Chapter 00323: The Fate Array Disk
# The Fate Array Disk
Chapter 323
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 323: The Fate Array Disk
Heng Jiaping suddenly spoke up, "If the Forbidden Immortal Bureau has suspicions, they can conduct a search."
Shi Qi stared at Heng Jiaping in disbelief, thinking to himself, where did this idiot come from? Suggesting a search of the city lord's mansion? Who could even think of such a thing?
Qi Yunshu also secretly admired Heng Jiaping.
Only someone as straightforward as Heng Jiaping would dare to say something like this.
Lan Xiaobu thought to himself, Heng Jiaping's emotional intelligence might be lacking, but he liked that.
"Hahaha..."
Lan Xiaobu laughed heartily, "Heng Xiancao is right. Immediately send a message to the Forbidden Immortal Bureau to bring a team of cultivators to search the city lord's mansion of Lezhen Immortal City."
"Yes," Heng Jiaping responded without hesitation and sent out a message.
Shi Qi's expression changed, his tone turning icy, "Immortal Officer Lan, you want to search my city lord's mansion?"
Lan Xiaobu replied indifferently, "What, is that not allowed?"
"Hahaha..."
Shi Qi laughed loudly, his voice devoid of any emotion, "Immortal Officer Lan, perhaps you don't know how the previous Grand Immortal Officer before Gu Yue died? Let me tell you, it was because he investigated a case that led him to my city lord's mansion, and so he died."
Lan Xiaobu looked at Shi Qi as if he were an idiot.
This fool actually dared to threaten him, a Grand Immortal Officer of the Forbidden Immortal Bureau? Even Teng Jilou wouldn't dare to threaten him.
Who did this guy think he was?
"You have guts, daring to kill even a Grand Immortal Officer of the Forbidden Immortal Bureau. In that case, don't blame me for taking you down."
Lan Xiaobu stepped forward and reached out to grab Shi Qi.
Shi Qi looked at Lan Xiaobu with the same disdain, as if he were an idiot.
He was an Immortal Venerable, and the strongest among these people was only Qi Yunshu, who was at the late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
These ants actually dared to arrest him in his own city lord's mansion? How ignorant could they be? Did they think that just because they controlled the Forbidden Immortal Bureau, they could do whatever they wanted?
Even if an Immortal Emperor came, he could activate the Entrapping Kill Formation here, which was infinitely close to a ninth-grade immortal formation.
Seeing the Grand Immortal Officer take action personally, Qi Yunshu naturally wouldn't stand idle.
With a wave of his hand, a thick-backed long sword appeared in his palm, and in the same instant, the sword transformed into a series of spatial blade energies that enveloped Shi Qi.
Lan Xiaobu knew that Zhao Gongming would definitely take action; otherwise, with his current cultivation level, he wouldn't be a match for this Immortal Venerable.
Sure enough, as Shi Qi slapped his palm toward Lan Xiaobu, Zhao Gongming made his move.
Standing in place, he threw a punch.
Boom! The space erupted with a series of cracking sounds as the powerful Dao rules from Zhao Gongming's punch locked down all spatial vitality.
"Crack!" Before Shi Qi's palm could reach Lan Xiaobu, it completely shattered, and his entire body's domain was crushed into pieces by Zhao Gongming's punch.
"Pfft!" Qi Yunshu's long sword, though slower to arrive, struck Shi Qi's left arm, which had lost its protective Dao aura.
A burst of blood erupted as Shi Qi's left arm was severed by Qi Yunshu.
Qi Yunshu was overjoyed.
When he looked back, he saw that although Lan Xiaobu had been the first to act, after these exchanges, Lan Xiaobu's hand had just reached Shi Qi's neck.
Shi Qi, the city lord, was now like a dead dog, lifted by Lan Xiaobu and slammed into the ground.
The ground was smashed into a deep crater by Lan Xiaobu's force.
Shi Qi's face turned pale, his eyes filled with disbelief as he stared at Zhao Gongming, "You're an Immortal Emperor?"
Only then did Qi Yunshu realize that Shi Qi was said to have the strength of an Immortal Venerable.
To be able to punch Shi Qi into such a state without any resistance, Zhao Gongming must indeed be an Immortal Emperor.
The Grand Immortal Officer was truly formidable.
No wonder he wasn't afraid of others coveting the treasures on him.
He had an Immortal Emperor brother who was now serving as a minor Immortal Officer in the Forbidden Immortal Bureau.
This was probably the only time in the history of the Forbidden Immortal Bureau that an Immortal Emperor served as a minor officer.
Lan Xiaobu raised his hand and conjured a flame, reducing Shi Qi's severed arm to ashes.
He then took Shi Qi's storage ring and said to Heng Jiaping, "Immortal Officer Heng, arrest this traitor."
Traitor? Heng Jiaping was momentarily stunned but quickly responded, "Yes, Grand Immortal Officer."
"Immortal Officer Lan, you can't touch me."
Shi Qi was filled with regret.
He had heard that this Immortal Officer Lan was no ordinary person, but he had only seen the surface.
Seeing Lan Xiaobu's disdainful expression, Shi Qi knew his words were useless.
Who was Lan Xiaobu? Although he had never met him, he had heard many legends about this man.
He had won first place in the Mo Xuan Alchemy Competition, and the prize was terrifyingly valuable.
Later, it was said that because the prize was too shocking, Lan Xiaobu had been kidnapped.
But now, it seemed he was alive and well.
Under the covetous eyes of so many powerful figures, not only had he survived, but he had also returned to continue serving as the Grand Immortal Officer.
Even Teng Jilou couldn't do anything to him.
How could he be simple? Unfortunately, Shi Qi realized this too late.
"Oh? Tell me, why can't I touch you? Are you some kind of nine-stage turtle that can emit turtle aura?" Lan Xiaobu stopped and looked at Shi Qi with a smile.
Shi Qi was momentarily speechless.
He had never encountered such a way of speaking before.
He hesitated but ultimately didn't say anything.
He only regretted not activating the Entrapping Kill Formation in time.
Lan Xiaobu ignored him and said to Qi Yunshu and Heng Jiaping, "You two, immediately gather the people from the Forbidden Immortal Bureau and seal off the city lord's mansion of Lezhen Immortal City. Gongming and I will go find Yang Cang."
After saying this, Lan Xiaobu didn't forget to shatter Shi Qi's Purple Palace with a slap.
A flash of hatred appeared in Shi Qi's eyes.
To shatter his Purple Palace—what kind of grudge was this? When he returned, he would make sure to kill Lan Xiaobu for a thousand years before he could consider his revenge complete.
"Yes," Heng Jiaping immediately responded.
"Wait, judging by your eyes, it seems you still want to seek revenge on me."
Lan Xiaobu suddenly stopped, walked up to Shi Qi, and with a wave of his hand, pulled out Shi Qi's primordial spirit.
At the same time, a flame burned Shi Qi's physical body to ashes.
Lan Xiaobu then handed Shi Qi's imprisoned primordial spirit to Heng Jiaping, feeling reassured.
"You're ruthless," Shi Qi's primordial spirit's Purple Palace had also been torn apart, leaving it in a state worse than shattered.
Perhaps a Nine-Colored Void Lotus could restore it, but where in the world could one find such a treasure?
"Brother Xiaobu, that's the way to do it. People like this should never be left overnight; they're too dangerous."
Zhao Gongming praised Lan Xiaobu for crippling Shi Qi.
Lan Xiaobu chuckled and suddenly threw out a few array flags.
Behind the city lord's mansion hall, a hidden array gate suddenly appeared, blocking any divine sense from scanning inside.
"You..."
Shi Qi, still restrained by Heng Jiaping, hadn't even left yet when he saw Lan Xiaobu open the most secret passage in his city lord's mansion.
He was utterly shocked.
This was a peak eighth-grade immortal formation.
In the entire Mo Xuan Immortal Domain, aside from him, no one else knew about this passage in his city lord's mansion.
Ignoring Shi Qi, Lan Xiaobu called out to Zhao Gongming, "Brother Gongming, let's go in and take a look."
"Wait, Immortal Officer Lan, I'm willing to cooperate with you. If you spare me this once, I guarantee the rewards will be beyond your imagination..."
Seeing Lan Xiaobu and Zhao Gongming enter his hidden place, Shi Qi was truly panicked.
"Good, I'll consider your attitude after I return."
Lan Xiaobu didn't care about Shi Qi's words.
He would decide what to do after investigating thoroughly.
Seeing Lan Xiaobu enter the array gate, Shi Qi fell into complete despair.
...
"Brother Xiaobu, your array skills are impressive. Even a ninth-grade array master might not be able to find this place so quickly. Yet you spotted the secret at a glance."
Zhao Gongming followed Lan Xiaobu into the array gate and praised him.
Lan Xiaobu chuckled, "This kind of flawed immortal formation is, at best, a barely passable eighth-grade formation in my eyes."
"The immortal spiritual energy here is so dense," Zhao Gongming exclaimed in awe.
He had seen many things in his time, but a place with such rich immortal spiritual energy was rare even in the Great Desolate Universe.
"It's a top-grade Immortal Marrow Pool," Lan Xiaobu said.
Zhao Gongming also saw the Immortal Marrow Pool, which was about ten zhang in diameter.
The immortal spiritual energy swirling above it was so refreshing that just looking at it made one feel invigorated, let alone cultivating inside it.
Zhao Gongming sighed, "Has this guy lived all his years for nothing? With such a place, he's only reached the early stage of Immortal Venerable."
"No, this person is not simple. If it were anyone else, they might have been fooled. This Immortal Marrow Pool is just a facade; there's a much larger one inside."
Lan Xiaobu walked to the edge of the pool and threw down several array flags.
"Crack!" A crisp sound echoed as a massive Immortal Marrow Pool, about a hundred zhang in diameter, appeared before Lan Xiaobu and Zhao Gongming.
The immortal spiritual energy here was even denser and purer than before.
Clearly, the outer pool was just a decoy Shi Qi had left behind.
This was where he truly cultivated.
"Impressive. It seems advancing to Immortal King will be easy for you, and recovering my cultivation will be simple too," Zhao Gongming said, feeling amazed.
Lan Xiaobu threw down a dozen more array flags, and another passage appeared beside the Immortal Marrow Pool.
The scene inside the passage was blocked by a barrier, making it impossible to see from the outside.
Lan Xiaobu walked over and tore open the barrier with a wave of his hand.
A foul stench wafted out, revealing a massive circular array disk.
Even Lan Xiaobu couldn't fully understand what it was, but he quickly realized it must be a top-grade array disk.
"No wonder this guy has lived so long without achieving much. He's been using other people's spiritual roots to enhance his own cultivation talent," Zhao Gongming said disdainfully.
Lan Xiaobu noticed a deep trench outside the circular array disk, filled with bones.
It was only after he tore open the barrier that the stench became noticeable; otherwise, it would have been hard to detect.
"Can spiritual roots be enhanced through cultivation?" Lan Xiaobu asked, puzzled.
"No," Zhao Gongming immediately replied, "This isn't just about using spiritual roots for cultivation. He's also using the fate of an entire realm to cultivate here. This array disk is extraordinary."
(End of Chapter)