Chapter 00404: Reallocation
# Reallocation
Chapter 404
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 404: Reallocation
One hundred and seven tokens were quickly snatched up, leaving only two remaining.
Lan Xiaobu, puzzled, asked, "When the Immortal Domain Conference was held in Jinyun Immortal City, including our Five Realms Immortal World, there were only one hundred and three immortal domains. Now, there are three more. Which immortal domains have arrived?"
Three men stepped forward.
The first to speak was a peak Immortal Emperor who performed an Immortal Sovereign's salute to Lan Xiaobu.
"Li Yuansha of Yongmao Immortal Domain greets the Five Realms King. We from Yongmao Immortal Domain came together with the Qixun Immortal Domain and Xingluan Immortal Domain. We encountered some issues on the way, which caused our delay."
Two others stepped forward and performed the Immortal Sovereign's salute.
"Mu Qi of Qixun Immortal Domain and Hu Mingzhi of Xingluan Immortal Domain greet the Five Realms King."
Without waiting for Lan Xiaobu to inquire further, the three of them took out the official seals and documents of their respective immortal domains.
Shen Sen and the other powerful figures from Weixing Immortal Domain had grim expressions.
This so-called Five Realms King, merely at the Immortal King level, dared to act as if he were the ruler of the immortal world.
Seeing how the Immortal Court Kings from other domains treated Lan Xiaobu with such respect made them extremely uncomfortable.
Lan Xiaobu examined the documents and then looked at Hu Mingzhi with a puzzled expression.
"Why are you only at the Immortal King level?"
It wasn't unusual to be at the Immortal King level, but it was strange for an Immortal King to present the domain's official documents.
Typically, this was the duty of the Immortal Court King.
Lan Xiaobu found it hard to believe that another immortal domain would have an Immortal King as their Immortal Court King, just like him.
Hu Mingzhi performed another Immortal Sovereign's salute, his face filled with sorrow.
"On our way here, we encountered Void Pirates. They robbed us and killed the Immortal Court King of Xingluan Immortal Domain. Because of the Void Pirates, we were delayed."
Lan Xiaobu thought to himself that for three immortal domains to travel together and still lose an Immortal Court King to Void Pirates, those pirates must be incredibly strong.
He nodded.
"It's not too late. At least you've secured a spot on the Void Stone and have a chance to compete for a place in the secret realm."
By now, all the Immortal Court Kings from the various immortal domains had found their spots.
Those who had drawn good positions were overjoyed, while those with poor positions had no choice but to accept their fate.
After all, having a spot was better than nothing.
Shen Sen's face was as dark as a pot.
His luck had been terrible; he had drawn a spot that was not only in a poor location but also small in size.
Originally, Qingfang Immortal Domain was supposed to dominate, occupying the largest area on the Void Stone.
Now, they were stuck in a corner.
This was a humiliation he couldn't swallow.
If he couldn't deal with Lan Xiaobu on the Void Stone, he would have to wait until Lan Xiaobu was alone and then capture him.
Dealing with someone like Lan Xiaobu was simple—just don't give him the chance to set up any immortal arrays.
As soon as the Immortal Court Kings secured their spots on the Void Stone, they immediately set up protective arrays to seal off their areas.
Everyone knew that the chaotic battles on the Void Stone were a thing of the past.
As long as Lan Xiaobu was here, and as long as no one could completely dismantle the various grand arrays he had set up on the Void Stone, no one would dare to fight over territory here.
"Fellow Immortal Court Kings, the allocation of positions on the Void Stone is now complete. Next, we will compete for the spots. So, let's not waste any time. I still have twenty positions on the Void Stone to sell. The first position is number one hundred and nine. I believe everyone has already seen where it is located. Those who wish to purchase position one hundred and nine, please bid now. Anyone can bid, and the highest bidder will win."
Lan Xiaobu raised a token as he spoke.
"We offer three top-grade immortal spirit veins," Hong Qianyun from the Jiting Chamber of Commerce immediately said.
"Six top-grade immortal spirit veins," someone else stepped forward, doubling the bid in an attempt to secure the spot quickly.
"Seven top-grade immortal spirit veins..."
Clearly, this strategy didn't work, as others continued to raise the bid.
...
Even though there were twenty positions up for auction, the competition for the first one was already fierce.
In the end, position one hundred and nine was won by the Jiting Chamber of Commerce for nine immortal spirit veins.
After handing over the nine top-grade immortal spirit veins, they took the token for position one hundred and nine.
Lan Xiaobu then took out the token for position one hundred and ten.
Before he could even start the auction, he received a voice transmission from Mou Yichen.
"Brother Lan, my Nine Swords Immortal Mountain wants a position. However, we can only offer four top-grade immortal spirit veins. We'll try to gather the rest later..."
Lan Xiaobu had already noticed Mou Yichen's arrival.
Initially, Mou Yichen had said he would go back to discuss matters, but then he disappeared.
Lan Xiaobu understood his reasoning.
Qingfang Immortal Domain was too powerful, and Lan Xiaobu had stirred up too much trouble.
In the eyes of Nine Swords Immortal Mountain, the Five Realms King might not survive for long, so it was understandable that they didn't want to get involved, especially since Nine Swords Immortal Mountain was still within Qingfang Immortal Domain.
Mou Yichen felt somewhat embarrassed as he spoke.
He was deeply dissatisfied with Nine Swords Immortal Mountain.
He had repeatedly told the elders of the sect that they should support Lan Xiaobu when he first arrived, as Lan Xiaobu was no ordinary Immortal Court King.
He had personally witnessed Lan Xiaobu setting up the protective arrays for the Five Realms Immortal World.
Could an ordinary Immortal Court King lead the construction of a world's protective arrays?
Despite this, the elders of Nine Swords Immortal Mountain remained disdainful.
They believed that if Nine Swords Immortal Mountain continued to associate with Lan Xiaobu, the sect might face retaliation from Qingfang Immortal Court, potentially leading to its destruction.
However, reality had slapped all the elders of Nine Swords Immortal Mountain in the face.
Not only was Lan Xiaobu alive and well, but he had also killed three semi-divine realm experts and dozens of Immortal Emperors from Qingfang Immortal Domain.
The strength of Qingfang Immortal Domain's semi-divine realm experts was well-known to Nine Swords Immortal Mountain.
Faced with the Five Realms King's overwhelming power, Shen Sen, the Great Emperor of Qingfang Immortal Domain, didn't even dare to make a sound.
Now that Lan Xiaobu was auctioning off positions on the Void Stone, Nine Swords Immortal Mountain was in a panic.
Although Mou Yichen was reluctant, the sect leader and elders had all sent him voice transmissions, urging him to secure a position.
"No need. Four top-grade immortal spirit veins will do. Just bid directly, and you can give me the four top-grade immortal spirit veins later," Lan Xiaobu replied via voice transmission.
Mou Yichen had waited for him for a long time in the Five Realms Immortal World and had even escorted him to Qingfang Immortal Domain.
The position on the Void Stone had also been provided by Mou Yichen, so Lan Xiaobu felt he owed him this favor.
"Thank you, Brother Lan," Mou Yichen said joyfully, immediately calling out, "Ten top-grade immortal spirit veins."
Position one hundred and ten was unsurprisingly won by Nine Swords Immortal Mountain.
Ten top-grade immortal spirit veins were not something an ordinary sect could afford.
...
The subsequent positions were all sold for around ten top-grade immortal spirit veins.
Only the most powerful chambers of commerce, sects, or the Immortal Court Kings of immortal domains could afford these spots.
Shen Sen watched as Qingfang Immortal Domain's position on the Void Stone was inferior to even those of some immortal sects.
The frustration he felt was indescribable.
"Great Emperor, I have a way to kill Lan Xiaobu," a voice transmission came from an Immortal Emperor beside him.
The speaker was Chang Qin, the city lord of Jinyun Immortal City.
As the city lord, Chang Qin was clearly one of Shen Sen's trusted aides.
He had previously tried to deal with Lan Xiaobu during the Immortal Domain Conference but failed and was instead counterattacked by Lan Xiaobu.
This time, he had thought Lan Xiaobu was doomed, so he had followed along.
However, Qingfang Immortal Domain had now lost twenty to thirty Immortal Emperors and three semi-divine realm experts.
This had significantly weakened Qingfang Immortal Domain's influence, leaving them without the confidence to compete for positions on the Void Stone.
Shen Sen's spirits lifted, and he immediately asked via voice transmission, "What's the plan?"
Chang Qin transmitted, "Actually, from a certain perspective, losing so many experts isn't necessarily the worst thing for Qingfang Immortal Domain. It will motivate the younger generation of our domain to work harder and strive to fill the void left by the semi-divine realm experts."
Before proposing his plan, Chang Qin wanted to boost Shen Sen's morale.
He needed to make Shen Sen believe that losing a few semi-divine realm experts and a bunch of Immortal Emperors wasn't a big deal.
Shen Sen nodded.
He understood what Chang Qin meant.
With three semi-divine realm experts and several peak Immortal Emperors dead, his control over Qingfang Immortal Domain would only become more secure.
Those three semi-divine realm experts had often disregarded his orders.
Moreover, the recent alchemy competition held by Qingfang Immortal Domain across several immortal domains had been orchestrated by those three semi-divine realm experts.
Seeing that Shen Sen's expression had improved, Chang Qin continued via voice transmission, "The Five Realms King's cultivation is undoubtedly at the Immortal King level, but at most, he's only at the early Immortal King stage. When the quota allocation plan was being formulated, he participated and agreed to the distribution method. The competition for spots to enter the Chaos Secret Realm will be a battle among the Immortal Kings of the various immortal domains. All we need to do is send an Immortal King to challenge the Five Realms Immortal World's quota. This time, the Five Realms Immortal World only has two Immortal Kings, including the Five Realms King. I don't believe that Lan Xiaobu won't participate. If he doesn't, he'll anger all the immortal domains. No matter how strong he is, can he really stand against over a hundred immortal domains? As long as he steps onto the battle stage, killing him will be as easy as slaughtering a chicken."
"I'm worried he's set up void immortal arrays outside the square," Shen Sen said.
He had also thought of this plan but was concerned that Lan Xiaobu might have set up void immortal arrays around the void square.
Chang Qin chuckled.
"Great Emperor, there's no need to worry. Although no one here is a master of void array formations, there are some Immortal Array Emperors who have some knowledge of them. With so many Immortal Array Emperors present, if Lan Xiaobu dares to use arrays in the competition, he's digging his own grave. Besides, I suspect that Lan Xiaobu hasn't set up any void immortal arrays outside."
"Good. Have the Ten Kings of Qingfang come here as quickly as possible. Whoever brings me Lan Xiaobu's head will be the heir to Qingfang Immortal Court," Shen Sen immediately ordered.
"Yes," Chang Qin acknowledged and immediately sent out the message.
After the last position was auctioned off, Lan Xiaobu announced, "The allocation of positions on the Void Stone is now complete. How you manage your positions is up to you. Now, let's move on to competing for the spots. Since this is a competition, we naturally need judges. All the Immortal Court Kings present will serve as judges. If there are any disputes over the outcome, any Immortal Court King can raise the issue, and we'll discuss it together."
Lan Xiaobu said something everyone already understood.
The judging for this competition wasn't important.
When it came to the spots for entering the Chaos Secret Realm, who wouldn't fight desperately? Most likely, the winner would be the one who survived, and the loser would be the one who died.
(That's all for today's update.
Goodnight, friends!)
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