Chapter 00479: The Divine Cloud Seal
# The Divine Cloud Seal
Chapter 479
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 479: The Divine Cloud Seal
After intense spatial fluctuations, the Heavenly Gang Formation Disk tore through the void and landed in the hands of Lan Xiaobu, who stood at the center of the formation.
Putting away the formation disk, Lan Xiaobu was quite satisfied.
Now he could head to the bottom of the Mysterious Profound Canyon and have a "chat" with that so-called Ji Yun Envoy.
He didn’t believe that Ji Yun, in his current state, could stand a chance against the Heavenly Gang Formation Disk.
After all, this disk was originally designed to withstand cosmic tribulations.
Before Lan Xiaobu could summon his Reincarnation Pot, his divine sense swept over a familiar figure—Feng Shuting.
Back then, she and Zhuan Yi had stayed behind in the Southern Domain of Mysterious Profound, and Lan Xiaobu had even advised them to cultivate in this very place.
Now, Feng Shuting had reached the mid-stage Immortal King realm, a clear sign that the treasures within the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool had greatly boosted their cultivation.
However, Feng Shuting’s current state was far from ideal.
She looked haggard and seemed to be hiding from something.
Lan Xiaobu landed directly in front of her.
"Fellow Daoist Feng, it’s been a while. Where’s Fellow Daoist Zhuan Yi?"
"Senior Lan?" Feng Shuting was startled at first, instinctively wanting to retreat in panic.
But then she recognized the man before her—it was Lan Xiaobu.
Lan Xiaobu smiled.
"It’s me."
The moment Feng Shuting confirmed his identity, she dropped to her knees with a thud.
"Senior, please save Zhuan Yi!"
Lan Xiaobu waved his hand, lifting her up before she could fully kneel.
"What happened to Fellow Daoist Zhuan Yi?" Lan Xiaobu asked, puzzled.
Logically, Zhuan Yi shouldn’t have run into trouble.
In the Southern Domain of Mysterious Profound, aside from the Four Emperor Palaces, Lan Xiaobu couldn’t think of anyone else who would dare target them.
Back then, the commotion he had caused in the Southern Domain was immense—he had even wiped out the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool.
The Four Emperors had personally come to pay their respects to him.
If that wasn’t enough to intimidate them, then the events at the Void Island outside the Chaotic Secret Realm should have made it clear that Lan Xiaobu could easily kill them.
Could it be that the Four Emperor Palaces weren’t the ones behind Feng Shuting and Zhuan Yi’s plight?
Feng Shuting’s eyes reddened.
"It’s Xin Wuyuan. He’s imprisoned Zhuan Yi."
So it really was the Four Emperor Palaces? Lan Xiaobu frowned.
Feng Shuting didn’t seem to be lying.
What had Xin Wuyuan eaten to grow such guts? Did he think Lan Xiaobu would never return to the Southern Domain, allowing him to bully Zhuan Yi and Feng Shuting?
Even if Xin Wuyuan had assumed Lan Xiaobu wouldn’t return, he shouldn’t have been so reckless as to provoke Zhuan Yi and Feng Shuting.
Did he not know they were Lan Xiaobu’s friends?
It was impossible for him not to know.
Back when they met, Zhuan Yi and Feng Shuting had been seated right beside Lan Xiaobu.
If he knew and still dared to imprison Zhuan Yi, then there must be something extraordinary at play.
Cultivators who reached the Immortal Emperor realm understood one truth: the universe might be vast, but from a certain perspective, it was also small.
At higher levels of cultivation, everyone eventually gathered in the same places.
"Tell me the details," Lan Xiaobu said.
Feng Shuting steadied herself.
She knew this was her only chance to save Zhuan Yi.
If Lan Xiaobu refused to help, Zhuan Yi was as good as dead.
Calming her emotions, she explained, "Back then, thanks to your generosity, Zhuan Yi and I came to the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool to cultivate. We obtained many treasures there, and our cultivation advanced rapidly. In just a hundred years, Zhuan Yi broke through to the Immortal Sovereign realm, while I reached the Immortal King realm. After we left, rumors spread across the Southern Domain that we had obtained the Divine Cloud Seal."
"The Divine Cloud Seal?" Lan Xiaobu was puzzled.
Feng Shuting nodded.
"Yes, the Divine Cloud Seal is one of the three supreme treasures of the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool, said to be the most powerful among them."
The three supreme treasures—were the other two the Radiant Light Divine Disk and the Wind Peaks?
"After the rumors about the Divine Cloud Seal spread, we were fine at first. It wasn’t until decades later that we were targeted. A few years ago, Zhuan Yi was captured. Just before he was taken, he sent me a message telling me not to reveal myself or hand over the Divine Cloud Seal. He said as long as I stayed hidden and didn’t produce the seal, he would be safe. But if I gave it up or showed myself, we’d both die..."
"So the Divine Cloud Seal is real, and it’s with you?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Feng Shuting respectfully took out a jade box and handed it to him.
"Yes, this is the Divine Cloud Seal. I had nowhere else to go, so I hid in the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool. First, no one would think to look for me here. Second, with the formation flags you gave me, I could conceal myself within the pool’s grand formation. Over the years, I’ve managed to evade capture time and again. But I don’t know how much longer I can hold out."
For Feng Shuting, she truly couldn’t endure much longer.
If she could cross the Mysterious Profound Canyon, she would have done so long ago to seek Lan Xiaobu’s help.
He was the only one who could save her and Zhuan Yi.
Lan Xiaobu took the jade box and opened it.
Inside was a small seal, its aura alone telling him this was no ordinary treasure.
His divine sense couldn’t penetrate it.
Normally, he could refine most artifacts with a simple sweep of his divine sense.
But this Divine Cloud Seal blocked his probing entirely—forget refining it, he couldn’t even examine it.
Feng Shuting continued, "Zhuan Yi and I had always planned to give the Divine Cloud Seal to you. If not for you, we wouldn’t have been able to enter the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool in the first place. This treasure rightfully belongs to you. Besides, we both have our own artifacts, and the Divine Cloud Seal isn’t something that can be refined easily."
Lan Xiaobu stored the seal, then took out a crystal ball and recorded a message.
He also handed Feng Shuting a communication pearl.
"Take this pearl to the Xin Emperor Palace and give it to Xin Wuyuan. I have urgent matters to attend to right now, but once I’m done, I’ll come find you."
Feng Shuting stared blankly at the crystal ball.
Was this really enough?
"Don’t worry, this will work. Xin Wuyuan only dared to act because he thought I wouldn’t return. Now that I’m here, he has no choice but to comply—unless he has a death wish. I’ll keep the Divine Cloud Seal for now. Having it on you would only bring you harm."
Lan Xiaobu’s tone left no room for doubt.
Feng Shuting hadn’t witnessed what happened outside the Void Island, but Xin Wuyuan had seen it all.
Lan Xiaobu was certain that unless Xin Wuyuan wanted to die, he wouldn’t dare disobey.
As for fleeing into the void, Lan Xiaobu wasn’t worried.
Once Xin Wuyuan received the crystal ball, it would leave a mark on him.
No matter how far he ran, Lan Xiaobu could track him down.
Right now, he needed to hurry to the bottom of the Mysterious Profound Canyon.
He had a vague feeling that every moment wasted reduced his chances of success.
Ji Yun seemed to have found a way to recover his strength.
Otherwise, there was no way he could have broken Lan Xiaobu’s ninth-grade sealing formation.
An old monster like him, once he found a method to restore his power, would grow stronger by the second.
"Understood," Feng Shuting said, knowing she had no choice but to agree.
Watching Lan Xiaobu’s Reincarnation Pot vanish into the distance, Feng Shuting’s lips twisted into a bitter smile.
She had once told Zhuan Yi that Lan Xiaobu was the most upright and honorable powerhouse she had ever met.
If they gave the Divine Cloud Seal to anyone else, they might be silenced.
But with Lan Xiaobu, there would be no such risk.
She had handed over the seal, and true to her expectations, Lan Xiaobu hadn’t silenced her.
But he also hadn’t accompanied her to rescue Zhuan Yi.
To be honest, she found it hard to believe that a single crystal ball would make Xin Wuyuan release Zhuan Yi.
Back when the Four Emperors met Lan Xiaobu, she and Zhuan Yi had been present.
The Four Emperors had indeed been wary of him, but surely not to the extent of surrendering the Divine Cloud Seal and humbly releasing a prisoner just because of a recorded message.
The Divine Cloud Seal’s true rank was unknown, but rumors claimed it was a divine artifact—some even said it surpassed divine artifacts.
People died for wealth, birds for food.
Feng Shuting understood what a treasure like the Divine Cloud Seal meant to a cultivator.
Though Lan Xiaobu had set up a soundproof barrier while recording the message, she had watched from the side.
His expression had been stern, even murderous.
Would such an approach really intimidate Xin Wuyuan, an emperor of the Xin Emperor Palace?
Whether it would or not, Feng Shuting had no choice but to go.
…
Back when the Divine Cloud Immortal Pool still existed, the Four Emperor Palaces had banded together to oppose it, maintaining an uneasy peace.
After the pool’s destruction, the Four Emperor Palaces had only united once—during their journey to the Chaotic Secret Realm on the Void Island.
After that, they had gone their separate ways.
Recently, Xin Wuyuan of the Xin Emperor Palace had been in a foul mood.
The first reason was the news from the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain—the Heavenly Gang Formation Flags had been lost.
For any cultivator in the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain, this was nothing short of a nightmare.
Logically, the flags should have been kept by the Four Emperor Palaces, given their superior strength compared to the four great immortal courts of the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain.
But because Lan Xiaobu had closer ties to the four courts than to the Four Emperor Palaces, the flags had to remain with the weakest of the four—the Star Ascension Immortal Court.
What could they do? Lan Xiaobu had emerged from the Star Ascension Immortal Court.
After the flags were lost, the Four Emperors began searching for an escape route.
When the cosmic tribulation arrived, they couldn’t just stay in the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain and wait for death.
Xin Wuyuan was no exception.
He couldn’t stay in the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain—he had to flee.
But before he left, he wanted to get his hands on the Divine Cloud Seal.
Years ago, rumors had spread that Zhuan Yi and Feng Shuting had obtained the seal.
However, since they were under Lan Xiaobu’s protection, the Four Emperor Palaces had pretended not to know.
If even the Four Emperor Palaces didn’t dare seize the seal, who else would? So despite the rumors, no one had acted—until now.
Now, things were different.
With the Heavenly Gang Formation Flags gone, the immortal domain was doomed.
Why should they still fear Lan Xiaobu? Not just Xin Wuyuan, but the other three emperors were also secretly searching for Zhuan Yi and Feng Shuting.
Xin Wuyuan had simply been faster.
He had captured and imprisoned Zhuan Yi, waiting for Feng Shuting to deliver the Divine Cloud Seal.
(That’s all for today’s update.
Goodnight, everyone!)
(End of Chapter)