Chapter 00397: How Can You Afford to Compensate Me
# How Can You Afford to Compensate Me?
Chapter 397
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 397: How Can You Afford to Compensate Me?
"Someone is following us," Gong Yunqi transmitted as soon as they left the Qingfang Immortal Court's royal palace.
"I know. It must be that Qian Qiong. Earlier in the palace, he already had killing intent toward me. Now he’s just trying to snatch the Jade Talismans from us," Lan Xiaobu said indifferently.
The distribution of the Jade Talismans for the Immortal Realm's grand meeting had just been tentatively decided.
For now, they were temporarily held by the various Immortal Court Kings, but they could still be won by other immortal domains during future competitions.
However, this was only the surface-level situation.
In reality, things were different.
Because of Lan Xiaobu's proposal, the qualification rights of over two hundred immortal sects and clans had been completely stripped away.
Lan Xiaobu's words had offended far too many powerful figures.
Many people speculated that the ten slots from the Five Realms Immortal World wouldn’t even last until the competition a year later.
Just imagine, if someone killed Lan Xiaobu and his group beforehand and took the slots, who would know? And once the slots were taken, they certainly wouldn’t participate in the competition.
In other words, while the competition a year later seemed to have 1,080 challenges on the surface, in reality, there wouldn’t be that many Jade Talismans.
Not only in Lan Xiaobu's Five Realms Immortal World, but other immortal domains might face similar situations.
"So it's this Little Talisman Pavilion. Quite bold, coming to the Qingfang Immortal Domain with just a small Immortal Emperor. With such audacity, no wonder you managed to overthrow Xin Zhen and change the ruler of the Five Realms Immortal Court. In that case, my subordinate Mu Wanyou must have been killed by you?" Just as Lan Xiaobu returned to the outside of the Talisman Pavilion, a cold voice came from behind.
Lan Xiaobu waved his hand, and Qiao Xing stood by his side.
"Qiao Xing, is this guy Qian Qiong?"
Qiao Xing immediately nodded.
"It's him. When he came to the Five Realms Immortal World, he demanded Xin Zhen hand over four Heavenly Domain Stele. The Left Minister of the Five Realms Immortal Court, Qin Qi, opposed him on the spot, and Qian Qiong killed Qin Qi right then and there."
Qian Qiong glanced at Qiao Xing and said indifferently, "You’re wrong. Not only did I kill Qin Qi, but I also wiped out 200,000 soldiers who were fighting the Nightmare Demons."
"The entire army at Falling Butterfly Valley was wiped out... not by the Nightmare Demons, but by you?" Qiao Xing stared at Qian Qiong in disbelief, his voice trembling.
"What’s going on?" Lan Xiaobu's killing intent surged around him.
Qiao Xing clenched his fists.
"Back then, in the Falling Butterfly Valley of the Tanmiao Immortal Domain, there were many Nightmare Demons gathering. The Five Realms Immortal Court assembled an army of 200,000 cultivators to exterminate them, but the entire army vanished without a trace. Everyone thought they were devoured by the Nightmare Demons, but it turns out it was this beast."
"You’ve got guts, thinking I can’t kill you just because we’re in the Qingfang Immortal Domain?" Qian Qiong snorted coldly, activating his Immortal Emperor domain, which surged toward Lan Xiaobu and the other two like a tangible force.
Gong Yunqi, an Immortal Emperor, wasn’t even worth his attention.
"Truly a beast. You’re hoping my Five Realms Immortal World gets wiped out by the Nightmare Demons faster so you can refine them, huh? Brother Gong, capture this guy for me. I’ll refine his soul."
Lan Xiaobu summoned his Seven-Tone Halberd.
A mere peak Immortal Emperor dared to act so arrogantly at his doorstep? He had even killed a demigod before, let alone a Qian Qiong.
What if he was one of the top five experts in the Weixing Immortal Domain?
"Palace Master Qian, do you think you can do whatever you want in my Qingfang Immortal Domain?" A voice laced with killing intent suddenly rang out.
Though it came from afar, it sounded as if the speaker was right in front of them.
Qian Qiong's expression changed slightly, and he cupped his fists.
"Since Fellow Daoist Sai has arrived, I naturally must give you face."
After saying this, he turned and left.
"Let’s go in," Lan Xiaobu said without any words of gratitude, entering the Talisman Pavilion with Gong Yunqi and Qiao Xing.
"Who was that guy who spoke earlier? He felt unfathomable. The Qingfang Immortal Domain truly has strong experts everywhere. Just someone casually appearing is so terrifying," Gong Yunqi said.
Lan Xiaobu replied, "That guy is Sai Wuyun. He’s not just anyone—he’s a demigod. He’s suffered at my hands before."
This guy had gone to the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain and incited the beast tide in the Black Pottery Forest Range.
Lan Xiaobu was certain that Sai Wuyun already knew his identity and that all the rewards from the alchemy competition were in his possession.
The reason Sai Wuyun drove Qian Qiong away wasn’t out of goodwill but to ensure that Lan Xiaobu didn’t fall into someone else’s hands.
"Then let’s meet him here," Gong Yunqi chuckled.
He wasn’t confident in his ability to crush Sai Wuyun, but he believed that with Lan Xiaobu’s level-nine trapping and killing immortal array, they could suppress Sai Wuyun.
Lan Xiaobu shook his head.
"No, we can’t stay here any longer."
"Why?" Qiao Xing asked in confusion.
If they didn’t stay in the Qingfang Immortal Domain, where else could they go?
Lan Xiaobu glanced outside.
"Not only do we have to leave, but we must leave now. In less than a day, the strong experts of the Qingfang Immortal Domain will seal off this place. Although my array skills are decent, I can’t stand against the experts of an entire immortal domain. Moreover, this isn’t just one immortal domain—they also have level-nine array emperors."
Earlier, Lan Xiaobu had chosen to stay in the Qingfang Immortal Domain because he was using Qiao Aomu’s identity.
Now that Qiao Aomu’s identity was no longer usable, he had to leave quickly.
Otherwise, they would be trapped and killed.
"Where to?" Gong Yunqi asked.
Lan Xiaobu pointed outside.
"Right now, they’re probably busy setting up various trapping and killing arrays and gathering experts to surround us. If we leave now, we can still make it. Brother Gong, you and Qiao Xing enter the small world. I have a way to get us out."
"Alright," Gong Yunqi agreed without hesitation, following Qiao Xing into the small world.
Lan Xiaobu didn’t have Qiao Aomu’s top-tier escape talisman, but he knew the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations, one of which was the Five Elements Escape Technique.
After Gong Yunqi and Qiao Xing entered the small world, Lan Xiaobu decisively used earth escape to leave the Talisman Pavilion.
After the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Lan Xiaobu appeared in a bustling corner of the street.
He then transformed into an ordinary rogue cultivator and swaggered out of Jinyun Immortal City.
The city’s restriction arrays were too strong, so he couldn’t directly earth-escape out of the city.
Otherwise, he would have done so.
After leaving the city, Lan Xiaobu rushed out of the Qingfang Immortal Domain.
He knew the sooner he left, the better.
Once the Qingfang Immortal Domain sealed off its borders, it would be much harder to escape.
Only after traveling hundreds of thousands of miles into the void did Lan Xiaobu release Gong Yunqi and Qiao Xing.
"Where are we going now?" Gong Yunqi asked, seeing that they were in the void and knowing that Lan Xiaobu had left the Qingfang Immortal Domain.
"To the Void Stone. Right now, we have nowhere else to go. We’ll occupy a spot on the Void Stone. The constant battles there make it a suitable place for us to stay," Lan Xiaobu said.
Occupying a spot on the Void Stone was only the first step.
The second step was to head to the Weixing Immortal Domain.
Qian Qiong thought he could kill tens of thousands of soldiers from the Five Realms Immortal World and get away with it? That was a dream.
Even if Qian Qiong didn’t come after him, Lan Xiaobu would find him.
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At the same time, outside the Talisman Pavilion where Lan Xiaobu had been, at least dozens of Immortal Emperors had gathered, including three demigods—Sai Wuyun and the Qingfang Immortal Court’s king, Shen Sen.
A man in green robes looked at the arrays outside the Talisman Pavilion and smiled faintly.
"No wonder he’s so arrogant. He does have some skills. A level-seven array king, and his array techniques are almost at the level of a level-eight array lord."
This man in green was Kong Kai, the only level-nine array emperor in the Qingfang Immortal Domain.
With a single glance, he could tell that the protective array around Lan Xiaobu’s Talisman Pavilion was a level-seven defensive array.
"Haha," an Immortal Emperor laughed.
"If he knew that a level-nine array emperor was standing here, he probably wouldn’t dare to show off."
"Break the array and take him away," Shen Sen said indifferently.
By now, the eastern district of Jinyun Immortal City had already been sealed off, so no one knew that Shen Sen had forcibly broken Lan Xiaobu’s Talisman Pavilion array.
In the distance, Hong Qianyun of the Jiting Chamber of Commerce sighed.
"It seems we won’t be able to get our hands on the items."
The elder beside him, Qi Yuan, said, "We naturally can’t take back what belongs to the Qingfang Immortal Domain, nor would we want to. But as for what belongs to our Jiting Chamber of Commerce, I believe the Qingfang Emperor understands the situation."
Hong Qianyun pondered for a moment and then said, "Notify the chamber’s demigod experts to come. Whether the items lost in the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain are in Yan Chengjian’s hands or Lan Xiaobu’s, we must have top-tier experts here to oversee things."
"Yes," another elder responded, immediately activating a communication talisman.
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Outside the Talisman Pavilion, Kong Kai took out dozens of array flags and threw them down.
The space around them made a series of cracking sounds.
To Kong Kai’s surprise, the array-breaking effect he expected didn’t happen.
He then took out over a hundred more array flags and threw them down.
This time, there wasn’t even the sound of cracking.
Kong Kai’s expression changed.
Shen Sen, the Qingfang Emperor, also sensed something was wrong and asked, "Array Emperor Kong, isn’t this a level-seven array?"
Kong Kai frowned for a moment before his expression relaxed.
"This is indeed a level-seven array, but Lan Xiaobu’s array inheritance is extraordinary. His array techniques are truly terrifying. If this person grows into a level-nine array emperor, even with our numbers, we might not be able to take him down."
"Brother Kong, don’t worry. He won’t have the chance to grow," Shen Sen said indifferently.
Kong Kai didn’t waste any more words, taking out another hundred or so array flags and throwing them down.
"Crack!" A crisp sound rang out, and then the level-seven trapping and killing array vanished without a trace.
The Talisman Pavilion was now clearly visible to everyone.
"Array Emperor Kong is truly impressive. Without lifting a finger, you tore apart his array. Haha," a demigod laughed, seemingly praising Kong Kai.
Only Kong Kai knew the truth.
After throwing down those hundred array flags, there was still one activation flag left.
When he threw down the final activation flag, the defensive array opened like a door.
That was how it was supposed to work, to showcase his array skills.
Not like this, where the array shattered completely.
"Lan Xiaobu…" Sai Wuyun called out a name but then felt something was wrong.
There was no one here.
Then, a line of clear text appeared before everyone’s eyes: "Sigh, I’m worried for you. Once you’ve messed with my Talisman Pavilion, how will you ever afford to compensate me?"
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