Chapter 00439: You Can Even Invite Me
# You Can Even Invite Me
Chapter 439
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 439 – You Can Even Invite Me
When the Great Luo Golden Immortal’s divine sense swept over and caught sight of five Luoyu Pills, he immediately ceased his evasive maneuvers around Lan Xiaobu.
His divine sense quickly scanned the surroundings, then he snatched the jade bottle and transmitted his voice directly to Lan Xiaobu, “This woman is not who she appears to be. Her name is Ai Ying’er, and she used to be the dao companion of the former Immortal Court King of the Moon Spirit Immortal Domain, Wu Qiancheng.”
“What?” Lan Xiaobu’s heart trembled.
Wu Qiancheng’s dao companion? Even if Wu Qiancheng were ruthless, he would not treat his companion in such a way...
Yet, Lan Xiaobu soon came to his senses.
The man had just mentioned that she was the former Immortal Court King’s companion, meaning that Wu Qiancheng must have also fallen into trouble.
Before Lan Xiaobu could ask further, the man grew impatient and prepared to leave.
Lan Xiaobu hurriedly blocked him, “Wait, I have a few more questions.”
“You just said that if I tell you who that woman is, you would hand over the pill to me. Are you trying to go back on your word, fellow cultivator?” The Great Luo Golden Immortal glared warily at Lan Xiaobu.
Lan Xiaobu answered coldly, “I am a friend of Wu Qiancheng. Who is responsible for hanging my friend’s dao companion? Has Wu Qiancheng run into trouble?”
At these words, the Great Luo Golden Immortal’s face turned ashen.
Without hesitation, he employed his escape technique and fled quickly.
Lan Xiaobu, however, did not bother with chasing after the man.
If he could speak these words openly here, then he need not fear anyone.
In any case, he must rescue Ai Ying’er first.
“Senior…” A sudden voice called out to Lan Xiaobu.
He turned around to see a wanderer cultivator with a starry cap who looked dusty from the road.
No, this was a woman.
Although she had disguised herself, her skill in disguise was not very refined.
Lan Xiaobu, well-accustomed to changing his appearance, immediately recognized that her disguise was poor.
The woman’s tone was normal, but the pain and despair reflected in her eyes could not be hidden.
She was just trying hard to mask her emotions.
Lan Xiaobu walked directly over. “Did you transmit to me?”
The woman quickly scanned the area with her divine sense before pulling Lan Xiaobu aside.
In an urgent tone she said, “Senior, please do not mention that you are a friend of Wu Qiancheng. If the city guards overhear this, we will be arrested at once.”
“You know about Wu Qiancheng’s situation?” Lan Xiaobu asked.
At this, the woman’s eyes reddened and she hurriedly replied, “The Moonspirit Emperor is far too kind—always thinking of others and never of himself. He was set up by a scoundrel, smeared with false accusations…”
“Hold on, where is Wu Qiancheng?” Lan Xiaobu interrupted. “We must rescue him first before any other matters. No matter what he has done, as a friend I must bring him out and question him face to face.”
The woman said, “He is being held captive in the Five Elements Prison of the Moonspirit Immortal Court, trapped by a Ninth-Level Immortal Slaughtering Array…”
Hearing that Wu Qiancheng was still alive, Lan Xiaobu felt a sigh of relief.
Yet he asked in puzzled disbelief, “Could it be that he has not sent anyone out for help?”
This was exactly what puzzled Lan Xiaobu.
By all accounts he had spoken with Wu Qiancheng and been assured that if help was needed, to call on him without hesitation.
But in truth, he had received no plea for help—could it be that Wu Qiancheng thought his cultivation was too low to merit rescue?
The woman hesitated and said nothing further, clearly not yet trusting Lan Xiaobu.
Not wanting to waste any more time, Lan Xiaobu glanced at Ai Ying’er on the city wall and said, “I will rescue Ai Ying’er first. We can handle the other matters later.”
“Please, don’t! The entire area is beset with a Ninth-Level Immortal Slaughtering Array. If you get too near, even a Half-God could not escape. And I have already ventured out in search of reinforcements—but the Immortal Domain’s controls are severe. It is very easy for outsiders to enter, but if you try to leave the Moonspirit Immortal Domain, the checks are extremely strict. I cannot leave at this time,” the woman explained.
Ignoring her words, Lan Xiaobu walked directly toward the city wall.
At that moment, the woman urgently seized Lan Xiaobu’s arm, almost pleading, “If you want to rescue someone, let me do it. Please do me this one favor: go to the Five Universe Immortal World and find the Five Universe King, Lan Xiaobu, and tell him what is happening here. I simply cannot leave the Moonspirit Immortal Domain right now.”
Without further delay, the woman produced a ring and handed it over to Lan Xiaobu. “I am at my wits’ end. Whether you are deceiving me or not, I can no longer bear this torture. I must go rescue my mother. Even if I am taken along with her, these belongings are better given to you than left to those people.”
Despair tinged her words so deeply that it was clear she had been under immense pressure.
Lan Xiaobu took the ring and, echoing the words of the Twin Moon Immortal City, said, “The Moonspirit Emperor indeed has not forgotten the friendship between us.”
To his surprise, the disguised woman turned out to be none other than Wu Qiancheng’s daughter.
“Senior, you are…” the woman stammered in astonishment as she looked at Lan Xiaobu.
Lan Xiaobu returned the ring into her hand, “I am the Five Universe King, Lan Xiaobu. Rest assured, I am a friend of Wu Qiancheng. His matters are my matters.”
“Please, senior, save my father and my mother. Wu Xiuru is willing to do anything for you, no matter life or death…” The woman could no longer hold back her emotions; she collapsed to her knees as if her strained nerves had finally found someone to shoulder her burden, tears streaming down her face.
“Stand up—you need to go rescue him first,” Lan Xiaobu said with a gesture, and Wu Xiuru immediately rose.
Seeing that Lan Xiaobu was still heading for the city wall, Wu Xiuru exclaimed urgently, “Senior, we need to come up with a plan—this way won’t work…”
Her words suddenly fell silent as she saw Lan Xiaobu take off into the air, flying straight toward the spot where Ai Ying’er was located, with not even the slightest cover.
Was this really a rescue?
It was over.
This Immortal Slaughtering Array had already claimed the lives of her three senior fellow disciples, two senior sisters, and two Immortal Pill experts.
For this was a concealed Immortal Slaughtering Array, and Lan Xiaobu’s senior had no idea…
When Wu Xiuru saw Lan Xiaobu land lightly beside Ai Ying’er, immediately removing the restrictive formation on her, and then carrying her to safety, she was stunned.
Ai Ying’er lay in a state of spiritual collapse, so numb that even when she was placed beside Wu Xiuru she remained unconscious.
Lan Xiaobu produced several pills and fed them into Wu Xiuru’s mouth, then handed her an Immortal Fruit. “You take care of your mother. I’ll go and settle matters with them.”
In that fleeting moment, the alarm of Twin Moon Immortal City began to sound.
Within seconds, hundreds of figures surged out, and before long, Lan Xiaobu, Wu Xiuru, and Ai Ying’er found themselves surrounded.
Some onlookers in the distance instinctively retreated.
This was the greatest matter within the Moonspirit Immortal Domain; anyone who dared to come too close would be indiscriminately exposed to the danger.
“Who are you, and how dare you act here in our Moonspirit Immortal Domain?” A cold, murderous voice rang out.
With this voice, a young man stepped forward from the crowd.
Judging by his cultivation, he appeared to be an ordinary Immortal Venerable, but his presence exuded a strength that brooked no argument—he was undoubtedly long accustomed to authority.
“Young Master, wait…” Another cultivator emerged.
This man, with an Immortal Pill expert’s cultivation, seemed, in Lan Xiaobu’s eyes, to be below mid Immortal Pill master level.
“What do you mean?” The young man looked in confusion at this mid-level Immortal Pill cultivator.
Before he could ask, the mid-level Immortal Pill cultivator clasped his fists and said, “May I ask, is this the Five Universe King himself arriving at the Moonspirit Immortal Domain?”
The Five Universe King? The people who had surrounded Lan Xiaobu instinctively stepped back at first, but then sensed something amiss and shifted back a few paces.
Many had not seen the Five Universe King Lan Xiaobu in person, but the legends about him were many.
They spoke of how with a single thrust his spear could obliterate foes, how dozens of Half-God experts perished in the wake of his attack, how with a mere wave the protective Immortal Array of the Green Square Immortal Domain shattered into dust, and how he alone defied dozens of Immortal Court Kings without so much as a tremor—killing a hundred Immortal Pill experts without equal…
Of course, aside from these rumors, there was another saying: that when the Five Universe King left with the Void Stone, he encountered hundreds of strong enemies, and ultimately his strength failed him and he perished.
And now the Five Universe King had appeared in the Moonspirit Immortal Domain, standing right before them.
Whether the rumors were true or not, no one dared to step forward.
Lan Xiaobu’s gaze fixed on the mid-level Immortal Pill cultivator. “Did you imprison my friend Wu Qiancheng?”
The man was taken aback, and before he could respond, the young man with Immortal Venerable cultivation laughed softly and stepped forward, clasping his fists. “I have long admired the illustrious name of the Five Universe King. I did not expect that today the Five Universe King would grace our Moonspirit Immortal Domain with his presence. It is an honor indeed. I am Geng Xin. The current Immortal Court King of the Moonspirit Immortal Court, Geng Wuxue, is my father.”
So it seemed that the Immortal Court King of the Moonspirit Immortal Court had indeed been replaced.
Perhaps they feared that if they did not, it would be no different from ordinary mortals usurping a kingdom, Lan Xiaobu thought.
Yet he spoke, “Did you and your father lock up Wu Qiancheng? And where is he now?”
“Five Universe King, my father and I have nothing but admiration for you. Since you have come all the way to the Moonspirit Immortal Domain, why not come to the King City and have a seat? My father and I would be pleased to show our hospitality.” Geng Xin continued smiling, deliberately not mentioning Wu Qiancheng.
“Five Universe King, Geng Xin, you and your father are utterly heartless. To seize the position of Immortal Court King, you conspired against my husband Wu Qiancheng. Not only did you slaughter tens of thousands of cultivators from the Moonspirit Immortal Court’s army, but you even sent the Heavenly Gang Formation Flag of our Immortal Court to outsiders in order to secure support,” came Ai Ying’er’s voice.
It was clear that Lan Xiaobu’s pills and Immortal Fruit had worked wonders—she had regained consciousness.
At this moment, Ai Ying’er was filled with passion.
Although she had not journeyed into the chaotic secret realm of the Void Stone, Wu Qiancheng had already confided in her about Lan Xiaobu.
He had told her that Lan Xiaobu was the most upright Immortal Court King he had ever met, and that with time, Lan Xiaobu’s achievements would surpass anyone in the Immortal World.
After Wu Qiancheng fell victim to a conspiracy and was even imprisoned, he sent a message to Ai Ying’er.
He said that if anyone in the Immortal World could rescue him, it would be none other than the Five Universe King, Lan Xiaobu.
He also told her that if he were in trouble, she should take their daughter Wu Xiuru to the Five Universe Immortal World and settle there for good—never to return to the Moonspirit Immortal Domain.
Lan Xiaobu nodded in acknowledgment to Ai Ying’er, then looked at Geng Xin and said calmly, “What are you and your father? You dare even invite me?”
(The chapter ends)