A blue-robed cultivator fell from a crystal coffin to the ground, though he was in a dying state, he indeed still had a breath of life and had not completely perished.
Lan Xiaobu casually grabbed a few medicinal pills and placed them into the man’s mouth, then took out a wisp of chaos energy and tossed it onto his body.
Although Lan Xiaobu had plenty of chaos energy, something as precious as chaos energy wasn’t something he’d give to just anyone, let alone a complete stranger.
The reason he had thrown a wisp to Qiahe Quasi-Sage was because Qiahe Quasi-Sage’s actions deserved his respect. Though lacking the strength, he shared the same ideals as Lan Xiaobu. No matter where one was, only by establishing sound rules could there be lasting stability.
However, establishing rules also required strength. Rules set without strength were nothing but a joke.
Lan Xiaobu shook his head, this Qiahe Quasi-Sage was just a quasi-sage, he didn’t have the strength to establish such rules, which made him a tragic figure, reduced to this state.
No, Lan Xiaobu suddenly felt something was off with his thinking. If Qiahe Quasi-Sage was truly just a quasi-sage, could he have persisted here until now? He had already encountered the upright coffins here, which carried a powerful stripping charm.
They didn’t just strip the cultivators trapped within of their foundational paths and divine energy, but also their primordial spirits, soul thoughts, and vitality. Looking at the hall filled with all sorts of cultivators who had perished in these upright coffins, one could see how terrifying this stripping force was.
In such a fearsome environment, how had Qiahe Quasi-Sage managed to survive until now? There had to be something strange going on.
Kun Wei, standing to the side, was utterly dumbfounded, casually tossing out a wisp of chaos energy, how rich did one have to be? But thinking of the treasures Lan Xiaobu possessed, he sighed, perhaps in this universe, no one was wealthier than Lan Xiaobu.
He knew Lan Xiaobu had over a dozen top-tier supreme treasures, and clearly, Lan Xiaobu had far more than what he was aware of.
Back when he could overpower Lan Xiaobu, he had even considered taking Lan Xiaobu’s possessions for himself, but now he no longer dared to entertain such thoughts. Perhaps if he had acted on those earlier ideas, he’d have ended up like the withered bones in these upright coffins.
Lan Xiaobu frowned, his gaze falling on Qiahe Quasi-Sage. Qiahe Quasi-Sage seemed to be recovering quickly, yet he hadn’t woken up, and not only that, the chaos energy Lan Xiaobu had given him hadn’t been fully absorbed, only a small portion had been taken in.
At this point, Lan Xiaobu could sense that if Qiahe Quasi-Sage absorbed more chaos energy, he would surely awaken. But right now, the chaos energy on Qiahe Quasi-Sage was too faint, insufficient for the unconscious Qiahe to absorb. To let Qiahe Quasi-Sage take in more chaos energy, Lan Xiaobu would have to keep supplying it.
“Qiahe Quasi-Sage is a pitiful soul, he had lofty ideals, but sadly his strength was just a bit lacking. Alas, people like him are rare in the cultivation world,” Kun Wei sighed.
Kun Wei knew full well that Lan Xiaobu admired people like Qiahe Quasi-Sage the most, so his sigh was partly to improve his standing in Lan Xiaobu’s eyes.
Lan Xiaobu nodded, “Yes, I do admire someone like Qiahe Quasi-Sage, he did what others didn’t dare to do. He sacrificed himself to warm the entire Eternal Life Realm. He had noble qualities, a pure soul, and untainted thoughts, he’s a role model for our generation, a beacon for all cultivators, a monument in the history of the cultivation path.”
Kun Wei stared at Lan Xiaobu in a daze, compared to Lan Xiaobu’s eloquence, he was nothing, no, he wasn’t even worth mentioning.
While spouting nonsense, Lan Xiaobu raised his hand, but instead of adding more chaos energy, he swept away all the unabsorbed chaos energy from Qiahe Quasi-Sage and stored it back.
Having fought his way from Earth to the Eternal Life Realm, Lan Xiaobu had seen too much, and he sensed something off about Qiahe Quasi-Sage.
Even if his suspicions were wrong, he had no intention of giving Qiahe Quasi-Sage more chaos energy. He only admired Qiahe, and with the chaos energy and pills he’d already provided, Qiahe Quasi-Sage wouldn’t die. Since he wouldn’t die, Lan Xiaobu’s help was enough. Besides, the moment he felt something strange about Qiahe Quasi-Sage, he decided there was no need to keep giving chaos energy to an unknown stranger.
Kun Wei watched Lan Xiaobu in surprise, clearly, to wake Qiahe Quasi-Sage, all it would take was another wisp of chaos energy, yet Lan Xiaobu not only refrained from giving more but took back the unabsorbed portion entirely.
“You see, Qiahe Quasi-Sage can’t absorb more chaos energy now, I still have some Primordial Breath, I think that might be what he needs. You know I obtained the Five-Needle Pine Dao Fruit Tree, I’m wondering if the Five-Needle Pine Dao Fruit could help him,” Lan Xiaobu said gravely, his tone tinged with concern.
Kun Wei screamed inwardly, why didn’t he have such luck? Chaos energy, Primordial Breath, and the Five-Needle Pine Dao Fruit Tree, it was simply unbelievable.
Yet he knew Lan Xiaobu wasn’t lying, whether Lan Xiaobu had Primordial Breath he wasn’t sure, but he was certain Lan Xiaobu did possess the Five-Needle Pine Dao Fruit Tree.
“The Five-Needle Pine Dao Fruit Tree would definitely work for Qiahe Quasi-Sage, but you’d need to first use Primordial Breath to nourish his body and soul, then use the Five-Needle Pine Dao Fruit Tree to repair his foundational path,” Kun Wei said.
Kun Wei wasn’t a fool, he stopped mid-sentence as he sensed something off, Lan Xiaobu hadn’t taken out any Primordial Breath, by all logic, Lan Xiaobu shouldn’t be this slow.
But soon Kun Wei dismissed his doubts, because he saw Lan Xiaobu actually pull out a wisp of Primordial Breath, sighing, “Alas, I don’t even know Qiahe Quasi-Sage’s real name. His character is so much like mine, if we were in the same era, we’d surely have become friends.”
As he spoke, Lan Xiaobu moved to send the Primordial Breath into Qiahe Quasi-Sage’s body, his actions seemed unhurried, somewhat at odds with someone eager to save a life.
Kun Wei didn’t think much of it, only sighing, “Qiahe Quasi-Sage’s name is Qu Peng, from my investigations, he likely offended a great power in the Great Cosmic Sea, that power cultivated the Great Cosmic Art.”
Before Kun Wei could finish, he felt a terrifying killing intent. He quickly stepped back, only to see Lan Xiaobu’s Eternal Life Halberd strike out.
Was Lan Xiaobu trying to kill him? Before Kun Wei could process the thought, he realised he was wrong, Lan Xiaobu was indeed out to kill, but not him, at that moment, Lan Xiaobu’s halberd smashed into Qiahe Quasi-Sage’s body, causing it to explode, yet a primordial spirit quickly coalesced, standing in the void.
Kun Wei stared dumbfounded at Qiahe Quasi-Sage’s primordial spirit, its solidity rivalled that of his own physical body, it was the first time he’d seen such a condensed spirit.
“Who are you? What grudge do I have with you that you’d attack me?” The solid primordial spirit stared coldly at Lan Xiaobu, its tone thick with killing intent.
“Qiahe Quasi-Sage, heh, didn’t you need another wisp of chaos energy to repair your body? How come you woke up so fast? As for why I attacked, it’s because I regretted giving you chaos energy and wanted to take it back, is that not allowed?” Lan Xiaobu’s tone dripped with sarcasm.
Thinking back to how Qiahe Quasi-Sage was still alive, Lan Xiaobu had sensed something wrong. Let alone a quasi-sage, even a Third-Revolution Sage couldn’t have lasted this long in this hall.
As he spoke, Lan Xiaobu felt the space fluctuating constantly, clearly someone was frantically carving void array patterns here.
Lan Xiaobu didn’t need to guess to know it was Qiahe Quasi-Sage doing it. Limited by his current strength, the void array patterns Qiahe Quasi-Sage carved were only between Level Seven and Level Eight.
If Lan Xiaobu didn’t understand void array patterns, his only option would’ve been to act immediately. But Lan Xiaobu was at the peak of Level Eight Divine Array Master, on the verge of stepping into Level Nine Divine Array Emperor, and he was also a Void Divine Array Master. Since the opponent was frantically carving void array patterns, he wasn’t idle either, he too was carving void array patterns like mad.
Moreover, Lan Xiaobu’s void array patterns deliberately avoided overlapping with his opponent’s.
Seeing Lan Xiaobu didn’t continue attacking, the solid primordial spirit breathed a sigh of relief, speeding up its carving of void array patterns while saying, “If you don’t want to save me, I won’t care, but what’s the meaning of ambushing me?”
Kun Wei also realised Qiahe Quasi-Sage was definitely suspicious, and the fall of Zhan’ai Saint Dao City was questionable too.
Lan Xiaobu sneered, “Your name’s Qu Peng, you cultivate the Great Cosmic Art, if I’m not mistaken, you’re just one of Qu Peng’s split souls, right? Qu Peng’s quite something, sending his many split souls into various planetary domains. Is he trying to have his split souls destroy all the planetary domains in the vast expanse? And what you cultivate isn’t the Great Cosmic Art, it’s the Great Universe Technique, isn’t it?”
“How do you know that?” Qiahe Quasi-Sage stared at Lan Xiaobu, his face full of disbelief.
At that moment, Lan Xiaobu understood that all of Qu Peng’s split souls had independent consciousness, otherwise, after he ambushed the Qu Peng split soul in the Rootless Divine Realm, this one would’ve known.
Clearly, this split soul’s primordial spirit was far superior to the one in the Rootless Divine Realm, because this one likely cultivated the true Great Universe Technique, while the Qu Peng split soul in the Rootless Divine Realm only practiced the Lesser Universe Technique.
“So you’re the Great Cosmic Saint?” Kun Wei exclaimed in shock.
Lan Xiaobu looked at Kun Wei in confusion, “What Great Cosmic Saint? Who’s that?”
Kun Wei said gravely, “Few know the real name of the Great Cosmic Saint, but he’s as renowned as the Great Dream Saint, rumored to be the strongest in the Eternal Life Realm. Whether he’s above saint level, I’m not sure, his name is famous, but he’s a ruthless killer, proving his path entirely through karmic force. I never imagined that Qiahe Quasi-Sage, the most respected figure in the Eternal Life Realm, would be a clone of the Great Cosmic Saint.”
