Immortal of the Nine Realms

The Hundred Battle Immortal Sovereign and the others watched with wide eyes as Fang Chen was led into Senior Sister’s private chambers. They all exchanged bewildered glances.

Someone muttered, ”Even if those few came, Senior Sister wouldn’t let them into her personal chambers...”

”Core Disciple Fang is indeed a bit special. After all, it took him less time than even Senior Sister to form a contract with the Formation Heart,” the Hundred Battle Immortal Sovereign pondered. ”When Senior Sister suppressed her cultivation, wasn’t it Fang Chen who had the upper hand?”

”Are you implying... Senior Sister might...?”

The others didn’t dare finish their thought. If something like that happened, it would be monumental. It would create a massive ripple in the Fangcun Realm.

Fang Chen followed the senior sister into her meditation room. The room was simply arranged, with a faint, pleasant fragrance in the air.

Senior Sister gestured for Fang Chen to sit down, her smile warm and inviting. ”You’ve only recently formed a contract with the Formation Heart, and already you have this question. Why don’t you tell me your guess first?”

Fang Chen thought for a moment before speaking, ”I initially thought the Formation Heart might be a kind of spiritual material. But its use is so unique, and it doesn’t have spiritual intelligence like a spiritual treasure, so I wasn’t sure.”

She nodded. ”Calling it a spiritual material is not wrong. But if no one told you, you’d probably never guess where it comes from or what level of spiritual material it is.”

Fang Chen remained silent, but his curiosity was piqued. He looked at her expectantly.

The senior sister said with a knowing smile, ”Didn’t Wang Chongsong mention it to you? With his abilities, he must have figured out what the Formation Heart is by now.”

”He never mentioned it to me,” replied Fang Chen. ”The last time we met, I wasn’t even a core disciple, so naturally, we didn’t discuss such matters.”

”It seems like you haven’t met him again?” Senior Sister teased.

Fang Chen’s heart skipped a beat. He understood her intention. She was testing him to see if he had met Wang Chongsong again.

Fang Chen shook his head and replied, ”No, Senior Wang is like a dragon, his head is never seen, and neither is his tail.”

”Hehe, that’s just how he likes to play mysterious. There was one time when I kept pressing him for an answer to something. He could have told me right away, but he deliberately didn’t. He enjoys keeping me in suspense.”

Fang Chen couldn’t help but smile at the thought of Wang Chongsong’s playful nature.

Senior Sister let out a soft laugh. ”If not for the fact that I wanted answers from him, I might have stabbed him to death with a single sword long ago.”

Fang Chen stayed silent. This wasn’t a topic he could safely comment on. Saying the wrong thing would offend both sides.

Senior Sister’s smile eased slightly. ”Alright, I won’t be like him and keep you in suspense.”

Her expression grew solemn, and there was even a hint of reverence.

This startled Fang Chen.

The origin of the Formation Heart is so great that even she shows reverence?

”This is something I heard from the Palace Master. As for whether it’s true... there’s no way to verify it unless you one day reach the ninth transformation and step into that level.”

”Please enlighten me.”

”The Heart of the Formation... is the Blood of the Heavenly Dao.”

”Blood of the Heavenly Dao?”

Fang Chen froze for a moment, then his expression grew extremely serious.

He remembered when he sacrificed his lifespan in the Great Qian Empire. If it hadn’t been for the Heavenly Dao bestowing merit upon him, he would’ve long been dead.

Later, after learning the Heavenly Abhorrence Technique, which the Heavenly Dao detested, he became permanently cut off from merit.

And the Twilight Solar God Beast from ancient times, had it not almost become Heaven Dao as well? But ultimately, it failed.

”Senior Sister, does Heaven Dao really exist? Isn’t Heaven Dao supposed to be a kind of rule?” asked Fang Chen.

She shook her head softly. ”You should know already, merit exists. There aren’t many cultivators who have received it, but there are still a few. That alone proves Heaven Dao is real.”

”As for how it exists, you and I cannot comprehend it. Just like an ant can’t comprehend our existence. Only if we deliberately infuse it with spiritual power and give it a chance to cultivate into a demon could it understand beings like us.”

She smiled faintly, emotion in her eyes. ”In front of the Heavenly Dao, aren’t you and I also ants? We are only... stronger ants, ones a little closer to the Heavenly Dao.”

”If the Formation Heart truly is the Blood of the Heavenly Dao, then it means the Heavenly Dao may once have been a cultivator like us. Only his cultivation reached an unfathomable level,” ventured Fang Chen. ”But if that’s the case, how did its blood scatter across the world?”

Senior Sister nodded with a light smile. ”Exactly. How could it be?”

”I have always had the same question. That’s why I cultivate so diligently. Maybe one day, I will uncover the truth and see what it truly looks like,” said the senior sister. ”The Enlightenment God Palace has existed in the Fangcun Realm for countless years. Over those long ages, many ninth-transformation immortals have emerged, and each of them once stood very close to the Heavenly Dao.”

She continued, ”During that time, we uncovered traces of something. Once, in the Nine Mortal Realms, a heaven-shaking battle once erupted. Perhaps the Heavenly Dao was wounded in that battle, its blood spilling all over the world. And the Heavenly Dao wasn’t the only one affected. The Mortal Realm, the Immortal Realm, and the Underworld all bore the consequences of that war.”

Senior Sister couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh. ”Right now, we are like the survivors of great nations’ wars. Those lucky enough to escape wander as refugees. What we see is not the flourishing scene of the Nine Realms at its peak.

She glanced at Fang Chen. ”Have you ever heard of Grand World Immortals?”

Fang Chen replied, ”I’ve heard of them. Daoist Hong follows that path.”

”Yes, Grand World Immortals can draw power from annihilated eras. These annihilated eras may have once guarded the Nine Mortal Realms, and their strength was likely far superior to ours at this moment. Even they were annihilated, let alone us. One day, we too may face annihilation.”

Senior Master Sister shook her head with a wry smile. ”But this matter is of no concern to us. When that day truly comes, you and I will already be dust, our bodies returned to the earth.”

No... we won’t have to wait long. This matter is... closer than you think, thought Fang Chen.

After learning about the origin of the Formation Heart, he finally gained some understanding of how Wang Chongsong had used to break the seal of the Langgui Constellation. If the Formation Heart was truly the Blood of the Heavenly Dao, then its power naturally transcended the Nine Mortal Realms, and it was only natural that it could dissolve forbidden techniques.

”Alright, return to your cultivation. We still have about twenty years of travel before we reach Drunken Fate Star,” said Senior Sister, signaling the end of their conversation.

Fang Chen stood, made his farewell, and left.

Upon returning to the Black Dragon Boat, Fang Chen didn’t immediately start cultivating. Instead, he took over from Lin Dong and began infusing the boat with immortal essence.

Lin Dong looked at him with a gratified expression, unaware that this act was actually a key part of Fang Chen’s own cultivation.

After all, once Fang Chen’s immortal essence ran dry, it would replenish immediately, growing slightly in the process. Not only did this boost his cultivation, but it also extended his lifespan.

At this current level, Fang Chen’s thoughts had become more comprehensive. If everyone else needed immortal crystals to restore their immortal essence, how was he able to generate it from nothing?

The key must lie in my divine soul. What exactly is the origin of the Blazing Immortal Fairy?

”I am already a core disciple of the Enlightenment God Palace, and yet I’ve never heard of such a person,” thought Fang Chen to himself as his gaze drifted toward the distant star in the vast Qingming sky.

The star was constantly radiating brilliant divine light, casting a majestic glow across the heavens.