Chapter 00342: Quite the Bold One
# Quite the Bold One
Chapter 342
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 342: Quite the Bold One
"What happened to Fei Ku?" A man with dark red hair sat on a massive chair crafted from spirit-gathering immortal wood.
His voice carried a nasal tone, resonating with a peculiar hum.
A man of Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivation respectfully stood up and replied, "Reporting to the Great Emperor, he followed a cultivator named Lan Xiaobu out of the Oblique Void Hall. Later, Lan Xiaobu returned, but Fei Ku did not. We sent him messages, but there was no response."
"Explain clearly," the dark-haired man's voice carried a hint of killing intent.
He was the Immortal Emperor that the Great Luo Golden Immortal who had been tailing Lan Xiaobu had mentioned.
He was also the person in charge of the Qi Emperor's affairs here.
"Yes," the Great Luo Golden Immortal spoke even more respectfully.
"Lan Xiaobu passed by our ticket gate but did not enter. The man and woman who came with Lan Xiaobu initially wanted to enter but hesitated and ultimately did not. Fei Ku suspected that Lan Xiaobu had sent a message to the two behind him, so he went to intercept Lan Xiaobu..."
After the Great Luo Golden Immortal finished explaining the interaction between Fei Ku and Lan Xiaobu, the dark-haired Immortal Emperor sneered, "What a useless fool. Do you think someone would be stupid enough to give you immortal crystals and then go out to die?"
At that moment, a Profound Immortal cultivator rushed in, his face filled with terror.
Before the Profound Immortal could speak, the dark-haired man said, "Has Fei Ku's soul token, which had no response, shattered?"
"Yes, yes..."
The Profound Immortal's teeth chattered as he spoke.
They all knew how terrifying this Fuyuan Great Emperor was.
Whether it was outsiders or their own people, anyone who fell into his hands would meet a grim fate.
"Good. I want to see what kind of creature this Lan Xiaobu is," the Immortal Emperor stood up, his tone seemingly calm.
...
Just as Zhuan Yi returned to the Oblique Void Immortal Rest Pavilion, he saw a dark-haired man walk in.
The overwhelming aura of suppression made Zhuan Yi dare not even breathe.
He was certain that this man was an Immortal Emperor, and a very powerful one at that.
"So it's the Fuyuan Great Emperor gracing us with his presence. May I ask what brings the Great Emperor to our Oblique Void Immortal Rest Pavilion?" A Immortal King steward stepped forward and greeted him politely.
Perhaps because the Immortal King blocked Fuyuan Great Emperor's oppressive aura, Zhuan Yi finally managed to relax.
He quickly took a few steps back, not even daring to glance at Fuyuan Great Emperor.
The reason he and his junior sister had come here, aside from seeking opportunities by crossing the Mysterious Profound Void Canyon, was that they had offended an early-stage Immortal Emperor and were being hunted by that powerful figure.
But Zhuan Yi was certain that the Immortal Emperor Zuo Yuyan was far inferior to this Fuyuan Great Emperor.
"I'm here to visit a guest. I have a friend named Lan Xiaobu, and I wish to see him," Fuyuan Great Emperor said indifferently.
The Immortal King steward immediately replied, "In that case, please wait a moment, Great Emperor. Once we receive the guest's consent, you may proceed."
It was clear that the Immortal King steward of the Oblique Void Immortal Rest Pavilion was not afraid of Fuyuan Great Emperor, or perhaps he knew that Fuyuan Great Emperor couldn't do anything to him.
Fuyuan Great Emperor didn't respond.
He simply stood there, unmoving.
The Immortal King steward quickly activated the notification array and said, "Fellow Daoist Lan, Fuyuan Great Emperor claims to be your friend and wishes to see you. May he come up?"
From the array, Lan Xiaobu's voice came through, "Don't bother me. What recovery or no recovery? I'm not a repairman. If you need recovery, go find a doctor. I'm in the middle of cultivation. This is the first and last time. If you disturb a guest's seclusion again, I'll file a complaint."
The Immortal King steward didn't seem annoyed.
He closed the array and apologized, "Great Emperor, Fellow Daoist Lan is currently in seclusion and doesn't seem willing to meet anyone. Our rest pavilion has no authority to force guests to do anything."
Fuyuan Great Emperor's face darkened.
Without saying a word, he turned and left.
He wanted to see how long this insignificant ant could hide in the rest pavilion.
Watching Fuyuan Great Emperor leave, Zhuan Yi felt a cold sweat break out on his back.
He couldn't understand how Lan Xiaobu had the audacity to speak to a Great Emperor like that.
He was certain Lan Xiaobu wasn't an Immortal Emperor—it was a gut feeling, and he was sure he wasn't wrong.
Lan Xiaobu knew that the people left behind by the Qi Emperor wouldn't let him off easily, but he didn't care.
Right now, he was studying the Soul Refining Yin Cauldron.
He had already refined the cauldron, and it was indeed a supreme treasure for refining souls to aid cultivation.
From its ability to brew soul liquid, it was clearly a sinister artifact.
Additionally, it could gather extreme yin energy.
But for Lan Xiaobu, this was utterly useless.
Once he returned to the Lingwei Immortal Domain, he would find the Soul Refining Yang Cauldron.
If combining the two cauldrons still only yielded these functions, he would simply toss them into the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
Several days passed, and Lan Xiaobu refined seven or eight batches of Qingsha Immortal Pills.
These were the best detoxification pills he could refine, ranking at the seventh grade.
Since he planned to search for the Oblique Void Mushroom and the Purple Vein Immortal Fruit, he needed to make some preparations.
As a seventh-grade Immortal Pill King himself, he didn't need to buy detoxification pills from shops.
On this day, Lan Xiaobu sensed that the outer perimeter of the array he had set up was completely shrouded in mist.
He knew the poisonous mist had arrived.
The arrival of the mist meant it was time to search for the Oblique Void Mushroom and the Purple Vein Immortal Fruit, and it also meant he had to venture out.
...
Zhuan Yi hadn't been cultivating.
He didn't have many immortal crystals to begin with, and if he cultivated, he would soon run out.
As for relying on the immortal spiritual energy in the rest pavilion, it was practically nonexistent.
Setting up a spirit-gathering immortal array was out of the question—not only could he at most set up a third-grade array, but even if he could set up a higher-grade one, he wouldn't dare.
Staying in a lower-grade cave dwelling and siphoning off others' spiritual energy would invite trouble, and he couldn't afford the consequences.
He had prepared some detoxification pills and planned to venture out when the poisonous mist arrived, hoping to get lucky and find one or two Oblique Void Mushrooms or Purple Vein Immortal Fruits.
That would at least be a bonus.
Over the past few days, Zhuan Yi had also learned some information.
When the void ship crossed the void canyon, it wasn't guaranteed to arrive safely.
There was a 30-40% chance the ship would crash into the void canyon.
Zhuan Yi sighed.
He had no way back.
Zhuan Yi wasn't the only one preparing to leave the Oblique Void Hall to search for the Oblique Void Mushroom when the poisonous mist arrived.
At that moment, the entrance to the Oblique Void Hall was packed with people.
Everyone was making preparations, ready to rush out as soon as the poisonous mist fully formed.
If they rushed out too early, the Oblique Void Mushroom wouldn't have appeared yet, and they would waste their detoxification pills for nothing.
"Lan..."
Zhuan Yi had just finished preparing when he froze, his mouth half-open in disbelief as he watched someone walk out from inside.
How could Lan Xiaobu dare to go out? Didn't he know an Immortal Emperor was after him? Although Zhuan Yi couldn't clearly discern Lan Xiaobu's exact cultivation level, he was certain Lan Xiaobu wasn't an Immortal Emperor.
If he wasn't an Immortal Emperor, how could he dare to go out?
"The poisonous mist hasn't fully formed yet, has it? Is this guy new? Why is he rushing out now?" Seeing Lan Xiaobu rush out, someone immediately asked in confusion.
Most people who came to the Oblique Void Hall didn't go around asking about others.
Not everyone knew about Lan Xiaobu's situation.
Lan Xiaobu didn't care what others thought.
As soon as he rushed out, he felt his skin being rapidly corroded.
The poison in the mist was peculiar—it not only corroded the flesh but also seemed to erode the soul, carrying a thick, cold yin energy.
Lan Xiaobu didn't immediately take the Qingsha Immortal Pill.
Instead, he began circulating the Undying Technique to temper his body.
Sure enough, as the Undying Technique circulated, the corrosive poison was quickly transformed into a unique energy that began tempering Lan Xiaobu's body.
The Undying Technique was truly a good thing.
The value of this technique probably wasn't much less than the Thirty-Six Transformations.
Just as Lan Xiaobu was marveling at this, he felt a divine sense land on him.
Sure enough, they've come.
Lan Xiaobu stopped tempering his body and increased his speed.
He could clearly feel the divine sense chasing him getting closer and closer.
An hour later, Lan Xiaobu stopped.
Here, there was a seventh-grade void killing array and a ninth-grade trapping and killing immortal array.
As a ninth-grade Immortal Array Emperor, within his own trapping and killing array, he didn't believe he couldn't take down an Immortal Emperor.
"Not bad, being able to move so quickly in this yin mist. Did you kill Fei Ku? Quite bold, aren't you? Just arrived at the Oblique Void Hall and already dared to kill one of my men," a voice heavy with a nasal tone sounded not far behind Lan Xiaobu.
Lan Xiaobu turned around and sighed, "Do you have a sinus infection?"
Sinus infection? Fuyuan Great Emperor didn't understand what that meant.
His immortal energy condensed into a hand seal, reaching out to grab Lan Xiaobu.
Whoever killed his man would be taken back first.
But the next moment, he felt something was wrong.
The Lan Xiaobu before him suddenly disappeared, and the space around him felt off.
The space was no longer as he perceived it but had become viscous.
Powerful killing intent condensed into killing momentum and swept toward him.
Fuyuan Great Emperor's expression changed, and he exclaimed, "A ninth-grade trapping and killing immortal array?"
Almost as soon as he realized it was a ninth-grade trapping and killing immortal array, a long halberd suddenly thrust at him from a bizarre angle within the array.
At that moment, Fuyuan Great Emperor felt killing intent from all directions.
If he dodged the halberd, he would immediately be locked down by the killing momentum of the array.
Fuyuan Great Emperor grunted and, without dodging, punched toward the halberd.
Boom! Lan Xiaobu felt a violent force slam into him, sending him flying through the air, blood spurting from his mouth.
Immortal Emperors are truly formidable.
Lan Xiaobu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stopped testing the waters.
Instead, he grabbed a handful of array flags and began tossing them down, shouting, "Are you Fuyuan? Your Grandpa Lan just arrived at the Oblique Void Hall, and you dare to make a move on him? Quite the bold one, aren't you?"
(That's all for today's update.
Goodnight, friends!)
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