Chapter 00161: There Really Is Ginseng Fruit
# There Really Is Ginseng Fruit
Chapter 161
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 161: There Really Is Ginseng Fruit
Another month passed.
After Lan Xiaobu firmly stabilized his primordial spirit, he became increasingly convinced that the Transformation Pill realm was unnecessary.
True cultivation should directly leap into the Spirit Refining realm after achieving the Golden Core formlessly, instead of being hindered by an intermediating Transformation Pill stage.
This suggested that the cultivation system of Yuan Continent had issues, possibly tied to the rules of heaven and earth there.
If this were true, then the Earthly Immortal realm of Yuan Continent might be weaker than that of the Great Desolate Universe.
As for the Earth Immortal realm, it might not even exist.
If it did, it might be a fake.
His current realm was Spirit Refining, and with his strong divine sense and refined true essence, encountering the old bastard Zou Zheng wouldn't pose much trouble, even if he couldn’t defeat him.
If he could advance to the Void Spirit realm, he could definitely crush Zou Zheng.
However, Lan Xiaobu had no plans to continue cultivating here.
After nearly seven months in Little Longevity Mountain, he wanted to return to Mobei Immortal City.
Once he elevated his cultivation to the Void Spirit realm there, he faced two tasks.
The first was to return to Earth and address the matters he had been concerned about, then wholeheartedly search for the Great Desolate Universe.
The thought of possibly meeting those ancient powerful beings exhilarated him.
He wondered if he could get a signature from the Jade Emperor or see if the Taoist Lord could really refine the Fire-Eyes with his gossip furnace.
He was also curious to find out if the Iron Fan Princess from the Bull Demon King’s house truly had something going on with Sun Wukong.
In his previous life, he had some gossip about this.
Particularly regarding the Ginseng Fruit from the residence of the Great Figure of Zhenyuan, he wasn't sure if he could steal it.
Although he thought this, Lan Xiaobu was also clear that some of these characters were certainly fictional, but not all.
At the very least, the Queen Mother of the West and the Old Ancestor of Red Cloud undeniably existed.
By extension, figures like the Three Saints, Hongjun Lao Zu, and Luo Hu should also be real.
Being in Little Longevity Mountain suggested that Five Villa could very well be real too.
He decided to return to Earth first.
Considering his current strength, as long as he could find the path back, it wouldn’t take long.
As for those technological civilization planets, they shouldn’t be a concern for him.
Ideally, he would advance the level of the formation a bit more to set up a Level-7 defensive array around Earth.
With a Level-7 defensive array, no matter how advanced a technological planet might be, it should be unable to breach Earth’s defenses.
Lan Xiaobu looked at the high-quality spiritual vein beneath his feet, knowing it was the best source to establish a protective array for Earth.
A twinge of reluctance flickered in his heart, but he quickly brushed it away.
After coming to the Great Desolate Universe, he would certainly have access to cultivation resources.
The main reason he left Earth was to protect it, and now he was regretting losing a high-quality spiritual vein.
Was this not forgetting his true heart?
He wasn’t worried about finding Earth.
Despite Yuan Continent’s vastness, it was merely a corner broken off from the Great Desolate Universe.
Once he reached the Void Spirit realm, the cosmic dimension matrix would surely help him track the traces of the universe wall.
He entered through the universe wall, so as long as he could find it again, he could return.
Lan Xiaobu collected all the Spirit Nourishing Fruits, along with the two spiritual veins, into the cosmic dimension matrix.
After six or seven months of cultivation, Gu Dao also made considerable progress.
Yet, Lan Xiaobu still didn’t quite grasp the strengths of the monster beasts and was uncertain if Gu Dao had surpassed the third-level monsters.
If Gu Dao had indeed surpassed the third-level monsters, that would equate to a Golden Core cultivator.
“Let’s go, Gu Dao…” Lan Xiaobu called out to Gu Dao.
When Lan Xiaobu returned to the ancestral hall, a jade slip just happened to fall directly in front of him.
What did this mean? Lan Xiaobu didn’t pick up the slip but let his divine sense rest on it.
“Though I do not know who you are, you must be a master of formation above level five to reach this place. Such a master surely has significant influence in Yuan Continent, an esteemed existence…”
Lan Xiaobu felt speechless.
Esteemed existence? The only place where he held any authority was in Mobei Immortal City; elsewhere, he doubted they would regard him, a mere city lord, highly at all.
“Our Shangguan family has existed in Little Longevity Mountain for generations. In fact, I can proudly declare that nearly half of the Transformation Pill cultivators in the entire Yuan Continent are related to my Shangguan family…”
He had no doubts about this statement; he still had thousands of Spirit Nourishing Fruits in his ring.
“We rose because of the Spirit Nourishing Fruits, and we eventually perished because of them. As Shangguan family grew wealthier, none of our offspring became Earthly Immortals. It was like a child holding gold in a bustling market; our family attracted the covetous eyes of major sects. The Ancient Star Mountain used an illusion formation, causing all the cultivators in Little Longevity Mountain to fall into chaos and kill each other, then seized all of the Shangguan family’s cultivation wealth…”
Lan Xiaobu thought to himself, no wonder it felt strange that tens of thousands of people died in the battle of Little Longevity Mountain.
It was actually the doing of the five-star sect, Ancient Star Mountain.
This Ancient Star Mountain was truly sickening; when he was the sect master of Thousand Clouds Immortal Sect, he had already decided to go there one day and extract the spiritual veins that belonged to Thousand Clouds Immortal Sect.
However, after leaving Thousand Clouds Immortal Sect, he had grown indifferent about it.
Who would have expected that today he would have to deal with Ancient Star Mountain again, which had turned the once prosperous Little Longevity Mountain into a hellish realm.
These strong figures probably didn’t value others’ lives at all.
"But Ancient Star Mountain will never realize that the true Spirit Nourishing Orchard of our Shangguan family is not those several plants above ground, but below. And there are two spiritual veins supplying the spirit source. You, seeing this jade slip, must have taken away my family's two spiritual veins. I am Shangguan Buming, the elder guarding our spirit source. I only hope that you can, for the sake of those two spiritual veins, lend a hand to help my Shangguan family one last time…”
Lan Xiaobu didn’t care much about this; if it were within his means, helping wouldn’t be an issue.
After all, he had indeed obtained two spiritual veins that originally belonged to the Shangguan family.
Though he could choose not to take them, those veins would gradually be consumed or taken by others.
But taking them would bring cause and effect.
“The most talented individual of my Shangguan family, Shangguan Xiaoyi, has been taken by Ancient Star Mountain, and they want to force her to reveal the location of the universe wall. As for their purpose, I am not clear. I still want to ask you, for the sake of those two spiritual veins, to help rescue Xiaoyi…”
Shangguan Xiaoyi? Lan Xiaobu was momentarily taken aback.
He naturally recognized the name, as the first attack treasure he had was an axe engraved with Shangguan Xiaoyi’s name.
He had comprehended the first kill of the Seven Sounds, only to destroy the axe when testing it.
Before he even finished reading the jade slip, Lan Xiaobu decided to help.
He had no direct ties to the Shangguan family; those two spiritual veins were merely gained through chance.
But Shangguan Xiaoyi’s axe had greatly aided him, and he had originally planned to find trouble with Ancient Star Mountain.
Of course, he wouldn’t go to Ancient Star Mountain just yet, but rather after he entered the Void Spirit realm.
Once he returned to Mobei Immortal City, he would gather all his resources to ensure the quickest advancement to the Void Spirit realm, then head to Ancient Star Mountain.
The high-quality spiritual vein he possessed should be used to strengthen Earth’s defensive array, while the veins from Ancient Star Mountain could be extracted for his cultivation needs.
“Friend, you are a formation master above level five and must have an interest in flames. Xiaoyi knows of a flame taking shape in Yuan Continent, and as a reward, if you rescue Xiaoyi, she can tell you where that flame is. Shangguan Xiaoyi has consumed a Spirit Nourishing Fruit; as long as Ancient Star Mountain does not execute her, she will still be alive…”
Flame? This immediately ignited Lan Xiaobu's excitement.
Was there really a Spirit Nourishing Fruit? And Shangguan Xiaoyi had consumed one?
Whether in alchemy or formations, he often found himself stuck.
Logically, with the cosmic dimension matrix, it shouldn’t be easy for anyone to halt his progress in alchemy formations.
Yet the fact remained that he lacked a proper flame.
Back at the sect, he could rely on the sect’s earthy flame.
Now, in Mobei Immortal City, even the earthly flame was absent.
At most, he had his true fire, but even with his strong cultivation, the intensity of his true fire had limitations.
This was settled; he would seek out Shangguan Xiaoyi and gather information about the Ginseng Fruit.
Lan Xiaobu put away the jade slip, his heart eager to return to Mobei Immortal City first to reach the Void Spirit realm.
With the support of the spiritual vein, the cosmic dimension matrix only took half an incense stick’s time to construct the spell model for the Earth Escape Technique.
Lan Xiaobu didn’t even leave his spot, directly using the Earth Escape Technique to land on the ground.
There was a difference between Earth Escape and Earth Hiding; one was a low-level spell while the other was a top-level divine ability.
Earth Escape allowed cultivators to walk through soil, while Earth Hiding used the earth property of the five elements to rapidly escape.
Its level was far beyond that of the Earth Escape Technique.
The cosmic dimension matrix kept constructing the escape formation model, though it had not made much progress for a long time.
Before Lan Xiaobu even summoned his flying ship, his divine sense picked up on a middle-aged woman stumbling toward Little Longevity Mountain, followed closely by a man and a woman.
The man had a sharp, monkey-like face and was filled with a sinister aura.
The woman appeared pleasant enough, but she too exuded a threatening vibe that was unsettling.
A flying sword shot out swiftly, piercing through the shoulder of the fleeing middle-aged woman and sending her tumbling over a meter before crashing to the ground.
“Han Yue, if you don’t speak today, next year will be your memorial.” The woman’s sharp voice came through, blocking the way of the fallen middle-aged woman.
The middle-aged woman, named Han Yue, struggled to sit up, even hesitating to tend to her wounds, fear filling her eyes as she replied, “I don’t know where Liu Yin went. I only invited her to Mobei Immortal City, but she said she wanted to do something herself before leaving…”
“Brother, you handle this woman; although she’s a bit older, with your skills, heh heh…” The woman said with a hint of derision.
The monkey-faced man chuckled evilly as he stepped forward, “Qi Mei, just watch; this place is Little Longevity Mountain, which is always surrounded by restless spirits. I particularly enjoy places like this…”
Han Yue looked at the monkey-faced man in horror, but before he could approach her, a voice came through, “If you’re brave enough to touch the corner of her clothes, I promise you’ll regret it for the rest of your life.”
“Who is it?” Both the man and the woman looked up in surprise.
(End of Chapter)