Qu Wan, as if he hadn’t heard Lan Xiaobu’s sarcasm, said in an extremely serious tone, “If you’re willing, I can take you as disciples and bring you into my Great Cosmos Burial Path lineage. Then you’ll understand why.”
Lan Xiaobu looked at Mo Wuji speechlessly, “Has this guy had too much to drink?”
Mo Wuji shook his head, “No, in his view, allowing us to become his disciples is the highest honour. For example, it’s like… right, like a dung beetle’s reverence for dung. He thinks everyone shares his perspective.”
“Exactly, he loves dung and assumes everyone else does too,” Lan Xiaobu said loudly.
Hearing Mo Wuji’s words, Ou Ping couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
Qu Wan suddenly stood up, unleashing terrifying waves of Burial Path principles. Previously, the Burial Path principles pervading the area had little effect on Lan Xiaobu and the others.
But this time, the Burial Path principles Qu Wan unleashed made Lan Xiaobu feel his Sage domain collapsing, a disintegration that was like annihilation, preventing him from regathering his domain. These annihilating principles spread outwards rapidly, and it was certain that if this collapsing annihilation spread further, even the Land of Eternal Life would perish under these principles.
Both Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji had experienced so-called cosmic calamities, or universal annihilation, so they instantly recognised this as Qu Wan activating his Great Cosmos Technique principles.
Ou Ping felt a chill through his body, as if a giant hand was about to tear his Dao foundation apart. Unable to remain calm, Ou Ping summoned his Heavenly Ruins Brush, its tip conjuring a web of Dao patterns that formed a void black hole.
Mo Wuji let out a long roar, bringing down a massive golden cauldron. He absolutely could not allow this catastrophic principle to continue annihilating outwards.
The endless Burial Path principles were immediately halted by the golden cauldron. Qu Wan frantically burned his Great Path, continuously unleashing more Burial Path principles.
Over the years, he had killed countless people, but none were as infuriating as these two insignificant ants before him.
Lan Xiaobu’s Longevity Halberd unleashed a wave of halberd surges, activating the divine ability, Resonance Kill.
As the halberd surges emerged, the Burial Path principles were like fabric meeting a giant pair of scissors, relentlessly cutting and tearing through the annihilating principles. The severed Burial Path principles fell like broken beads into a jade plate.
The sound of a solitary city’s resonance rose, shattering the jade pot’s ice.
At that moment, the golden cauldron of the Great Derivation Cauldron roared, grinding some of the Burial Path principles into fragments. With their combined efforts, not only could this extreme annihilating Burial Path principle not spread outwards, but it struggled to even breach Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji’s domains.
The annihilating Burial Path aura in the void dissipated completely. Qu Wan’s already pale face was now as white as paper. He didn’t continue his actions, instead staring blankly at the Great Derivation Cauldron in the void.
He had stayed here to retrieve the Cosmic Mill, but now he was certain the value of this Great Derivation Cauldron was no less than his Cosmic Mill. Where had these ants acquired such terrifying treasures? With such powerful individuals and this fearsome cauldron, whether he acted or not, he was destined to be crushed.
Mo Wuji didn’t press the attack either, merely chuckling, “I thought you were stronger. You haven’t even stepped into the fourth stage, yet you’ve held on this long. Not bad.”
In Mo Wuji and Lan Xiaobu’s view, the Burial Path Sage in the Burial Path Tomb was undoubtedly at the fourth stage or higher. Now they realised they had overestimated this man, who was definitely not at the fourth stage, or perhaps an incomplete fourth stage with flawed Sage principles.
“He can actually set up a barrier,” Qu Wan said slowly, his tone tinged with disbelief. What kind of existence could set up a barrier? Each one was a supreme powerhouse.
“So, do you think you can walk away today?” Lan Xiaobu said calmly. As he spoke, the killing intent of his Longevity Halberd surged, locking onto Qu Wan.
Qu Wan wasn’t worried, merely stating, “I came here only to perfect my Great Path cultivation method. Just as you’ve killed Qu Wan many times before, even if you kill me again today, it will only deepen the enmity and karma between us. In the future, you’ll regret it, and it will be an extreme regret.”
“Your Grandpa Bu was raised on fear,” Lan Xiaobu said, his Longevity Halberd unleashing a halberd beam that tore through space, aimed directly at Qu Wan’s brow.
To everyone’s surprise, Qu Wan didn’t move, as if allowing Lan Xiaobu to strike his brow.
As expected, Lan Xiaobu’s halberd stopped at Qu Wan’s brow, not continuing to kill him.
Qu Wan gave a slight smile, seemingly indifferent to whether Lan Xiaobu killed him or not. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt his Sage principles at his brow being abruptly torn apart, followed by waves of spatial Dao rhythms flooding in.
“How dare you!” Qu Wan roared. He hadn’t expected Lan Xiaobu to defy convention. After halting the halberd, Lan Xiaobu had taken advantage of the moment to tear into his Violet Palace world.
No matter what, he couldn’t let Lan Xiaobu breach his world. Qu Wan’s surrounding principles erupted wildly. Even if it meant destroying his own world, he wouldn’t let Lan Xiaobu tear it open.
Lan Xiaobu’s sudden move only managed to tear through the outermost layer of the world’s domain principles before being blocked. But Mo Wuji followed up, his Mortal Dao principles surging, tearing open the world’s domain that Qu Wan had just reclaimed.
“You’ll regret this…” Qu Wan watched helplessly as his world was forcibly torn open by Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji, regret welling up in his heart. He had achieved the fifth stage in the safest place, believing no one could threaten even a hair on his head. Yet, in this place he thought safest, he was taken down.
“A supreme Dao vein?” The moment Qu Wan’s world was opened, Lan Xiaobu was stunned. They had just come from a mid-tier universe, where they had only managed to acquire half a supreme Dao vein.
Yet in Qu Wan’s world, they saw a complete supreme Dao vein, a flawless white vein, almost entirely undamaged.
Ou Ping, watching from a distance, was equally shocked. It was his first time seeing a complete supreme Dao vein. With such a perfect vein, it would be strange if Qu Wan were ordinary.
“The supreme Dao vein is yours. We’ll split the rest,” Lan Xiaobu said generously, waving his hand to divide the spoils.
Mo Wuji smiled, “No, this supreme Dao vein is yours. The half vein from last time counts as mine. I don’t need this one, but give me more high-grade Dao veins, I have use for them.”
Ou Ping watched Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji divide the loot, feeling no envy, only deep concern.
There was simply too much in Qu Wan’s world, including a primordial treasure. Lan Xiaobu didn’t take this treasure, giving it to Mo Wuji. Even Ou Ping received a share, including over ten Dao veins and a pile of Dao crystals.
“Xiaobu, this Qu Wan probably wasn’t lying. He hasn’t been killed, and his background is likely significant. But one thing’s certain, we’ve nearly stripped him clean,” Mo Wuji said unhurriedly after they finished dividing the spoils.
“At most, he’s from the same place as Mengmu Dayan. Mengmu Dayan was so powerful, yet he was in a mid-tier universe. Could he really be from the Great Cosmos?” Lan Xiaobu didn’t take it seriously.
The universe where Yu Guishou and Yuan Yujie were located was just a broken mid-tier universe.
As for Mengmu Dayan’s stronghold, it was likely in a complete mid-tier universe.
Ou Ping suddenly interjected, “That’s not necessarily true. I’ve heard of the Great Dream Path and the Great Cosmos Path, created by a pair of Dao partners. For some reason, they later fell out, and the two paths were split. This Qu Wan’s origins might be extraordinary, possibly even a direct heir of the Great Cosmos Path.”
“Isn’t this guy cultivating the Great Cosmos Technique? Why is he using Burial Path principles?” Lan Xiaobu asked, puzzled.
Mo Wuji laughed, “Perhaps the founder of the Great Cosmos Path later got involved with a woman cultivating Burial Path principles, so a Burial Path branch emerged within the Great Cosmos Path.”
The true situation might only be known to Qu Wan, but since they had killed him, opened his world, and divided his possessions, they could no longer ask him.
“Forget it. Whether in a mid-tier universe or the Great Cosmos, finding us won’t be so easy. By then, we might have already stepped into the fourth stage. Let’s see what he can do to us then,” Lan Xiaobu chuckled, brushing the matter aside.
“I’m planning to return to the Mortal Universe. What about you?” Mo Wuji looked at Lan Xiaobu. Though he knew the matter wasn’t trivial, he didn’t dwell on it either.
Lan Xiaobu nodded, “I’m also planning to return to my Great Desolation Universe. But before we go, we need to set up a Dao-guiding array here to absorb and seal all the Burial Path principles. Otherwise, the Land of Eternal Life will be unfit for cultivation in the future. Shuang Ou, you stay in the Eternal Life City. Once Wuji and I return to the Land of Eternal Life, we’ll search for a path to the Great Cosmos.”
