Chapter 00240: A Bountiful Harvest
# A Bountiful Harvest
Chapter 240
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 240: A Bountiful Harvest
Lan Xiaobu waved his hand, and one after another, the array flags were swept away, revealing the scene outside the Mu Bei Great Immortal City.
Every cultivator who witnessed this scene couldn't help but gasp in shock.
The sight of the slaughter caused by the killing array was far more terrifying than the usual battles between cultivators.
If the scene of the Mu Bei Great Immortal City being trapped and slaughtered by the killing array was already bloody enough, then the scene outside the city now was nothing short of a living hell.
The entire city fell into silence.
After an unknown amount of time, someone suddenly shouted, "The Great Desolate Immortal Sect is eternal!"
The first voice was followed by a second, and soon, the entire Mu Bei Great Immortal City was filled with such excited cries.
No one wanted to die, and when they were certain of their doom, it was Lan Xiaobu, the city lord of Mu Bei Great Immortal City, who saved them.
"Qian Hen, immediately take people to clean up the battlefield. Burn all the corpses and collect anything useful. We'll sort it out later and use it as funds for building the Great Desolate Immortal Sect," Lan Xiaobu instructed.
"Yes," Fu Qianhen snapped out of his excitement and waved his hand, leading hundreds of cultivators from the Great Desolate Immortal Sect out of the city to begin cleaning up the battlefield.
Lan Xiaobu wasn't particularly happy.
He knew that even more brutal battles might be waiting for him.
When he decided to establish the Great Desolate Immortal Sect, he had already prepared himself for this.
"Sect Master, over 70,000 people have already joined our Mu Bei Cultivator Army. Even more want to join, but I'm worried..."
Lian Yinping approached, concerned that recruiting too many people into the Mu Bei Cultivator Army at once might not be a good idea.
Though she couldn't quite put her finger on why.
Lan Xiaobu nodded, "Alright, for now, we'll recruit just over 70,000 people. We're not trying to conquer the entire immortal realm; we just want to protect ourselves. From now on, the Great Desolate Immortal Sect will only recruit disciples from the Mu Bei Cultivator Army. Qian Hen, you and Yinping will be responsible for setting the conditions for Mu Bei Cultivator Army members to join the sect. It's best to base it on contribution points. Yu Chen, later I'll give you the sect rules of the Great Desolate Immortal Sect, and you and Qingshuang will work on formulating them. Disciples who join our sect will have a systematic cultivation hierarchy."
"Yes," Yu Chen stepped forward, filled with emotion.
He wasn't as proactive as his partner Lian Yinping, but he was extremely loyal.
During this battle, he had also contributed his share of strength.
Thinking back to how he had nearly died, and now he was one of the stewards of the Great Desolate Immortal Sect, he felt a surge of emotions.
"Sect Master, this is Su Ou. He wants to join our Great Desolate Immortal Sect. Because of his high cultivation level, I didn't dare to make the decision..."
Lian Yinping pointed to a man who had been following her.
"Greetings, Sect Master Lan," Su Ou stepped forward and bowed to Lan Xiaobu.
"You're at the early stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm?" Lan Xiaobu was surprised.
He hadn't expected to recruit someone at such a high cultivation level.
Su Ou quickly replied, "Yes, I am currently a member of the Mu Bei Cultivator Army, but I wish to join the Great Desolate Immortal Sect."
"Of course, you can. But I must warn you, whether it's Mu Bei Great Immortal City or the Great Desolate Immortal Sect, the danger has only just begun. Rumor has it that the Great Profound Cultivator Alliance still has two Immortal Kings, and we are not in a safe position," Lan Xiaobu said.
Su Ou didn't hesitate, "In fact, when Mu Bei Great Immortal City was surrounded by the Great Profound Cultivator Alliance's army, I had already prepared to die. Surviving now is a bonus."
Su Ou wasn't exaggerating.
In this part of the immortal realm, cultivators from the Great Desolate Universe were living the most miserable lives.
He had been to many immortal cities, especially the larger ones, where cultivators from the Great Desolate Universe were treated as second-class citizens.
The main reason was that this part of the immortal realm was embroiled in constant warfare.
The cultivator alliances from various universes had united against external threats.
As a result, the immortal cities had naturally divided into territories.
The Great Desolate Universe's cultivators were the weakest, so their status was also the lowest.
This had forced Su Ou to wander this part of the immortal realm.
He had even joined the Great Desolate Alliance's cultivator army.
But in the struggle for resources, the Great Desolate Cultivator Alliance rarely won.
And whatever they did manage to obtain was taken by the alliance leaders and higher-ups.
Disheartened, Su Ou left once again.
It wasn't until Su Ou arrived at Mu Bei Great Immortal City that he found a place that didn't care where cultivators came from.
The city was orderly, and the immortal spiritual energy was incredibly dense.
Finally, he could cultivate in peace.
It was during this period of stability that he broke through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
"Good, since you're also a Great Luo Golden Immortal, you can serve as an external affairs elder in our Great Desolate Immortal Sect," Lan Xiaobu said with satisfaction.
The Great Desolate Immortal Sect had finally welcomed its first Great Luo Golden Immortal elder.
"Sect Master, I also wish to join the Great Desolate Immortal Sect. Would that be possible?" Kong Zhengxing immediately followed up.
Lan Xiaobu laughed, "Brother Kong, I would be delighted to have you join our sect. Since you're a Great Luo Golden Immortal, you can serve as the vice-sect master of the Great Desolate Immortal Sect. I'll help you modify your cultivation technique to align with our sect's methods."
Kong Zhengxing quickly replied, "I cultivate a sage-level technique. Although I'm only a nominal disciple, my master is considered a disciple of a sage, so I don't wish to change my technique."
Seeing that Kong Zhengxing was unwilling to change his cultivation technique, Lan Xiaobu didn't press further.
Everyone believed their own technique was the best, and Kong Zhengxing was no exception.
"Sect Master, earlier you asked if I could gather intelligence on the Great Yin Immortal Sect's secrets, wondering if I had cultivated the Earth Fiend Transformation. Your guess wasn't far off. I haven't cultivated the Earth Fiend Transformation, but it's from the same origin. I've cultivated the Heaven Fiend Transformation's 'Fetal Transformation and Shape-Shifting' divine ability..."
Kong Zhengxing finished speaking and handed a jade slip to Lan Xiaobu, "The Heaven Fiend Transformation and Earth Fiend Transformation are top-tier divine abilities. In the Nine Heavens, ordinary disciples aren't qualified to cultivate them. Even if they do, they would be hunted down. What I obtained was just one of the Heaven Fiend Transformation's divine abilities, the 'Fetal Transformation and Shape-Shifting' technique. Since my master is considered a disciple of a sage, no one has come after me for this technique. Now that I'm joining the Great Desolate Immortal Sect, I'm handing this technique over to you, Sect Master."
Fetal Transformation and Shape-Shifting? Lan Xiaobu was overjoyed.
This was definitely several levels above his own 'False Form' divine ability.
He had long desired the Heaven Fiend Transformation.
He had indeed come into contact with it before—the 'Golden Light Flight' technique he had obtained was a variation of the Heaven Fiend Transformation's 'Golden Light Flight' divine ability.
Unfortunately, what he had was a mere imitation, far inferior to the real thing.
Lan Xiaobu wasn't about to be polite.
This concerned his life.
The Heaven Fiend Transformation wasn't just about Fetal Transformation and Shape-Shifting or Golden Light Flight; it also included the Five Elements Escape Techniques.
The fact that Kong Zhengxing had only provided the Fetal Transformation and Shape-Shifting technique didn't matter.
Lan Xiaobu could use the Cosmic Dimension Matrix to construct a complete model of the divine ability and fully replicate it.
"Thank you, Brother Kong," Lan Xiaobu accepted the Heaven Fiend Transformation and handed a complete jade slip to Kong Zhengxing in return.
"Brother Kong, this is the Earth Fiend Transformation I obtained. Let's exchange."
The Earth Fiend Transformation was also a top-tier divine ability.
Kong Zhengxing was thrilled and quickly took the jade slip, scanning it with his divine sense.
His expression suddenly changed, "Sect Master, is this the complete Earth Fiend Transformation?"
Lan Xiaobu nodded, "Yes, the complete Earth Fiend Transformation."
"This... this..."
Kong Zhengxing stammered, seemingly shocked.
Just as Lan Xiaobu was about to ask what was wrong, he suddenly understood and felt a pang of alarm.
He realized what was happening.
Both the Heaven Fiend Transformation and the Earth Fiend Transformation were primordial divine abilities of creation.
Such divine abilities could never appear in two places at once.
In other words, apart from the complete Earth Fiend Transformation, any other version could only be a fragment, and even then, it had to be so incomplete that it couldn't exceed one-tenth of the original.
In fact, the Earth Fiend Transformation he had obtained was also a fragment, and a severely damaged one at that.
The complete Earth Fiend Transformation had been reconstructed by his Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
This meant that from now on, the Earth Fiend Transformation would remain with him forever, and no one else could take it away.
Unless someone could find a treasure more advanced than the Cosmic Dimension Matrix to reconstruct the Earth Fiend Transformation, which was practically impossible.
"However, this is..."
Before Kong Zhengxing could say that the Earth Fiend Transformation was in the hands of a sage, Lan Xiaobu patted his shoulder, "Brother Kong, just go ahead and cultivate. This jade slip will be taken back in a month. You don't need to worry about anything after that."
"Thank you, Sect Master," Kong Zhengxing was overjoyed.
The less he knew about such matters, the better.
Since the sect master had said so, he had nothing to worry about.
Lan Xiaobu chuckled inwardly, "It seems that in a little while, the Heaven Fiend Transformation will also be taken by my Cosmic Dimension Matrix."
Previously, he had only obtained a fake Golden Light Flight, so the Cosmic Dimension Matrix couldn't construct the complete Heaven Fiend Transformation.
But now, with the genuine Fetal Transformation and Shape-Shifting technique, the Cosmic Dimension Matrix would undoubtedly be able to construct the complete Heaven Fiend Transformation divine ability.
...
The battle at Mu Bei Great Immortal City had left the Great Desolate Immortal Sect's warehouses overflowing with immortal spiritual herbs, immortal crystals, and various other spiritual materials.
From having nothing, the Great Desolate Immortal Sect had become a relatively wealthy sect.
With the income from Mu Bei Great Immortal City, the sect began training the Mu Bei Cultivator Army while simultaneously constructing the sect's headquarters.
Lan Xiaobu left the affairs of Mu Bei Great Immortal City to Kong Zhengxing and Fu Qianhen, while he returned to the sect to go into seclusion.
Not only Lan Xiaobu, but everyone understood that Mu Bei Great Immortal City and the Great Desolate Immortal Sect were about to face an even greater battle.
If they could win this upcoming battle and even kill the two Immortal Kings of the Great Profound Universe Alliance, the Great Desolate Immortal Sect would firmly establish itself, and no one would dare to covet it again.
After returning to the sect's main peak, Lan Xiaobu took out the storage ring of Lü Xin, the Immortal King of the Great Yin Immortal Sect.
Lü Xin had been killed, and the ring's restrictions were easily broken by Lan Xiaobu.
Upon seeing the contents of Lü Xin's ring, Lan Xiaobu finally understood that the few high-grade immortal spiritual veins he had obtained earlier were nothing compared to this.
This ring was true wealth.
If Lan Xiaobu had been waiting for the two Immortal Kings of the Great Profound Cultivator Alliance to come for him before, now he couldn't wait to go after them himself.
However, considering his own cultivation level, Lan Xiaobu knew he was getting ahead of himself.
Inside Lü Xin's ring, there were nearly ten million high-grade immortal crystals, ten high-grade immortal spiritual veins, and nearly twenty mid-grade and low-grade immortal spiritual veins combined.
As for cultivation techniques, materials, and immortal spiritual herbs, they were piled up in heaps.
(End of Chapter)