“Can you take me to Mengmu Dayan’s lair?” Lan Xiaobu was straightforward. The enmity between him and Mengmu Dayan was irreconcilable, and Mengmu Dayan’s collusion with the Tianmeng Clan to slaughter human cultivators had placed him firmly on Lan Xiaobu’s must-kill list.
Meng Yuan nodded, “I can indeed take you to the void near Mengmu Dayan’s lair, though I don’t know the exact location. But I suspect that before we even reach that place, Mengmu Dayan’s people will have surrounded us, perhaps they’re already on their way. Although you, Friend Lan, are not afraid of Mengmu Dayan, they have numbers on their side and are allied with the Tianmeng Clan, so…”
There was one thing Meng Yuan didn’t say: if she went with Lan Xiaobu to find Mengmu Dayan, she was confident she could locate his warehouse. Mengmu Dayan’s lair warehouse would undoubtedly be filled with countless treasures. Unfortunately, she couldn’t go. If she did, a surprise attack on Mengmu Dayan would be impossible, as she would be like a beacon to him.
“If you and I go together, can you find the location of Mengmu Dayan’s warehouse?” Lan Xiaobu had thought of the same issue.
Meng Yuan gave a small nod, then shook her head, “But I really can’t go with you. If I did, it would only harm you.”
Lan Xiaobu nodded. After a moment, he said, “If you trust me, let me check the Dao mark on you.”
Meng Yuan looked at Lan Xiaobu and shook her head, “My mark cannot be removed. Because I cultivate Mengmu Dayan’s Great Dream Dao, as long as I practice it, I’m under his control. He can find me at any time. Not only that, Qin Qingtian also controls my Great Dream Dao. Once he recovers, he can find me just as easily.”
Lan Xiaobu gave a faint smile, “The Great Dream Dao is nothing special, I’ve seen it before. If you don’t trust me, pretend I didn’t say anything. Just tell me the general location of Mengmu Dayan, and we’ll part ways here.”
“Alright, please take a look, Friend Lan,” Meng Yuan said without hesitation. She was well aware that whether Lan Xiaobu checked or not, her fate was likely sealed, a certain death.
Without any pause, Lan Xiaobu unleashed his divine sense over Meng Yuan’s body as the Cosmic Dimensional Model began constructing her dimensional structure.
Feeling Lan Xiaobu’s unrestrained divine sense, Meng Yuan’s body stiffened slightly, but she quickly regained her composure.
As Meng Yuan had said, Lan Xiaobu found no mark within her body. However, her Great Dream Dao itself was the greatest mark. As long as she cultivated it, she would remain under Mengmu Dayan’s control no matter where she went.
“Run your Great Dao technique,” Lan Xiaobu prompted.
Meng Yuan immediately followed his instructions, circulating the Great Dream Dao. Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense traced her cycle, while the Cosmic Dimensional Model constructed the operational cycle of the Great Dream Dao.
Seeing Lan Xiaobu retract his divine sense, Meng Yuan, knowing he likely couldn’t solve her problem, still couldn’t help but ask, “Friend Lan, is there a way?”
After a moment of contemplation, Lan Xiaobu said, “I have two solutions. The first is to modify your Great Dream Dao. However, since I don’t practice it, I’m unsure if there would be side effects. Also, I don’t recommend continuing with the Great Dream Dao, as it has significant flaws no matter how you cultivate it.”
“And the second solution?” Meng Yuan hadn’t even considered asking Lan Xiaobu to modify her Great Dao technique. Though her Great Dream Dao was no longer the same as the original Great Dream Creation technique, having been altered by the founder of the Great Dream Dao, it wasn’t something Lan Xiaobu could modify.
“The second solution is to sever your Dao, abandon the Great Dream Dao, and switch to another Great Dao technique.”
Hearing that Lan Xiaobu’s solution was simply to sever her Dao, Meng Yuan looked at him speechlessly, “Friend Lan, if I could sever my Dao, I would have done so long ago. And even if I did, I have no other technique to cultivate.”
Lan Xiaobu took out the method for severing the Great Dream Dao constructed by the Cosmic Dimensional Model and said, “Follow this method to sever your Dao, and I’ll help you destroy its principles.”
Meng Yuan skeptically took the jade slip Lan Xiaobu handed her, scanned it with her divine sense, and then looked at him in shock, “This will work?”
“It definitely will,” Lan Xiaobu said with firm confidence. If the Cosmic Dimensional Model couldn’t help Meng Yuan sever her Dao, it would mean her Great Dream Dao was stronger than his Cosmic Dimensional Model and his Longevity Dao.
“Alright, I’ll sever my Dao this way. But the method says that after severing, I need to immediately switch to another technique. I don’t have another technique to cultivate,” Meng Yuan said, gritting her teeth.
Either way, it was a death sentence, better than being captured by Qin Qingtian and turned into a spirit artifact, and she was already somewhat satisfied.
Lan Xiaobu grabbed at the void, and a jade slip appeared in his hand. He handed it to Meng Yuan, saying, “Cultivate this technique. Familiarise yourself with it first. After severing your Dao, immediately circulate this technique to preserve as much of your strength as possible. If you do it well, with my help, you should be able to retain your strength at the Creation Sage realm, or even higher.”
Meng Yuan took the jade slip with uncertainty, her divine sense scanning it. She looked up at Lan Xiaobu in shock, “This is the Seven Universes Creation Technique?”
“Correct, it’s the Seven Universes Creation Technique,” Lan Xiaobu nodded.
Meng Yuan’s hands trembled with excitement, “Friend Lan, this is the Great Dao technique of Dao Ancestor Seven Universes and Dao Sovereign Changxing!”
Lan Xiaobu nodded, “You’re right. However, Seven Universes no longer cultivates this technique, and this version differs slightly from the one Shi Changxing practices. Rest assured, this Seven Universes Creation Technique is no worse than Shi Changxing’s, and it’s complete.”
“Thank you, Friend Lan. Whether I succeed or not, I’m deeply grateful,” Meng Yuan’s voice trembled. She hadn’t expected such an opportunity to cultivate a Dao Ancestor’s technique.
The reason she allowed Lan Xiaobu to scan her entire body with his divine sense was that she knew, even if she perished and reincarnated, she could never escape Mengmu Dayan’s grasp.
“We’re helping each other. After you sever your Dao, take me to Mengmu Dayan’s stronghold. If we can find his warehouse, that would be ideal,” Lan Xiaobu said. Though Meng Yuan could give him the general location, having her lead the way would save time. Since she cultivated the Great Dream Dao, she would sense the place when nearby, whereas he would need to search slowly.
Searching wasn’t an issue, but taking too long might alert Mengmu Dayan. Lan Xiaobu wanted to eliminate him entirely, so he needed to set up a top-tier boundary once he found the location.
Meng Yuan nodded, took a deep breath, and without hesitation, removed her clothes. She looked at Lan Xiaobu calmly and said, “Friend Lan, I’m ready.”
During the Dao-severing process, she couldn’t allow anything to interfere with her Great Dao.
Lan Xiaobu was impressed by Meng Yuan’s decisiveness. Severing a Dao meant cutting off everything tied to her previous Great Dao.
Though Meng Yuan’s figure was flawless, embodying every quality of a perfect woman, Lan Xiaobu had no interest in looking. He began setting up a Spirit-Gathering Array and a Dao-Severing Array.
Half a day later, Lan Xiaobu commanded sternly, “Begin severing your Dao.”
Meng Yuan immediately started circulating the Great Dream Dao. With each cycle, she unhesitatingly severed all connections to it.
Blood sprayed from Meng Yuan with each cycle, her aura weakening as her cultivation plummeted. At the same time, she felt Lan Xiaobu’s Dao principles sweep over her, removing the residual Great Dream Dao rhythms she hadn’t fully severed.
Though each severing felt like her flesh was being scraped by a knife, Meng Yuan’s resolve remained unshaken, and her gratitude toward Lan Xiaobu grew. Without his method and assistance, she wouldn’t have been able to sever her Dao, even in death.
Meng Yuan had reached the fifth step of the Great Dao through countless efforts and years. Yet, severing her Dao took only three days.
Three days later, Meng Yuan was covered in blood, her aura so weak it could weaken no further.
Lan Xiaobu cast a Dust-Removal Technique on her and commanded, “Immediately switch to the Seven Universes Creation Technique.”
Without needing his reminder, Meng Yuan had already begun cultivating it. After one cycle, she felt boundless cosmic energy rushing toward her. Just one cycle, and her aura began to rise.
Was this the aura of a supreme Dao vein? Meng Yuan suppressed her excitement. With the Seven Universes Creation Technique’s powerful cyclic aura and the support of a supreme Dao vein’s energy, she believed she could retain fourth-step Great Dao strength upon full recovery.
