Chapter 00274: The One with the Strongest Fist Makes the Rules
# The One with the Strongest Fist Makes the Rules
Chapter 274
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 274: The One with the Strongest Fist Makes the Rules
Lan Xiaobu was annoyed.
He had been forcibly pulled out of his secluded cultivation, and someone had even come to his courtyard to knock on his door.
He was currently at the peak of the sixth level of the Profound Immortal Realm.
Just one more month, and he could have broken through to the seventh level.
"What's going on?" Lan Xiaobu glared at the immortal guard in front of him, his expression far from pleasant.
The guard quickly replied with a nervous tone, "Immortal Officer Lan, it was Immortal Officer Jian who sent me. He asked for your help."
Hearing that it was Jian Xuanming who had called for him, Lan Xiaobu's anger subsided a bit.
He then asked, "Where's Immortal Officer Guang?"
"He's being punished by Immortal Officer Qu and is currently reflecting on his actions in the Forbidden Immortal Bureau," the guard answered.
"What? Why is Immortal Officer Guang being punished? He just made a great contribution. He should be rewarded, not punished!" Lan Xiaobu was even more confused.
"And who is this Immortal Officer Qu? I don't recall hearing about him before."
"He's a newly transferred minor immortal officer, filling a vacancy in our Forbidden Immortal Bureau," the guard replied, sweating profusely.
He was just a lowly immortal guard, and answering too many questions might get him into trouble.
"Alright, I understand," Lan Xiaobu said, realizing that things were more complicated than they seemed.
He quickened his pace toward the Forbidden Immortal Bureau.
Some things could only be clarified by speaking directly with Jian Xuanming.
"Brother Xiaobu!" Zhong Yi was already waiting for Lan Xiaobu outside the Forbidden Immortal Bureau.
"Not bad, you've been promoted to Immortal Officer," Lan Xiaobu said, patting Zhong Yi on the shoulder.
Zhong Yi was wearing the uniform of a first-level immortal officer, looking quite spirited.
Zhong Yi quickly replied, "It's all thanks to you, Brother Xiaobu. But this time, things are a bit tricky."
"Let's go see Immortal Officer Jian first," Lan Xiaobu said, not immediately asking for details.
...
Jian Xuanming was lying in the infirmary of the Forbidden Immortal Bureau, his face pale and blood still oozing from his chest.
Lan Xiaobu immediately took out a Yanglin Immortal Pill and fed it to Jian Xuanming.
In just a short while, Jian Xuanming's complexion improved, and he even managed to sit up, looking at Lan Xiaobu in shock.
"Was that a fifth-grade..."
Before Jian Xuanming could finish, Lan Xiaobu interrupted, "Brother Jian, what happened?"
Jian Xuanming sighed, thinking about Guang Li's situation.
"It's Qu Wuyang, that bastard. He's betraying his own people. He locked Guang Li in the Forbidden Immortal Bureau's internal confinement room and won't let him out."
"What's the reason for this?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Being confined in the Forbidden Immortal Bureau's internal room wasn't too serious, so Lan Xiaobu wasn't overly worried.
Jian Xuanming sighed again.
"It's about Guang Li's daughter, Guang Jie. For some reason, her alchemy skills have suddenly skyrocketed. She even won first place in the recent alchemy competition held by the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
It was only natural for Guang Jie to win first place.
Lan Xiaobu had taught her alchemy without holding back, even using the Cosmic Dimension Matrix to analyze and optimize her alchemy techniques based on her unique characteristics.
Jian Xuanming sighed again.
"The problem lies here. Guang Jie's alchemy techniques and her method of refining immortal herbs are said to have come from an ancient inheritance. So, Elder Guan He, a fourth-grade immortal alchemist from the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect, wanted Guang Jie to share her techniques to improve the sect's alchemy level. Guang Jie refused, saying that the techniques were passed down to her by someone else and she couldn't share them. When Elder Guan He tried to press further, Sect Master Xiao Yueshui intervened. Xiao Yueshui said that no one in the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect had the right to demand Guang Jie to share her techniques. Guang Jie's alchemy was her own opportunity, and no one should interfere."
Lan Xiaobu nodded.
Sect Master Xiao Yueshui seemed reasonable.
If it were him, he would have directly kicked Elder Guan He out of the sect.
In reality, even if Guang Jie shared her techniques, others would only learn some refining experiences and alchemy formulas.
The actual alchemy techniques couldn't be learned.
The techniques Lan Xiaobu taught Guang Jie were tailored to her unique characteristics, constructed by the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
How could others possibly replicate them?
Jian Xuanming continued, "Originally, this matter should have ended there. Guang Jie received many rewards and even got her own mountain peak. But then, someone asked Guang Jie to refine a batch of Nine Revolutions Transcendence Pills."
"Someone asked a third-grade immortal alchemist to refine Nine Revolutions Transcendence Pills using Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flowers?" Lan Xiaobu couldn't believe what he was hearing.
He knew that Guang Jie was at most a third-grade immortal alchemist.
It would take her a long time to reach the fourth grade, unless he personally guided her every day.
But he barely had enough time for his own cultivation, let alone teaching Guang Jie.
"Exactly," Jian Xuanming said, knowing that Lan Xiaobu had Nine Revolutions Transcendence Pills and had even given him one.
"What happened next?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
He knew that refining Nine Revolutions Transcendence Pills wasn't difficult.
Even a third-grade immortal alchemist could refine them.
The only difference was that a third-grade alchemist would produce third-grade pills, while a ninth-grade alchemist would produce ninth-grade pills.
Jian Xuanming explained, "Guang Jie refused on the spot, saying her alchemy skills weren't sufficient to refine such a pill. But then her master, Dai Jingning, came and said her own alchemy skills were even worse than Guang Jie's. She hoped Guang Jie could help refine the pill, saying that Guang Jie was the best third-grade alchemist in the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect. If Guang Jie didn't help, they would have to ask a fourth-grade alchemist, who would be hard to invite..."
"Did Guang Jie end up helping?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Jian Xuanming nodded.
"Yes. Dai Jingning had helped Guang Jie a lot in the past. Without her, Guang Jie wouldn't have been able to join the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect. So Guang Jie agreed to refine the pill, but it ended up failing."
Lan Xiaobu frowned.
This didn't make sense.
With Guang Jie's alchemy skills, refining Nine Revolutions Transcendence Pills shouldn't have failed.
Nine Revolutions Transcendence Pills weren't particularly difficult to refine.
The challenge lay in two things: obtaining the Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flowers and producing higher-grade pills.
"Brother Xiaobu, you also think something's off, right? Guang Jie was stunned. She knew something had gone wrong. The value of the Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flowers was immense, and she couldn't afford to compensate for them. Fortunately, Guang Jie quickly realized that this wasn't a simple matter and immediately informed her father, Guang Li, through a communication pearl."
Jian Xuanming couldn't help but snort at this point.
"Guang Li and I are both third-grade immortal officers in the Forbidden Immortal Bureau. We brought four immortal guards to the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect to pick up Guang Jie, but we didn't even get to see her. Instead, we were injured by the sect's members."
Lan Xiaobu sneered.
"The Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect sure has some nerve, daring to attack immortal officers from the Forbidden Immortal Bureau?"
Jian Xuanming sighed.
"This is partly our fault. The newly transferred minor immortal officer, Qu Wuyang, was at the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect. He personally arrested Guang Li, accusing him of leading a group to illegally attack the number one alchemy sect in the Jiangyan Immortal Path."
"Were you also injured by Qu Wuyang?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Jian Xuanming shook his head.
"No, I was injured by the members of the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect."
"What about the sect master of the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
He thought that Sect Master Xiao Yueshui, who had previously stopped Elder Guan He from pressuring Guang Jie, wouldn't just sit back and watch this happen.
Zhong Yi, who was standing nearby, said, "I heard that Sect Master Xiao Yueshui took the fifth-grade immortal alchemist Yi Yiming and the fourth-grade immortal alchemist Lou Qianyun to the Star Ascension Immortal Court for some alchemy competition."
"What a convenient timing," Lan Xiaobu muttered.
"Where is Qu Wuyang now? What's his cultivation level?" He was worried that he might not be able to handle Qu Wuyang.
Reasoning? Both of them were minor immortal officers in the Forbidden Immortal Bureau.
There was no reasoning to be done here.
In the end, it would come down to whose fist was stronger.
"He's currently in the Forbidden Immortal Bureau. I suspect he already knows you're here. I heard he's at the Great Perfected Immortal level. We're no match for him," Jian Xuanming said with concern.
He had just broken through to the seventh level of the Profound Immortal Realm, which was still far from the Great Perfected Immortal level.
"Who are the current minor immortal officers in our Forbidden Immortal Bureau?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Before Jian Xuanming could answer, a loud laugh echoed through the room.
"Immortal Officer Lan, let me answer that for you."
Jian Xuanming quickly said, "Greetings, Immortal Officer Qi. Brother Xiaobu, this is Immortal Officer Qi Yunshu, one of the four minor immortal officers in our Forbidden Immortal Bureau. He's also the strongest among us, at the late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal level."
"So it's Immortal Officer Qi. I've heard so much about you," Lan Xiaobu said, clasping his hands in greeting.
To be honest, this was the first time he had met Qi Yunshu, though he had heard the name a few times before.
Qi Yunshu quickly returned the gesture.
"Immortal Officer Lan, I've truly heard so much about you. This is the first time I've seen you in person. First, I must thank you for saving my life. If it weren't for you, I would have died in the Bai Duan Immortal Manor. Our Immortal Officer Fu died there, which is why Qu Wuyang was transferred here."
Among the four minor immortal officers in the Jiangyan Immortal Path, Lan Xiaobu had the lowest cultivation level.
However, Qi Yunshu was very clear-headed.
Not only had Lan Xiaobu saved his life, but even if that hadn't happened, he would still side with Lan Xiaobu.
Before Gu Yue went into seclusion, he had called Qi Yunshu aside and told him to support Lan Xiaobu if anything happened.
Similarly, if he had any doubts, he could consult Lan Xiaobu.
This showed that Lan Xiaobu was one of Gu Yue's true confidants.
Lan Xiaobu thought to himself that the four minor immortal officers in the Forbidden Immortal Bureau ranged from Great Luo Golden Immortals to Great Perfected Immortals, and from Great Yi Immortals to him, a Profound Immortal.
What a strange mix.
"Immortal Officer Qi, Qu Wuyang has betrayed his own people. I plan to arrest him and then go to the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect to demand an explanation. What do you think?" Lan Xiaobu asked, sensing that Qi Yunshu seemed to be on his side.
Qi Yunshu didn't hesitate.
"I agree. Immortal Officer Lan, you take the lead, and I, Qi Yunshu, will stand by your side."
"I, Jin Buqiao, will also stand by Immortal Officer Lan's side. That Qu Wuyang has gone too far," Jin Buqiao said as he hurried over, having just heard that Lan Xiaobu had returned.
(That's all for today's update.
Goodnight, everyone!)
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