Lan Xiaobu fell into silence. He hadn’t expected Qin Qingtian to have mastered the Heavenly Poison Law, and with such power. However, the Heavenly Poison Law of the Hundred Zero Universe that Ou Ping mentioned was merely ordinary. The true Heavenly Poison Law of the Hundred Zero Universe, found beneath the snow mountain beyond Star Sky, was far beyond what Qin Qingtian’s version could compare to.
Although he and Mo Wuji hadn’t mastered the Heavenly Poison Law themselves, they had already devised a method to refine it, and both had been living and cultivating beyond Star Sky. Even if Qin Qingtian suddenly unleashed his Heavenly Poison Law, it likely wouldn’t catch them off guard.
“Wuji, if we suddenly arrived at Qin Tian Ancient Road, what do you think Qin Qingtian’s first move to ambush us would be?” Lan Xiaobu asked abruptly. He had initially suspected the Heavenly Poison Law but later ruled it out.
Since Qin Qingtian could guess they were in the Hundred Zero Universe with the Heavenly Poison Law, he wouldn’t use it to ambush them again.
Mo Wuji replied, “I reckon he’d immediately seal off Qin Tian Ancient Road to prevent our Seven Realms Stone from breaking out. With Qin Qingtian overseeing the road, it’s hard to say if our Seven Realms Stone could break through.”
“If I were Qin Qingtian, ambushing at Qin Tian Ancient Road, how long would I wait?” Lan Xiaobu murmured to himself, feeling a hundred years was his limit. Beyond that, if they didn’t show up, he’d go looking for them.
“I wouldn’t wait more than a hundred years. If my targets didn’t show by then, I’d go find them myself,” Mo Wuji said without hesitation.
Lan Xiaobu nodded, “That settles it. As long as we avoid Qin Tian Ancient Road, Qin Qingtian will waste at least a hundred years. In that time, can we break through to the Fourth Step? Even if we can’t, can we get closer to it?”
“When I soul-searched Qin Yuansha, I learned of a place called Daoyuan Mountain. It’s said Lou Wuchen went there and even obtained its positional law,” Mo Wuji said, looking at Ou Ping. Since Lou Wuchen achieved the Fourth Step at Daoyuan Mountain, Ou Ping likely knew of it.
As expected, Ou Ping said, “I know of Daoyuan Mountain. It’s said Lou Wuchen achieved the Fourth Step there. It’s indeed the best place to attempt the Fourth Step, but your information comes from Qin Yuansha.”
Mo Wuji nodded inwardly. Qin Qingtian was too cunning—who knew if he’d deliberately leaked this information?
“I don’t have the positional law for Daoyuan Mountain either,” Lan Xiaobu said, spreading his hands. Though he had thrown Lou Wuchen into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, Lou Wuchen was a Fourth Step powerhouse. Back then, Lan Xiaobu’s strength wasn’t enough to take everything from his world.
“Even if we had the position, we shouldn’t go to Daoyuan Mountain,” Mo Wuji said.
“Exactly. Better safe than sorry. That leaves us with only one option,” Lan Xiaobu said.
“The Great Derivation Realm?” Mo Wuji immediately suggested.
Lan Xiaobu smiled, “Exactly. We’ll go to the Great Derivation Realm to achieve the Fourth Step.”
“But the Great Derivation Realm has a cosmic barrier that won’t open until the appointed time,” Ou Ping said at once.
“That won’t stop us. Let’s go. Let that bastard Qin Qingtian wait forever. After we return from the Great Derivation Realm, we’ll deal with him,” Lan Xiaobu said, directing the Seven Realms Stone toward the Great Derivation Realm.
The Great Derivation Realm had its master, but it was surely easier to handle than Qin Tian Ancient Road. The Great Derivation Realm wasn’t a world refined by the Great Derivation Sage, meaning it was a naturally formed cosmic existence.
If the Great Derivation Sage could thrive there, so could they. And if things went wrong, they could always retreat.
They hadn’t dared linger in the Great Derivation Realm before because their strength was too low, only at the Derivation Realm. Now, both had advanced to the Creation Sage Realm.
If they didn’t dare face the Great Derivation Sage even at the Creation Sage Realm, how could they confront Mengmu Great Derivation?
After all, though the Great Derivation Sage was powerful, he was a latecomer who only began altering his cultivation laws and stepped into the Fourth Step after entering the Great Derivation Realm.
“Old Ou, if you’re scared to go, you can stay outside. If we come out alive, you can join us. If we don’t, you can flee,” Mo Wuji said with a smile, noticing Ou Ping’s hesitant expression.
Ou Ping seemed to snap out of it, saying firmly, “Since I’ve chosen to venture with you two, I’ll stand with you through life and death. If I only reaped the rewards without taking risks, I doubt you’d consider me a friend.”
“Well said, Old Ou,” Lan Xiaobu praised. If Ou Ping had truly been too scared to enter the Great Derivation Realm, they’d only ask him about things they didn’t know—like the existence of higher universes—after emerging, then part ways. But Ou Ping’s unwavering decision to join them showed his earlier oath was sincere.
Going to the Great Derivation Realm was no joke. The Great Derivation Sage was at least a Fourth Step powerhouse, and there was likely the Heavenly Poison Sage, Kuang Can, as well. If those two teamed up, the three of them would be in trouble. Their Their only advantage was the Seven Realms Stone, which allowed them to escape if things went south.
…
The Seven Realms Stone stopped outside the Great Derivation Realm. Lan Xiaobu didn’t enter immediately, instead saying, “Wuji, do you think the Great Derivation Sage and the Heavenly Poison Sage might team up?”
Mo Wuji pondered for a moment before saying, “I don’t think they’d exactly team up. If the Great Derivation Sage notices we’ve tampered with the cosmic barrier, trapping him inside, he might enlist the Heavenly Poison Sage’s help. So, they likely have a hierarchical relationship, with the Great Derivation Sage as the leader and the Heavenly Poison Sage as his subordinate.”
“You altered the cosmic barrier?” Ou Ping’s jaw dropped, staring at Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji in shock. If he weren’t certain they wouldn’t lie about this, he’d think he misheard.
“That’s right, we did modify the cosmic barrier here. If those two are working together, they’re probably searching for ways to break it. We have two ways to enter: directly through the cosmic barrier or via the Seven Realms Stone,” Lan Xiaobu said.
Ou Ping’s confidence surged. If Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji could alter the cosmic barrier, they could at least escape if things went wrong.
“I think we shouldn’t use the Seven Realms Stone to enter…” Mo Wuji said, trailing off as a thought hovered at the edge of his mind, just out of reach.
Lan Xiaobu suddenly said, “Wuji, those two—Great Derivation Sage and Heavenly Poison Sage—are powerhouses. Our modified cosmic barrier is decent, but over a few hundred years, they’d likely figure something out. Maybe they’ve already entered the barrier and are working to crack the next layer of its laws…”
“That’s it!” Mo Wuji exclaimed. “Xiaobu, I bet those two have some tricks up their sleeves and might already be inside the barrier. Though we set it up, we relied heavily on external methods. Take a closer look at the barrier to see if we’re right. If we are, we’ll enter through the barrier and trap them inside.”
Lan Xiaobu knew Mo Wuji meant for him to continue constructing the cosmic model, which he was already doing.
Half a day later, Lan Xiaobu said helplessly, “I checked. We were wrong. Those two idiots aren’t in the barrier. In that case, let’s enter through the barrier openly.”
“Alright,” Mo Wuji agreed. Lan Xiaobu stowed the Seven Realms Stone and said to Ou Ping, “Friend Ou, follow my lead and move according to our path through the barrier. Listen for my transmission of the positional law.”
Ou Ping clasped his fists, “Rest assured, though I failed to achieve the Fourth Step, I won’t hold you back.”
Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji trusted Ou Ping’s words. The man was incredibly experienced—how else could he have escaped their lockdown? Even Lou Wuchen couldn’t slip away, yet Ou Ping did.
Lan Xiaobu led, Ou Ping took the middle, and Mo Wuji brought up the rear. The three easily stepped into the barrier, vanishing from the void.
They traversed the barrier for two days, nearing its exit, when Ou Ping suddenly exclaimed, “Not good! I’ve been hit by the Heavenly Poison Law. There’s Heavenly Poison Law embedded in this barrier space.”
The presence of the Heavenly Poison Law confirmed that the Heavenly Poison Sage had indeed entered the barrier and even left his law within it.
Lan Xiaobu said, “Wuji, we weren’t wrong after all. That bastard really entered the barrier and left his Heavenly Poison Law behind. I can sense it too.”
