After speaking, Lan Xiaobu couldn’t help but ask, “What if Mengmu Great Evolution has a fourth-step powerhouse?”
Mo Wuji was silent for a moment before replying, “Based on my judgment, Mengmu Great Evolution likely doesn’t have a fourth-step right now. If they did, even if injured, they wouldn’t be this subdued.”
Mo Wuji wasn’t speaking lightly. For an entity like Mengmu Great Evolution, having influence in a universe was essential. Without it, they’d gradually be marginalized.
Where there are people, there’s conflict, no matter their level. If Mengmu Great Evolution became sidelined, many resources would pass them by. Over time, they’d inevitably fade from this universe.
When he and Lan Xiaobu entered through the void plaza, they hadn’t seen any Mengmu Great Evolution enforcers.
“Set up an array?” Lan Xiaobu looked at Mo Wuji. Since they were confident no fourth-step was present, their next step was to deploy an array.
“Yes, we’ll start now. But first, we need to check the frequency of people entering and leaving Mengmu Great Evolution,” Mo Wuji said.
They hid outside the protective array, observing for nearly half a month. In that time, only two cultivators left and one entered, all in a hurry. Notably, none wore Mengmu Great Evolution’s enforcer robes.
From the information Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji had, enforcer robes were standard for Mengmu Great Evolution cultivators. Not wearing them suggested deliberate concealment. Still, they could sense that those entering and leaving were likely yellow-robed enforcers.
On the surface, Mengmu Great Evolution seemed to be declining.
“Let’s go. We can set up the array,” Mo Wuji said. They retreated and began meticulously deploying trapping and killing arrays around Mengmu Great Evolution.
Array flags and void array patterns were laid down. Lan Xiaobu couldn’t help but remark that the flags they’d crafted for Hundred Zero Universe’s defensive array were being used here first.
Despite the low traffic, they remained cautious to avoid detection. Given Mengmu Great Evolution’s size, it took six months to fully encircle it with arrays.
The arrays were designed to ensure no one escaped. Lan Xiaobu used the Cosmic Mill, and Mo Wuji used the Wheel of Time as the cores of the killing arrays. With two heaven-splitting treasures as cores, this was likely the most extravagant array in mid-tier universes. With Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji overseeing it, even a fourth-step might be trapped.
Moreover, using the Cosmic Dimension Model, they breached Mengmu Great Evolution’s protective array and crafted entry flags.
Thus, though not Mengmu Great Evolution cultivators, they could now enter and exit the array like it was their backyard.
“It feels strange. For a place like Mengmu Great Evolution, even with our caution, they should’ve noticed something. We’re setting up trapping arrays right outside their dojo,” Lan Xiaobu said, puzzled, after completing the arrays.
Mo Wuji also sensed something off, but with the arrays done, they could escape even if a fourth-step appeared.
“Strange or not, let’s go in. We’ll split up. If we encounter a strong opponent, we contact each other immediately,” Mo Wuji said decisively.
“Alright,” Lan Xiaobu replied, charging into the depths of Mengmu Great Evolution’s dojo.
Outside, they’d only sensed the dense cosmic vitality of Great Thousand丈 Mountain, unable to fully grasp its intensity. But navigating the endless peaks within, they realized this might be the premier dojo in the Vast Abyss Universe.
The vitality wasn’t just dense—it had condensed into vitality beads.
Standing beneath a peak, Lan Xiaobu thought, *There must be a pile of top-grade dao veins buried here. Otherwise, how could the vitality be this rich? No matter what, I’m digging them up before I leave.*
The peak he stood at seemed ordinary, but looking up, it was clearly over a thousand 丈.
Lan Xiaobu tore through its protective restrictions and rushed to the summit. At the top, he found a complete dojo—but it was empty.
*Could this be the dojo of an enforcer we killed?* Lan Xiaobu wondered but didn’t extract the peak’s dao veins. Instead, he moved to a second peak, breaching its array.
The second peak’s dojo was also intact but deserted.
Then the third, the fourth…
After checking several peaks, all empty, Lan Xiaobu knew this wasn’t a coincidence. He’d torn through multiple peak restrictions without anyone appearing—something was wrong.
He stopped breaching peak arrays and headed straight for the main peak.
When Lan Xiaobu arrived, Mo Wuji was already there. Outside the main peak was a vast plaza, but unlike typical sect dojos, it ended in a dark array gate.
“Xiaobu, did you see anyone on your way?” Mo Wuji asked.
Lan Xiaobu shook his head. “No. Even if Mengmu Great Evolution suffered losses, they wouldn’t be completely wiped out, right?”
Mo Wuji frowned. “That’s impossible. We spent six months setting up arrays, and there were still people coming and going.”
“Who dares trespass in Mengmu Great Evolution’s dojo?” a sudden voice rang out. Two yellow figures charged toward them.
Before reaching Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji, they activated their sage domains and summoned treasures.
“Soul search,” Mo Wuji and Lan Xiaobu said, each targeting one. They pounced without hesitation. These were the first enforcer-robed cultivators they’d encountered in the dojo.
Lan Xiaobu fully extended his sage domain. This was his first fight since entering the Evolution Realm. When he found his domain easily crushing his opponent’s, even glimpsing their sage dao principles, he realized how far he’d progressed.
“You’re Creation…” the yellow-robed enforcer gasped, shocked as his domain and spatial dao principles were suppressed. Before he could finish, Lan Xiaobu tore through his domain.
Terror flashed in the enforcer’s eyes. Unable to unleash a complete divine ability, he was ensnared by Lan Xiaobu’s Eternal Life Halberd.
*Crack!* His body shattered. Without waiting for pleas, Lan Xiaobu pointed at his brow.
For a soul search, questioning was unnecessary.
Simultaneously, Mo Wuji dispatched his opponent with ease. Only now did they understand why they’d struggled against green-robed enforcers before. It wasn’t their dao or realm—it was because their divine abilities, proven in low-tier universes, were far weaker. Now, having proven the Evolution Realm in Hundred Zero Universe, yellow-robed enforcers, once life-threatening, were mere fodder.
“Xiaobu, something’s off. These yellow-robed enforcers are Mengmu Great Evolution’s weakest. My search yielded limited info, but I learned something critical: the enforcers are gathered somewhere, working on something terrifying,” Mo Wuji said gravely.
Lan Xiaobu nodded. “I got similar info, but also something key. Mengmu Great Evolution’s rewards come from the Great Evolution Vault, which isn’t held by any enforcer but stored somewhere here. I think I can find it. My plan is to loot the vault first, then let Mengmu Great Evolution taste my Great Destruction Technique.”
“Perfect, let’s do it,” Mo Wuji said immediately.
The vault was surely heavily guarded, but with Lan Xiaobu’s Cosmic Dimension Model and Mo Wuji’s Open Heaven Array Dao Scroll, no vault was impregnable.
