Chapter 00386: The Frozen Man in the Ice Zone
# The Frozen Man in the Ice Zone
Chapter 386
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 386: The Frozen Man in the Ice Zone
Lan Xiaobu raised the Lingwei King Seal in his hand and declared loudly, "I, Lan Xiaobu, along with Gong Yunqi, Yan Xuan, Jing Maoting, Tong Yusha, Gu Feihe, Huo Lan, Sha Yunshao, Hou Xuancheng, Qiao Xing, Kong Zhengxing, Fu Qianhen, and others, hereby establish the Five Realms Immortal Court in the Five Realms Immortal World. I, Lan Xiaobu, will serve as the first Immortal Court King of the Five Realms Immortal Court. My mission is to perfect the rules of heaven and earth in the Five Realms Immortal World, maintain its integrity, and establish a new order for immortals in this realm..."
Lan Xiaobu's original plan was to use the Lingwei Immortal Domain's Heavenly Domain Stele to forge the Immortal Court King Seal of the Five Realms Immortal Court after declaring his ambitions in the Five Realms Immortal World.
However, to his surprise, as soon as he finished speaking, the Lingwei King Seal in his hand shattered into nothingness.
Lan Xiaobu was shocked.
Was this a sign that he was not meant to become the Five Realms King?
Before he could fully comprehend what had happened, a brand-new white jade stele appeared before him out of thin air.
Without hesitation, Lan Xiaobu carved the words "Five Realms Immortal Court" onto the stele.
As soon as the words were etched, thunder rumbled in the sky, and bolts of lightning struck down like a heavenly tribulation.
However, these lightning strikes were aimed solely at the stele bearing the words "Five Realms Immortal Court."
In a short time, cracks began to appear on the white jade stele.
Though Lan Xiaobu still didn't fully understand what was happening, he immediately prepared to summon a magical artifact to block the lightning.
If another wave of lightning struck, the stele would surely shatter.
But the lightning came and went just as quickly.
By the time Lan Xiaobu summoned his artifact, the lightning had already dissipated.
In the next moment, the stele with the words "Five Realms Immortal Court" transformed into a seal and landed in Lan Xiaobu's hand.
The seal bore cracks from the lightning strikes.
At this moment, millions of people in Mu Bei Great Immortal City witnessed this event.
Although many didn't understand why Lingwei King Lan Xiaobu had become the Five Realms King, the fact that the Five Realms Immortal Court had been established in Mu Bei Great Immortal City and had gained the recognition of the heavenly and earthly rules filled everyone with excitement.
Since the Five Realms Immortal Court in Mu Bei Great Immortal City had been recognized by the rules of the Five Realms Immortal World, any other Five Realms Immortal Courts elsewhere would naturally be considered illegitimate.
"Congratulations, Five Realms King! From now on, the Five Realms Immortal Court will surely have a place in the vast Immortal World," said Mou Yichen, who had personally witnessed the establishment of the Five Realms Immortal Court and the appearance of the Immortal Court Seal.
He was overjoyed, as this meant that Lan Xiaobu's position as the Immortal Court King was recognized by the Immortal Domain and that he was the only true Five Realms King.
The Five Realms Immortal Court Seal was the only credential needed to register for the Chaos Secret Realm.
As long as he stayed by Lan Xiaobu's side, he would be able to participate.
Gong Yunqi, Yan Xuan, and the others also stepped forward, filled with excitement.
As the first generation of officials in the Five Realms Immortal Court, they had witnessed its establishment firsthand.
The most excited were Jing Maoting and Tong Yusha.
The Five Realms Immortal Court had been established before, but back then, there had been no such fanfare.
This time, the commotion signified the true establishment of the Five Realms Immortal Court.
However, Lan Xiaobu felt that he was only a temporary Immortal Court King of the Five Realms Immortal Court.
When he had founded the Great Desolate Immortal Sect, there had been the resonance of the Great Dao and inscriptions in the void as proof.
Now, with the establishment of the Five Realms Immortal Court, all he had was the Immortal Court Seal.
This meant that to gain the recognition of the heavenly and earthly rules of the Five Realms Immortal World, he still needed to fulfill the promises he had made.
"Fellow Daoist Mou, could you wait for me for a few years? I plan to set up a protective grand formation for the Five Realms Immortal World and then accompany you to the Void Island," Lan Xiaobu said, cupping his hands in respect to Mou Yichen.
Mou Yichen was stunned.
Setting up a protective grand formation for the entire Five Realms Immortal World? Was he joking? But seeing Lan Xiaobu's serious expression, he reluctantly replied, "Five Realms King, I can only wait for ten years. If you haven't completed the formation by then, we must leave the Five Realms Immortal World."
In his opinion, ten years should be enough for Lan Xiaobu to realize that setting up a protective grand formation was no easy task.
"Very well, ten years it is," Lan Xiaobu agreed without hesitation.
...
The return of Lingwei King and Great Desolate Immortal Sect Sect Master Lan Xiaobu excited the entire Lingwei Immortal Domain.
Everyone knew that the reason the Lingwei Immortal Domain had been able to withstand the Nightmare Demons was due to the defensive immortal formation Lan Xiaobu had set up years ago.
Over the years, that formation might have weakened, but now that Lingwei King had returned, there was hope.
Despite Lan Xiaobu's absence, his reputation as Lingwei King remained strong in the Lingwei Immortal Domain due to the constant attacks from the Nightmare Demons.
Now, with his promotion to Five Realms King and the establishment of the Five Realms Immortal Court, the excitement reached new heights.
At this moment, the number of people signing up for the Immortal Army increased once again.
The fact that the Endless Swamp was no longer accessible didn't matter, as Five Realms King Lan Xiaobu had personally set up teleportation arrays, making the Five Realms Immortal World feel much smaller.
The Five Realms Immortal Court began to operate, with everyone performing their duties.
Tong Yusha even summoned all the grand formation masters of the Five Realms Immortal Court.
Hearing that Five Realms King Lan Xiaobu would personally oversee the setup of the protective grand formation for the Five Realms Immortal World, almost all the formation masters rushed to Mu Bei Great Immortal City, eager to participate in this monumental task.
...
In the ice zone of the Lingwei Immortal Domain, Lan Xiaobu returned to the place where he had nearly died years ago.
Back then, he had seen a void gate that transported Nightmare Demons and had even encountered a frozen man.
After many years, Lan Xiaobu returned to the ice zone and found that the void gate had disappeared, much like the ancient battlefield in the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain.
Once the Nightmare Demons were gone, the transportation gate had vanished as well.
Not only had the transportation gate disappeared, but there were no Nightmare Demons to be seen either.
Lan Xiaobu had eliminated most of the Nightmare Demons in the other three immortal domains of the Five Realms Immortal World, but he hadn't touched a single one in the Lingwei Immortal Domain.
The disappearance of the Nightmare Demons here could only mean that their master had sensed something and ordered their retreat.
Over the years, the ice zone had expanded further, meaning that another part of the Five Realms Immortal World had been frozen.
After sealing the location of the vanished transportation gate with a void immortal formation, Lan Xiaobu continued forward.
The terrifying cold that had nearly killed him years ago still posed a deadly threat.
As Lan Xiaobu frantically circulated his Undying Technique, he used his divine sense to search the surroundings.
Half a day later, he once again saw the man frozen in ice.
Years ago, he had tried to approach this man, only to have his bones freeze and crack, his flesh nearly turning to nothing.
Back then, he had been at least eighty meters away from the frozen man.
Now, with his body having reached the true immortal physique and with the Undying Technique in full effect, Lan Xiaobu had closed the distance to forty meters.
However, he noticed that with every meter he advanced, the intensity of the cold nearly doubled.
It was clear how unrealistic his previous attempt to approach the frozen man had been.
At thirty meters, Lan Xiaobu's body was covered in a layer of ice crystals.
The terrifying cold continued to侵蚀 his flesh and bones, and his bones were now coated in a layer of frost.
At twenty meters, Lan Xiaobu heard a crisp cracking sound from his bones.
He summoned the Primal Eternal Flame, which formed rings of fire around him to protect him.
At ten meters, Lan Xiaobu realized that even the Primal Eternal Flame could no longer fully protect him.
He had never imagined that such extreme cold existed in the world, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
His bones cracked again, and his blood seemed to be slowly freezing.
Perhaps only by advancing the Primal Eternal Flame to a seventh-level immortal flame could he get close to the frozen man.
Lan Xiaobu had the means to advance the Primal Eternal Flame to a seventh-level immortal flame, or even a ninth-level one, as he possessed a Fire Origin Crystal.
However, he hesitated to use it, as it would be a waste.
Once his immortal flame reached the ninth level, it would need to undergo a nirvana, and using the Fire Origin Crystal now would make future advancements more difficult.
The Fire Origin Crystal was something Lan Xiaobu had prepared for the Primal Eternal Flame's nirvana at the ninth level, so he was reluctant to use it now.
Standing ten meters away from the frozen man, Lan Xiaobu could clearly see him.
He appeared to be a young man, one hand clutching a dull, gray brick, while the other seemed to be tracing an intricate seal...
"Crack!" The sound of Lan Xiaobu's bones freezing and cracking echoed through his body.
Gritting his teeth, he summoned the Life and Death Cauldron and swallowed a drop of Void Immortal Marrow before taking another step forward.
The Life and Death Cauldron protected his bones from further cracking, and Lan Xiaobu, overjoyed, quickly took two more steps.
When he was just two meters away from the man, the bones in his legs shattered, and he collapsed to the ground.
An endless stream of cold energy was absorbed by the Life and Death Cauldron, but Lan Xiaobu still couldn't withstand it.
Unable to summon any formation flags, he quickly began carving void formation patterns.
In a short time, a near-ninth-level void teleportation formation was completed.
Lan Xiaobu spat out a mouthful of black blood, feeling as though his soul was being frozen by the cold.
With a sweep of his divine sense, Lan Xiaobu used the ninth-level void teleportation formation to pull the frozen corpse into his Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
As soon as the corpse was removed, Lan Xiaobu noticed that the cold around him was rapidly dissipating.
He put away the Life and Death Cauldron and no longer felt threatened by the cold.
This level of cold was now something even an ordinary cultivator could withstand.
So the source of the cold was the corpse! Lan Xiaobu was ecstatic.
With the corpse now in his Cosmic Dimension Matrix, the ice zone would no longer continue to expand.
Eager to examine the corpse in the Cosmic Dimension Matrix, Lan Xiaobu was about to enter when he noticed a change in the void.
Soon, a line of text appeared in the air:
"A group of hypocritical, selfish individuals. Mo Xiu is ashamed to be associated with you. If I am reincarnated, I will surely invade the Great World and twist off each of your heads. I, Mo Qiu, swear this. What a pity for the Five Realms Immortal World..."
The text quickly faded, and Lan Xiaobu's heart skipped a beat.
He finally understood who this person was—the peerless expert who had once perfected the Five Realms Immortal World.
It turned out that he had also been in the Five Realms Immortal World but had been ambushed and died here.
(That's all for today's update.
Goodnight, friends!)
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