Chapter 00372: Wind Falcon
# Wind Falcon
Chapter 372
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 372: Wind Falcon
Lan Xiaobu had two concerns.
One was whether he had truly obtained a flying divine artifact, and the other was that he didn’t want to cross the Mysterious Profound Canyon in a ship made of rootless wood anymore.
If they were to fall again, it would be like sending a lamb into the tiger’s den.
With a flick of his hand, Lan Xiaobu’s folding fan transformed into a massive eagle-shaped wind kite, its wings looking as real as if they belonged to a living creature.
Lan Xiaobu stepped onto the kite, sensing that the speed of this flying treasure far surpassed that of his top-grade flying immortal artifact.
Clearly, Xin Wuyuan hadn’t been exaggerating—this was indeed a divine artifact.
“Brother Gong, come on up. This flying treasure has a nice name—Wind Falcon,” Lan Xiaobu called out.
Gong Yunqi eagerly stepped onto the Wind Falcon and chuckled, “Divine artifacts are truly different. Just stepping onto it feels extraordinary.”
Lan Xiaobu secretly smiled.
In truth, standing on this flying treasure felt no different from standing on a flying immortal artifact.
In fact, the space here was much smaller than his flying immortal artifact.
This flying treasure only had two small rooms and a tiny common area in the middle.
“Hold on tight. I’m going to test its speed,” Lan Xiaobu warned before suddenly pushing the Wind Falcon to its maximum speed.
The Wind Falcon vanished from its original position in an instant, and in less than half an incense stick’s worth of time, they had reached the edge of the Mysterious Profound Canyon.
“So fast…” Gong Yunqi exclaimed in awe.
Lan Xiaobu was equally stunned.
The difference between a low-grade divine artifact and a top-grade immortal artifact was like night and day.
Without stopping, the Wind Falcon charged straight into the Mysterious Profound Canyon.
Lan Xiaobu was initially worried, but after an incense stick’s worth of time, he realized his concerns were unfounded.
The Wind Falcon soared through the canyon at high speed, as if it were flying through an ordinary area, without even the slightest turbulence.
In less than a day, Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense could already detect the Slanting Void Hall.
This meant the Wind Falcon had crossed the Mysterious Profound Canyon and entered the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain.
No wonder Zhong Xunxiu had been able to easily bring Liu Li to the southern region of the Mysterious Profound Domain.
With such a treasure, it was no surprise.
Fortunately, Zhong Xunxiu hadn’t chosen to flee.
If he had used the Wind Falcon to escape, Lan Xiaobu would never have been able to catch up.
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A few days later, Lan Xiaobu and Gong Yunqi arrived at the Ancient Battlefield of the Mysterious Profound Domain.
Due to Lan Xiaobu’s intervention, the Nightmare Demon had been unable to use the ancient battlefield as a base to sweep across the entire Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain.
Now, the Mysterious Profound Domain had returned to its former desolation.
Scanning the area with his divine sense, Lan Xiaobu could only feel a sense of bleakness.
It was said that over a thousand Immortal Emperors had perished in a single battle on this ancient battlefield.
During the peak of the Mysterious Profound Domain’s cultivation civilization, there had been over a thousand Immortal Emperors.
Yet, nearly all of them had fallen in that one great battle.
No matter how powerful one’s cultivation had been, on this ancient battlefield, they had all turned to dust.
Lan Xiaobu sighed, wondering if there was a realm where, once reached, one could transcend life and death.
But such thoughts were far too distant for him.
Even as an Immortal King, let alone an Immortal Emperor or a deity, the concept of transcending life and death was still beyond his reach.
“Let’s go. We’re heading to the Five Realms Immortal World. I’ve found a possible route, but I’m not sure if it’s correct,” Lan Xiaobu said, cutting short his musings.
He led Gong Yunqi to the large stone he had previously hidden.
“There’s only a rock here,” Gong Yunqi said, puzzled.
Lan Xiaobu removed the concealment array, revealing the stone with its intricate void array patterns.
However, Gong Yunqi couldn’t make out the patterns.
“I know. I haven’t figured it out yet. Wait here for a moment,” Lan Xiaobu said, focusing his divine sense on the void array patterns on the stone, beginning to study them.
When he had first discovered these void array patterns, he could only use them to set up a seventh-grade void immortal array.
Now, he could set up an eighth-grade void immortal array.
With his deeper understanding of void array patterns, he believed he could unlock this void array.
Several days later, Lan Xiaobu suddenly carved a few more array patterns onto the stone.
A faint entrance seemed to appear, but it quickly vanished.
“Impressive! I almost saw an entrance just now,” Gong Yunqi exclaimed excitedly.
Lan Xiaobu, however, frowned.
After a while, he said, “Brother Gong, I’m afraid I won’t be able to open this void array gate anytime soon. If it takes too long, we might have to find another way.”
“Why? Didn’t you almost open it just now?” Gong Yunqi asked, confused.
Lan Xiaobu shook his head, “I’m still far from it. With my current abilities, I don’t think I can open this void array gate. But I’ll keep trying.”
The reason Lan Xiaobu said this was that, although he could now carve top-tier eighth-grade void immortal array patterns, he felt that the void array patterns on this stone were beyond his current capabilities.
Even if he advanced to carving ninth-grade void immortal array patterns, he might not be able to open it.
At best, he might be able to destroy the void array gate, but not necessarily open it.
In that case, he would have to rely on the Cosmic Dimension Matrix to construct a model of the void array gate.
However, constructing such a model with the Cosmic Dimension Matrix could take an unknown amount of time.
Nearly a month passed, and Lan Xiaobu had barely managed to carve ninth-grade void immortal array patterns.
Yet, he still couldn’t open the void array gate on the stone.
Just as Lan Xiaobu was convinced that he wouldn’t be able to open the void array gate anytime soon, his divine sense detected a woman approaching.
This was the first person they had seen since arriving here.
The woman was heading straight for their location, her expression filled with caution.
“Brother Gong, hide. Someone’s coming,” Lan Xiaobu said, immediately concealing himself.
From what he could sense, the woman’s cultivation was at most at the Great Yi Immortal level.
Half an incense stick’s worth of time later, the cautious woman landed near the stone.
When she saw it, she exclaimed in delight, “It’s finally appeared!”
As she was about to rush toward the stone, Lan Xiaobu revealed himself. “Are you Shi Yan?”
“Who are you? How do you know me?” The woman’s urgent response not only confirmed that she was Shi Yan but also revealed her nervousness.
Lan Xiaobu smiled, “I first heard your name from a case file. Then I met a friend named Ju Xiuruo, who told me she had killed you…”
At the mention of Ju Xiuruo, Shi Yan’s face turned pale.
She nodded, “Yes, I’m Shi Yan. If you’re Ju Xiuruo’s friend, then kill me.”
Lan Xiaobu and Gong Yunqi had been hiding, and she hadn’t been able to detect them.
This alone showed that their cultivation was far superior to hers.
Moreover, the stone had appeared just as they arrived, which meant it was likely connected to them.
Lan Xiaobu continued, “I also know a friend named Yang Cang. He told me you were framed.”
“Uncle Cang… I’ve failed him…” Shi Yan’s eyes filled with guilt.
She knew Yang Cang had been captured by Shi Qi, but she could do nothing to help him.
She couldn’t even show herself or inquire about his whereabouts.
If she remained hidden, Shi Qi might not kill Yang Cang.
But if she were discovered, Yang Cang would surely die.
“Don’t worry. Yang Cang is fine. I killed Shi Qi and saved him. He’s now a minor official in the Forbidden Immortal Bureau of the Jiangyan Immortal Path,” Lan Xiaobu said.
Hearing that Yang Cang was safe, Shi Yan immediately knelt down. “Thank you, Senior, for saving Uncle Cang. Without him, I would have died long ago.”
Lan Xiaobu used his immortal energy to lift Shi Yan to her feet. “Stand up and speak.”
“Yes,” Shi Yan replied respectfully. “After I escaped here and was saved by Uncle Cang, I followed him around the ancient battlefield, collecting items to exchange for immortal crystals to aid my cultivation. That was until I met Ju Chengsang. We fell in love at first sight, and I left Uncle Cang to be with him. Since you know Sister Xiuruo, you must already know what happened. I accidentally killed Ju Chengsang, and Sister Xiuruo wanted to kill me in revenge. I let her do it. I had a life-substitute puppet, so I gave one life to Ju Chengsang. The reason I’m still alive is that I want to return to the Five Realms Immortal World.”
Lan Xiaobu could tell that Shi Yan was a woman of clear principles.
The incident with Ju Chengsang had clearly left a deep scar on her, as she didn’t even want to talk about it.
So Lan Xiaobu changed the subject. “Is this the passage to the Five Realms Immortal World?”
Shi Yan immediately replied, “Yes, this is indeed the passage to the Five Realms Immortal World. I didn’t leave earlier because I wanted to save Uncle Cang. Unfortunately, my cultivation was too weak. Despite training like crazy, I only reached the Great Yi Immortal level, which was far below Shi Qi’s. Later, I heard that the City Lord’s Mansion in Lezhen Immortal City had been destroyed, and Shi Qi had been killed. That’s when I completely lost track of Uncle Cang. When I came here, I found that the teleportation stone had disappeared. I’ve been searching for it ever since, coming back periodically, but I never found it. Until today, when it suddenly appeared. It must be because of you, Senior.”
Shi Yan wasn’t foolish.
The stone had appeared just as Lan Xiaobu arrived, so it was clear that he had been the one to conceal it.
“The teleportation array on this stone is very advanced. How did you use it?” Lan Xiaobu asked.
Without hesitation, Shi Yan took out a formation flag and handed it to Lan Xiaobu. “This was given to me by my father. He said this formation flag could take me from the Five Realms Immortal World and also bring me back.”
Lan Xiaobu examined the formation flag with his divine sense and found that it was filled with intricate void array patterns, so complex that even he was somewhat baffled.
The path of array formation was indeed vast and boundless.
Even as a ninth-grade immortal array master, there were still arrays he couldn’t fully comprehend.
Lan Xiaobu cupped his hands in respect. “Fellow Daoist Shi Yan, may I borrow this formation flag to study for a few days? Also, since I’m also from the Five Realms Immortal World, could you take me and my friend with you when you return?”
(That’s all for today’s update.
Goodnight, friends!)
(End of Chapter)