Immortal of the Nine Realms

”He came specifically for the Profound Mother Yin Beast!?”

The crowd slowly recovered from the scene, their eyes filled with shock, confusion, and bewilderment.

Xu Chenfeng finally solved the puzzle. ”No wonder he was trying to win over Wu Tai. It was to have Wu Tai lead the way...”

”Congratulations, Brother Fang! Congratulations!” Wu Tai quickly clasped his hands. ”To gain such a spirit beast is a grand event for everyone.”

Qin Man and the burly middle-aged man also bowed. ”Congratulations, congratulations.”

Xu Sijiu’s face turned ashen. His gaze suddenly shifted to the young man, and a cold glint flashed deep in his eyes.

Just a dead Immortal! How much power could he possibly have left?ℯℯ𝑙.

However, Xu Sijiu’s expression changed into one of surprise. Wait! Something is very wrong! What did he just say? The Profound Mother Yin Beast has been specifically prepared for Fang Chen?

That was a true immortal who had died countless years ago. How could he have prepared the Profound Mother Yin Beast for Fang Chen in the ancient past?

Xu Sijiu suddenly burst into laughter. ”Hahahahaha!”

Qin Mo and the others looked at Xu Sijiu with surprise.

This guy must have gone completely insane, right?

”Everyone, we have almost been deceived. This is all an illusion,” Xu Sijiu said, laughing madly. ”Where in the world does a dead Immortal, who has been gone for tens of thousands of years, rise from his coffin? And even prepare the Profound Mother Yin Beast for a cultivator who’s been cultivating for just over a hundred years?”

Hearing this, Qin Man and the others seemed to realize the inconsistency, and their eyes began to fill with suspicion.

”Could it be that ever since the redwood coffin appeared, we’ve been trapped in an illusion?”

The young man gave Xu Sijiu a cold, mocking look.

Xu Sijiu’s eyes flashed with malice. ”What are you looking at? You think a mere illusion like you can scare me, Xu Sijiu?”

Qin Man and the others stayed silent. Since Xu Sijiu was taking the lead, they simply waited quietly.

The young man let out a strange laugh. ”Junior brother, it seems like today I will have to go on a killing spree again. It’s been so long since I stretched these muscles, and I’m not what I used to be, but killing a mere Dao Union Realm cultivator is still a piece of cake.”

”Kill me?” Xu Sijiu laughed. ”If you truly had the means to kill me, why haven’t you attacked me yet when I have already mocked you? You are an Immortal, why hesitate? Oh, I see, it’s because you are an illusion, and you can’t kill me.”

”Right….”

Qin Man and the others exchanged looks, and the fear on their faces lessened a bit.

If the other party was a True Immortal, even if they had been resurrected after death, wouldn’t they have reacted differently upon seeing a group of people invading their residence? The fact that they were just yelling and cursing could only mean one thing.

He didn’t have the power to act!

At this moment, Xu Sijiu’s guess was immediately confirmed.

The young man grinned. ”I just wanted to stay in the mortal realm with my junior brother for a bit longer. Since you want to die, I don’t mind sending you off.”

With a strange laugh, the young man reached out and lightly pointed at Xu Sijiu.

Fang Chen suddenly spoke up. ”Senior brother, wait.”

The young man turned to Fang Chen. ”Junior brother, you want to spare his life?”

”Starting to put on a show now?” Xu Sijiu laughed. ”Come, come, I really want to see what tricks you have.”

”Turns out it’s just an illusion.” Wu Tai sneered. ”Brother Fang, as a sword cultivator, using such methods isn’t very honorable.”

Fang Chen ignored Wu Tai and instead asked the young man, ”Senior brother, can you suppress him so I can deal with him personally?”

”What’s so difficult about that?” The young man smiled, casually pointing at Xu Sijiu. ”He’s suppressed. Junior brother, go ahead.”

Xu Sijiu still maintained a bright smile, but he couldn’t move an inch.

A hint of panic, completely out of place with his smile, appeared in his eyes.

Wu Tai noticed this and immediately swallowed the words he was about to say.

Fang Chen walked up to Xu Sijiu, smiling faintly. ”Senior Xu, let me personally send you off.”

Xu Sijiu remained motionless, but his eyes darted around in panic.

Little Black and Little White had appeared beside Xu Sijiu at some point. Fang Chen, along with them, raised his hands and reached for the top of Xu Sijiu’s head.

Green light flickered.

Xu Sijiu’s scalp gradually opened up with a small crack, and his skin was slowly peeled away. He was in excruciating pain, but his face still wore a smug smile, though tears continuously slid from his eyes.

Thankfully, the black and white paper figures assisted, and the skin-peeling technique proceeded smoothly. Before long, Xu Sijiu’s skin was completely peeled off.

The white paper figure took the peeled human skin and slowly draped it over itself. After a moment, it fused with the paper clothing it was already wearing. Its aura then surged dramatically.

The crowd watched in growing fear as the blood-red corpse lay before them. How could a formidable Dao Union Realm cultivator like Xu Sijiu be reduced to this state? Why was it that simply peeling off his skin resulted in his immediate death, leaving no trace of life whatsoever?

After finishing this gruesome task, Fang Chen turned his gaze to Qin Man and the others.

Qin Man, regardless of whether this scene was real or an illusion, could already see Xu Sijiu’s tragic fate. He quickly cupped his fist and bowed in respect. ”Fellow cultivator, the misunderstanding between us is nowhere near as deep as that with Xu Sijiu. Could we settle our differences peacefully and sit down to talk?”

Fang Chen smiled and walked toward Wu Tai. ”Let’s talk later.”

Seeing Fang Chen’s movement, the young man casually pointed at Wu Tai as well and then said, ”The skin-peeling technique of the Dao Sect is truly extraordinary.”

The Dao Sect’s skin-peeling technique!? This was no ordinary skin-peeling technique!

The crowd exchanged uneasy glances. They hadn’t anticipated that Fang Chen possessed such a bloody method, and a sense of dread began to creep into their hearts.

Wu Tai was currently standing motionless, his eyes frequently flashing with fear.

Upon realizing what had just happened to Wu Tai, Qin Man and the burly middle-aged man immediately understood that Wu Tai would soon meet the same fate as Xu Sijiu.

The burly man gathered his courage and pleaded for Wu Tai. ”Fang Jianxiu, Wu Tai spoke without thinking. He has offended you, but the Forbidden Demon Island is willing to offer a high compensation. Please, show mercy.”

Fang Chen smiled lightly. ”We’ll talk later.”

The same words again.

Qin Man and the burly middle-aged man exchanged a glance before attempting to seize Fang Chen. However, the moment they moved, they froze up, unable to move a single inch.

The young man sitting in the coffin seemed to casually point a few times, and with each gesture, the deathly aura around him grew thicker.

Fang Chen noticed this and immediately sped up, stripping the skin off Wu Tai.

Wu Tai, in his final moments, was overwhelmed with despair. Even as his skin was peeled away, he continued to scream and roar in agony. His body became nothing more than a hollow skin, which was then donned by the black paper man, fusing seamlessly with the paper clothing.

Next, the skin of the burly middle-aged man was stripped, followed by Qin Man’s. The consecutive skin-peelings were taking a toll, and even Little Black and Little White seemed to be reaching their limits.

Fortunately, the karmic energy contained in the human skins helped enhance their cultivation.

”Master, why go through all this trouble to kill them? Even if they carry karma, it won’t fall on you,” the young man asked, a hint of curiosity in his tone.

Fang Chen smiled. ”Brother, you don’t understand. They still have their uses.”

He then took out the Nascent Soul Lantern and gazed intently at the figures of Meng Tianshu and the others within it.