The Great Cosmic Technique must not only be kept out of others’ hands, it must also remain a secret that he possesses it.
Lan Xiaobu quickened his refining pace, another half month passed, suddenly his hands conjured endless principles, all derived from the Longevity Great Dao, these principles blasted out, forcibly stripping the Great Cosmic Technique from the Cosmic Mill, once the Great Cosmic Technique was separated from the Cosmic Mill, the speed of refining the Mill increased by several times over.
However, Lan Xiaobu didn’t continue refining, instead, he sent both the Cosmic Mill and the Great Cosmic Technique into his Longevity Realm.
He was puzzled, wasn’t it said that the Great Planetary Technique was a heaven-opening scroll?
If the Great Planetary Technique was a heaven-opening scroll, then why did the Great Cosmic Technique exist? And if the Great Cosmic Technique existed, why did Qu Peng still want to create his own Great Cosmic Technique?
Lan Xiaobu quickly concluded that the Great Planetary Technique must indeed be a heaven-opening scroll, otherwise, even his Cosmic Dimensional Model couldn’t have been constructed, if the Great Planetary Technique was a heaven-opening scroll, then what kind of scroll was the Great Cosmic Technique?
Lan Xiaobu speculated, could it be that after obtaining the Great Planetary Technique, Qu Peng learned of the Great Cosmic Technique’s existence, and because Qu Peng couldn’t acquire it, he decided to construct his own version? If that were the case, then Qu Peng must have seen the Cosmic Mill.
Regardless, these matters weren’t his concern right now.
“Lord Lan…” Seeing Lan Xiaobu sweep away the Cosmic Mill and descend from the void, Zhuo Xuantian hurriedly stepped forward to bow, but his bitter expression revealed his current helplessness, as a sect leader, even his sect had been destroyed, and the one who destroyed it stood before him, yet he couldn’t say anything, what could he do besides feel helpless?
It wasn’t just Zhuo Xuantian, Bai Shengxun and Pi Zuling in the distance also hurried over to pay their respects, the vast fluctuations from Lan Xiaobu refining the Cosmic Mill, along with the terrifying power of the Great Severance Technique, still sent shivers down their spines just thinking about it.
Lan Xiaobu said somewhat awkwardly, “Sorry, Sect Leader Zhuo, I ended up destroying your sect.”
Bai Shengxun, standing to the side, thought to himself, you didn’t just destroy their sect, you razed a million miles around it, fortunately, there was only the Swirling Origin Dao Sect here, otherwise, it wouldn’t have been just one sect you wiped out.
“It’s fine, as long as my sect’s people are still alive, the sect can be rebuilt,” Zhuo Xuantian replied, what else could he say? Lan Xiaobu had always been kind to him, without Lan Xiaobu, forget the sect, everyone in it would have been devoured by the four star-level sects without even a scrap left, compared to that, he felt the current outcome wasn’t so bad.
Lan Xiaobu turned to Bai Shengxun and Pi Zuling, saying, “I’ve killed all the Ninth-Turn Saints of the Great Plate Dao Sect and Ganxu Holy Dao, you two can go ahead and wipe out those sects…”
“Thank you, Lord Lan,” Bai Shengxun and Pi Zuling, thrilled, quickly bowed in gratitude.
Anyone on the Great Void Star knew that these two sects were the true top-tier sects, the origin points of the Great Void Star’s Great Dao, they’d long wanted to destroy these sects and claim their cultivation grounds for themselves, but without Lan Xiaobu’s word, they hadn’t dared Hawkins dared not move.
No matter how mighty the Great Plate Dao Sect and Ganxu Holy Dao had once been, without Ninth-Turn Saints, they were now entities that could be crushed at any moment in their eyes, what use were numerous Eighth-Turn Saints? Despite the mere one-turn difference between Eighth and Ninth-Turn Saints, it was a gulf as vast as the heavens, one represented a stage of the Dao’s pursuit, the other a pinnacle of a certain phase, how could they be compared?
Lan Xiaobu added, “Since I accidentally destroyed the Swirling Origin Dao Sect’s base, after you wipe out those two sects, you should give one of their grounds to the Swirling Origin Dao Sect as a new site, how does that sound?”
Hearing Lan Xiaobu’s words, Zhuo Xuantian’s heart pounded with excitement.
Whether it was the Great Plate Dao Sect or Ganxu Holy Dao’s grounds, if even one were given to his Swirling Origin Dao Sect, it would surely rise to new heights, even if it couldn’t produce a Ninth-Turn Saint in the future, an Eighth-Turn Saint was certainly within reach.
“Lord Lan, rest assured, we’ll take care of it,” Bai Shengxun replied immediately, he knew that while Lan Xiaobu appeared to be discussing it with them, he was simply instructing them to do it, after pledging loyalty to Lan Xiaobu, they hadn’t helped him at all, and now they were about to enjoy the grounds of two top-tier sects, how could that be?
Pi Zuling quickly chimed in, promising to let Zhuo Xuantian choose one himself.
Lan Xiaobu nodded in satisfaction, then said to Zhuo Xuantian, “I’ll be leaving now, once your sect is rebuilt, you can send me a message.”
“Yes, Lord Lan,” Zhuo Xuantian responded promptly.
He understood that Lan Xiaobu’s words weren’t really for him, but for Bai Shengxun and Pi Zuling, if they slacked even slightly in selecting a new site for his sect, it would be tantamount to offending the Lord Lan standing before them.
Not only Zhuo Xuantian understood this, Bai Shengxun and Pi Zuling knew the meaning behind Lan Xiaobu’s words as well.
Even without Lan Xiaobu’s explicit reminder, they wouldn’t dare treat his words as mere wind past their ears.
Think of the Great Plate Dao Sect and Ganxu Holy Dao, and if that wasn’t clear enough, consider Nine Shuttle Void City.
“Here’s some compensation for your sect,” Lan Xiaobu said, handing Zhuo Xuantian a small world, he felt genuinely apologetic, though he’d secured a new site for the Swirling Origin Dao Sect, he still needed to make amends for what he’d destroyed, fortunately, his world was overflowing with resources, even top-grade divine spirit veins forming continuous mountain ranges.
For him now, cultivation resources were abundant, what he lacked was a chance at the Great Dao.
“Thank you, Lord,” Zhuo Xuantian didn’t refuse, he knew that what Lan Xiaobu gave him was trivial to Lan Xiaobu, who could casually open the world of a Ninth-Turn Saint, something he’d witnessed with his own eyes.
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Lan Xiaobu left, taking the Cosmic Mill with him, many cultivators on the Great Void Star knew he’d taken it, yet not one dared utter a word of protest.
The Great Void Star was destined to return to being an ordinary planet, one with no more than two star-level sects.
The first thing Lan Xiaobu did after leaving the Great Void Star was hand the Reincarnation Pot to Tai Chuan, instructing Tai Chuan to steer it toward the location of the Four Realm Stone Flag, he decided to first collect all the Seven Realm Flags, then seek out the Great Karma Technique scroll.
Tai Chuan had already attained the Dao, and though his speed controlling the Reincarnation Pot was far slower than Lan Xiaobu’s, in the vast void, few treasures could catch up to it.
Meanwhile, Lan Xiaobu returned to his Longevity Realm, continuing to refine the Cosmic Mill.
The Cosmic Mill was undoubtedly a supreme killing weapon, having such a treasure in hand bolstered his confidence considerably.
With the Great Cosmic Technique stripped away, refining the Cosmic Mill became lightning-fast, in less than a year, Lan Xiaobu fully refined it.
The Cosmic Mill shrank into a fist-sized disc, resting quietly in Lan Xiaobu’s palm, this treasure wasn’t meant for foes below the Eternal Saint level, with his current strength, he didn’t need the Cosmic Mill to deal with those beneath Eternal Saints, it was his prepared offensive tool for when he stepped into the Eternal Realm.
Even Lan Xiaobu himself was eager to see, when facing an Eternal Realm Saint, whether his Cosmic Mill could effortlessly grind their body and soul to dust.
Storing the Cosmic Mill in his sea of consciousness, Lan Xiaobu took out the Great Cosmic Technique scroll.
Without even opening it, a vast, boundless aura of the Great Dao swirled and surged around him.
As Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense probed inside, he immediately felt the desolate principles of destruction and nirvana, even without fully unleashing the Great Cosmic Technique, he understood that it was meant to be used with the Cosmic Mill, to maximize the Mill’s power, the Great Cosmic Technique had to be fused into it.
To fuse the Great Cosmic Technique scroll into the Cosmic Mill, he’d need to cultivate it, and to cultivate it, he’d have to destroy his Longevity Great Dao.
Lan Xiaobu raised his hand to open the Great Cosmic Technique, and果然 enough, an even more terrifying nirvana aura swept over him, this fearsome aura instilled a sense of annihilation in his heart, while simultaneously igniting a urge to quickly annihilate his Longevity Great Dao and cultivate the Great Cosmic Technique, it carried a domineering, unrivalled momentum, as if only by mastering it could he stand at the pinnacle of the vast cosmos, with nothing beyond him.
The Longevity Dao Tree quivered slightly, Lan Xiaobu snapped back to clarity for a moment, instinctively tossing the Great Cosmic Technique aside, how arrogant must one be? No wonder cultivating the Great Planetary Technique required destroying everything, utterly disregarding the existence of other lives, this was practically turning a person into an emotionless principle just to control the cosmos, perhaps it could lead to heaven-defying strength, but that strength wasn’t what Lan Xiaobu sought.
Perhaps sensing Lan Xiaobu’s disdain, the Great Cosmic Technique instantly fled.
But this was Lan Xiaobu’s Longevity Realm, with a mere thought, the Great Cosmic Technique reappeared before him.
Suddenly, a feeling surged within Lan Xiaobu: “To practice this technique, one must first castrate oneself.”
Destroying his Longevity Great Dao—wasn’t that akin to self-castration?
Lan Xiaobu couldn’t help but chuckle, his Longevity Great Dao had grown ever more perfect, accompanying him from ignorant youth to a cultivator capable of easily crushing Ninth-Turn Saints.
Not to mention that the Great Cosmic Technique might not surpass his Longevity Great Dao, even if it did, Lan Xiaobu wouldn’t choose it, the reason being that he preferred his own Dao over one that casually annihilated a cosmos, not one that demanded he dominate all existence, where other universes, planets, and realms could perish with a single thought, nor one that treated destroying a universe with a whim as a matter of course.
Since that was the case, he’d fully integrate it into the Cosmic Mill, letting it enhance the Mill’s offensive power, as for the Great Cosmic Technique, from this day forth, no one would ever cultivate it again.
