Although the Holy Court war had not yet begun, Lan Xiaobu and his companions had already seen countless Holy Court cultivators frantically rushing around, clearly trying to seize the best territories.
Since the surge in the Eternal Realm’s fortune had just begun, these people, while trying to claim precious lands, were still limited to the outer regions. Lan Xiaobu, however, was different. His Reincarnation Pot was too fast, and no one could catch up to him.
Several months later, while the Dao rhythms of the Eternal Realm were still surging, Lan Xiaobu came to a stop.
Below the Reincarnation Pot was a massive island, spanning at least a thousand miles in diameter.
The island was locked by a natural barrier. Lan Xiaobu carved dozens of void array patterns and then used his divine sense to tear open the natural barrier. To his delight, he discovered a massive divine marrow lake at the center of the island. Although it had just formed, top-tier heavenly treasures were already beginning to grow. There were even over a dozen Dao fruit trees, and countless divine herbs were sprouting everywhere.
Outside the island was an ever-expanding sea, its end beyond the reach of Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense.
A dense aura of primordial chaos filled the air above the island, making it the perfect place for cultivation and enlightenment.
“The heaven and earth spiritual energy here doesn’t seem very dense…” Tu Wang, who couldn’t see through the misty island without a divine sense spike, couldn’t help but comment when he saw Lan Xiaobu stop, seemingly choosing this place as their base.
The others also looked at Lan Xiaobu. They had passed by countless places better than this, yet Lan Xiaobu had ignored them all. Why had he chosen this relatively small island?
An island spanning a thousand miles was, at most, a few hundred thousand square kilometers—a very small place in the Eternal Realm.
“We’ll stay here,” Lan Xiaobu said as he controlled the flying ship into the natural barrier.
The rich aura of primordial chaos swept over them, and when they saw the growing Dao fruit trees and the massive divine marrow lake, everyone was stunned.
They had tried to estimate the benefits of the Eternal Realm’s surging fortune and perfected rules, but they hadn’t expected even a small island to have such abundant cultivation resources.
“This place is perfect. Let’s stay here,” Bu Yi Saint said joyfully. This place was ideal for his enlightenment.
Lan Xiaobu took the initiative to say, “Everyone, find a place to cultivate and improve your strength. I’ll go set up the protective arrays here. By the way, does anyone know about the Seven Realms Stone?”
“I do. I’ve even used it once,” someone immediately replied.
To Lan Xiaobu’s surprise, it was Ye Baiyi again. Ye Baiyi’s cultivation level was similar to his, but his knowledge far surpassed Lan Xiaobu’s.
“You’ve seen the Seven Realms Stone?” Lan Xiaobu was overjoyed. If he could find the Seven Realms Stone, he would have a chance to return to the Rootless God Realm. The Rootless God Realm itself wasn’t a big deal, but the Divine Essence Sea in the Abyss of Lost Gods was something he wanted to take.
Back then, his cultivation level wasn’t high enough, but now that it had improved, he wasn’t going to hold back.
Ye Baiyi took out a jade slip and handed it to Lan Xiaobu. “This is the location jade slip I recorded at the time. However, this jade slip is useless here. It only works in the void where the Seven Realms Stone is located. I was also in that void when I fell into a spatial rift and was swept into the Eternal Realm.”
“Thank you,” Lan Xiaobu said without hesitation, taking the jade slip.
The jade slip indeed showed no void coordinates, indicating that the Seven Realms Stone’s location was in a different plane.
“There are many places here to build cave dwellings. Everyone, find your own spot and start cultivating immediately. I’ll set up the protective arrays and then look for a way out. We might need to leave this place at any moment,” Lan Xiaobu said as he put away the jade slip.
Without needing to be told twice, everyone quickly dispersed. Bu Yi Saint had sensed a new opportunity for the Saint Dao, and Qian Qi Saint had also grasped the profound meaning of his own Dao. They both needed to find a place to seclude themselves and improve.
As for Tu Wang, he was even more eager to improve his strength.
After so many years in the Heavenly Street, his strength had been declining day by day. After leaving the Heavenly Street, he was trapped in the Great Path Gorge Valley. Although his strength stopped declining, he still couldn’t cultivate. For him, the time wasted was too much. This place, filled with primordial aura, clear heavenly rules, and thick Dao fortune, was the perfect place to cultivate. If he didn’t seize this opportunity, he would fall further and further behind.
Although Lan Xiaobu’s current strength was weaker than his, Tu Wang knew how quickly Lan Xiaobu had progressed from Heavenly God to Unity God. It wouldn’t be long before Lan Xiaobu left him far behind. This was also why he was willing to side with Lan Xiaobu. No matter how much Kun Wei jumped around, in ten thousand years, Kun Wei wouldn’t be able to touch Lan Xiaobu. In fact, Lan Xiaobu might even surpass Kun Wei.
Once Lan Xiaobu’s strength reached its peak, countless people would want to follow him. If Tu Wang didn’t work hard now, he might not even have the chance to stand by Lan Xiaobu’s side in the future. Clever people weren’t limited to him, Tu Wang. Bu Yi Saint and Ye Baiyi were also very smart. Otherwise, why would they choose to stand by Lan Xiaobu at this time?
As for Ye Baiyi’s saying that a person without integrity cannot stand, in Tu Wang’s dictionary, there was only one sentence: “I don’t believe a word of it.”
Bei Ji and Ye Baiyi also wanted to achieve the Saint realm, so they quickly bid farewell to Lan Xiaobu and went to find a place to seclude themselves and cultivate.
Lan Xiaobu looked at Xuan Hui, who was still standing in front of him, and asked, “Xuan Hui, the great calamity of the Eternal Realm is about to begin. You should be focusing on improving your strength. You’re at the Unity God realm, and you’ve been trapped in the Great Path Gorge Valley for so long. You should be improving your strength. With the divine marrow lake here, even if you can’t achieve the Quasi-Saint realm, you still have a chance to reach the peak of the Unity God realm.”
Xuan Hui bowed to Lan Xiaobu and said, “Dao Lord, you should know about the true Cursed Saint, Fang Zhifan, right? He’s in the Taihan Holy Mountain.”
“Fang Zhifan is in the Taihan Holy Mountain?” Lan Xiaobu was truly shocked by this news.
Ming Changxiao claimed to be the Cursed Saint because he had obtained the Great Cursed Technique. However, Lan Xiaobu had met Ming Changxiao and had some understanding of him from Mi Ji. He knew very well that Ming Changxiao was not the Cursed Saint. Fang Zhifan was the true Cursed Saint, and he was far more terrifying than Ming Changxiao.
Hearing that Fang Zhifan was in the Taihan Holy Mountain, Lan Xiaobu was genuinely worried. The Taihan Holy Mountain was ambitious, and the surge in the Eternal Realm’s fortune gave Kun Wei the perfect excuse and opportunity. The reason Kun Wei had taken in Fang Zhifan was something others might not understand, but Lan Xiaobu knew very well.
Kun Wei was ruthless. Even if it meant slaughtering all the beings in the Eternal Realm and the Great Desolate Realm for the sake of his Taihan Holy Court, he wouldn’t hesitate for a moment.
Previously, when Lan Xiaobu had incited the Holy Sect war, Kun Wei hadn’t let Fang Zhifan take action, perhaps because he felt the timing wasn’t right.
“I was sent to the Great Path Gorge Valley by Kun Wei a long time ago. Besides reporting information, I also contacted some top-tier experts. If they were willing to join the Taihan Holy Mountain, I would let them leave the Great Path Gorge Valley…”
From Xuan Hui’s account, Lan Xiaobu understood what had happened. Fang Zhifan, after being hunted, had accidentally entered the Great Path Gorge Valley and escaped with his life. Xuan Hui, who had been placed in the Great Path Gorge Valley by Kun Wei, contacted Fang Zhifan and sent him to Kun Wei in the Taihan Holy Mountain.
Although the Cursed Saint was powerful, Kun Wei was no pushover either. If these two joined forces, the destruction they could cause was unimaginable.
Lan Xiaobu’s Cosmic Dimension Model had already completed the construction of the Great Cursed Technique. He had previously tossed it into the Cosmic Dimension Model without studying it. But now, Lan Xiaobu felt that he should learn this divine ability. Not only the Great Cursed Technique, but he should also learn the Great Death Technique.
Chaos was about to begin, and with such top-tier primordial divine abilities, the more he mastered, the better his chances.
“Kun Wei probably didn’t just send me into the Great Path Gorge Valley. Among the people who came out with us, there are other spies,” Xuan Hui continued.
Lan Xiaobu nodded. He had also thought of this. If Kun Wei had only sent one person in, that wouldn’t be like Kun Wei. But it didn’t matter. Whether there were spies or not, he had safely escaped.
Wait, Lan Xiaobu suddenly thought that someone like Kun Wei, who planted spies in the Great Path Gorge Valley, wouldn’t have neglected to place restrictions on them. That didn’t fit Kun Wei’s character.
Thinking of this, Lan Xiaobu immediately activated the Cosmic Dimension Model. He needed to create a dimensional structure for Xuan Hui.
Xuan Hui’s cultivation level was low, only at the early Unity God realm. The Cosmic Dimension Model completed the dimensional structure in just a dozen breaths.
Xuan Hui had a soul-binding restriction in her body. This restriction was controlled by someone else, meaning that person could kill Xuan Hui at any time through this restriction. Fortunately, this soul-binding restriction couldn’t track Xuan Hui’s location. Otherwise, Kun Wei might already know where Xuan Hui was.
Lan Xiaobu was secretly alarmed. This guy was really something. However, this soul-binding restriction hadn’t been triggered for several months, indicating that Kun Wei was indeed very busy. He didn’t even have time to kill Xuan Hui.
Of course, another possibility was that Kun Wei hadn’t expected Xuan Hui to stay by Lan Xiaobu’s side after leaving the Great Path Gorge Valley. If Kun Wei knew Xuan Hui was still with Lan Xiaobu, he would definitely use other means to track Lan Xiaobu’s location.
“Do you feel like there’s something wrong with your body?” Lan Xiaobu asked proactively.
Xuan Hui looked anxious. “Yes, I always feel like there’s a restriction in my body, but my cultivation level is too low. I’ve checked countless times but found nothing.”
The reason she hadn’t mentioned it earlier was that Xuan Hui knew very well that if Kun Wei had placed the restriction, even someone like Qian Qi Saint wouldn’t be able to detect it.
Lan Xiaobu casually carved a jade slip and handed it to Xuan Hui. “Follow the method in this jade slip, and then I’ll help you break this restriction.”
“Ah…” Xuan Hui gasped in surprise, then said excitedly, “Alright, I’ll do it right away.”
The reason she had been willing to reveal everything earlier and ask Lan Xiaobu for a chance at reincarnation was because she vaguely felt that something was wrong with her soul.
“Don’t worry, Kun Wei is too busy right now to pay attention to you. This is the perfect time for you to break this soul-binding restriction,” Lan Xiaobu reassured her.
