Chapter 00352: Finding a Way Out
# Finding a Way Out
Chapter 352
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 352: Finding a Way Out
Lan Xiaobu was pleasantly surprised to find that his divine sense, though suppressed, still allowed him to perform earth遁 (earth escape).
Among the thirty-six heavenly powers, the five-element遁术 (escape techniques) were included.
Ever since he realized that the golden light遁术 wasn't always reliable for saving his life, Lan Xiaobu had started learning the five-element遁术, particularly focusing on earth遁 and water遁.
At this moment, as he rapidly descended, Lan Xiaobu's speed was astonishingly fast.
After three full days, he finally stopped when he realized he could no longer continue descending.
It was only then that he remembered that his divine sense hadn't been completely suppressed while he was performing earth遁.
Lan Xiaobu was certain that the entity inside the fate array disk knew his thoughts, but it didn't matter.
The ring was sealed with a ninth-grade immortal禁制 (restriction), and even if the entity could break through the ring, it wouldn't dare to come out.
Otherwise, it would have already dealt with him in the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
In this place, Lan Xiaobu first set up a ninth-grade束灵仙阵 (spirit-binding immortal array) and implanted a low-grade immortal spirit vein.
Then, he did something that would surely make the entity inside the fate array disk furious.
He set up a ninth-grade禁生仙阵 (life-forbidding immortal array), followed by a ninth-grade聚集死气仙阵 (death-qi gathering immortal array), and then various困杀仙阵 (entrapment and killing immortal arrays).
In Lan Xiaobu's view, the entity inside the fate array disk couldn't leave it.
Since it couldn't leave, these arrays would trap it, preventing it from advancing in cultivation and even from coming out.
Surrounded by death qi and with no way to escape, no matter how strong the entity was, it wouldn't be able to recover its strength in a short time.
In the future, when his cultivation improved, Lan Xiaobu would return.
That dog-like thing had dared to scheme against him.
After finishing these arrangements, he set up a final隐匿仙阵 (concealment immortal array).
A ninth-grade隐匿仙阵 was something that even an immortal array emperor would struggle to detect, let alone anyone in the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain.
This place was already impervious to divine sense, and being deep underground made it even more secure.
With all this done, Lan Xiaobu finally relaxed and returned to his Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
Compared to the previous confusion, Lan Xiaobu now felt his thoughts were much clearer.
At this moment, he didn't even need to use his willpower to sense a mark within the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
With a thought, Lan Xiaobu brought the mark into his hand.
This must have been left by the entity inside the fate array disk before it was sealed in the ring.
But now, with the fate array disk gone, trying to leave a mark in his Cosmic Dimension Matrix was just a dream.
The mark conveyed a message: "I'll give you a chance. Take out the fate array disk and throw it anywhere. Otherwise, you'll regret it."
So, it wasn't a mark but a warning.
Lan Xiaobu opened his hand, and the Primal Eternal Flame enveloped the mark.
"You dog-like thing, daring to threaten your Grandpa Lan. Regret? One day, Grandpa Lan will come to see you. You better guard that fate array disk well. It will be useful to me in the future."
The fate array disk, sealed deep within, shook violently.
Unfortunately, it was now trapped in a ring filled with various anti-cultivator immortal arrays.
This place was already filled with death qi, and Lan Xiaobu had specifically set up a death-qi gathering禁生大阵 (life-forbidding grand array).
If this wasn't anti-cultivator, what was?
"Brother Lan..."
Seeing Lan Xiaobu reappear, Yu Ruo exclaimed with joy.
After experiencing the fall from the immortal ship in the canyon for so long, in Yu Ruo's eyes, Lan Xiaobu was no longer just a collaborator but a true older brother.
"It's fine now. My cultivation has been restored. Once I set up the protective arrays here, you can start recovering your cultivation," Lan Xiaobu said.
Hearing that she could recover her cultivation, Yu Ruo found herself happy but not overly excited.
Perhaps she thought that once her cultivation was restored, she would have to leave.
Worried that there might be immortal emperors who had already partially recovered their cultivation, Lan Xiaobu first set up a ninth-grade隐匿困杀仙阵 (concealment entrapment and killing immortal array) and a seventh-grade虚空束灵仙阵 (void spirit-binding immortal array) around their dwelling before taking out healing immortal pills and immortal crystals.
Seeing the healing immortal pills and immortal crystals, Yu Ruo couldn't help but ask, "Brother Lan, can we leave now?"
Lan Xiaobu hesitated before saying, "It's not certain yet, but since we were able to come in, logically, we should be able to leave. Otherwise, this would truly be a place of death."
Yu Ruo hadn't been injured, so with the healing immortal pills, she quickly recovered her cultivation and was able to extend part of her divine sense.
Seeing Yu Ruo's cultivation restored and her divine sense partially extended, Lan Xiaobu became even more certain of his guess.
After arriving here, as long as one could recover immortal or true essence and had enough Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, their divine sense would also partially recover.
Generally, falling from above would result in severe injuries, making recovery extremely difficult.
"Brother Lan, my cultivation has been restored, and my divine sense can now cover this small village," Yu Ruo said happily.
"Has your appearance been restored?" Previously, Yu Ruo's face had been disfigured, and Lan Xiaobu only knew she wasn't ugly.
Now, he realized that Yu Ruo was more than just not ugly.
Even Teng Man'er, known as the most beautiful woman in the Star Ascension Immortal Court, couldn't surpass her in beauty.
"Yes," Yu Ruo replied.
Not only had her appearance been restored, but she had also cleaned herself and changed into a clean dress.
Wait, Lan Xiaobu thought of another question and asked, "Did you just scan this small village with your divine sense?"
Yu Ruo said, "Yes, I just..."
Before she could finish, Yu Ruo realized that her divine sense had swept out, and with so many immortal emperors here, wouldn't they have sensed it?
Yu Ruo's face showed guilt, and she was about to apologize when Lan Xiaobu waved his hand and said, "Since you're here, come in."
"Thank you," a man in a gray immortal robe walked in.
The ninth-grade困杀仙阵 Lan Xiaobu had set up didn't prevent others from entering.
"You two..."
The gray-robed man looked at Lan Xiaobu and Yu Ruo, somewhat stunned.
He even doubted his eyes.
One of them had an unclear cultivation level, while the other seemed to be only at the Golden Core stage.
How could such weak cultivators have survived and come here? Although Lan Xiaobu's cultivation level wasn't clear, the man could sense that Lan Xiaobu wasn't very old.
Being young and with a Golden Core cultivator, how strong could he be?
While the man was sizing up Lan Xiaobu, Lan Xiaobu was also assessing him.
This was an immortal emperor, or more precisely, an immortal emperor who had partially recovered his cultivation and had a very powerful divine sense.
"Someone's divine sense swept through earlier. I thought another fellow cultivator had recovered and came to visit. I didn't expect..."
The gray-robed immortal emperor didn't finish his sentence, but Lan Xiaobu already knew what he wanted to say.
He clasped his fists and said, "My junior sister and I are indeed a bit weak in cultivation. Please don't laugh."
"Ah, forget it. Pretend I wasn't here," the gray-robed immortal emperor sighed and turned to leave.
This actually gave Lan Xiaobu a good impression.
To this immortal emperor, they were like ants that could be crushed at any moment, yet he didn't take action.
In a place like this, even killing a Golden Core cultivator could yield useful items.
Otherwise, the斑杂灵气 (mixed spiritual energy) in the grayish-brown mound wouldn't be so valuable.
Moreover, being able to partially recover divine sense here, who would believe they didn't have secrets?
"Fellow Daoist, wait," Lan Xiaobu called out to the immortal emperor.
This immortal emperor had come looking for them after sensing their divine sense but didn't try to kill them.
Seeing their low cultivation, he turned to leave.
It was clear that he was looking for a collaborator.
In this death-filled, divine sense-suppressing绝境 (desperate situation), finding a collaborator was naturally about finding a way out.
These immortal emperors had been trapped for who knows how many years.
They must have found some way to leave, which was why they were looking for collaborators.
The immortal emperor stopped and his face turned cold, "What do you want?"
Lan Xiaobu clasped his fists, "Fellow Daoist, don't misunderstand. My junior sister and I haven't been here long, but we know that the longer we stay, the worse it is for us. Although my cultivation is weak, I am proficient in阵道 (array formations). If you are looking for a way out and need a collaborator, I think I, as an array master, can be of some help."
"Can you set up a sixth-grade immortal array?" The immortal emperor showed a hint of appreciation and asked.
Lan Xiaobu nodded, "Yes."
"Good. I'll let you know when it's time to leave," the immortal emperor said and quickly left without asking what level of immortal array Lan Xiaobu could set up, clearly not placing much importance on Lan Xiaobu being an immortal array master.
He didn't leave any contact information, didn't explain how to leave, and didn't even ask for Lan Xiaobu's opinion.
"Brother Lan, are we just going to wait here for him?" Yu Ruo asked.
Lan Xiaobu shook his head, "It seems this immortal emperor doesn't think much of us. I need to look for a way out myself. Relying on others is unreliable. Yu Ruo, do you want to stay here or in my true spirit world?"
"I'll stay in your true spirit world," Yu Ruo said without hesitation.
She knew her cultivation was low, and if she followed Lan Xiaobu, she might hold him back.
"Alright," Lan Xiaobu sent Yu Ruo into his true spirit world.
He was heading to the water pool.
In such a death-filled place, a water pool was abnormal.
According to the white-haired immortal emperor, this pool was a绝生潭 (life-forbidding pool), and entering it would consume one's lifespan.
Lan Xiaobu wanted to see how this pool came to be and why it could forbid life.
(That's all for today's update.
Goodnight, friends!)
(End of Chapter)