Immortal of the Nine Realms

After Li Daoye called out to Lord Fang, Big Eyed Li immediately reacted, his expression becoming very strange. Ming Jing, the Daoist beside him, took one look at Fang Chen and immediately sucked in a breath of cold air. He hastily turned to leave but Big Eyed Li grabbed him.

”Patriarch, this is a dangerous place,” said Ming Jing, struggling as Big Eyed Li held him from leaving.

”Let’s assess the situation first. Don’t be hasty,” Big Eyed Li transmitted his voice.

Taking a deep breath, Ming Jing reluctantly agreed to wait and see.

Fang Chen smiled and said, ”Li Daoye, it’s been a long time.”

Li Daoye was puzzled. ”Lord Fang, what are you doing here? The technique you just used... isn’t it similar to my Fourth Uncle’s Shadow Buddha Technique?”

Nong Guiquan smiled and interjected, ”Your eldest uncle sold this technique to this young master.”

”I see!”

Everyone suddenly understood, but Big Eyed Li’s expression immediately turned into one of shock.

No ordinary person could cultivate this technique. Over the years, only Nong Guiquan had been able to comprehend its essence. But now, this ”Fang Chen,” who apparently had a special background, had been able to do so too?

Fang Chen smiled. ”Why am I here? That’s a long story. I’m rather surprised to see that you’re acquainted with Lord Tiger.”

With that, Lord Tiger amiably introduced both sides to each other.

Just as Fang Chen suspected, Big Eyed Li used to be a member of the Heavenly Doom Hall when he was young, and he and Lord Tiger, along with Nong Guiquan, were sworn brothers.

Lord Tiger was the eldest, Big Eyed Li was the second, and Nong Guiquan was the fourth.

”He actually comes from the Fang Family of Grand Qian... No wonder, no wonder,” Big Eyed Li muttered to himself, lost in thought.

He had once heard from his son about Fang Chen and his background. He even told him about that mysterious powerhouse who appeared when the Spirit Marrow appeared in Grand Xia. It seemed as though the mysterious expert was possibly from the Fang Family!

”Second brother, does your child know this person? This person’s background is not simple, there seems to be a mighty Nascent Soul Realm cultivator behind him,” Lord Tiger’s voice sounded in Big Eyed Li’s ear.

Big Eyed Li was shocked. Lord Tiger addressed him as ”Second Brother” right now, so he knew that he had to be very serious! That was why Big-Eyed Li immediately believed Lord Tiger’s words!

Big-Eyed Li was secretly amazed, and he muttered to himself, ”Not Golden Core, but Nascent Soul Realm? Then his background is even more significant than I imagined.”

”Lord Fang, I didn’t expect your background to be so illustrious. So you’re a member of the Fang Family, one of the three pillars of Grand Qian. It’s no wonder,” said Li Daoye, sighing with emotion. A moment later, he enthusiastically suggested, ”It’s fate that we met here. How about we go out for a meal together?”

Fang Chen nodded with a smile. ”Sure.”

He had originally planned to have a brief discussion with Nong Guiquan and assign some tasks, especially considering that the trade conference was about to begin. But now that Fang Chen had seen Li Daoye’s abilities, he changed his mind.

As the two of them left together, Ming Jing couldn’t hold back any longer and said to Big-Eyed Li, ”Patriarch, this person once had an enmity with the Spirit Blood Sect. It was not easy for the young patriarch to finally clear up the relationship with him. If he starts rubbing shoulders with him again it might affect the Eight Trigrams Sect!”

”That was a long time ago. In this vast world, in the Grand Qian Imperial Capital, what is there to fear from the Spirit Blood Sect?” Big Eyed Li shrugged indifferently. ”With such an outstanding background, it’s a good thing for that damn brat to befriend him.”

”It’s hard to say, but this time, the fortune of Grand Qian might just fall on this person,” Big Eyed Li remarked.

”The Spirit Blood Sect?” Lord Tiger took a sharp breath. He and Nong Guiquan exchanged a look, both seeing the shock in each other’s eyes.

”What’s going on!? How is he involved with the Spirit Blood Sect?” Lord Tiger hurriedly inquired. This was not a good thing. He had conducted several transactions with Fang Chen. If Fang Chen had any enmity with the Spirit Blood Sect and they sought revenge, he wouldn’t be able to escape!

”It’s actually not a big deal, just some minor matters.” Big Eyed Li waved it off casually. ”In fact, there hasn’t been much activity around it, and I haven’t heard of any retaliatory measures from the Spirit Blood Sect. Big Brother, don’t worry. What is the Spirit Blood Sect? They are nothing more than parasites lurking in the world. Just a bunch of bloodsucking demons. Do they dare show themselves openly?”

”Well, that’s true.”

Lord Tiger and Nong Guiquan nodded thoughtfully.

Having spent a long time in the cultivation world, they had heard some stories about the Spirit Blood Sect. However, they also knew that there were many forces suppressing the Spirit Blood Sect. If the real powerful individuals found out where Spirit Blood Sect cultivators were, they would immediately send people to eradicate them. That meant that the Spirit Blood Sect mostly existed in the shadows and dared not show themselves.

***

Fang Chen and Li Daoye found a relatively quiet teahouse to dine in. The teahouse was located near the city gate.

Since the trade conference was about to begin, the inner city was becoming crowded. In addition to the disciples that were accompanying their masters, there were also the followers these cultivators had under them.

After settling down in a quiet room in the teahouse, Li Daoye immediately set up a spiritual barrier. Then, he looked at Fang Chen with a somewhat solemn expression.

”Lord Fang, are you here because of the Spirit Blood Sect?” Li Daoye asked.

Fang Chen smiled and asked, ”Why do you think so?”

Li Daoye said, ”Why would you stay here in Grand Qian for so long if not for the Spirit Blood Sect, Lord Fang? I returned to Grand Xia once since I wanted to see you again for old times’ sake, but I couldn’t find you. At that time, I felt something was amiss and realized that you were probably held up by something.”

Fang Chen nodded lightly. ”You’re right. There are traces of Spirit Blood Sect cultivators here in Grand Qian.”

Li Daoye pondered for a moment, then said, ”Lord Fang, the Spirit Blood Sect has cultivators in Grand Qian... their cultivation might be extremely formidable, perhaps they might be ancestors who are in the Golden Core Realm....”

He looked at Fang Chen and continued, ”We don’t have the power to stop such powerhouses. Lord Fang, what are your plans?”

”Golden Core Realm ancestors might not be as invincible as you think they are,” Fang Chen murmured softly. ”What we need to consider now isn’t their cultivation, but how many Spirit Blood Sect cultivators are still hidden out there. I’ve only managed to find a few of them. The rest has yet to reveal themselves.”

”Golden Core Realm ancestors might not be invincible...?” Li Daoye muttered to himself as he thought about what Fang Chen said.

His fingers started to tap against each other under the table as he tried to calculate something. After some time, he trembled while staring at Fang Chen in a daze.

His Divination of the Stars told him that the person in front of him was extremely dangerous!

”Can your Yi Sect Technique determine who the Spirit Blood Sect cultivators are?” Fang Chen asked softly.

”To specifically determine who they are... I’m afraid my cultivation isn’t advanced enough for that. I am afraid if I attempt to do it anyway, it will deplete my lifespan,” Li Daoye replied with a wry smile. ”However, I can estimate a rough number. Would that be helpful to you, Lord Fang?”

Fang Chen nodded. ”It would.”

”Please wait a moment, Lord Fang.”

Li Daoye suddenly sat cross-legged and softly placed his hands on his knees, with his fingertips emitting a subtle aura.

Fang Chen’s divine soul projected outwards. He clearly saw two streams of white energy circulating around Li Daoye’s fingertips. The energy became denser and denser until it eventually formed two white dragons coiling around his body.

Li Daoye’s face slowly lost its color, and the black hair at his temples turned visibly gray at a rapid pace.

Fang Chen’s gaze became solemn. ”It’s not easy to use this technique. Looks like he has to pay a huge price to do so!”