Immortal of the Nine Realms

Bai Qingming was surprised. ”From a Dao Sect?”

His junior, Fang Chen, was also from a Dao sect. In fact, he was specifically chosen by the anomaly of the Three Thousand Dao Sect to become the inheritor of his legacy. It’s just that nowadays, the Central Continent’s Three Thousand Dao Sect was considered a minor sect. They were hardly worth mentioning. It had completely declined and was nothing but a shadow of its former self.

Qin Hucheng nodded. ”That’s right.”

”I once caught a glimpse of that sect leader from afar. He is likely no weaker than a sword cultivator at the same realm.”

Bai Qingming rolled his eyes. ”You’re only at the Fusion Realm. Since when can judge other people’s capabilities? Only a sword cultivator can defeat another sword cultivator at the same realm.”

Qin Hucheng gave Bai Qingming a glance. ”I wasn’t the one who said it.”

Fang Chen asked, ”It was Wang Chongsong, wasn’t it? With thirty-six layers of bone structure, he’s clearly no ordinary figure. Is he a reincarnated immortal? Or a reincarnated mortal powerhouse?”

”What a familiar name...” muttered Bai Qingming.

The name caused him to fall into thought.

Qin Hucheng’s expression subtly shifted. After a few moments of silence, he said, ”The sect master said that the sect leader had once raised his hand and summoned blue thunder. Even the fiercest sword cultivators wouldn’t dare challenge that force head-on.”

Fang Chen was taken aback. ”Blue thunder?”

If nothing was amiss, the blue thunder Qin Hucheng mentioned was likely the technique known as ”Azure Lightning Technique.”

There’s a Dao Sect Leader who has the Heavenly Abhorrence Technique in the Prison Wind Lands?

Qin Hucheng said, ”There are countless kinds of cultivators within the Spirit God Sect. Some of their methods are extremely strange and are not something you two can imagine. Take my advice. Don’t get involved in this matter anymore.”

”I’d love to take your advice, but right now I’m a wandering soul. I can’t just let this grudge go, can I?” Bai Qingming said calmly. ”Li Changsheng dragged me and Junior Fang into Prison Wind Lands, and in the end, he betrayed us and left us for dead. Tell me, as sword cultivators, what should we do?”

Qin Hucheng replied, ”We should cut him down.”

Bai Qingming snorted coldly. ”Exactly.”

Qin Hucheng gave a bitter smile. ”This matter... I cannot help you, Senior Brother. Li Changsheng is a Loose Immortal sword cultivator. His skills even surpassed the late old sword immortal.”

Fang Chen and Bai Qingming said in unison, ”That may not be the case.”

The two glanced at each other and smiled.

The old sword immortal was now an anomaly. Though they didn’t fully understand what an anomaly represented, just looking at those two anomalies from the Central Continent back then gave them a clue.

Qin Hucheng noticed something unusual in their expressions. He tried to ask but received no answer, so he could only sigh silently.

At that moment, Du Yunxu walked in from outside.

Fang Chen looked at him and nodded with a smile. ”Yunxu, how’s the purge of the Spirit God Sect coming along?”

Du Yunxu bowed and stood respectfully behind Fang Chen. He replied in a clear voice, ”After years of purging, nearly all Spirit God Sect members have been wiped out. Also, the Yin Division has been established. Every soul passing into the Underworld must now be officially recorded.

”Even if there are Spirit God Sect cultivators moving through the Underworld, they wouldn’t dare act openly. All of them will be under the surveillance of the Yin Division.”

Bai Qingming sized up Du Yunxu, his expression growing serious. This ghost before him gave off an unfathomable aura. Had they been in the Mortal Realm, he would be at the Tribulation Realm at the very least.

It was quite surreal seeing someone like that show his junior brother such deep respect.

”The Underworld is vast,” Du Yunxu said softly. ”Right now, the Yin Division is only established in key regions. To fully cover the entire realm will take some years.”

Covering the entire realm would require a large number of personnel. Though some could be transferred from other departments, many still had to be trained anew. It was not something that could be achieved overnight.

Fang Chen smiled. ”This is already good enough.”

Losing these major cities would make it even harder for the Spirit God Sect to obtain Yin Lifespan Coins from the Underworld. A place like Youhuan City, even if a group of Spirit God Sect cultivators came, how many coins could they realistically earn?

Fang Chen took out the Day Walker Monarch’s battle armor and tossed it to Du Yunxu. ”From now on, the position of Day Walker Monarch in the Nether Guard Department will temporarily be held by you.”

”Thank you, my lord.”

Du Yunxu did not decline. He accepted the armor and put it on immediately. In that moment, his aura grew even more profound. Though his current strength hadn’t yet reached the level of a Day Walker Monarch, with the official title and position, it wouldn’t be long before his power matched his rank.

Bai Qingming said cautiously, ”Junior Fang, you still haven’t told me about this Underworld business...”

Du Yunxu turned to Bai Qingming and smiled. ”Fellow Daoist, let me explain it to you.”

Du Yunxu began explaining the affairs of the Underworld. When Bai Qingming learned that the Day Walker Monarch was the highest official of the Day Walker Lineage, with power equivalent to an Immortal King in the Mortal Realm, he couldn’t help but gasp.

He stared blankly at Fang Chen and said, ”Junior Brother... you’ve been holding such a high position in the Underworld all this time?”

It had to be known that even the old sword immortal had only been an Immortal King. Even his father, the Immortal Peak King, was just an Immortal King.

Although Qin Hucheng already knew Fang Chen’s power in the Underworld was terrifying, after listening in detail, his expression gradually turned to one of amazement.

”In the Mortal Realm, perhaps they make the rules. But here in the Underworld, whatever I say goes,” Fang Chen said with a calm smile. ”Over these past few years, I’ve almost completely eradicated the Spirit God Sect’s power in the Underworld. The loss to them is immeasurable.”

Du Yunxu asked softly, ”My lord, the Yin Lifespan Coins accumulated over these years have piled up. Shall I bring them to you?”

***

The Underworld Capital. Nether Guard Department.

Du Yunxu handed over the stored Yin Lifespan Coins to Fang Chen, totaling a little over twenty thousand. Calculated as one coin per year of lifespan, this amounted to more than twenty thousand years’ worth of lifespan.

Du Yunxu said respectfully, ”After the Spirit God Temples were eradicated one by one, offerings from various places did decrease a little. But over the years, the Yin Walkers have followed the rules fairly well. They pay the appropriate taxes.

”After deducting various losses, this amount of Yin Lifespan belongs solely to you, my lord.”

Fang Chen nodded and glanced at Bai Qingming, who was looking around in the distance. He smiled and said, ”Senior Brother, do you want to return to the Mortal Realm?”

Bai Qingming casually replied, ”Of course, but with my current appearance, what use would it be to return?”

***

At the Burial Sword Palace, Bai Lingyue was talking with some wandering souls. Some of these souls were from the Long Family, others from the Sun Family. Now that everyone was dead, there were no more biases. They were all discussing how to find the Yellow Springs Road to reincarnate in the Underworld.

One of them looked at Bai Lingyue and said, ”Daoist Bai, are you really not coming with us? What’s the use of staying here?”

Bai Lingyue waved his hand. ”I promised someone that I would wait here. You all go first.”

Naturally, he’d rather tag along with them since he’d be all alone after they left. However, he remembered Fang Chen’s words. He didn’t know if Fang Chen’s words held any deeper meaning, but he decided to stay for a while longer.

”Forget it. Don’t mind him. let’s go.”

With that, the group of wandering souls left in a great procession.

Seeing them leave, Bai Lingyue sighed.

At that moment, Bai Qingming walked up to Bai Lingyue, smiling softly. He asked, ”Why the sigh, Daoist Bai?”

Bai Lingyue was slightly startled. ”Eh?”

However, he soon nodded in understanding and said, ”I heard from the sword cultivators of the Burial Sword Palace the other day, you died at the hands of that person from Yunlu City.”

”Junior Brother Fang sent me to fetch you. No more talking. I’ll settle this score sooner or later,” said Bai Qingming.

Without further words, he pulled Bai Lingyue along and walked away.