Chapter 00234: A City Built by One Man
# A City Built by One Man
Chapter 234
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 234: A City Built by One Man
The grand hall fell into an unusual silence.
The leader of the alliance, Xing, felt a tightness in his chest and sighed deeply.
He knew that the "Great Desolate Heavenly Soldiers" would soon become a thing of the past.
From this day forward, his alliance would gradually crumble.
Everyone present understood why the Great Desolate Immortal Sect he had established was destined to collapse.
It was because the Five Realms Immortal World already had a Great Desolate Immortal Sect, recognized by the Heavenly Dao.
Since such a sect already existed, it was impossible for him to create another one with the same name.
In the Five Realms Immortal World, anyone daring to establish a Great Desolate Immortal Sect must be an ultimate powerhouse.
Just think about it—would someone with weak cultivation dare to create such a sect?
...
At the moment Lan Xiaobu completed the setup of a fifth-grade immortal array, he suddenly stopped placing the array flags.
Instead of feeling the joy of having just become a fifth-grade grand array master, he slapped his forehead in realization.
He knew he had walked into a dead end.
The Great Desolate Immortal Sect would inevitably attract the covetous eyes of many, and he would have to fight desperately to protect it.
If his cultivation couldn't improve, he would frantically focus on advancing his array skills.
But this was putting the cart before the horse.
After all, he came from Earth, where even the strongest defenses were eventually breached.
Sometimes, the more you tried to defend, the more vulnerable you became.
Moreover, with only a handful of people in the Great Desolate Immortal Sect, how many attacks could they withstand? Not to mention others, even he himself had reached the fifth layer of the Golden Immortal realm in a short time.
What did that mean?
It meant he was relying on the Cosmic Dimension Matrix, the Time Array Disk, rare treasures, and the sect's fortune to boost his cultivation, all while neglecting his foundation.
Cultivation was as much about refining the heart as it was about improving one's strength.
Instead of cultivating his heart, he had been frantically pushing his cultivation to new heights, exacerbating the problem.
Building a tall tower was the same—if the foundation wasn't solid, the entire structure would eventually collapse from the ground up.
Lan Xiaobu took a deep breath.
It wasn't too late to change course.
He immediately separated the sect's protective array from the Ascension Pool, upgraded the sect's protective array to a fifth-grade immortal array, and removed the concealment formation around the Ascension Pool.
Outside, he built an Ascension Hall, and beyond that, he began constructing the Mu Bei Great Immortal City.
Since hiding was no longer an option, he decided to make a bold statement and let everyone know that there was a great immortal city here.
He named it Mu Bei Great Immortal City to let the cultivators ascending from Yuan Continent know that this was a place where they would be welcomed.
Lan Xiaobu was on the verge of becoming a fifth-grade immortal artifact master.
Although he could only craft array flags, building an immortal city didn't require high-level artifact crafting skills.
One by one, the city walls rose, and streets were laid out by Lan Xiaobu alone.
The Mu Bei Great Immortal City took shape from nothing, piece by piece.
Five months later, Lan Xiaobu had single-handedly built an entire immortal city.
Standing at the gates of Mu Bei Great Immortal City, Lan Xiaobu felt a sense of enlightenment.
For nearly half a year, he hadn't spent a single minute cultivating, yet he felt his immortal energy had become more refined.
Moreover, the restlessness in his heart had completely dissipated.
An immortal city, a sect, even a universe—it could start with one person, but it could never end with just one person.
"Sect Master..."
Fu Qianhen's voice rang out, filled with disbelief and shock.
He had just seen a massive immortal city, and it was clear that this city was built around the Ascension Pool.
"Qianhen, congratulations on reaching the Profound Immortal realm. Take a break from your closed-door cultivation for now. Spend some time helping me with the city's affairs, and then you can continue your cultivation," Lan Xiaobu said, already having a clear vision for the future development of the Great Desolate Immortal Sect.
"Sect Master, did you build this city all by yourself while we were in seclusion?" Fu Qianhen was still in awe.
After his tribulation and becoming a Profound Immortal, he had chosen to enter seclusion for five months to stabilize his cultivation.
When he emerged, the Mu Bei Great Immortal City had already appeared.
This was a city built by one man.
"Yes, I feel that a cultivator shouldn't spend every moment in seclusion. Sometimes, they need to do things that are necessary," Lan Xiaobu replied.
Fu Qianhen nodded.
"Sect Master, even if you hadn't said it, I was planning to do the same. My cultivation speed with the Great Desolate Technique has always been fast, but after my tribulation and becoming a Profound Immortal, it took me half a year to stabilize my cultivation. My foundation was too weak, and the little foundation I had built up was quickly depleted."
Lan Xiaobu knew that this wasn't just true for Fu Qianhen.
Any cultivator, upon reaching a certain level, would feel the same way.
"Qianhen, starting today, Mu Bei Great Immortal City will begin accepting cultivators from all over the Five Realms Immortal World. Not only that, but we will also start recruiting disciples for the Great Desolate Immortal Sect. The two of us might not be able to handle all of this alone, so we'll need..."
Before Lan Xiaobu could finish, his divine sense detected Chang Qingshuang and Yu Chen approaching.
Chang Qingshuang had just reached the ninth layer of the Golden Immortal realm.
She hadn't chosen to continue her closed-door cultivation to break through to the Profound Immortal realm, likely because she also felt her foundation was unstable.
Yu Chen, at the fourth layer of the Golden Immortal realm, had also made decent progress.
"Sect Master, we can help too," Yu Chen said eagerly from a distance.
...
Even without Lan Xiaobu and the others actively promoting it, the name of Mu Bei Great Immortal City quickly spread throughout a corner of the Five Realms Immortal World.
The city's immortal spiritual energy was astonishingly dense, and it had an Ascension Pool.
But that wasn't all—Mu Bei Great Immortal City was a brand-new city.
In the Five Realms Immortal World, there were countless new cities, but Mu Bei Great Immortal City was different.
Besides the Ascension Pool, it also had top-tier pill shops and artifact shops.
The Five Realms Immortal World hadn't been around for long.
In the beginning, due to the lingering chaotic energy, the immortal world's fortune hadn't fully integrated with the realm, making advancement relatively easy.
As time passed, the chaotic energy gradually dissipated, and the immortal world's fortune merged with the realm.
Combined with the constant wars, advancing became increasingly difficult.
For True Immortals to advance to the Golden Immortal realm, they needed Golden Intent Pills, but there were no formulas or places to buy them.
For Golden Immortals to advance to the Profound Immortal realm, they needed Void-Breaking Pills, which were only available in a few places and at exorbitant prices.
For Profound Immortals to advance to the Great Yi Immortal realm, they needed Silent Yi Immortal Pills, which were only rumored to exist.
It was said that they were once available in the market of the Divine Valley, but after the valley was destroyed due to the Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flower, the Silent Yi Immortal Pills disappeared.
The Five Realms Immortal World, having just formed, was filled with countless secret realms and treasure troves.
But what good were they if the immortal herbs couldn't be used to advance?
Thus, in the Five Realms Immortal World, countless cultivators stuck at the peak of the True Immortal, Golden Immortal, and Profound Immortal realms were desperately searching for opportunities to advance.
And now, it was said that these things could be purchased in Mu Bei Great Immortal City.
The city already had Golden Intent Pills and Void-Breaking Pills for sale, and rumors said that Silent Yi Immortal Pills would soon be available as well.
The emergence of Mu Bei Great Immortal City and the news of its top-tier pills quickly spread throughout a corner of the Five Realms Immortal World.
The world was simply too vast, with many places still unexplored.
Even in just one corner of the Five Realms Immortal World, Mu Bei Great Immortal City was soon flooded with cultivators.
Fortunately, the city was large enough; otherwise, the latecomers wouldn't even have a place to stay.
Many cultivators initially came for the pills, but upon arriving in Mu Bei Great Immortal City, they discovered not only the pills but also the incredibly dense immortal spiritual energy.
But that wasn't all.
More importantly, behind Mu Bei Great Immortal City was a sect—the Great Desolate Immortal Sect.
Now, the Five Realms Immortal World was in chaos, with numerous alliances forming.
However, the ultimate goal of these alliances was to seize secret realms and resources.
They attracted many cultivators, but only to use them as cannon fodder.
The Great Desolate Immortal Sect was different.
It seemed to be a sect that stood apart from the norm.
This sect recruited disciples but didn't participate in plundering or wars.
As long as one contributed to the sect's development, they would receive various rewards, including the chance to reserve Silent Yi Immortal Pills.
Moreover, any inner disciple of the Great Desolate Immortal Sect could enjoy a 10% discount when purchasing items in Mu Bei Great Immortal City.
This kind of sect was almost every rogue cultivator's dream, especially for those who had once been part of the Great Desolate Universe.
When Qi Hanfu and Lian Yinping also emerged from seclusion, almost everyone threw themselves into the busy work of managing the sect.
The Great Desolate Immortal Sect's first priority was to recruit many disciples.
However, the first test for recruitment was different from most sects.
It wasn't a test of spiritual roots but a test of the heart.
The Great Desolate Immortal Sect had a Heart-Questioning Array.
Only after passing this test could one proceed to the spiritual root test.
In other words, even if one had the best spiritual roots, if they failed the Heart-Questioning Test, they couldn't join the Great Desolate Immortal Sect.
While the sect was recruiting disciples, the construction of the sect's facilities also began.
Mu Bei Great Immortal City was packed, and the ways to purchase land and shops were limited.
The best way was to invest in the sect's construction.
As long as one contributed a certain amount of materials and manpower, they could secure a place in the Great Desolate Immortal Sect.
This alone attracted countless merchants.
The business opportunities in Mu Bei Great Immortal City were obvious to everyone.
With the city's current popularity, any investment would surely pay off.
...
In the Great Yin Immortal Sect.
Before the Great Profound Universe merged with the Five Realms Immortal World, the Great Yin Immortal Sect was one of the top ten sects in the Great Profound Universe.
This was because it was a sect with a Saint—Yin Hong, the Saint of the Great Yin Universe.
Although he was ranked last among all the Saints of the Great Profound Universe, he was still a Saint.
After the Great Profound Universe merged with the Five Realms Immortal World, like most sects, the Great Yin Immortal Sect fell apart, and its members scattered across the Five Realms Immortal World.
However, unlike other sects, the Great Yin Immortal Sect quickly reorganized and recalled many of its disciples after the fusion of the Five Realms Immortal World was complete.
Now, in the Great Yin Immortal Sect's main hall, Sect Master Lü Xin's expression was grim.
The reason was simple: the Great Yin Immortal City, a subsidiary city of the Great Yin Immortal Sect, had just begun to gather some popularity, but it was now rapidly losing it.
The reason was the emergence of Mu Bei Great Immortal City, located near the Great Yin Immortal Sect.
Mu Bei Great Immortal City, with its far denser immortal spiritual energy and the sale of strategic pills, had attracted almost 90% of the cultivators.
If it weren't for the fact that the Great Yin Immortal City was close to the Endless Sea, it would likely become a deserted city.
But this situation couldn't continue.
(End of Chapter)