Chapter 00331: The Ancient Battlefield (Extra Chapter for the Centennial Celebration of the Party)
# The Ancient Battlefield (Extra Chapter for the Centennial Celebration of the Party)
Chapter 331
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 331: The Ancient Battlefield (Extra Chapter for the Centennial Celebration of the Party)
Lan Xiaobu smiled faintly, "Judging by everyone's expressions, it seems my master and I still have some reputation. As soon as we arrived, everyone recognized us."
"Senior..."
Teng Man'er was the first to react, quickly stepping forward with a flirtatious demeanor to bow respectfully to Zhao Gongming.
A powerhouse who could casually set up a ninth-grade immortal formation and effortlessly crush tenth-grade demonic beasts—such a person could easily obliterate them all, even if the other three Immortal Court Kings stood by their side.
Teng Man'er was naturally beautiful, and even though her acting wasn't great, she was still captivating.
Unfortunately, Zhao Gongming didn't even spare her a glance.
Teng Mo's gaze swept over the crowd as he coldly said, "When my father left, he entrusted the Star Ascension Immortal Court to me. Are you all planning to rebel against me?"
If Lan Xiaobu's master hadn't been present, the crowd would have already rushed forward.
But with Lan Xiaobu's master here, no one dared to act recklessly.
After all, reputation and power spoke louder than words.
"Xie Chuan, arrest all these traitors," Teng Mo commanded decisively.
He knew that Lan Xiaobu wouldn't stay long, and if he didn't seize this opportunity, he would never have another chance to turn the tables.
Courtesy? That was out of the question.
"You're definitely not Lan Xiaobu's master! Everyone, attack together!" Teng Jingsui shouted fiercely, rallying those around him to charge forward.
He knew that if Teng Mo captured him, he was as good as dead.
The two Immortal Venerables beside him had just taken a step forward when they felt an overwhelming pressure engulf them.
In the next moment, the two Immortal Venerables exploded into a mist of blood.
The scene fell into complete silence.
No one dared to utter a word.
Immortal Venerables! Without even moving a finger, this person had crushed and torn apart two Immortal Venerables with sheer aura and divine sense.
Even if this person wasn't Lan Xiaobu's master, their strength was undoubtedly superior to his.
"We weren't involved! We were just coerced into coming!" Several Immortal Kings and Venerables immediately stepped back.
The Teng family's struggle for the Immortal Court throne had nothing to do with them.
When Teng Jilou had gone missing, they thought Teng Mo's influence had waned, so they had come to curry favor and secure some benefits.
But now that Teng Mo had such a powerful backer, anyone who sided with the doomed princes would be a fool.
Teng Man'er quickly bowed to Lan Xiaobu, "Brother Xiaobu, I've always supported my eleventh brother. Last time, I told him I wanted to follow you and learn alchemy..."
When Zhao Gongming had ignored her earlier, Teng Man'er realized that her beauty held no sway over him.
She couldn't afford to be captured by Teng Mo, so she quickly turned to Lan Xiaobu for help.
Lan Xiaobu said indifferently, "What are you? Do you think you're worthy of learning alchemy under me? I'll say it again—get lost."
Teng Man'er's face turned pale, but before she could say anything else, Xie Chuan restrained her and threw her at Teng Mo's feet.
Lan Xiaobu watched to see how Teng Mo would handle the situation.
If Teng Mo showed any hesitation, Lan Xiaobu would have to ensure that Guang Li and the others left the Star Ascension Immortal Court immediately.
He couldn't risk exposing the search for Liu Li, as it would spell disaster once he left.
Teng Mo would inevitably be overthrown.
"Arrest everyone who came here. I need to interrogate them to determine their innocence," Teng Mo said coldly, not even glancing at the Teng brothers lying at his feet.
With Zhao Gongming, an invincible powerhouse, standing by, no one dared to object.
The 221 people surrounding the Golden Rock Palace were all captured, restrained, and brought before Lan Xiaobu and Teng Mo.
Lan Xiaobu suddenly asked, "Is anyone from the Rain Control Bureau here?"
A restrained man quickly replied, "I am Hu Ru, the head of the Rain Control Bureau."
"Oh, do you know about the incident involving Fan Su Gu Feng?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Hu Ru paused for a moment before recalling, "Ah, yes, yes. Gu Feng violated immortal laws by ambushing an immortal and was lightly punished."
Lan Xiaobu couldn't help but admire the man's audacity.
Three years of drought had nearly wiped out an entire region, and he called it a "light punishment"?
Another restrained man shouted, "He's lying! Gu Feng had a divine maiden, and Hu Fu from the Rain Control Bureau wanted to take her by force. The divine maiden disfigured herself and jumped into a river to escape. Enraged, Hu Fu ordered a three-year drought. Hu Fu is Hu Ru's nephew."
Whether the divine maiden had truly died, Lan Xiaobu didn't know.
All he knew was that Qi He had come to the Forbidden Immortal Bureau on the divine maiden's orders.
The others didn't seem to care.
To them, this was a trivial matter, hardly worth mentioning.
Why was Lan Xiaobu even bringing it up? Was he concerned about the divine maiden?
To immortals, the lives of mortals were insignificant.
Even if an entire world perished, few would bat an eye, let alone a single village.
Teng Mo had spoken with Lan Xiaobu several times and had taken the time to understand him.
He knew that such matters were not trivial in Lan Xiaobu's eyes.
He immediately asked, "What's your name?"
The man who had exposed Hu Ru quickly replied, "I am Gong Bai. I came here because Hu Ru said that anyone who didn't show up would be doomed. I was furious that the Rain Control Bureau treated mortal lives so carelessly, but I was powerless to do anything."
Teng Mo nodded, "Good. Go and execute everyone involved in this matter. No reincarnation for them. You will temporarily take over the Rain Control Bureau."
"Yes, I, Gong Bai, swear not to harm a single innocent mortal life," Gong Bai immediately agreed.
Xie Chuan released Gong Bai's restraints.
Just as the other Immortal Venerables were about to speak, Xie Chuan suddenly raised his hand and unleashed a wave of blade energy.
Blood sprayed as the restrained Immortal Kings and Venerables fell one by one.
"Thud!" When Teng Jingsui's head rolled to the ground, the other Teng brothers were stunned.
"Teng Mo, with Father gone, you can't kill us..."
Teng Zhengfeng's voice trembled with fear.
He hadn't expected Teng Mo to be so ruthless.
Without Teng Mo's orders, Xie Chuan wouldn't have dared to act.
He had thought that if Teng Mo imprisoned them, they could eventually escape.
But Teng Mo had no intention of locking them up—they wouldn't even make it to the prison gates.
"Eleventh Brother, are you going to kill me too?" Teng Man'er's face was deathly pale, her heart filled with terror and unease.
She was the most beautiful woman in the Star Ascension Immortal Court, a peak sixth-grade immortal alchemist, a proud daughter standing at the pinnacle of the immortal realm, destined to rule and become an Immortal Court Queen.
How could she be killed?
Teng Mo said indifferently, "You wanted to kill me. Why can't I kill you? But don't worry too much—I'll allow you to reincarnate."
Seeing Teng Mo's decisiveness, Lan Xiaobu was satisfied.
If Teng Mo didn't take this opportunity to eliminate his enemies, he would surely be overthrown in the future.
It seemed that while Lan Xiaobu had helped him greatly, Teng Mo also had some ability of his own.
"Go and take control of the Immortal Court. I'll head to the Ancient Battlefield for a look. Oh, and if I go missing in the Ancient Battlefield, take care of my friends for me," Lan Xiaobu said, patting Teng Mo on the shoulder.
Teng Mo bowed deeply, "Brother Xiaobu, you are my greatest benefactor. Without you, I would have been doomed to reincarnation. Rest assured, I will treat your friends as my own family. Nothing will happen to them."
With that, Teng Mo handed over more than two hundred storage rings to Lan Xiaobu.
"The Ancient Battlefield of Mysterious Profound is dangerous now. These rings might help you."
Remembering Zhao Gongming's words, Lan Xiaobu laughed and accepted them without hesitation.
Who would turn down more cultivation resources?
...
The Ancient Battlefield of Mysterious Profound.
When Lan Xiaobu arrived, he was shocked by the desolate scene.
The ground was littered with the skeletal remains of cultivators, their skin stretched thin over their bones.
There were no Nightmare Demon corpses.
Nightmare Demons were born from emotions, and unless they were high-level demons, they left no bodies behind when killed—only cores.
The corpses of high-level Nightmare Demons were extremely valuable.
The absence of demon corpses here only highlighted the tragic state of the Mysterious Profound Immortal Realm's cultivators.
"I've heard of this place before, but there were only a few scattered demons back then. I didn't expect so many to appear at once," Zhao Gongming sighed.
"Let's go check out the cultivator army's camp," Lan Xiaobu said.
He hadn't planned to meet with the cultivator army here.
Fighting Nightmare Demons wasn't his concern, and the Lingwei Immortal Realm was also plagued by demons.
He needed to return as soon as possible.
But after seeing the situation here, Lan Xiaobu realized that if the Nightmare Demons weren't stopped, they would eventually engulf the entire Mysterious Profound Immortal Realm.
This was even more terrifying than demonic beasts, which were confined to specific areas.
Nightmare Demons roamed freely, and the lower-level ones had no intelligence, simply swarming in hordes.
"Haha, do you want to end up like Kui Xinghan, with your head chopped off and hung outside to dry for a few days?" As soon as Lan Xiaobu approached the protective formation of the cultivator army's camp, he heard a particularly arrogant voice.
Kui Xinghan? That name sounded familiar.
Soon, Lan Xiaobu remembered who Kui Xinghan was—he was from the Forbidden Immortal Bureau, the third bureau chief.
Back then, it was Kui Xinghan who had led the charge against the Bai Duan family.
Kui Xinghan had been killed? He was, after all, the third bureau chief of the Forbidden Immortal Bureau.
These people had some nerve.
It seemed Teng Jilou had indeed gone missing, or such a thing would never have happened.
"Bureau Chief Gu?" Lan Xiaobu had no patience for formalities.
He directly took out a few formation flags and opened the protective formation.
Immediately, he saw Gu Yue, who was bleeding from the corner of his mouth, clearly injured.
Standing opposite Gu Yue was a late-stage Immortal Venerable, his eyes filled with mockery.
To him, Gu Yue was nothing more than an ant to be crushed at will.
"Bureau Chief Gu, what happened? Did a dog bite you?" Lan Xiaobu greeted him.
"Immortal Bureau Chief Lan..."
Gu Yue was overjoyed to see Lan Xiaobu.
Lan Xiaobu was one thing, but his master was another matter entirely.
With such a master backing him, no one here would dare to bully Lan Xiaobu.
Hearing Lan Xiaobu call him a dog, the Immortal Venerable who had been berating Gu Yue flashed a look of malice, his killing intent instantly flaring.
But when Gu Yue called Lan Xiaobu "Immortal Bureau Chief," he recognized who this person was—Lan Xiaobu, the champion of the Mysterious Profound Immortal Realm's alchemy competition.
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