Chapter 00411: You Ask, I Answer
# You Ask, I Answer
Chapter 411
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 411: You Ask, I Answer
Lan Xiaobu was very curious about what the Silent God Valley was, but he didn’t ask.
What he wanted to know more was where Luo Caisi had gone.
Nie Xiangyu continued, "I am at the Immortal Emperor realm, and I’ve killed an Immortal Emperor from the Silent God Valley. That’s why they’ve been hunting me down so fiercely. You’ve seen Fu Hen’s strength. I suspect that even within the Silent God Valley, he holds some significant position. I was traveling with three disciples, including Caisi, who was only at the Great Yi Immortal realm. If we had all fled together, our chances of survival would have been slim."
Hearing this, Lan Xiaobu’s heart sank.
If they didn’t flee together and split up instead, Luo Caisi, being only at the Great Yi Immortal realm, would almost certainly be doomed.
Later, Caisi took the initiative to suggest, "If we all flee together, we’re bound to die. It’s better if we split up. That way, even if Fu Hen chases us, he can only pursue one of us. In fact, when Caisi proposed this, I knew she was prepared to sacrifice herself to draw the pursuers away. As her master, I was powerless to stop her. Dying together would have been worse than splitting up to find a chance at survival. I had three top-grade flying immortal artifacts. I gave one to each of my disciples and told them to flee in different directions. I thought Fu Hen would chase my disciples first and come after me last. So I slowed down, intending to turn back and fight him if he went after my disciples. But to my surprise, he came straight for me. In the chaos, I was severely injured. However, I have a life-draining escape technique. I used it to flee, but Fu Hen kept chasing me. This chase lasted for over a year…"
"Over a year?" Lan Xiaobu looked at Nie Xiangyu in disbelief.
It wasn’t that he didn’t trust her, but her story seemed too far-fetched.
With Fu Hen’s strength, even if Nie Xiangyu used an escape technique, there was no way she could have evaded him for a year.
A life-draining escape technique couldn’t be used indefinitely.
After a while, the backlash would set in, and Nie Xiangyu wouldn’t have been able to continue fleeing.
Nie Xiangyu nodded, "Yes, I had a bottle of Void Immortal Marrow. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have made it this far."
Lan Xiaobu suddenly understood.
Void Immortal Marrow was something that could almost bring the dead back to life.
If she had enough of it, escaping for a year wasn’t so unbelievable.
"So, you don’t know where Luo Caisi fled to?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Nie Xiangyu looked ashamed, "No, my three disciples fled in different directions. I truly don’t know where they are now. I was worried about being caught, so I didn’t even leave any tracking marks on them."
"Do you know what the Silent God Valley is or where it’s located?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Nie Xiangyu shook her head, "I don’t. If Fu Hen hadn’t mentioned the name ‘Silent God Valley,’ I wouldn’t even have known it was them who refined the Xuanhe Immortal Domain."
Lan Xiaobu fell silent.
According to Nie Xiangyu, the Silent God Valley’s pursuit of those who fled the Xuanhe Immortal Domain wasn’t to hide the fact that they had refined the domain, but for some other reason.
This was indeed arrogant—refining someone else’s immortal domain and then openly hunting down the survivors.
Sensing that Nie Xiangyu’s aura was unstable, Lan Xiaobu said, "Sister Xiangyu, I am the Immortal Court King of the Five Realms Immortal World. If you don’t mind, after this Chaos Secret Realm ends, you can come to my Five Realms Immortal World. Until then, you can stay at the Peace Hotel."
"Thank you, Five Realms King. I truly have nowhere else to go. I failed to protect Caisi, and yet you saved me. I am deeply ashamed," Nie Xiangyu stood up and thanked him.
"This isn’t your fault. You’re Caisi’s master, so just call me by my name. Also, could you tell me how you met Caisi?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Nie Xiangyu replied, "That was decades ago. I was traveling through the void when I came across a large meteor. At first, I didn’t pay much attention, but then I noticed there was an unconscious person on it—Luo Caisi. I saved her and took her as my disciple. Among all my disciples, Caisi had the highest talent."
"Did she say how she ended up in the void?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Nie Xiangyu said, "Yes, she was originally looking for you but ended up in a void canyon. It’s a miracle she survived. Her cultivation was extremely low at the time, and entering a void canyon at that level was practically suicide. But she survived because of that meteor, which she kept as her ‘lifesaving stone.’"
Lan Xiaobu remained silent.
The ancient path was lost, and Luo Caisi’s fate was unknown.
The vastness of the universe was unimaginable.
Even if he were a god now, in the grand scheme of the immortal world, he would still be nothing more than an ant.
"Caisi is someone with great fortune. She should be fine," Nie Xiangyu comforted Lan Xiaobu, sensing his unease.
This wasn’t empty reassurance.
Given Luo Caisi’s low cultivation level at the time, surviving a journey through a void canyon was nothing short of miraculous.
Then, when the Xuanhe Immortal Domain was refined, countless powerful beings perished.
The number of survivors was likely less than one in a million.
That Caisi managed to escape with Nie Xiangyu and had a chance to survive was also a testament to her great fortune.
At least after Nie Xiangyu drew Fu Hen away, Caisi wasn’t pursued by anyone from the Silent God Valley.
"Thank you, Sister Xiangyu. You’ve been through a lot. Take these pills to recover from your injuries," Lan Xiaobu said, handing her a ring.
Inside were some immortal pills, and he also returned the immortal crystals she had used to stay at the hotel.
"Alright, I won’t stand on ceremony. You must be busy, so I’ll head to the hotel to rest and recover," Nie Xiangyu said, sensing that Lan Xiaobu had other matters to attend to.
After seeing Nie Xiangyu off, Lan Xiaobu immediately set up restrictions around his cave.
He didn’t tell Nie Xiangyu that he had captured Fu Hen.
It wasn’t important for her to know.
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"Not bad. You’ve managed to break a few of the restrictions," Lan Xiaobu appeared in the Cosmic Dimension Matrix, where Fu Hen, who had been restrained, had partially broken free and was still struggling.
Seeing Lan Xiaobu arrive, Fu Hen stopped struggling.
He sighed inwardly.
If Lan Xiaobu had arrived just an hour later, he might have fully broken free.
"Where is this place?" Fu Hen asked coldly.
Lan Xiaobu replied indifferently, "This is my world. What’s the point of breaking free from the restrictions?"
"You have a True Spirit World?" Fu Hen’s eyes flashed with surprise.
Lan Xiaobu said, "You’re overthinking it. This isn’t a True Spirit World."
Hearing that it wasn’t a True Spirit World, Fu Hen felt relieved.
True Spirit Worlds were rare, but small worlds were more common.
"Now, tell me, what is the Silent God Valley?" Lan Xiaobu waved his hand, and a wooden barrel appeared beside him.
He sat down on it.
Fu Hen’s eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the barrel Lan Xiaobu was sitting on.
He muttered, "That’s True Netherwood? No wonder…"
True Netherwood was incredibly valuable, almost impossible to obtain.
Yet here was Lan Xiaobu, using it to make a barrel.
It was the most wasteful thing he had ever seen.
Now he understood why Lan Xiaobu had a small world.
With so much True Netherwood, having a small world wasn’t surprising.
"Right now, it’s not your turn to ask questions. It’s mine," Lan Xiaobu said, pulling out a small knife and starting to trim his nails.
Fu Hen’s eyes showed a hint of disdain.
Was Lan Xiaobu trying to threaten him with a small knife?
"Let me make this clear. If I suffer even the slightest injury, the Silent God Valley will know. At that point, not only you, but your entire immortal domain will be reduced to dust. I’m not exaggerating. I’m stating a fact," Fu Hen said calmly, showing no signs of panic.
Lan Xiaobu chuckled, "You’re already injured, aren’t you? I cut off your arm, and your legs are crippled. Yet here I am, unharmed, and my immortal domain is still intact."
"..."
Fu Hen was left speechless.
What he meant was that if Lan Xiaobu killed him, the Silent God Valley would immediately know and track his location.
"Not willing to talk?" Lan Xiaobu waved the small knife in his hand.
"My cultivation is too low, so I need this knife to help me with soul-searching. This knife is called ‘Sea Splitter.’ It’s a weapon that surpasses top-grade immortal artifacts. It’s called Sea Splitter because it’s used to pierce through the Sea of Consciousness. My cultivation is too low to directly break into an Immortal Emperor’s Sea of Consciousness, so I need this tool. When I start, try to bear with it."
As Lan Xiaobu spoke, he walked toward Fu Hen, his gaze fixed on the space between Fu Hen’s eyebrows.
Feeling Lan Xiaobu’s eyes on his Purple Palace, Fu Hen felt a chill run through his body.
He would rather die than have his Sea of Consciousness torn open and his memories slowly searched.
"Stop!" Fu Hen shouted urgently.
"Let’s talk this through. I wasn’t lying earlier. If I’m killed, the Silent God Valley will indeed destroy your immortal domain."
Lan Xiaobu didn’t stop.
He just smiled and said, "I know. Your Silent God Valley has refined more than one immortal domain. You’re experts at this kind of thing. I, on the other hand, am not an expert at soul-searching. You’ll have to bear with me…"
As he spoke, Lan Xiaobu’s knife cut into Fu Hen’s forehead, and he used his Spirit Refining Technique to form a soul blade, striking the edge of Fu Hen’s Sea of Consciousness.
Overwhelming pain and fear surged through Fu Hen, and he screamed, "Stop! I’ll tell you whatever you want to know!"
Lan Xiaobu paused and sighed, "I’ve never successfully completed a soul search. Every time, I’m stopped at the critical moment. Ah, well, I’m too soft-hearted. Go ahead and talk. If you’re lying, I’ll verify it myself."
"No need to verify. I’ll tell you everything you want to know," Fu Hen said urgently.
(End of Chapter)