Chapter 00417: I Also Forgot to Tell You
# I Also Forgot to Tell You
Chapter 417
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 417: I Also Forgot to Tell You
Lan Xiaobu quickly gathered some eighth and ninth-grade immortal spirit herbs.
For him, these herbs and even the Heavenly Pivot Transformation were secondary.
The most important thing was to find the Heavenly Pivot Formation Disk in the shortest time possible.
While others might not be willing to part with the thirty-five formation flags after finding the Heavenly Pivot Formation Disk, Lan Xiaobu was certain he would hand them over to others.
If Lan Xiaobu wasn’t particularly concerned about the abundance of immortal spirit herbs, the other cultivators who entered were frantically searching for top-tier immortal spirit herbs.
However, this starry expanse was too vast.
Even with over a thousand Immortal Kings entering, it was impossible to harvest all the immortal spirit herbs from every planet.
Immortal spirit herbs were different from other treasures.
If you saw one and wanted to pick it, it would take some time.
If you carelessly plucked it, the value of the herb would drop significantly.
No matter how many you gathered, it would still be a waste.
Generally, cultivators who had reached the Immortal King realm wouldn’t recklessly waste resources.
Wasting something that held no meaning for oneself was considered shameful for a cultivator.
Not only were there immortal spirit herbs, but some cultivators even found top-tier treasures and high-grade materials for refining artifacts.
Even divine items surpassing ninth-grade immortal spirit herbs were discovered.
It seemed that the Qingfang Immortal Domain’s claim of seeking a top-tier alchemist to refine supreme ascension pills wasn’t just empty talk.
Lan Xiaobu, however, moved from one planet to another, searching tirelessly.
Three years passed, and during this time, Lan Xiaobu had the least harvest among all the cultivators.
In such a secret realm, as long as one was determined, treasures were within easy reach.
After all, there were only a little over a thousand Immortal Kings who had entered.
Lan Xiaobu never stayed on a planet for too long.
Once he confirmed that the Heavenly Pivot Formation Disk wasn’t there, he would immediately move to another planet.
This starry expanse had over ten thousand planets.
For Lan Xiaobu, even if he spent just one day on each planet, it would take him decades to cover them all.
And what could one accomplish in a single day on a planet? Fortunately, many of these planets were completely barren and held no value for exploration.
Although Lan Xiaobu knew that even if he spent ten years searching every day, he still wouldn’t be able to cover all ten thousand planets.
But for now, he had no better alternative.
On this day, Lan Xiaobu stopped at the edge of a fiery planet.
The entire planet was engulfed in flames, making it clear that it was another planet with no value for exploration.
There were no treasures or rare materials here, and it was unlikely that the Heavenly Pivot Formation Disk of the Heavenly Pivot Great Emperor would be on this planet.
Unlike other barren planets, this one was covered in flames, so it couldn’t be considered completely worthless.
Should he go in and take a look?
As Lan Xiaobu was pondering, a streak of light shot over from the distance and landed not far from him.
“Should I call you Lan Xiaobu or the Five Realms King?” The newcomer’s voice carried a hint of mockery.
He carried a longsword on his back, and his entire being exuded a murderous aura.
“Jin Li?” Lan Xiaobu frowned slightly.
Was this guy crazy, coming here to spout nonsense? To be honest, if it weren’t for the Immortal Court King of Yongmao Immortal Domain, Li Yuansha, stopping him, Lan Xiaobu might have killed this guy on the dueling platform.
Jin Li said indifferently, “If it weren’t for that old fool Li Yuansha stopping me, you wouldn’t have had the chance to stand here.”
“Do I have a grudge against you?” Lan Xiaobu asked calmly.
The killing intent around Jin Li solidified, wrapping around Lan Xiaobu like a tangible force.
Sword energy seeped out, and at this moment, Jin Li seemed like a sharp sword himself.
“I have two reasons to kill you. First, I said that if you dared to use the Void Entrapment Killing Formation on the dueling platform, I would come to challenge you. Unfortunately, Li Yuansha suppressed me with his Immortal Emperor aura, preventing me from killing you on the dueling platform. But that old man won’t live much longer. Once I break through to the Immortal Venerable realm, he’ll be the first one I kill,” Jin Li said coldly.
Lan Xiaobu chuckled, “So you’re saying you judged that I used the Void Entrapment Killing Formation on the dueling platform?”
Jin Li sneered, “I know Mei Luoren’s strength well. Although he’s much weaker than me, he’s more than enough to deal with ordinary Immortal Kings. Yet you killed him in such a short time. If you say you didn’t use the Void Entrapment Killing Formation, do you think I’d believe you?”
“Did the Immortal Court King of your Yongmao Immortal Domain say the same?” Lan Xiaobu asked calmly.
Jin Li replied, “I don’t need to listen to others’ opinions. I only believe what I see. After entering this chaotic secret realm, I’ve been searching for you. Today, I’ve finally caught up with you. Now that there’s no killing formation, I want to see how you’ll escape from me. I hope you don’t disappoint me.”
Without waiting for Lan Xiaobu to respond, Jin Li’s longsword let out a sharp cry.
In the next moment, endless waves of sword energy surged toward Lan Xiaobu from all directions.
Jin Li’s voice followed, “I didn’t even use half of my strength on the dueling platform. This Void Sword Wave divine ability is something you’ve never seen or even imagined, right? Oh, I forgot to tell you something. When I was at the eighth level of the Immortal King realm, I killed an early-stage Immortal Venerable. And now, I’m at the peak of the Immortal King realm.”
Lan Xiaobu didn’t bother wasting more words.
His Seven-Tone Halberd unleashed billions of halberd lights, crashing toward Jin Li.
Facing an Immortal King, no matter how strong, Lan Xiaobu didn’t need to use his ultimate moves.
Seeing Lan Xiaobu clash head-on with his halberd without activating any divine abilities, Jin Li’s lips curled into a mocking smile.
The sword waves suddenly shifted, transforming into layers of overlapping spatial distortions.
Within these distorted sword waves, there was no room to resist, let alone escape.
Lan Xiaobu’s eyes narrowed.
Was this spatial sword intent? He quickly confirmed that Jin Li was indeed using spatial sword intent.
This was the first time an Immortal King had posed a threat to him.
Only by comprehending spatial rules could one unleash spatial sword intent.
As Lan Xiaobu realized this, Jin Li seemed to vanish into thin air.
Lan Xiaobu felt as if he were surrounded by an endless sea of swords, with death lurking at every corner.
No matter which direction he moved, he would be swallowed by the sword sea.
Jin Li hadn’t been exaggerating earlier; if anything, he had downplayed his abilities.
This spatial sword sea, unleashed in the void, would be difficult for even a late-stage Immortal Venerable to escape.
The killing intent began to cut through Lan Xiaobu’s clothes and even started to tear his skin.
Jin Li’s voice came again, “Don’t worry, I won’t kill you right away.”
Despite his words, the aura of death around Lan Xiaobu grew stronger.
Lan Xiaobu simply closed his eyes.
The Seven-Tone Halberd, still unleashing billions of halberd lights, showed no signs of retreating.
Instead, it became even more ferocious.
As the halberd lights surged forward, Lan Xiaobu suddenly took a diagonal step.
In the next moment, he completely disappeared from the spatial sword sea.
The layers of spatial sword intent seemed to have never existed for him.
“Spatial comprehension…” Jin Li was shocked.
He had indeed downplayed his abilities, as he could now easily kill an ordinary late-stage Immortal Venerable with his spatial sword intent.
But the spatial sword intent that even a late-stage Immortal Venerable couldn’t evade was effortlessly dodged by Lan Xiaobu with a single step.
This not only showed that Lan Xiaobu had comprehended spatial rules but that his understanding was even deeper than Jin Li’s.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The billions of halberd lights collided with the layers of spatial sword intent, causing endless waves of immortal energy to erupt in the void.
The entire space seemed on the verge of collapsing.
This didn’t look like a battle between two Immortal Kings but rather a life-and-death struggle between two peak Immortal Emperors.
Jin Li, who had just been exuding an aura of death, now felt the same oppressive force.
He frantically retreated, trying to escape the area.
But a cold sensation appeared at his brow, and he heard Lan Xiaobu’s voice, “If you move again, I’ll tear your brow into pieces and slowly search your soul. Oh, I also forgot to tell you something. When I was at the first level of the Immortal King realm, I killed a top-tier late-stage Immortal Venerable. And now, I’m at the sixth level of the Immortal King realm.”
The aura of death made Jin Li freeze.
No matter how arrogant he was, he still valued his life.
The spatial sword intent, now that Jin Li was locked in by the killing intent, quickly weakened and dissipated.
Lan Xiaobu reached out, and a long halberd fell into his hand from the void.
When the halberd pointed at Jin Li’s brow again, Jin Li realized that the earlier cold sensation had merely been a killing intent.
“Five Realms King, your strength is truly admirable. I admit defeat,” Jin Li said calmly, cupping his hands toward Lan Xiaobu.
Lan Xiaobu chuckled, “I almost believed you were just a simple fool earlier. Now I realize that the darkness in your heart is probably many times deeper than Shen Sen’s. Speak, what do you want from me? If you don’t, I’ll just search your soul. I don’t have time to waste with you.”
“Kill me then. I practice the sword path and have never cared about life and death,” Jin Li said indifferently, his eyes calm and composed.
Lan Xiaobu no longer bothered with words.
The killing intent from the halberd erupted, tearing toward Jin Li’s brow.
“Wait, I’ll talk,” Jin Li finally couldn’t hold back and shouted.
Lan Xiaobu sneered, “Your sword path is filled with utilitarianism and malice, yet you pretend to be a pure-hearted person. I’ve seen many hypocrites, but you’re a rare breed. I bet that on the dueling platform outside the Void Stone, nine out of ten people thought you were a man who lived solely for the sword path, right? You’re far from it. You’re not worthy of practicing the sword path. Do you know Lang Wuqing, whom I killed? He truly lived for the blade path, unlike you with all your nonsense.”
Jin Li didn’t explain further.
Instead, he said, “I heard from someone that you possess the Heavenly Pivot Transformation. I wanted to obtain it from you.”
Lan Xiaobu’s eyes narrowed.
Someone knew he had the Heavenly Pivot Transformation? Very few people knew about this, and he was sure Zhao Gongming wouldn’t have revealed it.
Even if Zhao Gongming had, it wouldn’t have been in this realm.
(End of Chapter)