Chapter 00235: Seizing Mu Bei Great Immortal City
# Seizing Mu Bei Great Immortal City
Chapter 235
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 235: Seizing Mu Bei Great Immortal City
"Elder Jin, who was originally in charge of investigating the area around Mu Bei Great Immortal City?" Lü Xin's gaze fell on a thin-faced cultivator.
This was Jin Dai, an outer sect deacon of the Great Yin Immortal Sect, at the Great Yi Immortal realm.
Jin Dai stepped forward and respectfully replied, "Sect Master, the one originally in charge of that area was Lao Zaiyu. However, Lao Zaiyu disappeared many years ago, and there has been no news of him since. I suspect something happened to him, but due to the many sect affairs, we haven’t been able to investigate the cause of his disappearance."
The Five Realms Immortal World had just formed, and chaos was everywhere.
It wasn’t unusual for Lao Zaiyu to have been killed.
However, Lü Xin frowned.
Many years ago, the Great Yin Immortal Sect had also been searching for a suitable location to establish their sect.
At that time, disciples were scouting everywhere for a good mountain gate.
Lao Zaiyu had been killed, and the area he was responsible for had, after a few years, turned into a great immortal city with dense immortal spiritual energy.
This seemed rather suspicious.
"Sect Master, I have been to Mu Bei Great Immortal City. The sect supporting it is called the Great Desolate Immortal Sect. The sect master is named Lan Xiaobu, and his strength is unknown. However, he seems to be a powerful immortal array master. The protective arrays of both the Great Desolate Immortal Sect and Mu Bei Great Immortal City appear to be fourth-grade immortal arrays," one of the elders stepped forward and reported.
The Great Desolate Immortal Sect? It was clear that this sect was established by powerful figures from the Great Desolate Universe.
"Sect Master, a fourth-grade immortal array isn’t much to worry about. What concerns me is whether Lan Xiaobu is also an Immortal King," Jin Dai cautiously added.
Everyone understood his meaning.
The Great Yin Immortal City had fought several battles to seize secret realms.
While they had gained some resources, they had also lost many important disciples.
If they were to clash with a sect like the Great Desolate Immortal Sect, it would only add to their troubles.
The key issue was that they didn’t know the true strength of the Great Desolate Immortal Sect.
Just think about it—anyone who could use "Great Desolate" as the name of their sect couldn’t be weak.
Lü Xin spoke gravely, "I’ve heard that the immortal spiritual energy in Mu Bei Great Immortal City is so dense it’s almost tangible. If that’s the case, why didn’t Lao Zaiyu discover it back then, and why did he even disappear? I suspect that Lao Zaiyu’s disappearance is likely connected to Mu Bei Great Immortal City and the Great Desolate Immortal Sect."
The hall fell silent.
Everyone understood what the sect master was implying—he was looking for an excuse to seize Mu Bei Great Immortal City.
"Sect Master, perhaps we should reconsider this matter…" Jin Dai spoke cautiously.
In his view, the Great Yin Immortal Sect had already stabilized.
Now was the time for rapid development, not to start another war with another great immortal sect.
Lü Xin waved his hand, cutting Jin Dai off.
"Elder Jin, your thoughts are reasonable. However, what does our Great Yin Immortal Sect lack the most? If it weren’t for Mu Bei Great Immortal City killing our disciple Lao Zaiyu, I wouldn’t have chosen to demand compensation from them."
Everyone immediately understood.
The sect master had his eyes on the pill formulas of Mu Bei Great Immortal City—Golden Intent Pill, Void-Breaking Pill, and Silent Yi Immortal Pill.
These were all strategic pill formulas.
Only by possessing these could a sect develop rapidly.
The reason Mu Bei Great Immortal City had attracted over ninety percent of the cultivators was precisely because of these immortal pills.
"I agree with the sect master. Killing our sect disciple without reason is something we must demand an explanation for from Mu Bei Great Immortal City."
"I also agree…"
One after another, the elders and peak masters in the hall voiced their support.
Lü Xin slapped the table in front of him.
"Good! In that case, Elder Ling and Elder Hai, you two go and gather all the cultivators in our sect who are at the Mystic Immortal realm and above. We will all move out together. Elder Jin, you will stay behind to guard the sect."
Although the Great Yin Immortal Sect was considered strong in this region, Lü Xin believed that to deal with a sect that bore the name "Great Desolate," they needed to do two things: first, strike unexpectedly.
By suddenly leading his forces there, he would catch them off guard.
Second, concentrate their strength to deliver a crushing blow.
By striking unexpectedly and concentrating their forces, they could take Mu Bei Great Immortal City in one fell swoop.
Once they seized Mu Bei Great Immortal City, they could use it as a base to confront the Great Desolate Immortal Sect head-on.
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In the city lord’s mansion of Mu Bei Great Immortal City, Lan Xiaobu was overjoyed.
He had just successfully refined the Silent Yi Immortal Pill.
This not only meant he had stepped into the realm of a great immortal alchemist but also that the Great Desolate Immortal Sect would soon have a steady stream of Great Yi Immortals.
If he could just have another hundred years—no, even fifty years—the Great Desolate Immortal Sect would no longer have to worry about being coveted by others.
Just as Lan Xiaobu was preparing to refine a few more batches of Silent Yi Immortal Pills, the restrictions in his room trembled slightly.
Unless it was something important, no one would disturb him during his closed-door cultivation.
Lan Xiaobu opened the restrictions, and as soon as he did, Gu Dao rushed in and said, "Lord Bu, someone has come with urgent news that concerns the survival of Mu Bei Great Immortal City."
The survival of Mu Bei Great Immortal City? Lan Xiaobu frowned, then immediately thought of something and hurried out of the alchemy room.
In the reception room stood a man dressed in simple cloth robes, carrying a long sword on his back.
He exuded an air of immortal dao.
From Lan Xiaobu’s perspective, this man’s strength far surpassed his own—he was likely at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
"Are you the city lord?" The man in cloth robes looked at Lan Xiaobu, his tone tinged with disappointment.
"That’s right. I am Lan Xiaobu, the city lord of Mu Bei Great Immortal City. Who are you?" Lan Xiaobu asked calmly.
This man was indeed a Great Luo Golden Immortal, but this was his territory.
If the man made any move, Lan Xiaobu could lock down the space around them.
After all, he was still a fifth-grade great immortal array master.
"City Lord Lan, I’ve heard that someone is planning to attack Mu Bei Great Immortal City. You should leave this place as soon as possible," the man in cloth robes said, then turned to leave without another word.
"Wait," Lan Xiaobu called out to him.
"I suspect your original intention wasn’t just to deliver this message, was it? You probably had more to say, but after seeing my strength, you decided it wasn’t worth it."
The man in cloth robes stopped and turned back, sizing up Lan Xiaobu before saying slowly, "You’re quite clever. It’s just that your strength really isn’t suitable for being a city lord."
Lan Xiaobu replied, "It’s true that my strength is lacking, but Mu Bei Great Immortal City has been developing well. Moreover, the Great Desolate Immortal Sect behind us now has nearly a thousand disciples."
The man in cloth robes said indifferently, "That’s because you don’t know about the Great Yin Immortal Sect. Their sect master, Lü Xin, is already at the Immortal King realm. The Great Yin Immortal Sect has at least two Great Luo Golden Immortals. There are nearly twenty cultivators at the Great Immortal realm, and countless Golden Immortals and Mystic Immortals. City Lord Lan, if I’m not mistaken, you haven’t even stepped into the Great Yi Immortal realm, have you?"
The Great Yin Immortal Sect? Lan Xiaobu’s heart sank.
If a sect with an Immortal King-level expert came for them, could Mu Bei Great Immortal City hold out?
Seeing Lan Xiaobu fall silent, the man in cloth robes continued, "This time, Lü Xin of the Great Yin Immortal Sect is bringing all the cultivators in his sect who are at the Mystic Immortal realm and above. They will likely arrive at Mu Bei Great Immortal City in half a day at most. Their excuse is that the city lord of Mu Bei Great Immortal City killed their disciple, Lao Zaiyu. Do you still think Mu Bei Great Immortal City can hold out?"
Lan Xiaobu no longer had the mind to wonder how Lü Xin knew he had killed Lao Zaiyu.
He was thinking about his fifth-grade entrapment and killing array, along with the people in his sect.
Could they hold Mu Bei Great Immortal City?
But then he shook his head.
It would be difficult, not because the arrays weren’t strong enough, but because Mu Bei Great Immortal City lacked powerful experts.
Among the newly recruited members, the strongest was only a Great Yi Immortal.
"May I ask your name, fellow daoist?" Lan Xiaobu’s gaze fell on the man in cloth robes.
This man was very strong.
If he was willing to join forces, their chances of success would increase significantly.
The man in cloth robes said indifferently, "Kong Zhengxing. My friends have all been killed or driven away by the Great Yin Immortal Sect. I’m unwilling to accept this and have been looking for an opportunity to take down Lü Xin, the sect master of the Great Yin Immortal Sect. Unfortunately, Lü Xin is too alert and stronger than me. After hearing this news, I came to tell you and then planned to leave."
Lan Xiaobu immediately understood.
"Brother Kong, if I’m not mistaken, you came to tell me this news and also to join forces with me to take down Lü Xin, right? But after seeing my strength, you decided it wasn’t worth it, didn’t you?"
Kong Zhengxing nodded.
"That’s right. Since there’s no way to kill Lü Xin, I plan to leave and look for another way."
Lan Xiaobu smiled.
"Brother Kong, you’re mistaken. Without you, it would indeed be difficult for me to kill Lü Xin. But now that you’re here, I think I have a ninety percent chance of taking him down."
Kong Zhengxing’s expression remained calm.
He didn’t believe a single word Lan Xiaobu said.
Lan Xiaobu clearly hadn’t reached the Great Immortal realm.
How could a cultivator who hadn’t even reached the Great Immortal realm talk about killing Lü Xin? Was he trying to trick Kong Zhengxing into being a shield?
Lan Xiaobu said, "If you don’t believe me, try leaving and see."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kong Zhengxing felt the surroundings change.
A wave of killing intent swept over him.
Shocked, he raised his hand and summoned an iron rod, smashing it toward Lan Xiaobu.
"Crack!" Lan Xiaobu’s figure shattered like a bubble and disappeared without a trace.
Kong Zhengxing’s iron rod transformed into a wave of force, crashing toward the entrapment array that had locked him in.
Boom! A powerful backlash force surged over him.
Kong Zhengxing realized that his full-force attack hadn’t even shaken the array.
Before Kong Zhengxing could continue his attack, Lan Xiaobu dispelled the array and reappeared in front of him.
"Brother Kong, what do you think of my entrapment array? Besides this, I also have killing arrays and strangling arrays. If we join forces and use these arrays, don’t you think we can take down Lü Xin? Oh, and I forgot to mention, I also have a grand array called the Spirit Locking and Essence Suppressing Strangling Array. Once inside this array, even the strongest cultivator will have their divine sense and immortal essence suppressed."
Kong Zhengxing performed an immortal salute to Lan Xiaobu.
"City Lord Lan, I underestimated you earlier. If we can trap the experts of the Great Yin Immortal Sect in an entrapment and killing array, I do have a chance to take down Lü Xin."
(End of Chapter)