Chapter 00457: Jia Yunkong’s Choice
# Jia Yunkong’s Choice**
Chapter 457
Novel: Abandon The Universe
**Chapter 457: Jia Yunkong’s Choice**
Falling into thought, Luo Caisi nodded.
She had heard of the Kunxu Sea.
In this place, no reason was needed for someone to attack another—it was a world where the strong preyed on the weak.
In other words, if someone disliked you or coveted something you possessed, they could simply kill you.
"Let’s go. We’ll head to Kunxu Immortal Market first, then take a teleportation array to the Liang Family from there," Jia Yunkong said.
In his eyes, since Lan Xiaobu had been capable of annihilating the Silent God Valley, dealing with the Liang Family would be effortless.
While many of the Liang Family’s elders doubted whether Lan Xiaobu truly destroyed Silent God Valley, Jia Yunkong did not share their skepticism.
He had stood face-to-face with Lan Xiaobu and had felt the palpable aura of death emanating from him.
Having survived for so many years in Kunqian Island, Jia Yunkong’s instincts were razor-sharp.
He knew his senses weren’t deceiving him.
If Lan Xiaobu could make him—a powerhouse nearly at the Half-God Realm—feel such overwhelming dread without even lifting a finger, then Lan Xiaobu’s strength was undoubtedly enough to crush him effortlessly.
Jia Yunkong’s flying artifact was swift, and his experience navigating the treacherous Kunxu Sea allowed him to deftly avoid whirlpools and spatial distortions along the way.
Aside from being jostled by a few waves, they encountered no major dangers.
Two months later, Jia Yunkong’s flying artifact came to a halt.
He had spotted a **Purple Vein Immortal Fruit**.
To be precise, he saw two cultivators standing off on a small reef island, locked in a standoff over the fruit.
The **Purple Vein Immortal Fruit** was a priceless, top-tier immortal herb—a ninth-grade spiritual plant capable of expanding a cultivator’s meridians, repairing severed channels, and even mending shattered dantians.
To any cultivator, it was an irreplaceable treasure.
These fruits didn’t appear in predictable locations.
They grew in the void, invisible to the naked eye until they neared maturity, at which point they descended to the ground and became detectable.
The two cultivators in the standoff were both at the **Immortal King Realm**.
To Jia Yunkong, Immortal Kings were little more than ants—he could crush them with a flick of his fingers.
Jia Yunkong landed his flying artifact on the reef island.
Upon seeing him, one of the Immortal Kings immediately pulled out a formation flag and activated it.
As an island lord, Jia Yunkong was no stranger to formations.
He recognized the flag as a monitoring trigger.
A quick sweep of his divine sense confirmed that a monitoring array had been set up nearby—this flag had just activated it, alerting someone to their presence.
"Xu He greets the senior," the Immortal King who had deployed the flag bowed respectfully.
The other Immortal King quickly followed suit.
"Lu Jusheng greets the senior."
Jia Yunkong’s expression darkened as he coldly stared at the first Immortal King.
"What was the meaning of that just now?"
Xu He quickly explained, "I accepted a mission from the Liang Family of Kunxu Sea. Upon discovering this **Purple Vein Immortal Fruit**, I set up a monitoring array while waiting for it to ripen. I was to guard it until the Liang Family arrived to collect it. Lu Jusheng came later and tried to take the fruit for himself, despite knowing it was already under surveillance."
In just a few words, Jia Yunkong understood the situation.
Xu He had indeed found the **Purple Vein Immortal Fruit**, but he had no intention of handing it over to the Liang Family.
Instead, he had set up the monitoring array as insurance.
If a stronger cultivator arrived, he could activate it, alerting the Liang Family and earning their favor.
If no one came, he would simply take the fruit for himself.
But before the fruit had ripened, Lu Jusheng had arrived.
Since Lu Jusheng couldn’t overpower Xu He, Xu He hadn’t activated the array—until Jia Yunkong appeared.
Realizing he could no longer keep the fruit for himself, Xu He decided to hand it over to the Liang Family in exchange for some benefits.
More importantly, Xu He was saving his own life.
He didn’t believe an Immortal Emperor would spare him after taking the fruit—not in the Kunxu Sea, and certainly not anywhere else.
Jia Yunkong sneered inwardly.
In any other place, he might have hesitated, but the Liang Family? He had no reason to fear them.
He was certain that once Lan Xiaobu found the Liang Family, they would be wiped out.
Lan Xiaobu had already destroyed the Silent God Valley.
If Liang Gucai had forcibly taken his dao companion, there was no way Lan Xiaobu would let the Liang Family survive.
Sensing the killing intent in Jia Yunkong’s gaze, Xu He quickly added, "Liang Gucai, the Liang Family’s prodigy, has awakened the **Ancient Kun Bloodline**. The entire Kunxu Sea is scouring for rare treasures to help stabilize his bloodline. This **Purple Vein Immortal Fruit** is exactly what he needs. Do you know why I have a monitoring array linked to the Liang Family? They’ve been distributing these arrays everywhere. Anyone who finds a valuable treasure can activate the array to protect it."
The implication was clear—anything detected by the monitoring array now belonged to the Liang Family.
If someone dared to take it, they had better be prepared to face the consequences.
"Liang Gucai has returned to the Liang Family?" Jia Yunkong was taken aback.
That didn’t make sense.
If Liang Gucai had returned, why hadn’t Lan Xiaobu arrived yet? If Lan Xiaobu was here, how could Liang Gucai still be alive and well, freely gathering treasures to stabilize his bloodline? Lan Xiaobu wasn’t the type to spare someone who had tried to take his dao companion.
"Of course. A genius like Liang Gucai, after awakening such a supreme bloodline, would naturally return to his family," Xu He replied.
"Has the Liang Family’s **Kunpeng Vessel** returned as well?" Jia Yunkong’s voice carried a hint of unease.
Xu He nodded.
"Naturally. Not only has the **Kunpeng Vessel** returned, but it also brought back many treasures."
"Have you heard of a man named **Lan Xiaobu** who returned with the **Kunpeng Vessel**?" Jia Yunkong’s tone was now noticeably strained.
"No, I haven’t," Xu He shook his head.
Jia Yunkong’s mind buzzed.
While Liang Gucai’s return was understandable, the fact that **Liang Changxu** had returned without Lan Xiaobu was deeply troubling.
Just then, Xu He’s communication bead flashed.
After glancing at it, he said smugly, "The Liang Family has contacted me. They’ll be sending people over soon. We’re not far from Kunxu Immortal City—it won’t take them long to arrive."
At this moment, Xu He was certain his life was secure.
No matter who this Immortal Emperor was, once the Liang Family got involved, he wouldn’t dare touch the fruit—or kill him.
"Senior, I’ll take my leave," Lu Jusheng clasped his fists and immediately fled without hesitation.
If the Liang Family was coming, staying meant certain death.
Suppressing the dread rising in his heart, Jia Yunkong forced a calm tone.
"Since this belongs to the Liang Family, I won’t interfere."
With that, he boarded his flying artifact and swiftly departed with Luo Caisi and Gudao.
Silence filled the flying artifact.
Luo Caisi, having traveled the void alone for years, was no fool.
Over the course of their journey, she had gleaned from Jia Yunkong’s words that he and Lan Xiaobu were not close friends—they had only met once.
As for why Jia Yunkong had helped her and even personally escorted her to Kunxu Sea, Luo Caisi had pieced together the likely reason: Lan Xiaobu’s immense strength had made Jia Yunkong eager to curry favor.
But why was Lan Xiaobu so powerful? That was a question Luo Caisi still couldn’t answer.
Still, since Jia Yunkong had confirmed it, she had no reason to doubt it.
"Senior Sister, something feels off," Gudao muttered, sensing the strange atmosphere.
Since leaving the reef island, Jia Yunkong had stopped talking about going to the Liang Family or even engaging in casual conversation.
Instead, he was piloting the flying artifact at full speed, his expression grim.
Luo Caisi remained silent.
If Jia Yunkong turned on them now, they stood no chance.
All they could do was wait.
Jia Yunkong’s mind was in turmoil.
Lan Xiaobu was missing.
He had spent decades trying to win Lan Xiaobu’s favor, only for it all to be in vain.
If Lan Xiaobu was truly dead, then all his efforts had been nothing but a farce.
Worse, he had offended **Liang Changxu**.
No—wait.
Xu He’s monitoring array had undoubtedly captured his image, along with Luo Caisi and Gudao on the deck.
If that footage reached the Liang Family, it would be obvious that he was helping Luo Caisi escape—that he was aiding Lan Xiaobu.
Clenching his fists, Jia Yunkong knew he had to make a choice.
**First choice:** Deliver Luo Caisi and Gudao to the Liang Family immediately, claiming he had spent decades bringing them there as a gift.
But this option was already slightly too late.
If that had been his plan, he should have stayed on the reef island and waited for the Liang Family’s people to arrive.
**Second choice:** Flee as far as possible with Luo Caisi and Gudao, hiding somewhere deep in the vast Kunxu Sea where the Liang Family couldn’t find them.
But why would he choose the second option?
The first choice, though delayed, was still viable.
But what if Lan Xiaobu wasn’t actually dead and eventually arrived in Kunxu Sea?
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