Chapter 00412: Someone Stirring Trouble
# Someone Stirring Trouble
Chapter 412
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 412: Someone Stirring Trouble
"Where is the Silent God Valley? Why are they refining the Immortal Domain?" Lan Xiaobu asked, seeing that he had successfully intimidated Fu Hen.
Fu Hen, feeling the lingering pain in his Sea of Consciousness, knew very well that while Lan Xiaobu appeared to be merely threatening him, he was fully capable of following through.
Regardless of what the Silent God Valley was up to, Fu Hen decided to prioritize his own survival first.
"The Silent God Valley is also within the Immortal Domain, but it's hidden in a place with a natural concealment array. Unless you're from the Silent God Valley, it's impossible to find. As for refining the Immortal Domain, it's because the Silent God Valley knows that the Great Calamity is approaching, so they've started selecting Immortal Domains to refine..."
Fu Hen wanted to make it clear to Lan Xiaobu that without him as a guide, finding the Silent God Valley would be impossible.
His value lay in his knowledge, and he needed to prove his worth to ensure his survival.
Lan Xiaobu raised his hand and slapped Fu Hen across the face, sending several teeth flying and blood dripping down his chin.
"I'm telling the truth..."
Fu Hen didn't understand why Lan Xiaobu had hit him, but he was certain he hadn't lied.
"The truth? I heard that your Silent God Valley has been refining the Xuanhe Immortal Domain for over a hundred thousand years. Are you trying to fool me into thinking that the news of the Great Calamity only came out a hundred years ago?" Lan Xiaobu snorted coldly.
Fu Hen looked aggrieved.
"The refinement of the Xuanhe Immortal Domain indeed has nothing to do with the Great Calamity. What I meant was that from now on, the Silent God Valley will gradually refine almost all the Immortal Domains in this realm..."
Lan Xiaobu felt a chill run down his spine.
Refining all the Immortal Domains in the entire realm? The Silent God Valley wasn't just ruthless—it was downright sinister.
His first instinct was to immediately contact all the Immortal Court Kings and gather countless Immortal Emperors to join forces and destroy the Silent God Valley.
However, he quickly dismissed the idea.
Human nature was something you could never overestimate.
While Lan Xiaobu himself didn't want the Immortal Domains to be refined, other Immortal Court Kings might not share the same sentiment.
If he revealed this information and someone leaked it to the Silent God Valley, the Five Realms Immortal World would be the first to suffer.
From Fu Hen's strength alone, it was clear that the Silent God Valley was formidable.
Their experts didn't need any elaborate strategies; they could simply target Immortal Domains one by one, and no domain would be able to withstand them.
Earlier, when Lan Xiaobu had spoken with Nie Xiangyu, he had asked her why she had immediately sought refuge in the Peace Hotel upon arriving.
Nie Xiangyu had told him that someone had sent her a message as soon as she arrived at the Void Plaza outside.
Lan Xiaobu didn't believe that the person who sent the message had done so out of kindness.
More likely, they wanted to stir up trouble for the Peace Hotel.
There were many powerful figures who saw Lan Xiaobu as a thorn in their side, and if they could cause trouble for the Peace Hotel, they wouldn't hesitate to inform the Silent God Valley about the alliance of the Immortal Domains.
As Lan Xiaobu thought about this, his heart tightened.
The other party knew that the Void Stone was his territory, filled with various Void Immortal Arrays.
Why would they try to cause trouble for him? Unless they knew where Nie Xiangyu's pursuers came from.
If they knew that provoking Fu Hen would bring endless trouble for Lan Xiaobu, then their actions made sense.
Realizing this, Lan Xiaobu no longer had the patience to continue questioning Fu Hen.
He immediately sealed Fu Hen's cultivation and rushed out of the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
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Nie Xiangyu sat in her room, still marveling at the situation.
She knew a bit about Luo Caisi's background—she came from an ordinary mortal planet.
It wasn't uncommon for such planets to produce a few cultivators, but to have both Luo Caisi and Lan Xiaobu emerge from the same place was nothing short of a miracle.
Lan Xiaobu's cultivation might not be high, but it was certainly higher than Luo Caisi's, which meant his talent surpassed hers.
And that wasn't even the most shocking part.
What truly stunned Nie Xiangyu was that Lan Xiaobu was also an Immortal Court King of an Immortal Domain.
Although she didn't yet know the extent of Lan Xiaobu's influence, the sheer size and status of the Peace Hotel gave her a good idea of his standing on the Void Stone.
Caisi truly had a good eye.
Nie Xiangyu couldn't help but laugh at herself for having once advised Caisi to forget about Lan Xiaobu and focus on her cultivation, as her future achievements would far surpass his.
Now, looking back, her advice seemed utterly ridiculous.
Forget about cultivation—just Lan Xiaobu's skill in array formations was likely not low.
Even if the Peace Hotel's arrays weren't set up by him, the fact that he could enter and control them to kill Fu Hen spoke volumes.
How had he achieved all this in such a short time?
As Nie Xiangyu was lost in her thoughts, the restriction on her door was tapped.
Nie Xiangyu's divine sense detected Lan Xiaobu outside, and she quickly opened the door.
"Xiaobu, you're looking for me?"
She didn't stand on ceremony.
Since Luo Caisi and Lan Xiaobu were destined to become Dao companions, and Luo Caisi was her disciple, it was only natural for her to address Lan Xiaobu by name.
Lan Xiaobu spoke urgently, "Sister Xiangyu, you mentioned earlier that when you were at the Void Plaza outside, someone directed you to the Peace Hotel..."
"Yes, someone sent me a message, telling me to come to the Peace Hotel on the Void Stone. I didn't expect to actually be saved..."
Nie Xiangyu paused.
At the time, she hadn't thought much of it, but now that Lan Xiaobu brought it up again, she felt something was off.
At the very least, if it were her, she wouldn't have sent such a message.
Her pursuers were incredibly powerful—anyone could see that.
In the cultivation world, the higher one's cultivation, the more cautious they became.
Sending a message at such a time, if she were caught, would be a death sentence for the sender.
In other words, the chances of encountering someone who would send her such a message out of kindness were incredibly low.
So why had that person done it? Could they really have been a good Samaritan?
"Do you remember what that person looked like?" Lan Xiaobu asked again.
Nie Xiangyu shook her head.
She truly didn't remember.
There had been many people around at the time, and she had been in a hurry to escape.
She hadn't had the time to observe the people around her.
Lan Xiaobu took out a crystal ball.
"This is a crystal recording of the Void Plaza outside, from the time you were fleeing. Take a look and see where you received the message, and if you can spot anyone suspicious."
The crystal ball activated, and a clear image of the entire Void Plaza appeared before them, as if they were standing there themselves.
Seeing this, Nie Xiangyu was even more convinced of Lan Xiaobu's extraordinary abilities.
Ordinary people couldn't obtain such detailed recordings of past events.
This meant that Lan Xiaobu had surveillance arrays set up outside the Void Plaza as well.
With so many Immortal Court Kings around, being able to control surveillance arrays in such a place was no small feat.
The scene shifted as Nie Xiangyu's fleeing figure moved across the plaza.
As she approached a certain artifact shop, Nie Xiangyu suddenly exclaimed, "Wait! This is where I received the message."
The image froze around the artifact shop.
At that moment, Nie Xiangyu looked panicked, as if she had received some information.
She paused for a moment, then abruptly changed direction and rushed toward the Void Stone.
Lan Xiaobu remained silent, knowing that Nie Xiangyu was likely recalling the details of that moment.
As a peak Immortal Emperor, she should be able to remember the direction from which the message had come.
Sure enough, after closing her eyes for about ten minutes, Nie Xiangyu suddenly opened them and pointed to a corner.
"The voice came from here."
There were four people in that corner—one woman and three men.
Three of them were looking at Nie Xiangyu in surprise, while one was looking off into the distance.
"It must be one of these three," Nie Xiangyu said.
Since the message had been directed at her, it had to be one of the three who were looking at her.
Lan Xiaobu, however, shook his head.
"I think it's the one who wasn't looking at you."
This was a man with a yellow beard.
His cultivation level wasn't visible in the recording, but he exuded a rugged aura, as if he had spent a long time traveling through the void.
"Why do you think that?" Nie Xiangyu asked instinctively.
Lan Xiaobu explained, "First, the person who sent you the message likely recognized where your pursuers came from. He was looking into the distance because his divine sense had detected Fu Hen. He knew Fu Hen's background was complicated, so he wanted to draw Fu Hen's attention to the Peace Hotel. Second, out of the four people, three are still wandering around the Void Plaza, but the yellow-bearded man has already left."
Nie Xiangyu immediately understood and said apologetically, "I'm sorry..."
If the Silent God Valley were to be drawn into this, the consequences would be dire.
Lan Xiaobu smiled.
"Don't worry. I'll go find this guy."
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Lan Xiaobu declined Nie Xiangyu's offer to help.
He didn't even call Gong Yunqi.
Instead, he disguised himself as Shi Qi and headed to the Void Plaza.
Shi Qi had been killed, so by disguising himself as Shi Qi, no one would recognize him.
As for Qiao Aomu, Lan Xiaobu suspected that even if the man wasn't dead, he would still show up at the Void Plaza.
After transforming, Lan Xiaobu first inquired about the three people he had excluded earlier.
Although he had ruled them out, he still needed to confirm.
The results of his inquiries confirmed his suspicions.
The three individuals came from two different Immortal Domains.
One was an Immortal King accompanying an Immortal Court King, while the other two were from the Qingfang Immortal Domain.
Lan Xiaobu didn't bother asking around about the yellow-bearded man.
He was certain no one would know.
Instead, he left the Void Plaza and began reviewing his surveillance recordings.
To maintain control over the Void Stone and the surrounding Void Plaza, Lan Xiaobu had set up numerous Void Immortal Arrays throughout the area.
Soon, he found the yellow-bearded man's trail.
After sending the message to Nie Xiangyu, the man hadn't left the Void Plaza immediately.
Instead, he had waited for about an hour before departing.
After leaving, he didn't go far.
He waited in one spot for another incense stick's worth of time before finally summoning his flying immortal artifact and taking off.
Based on the timing, the man had only left less than half an incense stick's worth of time ago.
This was excellent news.
Lan Xiaobu summoned his Wind Chariot and sped off in the direction the yellow-bearded man had gone.
In less than an incense stick's worth of time, Lan Xiaobu's divine sense picked up a figure in the distance.
As the figure became clearer, Lan Xiaobu confirmed it was the yellow-bearded man's flying artifact.
He still didn't know the man's cultivation level, but anyone who knew about the Silent God Valley had to be at least an Immortal Emperor.
Lan Xiaobu had killed Immortal Emperors before, but never in direct combat.
He had always relied on trapping and killing arrays.
Therefore, he couldn't act recklessly now.
He needed to trap the man before making his move.
(That's all for today's update.
Goodnight, everyone!)
(End of Chapter)