Chapter 00254: The Forbidden Immortal Bureau
# The Forbidden Immortal Bureau
Chapter 254
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 254: The Forbidden Immortal Bureau
Date: 2022-05-06
As they conversed along the way, Lan Xiaobu learned that the Star Ascension Immortal Court was located in the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain.
The entire Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain had four major immortal courts, and the Star Ascension Immortal Court was just one of them.
In comparison, the Lingwei Immortal Domain seemed much better off.
After all, there was only one immortal court in the Lingwei Immortal Domain, so there was no internal strife.
It was like starting a company.
When the Lingwei Immortal Domain first emerged, Lan Xiaobu had founded the Great Desolate Immortal Sect.
Later, when the Lingwei Immortal Court was established, he naturally became the Immortal Court King.
If he had been even slightly late, it wouldn’t have been so easy to establish the Great Desolate Immortal Sect, let alone become the Immortal Court King.
Lan Xiaobu wasn’t necessarily fixated on being the Immortal Court King, but he knew that if someone else were to take that position, they wouldn’t have been able to bring peace to the entire Lingwei Immortal Domain as he had.
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Half a month later, the spaceship landed on a massive void plaza.
Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense swept across the vast plaza and landed on the distant, boundless immortal continent shrouded in mist.
He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
Compared to the Star Ascension Immortal Court, the Lingwei Immortal Domain was truly shabby.
First of all, the Lingwei Immortal Domain still lacked a domain-protecting array.
Lan Xiaobu had only managed to set up a defensive array in the ice-transformation zone, which was far from being a proper domain-protecting array.
Secondly, the Lingwei Immortal Domain didn’t have a void plaza like this one, which connected to the vast expanse of the void.
Not to mention setting up a boundary array for the Lingwei Immortal Domain, Lan Xiaobu hadn’t even visited many of the border regions.
In the end, it all came down to his lack of strength.
Lan Xiaobu had always thought that he was better at management than those immortals who only knew how to cultivate in seclusion.
However, after arriving at the void plaza outside the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain, Lan Xiaobu realized how narrow-minded he had been.
Here, there was a strict identity system.
Anyone entering or leaving the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain had to present their identity token.
Only after confirming which immortal court they belonged to could they enter the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain.
Strictly speaking, Lan Xiaobu was a black-market resident.
Fortunately, he had encountered people from the Forbidden Immortal Bureau.
What did the Forbidden Immortal Bureau do? They specialized in dealing with all kinds of black-market residents.
So even though Lan Xiaobu claimed to have lost all his belongings, Guang Li and Jian Junzhong still managed to get him a temporary identity, effectively vouching for him.
Once inside the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain, Lan Xiaobu could quickly obtain a proper identity token.
After verifying their identities, Guang Li and Jian Junzhong piloted the spaceship through the atmosphere of the Mysterious Profulent Immortal Domain.
Before the spaceship even landed, Lan Xiaobu could sense that the natural laws of the Mysterious Profulent Immortal Domain were at least two levels higher than those of the Lingwei Immortal Domain.
This discovery filled Lan Xiaobu with excitement.
Only in an immortal domain with higher natural laws could he cultivate to a higher level.
He strongly suspected that the continuous freezing of the Lingwei Immortal Domain was caused by the area from which he had been teleported.
That place not only had extreme cold but also a void array gate.
Given the level of natural laws in the Lingwei Immortal Domain, no one could cultivate to a level where they could approach that void array gate.
Without being able to approach the void array gate, it was impossible to figure out why the Lingwei Immortal Domain was freezing.
The spaceship landed outside an ancient, weathered building.
Despite its age, the structure exuded a sense of historical weight.
At the entrance stood two massive immortal beast stone statues, though Lan Xiaobu couldn’t tell what kind of beasts they were.
Above the gate hung three solemn characters: "Forbidden Immortal Bureau."
Two immortal guards stood on either side, though their cultivation levels were quite low, barely at the Golden Immortal stage.
After the spaceship landed, Guang Li and Jian Xuanming escorted the female prisoner out.
Guang Li put away the spaceship and said to Jian Xuanming, "Xuanming, take the prisoner to the cell. I’ll take Xiaobu to complete the entry procedures for the Forbidden Immortal Bureau."
"Got it," Jian Xuanming waved at Lan Xiaobu and said, "Brother Xiaobu, you’ll stay at Brother Li’s place for now. I’ll come find you guys for a drink in a few days."
This had been agreed upon during the journey.
Since Guang Li lived alone, having Lan Xiaobu stay with him wouldn’t be an issue.
Guang Li had a dao companion, but she had left him because she looked down on him for being stuck as a second-level immortal official for so many years and not being able to provide her with sufficient cultivation resources.
He also had a daughter named Guang Jie, who was an inner disciple of the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect and a second-grade alchemist.
Because of this, Guang Li held a relatively high position in the Forbidden Immortal Bureau.
According to Jian Xuanming, Guang Li was soon to be promoted to a third-level immortal official.
Both Lan Xiaobu and Guang Li knew what Jian Xuanming was thinking.
He had recently obtained a body-refining technique called the "Undying Technique" and had been itching to try it out.
However, with Lan Xiaobu and Guang Li around, and being in the middle of capturing a criminal, he had to suppress his excitement.
Following Guang Li into the Forbidden Immortal Bureau, Lan Xiaobu took in his surroundings.
The bureau was divided into five levels.
The underground level housed various prison cells.
The first level was a grand hall, equivalent to a courthouse, called the Hall of Justice.
The second and third levels were offices for the immortal officials, each with their own private office.
Of course, the size of the office depended on the official’s rank.
The fourth level was where the minor and major immortal officials worked.
The Forbidden Immortal Bureau typically had one major immortal official and four minor immortal officials, all occupying a large section of the level.
The fifth level was where all the bureau’s archives were stored.
"Brother Xiaobu, I’ll take you to see Immortal Official Jin now. I’m sure there won’t be any issues," Guang Li explained the basic structure of the bureau before leading Lan Xiaobu to the fourth level.
Immortal Official Jin, named Jin Buqiao, was one of the minor immortal officials.
For Lan Xiaobu to join the Forbidden Immortal Bureau, he needed the approval of a minor immortal official.
As they stepped onto the fourth level, a denser wave of immortal spiritual energy washed over Lan Xiaobu.
He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly—whether in the immortal or mortal world, those in higher positions always reaped greater benefits.
Guang Li carefully knocked on the restriction outside a cave abode and waited patiently.
After about the time it took to burn an incense stick, the restriction lifted, and a voice called out, "Immortal Official Guang, come in."
"Guang Li pays his respects to Immortal Official Jin. This is my friend, Lan Xiaobu. He wishes to contribute to the Jiangyan Immortal Path’s Forbidden Immortal Bureau. I’d like to recommend him as an immortal official," Guang Li said respectfully, placing a jade bottle in front of Immortal Official Jin.
"Lan Xiaobu pays his respects to Immortal Official Jin," Lan Xiaobu also performed a respectful gesture, though he was puzzled.
Becoming an immortal official was such a low-level position—did it really require gifts?
The Immortal Official Jin was a portly man, likely at the late-stage Great Yi Immortal level.
The pill Guang Li had offered must have been of decent quality.
Immortal Official Jin’s divine sense swept over the jade bottle Guang Li had presented, and he laughed heartily.
"Such a small matter is naturally acceptable. Take this and complete his entry procedures."
With that, Immortal Official Jin handed a jade token to Guang Li.
"Thank you, Immortal Official Jin," Guang Li bowed again.
Lan Xiaobu could only follow suit and express his gratitude once more.
With the jade token from Immortal Official Jin, Guang Li easily completed Lan Xiaobu’s entry procedures.
Lan Xiaobu received a storage bag containing clothes, an immortal official token, a replacement identity token, and some miscellaneous items like image crystals.
After finishing these tasks, Guang Li took Lan Xiaobu on a tour of the underground prison level and the first three levels, introducing him to many of the immortal officials who weren’t out on assignments.
As they left the Forbidden Immortal Bureau, Lan Xiaobu couldn’t help but ask, "Brother Li, the bureau’s rewards don’t seem particularly high. Why does it seem so difficult to join?"
Hearing this, Guang Li was momentarily stunned before understanding dawned on him.
He patted Lan Xiaobu’s shoulder and said, "Brother Xiaobu, I can tell you’ve never had to worry about immortal crystals for cultivation. You probably haven’t experienced the days of lacking immortal crystals. I don’t know about other immortal courts, but in the Star Ascension Immortal Court, immortal crystals aren’t easy to come by..."
As they walked and talked, Lan Xiaobu gradually understood the situation.
The resources in the Mysterious Profulent Immortal Domain had long been divided up.
Aside from a few forbidden areas, all immortal crystal mines and immortal herb-producing lands were already claimed.
In the Mysterious Profulent Immortal Domain, the wealthy were extremely rich, while the poor were unimaginably destitute.
A single immortal crystal could be the difference between life and death.
There were only a few ways to obtain immortal crystals.
One was to venture out and search for miscellaneous cultivation resources, then trade them for immortal crystals.
However, this was almost a pipe dream.
Resource-rich areas were already claimed, and in areas with fewer resources, everyone was searching every day.
Did you think you were the only one looking?
Another way was to become an alchemist, artifact smith, or talisman master.
But becoming one of these was even more difficult.
Without a massive amount of resources, becoming an alchemist? Don’t even dream about it.
This was why Guang Li’s status was so high despite his daughter being only a second-grade alchemist.
Thinking of the dozens of high-grade, mid-grade, and low-grade immortal spirit veins in his spatial ring, along with nearly five billion immortal crystals of various grades, Lan Xiaobu couldn’t help but feel a sense of gratitude.
As a sect master, he had risen to power during the early development of the Lingwei Immortal Domain.
Otherwise, he would have had to struggle like everyone else.
For example, if he didn’t have the Great Desolate Immortal Sect, he would have had to work in a small place like the Forbidden Immortal Bureau.
After understanding all this, Lan Xiaobu felt even more that Guang Li was a man of good character.
He had indeed given Guang Li a body-refining technique, but before that, Guang Li had given him a second-grade immortal pill.
To be honest, Lan Xiaobu hadn’t thought much of that second-grade immortal pill at the time.
With his wealth, he wouldn’t have bothered to pick up a second-grade immortal pill if it fell on the ground.
But now, it was clear that Guang Li had been genuinely generous.
Not only that, Guang Li had also gifted a pill to Immortal Official Jin to help him.
Lan Xiaobu didn’t plan to immediately give Guang Li anything.
Guang Li was a good person, but what about others? If Guang Li’s cultivation suddenly improved, it would likely expose Lan Xiaobu.
A small Golden Immortal like him flaunting his wealth in this place would be no different from courting death.
(End of Chapter)