Immortal of the Nine Realms

Xu Baizhou stood before Fang Chen with a respectful expression, his hands trembling as he handed over the items for this task. ”My lord, here is what you asked for.”

It was only after Fang Chen received them that he let out a sigh of relief.

He had been afraid of encountering danger on the way, potentially losing the items. As a mere Foundation Building Realm cultivator, how could he afford such priceless items? Not to mention the top-grade spirit stone, even if just a few pounds of the Soul Calling Oil were lost, he wouldn’t be able to compensate Fang Chen for them.

Putting away the oil and top-grade spirit stone, Fang Chen glanced at Xu Baizhou and smiled. ”Hmm, do you prefer Yin Lifespan Coins or spirit stones?”

Xu Baizhou hurriedly waved his hands. ”Well... I owe you a great debt, Lord Fang. How can I ask for anything in return? Especially since this task was so easy....”

”Your wife paid me with Yin Lifespan Coins to help you, so you don’t owe me anything.” Fang Chen smiled. ”I see you have good character. Have you considered a career in the Underworld?”

Xu Baizhou was stunned for a moment. ”A career in the Underworld?”

He then gasped, staring at Fang Chen in shock. He stammered, ”Lord Fang... are you offering me a position?”

Fang Chen smiled. ”Just a small position.”

He lightly stomped his foot, and Li Badao, the Day Walker General, appeared before them.

”Darling, husband is here!”

As soon as Li Badao appeared, he leaped forward, almost crashing into Fang Chen.

He quickly froze in place. Within moments, he started to shudder.

Li Badao immediately adjusted his clothes and knelt on one knee in salute. ”Lord... I... I... Greetings, Lord!”

He was terrified. Had he truly leaped into Fang Chen’s embrace earlier, his position as the Day Walker General could have been over in an instant.

Fang Chen chuckled.”You certainly lead a colorful life, General Li. I hope I didn’t interrupt anything important.”

Li Badao stammered, his face flushed with embarrassment. ”Lord Fang, you must be joking. I... I was just...”

Xu Baizhou, who couldn’t see souls in the Mortal Realm, realized that Fang Chen was speaking to something invisible. He immediately deduced that a soul had been summoned into the Mortal Realm.

General Li? Could it be the Day Walker General, Li Badao?

Xu Baizhou’s heart skipped a beat. Over the past period, Li Badao had been frequently seen in Youhuan City, maintaining close relations with Qing Sui of the Nether Guards Division. Occasionally, he would even see Wang Hu in the city.

Smiling calmly, Fang Chen said, ”Alright, this is Xu Baizhou, a Yin Walker. I imagine you’ve met him at least once or twice.”

Li Badao looked at Xu Baizhou and nodded quickly. ”I have met Fellow Daoist Xu.”

”I find his character to be quite good,” Fang Chen said. ”Do you think there are any vacancies that he can fill?”

Without a second thought, Li Badao slapped his chest. ”Lord, leave this matter to me. I will handle it properly.”

As the Day Walker General, he had begun to hear rumours about the ongoing restructuring within the Day Walking lineage. Even his superiors had suffered losses. The restructuring was far-reaching, and one of the most obvious areas of change involved the numerous Day Walker Soldiers beneath him. Even Li Badao was uncertain how many officials the underworld had in total.

Recently, many unfamiliar wandering souls became Day Walkers, replacing the original ones. He also heard that those who were replaced had almost all been dealt with. Even the Day Walker Gods above them had been stripped of their positions!

As a result, cities everywhere had been conducting a lot of internal reflection. There was a need for directives from above. Quite a few Day Walker Soldiers had already been dismissed and investigated, leading to numerous vacancies. However, no one had the guts to arrange their confidants into those positions as they were patiently waiting for orders from above.

During this time, Li Badao personally transferred over one hundred Day Walker Soldiers, and they have yet to be investigated. He was waiting to see how things would develop. Arranging for another official was a simple task!

After making arrangements, Fang Chen left for Celestial Heaven.

He first used 500 mid-grade spirit stones to enter the Realm of Three Thousand Daos.

Once inside, Fang Chen tossed the Pifu Sand to Little Sword. ”Eat up.”

Little Sword immediately devoured it without hesitation.

Pifu Sand was special. It was difficult to find in the Central Continent Empire. Its value was recognized by wandering immortals. It was clearly of exceptional quality. Little Sword would likely need a bit of time to refine it. It might even take more than ten years to do so.

Having obtained 9000 mid-grade spirit stones from Immortal Golden Lion and Zuo Xu, coupled with the hundreds he already had, he would be able to enter the Realm of Three Thousand Daos a few times.

After thinking for a moment, he took out 500 mid-grade spirit stones and tossed them to the Mirror of the Universe.

The Mirror of the Universe let out a surprised cry. ”Ohhoho?”

It didn’t think twice as it started to devour the spirit tones like someone who had seen water after being trapped in a desert for a long time.

While eating, it asked, ”Is there something you want to know?”

Fang Chen chuckled. ”Not for now.”

The 500 mid-grade spirit stones weren’t much, and Mirror of the Universe had been following him for a long time. It had been a while since he fed it, and he felt quite guilty about it.

The Mirror of the Universe couldn’t help but praise, ”You really are generous.”

It had been around since ancient times, and the masters it had encountered over the years hadn’t been as generous as Fang Chen. In the past, those people would have preferred feeding it a mouthful of dirt rather than giving it a single spirit stone, expecting it to pull out a mountain of gold!

A glimmer of a smile flashed in Fang Chen’s eyes. He walked into the Dao Palace and sat cross-legged in front of the statues of the Divine Beasts. He then took out the top-grade spirit stone that Xu Maoran had given him.

Although mid-grade spirit stones were helpful in breaking through, they were obviously weaker compared to top-grade spirit stones.

He wasn’t lacking in spirit stones at the moment, and the debt from Elder Xun had been settled. He didn’t need to be so stingy any longer.

He had previously planned to fight for his way forward, using the Path of the Sword to break through. But now, he had a better option.

He intended to use the top-grade spirit stone to break through and complete the Path of the Sword with his Enlightenment Realm cultivation.

Cultivation was a dull and monotonous process, especially during breakthroughs. Every time he transported spiritual energy and circulated the Three Thousand Dao Chapter that corresponded to that of the Enlightenment Realm, he would feel like it was getting closer to breaking through.

Normally, the feeling was barely noticeable. But with the top-grade spirit stone’s enhancement, spiritual energy poured into his body continuously, making his growth clearer and clearer.

3 years, 5 years, and before he knew it, 10 years had passed.

Little Sword’s progress in devouring the Pufu Sand was beyond Fang Chen’s expectations. After 10 years, it had only consumed half a grain. There was still half left.

As for Fang Chen himself, his Nascent Soul had already reached a high level. He was a step away from breaking through.

Even after absorbing spiritual energy for a full 10 years, the top-grade spirit stone in Fang Chen’s hand hadn’t changed at all. It seemed utterly unaffected.

Fang Chen couldn’t help but sigh at how valuable top-grade spirit stones were.

He suspected that the spirit stone alone could allow him to break through several times!

Fang Chen spent another 500 mid-grade spirit stones to exchange for another 10 years in the Realm of Three Thousand Daos.

When this second 10-year period was about to end, Fang Chen became even closer to breaking through.

As Little Sword devoured the grain of Pifu Sand, its aura started to surge violently. All it had to do next was to digest the energy. This was a slow and gradual task.

Fang Chen used another 500 mid-grade spirit stones to secure another 10 years.

He had a feeling that he would break through the bottleneck soon!