Chapter 00295: The Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City
# The Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City
Chapter 295
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 295: The Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City
"Teng Mo, your brothers and younger siblings have already prepared enough for the alchemy competition. It's not your fault for not finding a good alchemist. After all, our Star Ascension Immortal Court has limited grand alchemists, and many are already committed to their own sects," Teng Jilou said indifferently, not blaming Teng Mo for not putting in enough effort to prepare for the competition.
Teng Mo suddenly snapped out of his thoughts and quickly stepped forward to apologize.
Teng Jilou was extremely strict with his sons, and such matters would usually warrant a scolding.
However, he didn't reprimand Teng Mo, which made Wang Guangquan's heart skip a beat.
His earlier actions had been very subtle, and he was certain that Teng Jilou's divine sense hadn't detected him.
But Teng Jilou was, after all, an Immortal Emperor, and the methods of such a powerful figure were beyond his comprehension.
Should he confess to Teng Jilou? Wang Guangquan quickly dismissed the thought.
If Teng Jilou had truly discovered his actions, he would have surely taken away the purified medicinal liquid from Teng Mo.
The fact that Teng Jilou hadn't mentioned the vial meant he likely hadn't noticed.
"Eleventh Brother, don't be disheartened. As brothers, we stand together. Even if you didn't send anyone to participate, the alchemists we send are as good as yours," Second Prince Teng Jingsui said encouragingly.
Several other princes also comforted Teng Mo, but only Teng Mo knew that they were all mocking him.
If it weren't for the presence of the Immortal Court King, his brothers would probably be laughing out loud.
Teng Mo was an outsider; why did he even bother to join this competition?
After Teng Mo, the medicinal liquids brought by the other sons of the Immortal Court King all exceeded sixty percent purity.
Among Teng Jilou's fifteen children, only Teng Mo had failed.
Teng Mo saw the disappointment in his mother's eyes and lowered his head.
Deep down, he felt a sense of injustice, but what could he do?
...
After leaving the fifth level of the immortal ship, Teng Mo didn't immediately go to find Lan Xiaobu.
He returned to his own cave dwelling, pondering why Lan Xiaobu had deceived him.
Could it be that Lan Xiaobu didn't know that adding other immortal herbs to the Tribulation Thunder Immortal Fruit would make it impossible to pass the first round?
Something didn't add up.
Even someone who didn't practice alchemy knew this.
How could Lan Xiaobu, a grand alchemist, not know?
With this thought, Teng Mo immediately got up and went to find Lan Xiaobu.
When he arrived at Lan Xiaobu's cave dwelling, the protective formation was active.
He knocked on the formation but received no response.
It seemed Lan Xiaobu was in seclusion.
Teng Mo hesitated for a moment but decided to wait outside Lan Xiaobu's cave.
After waiting for over an hour, the formation at Lan Xiaobu's door finally opened.
Seeing Teng Mo's dejected expression, Lan Xiaobu had a rough idea of what had happened.
"Come in and tell me the details," Lan Xiaobu gestured for Teng Mo to enter.
"Brother Xiaobu, that vial of medicinal liquid failed. Wang Guangquan said you added something else to the Tribulation Thunder Immortal Fruit to achieve sixty percent purity," Teng Mo said as he handed over the vial.
Lan Xiaobu sneered, took the vial, and examined it.
"What kind of person is Wang Guangquan?"
Teng Mo was used to Lan Xiaobu's blunt way of speaking and explained, "Wang Guangquan is a seventh-grade immortal alchemist. When my father needs to refine medicine, he turns to Wang Guangquan for help. In the Star Ascension Immortal Court, if Wang Guangquan claims to be second in alchemy, no one dares to claim first. Moreover, his cultivation is also formidable—he's at the late-stage Immortal King realm."
Lan Xiaobu chuckled, "This vial of Tribulation Thunder Immortal Fruit liquid was originally fine, but after passing through Wang Guangquan's hands, something was indeed added."
"You mean Wang Guangquan is trying to harm me?" Teng Mo suddenly realized.
Wang Guangquan had once stayed in the Alchemy Valley.
The grand alchemist Yuan Ji from the Alchemy Valley was now working for Second Prince Teng Jingsui.
If Teng Jingsui had contacted Wang Guangquan through Yuan Ji to sabotage him, it all made sense.
"What do you think?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Teng Mo clenched his fists, "This must be the work of Second Brother Teng Jingsui. Teng Jingsui is most afraid of me rising, so he had Wang Guangquan tamper with my medicinal liquid during the inspection. No, I must let the Immortal Court King know."
Lan Xiaobu put away the vial and said indifferently, "Wang Guangquan must have inspected it in front of your father, right? If your father, as the Immortal Court King, didn't notice Wang Guangquan's tampering, then he doesn't deserve the title."
Even if Wang Guangquan tried to deceive him in front of Lan Xiaobu, Lan Xiaobu would have noticed.
He might not have Teng Jilou's cultivation level, but his alchemy skills and medicinal purification techniques were definitely superior to Wang Guangquan's.
Wang Guangquan had achieved his current status through sheer longevity, while Lan Xiaobu had the Cosmic Dimension Matrix to assist him.
Even if Wang Guangquan cultivated for millions of years, he could never compare to the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
As for Teng Mo's claim that Wang Guangquan had acted on Teng Jingsui's orders, Lan Xiaobu didn't believe it for a second.
Wang Guangquan was a seventh-grade alchemist and a trusted figure of the Immortal Court King Teng Jilou.
Only a fool would help Teng Jingsui sabotage Teng Mo.
As for why Wang Guangquan had invalidated his results, Lan Xiaobu didn't know the reason, but it was likely related to Wang Guangquan himself.
"You say my father knows, then why..."
Teng Mo didn't finish his sentence.
Whatever the reason, it wasn't something he could question.
"Why? I don't need to know, nor do I want to. For now, let's stick to our original plan and participate in the alchemy competition. This competition is hosted by the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain and has nothing to do with Wang Guangquan. No matter how powerful he is, he has no right to stop me from participating," Lan Xiaobu said.
"But our purified medicinal liquid..."
Teng Mo said anxiously.
Lan Xiaobu waved his hand, "Don't worry. I'll purify this vial again and remove the impurities Wang Guangquan added."
"Can you really do that?" Teng Mo asked excitedly.
He didn't understand alchemy and wasn't sure if Lan Xiaobu could actually do it.
"I can do it. If you have any concerned friends, just tell them everything is fine," Lan Xiaobu said with a smile.
"Thank you, Brother Xiaobu. Do your best. As long as my results aren't worse than Second Brother Teng Jingsui's, I have other ways to deal with this. I'll take my leave now and won't disturb your purification process," Teng Mo said, his spirits lifted once more.
After seeing Teng Mo off, Lan Xiaobu tossed the vial that Wang Guangquan had tampered with into the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
As for purifying the vial again, Lan Xiaobu hadn't even considered it.
He had only said so to Teng Mo to throw out a smokescreen.
Whether it worked or not didn't matter to him.
Purifying a vial that someone else had tampered with was difficult, and even if it were easy, Lan Xiaobu wouldn't bother.
He had already purified a second Tribulation Thunder Immortal Fruit, and this second vial of purified liquid wouldn't be given to Teng Mo.
He would use it directly in the competition.
...
After returning, Teng Mo immediately shared the good news with his mother, Xue Fei.
By the time the Star Ascension Immortal Court's ship landed in the Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City, even Wang Guangquan had heard about it.
Wang Guangquan sneered inwardly.
If the Tribulation Thunder Immortal Fruit he had tampered with could be restored, then all his years of alchemy would have been for nothing.
"Brother Xiaobu, how did it go?" As soon as the ship landed, Teng Mo hurried to Lan Xiaobu's residence.
Lan Xiaobu patted Teng Mo's shoulder, "Brother Teng, don't worry. It's all taken care of."
Teng Mo let out a sigh of relief, "Brother Xiaobu, this time it's all thanks to you. Our Star Ascension Immortal Court is staying at the Mo Yun Immortal Rest Pavilion. The competition starts in ten days. Let me take you to find a good room..."
Before Teng Mo could finish, Lan Xiaobu waved his hand, "Brother Teng, I plan to find my own place to stay. I'll go to the competition on my own when the time comes. I have some personal matters to attend to during this period. Oh, and keep this flame with you for now. I'll need it during the competition."
As he spoke, Lan Xiaobu took out a fifth-grade Immortal Yi Flame.
Teng Mo was taken aback but quickly said, "Don't worry, go take care of your business. I'll call you when the time comes. You'll need this Immortal Yi Flame in a few days, so keep it with you. Brother Xiaobu, we're in this together. How could I not trust you?"
Although Lan Xiaobu knew Teng Mo's words were insincere, he appreciated the sentiment.
To be honest, a fifth-grade Immortal Yi Flame that couldn't advance further wasn't something he cared much about.
...
The Mysterious Profound Alchemy City was now packed to the brim.
Lan Xiaobu used immortal crystals to secure a room at the Xiaoqian Immortal Rest Pavilion.
This was a mid-tier rest pavilion, not very famous in the Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City, and its immortal spiritual energy was relatively weak.
Because of this, it was mostly inhabited by rogue cultivators or those without strong backing.
Lan Xiaobu managed to secure a room by throwing around immortal crystals.
After finding a place to stay, Lan Xiaobu simply set up a few protective formations in his room, then went out to purchase some map jade slips of the outskirts of the Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City before leaving the Xiaoqian Immortal Rest Pavilion.
He needed to find a place to break through to the Great Perfection Immortal Realm.
The Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City was relatively remote within the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain.
Millions of miles away from the city lay the Black Pottery Forest Range.
This forest stretched for billions of miles and had natural anti-flight formations.
It was home to countless top-tier immortal herbs and materials for refining immortal artifacts.
The reason the Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City had grown to its current size was largely due to the Black Pottery Forest Range.
However, reaping benefits from the Black Pottery Forest Range was no easy task.
Rumors had it that deep within the forest lived tenth-grade immortal beasts.
Tenth-grade immortal beasts were, in theory, beings whose strength surpassed that of Immortal Emperors.
While many had made a name for themselves in the Black Pottery Forest Range, countless cultivators had also perished there.
Lan Xiaobu wasn't there to seek treasures, so he chose the northernmost part of the Black Pottery Forest Range.
This area was poor in immortal spiritual energy, and even rogue cultivators avoided it.
The lack of immortal spiritual energy meant there were no immortal beasts, but it also meant there were no immortal herbs or materials.
Lan Xiaobu was there primarily to break through to the Great Perfection Immortal Realm.
He needed a secluded place, and the northern part of the Black Pottery Forest Range was perfect for his tribulation.
(End of Chapter)