Immortal of the Nine Realms

”Hey, it’s really Fang Chen…!”

”Is he also going to the Ancient Immortal Road this time? He might really become an Immortal Seedling.”

”Not necessarily; the conditions for becoming an Immortal Seedling are too stringent. If it were just about offensive power, our Void Immortal Sword Sect would have had Immortal Seedlings everywhere long ago.”

The crowd exchanged glances, secretly communicating through their minds.

When Cheng Yuhan and Wang Hu saw Fang Chen, he also noticed them, feeling a bit surprised.

Cheng Yuhan smiled and introduced Fang Chen to the inner sect disciples around them. After they exchanged pleasantries and names, Fang Chen noticed that besides Cheng Yuhan and Wang Hu, the others all had cultivation levels at the grand completion stage of the Golden Core Realm.

The one with the most profound cultivation base among them was from the main peak and was named Li Chuan.

Li Chuan smiled and cupped his hands in greeting. ”Junior Brother Fang, I’ve heard so much about you.”

”You’re too polite, Senior Brother Li,” Fang Chen replied, returning the gesture.

”I was worried we might get targeted during our trip to the Ancient Immortal Road. But now that you’re accompanying us, Junior Brother Fang, it will undoubtedly alleviate some trouble for us,” Li Chuan said with a grin, scanning the group. ”It seems everyone is here, so let’s...”

Before he could finish, several beams of sword light suddenly shot up into the sky, rushing toward the direction of Immortal Dynasty Manor.

These sword lights exuded quite an impressive aura, with some being Nascent Soul Realm cultivators and others at the Middle Three Realms. Some were even the Peak Masters from the various peaks.

”Hey, isn’t that our Peak Master?!” Cheng Yuhan stared wide-eyed and instinctively looked at Li Chuan. ”Did you see that? I’m not seeing things, am I?”

”I saw it.” Li Chuan nodded, his face growing grim. ”It seems someone has offended us again.”

”I wonder who that unlucky fellow is,” Cheng Yuhan said gleefully. He added with a disappointed look, ”It’s a pity we have to go to the Ancient Immortal Road; we won’t be able to enjoy this excitement.”

”Not necessarily; they’re heading toward Immortal Dynasty Manor,” someone chimed in.

Cheng Yuhan’s eyes lit up. ”Oh, right….”

At the same time, dozens more inner sect disciples flew towards them. Among them were Langya Wenqiu, Cheng Qing, and Cheng Shuang, along with some unfamiliar faces.

Fang Chen spotted Jing Xu as well.

”Senior Brother Jing,” Li Chuan said in surprise, cupping his hands in greeting.

Upon seeing Fang Chen, Jing Xu’s face broke into a smile. He addressed the group, ”You all saw it just now, right? Many elders have mobilized.”

Before he could elaborate further, Langya Wenqiu excitedly ran up to Fang Chen and whispered, ”We just received news that a senior suddenly appeared near the Ancient Immortal Road, and now many sect masters are rushing over.”

Fang Chen was taken aback. ”A senior appeared?”

”Yes, I heard it’s a senior from the ancient Dao Sect, someone named Yun or something...” Langya Wenqiu said excitedly.

Fang Chen’s expression froze. Senior Yun He?!

Could it be that so many powerful figures from the Void Immortal Sword Sect mobilized because Senior Yun He had made an appearance?

Jing Xu’s subsequent words confirmed Fang Chen’s suspicions as he smiled faintly, ”An ancient senior who has lived for a very long time has appeared near the Ancient Immortal Road. This senior seems a bit out of sorts, and now various factions are trying to extract some lost ancient techniques from him.

”Since you’re heading to the Ancient Immortal Road, let’s go together and join in on the excitement. Who knows, one of us might catch that senior’s eye and receive a few ancient techniques.”

As he spoke, hundreds of sword lights shot out from the Void Immortal Sword Sect, all heading in the direction of the Immortal Dynasty Manor.

Fang Chen furrowed his brows. Senior Yun He might be just a remnant soul now, but he was the Heavenly Cloud Emperor of the Three Thousand Dao Sect. This fact was no secret among many powerful figures today. The presence of Senior Yun He was like throwing a piece of meat into a pack of wolves. No matter how glorious his past was, the cultivators of this era wouldn’t genuinely regard him.

”Then what are we waiting for? Let’s set off quickly!” someone exclaimed.

”I believe I have decent talent; perhaps that senior might take a liking to me and pass on a few ancient techniques!” said someone enthusiastically.

”What good are ancient techniques to us? They can’t compare to the swords we wield,” someone countered.

”Are you foolish? We can trade them for spirit stones!” another replied.

Everyone was quite excited.

In just a few moments, led by Jing Xu, dozens of sword cultivators transformed into sword lights and flew towards Immortal Dynasty Manor.

Jing Xu suddenly glanced at Fang Chen and noticed his serious expression. He couldn’t help but chuckle. ”Junior Brother Fang, what are you worried about?”

Fang Chen just smiled. ”Nothing much.” ℯℯ𝑙.

”It seems that your Sword Transformation technique is a bit different from ours. Want to compare speeds?” Jing Xu suggested.

Everyone displayed a strange expression, directing their gazes toward the two, their eyes filled with curiosity. If Jing Xu were to compete against someone like Li Chuan, they wouldn’t feel the slightest intrigue; it was certain Li Chuan would lose. However, Fang Chen was different. After witnessing Fang Chen’s abilities and his earlier outburst, they subconsciously no longer viewed him as an ordinary Golden Core Realm cultivator.

Fang Chen nodded. ”Alright.”

Jing Xu immediately accelerated, disappearing from Cheng Yuhan and the others’ sight in the blink of an eye.

”Senior Brother Ji is so fast!” Langya Wenqiu admired enviously.

Everyone couldn’t help but sigh in admiration, but they also knew that once they reached the Nascent Soul stage, they too could achieve speeds comparable to Jing Xu’s.

”How about you, Junior Brother Fang? Can you keep up?” Cheng Yuhan asked curiously.

Li Chuan and the others also looked at Fang Chen.

Fang Chen’s smile widened, his thoughts shifting as spiritual power surged wildly within him. The next moment, he transformed into a streak of light, instantly vanishing into the horizon.

”Hiss…”

Everyone gasped.

Fang Chen wasn’t any slower than Jing Xu!

Langya Wenqiu exclaimed in amazement, ”Senior Brother Fang is also incredibly fast!”

”Let’s not fall too far behind; let’s see how long Junior Brother Fang can maintain that speed,” Cheng Yuhan called out.

With a hearty laugh, everyone sped up, each increasing their speed by about thirty to fifty percent as they flew full force.

However, Langya Wenqiu and Cheng Qing soon fell behind, unable to keep up with Li Chuan and the others. In no time, they completely lost sight of them.

At the same time, Li Chuan and the others were shocked to find that after several hours of pursuit, they still hadn’t seen Fang Chen. Their spiritual energy was nearly exhausted, and they had to slow down and take a break.

”Junior Brother Fang’s spiritual energy is so abundant!” Cheng Yuhan exclaimed. ”No wonder he was able to kick Ge Hong and slap Su Mo when he went crazy.”

Jing Xu frequently glanced over at Fang Chen, who was flying alongside him. ”What incredible speed and such rich spiritual energy.”

They were both using the Sword Transformation Technique, and countless mountains and rivers swiftly moved past them.

He hadn’t expected Fang Chen to be nearly his equal in mastery of the Sword Transformation Technique. He even felt that Fang Chen seemed quite at ease and was not pushing himself to his limits.

”Junior Brother Fang, let’s not race anymore; let’s take a break and wait for them,” Jing Xu said with a wry smile as he slowed down.

Hearing that, Fang Chen decreased his speed.

The Sword Transformation Technique didn’t rely solely on cultivation level; it depended on the sword body. Currently, he possessed a fourth-tier sword body and a continuous flow of spiritual energy, allowing him to maintain a much higher speed than Jing Xu.

Although Jing Xu was in the Nascent Soul Realm, he was only at the mid stage. His sword body was far from reaching Fang Chen’s level of refinement. Fang Chen’s sword body was nearly at the pinnacle of the fourth rank.