Chapter 00163: The Predicament of Mubei Immortal City
# The Predicament of Mubei Immortal City
Chapter 163
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 163: The Predicament of Mubei Immortal City
When Lan Xiaobu arrived outside Mubei Immortal City, his lungs were ready to explode from anger.
There was a barrier set up outside Mubei Immortal City.
This barrier was only at the fourth level, and two cultivators stood guard at the entrance.
Anyone wishing to enter Mubei Immortal City had to pass through this barrier.
That wasn't all; what made Lan Xiaobu furious was that he personally witnessed a cultivator coming out of Mubei Immortal City being charged ten spiritual stones at the barrier.
And it wasn't merely a matter of paying the stones; one of the guards slapped the cultivator squarely on the face and shouted, "Get lost! How can a garbage place like Mubei even call itself an immortal city?"
"Return the spiritual stones!" Lan Xiaobu stepped up to the entrance of the barrier.
If it weren't for wanting to get to the bottom of the situation, he would have already thrown fireballs to incinerate those two weakling cultivators.
"Boy, quite the arrogant one, huh? Those entering need to pay one hundred low-grade spiritual stones. But for your arrogance, you’ll have to crawl through me..."
The guard pointed under his own legs.
"City Lord?" The cultivator who had just lost ten low-grade spiritual stones and received a slap recognized Lan Xiaobu and exclaimed in shock.
City Lord? The two guards at the entrance instantly realized Lan Xiaobu was the City Lord of Mubei Immortal City.
"So it’s the City Lord of Mubei Immortal City in front of us. This barrier is set up by Jiuzhou Mountain and the five major sects. Mubei Immortal City has violated the cultivation regulations of Yuan Continent. Strong cultivators from Jiuzhou Mountain will be here soon," one of the guarding cultivators spoke respectfully, cupping his hands in front of him.
"Heh..."
Lan Xiaobu found it laughable that they set up a barrier in his own territory, collecting spiritual stones from his people, and also dared to slap someone.
No longer interested in questioning, Lan Xiaobu simply flung a fireball at the guard.
The guard opened his mouth wide, unable to believe that his tiny life was being extinguished in the fireball.
He didn't even have time to scream.
The other guard turned pale with fright, hurriedly pulling out ten spiritual stones while stammering, "City Lord, we were just following orders; it has nothing to do with us..."
"Go and retrieve the spiritual stones," Lan Xiaobu commanded the now shaking guard.
"Y-yes..."
Seeing the City Lord incinerate a Jiuzhou Mountain guard in one shot, the Mubei Immortal City's guard trembled as he went to retrieve the stones.
Almost as soon as the guard took the stones back, Lan Xiaobu flung another fireball, incinerating the second Jiuzhou Mountain guard.
"City Lord, I-I’m leaving..."
The second guard couldn't even string a complete sentence together.
In his heart, only a single thought echoed: it's over, Mubei Immortal City is really finished.
The City Lord was once fearless, and now it was the same.
Previously, Liu Li was merely a disciple, but now they were up against a barrier set up by Jiuzhou Mountain and the five major sects working together.
Once the Jiuzhou Mountain guard had left, Lan Xiaobu summoned a halberd.
With a sweep of the halberd, that fourth-level barrier was reduced to ashes.
As soon as Lan Xiaobu destroyed the barrier, Wen Xinran and Meng Ao both sensed it and rushed out from Mubei Immortal City.
"City Lord."
Seeing Lan Xiaobu return, both Wen Xinran and Meng Ao felt overjoyed in their hearts.
Lan Xiaobu's divine sense swept through the distant Mubei Immortal City, frowning slightly as he said, "Why are less than half of the people left in the city?"
The last to come out, Xuan Fu exclaimed angrily, "Isn't it because of Jiuzhou Mountain and those hypocritical five major sects? They’re worried that our Mubei Immortal City is developing too quickly and even sent people to destroy it. If it weren't for City Lord Meng and City Lord Wen, Mubei Immortal City would have already been ruined."
Meng Ao added, "It was thanks to the defensive arrays and entrapment formations left by the City Lord that we managed to hold on. Plus, the first time they came, they only sent a few Spirit Refinement Realm cultivators, which means they might not have taken us seriously. I estimate they will likely send Void Spirit Realm cultivators or even Human Immortal Realm cultivators next time."
Wen Xinran nodded in agreement, "Indeed, the existence of Mubei Immortal Academy has affected their prestige. These major sects do not want lone cultivators to gather and consume resources. Their intention is that all cultivation resources in the entire Yuan Continent should belong to them, leaving others with nothing."
Lan Xiaobu understood the situation now.
The Mubei Immortal Academy was training large numbers of alchemists, blacksmiths, and talisman makers.
With ever-increasing powerful cultivators emerging, it had touched the nerves of these major sects, causing them to tremble.
"Many people have left Mubei Immortal City out of fear," Xuan Fu noted.
Lan Xiaobu nodded, "Let’s go back to the city first. No need to worry; so what if a Human Immortal comes?"
"City Lord, have you successfully condensed your core?" Meng Ao was mostly concerned about Lan Xiaobu's cultivation.
As long as Lan Xiaobu had succeeded, they would have a chance, even against Void Spirit Realm cultivators.
Lan Xiaobu laughed heartily, "Rest assured, Brother Meng, I had some fortuitous encounters during this time and have already reached the Spirit Refinement Realm. I plan to enter seclusion for a while, striving to break into the Void Spirit Realm. Once I reach that realm, if those lowly cultivators don't come, I will still be going after Mubei Immortal City. Hmph, thinking Mubei Immortal City is easy to bully; they really are blind!"
"City Lord, you really reached the Spirit Refinement Realm?" Meng Ao's eyes went wide, his heart racing.
This wasn’t normal.
No matter how great a fortuitous encounter was, one shouldn’t be able to break into the Spirit Refinement Realm in such a short time! Lan Xiaobu had only been gone for just over a year.
Lan Xiaobu patted Meng Ao on the shoulder, "Old Meng, most cultivators on Yuan Continent have some issues with their cultivation methods."
With that, Lan Xiaobu produced three storage bags and handed one each to Meng Ao, Wen Xinran, and Xuan Fu, saying, "I have the proper cultivation methods here for you to practice. Also, City Lords Wen and Xuan, there are some Spirit Congealing Pills inside; try to see if you can condense your cores."
Although he doubted the authenticity of the core condensing realm, his situation was unique.
He had bathed in the pool and had even shattered his own golden core.
Wen Xinran and Xuan Fu certainly couldn’t risk shattering theirs.
The method he provided was the Taichuan technique, not the one suitable for shattering the golden core.
Not everyone had gone through the prenatal pool training and could continue cultivating on high-grade spiritual veins after shattering their golden cores.
It was better to avoid such risks.
"Okay, okay..."
Meng Ao's hands trembled with excitement.
He was a man of great integrity, but he had followed Lan Xiaobu mainly due to his potential.
Lan Xiaobu did not disappoint him.
In a short time, he established Mubei Immortal City and even founded the Mubei Immortal Academy.
What staggered him was that he hadn’t expected Jiuzhou Mountain and the five major sects to join forces against Mubei Immortal Academy.
Originally, he planned to escape into the Evernight Sea if it came down to it, but now that Lan Xiaobu had returned, having entered the Spirit Refinement Realm, what did he have to fear? He knew all too well Lan Xiaobu's potential.
Once he reaches the Void Spirit Realm, even if a Human Immortal shows up, they wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
The recipients of the Spirit Congealing Pills, Xuan Fu and Wen Xinran, were already filled with excitement, eager to enter seclusion and strive for the core condensing realm.
This further assured Wen Xinran that he had made the right choice in following Lan Xiaobu.
While being oppressed in the Thousand Clouds Immortal Sect, being slapped on one cheek and then offering the other would truly lead to survival by merely hanging on.
But in this cultivation world, he would rather not live this way.
It was much more enjoyable living in Mubei Immortal City.
So what if Jiuzhou Mountain and the five major sects were threatening? If they wanted a fight, then let them bring it on.
Cultivators had nothing to fear...
……
The remaining cultivators in Mubei Immortal City were filled with renewed confidence upon seeing their City Lord back.
Although there were quite a few students at Mubei Immortal Academy, very few came from cultivation families or sects.
Most students were scattered cultivators from Yuan Continent who came searching for opportunities due to a lack of cultivation methods and resources.
Therefore, this time of oppression on Mubei Immortal City did not garner any opposition from the rest of Yuan Continent.
After returning to Mubei Immortal City, Lan Xiaobu immediately upgraded the city's defense formations and began setting up top-tier entrapment formations.
They thought Mubei Immortal City was easy to bully; these old bastards had totally miscalculated.
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Zuzhou Peak.
This was the main peak of Jiuzhou Mountain, where the alliance leader of Jiuzhou Mountain, Mu Yangzhe, resided.
Generally, the Zuzhou Peak hall would only summon all peak leaders and elders of Jiuzhou Mountain under rare circumstances.
But today, nearly twenty peak leaders and elders had gathered in the Zuzhou Peak conference hall.
All seven of Jiuzhou Mountain's Human Immortal Realm cultivators were present, except for the one killed, Hu You.
Mu Yangzhe slowly spoke, "Since the establishment of Jiuzhou Mountain, it has always been recognized as the number one location in Yuan Continent. Jiuzhou Mountain has regarded its affairs as its responsibility, whether it be secret realms opening or star sect upgrades. We have never been absent and have coordinated with all the major sects in Yuan Continent to prevent major incidents. But..."
Mu Yangzhe’s tone suddenly turned severe, "Jiuzhou Mountain has been too kind, leading to the fall of a Human Immortal elder due to a secret plot. That is right, it is Elder Hu You of Qi Po Peak."
The hall fell into deep silence.
Everyone knew that Jiuzhou Mountain had to make all cultivators in Yuan Continent recognize that Jiuzhou Mountain was still the first place in Yuan Continent.
"Yu Yi, please share the findings of your investigation."
Mu Yangzhe gestured for Elder Yu Yi to take the floor.
Yu Yi stood up, performed a bow of respect, and then sat down to continue, "Elder Hu was attacked during his departure, leaving behind two names: Gui Hai Zhao and our own elder, Zou Zheng. Zou Zheng is also a Human Immortal elder of Jiuzhou Mountain, and has been at the Western Kunlun Sect for a long time, making it impossible for him to harm our elder."
"I went to the Gui Hai family, killing the family head Gui Hai Shenxie and the strongest member, Gui Hai Yueqing. In the end, I even soul-searched Gui Hai Zhao. All the information indicated that the Gui Hai family had nothing to do with Elder Hu You’s fall."
"Thus, we suspect that the person who plotted against Elder Hu’s primordial spirit used some despicable means to deceive him on his way out. Luckily, I did not return empty-handed after six months of investigation; I have gained some leads."
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