Immortal of the Nine Realms

”He’s not a spirit beast; he’s my disciple,” Fang Chen said with a faint smile.

Everyone’s eyes turned to Fang Chen.

The young man frowned. ”You took a demon cultivator as your disciple?”

Tiger Mountain Lord growled in anger.

The young man sneered coldly. ”This is Grand Qian, not Qinghu. Demon cultivators don’t have that much clout here. Do you dare to threaten me?”

After a pause, the young man looked at Profound Green and Victorious Buddha, then fixed his gaze on Fang Chen. ”Tiger-type demon cultivators are rare. I like using them as mounts. Name your price. As long as it’s under two hundred low-grade spirit stones, I’ll take it.”

The crowd was shocked. Two hundred low-grade spirit stones?

That was equivalent to an amazing low-grade, yellow-rank spiritual treasure, and even those didn’t usually cost that much.

”Victorious Buddha, slap him,” Fang Chen said with a calm smile.

”Yes, Master,” Victorious Buddha responded, speaking in human language.

In a flash, he appeared before the young man and slapped him a dozen times. The young man tried to move but found himself immobilized by an invisible force.

There were members of the Jue Family standing nearby, and they were furious. Some had already gone to call for help.

”How dare you! You dare hit a member of the Jue Family!”

”Let him go! His father is Jue Tiangang, the current head of our clan!”

The nearby cultivators were slightly taken aback, not expecting this seemingly inconspicuous young man to be the son of Jue Tiangang.

”Jue Tiangang? He’s a true powerhouse!”

Jue Tiangang was quite renowned among Foundation Building Realm cultivators, particularly for his exceptionally strong physical body. He was a rare cultivator who practiced physical arts.

After the Jue Family’s decline, the major clans of Grand Qian had seized many of the Jue Family’s resources, but the remaining resources were all under Jue Tiangang’s control. Although what was left was limited, it was still a considerable sum. Over the past decade, Jue Tiangang’s cultivation had actually advanced by a minor stage. He was at the mid-stage of the Foundation Building Realm.

Lin Yu stood up from the ground, pointing at the young man and taunting him relentlessly. ”Hahaha, I didn’t expect karma to come so quickly. Kid, did you ever think you’d end up like me?”

Then Lin Yu cupped his hands towards Fang Chen. ”Thank you for standing up for me.”

When Lin Yu’s eyes fell on Fang Chen, he froze in bewilderment, and he rubbed his eyes reflexively. He took a closer look at Fang Chen and was stunned once more. Lin Yu epeated this process several times. His mouth stayed opened in disbelief as he stared at Fang Chen.

How can it be him!? Didn’t he die? I saw him die with my own eyes!

Is it just someone who looks the same? It must be. Such coincidences are normal, but why are his eyes closed too?

Lin Yu was in turmoil.

At the same time, a towering mountain-like figure approached from a distance. Even from afar, he stood out. It was Jue Tiangang. He was stout and looked more like a demon cultivator than Tiger Mountain Lord and the others. Walking on the street, ordinary cultivators only reached his waist or navel, making him resemble a small giant!

Jue Tiangang displayed his domineering presence as soon as he arrived, his bell-like eyes scanning the crowd. ”Who dares to unjustly beat a member of my family?”

The surrounding cultivators dared not meet his gaze, instinctively lowering their eyes or looking away.

The force that was binding the young man suddenly disappeared, and he hurried to Jue Tiangang’s side.

Pointing at Fang Chen, the young man said, ”Father, it was him! He ordered someone to hit me!”

”You...” Jue Tiangang uttered as he looked at Fang Chen.

However, right when he was about to say something, his walnut-sized pupils suddenly dilated!

”Your child needs some proper discipline,” Fang Chen said with a faint smile.

Jue Tiangang was astounded. ”How could it be him.... This doesn’t make any sense....”

Suddenly, he delivered a slap to the young man’s face, knocking him to the ground.

The young man held his cheek, stunned. ”Father?!”

The surrounding cultivators were shocked by this scene, not understanding what was happening.

Only Lin Yu suddenly burst into wild laughter. That’s right! I didn’t make a mistake! It’s him! Even Jue Tiangang recognized him!

”Hahaha!”

Jue Tiangang grabbed the young man, slapping him repeatedly. ”I’ve warned you before. When you’re out, be humble, and don’t stir up trouble. Why don’t you listen?”

The young man’s face was already swollen, and now, with Jue Tiangang’s fan-sized hands swinging at him, it quickly swelled up like a pig’s head.

Victorious Buddha and the other two demons initially expected some trouble and were ready to act, but they were surprised by what they saw.

”Let’s go,” Fang Chen said, continuing to walk toward the inner city.

The three demons hurried after him.

After they had walked far away, Jue Tiangang finally stopped hitting the young man, staring intently at Fang Chen’s departing figure with suspicion, confusion, and a trace of fear in his eyes.

The young man was aggrieved, and he complained, ”Father, why did you hit me like that?”

Jue Tiangang shifted his gaze back to the young man, his voice grave. ”If I hadn’t hit you like that just now, I might have had to carry your corpse back and hold a funeral for you!”

Everyone present gasped in shock.

Regardless of whether they were members of the Jue family or unrelated passersby cultivators, Jue Tiangang’s words led them to speculate . Could it be that Fang Chen has an immense background? Otherwise, Jue Tiangang wouldn’t be so wary of him!

The Jue Family had once been one of the three main pillars, and even after their decline, they still held significant influence in the imperial capital. At the very least, the sects and cultivator families of the outer city wouldn’t dare to provoke the Jue Family easily. After all, a dying camel was still bigger than a horse!

The young man wasn’t foolish, and he quickly asked, ”Dad, who is that man?”

”I’m not sure...” Jue Tiangang muttered.

Not sure? thought tthe young man, stunned.

His father had beaten him publicly despite being unsure...? Didn’t his father care about his face at all?

”Regardless, the next time you see that person, stay as far away from him as possible,” Jue Tiangang instructed with a grim expression. ”If he tells you to kneel, don’t stand. If I’m not mistaken, we can’t afford to provoke him, not even at the height of the Jue Family’s power.”

Everyone gasped again in shock.

Even if the Jue Family were still at their peak, they wouldn’t dare not provoke him?!

The minds of those in the crowd minds wandered, suspecting that Fang Chen might be a Golden Core Realm cultivator.

However, at their peak, the Jue Family had a late-stage Golden Core Realm cultivator at their helm. Could that mysterious person be at the grand completion stage?

Entering the inner city was as difficult as before, but when Fang Chen declared himself a descendant of the Fang Family, he got in easily.

Nevertheless, a commotion broke out behind him.

Someone was calling out to Fang Chen. ”Fang Chen, Fang Chen!”

It was Lin Yu. He was stopped by several soldiers.

”Fang Chen?” the soldiers muttered, looking contemplative as they felt that this name was very familiar.

”What do you want from me?” Fang Chen asked indifferently.

Speaking from behind the guards blocking him, Lin Yu quickly said, ”I want to know about my father’s whereabouts.”

”Jue Wudi once ordered him to kill Xia Ji, and I killed your father along with some elders from your family,” Fang Chen said indifferently. ”You can seek revenge if you get the chance.”

After that, Fang Chen ignored Lin Yu and walked away with the three demons.

Lin Yu was stunned. They’re dead?!

Then his face scrunched up in agony. ”I should have realized it. If my father were still alive, he wouldn’t have not returned home for so many years... Damn Jue Wudi, damn Jue Wudi!”

One of the soldiers finally snapped back to reality and seized Lin Yu by the collar. ”Jue Wudi? Fang Chen? Did you say that man was named Fang Chen?”