If Lan Xiaobu really left from here, he would need a certain amount of time. No matter how talented Lan Xiaobu is, it is absolutely impossible for him to break through my chain-sealing divine array in a short period. Even when Lan Xiaobu entered the Great Path Gorge Valley, it took him a long time.
Moreover, the way to exit and enter my sealing divine array is completely different. How long has it been since Lan Xiaobu entered the Great Path Gorge Valley? Even if he spent the same amount of time breaking the array to exit as he did to enter, it would still be impossible for him to break the seal of the Great Path Gorge Valley now.
Furthermore, exiting is at least ten times more complicated than entering.
Therefore, Lan Xiaobu is just playing tricks to make me think he really left from here.
Thinking of this, Kun Wei sneered, “Even if Lan Xiaobu has the guts of a lion, he wouldn’t dare to tell me he left from here knowing that I am aware of everything. I guess he will leave from the Land of Silent Dao…”
Jiang Yiqian, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, “Saint Kun Wei, if Lan Xiaobu knows that you are aware of everything, he might not necessarily leave from the Land of Silent Dao. This person, despite his low cultivation level, has managed to make many powerful figures work for him. He must have extraordinary abilities. If we underestimate him, we might end up failing at the last moment.”
“Don’t worry, Lan Xiaobu is at most gambling or relying on luck. Now, let’s see who has the better luck and chooses the right side,” Kun Wei smiled. Although he said this, he was certain in his heart that Lan Xiaobu would leave from the Land of Silent Dao. No one understood better than him how terrifying his sealing divine array was, and he didn’t need to explain this.
Ji Sansha chuckled, “In that case, let’s split into two groups. One group will go to the Land of Silent Dao, and the other will stay here.”
Saint Kun Wei shook his head, “If I don’t go, even if everyone else goes, Lan Xiaobu will still have a chance to escape. His array skills are extremely powerful, and he also knows the Heavenly Gang Transformation technique. Only I can identify his true form in the shortest time. Besides, the Great Path Gorge Valley is filled with powerful experts. Although we are stronger than them, splitting into two groups would be meaningless. Because no matter how many people you kill, if you don’t catch Lan Xiaobu, it’s all for nothing.”
No one refuted this. Without Saint Kun Wei, it would indeed be difficult to accurately locate Lan Xiaobu. The arrays here are all controlled by Saint Kun Wei, and he also possesses a revealing treasure. Once Lan Xiaobu’s traces are found, with the activation of the Sky-Separating Cover, even if Lan Xiaobu had the abilities to reach the heavens, he wouldn’t be able to escape.
Han Yue said with hatred, “These holy sects are like turtles. We’ve already cornered Lan Xiaobu, yet none of them dare to go all out against him. If a few more holy sects had joined, we wouldn’t need to split into two groups; even splitting into ten groups would be enough.”
“Let’s not complain about others. We shouldn’t waste any more time and should hurry to the Land of Silent Dao,” Ji Sansha immediately said.
Although Kun Wei was certain that Lan Xiaobu couldn’t leave from here in a short time, he still felt somewhat hesitant. Just as he was about to say they should wait a bit longer, his expression changed, and he subconsciously said, “Let’s go to the Land of Silent Dao immediately. The void realm where the Land of Silent Dao is located is being attacked.”
Since the Land of Silent Dao was under attack, whether Lan Xiaobu was leaving from there or not, Kun Wei had to go. He had figured it out—even if he made a wrong judgment in the end, he could return from the Land of Silent Dao in a short time.
Lan Xiaobu probably didn’t expect that he had set up a teleportation array from the outside of the Land of Silent Dao to here.
Seeing Kun Wei activate the teleportation array, Ji Sansha laughed, “Fellow Daoist Kun Wei, you are too cautious. With the teleportation array here, even if Lan Xiaobu went over there, we could return in time.”
Hundreds of people stepped into the teleportation array, and with a flash of white light, they all disappeared in an instant. Although some people were left behind, the strongest among them were only at the Unity God Realm.
The moment Lan Xiaobu sensed the spatial fluctuations, he grabbed a handful of array flags and frantically threw them down, not wasting a single breath of time.
“Dao Lord, should we wait for a while? What if they are still waiting outside and haven’t been lured to the Land of Silent Dao?” Bu Yi Saint cautiously suggested.
He was worried that the spatial fluctuations from Lan Xiaobu breaking the array might alert Kun Wei, who hadn’t left yet.
Lan Xiaobu waved his hand, “No need. They used the teleportation array to go over. It will take them no more than half an incense stick’s time to realize something is wrong and return. So, we don’t have much time. Sometimes, we need to take risks and gamble a bit. If we overthink everything, we might as well not do anything at all.”
“Ah…” Bu Yi Saint was stunned when he heard Lan Xiaobu say that Kun Wei and the others could return via teleportation in less than half an incense stick’s time. Could this chain divine array seal really be broken in half an incense stick’s time?
Forget half an incense stick’s time; even half a day might not be enough to break this divine array seal. If the exit of this divine array seal was so easy to break, they wouldn’t have been trapped here for so long.
While Bu Yi Saint was still pondering, he heard a series of spatial fluctuations, and then a passage was forcefully opened under Lan Xiaobu’s array flags. The scene outside was clearly visible to everyone’s divine senses, and they could even see a group of bewildered guarding cultivators staring at them.
It’s really open? Bu Yi Saint stared blankly at the passage. What level of array skill was needed to open this divine array seal so effortlessly?
Seeing the divine array seal being opened, everyone wanted to rush out madly at this moment. However, since Lan Xiaobu hadn’t given the order, no one dared to move.
He Ku Saint looked at Lan Xiaobu in shock. He was certain that Lan Xiaobu knew the method and means of this divine array seal. Otherwise, unless it was Saint Kun Wei himself, no ninth-grade divine array emperor could open the seal in such a short time.
“He Ku Saint, take people out immediately and kill or drive away those blocking us outside. I need to set up a divine array…” Lan Xiaobu said with extreme calmness.
He Ku Saint said urgently, “Dao Lord, let’s leave now. By the time they come, we’ll be long gone.”
According to He Ku Saint’s thinking, since everyone could leave now, why bother setting up a divine array?
Lan Xiaobu snorted coldly, “Bu Yi Saint, take the lead and kill everyone outside. At least don’t let them interfere with what I’m doing.”
He couldn’t be bothered to explain to He Ku Saint. This guy was definitely an ungrateful wolf. The Great Desolate Dao Court didn’t need someone like him. As a Dao Lord, he gave orders, and they should be executed. There was no time to explain the reasons now.
“Yes,” Bu Yi Saint immediately responded, then followed Qian Qi Saint and Zhao Gongming to lead people out to kill. He Ku Saint also realized that Lan Xiaobu was dissatisfied with him. Although he didn’t care, he didn’t leave either and instead took out his magic weapon to join the fight.
All the people left outside were low-level cultivators. When they saw so many powerful experts rushing out, they were all stunned. Then everyone realized that the saints had made a wrong judgment—these people really came out from here.
Lan Xiaobu ignored the fighting. He didn’t flee at all. Instead, he grabbed a handful of array flags and frantically scattered them. At this moment, every breath of time was extremely precious to him.
…
“Something’s wrong. There are no Dao traces here. It should be the divine array attacking on its own,” Jiang Yiqian said. By the time he finished speaking, Kun Wei’s expression had already turned extremely ugly.
If Jiang Yiqian could see this, how could Kun Wei not? After all his calculations, he had still been tricked. That Lan Xiaobu, with his mix of truth and lies, had actually left from the sealed exit, luring them here and wasting at least half an incense stick’s time.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, leave some people here to block them. Fellow Daoist Jiang and I will take some people to intercept them at the sealed exit,” Kun Wei made the quickest decision.
Ji Sansha quickly said, “Since we’ve confirmed that this isn’t the exit Lan Xiaobu chose, we should all go together.”
Not only did he hate Lan Xiaobu to the extreme, but he also knew that as a Dao Lord, Lan Xiaobu, who dared to use the Fortune Array Disk to suppress the fortune of a realm, must have countless treasures on him. If he stayed here, what would he gain?
Kun Wei’s expression was gloomy, “Let’s do it this way. Otherwise, we won’t be able to catch Lan Xiaobu. Because Lan Xiaobu is too cunning, he might have the array attack first, and after we leave, he’ll immediately have everyone attack the Land of Silent Dao with full force. With the void of the Land of Silent Dao, the joint attack of nearly a thousand experts would definitely not hold for long.”
Kun Wei had been thoroughly frightened by Lan Xiaobu. He had to prepare for the worst.
Hearing Kun Wei say this, even though Ji Sansha was unwilling, he had no choice but to stay. If he caught Lan Xiaobu leaving from here, he would strike it rich. He wouldn’t hand Lan Xiaobu over to anyone.
A group of people followed Kun Wei onto the teleportation array. The array was activated, and with a flash of white light, there was only a series of spatial fluctuations, but no one was teleported away.
Kun Wei immediately understood what had happened. Lan Xiaobu must have set up spatial rules to bind the space where the teleportation array was located after leaving. To set up spatial rules, one not only needed a deep understanding of array principles but also of spatial rules.
“What’s going on?” Ji Sansha asked, though he already knew what had happened. The teleportation array had been tampered with, and they couldn’t teleport over for the time being.
Kun Wei’s expression was dark, “There’s no need to guard this place anymore. Lan Xiaobu has already escaped. We just need to chase him. Even if he left first, so what? Escaping won’t be so easy.”
Lan Xiaobu had indeed left. All the cultivators who didn’t join the Great Desolate Dao Court left on their own, while those who joined the Great Desolate Dao Court boarded a top-grade divine artifact flying ship he had summoned.
At this moment, He Ku Saint also realized that the reason Lan Xiaobu had set up the array was to prevent Kun Wei and the others from teleporting over. However, even if Saint Kun Wei teleported over, they would already be gone.
Lan Xiaobu seemed to know what He Ku Saint was thinking. He said indifferently, “Saint Kun Wei has a treasure called the Sky-Separating Cover. As long as we don’t escape beyond the range of the Sky-Separating Cover within a certain time, we could still be caught in one fell swoop.”
Bu Yi Saint secretly resolved to follow Lan Xiaobu. Lan Xiaobu’s actions had made him realize that Lan Xiaobu had a great chance of truly becoming the Dao Lord of the Great Desolate Dao Court.
