Immortal of the Nine Realms

Long Xiang and the others’ eyes immediately turned bloodshot, seemingly wanting nothing more than to pounce at Bai Qingming and Bai Lingyue. In their eyes, these two were no different from Li Changsheng and the others.

”Stop causing trouble,” Long Ruo coldly admonished them before following Bai Qingming and Bai Lingyue outside.

The others exchanged looks. In the end, they followed with serious expressions, not wanting to stay here and watch the Long Family cultivators being tortured by Xue Shan and the others.

Long Ruo asked eagerly, ”Where is Fang Chen?”

Bai Qingming replied, ”Junior Brother Fang should be nearby, but we’re not sure exactly where he is. He asked me to tell you not to worry.”

Long Ruo gently nodded. ”Okay.”

***

The family members fell one after another, and Fu Donghai even began killing his own wife. Long Ao could no longer hold on and had no choice but to reveal the secret business controlled by the second branch. Then it was the turn of the third and fourth houses.

After everyone had confessed, Xue Shan immediately smiled and said, ”You are from the Long Family, with true Dragon blood flowing in your veins. This is useful to us. Therefore, I have ordered people to build accommodations for you. From now on, you will live here, and your daily needs will be taken care of. Please do not cause too many disturbances.”

Long Ao and the others’ faces turned ashen. It was clear that the intention was to control them, with the goal of using the true Dragon blood within them.

Xue Shan’s gaze landed on Long Wu, and he smiled softly. ”Long Wu, come with me.”

Dongfang Haojie instinctively took a step forward, glaring at Xue Shan while trying to shield Long Wu with his much smaller frame.

”What exactly do you want to do?” Dongfang Haojie asked.

Xue Shan’s face held a smile. ”Are you not very dissatisfied with her? With her appearance, she is unworthy of you. You’re not even a Long Family member. I can take charge and let you leave peacefully. How about it?”

Dongfang Haojie’s expression was a storm of shifting emotions, looking deeply conflicted.

Long Wu glanced at him and softly said, ”If you want to leave, just go. I won’t blame you.”

Dongfang Haojie gritted his teeth. ”I really want to leave. Day and night, I’ve been thinking about escaping this damned place and returning to my hometown.”

Long Wu’s gaze dimmed slightly.

”But that was before. Now that the Long Family is in such a calamity, and since I’ve married Long Wu, I must share both joys and hardships with her,” asserted Dongfang Haojie. He coldly said, ”Do you really think a real man would abandon his wife and escape?”

The Long Family members exchanged looks. They couldn’t help but see Dongfang Haojie in a new light. They hadn’t expected this country boy to have such courage.

Dongfang Haojie gently patted Long Wu’s hand. ”Don’t worry, my wife. You might have never known your parents since you were little, but your husband will not let you go alone. We’ll go together, even if it’s the Yellow Springs.”

Xue Shan suddenly scoffed, ”If you die, she may not even die.”

Dongfang Haojie froze. He tentatively asked, ”What do you mean by that?”

Xue Shan gave a faint smile and glanced at Long Wu. ”Aren’t you curious why she was born so ugly?”

Dongfang Haojie shouted angrily, ”You’re the ugly one! Your entire family are ugly monsters!”

Xue Shan’s expression darkened. ”Don’t think just because Li Changsheng brought you here, I won’t dare to touch you.”

”Darling, don’t argue with him.” Long Wu gently tugged on Dongfang Haojie’s collar, pulling him behind her. She then looked at Xue Shan coldly and said, ”You want the Dragon Pearl inside me, right? Here, take it.”

Long Wu opened her mouth slightly and spat out a pearl that radiated with an immense, vigorous aura. Inside the pearl, a true dragon seemed to swim and writhe. As soon as the pearl appeared, Long Ao and the others’ bloodlines instinctively swelled with a sense of submission.

After spitting out the Dragon Pearl, Long Wu’s figure suddenly changed. She transformed from the massive figure resembling two Dongfang Haojies into a tall and slender form with captivating curves. Even her face became stunningly beautiful, rivaling the beauty of any woman Dongfang Haojie had ever seen.

Dongfang Haojie swallowed hard, staring at Long Wu in disbelief.

Standing in the shadows, Fang Chen watched this unfold, and a flash of realization crossed his eyes.

Some of the elders from the third branch could not help but close their eyes, their faces filled with despair.

”Long Wu, you’re foolish!”

Long Ao and the others, however, were left utterly confused, clearly unaware of what had just happened.

Xue Shan’s gaze turned fiery. ”You truly are a True Dragon.”

He reached out and grabbed the Dragon Pearl, greedily fixating on Long Wu.

Many of the Dragon Family cultivators exclaimed in shock.

”A True Dragon!? How is that possible...”

Long Wu spoke indifferently. ”Without the Dragon Pearl, I’m no different from them. What else do you want?”

Xue Shan laughed. ”They say that the True Dragon is a treasure in itself. This is the first time I’ve seen a living True Dragon. Long Wu, you should come with me. However, I can promise you one thing: I’ll spare this kid’s life. After all, in the entire Long family, I think you care about this boy the most.”

Long Wu thought for a moment, then softly nodded. ”Alright, I’ll go with you.”

”Wait!” called out Dongfang Haojie.

He tried to stop her, but Long Wu sidestepped, her eyes firmly locked on him.

”Live well, understood?” Long Wu said.

”Understood... but...”

Dongfang Haojie suddenly roared in anger, rushing toward Xue Shan. ”I’ll fight you to the death! You dare to steal my wife—die!”

Xue Shan remained indifferent, viewing Dongfang Haojie as nothing more than a clown.

Watching this scene, Fang Chen sighed in his heart. He had been waiting for Li Wuwang and Wang Chongsong to move further away. That’s why, even when Fu Donghai was killing Long Ruo, he had not intervened. He simply waited, wary that Li Wuwang and Wang Chongsong might return.

”Kill him.”

”Make your move.”

Two completely different voices rang out inside the ancestral hall. The next moment, the nearby sword cultivators fell one by one.

Several of the fallen were sword cultivators at the Ascension Realm, including former vice-heads of the Long Family Sword Academy.

Xue Shan slowly lowered his head and looked at his chest, where a sharp blade had pierced through.

Fu Donghai stared in shock at Fang Chen. ”Are you human or a ghost!? Weren’t you supposed to have escaped!? How did you appear here!?”

Dongfang Haojie was overjoyed. ”Brother Fang Chen!”

Before Fu Donghai could react, Pan Shan Monarch had already cleaved him in two.

”Lord, the person has been dealt with. I can sense... Someone is coming. I’m not their match,” murmured Pan Shan Monarch.

The group stared blankly. The person before them had to be a Loose Immortal; otherwise, how could he have so effortlessly wiped out the nearby sword cultivators?

”Zhao Mingxuan’s death... as well as Sun Gu and Nangong Yuancheng... It really does involve him...”

The group’s expressions were complicated. They hadn’t expected that in the end, Zhao Yunlu hadn’t made a mistake after all...

”We don’t have much time for talking. Everyone, follow me,” said Fang Chen as he raised his hand.

At his command, the shadows around them began to flow like water, gradually enveloping the group.

Long Ao and the others didn’t resist. Since Fang Chen had appeared and killed Xue Shan, it was clear he was on their side!

This was the first time Fang Chen used the Shadow Buddha Technique to carry such a large group, and he felt an immense pressure. He knew he couldn’t hold on for long.

He wasted no time and immediately began to lead everyone away.

The next moment, Li Changsheng and Lu Qingshu arrived. When they saw the sword cultivators’ corpses scattered across the ground, and that even Xue Shan and his followers were dead, their expressions instantly darkened.