Chapter 00249: The Mysterious Strongman
# The Mysterious Strongman
Chapter 249
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 249: The Mysterious Strongman
If the reputation of Mu Bei Immortal City had previously attracted countless cultivators from the Great Desolate Universe due to its fair laws, then after the Great Desolate Immortal Sect completely annihilated the Great Profound Cultivator Alliance Army, the prestige of the Great Desolate Immortal Sect reached its peak.
Almost all cultivators from the Great Desolate Universe in the Lingwei Immortal Domain were now flocking to Mu Bei Immortal City.
Even if they couldn’t join the Great Desolate Immortal Sect, staying in Mu Bei Immortal City was still a good option.
With the Great Profound Cultivator Alliance Army, the troublemaker, gone, the Lingwei Immortal Domain had finally calmed down.
Although the rules of the Lingwei Immortal Domain were incomplete, it was rich in cultivation resources.
At this point, everyone was focused on improving their strength.
Who would want to go out looking for fights?
The Great Desolate Immortal Sect, having destroyed the Great Yin Immortal Sect and the Great Profound Cultivator Alliance Army, had gained access to seven secret realms and ruins, two of which were top-tier secret realms.
Apart from the secret realms sealed by natural formations, the rest that could be accessed at any time were also locked down by Lan Xiaobu using immortal formations.
As the Great Desolate Immortal Sect continued to grow, these secret realms were essential, but they couldn’t be overexploited.
Everyone was immersed in cultivation, and Lan Xiaobu was busy sorting through the spoils.
From the 100,000 spatial rings he had seized, Lan Xiaobu obtained 106 high-grade immortal spirit veins, 1,021 medium-grade immortal spirit veins, and 2,130 low-grade immortal spirit veins.
There were over 20 billion high-grade immortal crystals, and the number of medium and low-grade immortal crystals was beyond count.
But the most abundant items were not these.
Instead, they were the various refining materials and immortal spirit herbs.
The mountains of immortal spirit herbs made Lan Xiaobu suspect that the Great Profound Cultivator Alliance Army had dug up one-tenth of the immortal spirit herbs in the entire Lingwei Immortal Domain.
In Zuo Yurong’s spatial ring, Lan Xiaobu found a high-grade flying immortal artifact and three fire origin stones.
The high-grade flying immortal artifact wasn’t a big deal.
Although he couldn’t refine it now, he would eventually be able to.
He could currently refine top-tier fifth-grade immortal formation flags.
Although he hadn’t tried refining artifacts yet, these skills were interconnected.
With some time, he could definitely refine immortal artifacts.
What excited Lan Xiaobu the most were the three fire origin stones.
Lan Xiaobu didn’t even bother sorting through the other items.
He directly summoned the Primal Eternal Flame.
As soon as he took out the fire origin stones, the Primal Eternal Flame joyfully enveloped them and absorbed all three.
Although the Primal Eternal Flame belonged to Lan Xiaobu, the terrifying temperature it emitted after absorbing the fire origin stones made him wonder if the flame might break free from his control.
The temperature of the Primal Eternal Flame continued to rise, and a faint golden ring appeared around it.
Had the flame advanced?
As the first golden ring became clearer, a second faint golden ring appeared.
*Crack!* Some fragments of the fire origin stones were expelled, and now two golden rings surrounded the Primal Eternal Flame.
It had advanced to a second-grade immortal flame.
Lan Xiaobu was overjoyed.
With a wave of his hand, the Primal Eternal Flame transformed into a beautiful flame in his palm.
The violent heat emanating from the flame made Lan Xiaobu feel like he could destroy an entire immortal city with it.
He grabbed a piece of material, and within a few breaths, a new formation flag was refined.
It was indeed a sixth-grade immortal formation flag.
It seemed that his flame’s previous level had been too low.
Lan Xiaobu piled up stacks of immortal spirit herbs around him and took out a low-grade immortal cauldron.
He was ready to improve his alchemy skills.
He could barely refine first-grade immortal pills before.
Now, with a second-grade immortal flame and mountains of immortal spirit herbs, he believed his alchemy skills would improve rapidly.
Previously, to deal with the Great Profound Cultivator Alliance, his cultivation had advanced too quickly.
Even with the help of the Cosmic Dimension Matrix, Lan Xiaobu decided to take some time to consolidate his foundation.
Once his alchemy skills improved, he would start working towards breaking through to the Profound Immortal Realm.
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After Lan Xiaobu went into seclusion, the Lingwei Immortal Domain became completely peaceful and entered a period of rapid development.
After years of conflict, resources had already been largely distributed.
Although everyone was developing, the fastest progress was made by the Great Desolate Immortal Sect and Mu Bei Immortal City.
The Great Yin Immortal Sect had several secret realms and a wealth of cultivation resources.
Any disciple who contributed to the sect would have access to sufficient resources.
In less than ten years, the Great Desolate Immortal Sect had produced nearly a hundred Great Luo Golden Immortals, with over a dozen at the Great Luo Golden Immortal Perfection stage.
As for Great Yi Immortals and Great Zhi Immortals, there were even more.
Previously, the Great Desolate Immortal Sect had claimed a territory of 100,000 miles, but now they had to expand outward.
At this point, the Great Desolate Immortal Sect was recognized as the number one sect in the Lingwei Immortal Domain.
Although it only had one Immortal King, no one believed any other sect could compare to the Great Desolate Immortal Sect.
As for Mu Bei Immortal City, it had become the most prosperous immortal city in the Lingwei Immortal Domain.
Whether living, cultivating, or doing business in this city, no one would dare to pass off inferior goods or engage in forced transactions.
The supreme immortal laws of Mu Bei Immortal City allowed the city to develop rapidly.
Since everything was governed by law, Lan Xiaobu’s seclusion had little impact.
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Lan Xiaobu looked at the medium-grade Purple Rain Pill in his hand and sighed.
This was a fifth-grade immortal pill.
In the Lingwei Immortal Domain, fifth-grade immortal pills were considered top-tier.
It wasn’t that there were no immortal spirit herbs, but even with the herbs, there were no alchemists capable of refining pills above the fifth grade.
Lan Xiaobu’s ability to refine a medium-grade Purple Rain Pill meant he had officially become a fifth-grade grand alchemist.
However, this was still far from his goal.
He had planned to spend ten years becoming a seventh-grade immortal pill king.
Only by becoming a seventh-grade immortal pill king could he refine King Immortal Pills.
The Great Desolate Immortal Sect had a group of Great Luo Golden Immortals, but what they lacked were King Immortal Pills.
That was why Lan Xiaobu wanted to refine them.
However, reality proved that even with the help of the Cosmic Dimension Matrix, in ten years, he had only managed to refine fifth-grade immortal pills, barely becoming a fifth-grade grand alchemist.
The gap between a fifth-grade grand alchemist and a seventh-grade immortal pill king was like heaven and earth.
Over the past ten years, Lan Xiaobu had wasted countless immortal spirit herbs.
If it weren’t for the fact that the Five Realms Immortal World had just merged, and immortal spirit herbs were abundant, Lan Xiaobu wouldn’t have had the opportunity to waste so many resources.
Forget it, he couldn’t continue refining pills.
In ten years, he had only occasionally cultivated in his spare time.
His cultivation was still at the seventh level of the Golden Immortal Realm.
Lan Xiaobu calculated the time.
The Star Fortress Secret Realm was about to open.
Just as Lan Xiaobu was preparing to leave seclusion, someone knocked on the restriction of his cultivation chamber.
Lan Xiaobu was puzzled.
As the sect master of the Great Desolate Immortal Sect, no one would disturb him unless it was an emergency.
Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense swept out and saw Fu Qianhen, who looked extremely anxious.
The Great Desolate Immortal Sect was built on various immortal spirit veins, and with a sixth-grade spirit-gathering formation, the sect’s cultivation resources were the most abundant.
In just ten years, Fu Qianhen had reached the second level of the Great Yi Immortal Realm.
Lan Xiaobu opened the restriction and walked out, asking, “Qianhen, what’s the matter?”
As he spoke, Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense had already spread out.
Both Mu Bei Immortal City and the Great Desolate Immortal Sect were safe and sound, indicating that the situation wasn’t too serious.
“Sect Master…” Fu Qianhen said anxiously, “Something big has happened…”
Lan Xiaobu waved his hand, “Don’t panic. Speak slowly. Back then, our Great Desolate Immortal Sect faced annihilation, but we pulled through, didn’t we?”
Perhaps Lan Xiaobu’s calm demeanor helped Fu Qianhen settle down.
“A mysterious Immortal Venerable has suddenly appeared in the Lingwei Immortal Domain. No one knows where he came from, but as soon as he arrived, he annihilated the 100,000-strong army of the Tianhong Cultivator Alliance and killed seven Immortal Kings. Not only that, he also destroyed the Blazing Saber Immortal Sect, the Ancient River Immortal Sect, the North Silkworm Immortal Artifact Valley, the Tianhan Immortal Palace, the Snow Pot Immortal City, the Green Fan Immortal City… In total, over thirty sects and immortal cities were destroyed, and tens of millions of innocent cultivators were killed. If it weren’t for Gu Dao, Mu Bei Immortal City and the Great Desolate Immortal Sect would have also been attacked…”
Fu Qianhen’s eyes showed a hint of fear.
An Immortal Venerable! In the past, even in the Nine Heavens, such a figure would be close to a Quasi-Saint.
A powerhouse like this could destroy an entire realm, let alone a small Mu Bei Immortal City.
“Where’s Gu Dao?” Lan Xiaobu frowned, a bad feeling rising in his heart.
Fu Qianhen quickly replied, “Gu Dao is a divine beast, the Taotie. After advancing to a fourth-grade immortal beast, it awakened its innate divine ability—instant teleportation. When the Immortal Venerable arrived at Mu Bei Immortal City, he happened to encounter Gu Dao, who was wandering outside. The Immortal Venerable immediately tried to capture Gu Dao, but Gu Dao teleported away. The Immortal Venerable gave chase, but the gap in strength between them is too vast. I’m afraid Gu Dao will eventually be caught.”
Hearing that Gu Dao was being pursued by an Immortal Venerable, Lan Xiaobu grew equally worried.
Back then, Zuo Yurong, a mid-stage Immortal King, had almost been killed by a sixth-grade chain formation.
Lan Xiaobu was certain that a sixth-grade killing formation wouldn’t be enough to take down an Immortal Venerable.
“Let’s go. We need to find Elder Gu first…”
Just as Lan Xiaobu mentioned Elder Gu, Gu Feihe’s voice came from outside, “Sect Master, the Immortal Kings from the Guhuang Cosmic Alliance—Huo Lan, Sha Yunshao from the Tianhong Cosmic Alliance, and Hou Xuancheng from the Taihan Universe—have come to visit. They probably want to discuss how to deal with this mysterious powerhouse.”
At the same time, Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense had already scanned the guest hall, where several Immortal Kings were waiting.
He immediately said, “Elder Gu, let’s head to the guest hall first.”
Seeing Elder Gu return, Fu Qianhen breathed a sigh of relief.
Within the sect, his status seemed only slightly lower than Elder Gu’s, but in terms of strength, he was far behind.
Elder Gu was now a mid-stage Immortal King, while Fu Qianhen was only at the early stage of the Great Yi Immortal Realm.
“Lan Xiaobu greets fellow Daoists. My apologies for the late welcome,” Lan Xiaobu said as he entered the guest hall, cupping his fists in greeting.
“Greetings, Sect Master Lan,” a tall, middle-aged man stood up and performed a respectful immortal salute.
Gu Feihe quickly introduced, “Sect Master, this is Daoist Hou Xuancheng.”
Lan Xiaobu hurriedly returned the greeting.
He could tell that Hou Xuancheng was a late-stage Immortal King, making him the strongest among the group.
Huo Lan spoke up, “Sect Master Lan, I believe you’ve already heard some of the situation. In fact, it’s worse than you think.”
“Even if it’s an Immortal Venerable, we shouldn’t be too worried. With so many of us…”
Before Lan Xiaobu could finish, Huo Lan sighed, “Sect Master Lan, I suspect that this demon isn’t a human Immortal Venerable at all. The freezing of the Lingwei Immortal Domain might be related to him.”
(That’s all for today’s update.
Goodnight, friends!)
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