Chapter 00236: The Battle Begins
# The Battle Begins
Chapter 236
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 236: The Battle Begins
Lan Xiaobu continued, "Brother Kong, with your cultivation level, I suspect you must have used the Heavenly Spirits or Earthly Fiends Transformation Technique to uncover this information about the Great Yin Immortal Sect, right?"
"That's my secret and has nothing to do with our cooperation to deal with Lü Xin," Kong Zhengxing replied without any surprise.
Indeed, aside from the Heavenly Spirits or Earthly Fiends Transformation Technique, there was no other method that could reveal such a secret—that the Great Yin Immortal Sect planned to annihilate the entire Mu Bei Great Immortal City.
Lan Xiaobu didn’t press further about the Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends Transformation.
Instead, he changed the subject, "Just now, you mentioned that the Great Yin Immortal Sect is considered a top-tier sect in this region. Does that mean the strongest in a top-tier sect is only at the Immortal King level?"
Kong Zhengxing shook his head, "The Five Realms Immortal World was forcibly merged by a powerful figure who combined five universes with chaotic energy. This act encroached on the interests of some, so before the merger could be completed, that powerful figure was assassinated."
Lan Xiaobu knew this.
Almost everyone in the Five Realms Immortal World was aware of this history.
Kong Zhengxing continued, "Thus, the Five Realms Immortal World, which was supposed to be fully integrated, ended up splitting into five parts. The rules of our current realm are neither the strongest nor the weakest."
"So, you're saying the strongest in our realm is only at the Immortal King level?" Lan Xiaobu understood.
Kong Zhengxing nodded, "Yes, but I think what City Lord Lan should be concerned about now isn’t this, but rather the matter of the Great Yin Immortal Sect."
Lan Xiaobu smiled, "Back then, I managed to kill a cultivator several levels stronger than me using a hastily set up formation, and I only had one helper. Today, I have an entire immortal city, a multi-layered killing formation that’s been prepared for years, and your assistance, Brother Kong. I don’t believe our current situation is worse than it was back then."
Kong Zhengxing frowned slightly.
Although he felt that a fourth-grade killing formation might not be enough to fatally affect an Immortal King, he didn’t want to dampen Lan Xiaobu’s confidence.
Compared to Lan Xiaobu, he was even more eager to kill Lü Xin.
"What does City Lord Lan need me to do?" Kong Zhengxing asked.
He believed that with his Heavenly Spirits Transformation Technique, even if Lan Xiaobu failed, he could still escape.
Lan Xiaobu handed a jade slip to Kong Zhengxing, "Brother Kong, take a look at this. I plan to trap Lü Xin, and then we’ll join forces to kill him. For now, stay in Mu Bei Great Immortal City and wait. I need to arrange some things for my sect members."
"Understood," Kong Zhengxing took the jade slip, clasped his hands in a salute, and left.
...
The Great Desolate Immortal Sect had recently recruited a large number of disciples, totaling 1,021. Lan Xiaobu didn’t leave a single one behind, including Gu Dao.
He summoned them all to Mu Bei Great Immortal City.
This battle would determine the fate of Mu Bei Great Immortal City and the Great Desolate Immortal Sect.
No one could stand aside.
Even though several fifth-grade trapping and killing formations were combined, Lan Xiaobu knew that some people in Mu Bei Great Immortal City would inevitably perish.
This was an unavoidable outcome.
When Lan Xiaobu founded the Great Desolate Immortal Sect, he had anticipated this day.
Mu Bei Great Immortal City remained as bustling as ever, with merchants coming and going in a hurry.
Although the city hadn’t been established for long, many had already made a fortune here.
While rare pills like the Golden Intent Pill and Void-Breaking Pill were hard to come by, other pills, formation disks, immortal herbs, and various immortal materials could be found in Mu Bei Great Immortal City, allowing merchants to profit.
Mu Bei Great Immortal City didn’t have any nearby secret realms or ancient ruins, but it had one advantage that no other immortal city could match: doing business here meant never having to worry about being scammed or forced into unfair deals.
In most immortal cities, simply preventing forced transactions would be considered good order.
But Mu Bei Great Immortal City was different.
It had an Immortal City Law Enforcement Hall.
If anyone dared to deceive others by selling inferior goods, they would either have their goods confiscated, lose their cultivation, or even be executed on the spot.
The Great Yin Immortal Sect’s Sect Master, Lü Xin, only saw how Mu Bei Great Immortal City’s strategic pills attracted countless cultivators.
He failed to see that the city’s strict regulations were the main reason cultivators were willing to stay.
Because of these rules, many cultivators were willing to travel long distances to trade their treasures here.
...
Around noon, a new merchant caravan arrived at Mu Bei Great Immortal City.
Anyone could enter the city as long as they followed the rules.
So, even though this was a caravan no one had seen before, the city guards didn’t stop them.
"Is the City Lord here?" The caravan’s manager smiled as he asked a guard.
"If you have business, you can go to the Mu Bei Chamber of Commerce..."
The guard had barely finished speaking when the manager slashed out with a blade of energy, instantly killing the guard, who was only at the True Immortal Realm.
"Do you know where the City Lord is?" The manager clapped his hands as if nothing had happened and turned to another guard.
The other guard was stunned.
Mu Bei Great Immortal City had always been peaceful, with both cultivators and merchants following the rules.
This was the first time he had seen someone kill a city guard.
The manager’s icy voice came again, "I’ll ask one last time—where is the City Lord?"
"In the City Lord’s residence..."
The guard stammered in fear.
"Pfft!" Almost as soon as the guard spoke, the manager slashed out with another blade of wind energy.
"Leave two people to guard the city gate. No one is allowed to enter or leave. Kill anyone who tries. The rest of you, follow me to the City Lord’s residence."
After giving the order, the manager tossed out a formation disk, sealing the city gate.
"That man is Lü Xin, the Sect Master of the Great Yin Immortal Sect. The two beside him are Great Luo Golden Immortals. I can handle one of them," Kong Zhengxing said calmly as he watched the formation’s monitoring screen.
Lan Xiaobu’s expression darkened.
He had expected Lü Xin to surround the City Lord’s residence directly, but instead, the man had started by killing the city guards.
"You and I will join forces to kill Lü Xin first," Lan Xiaobu said without waiting for the Great Yin Immortal Sect to surround the City Lord’s residence.
He immediately threw down the main formation flag.
"No, we must act within the City Lord’s residence..."
Seeing Lan Xiaobu’s move, Kong Zhengxing grew anxious.
Even if it was a fourth-grade killing formation, acting within the city would be far less effective than acting within the City Lord’s residence.
But Lan Xiaobu had already charged out.
Even if Kong Zhengxing chose to stand aside today, he wouldn’t let Lü Xin escape.
If the Great Desolate Immortal Sect’s members couldn’t handle the situation, he could still self-detonate the multi-layered killing formation.
Earlier, he had sought Kong Zhengxing’s help because he was worried the Great Yin Immortal Sect wouldn’t enter Mu Bei Great Immortal City.
Although he had set up trapping and killing formations outside the city, only by luring them inside could his multi-layered killing formation truly take effect.
As Lan Xiaobu threw down the formation flag, the entire Mu Bei Great Immortal City began to rumble with a deep, oppressive sound.
A suffocating killing intent enveloped the city, restricting everyone’s divine sense to just a few steps around them.
The surroundings turned into a gray haze, making it impossible to see clearly.
Every step felt like death was closing in.
All the cultivators in Mu Bei Great Immortal City panicked.
What was happening?
At that moment, Lan Xiaobu’s voice echoed from above, "All residents of Mu Bei Great Immortal City, please remain where you are. The Great Yin Immortal Sect has invaded our city, and the entire city is now locked down by a killing formation. Once the Great Desolate Immortal Sect has dealt with the invaders, the city will reopen. If any remnants of the Great Yin Immortal Sect escape the formation, you are free to attack them. Killing any member of the Great Yin Immortal Sect will grant you the right to open a shop in Mu Bei Immortal City."
Hearing this, the city’s residents calmed down.
Since the Five Realms Immortal World had remerged, such events weren’t entirely unfamiliar to them.
As Lan Xiaobu activated the killing formation, Lü Xin realized their plan had been exposed.
He urgently shouted, "All Great Yin Immortal Sect disciples, gather—"
Before he could finish, a chilling killing intent locked onto him.
In the next moment, countless blades of energy filled the space around him.
Lü Xin summoned a giant banner to block the attacks, but he found his divine sense and immortal energy slightly suppressed.
"Everyone, retreat immediately! This isn’t a fourth-grade killing formation—it’s fifth-grade, no, sixth-grade!" Lü Xin screamed in panic.
After using his banner to block the killing intent, he desperately retreated.
A terrifying killing intent surged from the countless blades of energy.
Lü Xin punched out.
"Pfft!" Before Lan Xiaobu’s Seven-Tone Halberd could gather its killing intent, Lü Xin’s punch landed squarely, causing Lan Xiaobu to spit out a mouthful of blood and fly backward.
Lan Xiaobu realized just how powerful Lü Xin was.
Even with the highest-grade killing formation, he couldn’t kill Lü Xin.
Kong Zhengxing was also stunned.
This wasn’t a fourth-grade killing formation—it was at least sixth-grade.
No, Kong Zhengxing quickly realized it wasn’t sixth-grade.
Lan Xiaobu hadn’t lied.
This was indeed a fifth-grade killing formation, but because multiple fifth-grade formations were combined, its power rivaled that of a sixth-grade formation.
A formation of this level could kill him as easily as breathing.
Kong Zhengxing felt a chill as the icy killing intent surrounded him.
He quickly followed the instructions in the jade slip Lan Xiaobu had given him, taking a few steps until his vision cleared.
Two Great Luo Golden Immortals from the Great Yin Immortal Sect were frantically attacking the surrounding formation.
Without hesitation, Kong Zhengxing swung his staff.
The two Great Luo Golden Immortals, already trapped in the chain-killing formation, were instantly killed.
Kong Zhengxing was impressed.
If only they had a formation master like Lan Xiaobu back then, he wouldn’t have feared the Great Yin Immortal Sect.
At that moment, Lan Xiaobu’s voice came through, "Brother Kong, take seven steps back, then move four steps south. Join me in killing Lü Xin. He’s too strong. Even with the formation, I can’t take him down alone."
(End of Chapter)