Though gravely injured, Shi Changxing still rushed back to Anluo Sky City at the first opportunity. When he saw that Shi Wanrong wasn’t at their residence, his heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, while Shi Wanrong hadn’t replied to his message, she returned in person.
“Father, you’re injured…” Shi Wanrong was overjoyed to see Shi Changxing return safely, but then noticed his injuries.
“It’s fine, I’ll recover in a few years. Where did you go?” Shi Changxing waved his hand, signalling his daughter not to worry.
Shi Wanrong quickly said, “I was worried about you and went to ask Big Brother Lan for help. He didn’t know where you were, so he suggested I stay at his place for safety.”
Shi Changxing nodded, Lan Xiaobu’s approach was clearly prudent. If he had been killed by Qi Zhe Tian, the news would spread quickly, and once it was known he was in trouble, his daughter would be in danger.
“By the way, is Lan Xiaobu here? I’d like to see him,” Shi Changxing said.
Lan Xiaobu had protected Shi Wanrong proactively, and with such great potential, Shi Changxing planned to help him this time. Lei Yunhan of Broken Ruins Holy Dao was no easy opponent, and without his intervention, Lan Xiaobu might struggle to get through this.
“Big Brother Lan isn’t at Jinluo Tower, I heard he went out for something. I reckon he’s gone to True Derivation Holy Dao. He might even plan to wipe them out,” Shi Wanrong replied.
Wipe out True Derivation Holy Dao? Shi Changxing frowned slightly. On the surface, True Derivation Holy Dao was run by four holy lords, but he always felt Fu Chong and Quan Si hadn’t died so easily.
He was wary of this sect. Lan Xiaobu, having entered True Derivation Holy Dao once without danger, might think he and Fang Zhiqian could handle it, but that was a dangerous assumption.
Shi Changxing also knew that as Lan Xiaobu’s strength grew, his own standing in Lan Xiaobu’s eyes was diminishing.
Lan Xiaobu reminded him of a young man he met in the Ku Sheng Chaos Zone, someone who hadn’t reached the Seventh Step yet possessed equally terrifying strength.
This made Shi Changxing feel his own power was lacking, he needed to advance further.
“Wanrong, I’m going into seclusion immediately. Unless it’s something I absolutely must deal with, don’t let anyone disturb me,” Shi Changxing decided firmly.
With the Eternal Life Conference approaching, he had to restore his strength before it began.
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“This is the station of the Burial Dao Sect in the Fanhe World,” Fang Zhiqian said, seeing Lan Xiaobu return to Jinluo Tower but head to the Fanhe World station instead of his room, quickly offering a reminder. The Burial Dao Sect was one thing, but the Heavenly Emperor Tian of Fanhe World’s Heavenly Court was not someone to mess with.
“I know,” Lan Xiaobu replied, then punched the restriction on the Burial Dao Sect Master’s cave.
“Lord Lan, what’s the meaning of this?” Zang Qionghua opened the cave’s restriction, staring coldly at Lan Xiaobu at the entrance.
In truth, she had sensed him long before he reached her cave. She prayed he wouldn’t come, but her worst fears came true, not only did Lan Xiaobu show up, he punched her cave’s restriction.
It wasn’t as gentle as knocking, though he hadn’t forcibly broken it.
“Where’s my friend Liu Li?” Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense had already scanned the restrictions here, finding no trace of Liu Li.
“Liu Li left the Burial Dao Sect, she’s no longer one of us. How would I know where she went?” Zang Qionghua, for some reason, felt a wave of relief.
She had been furious at Pei Qionghu for meddling before, but now she was somewhat grateful. If not for him, she might have killed Liu Li, and if she had, Lan Xiaobu might truly dare to kill her. He had killed Xie Chuanqi, the third lord of Broken Ruins Holy Dao, so why wouldn’t he dare kill her?
“Quite the display of power, Lord Lan. You can act high and mighty in your Moru World, but you’re not qualified here in the Fanhe World station,” came the voice of Tian, the Dao Ancestor of Fanhe World, as he appeared abruptly in front of Lan Xiaobu.
If this were elsewhere, Lan Xiaobu would have struck without hesitation. But here, he had to respect the rules and order, unless he could overpower a Dao Ancestor.
“Brother-in-law…” A crisp voice rang out, and Lan Xiaobu saw a man with a green scarf tied around his head step down from the void.
At the same time, a woman appeared beside Zang Qionghua, who looked nothing like her but was equally stunning. Lan Xiaobu knew her, Zang Wuhua, Zang Qionghua’s sister. The Burial Dao Sect was essentially founded by these two sisters.
Lan Xiaobu merely glanced at Zang Wuhua before focusing on the green-scarfed man. Honestly, he’d seen plenty of saints with holy crowns, dao crowns, or emperor crowns, but a Seventh Step saint with a green scarf was a first.
Lan Xiaobu was certain he wasn’t mistaken, this green-scarfed man was at the Seventh Step of the Great Dao.
Wait, Zang Wuhua called him brother-in-law, could this be Qu Beige? If it was, the green scarf was well-earned.
Mo Wuji caught a faint trace of killing intent, immediately looking at Tian. The intent wasn’t from Qu Beige but from Tian. It seemed Tian wanted to kill him to curry favour with his mistress.
Lan Xiaobu said calmly, “Liu Li is my friend. Can’t I see my friend? You do your job as Heavenly Emperor in Fanhe World and stay out of my business, or your time as emperor might be short.”
“Let’s see if this emperor’s time is short,” Tian said, stepping forward as his powerful saint domain instantly enveloped the area.
“Everyone, this is Jinluo Tower, the Heavenly Court station for the Eternal Life Conference. If you keep causing trouble here every day, should the conference even go on? If you don’t want it to happen, I’ll report directly to the Dao Ancestor,” Ku Yichi’s somewhat helpless voice rang out.
He knew the root of the trouble was Lan Xiaobu. Since his arrival, not only Jinluo Tower but the entire Central World had seen an uptick in incidents.
A dao sect destroyed, Seventh Step powerhouses killed, the Great Cosmos Valley’s fortune off, or Jinluo Tower ruined…
If he could, Ku Yichi would love to eliminate Lan Xiaobu, this troublemaker, and blast this unstable element to bits. But he knew he couldn’t, Lan Xiaobu could kill Xie Chuanqi, and unless a Dao Ancestor intervened, he could just as easily surround and kill him, Ku Yichi. The man was a madman.
“Emperor Ku, this man killed my son Qu Peng and now comes to attack my cave. We’re just here for the Eternal Life Conference, please speak for justice,” Zang Qionghua said, seeing Ku Yichi arrive, along with Tian and Qu Beige. She didn’t believe Qu Beige would stay unmoved by Qu Peng’s death. Qu Peng carried Qu Beige’s bloodline, which she had artificially created. She didn’t believe Qu Beige could tell.
When Zang Qionghua mentioned her son’s death, Lan Xiaobu sensed Tian’s killing intent but none from Qu Beige. Clearly, Qu Beige knew Zang Qionghua had been unfaithful and given him a false son.
Ku Yichi looked at Qu Beige. If Qu Beige acted, he could say Fang Zhiqian shouldn’t interfere, letting Qu Beige and Lan Xiaobu settle it alone.
“You killed my son Qu Peng?” Qu Beige turned to Lan Xiaobu, his tone laced with killing intent.
Though his tone carried menace, Lan Xiaobu felt no killing intent and chuckled, “I did kill Qu Peng, but whether he’s your son, I wouldn’t know. Maybe he’s someone else’s, raised by your unfaithful woman.”
To everyone’s shock, Qu Beige nodded, “You’re right, but I’m still his nominal father. You can’t get away without some compensation. I heard you have one of the six Chaos Paths?”
Lan Xiaobu was stunned by Qu Beige’s magnanimity, a Seventh Step powerhouse so forgiving?
But he quickly realised Qu Beige didn’t see Zang Qionghua as his woman at all. As for how he knew about the Chaos Path, it was likely from Lan Xiaobu using the Chaos Heart Disk.
Truth be told, though the Chaos Path was a post-chaos treasure, Lan Xiaobu didn’t value it highly. Hearing Qu Beige, he nodded, “Indeed, the Chaos Heart Disk is with me. You can have it for one ultimate dao vein.”
“Fine, but I also need you to hand over the Great Cosmos Technique,” Qu Beige said without hesitation.
The Great Cosmos Technique? Let alone two ultimate dao veins, Lan Xiaobu wouldn’t trade it for twenty.
A Seventh Step’s tricks were too numerous, and he feared handing over the Great Cosmos Technique might prevent him from replicating it with the Cosmos Model. Like when he used the model to build a teleportation array between great cosmos worlds, it took centuries with slow progress, only speeding up after he reached the Sixth Step.
If he couldn’t reclaim the Great Cosmos Technique and it fell into Qu Beige’s hands, how many innocent planets would be destroyed?
But how did Qu Beige know he had it?
“The Great Cosmos Technique is with you?” Pei Qionghu’s voice came as he appeared, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Lan Xiaobu had heard of Pei Qionghu, whose daughter-in-law Rong Qianyun was killed by Qu Peng over the Cosmos Mill, which contained the Great Cosmos Technique. So, Pei Qionghu, knowing Lan Xiaobu killed Qu Peng, likely thought he got the technique from him. By Pei Qionghu’s logic, it belonged to Rong Qianyun.
Lan Xiaobu could ignore Qu Beige but not Pei Qionghu. He clasped his fists, “Greetings, Emperor Pei, the Great Cosmos Technique is indeed with me.”
“Lord Lan, thank you for killing Qu Peng to avenge Qianyun. Could you sell the Great Cosmos Technique to me?” Pei Qionghu’s tone was earnest.
