Chapter 00443: Rescued
# Rescued
Chapter 443
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 443 – Rescued
2022-05-06
Chapter 443 – Rescued
The Hundred Stone King stepped forward in time and said, “Five Universe King, here’s what happened. Earlier when Geng Wuxue secretly plotted against the Great Emperor of the Thousand Cities, none of us knew about your connection with him. We ended up boosting Geng Wuxue’s authority without knowing the full truth. I guarantee, from beginning to end, we never laid a hand on anyone. Later, Geng Wuxue claimed that you would cause us trouble – and not only that, you even went off to stir up problems with the Twin Moon Merchant Guild. We were deceived by Geng Wuxue, so we planned together with him to ambush you. Not long ago, the head of the Twin Moon Merchant Guild sent me a message saying that your visit to the organization was merely to inquire about Kunxu Sea. It was then that we realized Geng Wuxue had used us as a pawn to kill. Knowing that we had been deceived by Geng Wuxue, naturally we were not going to show him any more face. Capturing Geng Wuxue would also make up somewhat for past mistakes.”
The Hundred Stone King spoke plainly, with no hint of twisting his words.
Perhaps he knew that there was no place for lies in a matter like this.
Lan Xiaobu said coolly, “Borrowing the knife is one thing, but killing with it isn’t guaranteed. With the few rusty blades you have, I haven’t taken you seriously at all.”
The three men from the Hundred Stone King’s group exchanged awkward fists in greeting, unsure of what to say.
After all, Five Universe King had spoken nothing but the truth.
Even if they did not switch sides, it appeared that he could resolve matters effortlessly.
One could tell by looking at how the Ninth-Level Immortal Slaughtering Formation outside had no effect on the Five Universe King at all.
The Immortal Formation skills of the Five Universe King had reached a new level.
In the blink of an eye, he could likely set up a Ninth-Level Immortal Formation.
“Go and fetch Wu Qiancheng,” Lan Xiaobu ordered, his gaze sweeping over the assembled crowd.
Two Immortal Emperors immediately stepped forward and said, “The Great Emperor of the Thousand Cities is imprisoned in the Five Elements Prison, and the formation flag of the prison is currently on Geng Wuxue.”
Before Lan Xiaobu could speak further, the Hundred Stone King had already taken the initiative to remove his own ring and hand it over to Lan Xiaobu.
Lan Xiaobu easily removed the ring’s restrictions and extracted a formation flag from it.
The instant he saw this flag, Lan Xiaobu’s eyes lit up.
Though it was said to belong to the Five Elements Prison, there was a distinct aura of spatial law about it.
Such a formation flag could directly open up a spatial passage—allowing one to enter the prison at any time within a certain range.
And any prisoner locked away by this grand jail would never be able to escape.
Lan Xiaobu activated the formation flag in his hand.
A crack appeared on the floor of the grand hall, and soon a rumbling sound filled the air as a formation gate appeared before everyone.
Stepping confidently into the gate, Lan Xiaobu immediately set his eyes on Wu Qiancheng.
His Sea of Consciousness and his dantian were completely sealed by soul-lock restrictions.
The man was suspended in the void.
“Qiancheng…” cried Ai Ying’er, who had come in behind him, bursting into tears.
This kind of restriction must never be tampered with casually.
If one were to disturb the prison and break its chain locks, Wu Qiancheng would have his soul and consciousness eradicated – it was among the most vicious prison restrictions imaginable.
However, such limitations were utterly useless against Lan Xiaobu.
No matter how strong the restriction, it could never surpass the laws of the Immortal Realm.
With his formation skills having long reached the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm, if it weren’t for the rules, he might as well be a first-level Divine Array master.
In fact, Lan Xiaobu didn’t even need to take out the formation flag; with a simple gesture he shattered several chain-lock restrictions, freeing Wu Qiancheng.
Ai Ying’er rushed forward and embraced Wu Qiancheng tightly.
Yet Wu Qiancheng’s eyes remained closed, his Sea of Consciousness still sealed.
“It’s alright,” Lan Xiaobu comforted Ai Ying’er. “He sealed his own Sea of Consciousness and dantian; once he is here, I will help him break the seal.” Then, he returned to the grand hall.
After the formation flag was put away, the entrance to the Five Elements Prison in the grand hall disappeared without a trace.
Lan Xiaobu sighed.
Whoever had built this prison was truly talented.
Using the Five Elements to arrange spatial mechanics—that was genuine learning.
Geng Wuxue stood there in a daze, watching Lan Xiaobu return to the grand hall with Wu Qiancheng.
He simply could not understand how Lan Xiaobu could remove the locks on Wu Qiancheng.
Geng Wuxue had spent tremendous effort—like straining every sinew—to bring the Five Elements Prison here, and now Lan Xiaobu merely waved his hand and undone the prison’s restrictions as if it were nothing.
This was supposed to be his final trump card, yet the Five Universe King had not even asked him a word, and instead rescued Wu Qiancheng.
His trump card had become a laughingstock.
Lan Xiaobu was also relieved that his own formation techniques had advanced further—surpassing even those of the Immortal Formation Emperor.
Sometimes many complexities in knowledge are like a thin sheet of paper; once your cultivation reaches a high level, what once was complicated becomes simple.
The restrictions on Wu Qiancheng, though powerful, meant nothing to Lan Xiaobu.
In fact, even if Lan Xiaobu had not advanced beyond the Immortal Formation Emperor level, he could still use the Cosmic Dimension Matrix to construct a restriction matrix.
As for relying on Geng Wuxue, it was clear that Geng had thought too much.
Just as Lan Xiaobu was about to inspect the seal on Wu Qiancheng’s Sea of Consciousness, Wu Qiancheng suddenly moved and opened his eyes.
As the restrictions on his body were undone, Wu Qiancheng instinctively removed the seal imposed on him.
In a dire situation, he would even self-destruct rather than allow his soul to be captured by the enemy.
“Qiancheng…” Ai Ying’er exclaimed excitedly when she saw his eyes open.
If she had her say, she would have chosen Wu Qiancheng over this so-called Immortal Court King any day—what use was such a title if it came with this kind of behavior?
“Ying’er? Xiuru?” Wu Qiancheng called out in confusion, still dazed.
Soon he saw Lan Xiaobu walking over.
At that moment, Ai Ying’er said, “It was the Five Universe King who saved us…”
Wu Qiancheng fully came to his senses and laughed heartily, supporting himself by gripping Ai Ying’er’s shoulder. “Brother Xiao Bu, it really was you who came to my aid. I, Wu Qiancheng, consider myself most fortunate to have met you as a friend.”
Lan Xiaobu then took out a ring and handed it to Wu Qiancheng with a smile, “Brother Wu, this should be your ring. I just retrieved it from Geng Wuxue’s ring.”
Wu Qiancheng accepted the ring and burst into laughter again.
He had almost prepared himself for death; even though Lan Xiaobu was able to rescue him, it would have taken many years to get here.
Geng Wuxue had not killed him solely because of the Moon Spirit Immortal Domain’s Moon Spirit Land.
After all these years, even if Lan Xiaobu had received word, Wu Qiancheng would have lost his life long ago.
Lan Xiaobu’s appearance this quickly in the Moon Spirit Immortal Domain surely meant that his arrival was not because a daughter went to seek help—it must have been due to some other matter along his journey.
In that sense, Wu Qiancheng surviving was purely an act of luck.
“Geng Wuxue, haven’t I treated you fairly? You have always been the city lord of the Twin Moon Immortal City. And what have you repaid me? Not only did you seduce outsiders and conspire against me, you even attempted to rob me of the Heavenly Gang Formation Flag of the Moon Spirit Immortal Domain. A scoundrel as despicable as you—this is the first time I, Wu Qiancheng, have truly seen you for what you are,” Wu Qiancheng said, his gaze falling upon the heavily injured Geng Wuxue lying on the ground.
His tone was filled with scorn.
“Great Emperor Qiancheng, I truly was forced into this,” Geng Wuxue replied, hoping that, because of their past friendship, Wu Qiancheng might show mercy.
“Bah!” Wu Qiancheng spat, “I’ve seen through all your tricks. Fortunately, I still have a true brother by my side; otherwise, I would have died without even a proper burial.”
At that moment, more than a dozen Immortal Emperors, who had been standing aside ready to ambush Lan Xiaobu, stepped forward to offer their greetings to Wu Qiancheng, “Greetings, Moon Spirit Emperor.”
Wu Qiancheng’s gaze swept over these men as he said coolly, “I am no longer the Moon Spirit Emperor, and henceforth I will not serve as the Immortal Court King of the Moon Spirit Immortal Domain.”
A later Immortal Emperor stepped forward anxiously, “Moon Spirit Emperor, without you, the Moon Spirit Immortal Domain has no foundation. If you stop being the Immortal Court King, what will become of our Moon Spirit Immortal Domain?”
Wu Qiancheng’s eyes flashed with ridicule as he replied, “Stop pretending. When I was besieged by Geng Wuxue, there were millions of cultivators from the Moon Spirit Immortal Domain in the Twin Moon Immortal City watching. Yet, who stepped forward to speak a word on my behalf? Geng Wuxue silenced me, and I was put on trial by tens of millions of cultivators of the Moon Spirit Immortal Domain. Aside from a few people close to me, who else stood up to declare justice for me? They have forgotten who retrieved the Heavenly Gang Formation Flag, and they have forgotten who maintained the stability of the Moon Spirit Immortal Domain for tens of thousands of years. When those countless Moon Spirit cultivators demanded that I hand over the position of Immortal Court King, I had already lost hope. From now on, the Moon Spirit Immortal Domain is no longer mine to bear.”
Lan Xiaobu was taken aback by these words.
He knew well the character of Wu Qiancheng, and the fact that Wu Qiancheng had brought back the Heavenly Gang Formation Flag of the Moon Spirit Immortal Domain made his current refusal all the more inexplicable.
That later Immortal Emperor hastily said, “Moon Spirit Emperor, this is all a misunderstanding. It was Geng Wuxue who egged on Han Qi to slander you. We all know the truth in our hearts.”
Wu Qiancheng sneered, “Yes, you may know it in your hearts, but in fact you stood with Geng Wuxue, conspiring and acting against me. Now I only wish that those who participated in killing my disciples and those involved in murdering the Moon Spirit Immortal Domain’s Guardian and the Registrar come forward.”
Twelve powerful Immortal Emperors looked at one another.
At least six among them had participated in the slaughter of people close to Wu Qiancheng.
The Hundred Stone King again stepped forward, clasped his fists before Wu Qiancheng, and said, “Great Emperor Qiancheng, while I did not take part in these crimes, I too was deceived by that dog-thieving Geng Wuxue. Tell me who it is, and I’ll help you expose them.”
“Also, I, Shen Xuan,” Shen Xuan quickly added as he stepped forward.
Hong Ku, not wishing to be left behind, also advanced.
Although there were only three of them, their combined combat strength was enough to dispatch any three opponents in an instant.
Moreover, among the opposing twelve, only six had taken part in the massacre of those close to Wu Qiancheng.
At that moment, the six Immortal Emperors suddenly struck at the same time.
The other six, caught off guard by their companions, were instantly spewed blood arrows and fell within the grand hall.
Although the survivors could have resisted, no one chose to defy them.
Even the Five Universe King standing here—relying on the trio of the Hundred Stone King, Shen Xuan, and Hong Ku—their act of resistance was nothing more than a farce.
Lan Xiaobu remained still.
He had long sensed that among these twelve, those six who had been secretly exchanging information via telepathy had reached an agreement to suddenly ambush the other six.
The same Immortal Emperor who had earlier declared that the Moon Spirit Immortal Domain could not be abandoned by Wu Qiancheng spoke again, “Moon Spirit Emperor, I will immediately go and bring Han Qi along. This whole matter was stirred up by Han Qi.”
(End of Chapter)