Chapter 00472: The Star Ascension Immortal Court is No More
# The Star Ascension Immortal Court is No More
Chapter 472
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 472: The Star Ascension Immortal Court is No More
The man in purple cautiously retreated backward, yet he couldn’t shake the feeling that Luo Caisi had glanced his way.
Cold sweat drenched his back as he silently prayed she wouldn’t call out to him.
"Luo Caisi greets Palace Master Yuan. I’ve come specifically to participate in the Great Kun Sea Realm. I appreciate your trouble," Luo Caisi performed a respectful immortal greeting.
She had indeed noticed the purple-clad youth, but she had no interest in wasting words on such a person.
Lan Xiaobu could look down upon Yuan Bu, but she couldn’t.
Yuan Bu laughed heartily and quickly replied, "No trouble at all! Not the slightest bit of trouble. May I ask how many people Fairy Luo plans to bring into the Great Kun Sea Realm? Oh, and only cultivators at the Immortal King Realm or Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm can enter. It’s too dangerous for those of other realms."
Luo Caisi said, "I have two people."
Originally, she had intended to place Gudao inside her True Spirit World.
But upon hearing that Immortal King Realm cultivators could enter, she decided to include Gudao’s name as well.
Gudao was a seventh-level immortal demonic beast—equivalent to the Immortal King Realm, even at the late stage of the seventh level.
"Good, no problem at all."
Yuan Bu immediately took out two jade talismans and handed them to Luo Caisi.
"The Great Kun Sea Realm won’t open for a few more months. These are the entry talismans. If Fairy Luo has no place to stay, you’re welcome to reside in our Great Kun Immortal Palace’s guest rest pavilion."
Before Luo Caisi could respond, Jia Yunkong quickly interjected, "Thank you, Palace Master Yuan. I’ve already arranged accommodations for Fairy Luo."
"Very well, then I won’t disturb Fairy Luo any further."
Yuan Bu saluted once more before taking his leave.
Luo Caisi looked at the jade talismans in her hand, sighing inwardly.
She knew that entering the Great Kun Sea Realm required passing a selection process to earn a spot.
She hadn’t even learned the selection rules yet, but the entry talismans had already been handed to her.
From a distance, others could only sigh in envy.
The disparity between people was truly incomparable.
At least ninety-nine percent of those present wouldn’t be able to enter the Great Kun Sea Realm.
Yet here was someone who didn’t even have to ask—the entry talismans were delivered to her personally by the Great Kun Immortal Palace’s grand palace master.
After storing the talismans, Luo Caisi turned to Jia Yunkong.
"Island Master Jia, thank you again. I’ll head to rest now."
With an abundance of cultivation resources at her disposal, she had no need to scour for treasures in a place like this.
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The Reincarnation Pot moved swiftly.
Two months later, Lan Xiaobu arrived at the Void Plaza outside the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain.
Since he had previously arrived at the Star Ascension Immortal Court’s Void Plaza, he naturally returned there this time.
To his surprise, the name of the plaza had changed—it was now called the Zhiyu Immortal Court’s Void Plaza.
"Identification token," demanded one of the two guards blocking Lan Xiaobu’s entry into the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain.
Lan Xiaobu handed over his identity token.
The guard glanced at it before tossing it back.
"This token is no longer valid. It’s from the previous immortal court. We’ve switched to new ones now."
"Has the Star Ascension Immortal Court been dissolved?" Lan Xiaobu asked, puzzled.
The guard chuckled.
"Naturally. The Star Ascension Immortal Court is a thing of the past. Now it’s the Zhiyu Immortal Court, established by the foremost immortal clan of the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain. Its prestige far surpasses that of the old Star Ascension Immortal Court."
"Is there any connection between this Zhiyu Immortal Court and the Zhi Family of the Moon Mirror Immortal Court?" Lan Xiaobu mused.
The previous Star Ascension Immortal Court’s ruler, Teng Jilou, had disappeared.
Though Teng Mo had taken over with Lan Xiaobu’s support, his foundation had been too weak.
It didn’t surprise Lan Xiaobu that someone else had seized the throne.
But the fact that this Zhiyu Immortal Court was established by the so-called "foremost immortal clan" made him think of the Zhi Family.
He didn’t know if the Zhi Family was truly the foremost clan, but he did know they were the most mysterious in the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain.
However, their base was in the Moon Mirror Immortal Court—how could they have taken over the Star Ascension Immortal Court?
"You’ve got some nerve, speaking so casually about the Immortal Court King’s family," the guard sneered.
"The current Immortal Court was established by the foremost immortal clan of the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain. The Immortal Court King is none other than the True E Emperor!" As he spoke, he performed a respectful salute toward the direction of the immortal court.
Lan Xiaobu sneered inwardly. *This woman has quite the audacity.
Knowing full well that I backed the Star Ascension Immortal Court, she still dares to overthrow it and crown herself ruler.
Does she think I’ll never return to the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain? Or does she believe she can handle me, Lan Xiaobu?*
"Help me apply for a new identity token," Lan Xiaobu said, handing over a storage bag to the guard.
"Sure."
The guard, sensing the generous amount of immortal crystals inside, brightened immediately and processed the request with remarkable efficiency.
As Lan Xiaobu walked away with his new token, the guard tossed the storage bag in his hand.
"That guy’s loaded. The tip alone was more than the token fee..."
Then, noticing his companion’s unusual silence, he asked, "Qiang’er, why so quiet today?"
The guard named Qiang’er frowned.
"Didn’t you think that guy looked familiar? Just a bit more bearded and weathered..."
"Familiar how?" The other guard looked puzzled.
Qiang’er pointed in the direction Lan Xiaobu had left.
"Compare him to Senior Lan Xiaobu from back then. Don’t they look alike?"
"You’re saying that was Lan Xiaobu?" The guard nearly dropped the storage bag in shock.
"I’m not saying it was him, just that they look similar," Qiang’er clarified.
"You scared me half to death. That’s ridiculous. If Lan Xiaobu had come, do you think he’d have spoken so politely to us? He’d have slapped us dead with one hand and strolled right into the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain."
The guard scoffed, regaining his composure.
Hearing this, Qiang’er thought it over and found no fault in the logic.
After all, who was Lan Xiaobu? Would he waste time chatting with lowly guards?
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Lan Xiaobu didn’t head straight to the Star Ascension Immortal Court.
Instead, he went to the Forbidden Immortal Bureau of the Jiangyan Immortal Path.
He still had friends here—Guang Li, Jian Xuanming, Qi Yunshu, and Zhong Yi.
The Forbidden Immortal Bureau was in ruins, devoid of even a ghostly presence.
Lan Xiaobu immediately sent a message to Guang Li via his communication pearl but received no response.
Just as he was about to message Jian Xuanming, a hesitant voice called out, "Brother Xiaobu?"
"Zhong Yi?" Lan Xiaobu turned in pleasant surprise to see a thin man approaching.
In just over a hundred years, Zhong Yi had reached the late-stage Profound Immortal Realm.
"It really is you, Brother Xiaobu!" Zhong Yi trembled with excitement, never expecting to see Lan Xiaobu here again.
"What happened to the Forbidden Immortal Bureau? Where are Guang Li and the others?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Zhong Yi sighed.
"The Star Ascension Immortal Court was overthrown. The Zhiyu Immortal Court now rules its former territory. The Immortal Court King is none other than Zhi Zhen’e. That woman is terrifyingly strong—she single-handedly killed seven Immortal Emperors while only suffering minor injuries. To her, the cultivator armies were nothing more than ants. A single divine ability wiped out entire swaths of them. After renaming the Star Ascension Immortal Court to Zhiyu Immortal Court, she demanded that all members of the Jiangyan Immortal Path’s Forbidden Immortal Bureau pledge allegiance to the new regime."
"At the time, our Grand Immortal Officer was Brother Qi Yunshu. Out of loyalty to you and your support for Teng Mo, he resigned on the spot. Once Brother Qi left, Guang Li, Jian Xuanming, and I followed suit, turning in our identity tokens."
"Did Zhi Zhen’e send anyone to hunt you down?" Lan Xiaobu asked, concerned.
Compared to Zhi Zhen’e, Qi Yunshu and the others were far too weak.
Zhong Yi shook his head.
"No direct pursuit. But within a month of leaving, Brother Qi was found dead in the wilderness."
Lan Xiaobu’s expression darkened.
Qi Yunshu had been at the Immortal King Realm—few in this region could kill him.
His death was undoubtedly an assassination.
"Brothers Guang Li and Jian Xuanming suspected foul play from the Zhiyu Immortal Court, but no one dared to voice it openly. They sought refuge in the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect. But their respite was short-lived. The sect’s patriarch somehow offended the foremost powerhouse, Gu Xu, who sought to annihilate the sect. The Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect’s protective formations were useless."
"Just as the sect was about to fall, Zhi Zhen’e intervened and persuaded Gu Xu to spare them. To this day, the sect’s gates remain sealed."
Zhong Yi explained.
*Gu Xu?* Lan Xiaobu immediately recalled the hunched-back elder from the Immortal Emperor Village.
That old man had tried to coerce him into a life sacrifice, only for Lan Xiaobu to take the Life and Death Cauldron and the True Netherwood from him.
*So he managed to escape the Mysterious Profound Valley after all.* Lan Xiaobu had suspected as much—Gu Xu hadn’t fallen into the valley by accident but had descended intentionally, meaning he could return whenever he wished.
Now that he was back, he was undoubtedly after the Life and Death Cauldron.
"Come with me to the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect," Lan Xiaobu said, summoning the Reincarnation Pot.
He had left the Life and Death Cauldron in the Five Realms Immortal World, but the Reincarnation Pot he carried now had no connection to the Mysterious Profound Valley.
The Reincarnation Pot was blindingly fast.
In mere moments, they arrived outside the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect.
As Zhong Yi had said, the sect’s gates were sealed.
With his mastery of formations, Lan Xiaobu could tell at a glance that the seal wasn’t imposed from the outside—the sect had activated its mountain-sealing grand formation from within.
(End of Chapter)