Immortal of the Nine Realms

Fang Chen smiled and said, ”The Ji Clan doesn’t even know? Ji Tiandu trusts you that much, even telling you what path his elder brother plans to take?”

He had already heard this from Li Jingnian, though Li Jingnian had only been guessing. Now, it was confirmed that the one from the Lesser Immortal Realm indeed intended to take the Immaculate Immortal path.

”It’s not really trust...” Xu Changshi sneered. ”Song Zhili was already dealt with. He needs me to lure out the anomaly on Tuxiong Star.”

”The Nine Regions of the Mortal Realm are so vast; has he ever said why he insists on stirring trouble specifically on Tuxiong Star?” Fang Chen asked. ”There should be anomalies elsewhere, too.”

”I asked. Ji Tiandu said the anomaly on Tuxiong Star involves fewer variables, making it easier to handle. As for other places... anomalies are elusive, unpredictable, and widely spread. Acting rashly risks suspicion,” Xu Changshi explained. ”They’re not afraid of the Nine Realms. It’s likely they have enemies in the Lesser Immortal Realm and fear being discovered by them.”

”How much longer can this be delayed?”

”At most ten years,” answered Xu Changshi. He then thought for a moment before continuing, ”Ji Tiandu promised that at most they will wait ten more years. If I make no progress by then, they’ll inform the Ji Clan to intervene. At that point, Ji Clan’s immortals will probably descend upon Tuxiong Star and use force to expose the anomaly.”

”What if the anomaly never reveals itself?”

”Tuxiong Star will be completely refined. Although the Spirit God Sect forbids this, if a True Immortal from the Lesser Immortal Realm intervenes, they won’t care. After all, Tuxiong Star is just a speck of sand to those high-level beings; whether it exists or not doesn’t affect the bigger picture.”

Fang Chen frowned slightly. ”This is tricky. If we lure Ji Tianjun here and kill him, the Ji Clan’s True Immortals will still come. Do you have any way to make them go to the Underworld?”

”They don’t go to the Underworld.” Xu Changshi smiled bitterly. ”I tried to probe Ji Tiandu before and learned that the Lesser Immortal Realm seems to have a prejudice against the Underworld. They have strict rules forbidding going to the Underworld, so they don’t have that habit.”

After pausing, he glanced at Fang Chen and pondered, ”Maybe it’s to guard against Monarch Yan...”

Fang Chen nodded.

Monarch Yan’s seal was indeed somewhat domineering. In ancient times, quite a few people like Xu Changshi must have been caught by it. There had to be powerful figures in the Lesser Immortal Realm who knew about this, which is why they set the rule forbidding going to the Underworld.

”If the Spirit God Sect ignores this matter, the Killing Spiritual Division will probably not stand idly by either. I’ll find time to visit Yuxu Star again and see what Huang Qingque has to say,” Fang Chen said as he took out his Killing Spiritual Division badge, which was emitting a white glow and warming slightly.

A division head was contacting him.

”There aren’t many Spirit God Sect cultivators left on Creation Star, which benefits you. For the short term, you have an excuse not to hand over the Blood Spirit Pills. You should tidy up the place first.”

After saying this, Fang Chen was about to leave but suddenly remembered the matter of the Myriad Immortal Palace. He casually asked, ”Have you heard of the Myriad Immortal Palace?”

”Myriad Immortal Palace?” Xu Changshi was slightly taken aback, his expression strange. ”Young Master, you haven’t provoked those madmen, have you?”

”Madmen?”

”Yes, they’re resentful madmen. Anyone who becomes their enemy will be utterly exterminated. They will be truly and completely exterminated. The Myriad Immortal Palace has a group of cultivators dedicated to this. If even one escapes, they will be hunted relentlessly for a hundred years, a thousand years, or even ten thousand years. Generation after generation, until they believe the extermination is complete.”

Xu Changshi continued, ”In the Ancient Desolate Realm, the Myriad Immortal Palace is somewhat famous, with fifth-transformation Loose Immortals stationed there. Our Spirit God Sect doesn’t lightly provoke them, though we have cooperated a few times. I remember once, an immortal herb appeared in territory under their control.

”You should know how precious immortal herbs are, right? But that herb was stolen and eventually destroyed. It’s said the thief escaped from the Myriad Immortal Palace. Since then, the Myriad Immortal Palace has been searching for that person for about 2,000 or 3,000 years. Once, they even came after me, but I chased them off with a scolding.”

”...”

Fang Chen saw the strange look in Xu Changshi’s eyes and shook his head. ”I haven’t offended the Myriad Immortal Palace.”

Xu Changshi breathed a sigh of relief. ”That’s good, otherwise it would be very troublesome. We’d have to get someone to mediate. The Myriad Immortal Palace has some backing. I’m afraid they might agree on the surface but act behind our backs.”

Seeing that this talented Spirit God Sect member treated the Myriad Immortal Palace like a venomous snake, Fang Chen already understood what kind of existence the Grand Elder of Nine Immortal Mountain had offended.

”You’ve been keeping an eye on things in recent years. If any Myriad Immortal Palace cultivators arrive on Creation Star, remember to help me delay them a bit,” Fang Chen said.

Xu Changshi looked stunned. ”Young Master, didn’t you just say you haven’t offended the Myriad Immortal Palace cultivators?”

”I haven’t offended them, but someone else has,” clarified Fang Chen.

He turned and headed out of the hall, waving his hand.

Xu Changshi was silent for a few breaths, then laughed bitterly to himself.

The Lesser Immortal Realm, the Myriad Immortal Palace... there really are a lot of troubles. He guessed that from now on, most of his energy would have to be spent dealing with them.

***

”On this journey, many cultivators have been talking about the Killing Spiritual Division and the Spirit God Sect. Seems like the Spirit God Sect here has been mostly wiped out by Commander Fang and his men?”

”Commander Fang is a sword cultivator after all and is valued by Young Lord Qingque. Song Zhili was betrayed by his own people. It’s no surprise he could accomplish such feats here.”

”Why didn’t Commander Chu and Commander Pu come along this time? What are they busy with? I heard the situation on Fenghai Star has stabilized in recent years.”

Several Killing Spiritual Division commanders looked at Chu Jia to ask.

”Commander Pu has been helping these past few years, so the situation is indeed better than before. But neither he nor I can leave at the same time, or the Spirit God Sect might take advantage and lose the hard-won stability.” Chu Jia said casually.

As she spoke, a figure approached swiftly and appeared before the group in an instant.

”Commander Fang.”

Everyone greeted the newcomer warmly with bows.

Fang Chen smiled and cupped his hands. ”Fellow leaders, since parting on Yuxu Star last time, I hope all is well?”

Including Chu Jia, four Killing Spiritual Division commanders had come this time — one second transformation and the rest in the first transformation.

The second transformation expert was named Yang Yuanwu, and he seemed quite skilled. The place he guarded was dominated by the Killing Spiritual Division.

”Everything is fine. I remember when we last parted, Commander Fang mentioned the Immortal Exchange. Do you still remember? If nothing urgent comes up here, would you join us to go there?” Yang Yuanwu cupped his hands and smiled.

Expectation showed in Chu Jia and the others’ eyes. Having a second transformation sword cultivator accompany them would make this trip much safer. After all, second transformation sword cultivators are rare and formidable among peers.

”I’ve been waiting a long time. If I were familiar with the path, I might have gone ahead already.” Fang Chen smiled.

Everyone knew Fang Chen was joking and felt relieved when he agreed to go with them.