Immortal of the Nine Realms

Chapter 504: Time Flies

Profound Seeking Sect?

Fang Chen's footsteps paused slightly, surprise rising in his heart.

What a coincidence this was! Didn't the Nascent Soul corpse he found before belong to an elder of the Profound Seeking Sect, Du Fei? Du Fei's last words indicated that the Grand Elder of the Profound Seeking Sect was a cultivator from the Spirit Blood Sect. It was this discovery that led to Du Fei being relentlessly pursued.

Thinking about how he was chased all the way from the Central Continent Empire to the Demon Cloud Empire, it was clear that the identity of that Grand Elder was incredibly important to the Spirit Blood Sect.

"We've been very clear about our attitude. The grudges between you have nothing to do with me, and I won't interfere," said a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator lightly.

Another Nascent Soul Realm cultivator sneered. "What Profound Seeking Sect? Never heard of it. Haven't your elders told you not to meddle in vendettas? Death is a trivial matter, but if it implicates the sect.... Hehe..."

Bai Xiujie became increasingly panicked and hurriedly said, "Our sect's Grand Elder has already ascended to the Enlightenment Realm and is a Middle Three Realms cultivator! Moreover, the Grand Elder’s Dao companion is from the Immortal Giant Sect. If you haven't heard of the Profound Seeking Sect, you should have heard of the Immortal Giant Sect!"

As soon as that was said, the faces of the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators present turned grave.

The Immortal Giant Sect.... Indeed, they had heard of it. It was also one of the top sects in the Central Continent Empire! In terms of strength, it was no weaker than the Void Immortal Sword Sect and Heavenly King Zhen’s Manor!

Fang Chen pondered, "The Immortal Giant Sect?"

The fact that the cultivator who took Jiang Tianai away came from the Immortal Giant Sect, along with the expressions of the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, indicated that the Immortal Giant Sect’s status in the Central Continent Empire was not low.

Since the Grand Elder of the Profound Seeking Sect was a cultivator from the Spirit Blood Sect and his Dao companion was from the Immortal Giant Sect, it was likely that the Spirit Blood Sect was planning to make a move against the Immortal Giant Sect.

These scoundrels are truly everywhere. I wonder what kind of figure the sect leader of the Spirit Blood Sect is. How is it possible for all the other sect leaders to have no inkling of who he is at all? Fang Chen lamented.

"Sorry, we still cannot interfere."

The Nascent Soul Realm cultivators expressed their stance again after a brief silence.

Despair appeared in Bai Xiujie's eyes as he turned to stare at Fang Chen. That sword strike just now had filled him with genuine fear; he couldn't withstand it at all!

"Young Master, I didn't intend to come here today. I was misled by someone. If you are willing to spare my life, I promise not to appear in front of the two of you ever again!" Bai Xiujie pleaded softly.

Fang Chen smiled and disappeared before reappearing beside Bai Xiujie. Without using any techniques, he relied purely on the power of his Sword Body to strike Bai Xiujie with his palm a few hundred times.

Each palm struck at vital points like joints and the spine. In just a blink of an eye, Bai Xiujie became as limp as a boneless snake, completely paralyzed. Fang Chen casually tossed him in front of Fairy Yu.

"In your next life, don't gamble with your life so recklessly," Fairy Yu advised softly before delivering the final strike to Bai Xiujie.

At that moment, both the cultivators in the grand completion stage of the Golden Core Realm were already dead. The remaining cultivators were from the late to early stages of the Golden Core Realm, and they knew that they were no match for Fang Chen and Fairy Yu. They stiffened from fear. Even their spiritual energy became stagnant.

They followed Bai Xiujie's example and tried to reveal their background in hopes that the surrounding Nascent Soul Realm cultivator could lend a hand. Unfortunately, even if those Nascent Soul Realm cultivators also wanted to reap Heavenly King Zhen's rewards, they didn't dare to do so. Under their indifferent gaze, each Golden Core Realm cultivator was brought to Fairy Yu and dealt with one by one.

Fang Chen took their storage rings.

With this battle done with, he had amassed tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones. They were just enough to make up for the thirty-two thousand he had just spent.

Reaching for Fairy Yu's hand, Fang Chen began to walk toward the city gate as he said to her, "Let's go."

The surrounding Nascent Soul Realm cultivator simply stood there and watched them leave.

The surrounding local Golden Core Realm cultivators were secretly amazed; those two had killed Golden Core Realm cultivators as easily as slaughtering chickens. If it weren't for the Nascent Soul Realm coming out to balance the situation, any number of Golden Core Realm cultivators coming over would be futile.

Several days later, a group of special guests arrived in Guixu. Their arrival even prompted the appearance of the reclusive ancestors of Guixu.

In front of the Dragon Soaring Pavilion, the group of special guests looked coldly at the cleaned aftermath of the battle. The Nascent Soul Realm cultivators from the Dragon Soaring Pavilion and various other sects also came forward, their expressions filled with surprise and uncertainty.

The leader of the special guests looked toward an old man with sparse hair and a small stature. "Ancestor of the Guixu Empire, why did you witness the slaughter of innocent Golden Core cultivators by Fairy Yu without any retaliation?"

This old man was the only Enlightenment Realm cultivator in Guixu, and it was because of his existence that Guixu, once a fourth-tier empire, managed to climb to the third-tier.

Upon hearing the question, the old man didn't show any anger. Instead, he patiently explained, "Celestial Soldiers, Guixu is but a small third-tier empire that has always upheld the philosophy of tranquility and neutrality. We rarely walk into a conflict. Besides, Heavenly King Zhen once said that participating in this matter is voluntary. The Golden Core Realm cultivators of Guixu do not wish to get involved, and we cannot force them to do so."

The special guests were precisely the celestial soldiers under Heavenly King Zhen and each one of them exuded a powerful and majestic aura. All of them were grand completion stage Golden Core Realm cultivators.

Evidently, the Heavenly King Zhen’s Manor adjusted the cultivation levels of the pursuit team once they had learned of the extra assistance Fairy Yu had gained.

After hearing the perfunctory words of Guixu's ancestor, the leader of the special guests remained silent and waited quietly. Before long, a few more celestial soldiers approached.

"We've inquired. Demoness Yu is the same as before. Her sword technique can only injure grand completion stage Golden Core Realm cultivators. Killing them with one strike is impossible."

"However, it’s different for that young man. His sword technique can easily kill grand completion stage Golden Core Realm cultivators."

The leader furrowed his brows slightly. That was bad news. It was now futile for ordinary grand completion stage Golden Core Realm cultivators to try to kill this witch. They would have to bring out some Golden Core Realm geniuses who rarely faced defeat.

"Let's go," said the leader, snorting coldly.

He led his people away from the area, showing no intention of chasing after Fang Chen and Fairy Yu.

After they left, the ancestor of Guixu smiled self-deprecatingly. "When immortals fight, it is the common folk that suffer. In the world of today, it's still wise to protect oneself."

With that, he left with his hands behind his back.

The surrounding Nascent Soul Realm cultivators looked at each other, feeling somewhat emotional. To hear the Middle Three Realms Guixu ancestor speak in such a manner was surprising. It demonstrated how terrifying the status of Heavenly King Zhen Manor and the Void Immortal Sword Sect was in the minds of cultivators.

***

In the following months, everything seemed calm and peaceful. No Golden Core Realm cultivator came knocking on Fairy Yu and Fang Chen's door. This allowed them to enjoy a period of tranquility. At this moment, they had already arrived in the Taichu Empire. The route given by Xia Ji was quite unique and was known to only a few.

***

Time flew, and soon, five years passed.

Amidst the vast expanse of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

"We're almost there."

Golden veins were faintly visible in Fang Chen's eyes as he scanned the area.

Suddenly, he spotted some unusual fluctuations a few miles away.

"Let's go."

Fang Chen took Fairy Yu and went in that direction. Soon, they arrived at an ancient formation that was covered in weeds.

"Huh, isn't this a teleportation formation?"

Fairy Yu was surprised and looked at Fang Chen. "Lord, how did you know there's a teleportation formation here?"

Fang Chen smiled. "Xia Ji gave me the route."

Fairy Yu realized why Fang Chen had spent a full five years wandering around with her. It was all for this teleportation formation.

Fang Chen observed the teleportation formation for a while, then turned to Fairy Yu. "Guard me."

He hadn't wasted the five years; he had already gathered the necessary spiritual materials to advance Little Sword.

He was going to advance to the fourth rank Sword Body!