Chapter 00433: Lan Xiaobu Has Arrived
# Lan Xiaobu Has Arrived
Chapter 433
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 433: Lan Xiaobu Has Arrived
2022-05-06
Chapter 433: Lan Xiaobu Has Arrived
Just as Lan Xiaobu was nearing the Divine Source Great Hall, his body suddenly twisted and transformed into a streak of escaping light, dashing obliquely toward a misty place deep within Silent God Valley.
“Quick, stop him! He’s headed for the Annihilation Realm!” Shen Yi suddenly realized and roared.
In that instant, he vanished from the Great Hall.
Right behind him, everyone in the hall rushed out in pursuit.
They absolutely could not allow Lan Xiaobu to enter the Annihilation Realm.
Yet, deep down they all knew that Lan Xiaobu’s entrance into the Annihilation Realm was already inevitable.
No matter how fast they were, they simply could not catch up with him before he reached the realm.
When the group arrived at the entrance to the Annihilation Realm, there was not even a trace of Lan Xiaobu.
The entrance was still shrouded in lingering mists, completely unchanged.
“Valley Master, what shall we do? That man has entered the Annihilation Realm,” an elder of Silent God Valley said, his voice filled with worry.
The first speaking, a long-bearded Immortal Pill Emperor, replied, “It doesn’t matter. Entering the Annihilation Realm is a dead end.”
Before anyone else could speak, the long-bearded Immortal Pill Emperor continued, “There is no need to worry about him using the Annihilation Realm to break into the Divine Realm. That is simply impossible. Haven’t plenty entered the Annihilation Realm from Silent God Valley before? Yet who among them has actually managed to enter the Divine Realm?”
“But…” another elder wanted to retort, but found no words to counter.
It was true that no one knew who had entered the Divine Realm, but that did not mean no one ever had.
In the same way, no one could say for sure.
Shen Yi waved his hand and said, “Elder Xue speaks the truth. Entering the Annihilation Realm is indeed a dead end. Everyone here knows why the Annihilation Realm is not sealed. It is because this place can never hold a seal; any seal, after a time, will be torn apart by the annihilating aura of the realm. Such an annihilating aura, let alone an ordinary Immortal Pill Emperor, will even destroy a Divine Being who enters. Once, there was a powerful cultivator from Silent God Valley who entered the Annihilation Realm. Later, everyone learned that his bones were blown out by the annihilating aura.”
“Are you referring to Cai Shang?” asked the long-bearded elder.
Shen Yi nodded. “Exactly. That person was indeed Cai Shang. I fear he was the only one in Silent God Valley who could have stepped beyond the Immortal Pill Emperor realm into the Celestial Realm. His talent was just too supreme.”
There was one more thing that Shen Yi did not speak out: precisely because Cai Shang’s talent was so phenomenal, during cultivation he almost absorbed more than seventy percent of the Divine Spiritual Qi from Silent God Valley.
Look around—so many people here have come simply for the valley’s Divine Spiritual Qi.
If one person absorbs over seventy percent, how can the others continue their cultivation?
Later, due to another incident, Cai Shang’s methods sparked public outrage, and eventually he was besieged in Silent God Valley.
Yet, his strength was far too great.
After slaying more than half of the strong cultivators in the valley, he escaped into the Annihilation Realm.
“Yi Xingcheng’s Fu Hen entered Silent God Valley and then managed to escape into the Annihilation Realm. It appears that it can only be the Five Universe King Lan Xiaobu. What an extraordinary fate—he even obtained the Heavenly Gang Transformation Divine Ability,” chuckled Lu Hufeng, an attendant of Silent God Valley. “This saves us the trouble of having to go looking for him.”
Shen Yi spoke in a calm tone, “After the Divine Source Feast, we still have to refine the Five Universe Immortal World. Anyone who dares to direct their schemes at Silent God Valley has no right to survive. Now, everyone, continue toward the Divine Source Great Hall. It is only a matter of a few more days.”
Thus ended a long-expected siege battle with Lan Xiaobu fleeing into the Annihilation Realm.
Yet one matter remained in everyone’s mind—the Heavenly Gang Transformation Divine Ability.
If Lan Xiaobu were to be killed by the annihilating aura there, it was quite likely that his belongings would be swept out by the same aura.
And inside that was the Heavenly Gang Transformation Divine Ability.
After everyone had left, a stone at the entrance to the Annihilation Realm suddenly tumbled a little.
It then landed in the grass beside it.
That stone was formed from Lan Xiaobu’s transformation.
He would not have chosen to go into the Annihilation Realm unless it was absolutely necessary.
Could one come out after entering the Annihilation Realm? He had no idea.
In other words, even if it were possible to come out, who knew when that might happen.
As long as Silent God Valley had not been annihilated, he dared not take such a risk.
Not for his own sake, but for the sake of the Five Universe Immortal World.
If Silent God Valley remained intact while he fled, then the Five Universe Immortal World would be doomed.
The protective array of the Five Universe Immortal World was formidable, but that only applied to ordinary cultivators.
For the powerful individuals of Silent God Valley, the array was not much of an obstacle.
What puzzled Lan Xiaobu the most was the mention of Cai Shang by Shen Yi.
He had never expected that Cai Shang was actually from Silent God Valley.
If he was from this valley, then why did he choose to flee into the Annihilation Realm? And isn’t entering the Annihilation Realm tantamount to certain death? Why, then, was he killed outside?
Alas, Cai Shang was long dead, and all of these questions remained a mystery.
To unravel them, first he would have to open Cai Shang’s ring, and then he would have to enter the Annihilation Realm to investigate.
But where would Lan Xiaobu find the time to open Cai Shang’s ring now? After evading the besieging forces of Silent God Valley’s powerful cultivators, his first priority was to furiously set up various Void Array patterns.
First, he had to completely seal off Silent God Valley so that no one could leave.
Nine days later, Lan Xiaobu had transformed himself into various forms.
He had almost completely sealed off Silent God Valley with Void Array patterns.
Just as Lan Xiaobu was about to take action, an overwhelming surge of Divine Spiritual Qi swept in from the surrounding space.
Even without cultivation, Lan Xiaobu felt an exhilarating surge throughout his body.
This could only mean that the Divine Source had been activated.
Immediately, Lan Xiaobu became enlightened.
How could he allow a Divine Source feast to be enjoyed by these petty disciples of Silent God Valley? At that moment, everyone was engrossed in their own cultivation, and none of them could sense his Divine Sense.
Lan Xiaobu chose to cease transforming and simply stood his ground, feeling it all.
Soon he realized that the Divine Source Great Hall was the true center where the overflow of Divine Source qi was emanating.
To seize the divine qi, he had to enter the Divine Source Great Hall.
When the Divine Source was activated, Silent God Valley was sealed.
Even if Lan Xiaobu had not acted, Silent God Valley would have sealed itself.
And at this time, everyone was busy cultivating.
Lan Xiaobu need not worry about exposing himself.
His gaze fell upon the Divine Source Great Hall, which was surrounded by a Ninth-Level Immortal Array.
Ninth-Level Immortal Arrays were not unusual; Lan Xiaobu could deploy them in an instant.
He wanted to determine if this Ninth-Level Immortal Array was meant to lock up the divine qi.
If so, he could easily locate the source of the divine qi.
His Divine Sense extended along the Ninth-Level Array.
An hour later, Lan Xiaobu retracted his Divine Sense.
Below, there was a Ninth-Level Defense Immortal Array that completely sealed off the great hall.
That meant the place where the divine qi overflowed was not beneath this Ninth-Level Array.
Then, his Divine Sense reached upward.
Soon he was pleased to discover another grand array suspended above the Ninth-Level Array.
This array was laid out with Void Array patterns.
The Void Array patterns of this formation were certainly of top-notch quality—a Ninth-Level Immortal Array that even surpassed a normal Ninth-Level Array, though perhaps not yet reaching the level of a true Divine Formation.
Before he had advanced to the level of a Void Divine Formation master, he would never have been able to detect this Void Array.
Now, with careful observation, he quickly found the Void Divine Array of the Divine Source Great Hall.
Without even snatching a formation flag, Lan Xiaobu stepped straight into the Ninth-Level Immortal Array of the Divine Source Great Hall.
When the Divine Source was activated, the Ninth-Level Array locked up the Divine Source Great Hall; without permission from the valley master, no one could enter.
And “no one” did not include someone like Lan Xiaobu—a divine array master who had transcended the Ninth-Level Immortal Array Emperor.
For him, entering the Ninth-Level Array was like taking a leisurely stroll.
After crossing the peripheral protective array of the Divine Source Great Hall, Lan Xiaobu did not actually step into the hall.
At that moment, he could have easily entered it, but his greatest aim now was to locate where the divine qi was overflowing from.
He worried that Fu Hen might be deceiving him.
If one or two Divine Beings were present in the hall, then with his current strength, entering would be a death sentence.
But once he found the source of the overflow, his cultivation level could rise in no time.
He resolved that he would not aim to cultivate all the way to Immortal Pill Emperor.
Even reaching the mid to late stage of Immortal Venerable was sufficient for him to have plenty of chances.
Standing within the protective array of the Divine Source Great Hall, Lan Xiaobu took a step into the void and landed at the edge of the Void Array.
With a few swift movements, his figure completely vanished from that section of the void.
At the same moment, Shen Yi suddenly opened his eyes.
He had a strange feeling, as if an outsider had entered the Divine Source Great Hall.
Yet when his Divine Sense swept the area, he detected no one.
Shen Yi trusted his intuition completely.
Could it really be that someone had entered the Divine Source Great Hall?
That’s right—what about the Five Universe King Lan Xiaobu? Isn’t he known as a Ninth-Level Immortal Array Emperor? Even if he spent several days outside the hall, it was quite possible for him to break through the defensive Immortal Array of the Divine Source Great Hall.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi could no longer remain seated.
He suddenly stood up and said, “Everyone, temporarily halt your cultivation.”
Most of the others looked at Shen Yi in confusion.
With the Divine Source activated, every moment spent off cultivation was a waste.
Shen Yi spoke slowly, “I suspect that Lan Xiaobu has entered the Divine Source Great Hall.”
“Valley Master, did you see Lan Xiaobu? Didn’t he go into the Annihilation Realm?” someone asked.
Shen Yi’s expression grew serious. “We may have all been a bit careless before. Did anyone actually see Lan Xiaobu enter the Annihilation Realm? All we witnessed was him heading in that direction; no one saw him step in with their own eyes. Moreover, Lan Xiaobu possesses the Heavenly Gang Transformation Divine Ability; if he suddenly transformed into a blade of grass, a tree, or even a clump of mud and stone, we might easily overlook him.”
All present felt a chill in their hearts.
It was obvious that the Valley Master’s words held merit.
A powerful cultivator at the half-Divine stage also said, “I have the same feeling as the Valley Master. It’s as if an outsider has entered the Divine Source Great Hall. I carefully searched with my Divine Sense and yet did not find anyone.”
Then a hoarse voice came through, “There is no need for further guessing. Lan Xiaobu must have entered, and he is hiding within the Divine Source Great Hall. Using his transformation Divine Ability, he can disguise himself as any object within the hall, and we might easily miss him. Valley Master, immediately activate the Divine Source Entrapment Slaughter Immortal Array, and together we will search for Lan Xiaobu. Now, there are hundreds of people in the Divine Source Great Hall. Even if Lan Xiaobu transforms repeatedly, he will not be able to escape.”
As soon as that voice sounded, everyone understood that the matter was certain.
The speaker was none other than Wang Xuan, the First Supreme of Silent God Valley.
He was the only one close to a Divine Being.
With his sensations, there could be no mistake.
(End of Chapter)