Chapter 00362: No Rush to Leave
# No Rush to Leave
Chapter 362
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 362: No Rush to Leave
Fang Yi respectfully said, "They might be a bit scared, so they left again."
Qu Yue spoke indifferently, "What do you think about those two repelling two Immortal Emperors from the Qi Emperor Palace at the Starry Immortal Dao Rest Pavilion?"
Fang Yi pondered for a moment before replying, "From what I can guess, the two Immortal Emperors from the Qi Emperor Palace were there to test their strength. If they were weak, they would have been taken away directly."
"Since the Immortal Emperors from the Qi Emperor Palace didn't take them away, do you think their strength is weak or strong?" Qu Yue continued to ask.
Fang Yi replied respectfully, "Although I have seen the footage of their battle, my cultivation is too low to determine who is stronger or weaker. However, I don't think that's the main point."
Qu Yue nodded in satisfaction, "You're right. Whether those two are stronger or weaker than the two Immortal Emperors from the Qi Emperor Palace isn't important. Even if they are slightly stronger, the fact that they couldn't detain the two Immortal Emperors means their strength is limited. For our Divine Cloud Immortal Pool, it makes no difference."
Fang Yi was momentarily stunned but quickly understood.
No matter how strong Lan Xiaobu and Gong Yunqi were, they were insignificant to the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool.
Even if they were several times stronger, coming here would still be a death sentence.
No wonder Vice Sect Leader Qu didn't even bother to watch the footage of their battle.
"Do you think these two will come back?" Qu Yue asked.
Fang Yi answered, "I believe they will return. They must have some business with the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool. If it were something aboveboard, they would have sent a formal request. If it's something else, I suspect they might try to sneak in. However, our Divine Cloud Immortal Pool is protected by a ninth-grade immortal formation. Trying to sneak in would be suicide."
Qu Yue nodded but didn't express any opinion.
She simply said to Fang Yi, "Go investigate their whereabouts. Report any news to me immediately."
"Yes," Fang Yi responded respectfully and withdrew.
...
For seven or eight days, there was no news of Lan Xiaobu and Gong Yunqi.
Qu Yue began to wonder if she had misjudged the situation.
Just then, Fang Yi entered.
"Vice Sect Leader, Lan Xiaobu and that Gong Yunqi have arrived outside. They are requesting to meet our Sect Leader," Fang Yi reported as soon as he entered.
Fang Yi was also puzzled.
Lan Xiaobu and Gong Yunqi had neither sent a formal request nor tried to sneak in.
After disappearing for seven or eight days, they had suddenly reappeared.
"Bring them in," Qu Yue said indifferently.
"What if they don't dare to come in?" Fang Yi quickly asked.
Would Lan Xiaobu and Gong Yunqi, these two rogue cultivators, dare to enter the Divine Cloud Immortal Sect? Fang Yi didn't believe so.
From the way that Immortal Emperor spoke, it seemed like he thought being an Immortal Emperor made him invincible.
"Have your Sect Leader come out to meet us; we have matters to discuss."
Hah, rogue cultivators will always be rogue cultivators.
"If they don't dare to come in, activate the Entrapment and Killing Formation and bring them in by force," Qu Yue said indifferently, tossing a formation flag to Fang Yi.
Although Fang Yi was only an Immortal King, his skill in formations was exceptional, already at the level of a seventh-grade Immortal Formation King.
"Yes," Fang Yi acknowledged, taking the formation flag and heading back outside.
"Fellow Daoists, please follow me in. Our Sect Leader is waiting for you," Fang Yi said casually, giving a slight bow.
Whether it was Lan Xiaobu or Gong Yunqi, if they uttered even half a word of refusal, he would immediately activate the Entrapment and Killing Formation.
"Sure, lead the way," Lan Xiaobu said indifferently.
Fang Yi thought he had misheard.
He couldn't help but ask, "You're coming in with me?"
As soon as he asked, he realized he shouldn't have.
Lan Xiaobu's face darkened, "What? Did you forget what you just said? If we're not coming in together, why did you ask us to follow you?"
Why wasn't this going according to the script? Fang Yi could only lead the way.
He soon noticed that although Lan Xiaobu was following him, he was counting the steps as he climbed.
"Fellow Daoist Lan, once you have permission to enter our Divine Cloud Immortal Sect, you don't need to climb the steps one by one. You can ride the clouds like me," Fang Yi said, seeing how slow Lan Xiaobu was moving.
Lan Xiaobu stopped altogether.
He clasped his hands and spoke solemnly, "I have long admired the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool. Now that I finally have the chance to visit, how could I ride the clouds? I must take each step carefully to show my respect for the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool. As a guest, I show such respect, yet you, a disciple of the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool, tell me not to respect it. Are you a spy from the Four Emperors Palace?"
Lan Xiaobu didn't know if there was any bad blood between the Four Emperors Palace and the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool, but in a place where multiple powers coexisted, it was unlikely to be all harmony.
"You..."
Fang Yi was furious.
He almost wanted to immediately activate the Entrapment and Killing Formation and capture these two arrogant fools.
Was it wrong for him to kindly suggest they ride the clouds?
At that moment, a voice reached his ears, "Let them climb step by step. Since they've entered, no matter how much they delay, they won't be able to escape."
It was a message from Qu Yue.
He quickly suppressed his anger and could only watch as Lan Xiaobu climbed up as if afraid of crushing ants.
Gong Yunqi simply followed behind Lan Xiaobu.
He didn't know that Lan Xiaobu was inscribing various formation patterns and setting up numerous void killing formations.
He only knew that following Lan Xiaobu was the right thing to do.
Having been trapped at the bottom of the Mo Xuan Canyon for a hundred or two hundred thousand years, if it weren't for Lan Xiaobu, he would still be bound there.
The moment Lan Xiaobu arrived at the canyon's bottom, he was able to break free and even take the Life and Death Cauldron with him.
Lan Xiaobu was definitely no ordinary person.
At first, Lan Xiaobu was inscribing seventh-grade immortal formation patterns.
But because he was moving so slowly, by the time he reached the peak, he was able to inscribe eighth-grade void immortal formation patterns.
Along the way, he set up numerous void immortal formations—Entrapment and Killing Formations, Illusion Killing Formations, Interception Killing Formations...
Any killing formation that could deal with an opponent, Lan Xiaobu set it up without missing a single one.
Fang Yi only noticed that Lan Xiaobu's divine sense was constantly scanning the area.
Unfortunately, he didn't understand void formation patterns and had no idea that Lan Xiaobu was setting up various void killing formations.
In his eyes, Lan Xiaobu was just trying to use his divine sense to probe the layout of the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool.
However, the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool was filled with formations that blocked divine sense.
Even a ninth-grade Immortal Formation Emperor would have their divine sense suppressed.
A mere Great Luo Golden Immortal trying to probe the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool with his divine sense? How laughable.
Finally reaching the peak, Lan Xiaobu saw a relatively small square.
In the middle of the square was a massive stone gate with four large characters inscribed on it: "Divine Cloud Immortal Pool."
Outside was a ninth-grade immortal formation, but this place had been downgraded to an eighth-grade defensive formation.
Whether it was eighth or ninth grade, it didn't matter to Lan Xiaobu.
He didn't care where this was.
First, he set up an Entrapment and Killing Formation using void formation patterns.
"Follow me in. This is the entrance to our Divine Cloud Immortal Sect," Fang Yi said indifferently.
"Lead the way. I can read," Lan Xiaobu said impatiently, completely different from his earlier demeanor of respecting the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool.
A flash of killing intent passed through Fang Yi's eyes, but he suppressed his anger and led Lan Xiaobu through the stone gate.
Behind the gate was another square, and Lan Xiaobu quickly inscribed another Entrapment and Killing Formation.
A wide stone path extended from the square, leading to a cluster of buildings shrouded in mist.
Clearly, this was where the Divine Cloud Immortal Sect was located.
Fang Yi led Lan Xiaobu and Gong Yunqi along the stone path to a grand hall.
Seeing the words "Guest Hall," Lan Xiaobu knew that they were at least willing to hear their intentions.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have brought them to the Guest Hall.
Entering the Guest Hall, Lan Xiaobu saw only two people—a beautiful woman and an elderly woman beside her.
With a single glance, Lan Xiaobu could tell that the woman was an Immortal Venerable, mid-stage at that.
The elderly woman was even more powerful, likely a mid-stage Immortal Emperor.
"Vice Sect Leader, I've brought them," Fang Yi said respectfully, then stood to the side.
Seeing that Fang Yi didn't leave, Lan Xiaobu realized that this little Immortal King must hold some status.
"Lan Xiaobu and Gong Yunqi have come to pay a visit. May I ask how we should address you?" Lan Xiaobu said, seeing that the woman was only sizing them up and not speaking first.
A mere Immortal King speaking first? Qu Yue was momentarily stunned.
Was this some kind of act?
But she quickly dismissed the thought.
Lan Xiaobu was clearly the one in charge, while that Immortal Emperor named Gong Yunqi was just a follower.
It was like her and Wen Po—she was the Immortal Venerable, and Wen Po was the Immortal Emperor.
When they went out, she was naturally the one in charge.
"How you address me isn't important. What brings you two here?" Qu Yue said indifferently.
Once you entered the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool, no matter who you were, you had to behave.
Seeing that the other party didn't even offer them a seat, let alone serve immortal tea, Lan Xiaobu simply sat down on a nearby chair.
If the other party was sitting, he wasn't going to stand and talk.
Gong Yunqi, seeing Lan Xiaobu sit, naturally followed suit and sat beside him.
A flicker of mockery passed through Qu Yue's eyes, but she didn't stop them.
Only after sitting down did Lan Xiaobu speak, "I have a friend named Liu Li. I heard she's at the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool. I've come to see her."
Liu Li? Qu Yue stared at Lan Xiaobu.
Liu Li had such a powerful friend? From what she knew, that wasn't the case.
Seeing Qu Yue's expression, Lan Xiaobu knew that Liu Li was indeed at the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Liu Li was here, that was all that mattered.
"There is no Liu Li here. You two may leave now. I won't see you out," Qu Yue said, standing up.
It was clearly a dismissal.
A cold smile appeared on Fang Yi's lips.
He understood the meaning of "dismissal."
It meant sending them to the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool's prison.
Once inside, they would be interrogated until they revealed everything.
Lan Xiaobu also stood up, but he blocked the door, "We're in no rush to leave. Once my friend arrives, we'll chat for a bit before we go."
Vice Sect Leader? That's fine.
Once you've met me, Lan Xiaobu, you won't be leaving anytime soon.
(That's all for today's update.
Goodnight, friends!)
(End of Chapter)