Chapter 00290: A Second of Sympathy
# A Second of Sympathy
Chapter 290
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 290: A Second of Sympathy
May 6, 2022
Lan Xiaobu said indifferently, "Whether I am Fu Xun or not isn’t important. What’s important is that my cultivation isn’t high, and I’m still in the early stages of learning how to perform a soul search. I’m going to perform a soul search on you, so prepare yourself."
Upon hearing Lan Xiaobu’s words, Bian Yufeng’s already pale face turned even paler.
If he could have ended his own life, he would have done so already.
Being subjected to a soul search was something no one could endure, let alone having it done by someone who wasn’t even proficient in the technique.
It would mean repeatedly tearing apart his soul, a fate worse than death.
"I’ll tell you everything, just promise me you’ll let me reincarnate and won’t perform a soul search on me," Bian Yufeng said, his voice no longer calm but filled with despair.
Lan Xiaobu chuckled, "You almost killed me with your sneak attack earlier. Do you really think I can trust your words now?"
Without hesitation, Bian Yufeng immediately swore, "I, Bian Yufeng, swear that I will reveal the location of the top-grade wood-attribute immortal spirit vein. If I lie even a single word, may I be eternally damned."
For someone on the brink of death, this was a severe oath.
A Great Yi Immortal’s oath would undoubtedly be recorded by the heavens, so Lan Xiaobu didn’t doubt it.
He tossed a jade slip to Bian Yufeng.
Understanding Lan Xiaobu’s intent, Bian Yufeng quickly inscribed the location of the immortal spirit vein into the jade slip.
When Lan Xiaobu received the jade slip, he was momentarily stunned.
He hadn’t expected Bian Yufeng to hide such a treasure in a small, mundane village.
It was truly unexpected.
However, now that he had the jade slip, Lan Xiaobu didn’t hesitate.
With a burst of flame, he reduced Bian Yufeng to ashes.
Such a person deserved to die a thousand times over.
As a bandit, his hands were stained with the blood of countless innocent lives.
...
After arriving in the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain, Lan Xiaobu had been living in the Jiangyan Immortal Path area.
He had no idea that the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain had vast areas inhabited by ordinary mortals who didn’t cultivate.
The only difference was that all the immortal spiritual energy was concentrated in the areas where cultivators resided.
He wondered if Teng Mo’s talk of helping mortals referred to these mundane areas of the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain.
Qianxie Village was one such place where ordinary mortals lived.
When Lan Xiaobu arrived, he found that the people here still lived in an agrarian era.
From a distance outside the village, Lan Xiaobu could see wisps of smoke rising from chimneys, accompanied by the sounds of chickens and dogs, creating a serene, pastoral atmosphere.
If he hadn’t come here himself, Lan Xiaobu would never have believed that such a place existed in the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain.
Not wanting to cause any trouble, Lan Xiaobu used an invisibility technique and made his way to the sixth house at the village entrance.
According to Bian Yufeng, there was a phoenix tree in front of this house.
It was evening, and the farmers were returning from the fields, some of them singing cheerful folk songs.
Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense quickly detected that there were only three people living in this house: a young and beautiful woman who appeared to be in her late twenties, and her two children, both around twenty years old.
Lan Xiaobu couldn’t help but wonder what relationship this beautiful woman had with Bian Yufeng.
As he pondered this, he entered the house.
According to Bian Yufeng, the item was hidden in a wooden chest in the inner room.
Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense swept over it, and he immediately spotted the chest.
In one corner of the chest was a hidden restriction, which Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense easily broke through, revealing a ring.
At this moment, Lan Xiaobu began to understand.
Although Bian Yufeng was a cultivator, and even a powerhouse on the verge of reaching the Great Zhi Immortal realm, he had a home in a mortal village.
His wife was an ordinary mortal woman.
This man certainly had some unique ideas.
If it were him, he would never have thought of such a thing.
Which Great Yi Immortal would marry a mortal woman and hide all his treasures in her home?
Even in the immortal world, mortals lived for only about a hundred years, while a Great Yi Immortal’s lifespan spanned millions of years.
"Qing Mei..."
A deep, excited voice called out.
The beautiful woman, who was busy preparing dinner in the kitchen, quickly wiped her hands and came out to greet the man.
Seeing the man who had entered, she said nervously, "Why are you here so early? It’s not even dark yet."
"I couldn’t wait any longer. I’ve been thinking about you for days..."
"Mm..."
The woman’s words were cut off as the man embraced her, his lips covering hers, his hands roaming freely.
The woman pushed him away forcefully, saying urgently, "Leave quickly, come back tonight..."
"What does it matter? Your husband isn’t home. I’m just here to fill your loneliness..."
Hearing the man’s words, Lan Xiaobu couldn’t help but feel a second of sympathy for Bian Yufeng.
It seemed that while Bian Yufeng had a mortal wife, he was often away robbing and pillaging.
His beautiful wife, unable to endure the loneliness, had strayed.
A cultivator’s wife being cuckolded by a mortal—this old Bian really had it rough.
Thankfully, Lan Xiaobu had put him out of his misery.
Otherwise, if Bian Yufeng had returned to see this, his Dao heart might have shattered.
Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense then swept over the young boy in the room.
The boy clenched his fists, his eyes burning with fury.
Lan Xiaobu thought to himself, Bian Yufeng’s son was a fierce one.
The man who had cuckolded Bian Yufeng would likely face a grim future.
None of this concerned Lan Xiaobu.
He took the ring and quickly left the ordinary little village.
Sitting on the airship heading back to the Forbidden Immortal Bureau, Lan Xiaobu opened the ring’s restrictions.
Inside, he found not only a top-grade wood-attribute immortal spirit vein but also a pile of high-grade immortal crystals.
As for the low-grade techniques, immortal herbs, and materials, Lan Xiaobu didn’t even glance at them.
In his eyes, whether it was Bian Yufeng, Fu Xun, or Jiu Tingxuanmu’s rings, they were all the same.
Apart from the top-grade wood-attribute immortal spirit vein, nothing else caught his interest.
A single top-grade immortal crystal was already incredibly precious, so one could imagine how valuable a top-grade wood-attribute immortal spirit vein was.
It was beyond mere preciousness.
This made Lan Xiaobu realize just how impressive the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain was.
They dared to offer a top-grade fire-attribute immortal spirit vein as a reward for first place in the alchemy competition.
Perhaps "impressive" wasn’t even a strong enough word.
...
Lan Xiaobu returned to the Forbidden Immortal Bureau alone, having taken Bian Yufeng away.
No one found it strange, and no one even asked about it.
Of course, if anyone had asked, Lan Xiaobu would have simply said that Bian Yufeng had escaped.
As a minor officer in the Forbidden Immortal Bureau, making a mistake in a case was forgivable.
Back in his large office on the fourth floor, Lan Xiaobu set up a Spirit-Binding Immortal Array and began his breakthrough to the eighth level of the Great Yi Immortal realm.
Time flew by, and several months later, Lan Xiaobu had reached the ninth level of the Great Yi Immortal realm.
By then, the first top-grade immortal crystal had been completely consumed, and even the damaged high-grade immortal spirit vein in the Forbidden Immortal Bureau had been partially depleted.
It was at this time that Teng Mo came to find him.
Lan Xiaobu thought Teng Mo was here because the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain’s alchemy competition was about to begin—and indeed, it was.
"It’s been less than a year and a half, but your cultivation seems to have improved significantly, Brother Xiaobu. It seems your talent far surpasses mine," Teng Mo said with a smile, his tone filled with admiration.
Lan Xiaobu also smiled, "Compared to Brother Teng, I’m still lacking. I just came out of seclusion. Is the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain’s alchemy competition about to start?"
Teng Mo nodded, "Indeed. This time, the competition will be held in the Mo Xuan Xingdao Immortal City, the largest immortal city in the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain."
"Mo Xuan Xingdao Immortal City?" Lan Xiaobu asked, puzzled.
"Which immortal court does this city belong to?"
Teng Mo’s mouth hung open for a moment before he sighed, "Brother Xiaobu, how do you not know about Mo Xuan Xingdao Immortal City?"
Realizing he had misspoken again, Lan Xiaobu admitted honestly, "I have decent talent, but I was just an ordinary mortal before. I only started cultivating after following my master, and I’ve spent more time in the void, so I’m not familiar with many places."
Since Lan Xiaobu had been rescued from the void by Guang Li and Jian Xuanming, Teng Mo didn’t doubt his words and nodded, "That makes sense. In the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain, there are four major immortal courts: besides our Star Ascension Immortal Court, there’s also the Luo Yun Immortal Court, the Jade Toad Immortal Court, and the Moon Mirror Immortal Court. However, there’s one place that doesn’t belong to any immortal court and stands independently. It’s also the most popular place in the entire Mo Xuan Immortal Domain—Mo Xuan Xingdao Immortal City."Mo Xuan Xingdao Immortal City has developed rapidly in alchemy, artifact forging, array formation, talisman crafting, and even unorthodox paths.
It has subtly become the overlord of the entire Mo Xuan Immortal Domain.
This immortal city has no direct ties to the four major immortal courts, yet it maintains intricate connections with them.
Combined with its unparalleled prosperity, it has become a unique entity standing apart from the rest.
That’s why this alchemy competition is being held in Mo Xuan Xingdao Immortal City.""I see,"Lan Xiaobu nodded. He planned to bring up his current predicament to Teng Mo. He was willing to participate in the alchemy competition, but he still lacked a suitable flame."Brother Xiaobu, you must have heard about the theft at the Jiting Chamber of Commerce in Tianyun Immortal City, right? It’s said that a fire origin crystal was stolen.
When I heard the news, I was filled with regret.
If I had known earlier, I would have done everything in my power to get that fire origin crystal for you.
Unfortunately, it’s too late now,"Teng Mo said, his face filled with remorse. Lan Xiaobu found this amusing. If the fire origin crystal from the Jiting Chamber of Commerce were still there, and if Teng Mo had known about it, would he really have been able to obtain it for him? If that were the case, Lan Xiaobu would change his name to Bu Xiaolan. Since Teng Mo was putting on an act, Lan Xiaobu decided to play along. He sighed,"It’s a pity that the Jiting Chamber of Commerce kept the news so secret.
If only Brother Teng had known earlier."Teng Mo nodded as if Lan Xiaobu’s words made perfect sense."Exactly.
But today, a very mysterious immortal family from the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain came to our Forbidden Immortal Bureau.""What mysterious immortal family?"Lan Xiaobu asked instinctively. Teng Mo explained,"It’s the Zhi family.
This immortal family is extremely mysterious throughout the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain and is affiliated with the Moon Mirror Immortal Court.
Do you know Zhi Feng’an? He’s the one who had a top-grade wood-attribute immortal spirit vein stolen by Bian Yufeng."Lan Xiaobu’s heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, Teng Mo continued,"They’ve been searching for the bandits who stole Zhi Feng’an’s top-grade wood-attribute immortal spirit vein, but so far, they haven’t found anyone.
Later, they somehow learned that Bian Yufeng, one of the bandits, had been captured by our Forbidden Immortal Bureau.
They came to the bureau demanding to take Bian Yufeng away."
(That’s all for today’s update.
Goodnight, friends!)
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