Immortal of the Nine Realms

Seeing Fang Chen, Ji Liang transmitted to Wang Yi and others, ”Everyone, the sword leader of the Void Immortal Sword Sect, Fang Chen, has come to the capital and is walking with Xia Ji, the foster son of the Corrosive Dragon King Manor.”

Han Linqiu, Wang Yi, Xu Peng, and Su Lingzhu all turned their heads upon hearing this, and a hint of intrigue flashed in their eyes when they saw Fang Chen.

Xu Peng’s eyes were filled with cold mockery. ”Finally willing to show your face after hiding for a few years?”

Ever since they learned that Fang Chen was still alive and had become the sword leader of the Void Immortal Sword Sect, they had their suspicions. They believed that Fang Chen had forced out long ago in the Ancient Immortal Road and had chosen to hide for the sake of his pride. There was no other explanation.

Since the Ancient Immortal Road had appeared, no one had managed to last more than a year inside it; people would either get eliminated or taken in by an immortal sect. Now that the gates to the Immortal Realm were closed, even if someone became an Immortal Seedling, they couldn’t ascend and would be sent out of the Ancient Immortal Road.

Su Lingzhu’s eyes revealed a hint of curiosity. ”How did he come to know Xia Ji?”

”The relationship between the Corrosive Dragon King Manor and the Void Immortal Sword Sect is mediocre at best. They might have known each other before,” Han Linqiu speculated.

”This has nothing to do with us. No need to pay attention to these two; they are just fleeting figures. The real question is whether the Dragon Vein Pill will be successfully refined. I’ve heard that the Nine Generation King’s Mansion, the Divine Dao Sect, and the Desolate Academy have all contributed to gathering the materials for the Dragon Vein Pill.

”If it succeeds, Era Immortal King will take one, and the rest will be divided among the three factions.”

Xu Peng’s eyes flashed with greed. ”If I could get one, even if I could only absorb one-tenth of its effect, that would still be a century of cultivation.”

Wang Yi glanced at him and flatly said, ”Don’t say one-tenth; you wouldn’t be able to refine even one percent. The effects of such a saint-grade pill are equivalent to a full-force strike from a cultivator at the Upper Three Realms. If you swallow it, you will undoubtedly die.

”It all depends on which family’s Dao Union Realm expert can obtain a pill. Taking this pill would mean half the work for passing the tribulation.”

The others nodded silently, even Xu Peng knew that he was daydreaming. Such a pill was impossible for them to obtain, and even if it were, they wouldn’t be able to consume it.

As the group communicated through secret transmissions, Fang Chen observed them and the other cultivators nearby.

Fortunately, Xia Ji had done his homework; he had almost thoroughly investigated where each person came from, their sect, and their cultivation level, sharing this information with Fang Chen.

The cultivators from the Divine Dao Sect present ranged from being in the Lower Four Realms to the Upper Three Realms. Naturally, these people of lower cultivation realms had enough of a notable identity to qualify them to witness the Immortal King refining the pills.

In addition to the Divine Dao Sect, several cultivators from various immortal courts and manors were also present, with the majority being from the Desolate Academy.

Fang Chen activated his Primordial Immortal Eye, searching for something among the crowd.

Ultimately, he spotted Bai Qingming, who was grinning at Fang Chen.

Fang Chen noticed that Goddess Shen Ji was nowhere to be seen.

Bai Qingming was standing next to several Dao Union Realm cultivators, some old, some young, some male, some female. However, they all shared one common aspect; they were all focused on the Immortal King’s refining process.

Bai Qingming’s voice rang in Fang Chen’s ear. ”Little Fang, so the old acquaintance you were talking about is the foster son that the Corrosive Dragon King adopted not long ago?”

”Exactly.”

Bai Qingming transmitted, ”Very good, very good. The Corrosive Dragon King’s taste is still commendable. Although I can’t see anything special about this person, being your friend suggests he’s not an ordinary person.

”We have quite the rare spectacle at hand today, so take a good look and see if you can gain any insights. Our sect is good at many things, but we’ve never produced a true pill master. Even if a few have appeared, their skills are only mediocre. Let’s stop the small talk and watch closely.”

Fang Chen turned his attention to the high platform. The Era Immortal King was tall and upright, with black hair and white robes. The spiritual flames he casually conjured seemed capable of burning everything in the world, enough to destroy a city or even a nation.

Yet, the pill furnace before him showed no signs of shattering under the scorching flames.

Fang Chen was more curious about the furnace than the Era Immortal King at the moment. ”This pill furnace is no ordinary item; it might be one of the three hundred spiritual treasures....”

From his perspective, the Era Immortal King’s alchemy techniques were rather primitive. They were far inferior to the Heavenly Supreme Pill Technique.

He had previously learned from Supreme Immortal Pudu about the list of spiritual treasures, which recorded three hundred treasures. It was said that there were only three hundred spiritual treasures in the world.

It seemed that, whenever a new spiritual treasure came into the world, one of the three hundred would be destroyed, taking its place. This suggested a certain kind of rule.

In Supreme Immortal Pudu’s words, spiritual treasures ranked above the heaven rank. However, after learning that the Dragon Vein Pill was classified as a saint-grade pill, he began to harbor doubts about Supreme Immortal Pudu’s words.

It wasn’t that he doubted Supreme Immortal Pudu would deceive him, but rather questioned whether his knowledge was sufficient to explain the existence of these treasures.

Little Sword seemed to sense the aura of the pill furnace and became somewhat restless within him, but thankfully, it remained obedient.

He knew that if Fang Chen did not advance to the Nascent Soul Realm and he advanced to the Fifth Rank prematurely, it would lead to unpredictable consequences.

”Little Mirror, in your opinion, how many grades can treasures be divided into in this world? How do the treasures on the Spiritual Treasure List compare to you? And how do they compare to Little Sword?”

”Well... this isn’t major causality involved, so I can answer that,” said Mirror of the Universe. ”Here, treasures are divided into heaven, earth, profound, and yellow ranks. This is mainly to distinguish by Soul Imprints, Dao Imprints, Spirit Imprints, and Immortal Imprints.”

It continued, ”Seventy-two Soul Imprints can transform into one Dao Imprint. Four Dao Imprints can transform into one Spirit Imprint. A treasure with a Dao Imprint is classified as a Profound rank treasure, while a treasure with a Spirit Imprint is classified as an Earth rank treasure.”

”Naturally, if a treasure possesses an Immortal Imprint, it is of the Heaven rank. As for the so-called spiritual treasures, they are essentially Immortal Imprint treasures. It’s just that they have given birth to a spirit, like me and that young one.”

”So, in essence, spiritual treasures are no different from heaven-rank treasures? They just have a spirit? Does that mean both Little Sword and you are considered spiritual treasures?”

”The young one is considered a spiritual treasure, yes. Though, it has yet to fully develop. It’s best not to let it meet those spiritual treasures, or else they’ll devour its spirit. As for me, I’m an immortal weapon; although I’m not good at fighting, my utility is much greater than those spiritual treasures. I am above them.”

Little Sword suddenly interjected, ”Are you downplaying me to elevate yourself?”

”Wait, Little Mirror, you said that if Little Sword encounters those spiritual treasures, it could be devoured? Can these spiritual treasures really devour magical treasures to enhance themselves?”

Fang Chen intervened before the two could argue further.

”About that... the young one is a bit stronger than them; they can only devour Immortal Imprint magical treasures that possess a spirit. The young one, however, has no such worries because its origin comes from the Immortal Realm, making it inherently more powerful than those Immortal Imprint treasures from the mortal realm.”

”So you finally admit that I’m stronger than you.”

”Young one, I was referring to the Immortal Imprint treasures from the mortal realm, not including myself.”

A glimmer of contemplation flashed in Fang Chen’s eyes. the Mirror of the Universe’s words reminded him that in the future, if any spiritual treasures were present, he should refrain from easily using Little Sword.

At that moment, a sudden gasp echoed around them, and everyone’s attention turned to the Era Immortal King. They saw a surge of immense spiritual energy erupting from his body, pouring wildly into the pill furnace.

Then, a dragon’s roar echoed from within the furnace, and a terrifying phantom of a giant dragon soared into the sky, disappearing into the clouds.

Has the pill been successfully refined? Curiosity flickered in the eyes of countless onlookers.

A slight smile curled at the corners of the Era Immortal King’s mouth. With a wave of his sleeve, four fist-sized pills, radiating brilliant divine light, shot out from the furnace.

”There’s a lack of energy, and the divine light contains a trace of impurities... this is a low grade Dragon Vein Pill.” Fang Chen pondered thoughtfully.