a pipa.
Lan Xiaobu guessed it was something beyond a top-grade immortal artifact, possibly a Postnatal Spiritual Treasure.
The eighth barrier contained a small world.
Lan Xiaobu wasn’t too concerned about this, as he already had the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
The ninth and tenth barriers held items Lan Xiaobu couldn’t identify—one seemed to be a piece of soil, the other a refining material.
The twelfth barrier…
Wait, something was off.
Lan Xiaobu realized he couldn’t see what was inside the twelfth barrier.
It was wrapped in an array disk, at least an eighth-grade immortal array disk.
This item was out of his reach.
With his current array skills, he wouldn’t be able to access it anytime soon.
Since he couldn’t take it, Lan Xiaobu didn’t waste time trying to figure out what was inside.
Lan Xiaobu’s first choice was the Fire Origin Crystal.
Instead of having the Cosmic Dimension Matrix model the barrier, he began studying it himself, using the matrix to model any problematic points.
This approach was faster.
In just half an incense stick’s time, Lan Xiaobu calmly opened the first immortal barrier and took the Fire Origin Crystal without hesitation.
Next, he took the Void Immortal Marrow, followed by the flame.
Then he took the twelve crystal stones.
After that, he opened the fifth barrier and took the Earth Core Flame Crystal.
He had come for the Earth Core Flame Crystal, but it was only the fifth item he took, which showed just how many treasures were here.
Just as Lan Xiaobu was about to take the small world, a sudden sense of danger washed over him.
Without hesitation, he chose to retreat.
He had taken what he needed.
Staying any longer would be foolish.
Lan Xiaobu understood the importance of knowing when to stop.
He had spent half a year here and couldn’t afford to lose his life over greed.
But Lan Xiaobu was too late.
A sharp alarm sounded, and he immediately felt the surrounding seventh-grade trapping and killing arrays activate.
...
At the same time, the Immortal King who had left earlier returned to the consignment area.
Steward Xing stared at the Immortal King as if he had seen a ghost.
"Steward Xing, what’s with that look?" the Immortal King frowned, unable to hold back his question.
"Immortal King Yu, didn’t you enter just over an hour ago? How..."
Steward Xing trailed off, his face turning pale as he realized something was wrong.
"What?" Immortal King Yu was stunned by Steward Xing’s words.
"I only left once over an hour ago and just returned..."
Immortal King Yu also realized what had happened, but before he could act, a terrifying alarm sounded.
"Someone has entered the exhibition hall!" Immortal King Yu roared, rushing toward the teleportation array gate.
There was no way to retreat the way he came.
Lan Xiaobu threw out a handful of array flags and shouted, "The Jiting Chamber of Commerce is trying to wipe us all out! Everyone, run!"
As Lan Xiaobu threw the array flags, the seventh-grade trapping and killing array in the auction hall activated.
Everyone inside was trapped, and chaos erupted as cultivators frantically attacked the array with their treasures.
Being trapped in an auction hall’s killing array—was the auction house trying to wipe them all out?
After activating the auction hall’s trapping and killing array, Lan Xiaobu threw out another handful of array flags.
His Seven-Tone Halberd unleashed a surge of immortal energy, striking the array’s weak point.
Lan Xiaobu acted quickly.
Even though he was proficient in seventh-grade trapping and killing arrays, several blade-like energies still tore through his defenses, sending blood mist into the air.
Lan Xiaobu knew he had at most three breaths of time to escape.
Boom! The Seven-Tone Halberd tore a gap in the trapping and killing array.
Ignoring the blades slicing toward him, Lan Xiaobu punched down again.
Crack! The fifth-floor trapping and killing array was finally torn open, and Lan Xiaobu immediately activated a teleportation talisman.
He had spent a lot of time setting up numerous one-way teleportation arrays, and now they finally came in handy.
The first teleportation talisman took him to the gates of Tianyun Immortal City.
Since he was still inside the city, this teleportation array was constructed with third-grade void array patterns.
Lan Xiaobu moved swiftly.
By the time he reached the city gates, Tianyun Immortal City hadn’t been sealed yet.
With a flash of golden light, Lan Xiaobu shot out of the city.
The two city guards at the gate didn’t even notice.
Once outside the city, Lan Xiaobu frantically activated one teleportation talisman after another.
...
Almost immediately after Lan Xiaobu left the fifth floor of the auction hall, Immortal King Yu arrived, just a step behind.
Seeing the five broken barriers in the exhibition hall, he trembled.
He couldn’t afford to compensate for these losses.
As the guardian Immortal King, he was finished.
Two Immortal Venerables soon appeared beside Immortal King Yu, equally stunned.
But it wasn’t just the fifth-floor exhibition hall that had been robbed.
The entire auction hall was in chaos.
Everyone was desperately attacking the trapping and killing array, as they were all trapped inside.
"Everyone, calm down! The auction has returned to normal. Earlier, someone deliberately sealed the auction hall. The trapping array has now been deactivated..."
The auction manager shouted, and the auction hall’s doors swung open.
At this point, no one cared whether it was a misunderstanding or a deliberate act.
Everyone rushed out, vowing never to return to an auction that trapped its participants in a killing array.
(That’s all for today’s update.
Goodnight, friends!)
(End of Chapter)