Chapter 00341: The Four Emperors' Palaces and the Divine Cloud Pool
# The Four Emperors' Palaces and the Divine Cloud Pool
Chapter 341
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 341: The Four Emperors' Palaces and the Divine Cloud Pool
Zhuanyi frowned, not saying a word.
Feng Shuting sighed and asked, "Senior Brother, should we go and help him?"
Help? Zhuanyi seemed to recall something and immediately said, "Isn't Lan Xiaobu staying in the special cave dwelling of the Slanted Corner Immortal Rest Pavilion? Logically, he should have two chances to ask the rest pavilion for help. Why didn't he call for assistance just now?"
"He probably forgot in the heat of the moment. Did you see his expression? He looked quite panicked. After paying the immortal crystals, he should have hurried back to the rest pavilion for safety. Instead, he rushed out. Isn't that just asking for trouble?" Feng Shuting said.
Zhuanyi shook his head, "It still doesn't add up. He acted exactly as I suspected earlier, but why did he send me a voice transmission before..."
"Are you sure it was his voice transmission?" Feng Shuting was also puzzled.
Zhuanyi wasn't entirely sure.
He was pondering a question.
No matter how incompetent Lan Xiaobu might be, he wouldn't flee in panic after being robbed of his immortal crystals, right? Logically, he should have sought refuge in the rest pavilion.
Moreover, if he didn't want to use those two chances for help, why would he spend more immortal crystals to stay in the special cave dwelling of the rest pavilion?
After thinking for a while without finding an answer, Zhuanyi finally said, "Let's not go out for now. If something really happens to him, we can help by taking that woman away. With her cultivation level, being alone in this place would be a death sentence."
...
Lan Xiaobu walked in a hurried and panicked manner, while the Great Luo Golden Immortal chasing him followed leisurely behind.
In truth, Lan Xiaobu did intend to teach this Great Luo Golden Immortal a lesson, but his purpose in luring him out wasn't just for that.
As soon as he entered the Slanted Corner Void Hall, Lan Xiaobu felt something was off.
Not only were the ridiculous rules and various strange occurrences, but also the fact that there were stewards, yet the existence of the Blue Gate ticket sellers was allowed.
Many things seemed contradictory.
These matters couldn't be uncovered in the commercial buildings or inns.
To get better information, he needed to find someone with a certain status in the Slanted Corner Void Hall.
The Great Luo Golden Immortal chasing him was just the right candidate.
Hundreds of miles away from the Slanted Corner Void Hall, Lan Xiaobu stopped.
He had just discovered that this area strongly suppressed divine sense.
Although hundreds of miles were within his divine sense range, he couldn't scan the Slanted Corner Hall now.
"Why aren't you running anymore?" The Great Luo Golden Immortal leisurely walked up behind Lan Xiaobu and said indifferently.
Lan Xiaobu turned around, looking surprised, "Why are you here? It's good that you're here. I wanted to ask you a few questions. For example, do you have a real map of this place? And who built the Slanted Corner Void Hall? Also, who came up with those ridiculous rules? Is there something wrong with the immortal ship that crosses the Void Canyon? Why do you trick people into the Blue Gate? What's the main purpose..."
Seeing Lan Xiaobu fire off a dozen questions like an inquisitive child, the Great Luo Golden Immortal was stunned.
Then he realized, someone with so many immortal crystals couldn't possibly be this foolish.
If the other party wasn't foolish, then the fool was himself.
Understanding this, the Great Luo Golden Immortal quickly tried to retreat, but as soon as he lifted his foot, a massive immortal energy handprint landed on his neck, lifting him off the ground, "You haven't answered my questions yet. Why are you leaving?"
"Senior... Senior..."
The Great Luo Golden Immortal's face turned purple.
If he didn't realize now that he was the fool, he was beyond saving.
This was no ant; this was at least an Immortal Venerable-level expert.
"No need to call me senior yet. Answer my questions first."
Lan Xiaobu released a burst of immortal energy, throwing the Great Luo Golden Immortal into a puddle.
Lan Xiaobu casually pulled out a small stool and sat by the puddle, taking out some melon seeds, completely assuming the role of a listener.
"I am under Emperor Qi's command. If I don't return, someone will know. I swear a blood oath not to reveal today's events..."
The Great Luo Golden Immortal said urgently.
Lan Xiaobu sighed, "You really scared me, but you don't value your time. Right now, I'm the one asking questions. You can scare me later. If you still don't answer, I'll have to search your soul. I didn't want to do that earlier because it's troublesome."
Lan Xiaobu stood up, wondering what soul-searching actually was.
He didn't know how to do it.
All he could do was infiltrate someone's sea of consciousness with his divine sense and stir things up.
This method yielded very little useful information.
If he was lucky, he might get something useful; if not, he'd get nothing.
He had tried it before.
Seeing Lan Xiaobu stand up, the Great Luo Golden Immortal didn't dare hesitate and quickly said, "The Slanted Corner Void Hall was established by Emperor Xing, originally to collect Slanted Corner Void Mushrooms. Later, it was discovered that many wealthy cultivators wanted to cross the Mysterious Void Canyon, so they started the ferry business. Emperor Qi and Emperor Xing reached an agreement not to interfere with each other."
"So Emperor Qi robs everyone who buys tickets from the Blue Gate and then kills them to silence them?" Lan Xiaobu sneered.
"No, after entering the Blue Gate, they are required to hand over their rings and have a heart demon planted, specifically to search for Slanted Corner Void Mushrooms for Emperor Qi," the Great Luo Golden Immortal explained.
Lan Xiaobu thought to himself, how ruthless.
Planting a heart demon and then sending them to search for Slanted Corner Void Mushrooms—needless to say, these cultivators would all die in the poisonous mist.
"Is there something wrong with the immortal ship that crosses the Void Canyon? How long does it take to cross the canyon?" Lan Xiaobu continued.
"I am under Emperor Qi's command. The void ship belongs to Emperor Xing, just like the Slanted Corner Immortal Rest Pavilion. I truly don't know about Emperor Xing's affairs. As for crossing the Void Canyon, it usually takes about half a year," the Great Luo Golden Immortal said, then with a flattering smile, handed a jade slip to Lan Xiaobu, "Senior, this is a map of the Slanted Corner Void Hall and its surrounding million-mile area. There's no more detailed map than this."
Lan Xiaobu glanced at the map and said, "If you can't provide something more valuable, I'll have to send you to reincarnation."
"Yes, yes," the Great Luo Golden Immortal said anxiously, "I heard that the Slanted Corner Void Mushroom not only increases lifespan but can also refine the Emperor Void Pill, which gives Immortal Venerables a certain chance to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm."
Mass-producing Immortal Emperors? That was Lan Xiaobu's first thought.
"Senior, if anything happens to me, my soul tablet will shatter immediately..."
Lan Xiaobu cut off the Great Luo Golden Immortal's plea for mercy, "Tell me, what forces are on the other side of the Slanted Corner Void Canyon?"
"It's a desolate place, full of dangers. Even Immortal Emperors can lose their lives at any moment in the wilderness. The only habitable areas are the territories of the Four Emperors' Palaces and the Divine Cloud Pool. The Four Emperors' Palaces are Emperor Qi's Palace, Emperor Xing's Palace, Emperor Gu's Palace, and Emperor Xun's Palace."
The Great Luo Golden Immortal answered every question in detail.
However, when Lan Xiaobu asked about Emperor Qi's identity and cultivation level, the Great Luo Golden Immortal knew nothing.
From the Great Luo Golden Immortal's answers, Lan Xiaobu also learned that Emperor Qi not only controlled the Blue Gate here but also had two shops and an inn.
Besides cultivators from the four major immortal domains of Mysterious Void, some came from the other side of the Void Canyon.
Most of these cultivators were searching for Slanted Corner Void Mushrooms, while a few were fleeing from pursuers.
The strongest cultivator under Emperor Qi's command in the Slanted Corner Void Hall was an Immortal Emperor, but the Great Luo Golden Immortal didn't know where this Immortal Emperor was.
Lan Xiaobu had initially planned to disguise himself as this Great Luo Golden Immortal and check out the blue teleportation gate for any goodies.
But upon hearing there was an Immortal Emperor stationed here, he immediately dismissed the idea.
Seeing Lan Xiaobu wasn't planning to ask more questions, the Great Luo Golden Immortal grew even more panicked, sensing Lan Xiaobu's killing intent.
"Senior..."
Lan Xiaobu didn't let him finish, "I know, if I kill you, your soul tablet will shatter, and everyone will know you were killed, right?"
"Yes, senior. If you kill me and enter the Slanted Corner Hall, you will definitely be suspected," the Great Luo Golden Immortal nodded hurriedly.
Lan Xiaobu smiled, "Don't worry. If I'm suspected, I'll just come out again."
Hearing this, the Great Luo Golden Immortal shuddered.
Lan Xiaobu's words implied he wasn't afraid of their Immortal Emperor.
Coming out again meant he would kill another Immortal Emperor.
"Sen..."
Before the Great Luo Golden Immortal could say more, Lan Xiaobu slapped him down.
Before the Great Luo Golden Immortal was killed, Lan Xiaobu extracted a wisp of his soul.
Lan Xiaobu had no intention of completely concealing this matter.
Extracting a wisp of the soul to self-destruct after entering the Slanted Corner Void Hall was just a precaution.
Worried that an Immortal Emperor might come after him, Lan Xiaobu set up a seventh-grade Void Slaughtering Immortal Array and a ninth-grade Entrapping Kill Immortal Array before leaving.
Even if these arrays weren't used, it was better to be safe than sorry.
If an Immortal Emperor pursued him, he would bring them here and have a "talk."
...
Although puzzled by Lan Xiaobu's actions, Zhuanyi felt uneasy, fearing that if something happened to Lan Xiaobu, the people here would come to question him.
After all, he had entered the Slanted Corner Void Hall with Lan Xiaobu.
Just as Zhuanyi was pondering Lan Xiaobu's situation, he could hardly believe his eyes when he saw Lan Xiaobu calmly walking back in.
Seeing Lan Xiaobu leave, the Great Luo Golden Immortal who followed him wasn't the only one.
Such things were common, but it was rare to see someone as foolish as Lan Xiaobu.
When they saw that it wasn't the Great Luo Golden Immortal returning but Lan Xiaobu, the atmosphere turned eerie.
Zhuanyi immediately understood.
His guess was correct.
Lan Xiaobu was definitely not the fool he appeared to be.
He was a strong expert, an incredibly strong one.
(End of Chapter)