Chapter 00175: The Falling Halberd Valley
# The Falling Halberd Valley
Chapter 175
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 175: The Falling Halberd Valley
The Mubei Immortal City has once again regained its bustling glory, and one could say it has surpassed its former state.
In the entire Yuan Continent, there was no place more vibrant than Mubei Immortal City; it was truly a paradise for cultivators.
Though the city once had a good governance system that discouraged chaos and bullying, which should have attracted large businesses and higher-level cultivators, the reality was different.
Many big merchants dared not set foot in Mubei Immortal City due to Lan Xiaobu's unawareness of the rules.
With no significant businesses participating, the crowds were mostly made up of loose cultivators, and even those with higher cultivation would steer clear.
While Lan Xiaobu was oblivious to the rules, those large merchants understood them well.
They knew the more lively Mubei Immortal City became, the more influential the Mubei Immortal Academy grew, and consequently, it would be dealt with swiftly.
They were all too aware of the power of Jiu Zhou Mountain and the five-star sects, who would never allow a new force to rise too quickly, especially not a place like Mubei Immortal City to thrive.
Rumor had it that the Yuan Continent was abandoned by the Great Desolate Universe due to the excessive number of low-level cultivators consuming resources.
The discarded beings of Yuan Continent did not learn much except how to disdain lower-level cultivators and worry about others consuming cultivation resources.
The wealthy merchants were indeed correct in their speculations; Jiu Zhou Mountain and the five prominent sects were fiercely planning to flatten Mubei Immortal City.
They only delayed slightly due to the treasure that emerged from Kunxu; otherwise, the demise of Mubei Immortal City would have come much sooner.
Just when everyone thought Mubei Immortal City would become a thing of the past, its lord, Lan Xiaobu, made a grand appearance and single-handedly killed three powerful Human Immortals from Jiu Zhou Mountain, forcing their leader to flee.
Not only that, but the remaining five-star sects also hurriedly retreated.
It was also rumored that the five-star sects, Tianyuan Sword Sect and Blazing Immortal Saber Sect, had formed alliances with Mubei Immortal City due to the strength of Lord Lan.
Once this news spread, Mubei Immortal City, already bustling, became even more vibrant.
Many large merchants entered the city, leading to a scramble for space within.
When Lan Xiaobu established Mubei Immortal City, he had initially planned a sizeable area, but with more and more people flocking in, it was becoming insufficient.
Had it not been for Lan Xiaobu's explicit rules stating that only loose cultivators who had survived in Mubei Immortal City for three years could reside in the Old Workshop District, and that the land within the Old Workshop District could not be bought or sold, the place would have long seen a lack of survival space for loose cultivators.
As large businesses settled in, Mubei Immortal City became more prosperous, and Mubei Immortal Academy grew in demand.
Some prominent families and sects even wished to send their outstanding disciples here.
However, this was not something they could dictate; even the five-star sects wouldn't get special treatment.
Among all in Mubei Immortal City, Liu Min was the busiest.
He was both pained and delighted.
He had never imagined that as a newly emerged cultivator, he would have such influence in Mubei Immortal City.
Even a Spirit Refining cultivator humbly approached him, hoping to secure a spot in the Immortal Academy.
Even if he refused, no one dared to act against him, as one would know from Jiu Zhou Mountain; how could he be more powerful than them?
Lan Xiaobu, on the other hand, did not meddle in the affairs of Mubei Immortal City.
After returning, he took out the storage ring of Zou Zheng.
After obtaining the ring, he headed to Ancient Star Mountain but had yet to open it and check its contents.
Zou Zheng had been killed, and the restrictions within the ring were not overly complicated for Lan Xiaobu.
Once he successfully unlocked it, he couldn’t help but compare it to Zou Zheng's wealth.
The latter truly seemed to be wretchedly poor.
There were at least a million top-grade spirit stones, mountains of pills and spiritual herbs, all of which were above level six.
This individual, while suppressing others and claiming the low-level cultivators of Mubei Immortal City consumed abundant resources, had hoarded such a wealth of cultivation materials himself and thought it was due diligence.
The highest quantity in the ring consisted of various cultivation techniques and divine abilities, each with its unique characteristics.
As for those magical treasures and spirit tools, other than putting away the Four Seas Universe Pouch, Lan Xiaobu found nothing else of interest.
In Zou Zheng's ring, Lan Xiaobu spotted the true essence pattern protective sheath technique of Zuo Subo.
He had no interest, tossing it to the side.
He continued disregarding the other divine abilities until he came across the Earth Golden Light technique.
He immediately realized he had struck gold.
Rumor had it that the Earth Golden Light, after being severed by the Yuanshi Sage, was passed onto the Twelve Immortals of Yuxu.
This divine technique allowed movement across thousands of miles in just a breath.
Lan Xiaobu began to wonder why Zou Zheng, possessing such a technique, hadn't escaped.
It was obvious Mu Yangzhe aimed to use his blade on him; others could see it, so it was hard to believe Zou Zheng didn’t as well.
As he examined the technique more closely, he realized it was an incomplete version that had been severed.
It seemed Zou Zheng had harmed someone to obtain this technique, yet regrettably, it was of no use to him.
But that didn't mean it was useless to Lan Xiaobu.
He immediately inscribed this technique into the Cosmic Dimension Matrix so it could construct the complete model of Earth Golden Light.
This divine ability would be extremely beneficial for him, and he needed to have it established first.
In the herbs, Lan Xiaobu found a Twin Blossom Jia Lan, a crucial ingredient for refining Jia Lan Pills.
When Liu Li was poisoned before, the Cosmic Dimension Matrix had derived an antidote formula, but he lacked this crucial herb.
Now that he had found the Twin Blossom Jia Lan, Lan Xiaobu swiftly began refining pills and successfully produced twelve Jia Lan Pills.
He took two out and stored them in a jade bottle which he intended to give to Liu Li.
Furthermore, he placed the "Second Dao Canon" in the storage ring along with the jade bottle, meant as gifts for Liu Li.
Liu Li had appeared in Dark Bay Marsh, and since Lan Xiaobu was set to pass through, he decided to look for her.
Regardless of her reasons for helping him, he owed her much.
Not to mention, if it weren't for Liu Li's intervention with Gui Wushou during Kunxu's closure, he might very well have become one of Zou Zheng's fallen subordinates, let alone kill Zou Zheng.
Whatever the reason Liu Li left the Western Kunlun Sect, she must have missed the chance to learn the antidote.
If she didn’t assist, Liu Li was destined to await her death.
Meng Ao and Wen Xinran were both in seclusion, striving to break through to the next realm.
Lan Xiaobu didn’t disturb them; he merely acknowledged Liu Min and left Mubei Immortal City.
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Upon entering Dark Bay Marsh, Lan Xiaobu quickly sensed that its spiritual energy was even weaker than that of Mubei Immortal City.
There were still quite a few cultivators, drawn here primarily due to the relative safety and the presence of Star Moon Bamboo and Pill Molding Grass.
Dark Bay Marsh and Falling Halberd Valley were situated in the western area of Yuan Continent, but Falling Halberd Valley was much closer to the extreme western end, almost out of the continent.
Dark Bay Marsh was not small; with his consciousness extending over ten thousand miles, he could find places with some extra time.
However, after searching for several days, he still hadn’t found Liu Li.
He also couldn’t locate Han Yue, the person he had rescued before.
He originally planned to give Han Yue the Jia Lan Pills to deliver to Liu Li, but with no sign of Han Yue, he had no choice but to leave Dark Bay Marsh and continue westward.
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If one sought the area with the most spiritual energy deficiency on Yuan Continent, it would undoubtedly be the western region.
The closer to the west, the thinner the spiritual energy became.
Thus, it was rare to see cultivators in this area; even monsters avoided such resources-plentiful places.
The spiritual energy here would become weaker with the passage of time.
Ultimately, not only would spiritual herbs be absent, but even ordinary weeds had vanished.
The further west, the more desolation spread.
Lan Xiaobu stowed away his flying ship as he realized it was grounded by some airspace restrictions beyond his comprehension.
His goal in coming here was the Falling Halberd Valley.
He discovered that even with a top-grade spirit weapon spear, he couldn’t adequately wield it when employing the Seven Sounds Kill.
Only with a halberd, could it fully align with his intent.
Liu Li indicated a spot in the mountains directly to the west.
After a day's journey, Lan Xiaobu’s consciousness revealed a canyon.
This must be Falling Halberd Valley.
Speeding up his pace, he soon reached the valley's outskirts.
From a distance, he could see Falling Halberd Valley wrapped in a miasma, which even Lan Xiaobu’s consciousness struggled to penetrate to find the specific location of the halberd.
Carefully stepping into Falling Halberd Valley, the miasma instantly seeped into his skin.
Despite his impressive body refinement level, he still felt uncomfortable.
He took a Jia Lan Pill, and only then did that discomfort disappear.
Jia Lan Pills were truly a treasure, but it was unfortunate that he only acquired one Twin Blossom Jia Lan; he couldn’t refine more.
Despite this, Lan Xiaobu soon discarded those thoughts as a gigantic halberd slowly came into view, gradually becoming clear in front of him.
This halberd was at least ten zhang long, half buried in the ground.
The exposed portion emanated a lingering aura of slaughter, one that had likely been there for quite some time.
From the moment he laid eyes on the halberd, Lan Xiaobu felt a powerful urge to seize it and dominate the world.
Just as he figured out how to obtain the halberd, a wave of terrifying killing intent bombarded his sea of consciousness.
Even though he quickly deployed the Soul Shield, he couldn’t help but spit out several blood arrows.
The killing intent intensified, threatening to tear apart his consciousness.
Lan Xiaobu dared not linger; gathering his true essence, he quickened his pace, quickly operating the Spirit Refining Technique while continually erecting his Soul Shield.
The Soul Shield could fend off this relentless assault on his consciousness, and the Spirit Refining Technique could transform this consciousness attack into a source of cultivation.
After all, when he practiced the Spirit Refining Technique, he had torn his own soul, and now that others attacked his soul, Lan Xiaobu certainly wouldn’t miss this opportunity.
(End of Chapter)