After Mo Wuji achieved the Creation Saint Realm, he also wanted to step out to stabilise his realm. Lan Xiaobu sent a message, and Mo Wuji immediately came out.
After Lan Xiaobu shared his thoughts with Mo Wuji, Mo Wuji pondered for a moment before saying, “My thought is that it’s best not to remove the barrier for now. We have too many enemies. Once we remove the barrier and attract numerous cultivators, our identities will be exposed immediately. Not to mention the Dayan Saint, the Heavenly Poison Saint, and Mengmu Dayan here, there’s also a powerhouse from the Burial Dao Origin in the Land of Eternal Life…”
“Wuji, when you mentioned that guy from the Burial Dao Origin, I actually feel he’s a hidden threat if left in the Land of Eternal Life. How about we go back and take him out?” Lan Xiaobu thought about the cultivators from his Great Desolation Universe. Would they be in danger if they went to the Land of Eternal Life?
Mo Wuji nodded in agreement. For others, returning to the Land of Eternal Life might be difficult, but for him and Lan Xiaobu, it should be easy since they had the Seven Realm Stone.
“Let’s do it. We’ll first return to the Burial Dao Origin and take out the guy in the Burial Dao Tomb,” Mo Wuji said, also worried that the people from the Mortal Universe heading to the Land of Eternal Life might be harmed by that entity in the Burial Dao Origin.
“I’m now certain that the Great Dream Saint was developed from the Mengmu Dayan lineage. They’re like cockroaches—once they appear, they quickly spread across the entire universe. As for the guy in the Burial Dao Origin, I suspect he also came from a place like Mengmu Dayan, just like the Great Cosmos Saint, who is a prime example,” Lan Xiaobu said. His guesses were based on evidence, not just the similarity between the entity in the Burial Dao Tomb and Qu Peng, but also the shared dao laws and their manner of existence.
“Our strength is still too low. We’re only mixing in mid-tier universes, and that’s thanks to luck. I always have this feeling that we think we’re impressive, but the place we’re in is still a backwater. Our so-called prowess might just be our own perception,” Mo Wuji sighed, responding to Lan Xiaobu’s words.
It seemed that after achieving sainthood, he had been fleeing from place to place until he teamed up with Lan Xiaobu, finally settling in the Mo Lan Universe.
Hearing Mo Wuji’s words, Lan Xiaobu was stunned and said, “I thought I was the only one with that feeling. Turns out you feel the same.”
For an ordinary person moving from a low-tier universe to a mid-tier one, they’d likely be thrilled. After arriving in the mid-tier universe, Lan Xiaobu had not only successfully achieved the Realm Saint status but also recently stepped into the Creation Saint Realm. Yet he genuinely felt little joy. He always felt he was still struggling at the bottom, and in the eyes of others, he remained an insignificant ant.
At the very least, in this mid-tier universe, he hadn’t heard of any ancient powerhouses from the Great Desolation Immortal Realm, including Patriarch Hongjun. This suggested that the place they were in might indeed be a remote corner.
Mo Wuji said gravely, “Then it’s clear. It means mid-tier universes aren’t where those true powerhouses reside. There are likely higher-tier universes above this one. Even the mid-tier universe we’re in is probably imperfect. Fortunately, we cultivate our own great dao, so we’re not as dependent on the perfection of the universe.”
“You mean we should leave the Mo Lan Universe?” Lan Xiaobu immediately picked up on Mo Wuji’s implication. He was suggesting that after dealing with the entity in the Burial Dao Origin, they should seek out higher-tier universes.
Mo Wuji nodded, “Yes, but before we leave, we must develop the Mo Lan Universe. Don’t you have the Great Desolation Universe? I have the Mortal Universe too. These are low-tier universes where achieving powerhouse status is nearly impossible. So, some of their people should come to the Mo Lan Universe to pursue higher realms. In the future, no matter what, relying on just the two of us won’t be enough. I feel that strength lies in numbers.”
This was something Mo Wuji deeply understood. When he achieved sainthood, he was besieged by numerous powerhouses and nearly perished under their combined assault. Fortunately, he had allies, and they turned the tables.
Who could say what would happen after leaving this mid-tier universe? Would they face the same situation as before? No one could predict such things.
“Then let’s head back to the Land of Eternal Life first,” Lan Xiaobu decisively brought out the Seven Realm Stone. Since he and Mo Wuji were leaving the Mo Lan Universe, the barrier naturally couldn’t be removed.
Mo Wuji grinned, “How about we pull off something big?”
Lan Xiaobu was taken aback. Wasn’t taking down Mengmu Dayan already a big deal?
“When we came here, we used the Qin Heavenly Ancient Path…”
Before Mo Wuji could finish, Lan Xiaobu’s eyes lit up. The Qin Heavenly Ancient Path! That was a supreme treasure, no less than a genesis treasure. Mo Wuji was full of ideas—he clearly wanted to claim the Qin Heavenly Ancient Path for themselves.
With their Creation Realm strength, they had been trapped in the Qin Heavenly Ancient Path without finding the slightest clue, showing just how extraordinary it was. This was a great idea.
Sure enough, Mo Wuji continued, “I heard the Qin Heavenly Ancient Path belongs to the Qin family’s ancestor, Qin Qingtian. Since we can go back to the Qin Heavenly Ancient Path, why not take it with us? It can be called the Qin Heavenly Ancient Path, or the Lan Heavenly Ancient Path, or the Mo Heavenly Ancient Path.”
Lan Xiaobu laughed heartily, “Let’s do it!”
…
“There’s a problem with the Haoyuan Universe…” As the Seven Realm Stone passed through the void where the Haoyuan Universe was located, Mo Wuji’s divine sense immediately detected that the protective array of the Haoyuan Universe had been torn apart.
“Let’s take a look,” Lan Xiaobu said, already steering the Seven Realm Stone into the void where the Haoyuan Universe was. Since the protective array outside the Haoyuan Universe was broken, their divine senses easily scanned the situation on the main star.
“It seems Mengmu Dayan’s people have been here. What’s strange is that if Mengmu Dayan’s people came, why is this universe still intact, with even a few cultivators remaining?” Mo Wuji was puzzled.
Lan Xiaobu also said, “I thought if Mengmu Dayan’s people came, they’d turn all the cultivators here into nightmare demons. But they only killed the cultivators here, which is odd. Should we go down and ask?”
“Although we can’t yet afford to provoke Mengmu Dayan’s people, we still need to ask. Wait for me, I’ll go find out the details,” Mo Wuji said, transforming into a streak of dao law and vanishing.
Lan Xiaobu kept the Seven Realm Stone in the void, not waiting long—only half a day—before Mo Wuji returned to the stone.
“What’s the situation?” Lan Xiaobu asked immediately upon seeing Mo Wuji return.
Mo Wuji exhaled, “Good thing I went to ask. Almost all the cultivators in the Haoyuan Universe, except for a tiny fraction hiding in places unaffected by Mengmu Dayan’s Great Dream Dao laws, have been slaughtered by Mengmu Dayan.”
Lan Xiaobu’s tone carried a hint of killing intent, “Such a vile force, their existence is a disgrace to the universe.”
He couldn’t do anything about them now, but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t in the future.
Mo Wuji nodded in agreement. Even without Lan Xiaobu’s sentiment, once he grew stronger, a force like Mengmu Dayan would be the first he’d want to eradicate.
“The family second only to Mengmu Dayan is the Qin family. Thanks to the Tuopan Hall left by their ancestor, seven or eight of them survived. The Qin family’s ancestor, Qin Qingtian, hasn’t fallen and has even teamed up with Mengmu Dayan’s protector, Meng Yuan, who destroyed countless lives in the Haoyuan Universe, to come after us…” Mo Wuji continued.
Lan Xiaobu was shocked and confused, “How do they know we took down Mengmu Dayan?”
“It was Zhuo Heng. When heading to the Dayan Realm, Zhuo Heng leaked our tracks, allowing the Qin family disciples traveling with him to send back the information. From that, they deduced it was us. I learned the full story by soul-searching a guy named Qin Yuansha, the current head of the Qin family, who’s rebuilding the Qin family, likely aiming to claim the entire Haoyuan Universe for themselves. Mengmu Dayan’s slaughter of nearly all life in the Haoyuan Universe has essentially helped the Qin family,” Mo Wuji explained.
“Did you kill this Qin Yuansha?” Lan Xiaobu asked.
Mo Wuji shook his head, “I didn’t touch him. Qin Yuansha is one thing, but Qin Qingtian is no small matter. I only erased part of Qin Yuansha’s memories, including the process of me soul-searching him.”
Though Lan Xiaobu didn’t ask, he was inwardly impressed. Mo Wuji’s dao was truly remarkable. For an ordinary cultivator to soul-search someone of the same level, even if they didn’t kill the target, they’d likely turn them into an idiot. Mo Wuji not only extracted the memories but did so with the target barely noticing—an impressive feat.
“Do they know we’re in the Mo Lan Universe?”
“Qin Qingtian guessed it. This guy is terrifying. Though I haven’t met him, I feel he’s like a venomous snake. If we’re not careful, he could strike back at us. Right now, those two have gone to the Qin Heavenly Ancient Path. Qin Qingtian has the same idea as me—he wants to retrieve the Qin Heavenly Ancient Path and use it to enter our Mo Lan Universe.”
Lan Xiaobu glanced at Mo Wuji, and almost simultaneously, they both said, “Strike first.”
Both were after the Qin Heavenly Ancient Path. Whoever acted first would claim it.
