Immortal of the Nine Realms

The first thing Fang Chen saw when he returned to the third branch was Li Cang’s reverent face.

”Young Master, I heard that you displayed great power in the Immortal Origin District today. The news has spread all over the third branch. Even the young masters and ladies of the first, second, and fourth branches are talking about this.”

”The news spread fast indeed.” Fang Chen smiled and said, ”I will be in seclusion for the next few days. If any guests visit, you know how to handle it.”

After a pause, he added, ”If the guests from the Profound Void Temple come, let them in.”

Li Cang’s expression became serious. He bowed and said, ”I understand.”

***

Fang Chen returned to his quiet room.

With a thought, Little Sword flew out from within him and circled around him excitedly.

”Little Chen, is it time for dinner?”

Fang Chen smiled and nodded. He then took out the high-grade, yellow-rank flying sword that he had just obtained.

The sword was shimmering with a mysterious light, but as soon as Little Sword approached it, its brilliance was completely suppressed, making it look nothing more than an ordinary sword.

Unable to wait, Little Sword immediately started devouring it.

As it ate, Fang Chen began to tidy up his storage ring.

Nearly thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones were neatly arranged in front of him, and there were several jade slips.

There was also Mirror of the Universe.

There were talisman materials sprawled around as well as some spiritual medicines.

This was all of Fang Chen’s wealth.

If Lord Tiger could sell the inheritance for the Binding Talisman, his wealth would increase significantly.

As the Mirror of the Universe seemed influenced by the abundant spiritual energy, it started to emit faint divine light.

Suddenly, a very unfamiliar voice sounded in Fang Chen’s ear:

”Brother, can you give me some low-grade spirit stones?”

Who?!

Fang Chen was surprised but didn’t panic. Had someone silently sneaked into the quiet room without him noticing? But that was almost impossible. Even if he hadn’t projected his divine soul out, it made him extremely sensitive to everything around him, even more so than his eyes.

Fang Chen’s gaze suddenly fell on Mirror of the Universe.

”Are you the one talking to me?” he whispered.

Could it be like Little Sword? Has this Mirror of the Universe already developed a spirit?

This wasn’t completely out of the question, and the possibility that this was the case wasn’t low. This was something he had gotten from descendants of the Jiang Family, which was an ancient aristocratic family.

The voice sounded again. ”Yes, it’s me.”

Little Sword had already finished devouring the high-grade, yellow-rank flying sword by now. Its aura had strengthened slightly, and it grew to nearly two feet long. It was finally starting to look like a flying sword.

Little Sword suddenly flew to the side of the Mirror of the Universe, looking extremely excited. It said, ”Little Chen, let me devour it. This thing is good! If I eat it, I can immediately advance, and you’ll be able to obtain a third-rank Sword Body!”

The unfamiliar voice suddenly turned visibly angry, and it yelled, ”Young one, how dare you!”

Fang Chen’s brow scrunched up in wonder as he eyed the two treasures. ”You two can hear each other?”

”Brother, control your sword! If it dares to insult me again, I’ll make it regret being born!”

”Little Chen, is this thing threatening me? A mere book dares to threaten me? Let me eat it!”

”A mere book?! You’re speaking out of turn, young one! How utterly arrogant!”

Seeing that the two started bickering, Fang Chen waved his hand helplessly.

”Stop arguing, Little Sword. Be quiet for a moment. I have something to ask it.”

”Little Chen, you ask first, and I’ll eat it later,” retorted Little Sword.

Mirror of the Universe refused to back down.

”Eat me? Aren’t you afraid of breaking your teeth?”

Fang Chen focused his attention on Mirror of the Universe and said, ”You should also quiet down a bit; I have something to ask you.”

”Brother, as long as you give me spirit stones, I’ll answer any question you have.”

”Let’s talk about the spirit stones later.” Fang Chen smiled. ”I want to ask you, have you always been able to communicate with me? Why did you suddenly speak today?”

The Mirror of the Universe remained silent for a moment. ”I didn’t dare speak casually. I was afraid that the young one beside you wouldn’t understand the situation and damage my body.”

So it was out of fear of Little Sword.

”Why did you suddenly speak today then?” asked Fang Chen, chuckling. ”You could have pretended not to be here for as long as you wanted, and I wouldn’t have found out about you, and neither would Little Sword.”

”There are too many spirit stones, I just couldn’t help it, Brother,” said Mirror of the Universe. ”You don’t know, I haven’t absorbed spirit stones for many years. If this continues, I will soon fall into a deep sleep.”

”Does Jiang Zhong know that you can speak?” asked Fang Chen, pondering.

”Would he have easily given me to you if he knew? Little do they know, I am the most precious thing that has been passed down in the Jiang Family since its decline! Not that alchemy heritage on the young lass, Jiang Tianai! Hmph, whatever! It’s better this way. I would’ve starved to death with them sooner or later,” said Mirror of the Universe. ”But you, Brother, are different. I’ve been watching you for a while and have found that you have a first-class talent when it comes to earning spirit stones! You can feed me!”

”Tell me about your origins,” said Fang Chen.

He had tried to refine the mirror once but found that it wasn’t a spiritual weapon and couldn’t be refined. But if it wasn’t a spiritual weapon, how could it possess an artifact spirit?

”After you’re done with the questions, can you give me some spirit stones? I’m too hungry, almost too hungry to speak….” said Mirror of the Universe.

”How many spirit stones do you need?” asked Fang Chen with a smile.

”How about twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones?” asked Mirror of the Universe tentatively.

Fang Chen smiled and said, ”You must be joking. I need those spirit stones to buy treasures for Little Sword.”

”What does this little one need to supplement his body for? Is he worthy? He’s just a sword embryo! Unlike me, a real immortal treasure from the Immortal Realm! I was born knowing everything. In the beginning, a cowherd boy picked me up and, with my help, founded the First Ancient Family, the Jiang Family!” Mirror of the Universe proudly stated.

”Let me devour it!” yelled Little Sword suddenly.

”I advise you to be humble, little one! A mere Sword Star Embryo, you can’t even chew on me!” retorted Mirror of the Universe aggressively.

”I’ll eat you!”

”Go eat shit!”

“...”

Fang Chen stared at them in disbelief.

”Stop bickering, let me sort this out,” said Fang Chen, waving his hand. He looked at Mirror of the Universe and said,”You said… that the Jiang Family became the first Ancient Family because of you?”

”Of course! Without me, that cowherd boy would have remained a cowherd boy forever. Where would he have found the chance to encounter the immortal path?” said Mirror of the Universe.

Fang Chen’s heart skipped a beat. If Mirror of the Universe wasn’t lying, then its role in the Jiang Family’s rise had to have been monumental.

”You mentioned earlier that Little Sword is a Sword Star Embryo. What does that mean?”

”In the countless stars that exist in the heavens, there will always be some special stars, and the Sword Star is one of them. A Sword Star that exists for a certain period of time will give birth to a Sword Embryo. If not disturbed, after a certain period of time, the Sword Embryo will ascend to immortality, transforming into a Sword Immortal,” said Mirror of the Universe. It then added with a bit of disdain, ”However, it will only be at the lowest level of the Sword Immortal. There’s nothing special about him.”

Fang Chen pondered for a moment. He had indeed witnessed a scene where a big hand turned a star into a sword embryo, which was the origin of Little Sword. It confirmed what the Mirror of the Universe was saying.

”So you’re saying that... if it weren’t for the intervention of the owner of that big hand, Little Sword might have already become a Sword Immortal by now…?” murmured Fang Chen.

”Brother, can you give me some low-grade spirit stones already?” asked Mirror of the Universe, its tone urgent. ”As long as you give me spirit stones, you can check any ranking list you want in the future! Even if you want to find spiritual materials or techniques, as long as you give me spirit stones, I’ll tell you everything!”