Chapter 00244: The Grand Profound Cultivator Alliance
# The Grand Profound Cultivator Alliance
Chapter 244
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 244: The Grand Profound Cultivator Alliance
The Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flower could only be found in one place—the Divine Essence Valley.
However, recently, even the Divine Essence Valley had stopped yielding these flowers.
Nearly all of the Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flowers had been monopolized by the cultivator alliance of the Ancient Desolate Universe.
Now, even a Celestial King would find it impossible to obtain a single one.
Having a Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flower in his possession, Gu Feihe couldn’t help but feel excited.
"Qianhen, take Elder Gu to heal his injuries immediately. The rest of you, follow me to familiarize yourselves with combat within the chain-killing immortal array," Lan Xiaobu said, knowing time was of the essence.
The Grand Profound Cultivator Alliance could arrive at any moment.
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**Star Fortress Secret Realm**
This secret realm had only been discovered a few years ago, yet its value had already surpassed that of any other in this celestial region.
The reason? It contained the King's Path Immortal Fruit, a primary ingredient for refining the King's Path Immortal Pill, a top-tier elixir for advancing to the Celestial King realm.
Imagine this: with a single seventh-grade Celestial Alchemy King and enough King's Path Immortal Fruits, one could produce as many Celestial Kings as desired.
The secret realm was initially discovered by cultivators from the Great Desolate Universe, and naturally, it was claimed by their alliance.
However, before they could fully establish their hold, the Grand Profound Universe's cultivator alliance launched an attack, defeating the Great Desolate alliance and seizing control of the realm.
If this were any ordinary secret realm, it might have been overlooked.
But one that produced King's Path Immortal Fruits? Even the Grand Profound Cultivator Alliance, despite its strength, couldn't prevent others from coveting it.
Moreover, the Grand Profound alliance wasn't the strongest force around.
Just as the Great Desolate Universe's "Great Desolate Heavenly Soldiers" were driven out by the Grand Profound alliance, two more cultivator alliances arrived at the Star Fortress Secret Realm: the Heavenly Vast Universe's alliance and the Ancient Desolate Universe's alliance.
The Grand Profound alliance was already weaker than the Ancient Desolate alliance, and now they had to contend with the Heavenly Vast alliance as well.
After a chaotic three-way battle, the three alliances finally sat down to negotiate.
The result? The Star Fortress Secret Realm would open once every thousand years, with the first opening set for ten years later.
The realm would be jointly owned by the three alliances, and each opening would require a competition to determine the number of entrants.
The value of the King's Path Immortal Fruit was simply too high.
Even though the secret realm hadn't yet opened, a massive plaza had already been constructed outside it.
This plaza housed the headquarters of the Grand Profound, Ancient Desolate, and Heavenly Vast alliances.
At this moment, inside the Grand Profound alliance's headquarters, a tall man sat with a grim expression.
This was Zuo Yurong, the leader of the Grand Profound Cultivator Alliance.
Beside him sat Wei Xiying, the alliance's deputy leader.
The hall was filled with Great Luo Golden Immortals.
A month ago, Zuo Yurong had received news that Li Longyuan, the Grand Profound alliance's banner-holding immortal, had been killed by the Mu Bei Great Immortal City.
Not only that, but tens of thousands of Grand Profound alliance soldiers had also been slain.
Additionally, Lü Xin, the Celestial King leader of the Great Yin Immortal Sect—a top-tier sect in the Grand Profound Universe—had also been killed by Mu Bei Great Immortal City.
With his fiery temper, Zuo Yurong had immediately led a hundred thousand cultivators to Mu Bei Great Immortal City, intent on wiping it out completely, along with the so-called Great Desolate Immortal Sect.
Over the years, he had killed countless Great Desolate cultivators and had never suffered such a devastating loss.
But just as he was about to act, the Ancient Desolate and Heavenly Vast alliances arrived to contest the Star Fortress Secret Realm.
While other secret realms might have been negotiable, this one was directly tied to the production of Celestial Kings.
Zuo Yurong couldn't simply hand it over.
If he gave up the realm today, tomorrow the Grand Profound alliance would be at the mercy of others.
With an endless supply of Celestial Kings, how could he compete?
Reluctantly, Zuo Yurong had to suppress his desire to annihilate the Great Desolate Immortal Sect and Mu Bei Great Immortal City.
It wasn't until today that the Grand Profound alliance finally reached an agreement with the Ancient Desolate and Heavenly Vast alliances.
"Xiying, leave one Great Luo Golden Immortal and a few others here to guard the secret realm and keep me updated. The rest of you, come with me to Mu Bei Great Immortal City and the Great Desolate Immortal Sect. I refuse to believe that a mere Great Desolate Universe has anything left to fight with," Zuo Yurong said, his voice calm after a month of simmering rage.
But those who knew him understood that this calmness was a sign of his fury reaching its peak.
"Exactly. After this, I believe the Great Desolate cultivators won't dare to act so arrogantly in front of our Grand Profound alliance again," Wei Xiying said, standing up.
His eyes narrowed into slits—a telltale sign that he was ready for a massacre.
Zuo Yurong spoke coldly, "Xiying, after this battle, there will be no more Great Desolate cultivators. Our alliance will issue a celestial bounty. Anyone who kills a Great Desolate cultivator will receive a hefty reward."
From this day forward, he would leave no room for survival for the Great Desolate cultivators.
Hearing this, everyone in the hall clenched their fists, their eyes filled with killing intent.
For years, the Grand Profound alliance had focused on three things: killing Great Desolate cultivators, searching for treasures in secret realms, and cultivation.
Killing Great Desolate cultivators had become a habit.
In their eyes, Great Desolate cultivators existed only to be killed, and their possessions were there to be taken.
"Master, I have something to say," a young man in hemp robes stepped forward and bowed.
In this hall, aside from the two Celestial Kings, everyone else was a Great Luo Golden Immortal.
This young man, however, was only at the mid-stage Golden Immortal realm.
Seeing him step forward, the killing intent in Zuo Yurong's eyes lessened slightly, and he smiled.
"Ao Mu, speak freely. Everyone here is part of the Grand Profound alliance; there are no outsiders."
Everyone smiled as they looked at the young man.
They all knew that he was Zuo Yurong's favorite disciple, Qiao Ao Mu.
When Zuo Yurong took Qiao Ao Mu as his disciple, the young man was only an Earth Immortal.
In just a few years, he had advanced to the fifth layer of the Golden Immortal realm.
Such speed was unprecedented and likely would never be matched.
No matter how talented a cultivator was, it was impossible to advance from Earth Immortal to Golden Immortal in less than a decade.
Qiao Ao Mu's future was boundless, and he might even become the next sage of the Five Realms Immortal World.
"Yes," the young man bowed again and spoke slowly.
"Although I haven't been to Mu Bei Great Immortal City, after they killed the Celestial King of the Great Yin Immortal Sect and hundreds of immortals, and then annihilated tens of thousands of our alliance soldiers led by Li Longyuan, they still..."
Wei Xiying chuckled, "Ao Mu, you might not know this, but we've confirmed that Mu Bei Great Immortal City has a top-tier immortal array master. This person can set up fifth-grade entrapment and killing arrays. He used a fifth-grade chain-killing array to ambush us."
Qiao Ao Mu quickly added, "Exactly. That's why I find it strange. Logically, they should know that the twenty to thirty thousand soldiers they killed were less than a tenth of our alliance's strength. After wiping them out, they should have immediately evacuated Mu Bei Great Immortal City and abandoned the Great Desolate Immortal Sect. But instead, they're training their soldiers in Mu Bei."
"Ao Mu, continue," Zuo Yurong nodded.
He had also considered this, as had everyone else in the alliance.
They believed that Lan Xiaobu, the leader of the Great Desolate Immortal Sect, intended to use the fifth-grade chain-killing arrays to deal with them again.
After learning their lesson, even the most foolish among them wouldn't charge headfirst into Mu Bei Great Immortal City and the Great Desolate Universe's killing arrays—unless they had a stronger array master.
Qiao Ao Mu continued, "If I were Sect Leader Lan, wouldn't I have thought of this? Lan Xiaobu must have realized that our alliance wouldn't recklessly enter his chain-killing arrays this time. Instead, we'd take it step by step, establishing our positions carefully. Even if he has a fifth-grade chain-killing array, or even a sixth-grade one, it wouldn't be enough to stop our alliance."
"True," Zuo Yurong nodded.
That was indeed the case.
He was eager to tear the Great Desolate Immortal Sect and Mu Bei Great Immortal City to pieces, but he knew better than to act rashly.
Even if he could break through their chain-killing arrays, he wouldn't do so without a fifth-grade array master.
Charging in would only result in heavy casualties, something Zuo Yurong would never allow.
Qiao Ao Mu placed a sand table on the ground.
"Master, esteemed seniors, please look. Here is Mu Bei Great Immortal City, and here is the Great Desolate Immortal Sect. To reach the sect, we must pass through the city. Unless we take a detour and attack from behind, we'll have to start our advance outside the protective arrays of both locations."
He paused, and many in the room immediately understood the implications.
Cold sweat broke out on their backs.
What if Lan Xiaobu had set up a chain-killing array right where they planned to establish their camp? Once they began setting up, he could activate the array, trapping them at its center.
How many would survive such an attack? They had all heard how Mu Bei Great Immortal City had killed Lü Xin, the Celestial King of the Great Yin Immortal Sect.
"That was close..."
Wei Xiying inhaled sharply.
According to Qiao Ao Mu's analysis, their alliance would have walked straight into a death trap.
(End of Chapter)