Immortal of the Nine Realms

Fang Chen glanced at Xia Ji with a raised eyebrow. ”Didn’t you say there was only a first transformation Loose Immortal here?”

Xia Ji sent a voice transmission. ”He is most likely an outsider. This place looks like it has already seen battle.”

Fang Chen’s gaze fell on the old temple master, and he smiled warmly, ”Fellow Daoist, is this the Dragon Tiger Temple?”

The old master frowned slightly.

What’s happening? Why are there so many people here?

He flatly replied, ”Yes, this is the Dragon Tiger Temple. And you are?”

”Oh, we heard there was a Three Halls Trial here, so I thought I’d bring my disciples to try their luck,” Fang Chen replied.

The old master was so angry, he laughed. ”Oh, really now. What a coincidence! Everyone seems to be coming here for the Three Halls Trial today.”

Then, realizing the words were ill-chosen, he turned quickly and cupped his hands to Wei Wuxian. ”Senior Wei, I wasn’t talking about you, don’t misunderstand. I’ll send them away at once.”

He looked back at Fang Chen. ”Leave at once. You’re not supposed to be here.”

At that moment, Wei Wuxian’s voice rang out. ”Since they’ve come, don’t rush to drive them away. To come here for the Three Halls Trial, they must all be Daoist friends of the ancient sects.”

Xia Ji and the others turned toward him, only to see that he didn’t even look at them. He merely pointed lightly before him. ”Come here and speak to me.”

”You wait here. I’ll be right back,” said Fang Chen.

After giving that order, he flew over with the old master toward Wei Wuxian.

The disciples of the Dragon Tiger Temple and Xia Ji’s group stared at each other, each measuring the other up.

Because they all carried the aura of Daoist cultivation, it wasn’t hard to sense they shared the same root.

The temple disciples quickly confirmed they were Dao cultivators too.

”How strange...” muttered one of the grand elders.

On Ziyuan Star, there weren’t many Dao cultivators. He knew the few that existed, and they often gathered to discuss Daoist arts. But these strangers were all unfamiliar faces. Moreover, one of them possessed a presence no weaker than theirs, perhaps even stronger.

The elders’ eyes focused together on Zhao Jiaolong. Their senses were sharp toward anyone in the Dao Union Realm.

Meanwhile, Fang Chen and the old master arrived before Wei Wuxian.

Wei Wuxian swept his eyes up and down Fang Chen. ”You are also a Daoist of Ziyuan Star? Where is your sect located?”

Fang Chen cupped his hands politely. ”And senior is...?”

Wei Wuxian’s face darkened. ”Who is asking the questions here?”

The aura of a second transformation flared for a moment from the man.

The old man staggered back under the pressure.

If the one to withstand that momentary pressure had been a Dao Union cultivator, they would’ve been gravely injured on the spot. In serious cases, they would be crippled.

Suddenly, three figures burst forth from Fang Chen’s body and attacked Wei Wuxian.

Fang Tianzun unleashed terrifying lightning.

Fang Xuanyang sent an unstoppable punch at the man.

Fang Renjian simply stood there. His mere presence caused Wei Wuxian’s cultivation to plummet from the second transformation to the first.

As for the old temple master, he was reduced to an ordinary person without cultivation—just another mortal.

Everyone in the temple except Xia Ji’s group became mortals, completely stripped of their cultivation.

Even Wei Wuxian hadn’t expected such a direct strike, nor that this man hid two first transformation Loose Immortals within him.

What he couldn’t comprehend was how his cultivation had regressed.

Fang Tianzun and Fang Xuanyang were among the strongest at their level. Against an ordinary first-transformation Loose Immortal, they’d hardly need to make more than a few moves if each were fighting on their own, not to mention them working together.

Blood spewed from Wei Wuxian’s mouth, and his aura plummeted. He couldn’t even maintain his first-transformation cultivation anymore and was reduced to a mortal.

Wei Wuxian’s face twisted in shock. He couldn’t process how a second-transformation like himself had been beaten in a single clash.

”Y-you... what are you!?”

The old master and the temple disciples were even more shaken. They had witnessed Wei Wuxian’s terrifying might firsthand! He had defeated the three grand elders in one move, and the old master himself had barely lasted two.

Yet even he, this terrifying existence, had been defeated by this newcomer?

”Who the hell are these people? And how did our cultivation just vanish like that?”

The three grand elders stared at each other in horror. Stripped of power, they felt utterly unsafe.

”Who are you, and what business do you have here?” asked Fang Chen coldly, looking at Wei Wuxian.

He glanced toward the cavern behind him. The three halls lay within.

He could feel that familiar aura of the exclusive Heavenly Abhorrence Technique of the Three God Beasts—the Skin Peeling Art, the Radiant Divine Eyes, and the Azure Lightning Art.

Wei Wuxian finally steadied himself. He knew these people were mysterious, likely outsiders like him who had stumbled upon Ziyuan Star by chance.

”This is a misunderstanding,” Wei Wuxian said. ”I did not realize you were fellow Daoists. My words earlier may have been offensive. Please do not take them to heart.”

He said with mock calm, ”I am Wei Wuxian, cultivator of the Spirit God Sect, member of the Azure Expedition Team. I have been tasked with exploring ancient forbidden regions and desolate places.”

As he spoke, he studied their expressions carefully, hoping to see a reaction when he mentioned the Spirit God Sect.

As expected, one of them showed a flicker of recognition, proving they had heard of the sect, unlike the old temple master.

”So, Daoist friend, you know of the Spirit God Sect? Then surely you see this was all a misunderstanding,” Wei Wuxian said lightly, a trace of arrogance in his voice.

”Kill him,” Fang Chen ordered softly.

Terrifying Azure Lightning erupted from Fang Tianzun’s palm. In an instant, Wei Wuxian was reduced to ashes.

Only a dazed soul remained, trembling where he stood.

I-I am dead?

They killed him? Even when he had revealed that he was a Spirit God Sect member?

Regret gnawed at him. If he had revealed that his team members were waiting for him outside Ziyuan Star, perhaps he would not have died so tragically.

The old master’s scalp tingled with terror. Another one who can use the Azure Lightning?! What is happening today?

Two beings wielding the power of Azure Lightning had appeared in succession. And the second one had actually easily killed a second-transformation Loose Immortal who was much stronger than the old temple master himself!

Who are these people? Where do they come from?

Fang Chen glanced to his side and said, ”Yunxu, take him aside for questioning.”

Since arriving on Ziyuan Star, Du Yunxu had remained by his side precisely for such moments.

Without a word, Du Yunxu dragged Wei Wuxian’s soul away for interrogation.

Fang Chen turned to the old master and inquired, ”Senior, this should be the Dragon Tiger Temple, yes? And within lies the site of the Three Halls Trial?”

The old man froze for a few breaths before nodding rapidly.

Fang Chen smiled with satisfaction, then called Xia Ji and the others. ”Go inside and try your luck. Let’s see if fortune smiles on you, and any of you can obtain the legacy of the Three God Beasts.”