Chapter 00376: The Change of the Five Realms
# The Change of the Five Realms
Chapter 376
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 376: The Change of the Five Realms
Before Lan Xiaobu could speak, a sudden figure rushed over from the distance.
Upon seeing Lan Xiaobu and the others, he urgently shouted, "Run! This is a tide of Nightmare Demons. Staying here is just waiting for death..."
As he spoke, he had already dashed away, disappearing in an instant.
"Where did that guy come from?" Gong Yunqi asked, still in the mood to inquire, as he watched the disappearing figure.
Shi Yan and Yan Huan, however, had no such mood.
They were pale-faced, staring at the surging tide of Nightmare Demons.
Among the tide, there were plenty of Nightmare Demons above the sixth level.
But Yan Huan quickly remembered that it was Lan Xiaobu who had quelled the Nightmare Demon tide in the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain.
However, she had heard that Lan Xiaobu had taken two days to set up a killing array.
Now, they didn’t even have two days—they had at most a dozen breaths before the tide would reach them.
Yan Huan still didn’t move.
She was waiting for Lan Xiaobu to speak.
"Don’t worry, I’ll handle it," Lan Xiaobu said as he pulled out a handful of array flags and scattered them.
While even Immortal Emperors feared the Nightmare Demon hordes, he wasn’t an Immortal Emperor—he was an Immortal Array Emperor.
In less than four breaths, a massive sixth-level killing array was set up by Lan Xiaobu.
Although there were many Nightmare Demons here, they weren’t as powerful as those in the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain.
The highest-level Nightmare Demons here were only at the seventh level, with a few dozen of them, while the rest were below the seventh level.
Lan Xiaobu truly didn’t care about those below the seventh level.
For an Immortal Array Emperor, the number of Nightmare Demons made little difference.
As the endless tide of Nightmare Demons surged forward, Lan Xiaobu tossed down a low-grade immortal spirit vein.
The sixth-level killing array activated, and Lan Xiaobu continued to drop array flags one after another.
The Nightmare Demons that charged into the killing array were like moths flying into a flame, disappearing in an instant.
Some of the seventh-level Nightmare Demons’ attacks caused the array to shake, but this sixth-level killing array was different.
Lan Xiaobu, the one who had set it up, was right there, and he kept dropping array flags.
Watching the hordes of Nightmare Demons being swept into Lan Xiaobu’s killing array like dark clouds, Yan Huan gasped in shock.
Compared to an Immortal Emperor, an Immortal Array Emperor was terrifyingly formidable.
The tide of Nightmare Demons entering the killing array grew thinner and thinner.
The billions of Nightmare Demons that made up the tide were slowly being annihilated by Lan Xiaobu’s killing array.
When Lan Xiaobu finally stopped the array and retrieved the immortal spirit vein, the ground was littered with the cores of the Nightmare Demons.
"Collect these. They’ll be useful for the sect in the future," Lan Xiaobu said to Shi Yan.
"Yes..."
As Shi Yan began collecting the Nightmare Demon cores, the man who had fled earlier returned.
Seeing the ground covered in cores and Lan Xiaobu and the others standing there unharmed, with only Shi Yan collecting the cores, he couldn’t help but gape in astonishment.
"You... you killed all these Nightmare Demons? So quickly?" the man couldn’t help but ask.
Lan Xiaobu smiled and said, "We set up a sixth-level killing array here. When the Nightmare Demons came, we trapped and killed them."
"You’re a sixth-level Immortal Array Master?" The man looked at Lan Xiaobu with excitement, his voice trembling slightly.
Lan Xiaobu replied, "Indeed, I can set up sixth-level immortal arrays."
The man was dressed in gray robes and seemed to be around the fourth level of the Immortal King realm.
From his appearance, it seemed he had been in this area for a long time.
"Fellow Daoists, my name is Qiao Xing. Since you can set up sixth-level immortal arrays, why not come with me to the Five Realms Immortal Court and seek a future there? The Immortal Court is in desperate need of Immortal Array Masters to deal with the overwhelming tide of Nightmare Demons. Immortal Array Masters are highly valued there," Qiao Xing said excitedly.
The Five Realms Immortal Court? Lan Xiaobu was surprised.
The Five Realms Immortal World actually had an Immortal Court now?
He cupped his fists and asked, "May I ask, Fellow Daoist Qiao, do you know about the Lingwei Immortal Domain?"
Qiao Xing immediately replied, "Of course I do. The Lingwei Immortal Domain is particularly plagued by Nightmare Demons. The Nightmare Demons in the Five Realms Immortal World came from the Lingwei Immortal Domain..."
Lan Xiaobu’s heart sank.
When he left, he had set up a sixth-level defensive array around the ice-transformed area of the Lingwei Immortal Domain.
Not only that, but he had also set up sixth-level defensive arrays around the Great Desolate Sect and the Mu Bei Great Immortal City.
If the Nightmare Demons could break out of the Lingwei Immortal Domain, did that mean the Mu Bei Great Immortal City and the Great Desolate Sect were gone?
"What about the Mu Bei Great Immortal City and the Great Desolate Sect?" Lan Xiaobu clenched his fists.
The Great Desolate Sect was his future Dao sect.
It couldn’t have been destroyed.
Qiao Xing sighed, "Strangely enough, the Great Desolate Sect and the Mu Bei Great Immortal City are both safe and sound. I heard they have sixth-level defensive arrays and a few Immortal Array Masters maintaining them. Besides that, there are several Immortal Kings serving the Great Desolate Sect. The edges of the Lingwei Immortal Domain have started to ice over, and the Nightmare Demons couldn’t break through the defensive arrays there, so they bypassed them..."
Hearing that the Great Desolate Sect and the Mu Bei Great Immortal City were safe, Lan Xiaobu finally felt relieved.
However, he was puzzled by the fact that the Nightmare Demons had bypassed the Great Desolate Sect.
"As far as I know, the ice-transformed area of the Lingwei Immortal Domain is at the edge of the Five Realms Immortal World. The Great Desolate Sect’s array should cover that entire area. How could they bypass it?"
Qiao Xing explained, "They did bypass it, but not through the Lingwei Immortal Domain. They went around through the void outside. The Nightmare Demons bypassed the void and appeared in the Tanmiao Immortal Domain, the Guangxuan Immortal Domain, and the Hengtong Immortal Domain..."
Lan Xiaobu frowned and asked, "If that’s the case, then the Lingwei Immortal Domain should be the least affected by the Nightmare Demons. Why is it the most severely affected?"
"Fellow Daoists, you must have just returned to the Five Realms Immortal World, right?" Qiao Xing smiled, not seeming to mind.
"That’s because the Nightmare Demons have gained some intelligence compared to before. They know that the Lingwei Immortal Domain is blocking their entry into the Five Realms Immortal World, so after entering other immortal domains, they counterattack the Lingwei Immortal Domain through the Endless Swamp or the Five Elements Sea."
Lan Xiaobu cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for the explanation, Fellow Daoist Qiao. We have indeed just returned from the void. We are from the Lingwei Immortal Domain and want to return as soon as possible."
Qiao Xing sighed, "Only the Five Realms Immortal World lacks a domain barrier and array. No other immortal domain is like the Five Realms Immortal World, where you can enter from anywhere. However, I suggest you not return to the Lingwei Immortal Domain."
"Why?" Lan Xiaobu immediately asked.
Qiao Xing said, "Because the Lingwei Immortal Domain has committed a great crime against the Five Realms Immortal World. If it weren’t for the overwhelming tide of Nightmare Demons, the Lingwei Immortal Domain would have already been crushed by the Five Realms Immortal Court."
Lan Xiaobu’s expression darkened.
Daring to crush his Lingwei Immortal Domain? This Five Realms Immortal Court was quite bold.
"The Five Realms Immortal Court isn’t in the Lingwei Immortal Domain, right? What right do they have to judge the Lingwei Immortal Domain’s crimes and even crush it?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Qiao Xing sighed again, "From an outsider’s perspective, the Lingwei Immortal Domain hasn’t done anything particularly wrong. They only refused two things: first, they refused to hand over the Great Desolate Sect to the powerful forces of the Great Desolate Universe in the Five Realms Immortal World; second, they refused to give up the Heavenly Domain Stele of the Lingwei Immortal Domain. Of course, besides these two points, another major reason is that the Five Realms Immortal World couldn’t mobilize the cultivators of the Lingwei Immortal Domain. The Lingwei Immortal Domain has several great Immortal Array Masters, but none of them are willing to come to the Five Realms Immortal World to resist the Nightmare Demons."
The Great Desolate Sect was a sect recognized by the laws of heaven and earth.
To seize it, one would have to go through various rituals, and the founder of the sect would have to willingly offer it.
Otherwise, you couldn’t even erect a stone tablet with the sect’s name on it.
"I find it strange. The Heavenly Domain Stele of the Lingwei Immortal Domain appeared in their territory. Why should they give it to others? As for the Great Desolate Sect, they were the first to establish it. Why should they hand it over? Isn’t this just robbery?" Lan Xiaobu chuckled.
Qiao Xing fell silent for a moment before saying, "From the perspective of the Lingwei Immortal Domain, there’s nothing wrong with that. However, the Five Realms Immortal World lacks powerful experts. If a powerful expert were to come to the Five Realms Immortal World to help, dealing with the Nightmare Demon tide might be easier. I heard there’s a powerful expert from another immortal world, an Immortal Emperor. His only demand is to collect the four Heavenly Domain Steles of the Five Realms Immortal World. He’s already collected three, but the one from the Lingwei Immortal Domain remains out of reach."
"Did he try to take it by force?" Lan Xiaobu felt uneasy upon hearing about the Immortal Emperor.
His sixth-level defensive array could handle Nightmare Demons and ordinary cultivators from the Lingwei Immortal Domain, but it would be useless against an Immortal Emperor.
Qiao Xing sneered, "I’m sure he will try to take it by force. He just had to leave temporarily for some reason—something about a lost item from a chamber of commerce. So he left the matter to the Immortal Court King of the Five Realms Immortal Court. However, the Immortal Court King doesn’t have the strength to seize anything from the Lingwei Immortal Domain."
"It seems you have some grievances with the Five Realms Immortal Court as well," Lan Xiaobu said.
Qiao Xing shook his head and remained silent for a long time before saying, "I’ve offended some people there, but the Five Realms Immortal Court was established to deal with the Nightmare Demons, not for any individual. If possible, I would still be willing to contribute to the Five Realms Immortal Court. Once the Nightmare Demons engulf the entire Five Realms Immortal World, none of us will be spared. The reason the Five Realms Immortal Court is trying to please powerful experts from other immortal worlds is clear to everyone—if the Five Realms Immortal World is devoured by the Nightmare Demon tide, they can leave and find a way to survive."
Lan Xiaobu said, "I haven’t met the guy who wants the four Heavenly Domain Steles, but I’m sure his intentions aren’t good."
Lan Xiaobu had a suspicion he didn’t voice.
He was almost certain that the person who wanted the four Heavenly Domain Steles intended to refine the Five Realms Immortal World through them.
As the great calamity approached, everyone, big and small, was looking for a way out.
The Five Realms Immortal World had attracted more than one or two eyes.
The Shi Qi he had killed was one of them.
Although Qiao Xing was an Immortal King, he hadn’t considered the possibility of someone refining the Five Realms Immortal World.
"If you’re planning to go to the Lingwei Immortal Domain, it’s best to use a teleportation array. Crossing the Endless Swamp directly is far too dangerous," Qiao Xing said, not continuing the discussion about the steles, as it had nothing to do with him.
Lan Xiaobu smiled, "I’ve suddenly changed my mind. I think I’ll pay a visit to the Immortal Court King of the Five Realms Immortal Court first and see what he’s made of."
(That’s all for today’s update.
Goodnight, friends!)
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